A new all-bike path, certified course and great weather greeted the largest turnout since 1983 - 126 finishers. Many runners raved about the rolling path that headed through both woodlands and open countryside. The weather was a little warm for September - 73 degrees, but a 10mph South tailwind helped move runners up the first and last hills. A fast field this year included 8 runners under 29 minutes, with Marc Gilbertson winning in a fast time of 26:02. Sue McNamara topped the women's field in a time of 32:10. Both set a good bar for the inaugural course records. One time to note is 63 year old Donald Ardell of Tampa Florida who finished in a remarkable 31:27 - imagine how fast he was 40 years ago! Let's hope the turnout and weather is this good again next year.
Thanks to all volunteers - Bob and Monica Cayia, Daniel Graham, John Izzo, Dave Price, Russ Agne, Dave Jacobowitz, John Williams, Fred Rogers, Fred Kincaid, Dave Delibac, Phil Ades, Pat Mahoney, Derek Poirier, Tom Rhoads, Linda Everett, Karen Sperry, and Sherry Paquette for keeping the runners safe and hydrated and for running such a smooth registration and finish line.
Thanks also to the Ski Rack, Women's Source for Sports, Catamount Family Center, Paul Mazza's Farm Stand, and Chittenden Cider Mill for donated and/or discounted prizes and refreshments.
Race Directors: Steve and Cathy Eustis
Link to Archie Post Five Miler History
(first running in 1969)
Results in order of finish follow the age group listing.
WOMEN: 0-19 1. Alexandra Knapp Shelburne 16 36:17 2. Sara Erickson Barre 17 40:41 20-29 1. Megan Valentine Williston 22 34:20 2. Natasha Leighton Colchester 27 34:47 3. Jenn Bergeron Burlington 25 35:09 4. Amy Peterson Lansing, MI 23 38:19 5. Monika Moran Essex 27 38:26 6. Kara Barbalunga Burlington 23 40:05 7. Courtney Gates Williston 25 40:17 8. Lindsay Hazen Burlington 20 40:24 9. Rebekah Thomas Jericho 27 42:43 10. Brandi Roy Colchester 27 46:01 11. Kerry Niedermeier Burlington 26 46:48 12. Sommer Roefaro Burlington 25 47:28 13. Kerry Coon St Albans 25 48:18 30-39 1. Jessica Cover Richmond 31 33:35 2. Shelly Gluck Bomoseen 39 35:16 3. Anne Treadwell Burlington 33 38:48 4. Mollie Miller South Burlington 30 38:56 5. Sherry Ricker Burlington 30 40:32 6. Kim Huisman Burlington 34 41:27 7. Annie Follett Burlington 39 42:43 8. Sue Bentlage Jericho 37 43:50 9. Janet Franz Shelburne 38 46:10 10. Kris Stelter Essex Junction 34 46:56 11. Amy Ruhl Burlington 34 47:06 12. Elizabeth Hamlin Burlington 32 47:16 13. Mary Morris Essex Junction 39 50:21 40-49 1. Susan McNamara Williston 41 32:10 OVERALL 2. Caryn Etherington Middlebury 44 37:19 3. Claudia Sullivan Jericho 47 41:38 4. Denise Wright LaPlume,PA 46 62:59 50-59 1. Barbara Cory Shelburne 50 43:26 2. Vera Nichols Stowe 53 45:12 3. Sarah Gallagher South Burlington 51 45:29 4. Bobbi Nichols Factoryville,PA 53 46:15 5. Dee Reever Stowe 52 48:01 6. Cynthia Secondi Burlington 50 48:42 60-69 1. Betty Lacharite Winooski 65 45:37 MEN: 0-19 1. Brad Allen Morrisville 17 28:58 20-29 1. Eli Enman Huntington 24 26:41 2. Peter Christopher East Randolph 25 28:42 3. Adam Portz Burlington 24 30:03 4. Mark Churchill Morrisville 26 31:00 5. Damien Bolduc Montpelier 24 31:52 6. Tom Neumann Essex Junction 27 32:19 7. Andrew Pedersen Burlington 28 32:52 8. Tyler Sperry South Burlington 28 32:59 9. Jeff Dunfee Essex Junction 23 34:11 10. Peter Hunton Burlington 24 39:27 11. Ben Losordo Burlington 22 39:54 12. Bret Dale Burlington 27 40:22 13. Dan Geise South Burlington 25 42:19 14. Ricky Smith Burlington 25 43:13 15. Kevin Cote Burlington 26 47:17 16. Mike Klupa South Burlington 27 47:28 17. Christopher Roy Swanton 27 49:15 30-39 1. Marc Gilbertson Hyde Park 32 26:02 OVERALL 2. Joe McNamara Williston 38 26:58 3. Binney Mitchell Burlington 32 27:33 4. Chris Vollaro Underhill 30 28:53 5. Larry O'Tool Warren 38 29:20 6. Brad Knops Highland,NC 33 30:45 7. Joel Gordon Westford 30 30:55 8. Keith Brown Burlington 38 31:44 9. Todd Silk Shelburne 31 31:55 10. Robert Trachtenberg Essex Junction 37 32:28 11. Rob Roy Colchester 32 32:54 12. David Solomon South Burlington 33 34:07 13. Joe Metz South Burlington 36 36:06 14. Michael Zemianek St Albans 30 36:58 15. Michael Gordon Essex Junction 34 37:11 16. Tim Carter Shelburne 38 37:31 17. Kevin Johnson Burlington 34 39:10 18. Dave Henderson Essex 39 39:34 19. David Axelrod Burlington 35 39:55 20. Kevin McGinty Bethel 38 40:10 21. Paul Franz Shelburne 37 46:07 22. Steve Ekberg Burlington 37 47:01 40-49 1. Norm Larson Burlington 45 28:35 2. Pascal Crevedi-Cheng Burlington 47 30:32 3. Bill Dysart Burlington 49 31:01 4. Lyman Ross Essex Junction 42 32:02 5. Carl Possidente Jericho 48 33:01 6. Marc Kutler South Burlington 46 33:38 7. Dave Fields Underhill 46 33:45 8. Charles Windisch Essex 48 34:05 9. Eric Machet Jericho 41 34:14 10. Forrest Lemoine Shelburne 46 34:17 11. Judd Allen Burlington 43 34:20 12. Robert Cory Colchester 45 34:28 13. John Tavana Burlington 40 35:09 14. John Scheer Burlington 45 35:23 15. Randy Jenkins Essex Junction 47 35:55 16. Scott Burdick Burlington 46 36:12 17. David Hutchins Essex Junction 41 36:22 18. Don Rendall South Burlington 45 36:53 19. Michael Garrett Essex Junction 47 38:02 20. Victor Tirrito Winooski 47 38:20 21. Michael Malley Essex 45 38:48 22. Mark Groves Shelburne 44 39:42 23. Michael Lacharite Winooski 43 39:56 24. Doug O'Brien Burlington 45 41:07 25. Michael Rosenthal South Burlington 42 41:55 26. Ron Bissonnette Winooski 45 41:57 27. Ken Pidgeon Essex Junction 40 43:33 28. Len Gluck South Burlington 46 45:57 29. David Erickson Barre 48 46:32 30. Joh Mahoney Burlington 47 47:09 31. Patrick Magee W Hampton Beach,NY 48 52:00 32. Paul Sult Charlotte,NC 46 55:47 33. Jan Leja Shelburne 46 57:07 50-59 1. Mike Desanto Milton 52 35:38 2. Patrick Burke Winooski 53 37:12 3. Henry Busetti Stowe 50 37:33 4. Gene Nichols Stowe 58 38:57 5. King Milne Charlotte 57 40:55 6. Bill Everett Essex 50 41:17 7. William Reilly Burlington 54 44:54 60-69 1. Donald Ardell Tampa,FL 63 31:27 2. Bill Hella Essex Junction 60 36:21 3. Bert Moffatt Williston 66 37:02 4. Peter Mitchell Jericho 61 38:15 5. John Calcagni Charlotte 61 46:42 6. Carl Runge Williston 64 47:07 7. Bob Olkin Waitsfield 61 53:39 OVERALL: 1. Marc Gilbertson Hyde Park M 32 26:02 2. Eli Enman Huntington M 24 26:41 3. Joe McNamara Williston M 38 26:58 4. Binney Mitchell Burlington M 32 27:33 5. Norm Larson Burlington M 45 28:35 6. Peter Christopher East Randolph M 25 28:42 7. Chris Vollaro Underhill M 30 28:53 8. Brad Allen Morrisville M 17 28:58 9. Larry O'Tool Warren M 38 29:20 10. Adam Portz Burlington M 24 30:03 11. Pascal Crevedi-Cheng Burlington M 47 30:32 12. Brad Knops Highland,NC M 33 30:45 13. Joel Gordon Westford M 30 30:55 14. Mark Churchill Morrisville M 26 31:00 15. Bill Dysart Burlington M 49 31:01 16. Donald Ardell Tampa,FL M 63 31:27 17. Keith Brown Burlington M 38 31:44 18. Damien Bolduc Montpelier M 24 31:52 19. Todd Silk Shelburne M 31 31:55 20. Lyman Ross Essex Junction M 42 32:02 21. Susan McNamara Williston F 41 32:10 22. Tom Neumann Essex Junction M 27 32:19 23. Robert Trachtenberg Essex Junction M 37 32:28 24. Andrew Pedersen Burlington M 28 32:52 25. Rob Roy Colchester M 32 32:54 26. Tyler Sperry South Burlington M 28 32:59 27. Carl Possidente Jericho M 48 33:01 28. Jessica Cover Richmond F 31 33:35 29. Marc Kutler South Burlington M 46 33:38 30. Dave Fields Underhill M 46 33:45 31. Charles Windisch Essex M 48 34:05 32. David Solomon South Burlington M 33 34:07 33. Jeff Dunfee Essex Junction M 23 34:11 34. Eric Machet Jericho M 41 34:14 35. Forrest Lemoine Shelburne M 46 34:17 36. Megan Valentine Williston F 22 34:20 37. Judd Allen Burlington M 43 34:20 38. Robert Cory Colchester M 45 34:28 39. Natasha Leighton Colchester F 27 34:47 40. John Tavana Burlington M 40 35:09 41. Jenn Bergeron Burlington F 25 35:09 42. Shelly Gluck Bomoseen F 39 35:16 43. John Scheer Burlington M 45 35:23 44. Mike Desanto Milton M 52 35:38 45. Randy Jenkins Essex Junction M 47 35:55 46. Joe Metz South Burlington M 36 36:06 47. Scott Burdick Burlington M 46 36:12 48. Alexandra Knapp Shelburne F 16 36:17 49. Bill Hella Essex Junction M 60 36:21 50. David Hutchins Essex Junction M 41 36:22 51. Don Rendall South Burlington M 45 36:53 52. Michael Zemianek St Albans M 30 36:58 53. Bert Moffatt Williston M 66 37:02 54. Michael Gordon Essex Junction M 34 37:11 55. Patrick Burke Winooski M 53 37:12 56. Caryn Etherington Middlebury F 44 37:19 57. Tim Carter Shelburne M 38 37:31 58. Henry Busetti Stowe M 50 37:33 59. Michael Garrett Essex Junction M 47 38:02 60. Peter Mitchell Jericho M 61 38:15 61. Amy Peterson Lansing, MI F 23 38:19 62. Victor Tirrito Winooski M 47 38:20 63. Monika Moran Essex F 27 38:26 64. Michael Malley Essex M 45 38:48 65. Anne Treadwell Burlington F 33 38:48 66. Mollie Miller South Burlington F 30 38:56 67. Gene Nichols Stowe M 58 38:57 68. Kevin Johnson Burlington M 34 39:10 69. Peter Hunton Burlington M 24 39:27 70. Dave Henderson Essex M 39 39:34 71. Mark Groves Shelburne M 44 39:42 72. Ben Losordo Burlington M 22 39:54 73. David Axelrod Burlington M 35 39:55 74. Michael Lacharite Winooski M 43 39:56 75. Kara Barbalunga Burlington F 23 40:05 76. Kevin McGinty Bethel M 38 40:10 77. Courtney Gates Williston F 25 40:17 78. Bret Dale Burlington M 27 40:22 79. Lindsay Hazen Burlington F 20 40:24 80. Sherry Ricker Burlington F 30 40:32 81. Sara Erickson Barre F 17 40:41 82. King Milne Charlotte M 57 40:55 83. Doug O'Brien Burlington M 45 41:07 84. Bill Everett Essex M 50 41:17 85. Kim Huisman Burlington F 34 41:27 86. Claudia Sullivan Jericho F 47 41:38 87. Michael Rosenthal South Burlington M 42 41:55 88. Ron Bissonnette Winooski M 45 41:57 89. Dan Geise South Burlington M 25 42:19 90. Rebekah Thomas Jericho F 27 42:43 91. Annie Follett Burlington F 39 42:43 92. Ricky Smith Burlington M 25 43:13 93. Barbara Cory Shelburne F 50 43:26 94. Ken Pidgeon Essex Junction M 40 43:33 95. Sue Bentlage Jericho F 37 43:50 96. William Reilly Burlington M 54 44:54 97. Vera Nichols Stowe F 53 45:12 98. Sarah Gallagher South Burlington F 51 45:29 99. Betty Lacharite Winooski F 65 45:37 100. Len Gluck South Burlington M 46 45:57 101. Brandi Roy Colchester F 27 46:01 102. Paul Franz Shelburne M 37 46:07 103. Janet Franz Shelburne F 38 46:10 104. Bobbi Nichols Factoryville,PA F 53 46:15 105. David Erickson Barre M 48 46:32 106. John Calcagni Charlotte M 61 46:42 107. Kerry Niedermeier Burlington F 26 46:48 108. Kris Stelter Essex Junction F 34 46:56 109. Steve Ekberg Burlington M 37 47:01 110. Amy Ruhl Burlington F 34 47:06 111. Carl Runge Williston M 64 47:07 112. Joh Mahoney Burlington M 47 47:09 113. Elizabeth Hamlin Burlington F 32 47:16 114. Kevin Cote Burlington M 26 47:17 115. Sommer Roefaro Burlington F 25 47:28 116. Mike Klupa South Burlington M 27 47:28 117. Dee Reever Stowe F 52 48:01 118. Kerry Coon St Albans F 25 48:18 119. Cynthia Secondi Burlington F 50 48:42 120. Christopher Roy Swanton M 27 49:15 121. Mary Morris Essex Junction F 39 50:21 122. Patrick Magee W Hampton Beach,NY M 48 52:00 123. Bob Olkin Waitsfield M 61 53:39 124. Paul Sult Charlotte,NC M 46 55:47 125. Jan Leja Shelburne M 46 57:07 126. Denise Wright LaPlume,PA F 46 62:59
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