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Friday, November 8, 2013

Westminster Wakefield trail a fitting site for Terry Burk runner's memorial on Saturday morning, November 16, 2013

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Westminster Wakefield trail a fitting site for Terry Burk runner's memorial on Saturday morning, November 16, 2013 [Eagle Archives]...

On Saturday, Nov. 16, members of the Westminster Road Runners Club, as well as friends and family, will honor the memory of Terry Burk on the Wakefield Valley Community Trail.

The observance will be held near the Tahoma Farm Boulder Park and historic Fenby Farm Quarry and Lime Kiln Park at 730 Tahoma Farm Road in Westminster.

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"Over the years the eight-foot wide paved Wakefield Trail, the city's first hiking and biking trail, has developed one leg at a time, inspired in part by the legacy of Burk, who ran with the Road Runners Club for many years. Today, the 2.1 mile linear park trail extends from Long Valley Road to Uniontown Road. Planning began in earnest for the trail in 1994." http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1103-20131111,0,434181.story

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Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz, members of the Westminster Common Council and a fellow runner, Abby Gruber, Westminster's recreation and parks director, have joined with Community Foundation executive director Audrey Cimino, and other members of the runners club in planning the event…. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1103-20131111,0,434181.story

The ceremony will coincide with the annual running of the Flying Feet Burk Memorial 5K

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Wakefield Valley Community Trail https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215239526327018628982.0004e9d7d7d2e28fdd55a&msa=0&ll=39.569391,-77.014074&spn=0.016541,0.027573

730 Tahoma Farm Road: In a November 7, 2013 article I wrote for the Baltimore Sun, http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1103-20131111,0,434181.story, I reported, "Over the years the eight-foot wide paved Wakefield Trail, the city's first hiking and biking trail, has developed one leg at a time, inspired in part by the legacy of Burk, who ran with the Road Runners Club for many years. Today, the 2.1 mile linear park trail extends from Long Valley Road to Uniontown Road. Planning began in earnest for the trail in 1994."

View Wakefield Valley Community Trail in a larger map

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Related: Fall and spring are beautiful times of the year to run, especially trail running.

By Kevin Dayhoff, October 20, 2013 Westminster Maryland Online, www.kevindayhoff.org http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-and-spring-are-beautiful-times-of.html

Labels: Dayhoff running, Dayhoff writing essays, Dayhoff writing essays running, Seasons Fall, Sports Running, Sports Running Wakefield Valley Trail - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-and-spring-are-beautiful-times-of.html#sthash.k7LzXMEK.dpuf

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Okay, well anyway; as old man winter approaches, there is arguably no prettier season in Carroll County than the vibrant tree leaves of fall. This is when, for a short period of time, trees are allowed to act-out and show some additional passion with a dazzling wardrobe of color. Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-eagle-archives-20131008,0,5094609.story

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Best place to park is on Tahoma Farm Road, off of Rte. 31, New Windsor Road, west of Westminster, over by the Tahoma Farm Boulder Park, http://www.westgov.com/recreation/rec_parks_tahoma.html, near the Lime Kiln, http://www.westgov.com/recreation/rec_parks_lime.html

For the latest news on the Lime Kiln, go here for a good story by Brett Lake for the Westminster Advocate: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/advocate_of_westminster/news/westminster-no-plans-to-repair-lime-kiln/article_312ed0be-9107-11e0-a026-001cc4c03286.html

For more information on running, where to run, and upcoming running events go the Westminster Road Runners Club website, at https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/links

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“19990512 runners KED2” Kevin Dayhoff, May 12, 1999

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Kym Byrnes - Anytime you want 2 run the Wakefield Valley Trail just be in touch

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Fall and spring are beautiful times of the year to run, especially trail running.

By Kevin Dayhoff, October 20, 2013 Westminster Maryland Online, www.kevindayhoff.org

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-and-spring-are-beautiful-times-of.html

There is nothing like the warmth of a spring run after shivering through long gray days on the road throughout the winter. And of course, the spring flowers and budding lime-green leaves are a welcome relief to long dreary cold winter runs.

However, what can be better than the sights, sounds and smells of autumn leaves. The symphony of the smells and sounds of the rustle of leaves. The kaleidoscope of colors are a welcome distraction to the constant timpani of footsteps.

On a drive through the Carroll County countryside the other day, WTTR was playing “The Mamas and the Papas” 1966 hit song “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray” on the truck radio; but outside along the road, Mother Nature did not get the memo and was still dabbling with yellows, oranges and brilliant reds in the trees.

This year, the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall, began on September 22, at 4:44 p.m. That’s when the sun is aligned with the equator making days and nights equal in length.

The arrival of fall is a storied event in American history, folklore and tradition; however, one of the more interesting musings comes from Tom Robbins, the author of “Still Life with Woodpecker.”

Robbins wrote, “It was autumn, the springtime of death…”

I have always preferred running on trails and linear parks as opposed to running along the roads. I have always felt nervous running anywhere near vehicles weighing several tons whizzing and growling by me at fifty miles an hour. In recent years, it only takes a moment of distraction provided by a cell phone or texting behind the wheel and you are flirting with disaster.

I was a friend of the late "Terry" Burk, 48, owner of the family candy business Treat Shop, which was located across the street from the Carroll movie theatre for many years. Burk was killed while running in 1995 with several Westminster Road Runner Club friends on Route 97 at Kalten Road when a car struck him and fellow jogger David W. Herlocker. According to media reports, “Police said the 19-year-old man who was driving the car apparently fell asleep while coming home from work.”

Outside of Carroll County, one of my many favorite places to run is the Queen Anne's Co. Cross Kent Island Trail, which was dedicated Sept. 8 2001 - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/06/queen-annes-co-cross-kent-island-trail.html#sthash.pBEWkBYO.dpuf

Or the St. Michaels Talbot County Nature Trail, also on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Running, hiking or riding a bicycle on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal trail is always a special occasion anytime of the year.

Locally, in Carroll County, for unpaved trails that meander through the woods, Hashawha may have the best trails. Find more information here: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/recpark/hashawha/.

I have also enjoyed the Union Bridge walking trail, Charlotte's Quest, in Manchester, Maryland, near the Fire Hall & Pool, http://www.charlottesquestnaturecenter.com/, and the Washington Road Community Trail, http://www.wrctrail.org/, that treks around the Westminster High School, Carroll Community College campus just south of Westminster.

In the eastern-half of the county in the Finksburg area, Sandymount Park also has a nice trail. Closer to Reisterstown, in Baltimore County, there is Soldier's Delight, http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiers.html

For a paved linear-park trail, I really like the Wakefield Valley Trail. Planning for the trail had begun in 1994, a year before Burk was killed. The trail was dedicated and developed, in part, as a legacy to Burk.

Meanwhile, according to the Westminster Recreation and Parks website for the trail, “This trail features a 2.1 Mile paved walking trail from Long Valley Road to Uniontown Road. This scenic trail snakes through the pristine Carroll County Countryside offering the chance to view abundant wildlife and scenic overlooks right inside Westminster City! There is parking at Tahoma Farm Boulder Park. The parking lot has 22 spots and 2 handicap spots.

“Be on the lookout for the Wakefield Valley Trail Extension coming soon! It will extend from Uniontown Road to West Main Street, connecting the Trail form Long Valley Road all the way to Downtown Westminster! Location: Long Valley to Uniontown Road Click here for a PDF map of the trail, http://www.westgov.com/recreation/Wakefield_Trail_8.5x11.pdf. News: Wakefield Valley Trail Receives Generous Donation.”

For more information on running, where to run, and upcoming running events go the Westminster Road Runners Club website, at https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/links

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Memorial service at McDaniel recalls Case as passionate educator, adventurer

Former McDaniel provost climbed in Nepal, ran in Alaska

By Kevin Dayhoff, September 8, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/towson/ph-ce-case-obit-0909-20120908,0,3359179.story

More than 500 people took time from their Labor Day weekend to fill Big Baker Chapel at McDaniel College on Sept. 1, paying respects at a memorial service for the late Dr. Sam Case.

Case, 70, a longtime Westminster resident, died Aug. 22 at Carroll Hospice Center's Dove House in Westminster, from complications from leukemia

He was a respected and admired professor and coach, who taught human physiology and exercise science courses for nearly four decades at McDaniel College.

Before Case retired from McDaniel in 2004, he served as the school's provost for four years.

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Case retired shortly after he was diagnosed with leukemia, a disease he faced with determination — and by going mountain climbing in Nepal.

Classmates, fellow professors, students, wrestlers, football players and distance runners attended the service. After a welcome by Case's son-in-law, James Ellison, colleagues including Dr. Alex Ober, Gary Scholl, Dr. Kathy Mangan, Dr. Sherri Lind Hughes and former McDaniel College President Joan Develin Coley offered tributes to Case.

Case's daughter, Lauren Case, said her dad had cautioned her, "I don't want people sitting around so keep it short."

The service only lasted 60 minutes - or enough time to have run six-miles… http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/towson/ph-ce-case-obit-0909-20120908,0,3359179.story

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Runners' top 12 trails

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2012/09/runners-top-12-trails.html

Get off the road and into the great outdoors on one of these favorite scenic routes

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-hs-running-trails-20120829,0,2117907.story

Labels: Sports, Sports Bicycling, Sports Running, Sports walking trails

By Kit Waskom Pollard Special to The Baltimore Sun

August 30, 2012

Do you feel the nip in the air?

Runners do. For them, the advent of fall means more than changing leaves and back to school. Cooler weather and coming races (the Baltimore Running Festival is October 13) make autumn the ideal time to run in the great outdoors.

Baltimore is full of places to run, from stately neighborhoods to waterside paths. But for some runners, nothing beats the off-road experience.

"Even if you start off easy, it's fun to explore," says Chris Cucuzella, a member of the Baltimore Road Runners Club, a trail running group.

Here, 12 great trails endorsed by the enthusiastic members of local running clubs… http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-hs-running-trails-20120829,0,2117907.story

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2012/09/runners-top-12-trails.html

Top Baltimore-area running trails [Pictures]

2011 Baltimore Running Festival [Pictures]

Gunpowder Falls trail to be named for Lefty Kreh

Community hopes to develop War of 1812 trail in Dundalk

Eagle Scout helps build Ma & Pa Railroad display for trail

Maps

Gunpowder Falls State Park, 2813 Jerusalem Rd, Kingsville, MD 21087, USA

Paper Mill Rd, Cockeysville, MD, USA

3465 Seneca Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA

Dulaney Valley Rd & E Seminary Ave, Hampton, MD 21286, USA

Williams St & W Ellendale St, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

Trotter Rd, Columbia, MD 21029, USA

Patapsco Valley State Park, 8020 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043, USA

Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Rd, Annapolis, MD 21403, USA

6101 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

H Sam Case 70 of Westminster and McDaniel College

This information came from the Westminster Road Runners Club earlier this evening… Wednesday, August 22, 2012.

The following is from McDaniel's Alumni network. Sam was one of the founders of Westminster Road Runners Club. He will be missed.

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H. Samuel Case, beloved professor and coach who taught human physiology and exercise science courses at the College for nearly four decades, died August 22, 2012 at age 70 following complications from leukemia. He also served as Provost and Dean of the Faculty from 2000 to 2004.

The starting line of Sam’s career emerged by accident while he was still an undergraduate at Western Maryland College (now McDaniel). He suffered a concussion while playing football in his sophomore year and opted to assist with coaching. By the time he graduated in 1963 with a degree in physical education and biology, he had racked up three years of coaching experience.

He taught and coached briefly at The Johns Hopkins University before his former professor, Dick Clower, brought him back as a colleague in 1965. Sam earned a master’s degree in physical education from the College in 1966, and a Ph.D. in exercise physiology from The Ohio State University in 1971. After joining the College faculty, he rose rapidly through the ranks from instructor to full professor. He is one of the few faculty to win the College’s prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award not once but twice. He also received two Fulbright nominations to the former Yugoslavia in 1988 and 1989.

On three occasions, his expertise took him to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, where he served as a physiologist. He held numerous offices in professional associations and served as chair of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Physical Fitness and as associate editor of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Sam helped to lead curricular reform in the 1990s while developing and teaching new courses in his department. His contribution to the study of human physiology in extreme environments is highly acclaimed, including his research — often participatory research — on competitors in the Iditarod and Iditasport ultra-marathon. He ran the more than 80 miles of Alaska’s tundra in sub-zero temperatures three times within a decade. That work spurred even more important research projects inAntarctica between 1997 and 1999, funded by the National Science Foundation, which awarded him the Antarctica Service Medal. His cold weather research inspired the popular “Physiology of Extreme Environments” course.

He was a member of the Tri-Beta Biology Honorary Society and the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society. He published some 58 articles on physiology and physical fitness, many co-authored with his students who accompanied him on his research expeditions.

Sam also built an outstanding career as a skilled and dedicated coach, having led the College’s wrestling team to Mason Dixon Conference Championships in 1969 and 1970. In 2001, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame recognized him with its Lifetime Service Award. That same year, he was inducted into the Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame and, in 2004, he was inducted into the Green Terror Sports Hall of Fame.

Sam was an adventurer and world traveler who always chose to push his limits. A year after his retirement in 2004, he and a college buddy completed an 18-day trek through the Mount Everest region of Nepal, climbing high enough into the mountains to risk altitude sickness.

He gave back in large measure to both the campus and local communities. Each year, he organized the faculty hike and was instrumental in establishing recognition of retired faculty in Memorial Plaza. For more than 20 years, he volunteered for the local and Mid-Maryland Division of the American Heart Association.

In an essay written by Sam in 1995 when nominated for the CASE Professor of the Year, he wrote, “My greatest reward as a teacher comes when my students understand how their bodies function, realize their own potentials, and explore the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge. I hope that when they leave the classroom, they will continue to set personal records for themselves, both as Olympic thinkers and creative athletes.”

A native of Three Bridges, New Jersey, Sam went to Hunterton Central High School where he was on both the football and wrestling teams. During his junior year, he was second in his weight class in the N.J. StateNovice Wrestling Tournament.

Sam is survived by his wife, Susan Snodgrass Case ’65 of Westminster, and their two daughters Lauren and Sarah, and their families.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Explore Carroll: Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile

Complete race results of the 30^th Annual Westminster Maryland Main Street Mile

Explore Carroll: Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile http://t.co/5OSUP8s

http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/52993008/Complete-race-results-of-the-30th-Annual-Westminster-Maryland-Main-Street-Mile

Westminster, Md April 13, 2011

30^th Annual Westminster Road Runner’s Club https://sites.google.com/site/wrrclub/ - Westminster Main Street Mile

Timing & Scoring via Maryland Timing: http://www.wmtiming.com/2011races.html

Find the article on www.explorecarroll.com here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/ Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile - Annual events draws a fast crowd to downtown Westminster

The first section is a list of the top runners by class. The second section is the list of the runners by place and time. The preregistered list of participating schools is on the last page…

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There were approximately 600 runners in the second heat, the fun run, which was untimed. 218 runners participated in the competitive run.

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Despite the chilly spring temperature and the gray overcast skies, hundreds of runners and an equal number of fans lined the sidewalks of downtown Westminster for the 30^th running of the Main Street Mile Wednesday evening.

The annual Westminster tradition announces the final arrival of spring as if the runners, fans, and family supporters run to downtown Westminster to spread the word that warmer temperatures and spring flowers are soon to follow.

The race has grown in size in the past decades and now attracts runners and families from all over the mid-Atlantic region. The annual rite of spring is a huge community effort featuring the teamwork of the downtown merchants, Westminster Road Runners Club, Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, Police Department and Fire Police and scores of volunteers.

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As is tradition, the race is run in two parts. 218 runners ran in the competitive run which took-off first at 7 p.m. sharp, which was announced this year by the booming bell of the Westminster Clock Tower which offered a perfect back-drop to the carefully choreographed chaos of the finish line frenzy near the railroad tracks. And this year, for effect, a train came through town just after the race to add ambiance to the community event.

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600 runners raced in the second portion of the race event, the Connor Smith Memorial Fun Run which features children under the age of ten-years old.

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The fastest known Maryland State Trooper in this year’s race was Laura Beck, of Westminster with a time of six minutes and thirty-nine seconds, followed by Major Scott Yinger of Westminster with a time of seven minutes and two seconds – not bad for the former Westminster barrack commander and state police veteran who is just months away from retirement.

“Oh, don’t put me in the paper,” said Yinger after the race, as his wife, Charlene – who ran the race with a time of seven-minutes and thirty-nine seconds – stood by the older trooper to make sure he was okay.

Two of the oldest runners in this year’s festivities were Tami Graf, who crossed the finish line at eight-minutes and thirty-nine seconds at 74-years young. She was followed by Yvonne Aasen, who was believed to be one of the oldest in the race at age 79 and finished with a time of nine-minutes and forty-nine seconds.

… Find the article on www.explorecarroll.com here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5343/hundreds-race-into-spring-westminsters-annual-main-street-mile/ Hundreds race into spring at Westminster's annual Main Street Mile - Annual events draws a fast crowd to downtown Westminster

Complete race results of the 30th Annual Westminster Maryland Main Street Mile

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Friday, April 16, 2010

The Westminster Main Street Mile, an annual Westminster rite of spring, took place last Wednesday

The Westminster Main Street Mile, an annual Westminster rite of spring, took place last Wednesday Filed April 15, 2010 By Kevin Dayhoff

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/04/westminster-main-street-mile-annual.html

It was a perfect spring evening last Wednesday for a short stroll down Main Street in Westminster for almost hundreds of runners.

The 29th running of the Westminster Main Street Mile went off without a hitch thanks to over 50 volunteers, the Westminster Police Department, Fire Police - and the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department which each year opens-up its engine bays for the pre-race registration, the after-race ice cream and results.

The annual Westminster rite of spring, sponsored by the Westminster Road Runners, is our local equivalent of the running of the bulls made famous by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises; well sort of… At least the local version is totally family oriented.

“Well the sun’s out. That’ll bring out a lot of the families…,” said Tom Reese, a veteran race volunteer. In years past, cold and rain have greeted the runners and spectators.

His wife, Chris Reese, was busy with past race director, Liuda Galinaitis, at the one of the pre-race registration tables. They had a huge bag of M&M’s to help the runners with the pre-race jitters.

The annual event dates back to 1981, said Beth Weisenborn, who returned again this year’s race director.

Kevin Spradlin, also a longstanding volunteer for the race has dubbed her the “ex-club president in waiting,” in recognition for all the years she has served in that capacity. Oh yeah, she does such a good job, we just let her keep doing it, said Spradlin.

Weisenborn said that the race is known as one of the fastest one-mile courses in the world because it begins at the top of East Main Street at Fair Avenue and follows Main Street west to the Westminster Branch of the Carroll County Public Library – “all downhill, with a total vertical drop of 144 feet.”

According to Weisenborn, Dr. Sam Case started the race years ago along with the late Terry Burk and the late Dr. David Herlocker, who passed away in 2008.

Burk, the popular owner of “The Treat Shop,” then in downtown Westminster, was killed while jogging in 1995 with two friends on Route 97 at Kalten Road when a car struck him and fellow jogger, and former race director, Herlocker.

The race was originally organized, said Weisenborn, “around the idea of having a fun, family race event at the beginning of the running season, and then everyone would head up the street to The Treat Shop for ice cream.”

The race grew in size over the years and now attracts runners and families from all over the mid-Atlantic region. The ice cream sundaes were replaced several years ago when the health department encouraged the distribution of ice cream sandwiches instead.

This year’s second place finisher with a time of four-minutes and twenty-four seconds, Mark Eissens, 29, almost did not make it in time for the run this year. He traveled from Virginia and got caught in traffic. He drove straight to the starting area, got out of his car, ran to the starting line with seconds to spare, and right down the hill…

The race has turned into an annual affair for the family of former Maryland State Delegate Joe Getty. This year’s race occurred on Getty’s birthday, which had nothing to do with the fact that he did not run this year due to an injury. His youngest son, Samuel, did run the race this year.

The family has run together in the race for over 15 years and it has become the source of some friendly sibling rivalry, when Getty recently sent out an e-mail to the family that “Number one son, Justus, placed 12th in 1999 with a time of 4:42. He had not previously realized that he was upstaged by number two son, Nathan, who placed 11th in 2003 with a time of 4:41.”

To which his son Justus, responded on the family’s Facebook page, “Not only did Nathan BEAT ME, but now we have to publish it in the NEWSPAPER? … Dad, you're going to give me a complex or something!”

The event which always begins at 7 PM sharp is actually two races.

The first race was officially timed. To qualify folks needed to be age 11 or older and capable of running a mile in less than 10 minutes.

The second race is the “Connor Smith Memorial Fun Run,” for everyone under the age of 10. It is neither officially timed nor scored. However, a clock showing the unofficial race time was displayed at the finish line. All the participants in the Smith Fun Run wear a race identification badge which bears the number “1,” and all the children who participated were awarded a medal at the finish line.

This year’s adult race winner came from near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Ashley Sollenberger, 28, had a winning time of four-minutes and twenty-three seconds, besting Eissens and a previous winner, Remus Medley, 40, who crossed the finish line at four-minutes and twenty-five seconds.

Medley did, however get past the finish line ahead of his daughter, Brittney Rooks, 16, from Poly High School in Baltimore. Rooks, the fastest female in the adult run crossed the finish line with a time of four-minutes and forty-nine seconds; edging-out last year’s winner, Sherry Stick, 31, who had a time of four-minutes and fifty-two seconds.

Both times are just slightly behind the current International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) recognized world record holder, Svetlana Masterkova, of Russia, who ran the mile in four-minutes and twelve-seconds on August 14, 1996.

It’s a family affair for the Rooks-Medley family, from Baltimore, who are training for several upcoming marathons, along with several other friends and family who made the trip to Westminster.

The mile-run times recorded Wednesday puts Westminster among world leaders. The first recorded time for the mile was July 28, 1852 when Charles Westhall ran a 4 minute 28 second mile in London. Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile on May 6, 1954. He ran it in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.

The current IAAF recognized world record holder for men is Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who ran the mile on July 7, 1999 in three-minutes and forty-three seconds.

The world records are only slightly faster than that of the fastest-youngest female in the Westminster race, Hannah Lyon,12, or the fastest-youngest male, Mark Broomfield, 14.

The fastest-oldest female was Yvonne Aasen, 78; and the fastest-oldest male was John Elliot, 71.

After the race, Stan Ruchlewicz, the Westminster economic development director smiled and said it was a good event for downtown Westminster.

Everyone went home tired and full of ice cream. “It’s a great event for families to come-out and share in the common experience of such a unique event,” said Weisenborn, as she started packing-up and already looking forward to next year’s event.

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Locals running in the rain by Pat Stoetzer

Locals running in the rain by Pat Stoetzer

Pat Stoetzer did a nice job with the Main Street Mile in Westminster last Wednesday – although he isn’t nearly as attractive as Carrie Ann Knauer…

“Locals running in the rain” By Patrick Stoetzer, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 16, 2009 “Ice cream sandwiches fueled many feet in Wednesday’s Main Street Mile.” http://tinyurl.com/d78yhv

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Locals running in the rain by Pat Stoetzer Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ice cream sandwiches fueled many feet in Wednesday’s Main Street Mile.

The idea of venturing outside, braving the chilly, wet conditions and working up a quick sweat while running in downtown Westminster might not have been enough for some, but there were plenty of participants in the annual race. The 28th running of the Main Street Mile was a hit despite the dreary weather, which didn’t prevent fast times and big smiles on many faces.

Chris Frock, a senior at Winters Mill, hadn’t run in the Mile since he was a freshman. But there he was, the reigning Times Boys Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, crossing the finish line in 4 minutes, 9 seconds to win the championship heat.

(The novice heat, or “fun run,” was run after the 7 p.m. championship run, and that race featured more parents and their children.)

Read the entire article here: Locals running in the rain by Pat Stoetzer

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

David W. Herlocker and the Westminster Main Street Mile

David W. Herlocker and the 28th running of the Westminster Main Street Mile

April 15, 2009

Earlier this evening was the 28th running of the Westminster Main Street Mile. The event went well, in spite of the rain. And of course, another reason the event went well, was because of the excellent hard work of Beth Weisenborn, the Westminster Road Runners Club Webmaster and Main Street Mile Registration Director.

Other folks were greatly contributed include: Bob Paczynski, Alan Gowen, Jim Beacham, Scott Kohr, Alan Gowen Lynn Richardson, Linda Morris, Debbie Leathers, Christine Webbert, Kim and Robert Muhl, Pam Gowen, Grant Hadden Bob Sommerville, Tim Gosnell, Chris Reese, Jack Klein, Caroline Babylon, Gorman Davis, Jack Klein, Scott Kohr, Alan & Pam Gowen, Robert & Kim Muhl, Grant Hadden, Debbie Leathers, Christine Webbert, Carole Williamson, and Sharon Larrimore… (Beth, who did I miss?)

But before, during and after the race, my thoughts were of Dr. Dave Herlocker…

Dr. Herlocker was one of the patriarchs of the annual Westminster Road Runners Club Westminster Street Mile. He passed away last Friday, March 21, 2008.

He passed away Friday, March 21, 2008 right before the 27th running of the event. The race will hardly be the same without him.

Dave Herlocker was a well-respected scientist, McDaniel College professor, runner, community leader, fellow member of Grace Lutheran Church and a good friend.

Below, please find a video tribute to Dr. Herlocker. Some of the initial pictures in this video are my additions. Later, this tribute consists of the video that the family and Fletchers Funeral Home put together.

/Kevin Dayhoff April 15, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bFMmWTPyp0

A Tribute David W. Herlocker, 67, of Westminster

October 30, 1940 – March 21, 2008

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His obituary read:

David Webb Herlocker, 67, of Westminster, died unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Friday, March 21, 2008.

Born October 30, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Donald Herlocker and the late Betty Comfort Herlocker. He was raised in Peoria, Illinois.

He was a 1962 graduate of Knox College and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1966 with a doctorate in inorganic chemistry.

In 1966, he began a long career teaching chemistry at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College. He served as the Chemistry Department chair department chair for many years. He retired in 2006 and was named an emeritus faculty member. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Chemical Society, and other professional organizations.

He began running in the mid 1970s and was a member of the Westminster and York Road Runner Clubs. He was an organizer of many road races in and around Westminster, including the Main Street Mile. After an accident in 1995 left him unable to run, he continued to walk daily with friends. He was a recognizable figure at many races with his loyal canine companion, Badie.

He was a long-time member of Grace Lutheran Church and served on the church council and scholarship committee. He was active in Ardent Folk, a ministry providing meals to those in need.

He was a member of the parent organizing committee which founded the Westminster Montessori School in 1974. He helped to develop and implement the school’s chemistry curriculum. Since his retirement he has volunteered weekly in their science classes.

An avid sports fan, he followed the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and the McDaniel women’s basketball and volleyball teams. He was a 27-year member of a book club and a lover of history and trivia.

Remembering him are children and partners Caryn Herlocker Meade and Adam Meade of Raleigh, NC and Daniel Herlocker and Ellen Keelan of Brattleboro, VT; father Donald Herlocker of Canton, IL; brother and sister-in-law William and Hilda Herlocker of Kildeer, IL; sister and brother-in-law Linda and Peter Speck of Wanganui New Zealand; grandchildren Evan and Georgia Meade; former wife and friend Helen Herlocker; and numerous friends.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St, Westminster with his pastors Rev. Kevin and Martha Clementson officiating.

Inurnment of ashes will be in Grace Lutheran Church Columbarium.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church in support of the Ardent Folk social ministry.

http://www.fletcherfuneralhome.net/.

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