Last Saturday the 12th of April, VirginiaReggae.Com staff ventured to Sandy Bottom Park in Hampton Va. We were there to be a part of the 5th Annual Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer! Admittedly some of us would have rather being tucked in a cozy bed at 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday, but this was for a worthwhile cause
Last Saturday the 12th of April, VirginiaReggae.Com staff ventured to
Sandy Bottom Park in Hampton Va. We were there to be a part of the 5th
Annual Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer! Admittedly some of us would
have rather being tucked in a cozy bed at 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday, but
this was for a worthwhile cause.
Within our small Reggae and Caribbean community, most of us, if not all has been affected by cancer.
It was a gorgeous morning that blessed these beautiful people that
came out to raise awareness and money for the cause. Some added to the
excitement by not only being there for there two mentioned reasons but
to see how far they could actually run with a 24 hour time limit! Yes!
Run for twenty four hours. You are allowed to stop and walk, you can
even crawl and well bathroom breaks must be an issue at some point. One
lady did some distance backwards when going forward became painful. She
had already covered an extensive amount of miles by then!
It was a great day of fun and VirginiaReggae.com is proud to be a
part of this event! While this was our first time participating in the
relay for life campaign, we are already looking towards 2009!
Ps: Please join us when we go out and run/ walk for a cause.
One member officially entered the race. See results and write up taken from www.penisualtrackclub.com below.
Another Record Year at the Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer
The 5th Annual Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer was once again a
great success. It was held as usual on a flat, 3.75 mile out-and-back
loop trail at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton Virginia from 7:00
a.m. 12 April until 7:00 a.m. 13 April. Although quite warm and humid
in the first half of the day, the weather cooperated with a light
30-minute shower in the afternoon that cooled things off comfortably.
Many new course records were set. Herman Richards of Stockton, NJ
set a new men’s record of 115 miles. A total of 130 people (33
individual ultrarunners and nine teams) ran/walked at least one loop.
41 people ran 50 or more miles, while 56 people ran at least an ultra
of 30 miles. In doing so we raised over $6500.As usual several great human interest stories emerged. William
House (USMC) was raising money for his own cause (The local Down
Syndrome society) in addition to the American Society. He has a young
son with down syndrome. He raised over $1800 while running the third
most miles (82.5) of the day (having never run more than a marathon
before). His older (11 years) son Brandon decided he wanted to help by
running with dad for a while — he ended up doing seven laps totaling
a marathon. David Snipes, trying for a “double 50,” first ran the Bull
Run 50 miler in Manassas, VA, then drove 3 hours to Sandy Bottom and
ran another 45 miles. He got credit for 95 miles, the second most of
the day. Alexy Popov came out to volunteer for a few hours after
running a local 5K race in the morning, but after an hour decided to
run a few loops. He didn’t stop until he had run over 50 miles. The
women’s winner with 75 miles, Jane Kupkowski, had never run more than
34 miles. Tim Scott from the local police academy managed to cover 60
miles having never before gone over 22 miles. Who says police officers
eat too many donuts. Finally, the award for “most exceeding her
limits,” goes to Mary Simmons who covered 45 miles, having never
run/walked more than 4 miles before. As in other years, this was the
first venture into the ultra world for many of the runners, allowing
most to run/walk much farther than they ever have before. That is what
I get the most satisfaction from —- seeing so many people
successfully challenge their limits. Many move on to higher levels in
the “ultra world.”Once again the Ranger staff at Sandy Bottom was outstanding in
their support. Every need we had was anticipated and taken care of. And
as always, the volunteer lap counters from the Peninsula Track Club
(Jerry Schenck, Debbie Henderson, Pete Navin, David Donohue, Susan
Hagel, Cheryl Lager, Karen Corl, Louis Frederico, and Stephanie
Douglas) were critical to the success of the event. Based on feedback
from the participants we’ll see you next year at the 6th edition. Same
time, same place.NAME MILES
HERMAN RICHARDS 115 NEW COURE RECORD
DAVID SNIPES 95 (INCLUDES 50 MILES AT BULL RUN)
WILLIAM HOUSE 82.5
JANE KUPKOWSKI 75 WOMEN’S WINNER
JAMES HARRISON 75
JAY MAGIERA 75
TEDDY BUNNEL 75
BRYANT MALONE 75
SEAN KERN 75
ED PARKS 63.75
SEKO FRANCIS 60 VirginiaReggae.com member
TIM SCOTT 60
ANN GREEN 52.5
MICHAEL BAILEY 52.5
DAVID HUFFMAN 52.5
BRIAN COBB 52.5
EDWIN LEON 52.5
HEATHER LEON 52.5
ANDREW LEVY 52.5
CHRIS CONWAY 52.5
CARLOS DUGGER 52.5
KEVIN MUTCH 52.5
STEPHANIE BURTON 52.5
SKIP DUNHAM 52.5
ROBERT WYCO 52.5
ALEXY POPOV 51.75 (INCLUDES 5K)
JIMMY BLOUNT 50
JOE PREBLE 50
LETTY MARINO 50
ANTON STRUNTZ 50
OWEN DWIRE 50
DAVID BLANCHARD 50
JOHN SCHAUMAN 50
JEAN RICHARDS 50
KARL KLICKER 50
ROBERT SITLER 50
SARAH LLAGUNO 50
DAVID DEMMIN 50
MITCH JACKSON 50
MARY SIMMONS 45
JONATHAN OLSZYK 41.25
SUSAN BENDER 41.25
STEVE DORCEY 41.25
JULIE BARNES 37.5
KEITH DUNN 35
JOE MCCOLLUM 33.75
BILLY MONTGOMERY 33.75
CHRISTINA ARAJ 33.75
JESSICA MORRIS 30
KEVIN O’CONNOR 30
ALAN PALAZO 30
LINDSEY NORTH 30
WAYNE BIEBER 30
AMY DUNHAM 30
MICHAEL MORTON 26.25
JOE LAGRAVE 26.25
TERRY BRENNAN 26.25
ANNA STORM 26.25
RANDALL MARTIN 26.25
DANIEL O’MARA 26.25
RICARDO WILSON 26.25
MICHAEL MCDONALD 22.5
JONATHAN HUBBLE 22.5
DARCY HAYES 22.5
LEWIS RISMILLER 22.5
TONY MCDADE 18.75
MILO WARNER 18.75
WILLIAM ALLEN 18.75
JON STRICKLING 18.75
CALEB MALCOLM 18.75
DALE GIBBONS 15
KELLY THORKILSON 15
STEHEN NICHOLSON 15
DEINA SHERWOOD 15
RAY NICKELL 15
BILL MARION 15
TERRY ELHAJJ 15
KENT COOPER 11.25
RON WARLOCK 11.25
MATHEW SVARPLAITIS 11.25
THOMAS PALMEIRA 11.25
DANICA JOLLY 11.25
MARY TINSLEY 11.25
BECKY PARKER 11.25
DAVID HEFNER 11.25
MIKE PITTMAN 11.25
JAN WEATHERS 11.25
ERIC ROMERO 9.5
STEVEN ZALES 7.5
LEAH HERNANDEZ 7.5
ASHLEY HERNANDEZ 7.5
MICHAEL RAYNO 7.5
JONATHAN SHIPPERLY 7.5
SHELBY STRIBLING 7.5
BEN STRIBLING 7.5
ROBERT WOODS 7.5
RON GUGLIELMO 7.5
JOHN BROOKS 7.5
DAVID BROOKS 7.5
TRICIA NICKELL 7.5
LEIGH ANN ERDMAN 7.5
LIZA SOZA 7.5
JONATHAN O’CONNEL 7.5
MELVIN SANDERS 7.5
MARILYN PATTON 7.5
VICI LENNON 7.5
CARLIN LOCKHART 7.5
MICHAEL HARP 7.5
WALTER HARRIS 7.5
THOMAS QUANDT 7.5
BRIAN FONTAINE 7.5
JOSE HERNANDEZ 7.5
ADAM FORSHEY 7.5
MICHAEL HART 7.5
JENNY KLUTZ 7.5
CHARLOTTE HITNER 7.5
LANE MCTALL 3.75
TINA MILIANTI 3.75
CAROLYN PENDER 3.75
JASON PENDERGAST 3.75
DORIS HAWKES 3.75
DELBERT JACKSON 3.75
RON MAINVIELLE 3.75
MATHEW KING 3.75
BROOKE MATSON 3.75
WENDY KLEIN 3.75
JOHNNY SOZA 3.75
CASEY LAWRENCE 3.75
NICOLE BRUNY 3.75