Thomas Wolfe 8k Results – Asheville, NC – September 26, 2009

| September 26, 2009 | Race Results | 15 Comments

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The rain held off this cool and breezy morning as 203 runners lined up for the start of the Thomas Wolfe 8k in downtown Asheville.  The big guns were out in force.  A couple of out-of-town guns (Nate Peck and David Nightingale — both from Blowing Rock) showed up and accomplished two things that you don’t see too often:

  1. Finished virtually tied for first place at 25:19 (Peck won by a nose but the time difference was under a second).  That’s a pace of 5:06.
  2. Sent Dan Amick to fourth place.

It was like a Blowing Rock sweep.  Blowing Rock 2.  Asheville 0.  Not only did the overall winner come from Blowing Rock (as well as the second place finisher) but the first female finisher — Jessica Minty — was also from Blowing Rock, crossing the finish line 10 seconds ahead of Amber Moran.  But rest assured home team — I protected 75th place for Asheville.  Not a Blowing Rock runner in sight.   And when I run the All Souls Christ School Cross Country 5k tomorrow afternoon I will remain vigilant by protecting my finishing position in the race safe from any Blowing Rock incursion.

The breeze picked up now and then during the race, several times showing itself as an unpleasant headwind.  We were entertained briefly in Montford by a couple of musicians — one playing guitar and singing in a robe and the other shaking a tambourine.  The cruise through Riverside Cemetery is nice (and shortly after I left the cemetery the first finishers were crossing the finish line — ouch!).  The long pull up Patton Avenue is a little challenging but the fast downhill finish on Market Street is quite welcome (just watch your step on those bricks).

Photo gallery at the Citizen-Times website – http://tinyurl.com/ybxfbxq

Here are the results … 

Place Name Age Gender Time
1 Nate Peck 24 M 0:25:19
2 David Nightingale 23 M 0:25:19
3 Wallace Campbell 23 M 0:25:33
4 Daniel Amick 25 M 0:25:59
5 Mark Hallen 21 M 0:28:12
6 Victor Mchenry 24 M 0:28:12
7 Seth Hendler-Voss 31 M 0:28:19
8 Jay Curwen 42 M 0:28:32
9 Justin Tebockhorst 24 M 0:28:46
10 Tyler Micheal 17 M 0:28:47
11 Gary Curran 41 M 0:28:55
12 Casey Long 18 M 0:29:27
13 Jessica Minty 25 F 0:29:27
14 Amber Moran 30 F 0:29:37
15 Ricky Baboff 32 M 0:29:44
16 Ben Jones 19 M 0:29:44
17 Alex Keller 19 M 0:29:46
18 Harrison Potter 22 M 0:29:49
19 Vincente Gonzalez 44 M 0:30:14
20 Chris Lewis 32 M 0:30:24
21 Michelle Ziegler 28 F 0:30:47
22 Jennings Garry 35 F 0:31:33
23 Mina Thaslenson 25 F 0:32:06
24 Ben Finkel 19 M 0:32:17
25 Erik Ostergaard 33 M 0:32:17
26 Seth Bishop 19 M 0:32:36
27 Enrique Vavquez 27 M 0:32:36
28 Lucas Chapin 21 M 0:32:41
29 Tong-Tong Xiang 18 M 0:33:05
30 Sesalie Smathers 39 F 0:33:11
31 Greg Melville 39 M 0:33:13
32 Gerald Eldridge 41 M 0:33:21
33 Bill Branson 51 M 0:33:24
34 Aaron Schroeder 19 M 0:33:30
35 Concepcion Perez 21 M 0:33:38
36 Joe Barrett 42 M 0:34:04
37 Jesse Hyder 26 M 0:34:18
38 Sammy Cox 52 M 0:34:46
39 Jason Klein 19 M 0:35:27
40 Max Pearce 13 M 0:35:37
41 Rachel Parr 42 F 0:35:47
42 Reginald Whicker 27 M 0:36:07
43 Monica Curwen 35 F 0:36:17
44 Elizabeth Gannon 25 F 0:36:23
45 Jason Taylor 22 M 0:36:29
46 Corinne Merriman 18 F 0:36:31
47 William Britton 34 M 0:36:32
48 Rick Taylor 62 M 0:36:38
49 Thomas Atwood 18 M 0:36:40
50 Lonnie Lepore 57 M 0:36:44
51 Randall Rountree 47 M 0:36:46
52 Florindo Forero 58 M 0:36:53
53 Preston Jones 58 M 0:36:57
54 Elizabeth Wingard 36 F 0:37:03
55 Chris Ulrey 43 M 0:37:06
56 Billy Ornold 36 M 0:37:17
57 Alan Cameron 65 M 0:37:21
58 Wanda Burnette 57 F 0:37:35
59 Anthony Hugg 27 M 0:37:44
60 Tony Mcdowell 42 M 0:37:48
61 Roderick Simmons 40 M 0:38:02
62 Greg Pearce 47 M 0:38:09
63 Dale Robertson 48 M 0:38:16
64 Brenda Sears 49 F 0:38:29
65 Meg Donahue 29 F 0:38:31
66 Randy Collins 45 M 0:38:40
67 Elizabeth Gergel 17 F 0:38:41
68 Greg Bunck 41 M 0:38:59
69 Amanda Bowman 23 F 0:39:08
70 Karl Hinterkopf 33 M 0:39:15
71 Martin Mattsson 30 M 0:39:17
72 Dan Gilbert 44 M 0:39:28
73 Lincoln Crosse 50 M 0:39:28
74 Ron Wyant 49 M 0:39:29
75 Dennis Duffy 51 M 0:39:35
76 Robert Godwin 57 M 0:39:38
77 Christopher Kraft 15 M 0:39:45
78 Christine Vess 44 F 0:39:47
79 Heidi Sherman 57 F 0:39:54
80 Ben Floyd 36 M 0:39:54
81 Jason Clark 33 M 0:40:05
82 Nicole Kraft 18 F 0:40:09
83 John Blexrud 62 M 0:40:10
84 Jim Goode 54 M 0:40:15
85 Jim Stickney 55 M 0:40:16
86 Anne Hammonds 40 F 0:40:19
87 Eric Vess 38 M 0:40:22
88 Shawn Beane 38 M 0:40:46
89 Bill Finley 66 M 0:40:49
90 Jason Sandford 44 M 0:41:02
91 Rick Cockran 63 M 0:41:19
92 Leslie Carreiro 44 F 0:41:40
93 Annagrace Strange 22 F 0:41:45
94 Kim Daily 29 F 0:41:53
95 Ginny Hotze 49 F 0:41:58
96 Jerry Worley 60 M 0:41:59
97 Rebecca Louie 25 F 0:42:05
98 Tom Chapman 60 M 0:42:08
99 Holly Mcarthur 41 F 0:42:16
100 Harold Schenker 53 M 0:42:17
101 Peter Barr 48 M 0:42:24
102 Keith Bullitt 47 M 0:42:27
103 Robert Dungan 62 M 0:42:27
104 Tracy Katsigiannis 33 F 0:42:39
105 Micheal Vaughn 34 M 0:42:40
106 Molly Spindle-White 32 F 0:42:46
107 Tom Sharkey 40 M 0:42:47
108 Greg Jackson 47 M 0:42:49
109 Joy Ponder 37 F 0:42:59
110 Rob Weed 38 M 0:43:10
111 Michael Oltrogge 36 M 0:43:11
112 Beverly Smith 33 F 0:43:24
113 Tim Campbell 41 M 0:43:24
114 James Waters 39 M 0:43:28
115 Charles Jolley 60 M 0:43:30
116 Margaret Mcleod 55 F 0:43:33
117 Jackson Saunders 13 M 0:43:39
118 Rachelle Sorensen-Cox 37 F 0:43:48
119 Donna Canipe 50 F 0:43:52
120 Jodie Russell 29 F 0:43:59
121 Roger Gosnell 58 M 0:44:04
122 Scott Carter 60 M 0:44:06
123 Brett Coleman 42 M 0:44:07
124 Maura Mccarthy 45 F 0:44:12
125 Greg Clemons 46 M 0:44:22
126 Howe Lagarde 72 M 0:44:31
127 Stan Moore 47 M 0:44:33
128 Jonathon Feldman 41 M 0:44:38
129 Raylene Morrow 46 F 0:44:52
130 Katie Senechal 26 F 0:44:59
131 Marien Bradsher 64 F 0:45:18
132 Chrissie Gulden 39 F 0:45:19
133 Rachel Bemis 38 F 0:45:31
134 Melanie Rhodarmer 43 F 0:45:33
135 Nadine Maltz 29 F 0:45:39
136 Henry Caplan 59 M 0:45:43
137 Mariea Tountasakis 38 F 0:46:09
138 Paula Hollifield 38 F 0:46:09
139 David Bailey 54 M 0:46:12
140 Michelle Vaughn 32 F 0:46:14
141 Craig Oliver 45 M 0:46:16
142 Rhoda Waters 38 F 0:46:22
143 Leah Mathews 40 F 0:46:35
144 Nancy Burleson 60 F 0:46:39
145 Christy Trantham 34 F 0:46:59
146 Harrison Gudger 67 M 0:47:16
147 Ellen Parry 35 F 0:47:18
148 Blaine Rice 69 M 0:47:25
149 Mellissa Mcculloch 55 F 0:47:29
150 Jennifer Greer 26 F 0:47:31
151 Juliana Austin 36 F 0:47:33
152 Chris Meyers 32 M 0:47:38
153 Elnora Thompson 61 F 0:47:40
154 Teresa Angel 50 F 0:47:46
155 Jill Silver 38 F 0:47:47
156 Kirsten Raby 20 F 0:48:01
157 Karen Kotz 25 F 0:48:21
158 Drew Saunders 48 M 0:48:26
159 Lisa Piercy 47 F 0:48:34
160 W Furlong 61 M 0:48:46
161 Scott Gardner 35 M 0:48:49
162 Emma Wilson 31 F 0:48:51
163 Teresa Clark 48 F 0:49:06
164 Jeremiah Leroy 32 M 0:49:15
165 Amanda Bazan 28 F 0:49:15
166 Ann Meyers 29 F 0:49:18
167 Sherry Ingle 48 F 0:49:44
168 Dick Jordan 71 M 0:50:02
169 Sarah Merrell 26 F 0:50:17
170 Sally Shore 44 F 0:50:19
171 Erin Zellickson 30 F 0:50:20
172 Adair Cates 30 F 0:50:21
173 Monica Kellogg 34 F 0:50:22
174 Layne Preau 46 F 0:50:27
175 Jeannette Hampton 41 F 0:50:42
176 Jill Ward 30 F 0:50:44
177 Stacie Dotson 40 F 0:50:45
178 Charles Dotson 86 M 0:50:46
179 Sherry Roane 50 F 0:51:03
180 Naomi Cole 42 F 0:51:28
181 Keila Cochran 61 F 0:51:32
182 Patty Angel 49 F 0:51:38
183 Concetta Brown 62 F 0:51:57
184 Tina Carroll 26 F 0:52:36
185 Angeleigh Dorsey 41 F 0:53:05
186 Martha Marshall 64 F 0:53:22
187 Deanna Buchanan 45 F 0:53:43
188 John Riendeac 28 M 0:53:46
189 Katie Mcconville 24 F 0:54:14
190 Wayne Lang 73 M 0:54:24
191 Kelly Martin 29 F 0:54:57
192 Denise Campbell 35 F 0:55:33
193 Rose Caplan 57 F 0:56:57
194 Shelley Schenker 41 F 0:58:40
195 Raynetta Waters 41 F 0:58:51
196 Janae Waters 13 F 0:59:08
197 Sandra Michener 68 F 1:00:22
198 Amanda Angel 24 F 1:00:35
199 Susan Driscoll 64 F 1:01:21
200 Kelty Brittle 30 F 1:02:05
201 Cherie Phillips 38 F 1:02:05
202 Toney Paite-Phillips 12 F 1:03:34
203 Sarah Justice 34 F 1:10:58
15 Comments
  1. Bob G. Reply

    I was being The Motivator! 🙂
    I don’t have a huge problem with bandits (cheapskates that they are) but if you run bandit, DON’T go through the chute and screw up the timing, and don’t take any cookies!! 🙂
    That said/typed, the physical confrontation might be a little much…
    Go get muddy!!

  2. duffyd Reply

    I did see a mile 4 marker on the right in addition to the 3 mile mark in the cemetery. My notes are all based on my Garmin. I wasn’t paying much attention during the run. I never looked at my time until mile 4. Just running what felt good (and a little kick in the butt from you didn’t hurt either – LOL).

    I looked at Jason’s post and I did not see the second part of the Bandido incident (ear plug removal and chest bump). That’s a little more aggressive than the tongue-lashing I witnessed.

    The cross country race should be a little sloppy this afternoon. Nothing like it!

  3. Bob G. Reply

    “Consistency Is Key”…that reminds me, though: I don’t recall seeing any mile markers (and I wasn’t flying by them :), except in the cemetery, I saw “3 mi” on the ground, so I guess you had the Garmin fired up (or else you have a remarkable “sense” of where you are 🙂 for those splits-and thank you!
    Saw on the Ashvegas blog that Jason didn’t see what all the fuss was about a “bandit”…interesting little read.
    Good luck at the XC race today, Dennis, and enjoy the soggy, but sunny!!!

  4. duffyd Reply

    It was a perfect 4.97 miles. Our mile paces were 7:37, 7:34, 8:08, 8:24 and 8:02.

  5. Bob G. Reply

    I guess I meant “breaking” not “braking” 🙂

  6. Bob G. Reply

    You are right Dennis-we held up the banner of the home team! Seriously though, you ran a great pace, and I tried to keep up with you, which resulted in me braking the 40:00 barrier for the first time (out of 4) for the TW8K, so thanks!!
    And I was so tired from trying to catch you at the end, I didn’t notice the bricks! lol.
    Concur with all the comments about Setup; we did a race Friday eve down in Greenville and they had the results up as we were finishing…I wonder how many crews they use…

  7. Ray Reply

    So glad the rain held off. This was a nice race. Well organized and quick on the results.

    • duffyd Reply

      It was a great and always well organized race.

  8. Ken Reply

    This was my first race in volunteer mode, but it won’t be my last. It was really neat to see the finishers cross. With the exception of a few guys who doubled their speed down the final incline, it looked like everybody was going at a medium, fairly easy pace. That even goes for the first and second overall! Those two guys were probably running faster than I’ve ever run in a race, yet they looked comfortable and they ran with a very steady pace.

    Setup Events does such a good job. (Disclaimer: I know nobody who works for Setup Events). Th0se results were on their website within two hours. You can’t beat that.

    • duffyd Reply

      I enjoyed volunteering for the Sunset Stampede. I had a high traffic area (Charlotte and Chestnut) and directed the 5k and the 10 mile runners. I loved it. And it was really interesting checking my watch and looking for the police car that would be preceding the leader of the 10 mile race. And it was Dan Amick cruising with no competitor within five or six minutes. And yes, Setup is top drawer. There was a bandit that came through today at the Thomas Wolfe just after me and the guy from Setup gave him a well-deserved tongue-lashing.

  9. Bob G. Reply

    As usual, great description of the event, Dennis.
    And that pull back up Patton, particularly with that headwind…
    Just for fun, go to the Zap Fitness web site and read up on the 3 from BR…clearly top drawer runners.
    Thanks for the reminder on the musicians…a fun group!
    And who were the kids from “Duke Roadrunners”?
    This is a great race…local flavor, well organized, and the big guns in my AG were there (of course): Lonnie, Florindo, and Preston.
    Then again, there were cookies! 🙂

    • duffyd Reply

      Thaks Bob. It was a great race. And you and I together protected 75th and 76th place from the Blowing Rock incursion. Just 3 seconds apart!

  10. Sherry Reply

    When I was running into that headwind the Bob Seger song was playing in my head and if I’d had any available breath I might have broken into “Running Against the Wind.” And you’re right about those bricks…I went a little more gingerly over them than maybe I needed to.

    • duffyd Reply

      Those bricks can be very troublesome. At that point in the race I was treating it like a trail race. A certain amount of leg fatigure, running downhill and plenty of little brick edges one my trip on. But it’s the end of the race!

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