Washington Running Report Winter Rankings '09-'10

MEN:
Ryan Carroll of Portsmouth, VA has always been a terror in the Tidewater Region, winning 25 races in 2009. Still, he was only 20th in the fall and 20th for 2009. Once the winter rankings period started, he blitzed the division in the first week and it was all over. At the Cape Henry Runfest 10 Mile, he was tops in 50:13. Four days later he had the top 5K in 14:40 among qualifiers at the Turkey Derby 5K.

For the second place listing in the rankings, Dirk De Heer of Silver Spring, MD edges Tim Young of Fredericksburg, VA. De Heer's photo finish win against eighth place Robert Wade at the MCRRC Shooting Starr 4 Mile (21:04) is no match for Young's third overall YMCA Turkey Trot 5K in 14:41. Still, by the end of the period using the "what have you done for me lately" principle, de Heer's Van Metre 5 Mile victory in 24:18 (ahead of last year's Runner of the Year Demesse Tefera's 24:22) trumps that and Young's period-ending 24:37 victory at the Organ Donor 8K.

Karl Dusen crowns the dozen with a nifty win at the YMCA Turkey Chase 10K in 32:13 and a solid win in the snow at the DCRRC Al Lewis 10 Mile in 53:40. Edmund Burke of Burtonsville, MD is lucky 13 and top master with an excellent Alexandria Turkey Trot 5 Mile, third overall in 25:29.

1 Carroll, Ryan*7 27 Portsmouth, VA
2 De Heer, Dirk** 28 Silver Spring, MD
3 Young, Tim* 22 Fredericksburg, VA
4 Tefera, Demesse 27 Silver Spring, MD
5 Alton, Guy** 25 Richmond, VA
6 Wardian, Michael 35 Arlington, VA
7 Molz, Jon* 23 Richmond, VA
8 Wade, Robert** 27 Arlington, VA
9 Crane, Steve 28 Arlington, VA
10 Condit, Adam 26 Ashburn, VA
11 Vivani, Will* 27 Arlington, VA
12 Dusen, Karl** 27 North Bethesda, MD
13 Burke, Edmund 40 Burtonsville, MD
14 Otstot, Adam* 27 Williamsburg, VA
15 Hryvniak, David 25 Chesapeake, VA
16 Dewitt, Daniel*** 22 Frostburg, MD
17 Rhodes, Tom 26 Arlington, VA
18 Burnham, David 25 Arlington, VA
19 Fishwick, Colin* 32 Washington, DC
20 Mutisya, Stephen** 25 Richmond, VA
21 Simpson, Darren* 19 Crewe, VA
22 Oates, Doug** 31 Hagerstown, MD
23 Angell, David* 33 Blue Ridge, VA
24 Cavanaugh, Matthew 30 Arlington, VA
25 Horner, Randy* 25 Colonial Heights, VA
26 Sloane, Christopher 26 Gaithersburg, MD
27 Probst, George* 36 Blacksburg, VA
28 Fritzius, Justin** 25 Purcellville, VA
29 Belford, Luke 27 Baltimore, MD
30 Schneider, Rodee* 28 Washington, DC
31 Tompkins, Mark* 34 Newport News, VA
32 Peters, Gareth 30 Annandale, VA
33 Smith, Tim** 19 Roanoke, VA
34 Jacoby, Bert 27 Fredericksburg, VA
35 Borghuis, Bart 34 Arlington, VA
36Fortin, Matt** 25 Annapolis, MD
37 Sovonick, Andrew 23 Gaithersburg, MD

WOMEN:
Ninth place Hilary Cairns won the sub-masters with her Alexandria Turkey Trot 5 Mile in 29:59.

1 Read, Katie * 24 Arlington, VA
2 High, Renee *6 28 Virginia Beach, VA
3 Taylor, Kelley * 25 Virginia Beach, VA
4 Sherbak, Natalie * 24 Virginia Beach, VA
5 Gurmu, Muluye ** 26 Silver Spring, MD
6 Yetman, Peggy *** 41 Leesburg, VA
7 Bertram, Mary ** 22 Richmond, VA
8 Miller, Michelle ** 29 Damascus, MD
9 Cairns, Hilary 39 Washington, DC
10 Swain, Erin 27 Arlington, VA