Heart
of America Marathon
Labor Day 
Columbia, Missouri
Never before have we had rain at the start of a Heart of America
Marathon. In the 43 years of HOA we have had rain on four other
occasions, the last time in 1991, and the rain in each of those
events came at around the 3 and 4 hour points, when most of the
runners were in. In 2003 we did have rain at the start--a fairly
hard rain, which, however, tapered off after 20 minutes or so and,
thereafter, we had only a light drizzle off and on the rest of
the morning. After a week of 100+ temperatures, the Labor Day
weekend came through cool and rainy. This was great for the
marathoners who were accustomed to the heat and humidity of a
Labor Day in Missouri. The temperature was 64 at the start; it
never got above that, in fact, it had dropped to 62 at five
hours. The humidity was still 100% most of the morning, but
there was also a 100% cloud cover. 38 of the 111 finishers had
previously run at least one HOA and 13 of those had an HOA PB.
PATRICK STEWARD had run HOA the three previous years, finishing
10th, 5th and 5th, but improving his time each year with a PB,
this year, by 10 minutes. Steward was way out in front by 3
miles and he simply kept increasing his lead throughout. Behind
him, at three miles, was a pack of five runners, including the
ultimate 2nd, 4th and 6th place finishers. That pack did not
include DANN FISHER or STEVE TAYLOR. It did include DAVID
DOBKOWSKI in his 18th HOA who came across with a second place
finish to go with four first place, two other second place and
two third place finishes. That pack at three miles had broken
up by six miles, with Dobkowski clearly establishing himself as
the guy chasing Steward. No one, however, could handle Steward's
negative splits: 1:24:00 and 1:22:24. Fisher also had negative
splits (1:32:20, 1:30:35), but Columbia Multi-Sports guru, Steve
Taylor had the second best second half of the day, running that
half in 1:29:34 after dawdling through the first half in 1:38:20
ranging back in 18th place at 6, then gradually moving up to 16th
at 9, 13th at 12, 11th at 1/2 way and 15, 9th at 21 then picking
off four other runners before 7th and Broadway.
On the female side, STACY McANELLY sped out to a three minute
lead by the three-mile checkpoint, over JESSICA OSTROM, and
increased that lead to as much as five minutes at 9 and 12
miles, but the gap began closing as these two attacked Easley
Hill, with McAnelly being up by only 3 minutes by the time they
each had gained the top of that hill. At 15 the lead was down to
two and Ostrom went by easily thereafter, so that she was up by
almost 6 minutes at 21 miles and was 9:21 ahead at the finish.
Of the top five female finishers, three of them had negative
splits: Ostrom 1:51:40 and 1:45:05, CHRISTINE LITTLE a remark-
able 1:45:17 second half after a leisurely 2:01:50 first and
MARILYN NOLAN with 2:03:45 and 1:54:15. This was the first HOA
for each of these women, so somebody gave them some good advice--
hold back, even if it is a cool day--get up to the top of Easley,
then take off.
The DAVE SCHULTE AWARD for Improved Performance went to Gene
Britten of Corry, PA. His 3:29:55 was a 9.23% improvement over
the 3:51:17 he had last year.
Age Records:
Male 66: GEORGE STUMP, Cincinnati, OH had 4:29:59,
well under the 5:33:54 set by Rob Spier in 1988.
However, it should be noted that Spier's perfor-
mance came by race-walking.
Female 46: PATTI MINTON, Gainesville, GA, was in
at 3:49:14 going under the 4:11:16 set by Carole
Schottman in 1991. Schottman, by the way, was
here from Athens, GA, so that record stays in
Georgia.
Female 52: MARILYN NOLAN, Springfield, MO, had
a 3:58:00, lowering the 5:28:16 belonging to
Hazel Matthews from 2001. Nolan didn't list her
birthdate on the entry form, so her performance
is subject to age verification.
Again, the Heart of America Marathon would not take place without
some terrific volunteers. They should be recognized. First,
kudos to Josh Johnson for the outstanding leadership he gave in coordinating the Aid Station operation and to the Hickman High
School Cross Country runners he recruited to run those stations.
Their enthusiasm was a great motivator for the runners. Thanks to
Jeanine Pagan for doing a great job in briefing Josh as to what
to do and how to do it, and also for helping out on race-day.
Other Aid Station helpers: Anne Hessler, Amy, Connor and
Heidi Gundy at the finish line and Steve Stonecipher-Fisher, the
"iceman." The timing stations: Whitney & Marge Hicks, Jeff &
Lisa Wells, David Lang, Dianne Priest, Richard & Kristen Harris,
Tom Collier, Don Waltman and David Webber.
The Finish Line: Tom Allen, Steve & Zack Kuhlman, Karen & Chelsea
Gordon, Krista White, Linda Wright, Leslie Schneider, Dick
Hessler, Jim Crosby, Beth Granberg.
Website results: Kurt Kennett.
Course Monitors: Dick Hessler, Bob Humphreys, Bonnard Moseley,
Bill Sappington, Debbie Karwoski, Richard Boggs and Joyce Schulte.
The medical team: Mike Bryant, Dr. Jill Murphey, Tom Lafontaine,
Norm Stebbins and the Joe Machens Ford pickup driver, Marion
Harlan.
Thanks to the Boone Co. Fire Protection District personnel (Jeff
Scott, the head guy) who monitored the course and the runners.
At the finish, for the first time ever, we had a couple of bands
which gave quite a festive air to the proceedings. Those bands:
"Low-Water Crossing" (with CTC's own Linda Lafontaine) and
"Ironweed." Thanks to Brenda Alder for arranging the presence
of these bands. She plans to pursue this concept for the 2004
race--more bands at more locations. She had more lined up for
this year, but the rain altered those plans.
Race Director - Joe Duncan
Additional notes re some CTC runners: FRANK KOCH was hanging in
third most of the way, but Fisher got him on Providence Rd. just
before the turn at 24 miles. STEVE BOURGEOIS in 8th place
virtually all the way until Taylor sped past him going down
College Ave. Bourgeois was in his 6th HOA and was only 46 seconds
off his 1999 PB. No doubt he liked the cool weather; a couple
of times in the past he was up among the leaders, but faded in
the heat and humidity. This was Bourgeois' 15th marathon in some
12 months. CHRIS COOK was in that lead pack behind Steward and
then the pack of three behind Dobkowski. Cook was there for the
first 20 miles or so, but he gradually slipped back to his 9th
place finish. This was his 8th HOA; he has a PB of 3:00:52 and
was making a serious effort to get under that elusive 3:00 mark.
JAMIE MONDELLO, in his 10th HOA had his 4th best time aat age 48.
DWAYNE MILLER, in his third had a PB as did PHIL SCHAEFER, at age
50, in his 4th HOA. ALAN BENJAMIN had a PB by three seconds.
JOHN SCHULZ had his second best performance out of 8 HOAs.
This was HOA #7 for CLARENCE COATS, his first being 22 years ago.
Then there is BOB McKEE, in his 5th HOA, but his 4th was 25 years
ago, at age 25, so here he is again at age 50 and we look for him
again in 2028 at age 75.
First Last
Place Time Name Name Age City State
1 2:46:24 Patrick Steward 34 M Rochester Mn
2 2:58:29 David Dobkowski 45 M St Louis Mo
3 3:02:55 Dann Fisher 40 M Manhattan Ks
4 3:07:35 Frank Koch 38 M Columbia Mo
5 3:07:54 Steve Taylor 29 M Columbia Mo
6 3:08:33 Paul Schoenlaub 44 M St Joseph Mo
7 3:08:47 Steve Bourgeois 39 M Columbia Mo
8 3:09:33 Gerhard Mels 41 M Skokie Il
9 3:11:22 Chris Cook 32 M Columbia Mo
10 3:14:02 Peter Madsen 33 M Omaha Ne
11 3:14:26 Jamie Mondello 48 M Columbia Mo
12 3:23:59 Brooke Sloss 31 M St Louis Mo
13 3:24:25 Mike Fitzgerald 35 M St Louis Mo
14 3:24:25 Jim Behrens 41 M St Louis Mo
15 3:25:34 Dwayne Miller 42 M Columbia Mo
16 3:29:39 Philip Schaefer 50 M Columbia Mo
17 3:29:55 Gene Britten 46 M Corry Pa
18 3:30:13 Ronnie Wilson 57 M Ozark Mo
19 3:31:37 Diego Osuna 37 M Denver Co
20 3:32:01 Bill Muchnick 46 M St Louis Mo
21 3:33:07 Rob Perkins 42 M Columbia Mo
22 3:33:14 Wing-Kwong Keung 52 M Perrysburg Oh
23 3:33:36 Earl Smith 50 M Benton Il
24 3:33:41 Brad Martini 40 M O'Fallon Il
25 3:35:20 Alec Muthig 32 M Laramie Wy
26 3:36:05 Myrrl McBride 51 M Albuquerque Nm
27 3:36:55 Jessica Ostrom 24 F Columbia Mo
28 3:37:34 Alan Benjamin 47 M Columbia Mo
29 3:40:42 Peter Anno 33 M Corona Ca
30 3:41:20 Ed Cook 47 M St Louis Mo
31 3:42:23 Daniel Kovacs 44 M Overland Park Ks
32 3:43:51 Alec Walker 30 M Alexandria Va
33 3:46:16 Stacy McAnelly 33 F St Paul Mn
34 3:46:16 John Wilson 38 M Olathe Ks
35 3:47:07 Christine Little 25 F Columbia Mo
36 3:47:49 Burton Heller 32 M Columbia Mo
37 3:48:11 David Hester 43 M St Charles Mo
38 3:48:32 Chuck Mehrer 45 M Lenexa Ks
39 3:49:14 Patti Minton 46 F Gainesville Ga
40 3:49:22 Jim Burt 34 M Overland Park Ks
41 3:49:24 Tom Olerich 54 M Olathe Ks
42 3:49:29 Richard Goering 23 M Agency Ia
43 3:49:31 Greg Schluterman 27 M Fayetteville Ar
44 3:51:00 Timothy Howey 34 M Overland Park Ks
45 3:51:00 Kevin Allen 34 M Olathe Ks
46 3:54:22 Dan Hatcher 43 M Liberty Mo
47 3:56:40 Joe Reinstatler 41 M Cincinnati Oh
48 3:58:00 Marilyn Nolan 52 F Springfield Mo
49 3:58:10 Michael Shiach 52 M Bainbridge Island Wa
50 3:59:08 Todd Schapira 36 M Rocheport Mo
51 4:01:13 Alexander Kovalev 32 M Kansas City Mo
52 4:01:45 Nichole Hilgenberg 22 F Columbia Mo
53 4:03:20 Don Shafer 51 M Watauga Tx
54 4:04:43 Mark Wilkinson 35 M Overland Park Ks
55 4:06:15 Brenda Leuenberger 40 F Columbia Mo
56 4:06:21 Denise Berry 26 F Ft Leonard Wood Mo
57 4:07:10 Katie Gilbert 23 F Columbia Mo
58 4:07:43 John Schulz 45 M Columbia Mo
59 4:08:42 Richard Johnson 49 M Springfield Mo
60 4:08:43 Dan Jolley 56 M Springfield Mo
61 4:09:07 Tony Briski 54 M Menifee Ca
62 4:10:07 Joseph Neubauer 55 M Chesterfield Mo
63 4:11:57 J Glenn Phaup 39 M Ashland Mo
64 4:12:49 Harold Meyr 50 M Cape Girardeau Mo
65 4:14:12 Patricia De Vera 29 F Alexandria Va
66 4:22:10 Timothy Wilson 31 M Middletown Ct
67 4:23:37 Steven Power 26 M Waynesville Mo
68 4:27:16 Steve Kyle 43 M Gulf Breeze Fl
69 4:28:01 Mark Oppenheim 37 M University City Mo
70 4:28:08 Mike Allen 54 M Dayton Oh
71 4:28:09 Douglas Huff 53 M Macomb Il
72 4:28:27 Cindy Turner 35 F Florissant Mo
73 4:29:50 Marty Robinson 46 M Columbia Mo
74 4:29:59 George Stump 66 M Cincinnati Oh
75 4:31:28 Richard Hengst 53 M Cape Girardeau Mo
76 4:34:40 Clarence Coats 55 M Columbia Mo
77 4:40:32 Dave McNaughton 51 M Edwardsville Il
78 4:41:24 Amy Elmore 27 F Overland Park Ks
79 4:44:47 Kevin Ballard 46 M Marion Ia
80 4:45:26 Michelle Hinshaw 30 F Columbia Mo
81 4:45:52 Darryl Briscoe 45 M Creve Coeur Mo
82 4:48:34 Bob McKee 50 M Columbia Mo
83 4:50:25 Prisa Humphrey 30 F Kansas City Mo
84 4:50:49 Rod Stevens 37 M Columbia Mo
85 4:53:11 Oon Suan Albert 43 F St Peters Mo
86 4:55:20 Joel Sartwell 43 M Columbia Mo
87 4:55:29 David Hilgenberg 26 M Columbia Mo
88 5:03:18 Mike Yaworski 42 M St Clair Mo
89 5:05:18 Harley North 42 M Ft Hood Tx
90 5:06:34 Kevin Albert 43 M St Peters Mo
91 5:10:32 Morgan Barlow 23 F Louisville Ky
92 5:10:36 Darrel Dorsey 46 M Kansas City Ks
93 5:10:39 Rachel Lawler 23 F Louisville Ky
94 5:13:46 Dawn Ward 38 F Springfield Mo
95 5:14:57 Richard Worley 56 M Kingwood Tx
96 5:18:00 Melinda Kunz 27 F Riverside Mo
97 5:18:00 Lance Kunz 26 M Riverside Mo
98 5:22:23 Roxana Lewis 57 F Culver City Ca
99 5:22:40 Jerry Franklin 38 M Fairview Heights Il
100 5:26:59 Adrienne Woody 23 F Farmington Mo
101 5:28:00 Edward Keller 41 M Topeka Ks
102 5:37:32 Diane Ballard 45 F Marion Ia
103 5:43:23 Bill Grass 64 M McAllen Tx
104 5:43:40 Bree Morrison-Florek 52 F Clearwater Fl
105 5:43:42 Deborah Vandel 32 F Clearwater Fl
106 5:50:40 Rachel Johnson 29 F Tucson Az
107 5:50:54 John Strand 69 M Orange Ca
108 5:56:55 Susan Williams 49 F Columbia Mo
109 5:56:55 Jack Hudson 58 M Mexico Mo
110 5:57:12 Neil Brothers 25 M Columbia Mo
111 6:00:22 Michael Raab 24 M Lee's Summit Mo
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