5 K Nut Race 2007

5 K Nut Race Reactor Park, 9:00 a.m. Feb. 3, 2007 Temp: 8 degrees F, Wind 15 MPH, Sunny
Thirty certifiably insane runners toed the starting line, got the gun, and took off heading south on the 5 K loop course. A half mile later, cold reality set in when they headed north up the hill on Providence Road and the wind, Mariah, took over for the next half mile. Over three + loops, the lead went back and forth between Matt Dreier and Marc Keys with Dreier slowly pulling away for an 8 second gap and the win in 17:25. The youngest runner, John Moreton age 12, ran a great race, winning his age group and finishing 23^rd overall in 26:23. The senior runner, Jim O’Dell, won his age group (60+) in 32:04, a particularly impressive showing given Jim’s recent return to racing after a considerable layoff. Allison Hodgson and Jaira Grathwohl battled for first overall woman with Alison winning in 21:17 for 10^th overall. The record temperature is –1 F, so we did not set any new records in that department this race. A very special thanks to Tom Allen, Joe Duncan, Anne Hessler, Dan Hooley, Linda Lafontaine, and Jim Linville for helping with the race management. The weather and what must have been a 25-year old Top Flight note pad that literally shredded in the wind, separating some names from ages made timing and scoring a real challenge, but the team functioned flawlessly. Dick Hessler, Race Director
Place	Name	Time	Age Group Award	Sex
1	Matt Dreier	17:25	-	M
2	Marc Keys	17:33	*	M
3	Tony Rigdon	19:24	*	M
4	Darrin Young	19:26	+	M
5	Steve Stonecipher-Fisher	19:40	*	M
6	Jose' Miranda	19:49	*	M
7	Andy Emerson	19:55	*	M
8	Phil Schaefer	19:57	+	M
9	Tom May	20:29	+	M
10	Alison Hodgson	21:17	-	F
11	Brett Barton	21:33	+	M
12	Paul Wagner	21:41	+	M
13	Scott Brawner	22:03	+	M
14	Kurt Kennett	22:16	+	M
15	Jaira Grathwohl	22:24	+	F
16	Fred Schmidt	23:18	*	M
17	James Harrington	23:31	+	M
18	Joe Love	23:33	+	M
19	Hugh Emerson	23:59	+	M
20	Lisa Wells	24:30	*	F
21	Steve Kullman	24:58	+	M
22	Bryan Norton	26:07	+	M
23	John Moreton	26:23	*	M
24	Berkley Hudson	26:27	*	M
25	Rod Stevens	27:15	+	M
26	Terry Stock	27:36	+	M
27	Ann Moreton	28:38	+	F
28	Jim O'Dell	32:04	*	M
29	Sara Justice	32:38	*	F
			KEY: - won big jug of peanuts -- overall winner (by sex) * won jar of peanuts -- first place in age/sex group + won bag of peanut M&Ms -- (everyone else)