- Saturday, July 4, 2009 - 28th Annual Rock Hall Flat Five in Kent
County, Maryland (5 miles) - 8 A.M. at the Rock Hall Town Office. Race
starts at the Town Office and finishes in the center of town by Durding's and
Java Rock Cafe. The race is very flat (yet also it usually tends to be very hot).
The shaded race is well supported. The course is pretty much a loop around
a good portion of the downtown and suburban areas of Rock Hall, going
by the water and Gratitude Marina. A large portion of it is run on
the flat Route 20 in the third and fourth miles. It's a pretty fun
and family-friendly event before the Rock Hall parade and other
Fourth of July festivities get under way.
For more information, please check out:
http://www.rockhallmd.com/calendar2.php?month=July&date=2009 and
scroll down a bit to "28th Annual Rock Hall July 4th Flat Five".
You can also e-mail Dennis Herrman at:
herrmannnespor@verizon.net or call at: 410-639-2825
Enjoy!!!!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Some upcoming summer time 2009 races
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Upcoming Running Event in Kent County - Saturday, September 27, 2008
Photo of Fallfest 1-kilometer from: http://www.mainstayrockhall.org/fallfest
The Rock Hall Fallfest 1-kilometer (approximately 1,000-meter) Fun-Run for kids in Rock Hall, Maryland. This is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, at 1:30 P.M. The race is a kids race for ages 5-13, according to a reliable source. For more information, please check out:
http://www.rockhallmd.com/weekend.php
http://www.mainstayrockhall.org/fallfest/
Also, check out Rock Hall, Maryland's webpage at: http://www.rockhallmd.com
All those going, have fun and bring the youngin's!!!!!
Friday, July 4, 2008
27th Annual Rock Hall Flat Five - Friday, July 4, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Rock Hall, Maryland
The 27th Annual Rock Hall Flat Five drew what could very well have been its largest crowd of participants in its history. Perhaps it was the scenic quaint Chesapeake Bayay side town and flat terrain that drew local and tourist runners, or the sub-eighty-degree weather that brought runners out to this reputably "hot-as-blazes" five-mile race. Either way, great times were run and great times were had as Rock Hall continued to its Fourth of July tradition with the Flat Five race in the morning followed soon after by a parade and other holiday festivities.
The women's race was pretty tight among the younger ladies. Drew Sanclemente narrowly finished seventh overall and won the female division with a time of 35:13. Just behind her, Ashley Smith finished second among the females and eighth overall with 35:14, and she won the junior women age-group category. Courtney Chipouras was the third female finisher and tenth overall, not too far behind Sanclemente and Smith in a time of 36:39. Chipouras also won the open women age category.
"It was a great day for a race, the weather was perfect," said Susan Schweers, who finished second in the open women age-group category and 34th overall with a time of 41:24. "The town support made it even better."
Jim Lancaster, Coach of Seton Keough's running programs in the Baltimore, MD area, won the race in a time of 29:58, pacing himself well throughout. It has been several years since anyone has cracked a half-hour at this race; great work Coach Lancaster! A good ways back was Noah Wood, who finished second in 32:31 after going the wrong way briefly near the center of town and the finish line area shortly after the race started. Not far behind was third place finisher, Chris Wilde, with a time of 33:42 and winning the sub-masters age category.
"It wasn't too bad this year; not too hot, not too humid," said male finisher Henry Pechin, who took second in the sub-master men age category and 16th overall with a time of 38:02. "A great turnout."
Among the finishers was Dale Wood, who has run the Rock Hall Flat Five every year it has occurred, which has been at least since 1982. In addition, he has a greater running accomplishment in a couple of other Kent County races. He has run the Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic 10-Miler every year for the past 32 years (never opting to do the shorter 5-kilometer option). Plus, he has done the Still Pond-to-Betterton Beach Tree Run every year that they have had it (and according to him, that event has been around almost as long as the Rock Hall Flat Five). There were a couple of years recently where that event did not officially take place, but he and a few of his friends and family members got together and ran the course anyway from Still Pond to Betterton Beach; post-race party and all!
"The years go by faster, but the miles go by a whole lot slower," Mr. Wood said cleverly about his race.
Though, Dale Wood could hardly be considered a slow runner. Back in his forties, he did the Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic 10-miler in under an hour-and-ten minutes, meaning he averaged under a seven-minute-per-mile pace for ten miles. At the Flat Five, he placed 89th overall with a time of 59:28
In addition Tim Olinick, who won the Still Pond to Betterton Tree Run earlier in April, placed 37th overall with a time of 41:55. The Tree Run has been one of Kent County's races that have been around for a while (apparently almost as long as the Flat Five) and it is a unique distance of about 3.6 miles.
I would like to thank Dennis Herrmann for helping to put on the race and getting the results together, in addition to anyone else who helped out!
There were different age-group categories awarded and they were broken down like so:
Women
Junior Women = 25 years-old and younger
Open Women = 26-39 years
Master Women = 40 years and over
Men
Junior Men = Under 20 years-old
Open Men = 21-35 years
Sub-Master Men = 36-49 years
Master Men = 50 years and over
Photos coming soon hopefully! Please leave me a comment or send me an e-mail at noahwood@juno.com if you see anything that needs correcting. I apologize in advance if I misspelled anyone's name or did not accurately record anyone's time. Thank you all very much!
Rock Hall, Maryland
The 27th Annual Rock Hall Flat Five drew what could very well have been its largest crowd of participants in its history. Perhaps it was the scenic quaint Chesapeake Bayay side town and flat terrain that drew local and tourist runners, or the sub-eighty-degree weather that brought runners out to this reputably "hot-as-blazes" five-mile race. Either way, great times were run and great times were had as Rock Hall continued to its Fourth of July tradition with the Flat Five race in the morning followed soon after by a parade and other holiday festivities.
The women's race was pretty tight among the younger ladies. Drew Sanclemente narrowly finished seventh overall and won the female division with a time of 35:13. Just behind her, Ashley Smith finished second among the females and eighth overall with 35:14, and she won the junior women age-group category. Courtney Chipouras was the third female finisher and tenth overall, not too far behind Sanclemente and Smith in a time of 36:39. Chipouras also won the open women age category.
"It was a great day for a race, the weather was perfect," said Susan Schweers, who finished second in the open women age-group category and 34th overall with a time of 41:24. "The town support made it even better."
Jim Lancaster, Coach of Seton Keough's running programs in the Baltimore, MD area, won the race in a time of 29:58, pacing himself well throughout. It has been several years since anyone has cracked a half-hour at this race; great work Coach Lancaster! A good ways back was Noah Wood, who finished second in 32:31 after going the wrong way briefly near the center of town and the finish line area shortly after the race started. Not far behind was third place finisher, Chris Wilde, with a time of 33:42 and winning the sub-masters age category.
"It wasn't too bad this year; not too hot, not too humid," said male finisher Henry Pechin, who took second in the sub-master men age category and 16th overall with a time of 38:02. "A great turnout."
Among the finishers was Dale Wood, who has run the Rock Hall Flat Five every year it has occurred, which has been at least since 1982. In addition, he has a greater running accomplishment in a couple of other Kent County races. He has run the Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic 10-Miler every year for the past 32 years (never opting to do the shorter 5-kilometer option). Plus, he has done the Still Pond-to-Betterton Beach Tree Run every year that they have had it (and according to him, that event has been around almost as long as the Rock Hall Flat Five). There were a couple of years recently where that event did not officially take place, but he and a few of his friends and family members got together and ran the course anyway from Still Pond to Betterton Beach; post-race party and all!
"The years go by faster, but the miles go by a whole lot slower," Mr. Wood said cleverly about his race.
Though, Dale Wood could hardly be considered a slow runner. Back in his forties, he did the Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic 10-miler in under an hour-and-ten minutes, meaning he averaged under a seven-minute-per-mile pace for ten miles. At the Flat Five, he placed 89th overall with a time of 59:28
In addition Tim Olinick, who won the Still Pond to Betterton Tree Run earlier in April, placed 37th overall with a time of 41:55. The Tree Run has been one of Kent County's races that have been around for a while (apparently almost as long as the Flat Five) and it is a unique distance of about 3.6 miles.
I would like to thank Dennis Herrmann for helping to put on the race and getting the results together, in addition to anyone else who helped out!
There were different age-group categories awarded and they were broken down like so:
Women
Junior Women = 25 years-old and younger
Open Women = 26-39 years
Master Women = 40 years and over
Men
Junior Men = Under 20 years-old
Open Men = 21-35 years
Sub-Master Men = 36-49 years
Master Men = 50 years and over
Photos coming soon hopefully! Please leave me a comment or send me an e-mail at noahwood@juno.com if you see anything that needs correcting. I apologize in advance if I misspelled anyone's name or did not accurately record anyone's time. Thank you all very much!
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Sassafras River Association's 3rd Annual Galena Dogwood Days 5K Run/Walk for Our Riverkeeper - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Colchester Farm, Galena, MD
Saturday morning saw a handful of runners show up at Colchester Farm for a cross-country-style 5-kilometer run; an event that is part of Galena's Dogwood Festival. This festival also honored Galena's 150th anniversary too, as the theme for this year's festival was "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Galena!" In addition, it helped benefit efforts to have a river keeper for the Sassafras River (which was successful as Kascie Herron became the first Sassafras riverkeeper). In the past, this race has gone from Galena, over a drawbridge, into Cecil County, and then back to the Galena area. However, this year the course was changed and it occurred only within Kent County on the Colchester Farm property area. This change seemed to be successful and many strong times were run.
For starters, El Gitney was the female winner with a time of 23:40. She was followed by second place female, Rachel Crabill (26:20), who had a significant lead over Jessie Bonass (31:26). There were twelve female finishers at this event.
Alan Buckingham was the male winner with a time of 20:50. Not far behind was Timothy Olinick in 21:29. Olinick had a significant lead over third place finisher, Darryl Calloway (23:02). There were ten male finishers at this event.
I would like to thank John Burke, John Vail, and everyone else involved within and without the S.R.A. (Sassafras River Association) who helped put this event on, compiled the results, and posted them.
Overall Results
1. Alan Buckingham - Male - 20:50
2. Timothy Olinick - Male - 21:39
3. Darryl Calloway - Male - 23:02
4. Richard LeBeau - Male - 23:23
5. Dennis Herrmann - Male - 23:42
6. Henry Pechin, SR - Male - 24:13
7. El Gitney - Female - 24:40
8. Greg Weddel - Male - 25:53
9. Rachel Crabill - Female - 26:20
10. Tyler Russo - Male - 26:59
11. Greg Muennich - Male - 29:05
12. Jessie Bonass - Female - 31:26
13. Karen Neihaus - Female - 32:28
14. Diane Bansbach - Female - 32:28
15. Annette M. Walls - Female - 33:01
16. Katy Weddell - Female - 33:20
17. Henry Pechin, Jr. - Male - 34:49
18. Jennifer Walters - Female - 37:01
19. Ashley Pechin - Female - 37:07
20. Andrea Connolley - Female - 39:21
21. Jane Garver - Female - 41:12
22. Agnes Pechin - Female - 44:45
Female Results
1. El Gitney - 24:40
2. Rachel Crabill - 26:20
3. Jessie Bonass - 31:26
4. Karen Neihaus - 32:28
5. Diane Bansbach - 32:28
6. Annette M. Walls - 33:01
7. Katy Weddell - 33:20
8. Jennifer Walters - 37:01
9. Ashley Pechin - 37:07
10. Andrea Connolley - 39:21
11. Jane Garver - 41:12
12. Agnes Pechin - 44:45
Male Results
1. Alan Buckingham - 20:50
2. Timothy Olinick - 21:39
3. Darryl Calloway - 23:02
4. Richard LeBeau - 23:23
5. Dennis Herrman - 23:42
6. Henry Pechin, SR - 24:13
7. Greg Weddell - 25:53
8. Tyler Russo - 26:59
9. Greg Muennich - 29:05
10. Henry Pechin, JR. - 34:49
Colchester Farm, Galena, MD
Saturday morning saw a handful of runners show up at Colchester Farm for a cross-country-style 5-kilometer run; an event that is part of Galena's Dogwood Festival. This festival also honored Galena's 150th anniversary too, as the theme for this year's festival was "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Galena!" In addition, it helped benefit efforts to have a river keeper for the Sassafras River (which was successful as Kascie Herron became the first Sassafras riverkeeper). In the past, this race has gone from Galena, over a drawbridge, into Cecil County, and then back to the Galena area. However, this year the course was changed and it occurred only within Kent County on the Colchester Farm property area. This change seemed to be successful and many strong times were run.
For starters, El Gitney was the female winner with a time of 23:40. She was followed by second place female, Rachel Crabill (26:20), who had a significant lead over Jessie Bonass (31:26). There were twelve female finishers at this event.
Alan Buckingham was the male winner with a time of 20:50. Not far behind was Timothy Olinick in 21:29. Olinick had a significant lead over third place finisher, Darryl Calloway (23:02). There were ten male finishers at this event.
I would like to thank John Burke, John Vail, and everyone else involved within and without the S.R.A. (Sassafras River Association) who helped put this event on, compiled the results, and posted them.
Overall Results
1. Alan Buckingham - Male - 20:50
2. Timothy Olinick - Male - 21:39
3. Darryl Calloway - Male - 23:02
4. Richard LeBeau - Male - 23:23
5. Dennis Herrmann - Male - 23:42
6. Henry Pechin, SR - Male - 24:13
7. El Gitney - Female - 24:40
8. Greg Weddel - Male - 25:53
9. Rachel Crabill - Female - 26:20
10. Tyler Russo - Male - 26:59
11. Greg Muennich - Male - 29:05
12. Jessie Bonass - Female - 31:26
13. Karen Neihaus - Female - 32:28
14. Diane Bansbach - Female - 32:28
15. Annette M. Walls - Female - 33:01
16. Katy Weddell - Female - 33:20
17. Henry Pechin, Jr. - Male - 34:49
18. Jennifer Walters - Female - 37:01
19. Ashley Pechin - Female - 37:07
20. Andrea Connolley - Female - 39:21
21. Jane Garver - Female - 41:12
22. Agnes Pechin - Female - 44:45
Female Results
1. El Gitney - 24:40
2. Rachel Crabill - 26:20
3. Jessie Bonass - 31:26
4. Karen Neihaus - 32:28
5. Diane Bansbach - 32:28
6. Annette M. Walls - 33:01
7. Katy Weddell - 33:20
8. Jennifer Walters - 37:01
9. Ashley Pechin - 37:07
10. Andrea Connolley - 39:21
11. Jane Garver - 41:12
12. Agnes Pechin - 44:45
Male Results
1. Alan Buckingham - 20:50
2. Timothy Olinick - 21:39
3. Darryl Calloway - 23:02
4. Richard LeBeau - 23:23
5. Dennis Herrman - 23:42
6. Henry Pechin, SR - 24:13
7. Greg Weddell - 25:53
8. Tyler Russo - 26:59
9. Greg Muennich - 29:05
10. Henry Pechin, JR. - 34:49
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Inaugural Oyster Run 5K Race - Saturday, October 13, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Rock Hall, Maryland
Early on Saturday morning to help get Rock Hall's Oyster and Seafood Festival started, the inaugural Oyster Run 5K Race occurred. Although a bit chilly, the weather (which was probably in the lower 50's) was very conducive to running and it was quite sunny. Fortunately, most of the flat 5-Kilometer course zig-zagged through shaded bayside neighborhoods, then straightened out for a rather long east-bound stretch along Route 20 in Rock Hall. The course was pretty much a loop through the relatively small waterside town, starting and ending at the Intersection of North Main Street and Sharpe Street outside of Java Rock and Durding's.
Ward Stevenson (pictured in the upper left), a senior cross country runner at Kent County High School, easily won the race in a great time of 17:59. Noah Wood took second and Marti Stuedle (pictured in the upper right) took third overall and she was the first female finisher as well. Mark VanSant finished third for the men and fifth overall.
Now not far behind Marti Stuedle was Lori Armstrong, who also took first in the master women's division. Susan Schweers was the third female finisher.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the event and the awards ceremony promptly followed afterwards. Some of the participants were locals and some had come in to visit and participate from out of state. After the awards ceremony there was a photo taken of some of the participants outside of Java Rock by a Kent County Times staff member (the photo in the lower left).
The photo on the lower right is a scenic photo I took in my leisure time following the race outside of Waterman's in Rock Hall. It's a photo of more of the town's buildings across the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
The full results are displayed below. Here is a key to understanding the various age categories:
Women:
Junior Women = 25 years-old and under
Open Women = 26-39 years
Master Women = 40 years and up
Men:
Junior Men = Under 20 years
Open Men = 20-35 years
Sub-Master Men = 36-49 years
Master Men = 50 years and up
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
