2001 Furnace Creek 508 Official Results


(CR = course record - PR = personal record - RQ = RAAM qualifier)

Solo Women
1 Catharina Bumble Bee Berge, 35, Visalia, CA, rookie (Nancy Dankenbring Award winner), 31:58:56 (2nd overall), RQ
2 Lisa Deerhound Dougherty, 30, Urbana, IL, rookie, 39:27:42
3 Patty Jo Snow Kitty Struve, 45, Modesto, CA, rookie, 41:59:50

Solo Women 50+
Anne Snail Darter Schneider, 53, Davis, CA, veteran, 45:18:00

Solo Men
1 Othmar Old Fox Altmann, 41, Villach, Austria, rookie, 31:10:30, RQ
2 Eric Ostrich Ostendorff, 40, Torrance, CA, rookie, 32:24:29, RQ
3 Mark Panther Patten, 41, San Jose, CA, veteran, 33:01:35 (PR: 4th solo finish), RQ
4 Richard Akita Ashabranner, 32, Livermore, CA, rookie, 34:26:52, RQ
5 Paul V. Sparrow Hawk Biron, 39, Sherman Oaks, CA, rookie, 35:04:00, RQ
6 Kenneth Kangaroo Rat Holloway, 49, San Jose, CA, rookie, 35:11:45, RQ
7 Roehl Red Legged Frog Caragao, 38, Bakersfield, CA, veteran, 36:18:08
8 Mike Hummingbird Hollenbaugh, 40, San Jose, CA, veteran, 36:38:04
9 Doug Dog Sloan, 41, Fresno, CA, rookie, 36:47:58
10 Eric Red Rooster Wilson, 49, Palmdale, CA, rookie, 36:59:29
11 Todd Husky Trzcinski, 41, Portland, OR, rookie, 38:52:29
12 James Cutthroat Trout Trout, 31, Seattle, WA, veteran, 40:40:40
13 Steve Scorpion Winfrey, 47, Camarillo, CA, veteran, 41:28:28
14 Stuart Nanosaurus Nibbelin, 49, Frisco, TX, veteran, 41:34:20
15 Scott Sidewinder Shipman, 38, Pollock Pines, CA, veteran, 41:57:29
16 Dennis Cactus Wren Culley, 28, Chandler, AZ, rookie, 42:34:09
17 Andreas Wolf Uiberlacher, 30, Rosegg, Austria, rookie, 43:17:33
18 Robert Piglet Pogorelz, 46, Fort Morgan, CO, veteran, 44:50:38
19 Kit Thunderbird Rudd, 40, Auburn, WA, rookie, 47:37:55

Solo Men 50+
1 Peter Penguin Pop, 52, Malibu, CA, veteran, 35:32:15 (6th solo finish), RQ
2 Perry Swan Smith, 51, Costa Mesa, CA, veteran, 41:47:30
3 Thomas Malamute Miller, 50, Valley Center, CA, veteran, 43:27:31
4 James Sea Horse Severance, 55, Driggs, ID, veteran, 45:14:28
5 Ray Wasp Williams, 51, Riverside, CA, veteran, 47:20:33
6 Ken Night Eagle Knutson, 52, Tracy, CA, rookie, 47:41:30
Honorable Mention: Robert Thunder Hawk Rich, 50, Loveland, OH, rookie, 48:21:48

Solo Men 60+
1 Jim Pterodactyl Pitre, 61, Mesa, AZ, veteran, 37:55:15, CR
2 Ron Worm Way, 66, Downey, CA, veteran, 42:16:38

Two Man Relay Teams
1 Team Jackalope, 29:24:24, CR
Randy Ballheim, 41, Fort Morgan, CO, rookie
Gary Kudu Kliewer, 47, Fort Morgan, CO, veteran

2 Team Chinook 50+, 33:53:40, CR
David Fischer, 51, Kennewick, WA, veteran
Bill Hanf, 52, Kennewick, WA, veteran

3 Team Chukwalla, 34:25:00
Brad Carey, 37, Fountain Hills, AZ, rookie
Randy Daymude, 43, Fountain Hills, AZ, rookie

4 Team Moose, 37:21:27
Kent Carter, 34, Jacksonville, FL, rookie
Paul Gilmore, 47, Jacksonville, FL, rookie

5 Team Mongoose, 40:31:37
Ben O'Neal, 39, Melbourne, FL, veteran
Richard Rayos, 35, Seattle, WA, veteran

Mixed Two Rider Relay Teams
1 Team Pelican, 30:28:58, CR

Emmy Kangaroo Klassen, 42, Bakersfield, CA, veteran
Bill Palmer, 44, Ojai, CA, veteran

2 Team Inchworm, 39:55:55
Lois Onsum, 47, Bakersfield, CA, rookie
Jim Winfrey, 40, Bakersfield, CA, rookie,

Four Women Relay Teams
Team Black Widows 50+, 30:21:55, CR
Marvis Friesen, 54, Bakersfield, CA, rookie
Judy Reed, 58, Bakersfield, CA, rookie
Vickie Rigby, 50, Bakersfield, CA, veteran
Joanne Rosenthal, 43, Bakersfield, CA, rookie

Four Rider Mixed Relay Teams
Team Hammerhead, 27:44:01
Rick Hikson, 48, rookie
Linda Marschang, 42, rookie
Joe Petersen, 43, Bakersfield, CA, veteran
Debbie Finn, 40, Capistrano Beach, rookie

Four Man Relay Teams
1 Team Armadillo 50+, 23:9:55 (missed CR by 2 min)
Tom Bain, 49, San Antonio, TX, rookie
Michael Olstad, 53, San Marcos, TX, veteran
Phil Sladek, 49, San Marcos, TX, rookie
David Thorton, 54, Arliington, TX, rookie

2 Team Causeway Capital Management Falcons, 26:46:05
Gary Bear Baierl, 34, Alisa Viejo, CA, ,veteran
Thomas Berube, 37, ,Chicago, IL, rookie
Paul Kingsbury, 40, Elmira, NY, rookie
Jim Ryan, 40, Denver, CO, rookie

3 Team Duke Energy Morro Eels, 27:34:50
Bernie Barge, 40, Paso Robles, CA, veteran
Elton Bryant, 50, Morro Bay, CA, rookie
Jim Gerpheide, 46, Paso Robles, CA, veteran
Brian Sheep Stark, 53, Paso Robles, CA, veteran

4 Team Slug, 29:49:35
Peter Dowhan, 49, Acton, CA, rookie
Jairo Marin, 47, Cowan Heights, CA, rookie
Tom Okane, 52, Valenica, CA, rookie
Chris Vigil, 38, Acton, CA, rookie

Eight Man Tandem Relay Team
Team Davis Drills, 22:45-22, CR
Rick Boettner, 35, Davis, CA, rookie
Daryn Dodge, 41, Davis, CA, rookie
Jim Frink, 38, Folsom, CA, rookie
Rick Humphreys, 49, Carmichael, CA, rookie
Steve Rex, 39, Sacramento, CA, rookie
Craig Robertson, 44, Los Altos, CA, veteran
Dan Shadoan, 52, Davis, CA, veteran
David Taillon, 36, Davis, CA, rookie

DNF's in alphabetical order:
Fabio Bunny Biasiolo, 40, Venice, Italy, veteran, cramps
Paul American Eagle Bonds, 52, Camarillo, CA, veteran, bicycle problems
Deborah Dolphin Caplan, 36, Culver City, CA, veteran, chafing and knees
Tracy Froggy Fawns, 30, Bend, OR, rookie, knee
Marvin Tortoise Fields, 62, Newhall, CA, rookie
Chuck Gecko Giles, 61, Tucson, AZ, veteran, knee
Seana Hoopoe Hogan, 42, Gilroy, CA, veteran, not back in shape yet since having a C-section in 12/00
Sean Squid Irwin, 32, Paso Robles, CA, rookie
Rick Longhorn Kent, 45, Austin, TX, veteran, stomach
Gregg Guinea Pig Kilcoyne, 27, Copper Mountain, CO, rookie
Andrew Octopus Otto, 37, San Francisco, CA, rookie, stomach
Justin Panda Peschka, 26, Chandler, AZ, veteran, stomach
Richard Reindeer Ruge, 45, Harrison, NY, rookie
Norberto Chihuahua Valdes, 44, The Woodlands, TX, rookie

Tandem Tumble Bug
Deby Kellogg, 41, Bakersfield, CA, veteran
Mike Moseley, 47, Bakersfield, CA, veteran