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Presidents Day 5K Race Date February 19, 2005 PD Overall finish List Overal Name City Bib No Age Age Group Div Time Pace 1 Chris-Heijn De Vries Big Pine Key FL 286 25 **** M 25-29 1 17:05.1 3:25/ 2 Zack Black Summerland Key 3 17 1 M 14-19 1 17:54.6 3:35/ 3 Terence White Key West FL 1 35 1 M 35-39 1 18:04.8 3:37/ 4 Jimmy Boesch Islamorada FL 2 54 **** M 50-54 1 18:14.5 3:39/ 5 Michael Bailey Cudjoe Key FL 339 50 1 M 50-54 1 18:46.6 3:45/ 6 Michael Shekleton Peoria IL 290 54 2 M 50-54 1 19:52.8 3:58/ 7 Chuck Bayles Marathon FL 319 57 1 M 55-59 1 19:59.3 4:00/ 8 Humberto Romero Key West FL 260 25 1 M 25-29 1 20:22.5 4:04/ 9 Tom Fetterman Penn Run PA 263 63 1 M 60-64 1 21:05.0 4:13/ 10 Brian Hall Key West FL 261 42 1 M 40-44 1 21:06.4 4:13/ 11 Brent Teixiera Key West FL 303 36 2 M 35-39 1 21:09.6 4:14/ 12 Ross Pipkin Key West FL 355 32 1 M 30-34 1 21:25.9 4:17/ 13 Mark Fortney Hollywood FL 265 32 2 M 30-34 1 21:32.8 4:18/ 14 James Mill Key West FL 344 49 1 M 45-49 1 21:35.5 4:19/ 15 Anthony Cardullo Big Pine Key FL 316 21 1 M 20-24 1 21:38.6 4:20/ 16 Eric Nelson Key West FL 270 31 3 M 30-34 1 21:46.4 4:21/ 17 William Welzien Sugarloaf Key 284 54 3 M 50-54 1 21:50.0 4:22/ 18 Mark Gilmartin Key West FL 354 37 3 M 35-39 1 21:57.1 4:23/ 19 Anthony Galvan Key West FL 287 13 1 M 0-13 1 22:09.8 4:26/ 20 Jim Ford Fallston MD 348 41 2 M 40-44 1 22:14.6 4:27/ 21 Concepcion Ledezma Pompano Beach 289 41 3 M 40-44 1 22:20.8 4:28/ 22 Ivor Townsend Key West FL 304 33 4 M 30-34 1 22:28.9 4:30/ 23 Mira Bedo Tavernier FL 252 53 **** F 50-54 1 22:33.7 4:31/ 24 David Johnson Silver Spring 332 61 2 M 60-64 1 22:38.2 4:32/ 25 Don Vertregt Big Pine Key FL 357 55 2 M 55-59 1 22:42.4 4:32/ 26 Graham Savage Key West FL 268 40 4 M 40-44 1 22:43.6 4:33/ 27 Lou Fisher Key West FL 253 64 3 M 60-64 1 22:45.9 4:33/ 28 Amy Urban Big Pine Key FL 285 25 1 F 24-29 1 23:02.5 4:36/ 29 Scott Greager Key West FL 256 41 5 M 40-44 1 23:22.5 4:40/ 30 David Mertz Traverse City 307 53 4 M 50-54 1 23:27.8 4:41/ 31 Jack O'Connell Key West FL 293 38 4 M 35-39 1 23:31.9 4:42/ 32 Ali Ferguson Key West FL 259 32 1 F 30-34 1 23:36.1 4:43/ 33 Fred Snowman Islamorada FL 254 49 2 M 45-49 1 23:44.2 4:45/ 34 Ron Mayer Winchester KY 359 53 5 M 50-54 1 23:44.5 4:45/ 35 Blake Oropeza Key West FL 281 14 2 M 14-19 1 23:58.3 4:48/ 36 Bailey Parke Sugarloaf Key 6 16 1 F 14-19 1 24:10.2 4:50/ 37 Luke O'Dea Big Pine Key FL 315 26 2 M 25-29 1 24:14.3 4:51/ 38 Alfred Martorelli Key West FL 272 61 4 M 60-64 1 24:16.2 4:51/ 39 Cecilia Welzien Key West FL 283 48 **** F 45-49 1 24:30.0 4:54/ 40 Susan Kochan Key West FL 251 40 1 F 40-44 1 24:39.2 4:56/ 41 David Shield Key West FL 340 53 6 M 50-54 1 24:43.4 4:57/ 42 Michael Walvoord San Antonio TX 302 35 5 M 35-39 1 24:52.3 4:58/ 43 Adam Ulrich Cudjoe Key FL 296 17 3 M 14-19 1 24:55.4 4:59/ 44 Paul Curtis Jonesboro AR 267 41 6 M 40-44 1 24:56.7 4:59/ 45 Trudy Fifield Key West FL 346 26 2 F 24-29 1 25:00.0 5:00/ 46 Barbara Battaglia Marathon FL 353 50 1 F 50-54 1 25:00.8 5:00/ 47 Richard Breese Big Pine Key FL 331 59 3 M 55-59 1 25:10.2 5:02/ 48 Lena Leponski Key West FL 277 25 3 F 24-29 1 25:12.6 5:02/ 49 Larry Battaglia Marathon FL 255 55 4 M 55-59 1 25:13.6 5:03/ 50 Robert Patino Key West FL 264 37 6 M 35-39 1 25:17.5 5:03/ 51 Casey Fischer Key West FL 313 33 5 M 30-34 1 25:24.4 5:05/K 52 Mary-Rachel Clark Marathon Shores 322 19 2 F 14-19 1 25:44.1 5:09/ 53 Nadia Stadnyh Johnsonville NY 327 44 2 F 40-44 1 25:55.4 5:11/ 54 David Johnson Davie FL 320 37 7 M 35-39 1 25:58.0 5:12/ 55 Brian Garth Weston FL 321 36 8 M 35-39 1 26:08.7 5:14/ 56 Josephine Rowe Key West FL 276 26 4 F 24-29 1 26:37.5 5:19/ 57 Pat Kersey Big Pine Key FL 356 61 1 F 60-64 1 26:40.2 5:20/ 58 Lynn Kenley Sudbury MA 347 44 3 F 40-44 1 26:41.2 5:20/ 59 Gretchen Mills Marathon FL 299 23 1 F 20-23 1 26:42.1 5:20/ 60 Carol Coates Little Torch Key 336 46 1 F 45-49 1 26:50.2 5:22/ 61 David Sermak Key West FL 338 43 7 M 40-44 1 26:56.0 5:23/ 62 Kelley Valle Key West FL 317 36 1 F 35-39 1 26:58.2 5:24/ 63 Jean Nistico Little Torch Key 300 58 1 F 55-59 1 27:00.2 5:24/ 64 Monica Rickard Cudjoe Key FL 258 38 2 F 35-39 1 27:13.7 5:27/ 65 Katie Wells Saint Petersburg 329 13 1 F 0-13 1 27:23.8 5:29/ 66 Lizzy Wells Saint Petersburg 330 11 2 F 0-13 1 27:24.1 5:29/ 67 Greer Cornell Key West FL 274 43 4 F 40-44 1 28:32.3 5:42/ 68 Tara Beckley Brooklyn NY 308 37 3 F 35-39 1 28:37.0 5:43/ 69 Randy Horowitz Long Beach NY 309 34 2 F 30-34 1 28:40.0 5:44/ 70 Monica Matroci Key West FL 341 37 4 F 35-39 1 28:46.5 5:45/ 71 Fred Bunker Fair Lawn NJ 311 54 7 M 50-54 1 29:20.4 5:52/ 72 Joanne Gerenser Fair Lawn NJ 312 45 2 F 45-49 1 29:53.8 5:59/ 73 Mike Tuosto North Brunswick 345 64 5 M 60-64 1 30:26.8 6:05/ 74 Kerry Karshna Key West FL 295 38 5 F 35-39 1 30:39.7 6:08/ 75 Bonnita Badgett Key West FL 337 50 2 F 50-54 1 30:43.3 6:09/ 76 Abigail Welzien Sugarloaf Key 282 21 2 F 20-23 1 30:56.6 6:11/ 77 Teressa Johnson Key West FL 349 27 5 F 24-29 1 30:57.1 6:11/ 78 Deborah Rithstan Key West FL 323 51 3 F 50-54 1 30:59.3 6:12/ 79 Thomas Lavender Key West FL 273 63 6 M 60-64 1 31:00.2 6:12/ 80 Susan Cooke Key West FL 266 52 4 F 50-54 1 31:41.7 6:20/ 81 Doria De Bartolo Kenosha WI 324 14 3 F 14-19 1 32:01.9 6:24/ 82 Dennis Joyner Key West FL 318 34 6 M 30-34 1 32:23.5 6:29/ 83 Derek Howard Key West FL 314 30 7 M 30-34 1 32:24.4 6:29/ 84 Stephanie Cunningham Key West FL 298 32 3 F 30-34 1 32:57.9 6:35/ 85 Kim Schaefer Key West FL 334 38 6 F 35-39 1 33:04.6 6:37/ 86 Brian Shimp Key West FL 288 33 8 M 30-34 1 33:04.7 6:37/ 87 Tony Kuhn Big Pine Key FL 328 71 1 M 70-99 1 33:05.0 6:37/ 88 J Michael Davison Key West FL 351 64 7 M 60-64 1 34:11.5 6:50/ 89 Kathy Wilmot Key West FL 335 50 5 F 50-54 1 34:23.8 6:53/ 90 Andrew Snodgrass Key West FL 358 8 2 M 0-13 1 35:27.8 7:05/ 91 Cathy Webster Key West FL 291 49 3 F 45-49 1 35:35.4 7:07/ 92 Kathy Felger Key West FL 279 30 4 F 30-34 1 35:39.5 7:08/ 93 Chuck Fitzsimmons Sugarloaf Key 342 50 8 M 50-54 1 35:39.7 7:08/ 94 Tori Fitzsimmons Sugarloaf Key 343 10 3 F 0-13 1 35:42.5 7:08/ 95 Danielle Snodgrass Key West FL 350 12 4 F 0-13 1 36:09.3 7:14/ 96 Patricia Sundstrom Key West FL 292 60 2 F 60-64 1 36:24.0 7:17/ 97 Linda Meyer Fair Lawn NJ 310 51 6 F 50-54 1 37:23.4 7:29/ 98 Wendy Hinden Plymouth MA 352 53 7 F 50-54 1 37:25.8 7:29/ 99 Heidi Davila Key West FL 333 27 6 F 24-29 1 37:38.0 7:32/ 100 Larry Ferguson Summerland Key 162 61 **** M 0-99 2 37:59.1 7:36/ 101 Sue Ferguson Summerland Key 163 54 **** F 0-99 2 40:00.4 8:00/ 102 Dina Kinnune Key West FL 164 33 1 F 0-99 2 42:57.8 8:35/K 103 Joel Rogers Big Pine Key FL 167 61 1 M 0-99 2 42:58.8 8:36/ 104 Florina Rogers Big Pine Key FL 168 38 2 F 0-99 2 42:59.3 8:36/ 105 Jane Hamilton Key West FL 179 38 3 F 0-99 2 43:00.2 8:36/ 106 Yvette Lee Key West FL 178 40 4 F 0-99 2 43:00.6 8:36/ 107 Thomas Doyle Key West FL 269 54 9 M 50-54 1 43:49.7 8:46/ 108 Erica Cummings Key West FL 175 24 5 F 0-99 2 45:03.4 9:01/ 109 David Smith Key West FL 172 22 2 M 0-99 2 45:05.2 9:01/ 110 Lori Mullins Key West FL 171 35 6 F 0-99 2 45:28.8 9:06/ 111 Amy Stone Key West FL 170 28 7 F 0-99 2 45:29.4 9:06/ 112 Jaye Harkow Key West FL 180 45 8 F 0-99 2 47:59.5 9:36/ 113 Olga Ball Key West FL 177 26 9 F 0-99 2 50:10.7 10:02/ 114 Angela Henry Key West FL 169 34 10 F 0-99 2 50:12.2 10:02/ 115 Betsy Fetterman Penn Run PA 166 66 11 F 0-99 2 51:03.5 10:13/ 116 John Pulliam Homer City PA 262 65 1 M 65-69 1 51:05.6 10:13/K Results By Key West Southernmost Runner 02/19/2005 Race Date Presidents Day 5K February 19, 2005 Age Group Results Runners Overall Female Winner Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 Mira Bedo Tavernier FL 53 252 1 22:33.7 4:31/K Overall Female Masters Winner Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 Cecilia Welzien Key West FL 48 283 5 24:30.0 4:54/K Women 13 and under Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Katie Wells Saint Petersburg 13 329 20 27:23.8 5:29/K 2 * Lizzy Wells Saint Petersburg 11 330 21 27:24.1 5:29/K 3 Tori Fitzsimmons Sugarloaf Key FL 10 343 38 35:42.5 7:08/K 4 Danielle Snodgrass Key West FL 12 350 39 36:09.3 7:14/K Women 14 to 19 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Bailey Parke Sugarloaf Key FL 16 6 4 24:10.2 4:50/K 2 * Mary-Rachel Clark Marathon Shores FL 19 322 10 25:44.1 5:09/K 3 Doria De Bartolo Kenosha WI 14 324 32 32:01.9 6:24/K Women 20 to 23 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Gretchen Mills Marathon FL 23 299 15 26:42.1 5:20/K 2 * Abigail Welzien Sugarloaf Key FL 21 282 28 30:56.6 6:11/K Women 24 to 29 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Amy Urban Big Pine Key FL 25 285 2 23:02.5 4:36/K 2 * Trudy Fifield Key West FL 26 346 7 25:00.0 5:00/K 3 Lena Leponski Key West FL 25 277 9 25:12.6 5:02/K 4 Josephine Rowe Key West FL 26 276 12 26:37.5 5:19/K 5 Teressa Johnson Key West FL 27 349 29 30:57.1 6:11/K 6 Heidi Davila Key West FL 27 333 43 37:38.0 7:32/K Women 30 to 34 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Ali Ferguson Key West FL 32 259 3 23:36.1 4:43/K 2 * Randy Horowitz Long Beach NY 34 309 24 28:40.0 5:44/K 3 Stephanie Cunningham Key West FL 32 298 34 32:57.9 6:35/K 4 Kathy Felger Key West FL 30 279 38 35:39.5 7:08/K Women 35 to 39 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Kelley Valle Key West FL 36 317 17 26:58.2 5:24/K 2 * Monica Rickard Cudjoe Key FL 38 258 19 27:13.7 5:27/K 3 Tara Beckley Brooklyn NY 37 308 23 28:37.0 5:43/K 4 Monica Matroci Key West FL 37 341 24 28:46.5 5:45/K 5 Kerry Karshna Key West FL 38 295 26 30:39.7 6:08/K 6 Kim Schaefer Key West FL 38 334 34 33:04.6 6:37/K Women 40 to 44 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Susan Kochan Key West FL 40 251 6 24:39.2 4:56/K 2 * Nadia Stadnyh Johnsonville NY 44 327 11 25:55.4 5:11/K 3 Lynn Kenley Sudbury MA 44 347 14 26:41.2 5:20/K 4 Greer Cornell Key West FL 43 274 22 28:32.3 5:42/K Women 45 to 49 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Carol Coates Little Torch Key 46 336 16 26:50.2 5:22/K 2 * Joanne Gerenser Fair Lawn NJ 45 312 25 29:53.8 5:59/K 3 Cathy Webster Key West FL 49 291 36 35:35.4 7:07/K Women 50 to 54 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Barbara Battaglia Marathon FL 50 353 8 25:00.8 5:00/K 2 * Bonnita Badgett Key West FL 50 337 27 30:43.3 6:09/K 3 Deborah Rithstan Key West FL 51 323 30 30:59.3 6:12/K 4 Susan Cooke Key West FL 52 266 31 31:41.7 6:20/K 5 Kathy Wilmot Key West FL 50 335 35 34:23.8 6:53/K 6 Linda Meyer Fair Lawn NJ 51 310 41 37:23.4 7:29/K 7 Wendy Hinden Plymouth MA 53 352 42 37:25.8 7:29/K Women 55 to 59 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Jean Nistico Little Torch Key 58 300 18 27:00.2 5:24/K Women 60 to 64 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Pat Kersey Big Pine Key FL 61 356 13 26:40.2 5:20/K 2 * Patricia Sundstrom Key West FL 60 292 40 36:24.0 7:17/K *Overall place among females only Results By Key West Southernmost Runners 02/19/2005 09:04:38 AM Race Date Presidents Day 5K February 19, 2005 Age Group Results Runners Overall Male Winner Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 Chris-Heijn De Vries Big Pine Key FL 25 286 1 17:05.1 3:25/K Overall Male Masters Winner Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 Jimmy Boesch Islamorada FL 54 2 4 18:14.5 3:39/K Men 13 and under Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Anthony Galvan Key West FL 13 287 19 22:09.8 4:26/K 2 * Andrew Snodgrass Key West FL 8 358 55 35:27.8 7:05/K Men 14 to 19 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Zack Black Summerland Key FL 17 3 2 17:54.6 3:35/K 2 * Blake Oropeza Key West FL 14 281 32 23:58.3 4:48/K 3 Adam Ulrich Cudjoe Key FL 17 296 37 24:55.4 4:59/K Men 20 to 24 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Anthony Cardullo Big Pine Key FL 21 316 15 21:38.6 4:20/K Men 25 to 29 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Humberto Romero Key West FL 25 260 8 20:22.5 4:04/K 2 * Luke O'Dea Big Pine Key FL 26 315 33 24:14.3 4:51/K Men 30 to 34 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Ross Pipkin Key West FL 32 355 12 21:25.9 4:17/K 2 * Mark Fortney Hollywood FL 32 265 13 21:32.8 4:18/K 3 Eric Nelson Key West FL 31 270 16 21:46.4 4:21/K 4 Ivor Townsend Key West FL 33 304 22 22:28.9 4:30/K 5 Casey Fischer Key West FL 33 313 42 25:24.4 5:05/K 6 Dennis Joyner Key West FL 34 318 49 32:23.5 6:29/K 7 Derek Howard Key West FL 30 314 50 32:24.4 6:29/K 8 Brian Shimp Key West FL 33 288 51 33:04.7 6:37/K Men 35 to 39 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Terence White Key West FL 35 1 3 18:04.8 3:37/K 2 * Brent Teixiera Key West FL 36 303 11 21:09.6 4:14/K 3 Mark Gilmartin Key West FL 37 354 18 21:57.1 4:23/K 4 Jack O'Connell Key West FL 38 293 29 23:31.9 4:42/K 5 Michael Walvoord San Antonio TX 35 302 36 24:52.3 4:58/K 6 Robert Patino Key West FL 37 264 41 25:17.5 5:03/K 7 David Johnson Davie FL 37 320 43 25:58.0 5:12/K 8 Brian Garth Weston FL 36 321 44 26:08.7 5:14/K Men 40 to 44 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Brian Hall Key West FL 42 261 10 21:06.4 4:13/K 2 * Jim Ford Fallston MD 41 348 20 22:14.6 4:27/K 3 Concepcion Ledezma Pompano Beach FL 41 289 21 22:20.8 4:28/K 4 Graham Savage Key West FL 40 268 25 22:43.6 4:33/K 5 Scott Greager Key West FL 41 256 27 23:22.5 4:40/K 6 Paul Curtis Jonesboro AR 41 267 38 24:56.7 4:59/K 7 David Sermak Key West FL 43 338 45 26:56.0 5:23/K Men 45 to 49 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * James Mill Key West FL 49 344 14 21:35.5 4:19/K 2 * Fred Snowman Islamorada FL 49 254 30 23:44.2 4:45/K Men 50 to 54 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Michael Bailey Cudjoe Key FL 50 339 5 18:46.6 3:45/K 2 * Michael Shekleton Peoria IL 54 290 6 19:52.8 3:58/K 3 William Welzien Sugarloaf Key FL 54 284 17 21:50.0 4:22/K 4 David Mertz Traverse City MI 53 307 28 23:27.8 4:41/K 5 Ron Mayer Winchester KY 53 359 31 23:44.5 4:45/K 6 David Shield Key West FL 53 340 35 24:43.4 4:57/K 7 Fred Bunker Fair Lawn NJ 54 311 47 29:20.4 5:52/K 8 Chuck Fitzsimmons Sugarloaf Key FL 50 342 56 35:39.7 7:08/K 9 Thomas Doyle Key West FL 54 269 57 43:49.7 8:46/K Men 55 to 59 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Chuck Bayles Marathon FL 57 319 7 19:59.3 4:00/K 2 * Don Vertregt Big Pine Key FL 55 357 24 22:42.4 4:32/K 3 Richard Breese Big Pine Key FL 59 331 39 25:10.2 5:02/K 4 Larry Battaglia Marathon FL 55 255 40 25:13.6 5:03/K Men 60 to 64 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Tom Fetterman Penn Run PA 63 263 9 21:05.0 4:13/K 2 * David Johnson Silver Spring MD 61 332 23 22:38.2 4:32/K 3 Lou Fisher Key West FL 64 253 26 22:45.9 4:33/K 4 Alfred Martorelli Key West FL 61 272 34 24:16.2 4:51/K 5 Mike Tuosto North Brunswick NJ 64 345 48 30:26.8 6:05/K 6 Thomas Lavender Key West FL 63 273 49 31:00.2 6:12/K 7 J Michael Davison Key West FL 64 351 54 34:11.5 6:50/K Men 65 to 69 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * John Pulliam Homer City PA 65 262 58 51:05.6 10:13/K Men 70 and over Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Tony Kuhn Big Pine Key FL 71 328 53 33:05.0 6:37/K *Overall place among males only Results By Key West Southernmost Runners 02/19/2005 09:04:38 AM Race Date Presidents Day 5K February 19, 2005 Walkers Overall Results Overall Female Winners Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 Sue Ferguson Summerland Key FL 54 163 1 40:00.4 8:00/K Female 0-99 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Dina Kinnune Key West FL 33 164 2 42:57.8 8:35/K 2 Florina Rogers Big Pine Key FL 38 168 3 42:59.3 8:36/K 3 Jane Hamilton Key West FL 38 179 4 43:00.2 8:36/K 4 Yvette Lee Key West FL 40 178 5 43:00.6 8:36/K 5 Erica Cummings Key West FL 24 175 6 45:03.4 9:01/K 6 Lori Mullins Key West FL 35 171 7 45:28.8 9:06/K 7 Amy Stone Key West FL 28 170 8 45:29.4 9:06/K 8 Jaye Harkow Key West FL 45 180 9 47:59.5 9:36/K 9 Olga Ball Key West FL 26 177 10 50:10.7 10:02/K 10 Angela Henry Key West FL 34 169 11 50:12.2 10:02/K 11 Betsy Fetterman Penn Run PA 66 166 12 51:03.5 10:13/K *Overall place among females only Results By Key West Southernmost Runners 02/19/2005 09:04:38 AM Race Date Presidents Day 5K February 19, 2005 Walkers Overall Results Overall Male Winners Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 Larry Ferguson Summerland Key FL 61 162 1 37:59.1 7:36/K Male 0-99 Place Name City Age Bib No Overall* Time Pace 1 * Joel Rogers Big Pine Key FL 61 167 2 42:58.8 8:36/K 2 David Smith Key West FL 22 172 3 45:05.2 9:01/K *Overall place among males only Results By Key West Southernmost Runners 02/19/2005 09:04:38 AM Bedo and deVries Top Presidents Day 5K Fields There'll be some partying in the streets of Tavernier and Big Pine tonight, as the winners of the Presidents Day 5K Race will return to heir respective hometowns to heroes' welcomes. The inaugural PD5K ran from the Wyndham Casa Marina, past Higgs Beach, down Atlantic Boulevard, to a point on South Roosevelt Boulevard,and back. Steady headwinds slowed the field of 120 racers in the first half of the race, but a good tailwind made fro some spirited racing on the return route. Mira Bedo, a fixture on the Lower Keys racing circuit, chalked up a solid win in the women's division, clocking 22:33 to outleg her nearest rival, Big Pine's Amy Urban by 29 seconds. Mira's long ride down from Tavernier must have seemed more worthwhile with her winner's prize of a $45 gift card to the Outback Steakhouse. Ali Ferguson, from Key West, finished third among women, and Bailey Parke, a junior at KWHS who hails from Sugarloaf Key, kicked to a strong fourth place in 24:10. Cessie Welzien took the 5th spot in 24:30 and captured the First Female Master (40+) award. It was a good welcome-back race for the mother of nine, who had been on the shelf with injuries for a while. Cessie also pocketed a $25 Outback gift card for her divisional win. The Men's Race was won by Big Pine's Chris-Heijn de Vries, who made a big move away from his pursuers shortly after the turnaround point, and posted a convincing victory. The 25-year-old's 17:05 run gave him a 49-second cushion at the finish. Chris earned some steak and bloomin' onion for his efforts, as he also received the $45 gift card to Outback . "The wind was tough on the way out," he commented. "But I felt good coming back so I just pulled away." Behind Chris, the race for second was a barnburner, as KWHS's top harrier, Zack Black, a junior, held off the charge of former ULowell star Terence White. Black (17:54) had followed deVries until the break occured, then listened to the closing footsteps of the cagey veteran White (18:04) until the final half-mile, when his track speed helped him prevail. Fourth overall, and First Male Master, was another Lower Keys racing fixture, Jimmy Boesch for Islamorada. Jimmy posted a solid 18:14 to claim the Outback $25 GC. Rounding out the Top Five (and second Master) was Cudjoe Key's Mike Bailey, a last-minute entry who toured the course in a tidy 18:54. The Peripatetic Fergusons swept the Walkers Category gold medals, with Sue taking the Womens' crown (40:00), and husband Larry garnering the Men's (37:59). The race was a fundraiser for the Key West High School Cross Country program, and was a late replacement for the Heart Council Race that had been run on this weekend in previous years. The post-race raffle provided prizes for about one quarter of the participants, as the most-generous Key West community again showed tremendous support for the event. The Wyndham Casa Marina provided the venue, and post-race refreshments were donated by Goldman's Bagelry, The Waterfront Market, Silver Eagle, and Ramack Images. Raffle prizes were donated by Sub-Tropic Dive Center, Key West Aquarium, Club Body Tech, Bagatelle, A Grande Mulher, Key West Paradise, Key West Handprints, World Watersports, Key West Islander, Reef Light Tackle, Conchy Joe's Marina & Tackle, Roof Top Cafe, Two Friends Patio Restaurant, Thai Cuisine, Marine Wildlife Gallery, the Key West Southernmost Runners, and Fairvilla. The running community is very grateful to all these sponsors. The next races on the Keys calendar are the Paradise cafe 5K Fun Run on March 12th, the Sunset Rotary's Menendez Miler 5K on March 19th,