Western States

Congrats to NEO TC members Dave Peterman and Ted Nieman on their Western State finishes!

Dave finished in under 24 hours, well under 24 hours, in 23.14.   Dave has Race #1 down for the Grand Slam.


Ted Nieman finished in 29.15, besting his 2011 time of 29.34.

Well done guys!!

Western States

The Western States Endurance Run, the race that started it all, begins this Saturday in Squaw Valley,California, and ending in Auburn, California, a total of 100 miles. The trail ascends from the Squaw Valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) to Emigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in the first 4½ miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850’s, runners travel west, climbing another 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn.

NEO TC runners are Dave Peterman (Bib 308)  and Ted Niemann (Bib 292)  in it to win it this year.

WS$R will be having a live webcast .  Also follow on Twitter: #WS100  or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Western-States-Endurance-Run/293403870411

Good luck guys! Have fun out there!

Classic Ultra Running Weekend Recap

Summer running season is upon us.

Congratulations to Rich Vrboncic, for his awesome finish at Bighorn, in 32.32!!

In Ohio, the Mohican 100 Race was going on.

Congratulations to the 100 mile finishers:

Eric Deutsch 24.24
Paul Lefelhocz 26.29
Chris Lassen 29.45

In the 50 Mile Race, finishers were:

Tara Schweitzer 13.13
Wild Bill Wagner 13.32
Amie Murphy 14.15
Gale Conor 18.49

Congratulations and recover well!

The Color Run

Julie Curtis at the finish line

The Cleveland Color 5K  Run was held June 16.

The Color Run pretty much has 2 SIMPLE rules. 1. White shirts (any mostly white T will work great) mandatory at the start line and 2. Color plastered EVERYTHING at the finish!  Runner/walkers begin the 5k at the start line like a brand new pristine coloring book, they end looking like they fell into a Willy Wonka… tie dyed… vat of colored goodness.

What is the Color?
Each kilometer of the event is associated with a designated color.  1k is yellow, 2k is blue, 3k is green, 4k is pink, and the 5k finish is a “Color Extravaganza.”  As the runners/walkers hit the Kilometer COLOR RUN Zones, they will be blitzed by our volunteers, sponsors, and staff with COLOR.  The color is a special “elf made” recipe of magical color dust.  All products are 100% natural and safe.  You can eat the stuff if you’d like (we have tried it and don’t suggest it, it is surprisingly high in calories and leaves a chalky aftertaste). 

Sharyn Dimuzio at the finish line

Desiree Cowie at the finish line

Kind of a different "get dirty" mindshift.  Get "painty"?  Looks like all had fun!

Salt Run Challenge

We now have another finisher in the Salt Run Challenge.

On Thursday, June 14th Todd Hanks became the 2nd finisher, when he ran 10 laps of the trail in 6:29.

That gives Todd the 2nd fastest  time on that trail.

Slim, who completed this challenge back in April, is next to last with his effort.

Todd's only comment after he finished was that he was glad to not have to go up any more log steps.

Mohican Runners

Looks like Mohican will be hot and steamy.

Big surprise there.

 23rd year for the Mohican 100.

100 Mile

Eric Deutsch (working on Midwest Slam)

Roy Heger (leads trail marking team)

Chris Lassen

Paul Lefelhocz (ran Laurel last weekend)

Ron Ross (working on #17)

50 Mile

Gale Connor

Amie Murphy

Courtney Russell

Brandon Russell

Tara Schweitzer

Corey Volz

Wild Bill Wagner

Bighorn

A big shout out to "The Professor" Rich Vrboncic, as  he heads out west, to take on the

Bighorn Mountain Wild and Scenic Trail Run June 15.

This is the 10th anniversary of the 100 mile race.

The 100 will start on Friday at 11:00 AM.

Rich finishing the 2011 Massanutten 100 Race

Howl at the Moon 5K

Congrats to Baby Sasquatch as he set a PR and also won the Howl at the Moon 5K.

The race took place in Cortland, Ohio on June 9th..

He finished with a 12 second win in 16:54.

Not bad work after a week with no running after the OHSAA Track Meet.

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The Laurel Highlands Ultra was held Saturday, June 8, 2012.

It was a pretty typical day for the event, nice and hot!

Congratulations to NEOTC Finishers for the 70.5 mile distance:

Paul "The King" Lefelhocz 18.57

Dan Bellinger 20.55

Mark Anson 21.04

Tim Knapp 21.35

 Dave Janosko 21:35

Laurel also has a 50K, and NEOTC had finishers at that distance as well.

Gary Sexton 6:18 (also worked aid later for the 70)

Joe "Moose" Novicky 9:23

Cam Baker 10:02 (sweep for the 50K)

As always, Laurel is a great Ultra.

Many of us are looking forward to it next year already.
NEOTC will most likely operate the Maple Summit Aid Station at Mile 11 next year.
Come out and join in for one of the best east coast ultras around.
 

Weekend Running June 1 through 3

Heidi Finniff completed the Sunburst 1/2 marathon, in South Bend, Indiana, in 1.57.25

Amie Murphy completed the Buckeye Buster 50K, at Salt Fork State Park, in 6.42.05

Chris Kalie ran the Buffalo Stampede, in Freeport, Pennsylvania,

she ran the long course 14.4 miles in 3.20 Eric Deutsch completed his first 100 Mile Race in the Midwest Slam, finishing the Kettle Moraine 100 in 25.04. Don Baun completed marathons 49 and 50 States, in Oregon and Washington.

50th State

Don Baun has completed his 50th State Marathon!

Don ran the Timberline Marathon, in Goverment Camp, Oregon , on June 2.  This was a trail marathon.  Don finished first in his age group, in a time of 5.26.43.  This was marathon 49!

Don then ran the San Juan Island Marathon on Sunday, June 3.  This is at Friday Harbor, Washington.   Yes, you had to take the ferry (or plane) to get to the island.

This was Don's 50th marathon, and he finished first in his age group, in 5.22.48.

Congratulations Don, here's to the next fifty!

Laurel Highlands Ultra 2012

This photo was taken during SP2011.

The bridge now has the cover over it and is finished.

Some NEO Trail members will run over this bridge next weekend.

These runners are attempting the full trail from OP to Seward.

Mark Anson

Dan Bellinger

Dave Janosko
Tim Knapp

Paul Lefelhocz

The following NEOTC members will not run over the bridge, but will still participate in the Laurel 50K.
Moose Novicky
Gary Sexton

Both sets of runners will get to see this section of the trail.

NEOTC will be at the Maple Summit Road Aid Station supporting the runners.

Slamming It

Two NEO TC members are slamming it this summer.

First to begin is the Midwest Slam.
This is a new Slam series.  It consists of 4 100 mile races:

Kettle Moraine 100 Mile Endurance Run
Mohican Trail 100 Mile Run
Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run
Hallucination 100 Mile Run

Eric Deutsch is on deck to start the Midwest Slam this Saturday, June 2, in Wisconsin.
There is then a quick turn around to follow that up with Mohican 100 June 16.
He'll  have a bit more time to rest before tackling Burning River July 28.
Hallucination, in Michigan is September 7.



The Grand Slam

The Grand Slam of Ultrarunning award is recognition for those who complete four of the oldest 100 mile trail runs in the U.S. The "Slam" consists of officially finishing the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run, the Leadville Trail 100 Mile Run and the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run all in the same year.

Dave Peterman was lucky in the WS$R lottery, and he is going for the Grand Slam this year.
He will begin his quest on June 26, in Auburn for the Western States Run.
Vermont follows quickly on July 16.
Leadville is on August 20, followed by Wasatch on September 9.

Best of luck guys!

Weekend Running

No Frills Just Hills FA

Another successful FA in the CVNP.  Although there are no frills, and lots of hills repeated in the 6 hour timed event, many folks braved the warm weather on Saturday, May 26, for the timed event.

Paul "The King" Lefelhocz was the only individual to go the full six hours, completing 14 loops.

Other NEO TC Totals:

Chris Lassen - 12
Dan Bellinger - 10
Des Cowie - 9
Bill Wagner - 9
Tom Patton - 8
Elizabeth Sosan - 8
Cyrus Taylor - 7
Kathy Mumaw - 6
Tom Mumaw - 6
Barefoot Johnny O & Pepper - 5
Jeanie Gerstein - 4
Tara Schweitzer - 4
Patty Habenicht - 3
Jeff Musick - 3
 

The Dirty Bird 15K Trail Rac

Heidi Finiff ran in the Dirty  Bird 15K, which is part of the "Dirty Trail Series", finishing in 1.57.16.

Run for Rabies FA

The Admiral participated in the 3rd Annual "Run for Rabies" held Sunday evening, in the CVNP, completed the marathon distance.

Eric Harris earned a trip to the OHSAA Track and Field Meet for High School athletes by placing 2nd in the Bedford Regional meet in the 1600 with a time of 4:21, just one second short of the Lakeview High School and Harris Family record of 4:20 held by his older brother.

Eric will run in the Jesse Owen Stadium at Ohio State University on Saturday the 2nd of June.

Heath Harris placed 2nd over all in the Mosquito Lake Chase 5K held in Mecca, Ohio on Memorial Day with a time of 16:44.

His Dad was 7th overall in 19:23, on a hot and steamy day.

 

YUTC - 25K SOLD OUT

No more entries will be accepted for the 25K.

Any entry postmarked by May 23rd will be accepted, any after that date will not be accepted for the 25K.

No Wait list will be maintained for the 25K event.

Congrats to Baby Sasquatch at the Lakeview District Meet last week.
He ran in 4 events and advanced to the Regional Meet in all 4 races.

His first event was the 4x800 on Thursday, and his team took 3rd overall.
Baby Sasquatch was the anchor for the relay team and was in 5th place when he got the baton.
He was able to move up into 3rd place to secure a spot for the regional meet for him and his teammates.
(top 4 spots in each race advance)
Then he also ran the 800 and 4x400 pre-lims on Thursday and qualified for finals on Saturday.

Saturday his first event was the 1600.
The race ended up being a battle between Drake Sulzer from Woodridge and Baby Sasquatch.
With 150 to go Baby Sasquatch moved up on the outside on the far turn and then took the lead coming off the turn heading down the front stretch for the finish line.
With 40 meters to go Sulzer surged back, but Baby Sasquatch was able to get the lead back in the final meters of the race to win by 0.03 of a second in 4:28.41 to Sulzer's 4:28.44.

On to the 800 where Ryan Adams from CVCA took the early lead and everybody else was left chasing.
Baby Sasquatch was able to take 2nd place over Noah Lebay in 2:00.59 to Adams 1:58.80 and Lebay was 0.30 back with a 2:00.89 effort.

Last was the 4x400 where Baby Sasquatch was in the 3rd position on the team.
The Bulldogs were able to get 2nd place just ahead of a hard charging team from CVCA.
Liberty won the 4x400 with a stadium record time of 3:23.06, Lakeview ran 3:28.66, and CVCA finished in 3:29.11.

This weeks regional will take place in Bedford on the same schedule as last weeks meet, with Pre-lims on Thursday and then Finals on Saturday.
The top four from each event this week will advance to the State Meet in Columbus to run at the Jesse Owens Stadium at Ohio State University.

Good Luck to everyone in high school track looking to advance.

Massanutten Results

Congratulations to all the runners who kicked rocks on a beautiful weekend in Virginia.

The weather was hot (typical) but a little less humidity on Saturday, with no rain.

NEO TC Finishers:

Jim Harris 23:54:13

Bob Combs 31:54:45

Paul Lefelhocz 32:42:33

Bill Losey 33:56:25

Kim Love-Ottobre 33:56:25

Roy Heger 34:25:36

Massanutten Milestones

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Congratulations to President For Now Jim Harris and President for Life Bob Combs.

Jim is holding a Silver Buckle and Bob has his Gold Buckle.

Jim ran a sub 24 hour MMT 23:54, his first sub 24 here, and his 5th finish.

Bob completed an impressive milestone of 10 Massanutten finishes.

Congratulations!

Weekend Races

Allison Holko-ran a 1.03.03 in the Cap City 1/4  Marathon..apparently a 6.55 mile race(?)

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Emerald Crossing Trail Race

Julie and Gale ran the 4 mile trail race.  

Gale Connor  38:41   

Julie Curtis  43:44

Allegany Adventure Run

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Chris Kalie pr'd her time by 13 minutes from last year at the Allegany Trail Adventure Run in New York State.  She ran the 22 K in 2.34.

North Coast 24 Hour Race

Cyrus Taylor represented at the loop course in Edgewater Park and logged in 44.74 miles.

Pittsburgh Marathon

Sharyn DiMuzio overcame some injuries and completed the Pittsburgh 1/2 Marathon in 3.00.

Races on the Weekend

April RAINN

April RAINN is a 4.5-mile trail run through the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park, on the Ledges Trails.

Tim Simenc completed the loop in  42.49
Julie Curtis ran it in 56:35


 The O24 Race

 Outrun 24 Hour:

 Trail Run Description: The Outrun 24-Hour Trail Run is a new event held in the scenic Lake Metroparks at the Chapin Forest Reservation. Runners will follow a 1.00244 mi loop for as many miles as possible up to 24 hours.
Elizabeth Sosan completed her first 100K at the Outrun 24 hour.

Chris Lassen ran a PR 50 miler, 10 hours, 50 minutes.
Christine Tokarz 45 miles
Gary Sexton 46 miles

Paul "The King" Lefelhocz 83 miles




Promise Land 50K++

David Horton's popular 50K was Saturday, April 28.  Dave Peterman got some speedwork in for his WS$R training, completing it in 6.00.39.

Tough Mudder Poconos
Congratulations to Thea Wheeler, she is now a Tough Mudder!

Cleveland 10 Mile Road Race
Gale Connor finished in 1.39.21

Move for the Health of It 5K Medina Ohio
Patrick Fisher ran, his words "his slow 5K PR" at 17.55 after track season.

Fish Creek Raccoon 5K Run-Julie Curtis ran the 5K in 31 minutes.

The LT Challenge

Courtney Russell becomes the first bra-burner to complete the LT Challenge in 6.48 !!!

Congratulations to everyone who got some sunshine in this past weekend.