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BY PAUL JANKOWSKI
Times Correspondent | Tuesday, May 31, 2005 | (No comments posted.)
Memorial Day Trail Run Extreme 10K
OVERALL MALE WINNER: Justin Stadt (Crown Point) 37:55.
OVERALL FEMALE WINNER: Sarah Hansen (Chicago) 51:01.
OVERALL MALE MASTERS WINNER: David Ahner (Valparaiso) 43:12.
OVERALL FEMALE MASTERS WINNER: Stacia Yoon (Valparaiso) 51:25.
PORTAGE | Crossing Salt Creek is quite an adventure, as about 240 runners learned Monday morning during the Memorial Day Trail Run Extreme 10K.
Several slid down a 10-foot embankment - on their back sides - on their way into the 25-yard water crossing. Others had trouble grabbing a rope to climb out.
One man said he nearly lost his wedding ring while navigating his way through the waist-deep water, which runners crossed twice during the 6.2-mile event through the hilly trails of Imagination Glen Park.
"It was extreme," said Sarah Hansen, the women's overall winner in 51 minutes, 1 second. "It was fun to get muddy, but you really have to be careful."
Hansen, of Chicago, edged Valparaiso's Stacia Yoon (51:25). Karen Nagel of Valparaiso, winner of several local road races this year, injured an ankle early in the race and had to drop out.
The overall winner was Justin Stadt, a 2003 Crown Point graduate who now runs on the Purdue cross country and track teams. He cruised to the finish line in 37:55, a per-mile pace of 6:07, to easily beat second-place finisher Mike Vega.
"I got out fairly well," Stadt said. "I didn't really have a plan, because this race is just too much fun.
"I can take turns fairly well for my size, so that definitely helped on the trails."
Stadt had a huge lead by the second creek crossing, about a mile from the finish. Vega, a former Lake Station runner who won this year's Taltree Ten in Valparaiso, knew he would have to settle for second.
"He pulled away from me," said Vega, who finished in 41:08. "I wanted to try to close in on him, but he kept getting a bigger lead on me."
Stadt, who will be a junior in the fall, says he is just about recovered from foot problems that slowed him during the recent outdoor track season and is looking forward to a good cross country season in the fall. He had run the Extreme a couple times before, and learned a valuable lesson.
"I didn't wear spikes before, and I got trounced," he said.
"If you don't wear spikes," said Vega, "you're going down."
Yoon was surprised she had a chance to finish as the first woman, and by the time she realized it, it was too late to make a move. She finished 46th overall, while Hansen was 44th.
"I tried, but I couldn't catch her," Yoon said. "I just love this course - it's my favorite race of all time."
She isn't alone. Portage's Norm Eikman loves running so much that he competed in two races Monday morning.
He ran the Lakeshore Half Marathon in Chicago that began at 6:15. Eikman said he finished that race in 1 hour, 47 minutes, got in his car at 8:20. and made it to Portage for the Extreme at 9.
Memorial Day Trail Run Extreme 10K
Monday
AT IMAGINATION GLEN PARK, PORTAGE
OVERALL MALE WINNER: Justin Stadt (Crown Point) 37:55.
OVERALL FEMALE WINNER: Sarah Hansen (Chicago) 51:01.
OVERALL MALE MASTERS WINNER: David Ahner (Valparaiso) 43:12.
OVERALL FEMALE MASTERS WINNER: Stacia Yoon (Valparaiso) 51:25.
TOP 20 OVERALL FINISHERS
1. Justin Stadt 37:55, 2. Michael Vega 41:08, 3. Naza Sanchez 42:07, 4. Rober Jabaay 42:21, 5. John Borman 43:01, 6. David Ahner 43:12, 7. Jason Taylor 43:21, 8. Chris Curiel 43:55, 9. Paul Stofko 43:46, 10. Jeff Emmons 43:50.
11. Daniel Carmody 43:53, 12. Samuel Langley 43:56, 13. Ryan Smeltzer 43:59, 14. James Brophy 44:59, 15. Scott Pederson 45:09, 16. Richard Gutierriz 45:20, 17. Roger Steffen 45:36, 18. Marco Moricz 45:39, 19. Jerry Proctor 45:43, 20. Clark Gloyeske 46.23.
TOP 3 AGE GROUP FINISHERS
MALES
19-UNDER: 1. Naza Sanchez 42:07, 2. Robert Jabaay 42:21, 3. Chris Curiel 43:35.
20-24: 1. James Brophy 44:59, 2. Phillip Rachal 49:33, 3. Andrew Mahaffey 58:40.
25-29: 1. Michael Vega 41:08, 2. John Borman 43:01, 3. Jason Taylor 43:21.
30-34: 1. Ryan Kwiecinski 50:25, 2. Ron Warren 51:28, 3. Dirk Schweitzer 52:24.
35-39: 1. Leo Frey 47:20, 2. Greg Warren 49:14, 3. Jeffrey Wolfe 51:45.
40-44: 1. Jeff Emmons 43:50, 2. Scott Pederson 45:09, 3. Clark Gloyeske 46:23.
45-49: 1. Brian Norrick 46:35, 2. Ron Bocian 47:07, 3. Dave Povlinski 50:24.
50-54: 1. Roger Steffen 45:36, 2. Marlin Howe 47:38, 3. Gordon Douglas 49:36.
55-59: 1. Jerry Proctor 45:43, 2. Henry Aguilera 52:04, 3. Steve Kearney 53:13.
60-64: 1. Jack Potter 54:59, 2. Mike Wilson 1:01:21, 3. Jeff Wolfe 1:16:09.
65-69: 1. David Laterneau 1:01:33, 2. Fred Fleming 1:02:08, 3. Michael Fitzpatrick 1:07:02.
70-OVER: 1. Bill Pauley 1:12:44, 2. James Johnson 1:18:38.
FEMALES
19-UNDER: 1. Jessica Recchia 1:09:04, 2. Chelsea Gustafson 1:18:11.
20-24: 1. Kara Arnold-Arons 58:38, 2. Natale Manes 59:51, 3. Leslie Nelson 1:01:36.
25-29: 1. Jess Davidson 56:36, 2. Gabriela Baranova 57:34, 3. Ruth Connell 58:53.
30-34: 1. Cassandra Rozycki 55:53, 2. Misty Chandos 59:36, 3. Tracy Nemtuda 1:00:42.
35-39: 1. Debbie Jaeger 53:46, 2. Christine Rohl 58:44, 3. Christina Conrad 1:00:23.
40-44: 1. Michelle Yoko 1:01:10, 2. Marie Kirchner 1:01:12, 3. Kathi Mudd 1:01:46.
45-49: 1. Betty Funkhouser 54:56, 2. Lydia Pisarski 1:01:38, 3. Sonia Watkins 1:04:15.
50-54: 1. Lynn Reichle 58:26, 2. Linda Kovacs 1:05:42, 3. Marylin Kaifesa 1:07:47.
55-59: 1. Diane Dumonte-Slater 1:07:58, 2. Polly Theising 1:17:28.
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