"A Day at the Races" - Saturday, March 29, 2008

"Charlotte Staver takes the lead over Noah Wood to win the "A Day at the Races" Open-One-Mile Track Run at the Lion's Stadium at Queen Anne's County High School!"




"A Day at the Races"




Saturday, March 29, 2008

Lions Stadium at Queen Anne's County High School, Centreville, Maryland

Conditions: Cool and a bit windy. The track races took place on Queen Anne's County High School's outdoor track in the Lions Stadium, and they included races for younger children like a two-hundred meter dash and a four-hundred meter dash. There was also an open mile track race as well as a 5K cross-country run they added to the event this year (well according to a race coordinator, it was a bit short being somewhere between three miles and 3.1 miles/5 kilometers). The 5K was on the high school's cross country course that was pretty much flat with several light hills. Towards the middle of the race, the course went briefly into the woods on some trails and even around "Lake Woebegone (Woe-be-gone)" by the playing fields.

The 5K race was one of the first events of the day, followed soon after by the track races that ran simultaneously with the 5K. Noah Wood won the race with a time of 18:59, followed by Ken Staver in 20:18. Darryl Calloway, who has helped to host an Earth Day two-mile run in the past at this venue, finished third with 21:58.

"It was truly a great 'day at the races.' Said Darryl Calloway. "Barb Thompson and her army of volunteers have really gotten it right by organizing a day that promotes family fun and health all at the same time! More adults in our society need to get out and participate more in athletic events with their children."

M. McLaughlin was the female winner in 27:09, followed by K. Thompson with a time of 28:12. A. Sharp was the third female who finished in 30:46.

The one-mile open track race was won by Queen Anne's County High School's Charlotte Staver in a time of 6:16, who ran indoor track & field for Q.A.C. High School last winter. Her younger brother finished second in 6:33 followed closely by Noah Wood in 6:34

"Despite the windy, cool conditions, the day could not have been more perfect for the event," said Allison Harper, an avid runner and triathlete whose two sons, Adam and Samuel, ran their first race in the two-hundred meter track race. "There seemed to be a good turnout for all categories. My boys had a great time at their first running event! It was a nice community-supported event."

A Day at the Races 5K Results

Course: Cross Country-mostly grass, few small hills

Weather: Sunny, windy, 40’s

1. N. Wood 18:59 M

2. K. Staver 20:18 M

3. D. Calloway 21:58 M

4. M. McLaughlin 27:09 F

5. K. Thompson 28:12 F

6. A. Wilhelm 28:13 M

7. D. Martinik 30:11 M

8. A. Sharp 30:46 F

9. A. Smith 31:53 F

10. B. Carroll 32:44 F

11. L. Calloway 32:48 F

12. D. Cheezum 33:21 M

13. G. Cheezum 34:09 F

14. No Name 35.58 F

I'd like to thank Mark Wilhelm and the other staff at the race for timing, compiling and sending me the results! Thank you as well, Allison Harper, for the photos (more of which I hope to add in the near future)!

Run for the Son/Sun 2-mile Fun Run Results - 9/23/06

Run for the Son/Sun 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk Results

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Love Point Park, Cross Island Trail, Stevensville, MD.

Hosted by Team in Training to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Conditions: Cool, partly sunny, run on flat paved Cross Island Trail in Queen Anne’s County, MD on the MD Eastern Shore. No official time clock, runners had times based on their own watches.

Noah Wood of Columbia, MD ran a great negative split and discovered the coolness that is the Cross Island Trail. Kathy Gray was second with the race's director and Team in Training Coach, Allison Harper, in third. Leah VanHoose, and avid runner, took fourth and Julia Cohoon was right behind her, both with strong finishes. Paul Harper was sixth and ran a great race for himself.

Everyone had a great time at such a wonderful and easy course, and they all seemed to have nice qualities about each of their performances at this run.

1.) Noah Wood 13:49

2.) Kathy Gray 17:42

3.) Allison Harper 17:42

4.) Leah VanHoose 17:50

5.) Julia Cohoon 17:50

6.) Paul Harper 18:35

Introduction to the Intent of this Blog

Greetings and many warm welcomings to this blog site, thank you for stopping by! I hope to utilize this to display results of running events that occur in Queen Anne's County, Maryland that do not typically get much (or any) coverage, including having their results posted/circulated. Seeing as there are hardly any running events that seem to occur in this county, and the only ones that do seem to happen in the Kent Island area, this site probably will not have a lot, but it's here nonetheless and I will be glad to take on your event's results and have them posted here if you are interested and do not think they will be posted in a lot of other places (such as on http://www.racepacket.com or http://www.runwashington.com) Nothing against those sites, they just typically cover more strongly-promoted and "mainstream" running events, yet I wan this site to serve the people who work and participate in the events that apparently "not too many people hear about".
This is blog site is something of a bi-product inspired by my current endeavors to run in a running event in every county of Maryland (including one in Baltimore City) within a year before 2007 is over. I have been blessed with a lot of success and have really come to enjoy running and racing as a result of the experience.
Thank you all for reading and supporting me, I look forward to any honest criticisms, encouragements, and feedback. I look forward to getting your results online via my blogs! Enjoy!