Sunday, 1 January 2012

valentines day flowers delivery - Race recap: 2011 Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard 3k, 5k, and 10k


The 2011 Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard in The Dalles was run on Saturday, December 31. This race was part of the Jumpstart Race series, which raises money for youth basketball in The Dalles. The next race in this series is the valentines day flowers delivery 3k/5k/10k on Saturday, February 11, 2012 followed by the St. Patrick's Day 3k/5k/10k on Saturday, March 17, 2012. (This race was originally scheduled for March 10th but March 17th is the correct date.)  Registration forms for both of these races are available by clicking on their images at the bottom of this post (to the right of results).

by Tom Conklin, guest community blogger


Scott McMullen
Runners at the 2011 Freeze Your Gizzard race in The Dalles on Saturday, December 31.
Last week's rain and Friday night's wind was a bad sign for Saturday’s running of the 7th annual Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard Run. However, by start time on Saturday at 10 am, the sky was clear and the temps. were rising. There was no wind to be found as seventy eight runner’s and walkers took to the Riverfront trail for their New Years Eve challenge.

In the 3k (1.86 miles) Luis Marteniz took the top honors with a personal best time of 11:49, four seconds off of the course record. Sixth grader Josh Nesbit took the second place honors , while Scott Bryant took the white ribbon. On the female side, fourth grader, from Colonel Wright elementary took the top honors with a time of 19:23, second place Angela Tapia 19:24, Karen Roberts earned third place
in the 3k in a time of 22:05.


Scott McMullen
Three happy runners (with eight happy legs between them) at the 2011 Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard.
In the 5k (3.1 miles) the male division was taken by three TDW XC runner’s led by standout runner Alex Dillard , who broke the one year old 5k record, broken by Alex of  17:17, by cruising to an outstanding time of 16:16. Senior Varsity harrier, Greg Glesener turned in an impressive off season time of 17:58 while Junior Grant Pearson took the third place ribbon with a time of 21;59. On the Female side, 8th grade Emily Morin took the blue ribbon with a time of 23:22, while Anne Evans, not far behind, took second in 23:29 and former TDW Runner Jill Pearson, on break from Lee University, took the third place ribbon with a time of 25:12.

In the 10K (6.2 Miles) The race was won by Astoria native Chad Madsen with a time of 43:07, while gorge runner Sid Spaulding took second in 46:02, and third place was taken by Brad Anderson in a time of 47:23. Former The Dalles Indian XC runner, Leanne Neal broke the tape in a first place time of 44:22, followed by Bobbie Bustemante in 2nd place female-46:30, while Nancy Glesener dashed across the
finish line in a time of 56:59.

Below you’ll find the final times of all participants.


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Registration for the 2012 valentines day flowers delivery 3k/5k/10k in The Dalles.
3k Results

Luis Martinez 11:49
Joshua Nisbet 14:20
Scott Bryant 15:39
Will Evans 17:26
Luke Sperry 19:20
Elizabeth Tapia 19:23
Angela Tapia 19:24
Jess Birge 19:29
Karen Roberts 22:05
Charlotte Evans 22:07
Kurt Evans 22:11
Ryan Herweck 22:56
Kim Birge 27:51
Eva Bryant 35:28
Sheri Esquivias 41:15
Kim Darnielle 41:15
Paul Pickette 51:24
Isaac Pickette 51:24

5K Results

Alex Dillard 16:16
Greg Glesener 17:56
Grant Pearson 21:58
Sant Strassheim 22:03
Daniel Roberts 22:29
Ben Childs 23:20
Emily Morin 23:22
Tim Foster 23:25
Anne Evans 23:29
Philip Kisia 23:30
Chad Sperry 23:31
David Esquivias 24:20
John Roberts 24:12
Killian Strassheim 24:53
Brian Strassheim 24:53
Jill Pearson 15:12
Craig Lee 26:33

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The registration form for the 2012 St. Patty's Day Run in The Dalles, scheduled for March 17th.
Sarah Roberts 26:33
Jeni Lou Graves 27:58
Tony Teuscher 27:58
Willow Drake 30:30
Cheryl Madsen 30:33
Emily Madsen 30:33
Carmen Foster 32:05
Olden Slowe-Cherry 32:47
Can Trun-Coles 32:47
Susan Billette 35:10
Ruth Emett 36:41
Erin Rue 37:14
Michelle Adams 38:14
Tina Springsted 38:14
Ben Macleod 38:59
Christian Drake 38:59
Annabeth Pickette 41:55
Sarah Pickette 41:55
Amy Hampton 43:58
Shayla Stankwitz 45:59
Jelise Nicholson 45:59
Ron Cobb 49:43
Bob Ford 54:35
Mike Lutz 54:35
Dana Walker 55:48
Lisa Rowland 55:49
Jane Ford 57:10
Val Rector 57:12
Shawn Lutz 1:03:35
Sheila Becker 1:08.37

10K Results

Chad Madsen 43:07
Leanne Neal 44:22
Sid Spaulding 46:00
Bobbie Bustemante 46:30
Brad Anderson 47:23
Rob Nukoles 18:18
Scott Rector 50:12
Joshua Jones 51:20
Nancy Glesener 56:58
Anne Codding 57:01
Daniel Gibbons 1:03.02
Stephen Bradley 1:03.05
Brandie Drake 1:03.16
Dottie Truelove 1:06.12

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