While Maryland and District of Columbia Road Runners Club of America affiliates get ready for Sunday's Team Challenge 10-Miler, individual runners might want to take note: The race is the first in the 1995 Maryland RRCA Championship Series.
The series is in its second year, and Evan Thomas, the RRCA Maryland representative and director of the Maryland RRCA Championship Series, says: "We had a few hiccups in getting all the results coded correctly from all the clubs the first year. It should be that much easier to get that corrected this time around."
The following races have been announced as part of the Maryland RRCA Championship Series:
* Sunday, Md.-D.C. RRCA Team Challenge 10-Miler, Howard CC.
* March 5, Springburst 8K, Greenbelt.
* May 28, Constellation Classic, Baltimore.
* June 4, Bel Air Town Run 5K, Bel Air.
* July 4, Frederick's Fourth 5K, Frederick.
* July 15, Rockville Twilight 8K, Rockville.
* Aug. 27, Annapolis Ten-Miler, Annapolis.
* Sept. 3, Greenbelt 15K.
* Sept. 17, Union Mills 8K, Westminster.
* Oct. 7, Great Allegheny Run 15K, Cumberland.
If the Maryland-D.C. RRCA Team Challenge 10-Miler is canceled because of weather, the Howard County Striders' Metric Marathon on Nov. 19 will replace it.
Thomas says that everyone who runs Sunday's 10-miler at Howard Community College automatically will be entered in the series. Applications will be available for clubs to take back to their memberships and will be available by mail.
For an application, write Phil Quinn, 403 Bostwick Lane, Gaithersburg, Md. 20878, or call him at (301) 977-7361.
For information, call Thomas at (410) 760-9188.
Briefly
The Baltimore Road Runners Club's 1994 award winners: Most Improved Runners: Ty Lanahan, Chris Sinclair, Carole Rosasco. Junior Runners of the Year: Anders Fristedt, Suzanne Sclafani. Grand Masters: Dave McNeely, Judith Gilbert. Masters: Billy Gale, Randon Fritsch. Open Division: Paul Hannsen. Runners of the Year: Mike Woodman, Maureen Hall, Stacey Nicholson. Volunteers of the Year: Bob Ray, Chris Cucuzzella. Media: Ed Hewitt. . . . Track coach Roy Benson will speak on "Improving your running using effort-based training principles" at the Rockville Senior Center on Friday at 7:30 p.m. For information on the talk, which is sponsored by the Montgomery County Road Runners Club, call (301) 353-0200. . . . Frontrunners Outdoors Association, a running and outdoors organization, will hold a run for Baltimore's lesbian and gay community and friends on March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Lambda Rising Bookstore at 241 W. Chase St. Frontrunners also sponsors a run/walk on Saturdays at 11 a.m. and a run-walk Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Art. For information, call (410) 467-8951. . . . The weekend's top finishers:
SATURDAY
Annapolis Striders' Washington's Birthday 5K
At Arnold
Males: 1. Richard Cochran, 15:17; 2. Robert Marino, 15:45; 3. Dave Wall, 16:15; 4. Chris Bayless, 16:34; 5. Rod Stahl, 16:35; 6. Anthony Basile, 16:48; 7. Maurice Pointer, 16:56; 8. Jim Griffith, 17:03; 9. Michael Hoffman, 17:18; 10. Matt Mace, 17:33.
Females: 1. Jennifer Sullivan, 19:17; 2. Gretchen Oaksmith, 21:02; 3. Carolyn Colaccio, 21:50; 4. Cindy Contarino, 21:57; 5. Susie Flockert, 22:19; 6. June Schneider, 22:34; 7. Brenda Allen, 22:43; 8. Mary Lang, 23:04; 9. Carolyn Grant, 23:35; 10. Colleen Zinn, 23:36.
George Washington Birthday Classic 10K
At Alexandria, Va.
Males: 1. David McCormack, 31:08; 2. Kent Thompson, 31:11; 3. Edmund Burke, 31:31.
Females: 1. Liz Scanlon, 36:31; 2. Kim Saddic, 36:35; 3. Bea Marie Fritsch, 36:49.
BRRC Indoor Track and Field Meet
At Catonsville Community College
2-mile relay: 1. Billy Gale, Brian Lee, James Pryde, Gary Richwyne, 9:35. 300 meters: Males -- 1. Ron Grigg, 37.1; 2. Tom Jones, 37.6; 3. Tony Belcher, 38.3. Females -- 1. Yolanda Little, 44.1. Mile: Males -- 1. Paul Hannsen, 4:30.2; 2. Jim Clelland, 4:31.8; 3.
Craig Chasse, 4:39.4. Females -- 1. Maureen Hall, 5:10; 2. Denise Knickman, 5:31; 3. Laura Nelson, 5:36. 500 meters: 1. Bernard Gaither, 73.6; 2. Andre Kean, 74.3; 3. Craig Chasse, 78.4. 2 miles: Males -- 1. Anders Fristedt, 10:24; 2. Maurice Pointer, 10:37; 3. Craig Chasse, 10:45. Females -- 1. Laura Nelson, 11:38; 2. Denise Knickman, 12:09; 3. Ha Lam, 14:04. 800 meters: Males -- 1. Jim Clelland, 2:06.8; 2. John Hecox, 2:13; 3. Vinnie Field, 2:19. Females -- 1. Maureen Hall, 2:24.1; 2. Laura Nelson, 2:40; 3. Suzanne Sclafani, 2:41.
Coming events
Sunday, Md.-DC RRCA Team Challenge 10-Miler, Howard CC, 8 a.m., (410) 964-1998.
Sunday, Marathon Sports Winter Series 5K, Wilmington, Del., 11 a.m., (302) 654-6400.
Sunday, Colonial Half-Marathon, Williamsburg, Va., 1 p.m., (804) 221-3362.
March 4, Last Train to Boston Marathon, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 11 a.m., (410) 638-1091.
March 5, B & A Trail Marathon, Severna Park High School, 7:30 a.m., (410) 268-1165.
March 5, Reston (Va.) 10M, 8 a.m., (703) 444-9215.
March 5, BRRC Layne Half-Marathon, Lake Montebello, 9 a.m., (410) 243-3153.
March 5, Springburst 8K, Greenbelt, 9 a.m., (301) 459-1027.March 5, Bethesda Chase 20K, Bethesda, 10:15 a.m., (301) 217-3980.
March 5, Spring Thaw 5-Miler, New Castle, Del., 10:30 a.m., (302) 995-7628.
March 5, HCS Winter Series #8, Jeffers Hill Neighborhood Center, 2 p.m., (410) 964-1998.
March 11, RASAC Polar Bear Run, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 9 a.m., (410) 836-1784.
March 11, St. Patrick's 8K Cup, Largo Park, 9 a.m., (301) 925-7050.
March 11, St. Patty's 5K, Salisbury, 9 a.m., (410) 749-1624.
March 11, 5K for Bruce, Newark, Del., 10:30 a.m., (302) 654-6400.
March 11, Forest of Needwood 5M, Brunswick, 1 p.m., (301) 834-8045.
March 12, Maryvale Rite of Spring 5K, Brooklandville, 9 a.m., (410) 377-8882.
March 12, RASAC Fox 5K, Bel Air, 8 a.m., (410) 638-2717.
March 12, St. Paddy's Day 10K, Washington, 9:30 a.m., (301) 871-0005.
March 12, MCRRC Piece of Cake 5K, 10K, 15K, Gaithersburg, 10 a.m., (301) 353-0200.
March 12, Marathon Sports Winter Series 5K, Wilmington, Del., 11 a.m., (302) 654-6400.
March 12, HCS Winter Series #9, Thunder Hill Elementary School, 2 p.m., (410) 964-1998.