Thom B Trail Runs 2019 - Finger Lakes Runners Club

A lovely in-vernal morning greeted a fully-stocked field of happy runners out on course today, with many stellar performances and memorable moments, hopefully doing proper justice to the rites of spring and this event’s namesake.

Thanks to the efforts Ann, Will, Capt. Jason, and Home Base Sgt. Ann of Wilderness Search & Rescue, and to rego/ finish crew Savannah, Katie, Adam E., David K., and Timing Lt. Megan P., there were no miscues and all accounted- for, with only a few bashed knees and muddy …well, everything.

Partially-full accounting of events to follow once the event staff are fully showered and rested… so send in your recollections for those of us who missed out on the fun!

Since this year’s course change was generally well-received amongst this year’s sacrific-er, participants — next year’s run will feature earlier and properly-staggered start times, and a potential float forward a weekend (since spring’s onset varies like the wind)… we shall see.

May the Fourth be with us all,

Mr. Hector & Mr. Eckshonn
Caretakers—Thom B. Trail Runs
Finger Lakes Runners Club

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Results on Webscorer

13K Results

Place	First name	Last name	City	Age	Gender	Time
1	Brian	Lee	Ithaca, NY	46	Male	58:02
2	Kristofor	Norberg	Newfield, NY	30	Male	58:04
3	Adam	Engst	Ithaca, NY	51	Male	59:00
4	Mike	Surrena	Ithaca, NY	28	Male	1:00:45
5	David	Kania	Freeville, NY	38	Male	1:04:23
6	Sawyer	Brown	Willseyville, NY	32	Male	1:05:29
7	Jeremy	Thomas	Ithaca, NY	42	Male	1:05:38
8	Matt	Yarrow	Ithaca	43	Male	1:06:48
9	Boris	Dzikovski	Ithaca, NY	54	Male	1:06:52
10	Jeremy	Wheeler	Big Flats, NY	44	Male	1:07:22
11	Martin	Teschl	Ithaca, NY	47	Male	1:07:27
12	Douglas	Turnbull	Ithaca, NY	40	Male	1:07:42
13	Alan	Lockett	Lansing, NY	62	Male	1:08:05
14	John "Wanker"	Hohm	Podunk Ithaca	34	Male	1:08:52
15	Bill	King	Ithaca, NY	59	Male	1:09:55
16	Lucas	Stone	Johnson City, NY	39	Male	1:10:08
17	Jamal	Diboun	Van Etten, NY	38	Male	1:10:27
18	Klaas	Van Wijk	Ithaca, NY	58	Male	1:13:35
19	Adi	Fairbank	Ithaca, NY	42	Male	1:14:09
20	Joe	Rorick	Ithaca, NY	41	Male	1:15:06
21	Fiona	Coleman	Connecticut	26	Female	1:15:08
22	Megan	Turnbull	Ithaca, NY	39	Female	1:16:37
23	Julie	Barclay	Groton, NY	45	Female	1:16:45
24	Sandra	Gregorich	Ithaca	56	Female	1:18:36
25	Shea	Nolan	Ithaca, NY	18	Male	1:19:27
26	Kate	McKee	Dryden, NY	33	Female	1:19:40
27	David	Price	Ithaca, NY	62	Male	1:19:45
28	Brian	Atzberger	Dryden, NY	41	Male	1:20:13
29	David	Jones	Ithaca, NY	60	Male	1:20:14
30	Margaret	Frank	Ithaca, NY	33	Female	1:20:30
31	Robert	O'Brien	Candor, NY	52	Male	1:20:38
32	Scott	Doyle	Ithaca, NY	43	Male	1:21:06
33	Michael	Boggs	Hector, NY	59	Male	1:21:19
34	Tom	Barron	Newfield, NY	56	Male	1:21:26
35	Sammuel	Jackson	Watkins Glen, NY	30	Male	1:22:07
36	Gillian	Haines-Sharp	Ithaca	57	Female	1:22:18
37	Jim	Morris-Knower	Ithaca, NY	55	Male	1:22:43
38	Cora	Demler	Ithaca, NY	24	Female	1:23:51
39	Andre	Hafner	Ithaca, NY	37	Male	1:24:08
40	Donna	Ruppel	Argyle	55	Female	1:24:13
41	Ronald	Cunningham	Dryden, NY	61	Male	1:25:08
42	Scarlett	Lee	Ithaca, NY	29	Female	1:25:18
43	Sophia	Darling	Groton, NY	44	Female	1:25:24
44	Michael	Allinger	Ithaca, NY	26	Female	1:25:24
45	Jason	Rieg	Owego, NY	46	Male	1:25:28
46	Steve	Shaum	Ithaca	53	Male	1:25:29
47	Jennifer	Kozlowski	Ithaca, NY	47	Female	1:26:00
48	Bethany	Schiller	Trumansburg, NY	34	Female	1:26:15
49	Grace	Marshall	Ithaca, NY	26	Female	1:28:09
50	Siddhartha	Banerjee	Ithaca, NY	34	Male	1:29:03
51	Dan	Cerretani	Cortland, NY	62	Male	1:29:54
52	Sarah	Ridenour	Danby	33	Female	1:30:37
53	Carina	Ramsey	Lansing, NY	35	Female	1:30:56
54	Courtney	Royal	Ithaca, NY	37	Female	1:30:59
55	Audrey	Balander	Cortland, NV	62	Female	1:31:04
56	Bethany	Welgoss	Dryden, NY	24	Female	1:31:05
57	Brenda	Michaud	Trumansburg, NY	56	Female	1:31:25
58	Carl	Franck	Ithaca, NY	66	Male	1:32:51
59	Jeffrey	Lapennas	Ithaca, NY	35	Male	1:33:57
60	Joseph	Nolan	Ithaca, NY	54	Male	1:34:18
61	Martha	Johnson	Ithaca, NY	27	Female	1:36:08
62	Sam	Lessen	Ithaca, NY	21	Female	1:36:11
63	Frannie	Koback	Charlotte, NC	21	Female	1:36:11
64	Thomas	Joyce	Ithaca, NY	67	Male	1:37:32
65	Evan	Kurtz	Dryden, NY	62	Male	1:40:49
66	Scott	Nissenson	Ithaca, NY	56	Male	1:42:57
67	Robert	Stokstad II	Endicott, NY	41	Male	1:43:52
68	Michele	Stokstad	Endicott, NY	40	Female	1:43:53
69	Galina	Hayes	Dryden	44	Female	1:43:56
70	Callan	Space	Locke, NY	31	Female	1:45:10
71	Cathrine	Millis	Groton	46	Female	1:45:10
72	Pete	Rumsey	Exeter, RI	50	Male	1:45:14
73	Shannon	Vanskiver	Erin, NY	48	Female	1:45:23
74	Richa	Sardana	Ithaca, NY	35	Female	1:45:33
75	Kimberly	Vanskiver	Erin, NY	49	Female	1:46:55
76	Connor	Cornwell	Endicott, NY	18	Male	1:47:06
77	Kristina	Marks	Endicott, NY	50	Female	1:47:06
78	Brande	Flaitz	Arkport, NY	44	Female	1:47:50
79	Qi	Liu	Ithaca, NY	24	Female	1:50:22
80	Cristina	Guitron	Ithaca, NY	26	Female	1:51:46
81	Linda	Glowacki	Liverpool, NY	60	Female	1:53:50
82	Laura	Taylor	Ithaca, NY	53	Female	1:57:09
83	Anngel	Delaney	Ithaca	48	Female	1:58:07
84	Tucker	Flaitz	Arkport, NY	10	Male	1:59:42
85	Martha	Gold	Newfield, NY	55	Female	2:01:29
86	Francine	Arroyo	Ithaca, NY	36	Female	2:10:03
87	Eileen	Randall	Newfield, NY	38	Female	2:10:03
88	Tonya	Engst	Ithaca, NY	51	Female	2:11:53
89	John	Buczek	Liverpool, NY	67	Male	2:12:43
90	Wendy	Hankle	Brooktondale, NY	46	Female	2:48:05

26K Results

Place	First name	Last name	City	Age	Gender	Time
1	Eric	Sambolec	Ithaca, NY	41	M	2:02:43
2	Scotie	Jacobs	Freeville, NY	43	M	2:05:49
3	Nery	Trigueros	Ithaca, NY	43	M	2:15:12
4	Luca	Moreschini	Ithaca, NY	40	M	2:15:16
5	Greta R	Sieve	Freeville, NY	31	F	2:17:01
6	Kaya	Donaj Keys	Brooktondale, NY	39	M	2:22:46
7	Kevin	Douglass	Cortland, NY	42	M	2:25:20
8	Fridrik	Diehl	Lake View, NY	18	M	2:34:14
9	Emily	Funk	Ithaca, NY	28	F	2:34:31
10	Yvette	De Boer	Ithaca, NY	55	F	2:38:17
11	Ryan	Georgia	Trumansburg, NY	36	M	2:48:05
12	Terri	Myers	Burdett, NY	58	F	2:51:57
13	Jim	Chely	Elmira, NY	63	M	2:54:24
14	Kevin	Brisson	Cicero, NY	61	M	2:55:04
15	Tim	Logue	Ithaca, NY	46	M	2:57:31
16	Tom	Knipe	Ithaca, NY	43	M	2:57:42
17	Steven	Button	Binghamton, NY	31	M	3:01:31
18	Bridget	Berkley	Ithaca, NY	40	F	3:08:29
19	Collin	Wright	Waverly, NY	16	M	3:11:34
20	John	Donaldson	Interlaken, NY	55	M	3:14:17
21	Xin	Gao	Ithaca, NY	31	F	3:27:39
22	Jeffrey	Wall	Ithaca, NY	36	M	3:34:41
23	Tracy	Wright	Waverly, NY	44	F	3:34:53
23	Kevin	Tripp	Masonville, NY	48	M	3:34:53
25	Amanda	Cooley	Wyalusing, PA	37	F	3:39:01
26	Osia	Coger	Brooklyn, NY	47	M	3:48:06
27	Elvina	Scott	Ithaca	49	F	3:51:37
28	Thomas	Butler	Rochester, NY	54	M	4:37:59

42K Results

Place	First name	Last name	City	Age	Gender	Time
1	Ian	Golden	Ithaca, NY	42	M	3:37:05
2	Ellie	Pell	Ithaca, NY	27	F	3:55:24
3	Pete	Kresock	Ithaca, NY	36	M	4:10:09
4	Andrew	Siefert	Ithaca, NY	34	M	4:12:00
5	Joshua	Buczek	Endicott, NY	38	M	4:12:40
6	Timothy	Maxson	Ithaca, NY	42	M	4:14:06
7	Sophie	Kotok	Henrietta, NY	26	F	4:27:22
8	Robert	Swizdor	Ithaca, NY	53	M	4:28:29
9	Gerrit	Van Loon	Ithaca, NY	58	M	4:32:13
10	Nancy	Kleinrock	Ithaca	59	F	4:33:53
11	Steven	Vanek	Ithaca, NY	47	M	4:36:51
12	Dean	Russo	Dryden, NY	49	M	4:41:01
13	Sheena	Heise	Freeville, NY	37	F	4:41:10
14	Cory	West	Horseheads	43	M	4:42:45
15	Lori	Johnson	Red Hill	55	F	4:48:09
16	Peter	Keirn	Syracuse	35	M	5:02:05
17	Matthew	Bermingham	Hamburg, NY	50	M	5:03:35
18	Akira	Yatsuhashi	Oneonta, NY	49	M	5:04:18
19	Catarina	Massa	Ithaca, NY	25	F	5:05:26
20	Glenn	Hamilton	Harpursville, NY	62	M	5:16:55
21	Charlie	Leonard	Dryden	63	M	5:16:59
22	Paige	Anderson	Ithaca, NY	55	F	5:37:22
23	Paul	Maza	Freeville, NY	50	M	5:39:39
24	Tracy	Rericha	Rochester, NY	35	F	5:40:38
25	David	Losee	Denver, NY	48	M	5:44:31
26	Sarah	Dobler	Endicott, NY	41	F	5:51:31
27	Dennis	Stadelman	Cicero, NY	57	M	6:05:55
28	Joseph	Brienze	Apalachin, NY	39	M	6:07:30
29	Tracy	Buttars	Walworth, NY	51	F	6:17:58

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ABOUT

This race is named in memory of Thom Bugliosi, who died in 1991 at age 32 when he was the top trail runner in the area. Thom loved running trails, and although he never ran this course, we’re sure he’d like it.

The race takes place within Hammond Hill State Forest and consists of a 13K loop that is run twice for the 26K and three times (plus a baby loop) for the 42K trail marathon. The course uses both the Finger Lakes Trail and the extensive DEC trail system. The route will be marked with colored ribbons, and intersections will be indicated with orange arrows. These trails are rugged and challenging, but you’ll enjoy the flora—oaks, beeches, maples, and evergreens—carefully groomed mud, and, due to the lack of leaves this time of year, some nice views of the surrounding valleys. There will be two unmanned aid stations along the course, plus another at start/finish area for those running the 26K or 42K. This year, we’re revising the course and avoiding the torn-up section of the Finger Lakes Trail off Y4, continuing instead straight to Star Stanton—that’s faster and more “runner-flow-friendly,” though a touch longer.

All runners will be treated to an array of tasty post-race snacks.

Our home base for the race is Camp Earth Connection—a natural campground and retreat center with cabins, rustic cabins, lean-tos, and tent sites available to rent for the entire race weekend or for just race day evening. Visit campearthconnection.com for campsite availability. Please note that Camp Earth Connection is an alcohol- and drug-free facility. This applies to both the event and any campers.

The Thom B Trail Runs are part of the FLRC Trail Circuit, and results are included in the annual Pebblehead/Stonehead/Boulderhead rankings.

Many FLRC trail races take place on parts of the Finger Lakes Trail, which crosses much of New York State and is maintained by the nonprofit Finger Lakes Trail Conference. If you enjoy running on our local trails, consider supporting the Finger Lakes Trail Conference’s efforts to develop and maintain the Finger Lakes Trail. Support Finger Lakes Trails

WHERE

The races start and finish near Camp Earth Connection, a quarter mile down Hammond Hill Road from the public parking lot, whose address is roughly 100 Hammond Hill Road, Freeville, NY 13068. Do not follow GPS directions via Harford Road—this road is not passable. Instead, make sure to come via Irish Settlement Road.

Directions from Ithaca: Take Route 13 north toward Dryden. Before entering Dryden, take a right onto Irish Settlement Road. After going through an S curve you will go up a big hill, then continue a couple more miles. Take a left onto Hammond Hill Road. Soon you will come to a Y intersection. Take the right fork. At the top of the hill is a parking lot on the right. Park here. The start/finish area is a quarter-mile further on down the road.

WHEN

The 42K race starts at 7 AM. The 13K and 26K races start together at 10 AM.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your race to pick up your bib.

REGISTRATION

Registration will open in late February.
Online pre-registration is strongly encouraged and is open until 6 PM the night before the race.
The race is limited to 150 participants. No day-of-race registration available!

FEES

13K and 26K: $15; 42K: $35
FLRC members may deduct $5.
Runners 18 and under may pre-register for free.

COURSE

On race day, all turns will be well marked. However, with so many interconnected trails, Hammond Hill is an easy place to get lost, especially during solo training runs on the course. In this description, all mileage is approximate and may not correspond exactly with your GPS watch or map. Stay alert for sharp turns, and be sure to carry enough food and water. The color/number trails are all part of the state’s DEC trail system.

Start on Hammond Hill Road, about a quarter-mile south of the parking lot. Head uphill on the dirt road for half a mile. As the hill levels out, watch for trail Blue 1 on your left. Make the hard left onto Blue 1 and follow this to mile 1.0, then merge right onto Yellow 5. Continue straight-ish on Yellow 5 to a T intersection, then turn left to stay on Yellow 5.

At mile 2.5 you’ll come to a dirt road. Turn right for a slight downhill, then a quick left onto Red 1. At mile 3.5, you’ll merge with Red 2 for a very sharp left—almost a U-turn. Follow Red 2 back uphill. Around mile 3.7, Red 2 merges with the white-blazed Finger Lakes Trail. Stay on this trail—you’ll see both white blazes and Red 2 DEC markers—and pick up the pace as you cruise downhill into the bed of pines.

Continue on the white-blazed FLT, even as Red 2 merges onto Yellow 4 near mile 4.6. Stay on the FLT until you reach Star Stanton Road—the wide dirt road at the top of the hill.

Turn left onto Star Stanton, but then watch for the Yellow 3 trailhead on your right. (If you follow the road for more than a few hundred feet it means you’ve gone too far and missed the trail!) Cross through the little ditch and charge uphill on Yellow 3. Merge right onto Yellow 1 at mile 6.1.

Yellow 1 is the trail that will bring you on home! Follow Yellow 1 straight across the dirt road at mile 6.7 and proceed down the hill. This is one of the fastest sections of the course, and is nearly the end of the loop! Around mile 7.5 you’ll take a right to stay on Yellow 1. At 7.8, take a 90-degree left turn onto a wide, unmarked trail, leaving Yellow 1. This little connector trail drops you back onto Hammond Hill Road where you started. If this is your last loop, blast straight across the road and down to the finish line at Camp Earth Connections. You’re awesome! If you’re ready for more fun, hit up the aid station, then run back uphill on the dirt road and repeat.

For trail marathon runners, there is a “baby loop” once you have completed three laps of the course. Continue the same way from the start as before, up Hammond Hill Rd., left onto Blue 1, then merge *left* onto Yellow 6 at the intersection–not right onto Yellow 5 as before — continuing 100 yards until a left at Yellow 1 and down to the finish. Markings will be a separate color from the main course, with a warning sign.

Course Records

13K: Garret Wagner— 47:50 (2005) and Emily Germano— 57:19 (2002)

26K: Tyson Sacco— 1:45:57 (2004) and Valerie Curtis— 2:03:32 (2005)

42K (2018-present): Ian Golden—3:37:05 (2019) and Ellie Pell— 3:55:24 (2019)

52K (2014-2017): Cole Crosby— 4:15:00 (2014) and Nancy Kleinrock— 5:22:22 (2015)

WARNINGS

Look for ribbons and flags marking the trail or you’ll end up off course! As with all trail runs, it’s on you to pay attention.
Mud, treacherous footing, fallen logs, vicious mother ruffed grouse, and vehicles at road crossings are possible hazards.
Carry a water bottle, as it could be hot. Bring warm layers, as it could be cold. Bug spray is usually welcome.
The Central New York Wilderness Search & Rescue crew will be on hand to help. Let’s try to ensure they’re bored.

NOTES

26K cut-off: Runners have two hours to finish Loop 1 and begin Loop 2.
42K cut-off: Runners must complete each loop of the 42K within 2 hours.
Composting toilets are available at the start/finish; showers are available only for Camp Earth Connection campers.
All human refuse and remains on the trail must be buried. Because… blech!
Tasty post-race food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
Results will be made available shortly after the race via Webscorer; visit the FLRC Web site for full results later.
This race is part of the Finger Lakes Trail Circuit, for all you Pebbleheads, Stoneheads, and Boulderheads.
For remaining questions, contact race directors Gary McCheyne (gary@cayugamusic.com) or Joel Cisne (607-592-8230 or joel.cisne@gmail.com)

POLICIES

No dogs, headphones, or jogging strollers are allowed. These make the race dangerous for everyone.
Alcohol is expressly forbidden by Camp Earth Connection. Please don’t bring any.
The race directors reserve the right to reject any entry for any reason.
Entry fees are non-refundable, even if the race is canceled because of an act of nature or mankind.
This race is organized by the Finger Lakes Runners Club and insured by the Road Runners Club of America.