The 2023 TRAILZILLA FEEL GOOD 4 MILER was held on the trails of Sandy Bottom Nature Park on Tuesday evening, June 20, 2023. The race was sponsored by the Peninsula Track Club and is the second event of the Trailzilla Race Series, a series of three races held at Sandy Bottom with proceeds benefiting the Friends of Sandy Bottom.The course started and finished near the pavilion next to the park visitor center. The 4 Miler (actual distance 3.82 miles) consisted of a slight extension of the USATF certified Virginia 24 Hour Run 3.75 mile course, a out and back loop course along the trails in the Sandy Bottom Nature Park. The Trailzilla 4 Miler is not USATF certified.The 2023 edition of the Trailzilla Feel Good 4 Miler was held under good June running conditions in between showers around the area, cloudy with a steady breeze and a temperature of 72 at race start. 56 runners entered the 4 Miler with 43 completing 3.82 mile course.Awards went to the Top 3 Male & Female finishers as well as the Top 3 in selected age groups.
2023 Trailzilla Feel Good 4 Miler
Trailzilla Trail Run Series – 2nd Event
Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 6:30 PM
Benefitting the Friends of Sandy Bottom
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 23:26 6:07
2 2 BENJAMIN PERRY 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 24:51 6:29
3 3 STEVEN MENZIES 59 WILLIAMSBURG VA 25:04 6:32
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 9 MEGAN SCHULZE 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:38 7:28 *
2 13 NATALIE BENNETT 37 HAMPTON VA 32:24 8:27
3 15 JAIME LAWSON 41 HAMPTON VA 35:13 9:11 *
MINORS – MEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 21 AIDEN HIRES 8 NEWPORT NEWS VA 37:07 9:40
2 32 EDWARD HIRES 9 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:22 11:02
OPEN – MEN: 20 – 39
1 5 DEX MOORE 36 NORFOLK VA 26:21 6:52 *
2 20 JAMIE PRESS 38 YORKTOWN VA 36:43 9:34
3 29 SETH EDDY 38 NORFOLK VA 40:19 10:30
4 34 JONATHAN WILSON 35 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:37 11:06
MASTERS – MEN: 40 – 49
1 6 DOUGLAS MARSHALL 49 MATHEWS VA 26:33 6:55
2 7 CHRIS LAWS 47 YORKTOWN VA 26:49 7:00 *
3 11 JOHN EPPS 43 YORKTOWN VA 32:12 8:24 *
4 12 VIKRAM VATSA 43 HAMPTON VA 32:22 8:26
GRAND MASTERS – MEN: 50 – 59
1 8 AARON CANDELLA 54 YORKTOWN VA 28:19 7:23 *
2 14 JACK TAYLOR 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:34 9:01
3 26 RICK DAVENPORT 52 YORKTOWN VA 38:53 10:08 *
4 36 PAUL CLARK 54 HAMPTON VA 45:34 11:52
5 37 DAVID WHITE 53 NEWPORT NEWS VA 46:16 12:03
SENIOR MASTERS – MEN: 60 – 69
1 4 KEN ALBERG 62 SUFFOLK VA 26:12 6:50
2 10 WALT BRUCE 61 YORKTOWN VA 31:43 8:16 *
3 16 ERIC WIEBKE 66 HAMPTON VA 35:29 9:15 *
4 23 TIM WESTFALL 65 NORFOLK VA 37:10 9:41 *
5 25 EDWARD RIETSCHA 62 YORKTOWN VA 38:03 9:55 *
VETERAN MASTERS – MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 28 RONALD KELLUM 79 HAMPTON VA 40:11 10:28 *
2 33 RICK PLATT 72 WILLIAMSBURG VA 42:34 11:06 *
MINORS – WOMEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 19 IMOGEN LEONE 8 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:32 9:31
OPEN – WOMEN: 20 – 39
1 17 SARA LEONE 38 NEWPORT NEWS VA 35:43 9:19 *
2 31 EMILY BLACKBURN 33 YORKTOWN VA 41:06 10:43
MASTERS – WOMEN: 40 – 49
1 18 CRYSTAL DAVENPORT 48 YORKTOWN VA 35:52 9:21 *
2 27 AMANDA WHITE 47 NEWPORT NEWS VA 39:59 10:25
3 30 CHRISTINE WILSON 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 41:06 10:43
4 38 KAREN SMITH 46 YORKTOWN VA 48:01 12:31 *
GRAND MASTERS – WOMEN: 50 – 59
1 22 JENNIFER CORNETTE 52 NORFOLK VA 37:09 9:41 *
2 24 JEANNE FIOCCA 51 YORKTOWN VA 37:33 9:47 *
3 35 TARA DRESS 55 NEWPORT NEWS VA 44:02 11:29 *
SENIOR MASTERS – WOMEN: 60 – 69
NONE
VETERAN MASTERS – WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
NONE
WALK – MEN:
1 39 JOSEPH ROTH 57 YORKTOWN VA 53:23 13:55 *
2 40 RICK WEBB 65 YORKTOWN VA 56:16 14:40 *
3 41 BOB CURTIN JR 70 HAMPTON VA 1:00:43 15:49 *
WALK – WOMEN:
1 42 EMILY KUEFFNER 37 YORKTOWN VA 1:02:12 16:12
2 43 GILDA CORTEZ 67 YORKTOWN VA 1:05:10 16:59 *
* denotes PTC member
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 – 6:30 p.m.
Trailzilla Feel Good 4-Miler
Sandy Bottom Park
Hampton, VA
Contact: Thea Ganoe 757-272-2927; email=theaellen@hotmail.com