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| 2005 Results/News Archive Please note that, because this is an archive of old information, some of the links below may no longer work. 2005 year-end rankings courtesy of Tom Cotner: Uli Steidl had the fastest marathon and half-marathon times in the state of Washington, and was also the fastest German over the marathon distance! Chris Charles had the #3 marathon and #3 half-marathon times in the state, and his marathon mark was 77th-best in the US for 2005. Ryan Gallagher's marathon time ranked 4th in Washington and 123rd in the US. Trish Steidl ranked 2nd in Washington (90th in the US) in the marathon and 5th in the half-marathon. Gwen Greiner finished the year at #2 in the half-marathon, and Erika Daligcon was #6 in the half-marathon. The 2005-06 Super Jock 'n Jill Winter Grand Prix Series kicked off with a 3K cross-country race at Lower Woodland Park on December 17th. Greg Crowther held off a fast-closing high school student for a 9:38 victory; also placing were Brian Morrison (13th, 10:28), Liz Stahl (12th, 12:21), and Alison Hanks (15th, 12:30). Then on December 18th, Bobby Palmquist (43:50) and Bjorn Begelman (44:50) placed 3rd and 6th, respectively, at the 12K's of Christmas. The SRC achieved an unusual and impressive sweep at the December 10th Sunmart Texas Trail Endurance Runs. In the 50K, the indefatigable Uli Steidl clocked a winning time of 3:07:47, breaking his own course record (from last year) by 4 minutes. In the 50-miler, Phil Kochik triumphed in 5:46:57, a time that puts him in contention for a spot on the 2006 US 100K World Cup team. Hal Koerner was 2nd in 6:11:53. The November 27th Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon again attracted the participation of many club members. In the marathon, Uli Steidl established himself as the Lance Armstrong of the event by posting his 7th consecutive victory, running even splits en route to a final time of 2:24:24. Van Phan was the 16th woman across the line, running 3:26:01. Female half-marathon finishers included Erika Daligcon (2nd, 1:22:16), Emily Showman (6th, 1:26:17), Mary Hanna (8th [3rd master], 1:27:13), Erin Moore (17th, 1:31:30), and Alison Hanks (25th, 1:33:42). Male half-marathon finishers included Glen Weissman (2nd, 1:13:01), Bobby Palmquist (12th, 1:17:15), and Bjorn Begelman (14th, 1:18:04). Many of the SRC's top runners spent November 19th at the USATF national club cross country championships in Rochester, New York. (For team photos from this race, please see our cross-country page.) The open men's team was 12th out of 37 complete teams, a dramatic improvement on last year's 30th-place showing. They were led by the 39th-place finish of Chris Charles, who clocked 31:17 on the gently rolling 10K course. Also among the 309 finishers were Greg Crowther (83rd, 32:14), Ben Haber (111th, 32:42), Ryan Gallagher (124th, 32:49), Ben Sauvage (172nd, 33:33), Glen Weissman (190th, 33:49), and Mark Davies (214th, 34:29). The open women were 12th out of 20 complete teams, with Gwen Greiner's 21:49 for 6K earning her 39th place among the 203 finishers. Gwen was backed up by Meg Busse (64th, 22:14), Jen Tonkin (92nd, 22:38), Erika Daligcon (94th, 22:41), Mary Hanna (129th, 23:25), and Liz Stahl (178th, 24:56). Competing in the men's masters 10K were David White-Espin (36:14, 46th in the 40-44 age group) and Scott McCoubrey (37:04, 56th in 40-44). Finally, it should be noted that, if Hanna hadn't been needed by the open women's team and instead had run her time of 23:25 in the masters women's race, she would have placed 4th among 40- to 44-year-olds. On November 13th, Henry Wigglesworth won the masters division of the 103-floor Sears Tower Stair Climb in Chicago. Henry's time was 14:51.
November 6th was the date of the latest clash of the SRC and Club Northwest cross country teams; the occasion was the PNTF and Regional cross country championships. The SRC men placed 2nd in the team competition -- behind Oregon-based Team XO but ahead of Club Northwest. SRC male finishers included Uli Steidl (3rd, 32:18 for 10K), Greg Crowther (7th, 32:44), Drew Wartenberg (10th, 33:02), Ben Haber (11th, 33:03), Ryan Gallagher (20th, 34:14), Mark Davies (22nd, 34:27), Ben Sauvage (24th, 34:42), Jake Bartholomy (27th, 35:54), and Bjorn Begelman (31st, 37:23). The women (2nd as a team behind Club Northwest) were led by Gwen Greiner (4th, 22:13 for 6K) and Meg Busse (5th, 22:14), with Jen Tonkin (8th, 22:21), Emily Showman (12th, 23:05), Susan Ashlock (19th, 24:18), Liz Stahl (21st, 25:17), and Jamie Mieras (22nd, 25:34) contributing their talents as well. SRC also fielded a full masters men's team (2nd behind Club Northwest) consisting of Dan Salazar (4th, 21:15 for 6K), David White-Espin (6th, 21:23), Scott McCoubrey (11th, 21:57), Don Young (14th, 22:46), Craig Ralstin (18th [4th for 45-49 age group], 24:31), and Win Van Pelt (19th [5th for 45-49 age group], 25:37). Mary Hanna (24:02) placed 3rd in the masters women's race. Full results are available at the PNTF website, and some stunning photos of the races are posted to Glenn Tachiyama's site. Look for SRC member Scott Jurek in the December issue of Runner's World; he is one of ten "Heroes of Running" selected by the magazine for 2005!
The SRC women's team pulled off a rare 1-5 sweep at the October 29th Bellevue Community College Invitational cross country meet, totaling a perfect team score of 15 points. The dominant squad included Jen Tonkin (1st, 18:06 for 5K), Meg Busse (2nd, 18:07), Gwen Greiner (3rd, 18:14), Susan Ashlock (4th, 18:56), Jamie Mieras (5th, 18:57), and Liz Stahl (13th, 20:18). The men's team wasn't quite as overpowering but featured the return of Ben Haber (2nd, 25:42 for 8K) and solid outings by Glen Weissman (9th, 26:20), Mark Davies (11th, 26:23), Jake Bartholomy (35th, 27:41), and Eric Bone (exact place unavailable, 27:50). The 20th annual Dawg Dash (October 30th) offered a sneak preview of next weekend's PNTF cross country showdown between the SRC and Club Northwest. In the men's 10K, Uli Steidl (1st, 30:40) and Chris Charles (2nd, 30:56) of SRC bested all challengers including Club Northwest's Colin Fishwick (3rd, 31:54). In the men's 5K, Greg Crowther of SRC was 3rd (15:09), just ahead of Club Northwest's top finisher, Will Dobbie (4th, 15:12). Also placing highly for SRC were Emily Showman (4th in the 5K, 18:28) and Phil Kochik (6th in the 10K, 34:49). Hal Koerner spent most of October 22nd running the San Diego 100-Mile Endurance Run. He finished just before midnight in a 3rd-place time of 17:52, just 28 minutes behind winner Karl Meltzer.
On October 8th, the SRC cross-country teams traveled north to compete at the 32nd annual Viking Invitational in Bellingham. Greg Crowther led the men, earning a top-seven finisher t-shirt with a 5th-place time of 33:08 on the hilly 10K course around Lake Padden. He was followed by Ben Sauvage (20th, 34:12), Matt Messner (22nd, 34:17), Glen Weissman (41st, 35:02), Jake Bartholomy (47th, 35:43), and Mark Davies (52nd, 35:59). Finishers of the women's 6K included t-shirt recipient Jen Tonkin (7th, 22:52), Gwen Greiner (returning from a recent stress fracture; 8th, 23:01), Sarah Gist (31st, 24:28), Emily Rimas (45th, 25:23), and Liz Stahl (49th, 25:32). On the 9th, Uli Steidl cruised to a 2:33 victory at the Just Around The Bend Marathon in Bend, Oregon. Elsewhere in the state, Mary Hanna was the 2nd master across the line (8th overall) at the Portland Marathon, running 3:03.
On October 1st, Hal Koerner was 2nd at the Baker Lake 50K. The next day, Chris Charles placed 27th at the surprisingly warm Twin Cities Marathon with a time of 2:29:30 -- his second sub-2:30 result this year. Also, Alysun Deckert won the Issaquah Salmon Days Rotary Run 10K (a PNTF road championship) with her time of 35:55. Uli Steidl, seemingly recovered from his marathon the previous weekend, won the men's title with his 31:34; he was followed by Bobby Palmquist (8th, 34:28) and masters runners Scott McCoubrey (3rd master, 34:35), Henry Wigglesworth (4th master, 35:01), and David White-Espin (5th master, 35:36). "Super Bjorn" Begelman was 3rd in the 5K race, clocking 17:01. Finally, at the Kerouac 5K in Lowell, Massachusetts, new Vermont resident Erika Daligcon donned her SRC jersey and won in 18:57. On September 25th, Uli Steidl placed 7th (behind five Kenyans and an Ethiopian) at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2:18:42. His time was especially good in light of the humid conditions. Also that day, Bobby Palmquist and Bjorn Begelman went 1-2 at the Fremont Oktoberfest Brew Ha-Ha 3-mile Run/Walk with times of 15:55 and 16:16. Jamie Mieras (18:40) won the women's race.
Club members Liz Stahl and Roger Michel led their mergeo.com team to an upset victory at the TRIOBA 24-hour Adventure Race on September 17th. The team of Stahl, Michel, Eric Bone, and Aaron Rinn used a strong trekking leg to overtake DART, which had won the first two races in the TRIOBA series, and held off DART in the final mountain biking leg to win by a scant two minutes, 10:03 to 10:05. Club members reigned supreme at the September 17th Cle Elum Ridge Run 50K, taking 3 of the top 4 spots in the men's race as well as the top 3 places in the women's race. Male finishers included Brian Morrison (1st, 4:43 -- his 4th ultra victory of the year), Eric Sach (2nd, 4:54), Scott McCoubrey (4th and 1st master, 5:01), Mike Hecox (10th, 6:05), Michael Rothschild (12th, 6:12), and Glenn Tachiyama (18th, 6:20). Female finishers included Jamie Mieras (1st, 5:44), Alison Hanks (2nd, 5:47), Iliana Avila-Campillo (3rd, 6:02), and Van Phan (6th, 6:13). The SRC cross-country teams saw their first serious action of the fall on September 17th at the University of Washington's Sundodger cross-country race. The highest-placing individual was Alysun Deckert, 13th in the women's 6K invitational race with a time of 21:34; she was followed by Meg Busse (23rd, 21:58), Emily Showman (45th, 22:43), Jennifer Tonkin (47th, 22:45), and Sarah Gist (66th, 23:18). In the men's 8K invitational race, Chris Charles led the SRC with a 16th-place time of 24:28, while Ryan Gallagher (25:29) was 47th, Greg Crowther (25:34) was 51st, Glen Weissman (26:09) was 76th, Matt Messner (26:19) was 82nd, and Ben Sauvage (26:25) was 86th. Both the women's and men's teams placed 7th in the invitational fields. In the men's 8K open race, the squad of Henry Wigglesworth (156th, 27:37), Bobby Palmquist (168th, 27:46), Rick Duque (195th, 28:00), Bjorn Begelman (212th, 28:18), David White-Espin (227th, 28:35), and Patrick Lindsay (277th, 29:41) placed 25th. On September 11th, Sarah Gist recorded a winning time of 1:27:16 at the Skagit Flats Half Marathon. Several other SRC members opted for the Bank to Bay races in Tacoma. In the 10K, Greg Crowther (33:14) was 3rd, Dan Salazar (34:48) was 5th, and Scott McCoubrey (35:18) was the 3rd master, a mere 13 seconds out of 1st. These finishes gave the SRC a team victory over four other area clubs (Y-Run of Puyallup, Fleet Feet of Bonney Lake, Port Townsend Running, and Interurban Running). In the not-quite-5K, Rick Duque (15:50) scored a victory in the masters division. Meg Busse sped to an impressive runner-up time of 18:26 in the women's 5K at the Emerald City Invitational cross-country meet on September 10th. That same day, Kendra Borgmann ran 4:24:51 at the McKenzie River Run 50K, good enough for 2nd place behind two-time Olympic Trials marathon qualifier Meghan Arbogast. Club member Scott Jurek was interviewed in the September 7th edition of Runner's World Daily. Among other things, Scott discusses his Badwater victory, Lance Armstrong, and where he's headed next. Results from the September 5th Super Jock 'n Jill Half Marathon: Uli Steidl 1st in a personal-best time of 1:05:57; Trish Steidl 4th in a personal-best time of 1:22:12; Chris Charles 4th in 1:09:00; Mary Hanna 8th (3rd master) in 1:26:38; Ben Haber 13th in 1:12:45; Ben Sauvage 14th in 1:12:56. Also, Mary's 17-year-old son Tom won his age group (1-19) in the 4.2+ mile race with a time of 24:46. Alyson Littman ended her summer triathlon season with a personal best time at the prestigious Ironman Canada event on August 28th. Her time of 10:18:16 placed her 1st in the 30-34 age group and 9th overall!
The August 27-28 Cascade Crest Classic 100 Miler attracted a large number of SRC members. Among those going the distance were Brian Morrison (6th, 22:18), Justin Angle (8th, 22:44), Scott McCoubrey (10th, 23:11), Tony Covarrubias (12th, 23:26), Brock Gavery (13th, 23:31) Marty Fagan (19th, 24:40), Darrell Jensen (20th, 24:58), Chris Fagan (5th female, 28:19), and Walter Edwards (44th, 28:58). Congrats to all! Also, down at the 197-mile Hood to Coast Relay, Ryan Gallagher ran the crucial 9th leg for his Santini Popeyes and Olive Oils team, which won the coed open division with a cumulative time of 19 hours and 47 minutes. On August 27th, Dan Salazar placed 15th at the highly competitive Golden Gate Headlands 50K near San Francisco. His time for this extremely hilly USATF championship race was 4:41:06. On August 20th, Alyson Littman recorded an exciting victory at the Beaver Lake Triathlon. Following the 0.25-mile swim and 13.8-mile bike ride, Littman recorded the fastest 4.3-mile run of the day to finish in an overall time of 1:15:19, 11 seconds ahead of 2nd place. Meanwhile, in a less dramatic race, Erika Daligcon cruised to a 3-minute win at the Shoreline Rotary Run 5K with her time of 18:38.
The 2005 Cougar Mountain Trail Run series concluded with the 13-mile race on August 13th. Erika Daligcon (2:06:33) and Jamie Mieras (2:07:22) went 1-2 for the women, while Dan Salazar (1:51:09) and Henry Wigglesworth (1:54:34) were 2nd and 3rd among the men. Also that day, Uli Steidl (30:31) and Trish Steidl (37:55) took 1st and 2nd, respectively, at the North Bend Alpine Days 10K. The August 7th FootZone 5K in Redmond was quite competitive, with five women breaking 18 minutes. Gwen Greiner bested all challengers with a winning time of 17:19; Alysun Deckert was 6th in 18:20. Among the men, Chris Charles (15:15) placed 3rd. Also, at the La Luz Trail Run, a 9-mile hill at a 12% grade, Henry Wigglesworth placed 6th overall (2nd master; 1st in the 45-49 age group) in 1:35:27. Gwen Greiner grabbed 2nd place at the July 30th Pacificare Torchlight 8K with a time of 29:10; Alysun Deckert was 4th in 29:52. And at the White River 50-Miler, a USATF national championship race, Hal Koerner triumphed with a winning time of 7:15, his first victory at this race in his fifth attempt. Greg Crowther (7:34) was 3rd, Jim Kerby (7:50) was the 2nd master, and Kendra Borgmann (8:23) was the 5th woman. Alyson Littman and Mark Davies both placed well at the July 17th BRI Triathlon at Seafair. In this "sprint" event, which included a half-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride, and 5K run, Alyson was 2nd among women with her time of 1:11:10. Mark was 5th (4th in the "elite" division) in 1:04:42. Uli Steidl (29:56) and Trish Rosenberg (36:22, a personal best) ran to 10K victories at the July 13th All-Comers track meet in Shoreline. Congratulations to club member Scott Jurek for winning the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon on July 12th in a new course record of 24:36:08! Badwater, which bills itself as "the world's toughest foot race," goes from Death Valley to Mount Whitney in California. Many nice pictures of Scott and the race are available at Glenn Tachiyama's photo archive. After a quiet Fourth-of-July weekend, club members sprang back into action the following weekend. Store employee Hal Koerner tackled the high-altitude Hardrock 100-Miler on July 8-9, placing 3rd with a time of 31:29. On the 9th, Jamie Mieras (1:30:53) and Kendra Borgmann (1:34:33) placed 1st and 2nd at the Cougar Mountain 10-mile trail race. And at the inaugural running of the Seafair Marathon on July 10th, Chris Charles cleaned up with a winning time of 2:26:23. Glen Weissman was 3rd in 2:41:26, and Mary Hanna was also 3rd (2nd among masters) in 3:12:36. Dan Salazar (2:52:27) was 8th. In the half marathon, Iliana Avila (1:34:32) won her age group (25-29) and was 11th overall.
The weekend of June 25-26 was another exciting one for our club members. On the 25th, Alyson Littman achieved a personal best time at the Coeur d'Alene Ironman Triathlon. Her time of 10:25:57, which included a 3:39 marathon at the end, placed her 7th overall among women and 2nd in her age group (30-34). At the prestigious 100-mile Western States Endurance Run on June 25-26, club member Scott Jurek captured an incredible 7th straight victory! Scott's winning time was 16 hours and 43 minutes. Fellow club member Jim Kerby was 5th overall and 1st among masters with his time of 18:02, and new SRC employee Phil Kochik shook off injuries to complete his 100-mile debut in 20:40. At the June 26th IAU World Cup 100K championships, Greg Crowther placed 20th with a time of 7:20, helping the U.S. men to a 4th-place team finish behind Japan, France, and Germany. (Click here for photos of Greg's trip.) At the ScotiaBank Vancouver Half Marathon, Gwen Greiner's personal-best time of 1:19:10 was 2nd in a competitive field. Finally, closer to home, Ben Sauvage (36:36) and Sarah Gist (41:55) sped to 2nd-place finishes at the 6.7-mile Shore Run. Erika Daligcon won the 5K event in 18:32. At Grandma's Marathon in Minnesota on June 18th, Ryan Gallagher was 20th overall and the 4th American finisher. His time was 2:28:41. At the Mount Washington Road Race -- which climbs 4700 feet in 7.6 miles -- Henry Wigglesworth (1:15:07) was 29th overall and 2nd in his age division (45-49) among 800+ finishers. And at the Fall City Days Fun Runs, Trish Rosenberg won the 5K in 18:34, while Uli Steidl won the 10K (31:30), with Sarah Gist 2nd (38:28) and Glen Weissman 3rd (32:52). On the strength of his victory at the McDonald Forest 50K, SRC employee Brian Morrison has been named Ultrarunner of the Month for May by the American Ultrarunning Association. Many club members were in action during June 10-11. Chris Charles and Gwen Greiner kicked off the weekend with victories at the Fremont 5K on June 10th. Chris won the men's race in 14:40, while Gwen was the top female finisher with her 17:08. Other contenders included Ryan Gallagher (6th, 15:35), Glen Weissman (9th, 15:47), Scott McCoubrey (4th master, 16:41), Trish Rosenberg (4th, 17:42), Alysun Deckert (5th, 17:42), and Erika Daligcon (8th, 18:42). Trish returned to action the very next day at the Cougar Mountain 7.5-Miler, where she was 2nd in 57:30. Mary Hanna (59:07) was the top female master, and Uli Steidl (47:58), Greg Crowther (49:25), and Ben Sauvage (50:01) swept the top three places among the men. Also that day, Mark Davies (2:06:30) and Alyson Littman (2:21:41) each placed 2nd overall at the Cascade Edge Olympic Triathlon in Nolte State Park outside of Enumclaw. And at the muddy Capitol Peak 50 Miler, SRC employee Brian Morrison (8:20) and club member Kendra Borgmann (9:03) notched overall victories. This is Morrison's third ultramarathon victory so far in 2005. On June 5th, SRC employee Bobby Palmquist won the San Juan Island Half Marathon with a time of 1:21:05.
The 3rd annual Cougar Mountain Trail Running Series began with the 5-mile race on May 21st, where top finishers included Greg Crowther (2nd, 37:05), Henry Wigglesworth (2nd master, 41:12), Emily Rimas (1st female, 45:40), Erika Daligcon (2nd female, 45:48), and Mary Hanna (1st female master, 46:11). At the May 22nd Rhody Run in Port Townsend, Uli Steidl and Lyuda Vasilyeva grabbed 2nd place among the men, and women, respectively, with times of 38:01 and 45:45. Trish Rosenberg was 5th in 46:48. The 10th annual McDonald Forest 50K was held on May 14th. Twentysomething trail terrors Brian Morrison and Hal Koerner tore up the course, with Brian winning in 4:39:23 and Hal taking 2nd in 4:40:46. In the women's race, Kendra Borgmann (5:16:50) was a close 2nd behind recent Miwok 100K winner Kami Semick. And at the May 15th Beat the Bridge 8K, Lyuda Vasilyeva was 2nd in 29:09, Chris Charles (25:11) placed 5th, Ryan Gallagher (26:09) was 9th, Glen Weissman (26:16) was 11th, and Henry Wigglesworth (27:39) won his age division (45-49). At the 21.5-mile Sunflower Relay and Iron Event on May 7th, Sarah Gist placed 2nd in 2:50:01, beating all but three of the relay teams, and Alyson Littman was 4th in 3:00:55. Two of the Pacific Northwest's largest running events took place on May 1st: the Vancouver Marathon and the Bloomsday 12K. At Vancouver, Trish Rosenberg was 3rd in 2:53:46 and Uli Steidl placed 5th in 2:34:39. Steidl, who won this race from 2000 to 2004, summarized the morning as follows: "Competition good, course good, weather good, Steidl bad." In the half-marathon, Meg Busse was 6th with a time of 1:27:13. Meanwhile, among the 50,000 or so Bloomsday participants, top finishes were posted by Gwen Greiner (20th in 44:55; 1st Washington state finisher!), Chris Charles (27th in 38:47; 2nd Washington state finisher), and Ryan Gallagher (33rd in 39:31; 6th Washington state finisher). The April 30th Miwok 100K, loaded with talent, showcased the SRC's Hal Koerner (6th, 8:57), Jim Kerby (7th, 9:00), Brian Morrison (8th, 9:06), and Justin Angle (14th, 9:37).
April 16-18 was a three-day weekend of racing for SRC folks. On the 16th, store employee Eric Freeberg was 5th in the inaugural running of the Wenatchee Marathon, clocking 3:05. Store owner Scott McCoubrey was also in action that morning, taking 3rd place in the Toe Jam Half Marathon with a time of 1:27. On the 17th, team member Greg Crowther triumphed at the Mount Si 50K with a course-record time of 3:19:12, while Ryan Gallagher placed 20th at the Vancouver Sun Run 10K with a personal-best time of 31:44. And on the 18th, Chris Charles was the 56th finisher (49th among men) at the 109th Boston Marathon, running 2:34:35, while perennial Boston participant Ben Sauvage clocked 2:49. Store employees Brian Morrison and Hal Koerner went the proverbial extra mile at the April 9th Diez Vista 50K in British Columbia. Actually, it may have been closer to two extra miles, as the frontrunning duo veered off course at an unmarked trail junction, losing about 15 minutes and falling behind three other runners. Morrison and Koerner recovered to finish 1st and 2nd in 4:41 and 4:42, respectively, though Scott Jurek's course record of 4:25 is safe for another year.... On April 2nd, masters runner Mary Hanna was the first female finisher of the Yakima River Canyon Marathon! Mary's time of 3:05:50 was the second-fastest in the history of the event.
Brooks Seattle Running Team member Greg Crowther has been named to the USA 100K World Cup team that will compete in Lake Saroma, Japan on June 26th. (Click here to read the complete USATF press release.) Crowther was selected on the strength of his performance at the Silver Comet 100K in February. This is the second straight year that SRC has sent someone to the World Cup; SRC owner Scott McCoubrey was the manager of last year's men's team. This year's team also includes Nikki Kimball of Montana, known to Pacific Northwest ultra fans as the winner of the White River 50 Miler in 2003 and 2004. Coincidentally, Kimball and Crowther both grew up in south-central Vermont and attended Williams College together in the early to mid '90s. At March 20th Mercer Island Half Marathon, Chris Charles was the top local finisher; his time of 1:10:57 put him behind only a speedy fellow from Indiana. Sarah Gist (1:29:47) placed 4th among the women, and Meg Busse was 2nd in the concurrently contested 8K race with a time of 31:56. Masters and soon-to-be-masters took control of the March 19th Fort Steilacoom Resolution Series 20K and 20 Miler. In the 20K, the SRC's Dan Salazar (39) edged John O'Hearn (43) for a 6-second victory, 1:11:47 to 1:11:53. In the 20 miler, the SRC's Mary Hanna (43) trailed only Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Karen Steen (40), placing 2nd overall with a time of 2:17:33.
Our club members and employees dominated the Chuckanut Mountain 50K Run on March 19. Uli Steidl shattered his previous course record by 14+ minutes with a winning time of 3:42:59. Brian Morrison (4th, 4:06:15) and Hal Koerner (5th, 4:06:58) posted the 5th- and 6th-fastest times ever on this course; Bobby Palmquist (13th, 4:30:10), Justin Angle (16th, 4:34:05), and Eric Sach (19th, 4:44:32) also placed in the top 10% of this year's field. Among the women, Trish Rosenberg (4:50:31 -- the 5th-fastest time ever), Kendra Borgmann (4:54:46 -- 8th-fastest time ever), and Iliana Avila-Campillo (5:07:12 -- 11th-fastest time ever) swept the top three spots. Seattle's largest road race, the St. Patrick's Day Dash, took place on March 13th, and several club members participated. Uli Steidl placed 3rd in the somewhat-over-3-mile run with a time of 15:17; Chris Charles (15:26) was 5th and Jesse Williams (16:11) grabbed 11th. Among the women, Lyuda Vasilyeva (17:58) took 5th and Alysun Deckert (18:44) was 10th. Four club members participated in the UW Last Chance Qualifier indoor track meet on March 5th. Gwen Greiner won the 5000 meters in a personal best time of 17:15; Trish Rosenberg was 4th in the 3000 with a time of 10:21; Uli Steidl took 9th (1st in his heat by 0:00.01!) in the men's 3000, running 8:22; and Ryan Gallagher was 18th in a deep men's 5K field with his 15:14, a personal best. On February 19th, Mary Hanna recorded the 3rd-fastest masters 15-mile time in Washington state history at the Fort Steilacoom Resolution Series 15-miler. Hanna's time was 1:39:58, good for 2nd place overall and 1st among masters. Alyson Littman, despite focusing on keeping her heart rate low, placed 6th in 1:47:59.
Also on February 19th, Greg Crowther and Dan Salazar made their 100K debuts at the Silver Comet Ultra Runs in Rockmart, Georgia. Crowther placed 1st with a time of 7:27:37, while Salazar took 2nd in 8:07:56. Crowther's time is the 2nd-fastest 100K performance by an American in the past year. On February 12th, Trish Rosenberg placed 43rd in the USATF women's national championship 8K cross country race. Then on the 13th, Ryan Gallagher clocked an 8:49.93 to grab 10th place in the 3000-meter run at the UW Open #3 indoor track meet. Also on the 13th, Gwen Greiner and Ben Haber placed 7th and 8th, respectively, in the Vancouver First Half Marathon. Despite fierce winds, Gwen ran 1:20:10 and Ben clocked 1:12:13. Several club members competed at the January 29th Fort Steilacoom Resolution Series 10K and 10-miler. Gwen Greiner was the top female finisher in the 10-mile event, with a time of exactly one hour (the 17th fastest 10-mile time in Washington state history, according to Tom Cotner of PNTF); she was backed up by Mary Hanna (4th [2nd master], 1:06:29), Alyson Littman (6th, 1:07:07), and Sarah Gist (7th, 1:07:40). In the men's 10-miler, Chris Charles (53:34), Ben Haber (54:55), and Mark Davies (55:16) captured places 4 through 6. In the 10K, Dan Salazar (35:46) placed 3rd. Also on the 29th, Trish Rosenberg ran 10:20 to place 20th in a highly competitive 3000-meter field at the UW Invitational, an indoor track meet. Alysun Deckert notched her second victory of the 2004-05 cross country season with a win in the 6K event at the Seattle Open Cross Country Classic on January 23rd. Deckert's time was 22:53. At the Nookachamps Winter Runs on January 15th, Mary Hanna won the women's half marathon with a time of 1:29:22; Glen Weisman (1:14:11) was 2nd and Scott McCoubrey (1:19:13) 5th among the men. Erika Daligcon and Sarah Gist placed 1st and 2nd in the women's "10K" event with suspiciously fast times. Back in Seattle, Trisha Rosenberg placed 7th in the 3000-meter run at the January 15th UW Indoor Preview Meet with a time of 10:28. Congratulations to Brandon Sybrowsky for winning the grueling HURT 100K in Hawaii on January 15th. Brandon devoted 15 hours and 43 minutes of his Hawaiian "vacation" to the 100K. Greg Crowther, fresh off of his Bridle Trails victory, was featured in the "A Brief Chat With..." section of the January 11th edition of Runner's World Online. Click here to read Greg's interview. Greg is the third current Seattle Running Club member with whom Runner's World has had a "Brief Chat"; previous chats were conducted with Jennifer Tonkin in 2000, Uli Steidl in 2000, and Jennifer Tonkin in 2002.
Several club members placed highly at the Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival on January 9th. In the 50K pairs relay, Uli Steidl and Trish Rosenberg cruised to a 3:19:54 victory. In the 50K solo event, Dan Salazar led the first three laps before giving way to Greg Crowther, Brian Morrison, and Jim Kerby, who swept the top three places with respective times of 3:40:24, 3:41:07, and 3:46:06. Both Crowther and Morrison eclipsed the previous course record of 3:44:28 set by William Emerson last year. Club members Dan Salazar and Erika Daligcon wasted no time in making their 2005 racing debuts. On January 1, Salazar won the Resolution Run Series 5K in 16:46, while Daligcon was 2nd at the Club Northwest Resolution Run 5K with a time of 18:24. Daligcon's time was helped by the fact that she elected not to undergo the optional "Trip 'n Dip" submersion in Lake Washington.
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