Starting Line - November Newsletter 2011

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Choosing the fun of fitness

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Ghostly Gallivanting GHOSYLT GECKO 5K RESULTS

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THE NEXT STEPS JINGLE BELL 2-MILER

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SALTY DOG KIDS’ DUATHLON RESULTS

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Denise’s Rant

The new shop dog is almost here!

In this issue: Ghostly Gallivanting...........3 The Next Steps..................3 Running Zone November Specials............................3 Ghostly Gecko 5K Results...4 Who IS That?....................5 New Balance November Specials............................5 A Faster Fisher...................6 New at Running Zone.........6 Feeding Fitness Not Fat.......8 Foundation Finances...........8 Good Form Running Clinics..............................9 Water! Gatorade!

Volunteers?......................10 Salty Dog Kids.................14 Salty Dog Kids’ Duathlon Results............................14 Beyond Brevard’s Borders...16

3696 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, Florida 32935 321-751-8890

We are so excited to introduce the newest member of the Running Zone family! On November 28th, (the day AFTER the marathon) we are adopting an 8 week old long haired miniature dachshund, cream colored. We have not named HER yet as we don’t know her personality yet.

It has been almost 2 years since we lost Willy and are ready to put our newest addition to work!

You will see her at Running Zone as she will accompany us every day! She will be ready to greet you with puppy kisses! She may not be ready for Thursday night pizza but I’m sure she will eventually!

It doesn’t look like she will be walking around much for awhile as none of us will want to put her down!

We welcome any name suggestions to our Running Zone facebook! And come in to meet her anytime!!

Denise

Denise Piercy, Running Zone Foundation, Inc.

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Ghostly Gallivanting

by Patti Sponsler

Many of those who participated in the Ghostly Gecko 5K on Oct. 22 earned more than a treat-filled goodie bag at the finish line. New course records were set and scores of athletes crossed the finish line with huge smiles as they realized they had just run or walked their personal best 3.1mile time.

West Melbourne’s Michael Fisher raised his arms in triumph as he clocked the race victory and a new personal best of sixteen minutes and fourteen seconds.

The 19-year-old Brevard Community College freshman was later surprised to learn that he had also broken the previous course record of 16:24.

“I didn’t know what the course record was,” said Fisher, who began running just three years ago. “I knew I wanted to finish near the top to get good points for the Series.”

The race was the third in the seven-race Running Zone Foundation Race Series. A $10,000 prize purse – one of Florida’s largest – is up for grabs for those earning the most points in the top three overall and age group spots by the end of the season.

Fisher, who led the Series coming into the race, ran close to last year’s Series champ, 34-year-old Peter Clusener, through much of the race.

“It was a bit windy so I tried sticking near him to block the wind,” Fisher said. “I hung on until close to the three-mile mark and then went hard to the finish.”

Melbourne’s Clusener, who

competed in the 1994 U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon trials, placed second overall in 16:31.

Trailing about 30 seconds behind the two leaders was the tightly clustered chase pack of John Davis, Angela Cobb, Rob Abel, Doug Butler, Steve Hedgespeth and Matt Horner working together against the gusty north headwinds.

The turn-around just after the two-mile timing mat marked the end of the headwind and the beginning of the rest of the race for the pack.

West Melbourne’s John Davis, a previous two-time Series winner and president of Rapid Automation Designs, Inc., broke free from the thundering posse, building a six second lead, to take third overall in 17:01.

Melbourne’s Doug Butler finished fourth overall in 17:07 to take the Masters win and set a new 40+-year-old course record.

“The wind out of the north was tough, so I sat behind John, Ron and Steve,” said the 48-year-old grandfather who coaches the Set Goals, Not Limits running camp and multiyear state champion runners at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy. “Coming back south I felt pretty good and just hung with John, Angela and Steve. Angela was in front of me with 200 (yards) to go. I had to let my male pride take charge and go get her. She had a super race which helped me run the race I did.”

A “super race” may have been an understatement.

After winning the I Run for continues on page 4

Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 5:45 pm, Satellite Beach Library Santa and Zippy the Gecko bring this holiday favorite to Satellite Beach with jingle bells for your shoes and awesome Santa Hats for the first 500 registrants! Random giveaway 37” Samsung LCD TV! n Santa Hats to the 1st 500 Entrants n Jingle Bells for Everyone’s Shoes n Best Holiday Costume and Fun Stocking Awards n Santa Arrival on Fire Truck n Free Santa’s Little Helper Kids’ Run with Zippy the Gecko n Food provided by Long Doggers! n Benefits Satellite Beach Leisure Services and Satellite Beach Police Fund

extra 20% Off all SALE shoes

during november

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Ghostly Gallivanting continued from page 3

Pizza Football Kickoff 5K in 17:49, Cobb said she was working toward whittling her time down towards her personal best of 17:24.

Apparently she used a chainsaw.

The surfer and former Georgia runner annihilated her old PR as she crossed the finish line in 17:08 – taking the overall women’s win and setting a new female course record.

Her time was also good enough for fifth overall in the field of 800 finishers.

“I did not expect that at all,” said Cobb, who began running again months after giving birth to her daughter, Savannah, in March 2010.

“I was trying to run a 17:30.”

“I was in a strong pack and didn’t wear a watch,” she said. “We got to the first mile split and I felt good with holding the pace and staying with the group. At mile two, I still felt good and told myself to hold on. When I finished I thought ‘wow, that went by fast, maybe I could have gone faster’.”

Cobb credited her jump in fitness to consistent training and the festive atmosphere of the race.

“I started training seriously again

a few months ago,” said Cobb, whose win also gave her the Series lead.

“It takes a while to get back to peak performance.”

“There was also lots of good energy at the race. Everyone was dressed up and excited. It was fun with everyone in a festive mood. It was exciting.”

After taking the overall win at the Orlando Women’s Triathlon earlier in the day, Satellite Beaches Jessica Crate placed second to training partner, Cobb, and ninth overall. The 26-year-old former two-time Series champ hit the line in 17:48.

Cocoa Beaches Beth Whalen, 25, took third female and eleventh overall in 17:56. Satellite Beaches Cathy Friedel scored the Masters win in 20:21. The 47-year-old mother of five had taken second Masters just six days prior at the Atlantic Coast HalfIronman race near Amelia Island.

Complete Ghostly Gecko 5K race results are available at http://www. runningzone.com/event_results And thanks to Barry Jones of TriHokie Images, there are also amazing race pho-

tos – including individual finish photos - available for free download at http://www.trihokie.com/Road-Races/ Ghostly-Gecko-2011/19682897_gzhcwL#1544153328_XszD6FV Coming up next in the Running Zone Foundation Race Series is the Jingle Bell 2-Miler that will kick off at 5:45 p.m. from the Satellite Beach Public Library on Dec. 17. This holiday family classic offers jingle bells for everyone’s shoes; Santa hats to the first 500 entrants, free Santa’s Little Helper kids’ run, Best Holiday Costume Contest, fun stocking awards, random givea-ways including a 37” Samsung LCD television and great post-race treats provided by Long Doggers.

And don’t forget, Running Zone Foundation and Planet Kid now offer safe, fun and free on-site childcare during the race so the whole family can enjoy an evening of fun and fitness!

Proceeds from the race will benefit the Satellite Beach Police Fund and Satellite Beach Leisure Services.

Complete race information and registration is available at http://www. runningzone.com/series/news/367.

Ghostly Gecko 5K Results – october 22, 2011 Samir Ojha.......................... 52:43.9 Jacob Phillips........................ 55:20.8 Ricky Brown......................... 57:06.4

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Michael A. Fischer................ 16:14.3 Peter Clusener...................... 16:31.2 John Davis, Rz...................... 17:01.7

Masters (40+)

Doug Butler.......................... 17:07.9 8 and Under Adrian Delia........................ 25:56.6 Charley Pavlick..................... 26:22.1 Hayden Millband.................. 26:51.8 Trey Lake............................. 27:07.9 Max Jones............................ 27:49.6 Graeme Burns...................... 28:09.6 Ethan Shoda......................... 28:44.8

Logan Klaproth..................... 29:16.0 Dylan Maxik......................... 29:16.6 Anthony Abel....................... 29:23.6 Blake Burchinal..................... 29:23.8 Sami Ramadan..................... 29:52.3 Joshua Ward........................ 30:48.7 Ignatius Morrison.................. 31:52.0 Christian MacDonald............ 31:57.9 Dylan Fain........................... 36:25.3 Travis Carroll........................ 37:09.5 Jackson Fain......................... 37:59.9 Colby Spragins..................... 38:06.6 Patrick Heath........................ 39:19.9 Ethan Ward.......................... 44:50.4 Alex Koutsis.......................... 50:47.9 Nick Hart............................. 50:59.5

Austin Hayes........................ 22:46.9 Henry Pavlick....................... 23:09.1 Alex Devlin........................... 23:11.2 Joshua Kraver....................... 23:11.3 Jason Garrett........................ 23:38.4 Garrett Wiles....................... 24:07.0 Connor Cook........................ 24:43.6 Braden Krupp....................... 24:54.0 Noah Painter........................ 24:57.0 Malauhi Jones...................... 25:03.2 Trevor Denson...................... 25:19.1 Kenny Sipes......................... 25:28.8 Nicholas Landolfi.................. 27:18.7 John Liebler.......................... 27:44.2 Zachary Walls...................... 27:48.3 Luke Marzano...................... 28:44.6 Aeddon Burns....................... 29:12.2 Ian Maxik............................ 29:35.3 Derek Fortmayer................... 30:37.3 Jack Gaffney........................ 30:58.1 Zack Bursk........................... 31:11.8 Jared Spragins...................... 32:20.8

Max Techoueyres.................. 33:01.8 Noah Ogburn...................... 34:13.2 Andrew Mattson................... 35:01.9 Collin May........................... 35:37.9 Jared Decker........................ 36:04.2 Bryce Rothe.......................... 36:10.0 Jacob Mitchell...................... 36:25.4 Skylar Lalonde-Kutz............... 39:19.6 Egan Holt............................. 40:37.2 Greg Crouch........................ 53:34.0 Caleb Phillips....................... 55:18.0

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Who IS That?

by Patti Sponsler

Part of the fun and excitement of the Ghostly Gecko 5K is not knowing who or maybe what you’ll bump into. Scores of athletes and spectators - from tiny tot to septuagenarians - were clothed in creative costumes. The post-race party at Squid Lips offered a festive Halloween scene as werewolves, princesses and witches chomped on wings and drank bubbly beverages while waiting for the awards.

Those with the fastest times were not the only winners. Many in costume lined up for the hoots and applause of the crowd who judged their creativity in the

Neal Weintaub, aka Cupid, 2nd Costume Contest

Mark, Lisa and Cooper Petrillo, 1st Costume Contest

Bewitching race director, Denise Piercy.

Best Costume Contest.

In the end, it was the New York sidewalk lunch of Mark, Lisa and Cooper Petrillo who received top honors. The Indialantic couple was dressed as ketchup and mustard while their very patient Weimaraner, Cooper, played the roll of a hotdog instead of eating one.

Everyone loves love so it was no surprise to see Cupid take second place.

The Indialantic man carrying the bow and arrow is known as Neal Weintraub at

Nancy Wingo, Shoe Winner

Jim Van Veen, aka Forrest Gump, 3rd Costume Contest

his day job.

Since the crowd had come with the primary purpose of racing, it made sense that Forrest Gump was also one of the winners. Vero Beaches Jim Van Veen and his run-across-the-country beard growth took third.

Satellite Beaches Mary June Joseph was the winner of the free hotel and pair of tickets at Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights and Nancy Wingo, from Rockledge, won a free pair of shoes from Running Zone.

We hope you enjoy these winners’ photos as well as some random shots taken of other costumed creatures! There are also tons of free-to-download photos of all participants available at http://www. runningzone.com/event_results.

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A Faster Fisher

by Patti Sponsler

Michael Fisher, the current Running Zone Foundation Race Series points’ leader, has really picked up the pace during the past two years.

Consider that in 2009, the now 19-yearold Brevard Community College freshman finished the Harris Family Medical Center 5K in 18:42 for tenth overall. On Oct 22, Fisher set a course record with his Ghostly Gecko 5K victory of 16:14.

Prior to the 2009 event, Fisher had run only two other races – the 2007 (21:36) and 2008 (20:16) Harris 5K. Incredibly, his training for those races consisted of “a little light running the week before” each one.

In 2009, Fisher – just like every other athlete who has ever crossed a running finish line - wondered just how fast he could go if he actually trained for the 5K.

“My mom called Jackie Clifton (Running Zone Race Team member and running coach) to see if she could offer some advice,” Fisher said. “(Clifton) asked if she could come to our house to run with us and give us some suggestions. She talked with me about my running and told me she thought I had some real potential. I was excited after she left to try out some of the things she sug-

West Melbourne’s Michael Fisher sets a new course record with his 16:14 victory at the Ghostly Gecko 5K on Oct. 22, 2011. Photo courtesy TriHokie Images.

gested to see how well I could do.”

After just one month of putting Clifton’s

advice into practice, Fisher’s 2009 Harris 5K time plummeted to 18:42, good enough for third in his age group and tenth overall.

“Basically, I got motivated to run when Mrs. Clifton came over to talk with us, and I haven’t stopped since, said Fisher. “She encouraged me to do Doug Butler’s summer camp, which I did, and I started conditioning with the Brevard Heat that summer as well.”

Brevard Heat, a member of Florida High School Athletic Association, is one of two programs in the state that offers competitive high school sports opportunities to those who are homeschooled.

“The team just felt like a good fit,” said Fisher, who was homeschooled until he began college. “I enjoyed working with (coach) John Davis.”

Under the tutelage of Davis and enjoying the camaraderie of his teammates, Fisher’s 5K race times steadily and consistently dropped from the high 18-somethings to 17-somethings to his latest 16:14.

“Michael not only has an incredible work ethic, but he has the rare ability to hit every workout exactly at the goal pace I give continues on page 7

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Ghostly Gecko 5K Results continued from page 4 Joe Irlbeck............................ 26:48.6 Jonathan Flemming................ 27:01.1 Cameron Sutton.................... 27:12.6 Nathan Bierman................... 27:41.5 Kevin McMahan................... 29:09.2 Robert Law........................... 30:51.1 Cristian Ritcey...................... 33:05.3 Gordon Wiles...................... 33:11.0 Jeffrey Moss......................... 33:12.0 Peter Balsitis......................... 36:53.3 Randall Kirk......................... 58:30.0

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Matt Horner......................... 17:26.3 Jeff Swahlan......................... 19:58.3 Ryan Corry........................... 21:01.7 Samuel Flemming.................. 21:12.3 Richard Rhodes..................... 22:02.4 Max Schenaver.................... 22:16.7 Thomas O’Connor................. 23:40.1 Scott Fenton......................... 24:04.9 Alex Lefort............................ 26:03.0 Joshua Webb....................... 27:57.1 Austin Cooper...................... 46:41.0 Jared Gralton....................... 48:33.9 Andrew Hutker..................... 54:06.6

20 - 24 Alex Balsitis.......................... 20:33.4 Clay Tezel............................ 20:37.1 Paul Jaime............................ 20:54.8 Charlie Meyer...................... 21:13.8 Ryan Garrett......................... 21:24.1 Dylan Norris......................... 21:29.2 Ethan Aynes......................... 21:36.3

Matthew Johnson.................. 21:56.5 Sean Kennedy...................... 22:41.8 Jacob Carter........................ 23:08.9 Grant Gibson....................... 23:18.6 Brandon Hazelbalar.............. 23:40.1 Jake Bursk............................ 24:25.9 Aaron Kral........................... 25:11.1

Jason Wagman..................... 18:49.0 Jeff Willingham..................... 19:13.6 Robby Hails......................... 21:07.8 Anthony Lowers.................... 22:14.4 Matt McDougal..................... 23:24.9 Mark Mihlebach................... 23:55.6 Christopher Hebert................ 28:23.9 Ben Wurtz............................ 42:19.7 Michael Sacco...................... 00:38.3

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Ron Abel.............................. 17:42.1 Brad Daszynski..................... 18:26.7 Andy Dutra.......................... 18:40.7 Greg Reverdiau.................... 18:50.4 Forrest Gump....................... 18:51.9 Chi Cam.............................. 19:27.9 Jason Smid........................... 20:45.1 Tom Wiedenbauer................. 20:58.1 Arthur Kunkle........................ 21:27.5 Brian Burgard....................... 21:34.8 Joseph Joseph....................... 21:46.0 Robert Cortes....................... 22:33.9 Nicholas Garcia................... 24:00.7 Michael Fischer.................... 25:10.0 Ryan Mulcahy....................... 25:18.5 Joseph Campbell.................. 25:32.1 Eric Martinez........................ 25:53.3 Jarrod Madara..................... 25:54.6 Brian Kent............................ 26:39.7 Konstantinos Balas................ 26:40.1 Stafford Hampton.................. 26:40.3 Brandon Roland.................... 26:41.4 Gabriel Barfield.................... 27:50.3 Robert Bruckart..................... 28:14.0 Benjamin Sprague................. 29:44.2 David Schatz........................ 30:01.7 Adam Warner...................... 30:21.3 Christian Cruz...................... 31:46.0 Roberto Cornier.................... 31:58.8 Tony Brown.......................... 32:08.8 Neal Weintraub.................... 32:13.2 Andrew Parcel...................... 34:35.6 continues on page 10

A Faster Fisher continued from page 6 him,” said Davis. “Most runners tend to either take the workouts too easy or too hard and in either case, they don’t achieve the maximum benefit.”

“But the most amazing thing about Michael is that his potential is a complete unknown since he has only been running for a few short years. If put in a running program for a few years with other elite runners, the sky is the limit.”

While Fisher is looking into the engineering and architecture programs at some of the colleges with powerhouse running programs, it is his love of the sport – not the fast times and awards – that keep him motivated.

“I really look forward to my workouts

and my runs are typically the best part of my day,” Fisher said. “It’s something I really enjoy and I’d do it even if my times weren’t improving. The fact that I see my times getting faster with hard work is just icing on the cake.”

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Feeding Fitness Not Fat

by Patti Sponsler

There are some scary statistics out there and we’re not talking about numbers dressed up in Halloween costumes.

According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, 10 to 15 percent of the kids in the state of Florida are obese. Not chubby, not pleasingly plump, but obese. Add on another 15-20 percent who are ‘merely’ overweight, and it’s not hard to see a health care crisis in the making.

For several years now, it has been proven that kids who are overweight are more likely to have: n High blood pressure and high cholesterol that increases the risk for heart disease. n Increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. n Breathing problems such as sleep apnea and asthma. n Joint problems and musculoskeletal discomfort. n Fatty liver disease, gallstones and heartburn. n Greater risk of social and psychological problems, such as discrimination and poor self-esteem. n Early onset puberty, which brings a whole new set of emotional and physical issues into play for kids as young as seven-years-old these days.

As it does for adults, eating healthy and

A four-year old photo from FLORIDA TODAY shows Erin Schuck pushing her son, Colin, in a baby jogger during a race

getting plenty of exercise goes a long way toward keeping our kids healthy.

While it is probably no longer safe just to let kids roam around outdoors for hours alone, there are plenty of organized opportunities for kids and parents to be active together.

Below is an interview with Melbourne’s Erin Schuck and her seven-year-old son, Colin. They show how parents who use local opportunities to model a healthy lifestyle early on in their child’s life can have a huge

Seven-year-old Colin Shuck rocking the bike portion of the Oct. 1 Salty Dog Duathlon.

impact on whether their child willingly chooses the fun of fitness over video games on the couch.

RZ: I remember like it was yesterday you pushing Colin in the baby-jogger during the Thursday night fun runs. What were you continues on page 15

Foundation Finance$

Thanks to our wonderful walkers and runners, tireless volunteers and generous sponsors, Running Zone Foundation has been able to donate $7,500 back to the community after just the first two Running Zone Foundation Race Series events.

Your participation in and support of the July 4 Firecracker 5K and I Run for Pizza Football Kickoff 5K on August 13 will: n Help severely wounded veterans once again become independent and successful through the Space Coast Sentinels of Freedom.

Check out this great FLORIDA TODAY story about this group at http://www. floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011310300008 n Foster fitness, self-esteem and good sportsmanship among boys and girls from 4 to 15-years-old through the Suntree Viera Youth Football & Cheerleading League. n Honor America by remembering, educating and celebrating her heritage and history through Honor America Liberty Bell Museum in Melbourne. n Meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and families through WEGO Ministries in Cocoa Beach. Our donation went to help and orphanage in Nicaragua. n Help ease the financial burdens of the Johnson family through Hannah’s Helpers. In July of this year, the Palm Bay family lost their 6-year-old daughter, Hannah, when their van was rear-ended while on vacation. Their two eldest daughters, Brooke and Kathryn, suffered injuries that left them wheelchair-bound for weeks.

Their only son, 3-year-old Owen, suffered a cervical separation of his spinal cord and is now a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic.

Thank you for helping so many people in our community while building your own fitness and having fun!

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Good Form Running Clinics at Running Zone Tuesday, November 30th at 6pm 20 spaces available, must pre register because space is limited for more 1-on-1 instruction.

Taking reservations for these two months. Email pete@runningzone.com to reserve your spot.

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Ghostly Gecko 5K Results continued from page 7

Daniel Goodhew.................. 37:57.1 Michael Thurig..................... 40:37.1 Chris Sugarman.................... 42:09.9

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Steve Hedgespeth................. 17:14.5 Ramon Cordero.................... 18:41.3 Thaddeus Austin................... 18:52.7 Steven Stengle...................... 20:14.9 Kurt Russell........................... 21:23.1 Chris Slusher........................ 21:30.9 Mike Acosta......................... 23:02.7 Charles Hannold................... 23:12.9 Brett Keener......................... 23:47.9 Scott Riggenbach.................. 24:09.7 William Branan.................... 24:25.3 Phil Hatcher.......................... 24:44.6 John Prudot.......................... 25:02.4 Hedison Mui......................... 25:02.5 Joshua Maitlen...................... 25:03.0 Bryce Harrington.................. 27:14.5 Derek White......................... 27:41.8 Brandon Kriner..................... 28:07.3 David Browning.................... 28:07.8 Chris McClure...................... 28:44.0 Rex Leclaire.......................... 29:11.1

Jason Cahill.......................... 29:16.0 Jonathan Hazen.................... 29:16.2 David Nicol.......................... 29:16.4 Charley Elsey....................... 29:49.6 Clifford Lheureux................... 32:13.6 Jason Dowdy........................ 32:30.1 Dan Hottinger....................... 32:33.3 Denny Chiong...................... 34:23.7 Brian Alderson...................... 34:48.4 Daniel Penny........................ 36:19.4 Tony Vasquez....................... 38:52.4 Sean Fisk............................. 40:03.9 Brent Burns........................... 40:33.0 Elmer Chirino....................... 47:32.5 Ben Harvey.......................... 49:19.0 Anton Stevens....................... 52:45.6 Carl Raymond...................... 03:43.3

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Shane Streufert..................... 17:51.5 Jonathan Howse................... 19:12.8 Paul Wayfield....................... 19:16.9 Doug Hernandez.................. 19:48.9 Phil Moore........................... 20:01.1 Joe Newton.......................... 20:25.1 Kevin Caster......................... 20:28.1 Scott Larson.......................... 20:41.2 James Krupp......................... 21:41.1 John Vangilder...................... 21:58.5 Jeff Reardon......................... 22:43.1 Thomas Harrelson................. 23:07.8 Bryan Elmore........................ 23:48.4 Rudy Valentin....................... 24:10.8 Les Dunne............................ 24:37.2 Daniel McCarthy................... 25:38.3 Shawn Burns........................ 26:17.6

Ted Dubroff.......................... 28:18.8 Collin Davidson.................... 29:04.0 Jeff May............................... 29:30.7 Shannon Yeager................... 29:47.1 John Burchinal...................... 29:58.6 John Litchfield....................... 30:05.3 Darrell Davis........................ 30:07.4 Eric Ward............................ 30:48.5 Amber Saxon....................... 31:08.7 Alejandro Llama................... 31:48.5 Tom Decker.......................... 35:20.5 Kevin Howard...................... 35:29.6 Brian Bridenbecker................ 38:06.4 Jonathan Krauser.................. 40:08.9 Brandon Fritz........................ 40:30.1 Chris Pearson....................... 57:37.2

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Sean Black........................... 19:01.4 Pedro Toledo........................ 19:09.8 Jim Schaeffer........................ 19:24.6 Chris Reesh.......................... 19:31.2 Al Steiginga......................... 20:39.9 Steve Chin........................... 20:41.5 John Romesberg.................... 21:09.5 Rick Ramnath........................ 21:16.6 Ken Dunleavy....................... 21:21.5 Peter McMahan.................... 21:43.7 Aaron Prupas....................... 22:35.6 David Balsitis........................ 22:47.0 Frank Hosey......................... 23:44.8 Rob McCaslin....................... 23:54.4 Harry Prosser....................... 24:18.2 Todd Buras........................... 24:27.8 Tom Wright.......................... 24:54.0 Frank Christie....................... 26:17.8

Richard Benet....................... 26:38.1 Brad Berry........................... 27:11.3 Randy Hines......................... 27:21.7 Ron Roff............................... 27:33.5 Mike Lanzana....................... 27:48.5 Rob Landers......................... 28:16.6 Russ Soule............................ 28:31.0 Kevin Valone........................ 28:42.1 Peter Marzano...................... 28:43.0 Kenneth Dixon...................... 29:44.3 Chris Bursk........................... 31:13.0 Rick Michetti......................... 33:35.8 Ronald Blum......................... 37:59.7 Ty Bowen............................. 38:41.4 Dane Lacasse....................... 39:20.9 Shaun Heath........................ 39:24.2 Jason Frederick..................... 39:58.1 Tripp Walton........................ 40:31.8 Stan Hart............................. 50:56.3 Ben Whitaker....................... 53:14.1 Marty Brown........................ 57:12.4 continues on page 11

Water! Gatorade! Volunteers?

We have the following volunteer opportunities available for this year’s race on November 26th and 27th:

SATURDAY, NOV. 26TH Packet Pickup Volunteers at KSC

SUNDAY, NOV. 27TH (RIVERFRONT PARK) Course Marshals As a small token of our appreciation we are offering each volunteer a Volunteer Appreciation Package that includes the following: n Space Coast volunteer tee-shirt n Discount coupons to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex n $10.00 coupon to Running Zone n Free registration to one race of the Space Coast Runners, Titusville or Running Zone Race Series.

n Drawing for a free pair of shoes from Running

Zone (up to a $100.00 value)

If you would like to volunteer, please send us an email at info@spacecoastmarathon.com and indicate your area of interest.

If you can’t volunteer but want to contribute, we also need a Donation of Baked Goods for the participants after the race. For more information, contact Denise Piercy at dpiercy@runningzone.com.

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Kevin Rodriguez................... 03:49.1

45 - 49

Chris Loines.......................... 18:58.3 Doug Nichols....................... 19:09.2 Keith Snodgrass.................... 19:27.4 Tony Stokes.......................... 20:52.8 Bryan Bost........................... 20:59.3 Ken Fortmayer...................... 21:01.9 Greg Hayes......................... 21:19.7 Chris Marriott....................... 21:48.5 Shawn Wilson...................... 22:13.7 Dave Hernandez................... 23:03.4 Tim Griffin............................ 23:13.0 Gregg Kraver....................... 24:03.7 Joseph Jenne........................ 24:57.7 James Chiravalle................... 27:16.1 Brian Litterilla........................ 28:00.2 Derrick Burkett...................... 28:01.8 Sleighton Meyer.................... 28:21.0 Chuck Mathews.................... 28:45.7 Chris Bainbridge................... 29:00.3 Dominick Landolfi.................. 29:15.2 Jay Wherley......................... 30:03.0 Michael MacDonald.............. 31:57.2 Buck James........................... 33:08.9 John Torres........................... 34:59.1 Steven Hebert....................... 36:55.1 Mike Oswald....................... 37:23.7 Patrick Mondor..................... 38:38.0 Scott Tilley............................ 47:58.1 Phil Suffern........................... 51:44.4 Rod Crouch.......................... 57:38.7

50 - 54

Brett Halliday....................... 18:06.4 Joe Hultgren......................... 18:29.9 Art Anderson........................ 18:53.9 Jeffrey Cook......................... 20:20.5 Jay Claybaugh..................... 20:50.0 Keith Kowalske..................... 21:42.2 Haskell Walker..................... 22:40.7 Gary Letchworth................... 23:44.6 Carla Davison...................... 23:47.3 Robert Hails......................... 24:04.4 Steve Calabro...................... 24:22.2 Michael Lawless.................... 24:28.5 Mark Weber......................... 24:45.7 Bill Craig............................. 25:00.9 Doug Czerwinski.................. 25:18.9 Joe Dowell........................... 26:50.6 Leigh Dumas......................... 28:00.0 Mike Stonebraker.................. 28:29.7 Jeff Murphree....................... 28:48.5 Glenn Stocks........................ 29:08.9 Neil Aaronson...................... 29:09.7 Dwight Bost.......................... 30:07.8 Mark Probert........................ 30:59.8 Keith Bourke......................... 31:13.7 Randy Shiver........................ 32:42.7 Ken Flieder........................... 32:51.1 David Hall............................ 34:23.9

Dan Johnson......................... 34:36.5 John Schmidt........................ 35:55.1 Gilbert Russell....................... 35:56.9 Dan Flynn............................ 36:01.4 Wallace Brandon.................. 37:14.2 Rick McEvers........................ 39:51.7 Jay Meyers........................... 44:35.7

Joe Mignogna...................... 31:19.9 Jim Vandevelden................... 31:35.0 Ed Duley.............................. 36:24.3

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55 - 59

Jim Cunningham................... 20:16.4 Matt Mahoney...................... 21:07.1 Jerry Bird............................. 21:27.4 Dan Brewer.......................... 22:02.7 Guy Thibodeau..................... 23:13.0 Jaime F Ruiz......................... 24:55.9 Larry Wiseman..................... 27:18.5

Steve Holland....................... 39:30.4 Robert Crum......................... 42:42.2 Ethel Williams....................... 43:05.1 Dave Norris......................... 57:14.9

65 - 69

Marc Josselson..................... 27:31.5 James Tagg.......................... 27:54.3 Alan Kings........................... 28:28.5 Jim McClary......................... 30:04.4 Jeff Perry.............................. 31:48.8 Zdravko Obradovic............... 32:03.8 Mike Reeves......................... 32:22.8

Gary Castner....................... 23:35.1 George Then........................ 31:19.5 Ken Strickland...................... 33:31.2 Tom Lazar............................ 35:08.9 Tony Gentry......................... 35:13.0 Drew Noble......................... 39:27.4 Rick Foresteire...................... 42:04.1 Bob Plusnick......................... 03:21.3

70 - 74

Tom Ward............................ 25:48.8 Bernie Sher.......................... 32:30.9 Jim Anderson........................ 35:36.0

75+

Bob Pecor............................ 32:36.3 Henry Campbell................... 37:26.3

FEMALE Overall

Angela Cobb....................... 17:09.3 Jessica Crate........................ 17:49.6 Beth Whalen........................ 17:58.9

Masters (40+)

Jim Molinaro........................ 32:29.8 Bob Harvey.......................... 33:02.2 Jason Baltuch........................ 33:35.3 James Cornthwaite................ 35:14.6 Daniel Mercier...................... 37:52.1 Robert Bruckhart................... 41:38.2 Douglas Jackson................... 46:23.1

60 - 64

David Grant......................... 21:15.9 Bud Timmons........................ 22:23.3 Ray Brown........................... 24:25.1 Teen Sum............................. 26:11.3 David Farrall........................ 26:35.5 Chuck Palmer....................... 30:14.3

Aubrey Fortmayer................. 30:07.8 Jessica Marzano................... 30:58.7 Audrey Buck......................... 31:00.1 Calla Michetti....................... 33:35.7 Jeannie Peterson................... 39:18.2 Baylee Fritz.......................... 40:08.9 McKenna Caban.................. 40:28.1 Adelyn Burns........................ 40:32.0 Anastacia Devlin................... 43:23.5 Abby Meyers........................ 43:26.0 Kai Griffin............................ 45:33.2 Abigail Hanks...................... 50:45.3 Mackenzie Fields.................. 01:24.7 Marie Groppel..................... 22:44.8 Ally Jaime............................ 23:41.8 Abigail Lake......................... 26:00.6 Sara Deloria......................... 26:24.4 Magnolia Lake...................... 27:47.8 Emily Hazelbaker.................. 29:21.3 Jennifer Law......................... 29:41.1 Daniela Spies....................... 30:08.3 Marissa Spies....................... 30:43.2 Elizabeth Kuhblank............... 31:39.8 Madison Howard.................. 31:47.8 Allyson Mattson.................... 32:00.7 Jayda Kulig.......................... 32:06.3 Taylor Moss.......................... 32:20.9 Sydney Zamorano................. 32:21.9 Brianna Burchinal.................. 33:41.0 Soha Ramadan..................... 34:45.1 Emily McCauslin................... 34:45.4 Meghan Litchfield.................. 38:51.3 Ashlee Fritz.......................... 38:52.6 Laura Miller.......................... 41:24.2 Aprille Jacobs....................... 43:29.6 Trisha Suffern........................ 45:20.8 Kira Lieb.............................. 47:30.0 Lucy Rios.............................. 47:50.5 Haley MacDonald................. 49:51.1 Saige Ritcey......................... 52:01.7

12-14

Emily Chapman.................... 20:33.8 Amanda Beach..................... 21:48.9 Kristen Owl.......................... 21:54.8 Chandler Gandolfi................ 23:10.4 Hannah Flemming................. 25:03.3 Nicole Mattson..................... 28:21.4 Alexandra Perry.................... 31:49.2 Taylor Sipes.......................... 34:03.6 Jillian Mignogna................... 36:30.8 Ellen Mahoney...................... 36:52.4 Isabelle Gaffney.................... 38:56.3 Lina-Maria Ruiz..................... 40:27.5 Alyssa Burns......................... 47:53.6 Sophia Byrd......................... 49:18.8 Leeann Hutker....................... 54:04.6

15 - 19

Cathy Friedel........................ 20:21.9

8 and Under

Kaylee Kraver....................... 26:36.5 Katelyn Owl......................... 28:42.6 Anna Grenevicki................... 29:25.5 Kennedy Walls..................... 29:32.5

Cynthia Ballou...................... 22:06.5 Abby Fenton......................... 22:32.5 Lexi Fenton........................... 23:02.1 Rebekka Greenwalt............... 23:22.9 Zoe Windfelder.................... 24:16.8 Kathleen Schnuck.................. 28:00.8 Beatrice Ottomanelli.............. 28:04.7 Tenia Clendenin.................... 40:34.2 Sam Ritcey........................... 46:42.0 continues on page 12

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Ghostly Gecko 5K Results continued from page 11

Emily Greene........................ 54:07.9

20 - 24

Natalie Weber..................... 22:20.1 Stephanie Bird...................... 23:17.4 Jennifer Lindsay.................... 23:54.8 Melissa Baldwin................... 24:26.7 Kelsey Clayton...................... 24:40.4 Megan Starke....................... 25:29.5 Robin Laverentz.................... 26:13.6 Alicia Miller......................... 27:55.0 Sarah Hebert........................ 28:37.0 Kara Downs......................... 30:57.2 Tatiana Cornier..................... 31:59.5 Ana Flores........................... 32:21.1 Britney Hammergren.............. 33:15.0 Kristin Pearce....................... 36:14.8 Amanda Smith...................... 36:15.6 Jennifer Sugarman................ 36:53.4 Megan Hesketh.................... 37:48.6 Victoria Probert..................... 38:26.1 Danielle Caraway................. 38:52.4 Danielle Johnson................... 39:08.4 Amanda Cruz....................... 39:48.6 Katie Pekkarinen................... 42:19.5 Elys Clark............................. 50:06.7 Samantha Lucas.................... 50:23.9 Emily Sacco......................... 00:23.9

25 - 29

Meredith Van Veen................ 18:55.9 Jessica Wiedenbauer............ 19:23.8 Amy Clamons....................... 21:49.4 Jenny Tagg........................... 22:04.9 Aprille Roberts...................... 24:08.8 Patti Hatcher......................... 24:44.7 Michelle Nicol...................... 25:22.8 Thea Rusch........................... 25:36.8 Aimee Molineaux.................. 27:06.4 Celeste Ralston..................... 27:12.5 Valerie Feldbauer.................. 27:50.4 Jenna Crecco....................... 28:00.4 Sloane Baldwin.................... 28:24.7 Christine Anzevino................ 28:32.7 Sarah Bowers....................... 29:20.4 Allison Givens...................... 30:00.1 Theresa Dipinto..................... 30:10.3 Patricia Lucas....................... 30:11.1 Amanda Bennett................... 30:47.7 Heidi Wolf........................... 30:57.4 Ashley Gleason.................... 31:00.2 Allison Doerfler..................... 31:22.5 Kathryn Ellington................... 31:38.3 Holly Verderame................... 31:41.4 Mary Didio.......................... 32:52.7 Jennifer Yeargin.................... 33:14.6 Jennifer Polk......................... 33:17.2 Erin Lauscher........................ 34:21.8 Ansley Hails......................... 34:46.1 Mary Kate Roberts................ 35:28.6 Terra Earnest........................ 36:00.6 Nicole Serpiglia................... 36:03.3

Stacie Penny........................ 36:21.5 Holly Martinez..................... 36:43.3 Jillian Goodhew................... 37:57.1 Maxley Chiong.................... 39:08.0 Natalie Noel....................... 39:54.0 Christine Lockard................. 40:14.5 Holly Younger...................... 40:30.6 Jeanne Duce........................ 40:38.0 Carla Cano......................... 43:02.9 Melissa Roland.................... 44:16.5 Lauren Schatz...................... 46:25.5 Alice Hopper....................... 47:50.2 Oleria Glover-Davis............... 53:35.4 Rebecca Nelson.................... 54:07.1 Georgia Spyro..................... 54:24.8

30 - 34

Melissa Taylor....................... 18:52.5 Kim Hunger.......................... 19:40.3 Krista Branan........................ 22:25.0 Donna Davis, Rz................... 22:52.2 Angela Coram...................... 22:53.1 Rene Dunne.......................... 23:11.3 Narayana Riggs................... 23:27.2 Emily Hall............................ 24:29.4 Casey Gilbert....................... 25:05.3 Melissa Euziere.................... 25:20.8 Jen Sikoski........................... 25:22.2 Kathryn Gonzalez................. 25:37.6 Melissa Goeren.................... 25:46.1 Kelly Semenko...................... 25:46.9 Lisa Kugrens......................... 25:50.9 Allison Urso.......................... 25:55.2 Rachel Williams.................... 25:56.6 Christina Russell.................... 26:09.3 Tami Glover.......................... 26:21.4 Whitney Wakley................... 26:24.7 Michele Graham................... 26:39.9 Mindy Millband.................... 26:51.9 Amanda Harding.................. 28:08.1 Sabrina Creasy..................... 28:27.9 Margaret James.................... 28:32.8 Pam Etemesi......................... 28:41.1 Laura Hanson....................... 29:06.9 Breanne Brown..................... 29:20.3 Lindsay Schram..................... 30:08.0 Jennifer Imel......................... 30:19.1 Michele Warner.................... 30:21.5 Juana Velie........................... 30:47.8 Denise Burns-Legros............... 31:12.1 Somer Sutton........................ 31:48.1 Robyn Kleinschmidt............... 32:52.6 Terrie Ritcey.......................... 33:20.0 Joan Thibodaux.................... 33:21.5 Jamie Browning.................... 33:31.7 Ariel Prohaska...................... 33:34.0 Ragan Krupp........................ 34:18.7 Jackie Leclaire...................... 34:21.0 Mindy Klaproth..................... 34:59.5 Jessica Alexander................. 35:04.8 Alexandra Michaels.............. 37:10.1 Erica Zamorano.................... 37:23.1 Cameron Smith..................... 37:31.0 Shannon Hazen.................... 37:34.6 Shaundre Parcel.................... 38:09.3 Amy Atterberry..................... 39:26.6 Amy Benet........................... 39:57.8 Amey Lueck.......................... 40:12.8 Heather Caban..................... 41:12.4 Katherine Reyes.................... 42:20.0 Bonnie Christian................... 42:49.9 Becci Carmichael.................. 43:28.8

Becki Walton........................ 46:13.9 Kim Davis............................ 46:18.4 Nikki Evans.......................... 46:52.2 Angela Chirino..................... 48:40.7 Maria Hernandez................. 52:34.6 Dina Brown.......................... 57:09.7 Joanna Thanephohn.............. 58:41.9 Jennifer Lucas....................... 03:46.3

40 - 44 Joni Carroll.......................... 45:15.4 Danielle Armstrong................ 46:58.6 Robyn Nelson....................... 48:54.9 Melissa Harvey..................... 49:20.9 Julie Steger........................... 50:37.2 Amanda Duerr...................... 52:45.8 Kristin Mirda........................ 54:01.3 Roni Paulsson....................... 54:01.7 Colleen Tobia....................... 54:07.0 Jamie Stengle....................... 54:24.5 Janine Bruckart..................... 00:25.5 Anne Disalvo........................ 01:01.5 Collette Raymond.................. 03:36.5

35 - 39

Lisa Petrillo........................... 19:59.0 Julie Hannah........................ 20:00.9 Alexa Gemma...................... 20:37.8 Jennifer Ogburn.................... 21:24.9 Felicity Cunningham.............. 21:33.5 Kati Craig............................ 21:34.8 Megan Campbell.................. 21:51.6 Charlotte McClure................. 23:12.9 Brittany Streufert................... 23:29.5 Linda Marzano..................... 24:57.9 Katherine Myers.................... 26:01.2 Sisi Packard......................... 26:07.0 Cheryl Fortmayer.................. 27:07.7 Susan Maxik........................ 27:07.8 Allison Stauffer..................... 27:38.4 Donna Wheeldon................. 28:37.2 Gail Thuraphan.................... 28:43.9 Kathleen Shoda.................... 28:44.8 Michelle Gongora................. 29:02.3 Emily Boeckman.................... 29:08.4 Viviana Rodriguez................. 29:16.1 Bethany Kulig....................... 30:15.5 Rebecca Maitlen................... 30:55.7 Anita Erhardt........................ 30:57.0 Jennifer MacBride................. 32:35.9 Dawn Fritz........................... 32:53.4 Carla Wiles.......................... 33:15.4 Holly Moss........................... 33:20.1 Dayna Davis........................ 33:38.6 Christina Hanks.................... 34:15.0 Audra Kemmerling................ 34:56.1 Rebecca Burchinal................. 36:03.1 Christy Lax........................... 36:15.0 Lisa Decordova..................... 36:22.5 Christine Davis..................... 36:23.8 Brenna Burns........................ 37:03.1 Sonya Hall........................... 37:04.1 Kathy Frederick..................... 37:15.2 Christine Hansen................... 37:36.3 Amanda Elmore.................... 37:45.8 Stephanie Mondor................ 38:40.3 Debbie Bolin........................ 39:11.5 Cindy Holt........................... 39:24.5 Jessi Fisk.............................. 40:03.0 Shannon Deltour................... 42:06.8 Angela Cail.......................... 44:55.5

Mary Hofmeister................... 22:30.3 Devra Fain........................... 22:46.4 Betsy Butler.......................... 23:43.2 Marie Bloch......................... 24:02.2 Michelle Smurl...................... 24:36.7 Cheri Stradtmann.................. 25:25.1 Lisa Hamelin......................... 25:51.4 Carol McCauslin................... 26:57.0 Eugenia Berry....................... 27:32.6 Catherine Callender.............. 28:38.7 Tami Waschka...................... 29:08.4 Debby Buras........................ 29:50.4 Florence White..................... 30:01.2 Nadia Hosey........................ 30:19.7 Elizabeth Windfelder............. 30:34.5 Laura Rochon....................... 30:37.3 Ginger Soule........................ 30:48.2 Bernadette Pittman................ 31:22.3 Christina Borchers................. 31:26.3 Debbie Nail......................... 32:15.0 Sasha Morrison/bettany........ 32:29.2 Katherine Heller.................... 32:39.1 Lisa Teter.............................. 34:50.3 Jennifer Campbell................. 35:05.0 Autumne Hail....................... 35:21.2 Jennifer Mitchell.................... 35:44.6 Della Mickler........................ 35:56.1 Michelle Byrd....................... 36:00.8 Nancy Vangilder................... 36:32.4 Michelle May....................... 37:00.2 Kimberly Prosser................... 37:55.7 Ami McCormick.................... 37:57.1 Carolyn Varrelmann.............. 37:58.2 Chrissy Bouvier..................... 38:10.7 Nancy Mattson..................... 38:23.6 Leslie Snyder........................ 40:07.1 Teresa Hines......................... 41:15.0 Kim Balsitis........................... 42:15.4 Inga Devlin........................... 43:26.7 Janet Heller.......................... 44:23.7 Paige Stanley....................... 46:25.8 Elizabeth Velez..................... 46:59.2 Mary Sullivan....................... 47:53.2 Marsha Meyers.................... 48:12.7 Cynthia Calhoun................... 48:13.5 Stephanie Byrd..................... 49:19.3 Shelley Stone........................ 49:42.6 Katherine MacDonald............ 49:58.1 Karen Sutton......................... 51:37.5 Pam Ojha............................ 52:47.2 Kim Whitaker....................... 53:15.3 Valerie Cline-Phillips.............. 55:22.2 Laura Devillers...................... 57:33.4 Pam Crouch......................... 57:34.7 Kelley Farrand...................... 58:42.9 Kim Rodriguez...................... 03:50.8 45 - 49 Robin Hernandez.................. 21:42.7 Dr Tina Kraver...................... 21:46.2 continues on page 13

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Ghostly Gecko 5K Results continued from page 12

Lori Kruger........................... 22:24.4 Marie Thomas...................... 23:31.4 Christine Kennedy................. 23:50.2 Dana Kennedy...................... 24:01.8 Sarah Williams..................... 24:16.1 Shari Parris.......................... 25:13.6 Windy Jenne........................ 25:14.4 Cindy Gaffney...................... 25:14.7 Kathleen Shiver..................... 25:28.0 Ilse Berube........................... 26:13.9 Mariangie Blake................... 26:16.9 Lori Rattay............................ 28:00.2 Lynn Jaime........................... 28:03.4 Debbie Pagillo...................... 28:14.2 Michele Duester.................... 28:25.3 Monica Hall......................... 28:25.5 Annette Burkette.................... 28:40.7 Kathy Owl............................ 28:43.5 Jennifer Therrien.................... 28:46.0 Jill Mignogna........................ 28:49.9 Candice Shreve.................... 29:04.7 Andrea Lucas....................... 29:10.1 Sheila Pavlick....................... 30:41.7 Jane Spies............................ 30:52.3 Mary Lent............................ 32:38.8 Connie Harvey..................... 33:02.4 Wendy Restivo...................... 33:18.1 Kim Aaronson....................... 34:48.7 Deborah Streiber.................. 35:01.9 Joann Marrell....................... 37:25.0 Cathy Chapman................... 37:40.1 Susan Peterson..................... 39:48.0 Brenda Hutker...................... 41:24.4

Elizabeth Slater..................... 44:44.6 Janet Bainbridge................... 47:00.1 Caroline Griffin..................... 47:49.5 Cherie Drew......................... 49:31.4 Valarie Suffern...................... 51:44.2 Alicia I Ruiz.......................... 52:41.3 Rhonda Norris...................... 57:14.7

50 - 54

Midori Wiles........................ 24:11.3 Denise Canina...................... 24:34.8 Karon Pittman....................... 24:42.1 Elizabeth Rvig....................... 26:23.0 Trish Golay.......................... 26:54.1 Laurie Paul........................... 27:00.7 Angela Perry........................ 28:24.0 Sally Liebler.......................... 29:02.8 Karen Cornthwaite................ 30:00.7 Susan Elias........................... 31:56.0 Elizabeth Molinaro................ 32:53.9 Colleen Pierce...................... 32:59.3 Linda Schultz........................ 33:18.7 Cathy Sweeney..................... 34:09.2 Sherri Shamet....................... 34:14.9 Terri Small............................ 35:23.2 Dalys Dunn.......................... 38:32.9 Donna Makowski.................. 38:36.4 Carol Ball............................ 38:41.5 Laura Hails........................... 39:04.2 Sue Hoyt.............................. 42:02.3 Joanne Gomber.................... 43:00.9 Janet Letchworth.................... 43:14.2 Joyce Durrett......................... 44:25.3 Rita Kronis........................... 46:16.6 Ellen Jamett.......................... 46:26.1 Deborah Gralton................... 49:06.9 Lee Godbout........................ 49:31.2 Lisa Cosgrove....................... 49:43.2 Sherry Moss......................... 54:13.4 Beverly Neurock................... 54:14.7

55 - 59

Anne Doerflein..................... 26:51.8 Melodie Esposito.................. 30:07.3 Catherine Earnshaw.............. 32:05.7 Yasmin Jarman...................... 33:12.5 Sharon Underill..................... 33:23.7 Nancy Palmer....................... 33:27.4 Laura Williamson.................. 34:21.3 Nancy Wingo...................... 36:15.5 Penny Naugle....................... 36:42.1 Sue Lazar............................. 42:40.8 Judy Strenski......................... 43:30.3 Theresa Trawick.................... 46:36.2 Cheryl Austin........................ 54:50.1 Frances Kirk......................... 58:30.8

60 - 64

Anne Dockery....................... 22:23.6 Lorraine Petersen................... 27:02.4 Joanne Goodson................... 30:13.6 Milly Krause......................... 43:14.5 Donna Berglund.................... 46:13.3 Pamela Toal.......................... 46:16.2 Louise Schmidt...................... 54:02.9 Mary June Joseph................. 54:51.0 Barb Van Veen...................... 56:11.6 Diane Strickland................... 00:53.1 Angela Disalvo..................... 01:01.6

65 - 69

Carole Judson....................... 51:36.9 Frances Ragsdale.................. 52:06.8 Ernestine Ellington................. 52:06.8 Barb Plusnick........................ 03:44.9

70 - 74

Willy Moolenaar................... 28:09.6 Judith Law............................ 38:50.8 Judy Heller........................... 45:24.1 Katie Marsh......................... 48:12.0

75 - 99

Roberta Osterling.................. 58:12.7

CORPORATE TEAM RESULTS

1. Harris Race Team 16:15 19:13 19:24 20:50 20:59 = 1:36:41; Michael A. Fisher, Jonathan Howse, Jessica Wiedenbauer, Jay Claybaugh, Tom Wiedenbauer 2. Health First 19:28 19:28 20:02 21:50 22:05 = 1:42:53; Keith Snodgrass, Chi Cam, Phil Moore, Amy Clamons, Jenny Tagg 3. Drs Technologies 19:14 21:22 22:25 24:23 25:01 = 1:52:25; Jeff Willingham, Ken Dunleavy, Lori Kruger, Steve Calabro, Bill Craig

OPEN TEAM RESULTS

1. Running Zone 16:31 17:02 17:08 17:15 19:41 = 1:27:37; Peter Clusener, John Davis, RZ, Doug Butler, Steve Hedgespeth, Kim Hunger 2. Soles in Motion 17:08 17:49 17:52 18:42 20:40 = 1:32:11; Angela Cobb, Jessica Crate, Shane Streufert, Ramon Cordero, Al Steiginga 3. Twisted Blister

18:54 20:15 21:02 22:03 22:05 = 1:44:19; Art Anderson, Steven Stengle, Ryan Corry, Richard Rhodes, Jenny Tagg 4. Jackson’s Jets & Joggers 18:59 23:44 24:35 29:01 35:05 = 2:11:24; Chris Loines, Betsy Butler, Denise Canina, Chris Bainbridge, Jessica Alexander 5. Run the Race 24:09 25:33 26:41 32:14 32:22 = 2:20:59; Aprille Roberts, Joseph Campbell, Stafford Hampton, Neal Weintraub, Ana Flores 6. Pacesetters 22:34 26:40 34:24 35:21 39:08 = 2:38:07; Robert Cortes, Brian Kent, Denny Chiong, Tom Decker, Maxley Chiong 7. Kickin Asphault 32:21 32:22 33:06 33:12 33:20 = 2:44:21; Taylor Moss, Sydney Zamorano, Cristian Ritcey, Jeffrey Moss, Terrie Ritcey

School Participation

Indian Harbour Montessori............. 24 PACA.......................................... 19 Holland......................................... 7 Manatee Elementary....................... 7 Ascension...................................... 4 Meadowlane Elementary................. 2 Surfside......................................... 2 Edgewood............................ 1

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Salty Dog Kids

What’s more fun and natural for kids than biking and running?

by Patti Sponsler

If you ever forget the joy of these adventurous activities, just come watch the pirate-themed Salty Dog Kids’ Duathlon that takes place each October for kids ages six to 12. You’ll get your stoke back as you see how hard each child tries and how joyful they are at the finish line.

“The Salty Dog kind of grew out of Health First Health Plans wanting to add a children’s event the day before the triathlon (Battle of the Bridges presented by Health First Health Plans),” said Denise Piercy, race director for the Running Zone Foundation event. “They

Joshua Ward (128), 7, Viera; Madison Hannah (156), 7, Melbourne; and Audrey Buck (135), 8, Mel Beach.

wanted us to produce it to make it a part of a family weekend.”

At this year’s race on Oct. 1, ittybitty Barbie bikes were racked next to hand-me-down ten-speeds as more than 60 kids got ready to start the first run of their wave in the run-bike-run event.

Those six to nine-year-olds zoomed through 400 meters, peddled a furious two miles and then topped in off with an 800-meter trot. Their older siblings and friends ages 10 through 12 did twice the distance.

In the six-to-nine wave, Melbourne continues on page 17

Salty Dog Kids’ Duathlon Results 6 – 9 years old

Graeme Burns............... 15:16 Aeddon Burns................ 15:16 Sam Gill....................... 15:19 Audrey Buck.................. 15:51 Joshua Willingham......... 15:57 Josh Kraver................... 15:57 Corey Bollinger.............. 16:32 Katelyn Owl.................. 16:34 Colin Schuck................. 16:35 Gavin Litchfield.............. 16:47 Michael Shenbaum........ 16:52 Colby Fairbank.............. 16:58

Kaylee Kraver................ 16:58 Dylan Maxik.................. 17:24 Rylan Andrews.............. 17:35 Anthony Abel................ 17:52 Sydney Castillo.............. 17:54 Sami Ramadan.............. 18:41 Ben Bowles................... 18:50 Hannah Etienne............. 19:01 Rebekah Etienne............ 19:02 Charlie Murray.............. 19:05 Brandon Escalera........... 19:10 Sydney Fortier............... 19:20 Soha Ramadan.............. 19:26

Graeme Burns (134), 8, from Melbourne chases down Indialantic’s Dylan Maxik (153), 7, and 9-year-old Ben Bowles (138), from Valkaria.

Calla Michetti................ 19:30 Alexia Andrews............. 19:37 Joshua Ward................. 19:41 Jake Vorndran............... 20:00 Ariel Lorente.................. 20:09 Kayla Hannah............... 20:29 Dylan Bollinger.............. 20:44 Lexi Vorndran................ 20:57 Madison Hannah........... 21:36 Tanner Fairbank............. 21:41 Joshua Glick.................. 21:58 Gaya Matican Bo.......... 22:03 Ryan Buck..................... 22:08

Roger Stanley, 12, Satellite Beach.

Baylee Fritz................... 22:28 Shane Angus................. 23:35

10 – 12 years old

Roger Stanley.......... 27:17:00 Gabriel Etienne........ 27:17:00 Logan Horn............. 28:43:00 Benjamin Wooley..... 29:30:00 Gunner Munn.......... 29:42:00 Patrick Craig........... 30:47:00 Joseph Lieb............. 30:58:00 Andy Boehm........... 31:12:00 Max Yesowitch........ 31:47:00

Sara Luepschem....... 33:03:00 Jesse Martin............ 34:32:00 Maya Mojica.......... 35:55:00 Ian Maxik............... 36:00:00 Michael Craig......... 36:37:00 Dennis Klingener...... 36:41:00 Zachary Walls......... 40:38:00 Jared Decker........... 41:53:00 Ainslee Nipper........ 42:30:00 Ashlee Fritz............. 43:48:00 Egan Holt................ 47:18:00 Laura Lynn Miller...... 48:13:00

Gabriel Etienne, 12, Melbourne, tied Sarah Luepschem, 12, Lake Placid, FL. for first in the 10-12 division.

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Feeding Fitness Not Fat continued from page 8 hoping to achieve with that?

ES: On (Colin’s) first birthday we invested in a BOB stroller from Running Zone. I needed to run for many reasons – stress, health, socializing – but what I realized was that it was so I could spend quality time with my son! It was the one thing that we did together and I believe we both looked forward to our miles on the road.

We ran at Running Zone every Thursday night for years, at one point he got too heavy to push through the trails and he loved running on that stretch of sand. In addition, I would take him in the stroller with me to Coach Butler’s running camp. I can’t count how many times we ran around the BCC parking lot!

RZ: How do you think Colin gaining an early interest in being active has helped him?

ES: Now that he is older and out of the stroller, I see that he has always been a very active young boy. He has never been one to veg on the couch. He has always preferred to be shooting hoops, throwing the football or racing around the neighborhood on his bike.

He has an interest in running, and I hope that

it us because we have exposed him to the sport at a young age. As far as I remember, Colin has done nine races in a stroller and seven solo including two duathlons.

We are proud to say that we have given Colin many opportunities to be active, but that is not hard to do in Brevard County.

There are numerous opportunities from recreation leagues to school clubs. Many local 5K races also offer Kiddie Fun Runs at their conclusion and most of them are free. These are great opportunities for kids to race across the finish line and, hopefully, catch the bug.

With these free kids’ races and now the free child care at the Running Zone Foundation Race Series events, it really is a win-win for the parents who ran the run and then want their little kids to race as well.

RZ: Colin, how long have you been running and what do you like about doing so?

CS: I have been running for three years. I like to run and race my friends on the playground at school. I also like to do the short Running Zone races and get medals.

RZ: Tell us about some of the races, kids’ runs and/or fun runs you really love and why?

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CS: The Salty Dog Duathlon is my favorite race. I liked it better this year because I got a new, faster bike. I liked the Stingray and Rhino races at the Zoo. I like to race at the zoo because it is a short race (3k or 1.8 miles) and I do not get so tired. I like going to the Running Zone fun runs on Thursdays so I can eat pizza and give out prizes.

RZ: You did really well in the Salty Dog Duathlon. What did you do to prepare for it?

CS: Not much, but I do run a lot at soccer practice and I race my bike around the neighborhood. I did go to the (duathlon) clinic with coaches Suzie (Enlow) and Linda (Cowart) and I’m glad I did! At the practice I stopped too fast on my bike and flipped over.

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RZ:Why? CS: Because I get a break from running when I get to ride my bike.

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Beyond Brevard’s Borders

by Patti Sponsler

During the heavy heat of summer, scores of local athletes train to participate in one of the many fall or winter races beyond our county line. Below we provide a thumbnail of some of October’s events and congratulate all of Brevard’s amazing participants!

Daytona Beach Half Marathon finishers, (13.1 miles), Oct. 30

Can you say windy? Although the race started with a lap around the weatherprotected Daytona International Speedway, runners were soon exposed to the elements as the out-and-back course headed toward the Atlantic. Athletes had to fight 15-20 mile-per-hour north, northeast winds and higher gusts as they fought their way over and back across the Melbourne’s Kelly Semenko on her way to a personal best finish time at the Daytona Beach Halifax River Bridge.

Half-Marathon

In spite of the gusty punches, race highlights includeda new PR for Kelley Patrick Air Force Base, 1:44:04; Marty Semenko; age group wins for Matt MaWinkle, 3rd 65-69, 2:16:34; Jessica honey and Lisa Petrillo - with Lisa also winning some bubbly and a pair of shoes Zeller, 1:43:44. and third-place finish for Melbourne’s Marine Corp Marathon finishers, Doug Nichols in the 45-49 age group and Titusville’s Marty Winkle in the 65-69 Washington, D.C. (26.2 miles), Oct. 30 division.

Mingling with 30,000 fellow athletes

CONGRATS to all local finishers from 54 countries to race in the nation’s Mike Acosta, Cocoa, 1:50:20; Eugena capitol is exciting enough, but add snow Berry, Titusville, 2:04:24; Todd Bogue, flurries the day before the event and the Titusville, 2:15:30; Randall Crosby, intensity level becomes exponential if Titusville, 2:15:31; Matt McDougal, you’re from Florida.

Rockledge, 2:19:14; Bill Floyd, Palm

Thankfully, race day dawned sunny Bay, 2:42:37; Elizabeth Gmerek, Merand clear yet still bone-chilling cold ritt Island, 2:42:40; Monica Hall, Melbourne, 2:28:56; Kate Howick, Cocoa, 1:52:54; Eric Kirby, Titusville, 1:41:08; Neal Kleinschmidt, Melbourne, 2:04:03; Erin Lauscher, Cocoa, 2:46:02; Christine Levasseur, Palm Bay, 2:18:42; Howie Lewis, Melbourne, 2:02:52; Robert Lynch, Cocoa, 2:18:37; Matt Mahoney, Melbourne, 1st 55-59, 1:39:03; Michelle Mielke, Melbourne, 2:11:08; Doug Nichols, Melbourne, 3rd 45-49, 1:36:15; Brad Perry, Titusville, 2:03:45; Lisa Petrillo, Indialantic, 1st 35-39, 1:40:23; John Rice, Cocoa Beach, 2:36:35; Michelle Richard, Titusville, 2:38:02; Kelley Semenko, Melbourne, 2:08:42; Shenandoah Start of the 2011 Marine Corp Marathon.

Turner, Titusville, 3:07:04; Matt Winger,

but Brevard’s locals were prepared and ready! Those qualifying for Boston under the faster times that went into effect on Sept. 24 included Theresa Miller and Angela Wells, both from Merritt Island.

CONGRATS to all of our frosty day finishers including John Austin, Cocoa Beach, 3:52:15; Cyndi Bergs, Merritt Island, 4:10:08; Jonathan Boyles, Palm Bay, 3:50:05; Kate Engle Chapman, West Melbourne, 4:12:39; Daniel Ferguson, Titusville, 4:48:47; Cindy Gaffney, Melbourne, 4:42:41; Jay Henderek, Titusville, 5:08:02; Christopher Hill, Titusville, 3:39:06; Robert Johnston, Melbourne, 4:37:48; Andrea Lucas, Melbourne, 5:48:23; Theresa Miller, Merritt Island, 3:53:46; Abe Oros, Palm Bay, 5:19:46; Tiffany Osbon, Melbourne, 5:02:44; Mark Schuster, Cocoa, 6:12:39; Sandra Stevens, Merritt Island, 6:31:27; Angela Wells, Merritt Island, 3:35:49; Kevin Wyckoff, Titusville, 4:37:07.

The weekend known as Amelia

For the past few years, many of our local multisport athletes have set their sights on a half-iron distance race called the Atlantic Coast Triathlon. Because there are also the AmeliaMan sprint and Olympic-distance triathlons the same day in the same location (which is really Ferandina Beach) and put on by the same organization, people simply say they’re ‘training for Amelia’.

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The race swims take place in the Atlantic – this year wetsuit legal – and the bike and runs courses are flat, fast and provide some wonderful shade on the run.

In addition to our many local athletes getting on the podium in each of the three races, Melbourne’s John Davis and Jessica Crate turned in the fastest men’s and women’s 10K splits in the Olympicdistance. We also have to give a shout out to Satellite Beaches Meagan Campbell who, after winning the 35-39 age group of the half-iron distance, puffed out 35+ guy-style push-ups. Amazing stuff!

CONGRATS to all of our locals who trained so hard to cross these finish lines:

Atlantic Coast Triathlon (1.2 miles swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run), Oct. 16

Michael Adams, Melbourne Beach, 5:32:49; Timothy Atkinson, Palm Bay, 7:21:08; Gabriel Barfield, Melbourne, 5:24:46; Carl Busby, Palm Bay, 3rd 30-34, 5:08:37; Megan Campbell, Satellite Beach, 1st 35-39, 5:28:22; Denise

Wetsuit clad locals were ready to rock the Atlantic Coast Half-Irondistance triathlon. L to R: John Hardos, Ian Hardos, Jen Lepper, Jim Schaeffer, Joseph Joseph, Denise Piercy, Don Piercy and Audrey Joiner.

Canina, Indian Harbour Beach, 4th 50-54, 5:57:09; Chris Crotty, Satellite Beach, 3rd 55-59, 6:52:00; David Daly, Titusville, 5th 40-44, 5:29:31; Albert Etienne, Melbourne, 6:05:33; Cathy Friedel, Satellite Beach, 2nd Master, 5:27:01; Ian Hardos, 6:32:25; John Hardos, Viera, 2nd 60-64, 6:09:45; Audrey Joiner, Melbourne, 6:44:41; Joseph Joseph, Indian Harbour Beach, 5:55:20; Kevin Leiker, Melbourne, 6:09:30; Jan Lepper, Melbourne, 5:56:54; Nick Murphy-Dubay, Indian Harbour Beach, 5:55:20; Denise Piercy, Indian Harbour Beach, 6:29:56; Don Piercy, 5:57:39; Lisa Saturday, Palm Bay, 2nd 50-54, 5:38:17; Jim Schaeffer, Melbourne, 5:43:45.

AmeliaMan Olympic-distance Triathlon (.93 mile swim, 24.8 mile bike, 6.2 mile run), Oct. 16

Mariangie Blake, Grant, 3:10:11; Angela Coram, Palm Bay, 3rd 30-34, 2:49:32; Jessica Crate, Satellite Beach, 1st OA, 2:20:01; Donna Davis, Melbourne, 2:51:12; John Davis, West Melbourne, 3rd 30-34, 2:23:26; Sarah Etienne, Melbourne, 1st 14 and under, 3:12:49; Melissa Isenman, Melbourne, 3rd 35-39, 2:54:34; Dana Kennedy, Melbourne, 3rd 45-49, 2:57:23; Kay Collins Maloney, West Melbourne, 1st 40-44, 2:48:38; Jill Mignogna, Melbourne, 3:06:37.

AmeliaMan Sprint Triathlon (.25 mile swim, 17 mile bike, 3 mile run), Oct 16

Sean Kennedy, Melbourne, 2nd 14 and under, 1:27:45; Willy Moolenaar, Indialantic, 1st 70-74, 1:48:32; Lisa Pascarella, Satellite Beach, 3rd 45-49, 1:38:13; Biagio Rallo, West Melbourne, 1:44:47.

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brothers Graeme and Aeddon Burns went one-two with identical finish times of 15:16 while Melbourne Beaches, Audrey Buck, was the fastest girl in 15:51.

In the bigger kids’ race, Satellite Beaches Roger Stanley tied with Melbourne’s Gabriel Etienne in 27:17.

Sara Luepschem, from Lake Placid, led the young ladies field in 33:03.

If you can’t wait till next year’s race to get your spark back, log on to http://www.runningzone.com/ event_results and check out the great race photos courtesy of Ryan Seiloff at http://www.destinationbrevard.com Congratulations to all who participated and earned their medals. We also want to thank their parents for encouraging a healthy lifestyle of their children.