Tussey Teaser #3 -  3rd Annual Beidleheimer Sidewinder 10K
May 7, 2006 - Whipple Dam State Park and Rothrock State Forest

A dry, mild day greeted the runners lining up in Rothrock State Forest for the 3rd annual Beidleheimer Sidewinder 10K. This race is designed to level the playing field by age and gender scoring. All women runners get a 6 minute credit. All runners over 39 get 20 seconds off their actual time for each year over 39, and runners over 49 get an additional 40 seconds off for each year over 49.

Some results are remarkable enough that the scoring formula doesn't change the results, and so it was for the first two finishers. Nathan Harkins, 27, of Pine Grove Mills, shook the dust from his mocs in record time, flying through the course in 32:05 and shearing nearly 4 minutes from the course record.  Tom Cali, 51, of State College, took second in 37:31, missing his 2005 second place time by 12 seconds but well ahead of third place.

"Nate took off with Tim Spigelmyer trying to chase him and me hot on Tim's heels," recalls Cali. "I don't remember if the group of young guys (Shawn Henderson et al.) were in front of me or behind me at this point.  I finally passed Tim, and at some point was in second place, but I could still see Nate.  Shawn passed me going up a hill, but I passed him going down the next one.  I lost sight of Nate sometime before that, and held on for second the rest of the way."
 
Brought to third place by both age and gender adjustments, Monika Modest, 50, of Boalsburg pressed the pace well, touring the hilly course in under 44 minutes, which translated to an adjusted time of under 34 minutes. Paula Jech, 62, of State College, came in fourth, her 52-minute effort putting her just 31 seconds behind Modest. Rounding out the top 5 was Meira Minard, 32, of State College, whose 41:12 converted to 35:12, just a minute behind Jech.

The presence of participants as young as 12 years of age prompted race organizers to consider adding a time adjustment for youth runners to the scoring formula next year.

Teams of five also competed using actual times. First place went to The Geezelles, comprised of "geezers" Cali, Jech and Modest and "gazelles" Martha Nelson, 25, and Ruscena Wiederholt, 26, both of State College, in 3:04:18. Second place went to All For One, comprised of Mark Fedkin, 36, Nikita Fedkin, 12, Rusko Ruskov, 43, Vladimir Khristov, 15, and Katya Bazilevskaya, 35, all of State College, in 4:31:04.

Many thanks to the Sidewinder's key sponsors, Tom Cali, RE/MAX Centre Realty, and B&E Cycles/The Bicycle Shop, in State College.

Age and Gender Graded Results:

Adjusted  Finish   Raw      Adjusted
 Place    Order    Time      Time     AGE   First Name  Last Name     Sex  Town              State
--------  ------  -------   -------   ---   ----------  ---------     ---  ----              -----
   1         1    0:32:05   0:32:05    27   Nathan      Harkins        M   Pine Grove Mills   PA
   2         2    0:37:31   0:32:51    51   Tom         Cali           M   State College      PA
   3        13    0:43:49   0:33:49    50   Monika      Modest         F   Boalsburg          PA
   4        29    0:52:20   0:34:20    62   Paula       Jech           F   State College      PA
   5         7    0:41:12   0:35:12    32   Meira       Minard         F   State College      PA
   6         9    0:43:06   0:37:06    33   Esther      Prins          F   State College      PA
   7        10    0:43:16   0:37:56    52   Earl        Lake           M   PA Furnace         PA
   8         3    0:38:30   0:38:30    21   Shawn       Henderson      M   PA Furnace         PA
   9         4    0:38:42   0:38:42    30   Matthew     Newcomb        M   State College      PA
  10        15    0:44:46   0:38:46    29   Tara        Murray         F   State College      PA
  11         5    0:39:09   0:39:09    29   Michael     Connelly       M   Boalsburg          PA
  12        34    0:57:53   0:39:13    72   W Glenn     Wright         M   Cassville          PA
  13        17    0:45:33   0:39:33    25   Erin        Wyble          F   State College      PA
  14        14    0:44:19   0:39:39    51   Robert      Boozer         M   Centre Hall        PA
  15        18    0:45:53   0:39:53    26   Ruscena     Wiederholt     F   State College      PA
  16         6    0:40:48   0:40:48    37   Michael     Packard        M   State College      PA
  17         8    0:41:34   0:40:54    41   Tim         Spigelmyer     M   McClure            PA
  18        22    0:48:37   0:41:17    55   Joe         Shuta          M   Duncansville       PA
  19        11    0:43:16   0:43:16    20   Josh        Verbano        M   State College      PA
  20        24    0:49:25   0:43:25    25   Martha      Nelson         F   State College      PA
  21        12    0:43:36   0:43:36    38   Stephen     Geyer          M   Bellefonte         PA
  22        20    0:47:45   0:44:25    49   Martin      Mazur          M   State College      PA
  23        19    0:47:17   0:44:57    46   John        Lacombe`       M   Reedsville         PA
  24        26    0:51:02   0:45:02    37   Becky       Green-Dixon    F   Port Matilda       PA
  25        16    0:45:28   0:45:28    35   Todd K      Dupont         M   State College      PA
  26        40    0:59:43   0:47:43    62   Tom         Jech           M   State College      PA
  27        21    0:48:24   0:48:24    36   Michal      Philippe       M   State College      PA
  28        23    0:48:44   0:48:44    37   Paul        Mount          M   Port Matilda       PA
  29        31    0:55:13   0:49:13    31   Lauren      Beigle         F   Pleasant Gap       PA
  30        32    0:55:32   0:49:32    18   Betsy       Coyle          F   State College      PA
  31        25    0:50:18   0:50:18    15   Vladimir    Khristov       M   State College      PA
  32        33    0:57:07   0:51:07    35   Katya       Bazilevskaya   F   State College      PA
  33        27    0:51:11   0:51:11    32   Joel        Niemann        M   Bellefonte         PA
  34        28    0:51:29   0:51:29    33   Frank       Zambito        M   Bellefonte         PA
  35        35    0:58:00   0:52:00    18   Sarah       Mazzocchi      F   State College      PA
  36        36    0:58:00   0:52:00    33   Christine   Rice           F   Bellefonte         PA
  37        30    0:53:32   0:52:12    43   Rusko       Ruskov         M   State College      PA
  38        41    0:59:52   0:53:52    21   Dana        Kracaw         F   State College      PA
  39        43    1:01:57   0:54:17    44   Lisa        Mazzocchi      F   State College      PA
  40        42    1:00:31   0:54:31    17   Stephanie   Pandolph       F   State College      PA
  41        44    1:02:05   0:56:05    17   Lauren      Channell       F   Port Matilda       PA
  42        37    0:58:29   0:56:09    46   Jeff        Henderson      M   PA Furnace         PA
  43        47    1:07:56   0:57:56    50   Judith      Novack         F   State College      PA
  44        48    1:08:03   0:58:03    50   Linda       Eck            F   State College      PA
  45        45    1:04:20   0:58:20    32   Neda        Colyer         F   State College      PA
  46        38    0:58:43   0:58:43    12   Nikita      Fedkin         M   State College      PA
  47        39    0:58:44   0:58:44    36   Mark        Fedkin         M   State College      PA
  48        46    1:06:27   1:00:27    31   Amy         Hoover         F   Huntingdon         PA
       

  Team Results:

        1.  Geezelles (Cali, Jech, Nelson, Modest, Wiederholt) 3:04:18
        2.  All For One (Fedkin, Fedkin, Ruskov, Khristov, Bazilevskaya) 4:31:04



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