The PB&J is a tasty run.
Keith Knipling
2014 Report
October 19, 2014 • Quantico, VA
58 starters, 35 finishers
The Inaugural PB&J 50k Report:
“The Fat Lip Trail Run”
VHTRC member Evan Fisher was the first finisher at the inaugural PB&J 50K, held on a picture-perfect fall day on the trails of Prince William Forest Park on Saturday October 18. Evan completed the two-loop course in 4:23. Club members AJ Cillo and James Whiteside joined Evan on the finisher’s podium, with finishing times of 4:35 and 4:58 respectively.
The winner of the women’s run was a rather surprised Maryellen Hutchins. Maryellen came in to the finish in 6:40, and could not be convinced that she had won. Maryellen, you did. VHTRC members Sara Fanous and Laura Drake rolled in shortly after, and both clearly enjoyed their times on the PWF trails so much that each logged some bonus miles before their finishes.
Why the “Fat Lip Trail Run”? A picture speaks a thousand words …
RD Gary Knipling and a bee, both eager to sip from the same titrated beverage. The bee won. The good news is that by the time Gary had completed his valuable oversight duties out in the field and he had returned to the finish line area, the swelling had gone down considerably. And in case you are curious, Gary is just about uniquely qualified to make the following observation: “While a bee sting on the lip can hurt, a poisonous snake bite burns like the sting of 20 bees.”
This run was created to meet several perceived needs. The need for an accessible, non-technical fall 50k in the DC area. The need for a training run leading into the big November 50 milers that would be as runnable as they are. Finally, a desire to make more runners aware of what a great trail running resource they have in Prince William Forest Park. So hopefully all of these goals were accomplished for those who were able to come out for this run! There was much excited and/or apprehensive talk at the finish line of upcoming runs at Stone Mill, Masochist and JFK. The rather low 60 percent finishing rate for a run of this nature, on a gorgeous day (sunny, low 50s to upper 60s) and over a dry and easy course, would further indicate that many runners were looking for a supported training run of this nature.
We were delighted to welcome back the Queen of Prince William Forest Park, and one of the co-founders of the PB&J training runs, Jo Leigh Lockner, who flew in from Florida to be at the run, to revisit her former haunts, and to reconnect with so many friends. Jo helped at the start by “issuing” the runners’ run numbers - each number was Sharpied on the runners hand, followed by her trademarked smiley face.
The aid station at the end of the Mawavi road out-and-back section of the course (roughly 8 miles in to both loops) was the Boys Town stop in the run. While Dan Rose and Jack Kurisky were there, the aid station was dominated by The Boyz: J.P., Jack’s son; Danny, Dan Aghdam’s son; and Josiah, Dave Herring’s son. The aid station at the Turkey Run Education Center (TREC - approximately 13 miles in both loops), was the location of the Great Bee Sting, and other than Gary’s trailhead escort service for each runner, it was manned by Bernard Pesjak and Dan Aghdam. The turnaround and finish line was overseen by Kari Cillo and by the run sweep, Nick Combs. Big thanks to all of the volunteers who stepped up to make this run possible!
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Results
| Place | Name | Sex | Age | State | Mawavi 1 - 8 miles | TREC 1 - 13 miles | Pine Grove - 16 miles | Mawavi 2 - 24 miles | TREC 2 -- 29 miles | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Fisher | M | 34 | VA | 0:59 | 1:44 | 2:08 | 3:07 | 3:56 | 4:23 |
| 2 | Antonio Cillo | M | 28 | VA | 1:00 | 1:46 | 2:09 | 3:09 | 4:04 | 4:35 |
| 3 | James Whiteside | M | 42 | DC | 1:23 | 1:49 | 2:16 | 3:33 | 4:27 | 4:58 |
| 4 | Keith Knipling | M | 38 | VA | xxx | 1:49 | 2:17 | 3:35 | 4:33 | 5:04 |
| 4 | Justin McNeill | M | 40 | VA | 1:00 | 1:49 | 2:15 | 3:31 | 4:43 | 5:04 |
| 6 | Chris McIntosh | M | 41 | VA | 1:00 | 1:49 | 2:16 | 3:31 | 4:45 | 5:07 |
| 7 | Rob Sherwood | M | 38 | AZ | 1:09 | 2:05 | 2:35 | 4:00 | 5:08 | 5:45 |
| 8 | Matt Christovich | M | 35 | VA | 1:00 | 2:05 | 2:35 | 4:05 | 5:11 | 5:46 |
| 8 | Tom DiLazaro | M | 34 | VA | 1:13 | 2:12 | 2:44 | 4:07 | 5:11 | 5:46 |
| 10 | Scott Lee | M | 43 | VA | 1:07 | 2:05 | 2:39 | 4:08 | 5:12 | 5:47 |
| 11 | Jesse Fuller | M | 30 | VA | 1:09 | 2:03 | 2:35 | xxx | 5:09 | 5:51 |
| 12 | Matthew Smith | M | 35 | VA | 1:15 | 2:16 | 2:51 | 4:12 | 5:14 | 5:53 |
| 12 | Kevin Walker | M | 35 | VA | 1:15 | 2:16 | 2:51 | 4:12 | 5:14 | 5:53 |
| 13 | Dave Herring | M | 43 | VA | xxx | 1:49 | 2:28 | 4:16 | 5:32 | 6:10 |
| 14 | Frank Probst | M | 71 | VA | 1:15 | 2:21 | 2:55 | 4:25 | 5:37 | 6:14 |
| 15 | Irawan Balcet | M | 38 | VA | 1:22 | 2:25 | 2:58 | 4:23 | 5:40 | 6:24 |
| 16 | Jonathan Erber | M | 23 | MD | 1:00 | 2:03 | 2:32 | 4:08 | 5:32 | 6:36 |
| 17 | Maryellen Hutchins | F | 60 | VA | 1:30 | 2:27 | 3:04 | 4:43 | 5:37 | 6:40 |
| 18 | Sara Fanous | F | 34 | VA | 1:21 | 2:24 | 3:02 | 5:20 | 6:11 | 6:45 |
| 19 | Andy OBrien | M | 43 | VA | 1:30 | 2:26 | 3:04 | 4:43 | 6:07 | 6:51 |
| 20 | Geoff Giffin | M | 35 | VA | 1:21 | 2:26 | 3:02 | 5:02 | 6:15 | 6:56 |
| 21 | Laura Drake | F | 25 | CT | 1:30 | 2:44 | 3:22 | 5:04 | 6:25 | 7:03 |
| 22 | Tom Simonds | M | 59 | VA | 1:22 | 2:25 | 3:07 | 4:50 | 6:15 | 7:05 |
| 23 | Anzhela Knyazeva | F | 29 | DC | 1:25 | 2:35 | 3:22 | 5:08 | 6:36 | 7:19 |
| 24 | Edward Cacciapaglia | M | 60 | VA | 1:24 | 2:33 | 3:16 | 5:16 | 6:48 | 7:29 |
| 25 | Stephanie Chivis | F | 40 | VA | 1:43 | 2:49 | 3:30 | 5:50 | 6:47 | 7:32 |
| 25 | Sarah Curtis | F | 33 | VA | 1:31 | 2:43 | 3:28 | 5:30 | 6:47 | 7:32 |
| 27 | Sirisha Golla | F | 40 | VA | 1:35 | 2:55 | 3:42 | 5:33 | 6:56 | 7:43 |
| 28 | Keith Hosman | M | 60 | VA | 1:35 | 3:16 | 4:00 | 5:53 | 7:13 | 7:56 |
| 29 | Paul Crickard | M | 60 | MD | 1:28 | 2:57 | 3:45 | 5:50 | 7:15 | 7:57 |
| 30 | Alan Gowen | M | 64 | MD | 1:38 | 3:05 | 3:50 | 5:51 | 7:21 | 8:03 |
| 31 | Judith Weber | F | 54 | MD | 1:36 | 2:59 | 3:45 | 5:50 | 7:15 | 8:07 |
| 31 | Bob Phillips | M | 59 | VA | 1:33 | 2:55 | 3:41 | 5:50 | 7:21 | 8:07 |
| 33 | David Snipes | M | 46 | VA | 1:23 | 2:44 | 3:27 | 4:45 | 6:12 | 8:15* |
| 34 | Chris Farmer | M | 35 | MD | 1:33 | 2:55 | 3:41 | 5:49 | 7:23 | 8:21 |
| 35 | Ed Walsh | M | 65 | VA | 1:29 | 2:58 | 3:40 | 6:00 | 7:42 | 8:42 |
| x | Hannah LaBerteaux | F | 27 | VA | 1:23 | 2:32 | 3:12 | 5:13 | xxx | DNF |
| x | Sanderson Mittnacht | M | 27 | DC | 1:08 | 2:05 | 2:33 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Erik Price | M | 31 | VA | 1:09 | 2:05 | 2:35 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Elena Bragg | F | 22 | VA | 1:08 | 2:05 | 2:40 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Thomas Buell | M | 40 | VA | 1:15 | 2:21 | 2:53 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | KC Guevara | F | 38 | VA | 1:38 | 2:23 | 2:58 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | John Garneski | M | 37 | VA | 1:18 | 2:20 | 2:58 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Ernesto Casarez | M | 58 | MD | 1:15 | 2:30 | 3:10 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | John Nelson | M | 64 | NY | 1:30 | 2:35 | 3:19 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Maria Bertacchi | F | 50 | VA | 1:28 | 2:44 | 3:28 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Christine Bone | F | 43 | VA | 1:33 | 2:46 | 3:35 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Mark Mckennett | M | 36 | MD | 1:33 | 2:45 | 3:35 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Francesco Smith | M | 29 | MD | 1:38 | 2:58 | 3:45 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Holly Franz | F | 43 | VA | 1:43 | 3:03 | 3:50 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Johnny Nguyen | M | 31 | VA | 1:43 | 3:03 | 3:50 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Debbie Daughtry | F | 56 | VA | 1:56 | 3:19 | 4:04 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Pamela Gowen | F | 62 | MD | 1:46 | 3:15 | 4:17 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Jill Quivey | F | 48 | VA | 1:58 | 3:28 | 4:23 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | David Quivey | M | 51 | VA | 1:54 | 3:25 | 4:23 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Stephanie Wilson | F | 49 | VA | 1:58 | 3:28 | 4:29 | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Farouk Elkassed | M | 65 | VA | 1:56 | 3:32 | xxx | xxx | xxx | DNF |
| x | Johanna Lockner | F | 43 | FL | xxx | 2:23* | xxx | xxx | xxx | DNF |
Several runners missed sections of the course, but took advantage of the second loop to correct their errors. | ||||||||||
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