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<\/p>\n
\nLast Saturday the 12th of April, VirginiaReggae.Com staff ventured to
\nSandy Bottom Park in Hampton Va. We were there to be a part of the 5th
\nAnnual Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer! Admittedly some of us would
\nhave rather being tucked in a cozy bed at 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday, but
\nthis was for a worthwhile cause.\n<\/p>\n
\nWithin our small Reggae and Caribbean community, most of us, if not all has been affected by cancer.\n<\/p>\n
\nIt was a gorgeous morning that blessed these beautiful people that
\ncame out to raise awareness and money for the cause. Some added to the
\nexcitement by not only being there for there two mentioned reasons but
\nto see how far they could actually run with a 24 hour time limit! Yes!
\nRun for twenty four hours. You are allowed to stop and walk, you can
\neven crawl and well bathroom breaks must be an issue at some point. One
\nlady did some distance backwards when going forward became painful. She
\nhad already covered an extensive amount of miles by then!\n<\/p>\n
\nIt was a great day of fun and VirginiaReggae.com is proud to be a
\npart of this event! While this was our first time participating in the
\nrelay for life campaign, we are already looking towards 2009! \n<\/p>\n
\nPs: Please join us when we go out and run\/ walk for a cause.\n<\/p>\n
\nOne member officially entered the race. See results and write up taken from www.penisualtrackclub.com below.\n<\/p>\n
\nAnother Record Year at the Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer\n<\/p>\n
\n\n\tThe 5th Annual Virginia 24 Hour Run for Cancer was once again a
\n\tgreat success. It was held as usual on a flat, 3.75 mile out-and-back
\n\tloop trail at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton Virginia from 7:00
\n\ta.m. 12 April until 7:00 a.m. 13 April. Although quite warm and humid
\n\tin the first half of the day, the weather cooperated with a light
\n\t30-minute shower in the afternoon that cooled things off comfortably.
\n\tMany new course records were set. Herman Richards of Stockton, NJ
\n\tset a new men’s record of 115 miles. A total of 130 people (33
\n\tindividual ultrarunners and nine teams) ran\/walked at least one loop.
\n\t41 people ran 50 or more miles, while 56 people ran at least an ultra
\n\tof 30 miles. In doing so we raised over $6500.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\tAs usual several great human interest stories emerged. William
\n\tHouse (USMC) was raising money for his own cause (The local Down
\n\tSyndrome society) in addition to the American Society. He has a young
\n\tson with down syndrome. He raised over $1800 while running the third
\n\tmost miles (82.5) of the day (having never run more than a marathon
\n\tbefore). His older (11 years) son Brandon decided he wanted to help by
\n\trunning with dad for a while — he ended up doing seven laps totaling
\n\ta marathon. David Snipes, trying for a “double 50,” first ran the Bull
\n\tRun 50 miler in Manassas, VA, then drove 3 hours to Sandy Bottom and
\n\tran another 45 miles. He got credit for 95 miles, the second most of
\n\tthe day. Alexy Popov came out to volunteer for a few hours after
\n\trunning a local 5K race in the morning, but after an hour decided to
\n\trun a few loops. He didn’t stop until he had run over 50 miles. The
\n\twomen’s winner with 75 miles, Jane Kupkowski, had never run more than
\n\t34 miles. Tim Scott from the local police academy managed to cover 60
\n\tmiles having never before gone over 22 miles. Who says police officers
\n\teat too many donuts. Finally, the award for “most exceeding her
\n\tlimits,” goes to Mary Simmons who covered 45 miles, having never
\n\trun\/walked more than 4 miles before. As in other years, this was the
\n\tfirst venture into the ultra world for many of the runners, allowing
\n\tmost to run\/walk much farther than they ever have before. That is what
\n\tI get the most satisfaction from —- seeing so many people
\n\tsuccessfully challenge their limits. Many move on to higher levels in
\n\tthe “ultra world.”\n\t<\/p>\n\n\tOnce again the Ranger staff at Sandy Bottom was outstanding in
\n\ttheir support. Every need we had was anticipated and taken care of. And
\n\tas always, the volunteer lap counters from the Peninsula Track Club
\n\t(Jerry Schenck, Debbie Henderson, Pete Navin, David Donohue, Susan
\n\tHagel, Cheryl Lager, Karen Corl, Louis Frederico, and Stephanie
\n\tDouglas) were critical to the success of the event. Based on feedback
\n\tfrom the participants we’ll see you next year at the 6th edition. Same
\n\ttime, same place.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\tNAME\tMILES
\n\t
\n\tHERMAN RICHARDS\t115\t\tNEW COURE RECORD
\n\t
\n\tDAVID SNIPES\t95\t\t(INCLUDES 50 MILES AT BULL RUN)
\n\t
\n\tWILLIAM HOUSE\t82.5
\n\t
\n\tJANE KUPKOWSKI\t75\t\tWOMEN’S WINNER
\n\t
\n\tJAMES HARRISON\t75
\n\t
\n\tJAY MAGIERA\t75
\n\t
\n\tTEDDY BUNNEL\t75
\n\t
\n\tBRYANT MALONE\t75
\n\t
\n\tSEAN KERN\t75
\n\t
\n\tED PARKS\t63.75
\n\t
\n\tSEKO FRANCIS\t60\t\tVirginiaReggae.com member
\n\t
\n\tTIM SCOTT\t60
\n\t
\n\tANN GREEN\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tMICHAEL BAILEY\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tDAVID HUFFMAN\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tBRIAN COBB\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tEDWIN LEON\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tHEATHER LEON\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tANDREW LEVY\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tCHRIS CONWAY\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tCARLOS DUGGER\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tKEVIN MUTCH\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tSTEPHANIE BURTON\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tSKIP DUNHAM\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tROBERT WYCO\t52.5
\n\t
\n\tALEXY POPOV\t51.75\t\t(INCLUDES 5K)
\n\t
\n\tJIMMY BLOUNT\t50
\n\t
\n\tJOE PREBLE\t50
\n\t
\n\tLETTY MARINO\t50
\n\t
\n\tANTON STRUNTZ\t50
\n\t
\n\tOWEN DWIRE\t50
\n\t
\n\tDAVID BLANCHARD\t50
\n\t
\n\tJOHN SCHAUMAN\t50
\n\t
\n\tJEAN RICHARDS\t50
\n\t
\n\tKARL KLICKER\t50
\n\t
\n\tROBERT SITLER\t50
\n\t
\n\tSARAH LLAGUNO\t50
\n\t
\n\tDAVID DEMMIN\t50
\n\t
\n\tMITCH JACKSON\t50
\n\t
\n\tMARY SIMMONS\t45
\n\t
\n\tJONATHAN OLSZYK\t41.25
\n\t
\n\tSUSAN BENDER\t41.25
\n\t
\n\tSTEVE DORCEY\t41.25
\n\t
\n\tJULIE BARNES\t37.5
\n\t
\n\tKEITH DUNN\t35
\n\t
\n\tJOE MCCOLLUM\t33.75
\n\t
\n\tBILLY MONTGOMERY\t33.75
\n\t
\n\tCHRISTINA ARAJ\t33.75
\n\t
\n\tJESSICA MORRIS\t30
\n\t
\n\tKEVIN O’CONNOR\t30
\n\t
\n\tALAN PALAZO\t30
\n\t
\n\tLINDSEY NORTH\t30
\n\t
\n\tWAYNE BIEBER\t30
\n\t
\n\tAMY DUNHAM\t30
\n\t
\n\tMICHAEL MORTON\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tJOE LAGRAVE\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tTERRY BRENNAN\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tANNA STORM\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tRANDALL MARTIN\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tDANIEL O’MARA\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tRICARDO WILSON\t26.25
\n\t
\n\tMICHAEL MCDONALD\t22.5
\n\t
\n\tJONATHAN HUBBLE\t22.5
\n\t
\n\tDARCY HAYES\t22.5
\n\t
\n\tLEWIS RISMILLER\t22.5
\n\t
\n\tTONY MCDADE\t18.75
\n\t
\n\tMILO WARNER\t18.75
\n\t
\n\tWILLIAM ALLEN\t18.75
\n\t
\n\tJON STRICKLING\t18.75
\n\t
\n\tCALEB MALCOLM\t18.75
\n\t
\n\tDALE GIBBONS\t15
\n\t
\n\tKELLY THORKILSON\t15
\n\t
\n\tSTEHEN NICHOLSON\t15
\n\t
\n\tDEINA SHERWOOD\t15
\n\t
\n\tRAY NICKELL\t15
\n\t
\n\tBILL MARION\t15
\n\t
\n\tTERRY ELHAJJ\t15
\n\t
\n\tKENT COOPER\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tRON WARLOCK\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tMATHEW SVARPLAITIS\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tTHOMAS PALMEIRA\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tDANICA JOLLY\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tMARY TINSLEY\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tBECKY PARKER\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tDAVID HEFNER\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tMIKE PITTMAN\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tJAN WEATHERS\t11.25
\n\t
\n\tERIC ROMERO\t9.5
\n\t
\n\tSTEVEN ZALES\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tLEAH HERNANDEZ\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tASHLEY HERNANDEZ\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tMICHAEL RAYNO\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tJONATHAN SHIPPERLY\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tSHELBY STRIBLING\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tBEN STRIBLING\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tROBERT WOODS\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tRON GUGLIELMO\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tJOHN BROOKS\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tDAVID BROOKS\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tTRICIA NICKELL\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tLEIGH ANN ERDMAN\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tLIZA SOZA\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tJONATHAN O’CONNEL\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tMELVIN SANDERS\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tMARILYN PATTON\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tVICI LENNON\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tCARLIN LOCKHART\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tMICHAEL HARP\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tWALTER HARRIS\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tTHOMAS QUANDT\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tBRIAN FONTAINE\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tJOSE HERNANDEZ\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tADAM FORSHEY\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tMICHAEL HART\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tJENNY KLUTZ\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tCHARLOTTE HITNER\t7.5
\n\t
\n\tLANE MCTALL\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tTINA MILIANTI\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tCAROLYN PENDER\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tJASON PENDERGAST\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tDORIS HAWKES\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tDELBERT JACKSON\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tRON MAINVIELLE\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tMATHEW KING\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tBROOKE MATSON\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tWENDY KLEIN\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tJOHNNY SOZA\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tCASEY LAWRENCE\t3.75
\n\t
\n\tNICOLE BRUNY\t3.75\t\t<\/p>\n