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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 12 • DECEMBER 2011 • RUNNINGZONE.COM

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Space Coast Marathon from a Different Perspective

2 Running Zone The STarTing Line

In this issue:

Space Coast Marathon from

a Different Perspective ......3

The Next Steps .................3

Among Friends & Family ....4

Space Coast Marathon

Results for Brevard County

Residents ..........................4

Space Coast Half-Marathon

Results for Brevard County

Residents .........................6

Up Front ..........................9

New at Running Zone ......14

The Community of

Space Coast ...................15

Beyond Brevard’s Borders ...16

Well Done, Kaitlin Shiver! ...18

Jingle YOUR Bells ............19

Doug Butler’s Winter

Running Camp ................20

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Can you believe it is December already? The year has flown by and the holiday season usu-ally keeps everyone extremely busy. Now is the time to take a break and plan something fun for the entire family to do for the holidays. Why not come out for a 2 mile walk or run with your family and / or friends to the Jingle Bell 2 Miler?

On Saturday evening, December 17th starting at 5:45 pm, Running Zone Foundation’s Jingle Bell 2 Miler will be held at the Satellite Beach Library. Everyone can enjoy getting into the holiday spirit with a little exercise, a Santa appearance on a fire truck, jingle bells on

everyone’s shoes and Santa hats for the early registrants. Lots of participants wear costumes and go all out for our holiday costume contest.

If you can’t make our event on Saturday eve-ning, I hope you are able to find a fun holiday spirited activity you can enjoy and take a little break from our hectic lives to enjoy your fam-ily and friends.

Happy Holidays from your friends at Running Zone.

Don & Denise PiercyRunning Zone

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n best Holiday costume and fun stocking awards

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n free santa’s little Helper Kids’ run with Zippy the gecko

n food provided by long Doggers!

n benefits satellite beach leisure services and satellite beach Police fund

Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 5:45 pm, Satellite Beach Library

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We’d like to thank Florida Today sports writer Mark DeCotis and cor-respondent, Lyn Dowling, for their thorough and amazing coverage of this year’s race. If you missed the articles, log on to www.floridatoday.com and search on Space Coast Marathon Their coverage was so good, in fact, that we needed to find a new angle for this article so we didn’t repeat their work. So, after talking to Brevard’s fast-est overall male and female, we talked to some of the folks who also poured their hearts and souls into the event but for reasons or in ways you might not expect: Here, mostly in their own words are what they contributed to and took away from the event:

Volunteer finish line captain, cyndi Bergs (fifth year in the same position) While the average marathon runner is on the course between three and five hours, many of the volunteers put scores of their own time into making sure the participants receive an amazing expe-rience. This is a snapshot of Cyndi’s marathon weekend: (Pre-race) Unpacked 3,700 medals that came individually wrapped in plastic; packed and unpacked trucks with supplies at Running Zone, the expo at KSC and the

race site; assisted in the expo. (Race day) Starting at 3 a.m. Bergs and her crew began unloading trucks; set up the finish line and then laid out the medals towels and patches so they could easily be given to each finisher; decorated the finish area; set up iced towels, water, Gatorade and soda that was available to the athletes; worked the finish line until every athlete had crossed safely and then cleaned up, repacked the trucks and then unpacked them again at Running Zone. “Working behind the scenes of a race allows you to pay attention to details that you know are important to the participants and gives you a good perspective on how much work is really involved to put on a great event. I believe I have one of the best jobs – I get to see everyone accomplish his or her goal as they cross the finish line. I get an adrenaline rush watching the finishers, seeing their family and friends’ support and acknowledging that each participant has their own ‘story’, their own reason to push themselves mentally and physi-

Space coast Marathon from a Different perspectiveby Patti Sponsler

...we talked to some of the folks who also poured their hearts and souls into the event but for reasons or in ways you might not expect...

Volunteer finish line captain, Cyndi Bergs, left, poses with marathon finisher, Molly Kirk, and fellow volunteer, George Mcafee


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15-19Devin Lubor ........................... 4:33:0120 - 24Matthew Kiriazis .................... 4:30:46Zach Fodor ........................... 5:01:1025 - 29Keith Ray .............................. 3:25:07Bryan Sims ............................ 3:50:04Dylan Boynton ....................... 3:59:28Adrian Urquiola ..................... 4:24:50Tak Yip ................................. 4:31:58John Hustoles ......................... 4:32:29John Reali ............................. 4:45:25Thomas Karlick ...................... 5:18:4230 - 34Steven Stengle ....................... 3:49:25Mike Acosta .......................... 3:54:12Drew Cordes ......................... 4:31:11Charles Goodson ................... 5:21:19William Munsey ..................... 5:29:51Karthik Kadirvel ..................... 5:38:34

35 - 39Thaddeus Austin .................... 3:02:36Brandon Kern ........................ 3:25:07Marc Zeller ........................... 3:26:22Jimmie Wright ....................... 4:01:21Carlos Merced ....................... 4:34:56Ron Norris ............................ 4:46:31Christopher Segura ................ 4:57:53Robert Lynch .......................... 4:59:32Josee Mcvadon ...................... 5:17:51Dan Howick .......................... 5:29:02Mark Schuster ........................ 6:17:54Masters (40+) ChampionBret Halliday ......................... 3:01:4640 - 44Michael Mccauslin ................. 3:29:31Mark Davidson ...................... 4:11:30James Messina ....................... 4:30:29Ron Roff ................................ 4:55:23Steve Hinkle .......................... 4:55:44Todd Bogre ........................... 4:57:38Hernan Garcia ...................... 4:57:46Tracy Pugh ............................ 5:03:46Paul Kellner ........................... 5:12:21eric Bissonnette ...................... 5:20:48Jeff Boston ............................. 5:38:4245 - 49Bryan Bost............................. 3:43:56Frank Miller ........................... 3:58:36Ric Orona ............................. 4:11:27Shawn Schaffner .................... 4:21:13Matthew Rydson .................... 4:46:46John Cibelli ........................... 4:50:32Roderick Sulte ........................ 5:20:36John Brinkley ......................... 5:31:0650 - 54Dan Flynn ............................. 3:59:00Ricky Mcdonald ..................... 4:25:06

Mark Stephens ....................... 4:29:36Keith escue ............................ 4:29:51Mike Melzer .......................... 4:30:15ed Leaman ............................ 4:38:44Shawn Fisher ......................... 4:54:08Randall Crosby ...................... 4:57:38Lawrence McCalla ................. 5:36:16John Schmidt ......................... 7:38:0355 - 59Matt Mahoney ....................... 3:45:40Dude Kerley .......................... 3:46:37James Mankowski .................. 4:27:55Arleigh Sharpe ...................... 4:48:37Jim Mcclary ........................... 5:21:35John Darwood ....................... 5:27:17Lenny Corack ........................ 5:47:28John Rice .............................. 6:46:02

60 - 64Henry Smith .......................... 5:02:24David Farrall ......................... 5:03:28Don Sgobbo .......................... 5:12:20Song Koh .............................. 5:23:54Robert Bruckart ...................... 7:15:5365 - 69Gary Castner ........................ 4:45:3115-19Michelle Atkinson ................... 4:09:1220 - 24Rachel Sims ........................... 4:55:14Leslye DeLeon Ortiz ................ 6:36:49

Space coaSt Marathon reSUltS For BreVarD coUnty reSiDentSNovember 27, 2011 • Cocoa Village, FL

There is something uniquely wonder-ful about winning an award at a large race on our home turf. Often times, just know-ing that our family and friends are rooting for us along the course or at the finish can make us run a little taller and try just a wee bit harder. We wanted to recognize all of our lo-cals who were able to stand on the Space Coast Marathon and Half-Marathon stage to receive their awards from running leg-end Kathrine Switzer and former shuttle pilot and United Space Alliance CEO, Mike McCulley. Many of our runners also qualified for the Boston and/or New York City Marathons with their times. Congratulations to all of you!

2011 Space coast half-Marathon local award WinnersMale:Art Anderson, Melbourne, 2nd 50-54, 1:31:27, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Jim Cunningham, Viera, 3rd 55-59, 1:37:54, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); John Davis, Melbourne, 2nd OA, 1:20:22 (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); David Grant, Viera, 3rd 60-64, 1:44:57, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Steve Hedgespeth, West Melbourne, 3rd OA, 1:20:44 (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Joel Kinnunen, Melbourne, 3rd 45-49, 1:24:30, (2012 & 2013 New York City Marathon Qualifier); Brian Lail, Melbourne, 2nd 40-44, 1:30:33; Scott Larson, Melbourne, 1st 40-44, 1:29:58, (2012 New York City Marathon quali-fier); Jack Lightle, Cocoa, 2nd 75+ (Jack is 80 years young!), 2:23:51;David Morales, Rockledge, 3rd 19 and under, 1:42:08; Chris Satcher, Cocoa Beach, 3rd 20-24, 1:48:23;Shane Streufert, Viera, 2nd 35-39, 1:25:26.

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Anne Caza, left, and Art Anderson share a post-race hug. Anne took third in the 50-54 group in the half-marathon in 1:41:31. Art also took second in the 50-54 division in 1:31:27. continues on page 8

Todd Bogue, #1050, guides blind athlete Randall Crosby through the 26.2-mile course. The two Titusville men set personal bests, finishing in 4:57:38. Their time was good enough for Randall to qualify to run in the Blind/Visually Impaired division at the 2012 Boston Marathon.


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cally. It’s a great way to recharge your own determination and…how many other op-portunities will you have to help someone achieve his or her dream?”

Volunteers/coaches/team in training gurus Barry and Michele Birdwell “The Running Zone and Running Zone Foundation have made a big impact on Team in Training both financially and spiritually. Most of our runners have a connection to the mission of curing blood cancer. They feel the mission support as well as the athletic support at all the Run-ning Zone events, and it is especially true at Space Coast Marathon. Brevard’s Best (our pet name for TNT participants) were out in force staffing water stations, directing runners and fans, and helping to cook eggs, pancakes and sausage for the post-race breakfast. After the volunteers at the two water stations on the north end of the course finished, they joined Michele and I at the finish line. There we formed a cheer line, did crowd control and directed the athletes to their final 100 meters toward the finish line. Marla Rhodes, Erin Lausher, Jeff McRoberts, Michelle and myself walked/ran in each one of the very last athletes.

Starting about a half-mile out we each brought them in one by one, passing them to each other so they wouldn’t have to enter the final 100 meters alone. When we all met the very last woman about a mile out, we told her that there was a medal waiting for her at the finish. She replied ‘oh no, they have all gone home. The course is closed.’ We told her ‘no way, the finish line is still up and there are volunteers waiting to hang a medal around your neck’. She was ecstatic and it was priceless to see the Running Zone race management team there along with us hooting and hollering. While working at the TNT booth at the expo, there were constant reminders of why we do all this. We had a man come up and thank us for what we done. He had just lost a friend to blood cancer and was running in his memory. Another gentle-man came by the booth and was looking at our mission board. He had tears in his eyes and told us he had lost a brother. He said that he was so thankful that there were people out there who cared enough to help raise money to find a cure so oth-ers would not have to lose someone like he did. There were happier stories that oth-ers shared about their loved ones who had won the battle because of new drugs and treatment procedures that have been developed over the years. We are mak-ing a difference and we just have to keep fighting!”

Space coast half-Marathon camp coach, Bernie Sher ‘The most rewarding aspect of coach-ing is watching your athletes cross the finish line of their goal race. It’s particu-larly rewarding when the race is their first attempt at a distance or an attempt at a PR (personal record, personal best) they never thought possible at the race distance. The camp, which this year was coached by myself, Barry Birdwell and Rick Foresteire, was established three years ago by Running Zone Foundation

and Health First Health Plans to help promote running and fitness. The pro-gram was divided into three groups: those who had never run before or had run very minimally; those who had a little back-ground and had maybe run a 5K or 10K and those who were gunning for a PR. After twelve weeks of training and encouragement, they were more than ready. Race day proved to be one of high excitement and anxiety but they all came through with flying colors. All met or exceeded their expectations and were overjoyed to cross the finish line and have

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Left, former shuttle pilot and United Space Alliance CeO, Mike McCulley, poses for a photo with TNT guru and volunteer, Barry Birdwell.

Coach Bernie Sher places a finishers’ medal around Pat Mister, one of the Space Coast Half-Marathon camp’s athletes, after she crossed the finish line of her first 13.1-mile race.


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MALESOverall .................................................................John Davis (2) .............................................1:20:22Steve Hedgespeth (3) ..................................1:20:4415-19David Morales ............................................1:42:08Jeff Swahlan ...............................................1:45:11Jordan Scholato ..........................................1:50:37Trevor Young ..............................................1:56:27Jack Moore ................................................1:59:52Kenny Rhodes .............................................2:00:15William Kemmler ........................................2:00:49Frederick Hobgood .....................................2:02:56Ryan Spracklin ............................................2:08:49Corey Mason, Jr. ........................................2:19:5920 - 24Chris Satcher ..............................................1:48:23Marc Buonanni ...........................................1:54:27Joshua Fortenbery .......................................2:06:37Jeremy Flint ................................................2:10:4325 - 29Andy Dutra ................................................1:29:48Greg Reverdiau ..........................................1:32:45Brad Daszynski ...........................................1:36:28Stephen Luedtke ..........................................1:43:33Jason Greer ................................................1:45:48John Daniels ...............................................1:48:46Daniel Gallagher ........................................1:52:23Kevin Henry Jr. ...........................................2:06:05Mathew Walker ..........................................2:06:38Chris St. Jean .............................................2:06:57Ramsey Pepe ..............................................2:11:56Christopher Walcott ....................................2:26:39Ken Hill......................................................2:34:39

Christopher Hill ...........................................2:45:2730 - 34Matt Suttles ................................................1:37:03Tim O’Brien ................................................1:38:56Brian Adkins ...............................................1:46:15Chris Slusher ..............................................1:46:39Justin Miller ................................................1:48:35Brian Sizer .................................................1:49:10Steve Bender ..............................................1:51:03Peter Choi ..................................................1:51:19Andrew Wendling .......................................1:52:37Matthew Pomeroy .......................................1:53:47ed Springer ................................................1:55:08Hedison Mui ...............................................1:57:16Jeff Miller ...................................................1:57:24Robert Paxton .............................................1:57:36Milos Vasovic .............................................1:59:48Joshua Maitlen ............................................2:00:16Josh Broline ................................................2:00:53Kristian Damkjer .........................................2:06:25

Chris Campbell ...........................................2:09:55Robert Buchanan.........................................2:12:12Ryan Smith .................................................2:13:41Craig Allarding ..........................................2:15:48George Puskar ............................................2:19:15Christopher Schumann .................................2:19:29Jacob Mangum ...........................................2:21:23Timothy Atkinson .........................................2:24:51Christopher Torres .......................................2:27:40Chris Mcclure .............................................2:33:27Brandon Kriner ...........................................2:40:37Keith Snyder ...............................................2:47:3935 - 39Shane Streufert ...........................................1:25:26Jeremy Stewart ...........................................1:29:41Myron Larrick .............................................1:29:47Mike Doyle.................................................1:35:33Rich Reich ..................................................1:37:43Paul Fleming ...............................................1:38:47Todd Angell ................................................1:42:08Ben Buchanan ............................................1:43:28Mike Fairbank ............................................1:43:39Joseph Newton ...........................................1:45:41Ron Ritter ...................................................1:45:49Richard Davis .............................................1:46:37Kevin Smith ................................................1:46:39Jonathan Howse .........................................1:47:14Tim Dunegan ..............................................1:47:29Jeremy Sexton.............................................1:49:26Robert Jackson ............................................1:52:42Daniel McCarthy .........................................1:57:54Jeremy Duncan ...........................................1:59:05Sean Michaels ............................................2:03:29Les Dunne ..................................................2:05:45Tim Jellett ...................................................2:07:30Steve Leonard .............................................2:07:34Ivan Lopez .................................................2:07:36James Krupp ...............................................2:09:07Jason Russell ...............................................2:11:09Thomas Neil ...............................................2:11:54James Detwiler ............................................2:13:37Doug Grandey ...........................................2:15:31ed Cloak ....................................................2:20:38Geno Yerdon ..............................................2:23:17Jeff May .....................................................2:32:52

Space coaSt halF-Marathon reSUltS For BreVarD coUnty reSiDentSNovember 27, 2011 • Cocoa Village, FL

More than 3,100 athletes from 41 states, Washington, D.C. and 12 countries take their first steps toward the finish line of the 40th annual Space Coast Marathon and Half-Marathon

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their coach hang a hard-earned medal around their neck. Most importantly, they recognized that they had achieved a goal that really very few people can accomplish and they had made a lifestyle change and commit-ment to fitness and good health.”

Florida today sports writer, Mark Decotis Mark has been covering the event since the course was moved to Cocoa in 2003. He also completed the 2004 half-marathon in 3:02:40. “It is heartening to see how much the marathon has grown and how many people are involved. A county of more than a half-million people needs major sporting events as a fulcrum and Space Coast was all that and more. Even more heartening was the spirit and the tireless effort the volunteers and organizers put into the event, treating every runner as if they were the only ones in the race and letting each and every one of them know that they mattered. While no one runner is bigger than a race, in this case the runners, not the race, were the basis, the reason for being. With that approach being sustained, the sky is the limit. Unfortunately the venue could not support many more and the venue is as vital as any other part of the event. As a parallel to Space Coast I think of the Boilermaker 15K in my hometown

of Utica, N.Y. I ran in and reported on the initial editions of the race that has become known around the world, drawing an international field but yet being THE event that local runners point to each and every year. It too had humble beginnings and grew so successful because organizers focused on the most important thing: the experience of the runners, just as is hap-pening here. Being involved in and sharing the energy of a major race as an organizer, a participant or a storyteller is an exhaust-ing yet exhilarating experience and the memories are cherished forever.”

athletes’ friend, Joy andrea“A lot of my 50 friends run. One day, after a long run, one was saying she had a goal for the Space Coast Half Marathon of 1:45 so I piped in and said, ‘well, since I’m not running it, if you need me to run you in the last few miles, let me know.’ She said she would love it. Rewind! I just offered to be a ban-dit! I didn’t think twice. Why not help a friend? Normally this would not be a big deal, but after some fun running com-munity controversy about being a bandit, as opposed to a pacer and being a friend/coach, who knows? Maybe they would ban me from local races and send me to

New York City… Oh. Wait. (Joy will be moving to NYC in a couple of months.) Needless to say, I definitely showed up after the start, parked a mile in, and with another bandito went out to the


Sports writer Mark DeCotis at a 2005 Moss Park duathlon.

Joy Andrea, left, supports Hernan Garcia as he heads toward the finish line. Hernan had already run 24 hours straight before lining up to start Space Coast to raise funds for The Families explor-ing Down Syndrome off Brevard, Inc.

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Fe- male:Nancy Buonanni, Merritt Island, 2nd 50-54, 1:39:55, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Annie Caza, Melbourne Beach, 3rd 50-54, 1:41:31, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Janet Canfield, Titusville, 1st 50-54, 1:39:15, (2012 New York City Marathon Qualifier); Jessica Crate, Satellite Beach, 2nd 25-29, 1:40:02; Julie Hannah, Melbourne, 2nd 35-39, 1:35:36, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Suzie Koontz, Merritt Island, 1st 65-69, 2:11:30; Val-entina Lang, Rockledge, 3rd 19 and under, 2:03:55; Willy Moolenaar, Indialantic, 1st 70-74, 2:17:11; Mary Ramba, Cocoa, 2nd 65-69, 2:13:13; Tracy Simso, Melbourne, 2nd OA, 1:30:21, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Denise Wey, Rockledge, 3rd 45-49, 1:42:08, (2012 New York City Marathon qualifier).

2011 Space coast Marathon local award WinnersMaleThaddeus Austin, Melbourne, 1st 35-39 and 5th OA, 3:02:36, (Boston Marathon Qualifier, 2012 New York City Marathon qualifier); Gary Castner, Melbourne, 2nd 65-69, 4:45:31; Keith Ray, Melbourne, 1st 25-29, 3:25:07.

FemaleMichelle Atkinson, Melbourne Beach, 1st 19 and under, 4:09:12; Christine Kennedy, Mims, 3rd 45-49, 3:54:36; Lorraine Petersen, 3rd 60-64, West Melbourne, 5:01:59; Kristen Stone, Merritt Island, 3rd 30-34, 3:59:21.

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Nancy Buonanni, left, and her husband, Bill, are all smiles after Nancy took sec-ond in the 50-54 age group in1:39:55.

25 - 29Jennifer Lee ...............................................4:31:27Kristin Jalowiecki ........................................4:39:04Julie Dishong .............................................5:16:5130 - 34Kristen Stone .............................................3:59:21Jessica Zeller .............................................4:06:43Melinda Millband ......................................4:16:14Michele Terry .............................................4:17:56Jacqueline Blair-Lee ....................................5:06:40Amber Carroll ...........................................5:07:52Susanne Cervenka .....................................5:45:3535 - 39Paula Hurd ................................................3:55:21

Carol Arnold .............................................3:56:04Christy Tagye .............................................4:13:08Kate Howick ..............................................4:15:20Kathleen Shoda .........................................4:31:40Michelle Devoid .........................................4:59:53Lauren Carlough ........................................5:01:59Rachel Bowen-Wilkerson .............................5:18:45Tanya Keulbs .............................................6:09:2340 - 44Suzanne Krasny .........................................3:58:30Nicole Therrien ..........................................4:06:20Jackie Campbell ........................................4:14:22Linda Marzano ..........................................4:21:58Mylene Iwanowsky .....................................4:25:17Carol Messina ...........................................4:30:29Michelle Toppi ...........................................4:48:15Sally Wright ..............................................4:51:31Julie Champion ..........................................4:52:10Audrey Boetcher ........................................4:57:10Yena Morgan ............................................5:01:19Kym Mahler ..............................................5:01:20Shenandoah Turner ....................................6:36:0945 - 49Rebecca Houston .......................................4:23:24Debbie Wells .............................................4:38:31Beverly Dogoda .........................................4:39:14Debra Beard .............................................4:59:54Janice Gagnier ..........................................5:26:45Susan Webb..............................................5:43:20Molly Kirk .................................................5:45:1850 - 54Renee Massie ............................................4:28:29Joan Meadows ..........................................4:30:43

55 - 59Kathy Kerley ..............................................4:55:5960 - 64 ...............................................................Lorraine Petersen ................................5:01:59

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Titusville’s Marty Winkel flashes his beautiful Space Coast Half-Marathon finisher’s medal

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Did you ever wonder what goes through the minds of the front-runners in a race? Below we hear from John Davis and Tracy Simso, Brevard’s top overall finishers at Space Coast. Both John and Tracy finished second overall in the half-marathon, followed for third by West Mel-bourne’s Steve Hedgespeth and Meredith Van Veen, formally of Melbourne, but now living in Vero Beach with husband Jim Van Veen, who won the Space Coast Half-Marathon in 2004 in one hour, 17 minutes and 13 seconds. There were no top three overall local finishers in the marathon.

John Davis, 34, Melbourne, 1:20:22What keeps bringing you back? I try to support local races any time that I can, so when we have class acts like Space Coast Runners and Running Zone putting together a great event year after year, I’m always thrilled to run it. Were you and Steve Hedgespeth, who finished third overall, working together and how did the race go for you personally? As Space Coast was three weeks after the New York City marathon (where John ran a 2:59:59), I didn’t really expect to set a PR. Most people say it takes about four weeks to fully recover. As soon as I stepped out the door that morning, I had no intention of running for time - my goal was to get 1000 ROY points. (The race is part of the Space Coast Runners Runner of the Year Series) The weather was low 70s with gusty winds - not a PR day, but I still wanted to be the first Space Coast Runners’ finisher. Steve is a great runner, and I have the utmost respect for him. This event only increased my respect for him. With that being said, I think we were both out for the 1000 ROY points. We took off with a group of about five people going out into some fairly stiff winds. Honestly, the pace was pretty slow and easy all the way out (6:10 or so), and I assumed we would

just keep this up and I would try to kill the last mile for the win. Little did I know the battle that was coming up! Right after the turnaround - maybe mile 7, Steve broke from the group at what looked like a sprint. I would guess he jumped up his pace by 30 seconds per mile. I let him go, wondering why he was taking off so fast. Next thing I know, he was easily a minute in front of me. I knew I had work to do. I slowly started closing the gap, but it took about two miles to catch him where we were finally running side by side again. Closing the gap was tough, es-pecially because we had both broken from the pack at that point. Occasionally we heard reports of ‘the next runner is three minutes ahead’. To me that sounded like an eternity so I had no intention of going for second place - I just wanted to get top three and 1000 ROY points. I also remembered seeing how far the second place guy was in front

of us at the turnaround, so I thought we had no chance. Around mile 10, Steve and I started surging back and forth several times. I still felt good, but I started to wonder how much he had left. With about two miles to go, something completely unexpected happened - we saw the second place guy in front of us. At the breakneck pace Steve and I were running while fighting for the ROY lead, we started closing the gap on him very quickly. We passed him so fast, Steve looked back to check if the guy had a number and was actually in the race. I still can’t believe we caught him. With about a mile to go, I real-ized that I didn’t hear Steve’s breathing anymore, so I knew I finally had a bit of a lead. I picked up the pace as much as I had left. When I turned to go into the park, I didn’t see him on my heels, so I figured I had second place. What did you like best about this year’s event? All in all, it was the toughest strate-gic race I have ever ran at any distance. I have to give a lot of credit to Steve be-cause I never would’ve pushed anywhere near that hard without him pushing the pace. Even though it was two minutes and 30 seconds slower than what I wanted to run, I was really happy with the result, in what was my highest finish at a half marathon.

tracy Simso, 38, Melbourne, 1:30:21What was it like to run the race you’ve worked hard on/at for so many years? It was so wonderful to finally get a chance to run the Space Coast Half-Marathon. I did run the full in 2006 before I started working at Running Zone but although it was a beautiful course, it wasn’t my best experience as far as full marathons go so I always wanted a chance to run again.

Up FrontBy Patti Sponsler

Melbourne’s John Davis poses with his 2nd Overall award from the Space Coast Half-Marathon. Think you’re seeing double? The other award is for taking the top spot among those who belong to Space Coast Runners club. His top spot was worth 1,000 points in this season’s Runner of the Year Series.


10-mile mark to await my runner. On the way, it was great to see other friends and to cheer and get some pictures. When my runner came along, I shamelessly entered the race, pushing several people out of the

way to get to her. Just kidding. There was no one around, so I just started running with her. I asked her to tell me the pace, which she did, and off we went! Along the way, we picked up another runner from my Sunday run group, and I started calling him names if he couldn’t keep up… and then made a new friend, and told him the same! The three of them finished the race and my original runner made her goal time. I of course, peeled off before they even made the turn onto the finish chute- mainly so I could go back and pick up a few more runners. I did have to dodge the official race photographer, because I wouldn’t want to waste a digital photo on my non-numbered self. So I didn’t get in anyone’s way, encouraged some runners that I knew, and a few I didn’t; all of who thanked me at the end. I didn’t eat or drink anything on the course (but I was offered a beer), and overall, I had a blast! Sometimes helping others accomplish their goals is much more fulfilling than running a race yourself. Will I be branded as a bandit? Possi-bly. As a good friend? You bet. And guess which one I care about?

Keynote speaker and running legend, Kathrine Switzer This, along with lots of race photos, was posted on her Facebook page: Spacecoast! What a race! Blast offs and countdowns and space suits and a medal to work extra hard for--it was one of the most unique races ever, and I’ll be writing about it in Marathon & Beyond Magazine. Never before has my pasta din-ner speech been included in a whole ‘pro-duction’ of Kennedy Space Center video presentations! It was also astonishing and validating seeing so many of you at the Running Zone store and at my booth at the expo, thank you for coming to see me and get a photo with me. Kat and Alex were our special Facebook photogs and have captured you all on these pages. What

fun we had! Congrats to all of you for great performances, but super-congrats to Denise and Don Piercy and their team for directing a great race! I’ll sure be back!

half-Marathon 1:40 pace group leader, Jessica crate “Pacing is so much different than when I race on my own. The reasons be-ing that you are solely focused on hitting bang-even splits and letting your group know when aid stations are approaching; you must encourage your group to not fall off the pace or go out too fast and keep them positive and motivated the whole time. I had three people achieve PRs; five finished their first half-marathon and one jumped up to my pace group. Along the way, it was so great to see everyone out, run with other athletes once I was done and then loop back and help a really good friend, Stephanie Crosby, in to her first full marathon finish. The reward? Being able to use my talent so I can be a part of helping others achieve their goal and witnessing it hap-pen. For me, sometimes it’s more excit-ing to run someone in than it is for me to finish. On the flip side, it’s a blast and you also get to work the expo, test out new gear and cheer on the course while getting your long run in at a controlled pace.”


Running legend, Kathrine Switzer, left, hugs volunteer Pat Kiesselbach who was Kathrine’s hostess throughout the marathon weekend.

Pacer Jessica Crate’s race number shows her enthusiasm for the task.

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Greg Latulippe ............................................2:34:03Kevin Morrill ...............................................2:34:16Manuel Robles ............................................2:36:40Bill Floyd ....................................................2:46:59Brian Bridenbecker ......................................2:54:37Bill Stanley .................................................2:59:21Steve Schmitt ..............................................2:59:32Carlos Quiroga ..........................................3:28:02Corey Mason, Sr. ........................................3:48:5140 - 44Scott Larson ................................................1:29:58Brian Lail ...................................................1:30:33David Basford .............................................1:33:33Keith Kromash ............................................1:39:35Al Steiginga ...............................................1:40:36Steve Oliver ...............................................1:42:05Rick Ramnath ..............................................1:42:40Anthony edwards ........................................1:44:48Tim Davis ...................................................1:45:46Ross Goodfellow .........................................1:47:34Loren Goldfarb ...........................................1:47:46David Sierota .............................................1:48:17Micah Vanatta ............................................1:49:03Steve Chin .................................................1:49:49Robert Pellizze ............................................1:50:28Steve Winfough ..........................................1:52:30Brian Beeksma ............................................1:52:43Aaron Prupas .............................................1:53:08Michael Anello ...........................................1:54:40Joe Rowlette ...............................................1:56:08Chris Cecilione ...........................................1:56:47Anthony Lepore...........................................1:57:51Harry Prosser..............................................2:01:27David evans ...............................................2:02:02Anthony Ferguson .......................................2:03:15Chris Tyler ..................................................2:09:47Neil Schanstra ............................................2:10:57Doug Yglesias ............................................2:12:49Warren Johnson ..........................................2:13:10Joe Castner ................................................2:13:41Jeff Braswell ...............................................2:16:02Chuck Littmann ...........................................2:18:05Robert Arehart ............................................2:22:08Mark Brackett .............................................2:25:52Rob Landers ...............................................2:30:21Rishi Maharaj .............................................2:30:33David Boner ...............................................2:32:03Joel Perez...................................................2:32:22Chris Waterman .........................................2:43:19Stan Hart ...................................................2:49:50Carl Belles..................................................3:16:47Greg Aliberti ..............................................3:41:5345 - 49Joel Kinnunen .............................................1:24:30Chris Loines ................................................1:31:10Doug Nichols .............................................1:35:15Cliff Lanham ...............................................1:35:29David Taurasi .............................................1:37:14Jeff Gleacher ..............................................1:40:00Ken Fortmayer ............................................1:41:37Chris Marriott .............................................1:45:02Dave Hernandez .........................................1:49:56Charles eccleston ........................................1:54:39James Dean ................................................1:54:53Gary Silcox ................................................1:56:48Sean Kehoe ................................................1:58:25Jeff Davis ...................................................1:59:04Joaquin Pereda ...........................................2:00:31Wesley Foster .............................................2:01:51Dominic Lauretta .........................................2:04:01

James Blake................................................2:05:10Hernan Rojas..............................................2:06:16Carl Baaske ...............................................2:08:10Rodney Walker ...........................................2:09:20Patrick Meharg ...........................................2:09:35Will Bryan .................................................2:13:24Kenneth Lee King ........................................2:13:39Richard Baray .............................................2:14:21John Bomalaski ...........................................2:14:27Mark Callenberger ......................................2:15:21James Chiravalle .........................................2:17:23Robert Sorrentino ........................................2:18:06Brian Kennedy ............................................2:18:16William Gregor ..........................................2:19:02Lew Schwartz .............................................2:20:48Paul Bevilacqua ..........................................2:23:46Anthony Smith ............................................2:25:04Kevin Polasko .............................................2:25:32Tony Corak .................................................2:26:08Doug Webb ...............................................2:27:13Steve Young ...............................................2:27:59Tom Dean ...................................................2:30:24Tony Lorentzen ............................................2:33:00Dan Drake .................................................2:34:53Benjamin Nieves .........................................2:36:46William Maricic ..........................................2:48:23Neal Driscoll ..............................................2:50:29Andrew Layne ............................................3:07:50Andrew Adams ...........................................3:11:56Mark Bergs ................................................3:13:0450 - 54Art Anderson ..............................................1:31:27Jay Claybaugh ...........................................1:38:58Haskell Walker ...........................................1:47:02Don Patterson .............................................1:48:10David Maltby .............................................1:50:40Craig Schmauss ..........................................1:51:03Michael Miller ............................................1:54:28James Baker ...............................................1:58:02Jeff Poor .....................................................2:01:40Steve Colella ..............................................2:01:45Christopher Cazorla ....................................2:02:01Bart Ferguson .............................................2:02:12Thomas Kiriazis ..........................................2:03:47Guy Chabot ...............................................2:07:59Rudi Zayas .................................................2:09:58Mike Gaffney .............................................2:11:44Joe Kelleher ................................................2:12:30William Moore ...........................................2:13:48Craig Capron .............................................2:15:53Michael Stonebraker ...................................2:18:45Mark Probert ..............................................2:21:18Jeff Murphree .............................................2:22:55William Allison ...........................................2:29:50Ted Lightle ..................................................2:29:56Kenneth Cutler ............................................2:33:06Pat Mckee ..................................................2:34:46Terry Dobbs ................................................2:35:39Randall Strickland .......................................2:45:33Robert Wright .............................................2:52:44Scott Newland ............................................3:03:01Gilbert Russell .............................................3:07:4455 - 59Jim Cunningham .........................................1:37:54James elmer ...............................................1:44:31Loran Serwin ..............................................1:48:43Jerry Bird ...................................................1:50:05F.R. Olenek.................................................1:51:05Jim Caprara ...............................................1:52:47Ivan Vincent ...............................................2:05:16

Jaime Ruiz ..................................................2:06:36Mark Weber ...............................................2:08:21Daryl Gilbert, Sr. ........................................2:13:02Frank Norris ...............................................2:14:52John Watson ..............................................2:17:18Rick Suarez ................................................2:17:55Rich Warren ...............................................2:43:35Adrian Brinks ..............................................2:46:3260 - 64David Grant ...............................................1:44:57Ray Brown .................................................1:53:21Bud Timmons ..............................................1:54:44John Hardos ...............................................2:00:33Teen Sum ...................................................2:05:35Frank Webbe .............................................2:12:50Tim Plumb ..................................................2:24:42Jimmy Kelly ................................................2:48:3365 - 69Manuel Urrutia Jr ........................................2:13:53Marty Winkel .............................................2:19:38Peter Dunn .................................................2:20:20Paul Dimouro ..............................................3:03:38Mike Mcculley ............................................3:03:55George Puskar ............................................3:07:26Rick Foresteire ............................................3:08:58Don Riordan ...............................................3:15:06Steve Dutczak .............................................4:08:0970 - 74Robert Robinson ..........................................2:48:41Morris Johnson ...........................................2:51:09Joe Moya ...................................................3:11:05John Lewis ..................................................3:15:03Glenn Greenberg ........................................3:31:5675 - 99Harold Smith ..............................................2:15:30Jack Lightle .................................................2:23:51FEMALESOverallTracy Simso (2) ...........................................1:30:21

space Coast half-Marathon results for Brevard County residents continued from page 6

Cocoa’s Bret Halliday is just yards away from finishing the Space Coast Marathon in 3:01:46. At 50-years-young, Bret’s time was fast enough for fourth overall and the Masters (40+) win.


15-19Jenny Prasad ..............................................1:57:37Valentina Lang ............................................2:03:55Gabrielle Rennie .........................................2:11:42elizabeth Norris ..........................................2:14:51Julianna Reed .............................................2:31:04elizabeth Mason .........................................2:32:17Abby Cullen ...............................................2:38:43Kayla LaMattina ..........................................2:44:17Shelly Price ................................................2:45:48emily Jorgenson ..........................................2:51:24Alannah Stewart .........................................2:51:25Olivia Humphrey ........................................2:51:26Gwen Callenberger .....................................2:52:47Monica Mason ...........................................2:58:11Lindsay Jones ..............................................3:08:4720 - 24Michelle Dalton ...........................................2:03:44Jessica Holzberger ......................................2:06:11Brittani Cole ...............................................2:09:56Melissa Baldwin..........................................2:13:02erica Torres ................................................2:18:38Amelia eastes .............................................2:20:34Lareina Bunting ...........................................2:21:07Rachael Grider ...........................................2:26:02Alicia Miller ...............................................2:28:26Michaela Shinn ...........................................2:30:21Renee Brinks ...............................................2:31:46Valerie Greco .............................................3:08:24Carly Tiffan Cruz ........................................3:19:55Stefani Burdett ............................................3:52:2525 - 29Jessica Crate ..............................................1:40:02Jennie Daniels.............................................1:50:07Nikki Rudy .................................................1:53:39Aprille Roberts ............................................1:54:16Shannon Harper .........................................1:55:31Patti Hatcher ...............................................1:56:21Amanda Wendling ......................................2:00:46Christina Martin ..........................................2:01:09Crystal Henry .............................................2:05:18Cassie Smith ...............................................2:05:30Alexis Haber ..............................................2:07:13Thea Rusch .................................................2:10:18Ashley Byrne ..............................................2:10:22Audrey Stewart ...........................................2:11:27Tamara Acfalle ...........................................2:11:45Rachel Merced ...........................................2:14:48Stephanie Hendren .....................................2:14:55Cristle Mccart .............................................2:15:20April Foley .................................................2:15:45Wilmarie Greer ..........................................2:16:27Jeanine Vulpis .............................................2:16:39Cori Schimmek ...........................................2:16:43Jenna Crecco..............................................2:19:32Megan Stoudt .............................................2:19:48Marjorie Fickey ...........................................2:20:59Stephanie Nowak .......................................2:21:18Lindsay Greer .............................................2:22:35Jennifer Lea ................................................2:22:36Bethany Vasovic ..........................................2:26:02Meg Lieth ...................................................2:29:58Tiffany Ward ..............................................2:32:57Sarah Bowers .............................................2:33:27Katherine Mckimmie ....................................2:34:36Carrie Shealey............................................2:37:55Alicia Runkel ..............................................2:38:59Patricia Lucas .............................................2:40:53Nyla Hill ....................................................2:45:27Stephanie Strodtman ...................................2:48:14

eileen Bridenbecker .....................................2:54:37Jaime Bouthiller ...........................................2:57:59Rachel Demetropoulos .................................3:33:12Sona Muthuvijayan .....................................3:38:13Amanda Lupinacci ......................................5:26:4730 - 34Meredith Hall .............................................1:47:43Donna Davis ..............................................1:49:38Jennifer Sikoski ...........................................1:53:24Carolina Laford ..........................................1:58:29Jennifer Lacey .............................................2:00:14Christina Russell ..........................................2:00:59Tonya Cobarruviaz ......................................2:04:38Shona Maggard .........................................2:06:19Christina Tucker ..........................................2:06:24Heather eley ...............................................2:07:12Kelly Tomson ..............................................2:08:26Allison Urso ................................................2:09:51Susan Miller ...............................................2:10:24Sonya Sugitan ............................................2:11:28Abby Tsark .................................................2:11:49Angela Coram ............................................2:12:32Jessica Smith ..............................................2:14:45Krista Lukens ...............................................2:14:48Laura Willey ...............................................2:17:20Meghan Mosebar .......................................2:20:19Kelly Semenko ............................................2:21:40Breanne Brown ...........................................2:22:29Melissa Goeren ..........................................2:23:38Jennifer Carver ...........................................2:24:02Lisa Coliflower ............................................2:24:55Michelle Latulippe .......................................2:26:52Kimberly Harting .........................................2:27:36Margie Allarding ........................................2:30:25Jayne Goehmann ........................................2:32:08Angel Hampton ..........................................2:32:53Jaden Deming .............................................2:36:06Heather Torres ............................................2:36:27Mari Quiroga .............................................2:36:32Rene Dunne ................................................2:38:34Dawn Miller ...............................................2:38:43Kristy Yannelli .............................................2:44:11Jacquelyn Leclaire .......................................2:44:19Andrea Mollica ...........................................2:48:10Rachel Fitzgerald ........................................2:49:44erin Lauscher ..............................................2:50:55erica Vigadi ...............................................2:53:01Juana Velie .................................................2:55:44Amanda Day ..............................................2:57:07Joan Thibodaux ..........................................2:59:24Nina Damkjer .............................................3:08:53Jessica Kriewaldt .........................................3:09:55Amy Atterberry ...........................................3:18:04Jillian Garrison ...........................................3:18:42Jennifer Van Den Driess................................3:57:3735 - 39Julie Hannah ..............................................1:35:36Kati Craig ..................................................1:39:12Mandy Meyer .............................................1:44:06Felicity Cunningham ....................................1:44:19Lisa Petrillo .................................................1:46:35Amy Scalia ................................................1:48:31Paulina Shenbaum ......................................1:50:40Brittany Streufert .........................................1:53:19Karen Rodriguez .........................................1:54:59Charlotte Mcclure ........................................1:56:56Monica Williams.........................................1:57:08Kristina Horn ..............................................1:57:43Deborah Weiner .........................................1:58:10Jennifer Lindstrom ........................................1:58:10

Georgina Scorer .........................................1:58:29Luzmila Akins .............................................1:59:25Jennifer Detwiler .........................................2:01:12Gayna Hansen ...........................................2:01:27Lynette Barberie ..........................................2:03:25Kathleen Dilella ...........................................2:05:25Teresa Morgan ...........................................2:06:44Michelle Mielke ..........................................2:07:06Jennifer Ogburn ..........................................2:07:10Sherri Lorraine ............................................2:08:38Amanda Puskar ..........................................2:13:47Tonya Mcduffie ...........................................2:14:49erica Reich .................................................2:14:57Leann Castner .............................................2:15:57Jamie Prohaska ...........................................2:16:34Maria Maddex ...........................................2:17:02Amy Vitani .................................................2:17:09Lindsay Johnson ..........................................2:17:19Allison Stauffer ...........................................2:18:11Rebecca Radel ............................................2:18:38Sara Gielow ...............................................2:19:27Tanya Brown ..............................................2:22:29Dawn Oliver ...............................................2:24:49Catherine Stewart .......................................2:26:33Cindy Bailey ...............................................2:27:20Rachel Barrial .............................................2:29:06Tonia Smith ................................................2:34:50Dawn Fritz .................................................2:36:39Rebecca Maitlen .........................................2:38:22Jennifer Clements ........................................2:38:43Denise Davis ..............................................2:44:07Marcy Linebarger ........................................2:49:17Wendy Romeu ............................................2:53:01Tammy Naber .............................................2:54:58Marla Hall .................................................2:55:23Jeanee Shrader ...........................................2:56:03Alison Vogelbacher .....................................3:02:18Carmen Fulcher ..........................................3:04:13Lisa Horn ...................................................3:06:12Delisa Layne ...............................................3:07:50Laurie Rivers ...............................................3:14:01Magritha Fiacco .........................................3:15:14Christy Lax .................................................3:18:04Jeanine Nolan ............................................3:19:33Lacey Freeman............................................3:22:42Cindy Holt..................................................3:27:39Maggi Dutczak ...........................................4:08:08Winn Ngo .................................................4:09:08Lynnda Floyd ..............................................4:09:0940 - 44Kristen Tinker ..............................................1:43:06Carrie Blanchard ........................................1:44:06Marci Pesi ..................................................1:49:55Mary Failla ................................................1:50:06Jennifer Sammis ..........................................1:51:12Betsy Butler.................................................1:52:54Gina Rall ...................................................1:54:31Mary Hofmeister .........................................1:55:28Marie Bloch ...............................................1:55:53Lea Anne Richard ........................................1:56:04Cristina Canales .........................................1:57:48Michelle Smurl ............................................1:59:32Lisa Wicks ..................................................1:59:34Pamela Gearhart ........................................2:01:01Kay Maloney ..............................................2:01:22Robin Bokilo ...............................................2:01:24Kathryn Abel ..............................................2:02:23Diane Braswell ...........................................2:04:45




Terri Jones ..................................................2:04:57Denise Paternoster .......................................2:08:22Linda Foster ................................................2:11:22Katherine Lorentzen .....................................2:12:09Bianca Lauretta ...........................................2:12:26Amy Paroline ..............................................2:14:14Carol Mccauslin ..........................................2:15:17Stephanie Lesniak .......................................2:16:24Sammye Johnson ........................................2:18:06Stephanie Legare ........................................2:18:19Jodie Fortier ...............................................2:19:14Lacey Anne Saxon ......................................2:19:44Tami Waschka ............................................2:19:49Lisa Liffrig ...................................................2:20:58Ginger Arrington ........................................2:21:56Lisa Hamelin ...............................................2:22:08Karla Seelandt ............................................2:26:31Laura Sardella ............................................2:29:12Daryl Davenport .........................................2:29:40Debbie Nail ...............................................2:31:28Tonya June .................................................2:31:32Kira Juranek ...............................................2:32:16Mary Boyken ..............................................2:33:19Shelley Stone ..............................................2:34:00Phyllis Petrochko-Boswe ................................2:37:34Angie Lusz .................................................2:38:26Susan eaton ...............................................2:38:41Debbie Bates ..............................................2:40:25Christina Borchers .......................................2:41:43Jan Adams .................................................2:44:34Catherine Koos ...........................................2:45:16Lori Hamilton ..............................................2:45:47Sandra Kenney ...........................................2:51:54Serena Ledig ..............................................2:53:22Lisa Rossiello ..............................................2:55:28Sharon Loines .............................................2:56:20Audrey Smith ..............................................3:01:03Julia Irvin ...................................................3:02:08Terri Corak .................................................3:03:28Kelly Haskins ..............................................3:04:35Jennifer Pait ................................................3:05:02ellis Wong ..................................................3:06:20Brooke Goldfarb .........................................3:17:41Kay Parker .................................................3:22:17Marla Johnson ............................................3:33:55Jennifer Mason ...........................................3:48:53Carolyn Varrelmann ....................................3:49:18Mary Hines ................................................4:09:55Stephanie Byrd ...........................................4:56:48Amy Schell .................................................5:49:0245 - 49Denise Wey ................................................1:42:08Sandra Gannon ..........................................1:43:38Barbara Krause ..........................................1:44:17Angie Preston .............................................1:44:47Suzie enlow ...............................................1:48:28Susie Meltzer ..............................................1:50:10Francine Bride ............................................1:50:36Lisa Fedynich ..............................................1:51:35Marie Thomas ............................................1:51:52Cynthia Broome ..........................................1:54:39Lori Kruger .................................................1:54:42Kelly Hunter................................................1:58:35Patricia Taurasi ...........................................1:59:45Christine Silcox ...........................................2:02:18

Andrea Schaffner ........................................2:02:21Antionette McCarthy ....................................2:04:27Marisa Flint ................................................2:05:22Christine Purdy ...........................................2:06:43Susan Reed ................................................2:07:01Stephanie Kinnunen.....................................2:07:28Anne O’Connor-Smith ..................................2:08:00Karen Page ................................................2:08:41Christine Pl Brown .......................................2:09:44Patricia Tierney ...........................................2:11:04Katherine Haid ...........................................2:13:01Terry Weber ...............................................2:13:34Monica Hall ...............................................2:13:48Cathy Denson .............................................2:14:49Cindy Gaffney ............................................2:15:09Dianne Klazon ............................................2:17:19Kristy Mount ...............................................2:17:23Carrie Fast .................................................2:17:27Kimberly Budnick ........................................2:18:58Shari Williams ............................................2:19:35Joy Wagner ................................................2:20:58Andrea Lucas .............................................2:23:12Michele Duester ..........................................2:26:03Linda Carrillo .............................................2:27:53Angel Greene .............................................2:28:25Christine ellegood .......................................2:29:47Gail Dedoes ...............................................2:29:57Kimberley Rayburn ......................................2:33:41Mary Dier ..................................................2:36:07Kirsten McDonough .....................................2:40:24Ruth Rodriguez ...........................................2:40:46Sharon Norton............................................2:50:31Belinda Jorgenson .......................................2:51:25Vicki Logan ................................................2:51:56Wendy Restivo ............................................2:55:25Suzy Leonard .............................................3:00:32Leisha Sinclair ............................................3:00:41Terri Burdine ...............................................3:04:56Laurie eldredge ...........................................3:12:41Karen Speed ..............................................3:14:42Cheryl Belles ..............................................3:16:48Cindy Hosken .............................................3:28:16Susan Vassiliev ...........................................3:33:12Jennifer Whitehead .....................................3:41:33Jamie Burdett ..............................................3:52:2550 - 54Janet Canfield .............................................1:39:15Nancy Buonanni .........................................1:39:55Annie Caza ................................................1:41:31Robin Moran ..............................................1:44:42Theresa Miller .............................................1:45:40Audrey Joiner .............................................1:53:06Midori Wiles ..............................................1:54:43Marlene White ...........................................1:55:33Cathie Poor ................................................1:57:13Kimberly Badgett ........................................2:04:33Mary Wills .................................................2:07:04Pietrina Heavey ..........................................2:10:56Christy Zieres .............................................2:11:01Sue Hoyt ....................................................2:12:29Marsha endy ..............................................2:13:43Roberta Reaume .........................................2:14:14Theresa Watson ..........................................2:15:14Melissa LaMothe .........................................2:18:02Karen Sanchez ...........................................2:21:26Michelle Maricic .........................................2:21:45Zofia Vincent ..............................................2:24:39Sharon Rivera .............................................2:28:00

Kathy Bryant...............................................2:30:55Linda Spracklin ...........................................2:30:58Tena Hochard .............................................2:31:35Valerie Kelly ...............................................2:34:34Linda Mckee ...............................................2:34:46Cathy Sweeney ...........................................2:35:10Carol Brinks ...............................................2:38:25Marian Cacciatore ......................................2:38:58Jean Biancone ............................................2:41:16Pat Mister ...................................................2:41:27Linda Schultz ..............................................2:46:41Jean Opheim ..............................................2:47:19Kathy Gay .................................................2:48:04elizabeth Gmerek .......................................2:48:55Patty Yeska .................................................2:50:36Rebecca Schill ............................................2:50:42Christine Zayas ...........................................2:53:10eileen Clark ................................................2:53:59Seher Swenson ...........................................2:54:14Denise Merrill .............................................2:58:22Jolea Hearn ................................................3:00:36Candy Thomas ...........................................3:00:40Sherri Shamet .............................................3:00:55Diane Bouthiller ..........................................3:17:44Polly Helm ..................................................3:22:07Jennifer Hinds .............................................3:30:50Melody Flemming .......................................3:30:50Awilda Hernandez ......................................3:39:16Cathrine Norris ...........................................3:55:4155 - 59Debbie Molina ...........................................2:12:06Anne Doerflein ...........................................2:16:00Tina Weeks ................................................2:20:01Rosanne Bessenaire .....................................2:24:17Linda Plumb ................................................2:24:43Deborah Horst ............................................2:25:48Karen Suarez .............................................2:25:49Patty Folsom ...............................................2:27:13Maureen Barcus ..........................................2:28:37Christine Crotty ...........................................2:31:47Diane Hardos .............................................2:42:31Mari Hiltz ..................................................2:45:50Cynthia Heyne ............................................2:49:09Karon Ritter ................................................2:53:09Rhonda Howard .........................................2:54:18Susan Vaughn .............................................2:54:20Lisa Farrall .................................................2:56:46Deedee McGugin........................................2:57:01Norine Burr ................................................3:06:16Laura Williamson ........................................3:11:11Dalys Dunn.................................................3:31:4260 - 64Jacquelyn Kellner ........................................2:13:56Marilyn Whisner .........................................2:49:11Sharon Ogle ..............................................3:17:23Arlene Allen-Buono ......................................3:24:13Helen Driscoll .............................................3:24:18Barbara Marshall ........................................3:33:1165 - 69Susie Koontz ..............................................2:11:30Mary Ramba ..............................................2:13:13Alice Lamarche ...........................................3:23:16Mary Carney ..............................................3:41:2870 - 74Willy Moolenaar .........................................2:17:11Joan Joesting ......................................4:54:26



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Up FrontBy Patti Sponsler

What did you like best about the race? The first exciting moment was Denise (Piercy) being willing to consider giv-ing me the time off. (Simso, who works for Piercy at Running Zone, has worked the race for the past four years.) Then Andy, (Simso’s fiancée) worked really hard to get volunteers to work including his (Florida Tech) students and Clemente Center staff. My parents worked even harder cooking breakfast for more than 3,000 people for hours that Sunday morn-ing in order for it to become reality.How was your race and did you run alone or were you and Meredith (Van Veen) working together?The race was so much fun! It was very windy the first half, which wasn’t recip-rocated on the second half, I should add. There was a pack that stayed together the first five miles that included my fiancée, Andy. I was ahead of Meredith until about mile six or six-and-a-half and then

she and Andy, pulled ahead for a while. Around mile 10.5 I finally passed Mer-edith back up and wasn’t going to let the second place finish get taken back. I still had Andy in view and was trying to catch up but just didn’t have enough time. It was awesome coming into the park and having so many friends encouraging me and hearing Andy’s name called over the speaker (as he finished in 1:29:48) always gives me a jolt. Hearing my name called as second place female and know-ing my parents were there to see it and having (co-worker) Amy (Minter) at the finish line was exciting! Andy also made the finish exciting by being there wait-ing for and hugging me shouting ‘that’s my girlfriend’.) Overall I would say that although it wasn’t the time I was hoping for, having Meredith and I going back and forth over the course of the 13.1 miles made it such a fun race and a learning experience for sure!

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Melbourne’s Tracy Smith, right, shares a hug with fiancee Andy Dutra after she placed sec-ond overall in the Space Coast Half Marathon.

There were plenty of sweaty hugs, happy cheers and salty tears at the 40th annual Space Coast Marathon and Half-Marathon finish line in Cocoa’s River-front Park on Nov. 27. A record 3,100 athletes from 41 states, D.C. and 12 countries were presented with enormous space shuttle finishers’ medals, 40th an-niversary patches and a race logo’d beach towel to commemorate the completion of their 13.1 or 26.2-mile space-themed adventures. Many of those runners had shown the same heart and soul prior to race day when Space Coast Marathon posted this plea on their Facebook page on Nov. 15: “Please keep fellow runner, Pete Cara-betta and his wife, Nita, in your thoughts and prayers. Pete, who was signed up for the marathon and has both run and

volunteered in past years, was hit by a car while riding his bike yesterday. The escalade had to be moved off of his body. He suffered a crushed pelvis, lost lots of blood and is in serious condition. If you know Pete, please dedicate one of your

miles to him on race day so he can still ‘finish’ on Nov. 27. Stay safe out there.” The outpouring of love and concern for Pete by friends and strangers was im-

the community of Space coastby Patti Sponsler

Pete Carabetta’s fellow Fedex employees relayed Pete’s bib #488 to a marathon finish of 3:49.



mediate and overwhelming. The running community – including athletes from other states and countries – offered prayers, sup-port and blood donations. Pam Maxwell and Bonnie Klein, who stayed close with the Ironman’s wife, kept everyone updated on his condition. There was little doubt that those prayers were being heard. It was no surprise that on race day, scores of athletes had inked #488 – Pete’s bib number – on their own bibs and bod-ies, dedicating their race or a portion of it to him. Another two-dozen or so fellow Fed-Ex employees pulled together a team and relayed #488 to the marathon finish line in 3:49.

And many have also taken to heart the inscription that Pete had written on his Facebook page prior to the accident that read ‘never, never, never give up’. Every race finish is special but there is something about the all-inclusive, en-couraging and sometimes surprising vibe of Space Coast that reminds us we are, indeed, part of a special community. While the list of complete Space Coast Marathon and Half-Marathon results on available at www.runningzone.com/, we’ve listed the finish times of our local friends and neighbors on pages 4 and 6. Congratulations!

the Community of space Coast continued from page 15

Cocoa’s Christy Tagye, left, and Kelly Hunter were two of the scores of athletes who hon-ored Pete Carabetta and the Space Coast Marathon and Half-Marathon on Nov. 27

While race results for local events are usually just as close as your keyboard at Running Zone: http://www.runningzone.com/event_results and Space Coast Run-ners: http://mattmahoney.net/scr/index.html , we also want to recognize and congratulate our local athletes who race beyond Brevard’s boarders. We are sorry to report that sometimes we’re aware of races but are unable to pull results by location such as November’s Rock ‘n Roll Marathon and Half-Mara-thon in Savannah or the St. Pete Women’s Half Marathon. CONGRATS to our amazing locals who rocked these races!november 3, 2011 ironman Florida, panama city Beach (swim 2.4 miles; bike 112 miles; run 26.2 miles)You are an Ironman! Rachelle Butler, 14:40:24; Gina Caccamo, 16:45:55; Kristen Cusimano, 14:16:53; Jeff Girten, 14:16:43; Ian Hardos, 14:16:22; Jen Lep-per, 13:17:25; Ana McQueary, 15:01:09; Tricia Rydson, 11:31:29 (In her first Iron-man, Rydson placed ninth overall in the 35-39 age group with the 2nd fastest age group swim and 7th fastest bike split).

november 13, 2011 Miami Man half ironman, Miami (swim 1.2 miles; bike 56 miles; run 13.1 miles)Gabriel Barfield, 5:42:00; Jeff Boos, 6:15:36; Chad Ciuetti, 5:27:40; Steve

Diaz, 6:28:11; Jon Hays, 5:19:44; Robin Moran, 1st 50-54, 5:44:26; Michael Netzer, 6:55:47; James Proctor, 5:34:31; Greg Riverdiau, 5:06:29; Michael Tuttle,

Beyond Brevard’s Bordersby Patti Sponsler

Rachelle Butler, Trcia Rydson, Ana McQueary, Jeff Girten and Kristin Cusimano clown around before a practice swim on the Ironman Florida course. They and several other locals earned the moniker ‘IRONMAN’ the next day after swimming 2.4 miles; cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles..


6:03:00; Mary Wills, 6:12:22.Miami Man half Duathlon (run 1 mile; bike 56 miles; run 13.1 miles) Joan Meadows, 3rd 50-54, 5:58:56.

Miami Man olympic-distance triathlon (swim .6 mile; bike 22 miles; run 6.6 miles)Jessica Crate, 1st OA, 1:58:51; Karen Horak, 3:05:59; Anne Marie Logan, 3:00:21; Kevin Mcintyre, 2:44:03; Emily Nelson, 2nd 30-34, 2:18:28; April Noke, 1st 35-39, 2:19:26; Susie O’Connell, 3:47:17.

December 3, 2011 oUc half-Marathon, orlando (13.1 mile run)Kelly Anderson, 2:56:35; Liz Cerow, 2:08:42; Cedric Ching, 2:18:09; Monica Hall, 2:40:07; Shannon Harper, 1:52: 42; Audra Kemmerling, 3:06:03; Eric Kirby, 1:33:49; Angela Krieger, 2:32:20; Rachel Mandel, 2:20:30; Doug Nichols, 1:29:45 (Qualified for 2012 New York City Mara-thon); Jeanine Nolan, 2:20:37; Lorraine Petersen, 3rd 60-64, 2:07:54; Jorge Rive-ra, 1:50:02; Geran Romine, 2:20:06; Jen-nifer Schneider, 1:52:36; David Taurasi, 1:33:07; Patricia Taurasi, 1:55:38; Patricia Tierney, 1:55:50; Shenandoah Turner, 2:45:39; Michael Tuttle, 1:45:45.Savannah river Double pump, Savannah (5k, 3.1 miles and 10K 6.2 miles: combined times)Bill Buonanni, 1:22:22; Nancy Buon-anni, 2nd Master OA, 1:09:55; Marissa Flint, 1:23:49; Howard Kanner, 3rd 40-44, 1:05:59; Loran Serwin, 1st 55-59, 1:10:52; Christy Zieres, 1:28:06. Savannah river Bridge run 10K (6.2 miles)Kathy Carswell, 1:05:22; Autumn Evans, 47:58; Heidi Joyce, 3rd 45-49, 50:58; Karen Kessler, 1:20:20; Jack Pullis, 1:02:29; Rhonda Pullis, 1:02:22.Savannah river Bridge run 5K (3.1 miles)

Chris Bainbridge, 29:47; Janet Bain-bridge, 53:28; Raymond Bessenaire, 38:50; Rosanne Bessenaiare, 3rd 55-59, 29:28; Anne Davidson, 34:50; David Donovan, 26:38; Keith Flint, 32:03; Patricia Renish, 2nd 50-54, 26:38; Cindy Frith, 40:34; Sharon Gillette, 32:39; Mike Izzo, 34:55; Dale McCraw, 33:41; Lisa Pondader, 37:12; Carol Upshaw, 53:28; Jaqueline Viera, 39:46.December 4, 2011 palm Beaches Marathon (26.2 miles)Fiona Wright, 5:50:59.palm Beaches half-Marathon, palm Beach (13.1 miles)Odilie Bagwell, 2:12:43; Cyndi Bergs, PR, 1:55:38; Krysti Cooper, 2:16:34; Deb-bie Davis, 1:28:07; Sarah Hebert, 2:29:54; Kelly Hunter, 1:57:59.palm Beaches 10KBenjamin Anderson, 1st 20-24, 38:51;Ni-cole Badurek, 1:01:17; Ryan Collins, 1:00:19.the inaugural ri ra’s Santa 5K, Burlington, Vermont (3.1 miles)Brittany Streufert, 25:46; Shane Streufert, 2nd 35-39 and sixth overall, 19:29.

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Shane and Brittany Streufert did Santa proud at the inaugural Ri Ra’s Santa 5K in Burlington, VT. Shane was 6th out of 1,200 and 2nd in the 35-39 age group.

Vanilla Ice tries to hog the limelight from Kelly Hunter, left, Darth Vadar and Cyndi Bergs the day before Cyndi and Kelly ran the Palm Beaches Half-Marathon. Is that elvis we see there, too?

Robin Moran, left, and Joan Meadows pose with their age group podium awards after the MiamiMan half-ironman triathlon and duathlon. Robin won the 50-54 age group in the triathlon and Joan placed third in the 50-54 duathlon.


Whew – it’s hard to keep up with Kaitlin Shiver. This year alone the 22-year-old Run-ning Zone sponsored athlete led the U.S. in Beijing with her fourth place finish at the ITU U-23 World Championships; was chosen for the USA Triathlon project 2016 program – think Olympics; and finished second overall and in the money in the inaugural five-race USA Triathlon Elite Race Series. And if that weren’t enough, Kaitlin achieved it all while balancing her stud-ies at the University of Florida where she is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and while planning her Dec. 28 wedding to fellow pro elite triathlete, Ed Donner. We want to congratulate Kaitlin on her incredibly outstanding and consistent triathlon performances and thank her for being a great role model in our community! Following is a recap of Kaitlin’s year in triathlon. 2011 Highlights: Member of the USA Triathlon Project 2016 program • Runner-up in the five-event 2011 USA Triathlon Elite Race Series • Placed fourth in the Oct. 9 series finale in Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Won the Under-23 national title and

finished third overall at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championship on Sept. 24 at Buffalo, N.Y. • Placed second at the Monroe and San Francisco Elite Race Se-ries events, both ITU Pan American Cups • Led the U.S. with a fourth-place finish at the 2011 ITU Under-23 World Champion-

ships on Sept. 10 in Beijing • Also earned third at the Cartagena ITU Pan American Cup and was 17th in the Clermont Elite Race Series Opener on March 5 • Win-ner of the 2011 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship title Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 9.

Well Done, Kaitlin Shiver!by Patti Sponsler

Kaitlin Shiver began the month of April at the top of the podium at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships in Tuscaloosa, AL

Beat holiday stress Come join running Zone for our free workouts!

On Sundays we meet at Oars and Paddles in Indian Harbour Beach at 6:30 for longer runs and walks. On Wed. evenings, we meet at the eau Gal-lie Library to walk/run over the eau Gallie causeway and back. Running Zone is the place to be on Thurs. evenings at 5:30 p.m. to join your pals for a romp through Wickham Park. We also provide free pizza and giveaways on the last Thursday of each month! Need more info? Check out our training calendar at http://www.run-ningzone.com/index.php?module=julian&func=month


Even the Grinch has a soft heart for the Jingle Bell 2-Miler. After all, who wouldn’t love an energetic crowd of ath-letes racing along holiday festooned streets with jingle bells ringing from their toes? This year’s race kicks off at 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 17 from the Satellite Beach Library. Everyone who signs up for this flat, fast race will receive a gorgeous long-sleeved holiday race shirt for their bodies and jingle bells for their shoes. The first 500 to register will also receive a Santa hat. And every one is invited to sport their best Merry Wear for a shot at the Best Holiday Costume award and then enjoy a post-race party with treats provided by Long Doggers. Along with the fun stocking awards that will be given to the fleetest of foot, everyone will have a chance at a random giveaway

of a 37” Samsung LCD T.V.! And what’s Christmas without kids? During the race, Planet Kid will provide free, fun and safe activities while their parents are racing. After the 2-miler, tiny tots can trot in their own event – the free Santa’s Little Helper Kids’ Run with Zippy the Gecko. They will also be able to tell Santa how good they’ve been – or not - when the Jolly Old Man arrives on the scene on the back of a fire truck! But don’t let the cheery spirit of the event fool you. The race is number four in the seven-race Running Zone Founda-tion Race Series where a minimum of four races has to be run to be eligible for a piece of the $10,000 prize purse. With high school cross country season over and collegiate running studs home for the holidays, those gunning for top spots had

better be at their speediest! Additional information and online registration is available at www.running-zone.com/series/news/367 or contact Running Zone at 321-751-8890. Race packet pickup is also availabe at Running Zone beginning Dec. 13 through Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. For additional information, please visit http://www.run-ningzone.com/series/news/367 or contact Running Zone at 321-751-8890.

Past years’ Jingle Bell winners include:2010: James Post ......... 9:42 Jessica Crate .. 10:57*2009: James Post ....... 9:38* Jessica Crate .... 11:422008: David Kilgore .. 10:02 Tracy Smith....... 12:202007: John Culver ..... 10:00 Jessica Crate .... 11:082006: Kyle Hunter ....... 9:52 Caitlin Reese .... 11:142005: Jim Van Veen .. 10:03 Melissa Jones.... 12:50

*Course record

Jingle yoUr Bellsby Patti Sponsler

Tiny tots get ready to rock the free Santa’s Little Helper Kids’ Run after last year’s Jingle Bell 2-miler


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Returning runners $125.00New runners $150.00Seniors (55+) $100.00

Annual Memberships— $300Participate in year-round training

A late registration fee of $20 will becharged to any registration postmarked

after Jan 13, 2012

Sorry, all fees are non-refundable

Make checks payable to:Set Goals Not Limits

Mail to:Doug Butler

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For more info contact:Coach Doug Butler

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Waiver: I know that running and volunteering to work at running camp are potentially haz-ardous activities. I should not enter and run in camp activities unless I am medically able andproperly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a camp official relative to my ability tosafely complete each run. I assume all risks associated with running and volunteering to work atcamp including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of theweather, including high heat and/or humidity, the conditions of the road and traffic on the train-ing and race courses, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read thiswaiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application forparticipation, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the SetGoals, Not Limits, LLC and its officers and agents, all sponsors, their representatives and suc-cessors, including the Running Zone directors agents and employees, from all claims or liabili-ties of any kind arising out of my participation in these running camp activities even though thatliability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in thiswaiver.

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Coach Doug Butler has been training runners of all ages successfully for over 10 years. He has wonmore Florida High School Cross Country state championships than anyone in the history of the sport. Hehas coached legions of runners in all distances and provided training that has lead to personal successesfor many high school team and individual state champions, footlocker xc national qualifiers, Boston &New York City Marathon qualifiers, off-season college soccer athletes—anyone seeking to improve theirfitness levels through running. Many of the runners he coaches train with him the entire year and somefor several years continuing to set new personal records (PRs). If you aspire to improve your running, nomatter what level you are at, Coach Butler will help you achieve your goals using both personalized train-ing and teaching that a positive mental outlook will allow you to build the confidence you need to moveforward towards your goals.

Very few people train at the paces they should be running at in order to increase their fitness level. Thiscamp will teach you what paces you should be training at. This camp is geared for adults, but, studentsare welcome to join if they are not a member of a high school track & field team.

Runners meet two nights a week and on Sunday mornings for group training runs. If you prefer to run onyour own, Coach will gladly set up your program and communicate with you via email or phone. You arestill welcome to attend group runs if you choose.

The first night of camp (January 17th) will be at 6:30 p.m. at:Running Zone - 3696 N Wickham Rd. in Melbourne just south of Post Rd.

Tuesday and Thursday evening runs will be at 6:00 pm. Sunday long runs will be at 6:30 a.m.

You may check www.setgoalsnotlimits.com for workout information,

2012 WINTER

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Coach Doug Butler, MS—Sports Psychology

Named 2010 FHSAAXC Coach of the Year

11 Florida Cross CountryState Championships

Jan. 17th - April 29thGroup Runs

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Successful training for a 5k up to a Marathon

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