The Larry Noel Mile
Emmitsburg, MD
Saturday, July 1, 2000
Sponsored by the Emmitsburg Lions Club
After a one-year hiatus, the Larry Noel Mile in Emmitsburg, Maryland returned with a lower participation level, warm weather, and excellent crowd support. Hundreds of onlookers cheered on the twenty-seven runners who sprinted through historic downtown Emmitsburg at 6:00 PM, heralding the start of the Emmitsburg Community Day Parade.
In the end, two twentysomething Virginians emerged as the overall winners. Men's winner Karsten Brown, 26, was thankful that he had run the unmarked course beforehand. The Front Royal native led the race confidently from the quarter mile mark, crossing the finish line ten seconds ahead of runner-up Ronald Black.
Like Brown, women's winner Vanessa Ryan was running more for the win than for a specific time. This was the second victory in two weekends for the 25-year-old from Ashburn-- Ryan had also won the racewalk competition at the Loudoun Street Mile in Winchester on 24 June.
All of the participants took home ribbons, many took home medals, and although the course was perhaps a twentieth of a mile short ("Measurement by Ford," one race official speculated), a good time was had by all. See y'all at next year's Larry Noel Mile, to be held on a weekend around July 4th, 2001!
Overall Finishers
# name sex age time award
1. Karsten Brown M 26 5:10 1st M Overall
2. Ronald Black M 45 5:20 2nd M Overall
3. Troy Werdebaugh M 35 5:22 3rd M Overall
4. Jon Merryman M 37 5:40 1st M 26-40
5. Kevin Robinson M 47 5:42 1st M 41-60
6. Peter Blank M 45 5:49 2nd M 41-60
7. Kyle Roberts M 12 5:55 1st M 11-16
8. Mike Hobbs M 15 5:57 2nd M 11-16
9. Vanessa Ryan F 25 5:59 1st F Overall
10. Billy Farrell M 52 6:02 3rd M 41-60
11. Beverly Black F 40 6:07 2nd F Overall
12. Colten Eureka M 11 6:21 3rd M 11-16
13. Bob Ryan M 53 6:37 4th M 41-60
14. Dee Nelson F 56 6:40 3rd F Overall
15. Katie Farrell F 8 6:57 1st F 10 & Under
16. Mary Robinson F 10 7:03 2nd F 10 & Under
17. Leesa Anderson F 36 7:37 1st F 26-40
18. Kathy Kelley F 12 7:44 1st F 11-16
19. Jordan Dumars F 8 7:47 3rd F 10 & Under
20. J.D. Hawk M 9 8:49 1st M 10 & Under
21. Shaleigh Saylor F 7 8:52 4th F 10 & Under
22. Daniel Hobbs M 9 9:26 2nd M 10 & Under
23. Carlee Dumars F 6 9:54 5th F 10 & Under
24. Elise Hawkins F 11 10:06 2nd F 11-16
25. Helen Kelley F 44 10:07 1st F 41-60
26. Mary Werdebaugh F 6 10:08 6th F 10 & Under
27. Ilona Hogan F 52 10:23 2nd F 41-60
