Trailzilla Feel Good 4-Miler, RESULTS 2022

The award winners for the 2022 TRAILZILLA FEEL GOOD 4 MILER held on the trails of Sandy Bottom Nature Park on Tuesday evening, June 28, 2022 are listed.  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 going to 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 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 2022 edition of the Trailzilla Feel Good 4 Miler was held under pleasant June conditions, mostly clear skies and a temperature of 77 at race start with a slight breeze.  89 runners entered the 4 Miler with 74 completing 3.82 mile course.

Awards went to the Top 10 Male & Female finishers as well as the Top 3 in selected age groups and walkers.


                     2022 Trailzilla Feel Good 4 Miler
                  Trailzilla Trail Run Series – 2nd Event
                   Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA
                      Tuesday, June 28, 2022 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 JIM HIGHSMITH               39 NEWPORT NEWS VA      23:31  6:08 *  
    2     2 TIMOTHY SUHR                51 WILLIAMSBURG VA      23:58  6:15    
    3     3 FRANK LEONE                 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA      24:29  6:23 *  
    4     4 KELLY GARNER                44 NEWPORT NEWS VA      24:46  6:27    
    5     5 CARTER FICKLEN              47 YORKTOWN VA          25:03  6:32 *  
    6     6 KYLE AULENBACH              45 YORKTOWN VA          25:06  6:33    
    7     7 DAVID ANDERSON              52 WILLIAMSBURG VA      25:08  6:33 *  
    8     8 MATTHEW ARMENTA             35 HAMPTON VA           25:11  6:34    
    9     9 TY SCHASSE                  15 YORKTOWN VA          25:18  6:36    
   10    10 DEX MOORE                   35 NORFOLK VA           25:54  6:45 *  
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
    1    11 SVETLANA GONCHAROVA         24 WILLIAMSBURG VA      26:39  6:57 *  
    2    14 MEGAN SCHULZE               39 NEWPORT NEWS VA      28:58  7:33 *  
    3    19 JULIA BROWN                 30 GLOUCESTER POINT V   30:47  8:01    
    4    23 NATALIE BENNETT             36 HAMPTON VA           31:47  8:17    
    5    24 CHRISTINE BANKS             41 POQUOSON VA          32:03  8:21 *  
    6    26 JAIME LAWSON                40 HAMPTON VA           32:30  8:28 *  
    7    27 SUNSHINE MARANAN            41 HAMPTON VA           32:43  8:32    
    8    28 ASHLEY BRUCE                28 GRAFTON VA           32:54  8:35 *  
    9    29 BRANDY BERGENSTOCK          47 NEWPORT NEWS VA      33:02  8:37    
   10    31 JENNIFER CORNETTE           51 NORFOLK VA           33:22  8:42 *  

MINORS – MEN:  19 AND UNDER
    1    22 BRAXTON LEE                 12 QUINTON VA           31:23  8:11 *  
    2    32 JOHN GORDON                 12 GLOUCESTER VA        33:22  8:42    
OPEN – MEN:  20 – 39
    1    15 JOSEPH MCMAHON              37 HAMPTON VA           29:10  7:36    
    2    43 JAMIE PRESS                 37 YORKTOWN VA          37:18  9:43    
    3    50 SETH EDDY                   37 NORFOLK VA           38:48 10:07    
MASTERS – MEN:  40 – 49
    1    12 DAMIAN HOFFMAN              43 HAMPTON VA           28:23  7:24    
    2    36 VIKRAM VATSA                42 HAMPTON VA           34:44  9:03    
    3    52 DEREK BANKS                 45 POQUOSON VA          40:45 10:37    
GRAND MASTERS – MEN:  50 – 59
    1    13 JOSEPH ROTH                 56 YORKTOWN VA          28:30  7:26 *  
    2    38 RICHARD BOWEN               58 HAMPTON VA           35:27  9:14 *  
    3    51 PAUL CLARK                  53 HAMPTON VA           39:32 10:18    
SENIOR MASTERS – MEN:  60 – 69
    1    16 KEN ALBERG                  61 SUFFOLK VA           29:24  7:40    
    2    18 WALT BRUCE                  60 YORKTOWN VA          30:25  7:56 *  
    3    21 TIM WESTFALL                64 NORFOLK VA           31:13  8:08 *  
VETERAN MASTERS – MEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    17 JIM DUFFY                   70 POQUOSON VA          30:03  7:50 *  
    2    20 ED ELMORE                   70 WILLIAMSBURG VA      30:57  8:04 *  
    3    46 RONALD KELLUM               78 HAMPTON VA           37:59  9:54 *  

MINORS – WOMEN:  19 AND UNDER
    1    33 ELLIE EPPS                  12 YORKTOWN VA          33:31  8:44 *  
    2    55 EMMA FARRIS                 10 ELKTON MD            41:31 10:49    
OPEN – WOMEN:  20 – 39
    1    39 KRISTEN LENGEL              39 NEWPORT NEWS VA      35:50  9:20    
    2    41 AMANDA VANBENTHYSEN         35 NEWPORT NEWS VA      36:18  9:27    
    3    45 CARLY BOWEN                 29 HAMPTON VA           37:51  9:52    
MASTERS – WOMEN:  40 – 49
    1    40 TRESSA AULENBACH            45 YORKTOWN VA          35:58  9:22    
    2    42 JESSICA EPPS                43 YORKTOWN VA          36:49  9:36 *  
    3    44 AMANDA COLLIER              43 YORKTOWN VA          37:32  9:47 *  
GRAND MASTERS – WOMEN:  50 – 59
    1    35 CHRISTINE SCHAFFNER         59 YORKTOWN VA          34:12  8:55 *  
    2    54 TARA DRESS                  54 NEWPORT NEWS VA      41:29 10:49 *  
    3    64 DEBORAH MOORE               55 YORKTOWN VA          46:41 12:10    
SENIOR MASTERS – WOMEN:  60 – 69
    1    57 MARY GIBBS                  63 POQUOSON VA          41:34 10:50 *  
    2    63 MARTHA GULLO                69 WILLIAMSBURG VA      45:36 11:53 *  
VETERAN MASTERS – WOMEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    60 PATRICIA TRAVIS             71 WILLIAMSBURG VA      43:06 11:14 *  
    2    66 MARY HARMAN                 71 NEWPORT NEWS VA      48:26 12:37 *  

WALK – MEN:
    1    70 RICK WEBB                   64 YORKTOWN VA          55:09 14:22 *  
    2    73 BOB CURTIN JR               69 HAMPTON VA         1:03:26 16:32 *  
WALK – WOMEN:
    1    72 GILDA CORTEZ                66 YORKTOWN VA        1:03:14 16:29 *  
    2    74 DAWN FARRIS                 49 ELKTON MD          1:11:54 18:44    

                           * denotes PTC member