Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run

Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run

2013

Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Race

The Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run is more than just a race. It is more than just four marathons run back to back. It is more than an event in the yearly schedule. It is the Old Dominion.

What does that mean? The Old Dominion stands for tradition the tradition of each individual against a difficult course, hot and humid weather and the 24 hour time limit. It is the people that have run it in the past and will run it in the future. And it is the people that help with the race every year. It is the Old Dominion.

The information contained in this pamphlet has been complied over a number of years by the Run Managers and their staffs. Our thanks go to these managers and others for their assistance with the race and placing these memories into this publication from each year.

History of the Race

The Old Dominion 100 mile Endurance Run was started in 1979 by Pat and Wayne Botts to give East Coast runners an opportunity to complete 100 miles on foot in 24 hours or less over the rugged terrain of northern Virginia. The race was patterned after the Western States Endurance Run, which was first run as a running race in 1974.

Curiously enough, the first proponents of the run were the riders of endurance horses. These riders organized the Old Dominion Endurance Ride, Inc. and had their first 100 mile endurance ride in 1974. Following a similar competition at the Western States Trail in California by some of the Old Dominion organizers, where the first endurance runners joined the riders on the trail at the same time, Pat and Wayne decided that the time was right to have a similar event on the East coast.

In 1979 and 1980, the race began and ended at the beautiful Morven Park Estate in Leesburg, Virginia. The first trail was designed to cross many of the routes that had been used by George Washington as he surveyed the land around Leesburg and in the Shenandoah River Valley. The rolling hills and streams traversed by modern day runners were the same areas traversed

by Mosby’s Raiders during the Civil War. The original trail circled to the west from Leesburg, climbed the Blue Ridge Mountains, crossed the Appalachian Trail and descended to Calmes Neck, and then through many rural villages before returning to Leesburg.

In the inaugural race in 1979, although only a few runners were expected by the Run Committee to attempt this race, 45 brave souls appeared to face an unknown challenge. Only 2 of the runners had completed a 100 mile race before, with just 16 people in the world having completed 100 miles in under 24 hours.1 A priest blessed the start of the event with the words that the runners were in “in God’s hands, under God’s care, in a celebration of life and well being.” With the blessing completed, the event started at 4:15 a.m.

Ray Krowlewicz led most of the race, but an ankle injury slowed him and by eight miles he no longer led. Peter Monahan, Paul Appell and Bill Lawder took the lead, with Monahan ahead by four minutes. The three dueled it out to the finish, with Monahan finishing first in 17:56. Paul finished a minute later, with Bill coming in third. Even with his injury, Ray managed to finish ninth. 18 runners completed the race in under 24 hours the first year. There had been two women that had started the race, with Barbara Allen coming in tenth in 22:13.

1980s’ race provided new challenges as the course was mod1 Added 2013. Only years later was it reported Western States was 89 miles at the first few runnings, making these 1979 inaugural OD finishers actually the first ever to complete 100 miles in one day. But there wouldn’t have been an OD Run without Gordy Ainsleigh, Wendell Robie and Western States.

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ified slightly to make it tougher. But this year there was no shortage of 100 mile veterans. Frank Bonzanich, a finisher of the 1979 Western States race, and Pete Monahan, the winner of the 1979 Old Dominion were the prerace favorites to win. Unfortunately, Pete suffered a severe prerace injury that removed him as a serious contender for that years race, but veteran ultrarunners Bob Harper and Bill Lawder were expected to give Frank a challenge for the First to Finish buckle.

After the start, at least six runners had a chance to be in the front pace, including eventual finishers Bozanich, Harper, Ed Foley, Sabin Snow and Fred Pilon. But Frank was relentless, running the first fifty miles and run/walking the last to be the only daylight finisher of the Old Dominion in 15:17. Bob Harper came in second. 17 of the 49 starters finished in under 24 hours with eight runners repeating their sub 24 hour times of 1979. Three of the 1979 nonfinishers made it on their second try.

In 1981, the Old Dominion changed its course as it moved to the Massanutten and Blue Ridge mountains around Front Royal, Virginia. The new course was run, for the most part, between the north and south forks of the Shenandoah River. It had seven significant climbs with a total elevation gain and loss of 13,000 feet. There were 35 miles of trail, about 55 miles of dirt roads and 10 miles of hard roads.

“Strength, stamina and endurance” are in the prerace blessing wished the 38 starters of the race. They will need it as it had rained for the six hours prior to the start of the race, thus ensuring a muddy course. It was also to be the first of the “traditional” hot days for the running of the race and this combination stymied all but 12 of the starters.

Seven runners are in the leading pack as the race starts. The early leader is Scott Maxwell, who is passed by the 16 mile mark

by Ron Kovacs. Kovacs and Bill Barker set the pace for the first third of the race with Barker faltering and having to wait until 1982 to get his buckle.

Outrunning his pit crew, David Horton overtakes Kovacs at 37 miles. As Horton leads throughout the middle part of the race, Ed Foley, Sabin Snow, Kovacs and Maxwell race each other and attempt to catch him. Foley does and by 70 miles the two are running together. They trudged together up Sherman Gap through ankle deep mud, both fall during the steep descent but they arrive together at the 83 mile aid station. Over the next two miles, Foley seems to get a great surge of energy and pulls away to finish the race in 18:07. Horton finishes second (18:44), with Snow in third.

1982 proved that if you really wanted to, you could run for hours in the cold and mud and still finish a 100 mile race. Not only did it rain all of the night before but also for the first 6 1/2 hours of the race. The trail part of the race was a quagmire. Because of this, there were some course changes made immediately prior to the race so that the runners spent a little more time on the hard roads and a little less time in the mud. On the favorable side, the cooler temperature was tolerable.

The horses suffered more than the people did as they did not tolerate the hard roads as well as the favored trails and dirt (mud) roads. Puddles became lakes, streams became formidable rivers and quite a number of shoes were sucked off of the feet of the runners by the mud. One portion of the trail was literally obliterated by the horses and the rain requiring changes in the next years course.

For the first time, the race did not see the frequent changes in the leader typical of the first three years. Rusty Donahue, Don Helfer, David Horton, Kevin Eagleton, Scott Maxwell and Scott Miller constituted the lead pack almost from the start. By 39 miles, Maxwell had fallen back as did Eagleton by 49. The rest stayed together until Miller dropped out while going over Sherman Gap. The remaining three decided to remain together until the end and crossed the finish line as a group in 18:25. This was 2

and will be the only time that there has ever been a tie for first place. Debbie Richey was the first woman to ever try the new course but she dropped out at 50 miles.

The 1983 race reestablished the tradition of heat and humidity that the Old Dominion is famous for. Only 9 of the 61 starters finished. It didn’t seem that bad at the start but there was a steady stream of casualties throughout the day and the night.

None of the 1982 winners returned to defend their title. A pair of runners from Kansas, Brain Pawley and Jim Fregon, along with Al Zeller from Michigan were the early frontrunners. Zeller was out at 38 and Fregon had a bad fall at 45 miles. Pawley gradually slowed and withdrew at 77 miles. C. J. Edgar had the lead briefly in the middle of the race but 1981 winner, Ed Foley, and his running partner Al Marcy overtook Edgar. Foley and Marcy built up a thirty minute lead, but lost most of it by missing a turn at 75 miles, allowing Jim Hintz to catch them at Picket Springs (77 miles).

Going over Sherman Gap, Foley regained the sole possession of the lead but again failed to make a turn and he missed the 87 mile checkpoint in Bentonville, resulting in a one hour penalty.

Marine Master Sergeant James Hintz earned the win in a time of 21:02. Foley was second, Rolly Portelance from Canada was third and Marcy came in fourth.

There had been some changes to the course to add more trail running and more running on the ridge lines in the valleys for the 1983 course. Some of these changes were labeled “brutal” and so further changes were made in the 1984 race.

The 1984 race was again run under unseasonably hot and humid weather. 37 runners started the race. The run turned out to be a contest between 38 year old, veteran William Davis of San Francisco and 22 year old Wes Kessenich from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in his first race over 40 miles.

After the early morning miles, Davis took the lead. By midafternoon, Kessinich started moving up and forged ahead with ten miles to go. Davis refused to give up the lead for long, and used applied biofeedback for a surge of energy, picking up his pace by five minutes per mile. Kessenich had blown himself out in the effort to catch Davis and could not respond to this further challenge. Ron Ross finished third and all three of these runners finished ahead of the horses for the first time in the history of the race. Other firsts for 1984 include the first female finisher on the new course as Vicki Johnson finished sixth overall and the first finishers over fifty years old (Vince Foote and Rob Vokenand) to finish in under 24 hours. Thirteen people finished the course that year.

The 1985 race had several new twists. First of all, there was a new 30 hour time limit. Next there were several more course changes. Last, the weather cooperated. All three of these factors resulted in allowing 23 of 46 starters to finish, 14 in under 24 hours.

Steve Warshawer and Al Zeller were the early leaders. As often happens, the leaders were concentrating so hard on running that they missed a turn. The pace and the extra miles were too much for Zeller who dropped out at 38 miles. Warshawer lost 40 minutes and was in 26th place when he returned to the trail but by 50 miles he was back in the hunt. Ed Foley took the lead during this middle portion of the race, with Warshawer, Mike Booth and David Horton following close behind.

After Passage Creek (77 miles), Warshawer made his move, taking off after Foley. It took him 10 miles to make up the 20 minute lead but once Steve had it there was no looking back. Ed Foley ran his best ever Old Dominion but it was good enough only for second place to Steve’s 17:11.

Six women enter the race with two finishing. Laura Perry became the first competitor to complete the race as both a runner and as a rider as she had finished the ride on a mule in 1982. Several runners finished the entire 100 miles after one or more unsuccessful attempts. These included Mike Booth, Jim 3

McIntosh, Harlow Akins, Sheldon Skirten, David Holland, Mike Robertson and Doug Maupin. Skirten, from Canada, and Mike Robertson, a U.S. soldier stationed in West Germany, were the only competitors from outside the United States. O. R. Peterson, from Colorado, became the first runner to earn a buckle in all four major 100 mile trail runs with a time of 22:36.

The 1986 Old Dominion proved its tenacity as only 27 of the 57 starters finished, 18 in under 24 hours. The OD trail was more crowded than ever as there were 54 riders in the 55 mile event and 45 in the 100 mile race.

David Horton became the first repeat winner and set a PR of 17:45. He was with the front runners from the start, pulling away from newcomers Craig Hilgendorf and Don Lookingbill at 50 kms. Hortons’ strong trail running ability erased any hope of a dream for these other runners. None of the other front runners, including former winner Ed Foley, made it past 57 miles. Carole Williams was the only female finisher, 16th overall in 23:32.

John DeHart, in second place for most of the race, finished his first 100 miler. Dale Sutton from San Diego, added an OD buckle to go with his ones from Western States, Leadville and Wasatch Front. Rick Hogan completed his fifth straight OD in under 24 hours. Only Ed Foley had previously finished 5 straight.

Tom Green finished in 21:03, sending him on to be the first to win a buckle in all four 100 milers in the same year.

Endurance rider Merrill Hogue joined Laura Perry as the only persons to have completed both the 100 mile run and ride as he finished in 26:27. Hogue won the riders cavalry competition in 1984. Doug Lietzke was elated over his buckle award after having been shut out in four previous attempts. Again, Mike Robertson claimed the title of having come the furthest (Boeblingen, West Germany). And after four tries, Mike got his buckle to go along with his 1985 plaque.

1987 was a year the Old Dominion was in demand and it proved to be the most successful running of the race to date. 122 runners entered, double the previous high in 1983. 70 finished including 49 in under 24 hours.

It was another hot and humid day in Front Royal and in Fort Valley but some haze kept the temperature and humidity from becoming too unbearable. Ray Scannell, Stephen Tucker, Don Lookingbill and Mike Booth were the lead pack in the early stages. Bill Tharion, in his first attempt at 100 miles, had the lead at 37 miles but soon fell way back of the leaders. Lookingbill and Booth also had gone out too fast and dropped out about midway.

That left Scannell and Tucker to duel it out over the last 40 miles.

Tucker often got close but he could not catch Ray as Ray finished in 18:53 with Stephen 6 minutes behind. Considering that he is color blind, Ray Scannell has run the race of his life.

The women’s race is also close. Past winners Vicki Johnson and Carole Williams are challenged by past finishers Debbie Deupree, and Edith Bogenbhuber. Maureen Garity, the woman’s winner of the 1986 Leadville 100 miler is also present to test the course. Maureen forged an early commanding lead but was eventually caught by Debbie. Maureen eventually drops out at 96 miles, the closest anyone has come to finishing and then dropping out. Debbie is never really challenged after this and finishes in 22:46, 16 minutes ahead of Carole who was only 4 seconds ahead of Edith.

Other runners of remark are Rick Hogan, who gets his 6th straight buckle, a feat unmatched in this races history. Ed Foley is the only other 6 time finisher of the Old Dominion.

In 1988, the truth came out that the Old Dominion was in reality an easy course as 70 of 98 finished the course and 41 did so in under 24 hours. Six of 7 women that had entered, finished, including 4 in under 24 hours. 65 year old, Helen Klein and 59 year old Bob Figula became the oldest finishers in the history of the race. The main reason for this years success was nearly perfect weather. It was a cooler day with lower humidity than usual. This 4

was also the first and only year that runners were turned away from entry from the race because of the use of a lottery.

David Horton, a two time winner was the prerace favorite.

Gary Stefanisko, in his first 100 miler, set the early pace, as David let him run out ahead. Other runners in the lead pack included Bert Meyer, Jim Ulvestad and Al Zeller, Unfortunately, all three of these runners burned themselves out over the course of the day.

By 33 miles, Stefansiko led Horton 5-10 minutes, and he maintained this until 59 miles. At 59 miles, Gary stopped for a massage and David motored by without stopping. Nine miles later, Horton had a 10 minute lead.

Then tragedy struck. Gary followed some different course markings and left the course at 80 miles. These markings had been left over from a 1987 endurance horse race. After many miles, he finally realized his mistake, but the frustration was too much and he withdrew from the race. Without any real pressure, except from that which we place on ourselves, David coasted in with the victory in 18:38, well off his OD PR of 17:45. The first female finisher was Vicki Johnson. She broke the women’s course record in 21:26.

Five other runners stand out in this years race. These five reached 80 miles just ahead of the cutoff time. Three of these five - Max Hooper, Helen Klein, and Bob Figuli finished, while two did not (Cedric Black, John Dewalt).

“There stands Jackson like a stonewall, rally behind the Virginians”. Friday, 9 June, 1989 was not panning out according to the battle plan. Due to several days of torrential rains, the Shenandoah river has risen to flood level. After ten months of planning and ten years of experience, this years race was a testament to Murphy’s Law - if something can go wrong, it will.

At 4 a.m., Run Secretary Mike Robertson briefs the assembled runners that the course has been changed due to this flooding.

The race starts and the lead pack of David Horton, Dennis Herr, Keith Heilman and Gill Cornell arrive at the point where the race course is to change before the course marshal. They run the course as it has been run since 1981. The other 78 runners take the new course. The lead pack rejoins the course at 8 miles but they had a route that was 0.04 miles (208 feet) shorter. A decision was made on the scene that the error was not really theirs but a fault of race management, they had not intentionally left the course and they are allowed to continue but it was the start of a long day.

Horton and Heilman duel it out on the course. At 40 miles, David starts to have stomach problems. He continued to run in first until Denis Herr catches him at the 68 mile point. They were closely followed by both Heilman and Vicki Johnson. Shortly after Sherman Gap, both Horton and Hileman succumb to gastrointestinal problems. David Powell, an hour behind the leaders at 79 miles, begins to make his move. David is well known on this course and has had the fastest second half splits in both 1987 and 1988. But in the end, his charge comes up short as Dennis wins the race in 18:57. David was second. Also breaking 20 hours were Marshall Ulrich and David Drach. Vicki Johnson was the first woman finisher and 6th overall in 20:47. And after all of this, the course is remeasured and found to be almost 2 miles longer than what had been expected. A total of 29 runners finished the course which was remeasured at 101.86 miles.

1990’s race gave runners the opportunity once again to test their abilities against mountainous trail and one day clock and to be recognized by their peers. Nature’s elements, always a factor of the race, this year got together to give emphasis to the phrase, “That which does not kill you makes you stronger.” Temperatures soared into the mid-nineties with high humidity. As the afternoon began to cool off sever thunderstorms and hail moved in.

The race started pleasantly at 4 a.m. and the early lead pack included three-time past winner David Horton and last year’s winner Dennis Herr. These two were followed by another past 5

winner Ed Foley, then Donald Smith and Mike Ranck. By 37 miles Herr and Horton had opened a 15-minute lead on the rest of the pack. By 57 miles, David Horton had forged a 15-minute lead on Herr and a 35-minute lead on Foley and Ranck. At 67 miles, Horton had a 20-minute lead over Dennis, who was still second.

Meanwhile, David Powell who starts in the back of the pack was making a move as he approached the second half. At 37 miles he was 45 minutes behind the leader and in eighth place.

At 57 miles he was 54 minutes behind and in fourth. At 77 miles he was in third and 41 minutes out. Going up and over Sherman Gap is one of David Powells’ specialties. Herr passed Horton, but at 93 miles David Powell caught Dennis. Dennis put on a good two- to three-mile spurt but Powell was too much for him and passed him with about five miles to go and he never looked back.

He won by 32 minutes in 19:22.

Seven women started the race, including past winners Carole Briggs and Laura Perry. Pat Botts, the endurance rider who started the O.D. Run in 1979, bringing 100-mile trail racing to the East Coast, was the woman’s leader at 83 miles. Descending Sherman Gap she fainted, did a nose dive and finished the day in an emergency room instead of at the finish line. Only one woman, Kelly Hoskins in her first 100 mile race, made it through the 83-mile cut off. However, she could not make it through the remaining distance within the 24-hour time limit.

Both Rick Hogan and Ed Foley raced for and won their eighth quarter-pound sterling silver buckle. Ed owns one from Old Dominion’s premier in 1979, also the one engraved First to Finish 1981. Rick’s long-term toughness won out during the Winter and Spring as he trained while overcoming injuries. When the gun went off at the appointed time he was ready.

The 13th running, June 1, 1991 had several new features.

Always held in conjunction with the endurance horse race, this year the events separated. Home base was in the middle of the course in Fort Valley at the beautiful Ingram farm and the course was altered to bring the tail of the big loop out of and back to finish at the farm. The consensus seemed to be the changes resulted in a more difficult course.

Typical conditions, however, didn’t change. Temperatures reached 94º with very high humidity. The weather broke about 2:00 p.m. But it was a mixed blessing, as the rest of the race was visited by thunderstorms which are always intereseting here. The ancient furnaces, passed along the course, smelted rich iron ore from these mountains we race.

Intense heat and difficult terrain took their toll. 83 men and 9 women started. 30 men and 3 women finished within the newly relaxed time limit of 28 hours. 22 men, 1 woman buckled.

Steve Mahieu posted an impressive 18:05, comfortably in front of Michael Sandlin at 19:30 and last year’s winner David Powell at 20:15. Shelby Hayden-Clifton was the first woman finisher and took sixth-place overall. Jean Perry Waugh and O.D. president and founder Pat Botts were the only two other females finishers.

A number of servicemen who were in the Gulf War, also veterans of O.D., were able to recover from their ordeal in the desert and complete the race. Harvey Hall and Bob Baska earned their second and third buckles respectively. Mike Robertson, of the 82nd Airborne, completed for the sixth time. Rick Hogan won his ninth consecutive buckle, as did Ed Foley.

82nd Airborne physican assistants and medic volunteers from Ft. Bragg, N.C. were prepared to handle any situation. They had their combat medical gear on hand. Dr. (Lt. Col.) Paul Evans, was Medical Director. He, along with Dr. Frank Moses, came back with Capt. Salli O’Donnell after Dr. Bob Baska recruited them last year and then himself joined the ranks as competitor.

“Run a hundred miles in one day” was right up there with, “you say you want to go to Mars,” in 1978, when I tried to locate 6

a medical doctor who would support this effort here in the Old Dominion. The human spirit needed this, I was sure. Also, respectful. Two local male runners had, that Summer, died of heat stroke in a ten mile race where no one had gone over what to do if we got into trouble. Don Richardson, M.D., from Winchester, took the job. There would never have been an O.D. race without him.

In 1992, for the first time the race began in Woodstock, Virginia at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. 74 men and 9 women toed the mark at the start of the race, Old Dominion’s Fourteenth.

The skies held water which they drizzled, or poured intermittently for the entire race. It was 52 degrees at the start and 64 was the high for the day. The race had 27 aid stations this year and our volunteers great people, defied the rain! They smiled, encouraged the runners, put up tarps, cooked hot soup and made it all look easy.

It was our honor to present Old Dominion’s first 1,000 mile buckles, specially cast for the occasion. Ed Foley of Virginia and Rick Hogan of Massachusetts were the recipients, exemplifying the terms “successful march” and “endurance”, they have honored Old Dominion’s race with their competition here.

Before 1992, no one had ever finished O.D. before sunset.

This year three achieved this goal. Eric Clifton’s winning time of 15:10 broke Steve Warshawer’s 1985 course record of 17:11 and Frank Bozanich’s 1980 race record of 15:17, set on the old Leesburg course, which most trail running enthusiasts felt to be untouchable here in the mountains. Eric said he hated the rain.

He ran alone. He broke the barriers. There is nothing impetuous about 15:10, an average nine minutes, six seconds per mile, it is a HOMERIC TIME. Our rules don’t allow for ties and after a close review of the finish line video, Henry Muhlbauer who has from the beginning of 100-mile-cross-country racing on the East Coast, secured the finish line, declared Dave Horton 2nd and Don Smith 3rd with impressive 16:38 times. Another page of successful, consistant trail racing added to Dave’s record. He’s had at least one great race every year since 1980, to include three Old Dominion victories and five other top ten finishes.

One definition of a successful march says, you arrive at the designated place, at the required time, in proper condition to perform a comtemplated duty and that you achieve this by careful preparation, proper disposition and constant mental adjustment.

The field each had their own puzzle to put together. Sabin Snow, AZ and Dick Sitter, PA, crossed the finish line together, repeating a feat accomplished at Old Dominion’s first race fourteen years ago. Lisa Thrall buckled in her 5th attempt and was second woman. Despite coming down Woodstock Mountain backward to ease pressure on torn feet, Lisa ran the last miles and beat the one-day clock by nine and a half minutes. Jerry Jones, Navy diver from Virginia Beach, took 8 hours and 5 minutes off his ‘91 Old Dominion race time to run in the Top Ten. Pacing Mike Robertson at Gary Buffington’s race 42 months ago converted Pat Botts, Old Dominion’s founder, into a novice trail runner. This year she began by winning the first two of three races in the Virginia Trail 50-mile series. On Saturday, she chased last years winner, Shelby Hayden-Clifton, all day. When an ankle injury forced Shelby to the sidelines at 74.5 miles, Pat ran strongly over the remaining miles. She is the oldest woman (52 years) to win a trail 100-mile race.

June 5th 1993, Old Dominion week in Shenandoah County.

By 3 a.m., inside the new exhibit building at the Fairgrounds was the place to be. Outside, fog rolled off the westward lying Appalachians and rain bucketed onto the racetrack. Competitors, friends and support personnel were staying dry for now, enjoying coffee and greeting one another, seizing the moment, getting set, for these runners had thousands of hard training miles behind them and this was fun.

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The traditional blessing at the start was very short as it continued to rain. Conditions cleared by late morning to overcast skies with temperatures in the 60’s. By mid-afternoon the weather turned sunny with high 80 degree temperatures. Several runners had dropped out by the Four Points aid-station, 47.4 miles. Buck Walsh, Ohio, had been arguing with a pinched nerve and today the nerve won. Word from volunteer Ray Waldron of Pensacola was, “It was real hot and humid about 3 p.m. and everyone was complaining. They came into the aid-stations saying their legs just weren’t working, that the blood wasn’t flowing.”

Eric Clifton, NC, this years defending champion, dropped out in the afternoon well off his record pace. The rapid shift in this days temperature was taking a toll of race veterans. 1,000 mile buckler, Ed Foley, VA, lost the lead twice to Eric between Hecht’s and Four Points.

Here the course went up alongside Mountain Run for three miles. It was lovely, sticky and very warm. At the top, runners took a sharp turn north and the day turned hotter. John McNally, running his first 100, had a large sock full of ice and he shared it.

John looked as though he was suffering and very determined. He finished the race Top Ten. Dr. Don Richardson was at the Edinburg Gap station, continuing a fifteen-year tradition of support. He said, “They do get hurt. It takes a while to recover. They’re all going to feel pain.”

But, for some of the runners, training for the race has helped them survive recent life-threatening situations.

Rick Hogan, said his training for the race “absolutely” saved his life in August when he was lost for 10 days by himself and without food or water in a jungle in the Galapagos Islands. Hogan, University of Massachusetts philosophy professor, buckled for the 11th straight year.

“Relentless forward motion” was the password during this race. Jerry Jones, a Navy diver living in Virginia Beach and Phil Anderson, Maryland, took breaks from relentlessness, plopping down in the streams to cool off. Al Jones and 82nd Airborne medical personnel gave Jerry an assist by cutting his torn toenails loose 26 miles from the finish. When a reporter asked, “How much did that hurt?” the answer was, “Not as bad as getting hit by a car.” Jerry hit the finish line in third place.

Steve Schiller, city planner from New Britain, Conn., after a conservative first half, crossed the finish line in First Place at 18:22, more than one hour ahead of Marylander, Jeff Hinte.

Capt. Kelly Hoskins, Amherst, Massachusetts, passed defender Patricia Botts at Elizabeth Furnace. Kelly, last year out of the buckles, came back to win this race with a time of 22:13. Pat was second in 22:37.

Ex Army marathoner, Gerry Tanner, after two years of training and 92 miles of the race behind him, went off a side trail.

Although temperatures dropped to 40 degrees Jerry was O.K. when found at 8 a.m.

Throughout the day, many kept checking to find out if Mike Robertson was still on the course. Attempting to complete his ninth Old Dominion, Mike has recovered from a broken back only to suffer a hamstring injury raceweek. No one knew if he could start. No one thought he could finish. Answers to “how’s Mike?” varied, “Hamstring hasn’t completely torn.” “He’s speeded up.”

“He’s really struggling.” But always, “He’s still coming.” Relentless, to the finish line. No buckle. 24:33. Mike coaches many of the other runners.

1994 was a watershed year for the Old Dominion 100. It marked a continuation of the Botts family tradition of race management. Wynne Botts Waldron and her husband Ray followed in the footsteps of her father Wayne, for whom the Botts Trail on the western base of Sherman Gap is named. Also, grandson David Wayne Clement age 5, came from OK and helped his mother Kelly run two aid stations. Matt Botts returned from his honeymoon and brought expertise and his bride from FL. 8

By many veteran participants the race was said to be the best in the events sixteen year history. 100 mile newcomers Mike Morton, Navy diver, MI, Courtney Campbell, track coach, VA and David Horton, three time winner, battled throughout the day until Horton fell back coming off Veach Gap West leaving the race to newfound friends Morton and Campbell who supported each other to the finish. Close review of the finishing tape by Henry Muhlbauer, the only finish line official in the history of the race, showed Morton the winner by a nose. Edith Bogenhuber, CA, ran strong to finish 10th overall and take the womens title.

Many veterans also had their best Old Dominions ever.

Harvey Hall and Andy Peterson had break-through runs. Much should be heard from them in future races. Army paratrooper, Mike Robertson, after twelve years of trying, finally won a Top 10 belt buckle placing 6th. Rick Hogan secured his 12th buckle in 12 trys. Race founder Pat Botts won her 3rd buckle, tying the womens record for buckles. Ed Foley, 1,000 mile buckler and past race winner who didn’t compete this year vowed to run himself into shape for the ‘95 event.

The finishing rate was a good one. Most people attributed that to the homeric work and enthusiasm of the aid station crews and the Shenandoah Co. sheriffs department who made sure the trail stayed marked.

The heartbeat of 1995 was youth versus experience. Fiftyfour men and four women from twenty-four states, Canada and South Korea answered the starters gun. The field included six past winners. Misty darkness covered all as they looped the track and passed by friends and family to snatches of the theme from the recent film, Gettysburg. Here in Stonewall Country, a very appropriate beginning.

Mike Morton was there to make history and he did, by becoming the first man to successfully defend his First to Finish title.

An enigma, a newlywed and a champion. He ran all day with Courtney Campbell and they came close to duplicating the race of the year before, but again, it was Morton at the wire. Past winners, Foley, Schiller and Herr were on the course but unable to threaten Morton.

Kim Goosen, AR, won her 2nd 100-mile race in three weeks, defeating defending champion Edith Bogenhuber, CA, and ‘92 winner Pat Botts.

The gentleman from Wyoming, Wendell Robison, took his eighth buckle, a Top Ten. Mike Robertson, trained alone for this years race on the flats of Oklahoma and finished 6th place, his tenth finish and seventh buckle. King Jordan’s 7th place was 48 min. faster than ‘94 and ‘94 was 77 min. up on ‘93. Bob Baska’s reach may have exceeded his grasp. He says he likes it that way.

He beat the trail, the clock and all but seven of the other runners.

We don’t have room here to write enough about Ed Foley, on the way to getting in shape, winning his eleventh buckle, or, Rick Hogan, for the first time in thirteen years not buckling, crossing the line in 25:56. Steve Schiller, resting on his laurels, won his fifth consecutive Top Ten. A host of Shenandoah County volunteers, the VA National Guard, family and friends of the Run, gave us another fine test of endurance.

In 1996, conditions were ideal for the 61 starters of the 18th annual Old Dominion: clear skies, low humidity, and temperatures that got only to 80º . The field was a strong one including previous record-holder and pre-race favorite Eric Clifton. There were four women starters: previous winner Pat Botts, Vermont 100 winner Jennifer Girouard, Badwater vet Lisa Smith and Erica Clarkson.

The race began predictably enough with Clifton taking it out fast. But a group of pursuers pressed him hard. By the 75 mile point the pace had taken its toll. Clifton had already been overhauled by Harvey Hall (who had just flown in from Korea and had won a half-marathan the previous weekend), and now he called 9

it a day. Hall, Andy Peterson, third place most of the day, Rick Schneider, who always closes hard, and several others were still in contention, but by the time runners had gone over Sherman Gap, it was clear that the contest was between Jeff Hinte and Mike Robertson. Jeff, who was second in 1993 and third in 1995, and seven-time buckler and grandfather Mike Robertson battled from Mudhole Gap (70 miles) to the finish. Robertson, of the 82nd Airborne Division, trained hard and gave the final stretch of the course all he had. In the end, he was unable to catch the faster, more handsome Hinte, who sailed in with 18:30.

There were 19 sub-24-hour performances, however, troubles plagued the women and none finished.

All attending the awards ceremony gave Ray and Wynne Botts Waldron an ovation when, after managing the OD 100-Mile Race for three years, they agreed to become Race Directors.

1997’s Old Dominion 100 had its largest starting field since 1991 - 86 runners. And in terms of the credentials of the top contenders, probably the best ever.

The potential for a memorable race became reality: 1, six men broke 18 hours. (A time that would have won 14 of the previous 18 races; 2, three women broke Vicki Johnson’s long standing course record of 20:46 (1989)*, 3, Janice Anderson’s time of 18:25 would have won all but a half dozen of the past OD’s; 4, Three men in their sixties completed the race; 5, Three foreign runners finished; 6, Tom Green and Wendell Robison received their 1000 mile buckles; 7, 54 people finished (40 got buckles)the third highest buckle finish rate ever. *OD was the first 100 miler completed by a woman. Bobbi Allen from Richmond, VA (1979).

O.D.’s 20th Anniversary Run 1998, showed experience at work. We have all learned from the journey of building a sport and inventing, learning and applying the disciplines required to compete.

Dan Barger, CA became the second man to ever defend successfully his First-To-Finish win. Ten women started. All who saw Pamela Reed, AZ run said she made it pretty, finishing Top-Ten and First Woman.

Dan was well in front most of the day. 2nd place, Phil Sheridan, KS, 3rd, Andy Peterson, local mountain man and 4th, Barry Lewis, PA, stalked and pursued each other. An awesome demonstration, finishing, after 100-miles, with three seconds separating 2nd and 3rd.

Top-Ten all broke 20 hours on a day when almost everything clicked into place as planned and we weren’t just a bunch of waves, but came together and made an ocean. Mike Robertson, U.S. Army, returned from S. Korea to win his 1,000-mile buckle.

The 21st Old D started out just like the previous 20 had.

Henry Muhlbauer started the field and the clock simultaneously.

Fifteen women, the largest field ever, started, with nine finishing (also a record). Jim Garcia, Joe Hildebrand and Andy Peterson set the pace. Joe took the hard fought victory. The temp. reached 95 degrees at 15:30. Anong Pustow of KY won the women’s race in excellent time, 21:20.

Medical Director, Keith Kettell PAS, PA-C, “By 12:00 p.m. over 60% of the field had weight loss, a dozen are at 5% total body weight loss, weight gain is noted in 19% of the starting field.

All who made the march up Sherman Gap have returned down safely. It was a magnificent day, no medical catastrophes.”

Rick Schneider buckled for the ninth time. Harvey Hall began his second decade of running at O.D. The original Grand Slammer, Tom Green, buckled for the 11th time. Ed Foley, with the record 15th buckle, separated his left shoulder two days before the start and ran with a sling. Our great, good neighbors from across Canada were here in force. This was the eleventh year we have been sanctioned by USAT&F. The many people who worked very hard to make a great race succeeded.

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2000, we had team competition for the first time and their stats will be hard to beat. 100% finished.

Al Jones came from Ft. Bragg to take on medical control.

When you’re good you make it look easy. He did that.

Jim Garcia has that formula too. First To Finish. He ran one of the best races ever, anywhere. It was 78° when we started at 4 am, humidity over 90%. Later, the temps were in the 90°’s. From now on, we’re just going to call Jim “The Rocket”. Marylander, Rick Schneider’s buckle says 1,000 miles. You have to translate that, it means a lot more.

Molly Gib won the First Woman’s buckle in her first 100-mile race, against the backdrop of beating major paralysis from injury sustained skiing.

Ray and Wynne Waldron and every person who did all the special things to make the race reality, should feel great about the Millennium edition.

2001. One hundred and three started. Twenty women toed the line and three of them make top-ten. No slack, an open field on a fair course, well marked and monitored. Forty-two of the seventy finishers successfully ran the course in one day or less.

A first time occurrence was the necessity to disqualify one runner who deliberately cut several miles of the course as well as two who chose to take an alternate route to the Finish after the final aid-station. Veteran endurance horse racer, Ann Crandell who ran the 100 on foot for the first time said, “I learned a lot,” and that’s the pay-off in which we take pride and work to get.

Serge England-Arbona fan his best 100 ever (his first ever) and described his face for First-To-Finish as and awesome, ultimate sports experience and unexpected. Francesca Conte ran the course smart, First Woman and her first 100. Derrick Carr ran a wonderful, solid race, finishing third and buckling for the seventh time. Only the birth of a first-born child or the U.S. Military could have kept Ben Clark out of his tenth consecutive O.D. We blame deployment and rejoice at the birth of their child. Neither of the two teams entered this year finished. Again, Tom Green paced himself strategically to beat the day.

This year a few went to extremes to ensure that each runner had a positive experience.

Jason Melson and her medical team made sure everyone stayed in the safe zone. Thankfully, Al Jones motorcycled up from NC to fill the last minute gap that occurred.

The fall of 2001 brought tragic news to the whole nation. September 11, 2001 is a day none of us will ever forget. It found our race directors at USSTRATCOM in Nebraska and many of our military helpers deployed around the world. For this and other reasons race management decided to take a sabbatical in 2002.

We vowed to be back in 2003 and we were.

2003. What a day for a run, drizzling rain at 0400. This went back and forth from rain to drizzle all day long, some fifteen hours of rain. Twenty-eight runners left the shelter of the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds for the trail and trials ahead. Fourteen finished the day, ten of those under twenty-four hours.

Joe Kulak from Colorado came to run his first Old Dominion. The rain didn’t bother him. He finished first, with a time of 17:00:28. Francesca Conte was First Woman with a time of 20:16:17. Local runner Jay Finkle ran his first O.D. and brought home the silver O.D. belt buckle with a time of 23:16:07. Roy Marshall another local and long time volunteer brought home his second O.D. belt buckle. Long time runner and friend Ben Clark received the biggest ohhhh at the awards breakfast with a finishing time of 24:02:53. Many folks were pulling for him throughout the race. We knew he was cutting it close, we just didn’t know how close. We know he’ll be back to conquer the course again.

2004. It was said, that of all the characteristics of endurance runners, “the heart that won’t quit” is the most powerful. All who came to race this great course on Saturday had theirs tuned up and brought them to Woodstock. The Massanutten Mountains 11

were soggy for the 2nd year in a row. The best running weather with temps never out of the low 60’s.

Runners representing all sections of the Nation buckled. Jamshid Khajavi from Seattle, Washington came thinking; between the mountains he would find flats to run. Instead, there were the hills to conquer and he did. Californian, Frank Earnest who crossed the country to run looked right at home on the Massanuttens surrounding the Fort Valley. Jersey man, Bob Oberkehr has Veach West’s switchbacks, and accordion rock falls lit by chemlights, as good memories forever. What a surprise! The beat-up ATV trail section was a favorite of many. Serge England-Arbona, an O.D. veteran who only needed to travel across the Potomac River from Maryland, pushed at the front of the race mightily.

Even through the mountaintop fog, he looked like the happiest running man. The whereabouts of Serge was the most asked question all day.

Hometown of Old Dominion, Shenandoah County, gave us four bucklers. Kavera Vaughn ‘s first attempt at O.D. was exceptional. No crew, no water-belt, focused. She did wear shoes during the 23 hours 50 minutes on the course but not at the awardsbreakfast. Kavera had the 24-hour clock in front of her all day with the alarm set. Her timing for her first buckle was perfect.

To ice the cake, Amber Marshall received her third consecutive race buckle. This year it is embellished with the First-To-Finish Woman insignia.

Any sport would be proud to be represented by the man from Colorado who came to Old Dominion to defend his 2003, 17:00:28, First-To-Finish title. Last year the 28 seconds written after 17 hours were not agreeable to him. This race he made them disappear. Defending on the same course in much the same weather, Joe Kulak did the final 6.85 miles from Woodstock Gap Aid-Station to the Fairgrounds averaging 8.2-minute miles.

Total elapsed time; 16:38:44.

2005. Twenty-one runners left the starting line heading for Woodstock Gap in the 27th Old Dominion 100. It was great running weather, cool and overcast. The runners were on a fast pace, over the gap by five a.m., out of Boyer by six fifteen. Brian Kistner and Chris Calfee were running together and looking strong, but this would not last.

By Four Points (32.55mi.) Brian had a 25-minute lead. By Chrisman Hollow Rd, (43.13mi.) it was an hour. Kistner was on the move. He was determined to better his tenth place finish in 2000. Not only did he improve his old time, he crushed it! Kistner completed the race in 18:01:53. Three and a half hours better than 2000. Great job Brian.

The cool overcast day didn’t last for long. By midday, the clouds had moved on and the temperature was on the rise. The humidity was rising right along with the temp. Most of the runners faced this change in weather along Duncan Hollow trail, almost half way and the highest point on the course. Our Medical staff was concerned with dehydration and weight loss. The runners were too. Eight of them would not finish the race.

Of the twenty-one runners who started the race, eleven finished under 28 hours and four of those did it under 24 hours, receiving their sterling silver Old Dominion belt buckle. One of the eleven finishers was Tony Mazur. He had run O.D. twice before but had not finished. This year, he too was out to improve his old time. And he did, with a half hour to spare. Great job Tony.

2006. Our field this year, won the day in historical percentages with an 87% finish rate. 53% of the starters finished under 24 hours, to win the coveted Old Dominion silver buckle. Brian Kistner, who was First to Finish in 2005, came back to defend his title. He didn’t waste any time establishing his position with a lead that just grew stronger over the miles. At 69 miles he was almost two hours ahead of the next runner and running a very smart race. But the day had taken its toll on his tendon. He decided to pull to prevent deeper injury and number two, James Howton, 12

VA, was now number one as he entered the 75 mile stop at the base of Sherman Gap. There was no hesitation and a new leader was established for the rest to catch. Howton’s lead was not absolute with Finkle, Walker and newcomer Mike Oliva in strong pursuit. Oliva was full of surprises all day long that inspired us all. He had never trained in the dark nor run a 100 mile race. With his second place finish, we will see more inspiration from him in the future.

Liz Walker from Georgia, was First to Finish Women. She’s a strong runner and a generous one too, taking good care of herself and anyone she came across who needed a hand. Local runner, Dave Brewster persevered and won his day with 32 minutes to spare; a finishing time of 27:28. Yep, at past races Dave fed everyone mouth-watering BBQ steak at his 87-mile aid station. Denise Davis, also a former aid station volunteer and first timer on the OD race trail, took home her first Old Dominion buckle today. She ran strong, didn’t stop as she came off the Woodstock Gap and still had fuel in the tank at the finish. It’s apparent, by inviting more people to man aid-stations we will swell the ranks of our sport.

2007. With the return of our women’s 06’ winner and a strong field mixed with experience and “newbees”, we knew it would be an exciting day. But, it is always an exciting day, this first Saturday in June! The purpose of this race is to provide a fair and worthy challenge; a unique opportunity to make each runner stronger. Each year we hope for a mix of experienced runners to return, as well as, new endurance challengers. We had both this year. Tips and strengths are gained from the experienced ones and passed on. And each year we see the new endurance runners, like Mike Oliva, that press the experienced ones for more boundaries to broken.

The day began with Keith Knipling taking the lead in a sprint up Woodstock Gap, a 1,100 foot ascent, then into Boyer averaging 8.5 minute miles. He wasn’t alone with Oberkehr, Rauschenberg and Kumeda close on his heels. The remaining field persued twenty minutes behind. Could Keith keep that pace, up we all wondered, without faltering? Time would definitely tell.

In fact, he did. Throughout the day and into the night he felt the heat from Dane Rauschenberg, Arlington, VA. Even though Dane was a full hour behind Keith at fifty miles, we all knew his lead wasn’t insurmountable over the last fifty miles of trail. The first woman, Liz Walker, was running a very solid race just 18 minutes behind Dane at the fifty-mile mark. Oberkehr, Brendan, and Kumeda were also running very strong. Rauschenberg was running a smart race but our #2 unfortunately dropped at Veach East. Liz and Scott Brockmeir then left a very dark (where the heck was that moon!) Veach East together keeping up a solid pace. Even with the Walker/Brockmeir challenge, Knipling stepped out to a strong two hour plus lead after going up and over Veach Gap, the 82 mile point. Keith couldn’t be caught.

He picked up his pace averaging 10.8 minutes per mile the last seven miles.

Dan Brenden had a very strong run beating his best OD time by almost two and a half hours. If anyone still needs tips on how to tap into one’s pit crew partner’s strength, just watch Huguette and Dan next year. At the finish line we had a most determined field of finishers. These runners met each challenge the day threw at them- they were prepared and successfully overcame.

2008. When the history was taken from the runners this year, it was found that many in the field are making a first attempt at the 100-mile distance, cross-country, with the goal of beating the one-day clock. Always, the challenge has been to race the day and claim victory. 100-Miles, One-Day for the Buckle. There are more than ten first-time 100-milers among the 49 starters in the race this year. Words of wisdom and experience are heard from the “seasoned” runners on the trail, sharing tips, hints and knowledge of critical points throughout the day.

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On the trail at 05:15 it is 68 degrees in the hollows at Boyer. It’s 90+ by the 50-mile point. Today will be one that verifies the Medical Comment in Old Dominion’s “bible”, The Red Book, which all who enter the race receive and many memorize.

“The Old Dominion is traditionally held on the first truly hot and stinkingly humid day of the year, in Virginia”. Woodstock’s town clock registers 100 degrees at mid-day and will make front-page news. By 1:15 p.m., two men, who have been in the lead from the beginning, are off the hottest part of the trail on the ridgeline of the mountain and have crossed into the woods at Edinburg Gap. They are, Keith Knipling, 2007’s First-To-Finish defender and Jason Lantz, PA, who is seeing O. D’s course for the first time. All who run today are testaments to the, almost unbelievable, physical value of training for endurance. Keith and Jason will battle, not only the vicious weather and the trail but will shift back and forth for the lead, staying within minutes of each other all day. Before the last runner reaches the Edinburg Gap Station at 56.57 miles, the hands of the clock will pass 7 p.m.

Mudhole Aid Station is again very energized as the runners come streaming in during the night. Donny Golladay and his crew camped out two nights to ensure they were ready and no runner was without support at their station. One was particularly blessed. Abigail Meadows from Texas, herself a mother of seven, firefighter and EMT, came rolling in. They asked what she needed. “I would like to have beef hamburger on a fajita”, not expecting it at all. “Well we just happen to have that cooking… on the other side of the stream!” She crossed the stream and was fixed-up and ready to head for the 75-mile point, Elizabeth Furnace at the base of the Sherman Gap. The second Medical Check is at Elizabeth. Thomas Worthington, MA, has just arrived with 75-miles behind him, in his first 100-miler. The medical team Lead, Wayne and Pat Botts’ daughter, Kelly Clement, asks questions to determine alertness and condition. Worthington has sparkle in his eyes and thinks his condition is “great”! Exactly the response we’re looking for. The Vermont 50 prepared him well. Just five minutes pass until another first time 100-miler, Philip Hough from Maryland, crosses the clearing and checks in. It’s 8:45, getting dark, chemlights mark the trail. It’s time for them to tackle Sherman. Neal Jamison, Roanoke, VA is in front of Worthington and Hough. This is not his first 100-miler. He holds his lead and arrives at Veach West, 86 miles, at midnight, just in front of Worthington. Liz Bauer-Walker, who was O.D’s First Woman in 2007, has been thrown multiple curve balls this day. She has an injury to one of her ankles and is the next one in at 1:32 p.m. She has had more fun days for sure but against this no mercy day there’s no quitting here. Liz crosses the Finish Line just 79, formidable, minutes over 24 hours.

The small, high moon fails to light up the dark and it is still 80 degrees at the Fairgrounds, just before midnight, 11:49 p.m., when Jason Lantz comes in strong and crosses the Finish Line as Keith is entering the gate to begin his circuit around the Fairgrounds half-mile track. Keith makes the Line at 11:56. They have raced each other for nearly 20 hours and 7 minutes separate them at the Finish. Denise Davis is still out on the trail, running smart, adapting to a day that required full use of her abilities.

She calculates right and crosses the Finish with 18 minutes to spare. Denise, a schoolteacher, takes that determination and resolve back home and passes it on to her students – you can count on her. Kristina Irvin, Saratoga, CA, is a western states runner. She’s a fighter and a veteran endurance racer. For her too, this was a brutal day, which, nevertheless, she outsmarted and finished the race with 5 minutes to spare. Jamey Groff and Neal Gorman threatened each other throughout the race for 3rd and 4th to Finish Line. Groff, behind by an hour at 50 miles overtook Gorman on the Veach climb and PHEW!!, over the final 14 miles to the Fairgrounds, built a 55 minute lead. Four of the twelve buckles awarded Sunday morning are to first-time 14

100-milers.

In the words of several veteran runners, “The day was brutal!”

We have not had temperatures this high in almost 2 decades.

Those who started this race and endured, finishers or not, are stronger for it. For race management…mission complete.

2009. The day starts beautifully at 0400 at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds and remains that way all day long. The excessive heat and humidity we had at the 2008 race is not here this year and the runners improve their race times by at least an hour each. Jason Lantz, last year’s First-to-finish, bettered his ’08 time by 70 minutes finishing in 18:35:32. Liz Bauer, last year’s First-woman improved her time by almost three hours, completing 100 miles in 22:44:25. David Snipes improves his finishing time by almost four hours! Yes, it was great day for running. Nothing could go wrong. Or could it? At the 32-mile point coming out of the Four Points #1 aid station, a well-known and well-liked runner, Dan Brendan takes a wrong turn. Instead of turning right and heading up to Luray overlook, he turns left and runs to the Edinburg Gap aid station the 57-mile point. Here he is met by O.D. volunteers, just starting to set up the station, who tell him he shouldn’t be here yet. After a brief discussion they all figure out what happened. To stay in the race and not be disqualified, Dan must turn around and return to Four Points under his own power and continue on course. Dan decides he must do this and turns around and heads towards Four Points. Dan wrote us a story about what happened so I’ll let him tell it in his own words by placing a couple of paragraphs of his story here.

“After a brief discussion we determined that I took a left then right out of Four Points instead of a right then the left. I could sense the hurt in their voices as they told me the only way to finish was to return to Four Points, or drop out. They filled my water bottles and offered other assistance. The mood was like that of a doctor telling me I had an incurable disease but doing so with empathy and optimism.”

“When I arrived back at Four Points, Huguette, my teammate and much more, Ray Waldron, and the remaining volunteers attended to me in no less intensity and resolve than an emergency medical team reviving a critically injured victim. In only moments I was revitalized taking a right then the left with Ray, Big Dave and Huguette leading the way to into the upcoming Amazon like trail. Hours later I emerged from the woods, crossed the creek into a small clearing where I was met by cheering and energy. The volunteers; Doctor Kim, Georgia and Big Dave were as excited to see me as I was excited to be there. This was a medical checkpoint where I learned they kept the station open just waiting for me and wanted to give me everything they had. I was concerned that the volunteers at the upcoming aid stations would have to stay longer because of me and was also beginning to be concerned about the cut off time of midnight at Elizabeth Furnace. I continued running returning to the Edinburg Gap aid station where I had been hours earlier. Young Lukas, the 13 year old son of Ray and Wynne, and likely to be the 3rd generation OD race director, calmed Huguette in a manner well beyond his years by saying to her “don’t worry he will make it, and before the time.”

“As dusk was close at hand, I came into the Little Fort aid station, mile 64. I did not mention my name they did not ask for my number. Lee, Deb and Chef Larry called my name and offered me the best of their home; hamburgers, hot dogs, any food I could wish for, but mostly they knew what runners required most at that time of the run, a pleasant smile and encouragement. At the aid stations I would ask what mile this was. The typical response in a jovial manner was do you mean the number of miles you ran to get here or the course miles. We would exchange smiles. As I entered Mud Hole Gap the volunteers offered me more food and encouragement than seemed possible.

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fore the midnight cut off. At 11:15 I ran through the meadow to my Elizabeth Furnace family. Hugs to all and celebration were in order; I had met the cut off. Huguette introduced me to Ralph a safety runner who would become my adopted brother for the next miles. He had marked the trail and lives in Woodstock. He is the model of Virginian hospitality. What a wonderful gift. After a tough climb through Sherman’s gap and through more water and rocks Ralph and I arrived at Veach West. Ralph wished me luck and said that I would have time for a nap at the hotel before the run ended. I thought he was dreaming but thanked him for the help and his confidence nonetheless. Dave Brewster, the aid station captain, walked me down the road and over a cattle guard. In an authority mannered voice he instructed me “you have it in the bag”. I wanted to believe him but in an uncertain manner I responded, “I hope you are correct”. He quickly, in an even firmer and admonishing manner repeated, “it is in the bag”.

I had no other option but to make it happen.”

“That early morning all the runners and my OD family, with their never-ending encouragement, crossed the finish with me. I made it only through their encouragement and support. This run is dedicated to them. They made it happen.”

“Thank you Old Dominion for making me the Most Privileged Runner*.”

2010. The 32nd Annual Old Dominion 100-Mile, One-Day Run went off without a hitch this year. And the workers were very tired.

Fifty four runners began the race at 0400 and thirty finished the race, twenty three of those under 24 hours. This year’s winning time was16 hours and 52 minutes by David Ruttum, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011. For 37 of the 68 starters this was their first time on the Old Dominion course. This year the weather was almost perfect for running. Neal Gorman our First to Finish, took advantage of the day and ran both smart and oh yes, very fast. He averaged 9.76 minutes per mile. This is his second time at OD. Karsten Brown was in the top three all day. He was in first place for the first ten miles until Neal took the lead on the first trail section of the race. From this point on Neal kept increasing his distance.

His strong long legs put him in first place and kept him there from the fourteen mile point until he was one hour ahead by the finish line. Juan Cardona, finishing in a time of 22:40, didn’t seem to mind the heat. Being from the country of Columbia might have something to do with it and the help of his tenacious, happy crewJuan is the first runner from South America to be awarded the Old Dominion silver buckle. This year it was all about the Finish.

At 0200, 0300, and 0400 a.m. we try hard to keep the noise level and disruptions down. But sometimes pit crews and family members just can’t contain their excitement. The family and crews of some runners can be very loud and excited just as at any track and field meet or Little League ball game- except these cheers of encouragement are usually heard at 3:35 AM on Water Street.

This is the make or break point for any runner wanting the coveted Old Dominion silver belt buckle, recognized world-wide. If the runner isn’t at Water Street by this time, his or her chances of crossing the finish line in 24-hours are gone. They have run 97.36 miles and have 2.64 miles remaining. There were eleven this year that finished with less than 60 minutes to spare. The last two finished with less than three and two minutes respectively, to spare. So if anyone wondered what all the yelling was about, that was it.

Jeff Pence was born and raised in Edinburg and knows these trails and roads well. Last year he finished the race in 25:43 –not under the 24 hours needed to receive the Old Dominion silver belt buckle. He decided after last year’s race he would get that belt buckle in 2011. He trained all year with that goal in mind -100 miles -24 hours. His hard work paid off. In this year’s race Jeff crossed the finish line in a time of 23 hrs 57 minutes.

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two of them ran over Woodstock Tower together with Jeff encouraging Kevin to keep running. As they ran down from Woodstock Tower and rounded the corner of Water Street both knew there was no time to waste. They would need to endure and hold their pace 2.64 more miles. It was an “unknown challenge” in 1979- not any more. Pence and McGuiness claimed the 749th and 750th buckle in the race’s 33-year history. Jeff in 23:57, and Kevin in 23:58. Way to go guys.

2012. 0330, 2 June 2012; Shenandoah County Fairgrounds exhibit hall. Runners are gathering in the hall performing last minute adjustments on their gear and wishing each other good luck. The Race directors work nervously finalizing the last aspects of run preparation. 0400 the gun sounds and off they go into the darkness- the 34th field of racers have entered the course.

The weather is supposed to be perfect; high75˚, humidity variable, but not too high. The runners must notice this also because their times arriving at Boyer-in (10 miles) seem to be 15-20 minutes earlier than usual. The front runner David Ploskonka ran right past the aid station.” Water…? Succeed…? Need anything…?” He’s gone. One step behind him is Oliver LeBlond.

“Water…? Need anything…?” He’s gone too. Four and a half miles later Ploskonka and LeBlond arrive at the Boyer-out aid station together. They keep this up for the next three aid stations. Even at this point they are only two minutes apart. Four miles later they are seven minute apart. By Med Check #1 at 43 miles they are just sixteen minutes apart. LeBlond keeps his lead to the finish line, with Ploskonka hot on his heels. LeBlond First to Finish- also his first 100-miler and another win for Race management. We surely hope to see him back to defend his title next year.

One of the first Old Dominion finishers from the 1979 race, Ed Foley was assisting on the course this year. Ed completed the Old Dominion fifteen times and buckled every time. He is one of the few runners with a 1000 Mile Old Dominion belt buckle. Ed finished 17th that inaugural OD year and since it is now known that the Old Dominion Run is the first measured 100 mile course in the United States, that also makes Ed The 17th runner in history to finish 100 miles in under 24 hours (only years later was it reported Western States, the first 100 mile race, was 89 miles the first few years). He ends up helping with the Veach West aid station (86 miles) encouraging the runners to push through the last fourteen miles of the course.

In the beginning, 1979, there were only two 100-mile endurance runs in the country- the Old Dominion and Western States.

It was very unique, most thought impossible. Only the few that had been there and participated, knew it was possible to run a hundred miles in a day and not die. Now, over 30 years later, there are many 100-mile races and endurance runners that not only believe it, but also do it. Many more Americans know what that feeling is. To have trained mind and body to run, under their own mental and physical power, 100 miles in a day and to be able to stand and continue on the next day- true self-endurance.

That is why we come back each year- to provide a fair and worthy challenge…and to watch our runners beat it.

There are fancier ways to spend Saturday nights in America. None better than to stake your claim at a spot on the top of Woodstock Mountain, about seven miles from the finish. A fine mist falls and the big moon tries to shine and light up the clouds.

Wet Virginia dirt and honeysuckle is the best smell in the world.

Marring the darkness on the mountain, there is only a splotch of Coleman lantern light, big jugs of electrolyte replacement and you, searching the course continually for another bright, moving spot almost to the top of the final big climb. Some look like the survivors of a battle. They are the victors who have actually been in the arena.

The Massanutten Mountains split the Shenandoah Valley for 17

half it’s length, dividing the South Fork of the river from the North Fork. Massanutten’s arms embrace the Fort, our hidden valley.

This is still a very difficult place to find. And, once you get here, it’s almost impossible to leave. But, to those who have, we hope you will find your way back when Springtime comes again on the first Saturday in June.

Course description

The race starts at 4 a.m. from the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds, located in Woodstock, Virginia, the County Seat.

The first six miles of the course travel through historic Woodstock. Here, the fighting minister, Peter Muhlenberg preached his sermon then removed his robe to reveal the Revoluntionary uniform and led his fellow town men out to win liberty, saying “there is a time to pray and a time to fight.”

Reaching the Shenandoah River at Burnshire Dam, the course crosses by bridge, approaches its first major ascent to Woodstock Gap on a steep gravel switchback and enters the George Washington National Forest. Descending into Fort Valley’s natural fortress, created by the encircling Massanutten Mountains, is more gradual until approx. 10 mi. reaching the fairly rugged 2.5 mi. Lavender Trail. Up and along the West ridgeline, then down to a Forest Service road winding into the Foley Loop on country roads. This leads to another stretch of good country roads taking runners to the Four Points #1 aid station.

Here the course climbs to the 675 overlook then enters Duncan Hollow on trail that exacts the “just do it” attitude. At the end of Duncan Hollow is the first medical checkpoint at Crisman Hollow.

The course follows Crisman Hollw Rd. back to Four Points #2.

The course then turns to climb Moreland Gap with good footing, reaching Edinburg Gap at 55 miles and enters Powell Mountain Trail. The next eight miles have become a heavily utilitized ATV route. Ascending Opechee Peak the trail becomes rugged and steep. The last half, still rugged is not so steep. Reaching Little Fort Campground the course turns up Woodstock Mountain on forest road for five miles to Mudhole Gap. The next mile is trail as lovely as any you will ever visit, running with Little Passage Creek and through it five times. The course turns onto a fine logging road leading to a turn onto a short, rocky, trail, then crossing the Valley Road, Passage Creek by bridge and into Elizabeth Furance Picnic Area, the Second and final Medical Check at 74.95 miles. This is the only point with a cut-off time. Runners must check-out of Elizabeth Furance by midnight.

The next three miles are best left undescribed but are summed up in the phrase “Sherman Gap”. Rumor has it that the gap was not named for any great explorer but rather for the first (and possibly the last) endurance race runner to try to run up it. It is said that you can see his grave ten feet from the top, especially if you are one of the masses trying to do this part of the course in the dark.

Runners are then greeted with a steep trail run down to a gravel road, leading to the wagon road, built by Gen. Daniel Morgan during the Revolution for possible retreat of Washignton’s forces, up Veach Gap and down the boulder falls on the west side.

Because most runners will traverse in darkness the difficult stretch from Elizabeth Furnace to the Aid-Station located at the foot of the Veach Gap descent, this is the one part of the race where the runner, if he so chooses, may be accompanied by a safety runner. After descending the western side of Veach Gap at 86.58 miles the competitors are again on their own.

Crossing the Valley road the course now has good footing on country lanes to complete the circle around the Massanuttens, then turns back up and over Woodstock Mountain, across the Shenandoah and through town to the finish back at the County Fairgrounds.

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Qualifications and Eligibility

To qualify, you must have completed: 1. a 50 mile race or more, within the allowed time limits, in the last 12 months with the results published in Ultrarunning, or 2. any past Old Dominion 100 mile race, in less than 24 hours.

To be eligible, you must:

1. be 18 years old 2. The entry fee is $165 per entry before the cutoff date or $200 after 15 May. 3. All entries are subject to review by the run committee who reserve the right to reject the applications of those deemed unqualified or who have violated rules in previous races.

4. All runners are required to be processed through a medical control station before they will be issued their race numbers.

Medical check 1:30-4:30 p.m. Friday. Runners may be disqualified for medical reasons if, in the judgment of the Medical Director, they are not in the physical condition required for participation in this event.

5. Runners and their support crews are required to attend the prerace brief that takes place 5:00 p.m., Friday, the day before the race, at the Fairgrounds. Failure to be present at this briefing by either the runners or their support crews may be grounds for disqualification because both the runners and their crews must be fully informed about the trail and the procedures governing the conduct of the race.

Performance Rules

It is the runner’s responsibility that both he and his support crew have read and understand the Performance Rules.

1. There will be no ties allowed.

2. There will be no unofficial starters.

3. Participants must comply at all times with the instructions of the Run Director or his designee.

4. Runners are subject to disqualification if they do not follow the marked trail, proceeding at all times without unauthorized physical or mechanical assistance from others. Should a runner digress from the official trail, the runner must return to the point of departure, on foot, before continuing the run.

5. It is the runners responsibility to recognize check points, insure that he/she has been checked in and out of these points, and stay on the trail. Unannounced spot checks will be established by the run committee.

6. All runners are subject to a brief medical examination at the designated medical check points. Additional monitoring of individual runners may be required subject to the discretion of the Medical Director or his designee. Refusal of a runner to cooperate is grounds for immediate disqualification. The Medical Director or his designee have the full authority to analyze medical data and evaluate whether or not the runner may continue at any point in the race. All medical decisions are final and are not subject to appeal.

7. Participants and their handlers must refrain from any unsportsmanlike or destructive act such as trespassing, littering or creating a fire hazard. Smoking is not permitted on the course by anyone.

8. Runners crew vehicles are not permitted to travel on the marked course during the race. All crew vehicles will be identified and pit crew access points will be reached by roads not part of the marked course. Entering one of the aid stations there will be a short exception which will be specified at the mandatory prerace briefing.

9. Runners must give passing room, as soon as is reasonably 19

possible, to a runner who asks for trail.

10. All runners must adhere to the established cutoff time of 20 hours at 74.95 miles. This time is based on the slowest prior sub 30 hour finishers of the race. If a runner reaches the checkpoint after the cutoff, the runner is withdrawn from the race and may not continue in an unofficial capacity. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disqualification from future Old Dominion Run, Inc. sponsored races.

11. It is the runner’s responsibility, should he/she withdraw for any reason before reaching the finish line, to check out of the race with the timer of the aid-station where drop-out takes place.

Then, proceed to the finish line. He/she must check-out with the Master-Timer at the Finish Line. It should never be necessary for tired volunteers to conduct an unwarranted search.

Medical Comments

The Old Dominion is traditionally held on the first truly hot and stinkingly humid day of the year, in Virginia. For those who have trained in such heat and humidity, the race is challenge enough.

For those who have not, the American College of Sports Physicians recommends against participating in such an event. But assuming that you are crazy enough to be reading this and are planning on running the race, the following are some important tips from your friendly medical director.

1. Drink lots of fluids (preferably one of the electrolyte solutions). Most runners carry water bottles.

2. Eat early, often and as much as you can tolerate. Train your stomach by eating during training runs. Your body does not contain fuel to run 100 miles without breaking down protein. Nor will drinking only glucose/electrolyte solutions give you this fuel.

3. Watch your weight. The rules say that you can no longer continue to run if you have lost more than seven percent of your body weight, or gained more than five percent. But, for optimal performance, you should be no more than two to three percent down from your starting weight. If you find yourself losing weight, see tips number one and two above.

4. The hottest parts of the day are not the time to push. Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. is the hottest part of the day. Relax during this time. Save your strength for later.

5. Don’t get buckle fever. Because of the 24 hour time limit for a buckle, runners may push themselves too hard at the start in order to “put it in the bank”. The time limit is not new, its always been 24 hours to get a buckle. And if this year is like the average year, 40-50% of the starters will get a buckle. Many of the people in the back of the pack, at the start, buckle year in and year out.

Run the best race that you are capable but run a smart race.

6. The medical staff supporting this race is made up of some of the best doctors and nurses around. Each has worked many endurance races and are experienced at both the mental and physical of running 100 miles in one day. This means not only are they medically proficient, but they understand running from your point of view. If they say you should stop, it’s not because of some obscure judgment, but because they think you should stop.

7. Everyone has bad spells. These are times to let up on your body and try to get some food and fluids into yourself. Just keep going, if you are able, and you will get through it.

8. Train adequately for this race. Do frequent long runs (every week or so do at least a 25 mile run). Do enough miles (70-90 miles/week) and train in whatever heat you can find. Altitude is not a factor in this race. Don’t pretend to be able to do this race unless you are prepared for it.

9. Have fun.

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Aid Station # Name

1 Start 2 Water St.

3 Woodstock Gap

4 In Boyer

5 Out Boyer

6 770/758

7 803/678

8 St. Davids

9 Creekside

10 Four Points #1

11 Peach Orchard

12 Crisman Hollow Rd.

13 Four Points #2

14 Mountain Top

15 Edinburg Gap

16 Peter’s Mill Pond

17 Little Fort

18 Mudhole Gap

19 Elizabeth Furnace

20 613T

21 Veach East

22 Veach West

23 770/758

24 Woodstock Gap

25 Water St

26 Finish

0.00 2.98 4.20 7.18 2.99 10.17 4.44 14.61 5.03 19.64 3.07 22.71 2.67 25.38 3.14 28.52 4.03 32.55 6.12 38.67 4.46 43.13 4.57 47.70 3.22 50.92 5.65 56.57 3.00 59.57 4.68 64.25 5.23 69.48 5.47 74.95 5.95 80.90 1.89 82.79 3.79 86.58 4.37 90.95 2.21 93.16 4.20 97.36 2.65 100.01

*PC/DB Pit Crew Point / Drop Bag Point 21

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Pitcrew Directions

(1) RON Ox Road, LON 42, RON RT 11 Main St. (3.6), LON 675 (5.8), LON 678 (7.8), LON 758 (at Detrick) (1.5). Runners come up 770 and cross 758. PARK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF 758.

(2) Return to Detrick. RON 678 continue (7.1) to Kings Crossing, LON 675 to 675/730/274. PARK IN THE SHADE FAR OFF THE EDGE OF 274.

(3) 274/675, STAY PARKED WHERE YOU ARE. (4) Return to Kings Crossing, LON 675 (2.0) to Edinburg Gap. PARK IN THE LOT ON YOUR LEFT, ABOUT 100 YARDS. (5) Return to Kings Crossing, LON 678 (7.1) to Detrick, LON 758 (2.6) to 758/Little Fort Recreation Area. PARK IN LITTLE FORT REC AREA. (6) Return to Detrick, LON 678 (9.0) to Elizabeth Furnace Day Picnic Area. PARK IN REAR PARKING LOT. (7) LON 678 (6.8), LON 774 (0.7) to Veach (West) Parking Area.

YOU WILL BE DIRECTED WHERE TO PARK. (8) Return to 678, LON 678 (2.5) to Detrick, RON 758 (2.0). PARK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF 758.

(9) Return to Detrick, RON 678 (7.1) to Kings Crossing, RON 675 (5.8) to RT 11, RON Route 11 (4.6) to Mill Rd., RON Mill Rd. two blocks to Water St. Note: the runners have about 2.7 more miles from here to the finish.

(10) To the finish. Return to Main St., go (1.0) to RT 42, RON RT 42 (0.3), RON Ox Rd. 1.5 blocks, left into the fairgrounds. The runners will finish in front of the new exhibit building.

CREWS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DRIVE ON RUNNERS MARKED TRAIL. DO NOT CLOG THE ROADS!!! PLEASE BE POLITE!!!

RUNNERS DIRECTIONS

Start at the County Fairgrounds in Woodstock, VA. Follow directions thru Woodstock. To Mill Road RON Mill Rd. (665), LON 758, Straight on 273, LON FS 66, LON Lavender blazed trail (0.8), RON Orange blazed trail, RON FS 66, LON 771, LON 773, RON 774, LON 771, RON 770, to 758 (+) Pit crew point #1.

Continue South on 770, LON 803, cross 678, and South on 769 LON 777 LON 675 to 4 pts, med. ck #1 pt crew #2 up 675 to Lon foot-path to Overlook. (35.1 mi.). R back down 675 to LON Duncan Hollow footpath.

Take the Duncan Hollow Trail South to Peach Orchard Gap (3.0 mi.)

Continue South and West to the Middle Mtn Trail, the North then West on the Scothorne Gap Trail, to Crisman Hollow (FS274). RON 274 for 5.0 miles to Four Points (274/730/675) (+) pit crew point #3.

LON 730 (3.1), RON 374 to Edinburg Gap (56.1 mile pt). (+) pit crew point #4.

Head North on a 4WD road 3 miles to Peters Mill Pond. Continue North on Peters Mill Run Trail to Little Fort Recreation Area at 758 (+) pit crew point #5.

LON 758 (0.6) to 273, RON 273 (2.28), LON FS66. Continue North (2.17) to Mudhole Gap. Continue East down through the Gap (0.9), LON foot-path about 150 yards to FS1350, continue (3.9) and make a VERY ABRUPT LEFT TURN on to spur trail to the Big Blue Trail, continue to the Elizabeth Furance Picnic Area. Medical Check II (74.6 mi. point).

Cut-off time is here. Must check-out by midnight. Pit crew point #6.

The next 4.5 miles is mostly an uneven foot-path; the 1st mile is Botts’ Trail. A very steep climb and descent follows. Then a 4WD (also uneven) road to 613 (80.6 mi. point). RON 613 (1.8), RON the Veach Gap Trail the RAS then about 4.5 to the trail-head at 774 (+) pit crew point #7.

Continue on 774, RON 678, LON 774, LON 771, RON 770 to 758, (+) pit crew pt #8. RON 758 Then up and over the mountain on 758 to Mill Road, RON 665, LON Water St. (+) last pit crew pt #9.

RON Court St., Cross Main St., LON Commerce St., RON Mass.

Heights, Straight on Ox Road to the County Fair Grounds, once around the track to FINISH LINE in front of the new exhibit building. Olddominionrun.org 22

First to Finish

Year Men Time Women Time 1979 Pete Monahan 1980 Frank Bozanich 1981 Ed Foley 1982 Rusty Donahue

Donald Helfer

David Horton 1983 James Hintz 1984 William Davis 1985 Steve Warshawer 1986 David Horton 1987 Ray Scannell 1988 David Horton 1989 Dennis Herr 1990 David Powell 1991 Steve Mahieu 1992 Eric Clifton 1993 Steve Schiller 1994 Mike Morton 1995 Mike Morton 1996 Jeff Hinte 1997 Dan Barger 1998 Dan Barger 1999 Joe Hildebrand 2000 Jim Garcia 2001 Serge England-Arbona 2002 Hiatus 2003 Joe Kulak 2004 Joe Kulak 2005 Brain Kistner 2006 James Howton 2007 Keith Knipling 2008 Jason Lantz 2009 Jason Lantz 2010 David Ruttum 2011 Neal Gorman 2012 Oliver LeBlond Year Starters 1979 45 1980 49 1981 38 1982 51 1983 61 1984 37 1985 46 1986 57 1987 122 1988 98 1989 82 1990 75 1991 92 1992 83 1993 70 1994 62 1995 58 1996 61 1997 86 1998 88 1999 96 2000 90 2001 103 2002 0 2003 28 2004 22 2005 21 2006 15 2007 24 2008 49 2009 35 2010 54 2011 68 2012 54

Totals 1999

17:56 15:17 18:07 18:25 18:25 18:25 21:02 19:11 17:11 17:45 18:53 18:38 18:57 19:22 18:05 15:10 18:22 17:40 16:55 18:39 17:04 16:48 16:42 15:50 16:54 17:00 16:39 18:02 20:11 19:21 19:49 19:35 16:52 16:16 17:14

Barbara Allen Sue Medaglia

22:13 22:08

Vicki Johnson Laura Perry Carole Williams Debbie Deupree Vicki Johnson Vicki Johnson

22:38 25:22 23:32 22:46 21:26 20:47

Shelby Hayden-Clifton Pat Botts Kelly Hoskins Edith Bogenhuber Kim Goosen

21:32 22:02 22:13 21:45 22:00

Janice Anderson Pamela Reed Anong Pustow Molly Gibb Francesca Conte

18:25 19:50 21:20 22:25 20:48

Francesca Conte Amber Marshall

20:16 23:25

Liz Walker Liz Walker

23:16 22:07

Liz Bauer

22:44

Linda Gaudette

22:03

Overall Results

Finishers Under 24 Hours 22 (48%) 18 (40%) 20 (41%) 17 (35%) 12 (32%) 12 (32%) 27 (53%) 27 (53%) 9 (15%) 9 (15%) 13 (35%) 12 (32%) 23 (50%) 14 (30%) 27 (47%) 18 (32%) 70 (57%) 49 (40%) 70 (71%) 41 (42%) 29 (35%) 29 (35%) 23 (31%) 23 (31%) 33 (36%) 23 (25%) 60 (72%) 47 (57%) 30(43%) 24 (34%) 40 (65%) 26 (42%) 34 (59%) 22 (38%) 38 (62%) 10 (31%) 54 (64%) 40 (47%) 66 (75%) 49 (56%) 61 (64%) 34 (35%) 65 (72%) 36 (40%) 70 (68%) 42 (41%) 0 0 14 (50%) 10 (36%) 13 (59%) 11 (50%) 11 (52%) 4 (19%) 13 (87%) 8 (53%) 15 (63%) 6 (25%) 22 (45%) 12 (24%) 22 (63%) 12 (34%) 30 (56%) 23 (43%) 49 (72%) 37 (54%) 39 (72%) 26 (48%) 1148 23

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Fortitudine Vicimus By Endurance We Conquer

Runner

Year Time

Francis Abraham 2001 26:37 Fred Abramowitz 2001 22:49 Roger Ackerman 1998 27:16 Don Adolf 1988 28:52 Jerry Agin 1992 23:39 Kelly Agnew 2012 22:07 Louis Aguiar 1988 27:20 Harlow Akins 1985 21:34

1987 22:35

1988 23:07

1989 23:35 Norm Albert 1994 22:26 Randy Albrecht 1997 20:56 Roger Allison 1998 22:54 Barbara Allen First Woman 1979 22:13 Warwick Ames 2011 21:55 Paul Ammann 2003 26:30 Amanda An 2012 26:43 Collin Anderson 2012 22:39 Janice Anderson First Woman 1997 18:25 Joey Anderson 2006 27:03 Matt Anderson 1998 23:07 Murray Anderson 1979 28:13 Phil Anderson 1992 21:57 Bill Andrews 1998 26:36 Paul Andrews 2003 23:48 Sean Andrish 2011 21:20 Paul Appell 1979 17:57 Peter Artz 1988 28:13 Susan Baehre 2001 21:12 Mike Bailey 2010 21:52

2012 20:35 Joan Baker 1985 27:46 Ray Balwin 2012 24:52 David Balsley 1984 21:55 Vladimir Banas 2011 20:25 John Bandur 1987 22:38 Dan Barger Winner 1997 17:04

Winner 1998 16:48 Bill Barker 1982 22:59 Carl Barshinger 1992 21:53

1994 23:41 Dan Bartell 1987 29:48 Bonnie Barton 1989 23:06 Robert Baska 1988 22:14

1990 23:07

1991 23:36

1995 21:58

1996 23:32

1997 23:32 Nick Bassett 1989 22:24 John Bates 1987 21:07 Chris Batteate 1997 23:29 Liz Bauer

First Women 2009 22:44

2012 27:23 Liz Bauer (Walker) First Women 2006 23:16

First Women 2007 22:07

2008 25:19 Gary Baughman 1997 22:33 Don Baun 1994 26:39 Robert Beach 1987 23:42 Maurice Beaulieu 1994 23:48 George Beech 1993 19:53 Raymond Bell 1987 23:47 24

Steve Benjamin Blake Benke Ron Berby Jon Berghoff Gary Berkner

Ted Bidwell Michael Bielik Greg Birch Phillip Bishop Kevin Black

Ralph Bladen Robert Boeder

Alfred Bogenhuber Edith Bogenhuber

First Woman

Edward Boggess

Jerry Bollig Mike Booth Walter Bortz Mirek Boruta Pat Botts

First Woman

Steve Boutilier

Dan Bowers Frank Bozanich Winner Dick Brainard Dave Brallier Dan Brannen Dan Bratches Dan Brendan

Dave Brewster Tom Bright Carole Briggs First Woman

Matthew Broaddus Scott Brockmeier

Vincent R. Broderick Greg Brooks Stephen Brooks Bill Brophy Keith Brophy 25

1994 2001 1982 2008 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 1999 2012 1992 1980 2000 2004 2011 1988 1994 1995 1996 1987 1987 1994 1995 1997 1999 2001 1985 1987 2012 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998 1991 1992 1993 1995 2009 1992 1980 1988 1998 1984 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2006 2001 1986 1987 1988 2012 2007 2009 2012 1993 1988 2007 2001 1986

23:33 22:47 23:18 27:33 22:45 20:43 25:42 22:25 23:59 18:15 23:09 27:41 20:50 23:20 20:36 25:07 28:24 26:31 27:22 27:43 19:44 23:02 21:45 22:48 23:39 19:19 23:34 19:54 21:56 21:32 27:30 22:02 22:37 23:40 25:30 23:42 23:13 21:25 22:19 25:31 27:13 22:10 15:17 20:14 27:16 22:22 26:41 24:38 24:18 21:59 22:54 26:36 23:45 23:17 27:28 22:47 23:32 23:07 23:46 20:02 21:48 19:51 25:40 26:59 23:46 22:42 27:25 21:58

Gary Brown Karsten Brown Tim Brown William Browning Harry Bruell Chuck Bundy Thom Bunk

Michael Bur

David Bursler Rob Burnett Kenneth Burns Steve Burrows

Steven Burt Scott Buttz Rob Byrne Robert Calabria

Edward Cacciapaglia Maria Calvert Courtney Campbell

Michael Campbell

Juan Cardona Jeanine Carlson Bob Carpenter Doyle Carpenter Derrick Carr

Al Catalano Ben Cavazos John Celinski Wayne Christopherson Dante Ciolfi

Katherine Clagett Joe Clapper Ben Clark

Brian Clark Suzi Clark Eric Clifton

Winner Jim Clover Alan Cohen Michael Cohen Chris Cole 26

1989 1982 2011 1990 1986 2000 1988 1987 1988 2000 2003 2000 2010 1998 1996 1998 1999 2001 2011 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2006 2007 2009 1999 1994 1995 1998 1999 2011 2000 2000 1987 1989 1990 1993 1997 1999 2000 2001 1998 2010 1997 1988 1981 1982 2012 1988 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 1999 1987 1992 1990 1998 2009 1990

21:23 22:34 17:20 23:37 25:57 23:11 28:58 22:33 21:49 23:17 23:35 21:37 23:22 23:05 23:18 22:54 27:00 27:40 23:29 18:28 26:54 25:33 26:24 27:18 27:19 27:38 26:51 26:29 17:40 16:55 20:44 19:37 22:40 27:15 26:43 19:33 22:49 21:40 20:27 17:58 18:31 18:07 17:51 23:12 23:21 22:49 20:41 23:28 22:49 26:38 23:46 22:54 23:51 23:21 27:16 26:41 25:47 22:51 23:15 23:20 24:03 25:14 27:57 15:10 22:03 27:20 25:39 21:27

Dick Collins Lisa Conover Francesca Conte First Woman

First Woman Amber Corbitt Jim Corbitt Gill Cornell Kurt Coonrod Bob Cowdrey Richard Cozart Kerry Coyle Bob Coyne James Crawford Vic Culp Tyler Curiel Leonard Czekalowski

Peter D’Andrea Anstr Davidson

Denise Davis

William Davis Winner Mike Day Joe Decker Jonathan DeHart Pedro De La Viesca Jonathan Loewus-Deitch Edwin Demoney

Roger DePlancke Ferdinand de Souza Debbie Deupree First Woman Harry Deupree Victor Devinatz John DeWalt

Ramon Diaz Jim Diehl Shawn Dietrich Bobbi Dixon Susan Donnelly Wendell Doman Rusty Donahue

Winner - Tie Mick Donoff Jason Dorgan Michael Dorovitsine Kevin Dorsey John Dove

David Drach Leon Draxler G. R. Dudeck Joseph Dugan Fred Dumar Stanley Duobinis 27

1988 1999 2001 2003 2000 2000 1989 2001 1995 1986 1991 2001 2000 1999 1998 1990 1991 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 2006 2008 1984 2005 2000 1986 2008 2011 1979 1980 1982 1996 1988 1984 1987 1987 1980 1991 1992 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1999 1992 2000 1989 2000 1995 1980 1981 1982 1991 2001 2000 2008 2001 2006 1989 1999 1993 1983 2006 1992

28:47 23:32 20:48 20:16 27:48 27:49 23:24 23:15 22:55 27:02 23:29 26:48 23:31 27:46 23:10 22:59 22:41 23:52 27:26 23:32 23:32 23:06 23:38 27:42 19:11 25:22 26:07 19:30 22:54 21:24 22:18 22:48 23:46 26:50 27:18 25:19 22:46 26:30 23:08 27:28 27:20 27:50 27:40 26:27 27:17 27:09 26:30 25:24 22:53 21:53 23:21 27:09 23:10 20:51 22:36 18:25 26:18 23:34 27:08 23:10 22:17 23:08 19:20 27:38 26:16 23:26 23:46 28:00

Janine Duplessis Phil DuPont Kevin Eagleton

Frank Earnest Bob Eaton C. J. Edgar

Jack Edgar Chuck Eidenschink James Elson Serge England-Arbona Winner

Scott Eppelman Jack Fabian James Falcon Bob Falk Ronald Farneski

Justin Faul Dima Feinhaus Ed Feller Stan Ferguson Bob Figuli Howard Figzer Jay Finkle

Mike Fiorito Raul Flores Miles Frye-Krier Edward Foley

Winner

Vince Foote David Forman Gary Fortune Ryan Foster

Mike Frank Mike Franustch

Richard Frazier Gary Freedman Phil Freeland Martin Frezza Rex Friend Eric Fritz Martin Fritzhand 28

1999 1992 1981 1982 2004 1996 1983 1984 1991 1989 2009 2001 2004 1997 1985 2011 1992 2008 2009 2011 2009 2010 1988 2000 1988 1988 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 1994 2000 2000 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1985 1989 1990 1991 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1984 2012 1990 2009 2010 2010 1999 2001 1995 1998 1987 1982 2000 2011 2001

22:46 22:47 22:36 19:27 23:00 25:36 23:14 22:58 21:17 23:37 24:58 16:54 19:14 20:32 28:49 22:25 25:06 27:33 24:58 27:13 21:54 22:12 28:06 20:09 29:19 29:06 23:16 23:28 23:08 22:33 23:53 23:43 23:21 25:34 23:22 21:35 19:22 22:19 23:44 18:30 18:07 20:31 22:00 17:50 21:45 21:22 21:17 18:15 23:39 23:22 22:56 21:04 23:09 23:38 23:49 21:27 21:53 22:20 24:47 26:13 27:19 23:28 23:08 22:55 23:40 23:31 21:36 25:54

Barbara Frye Barbara Frye-Krier Dennis Fugate

Ed Furtaw Kent Gallup Thomas Gamblin Jim Garcia

Winner Dana Gard Richard Gates

Linda Gaudette First Woman Bill Gebbie Greg Geerdes Bill Gentry Joe George

Kevin George Molly Gibb First Woman Bobby Gill Richard Gillespie Mike Gleman Stuart Gleman James Glinn Alyssa Godesky Paul Godfry James Godville

Aaron Goldman Kim Goosen First Woman Neal Gorman

Winner Paul Gorman David Grange Rob Grant Bjern Grass David Gray Martyn Greaves Kenneth Greco Tom Green

Michael Greene Jay Grobeson Jamey Groff

Tim Gross

Eric Grossman Larry Grossman Ray Gruenewald Cindi Grunt John Guendelsberger Ken Gulliver 29

1999 2001 1987 1988 1987 2008 1997 1999 2000 1988 1988 1991 2011 1987 2009 1998 1987 1988 1991 2000 2010 1996 2001 1995 1992 2010 2010 1990 1991 1992 1997 1995 2008 2011 2011 1982 1998 1997 1988 1988 2000 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 1979 1998 2008 2011 1988 1992 1993 1995 2011 1986 1998 1994 2001 1992

22:48 22:08 26:18 19:12 22:48 23:30 21:27 17:15 15:50 22:01 20:33 23:52 22:03 27:38 20:56 22:51 26:18 28:13 23:10 22:25 19:11 24:41 23:26 26:01 23:43 21:42 23:48 23:22 23:14 21:19 26:36 22:00 22:18 16:16 23:14 22:49 21:48 23:05 23:29 21:21 27:09 22:58 21:03 23:50 20:27 20:15 23:45 21:04 19:59 23:00 23:08 23:29 22:26 23:55 23:10 21:29 21:23 21:05 22:03 21:04 19:46 22:45 17:40 28:25 26:29 23:45 23:15 25:15

Gerald Hacker Dennis Hagele

Jeff Hagan Roy Haley

Harvey Hall

Russell Halpurn Douglas Hand Gordon Hardaman

Gordon Hardman Tim Hardy

John Hargrove Burgess R. Harmer

Robert Harper

Frank Harrison Dan Harshburger Steve Harvey Rod Hatfull Hiromi Hatta Katsuyuki Hatta Evan Hawkins Kevin Hawn

Shelby Clifton-Hayden First Woman Joe Hayes Jack Haling Michaela Heeb Donald Heimiller Jean Heishman

/Whitman Donald Helfer Winner (tie) Meridith Hering Jess Heroux Dennis Herr

Winner

Ronald Herzby Wally Hesseltine Neil Hewitt

Bob Higgenbothan Joe Hildebrand

Winner

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1998 1988 1989 1987 1991 1992 1993 1990 1991 1994 1996 1999 2000 2001 1997 1987 1988 1989 1998 2011 2012 2000 1991 1992 1994 1980 1981 1995 1988 1987 1998 1999 1999 1998 2001 2003 2010 1991 1992 1982 2001 1979 2000 2001 2004 1982 2012 1989 1982 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1987 2003 1997 1998 1988 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003

23:45 21:49 22:49 21:36 25:55 23:22 26:27 23:11 23:22 19:31 21:36 22:35 23:48 23:53 22:22 26:51 22:46 22:45 22:11 26:17 27:37 27:48 27:11 23:40 22:38 16:12 22:36 23:42 28:01 21:44 21:11 27:46 27:14 26:15 24:33 22:05 26:26 21:32 21:18 23:46 25:02 23:17 26:04 27:13 25:15 18:25 24:45 23:32 22:34 23:11 21:27 19:27 18:57 19:54 18:50 23:15 23:04 20:46 23:10 26:09 26:17 21:40 17:51 19:16 16:42 19:51 17:09 20:28

Keith Hileman Jeff Hinte

Winner Brad Hinton James Hintz

Winner Jason Hodde Eric Hodges Charles Hogan Richard Hogan

Merrill Hogue Jeffrey Holdaway

David Holland

Kent Holder Allan Holtz Max Hooper

David Horton

Winner (tie)

Winner

Winner

Kelly Hoskins

First Woman Philip Hough James Howton Winner Sean Hudson Micheal Huff David Hughes

Leslie Hunt

Ian Hutcheson Frank Ingalls Kristina Irvin Barbara Isom David Jackson

Nathan Jackson Paul Jacobs Neal Jamison Tony Jankowski 31

1985 1992 1993 1995 1996 2009 1982 1983 1997 2000 2001 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1986 1999 2000 2010 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2009 1987 1988 1980 1981 1982 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1992 1993 2008 2006 2000 2011 1995 1997 1999 2000 1997 1992 2008 2007 1999 2006 2012 2012 2008 1988

20:34 20:45 19:17 20:08 18:39 19:39 21:57 21:02 22:19 23:02 27:23 22:49 23:23 23:40 22:50 21:51 23:20 22:18 23:13 23:31 22:04 22:58 23:51 25:56 22:50 25:08 25:58 25:49 26:27 23:14 21:37 23:42 27:39 26:46 27:13 28:01 23:59 27:30 27:39 28:40 21:45 18:44 18:25 18:31 17:45 18:38 20:33 16:38 24:57 22:13 26:24 20:11 27:46 23:09 27:00 27:40 26:52 27:09 23:17 27:10 27:55 27:08 25:41 26:48 23:01 20:53 23:10 28:14

Jarrow Karl Jensen Stan Jensenn

Alan Johnson Glen Johnson Joe Johnson Johnnie Johnson Vicki Johnson

First Woman

First Woman

First Woman David Jones Jerry Jones

Mike Jones

King Jordan

Ralph Judd Mark Kanodi

Allen Kaplan

Bill Kendall John Kendall Michael Kent

John Kenul Bobby Keogh

James Kerby Wes Kessenich Don Kessinger Jamshid Khajavi David King

Brian Kistner

Nick Klaich Helen Klein Brian Klippenstein George Knaell Keith Knipling

Winner

Jim Konen Bill Koppenheffer

Ronald Kovacs Suzanne Krantz Matthew Krauss Ken Kreis Miles Krier

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1982 1999 1998 1999 2012 2001 1985 1979 1984 1988 1989 1993 1991 1992 1993 1997 2010 2011 2012 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 1987 1987 1988 1994 1995 1996 1979 1999 2000 1979 2000 2001 2000 1984 1988 2004 1994 1997 1998 1999 2001 2004 2005 2000 2005 1988 1988 2000 1980 2007 2008 2011 1989 1988 1997 1981 2001 2012 2011 1996 1997 1999

21:13 23:23 27:14 21:23 21:29 23:04 27:09 27:43 22:38 21:26 20:47 20:35 27:28 19:25 19:28 21:43 21:26 20:44 20:40 23:50 22:33 21:45 22:14 22:10 21:54 23:04 27:38 22:43 21:42 25:22 27:16 25:58 19:29 19:43 18:58 28:53 23:27 23:15 17:01 19:46 27:10 23:24 23:36 23:19 21:54 24:13 23:26 26:58 27:18 21:26 18:02 25:59 29:40 26:43 28:25 19:21 19:56 19:25 23:51 25:02 26:35 20:26 26:19 22:07 27:39 24:32 22:33 23:14

Ray Krolewicz Don Krueger

Joe Kulak

Winner

Winner Andy Kumeda Jack Kurisky Oliver LaBlond Winner Rich Lacey Jason Lantz

Winner

Winner Ronald Lane William Lawder

Bobby Lee

Marie Lafranc Elvio Levri

Barry Lewis

Jean Lichtenberge Douglas Lietzke Ken Littlefield

Gil Loomis Greg Loomis

Sarah Lowell Ron Lowy Luke Lucas David Lygre Frank MacMillan

Mark Macy Dixie Madsen Jim Magill Steve Mahieu Winner Jeff Mailloux Robert Manson William Maples

Sally Marcellus Nancy March Steve March Alvin Marcy Amber Marshall

First Woman Roy Marshall

Roland Martin Ted Martinez Mike Mason Tom Mathews Doug Maupin Scott Maxwell

Tony Mazur Kevin Mazzu Myrrl McBride Willis McCarthy

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1979 1979 1980 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 1994 2008 2009 1988 1979 1980 1996 1997 2001 1979 1980 1981 1992 1998 1999 1986 1986 1987 1987 2009 2011 1995 1987 2000 1990 1979 1998 1996 1994 1996 1991 1992 1982 1998 2001 2001 1988 1988 1983 2001 2003 2004 2000 2001 2003 2004 1987 1987 2012 1994 1985 1980 1981 1982 2005 1999 2001 1990 1995 1987

21:16 18:26 23:35 17:00 16:39 26:14 22:54 17:14 26:44 19:49 18:35 27:21 18:52 17:55 25:17 24:57 26:37 21:06 20:48 23:48 18:11 17:47 27:11 22:57 22:50 21:38 27:03 21:20 27:07 26:42 23:43 23:13 23:29 27:43 26:16 25:26 27:48 24:50 18:05 21:45 23:09 22:16 26:51 22:14 23:26 27:14 22:57 23:42 27:10 23:25 27:32 23:42 23:07 23:30 22:42 21:32 19:05 27:13 28:43 23:09 20:52 21:23 27:23 23:21 25:17 23:27 23:07 20:57

Danny McDonnell Linda McFadden P. J. McFaull Patrick McGlade William McGovern Kevin McGuinness Jim McIntosh Cindie McKenna John McNally Ernest Medaglia Sue Medaglia First Woman Albert Meyer

Don Meyer Rick Meyers Les Michalak Joe Milancewich Billy Miller Scott Mills Barry Mink Mike Mitchell Steven Mitchell Peter Monahan Winner Allen Montgomery

Sabrina Moran Abran Moore

Arthur Moore

James Moore Matthew Moore

Russ Moore Mike Morton Winner

Winner Debbie Moss Yosuke Murase Mike Murphy Jim Musselman George Navadel Tim Neckar Casey Nesbit Jeff Newton

Jay Norman Blake Norwood

Bob Oberkehr

Larry Ochsendorf Salli L. O’Donnell Mike Oliva Jim Orr Ron Ottaway Tim Pacitto Jeremy Pade David Palen Nick Palazzo Randy Papczun David Parcell Jeff Patterson

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2001 2001 1987 2011 2010 2011 1985 1998 1993 1980 1980 1983 1985 1986 2001 2011 2000 1994 2008 1988 1986 1998 1983 1979 1995 2006 2010 2008 2010 1991 1992 1998 1999 2001 1988 1994 1995 2001 2012 1987 1999 1979 2005 2012 1989 1990 1991 1992 1988 1991 1998 2001 2004 2006 2007 1994 1992 2006 1988 1987 2011 2011 1997 1993 1998 1980 2010 2011

23:39 27:31 29:16 20:20 22:10 23:58 21:23 26:28 21:09 29:40 22:08 23:08 23:03 21:02 21:58 26:38 21:39 27:47 27:13 21:03 25:15 22:16 22:59 17:56 26:10 25:36 19:55 26:15 20:12 25:10 22:10 26:56 22:22 25:43 21:23 17:40 16:55 27:42 21:40 22:37 20:17 23:10 23:31 27:34 21:44 23:21 23:06 20:55 23:28 27:07 26:30 24:26 23:29 24:55 24:42 20:58 24:57 22:30 22:14 22:33 21:24 19:14 22:10 25:12 19:56 23:22 25:57 21:05

John Peacock Tyler Peek Jeff Pence

David Penny Miguel Perez Steve Pero Laura Perry

First Woman

Andrew Peterson

Darryl Peterson O. R. Peterson Lou Peyton Ed Pierce Philip Pierce Fred Pilon

David Ploskona

Jim Pomroy Rolly Portelance

David Powell

Winner

Sandy Powell John Price

Michael Price

Frank Probst

Anong Pustow First Woman Ed Putman Zack Quigly Tim Quinn Jeff Radan Dennis Rainear William Ramsey Michael Ranck

Johnny Raney Paul Raymond

Pamela Reed First Woman Gary Reilly 35

1994 2007 2010 2011 2012 1998 2012 2000 1985 1988 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2010 1985 1987 1992 1990 1979 2006 2008 2011 2012 1989 1983 1987 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1999 1988 2001 1982 1986 1988 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 2000 1994 1997 1999 1989 2008 2003 1996 1987 1999 1986 1988 1991 2001 1998 1999 1998 1995

23:18 26:25 25:43 23:57 23:45 20:50 23:52 23:03 25:22 23:16 20:50 19:42 19:39 17:55 17:31 17:21 18:58 25:56 22:36 29:20 27:35 23:45 22:18 19:48 23:42 19:14 17:46 23:21 22:32 22:48 23:36 19:59 19:55 19:15 19:22 20:15 19:54 23:00 24:03 25:14 26:50 23:04 23:46 26:08 23:52 23:04 22:58 23:54 23:09 23:20 23:13 22:45 23:28 21:20 23:04 27:21 23:04 25:14 23:26 22:14 20:05 21:50 22:58 26:48 22:39 27:00 19:50 23:10

Craig Remner Brent Reynolds Dale Rhoderick

Norman Richardson Robert Rik Levi Rizk Seth Roberts Michael Robertson

Peyton Robinson Wendell Robison

Joe Roche Clayton Rogers Charles Rombough Ephraim Romesberg Norm Roof

Greg Rosenberg Phil Rosenstein Ron Ross Dmitry Rozinsky Tom Rowe Mark Royka Horacio Ruiz Gary Ruttenberg David Ruttum

Winner John Ryder Jan Ryerse Lars Saetran David Saine David Samuelson Michael Sandlin Kevin Sayers Ray Scannell

Winner Gary Schancer Gregory Schell Steve Schiller

Winner

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1997 2000 1988 1988 1999 2000 2001 2005 2000 2011 1996 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1998 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 2011 2010 1984 1997 1986 1989 2011 2007 1984 2007 1996 1996 2010 1988 2010 1987 2000 1996 1997 1988 1991 2000 1985 1987 2001 1979 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998

21:02 22:40 28:52 26:30 26:50 26:03 27:29 26:09 26:42 23:50 23:11 27:52 23:44 23:46 23:33 24:01 27:30 21:53 24:33 20:58 21:10 19:22 21:27 23:42 22:33 26:40 22:17 20:22 20:56 21:25 21:58 19:57 22:40 22:23 21:54 23:13 27:44 21:37 20:10 27:06 27:24 23:18 23:09 27:35 20:10 27:22 26:11 25:54 23:43 25:39 16:52 22:28 26:38 22:43 27:23 21:44 19:30 25:50 22:50 18:53 25:17 23:11 21:51 19:49 18:22 21:29 21:01 21:29

Stefan Schlett Rick Schneider

Gregory R. Schoener Margaret J. Schlundt Monica Scholz

Joe Schroeder

Al Schumm Geoff Scott Carl Shaia

Kevin Sharp Patrick Shaughnessy Ron Shaw

Richard W. Shear

Jack Sheridan Phil Sheridan Tom Sherwood Clair Shively

Regis Shivers

Lee Shmidt Steve Shopoff Michael Short Ronald Shriver John Simon Stephan Simmons Vijay Singh Michael Sinkoski Richard Sitter

Sheldon Skirten Linda Sledge Harold Smith James E. Smith Donald Smith

Lisa Smith Mike Smith Tom Smith

1999 2000 2001 1992 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1992 1992 2000 2001 2010 1996 1997 1993 2012 2009 2010 1999 1986 1987 1988 1989 1998 1993 1994 1982 1998 1991 1986 1987 1992 1999 1994 1987 1997 2011 1998 1998 2011 1985 1979 1980 1981 1987 1988 1992 1993 1994 1997 1985 1988 2011 1982 1989 1990 1992 1997 2010 1985 37

22:20 21:56 21:57 21:05 23:30 23:32 19:49 21:38 20:31 20:06 21:02 21:50 23:22 22:40 21:57 27:43 28:00 23:45 21:29 23:14 21:36 21:53 21:13 26:52 23:20 22:51 23:28 20:57 21:46 22:26 22:44 23:16 25:43 25:35 20:54 17:31 22:35 22:33 21:25 18:50 19:23 24:00 20:05 27:00 21:24 27:47 23:49 26:38 23:25 21:12 22:28 23:28 22:31 22:03 23:04 22:19 26:25 27:51 26:08 25:28 25:33 23:43 22:49 21:06 16:38 19:07 25:44 21:22

Brad Smythe David Snipes

Sabin Snow

Mike Soupios John Spannuth

William Spenceley Douglas Spencer Brent Spilsbury Tom Sprouse

Troy Stabenow Tim Stanley

Rollin Stanton John Mark Staude Bob Stavig Gary Stefanisko Adam Stepanovic Andrea Stewart Mark Stodghill Ernest Stolen Nelson Stritehoff

Justus Stull Marty Sudol Scott Sullivan Peter Suomela Dale Sutton Eric Swanson Martha Swatt Vincent Swendsen

Anthony Swietzer Herb Tanimoto Robert Tavernini Dink Taylor Doug Taylor Bert Tegge

Bill Tharion Chesley Thigpen Blake Thompson Luther Thompson Eric Thorne Lisa Thrall Ian Torrence

1992 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1979 1980 1981 1982 1992 1994 2010 2011 2012 1987 1995 2001 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1999 1986 1987 1988 1993 1990 1991 1998 2012 1997 2000 2012 1997 1999 2000 2001 2012 1997 1999 1999 1986 1979 1997 2001 2009 2009 1987 2000 2011 1992 1998 2000 1987 2009 2011 1994 2012 1992 1997 38

17:34 25:22 25:54 22:52 27:35 26:58 23:08 23:36 23:29 23:09 21:12 19:04 19:53 19:29 23:04 25:36 23:22 22:54 22:06 26:49 23:42 23:51 26:42 26:29 23:06 22:30 27:39 27:02 23:41 22:36 28:25 23:41 23:22 22:08 21:01 21:10 21:19 23:31 27:04 26:35 27:34 23:08 23:29 22:31 23:39 25:43 22:49 24:48 26:51 22:28 23:55 20:16 23:41 26:51 22:58 21:51 23:13 21:35 22:47 22:35 26:43 27:23 25:21 21:35 22:54 27:06 23:50 17:31

Mike Towhig Richard Traiser Kerry Trammell

Tommy Trask Cliff Treyens Vassili Triantos Chris Trimmer

Rebekah Trittipoe Stephen Tucker Robert Tuller Ralph Tuttle William Turrentine

Daniel Uhlir Marshall Ulrich Melissa Upchurch Brian Vanoene Olga Varlamova Kavara Vaughn Jeff Vieyra Michael Vieyra Rob Volkenand John Wagner Joseph Waldron

Kevin Ray Walker John Wallis

Tom Ward Ron Warner Steve Warshawer Winner Larry Watson Jean Perry-Waugh Dave Weaver Brock Webb

Mike Weber Gene Weddle Hans-Dieter Weisshaar John Weitzel

XyWeiss Jeffrey Welsh

Michael Welch Ken Werner Dick West Mike West Stuart White Floyd Whiting David Wick Jim Wight

Jose’ Wilkie

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1987 23:22 1987 22:56 1999 26:52 2000 27:09 1998 23:36 1987 29:24 1999 19:23 1997 25:51 1998 23:12 1999 25:14 2000 26:07 2010 21:30 2011 20:32 1998 20:54 1987 18:59 1999 27:21 2000 26:34 1987 27:07 1992 23:46 1994 23:36 2012 20:40 1989 19:44 2012 25:16 1998 21:11 2011 23:11 2004 23:50 1989 21:39 1998 19:55 1984 22:49 1999 22:58 1999 23:15 2000 25:09 2001 26:45 1992 21:25 1980 27:02 1981 23:45 1982 22:49 2001 27:07 1985 17:11 2012 23:01 1991 27:21 2001 23:12 2010 27:15 2011 23:24 2001 22:47 1998 25:54 2000 26:37 1999 25:02 2001 23:25 2007 27:46 2000 21:20 2001 21:31 2004 22:15 2005 21:18 2011 21:37 1997 23:22 1988 23:24 1987 28:12 1994 27:13 1992 22:29 2001 23:32 1992 22:18 1994 25:33 1996 27:31 1997 27:02 1993 23:06 1995 23:44 2012 22:31

Ed Williams Larry Williams Nick Williams Joe Winch Karen Williams Ted Winters Hal Winton Justin Witt Kurt Wohler Fred Wolf Murray Wood Bob Woodworth

Ronnie Wong Dennis Worth Thomas Worthington Darren Worts Gary P. Wright Jim Wright Dave Yeakel Jr. Marlin Yoder Robert Youngren

Doug Young Ron Zadroga Fred Zalokar Greg Zaruba

1987 1988 1987 1986 2011 1985 1992 2001 2012 1982 1996 1992 1995 1987 1988 2008 2001 1992 1982 2011 2008 1996 1997 1998 1992 1988 1996 1998

23:29 23:06 29:20 22:49 26:05 22:29 23:50 18:45 23:22 23:40 26:41 22:56 23:33 22:57 28:51 23:10 18:45 26:48 22:34 25:38 22:23 21:36 17:49 22:37 25:06 23:33 21:53 18:59

100 miles one day for the buckle.

Awards were given in 1979 and 1980 to runners finishing in less than 30 hours. For 1981 through 1983, a 24 hour limit was in effect. In 1984, the time limit was 28 hours. From 1985 until 1988, the time limit was thirty hours. From 1989 through 1990, the course closed after 24 hours. Beginning in 1991, the course is open four extra hours.

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It’s hard to be humble when you’ve finished The Old Dominion

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