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60-64, 3:42:49; Kristin Tinker, 40, Merritt Island, 2 nd 40-44, 3:31:43; Kathryn Vanarsdall, 47, Indialantic, 3 rd 45-<br />
49, 3:58:17; Angela Wells, 44, Cocoa Beach, 1 st 40-44, 3:31:43.<br />
ADDITIONAL MARATHON LOCAL AGE GROUP AWARD WINNERS<br />
Male: 20-24: 3. Nicholas Vannorsdall, Melbourne, 3:22:24; 30-34: 2. John Kramer, Satellite Beach, 3:28:24.<br />
Female: 20-24: 2. Jennifer Lea, Melbourne, 4:13:01; 35-39: 2. Suzanne Krasny, Indialantic, 3:49:59;<br />
50-54: 1. Shelbe Zimmerman, Indialantic, 4:39:17; 65-69: 1. Elanor Hunt, Indialantic, 4:51:51.<br />
Congrats to all of the marathon finishers! Complete results are available at http://altavistasports.com/<br />
results/<strong>2010</strong>results/MBMMATHON<strong>2010</strong>.html<br />
Ken Horton race photos are also available at http://www.icunphotos.com/pics/run100207/ and at http://<br />
icunphotos.smugmug.com/Running/Melbourne-Music-Marathon-<strong>2010</strong>/11174503_ZahdZ#783329440_eKkmN<br />
THE (OLDER) BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!<br />
The second annual Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon was truly one for the books.<br />
As the USATF National Masters’ Championship, the race brought in many of the smokingfast<br />
more ‘mature’ athletes (the top eight finishers were all older than 40.) The faster core<br />
field combined with crisp, albeit gusty, weather made for a great morning of racing.<br />
The race offered $4,000 to the Masters with the fastest finish time and another $4,000 to<br />
the Masters with the fastest age-graded score.<br />
“Age-graded scoring levels the playing field,” said Don Lein, Chairman of USATF Masters'<br />
Long-Distance Running. “Age-grading is nothing more than mathematical tables that ratio world record<br />
times for your age and gender divided by your actual time.”<br />
And those ratios - recently updated by a statistician’s dream team for <strong>2010</strong> - can really make a difference on<br />
who takes home the cash.<br />
Last year, Paul Aufdemberge, a Michigan running store manager, won the inaugural<br />
MBMHM in 1:08:05. When the ratios had been run, the then 44-year-old father of two also<br />
received the top payout on the age-graded side with his ratio of 93.57. Left, Paul Aufemberge<br />
on his way to his second Melbourne & Beaches Music Half-Marathon win, Ken Horton<br />
photo)<br />
In spite of not feeling well this year, Aufdemberge returned to Melbourne for a second, but<br />
slower, win of 1:08:57. His age-graded ratio dropped to 93:14 percent which placed him<br />
third for that purse behind 58-year-old Kathryn Martin (1:27:49, 94.23%) who won the age<br />
-graded top spot and 60-year-old Doug Winn (1:17:57, 93.91), who took second.<br />
Melbourne’s Steve Chin, 41, was the fastest local Master and his half-marathon personal best of 1:19:55<br />
placed him eleventh overall in the field of close to 1,000 athletes of all ages.<br />
“It was a blast,” Chin said. “I couldn’t believe how many PRs (there were) today. I’m very happy for everyone.”<br />
One of Chin’s training partners, John Davis, also ran a half PR of 1:18:43, giving him ninth overall and $125<br />
from State Farm for the fastest local male finish.<br />
Jessica Crate, who trains with the Chin-Davis duo, also ran a PR of 1:22:25, giving the 24<br />
-year-old pharmaceutical rep third female overall and $125 for the fastest local female<br />
finish. Left, Steve Chin and Jessica Crate pose for a shot after the Melbourne & Beaches<br />
Music Marathon. Photo courtesy George Mcafee)<br />
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