Monday, November 05, 2007

Win Van Pelt's Cross Country Report

Win Van Pelt is one of RTB's triathletes & great run enthusiasts. He spends his off-season running cross country and wrote a great summary and who's who of Pacific NW Cross-Country from October 28. RTB Coach Mary Hanna is included!

Twenty-seven Club members ran in the Pacific Northwest Association of USATF Cross Country meet on October 28 at Lower Woodland Park, Seattle. In the Women 14-39 6000 Meter Run, Gwen Greiner placed 3rd in 23:00.82. Becca Ward was 7th in 23:56.25, Trish Steidl 9th in 24:09.81, Devon Crosby-Helms 10th in 24:10.72, Erika Daligcon 11th in 24:25.17, and Marisa Ruhter 13th in 24:34.96. The Women's Team (top 5 runners) placed 2nd overall in the open race. In the Men 14-39 10,000 Meter Run, Uli Steidl placed 1st overall in 33:11.38. Chris Charles was 3rd in 33:38.96, Ben Haber 6th in 34:27.14, Ben Sauvage 12th in 35:14.98, James Roach 17th in 36:29.24, Brian Morrison 19th in 36:44.98, Mark Davies 23rd in 38:12.34, and Troy Scott 24th in 38:17.29. The Men's Team (top 5 runners) placed 2nd overall in the open race. Elizabeth Stahl placed 1st overall in the Women 40-44 6000 Meter Run in a time of 25:56.02. In the Men 40-44 Meter Run, Craig Layman placed 4th overall in 21:34.00. Dan Salazar was 7th in 22:19.64 and John Guza was 8th in 22:19.96. David White-Espin placed 4th overall in the Men 45-49 6000 Meter Run in a time of 21:43.53. Joe Bisignano was 6th in 22:09.01, Henry Wigglesworth 8th in 22:33.76, Win Van Pelt 16th in 24:56.00, and Mark Drongsholt 17th in 25:13.44. In the Women 45-49 6000 Meter Run, Mary Hanna placed 3rd in 25:19.23 and Claire Kindley was 4th in 26:57.03. Pete Soucy placed 5th overall in the Men 50-54 6000 Meter Run in a time of 23:56.77 and Steve Angell was 8th in 25:32.46. The Men's and Women's Masters Teams (Ages 40+) each placed 2nd overall in the their races as well.

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