Loma Alta, Fairfax, Distance ~7 miles
May 7, 2006
85 finishers - 18 women, 67 men
If one were to climb Loma Alta, and some might question the wisdom of
such an undertaking, this was a perfect morning for it. The air was still
and comfortably warm, nothing excessive. There was a refreshing cooling
at the top, very welcome after the long, steady climb, and the vistas in
all directions were nothing less than spectacular. Of course, this was a
footrace and few paused even momentarily to savor those views, but they
were of the quality to vow to return someday when one was not in such a
hurry. Mark McManus spent the least time of anyone soaking in the surroundings,
dispatching a quality field for his second victory of the season. Young
Alesandra Roger also handled an impressive women's group that included Karen
Steele, Natalie Simi and Liz Shortino, none of whom give it up easily on
this type of course. The course includes an extra "bonus" section on the
other side of the summit before the downhill return which gives new meaning
to the label of Insult Hill, and the finishers' times will illustrate how
spread out the field was by the end.
- Jim Myers
| Female overall place | Name | A/G | Time | TCRS Points |
| 1 | Alesandra Roger | T | 55:41 | 150 |
| 2 | Karen Steele | 40 | 57:07 | 149 |
| 3 | Natalie Simi | 40 | 58:11 | 148 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Shortino | 40 | 58:53 | 147 |
| 5 | Liana Mathon | 30 | 68:00 | 146 |
| 6 | Janet Bowman | 50 | 70:51 | 145 |
| 7 | Susan Micheletti | 50 | 71:03 | 144 |
| 8 | Ann Charlton | 40 | 71:48 | 143 |
| 9 | Vicki DeMenno | 40 | 72:57 | 142 |
| 10 | Quinn McManus | 20 | 73:51 | 141 |
| 11 | Kelly Charlton | T | 75:16 | 140 |
| 12 | Hannah Tai | 40 | 76:00 | 139 |
| 13 | Edda Stickle | 60 | 77:33 | 138 |
| 14 | Judi Shaffer | 40 | 79:49 | 137 |
| 15 | Ann Hardham | 60 | 84:00 | 136 |
| 16 | Lorrie Kalos | 40 | 88:52 | 135 |
| 17 | Debbie Hannaford | 50 | 89:44 | 134 |
| 18 | Ginny Olson | 50 | 93:20 | 133 |
| Male Overall Place | Name | A/G | Time | TCRS Points |
| 1 | Mark McManus | 30 | 44:09 | 150 |
| 2 | Adam Hersh | 30 | 45:01 | 149 |
| 3 | Brian Gilliss | 20 | 45:31 | 148 |
| 4 | Roy Rivers | 40 | 46:59 | 147 |
| 5 | Jason Jacobson | 30 | 49:03 | 146 |
| 6 | Brad O'Brien | 40 | 50:07 | 145 |
| 7 | Dennis Charlton | 50 | 50:38 | 144 |
| 8 | Brad Bryon | 40 | 51:03 | 143 |
| 9 | Ryan Stever | 20 | 51:42 | 142 |
| 10 | Brian Purcell | 50 | 52:03 | 141 |
| 11 | Erik Mathon | 30 | 52:41 | 140 |
| 12 | David Leipsic | 40 | 53:06 | 139 |
| 13 | Mike Lotter | 50 | 53:46 | 138 |
| 14 | Scott Murray | 40 | 54:04 | 137 |
| 15 | Malcolm Fearon | 40 | 54:28 | 136 |
| 16 | Don Lindsey | 40 | 55:01 | 135 |
| 17 | Karl Hoagland | 40 | 55:14 | 134 |
| 18 | Peter Badertscher | 40 | 55:34 | 133 |
| 19 | Kurt Ryan | 40 | 55:46 | 132 |
| 20 | Roy Kissin | 40 | 56:13 | 131 |
| 21 | James Lynch | 40 | 56:24 | 130 |
| 22 | Jerry Edelbrock | 50 | 57:01 | 129 |
| 23 | Russ Kiernan | 60 | 57:17 | 128 |
| 24 | Sam Lueck | 30 | 57:43 | 127 |
| 25 | Steve Stephens | 60 | 58:35 | 126 |
| 26 | Joe Stranzl | 40 | 59:10 | 125 |
| 27 | Preston Sitterly | 50 | 59:15 | 124 |
| 28 | Christian Oakes | 40 | 59:53 | 123 |
| 29 | Don Ritchie | 50 | 60:20 | 122 |
| 30 | Frank Ruona | 60 | 61:14 | 121 |
| 31 | Tim Aregger | 50 | 61:26 | 120 |
| 32 | Dave Pressley | 50 | 62:11 | 119 |
| 33 | Vince Giacomini | 40 | 62:43 | 118 |
| 34 | Jim Bystrek | 50 | 62:57 | 117 |
| 35 | Tomas Pastalka | 50 | 63:12 | 116 |
| 36 | Jim Myers | 50 | 63:23 | 115 |
| 37 | Joe Murtagh | T | 64:02 | 114 |
| 38 | Jim Schollard | 30 | 64:23 | 113 |
| 39 | Bob Akers | 40 | 64:31 | 112 |
| 40 | Jim Porter | 30 | 64:40 | 111 |
| 41 | Dave Hannaford | 50 | 65:40 | 110 |
| 42 | Horst Meyer | 70 | 65:44 | 109 |
| 43 | Dave Coulman | 40 | 65:55 | 108 |
| 44 | Kevin O'Donnell | 40 | 66:11 | 107 |
| 45 | Brian McCurdy | 40 | 66:13 | 106 |
| 46 | Martin Joffe | 50 | 66:53 | 105 |
| 47 | Thomas Stephens | 50 | 67:28 | 104 |
| 48 | Bernie Hollander | 70 | 67:52 | 103 |
| 49 | Harut Pirinjian | 50 | 67:58 | 102 |
| 50 | Peter Roger | 50 | 68:21 | 101 |
| 51 | Walt Underhill | 50 | 70:11 | 100 |
| 52 | Mike Holland | 50 | 70:33 | 99 |
| 53 | Jim Leonhard | 50 | 72:02 | 98 |
| 54 | Glenn Hoffman | 40 | 74:59 | 97 |
| 55 | Todd Ritola | 30 | 75:27 | 96 |
| 56 | Roger Gordon | 60 | 75:35 | 95 |
| 57 | Dave Pinto | 50 | 75:50 | 94 |
| 58 | Joaquin Fritz | 50 | 77:19 | 93 |
| 59 | Guy Murtagh | 50 | 79:16 | 92 |
| 60 | Patrick Regan | 30 | 79:54 | 91 |
| 61 | Julius Schillinger | 50 | 86:27 | 90 |
| 62 | Jay Brignon | 60 | 86:36 | 89 |
| 63 | Dillon Charlton | Y | 87:25 | 88 |
| 64 | Jeff Houston | 40 | 89:22 | 87 |
| 65 | Phil Phythian | 70 | 94:35 | 86 |
| 66 | Joseph Ryan | Y | 96:58 | 85 |
| 67 | Ray Wilkes | 70 | 97:30 | 84 |