'Twas the day before Christmas, and once more at dawn
36 runners assembled at morn
to run on the road to marina and back
and eat rum balls and cookies straight off the rack.
Joshua ran and won just like last year
with Karsten and Russell behind him quite near.
(Karsten came by night from faraway Front Royal,
but to running 50+ races, he is quite loyal.)
Laura led all the ladies, her pace good and kinder,
with Justine and her ponytail right behind her.
After the race, as we collected our toys,
even the firehouse showed off its new noise.
Nutcracker 5K Dowell MD 1 Joshua Okoniewski M 19 Lusby MD 17:38 2 Karsten Brown M 32 Front Royal VA 17:50 3 Russell Morin M 18 Lusby MD 17:54 4 Paul Chasen M 25 Timonium MD 18:26 5 Victor Papagno M 38 Hughesville MD 18:51 6 Bill Stahr M 46 The Plains VA 20:04 7 Kirk Gordon M 50 Mitchellville MD 21:17 8 Dave Walser M 48 Lusby MD 21:32 9 James Moreland M 54 Gaithersburg MD 22:11 10 Charlie Raphael M 40 Port Republic MD 22:30 11 Jay Jacob Wind M 56 Arlington VA 22:36 12 Kerry Staats M 41 Lexington Park MD 23:00 13 Jon Palks M 57 Bowie MD 23:07 14 Peter Blank M 52 Annandale VA 23:40 15 Laura Magbeburger F 38 Lusby MD 23:47 16 Justine Hoerning F 17 Lusby MD 24:07 17 David Luigi Walser M 25 Lusby MD 24:23 18 Liza Recto F 50 Lexington Park MD 25:22 19 Jerry Phelps M 50 Lexington Park MD 25:39 20 Tamara Pennell F 39 Lexington Park MD 26:19 21 George Sisson M 59 Owings Mills MD 26:42 22 Jeanne Larrison F 51 Chesapeake Beach MD 28:30 23 Jodi Fagnano F 44 Leonardtown MD 29:08 24 Mike Fagnano M 44 Leonardtown MD 29:11 25 Dan Supanik M 17 Huntingtown MD 29:23 26 Sharyn Gordon F 48 Mitchellville MD 30:56 27 Christina Caravoulias F 51 Silver Spring MD 32:58 28 Kathleen Bloomer F 26 Hollywood MD 32:58 29 Chris Shaman M 30 Hollywood MD 34:29 30 Kelly Bennett F 37 Huntingtown MD 35:50 31 Anna Staats F 7 Lexington Park MD 36:58 32 Charlene Staats F 44 Lexington Park MD 37:03 33 Ashleigh Bennett F 11 Huntingtown MD 37:28 34 Calle Garneau F 7 Lusby MD 38:10 35 Allen Garneau M 35 Lusby MD 38:11 36 Fred C. Briggs M 60 Solomons MD 47:29 Volunteers: Tami Graf Race Director Don Graf Tammy's daughter Holly & Ally the Dog James Moreland Jay Jacob Wind