Sunol
Fremont
March 25, 2001
by Gary Carpenter, meet director
In spite of an unexpected rainstorm Saturday evening, Sunday turned bright and sunny and we had a great day and a good turnout for our Sunol meet. We had over 198 competitors, which is a 5-year record and bested last year's 177. Below are the complete results.
Kelly Wells set all of the courses this year. You will notice that the courses are getting flatter and faster since Kelly started plying his trade in the Sunol terrain. For years Sunol has had a reputation for long uphill hikes to distant remote starts and brutal climbs on advanced courses (some past courses at Sunol actually approached the Cooley level of physical difficulty). But no more! This year, runners ruled and there were few complaints about the hills. The use of van shuttles has helped immensely and allows us to use portions of the park that have been rarely used in the past.
How fast were the courses this year? Well, Sunol 2000 courses were fast by Sunol standards, but 2001 left them in the dust! Here are the winning times in minutes per kilometer for both years.
2000 2001
Blue 9.3 min/km 6.7 min/km
Red 10.5 8.7
Green 14.1 9.7
Brown 18.1 10.3
Orange 15.5 14.1
Yellow 16.7 11.4
White 8.3 9.1
The Competition
The White course winner was Michael Aronoff in 22:45, followed closely by C.T. List in 23:35. The Yellow winner was Jean Francois Arcand in 36:25 with Angelica Riley right on his heels in 36:41. The Orange course (dark Orange) was won by Jacq Gwenhael in 49:14, followed by Daniel Rossel and Lukas Gruendler.The Brown course was won by Hannu (sandbagger) Haaramo in 38:12 followed by Steph Maclean in 59:16. Francois Leonard 51:23 (who is this guy?) beat local club favorite Dennis Wildfogel (52:39) on Green. Derek (long legs) Maclean took advantage of the fast terrain and outdistanced Matthias and Tapio on the Red course. James Scarborough absolutely SMOKED the 8.7 Km Blue course with a time of 58:38 (yes, that's 6.7 min/km in Sunol)! Another indication of the fast terrain and solid coursesetting this year is the lack of even one excuse from Steve Gregg!! The meet director was so dumbfounded that he was concerned for Steve's health (laryngitis, perhaps).
Thanks, Everyone
I want to thank the many volunteers who made this meet work.- EPRP permit: Rosemary Johnson
- Course design: Kelly Wells
- Pre-runners: Mark Prior, Joe Scarborough, Gary Martinez
- Registration: Vivian Lee, Idell Weydemeyer
- Early runners: Syd Reader, Doug Stein
- Results: Jeff Lanam, Syd Reader, Robert Lewis
- Control pickup: regulars Penny and Harold DeMoss, Mark Blair, Dean French, Leif Kirschenbaum, Leon Berzins, Kevin Schoenfield, Debby Wojtowicz
- Beginner's clinics: Abby Wolfe, Syd Reader, Nick Corsano
- Beginner Starts: Peter Graube, David Meredith, Alan & Debra Lavergne
- Advanced starts: Kelly and Julie Wells
- Shuttle drivers: Julie, Jed and Josh Wells and Harold DeMoss (driving Evan's van)
- Finish: Thorsten Graeve, Doug Stein
- Thanks to Evan Custer for transporting some of the e-punch equipment and to the DeMosses for helping to erect tents and sun shelters.
Results
Be sure to check out the e-punch splits for Orange and the advanced courses.
White 2.5km, 75m Climb, 10 Controls
1 Michael Aronoff 22:45
2 C. T. List 23:35
3 Nancy Grumet 27:22
= Kamini Singha 27:22
5 Erin Krueger 32:31
6 Henry & Sarah Band 34:15
7 Sean Campbell 35:37
8 Tom Harrington 52:27
9 R.Leadbetter, V.Woolworth & Joanne 55:37
10 Larry Fong & Carol Wilson 55:43
11 Louise Aspell Group 61:26
12 Eric Bauer 63:02
13 Jim Van Scyoc 64:21
14 Cathrine Berlin, Dominique Lascola
& Sara Sachs 65:21
15 Linda Legg 66:18
16 Sammy, Sherry & Kevin Murray 75:50
17 Susan, Hannah & Becky 78:13
18 Jay & Emily Hann 80:10
19 Juliet & Ian Davoren 84:10
20 Elizeba Ninan & Rich Roth 89:19
Vijay Parmar DNF (lost card)
Troop 2683 DNF
Julie, Liya, Chelsea, J B, Casey,
Laura, Stacey DNF (didn't punch GO control)
Yellow 3.2km, 135m Climb, 11 Controls
1 Jean Francois Arcand 36:25
2 Angelica Riley 36:41
3 Marie-Josee Parayre 50:33
4 Doug Masiel 55:49
5 Alexa Carleton 61:13
6 Kitty Gordon 63:11
7 Linda Spranz 67:37
8 Johanna Merriss 69:11
9 Team Tangent 71:34
10 Weeks-Martin-Widnant-Rebello Group 78:56
11 Kristen & Roberta Pitsenbarger 83:46
12 Brian & Matthew Agee 84:05
13 Rachel Care 84:20
14 Prior-Moreau Group 84:57
15 Garrett 87:18
16 Harry & Diane Hall 89:06
17 Heidi Eslinger 89:44
18 Ellie & Revel Nash 90:01
19 Kathy Daly & Chris Testroet 91:53
20 Galina Shakhnovsky 94:00
21 Myers Group 99:49
22 Annie, Becky & Liz Nas 104:20
23 Prior Group 120:49
24 Aubrey, Amanda & Jamie 142:53
25 Nicholas, Aaron, James & Evan 154:14
26 Tiffany, Taylor, Anna & Mallory 179:06
Bill, Barbara & Carla DNF
Laura & Ann Agee DNF
Gail Glendinning & Reyer Band DNF
Alan & Debra LaVergne DNF (stopped early to
work at starts!)
Second Course
Kamini Singha 53:01
Eric Bauer 55:23
Sean Campbell 65:14
Elizeba Ninan & Rich Roth 76:09
Larry Fong & Carol Wilson 76:50
Jim Van Scyoc 124:10
Orange 3.5km, 120m Climb, 9 Controls
1 Jacq Gwenhael 49:14
2 Daniel Rossel 55:30
3 Lukas Gruendler 1:07:21
4 Joe Polacco 1:17:16
5 Henders 1:20:42
6 Eric Gordon 1:23:01
7 Natasha Gelfano 1:23:56
8 Martisiute Eglute 1:30:26
9 Galina Shubina 1:32:29
10 Sergei Khulup 1:34:26
11 Sarah Rubinfeld 1:42:54
12 Tono Estrada 1:43:29
13 Larry Pagendarm 1:47:12
14 Silva Dolmane 1:49:08
15 Johnson & Faist 2:17:22
16 Jun Wang/Dan Mitchell 2:37:23
17 Jennifer Lautz &
Brad Hightdudis 2:38:10
18 Ev & Jean Beuerman 2:58:04
Doug Masiel DNF
Brown 3.7km, 145m Climb, 8 Controls
1 Panu Haaramo 38:12
2 Stephanie Maclean 59:16
3 Patty White 1:02:33
4 Marsha Jacobs 1:05:46
5 Oleg Shakhnovsky 1:09:58
6 Frazier Stevenson 1:15:38
7 Meredith & Weydemeyer 1:23:32
8 Leslie Minarik 1:35:40
9 Centiu/Corey 1:43:26
10 Dean French 1:47:30
11 Meg Gerstner 1:48:46
12 Nancy Lindeman 1:49:20
13 Tim Holleschau group 2:08:11
14 Paul Overvoorde 2:14:01
15 Joe Rivera 2:20:43
16 Craft & Sagraues 2:28:05
17 Cathy Bolger 2:35:57
Svetlana Kopeikiva DNF
Green 5.3km, 180m Climb, 10 Controls
1 Francois Leonard 51:23
2 Dennis Wildfogel 52:39
3 Lars Fjellbirkland 57:02
4 Alan Glendinning 57:18
5 John Harbuck 59:54
6 Devin Prauty 1:06:44
7 Evan Custer 1:07:35
8 C.J. Powers 1:08:55
9 Parag Gupta 1:11:36
10 Vivian Lee 1:14:16
11 Brian Donohue 1:14:42
12 Chris Day 1:15:07
13 George Minarik 1:15:22
14 Chuck Spalding 1:17:18
15 Stew Hintz (GCO) 1:18:13
16 Louise Madrid 1:18:51
17 Theo Verhoevan 1:20:26
18 Janet Petersen 1:22:32
19 Mike Fleishman 1:22:45
20 Gerry Goss 1:25:14
21 Stacy Goss 1:29:58
22 Roy Want 1:33:30
23 Abby Wolfe 1:40:00
24 Phillip Hoare 1:44:17
25 Jim Birch 1:49:38
26 Josh Garrison 1:50:14
27 Rob Gendreau 1:55:24
28 Robert Lewis 1:56:05
29 Steve Beuerman 1:57:04
30 Jeff Lanam 2:18:59
31 Vic Revenko 2:20:01
Red 7.0km, 225m Climb, 13 Controls
1 Derek Maclean 1:01:09
2 Matthias Kohler 1:03:34
3 Tapio Karras 1:04:43
4 Anneliese Steuben 1:11:34
5 Chris Taylor 1:14:22
6 Dan Greene 1:15:12
7 James Wilson 1:17:31
8 Chris Sherwood 1:20:55
9 Rod Jaehn 1:21:20
10 Mark Petersen 1:24:47
11 Russell Green 1:26:28
12 Mark Blair 1:44:42
13 Andrejus Masalkovas 1:50:14
14 Debbie Wojtowicz 1:56:39
15 Schoenfeld & Berzins 1:57:47
Mark Rice DNF
Blue 8.7km, 300m Climb, 17 Controls
1 James Scarborough 58:38
2 Wyatt Riley 1:10:26
3 Syd Reader 1:12:34
4 Thorsten Graeve 1:17:49
5 Steve Gregg 1:18:45
6 Jeff Lewis 1:22:12
7 Penny DeMoss 1:41:26
8 Peter Graube 1:48:19
9 Gavin Wyatt-Mair 1:53:53
10 Vadimas Masalkovas 1:54:14
11 Queny Cordair 3:10:01
Doug Stein DNF
