2022 Report

October 30, 2022 • Quantico, VA

97 starters, 86 finishers

What a year for the PB&J trail run! Distance options were expanded to include the traditional 50k with an official 25k offering. We had an overwhelming response, with near-equal registrations in both events. Hopefully, these options gave new and experienced runners an opportunity to try something new, hone their skills, and achieve their goals.

Starting from the Telegraph Picnic Pavillion, 97 runners were greeted with perfect fall weather and stunning colors over the tree-lined trails, leading to a near-90% finish rate. Both events saw stellar performances and memorable experiences.

25k results
The men’s and women’s runs were neck-in-neck in terms of top finishes. Rob Bartholomew won the men’s run in a speedy time of 2:20, followed closely by Michael Bonfatto in 2:29 and Sebastian Gluzman in 2:32. Christine Schleppegrell broke up the men’s 1-2-3 finish by winning the women’s run and placing 3rd overall in 2:31. Ali Kennedy and Carol Cohen were on her heels in 2:46 and 2:55, respectively.

The 25k saw at least seven first-time trail runrs and longest-distance achievements. It was inspiring to watch so many runners get out of their comfort zone and try something new!

50k results
The 50k had nail-biting finishes as well. Chris Moore won the men’s run (on his birthday no less!) in 4:58, followed by John Oplinger in 5:02 and David Peppelman in 5:20. Jen Cortesi won on the women’s side in 6:24, following a 3rd place finish and a 6-minute improvement from her 2021 performance. Helene Strutko placed 2nd with a time of 7:24 and Kate Barger placed 3rd with a time of 7:38.

Similar to the 25k, at least seven runners took on their first ultra-distance - hopefully this sets the stage for a lifetime of ultras!

Volunteer shoutout!
It takes a village to put on a run and PB&J is lucky to have a phenomenal group of volunteers to make this event possible! Shoutout to everyone who spent a few hours with us, from course marking on Friday morning, to aid station support, to course sweeping. PB&J wouldn’t happen without you! Thank you.

A full list of volunteer names are listed below.

Run photos
Photos from Kirk Masterson Photography

Run reports
IRunFar's This Week in Running: October 31, 2022

Results

25k results are listed ahead of 50k results.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Age	State	Time	Distance	Notes
1	Robert	Bartholomew	58	MD	2:20	25k	1st 25k male
2	Michael	Bonfatto	32	DC	2:29	25k	2nd 25k male
3	Christine	Schleppegrell	36	VA	2:31	25k	1st 25k female
4	Sebastian	Gluzman	48	DC	2:32	25k	3rd 25k male
5	Eric	Thornton	42	VA	2:37	25k
6	Ali	Kennedy	29	VA	2:46	25k	2nd 25k female
7	Carol	Cohen	46	VA	2:55	25k	3rd 25k female
8	Christian	Stanton	49	VA	2:56	25k
9	Eric	Sikorski	42	VA	3:06	25k
10	Patrick	Sullivan	56	VA	3:07	25k
11	Eric	Ransom	42	DC	3:08	25k
12	Tara	Smallidge	42	DC	3:08	25k	1st trail race
13	Heather	Dougherty	36	DC	3:09	25k
14	Steven	Andrews	41	MD	3:09	25k
15	Micah	Farmer	30	KY	3:14	25k
16	Elsa	Araujo	45	VA	3:15	25k
17	Robert	Grolemund	54	VA	3:19	25k
18	Marc	Donahue	37	DC	3:20	25k
19	Thomas	Ellison	35	DC	3:20	25k	1st 25k, longest distance, 1st VHTRC race
20	Robert	Kazmierski	41	MD	3:20	25k
21	Karen	Knight	49	VA	3:20	25k
22	Jean	Bowman	49	VA	3:21	25k
23	Varun	Joshi	28	VA	3:21	25k	1st 25k
24	Melissa	Hunsberger	41	VA	3:22	25k
25	Steven	Frostad	60	VA	3:24	25k
26	Roberta	Whipple	50	VA	3:24	25k
27	Karen	Wille	51	VA	3:25	25k
28	Daniel	Forster	38	MD	3:26	25k
29	Julie	Insignares Santos	46	VA	3:26	25k
30	Bill	Sergison	31	VA	3:26	25k
31	Veronica	Crawford	53	VA	3:27	25k
32	Wayne	Kline	68	VA	3:28	25k
33	Kirsten	Talken-Spaulding	56	VA	3:28	25k
34	Ted	Bielawa	52	VA	3:30	25k
35	Emilynne	Buchanan	34	MD	3:35	25k	1st trail race
36	Justin	Buchanan	34	MD	3:35	25k	1st trail race
37	Karen	Audant	61	VA	3:40	25k
38	Tom	Simonds	67	MD	3:43	25k
39	Sara	Fanous	42	VA	3:44	25k
40	Joel	McMullen	37	VA	3:50	25k
41	Randall	Mays	60	DC	3:57	25k	1st organized race
42	Larry	Thibodeau	53	VA	3:58	25k
43	Tracey	Thibodeau	52	VA	3:58	25k
44	Tracy	Cooley	50	VA	4:01	25k
45	Marwa	Elsayed	48	VA	4:01	25k
46	James	Crowley	69	VA	4:07	25k
47	Amanda	Morken	46	VA	4:09	25k
48	Barbara	McMullen	31	VA	4:09	25k
49	Amanda	Lichy	44	VA	4:12	25k
50	Ram	Oruganti	52	VA	4:14	25k
51	Trisha	Christian	58	VA	4:21	25k
52	Amie	Kalsbeek	32	VA	4:24	25k
53	Rajya	Gannavarapu	50	VA	7:45	25k	1st trail race
54	Ramji	Gannavarapu	61	VA	7:45	25k	1st trail race
55	Ramesh	Golla	52	VA	7:45	25k
56	Sirisha	Golla	48	VA	7:45	25k
N/A	Sergio	Rojo	40	MD	DNF	25k
N/A	Felicia	Wilkerson	50	VA	DNF	25k

1	Christopher	Moore	37	VA	4:58	50k	1st 50k male (a birthday win!)
2	John	Oplinger	45	VA	5:02	50k	2nd 50k male
3	David	Peppelman	47	MD	5:20	50k	3rd 50k male
4	Aaron	Shapiro	39	MD	5:29	50k
5	Ali	Mohammed	44	MD	6:19	50k
6	John	Durkalski	39	DC	6:21	50k
7	Jen	Cortesi	45	VA	6:24	50k	1st 50k female
8	Nathanael	Achor	34	VA	6:25	50k
9	Andrew	Schaaf	54	VA	6:32	50k
10	Jimm	Ouellette	50	VA	6:39	50k
11	Joe	Darcy	27	VA	7:13	50k	1st ultra
12	Eliot	Gonzalez	39	VA	7:22	50k	1st ultra
13	Helene	Strutko	43	PA	7:24	50k	2nd 50k female
14	Edward	Leno	55	VA	7:28	50k
15	Paul	Aumayr	52	MD	7:29	50k
16	Cody	Johnson	28	VA	7:35	50k	1st ultra
17	Peter	Han	46	MD	7:36	50k
18	Kate	Barger	43	WV	7:38	50k	3rd 50k female
19	Tyrone	Emmanuel	42	VA	7:48	50k
20	Sue	Heineman	57	DC	7:55	50k
21	Andrew	Back	34	MD	8:01	50k	1st ultra and marathon
22	Marty	Fox	71	VA	8:04	50k
23	Dani	Seiss	52	MD	8:11	50k
24	Ali	Everhart	27	WA	8:13	50k
25	Kelsey	Fortier	30	MD	8:13	50k	1st ultra
26	Lucas	Salzbrun	36	AK	8:13	50k	1st ultra and marathon
27	Tamari	Ramishvili	31	MD	8:15	50k
28	Ashley	Jones	37	WV	8:37	50k	1st ultra
29	Rachel	Anger	42	WV	8:38	50k
30	Larry	Ferguson	47	VA	8:38	50k
31	Michael	Jury	47	VA	8:38	50k
32	James	McLean	40	MD	8:53	50k
33	Anna	Baskina	45	VA	DNF	50k
34	Jennifer	Colman	58	VA	DNF	50k
35	Jacob	Fangmann	35	CA	DNF	50k
36	Bradley	Hawley	43	VA	DNF	50k
37	Kuang	Li	43	VA	DNF	50k
38	Suzie	Spangler	53	MD	DNF	50k
39	Judith	Weber	63	MD	DNF	50k
40	Scott	Weinhold	51	VA	DNF	50k
41	John	Thayer	55	VA	DNF	50k	1st ultra

Volunteers

A huge thanks to our volunteers! We can’t do this without you.

First Name	Last Name	Location
Jeff	Reed	Mawavi AS - Captain
Homer	Komthirath	Mawavi AS + sweeping
Barbara	Simone	Mawavi AS
Ella	Berkowitz	Mawavi AS
Tom	Buell	Mawavi AS
Caroline	Leann	Mawavi AS
Daisy	Weill	TREC AS - Captain
Nicole	Patrick	TREC AS
Ashley	Schmeltzer	TREC AS
Dan	Fogg	TREC AS
Quatro	Hubbard	TREC AS
Jesse	Fuller	Telegraph AS - Captain
Greg	Jackson	Telegraph AS
Stephanie	Hill	Telegraph AS
Jon	Jester	Telegraph AS
Brian	Zelley	Telegraph AS
Will	Weidman	Course Marking
Martin	Dobbs	Course Sweeping

Last updated November 11, 2022