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2014 Darkside 8-Hour Run
Bear Creek Farm
Moreland, Georgia
May 3, 2014


Runner Age State Distance 
(in years) (in miles)
Ferit Toska 34 FL 56.1
Eileen Torres 43 GA 54.06
David Holmen 53 MN 46.92
Di Shaw 39 GA 43.86*
John Pollard 33 GA 42.84
Ellen Comeaux 36 GA 42.84
Eric Stanley 39 GA  41.82
Sarah Murphy 48 GA 40.8
Tim Beatty 54 GA 39.78
Danny Staggs 50 TN 38.76
Ron Clay 58 GA 37.74
Kathleen McElhannon 40 SC 37.74
Susan Paraska 65 GA 36.72
Greg James 57 SC 35.7
Lisa Grippe 51 GA 33.66
Don Carpenter 56 SC 32.64
Marsha White 66 FL 32.64
Stephen Bolding 64 GA 31.62
Lynn Holtam 50 AL 31.62
Terri Chandler 64 AL 31.62
Susan Hornbuckle 50 GA 31.62
Sandy Staggs 46 TN 31.62
Paul Nyholm 41 GA 30.6
Lee Brown 56 GA 28.56
Malissa Anderson-Strait 36 GA 27.54
Jess Kurti 42 FL 27.54
Amy Diaz-Carpenter 47 SC 27.54
Roscoe Douglas 66 GA 26.52
Tyler Brown 33 GA 26.52
Deborah Ingram 60 FL 26.52
Drina Haviland 65 GA 26.52
Meredith Beatty 42 GA 26.52
Wendy Mitchell 40 GA 26.52
Jill Floyd 51 GA 21.42
Scott Ludwig 59 GA 21.42
Steve Kiker 46 GA 17.34
Kirsten Jones 45 GA 17.34
Susan Lance 54 GA 14.28
Joye McElroy 57 GA 10.2
Anne Rentz 61 GA 10.2
Brian Farrier 55 GA 9.18
Keith Hedger 44 GA 7.14
Angel Shoemaker 5 GA 3.06
Molly Wolfgram 38 GA 2.04*
Madeleine Stanley 8 GA 1.02




Running Dead Ultra Results
March 30, 2014
Senoia, Georgia

50 Miles

Runner
Time
Bren Tompkins
8:29:14
Emil Gazda
10:19:30
Warren Spradlin
10:19:30
Keith Hedger
12:28:57

50K


Runner
Time
Ferit Toska
4:14:16
Jeff Olive
4:14:18
Jeff Hager
4:59:19
Timothy Kozik
5:30:56
Trey Reese
5:31:18
Elizabeth George
5:31:54
David Yates
5:39:00
Donald Palmisano
5:40:00
Loren Starr
5:40:55
Anthony Shapiro
5:45:56
Warren Wheeler
6:52:00
Brennan Salter
7:05:25
Katie McElhannon
7:10:44
Gregory James
7:10:44
Molly Wolfgram
7:16:22
Heather Shoemaker
7:54:00
Samantha Taylor
8:01:00
Charlie Cangialosi
8:26:50
Ray Rowehl
9:07:00
Laura Hammer
9:28:00
Steven Hammer
9:28:00
Kelly Luckett
Carnage
Montana Crawford
Carnage

Peachtree City 25K/50K
Luther Glass Park
Peachtree City, GA
November 10, 2013

               
              25K Results
Weis, LinkM441:47:15
Sheedy, DanM501:54:20
Dalton, RobM601:54:59
Hinkle, AngieF381:54:59
Lowe-Colenbaugh, KelleyF491:57:04
Stanley, EricM382:01:50
Dorminy, TommyM152:07:39
Hammond, JaredM332:12:04
Eckles, DavidM382:13:38
Hayes, RickM552:22:42
Whitlock, KarenF442:23:23
Keel, RogerM602:24:30
Rowe, MartinM502:27:23
Thurston, ScottM552:28:28
Money, EthanM222:32:13
Le, ValerieF372:34:00
Lascody, LarryM692:34:59
Powell, KristenF412:35:05
Mather, CarolynF642:36:00
Garland, TroyM422:49:55
Howard, ValerieF532:55:10
Boone, Michael ScottM442:58:00
Hall, KaseyF372:58:00
Stupi, ElizabethF293:01:01
Vickery, BethanyF333:01:18
Stader, ScottM413:01:59
Anderson-Strait, MalisaF353:04:16
Oblinger, DavidM633:06:40
Aziz, SarahF333:19:48
Givens, KathyF653:31:12
Chandler, TeresaF633:37:32
Landen, RonM693:55:16
Orr, ToniaF394:11:11
Viesselmann, LisaF294:14:31
Nelson, JaredM304:14:33
Zeeman, LindaF694:25:00

50K Results

Toska, FeritM333:46:24
Spencer, TatyanaF373:47:02
Fucinaro, DanM464:01:05
Torres, EileenF434:15:39
Summerlin, JimM554:42:02
George, ElizabethF334:42:29
Ritchie, AndreaF354:42:48
Whitt, TreyM424:56:51
Gregory, MargoF485:06:53
Davis, Mary DeaneF445:09:14
Hartley, ChristopherM375:10:19
Sha, DiF395:15:06
Hedger, KeithM445:23:54
Holmen, DavidM525:33:29
Ferrell, EdM505:36:16
Howe, NicoleF385:36:39
Thurman, CaraF235:50:14
Comeaux, EllenF355:56:23
James, StephanieF345:58:14
Underwood, MattM345:59:05
Polk, EmilyF356:04:47
Knower, LiaF526:07:12
Watton, RyanM416:22:54
Jantzer, Cortney PierceF346:41:51
Min, PhilM546:42:30
Rodriguez, LindsayF376:42:45
Wolfe, JulieF326:42:46
Warren, StephenM616:45:49
Southgate, GeorgeM676:49:21
Staten, SteveM406:52:48
Sandoz, JoyF426:53:00
Paraska, SusanF656:53:50
Farrier, BrianM556:56:36
Huber, BobM577:20:16


EARLY STARTS
Kariker, VictorM533:22:19
Murphy, SarahF485:23:00
Pitts, ChrisM466:39:00
Lazerson, DeborahF496:57:01
Tran, BrendaF367:06:00
Higgins, ShaneM447:29:57
Haviland, DrinaF657:31:12
Carpenter, DonM558:22:48
Diaz-Carpenter, AdamyF468:22:48
Ingram, DeborahF599:24:39


 Darkside Labor Day Marathon

Luther Glass Park, Peachtree City, Georgia               September 2, 2013

A record number of runners—48--turned out for the third and final Darkside Marathon of 2013.  Although the weather could best be described as warm and muggy, a cloud cover provided just enough relief to allow the majority of the runners to finish before the sun broke through not long after the noon hour.  Kim Ruple and Doug Cassiday proved to be the fastest marathoners of the day, easily outdistancing the other runners in their respective gender for top honors. In the accompanying 25K event, Lauren Alonso and Michael Dunn earned the accompanying bragging rights for finishing first among the women and men, respectively.  In both events the overall winners were women, and as much as the editor would have liked to title these results ‘Ladies’ Day’ he opted not to, seeing as he used it before under similar conditions for a prior event.  Way to go, ladies!  The unofficial but as official as they’re ever going to get results follow:

MARATHON

Runner
Time
Kim Ruple
3:39:05
Doug Cassiday
3:49:44
Rusty Burns
4:03:00
Anita Fuller
4:08:30
Beth McCurdy
4:13:14
Beth Alonso
4:18:00
Tyler Brown
4:27:16
Scott Ludwig
4:47:47
Arlene Saffian
4:51:30
Lisa Aultman
5:11:00
Matt Knower
5:22:12
Daryl Hallmark
5:35:01
Mike Haviland
5:58:09
Terri O’Leary
6:01:30
Malissa Anderson-Strait
6:03:51
Wendy Kent-Mitchell
6:03:51
Keith Hedger
6:03:51
Lia Knower
6:12:37
Thomas Skinner
6:12:37
Victor Kariker
6:15:00
Diane Bolton
6:53:00
Edward Broadnax
6:53:00
Anne Rentz
7:13:05
Susan Kolbinsky
7:13:05
  Roscoe Douglas
7:46:00

25K

Lauren Alonso
2:30:40
Carolyn Bowen
2:36:00
Gina Bolen
2:36:00
Shasta Ricker
2:42:01
Shari McNeil
2:42:32
Susan Lance
2:46:10
Teresa Chandler
3:30:00
Pam Burrus
3:36:00
Drina Haviland
3:37:00
Michael Dunn
3:45:00
Lisa Viesselmann
4:20:54
Bobby Nelson
4:20:55
Heather Shoemaker
TNA
Joe O’Leary
TNA
Valerie Reynolds
TNA

Also competing and completing variance distances were Stephanie Swanson,
Jeff Olive, Sara Murphy-Case, Karen Thurber, Kristen Egerdahl, Madison Chapman,
Allison Powell & Jeri Kendrick. 


Darkside Memorial Day Marathon & 25K
Unseasonably cool weather resulted in the largest turnout for a ‘Free Marathon Series’ event in club history when 43 runners turned out at Luther Glass Park on the last Monday in May to run, walk and mingle on our famous and oft-used 5.18-mile loop through Peachtree City. 

Warren Spradlin and Beth McCurdy finished first among the men and women, respectively in the marathon, while Steve Bothe and Kim Ruple took the top spots in the 25K (repeating their performances at last months’ Running Dead Ultra).  Beth, also a winner in the New Year’s Day Marathon has a chance of winning The Grand Slam Award, created in 2012 by Victor Kariker for the first Darksider—male or female—to win all three marathons (the third being on Labor Day) in a calendar year. 

Runners from several states showed up for the event (much appreciated!), some of them leaving with not only a finisher’s medal but a lifetime membership in the Darkside as well.

Marathon
Warren Spradlin
3:29:20
Steve Scoleri
3:36:00
Beth McCurdy
4:09:08
Anita Fuller
4:09:09
Danny Staggs
4:10:57
Brooke McClanahan
4:15:00
Sarah Murphy-Case
4:17:00
Joe Domaleski
4:23:33
Anne Jeffcoat
4:24:25
Rico Dorsey
4:59:30
Keith Hedger
5:12:03
Mike Smith
5:23:11
Phil Min
5:24:38
Lynn Holtam
5:36:56
Tia Pike
5:41:00
Matt Knower
5:42:45
Mike Haviland
5:46:15
Becki Middlebrooks
5:59:00
Tanna Friday
5:59:00
Malissa Anderson-Strait
6:55:27
Roscoe Douglas
6:55:27


25K
Steve Bothe
2:09:52
Kim Ruple
2:19:27
Warren Mowry
2:30:47
Carolyn Bowen
2:30:47
Valerie Reynolds
2:32:00
Courtney Warden
2:39:27
Stephanie Swanson
2:39:27
Darlene Baltimore
2:45:00
Janelle Alexander-Sumter
2:45:00
Lisa Aultman
2:45:00
Libby Dillard
2:49:13
Meredith Corrigan
2:49:37
Amanda Johns
2:50:00
Scott Ludwig
2:50:01
Al Barker      
2:50:02
Bethany Vickery
2:59:00
Chris Chiong
3:05:58
Sandy Staggs
3:09:00
Victor Kariker
3:35:00
Drina Haviland
3:49:10
Lisa Visesselmann
4:06:00
Bobby Nelson
4:06:01


Eight is Enough
 Darkside 8-Hour Run
Moreland, Georgia
  May 4, 2013

The 11th edition of the Darkside 8-Hour Run proved to be the oddest one yet.  This annual event has been held on a rubberized 400-meter track and a .423-mile asphalt path around a pond.  It has started at 7 a.m., 4 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., the latter in anticipation of a ‘sunrise finish’ at 6:15 a.m. the following morning.  It’s experienced temperatures in the low 70’s to temperatures in the high 90’s.  There have been occasional encounters with wind and rain and one particularly frightening encounter with monsoon-like conditions with a little thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure that required a one-hour ‘time out’ until nature had restored order.

But this year’s event was conducted on a 1.02-mile circular asphalt ‘driveway’ in the beautiful environs of Bear Creek Farm in Moreland, Georgia on May 4 (7 a.m. start).  The weather was true Darkside weather: steady rains throughout the day with occasional (and frequent) downpours, wind and unseasonably cold temperatures in the mid’40’s.  Fortunately for the volunteers (and the runners as they finished) there was a fireplace in the outdoor pavilion serving as race headquarters (A roaring fire in Georgia in May?  Go figure.).

Twenty-nine brave souls (23 runners, six volunteers) withstood all nature had to offer.  Rico Dorsey and Susan Hornbuckle led the men’s and women’s divisions with 40.8 and 35.7 miles, respectively.  Teresa Chandler, the women’s second place finisher ended up with 32.68 miles, a personal best for distance.  Mike Smith finished second amongst the men with 35.7 miles.

The runners had plenty of praise for the course afterwards that were compiled in a thank you note to our hosts Hal and Linda.  We hope to return to this same venue for next year’s event; we hope you will join us.  

Runner
Age
State
Miles
Rico Dorsey
47
GA
40.8
Susan Hornbuckle
49
GA
35.7
Mike Smith
45
GA
35.7
Keith Hedger
43
GA
33.66
Teresa Chandler
63
AL
32.64
Beth McCurdy
43
GA
31.62
Debbi Legg
48
GA
31.62
Lynn Slater
51
GA
31.62
Lynn Holtam
49
AL
31.62
Malissa Anderson-Strait
35
GA
30.60
Mellody Hughes
49
FL
29.58
Wendy Mitchell
39
GA
27.54
Bobby Nelson
30
FL
27.54
Drina Haviland
62
GA
26.52
Mike Haviland
71
GA
26.52
Roscoe Douglas
65
GA
26.52
Anne Rentz
60
GA
26.52
Susan Kolbinsky
51
GA
26.52
Pam Beckham
39
GA
26.52
Lee Brown
55
GA
16.32
Doris Morris
56
GA
20.40
Eric Stanley
38
GA
10.20
Kirsten Jones
44
GA
10.20
 



The Running Dead Ultra
42.6 Miles of Heaven…and Hell
Senoia, Georgia
April 7, 2013

The first Running Dead Ultra was held along the beautiful and rolling country roads of Senoia, Georgia.  For those of you who are fans of the television show The Walking Dead, you may recognize Senoia by its stage name, ‘Woodbury.’ 

The course was laid out so that the runners could enjoy the beauty of Coweta County while getting a tour of some of the more memorable locations and venues where prominent scenes from the first three seasons of the television show were filmed.  Runners ran through the heart of ‘Woodbury’ four miles into the race, then five miles later running along a remote cemetery (added bonus: a surprise visit from our volunteer zombie that put a little spring in every runner’s step) before heading out into the countryside for the remaining 50 kilometers. 

The race began with one simple rule for the runners: Please do not feed the zombies.

Steven Both and Kim Ruple, both of neighboring Peachtree City were the Male and Female ‘Survivors.’  The Race Director was pleased losing only three runners during the race (listed as ‘Carnage’ in the results; Privacy rights forbid the Race Director from releasing any of the specifics as to the nature of the respective DNF’s ), since many of the runners slowed their pace late in the race due to a combination of heat, hills and fatigue.  Naturally the zombies—no doubt sensing a possible meal--were seen at various spots along the course later in the afternoon.    

The race will continue next year with a new Race Director, Eric Stanley.  (Again, Privacy Rights forbid the release of any specifics regarding what may or may not have happened to this year’s RD.  Just know that he was out on the course a long time during the race.)



 Human


Age
State
Time

Steven Bothe


36
GA
6:23:40

Steve Scoleri


41
GA
6:53:10

Kim Ruple


47
GA
7:29:29

Warren Spradlin


40
GA
7:29:29

Vanessa Stroud


44
AL
7:58:48

Prince Whatley


44
AL
7:58:48

Debbi Legg


48
GA
8:24:00

Shane Tucker


41
GA
8:46:38

Gilbert Gray


51
MD
8:53:12

Eric Stanley


37
GA
9:08:35

Lia Knower


51
GA
9:38:40

Thomas Skinner


66
GA
9:38:49

Kathleen McElhannon


39
SC
9:47:30

Gregory James


56
SC
9:47:31

Mike Haviland


71
GA
9:55:51

Becki Middlebrooks


41
GA
10:44:00

Michael Smith


45
GA
10:44:00

Keith Hedger


43
GA
10:44:00

Wendy Mitchell


39
GA
10:44:00

Drina Haviland


64
GA
10:53:01

Susan Paraska


64
GA
10:59:02

Anne Rentz


60
GA
10:59:02

Victor Kariker


53
GA
12:30:00

Kelly Murzynsky


47
FL
Carnage

Heather Shoemaker


28
GA
Carnage

Lynn Slater


51
GA
Carnage


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