Sunrise from Signal Knob, taken in the early miles of the 2014 Reverse Ring.
Keith Knipling
2011 Report
February 26, 2011 • Fort Valley, VA
17 starters, 10 finishers
In perfect running weather and on dry trails, Dan Rose broke Keith Knipling’s 2009 Reverse Ring record by one minute in 14:57. Zsuzsanna Carlson was the first woman to finish in 24:30. Of 17 starters, ten finished, five of them being first-time Reverse Ring finishers (a.k.a. new Masters of The Ring).
Photos: Jim Harris | Zsuzsanna Carlson | Mike Bur
Reports: Kim Love-Ottobre | Dan Rose (on his blog)
Results
6:00 am start. Times are elapsed.
| Powell's 8.4 miles | Woodstock 14.2 miles | Edinburg 22.4 miles | Moreland 30.4 miles | Crisman 36.8 miles | Roosevelt 46.1 miles | Veech 62.7 miles | Finish 71.1 miles | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Rose | 1:27 / 1:27 | 2:17 / 2:19 | 3:43 / 3:46 | 5:30 / 5:33 | 7:06 | 9:02 / 9:18 | 12:52 | 14:57! | Kept hoping Keith would catch up (for the company) - still waiting . . . |
| Keith Knipling | 1:28 / 1:28 | 2:27 / 2:27 | 3:59 / 4:02 | 5:51 / 5:54 | 7:23 | 9:27 / 9:35 | 13:15 | 15:12 | Fell just one Colossal donut short of catching Dan |
| Cam Baker | 2:02 / 2:02 | 3:11 / 3:14 | 4:55 / 4:59 | 6:57 / 7:07 | 8:45 | 10:57 / 11:31 | 15:53 | 18:26 | Paid RD top dollar to run 20 miles with Jim the day before Reverse Ring |
| Jim Harris | 2:02 / 2:02 | 3:11 / 3:14 | 4:58 / 5:05 | 7:14 / 7:20 | 9:08 | 11:31 / 11:45 | 16:48 | 19:50 | After 91 mile weekend, may need to rethink his pre-race taper strategy |
| Tom Corris | 2:03 / 2:03 | 3:15 / 3:16 | 5:12 / 5:16 | 7:32 / 7:40 | 9:45 | 12:10 / 12:26 | ?? | 22:24 | Corris's pickle bucket chem lab too complex for Frick & Frack aid station crew |
| Zsuzsanna Carlson | 2:12 / 2:12 | 3:36 / 3:42 | 6:03 / 6:13 | 8:40 / 8:55 | 11:05 | 14:10 / 14:24 | 20:40 | 24:30 | Women's winner spent the day interviewing potential male night time pacers |
| Bob Anderson | 2:03 / 2:03 | 3:30 / 3:32 | 5:53 / 6:00 | 8:40 / 8:46 | 11:04 | 14:09 / 14:24 | 20:40 | 24:30 | Accepted offer to pace women's winner through the night |
| Bob Combs | 2:14 / 2:14 | 3:35 / 3:36 | 5:42 / 5:46 | 8:27 / 8:35 | 10:21 | 14:05 / 14:17 | 21:00 | 24:45 | Suffered like an animal to wrest King of The Ring title from AWOL Mike Dobies |
| Kim Love-Ottobre | 2:25 / 2:25 | 3:56 / 4:00 | 6:19 / 6:24 | 9:05 / 9:10 | 11:23 | 14:37 / 14:55 | 22:07 | 26:12 | Kimba traveled all the way from Ohio to finish as first female loser |
| Ernesto Casarez | 2:15 / 2:17 | 3:45 / 3:49 | 6:07 / 6:13 | 8:40 / 8:46 | 11:08 | 14:34 / 14:54 | ?? | 27:07 | Made most of his race dollar value, including stay at Veech Gap Motel |
| Gary Maier | 2:08 / 2:09 | 3:30 / 3:34 | 5:51 / 6:01 | 8:40 / 8:46 | 11:06 | 14:22 / Drop | x | 46 miles | Hoped to get Reverse Ring done on muscle memory alone - nope. |
| Bill Turrentine | 2:10 / 2:10 | 3:37 / 3:41 | 6:04 / 6:11 | 8:50 / 8:55 | 11:21 | 15:01 / Drop | x | 46 miles | RDs let the Bobs go on, but drew the line at letting any Bills finish |
| Bill Wandel | 2:20 / 2:25 | 3:51 / 3:53 | 6:05 / 6:13 | 8:46 / 9:00 | 11:25 | 15:06 / Drop | x | 46 miles | Bills were going to sink or swim through the night together - they sank |
| Caroline Williams† | 2:36 / 2:37 | 4:13 / 4:16 | 6:56 / 7:00 | 10:03 / 10:10 | 13:53 | 18:08 / Drop | x | 46+ miles | News Flash - got lost on course |
| Debbie Shaffer | 2:12 / 2:12 | 3:36 / 3:42 | 6:03 / 6:18 | 8:40 / 8:55 | 11:20 | 12:49 / Drop | x | 43 miles | Long run on ridge of Massanuttens perfect BRR training |
| Barbara Isom†† | 2:26 / 2:26 | 3:56 / 4:00 | 6:25 / 6:31 | 9:01 / 9:10 | 11:33 | 13:02 / Drop | x | 43 miles | Fear of cut offs led to quitting way before any cut offs |
| Vicki Kendall†† | 2:26 / 2:26 | 3:56 / 4:00 | 6:25 / 6:31 | 9:01 / 9:10 | 11:33 | 13:02 / Drop | x | 43 miles | Fear and loathing of 6 am start led to 5:47 start |
† 4:52 AM Start | |||||||||
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