March 2017

The Striders Racing Team had a handful of big races in March as the spring racing season got underway. Many runners competed in the annual Shamrock 5K in downtown Baltimore. The St. Patrick's day themed race attracts top racing talent with its fast downhill course and cash prizes. Carlos Renjifo led the men with a second place finish in 15:25 while Caroline Bauer led the women with a third place finish in 17:37. Beth Hannon, Amanda Beal, Kevin Ford, and Mark Loeffler all ran PRs, while many received age group awards for their performances.

Shamrock 5K Results:

Women's Results
Pl	Name	Time	Notes
3	Caroline Bauer	17:37	3rd overall
4	Beth Hannon	17:51 (PR)	1st 30-39
	Amanda Beal	19:01 (PR)
	Linda-Lou O-Connor	20:38	1st master
	Tammy Liu	21:28	1st 50-54
Men's Results
Pl	Name	Time	Notes
2	Carlos Renjifo	15:25
3	Andrew Madison	15:36
11	Kevin Ford	16:19 (PR)
18	Ryan Bull	16:45
19	Craig Lebro	16:45
21	Mark Loeffler	16:56 (PR)
23	Adam Wytko	17:00
28	Jason Tripp	17:12	2nd 40-44
29	Mark Eagles	17:20
41	Brian Shadrick	18:07	3rd 40-44
50	Tunde Morakinyo	18:30	1st 50-54
80	John Chall	19:27	1st 55-59
95	Yasuo Oda	20:02	2nd 55-59

Racing Team Members at the Shamrock 5K

While some Striders member stuck to the shorter distances, those training for spring marathons like Boston chose to race longer distances. At the Rock & Roll DC races, Eric Schuler and Kelly Westlake ran the half marathon while Ed Wilson ran the full marathon. Eric finished 11th overall in 1:11:14 (PR) to place 1st in the 20-24 age group. Kelly ran 1:29:42 and won first place masters. Ed finished in 3:16:50. Caroline Bauer and Linda Lou O'Connor traveled to Virginia Beach to run the Anthem Half Marathon. Caroline won the race in 1:19:55 (PR) while Linda-Lou ran 1:35:30 to win the 45-49 age group. In the Tim Kennard River Run in Salisbury, Tori Berard finished 3rd in 1:05:16.

Eric Schuler finishing the Rock & Roll DC Half Marathon

April promises to be a busy month for racing team members. Runners will compete in the Cherry Blossom 10M (April 2nd), the Boston Marathon (April 17th), Pike's Peek 10K (April 23rd), and the Clyde's 10K Howard County Striders.