February 2017

Racing team members began February with the annual Penguin Pace 5K. The yearly event supports the Bain Senior Center in Columbia, MD, which also serves start and finish for the race. The Bain Center also hosts the post-race brunch provided by the Elkridge Furnace Inn, a race sponsor. The racing team cleaned up the awards at the Penguin Pace, sweeping the top 3 overall awards on both the men's and women's side. Many racing team members also won age group awards. Performances by racing team members are highlighted below. Click here for full results

Women's Results
Pl	Name	Time	Award
1	Caroline Bauer	19:06	1st overall
2	Beth Hannon	19:32	1st 30-39
3	Amanda Beal	20:24	2nd 30-39
5	Linda Lou O'Connor	22:06	1st 40-49
6	Tammy Liu Hermstein	22:47	1st 50-59
Men's Results
Pl	Name	Time	Award
1	Andrew Madison	17:08	1st overall
2	Adam Wytko	17:37	1st 30-39
3	Mark Loeffler	17:56	2nd 30-39
5	Mark Landree	18:14	2nd 40-49
10	Mark Eagles	18:55	2nd 20-29
13	Brian Shadrick	19:17
14	Tunde Morakinyo	19:24	1st 50-59
16	Ed Wilson	19:53	2nd 50-59
20	John Chall	20:35	3rd 50-59
35	Bobby Gessler	22:35	1st 60-69

John Chall and Tunde Morakinyo, Penguin Pace 50-59 age group winners

Adam Wytko and Mark Loeffler, Penguin Pace 30-39 age group winners

Brian Shadrick went up to Druid Hill Park in Baltimore for the Cupid's Crush 5 Miler. He placed 8th overall in 33:27 and won first place masters.

Brian Shadrick

The racing team wrapped up February with their most important race of the year: the RRCA Club Challenge 10 Miler! Each year, the racing team represents the Striders against all other running clubs in Maryland and DC. The women's team, not bothered by the strong winds, took home a collection of trophies. They won the overall, under-40, and grand-master team awards while placing 2nd in the master's division. On the men's side, the grand-master's team finished 2nd, just 5 points behind the winning Montgomery County team. They placed 3rd in all other divisions (overall, under-40, and master's), losing to rivals Georgetown and Falls Road running clubs in each division. Julia Roman-Duval was victorious individually with a winning time of 1:00:04. Andrew Madison led the men's team, placing 8th overall in a time of 54:05. Click here for all individual and team results.

Women's Results
Pl	Name	Time
1	Julia Roman-Duval	1:00:04
4	Caroline Bauer	1:02:03
9	Beth Hannon	1:03:48
11	Tori Berard	1:04:09
16	Amanda Beal	1:06:03
45	Linda-Lou O'Connor	1:12:14
69	Tammy Liu Hermstein	1:17:17
Men's Results
Pl	Name	Time
8	Andrew Madison	54:05
10	Eric Schuler	54:17
11	Carlos Renjifo	54:20
23	Kevin Ford	56:25
28	Mark Buschman	57:00
34	Luke Janik	58:13
37	Craig Lebro	58:40
42	Mark Loeffler	59:23
44	Adam Wytko	59:26
51	Jason Tripp	1:00:12
54	Ryan Bull	1:00:27
92	Ed Wilson	1:04:41
112	Tunde Morakinyo	1:06:14
151	Yasuo Oda	1:09:31
152	John Chall	1:09:28

Racing team members at the RRCA Club Challenge 10M

Finally, the racing team welcomed Luke Janik as its newest member. Luke currently attends Northeastern University in Boston where he competes with the school running club. He is currently working a Co-Op in the Maryland area for several months.