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44th Maryland – District of Columbia RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge

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Story and Photos by George Banker

The 44th RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge was hosted by the Howard County Striders on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at Howard County Community College, Maryland.

The winds were calm with a temperature range of 25 degrees at the start of the race and up to 35 degrees at the finish. The course is known for its hills. The start elevation was 443 feet above sea level with 446 feet at the finish. The total ascent is 558 feet. The course is advertised as having “rolling hills with multiple elevation changes.”

The Howard County Striders and the volunteers provided another excellent, well- executed event, which attracted 16 RRCA member clubs with 759 qualified runners (663 started and 656 finished).

The scoring was cross-country style.  It was a sight to see one club against another and it took a total team effort. The last finisher trained as hard as the winner. The bottom line was the representation of teams. The atmosphere was each runner supporting their teammates.

There is no reason for any person to not belong to a RRCA Club and it is a good way to share the pain and the joy of training and racing.

There is a special thanks to Howard County Community College, local police and medical jurisdictions.

Full results

Top Men

  1. Jeremy Ardanuy, 51:12, Baltimore Road Runners Club
  2. Max McNeil, 51:35, D.C. Road Runners
  3. Robby Creese, 52:19, Bullseye Running
  4. Tom Bean, 52:38, Kent Island Running Group
  5. Sean O’Leary, 52:42, Georgetown Running Club
  6. Austin McGinley, 52:44, Georgetown Running Club
  7. Zach Kaminsky, 52:44, Falls Road Running
  8. Ben Szuhaj, 53:48, Georgetown Running Club
  9. Jon Russell, 53:54, Georgetown Running Club
  10. Ben Aoki-Sherwood, 53:55, Howard County Striders

Top Women

  1. Julien Webster, 58:39, Bullseye Running
  2. Hannah Betman, 58:59, Howard County Striders
  3. Kerry Allen, 1:00:30, Georgetown Running Club
  4. Cleo Whiting, 1:00:35, Georgetown Running Club
  5. Robyn Mildren, 1:00:48, Falls Road Running
  6. Rachel Cluett, 1:01:05, Montgomery County Road Runners
  7. Kristen Gray, 1:01:54, Howard County Striders
  8. Stephanie Reich, 1:03:18, Howard County Striders
  9. Julia Roman-Duval, 1:03:28, Howard County Striders
  10. Christie Wetzel, 1:03:34, D.C. Road Runners

Male Masters Team

Bullseye Running, 20 Points
Montgomery County Road Runners, 24 Points
Falls Road Running, 61 Points
Baltimore Road Runners Club, 63 Points
Howard County Striders, 71 Points
D.C. Road Runners, 115 Points
Annapolis Striders, 133 Points
Westminster Road Runners Club, 149 Points

Female Masters Team

Howard County Striders, 13 Points
Montgomery County Striders, 39 Points
Falls Road Running, 57 Points
Harford County Road Running Club, 89 Points
Baltimore Road Runners Club, 91 Points
Bullseye Running, 91 Points
D.C. Road Runners, 108 Points
Annapolis Striders, 154 Points
Eldersburg Rogue Runners, 164 Points                                                                                      

Coed Overall (Top 6 Males/Females Score)

Georgetown Running Club, 500 Points
Howard County Striders, 550 Points
Falls Road Running, 730 Points
Montgomery County Road Runners, 739 Points
D.C. Road Runners, 748 Points
Bullseye Running, 805 Points
Baltimore Road Runners Club, 1037 Points
Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club, 1096 Points
Annapolis Striders, 1403 Points
Harford County Running Club, 1611 Points
Eldersburg Rogue Runners, 1612 Points
Prince George’s Running Club, 1830 Points

Male Under 40 (Top 4 score)

Georgetown Running Club, 24 Points
D.C. Road Runners, 53 Points
Howard County Striders, 55 Points
Montgomery County Road Runners, 93 Points
Bullseye Running, 96 Points
Falls Road Running, 98 Points
Baltimore Road Runners Club, 108 Points
Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club, 132 Points
Eldersburg Rogue Runners, 193 Points
Westminster Road Runners Club, 207 Points
Annapolis Striders, 232 Points
Prince George’s Running Club, 244 Points

Female Under 40

Georgetown Running Club, 29 Points
Falls Road Running, 45 Points
Howard County Striders, 48 Points
D.C. Road Runners, 79 Points
Montgomery County Road Runners, 93 Points
Bullseye Running, 106 Points
Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club, 116 Points
Annapolis Striders, 157 Points
Baltimore Road Runners Club, 161 Points
Eldersburg Rogue Runners Club, 182 Points
Prince George’s Running Club, 194 Points                      

1228 Sean O’Leary 52:42 5th Georgetown Running Club (GRC) 1226 Austin McGinley 52:44 6th GRC 1149 Zach Kaminski 52:44 Falls Road Running (FRR)
Robert Creese 52:19 3rd Bullseye Running (ER)
Max McNeill 51:35 2nd D.C. Road Runners Club (DCRRC)
Jeremy Ardanuy 51:12 1st Baltimore Road Runners Club (BRRC)
Eldersburg Rogue Runners (ERR)
Montgomery County Road Runners (MCRRC)
Team Eastern Shore Running Club (ESRC)
Phil Lang 1:12:19 Bullseye Running
Megan Ryan 1:08:23 MCRRC
Megan DiGregorio 1:04:56 Falls Road Running (FRR)
700 Dami Alao 1:01:49 DCRRC 771 Emiliano Segura 1:01:49 DCRRC
Cleo Whiting 1:00:36 GRC
581 Shane Hart 1:00:29 BRRC 1215 Kerry Allen 1:00:30 3rd GRC
814 Hannah Betman 58:59 51st Howard County Striders (HCS) 1042 Stephen Varney 58:55 MCRRC
Julien Webster 58:39 1st Bullseye Running (BE)
Marie Friedland 1:33:18 Annapolis Striders
Katelyn Gregory 1:32;31 MCRRC
Linda Burrell 1:31:32 MCRRC
1063 Ndegwa Kamau 1:31:18 PGRC
1054 Torey Bryant 1:24:19 PGRC 591 John Kessinger 1:24:21 BRRC
Rekeah Colon 1:17:57 BRRC
Manipal Arjula 1:15:48 HCS
Jamel Lattimore 1:13:29 PGRC
Vanessa Junkin 2:06:18 ESRC
Jeanne Larrison 2:05:23 BRRC
Ben Richter 1:58:21 DCRRC
April Morthland 1:57:19 Chesapeake Bay Running Club
Monica Singleton 1:53:24 PGRC
Chris Whitesell 1:50:33 Kent Island Running Group
Sara Michael Darlington 1:36:01 BRRC
Debbie Ellinghaus 1:33:31 Bullseye Running
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