-Mark Lorenzoni (on the run since 1973) and Alec Lorenzoni (running since 1999)
The Weekly Race Report
The Weekly Race Report
Charlottesville Ten Miler
Now Seth Hutchinson feels ready for the Boston Marathon. Hutchinson took the lead at the two mile mark of the Charlottesville Ten Miler and never looked back as he cruised to an impressive 50:58 victory at the area's oldest and most prestigious footrace. The Ten Miler course is widely considered to be one of the most challenging urban courses in the country and with only two weeks until the granddaddy of them all, Hutchinson is ready to go. His time of 50:58 represents the fastest time clocked since 1993.
(Hutchinson leading the Ten Miler)
Two-time defending Ten Miler champion Charlie Hurt, who is Hutchinson's teammate and training partner, ran stride for stride with him through two miles, clicking off two straight 5:10's. As the speedy duo passed UVA's Aquatic Fitness Center, Hutchinson made a move and surged ahead. He lengthened his lead on the defending champ as he sped through the next three miles at 5:06, 4:48 and then a 4:54 down Preston and up the downtown mall. By the time he hit the halfway point (25:18), he had a solid 22-second lead over Hurt.
"Because we went out at a comfortable pace for those first two miles, I was able to cruise the middle section of the race, but by the time I got to the long hill at Lexington [the 10K mark] my legs were starting to really tire," Hutchinson said, "so I relaxed my breathing and by the time I got to seven miles I felt like I was cruising again. The crowds and support along the way really helped too. My coach [Dana Thiele] really did a great job of preparing me for this special race."
(Runner-up Charlie Hurt, the 2008 & 2009 winner)
Hurt, a former Western Albemarle and William & Mary standout, finished with a 52:55. Hutchinson and Hurt's teammate, Chris Post, rounded out the top three with a personal best of 55:14.
Former Albemarle High and West Point star Emily Potter took a different route to the blue ribbon, as she came from behind for her 61:07 victory. The Army's top female road racer of 2009 was in fifth place at the mile, third at two miles and moved into second at three miles before overtaking the early leader, Alexandria's Laura O'Hara at the 3.5 mile mark. "I knew that the first mile of the course was very hilly, so I went out conservatively (6:15) and that really helped as I felt great the entire way. It's a tough but enjoyable course with loads of spectator support," said the 2008 Olympic Trials marathoner.
Potter's march to the lead included three straight miles of negative splits as she followed her first mile with a 6:04, then a 6:00 and threw in an impressive 5:54 fourth mile to cement her lead. Potter, who is a member of the "World Class Athlete Program", competes all over the world for the Army, having raced in Belgium, Switzerland and Italy in the past year. "I've always wanted to run this race and this year, because of Easter, I was able to fit it into my schedule. It's a great way to kick off my spring racing season," said Potter, who will run the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth in June. "I really wanted to win the Ten Miler as a hometown girl."
Louise Knudson (61:52), who is on the same team as Hurt and Hutchinson, ran with teammate Vickie Schandevel (fifth in 63:38) for the first two miles before steadily working her way through the women's field. The UVA nurse was in eighth place at five miles, but by the seventh mile she had moved past O'Hara into second place, where she remained until the finish line.
(from Mark Lorenzoni's article that appeared in The Daily Progress)
Lou Onesty Invitational
Over 700 fans came out on a chilly, breezy evening this past Friday to watch the Lou Onesty Invitational Mile at the UVA Track. Fourteen different men, including ten Cavaliers, toed the line as pacemaker Donnie Cowart tried to pull the field to the area's first ever sub-4:00 mile. Cowart, the former VMI All-American, did a brilliant job of pacing, hitting splits of 59, 1:59, and 3:00 as he fought a swirling, gusting wind down the backstretch of every lap. Despite the evenly run splits, only Robby Andrews and Steve Finley attempted to go with Cowart, with Finley falling back on the third lap. Heading into the bell lap, Cowart dropped out, his job done for the day, leaving the freshman phenom all alone to race the clock. Needing a 59 second last quarter to break the magical 4:00 barrier, Andrews, the NCAA champion indoors at 800 meters, valiantly fought the wind and his rising lactic acid, breaking the tape in a new meet record and personal best of 4:01.53, a scant two seconds away from sub-4:00. Several seconds back, a race for second was taking place as Cowart's RMR teammate Mike Hendry outleaned former Albemarle standout Zach Vrhovac, 4:07.16 to 4:07.18. Fourth years Alex Bowman and Trey Miller were 4th and 5th respectively in 4:07.56 and 4:08.06. With his victory, Andrews becomes the fastest freshman and the #2 overall miler in school history, trailing only the 3:59.2 from Vince Draddy way back in 1982. Draddy, who is the "logo" on the RMRS t-shirts, is still the program's only sub-4:00 miler.
(Robby Andrews finishing down the final straight)
The outdoor high school track season begins in earnest this weekend with most of the local schools competing at Fork Union's Gus Lacy Classic.
Now Seth Hutchinson feels ready for the Boston Marathon. Hutchinson took the lead at the two mile mark of the Charlottesville Ten Miler and never looked back as he cruised to an impressive 50:58 victory at the area's oldest and most prestigious footrace. The Ten Miler course is widely considered to be one of the most challenging urban courses in the country and with only two weeks until the granddaddy of them all, Hutchinson is ready to go. His time of 50:58 represents the fastest time clocked since 1993.
(Hutchinson leading the Ten Miler)
Two-time defending Ten Miler champion Charlie Hurt, who is Hutchinson's teammate and training partner, ran stride for stride with him through two miles, clicking off two straight 5:10's. As the speedy duo passed UVA's Aquatic Fitness Center, Hutchinson made a move and surged ahead. He lengthened his lead on the defending champ as he sped through the next three miles at 5:06, 4:48 and then a 4:54 down Preston and up the downtown mall. By the time he hit the halfway point (25:18), he had a solid 22-second lead over Hurt.
"Because we went out at a comfortable pace for those first two miles, I was able to cruise the middle section of the race, but by the time I got to the long hill at Lexington [the 10K mark] my legs were starting to really tire," Hutchinson said, "so I relaxed my breathing and by the time I got to seven miles I felt like I was cruising again. The crowds and support along the way really helped too. My coach [Dana Thiele] really did a great job of preparing me for this special race."
(Runner-up Charlie Hurt, the 2008 & 2009 winner)Hurt, a former Western Albemarle and William & Mary standout, finished with a 52:55. Hutchinson and Hurt's teammate, Chris Post, rounded out the top three with a personal best of 55:14.
Former Albemarle High and West Point star Emily Potter took a different route to the blue ribbon, as she came from behind for her 61:07 victory. The Army's top female road racer of 2009 was in fifth place at the mile, third at two miles and moved into second at three miles before overtaking the early leader, Alexandria's Laura O'Hara at the 3.5 mile mark. "I knew that the first mile of the course was very hilly, so I went out conservatively (6:15) and that really helped as I felt great the entire way. It's a tough but enjoyable course with loads of spectator support," said the 2008 Olympic Trials marathoner.
Potter's march to the lead included three straight miles of negative splits as she followed her first mile with a 6:04, then a 6:00 and threw in an impressive 5:54 fourth mile to cement her lead. Potter, who is a member of the "World Class Athlete Program", competes all over the world for the Army, having raced in Belgium, Switzerland and Italy in the past year. "I've always wanted to run this race and this year, because of Easter, I was able to fit it into my schedule. It's a great way to kick off my spring racing season," said Potter, who will run the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth in June. "I really wanted to win the Ten Miler as a hometown girl."
Louise Knudson (61:52), who is on the same team as Hurt and Hutchinson, ran with teammate Vickie Schandevel (fifth in 63:38) for the first two miles before steadily working her way through the women's field. The UVA nurse was in eighth place at five miles, but by the seventh mile she had moved past O'Hara into second place, where she remained until the finish line.
(from Mark Lorenzoni's article that appeared in The Daily Progress)
Lou Onesty Invitational
Over 700 fans came out on a chilly, breezy evening this past Friday to watch the Lou Onesty Invitational Mile at the UVA Track. Fourteen different men, including ten Cavaliers, toed the line as pacemaker Donnie Cowart tried to pull the field to the area's first ever sub-4:00 mile. Cowart, the former VMI All-American, did a brilliant job of pacing, hitting splits of 59, 1:59, and 3:00 as he fought a swirling, gusting wind down the backstretch of every lap. Despite the evenly run splits, only Robby Andrews and Steve Finley attempted to go with Cowart, with Finley falling back on the third lap. Heading into the bell lap, Cowart dropped out, his job done for the day, leaving the freshman phenom all alone to race the clock. Needing a 59 second last quarter to break the magical 4:00 barrier, Andrews, the NCAA champion indoors at 800 meters, valiantly fought the wind and his rising lactic acid, breaking the tape in a new meet record and personal best of 4:01.53, a scant two seconds away from sub-4:00. Several seconds back, a race for second was taking place as Cowart's RMR teammate Mike Hendry outleaned former Albemarle standout Zach Vrhovac, 4:07.16 to 4:07.18. Fourth years Alex Bowman and Trey Miller were 4th and 5th respectively in 4:07.56 and 4:08.06. With his victory, Andrews becomes the fastest freshman and the #2 overall miler in school history, trailing only the 3:59.2 from Vince Draddy way back in 1982. Draddy, who is the "logo" on the RMRS t-shirts, is still the program's only sub-4:00 miler.
(Robby Andrews finishing down the final straight)Blue Ribbons To...
Anthony Kostelac, the senior from Albemarle who finished 2nd in the mile run at the Arcadia Invitational in California this past weekend. Kostelac made the trip all the way out to L.A. to run in one of the nation's most prestigious track meets against the top talent from the West Coast. Kostelac closed fastest of the field with a final lap of 56, but was just a little too far back to win, his time of 4:12.90 a scant tenth of a second away from the win (4:12.80). The future UVA trackster faces his next big national test when he runs the mile at Penn Relays on April 23rd, where he will face the best middle distance runners of the East.
(courtesy of ImageOfSport)
Western Albemarle lady Warriors Claire Johnson, Emily Moffett, and Killian O'Connell, who swept their age group at the Charlottesville Ten Miler with a 1-2-3 finish. Johnson led the way with a time of 1:07:22, good enough to also place as the 16th overall female. On the boy's side, Albemarle freshman Aaron Elder was the top local finisher as the 14 year old finished 2nd in his age group in 1:02:50.
Kevin Tschirhart and Alex Tatu, who finished 2nd and 4th at the Furman Elite Mile this past Saturday with times of 4:03.10 and 4:03.95. The two former UVA standouts and current RMR teammates were running in only their second track meet of the spring as they try to qualify for the US Track & Field Championships in late June.
John Holden, Janet Posner and Monticello head gardener Peter Hatch, who ran their Ten Miler consecutive finishes streaks to 29, 27 and 23 years, respectively.
Earlysville ultramarathoner Rick Kwiatkowski, who started the Ten Miler in dead last and proceeded to run the entire race while juggling three balls. Kwiatkowski donated 10 cents for every runner he passed to our area Food Bank (one of the recipients of this year's Ten Miler proceeds), and ended up passing 1500 runners for a total of $150!
Area runners Aimee Moores, Mackenzi Hillard, Chris Clark, Meghan Cloud, Phil Curran, Lise Willingham, Jill Bascom, Nancy Fraser and Skip Mullaney, who won their respective age group divisions at the Charlottesville Ten Miler.
The hundreds of graduates of the Charlottesville Track Club's Ten Miler Training Program, who made their debut at this year's race, including Chloe Ball, who followed her speedy dad, Kenny, into the chutes.
Veteran race directors Alice and Dan Wiggins, who directed their fourth Ten Miler.
Two-time Olympic medalist in the marathon (gold in 1972 and silver in 1976) Frank Shorter, who handed out all the awards to the top finishers of the Ten Miler.
(courtesy of ImageOfSport)Western Albemarle lady Warriors Claire Johnson, Emily Moffett, and Killian O'Connell, who swept their age group at the Charlottesville Ten Miler with a 1-2-3 finish. Johnson led the way with a time of 1:07:22, good enough to also place as the 16th overall female. On the boy's side, Albemarle freshman Aaron Elder was the top local finisher as the 14 year old finished 2nd in his age group in 1:02:50.
Kevin Tschirhart and Alex Tatu, who finished 2nd and 4th at the Furman Elite Mile this past Saturday with times of 4:03.10 and 4:03.95. The two former UVA standouts and current RMR teammates were running in only their second track meet of the spring as they try to qualify for the US Track & Field Championships in late June.
John Holden, Janet Posner and Monticello head gardener Peter Hatch, who ran their Ten Miler consecutive finishes streaks to 29, 27 and 23 years, respectively.
Earlysville ultramarathoner Rick Kwiatkowski, who started the Ten Miler in dead last and proceeded to run the entire race while juggling three balls. Kwiatkowski donated 10 cents for every runner he passed to our area Food Bank (one of the recipients of this year's Ten Miler proceeds), and ended up passing 1500 runners for a total of $150!
Area runners Aimee Moores, Mackenzi Hillard, Chris Clark, Meghan Cloud, Phil Curran, Lise Willingham, Jill Bascom, Nancy Fraser and Skip Mullaney, who won their respective age group divisions at the Charlottesville Ten Miler.
The hundreds of graduates of the Charlottesville Track Club's Ten Miler Training Program, who made their debut at this year's race, including Chloe Ball, who followed her speedy dad, Kenny, into the chutes.
Veteran race directors Alice and Dan Wiggins, who directed their fourth Ten Miler.
Two-time Olympic medalist in the marathon (gold in 1972 and silver in 1976) Frank Shorter, who handed out all the awards to the top finishers of the Ten Miler.
Father/Son Running Tandem of the Week...
(As father and son we've enjoyed many memorable running times together all over the world over the years,so we thought it would be fun to recognize a father/son running team each week)
In the Starting Blocks...
Not many fathers can say that they are able to keep up with their 14 year old sons, especially when their son is one of the fastest freshman in the entire state. But Steve Elder (age 38) was able to do just that when he ran with his son Aaron at the Charlottesville Ten Miler a couple weeks ago. Steve (85th overall, 65:28), who is in the US Army, ran much of the first part of the race before Aaron, who runs for Albemarle and has a 4:50 mile to his credential, took off over the second half of the course to finish 50th in 62:50. Not too shabby for the elder Elder, especially when you consider that Steve would end up in the hospital a couple days later to treat flesh eating bacteria from a cat bite he received the night before the race!
In the Starting Blocks...
April is a busy month in the world of local not-for-profit races, and this weekend is no exception. Six different races will take place on Saturday and Sunday, and the Run For Autism 5K (proceeds benefit the Virginia Institute of Autism) on Saturday will be the biggest one. Last year, this race had almost 500 entrants and raised over $53,000 for the school, which makes it the second largest fundraising race in the area! A complete list of other weekend races can be found on our website here.
The Cavaliers head south to Clemson, SC this weekend to compete in the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Last year, the men tied for first to earn their first ever ACC title while the women were 4th. Live results can be found here.
The Cavaliers head south to Clemson, SC this weekend to compete in the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Last year, the men tied for first to earn their first ever ACC title while the women were 4th. Live results can be found here.
The outdoor high school track season begins in earnest this weekend with most of the local schools competing at Fork Union's Gus Lacy Classic.
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