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Rain does not dampen marathon
Originally published May 04, 2009


By Gina Gallucci-White
News-Post Staff


With the heaviest bands of rain hitting the area during the Sunday morning hours, it was a soggy, cold Frederick Marathon for thousands of runners.

AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert said a little over one-quarter inch of rain fell over Frederick on Sunday. The area received 0.61 of an inch from Friday to Sunday.

Frederick hit its high temperature of 63 degrees just after midnight Sunday and it fell throughout the day, Reppert said.

While the weather did not make ideal running conditions, no major incidents were reported, said Kathy Forrest, project manager for the county's department of emergency preparedness. There were a few minor injuries with two individuals taken to the hospital.

The event shut down several area roads throughout the city and a small portion of county maintained roads.

"It went really smoothly," said Michele Bowman, Frederick Police Department community outreach coordinator. "Everybody was really patient."

With the marathon in its seventh year, many residents knew to avoid certain areas and took alternate routes, she said.

"Nobody really complained about anything," Bowman said.

Last year brought some traffic jams on roads leading to the fairgrounds and on I-70 prior to the race. Bowman said there was a constant flow of people going into the fairgrounds.

By noon, all the roads were open to traffic, Bowman said.

"It was a great day in our community," Forrest said.


Marathon Top-10 Results (chip time)

Men's

1.2:37.03 — Dickson Mercer, 27, Takoma Park
2. 2:45.10 — Chris Vames Sloane, 25, Gaithersburg
3. 2:47.29 — Timothy K. Smith, 38, Glenelg
4. 2:48.10 — Ben Holmes, 23, Waynesboro, Pa.,
5. 2:49.03 — Serge England Arbona, 44, Parkville
6. 2:50.27 — Derek M. Lautenslager, 28, Chambersburg, Pa.
7. 2:51.46 — Karsten Brown, 35, Front Royal, Va.
8. 2:52.51 — Robert Weathers, 40, Crofton
9. 2:56.48 — Thomas F. Jensen, 45, Oakton, Va.
10. 2:57.37 — Robert Tregoning, 43, Silver Spring

Women's

1. 3:02.20 — Denise Knickman, 40, Baltimore
2. 3:20.53 — Sherry Stick, 30, Sykesville
3. 3:23.34 — Angela Folstad, 38, Accokeek
4. 3:26.35 — Felicia Gudat, 38, Frederick
5. 3:27.49 — Laurie Ann Dymond, 43, Chambersburg, Pa.
6. 3:31.49 — Meredith Erin Byrne, 24, Charlotte, N.C.
7. 3:34.25 — Janine Elizabeth Laskoski, 23, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
8. 3:34.28 — Lauren M. Neciai, 26, Frederick
9. 3:35.56 — Carrie Welther, 26, Baltimore
10. 3:36.37 — Katherine Clagett, 38, Brandywine

Compete Marathon Results

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    Compete Half-Marathon Results

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