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Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:15:10 -0700 (PDT)
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From Bill, Smith's Challenge Artice.

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--- billsmithis@... wrote:

>
> BillSmith (billsmithis@...) has recently
> read a story on LancasterOnline.com that might
> interest you.
>
> In pursuit of Challenge
> BY BARRY DECKER, Correspondent
> The heat, the burn hazel, the mud, the Mill Creek
> crossing, the rocks, and those monster hills in
> Lancaster County Central Park made the 19th edition
> of the Smith Challenge 10-K Trail Run perfect for
> those fathers celebrating their special day on
> Sunday.
>
> And for one Lancaster runner, it was a chance to be
> reborn in a sport that he almost lost.
>
> Steve Hanzelman, 41, of Lancaster, felt chest pains
> in a training run in March.
>
> "I was running with my Hempfield Triathlon club on a
> cold Saturday morning and had a little chest pain.
> Again the following Tuesday, I felt it again," said
> Hanzelman.
>
> His wife, Stephanie, noted that after a visit to the
> doctor, they discovered that he had heart blockage,
> which she termed as a condition which is sometimes
> known as the "widow maker."
>
> "It was serious," said Hanzelman, who had a father
> and a grandfather pass away at a young age from the
> same condition.
>
> But after two stents and intensive rehabilitation,
> he was given the OK by his doctors to run his first
> race -- the Smith Challenge on Sunday.
>
> At the end of the run, Hanzelman's wife and his
> three children (Evan, Gavin and Owen) celebrated his
> success with hugs on his special day.
>
> "I was excited to be back doing what I love to do
> and I felt good doing it," said Hanzelman.
>
> The race for the top spot heated up with the
> temperatures.
>
> Local runners Mark Amway, who owns the Inside Track,
> Lititz runner Daryl Weaver and 2003 Elco graduate
> and West Chester University senior Tommy Pearson put
> on a show of competitive drive from beginning to the
> end of the race.
>
> Weaver took the lead, with Amway only a few feet off
> the pace, and Pearson back about 10 seconds as they
> made the first crossing of the Mill Creek.
>
> Cranking up the steep, slippery hills and across the
> Mill Creek for the second time, they kept the same
> positions. But with only a quarter mile left to go,
> the trio went off course.
>
> "I realized I was off the course and turned back,"
> said Pearson, who then found himself in the front.
> Amway and Weaver quickly followed, setting up a
> frantic sprint to the finish line.
>
> "I was close enough to think I had a shot to win, so
> I pushed to the finish," said Amway.
>
> Neck and neck, Pearson and Weaver pushed a second in
> front of Amway, completing the course like it was a
> 100-yard dash, instead of a 10-kilometer run (6.2
> miles).
>
> They finished as follows; Pearson, then Weaver, both
> timed in 41:19, and Amway in 41:21.
>
> Back again this year was Frank McCardell of
> Strasburg (1:05:02), who has run every one of the
> challenges.
>
> "I just really love to do this race -- the mud, the
> heavy wet shoes with stones in them after you run
> through the water and the heat all make it fun,"
> said McCardell, 63.
>
> Manheim Township runner Karl Willems, 47, who has
> run the event four times, loves the challenge of the
> heat and creek.
>
> Friends Bob Herman, 52, Don Groom, 60, and Dave
> Weitzel, 54, have run a total of 43 Smith Challenges
> between them.
>
> Said Groom, who won the 60-plus age group, "It's not
> a race for everyone. You either love the race and
> come back, or hate it and never want to come again."
>
> This trio vows to return another year.
>
> Race director Bill Smith said that the fact that
> there are big hills, rocks, water and other hazards
> attract the trail runners.
>
> "I wanted to create a tough course for the runners
> and they seem to love it," he said, as evidenced by
> the increased number this year -- 160 signed up to
> run it.
>
> Open Winner - Tommy Pearson 41:19
>
> Masters - Mark Amway 41:21
>
> 19-29 Jeff Perreira 44:53
>
> 30-39 Daryl Weaver 41:19
>
> 40-49 Paul Barber 44:40
>
> 50-59 Tim Dunlap 47:50
>
> 60+ Don Groom 1:00:35.
>
> 1. Tommy Pearson 41:19, 2. Daryl Weaver 41:19, 3.
> Mark Amway 41:21, 4. Justin Krebs 41:33, 5. Jeff
> Dayberea 43:25, 6. Evan Sandt 43:30, 7. Paul Barber
> 44:40, 8. Jeffrey Perreira 44:53, 9. Marc Buckwalter
> 45:04, 10. Matt Kantner 45:12,
>
> 11. William Fife 46:30, 12. Phillip Dissinger 47:27,
> 13. Cary Lehman 47:43, 14. Tim Dunlap 47:50, 15.
> Stephen Geyer 48:19, 16. Doug Arndt 48:23, 17. Tim
> Jadick 49:06, 18. Brent Kametz 49:26, 19. Jason
> Lyons 49:46, 20. Jeff Roberts 49:46,
>
> 21. Bruce Hagan 49:53, 22. Robles Gonzalo 50:04, 23.
> Dean Dimmig 50:08, 24. Sean Woodard 50:46, 25. Mike
> Hershberger 50:47, 26. Scott Podgurski 51:04, 27.
> Hoyt Kohl 51:10, 28. Dennis Hagan 51:17, 29. Greg
> Lavelle 51:18, 30. Robert Heinz 52:56,
>
> 31. Mike Hankins 52:56, 32. Brett Meisner 53:33, 33.
> Benjamin Worden 53:44, 34. Caleb Farrell 54:01, 35.
> Sean Mealey 54:09, 36. Bill Breidenstine 54:18, 37.
> Mitchell Sturn 54:24, 38. Marcus Grimm 54:43, 39.
> John Banzhof 55:00, 40. Mark Ward 55:23,
>
> 41. Brit Kilbourne 55:28, 42. Edwin Stauffer 55:31,
> 43. Dan Simmons 55:56, 44. Bob Powell 55:57, 45.
> Jonathan Oestereich 56:01, 46. Istvan Nagy 56:26,
> 47. Charles Butz Iv 56:45, 48. Florin Tencariv
> 56:54, 49. William Corbin 56:55, 50. Pete Giangiulio
> 57:32,
>
> 51. Bob Mcevoy 57:38, 52. Steve Pfautz 57:40, 53.
> Greg Weaber 57:57, 54. Joe Lee 58:13, 55. Brett
> Anderson 58:17, 56. Jesse Knott Iii 58:26, 57. Garry
> Mueller 58:29, 58. Andrew Charles 58:33, 59. Larry
> Gray Jr 58:45, 60. Ernest Houck 59:09,
>
> 61. Edward Gue 59:19, 62. Steven Hofman 59:33, 63.
> Steve Hanzelman 59:35, 64. Kyle Ziegler 59:36, 65.
> Justin Evans 1:00:02, 66. Michael Burgess 1:00:05,
> 67. Ashton Farrell 1:00:23, 68. Edward Pague
> 1:00:26, 69. Chip Peck 1:00:29, 70. Don Groom
> 1:00:35.
>
> 71. Paul Schweizer 1:00:46, 72. Tim Watts 1:01:26,
> 73. Kennedy Comer 1:01:27, 74. Heath Heist 1:01:34,
> 75. Jim Malkowski 1:01:45, 76. Santi Rafanell
> 1:01:54, 77. Steve Clarke 1:01:58, 78. Nicholas
> Meyers 1:02:20, 79. John Breidenstine 1:02:21, 80.
> Karl Willems 1:02:30,
>
> 81. Chip Bixler 1:02:32, 82. Bruce Moffit 1:02:57,
> 83. Dave Weitzel 1:03:01, 84. Paul Swarm 1:03:22,
> 85. William Amey 1:03:25, 86. Donavon Graybill
> 1:03:32, 87. Peter West 1:04:02, 88. Daniel
> Hagelberg 1:04:33, 89. David Hirneisen 1:04:40, 90.
> Robert Spotts 1:04:51,
>
> 91. Frank Mccardell 1:05:02, 92. Steve Goss 1:05:15,
> 93. Rich Haley 1:05:45, 95. Frank Melvin Ii 1:05:46,
> 94. Jim Stutzman 1:05:46, 96. Fred Burgess 1:05:47,
> 97. Bob Herman 1:05:49, 98. Robert Cisneros 1:06:16,
> 99. Harry Reitzel 1:06:37, 100. Dale Sherry 1:06:45,
>
> 101. Dennis Wanner 1:07:18, 102. Lon Flaud Jr
> 1:07:23, 103. Tom Howe 1:07:29, 104. John Heycock
> 1:07:32, 105. Nicholas Coleman 1:07:39, 106. Brett
> Lynch 1:07:55, 107. Jim Chastek 1:08:06, 108. Kevin
> Shaud 1:08:27, 109. David Greiner 1:09:01, 110.
> Wayne Windslow 1:09:11,
>
> 111. Todd Clites 1:09:17, 112. John Hand 1:09:18,
> 113. Chris Loftus 1:10:42, 114. Jeff Heist 1:10:46,
> 115. Jim Casey 1:11:43, 116. David Demmy 1:11:45,
> 117. Timothy Jones 1:12:03, 118. Mike Ice 1:12:17,
> 119. Ignacious Wentling 1:12:17, 120. Barry Davis
> 1:13:01,
>





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