The Stockade-athon
Schenectady NY/USA
Race Winners
(30 runnings)
13 Nov 2005
47:22
56:19
14 Nov 2004
48:59
56:24
09 Nov 2003
47:29
56:02
10 Nov 2002
47:15
57:27
11 Nov 2001
47:35
56:51
12 Nov
2000
48:53
55:59
14 Nov
1999
49:01
57:57
08 Nov
1998
48:02
58:59
09 Nov
1997
47:10
56:35(t)
10 Nov 1996
47:01
58:28
05 Nov
1995
46:25
53:21
13 Nov
1994
45:14
57:05
07 Nov
1993
47:31
51:34
08 Nov
1992
44:39
55:39
10 Nov
1991
46:51
52:40
11 Nov
1990
46:51(t)
54:34
12 Nov
1989
46:52
54:48
13 Nov
1988
45:20
54:02
08 Nov 1987
45:47
56:02
09 Nov 1986
46:06
56:40
10 Nov 1985
46:00
52:34
11 Nov 1984
45:20
54:20
13 Nov 1983
45:46
54:26
14 Nov 1982
45:20
55:19
22 Nov 1981
47:59
56:57
23 Nov 1980
45:23
55:30
18 Nov 1979
47:29
56:40
19 Nov 1978
48:21
58:13
20 Nov 1977
47:49(t)
63:50
21 Nov 1976
48:43(t)
70:20
Kevin Collins (NY/USA)-4
Jessica Manzer (NY/USA)
Tom Dalton (NY/USA)-6
Kari-Lynne Kerr (NY/USA)
Kevin Collins (NY/USA)
Debbie Springer (NY/USA)-2
Chris Hartshorn (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)-7
Kevin Collins (NY/USA)
Emily Bryans (NY/USA)-2
S. Chris Getman (NY/USA)
Dana Ostrander (NY/USA)
Jason Dejoy (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
Vincent O'Brien (NY/USA)
Emily Bryans (USA)
Jason Dejoy (NY/USA)
Lisa Vaill (NY/USA)
John Trowse (NY/USA)
Debbie Springer (NY/USA)
Kevin Collins (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
Zakaria Kunyiha (KEN)
Linda Kimmey (NY/USA)
Tom Dalton (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
Jerry Lawson (NY/USA)
Michelle Simone (NY/USA)
John Trowse (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
Thomas Dalton (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
Tom Dalton (NY/USA)
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
Terry Perrault (USA)
Lisa Vaill (NY/USA)
Jerry Lawson (USA)
Denise Herman (NY/USA)
Jerry Lawson (NY/USA)
Denise Herman (NY/USA)
Tom Dalton (NY/USA)
Kathy Brandell(USA)
Dan Predmore (USA)
Ellen Weglarz (NY/USA)
Tom Carter (NY/USA)
Ellen Weglarz (NY/USA)
Thomas Dalton (NY/USA)
Ellen Weglarz (NY/USA)
Steve Crowley (USA)
Ellen Weglarz (NY/USA)
Barry Brown (NY/USA)
Mary Rybinski (NY/USA)
Mark Mindel (NY/USA)
Sue Hay (NY/USA)
Pat Glover (NY/USA)
Chris Bergeron (NY/USA)
Mark Mindel (NY/USA)
Casey Reynolds (USA)
Mark Mindel (NY/USA)
Patty Fuerst (USA)
Notes: A mixture of both American and World Single Age Records as well as some Age Group Records:
1993 Norm Green 54:47 Age 61 record and the 60-64 age group record.
1994 Fay Bradley 53:50 Age 56 single age USATF Record.
1994 Norm Green 55:46 Age 62 single age USATF Record.
1994 Margaret Betz 62:05 Age 58 single age USATF Record.
1995 Margaret Betz 63:28 Age 59 single age USATF Record.
1996 Margaret Betz 64:42 Age 60 record and the 60-64 age group record.
1998 Margaret Betz 67:26 Age 62 single age USATF record.
1999 Margaret Betz 67:46 Age 63 single age USATF record.
2000 Margaret Betz 69:24 Age 64 single age USATF record.
2001 Margaret Betz 69:15 age 65 single age USATF record.
2002 Anny Stockman 80:43 age 70 record and the 70-74 age group record.
2003 Anny Stockman 83:23 age 71 single age USATF record.
2004 Margaret Betz 76:35 age 68 single age USATF record.
2004 Anny Stockman 82:42 age 72 single age USATF record.
2004 Ed Whitlock 58:57 age 73 world single age record.
2005 Ed Whitlock 59:43 age 74 world single age record.
2005 Anny Stockman 84:11 age 73 single age USATF record.
2005 Bill Borla 58:03 age 65 single age USATF Record.
(t) The 1997 race was a tie between Lisa Vaill and her twin sister Teresa Vaill
(t) The 1990 Race was a tie between Tom Dalton and Rich Coughlin
(t) The 1977 race was a tie between Mark Mindel and Jay Smith
(t) The 1976 race was a tie between Mark Mindel and Scott Ferguson
| Rank | Year | Name | Time | Rank | Year | Name | Time | |
| 1 | 1992 | Jerry Lawson, 26 | 44:39 | 1 | 1993 | Lori Hewig, 33 | 51:34 | |
| 2 | 1994 | Zakaria Kunyiha, 26 | 45:14 | 2 | 1985 | Kathy Brandell, 23 | 52:34 | |
| 3 | 1994 | Paul Mbugua, 32 | 45:19 | 3 | 1991 | Lori Hewig, 31 | 52:40 | |
| 4 | 1988 | Terry Perrault, 29 | 45:20 | 4 | 1995 | Lori Hewig, 35 | 53:21 | |
| 5 | 1984 | Dan Predmore, 26 | 45:20 | 5 | 1988 | Lisa Vaill, 26 | 54:02 | |
| 6 | 1982 | Thomas Dalton, 24 | 45:20 | 6 | 1984 | Ellen Weglarz, 27 | 54:20 | |
| 7 | 1980 | Barry Brown, 36 | 45:23 | 7 | 1983 | Ellen Weglarz, 26 | 54:26 | |
| 8 | 1994 | Paul Mwangi, 27 | 45:29 | 8 | 1990 | Lori Hewig, 30 | 54:34 | |
| 9 | 1988 | Jerry Lawson, 22 | 45:40 | 9 | 1989 | Lori Hewig, 29 | 54:48 | |
| 10 | 1988 | Thomas Dalton, 30 | 45:45 | 10 | 1991 | Inge Aiken, 30 | 54:56 | |
| 11 | 1983 | Tom Carter | 45:46 | 11 | 1989 | Lisa Vaill, 27 | 55:03 | |
| 12 | 1987 | Jerry Lawson, 21 | 45:47 | 12 | 1984 | Andrea Burke | 55:07 | |
| 13 | 1985 | Thomas Dalton, 27 | 46:00 | 13 | 1982 | Ellen Weglarz, 25 | 55:18 | |
| 14 | 1986 | Jerry Lawson, 20 | 46:06 | 14 | 1980 | Mary Rybinski | 55:30 |
| Age Gp | Name | Year | Time | Age Gp | Name | Year | Time |
| 15-19 | Sue Hay | 1979 | 56:40 | 15-19 | Jordan Dubow | 1996 | 50:12 |
| 20-24 | Kathy Brandell | 1985 | 52:34 | 20-24 | Tom Dalton | 1982 | 45:20 |
| 25-29 | Lisa Vaill | 1988 | 54:02 | 25-29 | Jerry Lawson | 1992 | 44:39 |
| 30-34 | Lori Hewig | 1993 | 51:34 | 30-34 | Paul Mbugua | 1994 | 45:19 |
| 35-39 | Lori Hewig | 1995 | 53:21 | 35-39 | Barry Brown | 1980 | 45:23 |
| 40-44 | Lori Hewig | 2002 | 57:27 | 40-44 | Barry Brown | 1984 | 46:21 |
| 45-49 | Marcy Gilles | 1994 | 60:14 | 45-49 | Tom Dalton | 2004 | 48:59 |
| 50-54 | Diane LeGare | 2002 | 58:47 | 50-54 | Jan Frisby | 1994 | 51:20 |
| 55-59 | Margaret Betz | 1994 | 62:05 | 55-59 | Fay Bradley | 1994 | 53:50 |
| 60-64 | Margaret Betz | 1996 | 64:42 | 60-64 | Norm Green | 1993 | 54:47 |
| 65-69 | Margaret Betz | 2001 | 69:15 | 65-69 | Bill Borla | 2005 | 58:03 |
| 70-74 | Anny Stockman | 2002 | 80:43 | 70-74 | Ed Whitlock | 2004 | 58:57 |
| 75-79 | Doris Schlamowiz | 2005 | 108:44 | 75-79 | Doug Blanchard | 2001 | 75:15 |
| 80-84 | 80-84 | Dudley Healey | 1995 | 85:12 |
| Rank | Year | Name | Time | Rank | Year | Name | Time | |
| 1 | 1984 | Barry Brown, 40 | 46:21 | 1 | 2002 | Lori Hewig, 42 | 57:27 | |
| 2 | 1986 | Barry Brown, 42 | 47:35 | 2 | 2000 | Beth Stalker, 40 | 59:34 | |
| 3 | 1983 | Peter Vangarderen, 42 | 48:23 | 3 | 1996 | Harriet Jacob, 43 | 59:53 | |
| 4 | 1991 | Dale Keenan, 41 | 48:34 | 4 | 1992 | Barbara Blaszak, 42 | 59:58 | |
| 5 | 1998 | Thomas Dalton, 40 | 48:38 | 5 | 1994 | Marcy Gilles, 45 | 60:14 | |
| 6 | 1990 | Dale Keenan, 40 | 48:54 | 6 | 2001 | Beth Stalker, 41 | 60:57 | |
| 7 | 2004 | Tom Dalton, 46 | 48:59 | 7 | 1993 | Joan Butler | 60:57 | |
| 8 | 1992 | Tom Carter | 49:00 | |||||
| 9 | 1993 | Vinny Reda, 41 | 49:38 | |||||
| 10 | 1993 | Joseph Nzau, 44 | 49:41 |
| Rank | Year | Name | Time | Rank | Year | Name | Time | |
| 1 | 1994 | Jan Frisby | 51:20 | 1 | 2002 | Diane LeGare, 51 | 58:47 | |
| 2 | 1998 | William Dixon, 51 | 52:45 | 2 | 1992 | Nancy Frisillo, 50 | 60:14 | |
| 3 | 1993 | Ray Kneer, 51 | 52:50 | 3 | 1994 | Margaret Betz, 58 | 62:05 | |
| 4 | 1994 | Ray Kneer, 52 | 52:51 | 4 | 1995 | Nancy Frisillo, 53 | 62:07 | |
| 5 | 2000 | William Dixon, 53 | 53:23 | 5 | 1985 | Anny Stockman, 53 | 62:32 | |
| 6 | 2001 | Bob Giabalvo, 52 | 53:26 | 6 | 1986 | Anny Stockman, 54 | 62:40 | |
| 7 | 2000 | Dale Keenan, 50 | 53:37 | 7 | 1996 | Nancy Frisoillo, 54 | 63:21 | |
| 8 | 1994 | Fay Bradley, 56 | 53:50 | 8 | 1995 | Jayne Zinke, 52 | 63:23 | |
| 9 | 1996 | Pat Glover, 50 | 53:56 | 9 | 1995 | Margaret Betz, 59 | 63:28 |
| Rank | Year | Name | Time | Rank | Year | Name | Time | |
| 1 | 1993 | Norm Green, 61 | 54:47 | 1 | 1996 | Margaret Betz, 60 | 64:42 | |
| 2 | 1994 | Norm Green, 62 | 55:46 | 2 | 1998 | Margaret Betz, 62 | 67:26 | |
| 3 | 2003 | Bill Borla, 63 | 56:10 | 3 | 1999 | Margaret Betz, 63 | 67:46 | |
| 4 | 1983 | Hubert Morgan, 61 | 57:18 | 4 | 2001 | Margaret Betz, 65 | 69:15 | |
| 5 | 2005 | John Camelio, 60 | 58:01 | 5 | 2000 | Margaret Betz, 64 | 69:24 | |
| 6 | 2005 | Bill Borla, 65 | 58:03 | 6 | 2004 | Margaret Betz, 68 | 76:35 | |
| 7 | 2002 | Bill Borla, 62 | 58:16 | 7 | 1998 | Anny Stockman, 66 | 77:48 | |
| 8 | 1993 | Ed Stabler, 64 | 60:00 | 8 | 2001 | Anny Stockman, 69 | 78:20 |
| Rank | Year | Name | Time | Rank | Year | Name | Time | |
| 1 | 2004 | Ed Whitlock, 73 | 58:57 | 1 | 2002 | Anny Stockman, 70 | 80:43 | |
| 2 | 2005 | Ed Whitlock, 74 | 59:43 | 2 | 2003 | Anny Stockman, 71 | 83:23 | |
| 3 | 2003 | Ed Whitlock, 72 | 59:54 | 3 | 2004 | Anny Stockman, 72 | 82:42 | |
| 4 | 1989 | Nate White, 70 | 68:56 | 4 | 1998 | Dolores Quinn | 84:43 | |
| 5 | 1990 | Nate White, 71 | 69:56 |
PLACE NAME AG S YEAR TIME % %
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1 Ed Whitlock 74 M 2005 59:43 99.26
2 Ed Whitlock 73 M 2004 58:57 99.03
3 Ed Whitlock 72 M 2003 59:54 96.11
4 Margaret Betz 58 F 1994 1:02:05 94.50
5 Norm Green 61 M 1993 54:47 93.98
6 Margaret Betz 65 F 2001 1:09:15 93.81
7 Margaret Betz 59 F 1995 1:03:28 93.72
8 Bill Borla 63 M 2003 56:10 93.38
9 Margaret Betz 60 F 1996 1:04:42 93.25
10 Norm Green 62 M 1994 55:46 93.19
11 Barry Brown 40 M 1984 46:21 93.17
12 Margaret Betz 63 F 1999 1:07:46 93.02
13 Thomas Dalton 46 M 2004 48:59 92.41
14 Barry Brown 42 M 1986 47:35 92.19
15 Jerry Lawson 26 M 1992 44:39 92.16
16 Bill Borla 65 M 2005 58:03 92.10
17 Diane Lagare 51 F 2002 58:47 90.98
18 William Dixon 57 M 2004 55:11 90.01
The earliest accounts of special performances in the masters division occurred in the Stockade-athon's 8th year, 1983. That year the dominating races by the overall winners Tom Carter and Ellen Weglarz overshadowed the special efforts of 42-year old Peter Van Garderen and 61-year old Hubert Morgan. Van Garderen's time of 48:23 was good enough for 7th place overall, and Morgan ran a remarkable 57:18 to win his age group by 13 minutes.
The following year, Barry Brown celebrated his 40th birthday in July and proceeded to rewrite the National masters record book at almost every conceivable distance. By the time the Stockade-athon rolled around, it became impossible to ignore that division ever again. Brown ran an eye opening 46:21, a time that would win the overall championship most years, but in 1984 it was good enough for 3rd place overall. Brown would return from his Gainesville Florida home 2 years later, to run another remarkable race in 47:35.
Over the years many of the top NY runners like Tom Dalton, Dale Keenan, and Tom Carter would all take a shot at these marks as they turned 40, but the performances of Brown and Van Garderen have remained solidified at the top of the Stockade-athon masters chart for two decades.
The earliest accounts of master's achievements by women occurred when a 45-year old Anny Stockman decided to take up the sport of running so that she could train with her daughter who ran cross country in High School. 25 years later, Stockman's name appears among the all-time best in the 50, 60, and 70-year age groups at the Stockade-athon.
Due to the efforts of race director Chris Rush, the Stockade-athon hosted the 15K masters championship in 1993 and 1994 and a new age and gender graded division was introduced that attracted many of this nations best older runners to Schenectady. Norm Green won the age-graded title both years and set a single year American Record the first year with a time of 54.47 at age 61. The National Championship has since moved on but the national and world-class runners who participate in this highly competitive contest have not.
Margret Betz of Conklin NY won the age-graded title 4 of the next 7 years setting an impressive 7 national masters age records at the 15K distance. William Dixon of Brattelboro Vermont won the championship twice and has finished first in the tough Veteran division on five occasions.
In recent years, world-class runners from Quebec and Ontario, Canada have made the trek south to add prestige to the Age-graded contest. Diane Legare and Ed Whitlock have won the last 3 titles over strong masters fields that included nationally ranked Bill Borla from Torrington Ct, William Dixon, Tom Dalton, and Bob Giambalvo. The incomparable Whitlock at age 72 shattered the prior 70 and over record by 9 minutes in 2003 (formerly held by Syracuse's Nate White). The next year Whitlock returned to run 58:57, lowering his own age record by nearly a minute to capture his second age-graded title. His Age-graded percentile 99:03% is the best in race history.
As of 2004, 15 masters performances at this race have received world class rankings, & 10 National age records have been set on this challenging certified loop course.
Age/Gender Graded Champions(1993-date)
| 2005 | Ed Whitlock | 74 | ON |
| 2004 | Ed Whitlock | 73 | ON |
| 2003 | Ed Whitlock | 72 | ON |
| 2002 | Diane Legare | 51 | QC |
| 2001 | Margaret Betz | 65 | NY |
| 2000 | William Dixon | 53 | VT |
| 1999 | Margaret Betz | 63 | NY |
| 1998 | William Dixon | 51 | VT |
| 1997 | Jason Dejoy | 24 | NY |
| 1996 | Margaret Betz | 60 | NY |
| 1995 | Margaret Betz | 59 | NY |
| 1994 | Norm Green | 62 | PA |
| 1993 | Norm Green | 61 | PA |
Most Wins (1976-date)
Men 6
Thomas Dalton (NY/USA)
1982, 1985, -89, -90, -93, 2004
Women
7
Lori Hewig (NY/USA)
1989-91, -93, -95, -99, 2002
Number of Finishers
Year Finishers 2005 1125 2004 1007 2003 910 2002 979 2001 875 2000 877 1999 821 1998 722 1997 718 1996 800 1995 717 1994 942 1993 830 1992 867 1991 994 1990 1038 1989 1061 1988 1053 1987 826 1986 886 1985 1040 1984 1159 1983 1008 1982 1041 1981 750 1980 750 1979 617 1978 578 1977 288 1976 80 Sum 25359
The year was 1976 when Schenectady City Council member Joe Notar thought of staging a road race to help celebrate America's bi-centennial. Joe enlisted Mark Mindel & Chris Carroll who worked for the city Parks Department to plan a course that would run through Schenectady's Historic Stockade District. Mindel & Carroll utilized portions of the training runs used by the cross-country team of Bishop Gibbons HS to develop a course that began in Central Park and led to the Stockade before returning to the Park via a hilly route up State Street and Fehr Ave. The route measured out to nearly 15K so that was the distance chosen. The Schenectady Parks Department provided much of the logistic support, as 80 runners finished the inaugural event. Mark Mindel & Scott Ferguson tied for first place after Ferguson got held up in traffic letting out of St. Luke's Church near the 10K mark.
Pat Glover and John Hale mistakenly run off course in Central Park and finish first and second respectively, but are moved back to third and fourth behind Mindel & Jay Smith who tie. The race grows to 288 finishers.
The field grows to 578 as Glover out duels Chet Bieganski to win the men's division. Chris Bergeron, a member of Queensbury High School Section ll championship cross-country team, wins the women's division.
Mindel wins his third championship, pulling away from Larry Frederick in the final 400 yards. Niskayuna junior Sue Hay wins the women's division.
Despite wintry conditions, Barry Brown of Gainesville, Florida pulls away from Carlo Cherubino and Siena College junior Rich Coughlin to break the course record by 2 minutes. Mary Rybinski lowers the women's record by over a minute. Brown 45:23, Rybinski 55:30.
The Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club under the leadership of Tom Miller, agrees to assume control of the race from the Schenectady Parks Department as the Stockade-athon grows to 750. Albany Medical College student, Steve Crowley edges Dale Keenan for the win as wind and snow squalls confront the runners for the second straight year. Ellen Weglarz of Ballston Lake wins the first of her 4 consecutive women's championships.
Facing his mentor for the first time in a road race, Tom Dalton out duels Barry Brown and a talented field to break the course record by three seconds. Weglarz lowers the women's record by 11 seconds in 55:19. The field tops 1000 for the first time as a record 18 runners break 50 minutes. The Gazette Newspapers assumes the title sponsorship and the start of the race is moved outside the park near the Central Park Stone Gate to accommodate the growing field.
A field of 1008 finishes in ideal running conditions. Tom Carter of Owego rolls to a convincing win and Weglarz becomes the first women to break 55 minutes. A decade before the age-graded championship is introduced, 61 year-old Hubert Morgan runs 57:18 and Peter Van Garderen 42, wins the master's title in 48:23.
Dan Predmore weathers a stiff headwind up State Street to win the men's title over Dalton, Brown, and Coughlin as a record field of 1159 finishes. Weglarz completes her four-year sweep, breaking her own record in 54:20. Brown, who turned 40 in July, sets the master's mark of 46:21.
Dalton wins his second title defeating Steve Oliver while Plattsburg runner Kathy Brandell makes short work of Weglarz women's record in 52:23.
Jerry Lawson, an unknown 20 year old from the Utica area, shows up with an orange Mohawk haircut and runs away from the field by almost a minute. Denise Herman of Saratoga Springs wins her first Stockade-athon title over Marisa Sutera.
For the second year in a row, Lawson wins easily, as Dalton & Coughlin share second place. Herman successfully defends her women's championship. Rich Brown takes over as Race Director from Tom Miller and introduces a sports expo and dinner to kick-off the Stockade-athon weekend.
Lawson with the word "Awesome" printed on his T-shirt sets a torrid pace at the start, but Terry Perreault picks up the pieces at the end and wins in a record matching 45:20. Lisa Vaill of Pines Plains defeats a deep women's field in 54:02 as a record 11 women break 1 hour. The legendary Jim Ryan 41, participates in the race after speaking at the candlelight dinner the night before at Union College.
A strong headwind between Central Park and the Stockade, the fast part of the course, prevents Tom Dalton from challenging the course record, but he goes on to win his third men's title. Lori Hewig, who didn't start running until well after graduating from college, wins the first of three straight women's crowns in a close race with 1988 champion Lisa Vaill.
Dalton and Coughlin, former Siena teammates and close friends, battle over most of the course before deciding to share the championship by holding hands at the finish line for a tie. Hewig recovers from a fall in the first mile to easily defeats runner up Karen Vanderwood of Utica.
John Trowse of Watertown wins the men's division by over a minute and Hewig completes an Adirondack TAC season sweep of the championship series at distances from 3K to 15K. Dale Keenan dominates the Masters division for the second straight year and Syracuse legend Nate White sets the standard for 70 plus athletes for the third consecutive year.
Lawson up north from his training headquarters in Gainesville, Florida runs 44:39, shattering the course record. Michelle Simone makes a big comeback to overtake Amy Herold-Russom in the women's race. Nancy Frisillo finishes 7th women overall at age 50 to establish a new record for the age division. Chris Rush takes over as Race Director and begins planning to bring the Master's National Championship to the Stockade-athon for the next two years.
Hewig comes back from a stress fracture to win the women's race in 51:34, breaking Brandell's 8-year old course record. Dalton wins his fifth men's title in 12 years. Norm Green 60, of Penn. shatters Morgan's long standing age record to win the 15K National Master's Championship in 54:57.
The race features a group of elite Kenyan runners who have temporarily made Schenectady County their training headquarters. They take the top 5 spots, led by Zakaria Kunyiha in 45:14. Linda Kimmey, set a personal best to take the women's title. Norm Green repeats as the 15K National Master's Champion and sets a single year National Record of 55:46 at age 61.
Margret Betz of Conklin NY sets a National 15K single year record at age 59 in 63:28 to win her first of multiple age-graded championships. Hewig wins her 5th women's title by five minutes over Debbie Springer, 13 years Hewig's junior. Kevin Collins of Cicero, a U.S. marathon trials qualifier, runs away from Dalton, 13 years Collins senior.
Trowse wins his second men's title by a mere 4 seconds over Todd Resser, the closest race without an intentional tie. Springer comes back to win the women's title by 9 seconds over Linda Higgins. Betz repeats as the age-graded champion and sets a National 5-year age record (60-64) in the process.
Identical twins Lisa and Theresa Vaill hold hands at the finish line to tie for the women's championship. For Lisa it was her second women's title. Jason Dejoy, a College of Saint Rose graduate student wins the men's title as Dalton settles for the runner up spot for the 6th time.
After years of top-10 finishes, Vinny O'Brien finally wins, beating his cousin Dalton (their grandmothers were sisters). O'Brien pulls away on the final hill at Fehr Ave as Dalton 40, settles for second, the highest finish by a Master's runner. Emily Bryans passes Ellen Predmore (nee Weglarz) in the third mile and goes on to win the women's championship. William Dixon 51, of Vermont edges Dalton & Betz to win the age-graded championship in 52:45. Vince Juliano succeeds Chris Rush as Race Director and introduces a new 1-mile Children's Run prior to the 15K championship race.
Hewig 39, wins a record 6th title and Jason DeJoy, now a High School cross country coach at Jamestown NY, makes a pit stop in Schenectady to win the men's title on his return home from the XCTRY state meet. Strong wins keep the times down; Hewig's time is the slowest of her six winning times, and DeJoy's time (49:01) is the slowest men's winning time ever. Betz 63, rebounds to win her 3rd Age-graded title and another single-year National mark.
The Stockade-athon, one of the oldest 15K races in America, turns 25, and celebrates by inviting past champions and race officials to a pre-race dinner at the Ramada Inn. The next day, Dana Ostrander, a former star at Shenendehowa HS and Providence College, runs shoulder to shoulder with 1998 champ Emily Bryans in the Stockade before pulling away on State Street Hill to win the women's division in 55:59. Chris Getman wins a chess match with Nick Conway and Peter Flynn in the men's race. Dixon edges Keenan to win his second age-graded championship as both runners go under 54 minutes.
Kevin Collins, a week after running a 2:20 marathon at the USA championship in NYC, enters the Stockade-athon at the coaxing of his mother and surges from Conway and Flynn at the 5K mark before pulling away to an easy victory in 47:35. Bryan's draws clear of Beth Stalker, (the master's course record holder), early in the race to comfortably win her second women's title in 56:51. Betz wins her 4th age-graded championship edging Bob Giambalvo 52, of Delhi NY.
Chris Hartshorne, a native New Zealander who now lives in Schenectady, emerged from a lead pack of 5, including two established names in US distance running, Kevin Collins and Jerry Lawson, to win the championship in his initial attempt. One of the closest races in Stockade-athon history was decided when Hartshorne made a final surge around Iroquois Lake to hold off Collins by a mere 11 seconds. Lori Hewig took a record 7th title but first as a master runner. Diane Legare, 51 who owns 24 Canadian records in the 40 and 50 year age groups, took the Age-graded championship while finishing second women overall to Hewig. 980 participants running in near perfect 60-degree temperatures completed a slightly different course that was altered due to road construction on Upper State Street.
Kevin Collins, a 32 year old marathoner from Syracuse, led from start to finish in winning his 3rd Stockade-athon, joining Dalton, Lawson, and Mindel as the only men to win more than 2 championships. Collins who has twice run 2:15 marathons this year, gradually pulled away from his 3 main challengers, Jamie Rodriguez, Victor George, and Eric Blake, and ran uncontested after the second mile to win. In a battle of former Stockade-athon and Corporate Challenge champions, Deb Springer of Syracuse passed Emily Bryans at the 6-mile mark and finished strongly to capture her 2nd title in a personal best 56:02. Ed Whitlock 72, the Canadian age-group world record holder at 5k and 10K, and the only person over 70 to break 3-hours in a marathon, runs his first Stockade-athon and breaks the 1-hour barrier to smash the 70 and over record by 9 minutes. Whitlock wins the age-graded title over Bill Borla who ran the 3rd fastest (60 plus) time in Stockade-athon history in a strong runner up effort. 910 runners participate in under calm sunny skies, and cool 30 degree temperatures.
* Mark Mindel, the original course designer and 3-time champion is the only runner to run and finish the Stockade-athon each year since the inaugural event in 1976. Mindel also won the Montreal Marathon in 1979.
* Barry Brown, the 1980 Stockade-athon champion and master's course record holder ran a 2:15:15 PR at the Twin Cities Marathon in 1984 at age 40. His time established an American record at the distance for a master's athlete that lasted until October 2003, when Belgium ex-patriot Eddy Hellebuyck ran a 2:12:46 at the same Twin Cities Marathon. Brown still holds the 20-mile master's record.
* Jerry Lawson, 3-time champion and course record holder has run 3 marathons in sub 2:10:30. The only other American born runners to accomplish this feat are Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar.
* Tom Carter and Mary Rybinski are the only runners to win the Stockade-athon and the Boilermaker 15K road races. Carter was victorious at the Boilermaker in 1979 (47:15) and the Stockade-athon in 1983. Rybinski won the Stockade-athon in 1980 and completed the double with a victory in the 1981 Boilermaker (54:49).
* Tom Dalton and Emily Bryans are the only runners to win the Corporate Challenge event in Albany 5 consecutive times. Dalton has won 13 titles and Bryans is 5 for 5 and holds the women's course record.
* Ellen Predmore (Weglarz) is the only runner to win the Stockade-athon 4- consecutive years (1980-1984). In 1984 she ran a PR 2:40:42 marathon at the inaugural Women's Olympic Trials to finish 35th.
* Lisa Vaill, a 2-time champion ran a PR 2:38:05 to finish 10th in the 1990 NYC Marathon. Her marathon time is the fastest among Stockade-athon women's champions.
* Kevin Collins, a 3-time champion ran a 2:15 marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and finished 12th at the 2004 Men's Olympic Trials.
* Margret Betz, a 4-time age/gender graded champion at the Stockade-athon has run a time considered world class (90% +) on five occasions and set 6 American USATF single-age records for the 15K distance.
Last Updated on 09 January 2006