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

Runners Place Name Age Age Group A.G. place Finish Time 1 Ward Stevenson 17 Junior Men (0-19) First 17:59 2 Noah Wood 24 Open Men (20-35) First 20:10 3 Marti Stuedle 33 Open Women (26-39) First 22:39 4 Lori Armstrong 44 Master Women (40+) First 22:54 5 Mark VanSant 46 Sub-Master Men (36-49) First 24:43:00 6 Susan Schweers 28 Open Women (26-39) Second 25:04:00 7 Leo Dulin 54 Master Men (50+) First 25:11:00 8 Joe Ski 47 Sub-Master Men (36-49) Second 25:47:00 9 Mary Hickman 9 Junior Women (0-24) First 26:45:00 10 Stacey Hickman 42 Master Women (40+) Second 26:46:00 11 Charlie Nurdhoff 34 Open Men (20-35) Second 27:43:00 12 Holly Johnson 51 Master Women (40+) Third 27:58:00 13 Jim Stevenson 56 Master Men (50+) Second 28:11:00 14 Lori Elburn 36 Open Women (26-39) Third 28:38:00 15 Dave Roberts 63 Master Men (50+) Third 32:30:00 16 Carole Sue Bishop Master Women (40+) Fourth 32:32:00 Walkers 17 Eugenia Auchincloss