Dancing on the rocks during the 2016 Reverse Ring.
Keith Knipling
2016 Report
September 3, 2016 • Fort Valley, VA
53 starters, 31 finishers
Preliminary results for the 2016 running of The Ring. Congratulations to all the participants for taking on this challenging event. 31 of 53 starters finished the run, and 24 of them are new members of the Fellowship of The Ring! First overall finisher was Kathleen Cusick, who pulled away late from Grace Fisher to win with a time of 17:22. Third female was Gaynor Bourgeois, who ran a strong run while finishing 10th overall. First male finisher was Jake Rankinen, followed by a late-closing Jeff Garstecki. Jeff overtook 5th place finisher and 3rd male Andrew Thomas late in the run. 18 of the finishers completed The Ring in under 24 hours.
Results
| Place | Name | Sex | Age | State | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Cusick | F | 41 | VA | 17:22 |
| 2 | Grace Fisher | F | 35 | MD | 17:50 |
| 3 | Jake Rankinen | M | 31 | VA | 18:27 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Garstecki | M | 47 | MD | 18:40 |
| 5 | Andrew Thomas | M | 33 | VA | 18:52 |
| 6 | Eric Harris | M | 43 | MD | 19:12 |
| 6 | Levi Mason | M | 35 | VA | 19:12 |
| 8 | Patrick Vaughan | M | 39 | VA | 19:21 |
| 9 | Danny Rogers | M | 40 | MD | 20:26 |
| 10 | Gaynor Bourgeois | F | 47 | DC | 20:31 |
| 11 | Rick Bennett | M | 36 | VA | 20:38 |
| 12 | Larry Watson II | M | 50 | MD | 20:56 |
| 13 | Michal Kawecki | M | 37 | PA | 22:58 |
| 14 | Lara Zoeller | F | 32 | VA | 23:43 |
| 14 | Casey Fisher | M | 33 | MD | 23:43 |
| 16 | Adeline Ntam | F | 36 | MD | 23:47 |
| 16 | Philip Yeager | M | 36 | VA | 23:47 |
| 18 | David Woll | M | 51 | VA | 23:56 |
| 19 | Alvin Lee | M | 41 | MD | 24:03 |
| 20 | John Fitz | M | 42 | MD | 24:06 |
| 21 | Rob Kolb | M | 48 | VA | 24:25 |
| 22 | Dan Aghdam | M | 48 | VA | 24:32 |
| 23 | Carolyn Wilson | F | 56 | VA | 24:40 |
| 23 | Larry Huffman | M | 55 | VA | 24:40 |
| 23 | Ed Rangel | M | 39 | MD | 24:40 |
| 26 | Marty Fox | M | 65 | VA | 24:41 |
| 27 | Guy Towler | M | 47 | MD | 26:09 |
| 28 | Don Riley | M | 53 | MD | 26:13 |
| 29 | Ed Walsh | M | 67 | VA | 26:16 |
| 30 | Jayme Dubinsky | F | 33 | VA | 26:30 |
| 31 | Chris Miller | M | 37 | MD | 27:48 |
| DNF | Max Alvarado | M | 32 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Shelly Cable | F | 46 | PA | DNF |
| DNF | Ernesto Casarez | M | 60 | MD | DNF |
| DNF | Stephen Cooper | M | 62 | MD | DNF |
| DNF | Sam Coyner | M | 49 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Paul Encarnacion | M | 55 | MD | DNF |
| DNF | Joyce Fendley | F | 50 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Jeff Fiolek | M | 49 | WV | DNF |
| DNF | Julius Garcia | M | 56 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Jamie Greenawalt | F | 48 | PA | DNF |
| DNF | Jim Harris | M | 52 | OH | DNF |
| DNF | Dan Hawk | M | 43 | MD | DNF |
| DNF | Josh Howe | M | 37 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Lisa Johnston | F | 51 | MD | DNF |
| DNF | Helen MacDermott | F | 37 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Chris Pabian | M | 40 | PA | DNF |
| DNF | Justin Peake | M | 36 | MD | DNF |
| DNF | David Robertson | M | 64 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Bryan Slotterbach | M | 42 | PA | DNF |
| DNF | Sarah Starling | F | 46 | TN | DNF |
| DNF | Rob Tidwell | M | 46 | VA | DNF |
| DNF | Daisy Weill | F | 28 | DC | DNF |
Last updated December 16, 2019