Rothrock State Forest
June 22, 2014

Fifty-two runners braved the long climb on Seeger Road in Rothrock State Forest and completed the scenic Eager Seeger Half Marathon under sunny but mild temperatures for late June, and with plenty of shaded sections.

Keely Henninger took on her own course record from 2013 and did not disappoint, unceremoniously chopping more than 10 minutes off her standing mark. Jaimie Wright, just four minutes behind, took second, and Allison Machnicki claimed third.

Patrick Singletary roared over the route and finished in 1:22:25, snipping nearly three minutes off the mark set last year by Daniel Craighead. Tom Cali was the second overall finisher, and Michael Zimmerman, less than a minute behind, took third.

Several runners bested their 2013 times: Scott Falkner by 2+ minutes, Alan Effrig by 4+ minutes, Jeff Bradbury by 6+ minutes, George Lesieutre by exactly 2 minutes, Tom Cali and Brian Garthwaite by nearly 12 minutes, Robert Shaver by 5+ minutes, Dean Capone by nearly 8 minutes, Barb Kelsey by 4+ minutes, Brent Kelsey by 10+ minutes, and Denise Weaver by 17+ minutes.

Congratulations to every runner who completed today’s run. For Stephen Shurgalla, today’s effort was also his longest run ever, the previous longest being 9 miles, with recent runs generally no more than 4 miles. Great job, Stephen!

Three runners completed all 6 Tussey Teasers, earning a complimentary treat from Coldstone Creamery: Christy Etters, Brian Garthwaite, and Jeff Schiesler. Schiesler won the draw for the grand prize, an ice cream cake.

Thanks to Kelly Smeltz and Stephen Ast for vital assistance with the two water stations. We will add a third station next year. Thanks also to Tom Cali, of Re/MAX Centre Realty, and Subway Restaurants, for their enthusiastic support of this series.

Several great local races are coming up, and the next group runs in Rothrock are not far away: the Discovery Training Series, beginning August 19, will cover the entire Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK course through low-key group runs on eight consecutive Thursday evenings. A full schedule is available at http://tusseymountainback.com/events/mountainback-discovery-series.

Alan Effrig and Brian Garthwaite work the Seeger Road hill in the early miles.

Keely Henninger steams up the hill, en route to a new course record.

Jaimie Wright also turned in a fast time, well under the old course record.

Rob Crowe shows determination as he churns out the miles.

 

Allison Eisenhower and Shelley Smeltz motor up the Seeger Road hill.

 

Place  Name                  Sex   Age  Town             Time
-----  ----                  ---   ---  ----             ----
 1     Patrick Singletary     M     48  State College   1:22:25
 2     Tom Cali               M     59  State College   1:34:51
 3     Michael Zimmerman      M     34  State College   1:35:35
 4     Alan Effrig            M     35  State College   1:36:21
 5     Brian Garthwaite       M     34  Lewisburg       1:36:24
 6     Keely Henninger        F     22  State College   1:37:45
 7     Jeff Bradbury          M     37  Port Matilda    1:38:48
 8     Scott Falkner          M     43  Lewistown       1:39:10
 9     Jaimie Wright          F     35  State College   1:41:59
10     Marc Serra Bosch       M     24  State College   1:43:11
11     Rob Shaver             M     53  Loganton        1:44:12
12     Scott Martell          M     39  Centre Hall     1:44:14
13     George Lesieutre       M     55  State College   1:44:17
14     Daniel Swineford       M     43  Lemont          1:49:55
15     John Iceland           M     43  State College   1:51:41
16     Allison Machnicki      F     24  State College   1:52:09
17     Dean Capone            M     50  State College   1:52:17
18     Marlin Krall           M     21  Lebanon         1:54:29
19     Paul Winkelblech       M     44  Centre Hall     1:55:05
20     George Conrad          M     37  Huntingdon      1:55:30
21     Ariel Benfishay        M     33  Sydney, AUS     1:55:55
22     John Wilcock           M     43  State College   1:56:29
23     Barb Kelsey            F     46  Huntingdon      1:58:47
24     Bianca Baier           F     25  State College   1:59:28
25     Bob Jacobs             M     54  Port Matilda    2:03:15
26     Brian Brown            M     39  Lewisburg       2:03:27
27     Barry Kernfeld         M     63  State College   2:04:07
28     Christy Etters         F     38  State College   2:04:49
29     Adam Ilgen             M     26  State College   2:07:41
30     Marie Garmat           F     49  Boalsburg       2:07:41
31     Jeff Schiesler         M     58  Port Matilda    2:09:45
32     Jenna Neff             F     27  Philipsburg     2:11:09
33     Brent Kelsey           M     46  Huntingdon      2:12:44
34     Ron Bickhart           M     41  McVeytown       2:14:24
35     Aric Sponsler          M     37  State College   2:16:49
36     Shelley Heasley        F     51  Middleburg      2:16:53
37     Su Bacon               F     56  Lewisburg       2:17:24
38     Stephen Shurgalla      M     25  Centre Hall     2:18:32
39     Jared Taylor           M     34  Huntingdon      2:21:09
40     Gar Hong               M     35  State College   2:22:15
41     Mike Miller            M     58  Calvin          2:26:40
42     Tina Gregory           F     43  Bellefonte      2:26:56
43     Francie Hankins        F     49  Arlington, VA     2:30:35
44     Nicole Summers         F     50  Bellefonte      2:31:16
45     David Lloyd            M     44  State College   2:31:20
46     Elizabeth Pringle      F     18  State College   2:35:48
47     John Pringle           M     52  State College   2:35:51
48     Rob Crowe              M     66  PA Furnace      2:40:26
49     Allison Eisenhower     F     31  Petersburg      2:44:45
50     Shelley Smeltz         F     41  Bellefonte      2:44:45
51     Denise Weaver          F     49  Bellefonte      2:50:38
52     Patrick Applegate      M     33  State College   2:50:38