Talbot Kids Fun Run - Saturday, March 6, 2010 - Race starts at 1 PM.

The YMCA of Talbot County will be having its annual Talbot Kids Fun Run at the North Easton Sports Complex in Easton, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. This event includes a 3-mile race for children ages seven and up, and a one-mile distance for kids ages 4-6. It is a flat out-and-back race on the Easton Rail Trail. If you are interested, you can find out information through the YMCA of Talbot County's website: http://www.talbotymca.org/easton/ or look at the actual form: http://www.talbotymca.org/wp-content/pdfs/YMCAfunRun2010.pdf

I hope you all enjoy this fun, family-friendly event for those who get involved with it!

7th Annual Fall into St. Michaels Sports Boosters 5K - Saturday, October 25, 2008

Left: Finishers gather after the Fall into St. Michaels Sports Boosters 5K Run. Right: A photo of a few of the top male finishers after the race (from left to right): Mike Bickford (2nd overall), Mike Keene (3rd overall), and James Woodring (16-29 male age division winner).



Saturday, October 25, 2008

The rains cleared and the temperatures rose to present a warmer and sunny Saturday for the Fall in St. Michaels festival. One of the events at this festival was the 7th Annual Fall into St. Michaels Sports Boosters 5K Run/Walk at St. Michaels Elementary School.

The 5-kilometer (approximately 3.1-mile course) was flat and it wound through many different streets through the neighborhoods, by the water, and it even went by a marina a couple of times. A majority of the course was out and back, and runners got to enjoy running by the water, boat docks, churches, houses, and boats and they ran through the streets of St. Michaels.

Kate Rogers won the race for the females with atime of 24:22 One of the youngest female finshers was Molly Pittman, who won the under 15 age divsion for females. Nancy Toby, a very avid runner and triathlete, won the fifty-and-over age division for females with a time of 29:05; her second-fastest 5K she ever ran. Despite some injuries and illnesses, Toby has really improved her 5K and 10K, along with running longer distances and competing in longer distance events, and you can read about her resilient and strong approach to her training and races at: http://nancytoby.blogspot.com

Noah Wood was the first male and the overall winner of the race with a time of 18:54. Wood may have been about 15-20 seconds faster had he not gone the wrong way towards the end by accident, but fortunately one of the race staff driving a cart saw him go the wrong way and quickly redirected him. Wood did not mind too much, as this race marked his personal record-breaking completion of his quixotic goal to run in a running event in every county of Maryland (including Baltimore City) within half-a-year between May 3 and November 3; a six-month time frame that also saw him run a race in every county of Delaware within a week as well as a race in Fairfax, Virginia and one in Washington D.C. Mike Bickford finished second overall with a time of 20:07, winning the 30-49 age group division. Not too far behind was third place finisher, Michael Keene, with a time of 20:28, which I believe was quite a bit better than he was expecting. Keene is an avid runner and is a member of the Rise Up Runners (http://riseuprunners.blogspot.com) around the Mid-Shore area of Maryland's Eastern Shore. He helped put on the Bridge-to-Bridge Half-Marathon from Tilghman Island to St. Michaels, Maryland on Saturday, April 21, 2007; a race that seemed to be a big hit and it even included a 5K as well. Keene also placed third in this past March's Talbot Kids Fun Run (which was a bit less than three miles) in Easton.

Also worth noting is James Woodring, who ran his first 5K race and finished with a time somewhere between 22 and 23 minutes (probably closer to 22 minutes), and he won the 16-29 age group division. Woodring went on to compete at the Inaugural Rehoboth Beach Marathon on a relay team about a month later in Sussex County, Delaware. Al Kubeluis won the men's fifty-and-over age division, and Peggy Draughis was the eldest finisher of the event. Awesome work everyone!

Here are the results below, and right now I only have the overall and age group division winners by gender. I have not been able to get everyone's time (yet). I apologize this is over two months past the event's actual occurrence and I hope to have some photos up from it in the near future! Please let me know of any corrections or improvements that can be made! Happy holidays :)

Female:

Overall Winner: Kate Rogers - 24:22

15 and Under: Molly Pittman

16-29: Zoe Loca

30-49: Allison Jones

50 and Over: Nancy Toby - 29:05

Eldest Finisher: Peggy Draughis

Male

Overall Winner: Noah Wood - 18:54

16-29: James Woodring

30-49: Mike Bickford

50 and Over: Al Kubeluis

Upcoming Event: Run for Hospice, Friday, November 28, 2008

The YMCA of Talbot County in Easton, MD will host the 7th Annual Run for Hospice 10K Run and 5K Fun Run on Friday, November 28, 2008. The 10K starts at 10 A.M. and the 5K at 10:05 A.M. This should be a fun way to burn off some of that Thanksgiving food! Both courses are sid to be flat.

If you are interested, you are welcome to check out this website through the YMCA of Talbot County: http://www.talbotymca.org/easton/wellness.html#section-11

Have fun to all who participate and have a happy Thanksgiving!

YMCA of Talbot County - Talbot Kids Fun Run 2008

Talbot Kids Fun Run, Saturday, March 8, 2008

North Easton Sportsplex (on the "Rails-to-Trails" trails), Easton, Maryland

The off-and-on rains of the day and the cloudy skies did not stop close-to in not over a hundred participants from coming out to participate in the Talbot Kids Fun Run last Saturday in Easton. The staff and volunteers (many of which were from the YMCA of Talbot County in Easton) were just as tenacious in putting on the event, and a great number of them showed up. Fortunately it did not rain (at least not very hard) during the races or post-race ceremonies.

This event had two distances that started simultaneously at around 1 P.M. There was a one-mile for children ages 4-6 and then a three-mile distance for those seven or older (although a lot of participants seemed to agree that the flat, shaded and well-staffed course was probably much shorter than three-miles). The out-and-back course was pretty much straight, crossing a neighborhood street (that was well-staffed with traffic/course marshals) near the beginning of the route and near the end of it. There were one or two wooden bridges on the course as well, otherwise it was pretty much well-paved bikepaths.

The event was a fun fundraiser for Camp Lazy Days, a program put on by this YMCA. The Talbot Kids Fun Run has been going on for the past several years.

"I think it was great," said E, camp director and a coordinator for the Talbot Kids Fun Run at the YMCA of Talbot County in Easton. "We raised over $6,000 for Camp Lazy Days."

In the one-mile among the younger girls, Evelyn Campbell finished first followed by second place Kate Povis and third place Harper Melton. Among the younger boys in the one-mile, Matt Daniels finished first followed by second place Dylan Shreve and third place Jay Albrecht.

In the three-mile race, Stephanie Bazel was one of the first female finishers. Noah Wood was the first runner in for the three-mile race, followed by second place Curt Hutchison, and third place Mike Keene (16:57), who helped put on last year's inaugural Bridge-to-Bridge Half-Marathon in the St. Michael's area of Talbot County, MD last April.

"I think it's nice to have a race this early in the spring to come right out of winter," said Darryl Calloway, who ran this event for the first time and finished fourth overall in the three-mile race with a time of 17:30. "It's a good transition into the spring."

Many children and adults enjoyed this family-oriented event, whihc has drawn over 300-400 participants in the past. The event is not timed (unless you time yourself, which was how I was able to find out some of the other runners' times), and this year there were some issues with the order of finish, so I do not think I am able to accurately display all of the participants' names in the results at this moment aside from top finishers. Aside from that, this event is wonderful and it raised so much money. Children even won awards and honorable mentions for dressing up in St. Patrick's Day attire/costumes. The Talbot Kids Fun Run event was a fine example of how many people can come together and contribute towards a beneficial cause, despite rainy weather!


Talbot Kids Fun Run 1-Mile Results:

Girls:

1. Evelyn Campbell
2. Kate Povis
3. Harper Melton

Boys:

1. Matt Daniels
2. Dylan Shreve
3. Jay Albrecht

Talbot Kids Fun Run "3-mile" results

Females:
1. Stephanie Bazel

Males:
1. Noah Wood
2. Curt Hutchison
3. Mike Keene - 16:57
4. Darryl Calloway - 17:30


Hopefully photos of this event will come soon!

Talbot YMCA Run for Hospice 10K/5K Fun Run, Friday, November 23, 2007

Friday, November 23, 2007

Talbot YMCA, Easton, MD



A windy morning did not stop well over a hundred runners from participating in the 6th Annual YMCA Run for Hospice event the day after Thanksgiving. Participants had two options, a 10K Run or a 5K Run throughout Easton and the surrounding areas in Talbot County.

The front of the 10K appeared to be competitive. Jim Crowley won the race in 43:53 with second place John Dougherty ( 43:57) and third place Todd Ensminger (44:07) close behind. Within ten seconds behind the top three was Joe Conti in 44:14.

The top three women were fairly close together as well. Carol Scott was the first female finisher in 48:32, followed by Lori Callahan in 49:02. Close behind was third place female, Kate Atkinson in 49:14.

The 5K "Turkey Trot" Fun Run drew even more participants than did the 10K race. Greg Smith won the race by almost three minutes in 18:50.8. Luke Davis was second with a time of 22:42:26 with third place D North not far behind in a time of 22:52.

Ashby Kaestner was the first female finisher in 23:56 with second Kathleen Godley real close in 24:03. A little over a minute later, Collen Creamer finished third in the female division in 25:10 followed closely by Lisa Magdalau (25:12).


Matthew Prince won the boy's division of the 5K in a time of 23:24, and Olivia Keene won the girl's division of the 5K run in a time of 26:04. The chilly wind did not stop a large number of participants in this event, or the strong times that were run.

		Run for Hospice 10K Results
Place	Bib#	Last Name	First Name	Time
1	381	Crowley	Jim	43:53:00
2	461	Dougherty	John	43:57:00
3	941	Ensminger	Todd	44:07:00
4	430	Conti	Joe	44:14:00
5	447			44:31:00
6	482			44:52:00
7	930	Carney	Greg	45:17:00
8	436	Creamer	Sean	45:32:00
9	479	Keene	Michael	45:.4
10	384	Scott	Steve	46:47:00
11	908	Mora	Jose	47:38:00
12	391	Orsini	Brian	47:43:00
13	461
14	464	Mackendrick	David	48:23:00
15	333	Scott	Carol	48:32:00
16	452	Callahan	Lori	49:02:00
17	466	Atkinson	Kate	49:14:00
18	444	Wheat	Jonath	49:.2
19	359			49:47:00
20	373	Richardson	Jim	50:02:00
21	480	Bernaise	Pierre	50:05:00
22	465	Atkinson	Laurie	50:06:00
23	344	Kane	John	51:04:00
24	320	Dupont	Phoebe	51:32:00
25	449	Mattingly	Joel	51:44:00
26	484	Divjak	Laura	52:17:00
27	456	Schuman	Linda	53:15:00
28	942	Urso	Meghan	53:19:00
29	343	Saulsbury	Tracy	53:19:00
30	375	Saulsbury	Alisha	53:25:00
31	387	Jacobsen	Keith	54:53:00
32	476	Duvall	Beth	55:01:00
33	303	Murphy	Monica	55:39:00
34	374	Johnson	Kim	56:.1
35	386	Westphal	Lisa	56:11:00
36	497	Zappia	Kelly	56:19:00
37	473	Eiden	Maria	56:19:00
38	446	Scott	Suzanne	56:32:00
39	348			56.5
40	383			56.5
41	303			57:27:00
42	302	Murphy	Paul	57:27:00
43	933	Murphy	Steve	57:27:00
44	462	Sarubin	Susan	57.4
45	936	Wiggins	Todd	58:42:00
46	432	Chaney	Matthew	58:54:00
47	472	Eiden	Richard	58:56:00
48	443	Czinger	Barbara	59:15:00
49	448	White	Tad	59:44:00
50	428	Toby	Nancy	1:00:32
51	353	Sadler	Jackie	01:02.1
52	490	Hopkins	Brad	01:02.3
53	377	Neaton	Erin	01:03.3
54	376	Opalski	Jesica	01:03.3
55	352	Albrecht	Dianna	01:03.3
56	307	Mielke	Donna	01:03.6
57	485	Scott	John	01:05.2
58	943	Mielke	Julie	01:05.5
59	395	Orsini	Chris	01:09.4
60	477	Ottey	Carrie	01:10.1
61	370	Witte	Mary	01:13.4
		5K "Turkey Trot" Results
Place	Bib#	Last Name	First name	Time
1	337	Smith	Greg	18:50:.8
2	327	Davis	Luke	22:42:56
3	304	North	D	22:52
4	341	Mason	Richard	23:11:52
5	366	Mason	Michael	23:19
6	469	Prince	Matthew	23:54
7	455	Kaestner	Ashby	23:56
8	460	Godley	Kathleen	24:03:00
9	459	Godley	Rick	24:11:00
10	311	Meyerhoff	Cole	24:59:00
11	438	Creamer	Collen	25:10:00
12	932	Magdalau	Lisa	25:12:00
13	929	Garcia	Liddy	25:55:00
14	478	Keene	Olivia	26:04:00
15	380	Crowley	Christina	26:28:00
16	909	Kamenoff	Bill	26:30:00
17	329	David	Bob	26:35:00
18	498	Zappia	Steve	26:35:00
19	488	Hopkins	Skyler	26:40:00
20	467	Fealson	Michael	27:00:00
21	471	O'Keefe	Kerry	27:00:00
22	470	O'Keefe	Mike	27:04:00
23	495	Narr	Frank	27:04:00
24	910	Narr	Jessica	27:46:00
25	499	Cattameo	Cara	27:46:00
26	486	Parker	Matthew	27:54:00
27	458	McGarry	Paige	27:59:00
28	435	Daugherty	Linda	28:03:00
29	420	Hendricks	Julie	28:04:00
30	424	Blake	Andrew	28:21:00
31	496	Ciaramello	Sway	28:32:00
32	475	Ketterman	Karen	28:56:00
33	463	Sarubin	Murray	28:58:00
34	332	Fox	Caroline	29:55:00
35	423	Blake	Nancy	31:30:00
36	369	Hanna	Joe-Ann	31:37:00
37	494	Ciaramello	Mary Gardner	31:45:00
38	410	McGarry	Joan	31:45:00
39	328	Davis	Susan	31:48:00
40	323	Davis	Lindsay	31:48:00
41	445	Raja Cich	Matthew	31:54:00
42	322	Lee	Connie	32:00:00
43	339	Smith, I	Patrick	32:08:00
44	358	Daniels	Mack	32:18:00
45	356	Daniels	Tim	32:26:00
46	457	McGarry	John	32:30:00
47	393	McGarry	Doug	33:00:00
48	340	Mason	Teresa	33:06:00
49	483	McFadden	Catherine	33:18:00
50	926	Van Evera	Megan	33:28:00
51	935	Hertlendy	Logan	33:29:00
52	927	Van Evera	Kathleen	34:06:00
53	326	Cherbonnier	Audra	34:59:00
54	336	Mattingly	Jean	35:03:00
55	482	Hertenlendy	Katie	35:03:00
56	482	McFadden	Patrick	35:09:00
57	922	Narr	Lois	35:12:00
58	434	Daugherty	Katie	35:29:00
59	481	McFadden	Grace	35:35:00
60	415	Narr	Madison	35:41:00
61	923	Van Evera	Sean	35:53:00
62	491	Standford	Lily	36:30:00
63	487	Hopkins	Natalie	36:50:00
64	342	Maacgibbon	Jodi	36:56:00
65	454	Walter	Luke	37:07:00
66	357	Daniels	caity	37:09:00
67	474	Gibbons-Neff	Kim	37:19:00
68	355	Daniels	Bennett	37:19:00
69	318	Meyerhoff	Chloe	37:58:00
70	433	Daugherty	Lauren	38:35:00
71	500	Horney	Brooke	38:39:00
72	934	Campbell	Taylor	38:41:00
73	450	Codney	Maeve	38:44:00
74	931	McCormick	Ann	39:02:00
75	354	Daniels	Debbie	39:11:00
76	421	Henricks	John	39:11:00
77	937	Leitzer	Chuck	40:21:00
78	362	Dupont	Emily	40:21:00
79	361	Dupont	Nance	40:42:00
80	306	Meyerhoff	Jill	40:46:00
81	365	Mason	Julieanne	46:00:00
82	313	Mattingly	R.J.	46:37:00
83	367	Mason	Betsey	46:38:00
84	324	Ritz	Todd	46:51:00
85	389	Potter	Sylvia	47:20:00
86	388	Potter	Brandon	47:26:00
87	378	Laurie	Melissa	50:27:00
88	325	Ritz	Vivienne	50:27:00
89	440	Ferguson	Ganett	50:49:00
90	439	Ferguson	Laurie	50:49:00
91	441	Ferguson	Andrew	52:17:00
92	437	Creamer	Lisa	52:17:00
93	945	Frankey	Kathleen	52:30:00
94	946	Frankey	John	52:30:00
95	949	Alfes	David	52:30:00
96	317	Cooper	Jay	52:30:00
97	308	Meyerhoff	Jack	52:55:00
98	316	Henery	Richard	52:55:00
99	907	Ford	Peggs	53:10:00
100	431	Chaney	Nichole	53:19:00
101	453	Adkins	Hugh	53:20:00
102	457	Adams	Megan	53:50:00
103	346	Adkins	Merle	53:50:00
104	345	Adkins	Sarah	53:50:00
105	382	Wood	Barbara	54:13:00
106	379	Drummer	Joanne	54:13:00
107	385	Vonell	Megan	54:13:00
108	334	Bell	Chloe	54:13:00
109	350	Baynard	Donna	54:13:00
110	301	Ford	Mennike	54:13:00
111	338	Smith	Darby	54:30:00
112	363	Davis	Joseph	56:18:00
113	351	Golshani	Amber	59:00:00
114	925	Van Evera	Karen	59:20:00
115	924	Van Evera	Gary	59:30:00

Introduction to My Intent of this Blog Site!!!!!!

Greetings and warm welcome to everyone! Thanks for comin' to this site! I'm hoping to use this site to display results of running events in Talbot County, MD that, for whatever reason, may not have been displayed or circulated. I am not a race official nor have I run many Talbot County running events, but I like to see results of which ever ones are run, posted (and I have a feeling others do too). After lookin' through the internet a bit for events to do in Talbot, it has become apparent to me that a lot of the races and running events that occur year-around in Talbot County do not really get much coverage, at least in terms of having results posted online. The only events in this county where I have seen coverage for them has been the Inaugural Bridge-to-Bridge 1/2 Marathon and 5K Run in St. Michael's on Saturday, April 21, 2007 and the Oxford Day 10K Run in Oxford on Saturday, April 28, 2007, both of which are done through the Delaware-based Seashore Striders group (http://www.seashorestriders.com) I am hoping to touch base with some event coordinators some time soon and maybe get some results for the 5K that took place around the time of last fall at St. Michael's High School and also for the YMCA event that took place in the beginning/middle of March (I think it was mainly for younger kids). Sorry I can't be more specific, I don't recall much about these events or what they were called, I just heard about 'em. Also, I hope that if the Run for Hospice 10K/5K Run in late November is occurring later this year, that I can get a hold of some results and get them posted on here, because I don't think they really ever got coverage. I can't make any promises that all these events from the past year and the upcoming ones will get coverage on this site, but I'll see what I can do! If they don't have results to share with me or if they don't want me posting them, I understand, as I am not a race official or anything like that. Yet, I'll keep my eyes peeled and of course, send in feedback or information on any running events in Talbot County, I'd at least like to give them some mention as part of my recently successful Maryland-wide running endeavor to try and run at least one running event in every Maryland county (including one in Baltimore City) within 2007.
Thank you for reading and your continued support!