Results of the 2010 Asheville Shamrock 10k – Asheville, NC – March 13, 2010

164 brave runners came out in beautiful weather to complete the challenging Shamrock 10k. Here are the results …

Place	Name	City	Age	Gender	Time
1	Tyler Michael		17	M	36:48.9
2	David Workman	Hendersonville NC	39	M	39:53.9
3	Adam Pinkston		47	M	40:08.5
4	Mark Ledyard	Asheville NC	44	M	41:57.8
5	Nicholas Mayernick	Fletcher NC	37	M	44:01.8
6	Joseph Watson	asheville NC	43	M	44:28.3
7	Allie Husread	Black Mountain NC	26	F	45:12.5
8	Daniel Mooney	Grangeville ID	28	M	45:32.6
9	Jay Husread	Black Mountain NC	27	M	45:39.1
10	Brad Dellinger	Spruce Pine NC	43	M	45:53.0
11	Rich Trull	Asheville NC	40	M	46:57.2
12	Troy Bush		47	M	47:09.4
13	Michael Donovan	Princeton WV	24	M	47:13.1
14	Elli Bonnett	Asheville NC	31	F	47:38.9
15	Michael Anderson	Swannanoa NC	50	M	47:44.3
16	Weesie Pigman	Asheville NC	28	F	47:51.8
17	Marc Rytz	Arden NC	41	M	48:07.7
18	Greg Warren	Candler NC	49	M	48:47.4
19	Mike Piercy		56	M	49:05.9
20	Larry Jones	Asheville NC	33	M	49:11.0
21	Matthew Hollifield	Spruce Pine NC	41	M	49:17.8
22	Lincoln Crosse		51	M	49:24.0
23	Shannon McGinn	Rahway NJ	34	F	49:27.4
24	Harvey Poorbaugh	Fletcher NC	57	M	49:37.6
25	Rebecca Mayernick	Fletcher NC	31	F	49:39.3
26	Jeremy Kimmel	fairview NC	32	M	50:04.8
27	Jodie Baxter	Grangeville ID	29	M	50:25.3
28	Mike Ehredt	Hope ID	48	M	50:56.0
29	Mark Ryan	Hendersonville NC	46	M	51:00.4
30	Meg Donahue	Asheville NC	29	F	51:39.9
31	Dale Riddle	Pound VA	51	M	51:50.5
32	Jim Grodnik	Brevard NC	70	M	51:55.5
33	Joseph Barrett	Asheville NC	48	M	52:01.0
34	Kathy Hogan	Asheville NC	32	F	52:01.5
35	Tony McDowell	Asheville NC	42	M	52:03.2
36	Lauren Williams	Asheville NC	28	F	52:28.9
37	Casey Camp		54	M	52:39.3
38	Amanda Bowman	Canton NC	23	F	52:46.0
39	Amal Das		53	M	52:48.5
40	Allison Gerrald	Alburtis PA	27	F	52:51.7
41	Jamie Sullivan	Asheville NC	41	F	53:10.1
42	Florindo Forero	Asheville NC	59	M	53:25.9
43	Tom Ryan	Hendersonville NC	43	M	53:48.6
44	Robert Whiting	Weaverville NC	59	M	53:49.2
45	Joshua Batenhorst	Asheville NC	31	M	54:06.5
46	Taylor Maurer	Asheville NC	34	M	54:19.2
47	Anna MacNichol	Nebo NC	38	F	54:24.6
48	Megan Carmody	Booone NC	36	F	54:24.9
49	Scott Browne	Asheville NC	56	M	54:42.4
50	Brian Bride		40	M	55:03.0
51	Karen Chavez	Asheville NC	39	F	55:12.3
52	Coral Darby	Asheville NC	38	F	55:32.2
53	Dennis Duffy	Asheville NC	51	M	55:56.6
54	Ralph Rutledge	Stanley NC	53	M	56:03.6
55	Paula Weant	Gastonia NC	48	F	56:03.8
56	Yueh Hai Wong	Richmond VA	27	M	56:37.8
57	Robert Frizzell	zirconia NC	23	M	56:45.2
58	Katie Nery	asheville NC	36	F	56:56.7
59	Sonia Santana	Asheville NC	41	F	57:04.0
60	Dominique Benson	Sylva NC	30	F	57:18.9
61	Beverly Smith	Marion NC	34	F	57:37.0
62	James Stickney	Asheville NC	55	M	57:49.6
63	Gail King	Asheville NC	36	F	58:03.0
64	J. Williams	asheville NC	37	M	58:20.5
65	James Weant		51	M	58:29.2
66	Norman Riddle	Weaverville NC	49	M	58:46.4
67	Lessye Ashworth	Asheville NC	30	F	58:47.8
68	Rick Cochran	Weaverville NC	64	M	58:56.0
69	Robin Stickney	Asheville NC	45	F	58:59.4
70	Mary Beth Freeman	Asheville NC	37	F	59:09.8
71	Roger Gosnell	Asheville NC	58	M	59:24.3
72	Uta Levinson	Asheville NC	46	F	59:26.0
73	Dennis Myers	Fairview NC	49	M	59:27.0
74	George Floyd	Arden NC	42	M	59:28.8
75	Susan Pagano	Asheville NC	45	F	59:30.7
76	Jennifer Smith	Asheville NC	30	F	59:35.6
77	marc smith	swannanoa NC	44	M	59:53.3
78	Bill Finley	Asheville NC	67	M	1:00:04.8
79	Hannah Pinkerton	Asheville NC	21	F	1:00:09.3
80	Alexis Wilson	Weaverville NC	30	F	1:00:14.4
81	John Walkerwicz	Asheville NC	39	M	1:00:35.6
82	Sidney Dos Santos	Rahway NJ	40	M	1:00:36.9
83	Megan Thomas	Asheville NC	29	F	1:00:45.6
84	Alexandra Runyon	Asheville NC	31	F	1:00:58.9
85	Kate Seng	Hendersonville NC	36	F	1:01:05.9
86	Blake Etheridge	KNOXVILLE TN	27	M	1:01:11.4
87	Melissa Magee	Stanley NC	53	F	1:01:26.7
88	Brett Coleman	Asheville NC	42	M	1:01:52.0
89	Mason Herman	boone NC	46	F	1:02:23.0
90	Julian Esquivel	Candler NC	35	M	1:02:35.1
91	Christine Walkerwicz	asheville NC	30	F	1:02:39.0
92	Brooke Amys	Asheville NC	32	F	1:02:42.0
93	Leah Mathews	Candler NC	40	F	1:02:44.4
94	David Bailey	Asheville NC	55	M	1:02:45.1
95	Thomas Kotz	Asheville NC	51	M	1:02:51.1
96	greg jackson	alexander NC	47	M	1:02:57.1
97	Kelly Robinson	asheville NC	26	F	1:02:58.7
98	Beth Golden	Asheville NC	31	F	1:03:09.8
99	Mike Compton		56	M	1:03:19.0
100	robin linderman	weaverville NC	52	M	1:03:31.5
101	Paige Scully	Asheville NC	33	F	1:03:54.3
102	Christy Simmons	Waynesville NC	34	F	1:03:59.4
103	Jodie Russell	Asheville NC	30	F	1:04:08.8
104	Catherine Sims	Asheville NC	26	F	1:04:28.0
105	Sabrina Ramsey	Candler NC	30	F	1:04:42.0
106	Mark Stoker	Hamilton MT	38	M	1:04:45.5
107	Cindy Conkis	Alexander NC	51	F	1:04:48.5
108	Eric Arthur	Swannanoa NC	36	M	1:05:21.5
109	Christina Callison	Asheville NC	33	F	1:05:24.8
110	TJ Thomasson	Asheville NC	33	M	1:05:30.5
111	maureen Sherman	Asheville NC	39	F	1:05:33.7
112	shelley ruff	asheville NC	40	F	1:05:33.7
113	Earl Sampson	Asheville NC	50	M	1:05:45.7
114	Caroline Greene	Asheville NC	50	F	1:05:46.3
115	Kelley Conley	Asheville NC	26	F	1:05:52.5
116	Donna Cope	Canton NC	52	F	1:05:54.8
117	Keila Cochran	Weaverville NC	61	F	1:06:23.2
118	Jill Silver	Marion NC	38	F	1:06:59.3
119	Bradford Hudgins	hendersonville NC	60	M	1:07:10.8
120	Jeffrey Ledford	Fletcher NC	39	M	1:07:26.4
121	Andrea Girman	Asheville NC	46	F	1:07:26.6
122	Nancy Burleson	Spruce Pine NC	61	F	1:07:31.2
123	Sherry Ingle	Weaverville NC	49	F	1:07:36.3
124	James Greene	Weaverville NC	44	M	1:07:42.6
125	Concetta Brown	Asheville NC	62	F	1:07:46.2
126	Carol Browne	Asheville NC	52	F	1:07:49.1
127	Anthony Conte	Asheville NC	35	M	1:08:48.7
128	Craig Peters	Asheville NC	41	M	1:09:02.0
129	Karen Silvers	Asheville NC	26	F	1:09:04.4
130	michelle hallam	asheville NC	32	F	1:09:10.7
131	Howe Lagarde	Arden NC	72	M	1:09:13.4
132	Andy Pinkerton	Boomer NC	43	M	1:09:24.2
133	Amanda Long	Biltmore Lake NC	34	F	1:10:17.3
134	Gloria Coleman	Mills River NC	38	F	1:10:35.1
135	Alison White	Asheville NC	35	F	1:10:35.4
136	Margot Rott		53	F	1:11:00.8
137	Paul Boehm	Arden NC	60	M	1:11:02.6
138	Kevin Dawson	Vansant VA	31	M	1:11:27.3
139	Harry Siegel	Asheville NC	50	M	1:12:06.2
140	Karen Trantham	Asheville NC	40	F	1:12:24.6
141	Scott Murison	Asheville NC	55	M	1:12:35.2
142	Charles Dotson	Lake Junaluska NC	87	M	1:13:05.0
143	shannon capps	zirconia NC	38	F	1:13:13.9
144	Sarah Martin	Asheville NC	40	F	1:13:17.5
145	Andra Nus	Arden NC	40	F	1:13:17.6
146	Alexis Morini	Balsam Grove NC	30	F	1:14:08.9
147	Naomi Cole	Marion NC	43	F	1:14:44.2
148	Kendall McDill	Asheville NC	14	F	1:15:05.0
149	Howard McDill	Asheville NC	42	M	1:15:15.6
150	Linda Kuder	Arden NC	44	F	1:15:59.7
151	lauren carlisle	fairview NC	39	F	1:17:02.4
152	Alexandra Baker	Asheville NC	40	F	1:17:03.1
153	Raynetta Waters	Asheville NC	41	F	1:18:42.8
154	INGRID FRIESEN	Asheville NC	56	F	1:18:45.6
155	Katie McConville	Asheville NC	25	F	1:19:25.4
156	Susan Anspach	Canton NC	46	F	1:19:55.5
157	Kelly Larson	Waynesville NC	40	F	1:20:26.8
158	Nakisha Fouch	Asheville NC	35	F	1:21:36.4
159	Martha Marshall	Asheville NC	65	F	1:22:44.5
160	Linda Arthur	swannanoa NC	55	F	1:28:46.8
161	Richard Kranker	Hendersonville NC	78	M	1:39:14.7
162	Dinorah Kranker	Hendersonville NC	71	F	1:39:14.9
163	Ami Bullock	Candler NC	30	F	1:43:04.3
164	Julie Lewis	Asheville NC	27	F	1:43:16.4
165	Kristi Sink		42	F	1:45:20.0

Running the Asheville Shamrock Races – 10k/5k – March 13, 2010

Sure Gets Hot Running a 10k With This On

RESULTS of 2010 Shamrock 10k

RESULTS of 2010 Shamrock 5k

We had the best weather we’ve ever had for the Shamrock Races this morning. It was sunny with temperatures in the upper 40s when the races kicked off at 9:15 AM. After a quick hill at the beginning we settled into a flat to downhill warm-up phase down Kimberly and Edwin. Then we kicked things up about seven notches with the ambitious climb up Cherokee, followed by the seemingly never-ending gradual pull up Sunset. Mind you, these hills have always been a part of the race (not Cherokee, but regardless of the street we run on, this race has always climbed up to Sunset) but we have to be able to commiserate each year about it. I’ve run the 10k every year since this race started and liken it to a mini-version of the Sunset Stampede.

Once we reach the top of North Griffing and start the downhill glide things are a breeze. A little bit of hill on Kimberly but then a mostly downhill cruise until we get back onto Beaverdam and approach the school where we get to wrestle the hilly beast one more time.

The awards ceremony was prompt and well done. I didn’t have a chance to win anything for my age group so I’m glad there were other prizes (such as the best costume, which I won in the adult category). Ever run a 10k wearing a big polyester hat and a fake beard? It’s hot. I wore it the first two miles and the last two miles but took it off and carried it during the toughest uphill running. Maybe that’s why I didn’t place in my age group (yeah, right).

The loudest cheer during the awards ceremony came with the announcement of the winner of the 75+ male category. Everyone’s hero – 87 year-old Charles Dotson. Congratulation Charles. Believe me, we all want to be like you, running so well and so often when we’re 87.

Here is a photo gallery of the races at the Citizen-Times website.

Shamrock 10k – Shamrock 5k – Asheville, North Carolina – March 13, 2010

Shamrock 10k - 5k

PART OF THE 2010 ASHEVILLE TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX SERIES

RESULTS of 2010 Shamrock 10k

RESULTS of 2010 Shamrock 5k

There’s an all new pair of courses for the 2010 Shamrock Races (The Shamrock 10k and Shamrock 5k).  The start and finish is at Asheville Catholic School in North Asheville.  If you’re familiar with the former 10k course it included an uphill climb early in the race to Sunset, followed by some gradual uphill along Sunset and featured a screaming downhill section on North Griffing to the Rose Garden.  In the new 10k course, that uphill climb doesn’t hit until a couple of miles into the race.  But both of these courses look great and I’m glad to see things shaken up a bit.  The race website says these courses are still pending approval by the City of Asheville (Yikes!).

The 5k course is generally flat to downhill in the first half and near mile number two there’s an uphill pull (involving an elevation increase of about 100 feet). This is at the top of Country Club turning onto Griffing (and up around the Rose Garden). Then you’re rewarded with a downhill glide back to Kimberly and a few more short hills to wrestle with.

The races are Saturday, March 13, 2010.  Start/finish is Asheville Catholic School, 12 Culvern St., Asheville, NC 28804.  The 1k fun run starts at 9 AM.  The 10k starts at 9:15 AM.  The 5k starts at 9:15 AM also.

Asheville Catholic School on a map – www.tinyurl.com/ycmka6u

Registration is at Active.com – www.tinyurl.com/y8jgdcw

Here is the map of the 10k course (click on the image to access the interactive map at the USATF website) …

2010 Shamrock 10k Course

And the 10k elevation change (note the scale – this does not start at zero) …

Shamrock 10k Elevation

Here is the map of the 5k course (click on the image to access the interactive map at the USATF website) …

2010 Shamrock 5k Course

And the 5k elevation change (note the scale – this does not start at zero) …

Shamrock 5k Elevation

The race website is www.ashevilleshamrock.com