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2018 RACE ORGANIZING TEAM
Event Director Message Event Director
Phil Stewart
Deputy Director
Our 46 Running Celebration Irv Newman
Becky Lambros
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President
Vice President
Jean Arthur
Treasurer
What a relief it was to have the “little white things” in the air being cherry blossoms Rob Wolfe Men’s Results
(at their peak) instead of snow flakes after the pre-race day forecast of 5-8” of snow on Controller
Kerri Hill
5K Run-Walk
Saturday, April 7 failed to materialize. It proves that a lot can happen quickly in this town. Leslie Williams
Eve Mills
I want to thank everyone for being incredibly patient with our altered staging area and Administration and Scoring
NOVA Timing
course. In my 27 years as race director, I have never faced a year with as many challenges Apparel Distribution/Transportation
Michelle Carter
as 2018. The entire Organizing Committee had moments of wondering if everyone would Announcers
Kari Keaton
get across the Washington Monument Grounds on two narrow sidewalks, loaded into the Creigh Kelley
six starting corrals and off on time. You did it! Art Selection Competition
Arlene Solbeck
In the end, it proved to be a spectacular (albeit a tad chilly) morning for running 10 Nancy Betress
Awards
miles or running and walking the 5K Run-Walk. Congratulations to all of our finishers. I Candice Mothersille
Bag Check
know you were treated to a spectacular and memorable display of blossoms. Annette Sanks
Ken Younger
Clinics
We called this our “Championship Year” with both the PRRO Championship and Keira D’Amato
Julia Emmons
the RRCA National 10 Mile Championship taking place at the event. Our elite athletes Embassy/Educational Institutions Liaison
Eva Bramseco
responded with some outstanding performances which you will be able to read about in Communications
this results publication. The icing on the cake was the $320,000 raised by participants and participating credit unions and Kenny Donovan
Consultant
credit union partners for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This brings our total to over well over $8 million dollars Jeff Darman
Corrals
since the Credit Unions became the title sponsor in 2002. Drug Testing
Rob Wolfe
I hope you will scroll through the pages of our environmentally friendly PDF results publication and relive the excitement Kelly Ashworth
Elite Athletes
and the magic of the event through the articles, photos and finisher lists. As a reminder, you can measure your performance Bill and Susan Orr
Ryan Hogan
against our elite athletes or anyone else in the field by use of the “Age Graded” quotient supplied with each finisher’s time. Elizabeth Unislawski
Donna Scott
Marlene Yencho
This provides a way for you to compare your time, based on your age and gender, with the performance of any other runner Event Design
Chris Tatreau
based on his or her age and gender. You may be interested to know that 60-year-old Joan Samuelson with an age graded Entertainment
quotient of 0.9383 for her time of 1:07:56 was a better performance, given their age and gender, than overall female winner Valerie Connaughton
Expo
Donna Titus
Buze Diriba, 24, whose age graded quotient was 0.9183 for a time of 53:45! Barri Winiarski
Michael Guyton
What a treat it was to have our such an All-Star cast in town for our 46 running — thanks in part to the event being able Fall Kick-off Coordinator
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Anna Dengler
to share speakers with the RRCA which was hosting its 60 anniversary in conjunction with the event. We had Olympic gold Christine Anatola
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Gator Guru
(Joan Samuelson), silver (Meb Keflezighi), bronze (Deena Kastor) medalists and 4 place finisher (Don Kardong) along with Adam Lambros
the fastest man ever to run seven marathons on seven days on seven continents (Michael Wardian) at our Health and Fitness George Banker
Historian
expo on Friday and Saturday. That cast will be tough to top. I hope everyone got a chance to learn from them and pick up an Hospitality Functions
Keira D’Amato
autograph or two. Debbie Wheeler
Information
I hope your experience at this year’s event will entice you to join the 8,000 race entrants who use their local Credit Unions Denise Zawitowski
Judge
for their financial needs. (Details about joining a Credit Union appear in the center spread of this results publication.) Bee McLeod
Kids Run
I also would like to take a final opportunity to thank our 2018 presenting, supporting and contributing sponsors: Hood Cot- Robyn and T.G. Marsden
Bonnie Brooks
Nancy Brooks
tage Cheese joined us as the presenting sponsor of the 5K Run- Walk. Our supporting sponsors included Under Amour (little Les Kinion Award Committee
known fact: Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank ran the race); Garmin, our Technology sponsor; Gatorade, provider Anna Berdahl
Jeff Darman
Ed Murray
of the Gatorade Endurance Formula out on the course; MedStar Sports Medicine, sponsor of the Fall Kick Off and our training Dennis Steinauer
Medal Distribution
clinics; Gold’s Gym, organizers of our pace groups and leaders of the race day warm-up exercises; Navy Federal Credit Union, Charles and Natera Walker
Tendai Kajese
underwriter of the special customized water bottles; Old Ox Brewery and Mamma Lucia’s, who feed all of our volunteers at our Keith Peters
Media
Volunteer Party; Potomac River Running, our retail sponsor and organizer our in-person training groups; E-Trade; Suburban Mary Hanley
Medical
Solutions; and Baroody Camps and GEICO for their contributions to the Saturday Kids’ Run. I’d also like to extend a special David Martin, MD, Co-Medical Director
Betty Wang, MD, Co-Medical Director
thanks to DrinkMore water for supplying the water contained in the Navy Federal Credit Union bottles, the Montgomery Coun- Rachel Miller, Co-Medical Coordinator
Polly Porter, Co-Medical Coordinator
ty RRC for handling the water stop logistics, the National Park Service and the U.S. Park Police. Muffet Chatterton
Merchandise
We are already reviewing artwork for our 47 running of the event on Sunday, April 7, 2019. The planning cycle never stops. Howard Chatterton
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Arlene Solbeck
We are anticipating that we will return to our traditional staging area on the east side of the Washington Monument Grounds Ombudsperson
Susan Green
but will be unable to use Memorial Bridge as the construction begins in earnest. We will keep everyone informed by email and Packet Pick-up
Denis Jeney
on the race website, www.cherryblossom.org. Our plan is to hold lottery registration December 1-12, 2018. Everyone who en- Leah Rochelle
Steve Solbeck
Police Liaison
tered the race this year, even if you were not accepted, will be sent email notification about the entry process. Remember to let us Eric Sinkeldam
know if you move or change your email address so we can keep our records up to date. If you have friends or associates who did Post-Race Food
Peggy Posey
not run this year (or if you have run before but did not run this year) anyone can sign up to receive an email containing the 2019 Publications
Bob DiIorio
entry information on the race website at www.cherryblossom.org. Be sure to check your spam filters if you do not hear from us — Seeded Runners
Kevin McHale
or just check the website from time to time. Marlene Yencho
Scribe
If you had a good time or have suggestions, please let us know. You may write to us at Credit Union Cherry Blossom, 4963 Howard Chatterton
Sentries
Elm St., Suite 106, Bethesda, MD 20814 or send us an e-mail to: racedirector@cherryblossom.org. Jimmy Marino
Bruce Lung
As always, I am deeply indebted to all of my race committee members — especially Deputy Race Director Becky Lambros Glenn Klenk
Signs
Ted Cochrane
— who toiled tirelessly throughout the year to make it all happen. Charice Smith (Spinheads)
Social Media
Kim Westrich
Courtney Brinkerhoff
Happy Miles, Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan
Heather Mundwiler
Phil Stewart Special Needs Participants
Diane Hill
Event Director Special Projects
Phil Quinn
Staging/Logistics
Joe Castro
Front cover: Buze Diriba prevailed in the women’s race with a time of 53:45. Photo: Bob Burgess Rick Merryman
Charlie Harr
George Tarrico
Sweep Vehicles
Begona Vilacosta
Diane Hill
Start-Finish Parking Security
Richard Wheeler
T-shirts
Contents Derek Honda
Anne Arena
Teams
Award Winners .....................................................................................................................................................7 George Banker
Sustainability
Kim Nemire
Age Group Results ................................................................................................................................................9 Josh Callahan
Jen Dickman
Amy Kelley
Team Results .......................................................................................................................................................12 Unified Command Center
Phil Pommerening
Thanks, Cherry Blossom Volunteers ...............................................................................................................14 Vehicle and Equipment Procurement
Tom Filippone
Women’s Results .................................................................................................................................................17 Collins Downing
Video Security
Steve Broyles
Kids Run ..............................................................................................................................................................69 Virtual Training Coach
Kirt West
Men’s Results .......................................................................................................................................................77 Jen McCollum
Volunteers
Nita Roncone
Credit Union Cherry Blossom 5K Run-Walk ...............................................................................................111 Debbie Wheeler
Marsha Way
Marlene Yencho
Waterstops
Jean Arthur
Bob Price
Webmaster
Pam Balcke
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