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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Getting ready for the 36th annual Westminster Main Street Mile
Getting ready for the 36th annual Westminster Main Street Mile. 12April2017
Friday, April 15, 2011
Explore Carroll: Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile
Explore Carroll: Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile
Complete race results of the 30th Annual Westminster Maryland Main Street Mile
Explore Carroll: Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile http://t.co/5OSUP8s
Westminster, Md April 13, 2011
30th Annual Westminster Road Runner’s Club https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/ - Westminster Main Street Mile
Timing & Scoring via Maryland Timing: http://www.wmtiming.com/2011races.html
Find the article on www.explorecarroll.com here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/ Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile - Annual events draws a fast crowd to downtown Westminster
The first section is a list of the top runners by class. The second section is the list of the runners by place and time. The preregistered list of participating schools is on the last page…
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There were approximately 600 runners in the second heat, the fun run, which was untimed. 218 runners participated in the competitive run.
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Despite the chilly spring temperature and the gray overcast skies, hundreds of runners and an equal number of fans lined the sidewalks of downtown Westminster for the 30th running of the Main Street Mile Wednesday evening.
The annual Westminster tradition announces the final arrival of spring as if the runners, fans, and family supporters run to downtown Westminster to spread the word that warmer temperatures and spring flowers are soon to follow.
The race has grown in size in the past decades and now attracts runners and families from all over the mid-Atlantic region. The annual rite of spring is a huge community effort featuring the teamwork of the downtown merchants, Westminster Road Runners Club, Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, Police Department and Fire Police and scores of volunteers.
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As is tradition, the race is run in two parts. 218 runners ran in the competitive run which took-off first at 7 p.m. sharp, which was announced this year by the booming bell of the Westminster Clock Tower which offered a perfect back-drop to the carefully choreographed chaos of the finish line frenzy near the railroad tracks. And this year, for effect, a train came through town just after the race to add ambiance to the community event.
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600 runners raced in the second portion of the race event, the Connor Smith Memorial Fun Run which features children under the age of ten-years old.
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The fastest known Maryland State Trooper in this year’s race was Laura Beck, of Westminster with a time of six minutes and thirty-nine seconds, followed by Major Scott Yinger of Westminster with a time of seven minutes and two seconds – not bad for the former Westminster barrack commander and state police veteran who is just months away from retirement.
“Oh, don’t put me in the paper,” said Yinger after the race, as his wife, Charlene – who ran the race with a time of seven-minutes and thirty-nine seconds – stood by the older trooper to make sure he was okay.
Two of the oldest runners in this year’s festivities were Tami Graf, who crossed the finish line at eight-minutes and thirty-nine seconds at 74-years young. She was followed by Yvonne Aasen, who was believed to be one of the oldest in the race at age 79 and finished with a time of nine-minutes and forty-nine seconds.
… Find the article on www.explorecarroll.com here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/ Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile - Annual events draws a fast crowd to downtown Westminster
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Friday, April 16, 2010
The Westminster Main Street Mile, an annual Westminster rite of spring, took place last Wednesday
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The Westminster Main Street Mile, an annual Westminster rite of spring, took place last Wednesday Filed April 15, 2010 By Kevin Dayhoff
The 29th running of the Westminster Main Street Mile went off without a hitch thanks to over 50 volunteers, the Westminster Police Department, Fire Police - and the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department which each year opens-up its engine bays for the pre-race registration, the after-race ice cream and results.
The annual Westminster rite of spring, sponsored by the Westminster Road Runners, is our local equivalent of the running of the bulls made famous by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises; well sort of… At least the local version is totally family oriented.
“Well the sun’s out. That’ll bring out a lot of the families…,” said Tom Reese, a veteran race volunteer. In years past, cold and rain have greeted the runners and spectators.
His wife, Chris Reese, was busy with past race director, Liuda Galinaitis, at the one of the pre-race registration tables. They had a huge bag of M&M’s to help the runners with the pre-race jitters.
The annual event dates back to 1981, said Beth Weisenborn, who returned again this year’s race director.
Kevin Spradlin, also a longstanding volunteer for the race has dubbed her the “ex-club president in waiting,” in recognition for all the years she has served in that capacity. Oh yeah, she does such a good job, we just let her keep doing it, said Spradlin.
Weisenborn said that the race is known as one of the fastest one-mile courses in the world because it begins at the top of East Main Street at Fair Avenue and follows Main Street west to the Westminster Branch of the Carroll County Public Library – “all downhill, with a total vertical drop of 144 feet.”
According to Weisenborn, Dr. Sam Case started the race years ago along with the late Terry Burk and the late Dr. David Herlocker, who passed away in 2008.
Burk, the popular owner of “The Treat Shop,” then in downtown Westminster, was killed while jogging in 1995 with two friends on Route 97 at Kalten Road when a car struck him and fellow jogger, and former race director, Herlocker.
The race was originally organized, said Weisenborn, “around the idea of having a fun, family race event at the beginning of the running season, and then everyone would head up the street to The Treat Shop for ice cream.”
The race grew in size over the years and now attracts runners and families from all over the mid-Atlantic region. The ice cream sundaes were replaced several years ago when the health department encouraged the distribution of ice cream sandwiches instead.
This year’s second place finisher with a time of four-minutes and twenty-four seconds, Mark Eissens, 29, almost did not make it in time for the run this year. He traveled from Virginia and got caught in traffic. He drove straight to the starting area, got out of his car, ran to the starting line with seconds to spare, and right down the hill…
The race has turned into an annual affair for the family of former Maryland State Delegate Joe Getty. This year’s race occurred on Getty’s birthday, which had nothing to do with the fact that he did not run this year due to an injury. His youngest son, Samuel, did run the race this year.
The family has run together in the race for over 15 years and it has become the source of some friendly sibling rivalry, when Getty recently sent out an e-mail to the family that “Number one son, Justus, placed 12th in 1999 with a time of 4:42. He had not previously realized that he was upstaged by number two son, Nathan, who placed 11th in 2003 with a time of 4:41.”
To which his son Justus, responded on the family’s Facebook page, “Not only did Nathan BEAT ME, but now we have to publish it in the NEWSPAPER? … Dad, you're going to give me a complex or something!”
The event which always begins at 7 PM sharp is actually two races.
The first race was officially timed. To qualify folks needed to be age 11 or older and capable of running a mile in less than 10 minutes.
The second race is the “Connor Smith Memorial Fun Run,” for everyone under the age of 10. It is neither officially timed nor scored. However, a clock showing the unofficial race time was displayed at the finish line. All the participants in the Smith Fun Run wear a race identification badge which bears the number “1,” and all the children who participated were awarded a medal at the finish line.
This year’s adult race winner came from near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Ashley Sollenberger, 28, had a winning time of four-minutes and twenty-three seconds, besting Eissens and a previous winner, Remus Medley, 40, who crossed the finish line at four-minutes and twenty-five seconds.
Medley did, however get past the finish line ahead of his daughter, Brittney Rooks, 16, from Poly High School in Baltimore. Rooks, the fastest female in the adult run crossed the finish line with a time of four-minutes and forty-nine seconds; edging-out last year’s winner, Sherry Stick, 31, who had a time of four-minutes and fifty-two seconds.
Both times are just slightly behind the current International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) recognized world record holder, Svetlana Masterkova, of Russia, who ran the mile in four-minutes and twelve-seconds on August 14, 1996.
It’s a family affair for the Rooks-Medley family, from Baltimore, who are training for several upcoming marathons, along with several other friends and family who made the trip to Westminster.
The mile-run times recorded Wednesday puts Westminster among world leaders. The first recorded time for the mile was July 28, 1852 when Charles Westhall ran a 4 minute 28 second mile in London. Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile on May 6, 1954. He ran it in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
The current IAAF recognized world record holder for men is Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who ran the mile on July 7, 1999 in three-minutes and forty-three seconds.
The world records are only slightly faster than that of the fastest-youngest female in the Westminster race, Hannah Lyon,12, or the fastest-youngest male, Mark Broomfield, 14.
The fastest-oldest female was Yvonne Aasen, 78; and the fastest-oldest male was John Elliot, 71.
After the race, Stan Ruchlewicz, the Westminster economic development director smiled and said it was a good event for downtown Westminster.
Everyone went home tired and full of ice cream. “It’s a great event for families to come-out and share in the common experience of such a unique event,” said Weisenborn, as she started packing-up and already looking forward to next year’s event.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
20080416 Westminster Main Street Mile runs Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Westminster Main Street Mile runs Wednesday evening, April 16, 2008
April 15, 2008
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The annual Westminster Road Runners Club “Main Street Mile, a
The annual event dates back to 1981 and is known as “one of the fastest one-mile courses in the world” because it begins at the top of East Main Street at Fair Avenue and follows Main Street west to the Westminster Branch of the Carroll County Public Library - all downhill, with a total vertical drop of 144 feet.
The event always begins at 7 PM sharp, rain or shine and the race is run in two “heats.” Heat #1 is officially timed and scored with prizes awarded. To qualify for Heat #1, you must be age 11 or older and be capable of running a mile in less than 10 minutes.
Heat #2 is the “Connor Smith Memorial Fun Run.” It will neither be officially timed nor scored. A clock showing an unofficial race time, however, will be at the finish line.
Because so many young people participate, the Main Street Mile is known as a fun family event. Even the “race numbers” are fun, since everyone under the age of 10 wears a race identification badge, which bears the number “1.”
The cheers for the “number 1’s” always seem the heartiest, since finishing is quite an accomplishment for the little runners. Every “number 1” is awarded a medal at the finish line.
Every year over fifty volunteers, in addition to the Westminster Police Department and the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire Police come together with members of the Westminster Road Runners Club and the Main Street Mile race director, to make sure it is a success.
Race directors in the past have included Liuda Galinaitis and one of the founders of the event, the late Dave Herlocker.
According to this year’s race director, Beth Weisenborn, registration for the
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
20071109 Westminster Road Runners Schedule for January - May 2008
January-May, 2008
November 9th, 2007
Tuesday, January 1, 12:00 noon, Winfield Mile, South Carroll
High School, Winfield, Md. Alan Pobletts, 410-549-1873
or franpob@carr.org RACE DAY ENTRY ONLY.
Sunday, January 13, 12:00 noon, Mighty Medford Freeway 5K,
Avondale and Stone Chapel Roads,
Yinger, 410-857-2930 or yinger32@yahoo.com RACE DAY
ENTRY ONLY.
Sunday, February 3, 12:00 noon, Bear Run Four Miler,
Pleasant Valley Fire Hall, Pleasant Valley,
Alspach, 410-875-2621 or galspach@mcdaniel.edu RACE
DAY ENTRY ONLY.
Saturday, March 1, 9:00 am, Flying Feet 5K, Bear Branch
4974 or Dpgflyingfeet@aol.com RACE DAY ENTRY ONLY.
Sunday, March 16, 9:00 am, Four Mile Predicted Time Run,
F&M Manufacturing Company,
David Herlocker, 410-848-8332 or dherlock@mcdaniel.edu
RACE DAY ENTRY ONLY.
Saturday, March 29, 9:00 am,
Bair Stadium,
Fennell, 410-848-8991 or ffennell@mcdaniel.edu
RACE DAY ENTRY ONLY.
Saturday, April 5, 9:00 am, Race for the Stars 5K Run/Walk,
410-833-0346 or msobota@verizon.net
Wednesday, April 16, 7:00 pm,
Beth Weisenborn, wrrc.web@gmail.com or 717-677-6883
Entries are available on-line at http://www.carr.org/~wrrc
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Thursday, April 12, 2001
20010412 Westminter Road Runners Club Annual Main Street Mile
A soggy Mile on
April 12, 2001
When Shawn Pinamonti registered for the
He just didn't know how fast.
Pinamonti was the first of 476 runners to cross the finish line of the
Tristan Gilbert, a 2000 graduate of Westminster High, was second in 4:14.9. He was followed by 22-year-old Brendan Henderson. Howard Courtland, 46, took the masters title with a time of 4:46.
"I didn't really know what to expect," said Pinamonti, of
Pinamonti wasn't too familiar with the layout of the race, but he wasn't too uncomfortable, either.
"I just moved to
Eldersburg's Rachel Hawes became the youngest two-time winner in race history. She was the first female finisher with a time of 4:50.3, edging runner-up Sherry Esposito by .7 seconds. North Carroll High distance standout Colleen Lawson came in third at 5:06 and Kim Keller won the masters division in 6:13.9.
Hawes has some experience in running. The two-time AAU champion in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs said she just runs for the enjoyment of the sport.
"I like running," said Hawes, 13, who also won last year's race. "I've been running since I was in second grade. It's fun. I like being in shape."
Other noteworthy finishers included Cheryl Williams (5:16), Amy King (5:17) and Tarynn Baker (5:18), who together swept the women's 16-19 age group. All three runners perform for the North Carroll track team. Bill Osburn was the oldest finisher with a 7:35.
Unlike in years past, the weather held off - somewhat.
"We would've had over 500 finishers if it had been sunny, but this isn't the worst year we've ever had," said race director Liuda Galinaitis. "A few years ago a storm hit just as the race started."
To make matters worse, the race wasn't as organized as it is today.
"We had used index cards to put on the runners' shirts. We couldn't read the names of anyone. We had no age groups that year."
But Galinaitis makes no apologies.
"I wasn't race director then," she quipped, "so you can't blame me."
Men's Open:
1. Shawn Pinamonti, 4:11.8;
2. Tristan Gilbert, 4:14.9;
3. Brendan Henderson, 4:24.2.
11-12: 1. Derek Woelfel, 5:15.5; 2. Justin May-West, 5:32.1.
13-15: 1. Dan Reedy, 4:33; 2. Tony Morris, 4:49.4; 3. Joe Taylor, 4:52.4.
16-19: 1. James Potter, 4:36.7; 2. Danny Sugars, 4:39.1; 3. Ron Shriver, 4:40.4.
20-29: 1. David Herdrix, 4:49.7; 2. David Cox, 5:06.9; 3. Michael Habenthal, 5:12.4.
30-39: 1. Ted Poulos, 4:38; 2. Pete Comis, 4:49; 3. Eric Maggio, 5:06.4.
40-49: 1. Greg Nelson, 4:48.2. 2. Mark Casteel, 4:50.8; 3. Paul Denz, 4:57.
50-59: 1. Ronnie Wong, 5:10.4; 2. Jim Knight, 5:13.9; 3. Eric Gyaki, 5:14.2.
60-69: 1. John Benket, 5:14.7; 2. Jim Turner, 6:49.6; 3. Paul Hocheder, 9:35.2.
70-79: 1. Bill Osburn, 7:35.7.
Women's Open: 1. Rachel Hawes, 4:50.3; 2. Sherry Esposito, 4:51; 3. Colleen Lawson, 5:06.1.
11-12: 1. Kathleen Hertsh, 5:19.7; 2. Tracy Armitage, 5:55.5; 3. Emily Fisher, 6:22.7.
13-15: 1. Allie Armitage, 5:21.3; 2. Maggie Rager, 5:36.5; 3. Anna Novak, 5:44.4.
16-19: 1. Cheryl Williams, 5:16.3; 2. Amy King, 5:17.7; 3. Tarynn Baker, 5:18.2.
20-29: 1. Dwan Gilmore, 5:53; 2. Terry Bosley 6:33.9; 3. Sue Werley, 6:48.
30-39: 1. Laura Brecheen, 6:17.6; 2. Carol Passmore, 6:18.6; 3. Laura Beck, 6:33.2.
40-49: 1. Debbie Frazier, 7:59.3; 2. Debbie Watenman, 7:59.3; 3. Susan Kron, 8:19.8.
50-59: 1. Dee Nelson, 6:37.4; 2. Irene Valeo, 6:39; 3. Ellen Hocheden, 7:42.7.
60-69: 1. Rose Ann Sautor, 13:15.8; 2. Bunny Pucci, 13:28.
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