Old Dominion 100 Miler Redbook

Old
Dominion
100 Mile
Endurance Race
2019

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 wellbeing.” 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.
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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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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
modified slightly to make it tougher. But this year there was no
shortage of 100 mile veterans. Frank Bozanich, 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
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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 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.
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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 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
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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
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
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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 severe 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
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 94℉ 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 interesting
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.
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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 physician 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 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, consistent 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 contemplated 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
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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.
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
day’s 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.
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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 race week. 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.
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 women’s 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 tries.
Race founder Pat Botts won her 3rd buckle, tying the women’s
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. sheriff’s 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 starter 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,
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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 80℉. 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-marathon the previous weekend), and now he called
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
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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.
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.
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Serge England-Arbona fan his best 100 ever (his first
ever) and described his face for First-To-Finish as an 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 were
soggy for the 2 nd 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
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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 27 th 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,
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
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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 “newbies”, 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
perused 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.
On the trail at 05:15 it is 68 degrees in the hollows at
Boyer. Its 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
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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 3 rd and 4 th 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 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
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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 3 rd 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.
Now the challenge was to arrive at Elizabeth Furnace
before 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
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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 crew- Juan 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.
Close behind Jeff was Kevin McGuiness from Maryland.
The 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
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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 34 th 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 Olivier 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. What a boost for those runners-
2013. The 35 th running of the OD, 1 June- started out in
typical warm and humid Virginia weather. Forty-nine runners head
out into the town of Woodstock. The large group begins to
differentiate itself as the line of runners head over Burnshire Bridge
and up the Woodstock Gap- front, middle and those who will
persevere the longest to reach the finish line. Olivier Leblond
arrives 1 st at Boyer-in running through the aid station calling out
his number as he breezed through. Anthony Parillo is a close
second and also runs through the aid-station. By 14 miles LeBlond
remains in the lead with Parillo on his heels. It would take 87 miles
and Veach Gap before that order would change. As Leblond exits
Boyer and filling his water bottle he comments about the black bear
in a tree. This will be the first of many animal sightings throughout
the race. There was a very large rattlesnake at Duncan Hollow, two
bear cubs and momma up on Sherman’s Gap encouraging runners
to go faster, go faster...and a little fawn sleeping at Veach East. But
the biggest animal race management heard about was the heat and
humidity of the day. At the starting line the temperature was warm,
no more than a T-shirt.
At the runners’ seventy-five mile point Elizabeth Furnace
pavilion, 20 of the 49 succumbed to the heated day. 29 continued
over Sherman Gap with the defending leader, Olivier Leblond of
Arlington VA, in front, but with Anthony Parillo’s continued push
to overtake the lead. Both LeBlond and Parillo ran elite 12
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minute/miles over Sherman with Parillo overtaking Leblond as
they came back over Veach Gap into the Fort. Throughout the day
Nathan Leehman was racing third at a smart pace just behind the
two leaders. Leehman pulled steadily up to just 10 minutes behind
Leblond at 96 miles. But it was Leehman’s competitive spirit and
cunning quietness into the Fairgrounds over the last lap that won
him coveted 2 nd Place Old Dominion. With Leehman’s lamp off,
it wasn’t until the last corner of the lap and the race to the finish
line that Olivier’ realized he was there, with Leehman taking 2 nd by
just 8/10ths of a second finish over Leblond. Massachusetts’s
Anthony Parillo’s strong First to Finish, winning time of 17:42 was
58 minutes earlier.
In 2013 the top 4 finishers averaged 10 and 11 minute
miles over the 100 mile course, amazing in itself; what would 2014
bring. Well, for one Olivier LeBlond, strong, psyched and ready to
win back his title in 2014.
For 2014 Olivier LeBlond was not going to let this race
be taken away from him. He had a plan and he was going to use it.
LeBlond, Keith Knipling, Adam Lint, Chris Dempsey, Thaddeus
Meyer, and Karsten Brown were the front runners of the race, with
Brown, LeBlond, Lint, and Meyer running together for almost
twenty miles. Keith Knipling and Chris Dempsey are right behind
them by six minutes. Mike Jones is next only nine minutes back.
By Four points #1 (32miles) Karsten Brown is two minutes behind
Leblond. Howard Edminston who has been right with the leaders
is third only three minutes behind the leader. While Lint and Meyer
are eight minutes back. At four Points #2 (48 miles) LeBlond is
still in front and running strong. Running through Duncan Hollow,
LeBlond increases his time between his closest competitors. Adam
Lint is 41 minutes behind and Karsten Brown is 48 minutes back.
Meyer and Knipling are 50 and 51 minutes back. Leblond’s plan
worked perfectly. By 51 miles he is one hour ahead. By 75 miles
he is two hours ahead. 90 miles two and a half hours ahead. He
completes the race in 17:05 followed by a strong second place
finish by a home-town favorite, Keith Knipling in 19:37. Olivier
LeBlond proves the old adage of “Plan your run, run your Plan.”
Third is Adam Lint in 19:53. Fourth Mike Jones in 20:06. And fifth
Thaddeus Meyer in 20:16.
2015. After a week of cool temperatures and rain filled
skies, the sun cleared the way for the 37th running of the Old
Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run on Saturday June 6. Slick and
muddy trail was no match for the runners as the 20-year course
record set by Eric Clifton was challenged by no less than 3 top
competitors. At Little Fort Aid Station, just over 64 miles into the
run, Olivier LeBlond, Brad Hinton, and Amos Desjardins remained
minutes apart while eying the long-standing course record. In the
end, LeBlond won his second consecutive Old Dominion in a
blazing time of 16 hours and 45 minutes. Kathleen Cusick led
blazes of her own finishing in the second-fastest women’s time
ever of 19 hours, 6 minutes. Next opportunity to toe-the-line is
Saturday June 4, 2016.
For the 2016 Old Dominion Olivier LeBlond was back to
defend. Last year Olivier had two competitors on his pace through
the 60-mile point at Peters Mill Pond; this year one, Paul Jacobs.
The two of them headed off at the start into the darkness and up
Woodstock Gap in the wee hours of June 4. They kept pace with
each other to the 28-mile point at Creekside. By 32 miles (four
points #1) Jacobs was starting to pull ahead. Often times Olivier
pulls ahead of other runners in the Duncan Hollow trail portion of
the race. This area often catches runners off guard. Jacobs ran
through it. By 43 miles (Chrisman Hollow) he was 18 minutes
ahead of LeBlond. By 51 miles he was 20 minutes ahead and never
looked back. Jacobs finished in an elapsed time of 16:48:23. A
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great showing for the Old Dominion and more than 4hrs faster than
his first 2012 race. Olivier LeBlond ran into runner’s challenges in
the second half of the race, overcame- and finished in a total time
of 20:08:33.
2017. Forty-eight runners started the race at 0400. For the
first ten miles Justin Faul, Brian Marshburn, and Mario Raymond
were pretty much running together. After the second hill climb and
first section of trail Brian Marshburn and Mario Raymond started
to pull ahead. By Boyer out (14 miles) they were 5 minutes ahead
of Justin Faul. They continued adding time to their lead over Justin
right up to the 43 mile point at Crisman Hollow Rd. where they
were 20 minutes ahead. At this point Brian Marshburn started to
lead the race by himself. By Elisabeth Furnace, the 75-mile point,
Justin Faul was 40 minutes behind Brian and Mario Raymond was
45 minutes back. Going up and over Sherman’s Gap Faul was able
to cut Brian’s lead by 22 minute, being only 18 minutes behind.
By Veach West (mile 86.5) Faul was ahead of Marshburn by 12
minutes. He continued to increase his lead, and by the finish line
he was 37 minutes ahead, and the first to finish in a time of
18:58:55. Brian Marshburn finished in a time of 19:35:55.
2018. For the first time in years, O.D. had ninety runners
sign up for the race. 83 runners started the race in the early June
morning. In 2017, Olivier LeBlond did not compete in the O.D.,
but he was back for 2018. From the very beginning Olivier was
leading the race, only by a minute or two, but leading. By 25 miles
he was five minutes ahead. By 50 miles, 45 minutes ahead.
LeBlond finished the race in a time of 17:01:45. Second place
belonged to John Anderson who held that position the entire day
and finished in a time of 19:12:23. Steve Campbell finished in a
time of 19:26:11. For most of the day the weather was nice. At
around 8:00 pm the rain started to fall. It continued all night until
Noon on Sunday. Most of the time the runners appreciated the
cooling effects of the rain. However, hours and hours of rain, late
night, and lots of miles of running, took their toll. Some trails
turned into streams and mud was a constant companion. Despite
that, 55 runners completed the race within 28 hrs, and 35 of those
completed the race under 24 hours.
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 40 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 half its length, dividing the South Fork of the river from the
North Fork. Massanutten’s arms embrace the Fort, our hidden
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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
Revolutionary 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 Hollow 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 utilized 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 Furnace 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 Furnace 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 Washington’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 before the race deadline 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. 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 12:30-4:30 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 runner’s 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 pre-race
briefing.
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9. Runners must give passing room, as soon as is
reasonably 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 checkout
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, it’s 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
Mileage
# Name
1 Start 0.00 PC/DB
2 Water St. 2.98
4.20
3 Woodstock Gap 7.18
2.99
4 In Boyer 10.17
4.44
5 Out Boyer 14.61
5.03
6 770/758 19.64 PC/DB
3.07
7 803/678 22.71
2.67
8 St. David’s Church 25.38
3.14
9 Creekside 28.52
4.03
10 Four Points #1 32.55 PC/DB
6.12
11 Peach Orchard 38.67
4.46
12 Crisman Hollow Rd. 43.13 Med I
4.57
13 Four Points #2 47.70 PC/DB
3.22
14 Mountain Top 50.92
5.65
15 Edinburg Gap 56.57 PC/DB
3.00
16 Peter’s Mill Pond 59.57
4.68
17 Little Fort 64.25 PC/DB
5.23
18 Mudhole Gap 69.48
5.47
19 Elizabeth Furnace 74.95 PC/DB Med II
5.95
20 613T 80.90
1.89
21 Veach East 82.79
3.79
22 Veach West 86.58 PC/DB
4.37
23 770/758 90.95 PC/DB
2.21
24 Woodstock Gap 93.16
4.20
25 Water St 97.36 PC/DB
2.65
26 Finish 100.01
PC/DB= Pit Crew Point / Drop Bag Point
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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. DRIVE
IN & TURN AROUND THEN PARK ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD.
(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 footpath
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, then 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.
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First to Finish
Year Men Time Women Time
1979 Pete Monahan 17:56 Barbara Allen 22:13
1980 Frank Bozanich 15:17 Sue Medaglia 22:08
1981 Ed Foley 18:07
1982 Rusty Donahue 18:25
Donald Helfer 18:25
David Horton 18:25
1983 James Hintz 21:02
1984 William Davis 19:11 Vicki Johnson 22:38
1985 Steve Warshawer 17:11 Laura Perry 25:22
1986 David Horton 17:45 Carole Williams 23:32
1987 Ray Scannell 18:53 Debbie Deupree 22:46
1988 David Horton 18:38 Vicki Johnson 21:26
1989 Dennis Herr 18:57 Vicki Johnson 20:47
1990 David Powell 19:22
1991 Steve Mahieu 18:05 Shelby Hayden-Clifton 21:32
1992 Eric Clifton 15:10 Pat Botts 22:02
1993 Steve Schiller 18:22 Kelly Hoskins 22:13
1994 Mike Morton 17:40 Edith Bogenhuber 21:45
1995 Mike Morton 16:55 Kim Goosen 22:00
1996 Jeff Hinte 18:39
1997 Dan Barger 17:04 Janice Anderson 18:25
1998 Dan Barger 16:48 Pamela Reed 19:50
1999 Joe Hildebrand 16:42 Anong Pustow 21:20
2000 Jim Garcia 15:50 Molly Gibb 22:25
2001 Serge England-Arbona 16:54 Francesca Conte 20:48
2002 Hiatus
2003 Joe Kulak 17:00 Francesca Conte 20:16
2004 Joe Kulak 16:39 Amber Marshall 23:25
2005 Brain Kistner 18:02
2006 James Howton 20:11 Liz (Bauer)Walker 23:16
2007 Keith Knipling 19:21 Liz (Bauer)Walker 22:07
2008 Jason Lantz 19:49
2009 Jason Lantz 19:35 Liz Bauer 22:44
2010 David Ruttum 16:52
2011 Neal Gorman 16:16 Linda Gaudette 22:03
2012 Olivier LeBlond 17:14
2013 Anthony Parillo 17:42 Megan Stegemiller 23:31
2014 Olivier LeBlond 17:05 Megan Stegemiller 20:56
2015 Olivier LeBlond 16:45 Kathleen Cusick 19:06
2016 Paul Jacobs 16:48 Michele Harmon 23:24
2017 Justin Faul 18:58 Stephanie Dempsey 22:47
2018 Olivier LeBlond 17:01 Michelle Leduc 20:18
Overall Results
Year Starters Finishers Under 24 Hours
1979 45 22 (48%) 18 (40%)
1980 49 20 (41%) 17 (35%)
1981 38 12 (32%) 12 (32%)
1982 51 27 (53%) 27 (53%)
1983 61 9 (15%) 9 (15%)
1984 37 13 (35%) 12 (32%)
1985 46 23 (50%) 14 (30%)
1986 57 27 (47%) 18 (32%)
1987 122 70 (57%) 49 (40%)
1988 98 70 (71%) 41 (42%)
1989 82 29 (35%) 29 (35%)
1990 75 23 (31%) 23 (31%)
1991 92 33 (36%) 23 (25%)
1992 83 60 (72%) 47 (57%)
1993 70 30 (43%) 24 (34%)
1994 62 40 (65%) 26 (42%)
1995 58 34 (59%) 22 (38%)
1996 61 38 (62%) 10 (31%)
1997 86 54 (64%) 40 (47%)
1998 88 66 (75%) 49 (56%)
1999 96 61 (64%) 34 (35%)
2000 90 65 (72%) 36 (40%)
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2001 103 70 (68%) 42 (41%)
2002 0 0 0
2003 28 14 (50%) 10 (36%)
2004 22 13 (59%) 11 (50%)
2005 21 11 (52%) 4 (19%)
2006 15 13 (87%) 8 (53%)
2007 24 15 (63%) 6 (25%)
2008 49 22 (45%) 12 (24%)
2009 35 22 (63%) 12 (34%)
2010 54 30 (56%) 23 (43%)
2011 68 49 (72%) 37 (54%)
2012 54 39 (72%) 26 (48%)
2013 49 22 (45%) 16 (33%)
2014 56 34 (61%) 28 (50%)
2015 58 38 (65%) 23 (40%)
2016 53 31 (58%) 13 (25%)
2017 48 30 (63%) 23 (48%)
2018 63 55 (87%) 35 (56%)
Totals 2278 1328 891
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
John Anderson 2018 19:12
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
Michael Austin 2015 19:17
Ashok Azhagarasan 2017 23:45
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
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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 (Walker) First Women 2006 23:16
First Women 2007 22:07
2008 25:19
Liz Bauer First Women 2009 22:44
2012 27:23
2015 26:16
2016 23:43
Gary Baughman 1997 22:33
Todd Baum 2014 22:45
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
Steve Benjamin 1994 23:33
Blake Benke 2001 22:47
Travis Bertram 2016 23:50
Ron Berby 1982 23:18
Jon Berghoff 2008 27:33
Gary Berkner 1993 22:45
1994 20:43
1996 25:42
1998 22:25
2000 23:59
Conrad Bermudez 2018 20:29
Travis Bertram 2018 27:26
Ted Bidwell 1999 18:15
Michael Bielik 2012 23:09
Greg Birch 1992 27:41
Brad Bishop 2018 23:42
Phillip Bishop 1980 20:50
Kevin Black 2000 23:20
2004 20:36
Ralph Bladen 2011 25:07
Robert Boeder 1988 28:24
1994 26:31
1995 27:22
1996 27:43
Alfred Bogenhuber 1987 19:44
Edith Bogenhuber 1987 23:02
First Woman 1994 21:45
1995 22:48
Edward Boggess 1997 23:39
1999 19:19
Jerry Bollig 2001 23:34
Mike Booth 1985 19:54
Walter Bortz 1987 21:56
Mirek Boruta 2012 21:32
Pat Botts 1991 27:30
First Woman 1992 22:02
1993 22:37
1994 23:40
1995 25:30
1998 23:42
Steve Boutilier 1991 23:13
1992 21:25
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1993 22:19
1995 25:31
2009 27:13
Dan Bowers 1992 22:10
Frank Bozanich Winner 1980 15:17
Owen Bradley 2018 20:46
Aaron Bradner 2018 21:50
Dick Brainard 1988 20:14
Dave Brallier 1998 27:16
Sam Brandt 2018 24:58
Dan Brannen 1984 22:22
Dan Bratches 2003 26:41
Dan Brendan 2005 24:38
2006 24:18
2007 21:59
2008 22:54
2009 26:36
2010 23:45
2011 23:17
Dave Brewster 2006 27:28
Tom Bright 2001 22:47
Carole Briggs First Woman 1986 23:32
1987 23:07
1988 23:46
Matthew Broaddus 2012 20:02
Scott Brockmeier 2007 21:48
2009 19:51
2012 25:40
Vincent R. Broderick 1993 26:59
Greg Brooks 1988 23:46
Stephen Brooks 2007 22:42
Bill Brophy 2001 27:25
Keith Brophy 1986 21:58
1989 21:23
Gary Brown 1982 22:34
Karsten Brown 2011 17:20
2014 21:17
Thomas Brown 2014 27:10
2017 27:44
Tim Brown 1990 23:37
Todd Brown 2017 23:13
William Browning 1986 25:57
Harry Bruell 2000 23:11
Chuck Bundy 1988 28:58
Thom Bunk 1987 22:33
1988 21:49
Michael Bur 2000 23:17
2003 23:35
Rob Burnett 2010 23:22
Kenneth Burns 1998 23:05
Grandison Burnside 2016 27:33
Steve Burrows 1996 23:18
1998 22:54
1999 27:00
David Bursler 2000 21:37
Steven Burt 2001 27:40
Scott Buttz 2011 23:29
Rob Byrne 1998 18:28
Robert Calabria 1998 26:54
1999 25:33
2000 26:24
2001 27:18
2006 27:19
2007 27:38
Edward Cacciapaglia 2009 26:51
Maria Calvert 1999 26:29
Troy Cambell 2016 26:31
Courtney Campbell 1994 17:40
1995 16:55
Margaret Campbell 2015 23:41
29

Michael Campbell 1998 20:44
1999 19:37
Steve Campbell 2018 19:26
Juan Cardona 2011 22:40
Jeanine Carlson 2000 27:15
Bob Carpenter 2000 26:43
Doyle Carpenter 1987 19:33
Ashley Carr 2018 23:56
Brain Carr 2016 27:29
Derrick Carr 1989 22:49
1990 21:40
1993 20:27
1997 17:58
1999 18:31
2000 18:07
2001 17:51
Eddie Carrigg 2014 22:48
Al Catalano 1998 23:12
Ben Cavazos 2010 23:21
John Celinski 1997 22:49
Wayne Christopherson 1988 20:41
Dante Ciolfi 1981 23:28
1982 22:49
Katherine Clagett 2012 26:38
Joe Clapper 1988 23:46
Ben Clark 1992 22:54
1993 23:51
1994 23:21
1995 27:16
1996 26:41
1997 25:47
1998 22:51
1999 23:15
2000 23:20
2003 24:03
Brian Clark 1999 25:14
Erin Clark 2018 26:49
Suzi Clark 1987 27:57
Eric Clifton Winner 1992 15:10
Jim Clover 1990 22:03
Alan Cohen 1998 27:20
Michael Cohen 2009 25:39
Chris Cole 1990 21:27
Dick Collins 1988 28:47
Rush Combs 2013 27:29
Brian Compagnone 2018 21:27
Sean Connolly 2013 26:07
Lisa Conover 1999 23:32
Francesca Conte First Woman 2001 20:48
First Woman 2003 20:16
Amber Corbitt 2000 27:48
Jim Corbitt 2000 27:49
Gill Cornell 1989 23:24
Kurt Coonrod 2001 23:15
Bob Cowdrey 1995 22:55
Richard Cozart 1986 27:02
Kerry Coyle 1991 23:29
Bob Coyne 2001 26:48
Scott Crabb 2014 22:52
Tim Craft 2015 25:31
James Crawford 2000 23:31
Vic Culp 1999 27:46
Tyler Curiel 1998 23:10
Kathleen Cusick First Woman 2015 19:06
2018 22:32
Leonard Czekalowski 1990 22:59
1991 22:41
Peter D’Andrea 1982 23:52
Anstr Davidson 1985 27:26
1986 23:32
30

1987 23:32
1988 23:06
Denise Davis 2006 23:38
2008 27:42
William Davis Winner 1984 19:11
Mike Day 2005 25:22
Jeffrey Dean 2014 21:48
Joe Decker 2000 26:07
Jonathan DeHart 1986 19:30
Pedro De La Viesca 2008 22:54
Jonathan Loewus-Deitch 2011 21:24
Tom Dekornfeld 2017 27:19
Edwin Demoney 1979 22:18
1980 22:48
1982 23:46
Christopher Dempsey 2014 20:32
Stephanie Dempsey First Woman 2017 22:47
Roger DePlancke 1996 26:50
Amos Desjardins 2015 18:15
Ferdinand de Souza 1988 27:18
Debbie Deupree 1984 25:19
First Woman 1987 22:46
Harry Deupree 1987 26:30
Eric Deutsch 2014 22:51
Victor Devinatz 1980 23:08
John DeWalt 1991 27:28
1992 27:20
1996 27:50
1997 27:40
1998 26:27
1999 27:17
2000 27:09
2001 26:30
Ramon Diaz 1999 25:24
Jim Diehl 1992 22:53
Shawn Dietrich 2000 21:53
Bobbi Dixon 1989 23:21
Susan Donnelly 2000 27:09
Wendell Doman 1995 23:10
Rusty Donahue 1980 20:51
1981 22:36
Winner - Tie 1982 18:25
Mick Donoff 1991 26:18
Jason Dorgan 2001 23:34
Michael Dorovitsine 2000 27:08
Kevin Dorsey 2008 23:10
John Dove 2001 22:17
2006 23:08
David Drach 1989 19:20
Leon Draxler 1999 27:38
Robery Drewell 2013 23:29
Joe Dudak 2018 22:38
G. R. Dudeck 1993 26:16
Joseph Dugan 1983 23:26
Fred Dumar 2006 23:46
Stanley Duobinis 1992 28:00
Janine Duplessis 1999 22:46
Phil DuPont 1992 22:47
Eleonora Duregon 2017 27:16
Joseph Eagan 2015 20:32
Kevin Eagleton 1981 22:36
1982 19:27
Frank Earnest 2004 23:00
Bob Eaton 1996 25:36
C. J. Edgar 1983 23:14
1984 22:58
Jack Edgar 1991 21:17
Howard Edmiston 2014 21:11
Chuck Eidenschink 1989 23:37
Todd Ellick 2018 22:34
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James Elson 2009 24:58
Serge England-Arbona Winner 2001 16:54
2004 19:14
Scott Eppelman 1997 20:32
Matt Erdman 2013 23:34
Andrew Ewing 2017 23:19
Jack Fabian 1985 28:49
James Falcon 2011 22:25
Bob Falk 1992 25:06
Blair Faulk 2018 22:56
Kirby Fanus 2015 21:56
Ronald Farneski 2008 27:33
2009 24:58
2011 27:13
Justin Faul 2009 21:54
Winner 2017 18:58
2018 20:10
Dima Feinhaus 2010 22:12
Ed Feller 1988 28:06
Joanne Fenninger 2016 24:49
Stan Ferguson 2000 20:09
Bob Figuli 1988 29:19
Howard Figzer 1988 29:06
Jay Finkle 2003 23:16
2004 23:28
2005 23:08
2006 22:33
2007 23:53
2009 23:43
2010 23:21
2011 25:34
2012 23:22
2014 25:43
2015 26:21
Mike Fiorito 1994 21:35
Casey Fisher 2018 25:36
John Fitz 2014 23:39
2015 23:41
2017 23:51
Raul Flores 2000 19:22
Miles Frye-Krier 2000 22:19
Kyle Fricke 2013 21:51
2014 20:38
Edward Foley 1979 23:44
1980 18:30
Winner 1981 18:07
1982 20:31
1983 22:00
1985 17:50
1989 21:45
1990 21:22
1991 21:17
1992 18:15
1995 23:39
1996 23:22
1997 22:56
1998 21:04
1999 23:09
Vince Foote 1984 23:38
David Forman 2012 23:49
Gary Fortune 1990 21:27
Ryan Foster 2009 21:53
2010 22:20
Mike Frank 2010 24:47
Mike Franustch 1999 26:13
2001 27:19
Richard Frazier 1995 23:28
Gary Freedman 1998 23:08
Phil Freeland 1987 22:55
Jimmy Dean Freeman 2014 22:37
32

Martin Frezza 1982 23:40
Rex Friend 2000 23:31
Eric Fritz 2011 21:36
Martin Fritzhand 2001 25:54
Robert Froelick 2013 23:11
Barbara Frye 1999 22:48
Barbara Frye-Krier 2001 22:08
Dennis Fugate 1987 26:18
1988 19:12
Ed Furtaw 1987 22:48
Kent Gallup 2008 23:30
Thomas Gamblin 1997 21:27
Bibo Gao 2018 21:13
Jim Garcia 1999 17:15
Winner 2000 15:50
Dana Gard 1988 22:01
Richard Gates 1988 20:33
1991 23:52
Linda Gaudette First Woman 2011 22:03
Bill Gebbie 1987 27:38
Greg Geerdes 2009 20:56
Bill Gentry 1998 22:51
Joe George 1987 26:18
1988 28:13
Kevin George 1991 23:10
Daniel Gerow 2018 24:14
Molly Gibb First Woman 2000 22:25
Bobby Gill 2010 19:11
James Gill III 2016 23:48
Richard Gillespie 1996 24:41
James Gilmor 2013 27:08
Mike Gleman 2001 23:26
Stuart Gleman 1995 26:01
Thomas Glenn 2014 24:01
2015 22:45
James Glinn 1992 23:43
Alyssa Godesky 2010 21:42
Paul Godfry 2010 23:48
Paul Godfrey 2018 25:48
James Godville 1990 23:22
1991 23:14
1992 21:19
Aaron Goldman 1997 26:36
Kim Goosen First Woman 1995 22:00
Neal Gorman 2008 22:18
Winner 2011 16:16
Paul Gorman 2011 23:14
2014 21:05
David Grange 1982 22:49
Rob Grant 1998 21:48
Bjern Grass 1997 23:05
David Gray 1988 23:29
Martyn Greaves 1988 21:21
Kenneth Greco 2000 27:09
Tom Green 1984 22:58
1986 21:03
1987 23:50
1988 20:27
1989 20:15
1991 23:45
1992 21:04
1993 19:59
1996 23:00
1997 23:08
1999 23:29
2000 22:26
2001 23:55
Michael Greene 1979 23:10
Jay Grobeson 1998 21:29
Jamey Groff 2008 21:23
33

2011 21:05
2015 23:34
Tim Gross 1988 22:03
1992 21:04
1993 19:46
1995 22:45
Eric Grossman 2011 17:40
Larry Grossman 1986 28:25
Ray Gruenewald 1998 26:29
Cindi Grunt 1994 23:45
John Guendelsberger 2001 23:15
Fabrice Guillaume 2014 22:28
Ken Gulliver 1992 25:15
Gerald Hacker 1998 23:45
Dennis Hagele 1988 21:49
1989 22:49
Jeff Hagan 1987 21:36
Roy Haley 1991 25:55
1992 23:22
1993 26:27
Harvey Hall 1990 23:11
1991 23:22
1994 19:31
1996 21:36
1999 22:35
2000 23:48
2001 23:53
Russell Halpurn 1997 22:22
Douglas Hand 1987 26:51
Gordon Hardaman 1988 22:46
1989 22:45
Gordon Hardman 1998 22:11
Tim Hardy 2011 26:17
2012 27:37
John Hargrove 2000 27:48
Burgess R. Harmer 1991 27:11
1992 23:40
1994 22:38
Michele Harmon 2016 23:24
Robert Harper 1980 16:12
1981 22:36
Frank Harrison 1995 23:42
Dan Harshburger 1988 28:01
Steve Harvey 1987 21:44
Rod Hatfull 1998 21:11
Hiromi Hatta 1999 27:46
Katsuyuki Hatta 1999 27:14
Evan Hawkins 1998 26:15
Kevin Hawn 2001 24:33
2003 22:05
2010 26:26
2014 23:21
2015 27:03
Shelby Clifton-Hayden First Woman 1991 21:32
Joe Hayes 1992 21:18
Jack Haling 1982 23:46
Michaela Heeb 2001 25:02
Donald Heimiller 1979 23:17
Jean Heishman 2000 26:04
2001 27:13
/Whitman 2004 25:15
Donald Helfer Winner (tie) 1982 18:25
Meridith Hering 2012 24:45
Andrew Hernandez 2018 22:52
Jess Heroux 1989 23:32
Dennis Herr 1982 22:34
1986 23:11
1987 21:27
1988 19:27
Winner 1989 18:57
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1990 19:54
1992 18:50
Meredith Hering 2016 25:30
Dave Herring 2015 22:44
Ronald Herzby 1987 23:15
Wally Hesseltine 2003 23:04
Neil Hewitt 1997 20:46
1998 23:10
Bob Higgenbothan 1988 26:09
Joe Hildebrand 1995 26:17
1996 21:40
1997 17:51
1998 19:16
Winner 1999 16:42
2000 19:51
2001 17:09
2003 20:28
Keith Hileman 1985 20:34
Jeff Hinte 1992 20:45
1993 19:17
1995 20:08
Winner 1996 18:39
Brad Hinton 2009 19:39
2015 17:08
James Hintz 1982 21:57
Winner 1983 21:02
Jason Hodde 1997 22:19
Eric Hodges 2000 23:02
Charles Hogan 2001 27:23
Richard Hogan 1982 22:49
1983 23:23
1984 23:40
1985 22:50
1986 21:51
1987 23:20
1989 22:18
1990 23:13
1991 23:31
1992 22:04
1993 22:58
1994 23:51
1995 25:56
1996 22:50
1997 25:08
1998 25:58
1999 25:49
Merrill Hogue 1986 26:27
Jeffrey Holdaway 1999 23:14
2000 21:37
2010 23:42
David Holland 1985 27:39
1986 26:46
1987 27:13
1988 28:01
Kent Holder 1990 23:59
Allan Holtz 2009 27:30
Max Hooper 1987 27:39
1988 28:40
David Horton 1980 21:45
1981 18:44
Winner (tie) 1982 18:25
1985 18:31
Winner 1986 17:45
Winner 1988 18:38
1990 20:33
1992 16:38
Kelly Hoskins 1992 24:57
First Woman 1993 22:13
Philip Hough 2008 26:24
James Howton Winner 2006 20:11
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Sean Hudson 2000 27:46
Micheal Huff 2011 23:09
David Hughes 1995 27:00
1997 27:40
Leslie Hunt 1999 26:52
2000 27:09
Ian Hutcheson 1997 23:17
Frank Ingalls 1992 27:10
Kristina Irvin 2008 27:55
Jiro Ishiduka 2018 21:49
Barbara Isom 2007 27:08
David Jackson 1999 25:41
2006 26:48
Nathan Jackson 2012 23:01
Paul Jacobs 2012 20:53
2016 16:48
Neal Jamison 2008 23:10
Tony Jankowski 1988 28:14
Dane Jeeter 2016 24:22
Karl Jensen 1999 23:23
Stan Jensen 1998 27:14
1999 21:23
Alan Johnson 2012 21:29
Glen Johnson 2001 23:04
Joe Johnson 1985 27:09
Johnnie Johnson 1979 27:43
Vicki Johnson First Woman 1984 22:38
First Woman 1988 21:26
First Woman 1989 20:47
Chris Jones 2017 22:09
David Jones 1993 20:35
Jerry Jones 1991 27:28
1992 19:25
1993 19:28
1997 21:43
Mike Jones 2010 21:26
2011 20:44
2014 20:06
2012 20:40
2018 22:45
King Jordan 1993 23:50
1994 22:33
1995 21:45
1996 22:14
1997 22:10
1998 21:54
2001 23:04
Ralph Judd 1987 27:38
Tim Jump 2014 22:58
Mark Kanodi 1987 22:43
1988 21:42
Allen Kaplan 1994 25:22
1995 27:16
Mark Kasmer 2015 19:21
Bill Kendall 1996 25:58
John Kendall 1979 19:29
Michael Kent 1999 19:43
2000 18:58
John Kenul 1979 28:53
Bobby Keogh 2000 23:27
2001 23:15
James Kerby 2000 17:01
Wes Kessenich 1984 19:46
Don Kessinger 1988 27:10
Jamshid Khajavi 2004 23:24
David King 1994 23:36
1997 23:19
1998 21:54
1999 24:13
2001 23:26
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2004 26:58
2005 27:18
Brian Kistner 2000 21:26
2005 18:02
Nick Klaich 1988 25:59
Helen Klein 1988 29:40
Brian Klippenstein 2000 26:43
George Knaell 1980 28:25
Keith Knipling Winner 2007 19:21
2008 19:56
2011 19:25
2013 22:39
2014 19:37
2018 23:00
Jim Konen 1989 23:51
Bill Koppenheffer 1988 25:02
1997 26:35
Ronald Kovacs 1981 20:26
Suzanne Krantz 2001 26:19
Shawn Krause 2013 27:26
2015 26:14
2017 23:20
Matthew Krauss 2012 22:07
Ken Kreis 2011 27:39
Miles Krier 1996 24:32
1997 22:33
1999 23:14
Ray Krolewicz 1979 21:16
Don Krueger 1979 18:26
1980 23:35
Erick Kuhlmann 2016 21:32
Joe Kulak Winner 2003 17:00
Winner 2004 16:39
Andy Kumeda 2007 26:14
2014 23:26
Jack Kurisky 2011 22:54
2015 23:43
Rich Lacey 1994 26:44
Otto Lam 2018 23:18
Jason Lantz Winner 2008 19:49
Winner 2009 18:35
Ronald Lane 1988 27:21
William Lawder 1979 18:52
1980 17:55
Alvin Lee 2016
24:54
2017 23:55
Bobby Lee 1996 25:17
1997 24:57
Scott Lee 2018 27:40
Marie Lafranc 2001 26:37
Olivier LeBlond 2013 18:41
Winner 2014 17:05
Winner 2015 16:45
2016 20:08
Winner 2018 17:01
Jim Leclare 2017 27:50
Michelle Leduc First Women 2018 20:18
Nathan Leehman 2013 18:40
Elvio Levri 1979 21:06
1980 20:48
1981 23:48
Andy Lewin 2018 22:51
Barry Lewis 1992 18:11
1998 17:47
Jean Lichtenberge 1999 27:11
Patrick Lichy 2018 25:02
Douglas Lietzke 1986 22:57
Adam Lint 2014 19:53
Ken Littlefield 1986 22:50
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1987 21:38
Gil Loomis 1987 27:03
Greg Loomis 2009 21:20
2011 27:07
Alice Loughran 2015 27:34
Sarah Lowell 1995 26:42
Ron Lowy 1987 23:43
Luke Lucas 2000 23:13
Carolyn Luckett 2018 26:18
David Lygre 1990 23:29
Jeffrey Lysiak 2017 22:46
Frank MacMillan 1979 27:43
1998 26:16
Mark Macy 1996 25:26
Dixie Madsen 1994 27:48
Jim Magill 1996 24:50
Steve Mahieu Winner 1991 18:05
Jeff Mailloux 1992 21:45
Robert Manson 1982 23:09
William Maples 1998 22:16
2001 26:51
Sally Marcellus 2001 22:14
Nancy March 1988 23:26
Steve March 1988 27:14
Alvin Marcy 1983 22:57
Amber Marshall 2001 23:42
2003 27:10
First Woman 2004 23:25
Roy Marshall 2000 27:32
2001 23:42
2003 23:07
2004 23:30
Brian Marshburn 2017 19:35
Roland Martin 1987 22:42
Ted Martinez 1987 21:32
Mike Mason 2012 19:05
Tom Mathews 1994 27:13
Gabriel Matyiko 2016 27:35
Doug Maupin 1985 28:43
Scott Maxwell 1980 23:09
1981 20:52
1982 21:23
Tony Mazur 2005 27:23
Kevin Mazzu 1999 23:21
Myrrl McBride 2001 25:17
Willis McCarthy 1990 23:27
1995 23:07
John McComish 1987 20:57
Danny McDonnell 2001 23:39
Linda McFadden 2001 27:31
P. J. McFaull 1987 29:16
Patrick McGlade 2011 20:20
William McGovern 2010 22:10
Katrina McGowan 2016 25:59
Kevin McGuinness 2011 23:58
Jim McIntosh 1985 21:23
Cindie McKenna 1998 26:28
John McNally 1993 21:09
Ernest Medaglia 1980 29:40
Sue Medaglia First Woman 1980 22:08
Matthew Menacher 2015 23:46
Albert Meyer 1983 23:08
1985 23:03
1986 21:02
Don Meyer 2001 21:58
Joseph Meyer 2018 23:57
Thaddeus Meyer 2014 20:16
Rick Meyers 2011 26:38
Les Michalak 2000 21:39
Joe Milancewich 1994 27:47
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Billy Miller 2008 27:13
Scott Mills 1988 21:03
Barry Mink 1986 25:15
David Mitchell 2016 26:48
Mike Mitchell 1998 22:16
Steven Mitchell 1983 22:59
Peter Monahan Winner 1979 17:56
Allen Montgomery 1995 26:10
1996 25:36
Colin Montgomery 2014 22:42
Sabrina Moran 2010 19:55
Abran Moore 2008 26:15
2010 20:12
Arthur Moore 1991 25:10
1992 22:10
Christopher Moore 2013 20:31
James Moore 1998 26:56
Matthew Moore 1999 22:22
2001 25:43
Russ Moore 1988 21:23
Mike Morton Winner 1994 17:40
Winner 1995 16:55
Debbie Moss 2001 27:42
Yosuke Murase 2012 21:40
Mike Murphy 1987 22:37
Jim Musselman 1999 20:17
Mark Nassi 2018 27:48
George Navadel 1979 23:10
Ryan Nebel 2013 22:49
2014 22:08
2015 22:17
Tim Neckar 2005 23:31
Casey Nesbit 2012 27:34
Jeff Newton 1989 21:44
1990 23:21
1991 23:06
1992 20:55
Ken Niemimaa 2014 20:55
Jay Norman 1988 23:28
Donald Norum 2018 23:53
Steve Norum 2018 25:23
Blake Norwood 1991 27:07
1998 26:30
Anji Nussbaumer 2014 21:40
Bob Oberkehr 2001 24:26
2004 23:29
2006 24:55
2007 24:42
Larry Ochsendorf 1994 20:58
Emmanuel Odebunmi 2018 23:57
Salli L. O’Donnell 1992 24:57
Mike Oliva 2006 22:30
Shannon Ono 2017 22:35
Jim Orr 1988 22:14
Timothy Otis 2015 23:44
Ron Ottaway 1987 22:33
Tim Pacitto 2011 21:24
Jeremy Pade 2011 19:14
David Palen 1997 22:10
Nick Palazzo 1993 25:12
Randy Papczun 1998 19:56
David Parcell 1980 23:22
Anthony Parillo Winner 2013 17:42
Jeff Patterson 2010 25:57
2011 21:05
Hillary Peabody 2016 27:48
2017 27:19
John Peacock 1994 23:18
Justin Peake 2016 27:49
Tyler Peek 2007 26:25
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Bill Pelton 2017 20:31
Jeff Pence 2010 25:43
2011 23:57
2012 23:45
2013 27:28
2014 27:44
2015 27:32
David Penny 1998 20:50
David Peppelman 2017 22:16
Miguel Perez 2012 23:52
2015 21:29
Philip Perkins 2017 23:45
Steve Pero 2000 23:03
Laura Perry First Woman 1985 25:22
1988 23:16
Brandon Petelin 2014 23:25
Andrew Peterson 1992 20:50
1994 19:42
1996 19:39
1997 17:55
1998 17:31
1999 17:21
2000 18:58
Darryl Peterson 2010 25:56
O. R. Peterson 1985 22:36
John Peyrebrune 2016 26:48
Lou Peyton 1987 29:20
Ed Pierce 1992 27:35
Philip Pierce 1990 23:45
Fred Pilon 1979 22:18
1980 19:48
Travis Piper 2015 24:02
David Ploskona 2008 23:42
2011 19:14
2012 17:46
Jim Pomroy 1989 23:21
Rolly Portelance 1983 22:32
1987 22:48
David Powell 1986 23:36
1987 19:59
1988 19:55
1989 19:15
Winner 1990 19:22
1991 20:15
1992 19:54
1993 23:00
1994 24:03
Sandy Powell 1999 25:14
Erik Price 2016 22:19
John Price 1988 26:50
2001 23:04
Michael Price 1982 23:46
1986 26:08
1988 23:52
1993 23:04
1994 22:58
1996 23:54
1997 23:09
1998 23:20
2000 23:13
Frank Probst 1994 22:45
1997 23:28
Jamie Prosser 2015 26:42
Mauricio Puerto 2015 27:50
Anong Pustow First Woman 1999 21:20
Ed Putman 1989 23:04
Zack Quigly 2008 27:21
Tim Quinn 2003 23:04
Jeff Radan 1996 25:14
Christian Railsback 2018 25:02
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Dennis Rainear 1987 23:26
William Ramsey 1999 22:14
Michael Ranck 1986 20:05
1988 21:50
1991 22:58
Johnny Raney 2001 26:48
Michael Ravegum 2016 23:24
2017 22:12
Mario Raymond 2017 23:20
Paul Raymond 1998 22:39
1999 27:00
Pamela Reed First Woman 1998 19:50
Gary Reilly 1995 23:10
1997 21:02
2000 22:40
Craig Remner 1988 28:52
Hector Reyes 2017 27:52
Brent Reynolds 1988 26:30
Dale Rhoderick 1999 26:50
2000 26:03
2001 27:29
Rob Richard 2017 23:15
Norman Richardson 2005 26:09
Robert Rik 2000 26:42
Levi Rizk 2011 23:50
2015 25:00
2016 23:38
2017 23:42
Seth Roberts 1996 23:11
Michael Robertson 1985 27:52
1986 23:44
1987 23:46
1988 23:33
1989 24:01
1991 27:30
1992 21:53
1993 24:33
1994 20:58
1995 21:10
1996 19:22
1997 21:27
1998 23:42
1999 22:33
John Robinson 2016 22:35
Peyton Robinson 1998 26:40
Dan Robison 2018 25:25
Wendell Robison 1987 22:17
1988 20:22
1989 20:56
1990 21:25
1991 21:58
1992 19:57
1993 22:40
1995 22:23
1996 21:54
1997 23:13
Joe Roche 2011 27:44
Raymond Rodgers 2016 23:46
2017 22:10
Jason Rodriguez 2015 23:05
Clayton Rogers 2010 21:37
Charles Rombough 1984 20:10
Ephraim Romesberg 1997 27:06
Norm Roof 1986 27:24
1989 23:18
Greg Rosenberg 2011 23:09
2013 21:24
Phil Rosenstein 2007 27:35
Anatoly Ross 2018 22:24
Ron Ross 1984 20:10
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Dmitry Rozinsky 2007 27:22
Tom Rowe 1996 26:11
Mark Royka 1996 25:54
Horacio Ruiz 2010 23:43
2013 23:36
2015 27:50
Kevin Russell 2018 23:43
Gary Ruttenberg 1988 25:39
David Ruttum Winner 2010 16:52
John Ryder 1987 22:28
Jan Ryerse 2000 26:38
Lars Saetran 1996 22:43
David Saine 1997 27:23
David Samuelson 1988 21:44
Philip Sanderson 2018 20:06
Michael Sandlin 1991 19:30
Kevin Sayers 2000 25:50
Ray Scannell 1985 22:50
Winner 1987 18:53
Gary Schancer 2001 25:17
Ryan Scheidt 2018 27:22
Gregory Schell 1979 23:11
Steve Schiller 1991 21:51
1992 19:49
Winner 1993 18:22
1994 21:29
1995 21:01
1998 21:29
1999 22:20
2000 21:56
2001 21:57
Stefan Schlett 1992 21:05
Rick Schneider 1990 23:30
1991 23:32
1992 19:49
1993 21:38
1995 20:31
1996 20:06
1997 21:02
1998 21:50
1999 23:22
2000 22:40
2001 21:57
Gregory R. Schoener 1992 27:43
Margaret J. Schlundt 1992 28:00
Monica Scholz 2000 23:45
2001 21:29
2010 23:14
Joe Schroeder 1996 21:36
1997 21:53
Al Schumm 1993 21:13
Geoff Scott 2012 26:52
Shannon Scott 2013 27:32
2015 27:05
Todd Scott 2018 23:13
Eric Setash 2016 27:41
Shawn Severson 2015 25:49
Carl Shaia 2009 23:20
2010 22:51
Kevin Sharp 1999 23:28
Patrick Shaughnessy 1986 20:57
Ron Shaw 1987 21:46
1988 22:26
1989 22:44
1998 23:16
Richard W. Shear 1993 25:43
1994 25:35
Jack Sheridan 1982 20:54
Phil Sheridan 1998 17:31
John Sherman 2016 27:59
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Tom Sherwood 1991 22:35
Clair Shively 1986 22:33
1987 21:25
Regis Shivers 1992 18:50
1999 19:23
Lee Shmidt 1994 24:00
Robert Sholtis 2015 27:19
Steve Shopoff 1987 20:05
Michael Short 1997 27:00
Ronald Shriver 2011 21:24
John Simon 1998 27:47
Stephan Simmons 1998 23:49
Vijay Singh 2011 26:38
Michael Sinkoski 1985 23:25
Richard Sitter 1979 21:12
1980 22:28
1981 23:28
1987 22:31
1988 22:03
1992 23:04
1993 22:19
1994 26:25
1997 27:51
Sheldon Skirten 1985 26:08
Linda Sledge 1988 25:28
Harold Smith 2011 25:33
James E. Smith 1982 23:43
Donald Smith 1989 22:49
1990 21:06
1992 16:38
Lisa Smith 1997 19:07
Mike Smith 2010 25:44
Mosi Smith 2013 19:31
2017 21:30
Tom Smith 1985 21:22
1992 17:34
Brad Smythe 2005 25:22
David Snipes 2005 25:54
2006 22:52
2007 27:35
2008 26:58
2009 23:08
2010 23:36
2011 23:29
2012 23:09
Sabin Snow 1979 21:12
1980 19:04
1981 19:53
1982 19:29
1992 23:04
Chris Solarz 2015 23:38
Fronco Soriano 2015 23:42
Mike Soupios 1994 25:36
John Spannuth 2010 23:22
2011 22:54
2012 22:06
Sophie Speidel 2018 23:19
William Spenceley 1987 26:49
Douglas Spencer 1995 23:42
Brent Spilsbury 2001 23:51
Tom Sprouse 1995 26:42
1996 26:29
1997 23:06
1998 22:30
1999 27:39
2000 27:02
2001 23:41
Troy Stabenow 1999 22:36
Jeff Stafford 2018 27:45
Tim Stanley 1986 28:25
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1987 23:41
1988 23:22
Rollin Stanton 1993 22:08
John Mark Staude 1990 21:01
Bob Stavig 1991 21:10
Keith Straw 2018 23:56
Gary Stefanisko 1998 21:19
Megan Stegemiller First Woman 2013 23:31
First Woman 2014 20:56
2015 21:39
Adam Stepanovic 2012 23:31
Andrea Stewart 1997 27:04
Mary Beth Strickler 2018 20:25
Mark Stodghill 2000 26:35
Ernest Stolen 2012 27:34
Nelson Stritehoff 1997 23:08
1999 23:29
2000 22:31
2001 23:39
Justus Stull 2012 25:43
Elaine Stypula 2014 26:41
Marty Sudol 1997 22:49
Scott Sullivan 1999 24:48
Peter Suomela 1999 26:51
Dale Sutton 1986 22:28
Eric Swanson 1979 23:55
Martha Swatt 1997 20:16
Anthony Sweitzer 2009 22:58
2013 22:51
Vincent Swendsen 2001 23:41
2009 26:51
Herb Tanimoto 1987 21:51
Robert Tavernini 2000 23:13
Dink Taylor 2011 21:35
Doug Taylor 1992 22:47
Bert Tegge 1998 22:35
2000 26:43
Bill Tharion 1987 27:23
Chesley Thigpen 2009 25:21
Blake Thompson 2011 21:35
Luther Thompson 1994 22:54
Eric Thorne 2012 27:06
Lisa Thrall 1992 23:50
Jason Tisher 2018 20:09
Ian Torrence 1997 17:31
Mike Towhig 1987 23:22
Richard Traiser 1987 22:56
Kerry Trammell 1999 26:52
2000 27:09
Tommy Trask 1998 23:36
Hamish Travers 2017 22:43
Cliff Treyens 1987 29:24
Vassili Triantos 1999 19:23
Chris Trimmer 1997 25:51
1998 23:12
1999 25:14
2000 26:07
2010 21:30
2011 20:32
Rebekah Trittipoe 1998 20:54
Stephen Tucker 1987 18:59
Robert Tuller 1999 27:21
Ralph Tuttle 2000 26:34
William Turrentine 1987 27:07
1992 23:46
1994 23:36
Daniel Uhlir 2012 20:40
Marshall Ulrich 1989 19:44
Melissa Upchurch 2012 25:16
Brian Vanoene 1998 21:11
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Samuel Van Valkenburg 2017 22:09
Olga Varlamova 2011 23:11
Kavara Vaughn 2004 23:50
Cheila Vibert 2018 22:41
Jeff Vieyra 1989 21:39
Michael Vieyra 1998 19:55
Rob Volkenand 1984 22:49
Josh Wadlington 2018 27:00
John Wagner 1999 22:58
Jarrow Wahman 1982 21:13
John Waite 2018 22:57
Joseph Waldron 1999 23:15
2000 25:09
2001 26:45
Scott Waldrop 2017 27:19
Kevin Ray Walker 1992 21:25
John Wallis 1980 27:02
1981 23:45
Constance Wannamaker 2018 25:51
Edward Wang 2018 26:30
Tom Ward 1982 22:49
Ron Warner 2001 27:07
Steve Warshawer Winner 1985 17:11
Larry Watson 2012 23:01
Jean Perry-Waugh 1991 27:21
Kimberly Weatherford 2014 27:07
Dave Weaver 2001 23:12
Brock Webb 2010 27:15
2011 23:24
2016 27:39
Amber Webb 2015 23:11
Mike Weber 2001 22:47
Tim Weber 2018 27:47
Gene Weddle 1998 25:54
Hans-Dieter Weisshaar 2000 26:37
John Weitzel 1999 25:02
2001 23:25
Xy Weiss 2007 27:46
Spencer Wells 2016 27:33
Jeffrey Welsh 2000 21:20
2001 21:31
2004 22:15
2005 21:18
Michael Welch 2011 21:37
Ken Werner 1997 23:22
Dick West 1988 23:24
Mike West 1987 28:12
Stuart White 1994 27:13
Floyd Whiting 1992 22:29
David Wick 2001 23:32
Jim Wight 1992 22:18
1994 25:33
1996 27:31
1997 27:02
Jose’ Wilkie 1993 23:06
1995 23:44
Brian Williams 2012 22:31
Ed Williams 1987 23:29
Larry Williams 1988 23:06
Nick Williams 1987 29:20
Joe Winch 1986 22:49
Karen Williams 2011 26:05
Ted Winters 1985 22:29
Hal Winton 1992 23:50
Justin Witt 2001 18:45
Kurt Wohler 2012 23:22
Fred Wolf 1982 23:40
Murray Wood 1996 26:41
Bob Woodworth 1992 22:56
1995 23:33
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Ronnie Wong 1987 22:57
Dennis Worth 1988 28:51
Thomas Worthington 2008 23:10
Darren Worts 2001 18:45
Valerie Wrenholt 2014 21:15
Gary P. Wright 1992 26:48
Jim Wright 1982 22:34
Randy Yasenchak 2016 26:31
Dave Yeakel Jr. 2011 25:38
Marlin Yoder 2008 22:23
Michael Yoder 2018 26:43
Robert Youngren 1996 21:36
1997 17:49
1998 22:37
Doug Young 1992 25:06
Ron Zadroga 1988 23:33
Fred Zalokar 1996 21:53
Greg Zaruba 1998 18:59
John Zerbe 2013 23:29
Lara Zoeller 2015 22:17
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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