The results for the 2022 TRAILZILLA FAST 5K held on the trails of Sandy Bottom Nature Park on Tuesday evening, June 6, 2023 are listed below. The race was sponsored by the Peninsula Track Club and is the first event of the PTC Trailzilla Race Series, a series of three races held at Sandy Bottom with proceeds going to the Friends of Sandy Bottom. The next race is the Trailzilla Feel Good 4 Miler on Tuesday evening, June 20, 2023 with a 6:30 pm start followed by the final Trailzilla event and next PTC Grand Prix race, the Joe-Zilla 5 Miler on Saturday morning, July 8, 2023.The Trailzilla Fast 5K course started and finished near the pavilion next to the park visitor center. The 5K consisted of an out and back course along the trails in Sandy Bottom and is not USATF certified. The course is short of a full 5K (hence the name – “Fast” 5K) and was measured at a distance of about 3.01 miles The 2023 edition of the Trailzilla Fast 5K was held under somewhat overcast conditions and temperatures around 80 at race start. 58 runners entered the 5K with 51 completing 5K course.
2023 Trailzilla Fast 5K
Trailzilla Trail Run Series - 1st Event
Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 6:30 PM
Benefitting the Friends of Sandy Bottom
Actual distance approx 3.01 miles
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT
Place O'All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 NATE COCHRAN 15 NEWPORT NEWS VA 17:22 5:47
2 2 BENJAMIN PERRY 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 17:55 5:58
3 3 MICAH KELLY 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 18:41 6:13
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 11 MEGAN SCHULZE 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 21:15 7:05 *
2 17 CONNIE GLUECK 59 WILLIAMSBURG VA 23:46 7:55 *
3 21 NATALIE BENNETT 37 HAMPTON VA 25:03 8:20
MINORS - MEN: 19 AND UNDER
NONE
OPEN - MEN: 20 - 39
1 5 BRIAN HEMMIS 33 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 18:57 6:19
2 9 DEX MOORE 36 NORFOLK VA 20:05 6:41 *
3 16 PEYTON ORGILL 34 SMITHFIELD VA 23:42 7:53
4 26 JAMIE PRESS 38 YORKTOWN VA 26:26 8:48
MASTERS - MEN: 40 - 49
1 7 JAY MUELLER 46 CHAPEL HILL NC 19:52 6:37
2 8 DOUGLAS MARSHALL 49 MATHEWS VA 19:55 6:38
3 10 CHRIS LAWS 47 YORKTOWN VA 20:11 6:43 *
4 19 VIKRAM VATSA 43 HAMPTON VA 24:31 8:10
5 29 RICK WESTFALL 48 ALEXANDRIA VA 27:16 9:05
GRAND MASTERS - MEN: 50 - 59
1 4 STEVEN MENZIES 59 WILLIAMSBURG VA 18:48 6:16
2 12 DANIEL ZELINSKI 56 PETERSBURG VA 22:12 7:23
3 13 JOSEPH ROTH 57 YORKTOWN VA 23:00 7:39 *
4 23 JACK TAYLOR 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA 25:50 8:36
5 32 RICK DAVENPORT 52 YORKTOWN VA 28:40 9:33 *
6 36 PAUL CLARK 54 HAMPTON VA 29:42 9:53
7 41 DAVID WHITE 53 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:49 10:55
SENIOR MASTERS - MEN: 60 - 69
1 6 KEN ALBERG 62 SUFFOLK VA 19:47 6:35
2 14 WALT BRUCE 61 YORKTOWN VA 23:17 7:45 *
3 15 DONNIE WYATT 69 HAMPTON VA 23:28 7:49
4 18 ERIC WIEBKE 65 HAMPTON VA 23:54 7:57 *
5 20 JIM GULLO 68 WILLIAMSBURG VA 25:02 8:20 *
6 24 TIM WESTFALL 65 NORFOLK VA 26:17 8:45 *
7 35 EDWARD RIETSCHA 62 YORKTOWN VA 29:37 9:51 *
8 37 LEO PACANOWSKI 63 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 29:47 9:55
VETERAN MASTERS - MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 38 RONALD KELLUM 79 HAMPTON VA 30:09 10:02 *
2 40 THOMAS MCANULTY 70 NORFOLK VA 32:10 10:42 *
3 51 HOWARD WHITE 76 NORFOLK VA 1:03:24 21:06
MINORS - WOMEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 31 IMOGEN LEONE 8 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:37 9:32
OPEN - WOMEN: 20 - 39
1 27 SARA LEONE 38 NEWPORT NEWS VA 26:47 8:55 *
2 33 AMANDA VANBENTHUYSEN 36 NEWPORT NEWS VA 29:17 9:45
3 39 EMILY BLACKBURN 33 YORKTOWN VA 30:17 10:05
MASTERS - WOMEN: 40 - 49
1 22 SUNSHINE MARANAN 42 HAMPTON VA 25:49 8:36
2 25 CRYSTAL DAVENPORT 48 YORKTOWN VA 26:18 8:45 *
3 28 JAIME LAWSON 41 HAMPTON VA 26:53 8:57 *
4 43 CONNIE VATSA 45 HAMPTON VA 33:53 11:17
5 45 KAREN SMITH 46 YORKTOWN VA 37:03 12:20 *
6 46 AMANDA WHITE 47 NEWPORT NEWS VA 41:34 13:50
GRAND MASTERS - WOMEN: 50 - 59
1 30 JENNIFER CORNETTE 52 NORFOLK VA 27:33 9:10 *
2 34 JEANNE FIOCCA 51 YORKTOWN VA 29:35 9:51 *
3 44 TARA DRESS 55 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:06 11:21 *
SENIOR MASTERS - WOMEN: 60 - 69
NONE
VETERAN MASTERS - WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 42 MARTHA GULLO 70 WILLIAMSBURG VA 33:08 11:02 *
WALK - MEN:
1 47 RICK WEBB 65 YORKTOWN VA 42:32 14:09 *
2 49 RICK PLATT 72 WILLIAMSBURG VA 46:45 15:33 *
WALK - WOMEN:
1 48 KAREN SCHENCK 68 ARK VA 45:04 15:00 *
2 50 GILDA CORTEZ 67 YORKTOWN VA 48:24 16:06 *
* denotes PTC member
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – 6:30 p.m.
Trailzilla Fast 5K
Sandy Bottom Park
Hampton, VA
Contact: Thea Ganoe 757-272-2927, email – theaellen@hotmail.com