Run for the rhodies
Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 • B 5
Joseph Gray achieves 6th Rhody victory, Jamie Cheever wins her 1st By Leader Staff
Joseph Gray won his sixth Rhody Run, and in the women’s division, Jamie Cheever won her first on Sunday in Port Townsend. The Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run XXXVIII took off May 22 with a few raindrops at start time, yet it was dry for the rest of the 12K course, and cool the whole time. There were 1,727 finishers; last year, there were 1,604. Gray, age 32, was first to finish the 12K race in 36 minutes and 28 seconds (chip time), followed by Drew Polley, 30 (37:55); defending champion Craig Leon, 31 (38.25); Andrew Wise, 21 (38.53); and Nathaniel Richards, 23 (39.49). Uzi Stilted, 44, who also has won six men’s division titles, finished eighth (40:17). For the women, Jamie Cheever, 29, won the division (42:44) and was in 11th place overall. Second place in the division was claimed by Emma Polley, 25 (43:11) and 13th overall, followed by defending champion Jul Accurst, 23 (43:22); Ruth Perkins, 35 (43:46); and Janet Levitt, 42 (44:36), 18th overall. Gray and Cheever were on the Port Townsend Marathon Association’s list of elite runners expected to attend; the Volleys of Mill Creek, Washington, were not. The record for the most all-time Rhody Run victories belongs to Kim Jones with 13. The course records were not challenged in 2016: Fastest finishes were 36:08 by Michael Layman in 1986 for males, and 41:10 by Kim Jones in 1991 for females.
before exiting Fort Worden and stretching his advantage to finish first in 36:28 (chip time), almost one and a half minutes over Drew Polley. Gray, 32, now a Colorado resident, previously won in five consecutive years (2009-2013). “I tried to stay on the pace I wanted to hit today, and focus on what I could do for myself,” he said. “The course was a little slick in places, and it really only hurt us the last 4 or 4.5 miles.” After a two-year absence, Gray said, “It’s really special for me to come out here. Port Townsend is super energetic, and the crowd is really into the race. It’s nice to have that excitement when you’re coming into the finish area.” Gray, who runs for Club Northwest, plans to compete in mountain races up to 50K during the remainder of the year.
CHEEVER IN CHARGE On the women’s side, Jamie Cheever of Seattle took charge in the early stages to finish almost a half-minute ahead of Emma Polley and 11th overall in 42:44. Polley was on her heels at the 2-mile mark; Cheever pushed ahead as the course continued. The 29-year-old former University of Minnesota Gopher and current Club Northwest runner said she hadn’t been to this area before and didn’t know what to expect. “I just went out pretty fast, and it was really fun to just kind of go along the back roads. There’s a beautiful part through the forest on the rolling hills. Just a little chilly – perfect [weather].” Cheever is GRAY RETURNS primarily a steeplechase specialist, Joseph Gray left no doubt about and has qualified for the Olympic whether to attack the difficult Rho- Trials–Track & Field early July in dy Run course, staking out a lead Eugene, Oregon.
Run Results Place Name 1. Joseph Gray 2. Drew Polley 3. Craig Leon 4. Andrew Wise 5. Nathaniel Richards 6. James Coughlin 7. Jared Moore 8. Uli Steidl 9. Steve Vesbach 10. Ben Sauvage 11. Jamie Cheever 12. Brett Winegar 13. Emma Polley 14. Juli Accurso 15. Andrew Wyman 16. Ruth Perkins 17. Jeremy Anderson 18. Janet McDevitt 19. Adam Jones 20. Ben Marean 21. Craig Isenberg 22. Griffin Hoins 23. Xander Robertson 24. James Steller 25. Dustin Larson 26. Brad Retterath 27. Kristi Houk 28. Nicole O’Loughlin 29. Shayne Chandler 30. Bill Haldeman 31. Adam Carter 32. Brien O’Loughlin 33. Mark Brinkhaus 34. Josh Marean 35. Kyle Beckhorn 36. Jack Anderson 37. Christopher Brown 38. Jb Gilchrist 39. Keith Darrock 40. Andrew Wohlsen 41. Don Young 42. Kawin Nikomborirak 43. John Spannuth 44. Matthew Reudink 45. Brian Taylor 46. Igor Velichko 47. Jonathan Moore 48. Peter Critelli 49. Eric Ellefson 50. Dmitry Chandler 51. Jack Kingsley 52. Todd Dunham 53. Paul Fletcher 54. Parker McClelland 55. Daniel Walvatne 56. Marlee Rothschild 57. Keith Lerew 58. John Christian 59. Josiah Wai 60. Todd Petrovich 61. Ken Peper 62. Eran Klein 63. Grant Christian 64. Ian Field 65. Paul Dixon 66. Patrick Williams 67. Bennet Fischer 68. Matthias Smith 69. Joel Thomas 70. Jay St Pierre 71. Nick Wellington
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Time 36:28 37:55 38:25 38:53 39:49 39:58 40:05 40:17 41:59 42:32 42:44 42:48 43:11 43:22 43:27 43:46 43:48 44:36 46:11 46:19 46:22 46:23 46:26 47:02 47:19 47:23 47:27 47:30 47:36 47:39 47:41 47:59 48:11 48:12 48:12 48:28 49:05 49:10 49:11 49:18 49:35 49:39 49:51 50:03 50:05 50:12 50:29 50:31 50:37 51:19 51:22 51:26 51:27 51:43 51:55 51:58 52:11 52:19 52:24 52:25 52:27 52:28 52:30 52:31 52:45 52:48 53:16 53:17 53:22 53:22 53:31
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Bill Chalk Victoria Michael Cassella-Blackburn PT Elijah Lupton PT Andrew Hull PT Brennan Labrie PT John Altemose PT Erik Wirth Bainbridge Is Jenine Adam Bainbridge Is. Mark Ahrndt Port Angeles Daniel Miller Port Orchard Tara Peterson Seattle Lauren Trescott Kirkland Ed Barney Federal Way Van Gamble PT Liam Henebry PT J. Kristofer Sherwood Seattle Bryan Bissell PT Nathan Cantrell PT Sean McKenna Seattle Meg Klein University Place Emily Huff Seattle Joseph Molotsky PT Lauren Larson Port Angeles Fuxia Stankus PT Mark Grant PT Brittany Grant PT Hilary Greenwood Bellingham Jeff M. Foster Olympia Silas Dewyse PT Jeffrey Michaelson Colville Stuart Marcy Sequim Stephen Thomas Kirkland Seamus Fraser PT Stephen Howe Lake Stevens Trillium Dewyse PT Michael Cepowski Freeland Steve Sutorius Bainbridge Is. Jake Jaeger Poulsbo Wallace White Seattle Ellen White Seattle Janell O’Meara Buckley Michaela Bowlby PT Brianne Huffstetler PT Kaitlin Bartik Seattle Jason Boettcher Seattle Darryl Wolfe Port Angeles Caleb Lungard PT Todd Witchall Bellevue Angela Toll Sequim Jonathan Clarke Centralia Manny Albrino Delta Vincent Noirhomme PT Mark MacRae Coquitlam Susan MacRae Coquitlam Tom St. Amand Port Angeles Kyle Peterson Stanwood Cece Klein Gig Harbor Aaron Brown Hansville Eric Helander Evergreen Stevie Riepe PT Tate Munnich PT James Delagarra PT Joel Brenner Everett Scott Gaines University Place Dennis Zaborac Kent Benjamin Falge PT Ted Etter Missoula Brooke Vansant Stanwood Lindsay Dieffenbaugher Poulsbo Martin Beisley Bremerton Michael Shiach Bainbridge Is. Christine Hulburt PT Eric Twelker PT John Hegarty Bainbridge Is. Cara Saxon Gig Harbor Christine Kiely Seattle
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Joseph Gray (No. 1) returned to the Rhody Run after a two-year absence, and won his sixth men’s division and overall title. Here he is leading the way at the 2-mile mark on Port Townsend’s Hastings Avenue hill. Gray’s chip time was 36 minutes and 28 seconds. Behind the bicyclist (left) is defending champ Craig Leon (wearing green), and the next runner visible is Drew Polley (yellow with blue stripes). Polley went on to finish second, and Leon was third overall. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan
RUN WRAP Jeni Little, race director for the host Port Townsend Marathon Association, noted that the event was completed with no participant injuries or medical issues. Highlights included the large number of elite runners, the number of families that participated 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. 223.
Elise Saxon Bellingham 59:22 Edward Savidge Nordland 59:31 Sherry Vansant Stanwood 59:45 Kynzie Deleon Port Angeles 59:49 Paul Peterson Stanwood 59:53 Oscar Hammer Port Angeles 59:59 Madelyn Hillier Sedro Woolley 1:00:00 Nathan Reudink Seattle 1:00:05 Tim De Lacy Southworth 1:00:06 Lindsay Hartt Seattle 1:00:14 Steve Husko Elma 1:00:16 Judy Gayne PT 1:00:18 Emily Ellefson Sequim 1:00:24 Wyatt Robinson Bothell 1:00:25 Michael Arau Suquamish 1:00:34 Angela Busby Port Angeles 1:00:37 Bob Foster PT 1:00:37 Mike Kipp White Rock 1:00:41 Eric Monica Snohomish 1:00:43 Michael Ball Seattle 1:00:44 Dennis Van Ryn Kirkland 1:00:51 Toby Dahl Port Angeles 1:00:55 Brian Barger Nordland 1:00:58 Mariah Watson PT 1:00:59 Oscar Levine PT 1:01:02 Luca Gesinger PT 1:01:03 Evan Peper Bremerton 1:01:05 Ian Linn-Giasgow PT 1:01:09 Trey Ottaway PT 1:01:14 Serena Retterath Bremerton 1:01:15 Tony Enslow Seattle 1:01:16 Jacob Enslow Shelton 1:01:17 Angela Larson Albuquerque 1:01:18 Alejandro Montanez PT 1:01:23 Elle McGlocklin Seattle 1:01:24 Ryan Merle Quilcene 1:01:24 Jason Segal Port Hadlock 1:01:28 Karl Dehmer Sammamish 1:01:30 Allison Emery Seattle 1:01:32 Gretchen Ta Bremerton 1:01:33 Ben Vansant Stanwood 1:01:35 Mark Anderson Port Townsenf 1:01:35 Ignacio Warding-Enriquez PT 1:01:38 William Kenneweg PT 1:01:41 Kimberly Caldwell Camano Is. 1:01:51 Matthew Worrall Kingston 1:01:53 Eleanor Steele Lake Stevens 1:01:57 Mark Reudink Seattle 1:01:57 Noah Reudink Seattle 1:01:57 Rachel Shinagawa Lake Stevens 1:01:57 Benjamin Weiser Seattle 1:02:01 Greg Pelton Silverdale 1:02:06 Josh Tuttle Silverdale 1:02:06 Angela Sorensen Sequim 1:02:08 Denmark Gabriel Seattle 1:02:15 Craig Romano Mount Vernon 1:02:18 Jakdej Nikomborirak Bainbridge Is. 1:02:22 Aaron Gifford Seattle 1:02:24 Douglas Hathon PT 1:02:25 Aidan Falge PT 1:02:27 Michelle Denully Bremerton 1:02:27 Aaron Yoon Apt E504 1:02:28 Michele Mailloux PT 1:02:31 Sandy Bakken PT 1:02:32 Jon Traugott Gig Harbor 1:02:36 Dawn Streett PT 1:02:41 Janice Davies Kent 1:02:49 Alfonso Gonzalez Chimacum 1:02:50 Mike Henderson Steilacoom 1:02:51 Bethany Vansant Stanwood 1:02:51 Liza Severs Seattle 1:02:53 Judy Fisher Federal Way 1:02:53 Glen Dawson PT 1:02:55 Gus Grefthen Bellingham 1:02:59 Leslie Lomeli Bremerton 1:02:59 Stacy Olson PT 1:03:06
and, of course, the volunteers, she noted. “I particularly enjoyed seeing my Blue Heron School track and field athletes coming across the finish line,” said Little, the program’s coach. HEALTHCARE CUP The Silver Striders retained the
Jefferson Healthcare Cup in the unique team competition. Teams and points were: Silver Striders Men 8, Silver Striders Women 10, Jefferson Healthcare 65, Delmer Family 93, Run Like the Winded 121, Sanity Seekers 124, PTPC Pedal 2 da Medal 153, The Forever Evers 220 and Kitsap CU 262.
Rhody Run officials, volunteers get to run course early The people who volunteer on Rhody Run race day have an opportunity to traverse the 7.46-mile course in advance. Here are the results:
Rhody Run Officials Race NAME TIME Jacob Lundgren 1:03.38 Andrew Skipper 1:06.45 Jeni Little 1:13.00 Lois Sherwood 1:33.39 Priscilla Cooper 2:15.47 Steve Cooper 2:15.48 Dick & Janet Giger 2:18
NAME TIME Cheri Scalf 2:42.30 Bob Witheridge 3:22.00 Gracie Witheridge Steph Witheridge Chad Witheridge Nettie Hawkins Bernie Lundgren
Jamie Cheever (left) and Emma Polley were first and second respectively in the women’s division at the 2-mile mark on the Hastings Avenue hill, and were still one and two at the 7.46-mile finish line at Fort Worden. Cheever, 29, won the division in 42:44, and Polley, 25, followed in 43:11. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230.
Elizabeth Petrich Jaime Friedrich James Adams Janeann Twelker Gordon Rowe Noah Landau Roy Osterhaus
Olympia 1:03:11 Bellingham 1:03:13 Sequim 1:03:14 PT 1:03:18 Port Angeles 1:03:20 Coupeville 1:03:25 Bremerton 1:03:28
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Elsa Watson William Romig Rodney Just Justin Banagan Michelle Groves
Bainbridge Is. Renton PT Boyce Port Angeles
1:03:30 1:03:33 1:03:33 1:03:36 1:03:43
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