Race Results

Thanks for you interest in and coming out for the Two Turkey Relay

The Chaffee County Running Club held the 10th annual Two Turkey Relay Saturday November 13 near Salida.

Forty six runners participated in the unique race, which rewards younger, older and female runners with time bonuses and where team members are randomly drawn. Each runner in the two person team ran a hilly two mile loop,

Efforts were made this year to modify the handicap format by rewarding runners 60 years old and older, 13 years old and younger, and females with a 2 minute time bonus instead of the traditional 2 minutes 30 second time bonus. Runners were also asked to estimate their finishing time by selecting one of five possible finishing time categories (the first was a finishing time 13 minutes and under and the fifth was a finishing time of 22 minutes and over). Teams were then selected by randomly matching faster runners with team members that were in relatively slower finishing time categories.

All of this manipulation was designed as a method of making the race more competitive by giving every team a better chance of doing well. Results showed that this was somewhat successful, as all teams finished within about 8:30 of each other.

Fast young girls and females, however, dominated the race, as they have done so before. The top 3 teams all had girls on them 13 years old or younger, and all of their team members were female. The luck of the draw gave each of the top 3 teams a 6 minute head start and their team members were fast enough to maintain that lead over the rest of the field.

Prizes for this year’s relay were very unique, in keeping with the race theme. Aside from the usual turkeys, home made pies, cakes, and fruit baskets, other prizes included cash, cheap cheese, honey and a rare Egyptian pipe.

A big Thank You to all the people who did something to help make this event successful, including Debbie, Dan, Carl, Tom, Don, John, Melissa, and Kristy. (although it seems none of these indivduals want to claim full responsibility).

Eight annual, started by Don Breece in 2001.
15 kids participated who were between ages 9 – 16.
The youngest participant was Trevor Love at 9.
The oldest participant was John Sturtevant at 74.

First place and 22nd place received turkeys donated by Safeway and Walmart.
Second place received gift certificates from the Golden Egg.
Third and fourth places received pies homemade by the Sobals.

11th place, “the mean team” received homemade mini pies.

All the kids received either a hot chocolate gift certificate from Bongo Billy’s or an ice cream cone from Sonic.

7th Annual Two Turkey Relay Results – Saturday November 17, 2007

1. Mike Schoudel – Laura Haefeli – Handicap Time: 29:20 – Actual Time: 24:20
2. Harald Kasper – Noreen Smith
3) Kenny Wilcox – Evan Schehrer
4) Tom Sobal – Dan Schmidt
5) Jerry Fesenmeyer – Chuck Smead
6) Morgan Love – Katie Dreher
7) Brad Mugg – Brooke Love
8) Vicki Schehrer – Russell Orris
9) John Haefeli – Colleen Boddy
10) Deb Wagoner – Drew Johnson
11) Susan Selenow – Andrew Durgan
12) Caleb Miner – Sandy Love
13) Melissa Sobal – Anna Schehrer
14) Paul Dittmer – Sydney Fesenmeyer
15) Kimberly Tubbs – Mike Pollock
16) Thomas Myers – Violet Mugg
17) Brad Love – Mark Smead
18) Jane Gilden – Jacob Nelson

Sixth Annual Two Turkey Relay Race Results – November 11, 2006

1.  Kenny Wilcox, age 28 – Garrett Lundberg age 12 – Time = 34:42
     (This is the Salida Cross Country coach and one of his middle school runners)
2.  Morgan Love, age 14 – Brooke Love, age 11
3.  Tom Sobal, age 49 – Tammy May, age 51
4.  Sandy Love – Bob Provorse
5.  Kaiti Davis – Ricki Redland
6.  Dan Schmidt – Nathan Orrill
7.  Harald Kasper – Jake Jacobson
8.  Maggie Myers – Sydney Fesenmeyer
9.  Eric Lundberg – Jane Provorse
10.  Janna Rico-Silver – Tracy Wagley
11.  Jerry Fesenmeyer – Roger Miller
12.  Kelsay Lundberg – Karen Lundberg
13.  Jacob Nelson – Jessica Baglione
14.  Wano Urbonas – Debbie Fesenmeyer
15.  Irene Lapp – Herman Lapp
16.  Melissa Sobal – Jane Gilden
17.  John Sturtevant – John McManus

Youngest Runner – Sydney Fesenmeyer, age 8
Oldest Runner – John Sturtevant, age 72

Fifth Annual Two Turkey Relay Race Results – November 12, 2005
1. Morgan Love – Tom Sobal – Time = 30:54
2. Brooke Love – Victor Selenow
3. Brenda Wiard – Harald Kaspar-Riggio
4. Michelle Willliams – Mike Delcavo
5. Lukas Garcia – Roger Miller
6. Jacob Weiss – Jerry Fesenmeyer
7. Jennifer Orr – Kaiti Davis
8. Sandy Love – Brad Love
9. Ken Weiss – Chuck Smead
10. Martha Shoup – Ashley Blazer
11. Dan Schmidt – John Rettig
12. Ricki Redland – Bob Stroheker
13. Dena Gillis – Susan Selenow
14. Jane Chess – Terry Pintane
15. Janna Silver – Melissa Sobal
16. Annabelle Bednarek – Jacob Nelson
17. Mark Wiard – Jan Schmidt
18. John Sturtevant – Jake Jacobson
19. Larissa Barritt – Tracy Wagley
20. Connie Cole – Susan Gebhart

Spiral Drive Run Results May 8, 2010. Salida, CO 4 miles with 500’ of climb.

1  –  Chuck Smead – 27:33
2  –  Tom Sobal – 27:41
3  –  Dan Schmidt – 27:58
4  –  Jim Anderegg – 28:25
5  –  Bryan Johnson – 30:51
6  –  Jerry Fesenmeyer – 31:52
7  –  Matt Bickel – 32:09
8  –  Taylor Stack – 32:22
9  –  Lisa Marie Kloberdanz – 32:52
10  –  Garrett Hammond – 33.29
11  –  Bryan Joslin – 35:32
12  –  Brent Sites – 37:28
13  –  Brooke Johnson – 38:02
14  –  Danelle Peters – 38:49
15  –  Kelly Murphy – 41:19
16  –  Danielle Hammond – 42:17
17  –  Patrick Angell – 42:39
18  –  Leisle Hammond- 43:03
19  –  Alyssa Peters – 44:22
20  –  Christi Delaney – 44:24
21  –  Paul Ottmer- 46:25
22  –  Zachry McCandless – 46:54
23  –  Melissa Lee Sobal – 47:16
24  –  Pamela Wedige- 47:50
25  –  Vickie Gorentz – 50:22
26  –  Ed Herndon – 50:23
27  –  Debbie Picard – 51:21
28  –  Blue Picard – 52:46
29  –  Brandi Taver – 56:18
30  –  Amber VanLeuken – 56:19
31  –  Tana Sorgaard – 57:07
32  –  Brenda Abbott – 57:36
33  –  Rochelle Valdez – 57:37
34  –  Emma Lindbloom – 1:14:00
35  –  Jodi Balwin – 1:14:01
36  –  Angela Leo – 1:14:02
37  –  Veronica White – 1:15:01
38  –  Lori White – 1:15:02
39  –  Tanya Nasca – 1:16:00
40  –  Amanda Pannell – 1:17:00
41  –  Samantha Leak – 1:17:01
42  –  Samantha Shake – 1:17:02
43  –  Shannon McCandless – 1:17:30
44  –  Dionne Sanders – 1:18:00
45  –  Barb Margos – 1:18:01
46  –  Noma Nkala – 1:18:32
47  –  Rebecca Hochard – 1:19:01

2009 Spiral Drive Run Salida, Colorado – 5/11/09 – 4 miles – 500′ climb

2008 Spiral Drive Run Salida, Colorado – 5/10/08 – 4 miles – 500′ climb

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