Tamalpa Runners - Zippy's 5K 2010

by Lynn Walker, April 19, 2009

The PAUSATF Short Circuit Road Race Grand Prix kicked off its 2010 season Sunday at the Zippy 5k in San Francisco. Read a full coverage of the race.

Tamalpa fielded a strong contingent of runners. Nineteen club women finished the Elite women's race, and twenty-four Tamalpan men finished the Elite men's race. Twenty-five if you count Mark McManus' clone. The race officials did.

Conditions for the race were ideal and a few club members recorded their fastest ever times on the course, or at least the fastest in many years. Mark McManus and Elizabeth Shortino are two examples of this. Many more club members were running in their first Zippy 5k. There were, of course, many who slowed sublty, with the help of age, or encountered unfortunate circumstances that stood in the way of their best performance. A fact of running life. At least we all can count ourselves thankful to be among those healthy enough to run Sunday's Zippy.

Four Tamalpans won their respective age division. Tim O'Rourke used a final finishing kick to nip Dwight Smith for the men's Senior victory in 16:59. Hans Schmid continues to enjoy his new division with a male Veteran's victory in 20:12. Valerie Young won the women's Master division, taking fourth place overall in the race with a 17:44. Katie Martin ran 28:49 to win the women's Veteran division.

Mark McManus (the original) was the highest placing Tamalpan, taking tenth place in 15:08, his fastest Zippy. Mark also finished in 19:48, his slowest Zippy. Tim Wallen was the first Master Tamalpan and seventh overall Master in 16:57. Tom O'Reilly was the 8th male Senior. Arturo Rodriguez, new to Tamalpa this year, was third male Super-Senior in 19:42. Russ Kiernan was third men's Veteran in 23:31.

Yiou Wang was fifth overall in the women's race in 17:47. Deborah Rushman was the fourth women's Master runner in 19:07. Mimi Willard took the third women's Senior position in 20:38 and Karen Steele was fourth Senior in 20:46. Janet Kjelmyr was sixth Senior woman in 22:47. Bridie Dillon was the fourth Super-Senior woman in 27:36 and JoAnne Kambur was the third Veteran woman in 31:46.

Tamalpa Finishers at the Zippy 5k

Men:

Name	Age	Time	Division Place
Mark McManus	36	15:08	10th Open
Harlan Lopez	24	15:23	14th Open
Tim Wallen	46	16:57	7th Master
Tim O'Rourke	52	16:59	1st Senior
Brad O'Brien	48	17:00
Patrick Lepelch	47	17:27
Jonathan Bretan	27	17:41
Sean Pont	24	17:42
Tom O'Reilly	53	18:01	8th Senior
David Bronstein	48	18:10
Geoff Dunbar	39	18:17
Don Porteous	63	19:14
Lynn Walker	53	19:30
Alan Reynolds	46	19:31
David Ripp	58	19:41
Arturo Rodriguez	60	19:42	3rd Super Senior
Mike Lopez	52	19:48
Mark McManus	36	19:48
William Neer	51	20:05
Hans Schmid	70	20:12	1st Veteran
Michael Holland	61	20:15
Frank Ruona	64	20:34
Stephen Katz	59	21:15
Jim Myers	61	22:26
Russ Kiernan	72	23:31	3rd Veteran

Women:

Name	Age	Time	Division Place
Valerie Young	43	17:44	1st Master
Yiou Wang	25	17:47	5th Open
Liz Gottlieb	34	18:16	12th Open
Sarah Slaymaker	39	18:52	20th Open
Deborah Rushman	45	19:07	4th Master
Jennifer Wallen	32	19:20
Patti Shore	43	19:50
Elizabeth Shortino	46	19:52
Beth Freedman	41	20:10
Mimi Willard	56	20:38	3rd Senior
Karen Steele	52	20:46	4th Senior
Traci McCarty	43	21:15
Janet Kjelmyr	52	22:47	6th Senior
Amy Sonstein	40	23:14
Jennifer Lanciault	39	23:50
Bridie Dillon	65	27:36:00	4th Super Senior
Katie Martin	71	28:49:00	1st Veteran
JoAnne Kambur	75	31:46:00	3rd Veteran
Marjorie Forman	57	32:42:00