The Bull Run Occoquan Trail meanders through a sea of bluebells.
Mark VanDyke
2017 Report
25th Running
VHTRC Bull Run Run 50 Mile Trail Run
Clifton, VA
Saturday, April 8, 2017
327 starters, 285 finishers
87% finishing rate
Report
The 25th Bull Run Run had great weather, awesome performances, and throw backs to the past. Frank Probst completed the 25th just as he completed the first. He has done them all—someting no one else has done. The overall winners—Bradley Revenis for the men and Meg Landymore for the women—each won by substantial margins. Team The Survivors had all of its members finish. That’s an accomplishment given that if the insurance companies could still not cover you for preexisting illnesses, they would not get insurance.
Race founder, Chris Scott, reinvigorated the history and tradition of the event. Civil War reenactors were out on the course. The “Chris gooffyness” that started it all, reappeared.
As usual, a cast of thousands of volunteers added to the great experience of the runners.
Two runners ran fastest times by their age group. Maureen Rohrs finished in 11:12:41. That was a half hour faster than the previous female super senior record. Gary Knipling bettered his own fastest time by anyone, male or female, 70 or above at 11:39:00. The course was different this year. We used the high water course. It is not precisely the same distance. From the results on this day, it didn’t seem that the course was short. In any event, no one has come close to a better performance in their respective age groups than Maureen or Gary.
Photos
- Kirk Masterson - mainly at Fountainhead Aid Station
Note on Photos
We had several photographers this year. There should be a photo of most runners at least somewhere. You should check with the photographer before you use a photo in any way. Most are okay to let you use a photo, including printing it, for private, non-commercial purposes. Any public display of these photos should include proper attribution to the photographer.
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Veterans with 10 or more finishes - 67 people
Here are runners who have finished Bull Run Run 10 times or more. Frank Probst has finished all BRRs. The top female finishers are Suzi Spangler and Michele Harmon with 15.
| Veteran | Finishes |
|---|---|
| Frank Probst | 25 |
| Thomas Green | 23 |
| David Janosko | 22 |
| Tim Stanley | 22 |
| Gary Knipling | 20 |
| Bob Anderson | 19 |
| Bill Wandel | 19 |
| Steve Burrows | 18 |
| John Guendelsberger | 16 |
| Michael Talbert | 16 |
| Philip Lechner | 16 |
| TJ Hawk | 16 |
| Wesley Fenton | 16 |
| Michele Harmon | 15 |
| Keith Knipling | 15 |
| Suzie Spangler | 15 |
| Michael Campbell | 15 |
| Paul Ammann | 14 |
| Michael Tatarko | 14 |
| Marcia Peters | 14 |
| Gaynor Bourgeois | 14 |
| Harry Smith | 14 |
| Barry Lewis | 13 |
| Jaret Seiberg | 13 |
| Ben Clark | 12 |
| Michael Yoder | 12 |
| Donald Mengel | 12 |
| Charles Leonard | 12 |
| Laurie Ann Cooper | 12 |
| Rob Apple | 12 |
| John Sondermann | 12 |
| Christopher Mortensen | 12 |
| George Hollerbach | 11 |
| Erik Leeds | 11 |
| John Prohira | 11 |
| Sean Andrish | 11 |
| Alisa Springman | 11 |
| John Shepard | 11 |
| Doug Freese | 11 |
| John Hampton | 11 |
| Prasad Gerard | 11 |
| Adam Hill | 11 |
| Ernesto Casarez | 11 |
| Marlin Yoder | 10 |
| Milton Webb | 10 |
| David Hughes | 10 |
| Farouk Elkassed | 10 |
| Bob Coyne | 10 |
| Joy Valvano | 10 |
| Gary Maier | 10 |
| Dave Gallen | 10 |
| John Weitzel | 10 |
| Mark Zimmermann | 10 |
| Steve Platt | 10 |
| Dale Weitzel | 10 |
| James Moore | 10 |
| John DeWalt | 10 |
| Pete Pontzer | 10 |
| Jen Jacobs | 10 |
| Scott Crabb | 10 |
| Gregory Loomis | 10 |
| Brent Fenstermacher | 10 |
| Darin Dunham | 10 |
| Libby Crockart | 10 |
| Rick Moyer | 10 |
| Maureen Rohrs | 10 |
| Bill Turrentine | 10 |
Last updated November 11, 2020