It was an intrepid bunch of runners that lined up at 5am on May 22nd to run the Emerald Necklace 100k. The course, entirely within the beautiful Cleveland Metroparks, would take them east for 14 miles, back to the starting point, then northwest for 17 miles before the final return. The surface was entirely asphalt all-purpose trail, except for one road section. The weather was quite variable, with some light rain, a little thunder, and some warm and humid periods.
Connie Gardner and Bob Pokorny led from the start, and continued to lead the entire distance. They and the other runners were joined by friends at various times. Connie pulled away from Bob in the final miles to win in 9 hours, 53 minutes. Bob was followed by Dan Horvath, and then John Hnat. John Buehrle ran about 45 miles. Dave Koch ran the second out and back portion - about 34 miles. Desiree Cowie and Joe Jurczyk chose to continue running east a little past the turnaround before heading back in order to complete a 50K run in five hours, 56 minutes.
100K
Connie Gardner 9:53
Bob Pokorny 10:03
Dan Horvath 10:47
John Hnat 11:19
50K
Desiree Cowie 5:56
Joe Jurczyk 5:56
Other Participants
John Buehrle
John Lasker
Dave Gajewski
Amy Hoselton
Tim McGinty
Dave Koch
Ladd Clifford
Debbie Horvath (volunteer)
Kathy Zimcosky (volunteer)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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