With over 800 participants in better-than-expected weather, the 2009 United Space Alliance 10 Miler was quite a record-breaking day, led by the pride of Houston, Sean Wade of Kenyan Way, blistering his old Master's record with a stunning 50:40 performance to capture 2nd Overall in the highly competitive HARRA Fall Series Opener for individual scoring.
Mary Davies of the Tornados blasted away to an impressive sub-hour clocking, with her aggressively run, 58:08, moving Davies to 5th All-Time on the USA 10 Mile Top Ten Performance List (below).
Other top age group performers were Virginia Jones (1:11:25) and Lauren Perkins (1:13:18) of BARC, as they swept the top two spots of the Female 25 to 29 age group. The Female 30 to 34 age group was dominated by ALRC's Stacey Holden (1:06:06), while clubmate Sarah Husbands (1:10:40) held off BARC's Lisa Fletcher (1:11:36) for second place in the division. The Female 35 to 39 age group had BCRR's Carlye Graydon place second with a 1:13:32 performance. Also placing second in her age group (Female 40 to 44) was BCRR's Anna Helm (1:17:30). The hotly contested Female 45 to 49 age group proved a classic, as Jody Berry (Houston Striders) was the class of the age group with a 1:07:48, negative-split, run. Clubmate Helen Grant placed 2nd with her 1:09:13, while ALRC's Melissa Hurta-Crites took bronze in 1:09:34. Suzanne Day of the Houston Harriers captured the Female 50 to 54 age group in 1:12:02, while ALRC's Carole Uttecht (1:14:57) and BCRR's Rhonda Emerson (1:18:24) placed second and third, respectively. Perhaps the performance of the day came from the Female 55 to 59 age group, as the legendary Donna Sterns won her division by almost 25-minutes in perfectly paced, 1:14:57! Clear Lake Fit Club's Donna Goode placed third with her 1:38:32. The Female 60 to 64 was well contested, with Nancy Prejean (TWRC, 1:19:36), Alice Keelin (TTC, 1:23:30), and Elizabeth Ahrens (HS, 1:27:45) took the honors. Margaret Montgomery took silver in the Female 65 to 69 age group with her negative-split 2:07:01.
On the Men's Side, BARC's Keith Herrin kicked off the Male 14 and under division with a default victory in 1:47:02. Clubmate and newcomer, Blake Culp placed 2nd in the Male 25 to 29 age group with a solid 56:07, holding off Tornado's Alex Moreno's 59:04. Joe Oviedo of the Tornados showed he was back to form with his 56:05 victory in the Male 30-34 age group, while the Male 40 to 44 age group proved to be the most competitive, with Sean Wade (50:40) taking the Master's title, leading HMSA's Gerardo Mora (56:20), BARC's Rudy Rocha (56:36), and the Tornado's Wilmer Bustillos (56:59) all to top ten peformance setting times for 40+ athletes. The Male 45 to 49 was no less competitive with Sam Cuevas of the Tornados proving he was the class of the division with a time of 1:00:26, leading HMSA's Tuan Nguyen (1:02:58) and BCRR's Matthew Nicol (1:03:08) to solid times. Another great trio was discovered in the Male 50 to 54 age group, as the ageless wonder, Joe Melanson of HMSA blasted a 1:00:38 run, carrying with him Dale Lee (TTC, 1:03:07) and ALRC's Richard Peoples (1:03:25) to the podium. The Male 55 to 59 saw Steve Brammer of the Tornados win in 1:02:04, while clubmate Miguel Lopez placed second in 1:04:54. Clubmates of TTC, Ben Harvie (1:08:53) and Roger Boak (1:09:19) held off third-place finisher Ty Schmaltz of ALRC in 1:14:40 in the Male 60 to 64 age group. Kenneth Ruane placed second in the Male 65 to 69 age group in 1:11:46, out-sprinting ALRC's Rich Siemens (1:11:50) for the silver. BCRR's Don Brenner impressively won the Male 70 to 74 age group in 1:15:56, as HS's Ruben Coryat placed second in 1:22:46.
Top 10 Performance List
Overall Male Open Winners
49:48 - Richard Kimeli, 2007
50:12 - Joseph Gray, 2007
50:14 - Shadrack Songok, 2009
50:17 - Richard Kimeli, 2006
50:40 - Sean Wade, 2009
50:51 - Bernard Manirariza, 2006
50:57 - Sesar Figueroa, 2009
51:03 - Jacob Rotich, 2005
51:09 - Cole Dailey, 2006
51:36 - Richard Kimeli, 2008
Overall Male Masters Winners
50:40 - Sean Wade (43), 2009
52:28 - Sean Wade (42), 2008
55:30 - Joe Flores (44), 2004
55:34 - Wilmer Bustillos (43), 2008
55:55 - William Moore (43), 2005
56:20 - Gerardo Mora (43), 2009
56:36 - Rudy Rocha (40), 2009
56:39 - Franciso Perez (42), 2007
56:59 - Wilmer Bustillos (44), 2009
57:29 - Tom King (40), 2009
Overall Female Open Winners
56:43 - Lilian Chelimo, 2007
57:15 - Jody Hawkins, 2004
57:27 - Liza Hunter-Galvan, 2005
57:52 - Kelly Keane, 2004
58:08 - Mary Davies, 2009
59:32 - Jody Hawkins, 2005
1:00:20 - Emily Loeffler, 2009
1:00:47 - Debbie Arzola, 2009
1:01:06 - Jody Hawkins, 2006
1:01:31 - Desiree Skinner, 2005
Overall Female Masters Winners
1:01:06 - Jody Hawkins (40), 2006
1:03:22 - Heidy Lozano (46), 2009
1:04:47 - Susan Walters (43), 2007
1:04:54 - Christie Lammers (47), 2004
1:05:10 - Christie Lammers (46), 2003
1:05:33 - Heidy Lozano (45), 2008
1:06:39 - Susan Walters (42), 2006
1:07:26 - Margo Braud (45), 2004
1:07:48 - Jody Berry (49), 2009
1:08:20 - Suzanne Day (47), 2004
