Chris Lake is undefeated in local races since 2008. He hasn't lost since the 2008 Palace Saloon 5K, where he finished in second just three seconds behind winner Nick Sunseri. Lake's two-year winning streak covers at least sixteen races of distances ranging from one mile to ten miles and has included the Springtime 10K, the Palace Saloon 5K, and two Turkey Trot 15K titles. Until Saturday, however, he had never run Thomasville's Rose City 10K."Where do I go to register?" he asked Friday.
So Lake put his winning streak on the line, the starting line of the 33rd annual Rose City 10K at 8:00am on 24 April 2010. 32 minutes and 51 seconds later he had his seventeenth straight win and first Rose City 10K title. Runner-up Christopher Rice finished 350 meters back in 34:04, with Daniel Lee (34:17) taking third and Vince Molosky (34:30) fourth. Jay Wallace took top master (over 40) honors, finishing fifth overall in 34:48.
In the women's division, Amy Hines was also experiencing the Rose City event for the first time. Like Lake, she found this to be no handicap and cruised to a win in 37:42, finishing about the time that Sheryl Rosen and Lisa Johnson were passing the six-mile mark. Late in the sixth mile Rosen and Johnson were still running side by side, but Rosen pulled away over the last few hundred meters to take the runner-up spot in 39:06, while Johnson was third among the women with a 39:17. Thomasville's own Mary Anne Grayson finished as top woman master in 42:07.
Not long after Grayson crossed the finish line the rains started. The soaking didn't seem to discourage the distribution of free soda, ice cream, and hot dogs, but it did lead to the cancellation of the kids' mile. Still, you have to expect an "April Shower" at the Rose City Run every decade or so, and you didn't have to scramble around looking for sun screen while waiting for the awards.| Rose City Run 10K Champions, 1978 - 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gary Slayton (31:25) | Janice Hochstein (36:45) |
| 1979 | Mike Rasper (31:47) | Janice Hochstein (37:49) |
| 1980 | George West (31:18) | Colleen Joiner (38:14) |
| 1981 | Mabre McCray (30:21) | Nicole Batchelder (40:26) |
| 1982 | Ernie McKee (30:33) | Nicole Batchelder (38:31) |
| 1983 | Noel Shuman (30:47) | Darien Andreu (34:57) |
| 1984 | Gary Slayton (33:05) | Barbara Balzer (37:51) |
| 1985 | Rick Miller (32:36) | Barbara Balzer (37:41) |
| 1986 | Rick Miller (32:05) | Janice Hochstein (37:35) |
| 1987 | Herb Wills (29:57) | Karen MacHarg (37:39) |
| 1988 | Jessie Close (31:55) | Karen MacHarg (37:59) |
| 1989 | Jessie Close (31:39) | Karen MacHarg (36:49) |
| 1990 | Jessie Close (31:56) | Karen MacHarg (37:04) |
| 1991 | Jessie Close (31:15) | Vikki Saga (38:33) |
| 1992 | Trent Smith (33:04) | Vikki Saga (37:48) |
| 1993 | Gary Droze (31:28) | Vikki Saga (38:24) |
| 1994 | Robin Rogers (30:19) | Lisa Herman (37:37) |
| 1995 | Jessie Close (31:52) | Suzanne Rigg (35:37) |
| 1996 | Jessie Close (32:18) | Carrie Weyant (39:37) |
| 1997 | Brian Erb (32:29) | Sarah Docter-Williams (36:40) |
| 1998 | Alan Black (31:58) | Sarah Docter-Williams (36:07) |
| 1999 | Alan Black (32:21) | Sarah Docter-Williams (37:14) |
| 2000 | Sean Daniels (34:15) | Anna Pichrtova (35:20) |
| 2001 | Paul Spangler (32:05) | Sarah Docter-Williams (36:22) |
| 2002 | Alan Black (30:53) | Jane Johnson (39:35) |
| 2003 | Matt Kalinski (31:58) | Julie Carico (41:53) |
| 2004 | Jessie Close (33:44) | Kate Remillard (39:52) |
| 2005 | Jessie Close (33:44) | Sarah Docter-Williams (37:08) |
| 2006 | Jessie Close (34:32) | Barbara Jarnagin (38:38) |
| 2007 | Alan Black (31:21) | Sheryl Rosen (39:02) |
| 2008 | Malcolm Campbell (33:10) | Donna Garcia (37:40) |
| 2009 | Nathaniel Haskins (32:34) | Mary Anne Grayson (41:38) |
| 2010 | Chris Lake (32:51) | Amy Hines (37:42) |
Links:
- Complete results of the 2010 Rose City Run 10K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2010/Rose%20City%202010.htm - My photos of the 2010 Rose City Run 10K
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2840383&l=0c9b0d6be2&id=5215641 - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2010 Rose City 10K
http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Rose10
Excellent summary, Herb & the pics are wonderful, especially considering the circumstances! Thanks for sharing!!
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