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Local XTERRA Runners Finish Their Series at River Valley Ranch



(Manchester, MD) – Over 400 runners from 9 states took their places at the start line during this morning’s XTERRA River Valley Ranch Trail Runs. In addition to the 5km event from previous years, a 10km race and a kids’ fun run were included attracting more families and doubling the number of participants from last year.

William Garland, 20, from Virginia Beach, VA had the fastest time of the day in the 10km race coming in at 38:55 with Patrick Baur, 23, of Baltimore following less than a minute later. Gaithersburg resident Elena Orlova, 38, won the women’s race in 42:55 almost 5 minutes ahead of runner-up Megan Riley, 20, of Lexington Park, MD.

In the 5km event, Luis Navarro, 31, of Ellicott City took the top spot with his time of 17:52 edging out Chris Sufczynski, 17, of Baltimore in a photo finish by just one second. Sufczynski took second place overall in this event last year as well. For the women, Towson local Stacy Adams, 37, came in first with her time of 22:25 with Molly Morse, 16, of Ellicott City just 12 seconds behind her.

According to race director Kelly Dees, “This was a wonderful event! The weather was perfect, and the Outdoor Adventure Camp venue itself led to great experience. Everyone was clapping and cheering. It was a great way to start the day.”

Since this was the fourth and final event in the 2008 XTERRA Chesapeake Trail Run Series, Regional Champions will be crowned and invited to race for free at the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship on September 27 in Bend, Oregon. Here runners from across the country will come together to challenge themselves against trail running’s best competitors. After Nationals, runners will have the opportunity to compete in the first-ever XTERRA Trail Running World Championship on December 7 over a spectacular course on Kualoa Ranch in Hawaii. For more information, visit www.xterratrailrun.com.

Complete race results are attached and more information can be found online at www.xterratrailrun.com. Media interested in photos from this event should contact emily@xterraplanet.com.
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