Battle of the sexes

John Snyder Jr. of Hagerstown recently ran the extremely challenging Leadville Trail Half Marathon in Colorado with his son, John Snyder III, and daughter, Sara Cunningham, who beat both men in her family by nearly a full hour.

But what really caught my attention were the results of the full marathon. The first person to cross the finish line was Keri Nelson, a woman! The runner-up was two-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion Tim DeBoom. The sixth-place finisher was Howard Nippert, the two-time JFK 50 Mile champion.

Having had a front-row seat for both of my kids’ births, I know how tough women are.

Having been beaten by my wife at the Boston Marathon, I also know how humbling a Battle of the Sexes loss can be.


Posted by mason on Jul 11 2008 under Running | Comment now » |



Blown saves

I just read that injured O’s pitcher Danys Baez was transferred from the 15-day to 60-day disabled list.
That’s funny. I could have sworn he pitched the ninth inning in each of the last two games.


Posted by mason on Jul 01 2008 under Baseball | Comment now » |



Billy Mills coming to Chambersburg

When I ran cross country for Chambersburg High in the late 1980s, the team would sometimes get together the night before big races to eat pasta and watch “Running Brave” — the inspirational movie about Billy Mills.
Mills, an American Indian, overcame all odds to win the 10,000-meter run at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. He’s still the only U.S. runner to ever win Olympic gold in the 10,000.
This movie clip still gives me chills.
Here’s the real last lap.
I just found out today that Mills will be the official starter at the first 5K Race for the Nation on Aug. 30 in Chambersburg. He’ll be available for autographs after the race.
For information about the race, e-mail race director Chris Pereschuk at chris.pereschuk@nova-dine.com or call him at 717-262-9725 (days) or 717-830-0051 (nights).


Posted by mason on May 16 2008 under Running | Comment now » |



Orioles magic!

Watch this video.
You can feel it happen.


Posted by mason on May 16 2008 under Baseball | Comment now » |



Track & Field Leaderboard

Final marks for the 2008 outdoor season (all hand-held times were converted to FAT):

GIRLS
100 — 1. An. Barbour (Chambersburg) 12.12; 2. Ritter (North Hagerstown) 12.32; 3. Phillips (North Hagerstown), Pletcher (Musselman) 12.54; 5. Carr (Jefferson) 12.55.
200 — 1. An. Barbour (Chambersburg) 24.84; 2. Ritter (North Hagerstown) 25.14; 3. Flinchum (Jefferson) 25.87; 4. Phillips (North Hagerstown) 26.07; 5. Pletcher (Musselman) 26.11.
400 — 1. Ritter (North Hagerstown) 57.68; 2. An. Barbour (Chambersburg) 58.78; 3. Phillips (North Hagerstown) 59.70; 4. Johnson (Williamsport) 1:00.64; 5. Matthew (Mercersburg) 1:00.80.
800 — 1. Adjibaba (Mercersburg) 2:25.22; 2. Finucane (Mercersburg) 2:25.84; 3. Thomas (Chambersburg) 2:27.34; 4. Mancini (Smithsburg) 2:27.72; 5. Bard (Southern Fulton) 2:28.46.
1,600 — 1. Finucane (Mercersburg) 5:13.50; 2. Egolf (Waynesboro) 5:27.14; 3. Jones (Chambersburg) 5:27.44; 4. Nickerson (Jefferson) 5:29.65; 5. Emmert (Martinsburg) 5:30.28.
3,200 — 1. Jones (Chambersburg) 11:40.52; 2. Spencer (Mercersburg) 11:46.09; 3. Finucane (Mercersburg) 12:05.23; 4. Riford (Mercersburg) 12:11.46; 5. Buser (Berkeley Springs) 12:14.14.
100 hurdles — 1. Mock (Berkeley Springs) 15.16; 2. Brown (Faith Christian) 15.54; 3. Taylor (Williamsport) 15.59; 4. Monn (Greencastle) 15.64; 5. Lyles (Chambersburg) 15.84.
300 hurdles — 1. Mock (Berkeley Springs) 44.70; 2. Brown (Faith Christian) 47.44; 3. Palmer (Williamsport) 47.82; 4. Taylor (Williamsport) 47.99; 5. Stein (Greencastle) 48.77.
4×100 relay — 1. Jefferson 49.83; 2. Chambersburg 50.74; 3. North Hagerstown 50.97; 4. Martinsburg 51.61; 5. Williamsport 51.68.
4×200 relay — 1. Jefferson 1:44.49; 2. Chambersburg, North Hagerstown 1:48.84; 4. Williamsport 1:48.97; 5. Martinsburg 1:50.37.
4×400 relay — 1. Williamsport 4:05.19; 2. Mercersburg 4:09.21; 3. Jefferson 4:14.33; 4. Greencastle 4:14.44; 5. Chambersburg 4:15.14.
4×800 relay — 1. Chambersburg 9:53.84; 2. Jefferson 10:12.06; 3. North Hagerstown 10:20.09; 4. Musselman 10:24.52; 5. Hedgesville 10:25.32.
High jump — 1. Broadwater (Williamsport) 5-7 1/4; 2. Mock (Berkeley Springs) 5-6; 3. At. Barbour (Chambersburg), Rider (Greencastle), Wagner (North Hagerstown) 5-2.
Long jump — 1. Mock (Berkeley Springs) 17-10; 2. Broadwater (Williamsport) 17-7 1/2; 3. Lamar (Waynesboro) 16-8; 4. Besecker (Chambersburg) 16-5; 5. At. Barbour (Chambersburg) 16-1.
Triple jump — 1. Broadwater (Williamsport) 36-6; 2. At. Barbour (Chambersburg) 33-9; 3. Garvin (North Hagerstown) 33-6; 4. Rice (Chambersburg) 33-1 3/4; 5. Frazer (Chambersburg) 32-9 1/2.
Pole vault — 1. Baker (Chambersburg), Cooper (Chambersburg), Farr (Boonsboro), Hollenshead (Southern Fulton), Layman (Smithsburg) 9-0.
Shot put — 1. Ross (Chambersburg) 40-0 1/4; 2. Yearby (Chambersburg) 35-11; 3. Shirk (Clear Spring) 35-5 1/2; 4. Winfield (Waynesboro) 35-4; 5. Wright (Greencastle) 35-3 3/4.
Discus — 1. Hicks (Martinsburg) 131-9; 2. Lowe (Jefferson) 114-2; 3. White (Jefferson) 109-1 1/2; 4. McCoy (Berkeley Springs) 107-4; 5. Brown (Hedgesville) 103-4.

BOYS
100 — 1. Reed (Hedgesville) 10.69; 2. Cato (Martinsburg), DeLawder (Jefferson) 10.94; 4. Swope (Waynesboro) 11.11; 5. Hummer (James Buchanan), Leonard (Hedgesville) 11.34.
200 — 1. Reed (Hedgesville) 22.40; 2. Cato (Martinsburg) 22.54; 3. Keith (James Buchanan) 22.64; 4. Swope (Waynesboro) 22.70; 5. Ritchey (Greencastle) 22.80.
400 — 1. Timbers (Martinsburg) 49.73; 2. Hyler (Jefferson) 50.23; 3. Cato (Martinsburg) 50.34; 4. Buchman (Williamsport) 51.44; 5. Frazier (Chambersburg), Rickard (Waynesboro) 52.04.
800 — 1. Timbers (Martinsburg) 1:56.59; 2. Eubanks (Chambersburg) 1:57.94; 3. Roach (Berkeley Springs) 1:59.39; 4. Buchman (Williamsport) 2:00.62; 5. Finucane (Mercersburg) 2:01.54.
1,600 — 1. Finucane (Mercersburg) 4:17.09 (converted from 4:18.59 mile); 2. Eubanks (Chambersburg) 4:23.34; 3. Roach (Berkeley Springs) 4:26.16; 4. Lilley (Williamsport) 4:26.33; 5. Courter (Clear Spring) 4:33.73.
3,200 — 1. Finucane (Mercersburg) 9:22.28; 2. Hampshire (Jefferson) 9:49.72; 3. Lilley (Williamsport) 9:50.81; 4. Roach (Berkeley Springs) 9:53.92; 5. Osman (Mercersburg) 9:56.59.
110 hurdles — 1. Acly (Jefferson) 14.94; 2. Woods (Hedgesville) 14.98; 3. Young (Waynesboro) 15.04; 4. Harvey (Martinsburg) 15.18; 5. Smith (James Buchanan) 15.30.
300 hurdles — 1. Smith (James Buchanan) 39.52; 2. Witter (James Buchanan) 39.94; 3. Harvey (Martinsburg) 39.99; 4. White (Mercersburg) 40.14; 5. Truitt (Berkeley Springs) 40.36.
4×100 relay — 1. Hedgesville 43.18; 2. James Buchanan 43.24; 2. Jefferson 43.52; 4. Chambersburg, Greencastle, Waynesboro 44.04.
4×200 relay — 1. Hedgesville 1:29.37; 2. Jefferson 1:30.74; 3. South Hagerstown 1:31.78; 4. Williamsport 1:34.00; 5. Chambersburg 1:34.04.
4×400 relay — 1. Martinsburg 3:25.95; 2. Mercersburg 3:27.96; 3. Chambersburg 3:28.24; 4. James Buchanan, Jefferson 3:29.54.
4×800 relay — 1. Musselman 8:16.40; 2. Jefferson 8:18.88; 3. Chambersburg 8:21.14; 4. Williamsport 8:25.16; 5. Hedgesville 8:27.14.
High jump — 1. Rickard (Waynesboro) 6-10; 2. Deaner (Hedgesville), McDonald (Jefferson) 6-6; 4. Dixon (Williamsport) 6-5; 5. Perez (Chambersburg), Ritchey (Greencastle) 6-4.
Long jump — 1. Perez (Chambersburg) 22-4; 2. McDonald (Jefferson) 21-10 1/2; 3. Hill (Chambersburg) 21-9 1/2; 4. Johnson (Jefferson) 21-8 1/2; 5. Bosenbark (Chambersburg) 21-5.
Triple jump — 1. Bailey (Chambersburg) 44-3 1/2; 2. Perez (Chambersburg) 43-2 3/4; 3. Potter (James Buchanan) 42-6 1/2; 4. Dixon (Williamsport) 42-4 1/4; 5. Bowie (South Hagerstown) 42-0 3/4.
Pole vault — 1. Rice (Boonsboro) 14-0; 2. Reaux (Boonsboro) 13-10; 3. Rist (Chambersburg) 13-6; 4. Witter (James Buchanan) 13-3; 5. Lowery (Waynesboro) 12-7.
Shot put — 1. McKenzie (Waynesboro) 54-6 1/2; 2. Effland (Hedgesville) 51-5; 3. Peters (Martinsburg) 51-0; 3. Newby (Hedgesville) 50-4 1/2; 5. Toms (South Hagerstown) 46-3 3/4;
Discus — 1. Peters (Martinsburg) 165-8 1/2; 2. Lenharr (Greencastle) 146-5; 3. Stoops (Waynesboro) 145-2; 4. McKenzie (Waynesboro) 143-8; 5. Miller (Hedgesville) 143-1.


Posted by mason on May 09 2008 under Uncategorized | 6 Comments » |




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