The 7th annual North Regional Championship held at Levagood Park in Dearborn featured unseasonably high temperatures which affected walkers’ finish times.
Surprise entrant, Don Serianne of Rochester, New York, took the lead and held it throughout the race. Serianne walked a 4:32 first lap (1K) and moved easily away from Dave Swarts (4:56) and Dan O’Brien (5:01). Serianne hit the mid-point of the race in 23:24 with Swarts at 25:14 and O’Brien trailing in 3rd at 26:55. The heat affected the entire field at this point noticeable in the split differential in the 1st 5K and the 2nd.
Deb Topham led the women’s field from the start. Her 5K splits of 30:38 and 32:25 illustrate the effect of the warm temperatures on the racers. Deb’s husband made a video of the race which should be seen by all participants. The official results of the race with 5K splits are as follows: Swarts and Topham are the North Regional Champions
Wilma Dennis bested the field in the accompanying 5K race (37:03).
OFFICIAL RESULTS
10KM North Regional Racewalk Championship, Dearborn MI, 22 May 2011
Men
Place | Name | Age | State | Time | 5 KM Time |
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Place | Name | Age | State | Time | 5 KM Time |
1 | "Ace" Serianni | 20 | New York | 47:48 | 23:24 |
2 | Dave Swartz | 45 | Michigan | 54:39 | 26:14 |
3 | Dan O'Brien | 46 | Michigan | 55:54 | 26:55 |
4 | Leon Jasionowski | 66 | Michigan | 56:22 | 27:46 |
5 | Bill Reed | 58 | Michigan | 61:11 | 27:46 |
6 | Marshal Sanders | 70 | Michigan | 68:54 | 29:55 |
7 | Tom Belford | 60 | Michigan | 71:47 | 34:36 |
8 | Max Green | 79 | Michigan | 73:26 | 36:20 |
Women
Place | Name | Age | State | Time | 5 Km Time |
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Place | Name | Age | State | Time | 5 Km Time |
1 | Deb Topham | 56 | Michigan | 62:53 | 30:28 |
2 | Sharon O'Leary | 42 | Ontario, Canada | 66:03 | 32:29 |