-Mark Lorenzoni (on the run since 1973) and Alec Lorenzoni (running since 1999)
The Weekly Race Report
The Weekly Race Report
The 32nd running of the area's oldest footrace was heavily attended with one of the largest Batesville 10K crowds in recent memory. Over eighty folks successfully traversed what is widely considered to be one of the toughest 6.2 mile road courses in Virginia, with Miller cross country coach Peter Hufnagel leading the charge. Hufnagel's impressive time of 35:33 was over a minute ahead of speedy masters runner Dave Meyer, who clocked a 36:44 age group blue ribbon winner. Jason Buczyna (37:11), Doug Bloor (37:38) and Gerhard Van de Venter (38:23) rounded out the top five spots. Carmia Steyn, fresh off an impressive win at the Run for Autism, notched her second road win in two weeks with a 41:30 clock stopper, outpacing area masters star Beth Cottone (41:52). Bridget Donaldsen (44:26), Becky Keller (44:51), and Dawn Herrick (45:52) rounded out the top five.
Other age group winners included Bryan Sobel, Michael Kidby, Charlie Beckum, Sophie Speidel, Bill Guerrant, Brenda Bryant, Emmons Welch and John Eros. Longtime race director Hamp Carruth and his fellow Batesville Ruritans were very pleased with the excellent turnout for an event that is often referred to as an "area racing must". You simply cannot call your local racing resume "complete" until you've run this race, so make sure to mark the 33rd edition on your calendar for May of 2011.
VMI High School Classic
About half of the area teams made the trip down to Lexington this past Saturday to run in the VMI Classic as they gear up for the postseason district meets which take place in a couple weeks. On the girls side, Western Albemarle was the top area team as they finished 3rd with 70 points (Blacksburg won the meet with 86 pts). They were led by their deep distance squad which was highlighted by Mattie Webb's runner-up finish in the 3200 meters. Her time of 11:06 was a huge personal best (19 seconds) and was only three seconds off Jessica Fanning's school record of 11:03! Teammate Jordan Haws, who does double duty in the spring as she is one of the lacrosse team's best players, ran an excellent 400/800 double with her times of 60.67 (4th) and 2:20.25 (6th). The Warriors also racked up 22 points in the pole vault as Nicole Harding (10'6") led a 1-4-5-7-8 finish for Coach Matheny's vaulters!
On the boys side, Albemarle finished runner-up with 79 points (Loudon Valley, 91 pts) to lead the area with Fork Union 5th and Western Albemarle 7th. For the Patriots, Jordan Hill had another spectacular meet as he won the 200 (22.03), long jump (23'6"), triple jump (46'6"), was second in the high jump (6'2") and ran the 2nd leg on the winning 4x400 relay team. The Albemarle senior is currently ranked in the top 10 in the state in all three jumping events. On the track, the 800 was definitely the deepest event of the day, as fellow Patriot Anthony Kostelac ran a state leading time (and US #4) of 1:51.18 for a decisive victory as he led wire to wire. Behind him, Fork Union teammates Wojciech Czernek and Josh Morris finished 3rd and 5th and both recorded personal best times of 1:55.50 and 1:58.91 respectively. It was the second personal best on the day for Morris as he won the 1600 earlier with a time of 4:18.27. The highlight of the meet was arguably the very last event of the day, as the boys 4x400 meter relay produced some very fast times. The Albemarle quartet of Andrew Frazier, Jordan Hill, Joel Okaah, and Anthony Kostelac combined to run a meet record 3:19.62, the fastest time in the state this spring and less than 2 seconds off the school record. It was an especially exciting race as anchor leg Kostelac got the baton over a second back of Blacksburg (3:21.43), but then ran a jaw dropping split of 47.5 to catch the Bruins and win the race. Even though relay splits are unofficial and not kept for record purposes, Kostelac's split has to be one of the fastest ever recorded by a Virginia middle distance/distance runner in state history!
Liberty Twilight Invitational
Several Cavaliers competed at a small meet at Liberty last Thursday as they try to qualify for the East Regional meet (which in turn is the way to qualify for NCAAs) at the end of May. In the men's 1500, Sintayehu Taye and Alex Bowman finished 1-2 as they both ran personal best times of 3:46.20 and 3:46.45. They are currently ranked #39 and #44 in the East Region (top 48 will qualify for the meet). In the men's 800, freshman phenom Robby Andrews continued his stellar outdoor season with a 1:47.73 victory, a personal best time that is UVA's 6th best time ever and the fastest since 1990. He is currently ranked #3 in the region and #7 in the entire country. Teammate Lance Roller was 3rd in the same race as he clocked a season best time of 1:48.36, #9 in the region. On the women's side, Tasia Potasinski won the 1500 in 4:31.30 and Lyndsay Harper led a 1-2-3 finish in the 800 with her time of 2:09.87. The Cavaliers will return to action next weekend at UNC as they try to qualify as many athletes as possible for the East regional meet.
Western Albemarle English teacher Bill Guerrant, who succesfully (age group winner to boot) completed his 32nd straight Batesville 10K, having never missed a single edition of this legendary area road race classic!
And speaking of streaks, how about Gene Potter's impressive run of ten straight Promised Land 50K races?! Potter, the father of this year's Ten Miler champ Emily, has competed in every edition of the Bedford ultramarathon race. There are only two others that can lay claim to this amazing achievement. Area ultra champ Bill Potts isn't too far behind, as he finished his 7th straight.
Cavalier fourth year Trey Miller, who ran a personal best time of 29:14.21 for 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invite in Palo Alto, California last Saturday. Miller's time ranks him #3 all-time for Virginia, trailing only school record holder Mike Cotton (28:55) and former distance standout Andrew Dumm (28:59). At the same meet, third year Ryan Collins finished 21st in his section of the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:07.24.
RMR team member Donnie Cowart, who clocked an impressive 8:44 in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invite at Stanford on Saturday. Cowart's performance was just off his personal best, and is certainly worth a look (courtesy of flotrack.org) as he led much of the race before falling on the final water jump with less than 200 meters left. He quickly jumped to his feet, regained his composure and sprinted himself back into contention, just narrowly missing the win at the tape! Fellow RMR racer Andrew Jesien scored a PR with his 1:49.13 clocking in the 800 at the Liberty Twilight meet in Lynchburg on Thursday.
Dwayne Jones, who directed a dandy of a race at the Park to Park Half Marathon on Saturday. The race doubled in size in its second year with over 330 folks toeing the line for this relatively flat run through the scenic valley town of Waynesboro. It was a close race up front with Andy Sayers getting the victory in 1:18:22, while Joel Hess was only 28 seconds back at 1:18:50. Mary Landes took top honors for the women with her time of 1:35, while 53 year old Henry Winger had one of the most impressive showings of the day as he finished fifth overall in 1:26. Full results here.
Former CTC president Andrew Zapanta, who ran a personal best of 3:50:23 at the Pittsburgh Marathon last Sunday despite very humid, warm conditions and almost 25 miles of rain!
Andrew Zapanta with 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi
Kim Starr, David Litherland, Mary Manley, Tim Hegemeier and all of the hardworking volunteers who organized the first annual Dogwood Youth Duathlon. This wonderful run/bike/run event was held in Forest Lakes South on Sunday and close to 200 kids participated. The following kids topped their age groups:
Josh Morse and Margaret Neale (7 year olds)
Will Litherland and Maggie McMullan (8 year olds)
Ethan Tribastone and Emily Eagleson (9 year olds)
Jay Drake and Emily Trebour (10 year olds)
Evan Trebour and Morgan Stilley (11 year olds)
Jack Bailey and Molly Servine (12 year olds)
Noah Trader and Emily Brambury (13 year olds)
Chris Ferguson and Savannah Maxwell (14 year olds)
Start of the Duathlon
All of the young and healthy participants looked fantastic as they crossed the finish line. Proceeds from this special event benefited SOCA programs.
It's still not too late to sign up for the Montalto Challenge 5K or the Jennifer Wells Moonlight 2 Mile Run/Walk, both being held this Saturday.
The first annual Run for the River 5K/10K, set for Saturday May 15th, will be the debut event on one of Central Virginia's best kept soft surface running secrets. A quick twelve minute drive down 64 East to the Route 15 exit, and then an even quicker three minute drive on 15 North to East Jack Jouett Road (on your right) brings you to over 20 miles of soft packed dirt roads that wind through 14,000 acres of some of the most scenic and historic farmland in Virginia. Over twenty pre-Civil War homes and farms greet the runners as they traverse relatively flat roads over this enclave of gorgeous countryside known as the Historic Green Springs District. This is a do not miss event and as a special perk, runners will have the unique choice of selecting whether they want to continue on for the entire 10K distance or taking the "short" road home AFTER they start the race (as both races start and run together for about 1.5 miles). Come join us for this very special run through history!
We will be hosting, along with the Children's Hospital at UVA and the Virginia Discovery Museum, a Kid's Track Clinic on Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00am at the CHS track. Kids ages 3-12 are encouraged to attend this free and informative running clinic.
The RMR Kid's Summer Running Camp is going to be held July 13th and 14th, and registration forms are now available online and here in the store. The camp is limited to the first 100 participants.
Entries for the 2010 Charlottesville Women's Four Miler will be available the morning of Saturday, June 26th. Mark your calendars!
If you're looking to improve your running form, efficiency and pace, come join us each Wednesday morning for a speed workout (hills or track). All, and we mean all, abilities are encouraged to join us as long as you're currently running. The coached sessions are free and we meet at 5:30am outside the UVA track. Call 293-6115 and ask for Alec or Mark for more information about these fun workout sessions.
Other age group winners included Bryan Sobel, Michael Kidby, Charlie Beckum, Sophie Speidel, Bill Guerrant, Brenda Bryant, Emmons Welch and John Eros. Longtime race director Hamp Carruth and his fellow Batesville Ruritans were very pleased with the excellent turnout for an event that is often referred to as an "area racing must". You simply cannot call your local racing resume "complete" until you've run this race, so make sure to mark the 33rd edition on your calendar for May of 2011.
VMI High School Classic
About half of the area teams made the trip down to Lexington this past Saturday to run in the VMI Classic as they gear up for the postseason district meets which take place in a couple weeks. On the girls side, Western Albemarle was the top area team as they finished 3rd with 70 points (Blacksburg won the meet with 86 pts). They were led by their deep distance squad which was highlighted by Mattie Webb's runner-up finish in the 3200 meters. Her time of 11:06 was a huge personal best (19 seconds) and was only three seconds off Jessica Fanning's school record of 11:03! Teammate Jordan Haws, who does double duty in the spring as she is one of the lacrosse team's best players, ran an excellent 400/800 double with her times of 60.67 (4th) and 2:20.25 (6th). The Warriors also racked up 22 points in the pole vault as Nicole Harding (10'6") led a 1-4-5-7-8 finish for Coach Matheny's vaulters!
On the boys side, Albemarle finished runner-up with 79 points (Loudon Valley, 91 pts) to lead the area with Fork Union 5th and Western Albemarle 7th. For the Patriots, Jordan Hill had another spectacular meet as he won the 200 (22.03), long jump (23'6"), triple jump (46'6"), was second in the high jump (6'2") and ran the 2nd leg on the winning 4x400 relay team. The Albemarle senior is currently ranked in the top 10 in the state in all three jumping events. On the track, the 800 was definitely the deepest event of the day, as fellow Patriot Anthony Kostelac ran a state leading time (and US #4) of 1:51.18 for a decisive victory as he led wire to wire. Behind him, Fork Union teammates Wojciech Czernek and Josh Morris finished 3rd and 5th and both recorded personal best times of 1:55.50 and 1:58.91 respectively. It was the second personal best on the day for Morris as he won the 1600 earlier with a time of 4:18.27. The highlight of the meet was arguably the very last event of the day, as the boys 4x400 meter relay produced some very fast times. The Albemarle quartet of Andrew Frazier, Jordan Hill, Joel Okaah, and Anthony Kostelac combined to run a meet record 3:19.62, the fastest time in the state this spring and less than 2 seconds off the school record. It was an especially exciting race as anchor leg Kostelac got the baton over a second back of Blacksburg (3:21.43), but then ran a jaw dropping split of 47.5 to catch the Bruins and win the race. Even though relay splits are unofficial and not kept for record purposes, Kostelac's split has to be one of the fastest ever recorded by a Virginia middle distance/distance runner in state history!
Liberty Twilight Invitational
Several Cavaliers competed at a small meet at Liberty last Thursday as they try to qualify for the East Regional meet (which in turn is the way to qualify for NCAAs) at the end of May. In the men's 1500, Sintayehu Taye and Alex Bowman finished 1-2 as they both ran personal best times of 3:46.20 and 3:46.45. They are currently ranked #39 and #44 in the East Region (top 48 will qualify for the meet). In the men's 800, freshman phenom Robby Andrews continued his stellar outdoor season with a 1:47.73 victory, a personal best time that is UVA's 6th best time ever and the fastest since 1990. He is currently ranked #3 in the region and #7 in the entire country. Teammate Lance Roller was 3rd in the same race as he clocked a season best time of 1:48.36, #9 in the region. On the women's side, Tasia Potasinski won the 1500 in 4:31.30 and Lyndsay Harper led a 1-2-3 finish in the 800 with her time of 2:09.87. The Cavaliers will return to action next weekend at UNC as they try to qualify as many athletes as possible for the East regional meet.
Blue Ribbons To...
Western Albemarle English teacher Bill Guerrant, who succesfully (age group winner to boot) completed his 32nd straight Batesville 10K, having never missed a single edition of this legendary area road race classic!
And speaking of streaks, how about Gene Potter's impressive run of ten straight Promised Land 50K races?! Potter, the father of this year's Ten Miler champ Emily, has competed in every edition of the Bedford ultramarathon race. There are only two others that can lay claim to this amazing achievement. Area ultra champ Bill Potts isn't too far behind, as he finished his 7th straight.
Cavalier fourth year Trey Miller, who ran a personal best time of 29:14.21 for 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invite in Palo Alto, California last Saturday. Miller's time ranks him #3 all-time for Virginia, trailing only school record holder Mike Cotton (28:55) and former distance standout Andrew Dumm (28:59). At the same meet, third year Ryan Collins finished 21st in his section of the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:07.24.
RMR team member Donnie Cowart, who clocked an impressive 8:44 in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invite at Stanford on Saturday. Cowart's performance was just off his personal best, and is certainly worth a look (courtesy of flotrack.org) as he led much of the race before falling on the final water jump with less than 200 meters left. He quickly jumped to his feet, regained his composure and sprinted himself back into contention, just narrowly missing the win at the tape! Fellow RMR racer Andrew Jesien scored a PR with his 1:49.13 clocking in the 800 at the Liberty Twilight meet in Lynchburg on Thursday.
Dwayne Jones, who directed a dandy of a race at the Park to Park Half Marathon on Saturday. The race doubled in size in its second year with over 330 folks toeing the line for this relatively flat run through the scenic valley town of Waynesboro. It was a close race up front with Andy Sayers getting the victory in 1:18:22, while Joel Hess was only 28 seconds back at 1:18:50. Mary Landes took top honors for the women with her time of 1:35, while 53 year old Henry Winger had one of the most impressive showings of the day as he finished fifth overall in 1:26. Full results here.
Former CTC president Andrew Zapanta, who ran a personal best of 3:50:23 at the Pittsburgh Marathon last Sunday despite very humid, warm conditions and almost 25 miles of rain!
Andrew Zapanta with 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb KeflezighiKim Starr, David Litherland, Mary Manley, Tim Hegemeier and all of the hardworking volunteers who organized the first annual Dogwood Youth Duathlon. This wonderful run/bike/run event was held in Forest Lakes South on Sunday and close to 200 kids participated. The following kids topped their age groups:
Josh Morse and Margaret Neale (7 year olds)
Will Litherland and Maggie McMullan (8 year olds)
Ethan Tribastone and Emily Eagleson (9 year olds)
Jay Drake and Emily Trebour (10 year olds)
Evan Trebour and Morgan Stilley (11 year olds)
Jack Bailey and Molly Servine (12 year olds)
Noah Trader and Emily Brambury (13 year olds)
Chris Ferguson and Savannah Maxwell (14 year olds)
Start of the DuathlonAll of the young and healthy participants looked fantastic as they crossed the finish line. Proceeds from this special event benefited SOCA programs.
In the Starting Blocks...
It's still not too late to sign up for the Montalto Challenge 5K or the Jennifer Wells Moonlight 2 Mile Run/Walk, both being held this Saturday.
The first annual Run for the River 5K/10K, set for Saturday May 15th, will be the debut event on one of Central Virginia's best kept soft surface running secrets. A quick twelve minute drive down 64 East to the Route 15 exit, and then an even quicker three minute drive on 15 North to East Jack Jouett Road (on your right) brings you to over 20 miles of soft packed dirt roads that wind through 14,000 acres of some of the most scenic and historic farmland in Virginia. Over twenty pre-Civil War homes and farms greet the runners as they traverse relatively flat roads over this enclave of gorgeous countryside known as the Historic Green Springs District. This is a do not miss event and as a special perk, runners will have the unique choice of selecting whether they want to continue on for the entire 10K distance or taking the "short" road home AFTER they start the race (as both races start and run together for about 1.5 miles). Come join us for this very special run through history!
We will be hosting, along with the Children's Hospital at UVA and the Virginia Discovery Museum, a Kid's Track Clinic on Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00am at the CHS track. Kids ages 3-12 are encouraged to attend this free and informative running clinic.
The RMR Kid's Summer Running Camp is going to be held July 13th and 14th, and registration forms are now available online and here in the store. The camp is limited to the first 100 participants.
Entries for the 2010 Charlottesville Women's Four Miler will be available the morning of Saturday, June 26th. Mark your calendars!
If you're looking to improve your running form, efficiency and pace, come join us each Wednesday morning for a speed workout (hills or track). All, and we mean all, abilities are encouraged to join us as long as you're currently running. The coached sessions are free and we meet at 5:30am outside the UVA track. Call 293-6115 and ask for Alec or Mark for more information about these fun workout sessions.
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