Dear Runners April 27, 2004
The medical students have
written my exam and I’ve marked all the tests so I finally have time
to get the results out. Sorry for the long delay.
The Sixth Lake McMurtry Trail Run was held April 10,
2004, the coldest wettest day we’ve had so far.
Good, cool running weather but tough on the volunteers and onlookers.
Although the course was “wet” it wasn’t quite as bad as 2002. We had a
surprisingly high number of finishers, 69 starters in the combined races and
67 finishers. We also had a record high 22 race day entries.
The 50 km had 16
starters and 15 finishers, a big improvement over the last wet year, 2002.
Phil Sheridan, who has come down from Kansas and won the race twice
before, did it again. He ran 4:23:18, about 15 minutes off his master course
record time, taking both the open and masters’ prizes. Kathryn White
returned for her second Lake McMurtry trail run and again won the womens’
open race, in 5:38:04. The wet weather only added 5 minutes to her time.
Desiree Nowlin from Oklahoma City, OK won the womens’ masters
division with a 6:14:34 in her first LMTR
finish.
The 25 km race had 52 starters and 51 finishers and
proved to be a fast event despite the tough conditions. Adam Cohen, of Norman,
OK won the race with a 1:45:56, taking the open prize and setting the second
best time ever for the 25 km. Thomas Wright, 14 years of age from Stillwater,
OK was our youngest finisher ever and ran a very fast race of 2:04:19. Dan
Richards of Enid, OK won the male Masters’ prize in 2:10:16. Pam Sneed, from
Cleveland, OK, won both the
womens’ open and masters awards with a time of 2:23:39.
Jim Flesher was a five-time finisher in the 25 km race
while Jim Perry was the first five-time finisher in the 50 km race. Each
received a commemorative award. Dave Pappas and Matt Bickhard, both of Kansas,
continued their streaks, both having finished all six Lake McMurtry Trail
Runs.
It was a rough weekend for the volunteers and those
camping at the lake. The temperature on Sunday morning was 34 ºF and I don’t
think it was much warmer on race day Saturday. The heavy rains on
Friday and Saturday made it difficult to get the aid stations in, and to keep
them replenished. The help of Dave Wood and volunteers that came up with him
from Oklahoma City on Friday, as well as Jason Joines and members of the OSU
Running Club were greatly appreciated.
The food was good and we remembered to bring hot
chocolate this time. Chuck Streit cooked up a storm turning out two kinds of
soups, > 80 hamburgers and his jambalaya was great as always.
We had a major sponsor this year, Dave Wood of Wood 'N'
Barnes Publishing and Distribution and Blue of Blue Designs, both of Oklahoma
City, designed and produced the
t-shirts. To top it off Dave came up with a load of volunteers to help Friday
and ran the race on Saturday.
We made money this year and raised over $700 to support
trail maintenance and trail running. This money has been donated to the
Oklahoma State University Running Club and the Stillwater Running
Club to aid in their efforts to increase running in the region. The
bulk of the profit is donated to the Stillwater Red Dirt Pedalers to aid in
trail maintenance at Lake McMurtry.
The seventh LMTR is planned for April 9th, 2005 (the same time next year) so set your calendars accordingly.
Happy Trails,
Earl Blewett
Race Director
Phone Day
(918) 561-8405 Night (918) 744-1562
email TriSloth@earlblewett.net
Lake McMurtry Trail Run 2004 25 km Results
Place Time Name City State Age Sex
1
1:45:56* Adam Cohen
Norman OK 36
m First Open Male
2
1:50:56 Dan LeBoeuf
Enid
OK 26
m
3
1:58:23 Mike Adams
Manhattan
KS 33
m
4
2:00:21 Matthew Tower
Stillwater OK
18
m
5
2:00:22 James Taylor
Owasso, OK
18 m
6
2:04:19 Thomas Wright
Stillwater OK
14
m Youngest finisher
7
2:10:08 Dan Richard
Enid
OK 46
m First Master Male
8
2:16:24 Matt Bickhard
Derby KS 41
m
9
2:19:56 Craig Jackson
Broken Arrow OK
48
m
10
2:22:28 Robert Howland
Tulsa
OK 46
m
11
2:23:39 Pam Sneed
Cleveland
OK 48
f First Open & Masters
Female
12
2:24:13 Bret Sholar
Oklahoma City OK 37 m
13
2:24:15 Jim Flesher
Stillwater
OK 54
m
14
2:24:32 Cory Peranich
Stillwater
OK 25
m
15
2:30:25 Nick Sandwick
Enid OK 43
m
16
2:34:41 Joshua James
Stillwater OK
22
m
17
2:34:59
Nic Thams
Guthrie
OK
54
m
18
2:38:45
Keven Stone
Meeker
OK 34
m
19
2:39:03 Doug Gosney
Enid
OK 35
m
20
2:39:04 Tyler Nelsen
Enid
OK 32
m
21
2:40:21 Michael Crake
Oklahoma City OK 42 m
22
2:40:22 Douglas Cunningham Oklahoma City OK
50
m
23
2:43:20
Herve
Lucier Whitesboro OK
48
m
24
2:44:42 Michelle Underwood Enid
OK 36
f
25
2:46:26 David Morris
Tulsa
OK 31
m
26
2:47:15 Mark Alft
Wichita
KS
49
m
27
2:51:14 Clark Williams
Stillwater OK 38
m
28
2:53:28 Mike Mashburn
Tahlequah OK 43
m
29
2:57:52 Eric Knight
Enid
OK 32
m
30
2:58:24 Garry Braun
Dexter
KS 52
m
31
3:00:42 Amanda Nelson
Enid
OK 25
f
31
3:00:42 Karen Higbee
Enid
OK 28
f
33
3:00:59 Sandra Tatarynw
Stillwater
OK 25
f
34
3:01:06 Dan Scherdt
Enid
OK 25
m
35
3:02:36 John Hargrove
Arcadia
OK 59
m
36
3:05:25 Michael Kidder
Piedmont
OK 35
m
37
3:05:40 John Copeland
Oklahoma City OK 33 m
38
3:14:35 Katrina Knight
Enid
OK 31
f
39
3:17:24 Rick Braddy
Collinsville
OK 48
m
40
3:17:52 Jennifer Henry
Oklahoma City OK
42 f
41
3:20:49 Andrew Lazar
Enid
OK 24
m
42
3:20:50
Griff Griffin
Denison
TX 60
m
43
3:21:09 David
Pappas
Wichita
KS 51
m
44
3:22:50 Chris Waldorf
Arkansas City KS
43
m
45
3:28:54 David Wood
Oklahoma City OK
42 m
46
3:28:59 Angela
McCall
Allen
TX 41
f
47
3:37:38 Kathy Moffit
Oklahoma City OK
66 f
48
3:37:47 Adrian Wolford
Mustang
OK 66
m
49
3:57:04 Mike Carpenter
Oklahoma City OK
50 m
50
4:08:15 Keith McCombs
Oklahoma City OK
43 m
51
4:37:11 Warren
Bushey
Wichita
KS
40
m
51
4:37:11 Mick Champion Tulsa
OK 60
m
DNF
Martin Dean
Ringwood
OK 47
m
* Second
best Open Male Course Time!
Lake
McMurtry Trail Run 2004 50 km Results
Place Time Name City State Age Sex
1
4:23:18 Phil Sheridan
Ellsworth
KS 47
m First Open&Masters Male
2
4:31:16 Jason Braun
Burden
KS 31 m
3
5:17:57 Eric Steele
Wichita
KS
38 m
4
5:38:04 Kathryn White
Tulsa
OK 36
f First Open F
5
5:46:11 Keith Harrison
Oklahoma City OK
47 m
6
6:05:30 Greg Kittinger
Tulsa
OK 45
m
7
6:14:34 Jeff Nowlin
Oklahoma City OK
49 m
7
6:14:34 Desiree Nowlin
Oklahoma City OK
41 f
First Masters F
9
6:18:37 David Jensen
El Reno
OK 42
m
10
6:55:32 Evan Jensen
Norman OK
29 m
11
7:08:07 Ken Childness
Tulsa
OK 44
m
12
7:09:01 Jim Perry
Enid
OK 54
m
13
7:09:46 Terry Smith
Moore
OK 57
m
14
7:13:23 Nancy Shidler
Oklahoma City OK
45 f
15
7:48:27 Patrick Carson
Elk City
OK 48
m
DNF
Brent Henry
Dillon
CO 32
m
Lake McMurtry Trail Run Course Records (2004)
50 km Race
Male Overall Charl Mattheus
Conifer, CO
3:48:14 2000
Female Overall Teresa
Taylor Monument, CO
5:04:46 2000
Male Masters Phil Sheridan
Ellsworth, KS
4:09:33 1999
Female Masters Teresa Taylor Monument, CO
5:04:46 2000
25 km Race
Male Overall Matthew Hart Stillwater, OK
1:42:20 2003
Female Overall Katie
Kelly Stillwater, OK
2:09:02 2003
Male Masters Mike Kelly
Stillwater, OK
1:46:33 2003
Female Masters Sandie Brandenberger Ponca City, OK
2:09:53 1999