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Running: Klaschus rings in new year with 10K win in Joppa

Matt Klaschus and Luke Belford appeared ready to race swiftly into the new year Sunday in the annual RASAC New Year's 10K in Joppa. The two started the race at a quick tempo together ahead of 84 other runners.

This was a rematch of last year's 10K in which Belford set a course record of 33:43 and Klaschus finished second. Both had recently worked into good racing shape, as evidenced by Belford's 25:23 on a 5-mile training run in December. Klaschus ran interval workouts of 200 and 400-meter repeats leading up to the race.

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Karsten Brown of Virginia, who set the course record at 35:35 in 2010, was also in the field. Midway through the hilly 6.2-mile course, however, it was all Klaschus. The tall, Towson-University grad from Street pulled away to a big lead as Belford faltered, hobbled by a slow-to-heal foot injury sustained in December.

Klaschus finished alone in 35:28. Brown crossed the line in second at 36:07. Masters runners Charles Powell II and Jerry Henderson finished third and fourth, respectively, in 36:53 and 37:06. Belford jogged across the finish line fifth in 37:53.

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Others in the men's top 10 were Jeff Damiano, 38:49; David Stevenson 40:11; Zach Huffman, 40:47; Joe Richardson, 42:21; and Kirk Ingold, 42:37.

Lauren Greenberg of Bel Air won the women's race in 47:31, edging Donna Lewis, recently returned from African safari, 48:07. Lorrie Chieffo, 48:10; Sarah Zephir-Thomason, 48:43; Michele Hoffman, 50:44; Kathy MacAtee, 51:28; Andi Miller, 51:37; Anneliese Carbone, 51:40; Janet McAdorey, 51:45; and Bryanna Leyen, 51:48, completed the women's top 10.

In other recent races...

Jessica Rogers of Bel Air won the 1600-meter run for 11-12-age girls in the Track Showcase All-Comers Meet in Landover Dec. 18. Running on the 200-meter Prince George's Sportsplex indoor track, she finished in 5:52.

Kendall Sinosky, 15, of Abingdon, placed fifth in the under-16 age group in the Baltimore New Year's Resolution Run Sunday. She clocked 23:43 to place 72nd overall among 644 runners.

Robert Tisch of Bel Air was the runner-up among masters men in the Celtic Solstice 5 Miler in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park Dec. 17. He placed 17th among the 2,801 finishers in 28:23.

Duane Christy and Erika Stasakova were winners in the RASAC Holiday Run 5K in Bel Air Dec. 18. Christy ran 19:41 to lead 27 other runners to the finish. Chester Wrobel was second among the men in 21:11, and Sam Chan, third in 21:45. Stephani Smith, 25:25, and Chi-Chin Wu, 27:09 finished behind Stasakova in the women's race.

Coming races

Jan. 8 - RASAC North Harford 10K, Pylesville, 8 a.m., 410-452-5756.

Jan. 15 - RASAC North Bend 6.5 Miler, North Bend Elementary, Jarrettsville, 8 a.m., 410-652-9829.

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