Half marathon and 10k course map. Courtesy/highaltitudeathletics.org
Marathon course map. Courtesy/highaltitudeathletics.org
SPORTS News:
The 8th Annual Caldera Runs took place Saturday. More than 300 runners turn out each year to tackle the challenging, hilly terrain of New Mexico’s Run the Caldera Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K.
The events take runners through the Valles Caldera National Preserve, a 12-mile-wide collapsed caldera volcano that lies a short drive west of Los Alamos and the nearby Bandelier National Monument, amidst the Jemez Mountains.
Both the half and full marathons in the event shared the same starting line, just off N.M. 4 near Redondo Peak and the Redondo Meadows. Runners followed a twisting, winding course from the starting line into the canyon areas below Redondo Peak, taking old forest roads once used for logging up and down the mountains.
Those running the half marathon followed the out-and-back course, much of which runs alongside the Redondo Creek that carves its way through the canyon, and runners need to be prepared for some steep ascents and descents along the mountain roads as well as high elevations, as some stretches of the race course lie above 8,000 feet above sea level. Aid stations were set up along the course roughly once every three miles.
Race Results:
Men 13 Miles, 20-29
1,01:47:57.43,Chris Knap, Boulder, CO
2,01:50:33.26,Jesse Goldfarb, Accord, NY
3,01:57:45.02,Matthew Bagwell, Santa Fe, NM
4,02:06:07.85,Tad Hughes, Los Alamos, NM
5,02:06:11.64,Michael Hudson, Santa Barbara, CA
6,02:15:58.55,Fitz Vernon, Charlottesville, VA
7,02:44:43.19,Ryan Cruz, Las Cruces, NM
Men 13 Miles, 30-39
1,01:38:25.43,Brian Bolser, Los Alamos, NM
2,01:47:01.81,Marvin Fernando Jr, Laguna, NM
3,01:53:57.71,Jack Wilkinson, Wildwood, MO
4,01:59:07.85,Lucas Conley, Santa Fe, NM
5,01:59:53.21,Eric Pohlman, Santa Rosa Valley, CA
6,02:00:38.63,Paolo Castelli, Sacile, International
7,02:02:10.55,Jonathan Schultz, Coralville, IA
8,02:03:17.82,Rolando Somma, Santa Fe, NM
9,02:05:49.91,Andrew Youn, Falcon Heights, MN
10,02:07:23.00,Mcdevitt Christopher, Los Alamos, NM
11,02:09:05.65,Stefan Chacon, Albuquerque, NM
12,02:20:17.49,Robert Hernandez, Denver, CO
13,02:21:50.10,Kristopher Finfrock, Tijeras, NM
14,02:22:40.24,Dale Parkes, Albuquerque, NM
15,02:23:23.62,Juan Duque, Los Alamos, NM
16,02:31:01.14,Daniel Carr, Albuquerque, NM
17,02:37:40.00,John Fusek, Albuquerque, NM
18,02:41:35.04,David Salazar, Ponderosa, NM
19,02:42:50.08,Jeff Keenan, Santa Fe, NM
20,02:54:35.54,Jose Perez, Fort Wainwright, AK
21,02:54:37.25,Angelo Echave, Los Alamos, NM
22,02:58:27.93,Ulises Ricoy, Espanola, NM
23,03:26:53.05,Justin Finfrock, Tijeras, NM
Men 13 Miles, 40-49
1,02:03:40.01,Michael Chertkov, Los Alamos, NM
2,02:04:24.78,Erik Zsemlye, Albuquerque, NM
3,02:04:24.86,Eric Burgmaier, Albuquerque, NM
4,02:10:20.14,Don Quintana, Santa Fe, NM
5,02:11:43.02,Brett Weinstein, Albuquerque, NM
6,02:17:29.64,Ed Garcia, Santa Fe, NM
7,02:21:51.29,Michael Fricke, Albuquerque, NM
8,02:27:14.04,Raul Rodriguez, Santa Fe, NM
9,02:28:03.59,Matthew Koehler, Santa Fe, NM
10,02:36:52.68,Daniel Dragone-Gutierrez, Albuquerque, NM
11,02:40:31.08,Jason Scharff, Los Alamos, NM
12,02:43:28.99,Joseph Sanchez, Albuquerque, NM
13,02:53:37.98,Linden Belancik, Santa Fe, NM
14,02:57:34.12,Brian Price, Los Alamos, NM
Men 13 Miles, 50-59
1,01:57:35.45,Pete Goldschmidt, Santa Fe, NM
2,02:00:58.34,Mark Crowley, Albuquerque, NM
3,02:03:29.10,John Cilke, Albuquerque, NM
4,02:05:08.25,Christopher Shaw, Albuquerque, NM
5,02:08:21.43,Jon Wegener, Albuquerque, NM
6,02:20:38.93,Joe Woodward, Albuquerque, NM
7,02:24:41.77,Steven Michel, Santa Fe, NM
8,02:26:09.39,George Rosenberg, Albuquerque, NM
9,02:29:54.38,Terry Wallace, Los Alamos, NM
10,02:29:58.82,Eric Schuler, Albuquerque, NM
11,02:50:57.71,Richard Curry, Santa Fe, NM
12,02:52:00.06,John Debuck, Albuquerque, NM
13,02:52:06.76,Victor Bravo, Canyon, TX
14,02:58:44.08,Richard Rougeux, Fort Defiance, AZ
15,03:23:16.71,Russ Keller, Los Alamos, NM
Men 13 Miles, 60-69
1,02:37:23.00,Timothy Flynnobrien, Albuquerque, NM
2,03:05:45.95,Walter B Vernon, Denver, CO
3,03:51:10.96,Keith Fife, Los Alamos, NM
4,04:41:29.64,Rick Buchanan, Albuquerque, NM
Men 13 Miles, 70+
1,02:26:55.45,Jack Clark, Lamy, NM
Women 13 Miles, 20-29
1,01:57:52.47,Brittany Mead, Albuquerque, NM
2,02:04:02.49,Bonnie Bolser, Los Alamos, NM
3,02:04:11.28,Erin Sindewald, Santa Fe, NM
4,02:11:48.24,Kendra Van Buren, Santa Fe, NM
5,02:29:13.24,Lisa Jahn, Albuquerque, NM
Women 13 Miles, 30-39
1,01:49:21.57,Stephanie Lynn, Farmington, NM
2,01:58:47.32,Maya Ramsay, Placitas, NM
3,02:06:28.32,Renae Mitchell, Los Alamos, NM
4,02:11:19.22,Ella Wagener, Albuquerque, NM
5,02:12:29.96,Stephanie Wingo, Los Alamos, NM
6,02:18:16.81,Aleeca Forsberg, Albuquerque, NM
7,02:19:29.41,Britta Lindquist, Albuquerque, NM
8,02:19:31.05,Heather Greene, Albuquerque, NM
9,02:22:11.22,Natalia Krasheninnikova, Los Alamos, NM
10,02:22:15.29,Stephanie Luscher, Los Alamos, NM
11,02:22:42.50,Colleen Fox, Taos, NM
12,02:23:29.10,Laura Mccann, Santa Fe, NM
13,02:25:55.00,Jennifer Davenport, Placitas, NM
14,02:28:30.98,Jennifer Schlesinger Hanson, Santa Fe, NM
15,02:34:23.02,Anna Hall, Albuquerque, NM
16,02:39:25.61,Janine Johnston, Santa Fe, NM
17,02:45:22.13,Kelly Mccormick, Minneapolis, MN
18,02:49:38.07,Erin Hren, Gallup, NM
19,03:11:51.90,Meredith Eddy, Albuquerque, NM
20,03:55:08.12,Nicolle Gonzales, Santa Fe, NM
21,03:55:13.35,Laura Bush, Albuquerque, NM
Women 13 Miles, 40-49
1,02:07:41.54,Nancy Leeson, Santa Fe, NM
2,02:08:31.35,Jennifer Steketee, Santa Fe, NM
3,02:15:36.94,Alisa Rolfe, Los Alamos, NM
4,02:16:22.54,Anne Driscoll, Santa Fe, NM
5,02:21:21.04,Kimberly Ortega, Los Alamos, NM
6,02:23:30.90,Susan Sanchez, Albuquerque, NM
7,02:27:36.96,Lisa Thompson-Matlin, Albuquerque, NM
8,02:34:15.65,Anne Driscoll, Santa Fe, NM
9,02:36:34.22,Shelly Moeller, Santa Fe, NM
10,02:37:29.00,Katie Macaulay, Santa Fe, NM
11,02:37:32.00,Cindy Cornell-Martinez, Santa Fe, NM
12,02:38:47.36,Holly Koehler, Santa Fe, NM
13,02:39:26.06,Lisa Gerber, Corrales, NM
14,02:47:02.58,Cynthia Baca, Santa Fe, NM
15,02:47:12.84,Susan Mendel, Los Alamos, NM
Women 13 Miles, 50-59
1,02:02:47.71,Lynn Bjorklund, Los Alamos, NM
2,02:10:24.94,Sandra Frost, Los Alamos, NM
3,02:34:48.62,Laura Skrips, Cerrillos, NM
4,02:36:08.08,Sandra Ely, Santa Fe, NM
5,02:38:11.49,Jan Stone, Albuquerque, NM
6,02:41:08.54,Lauri Dodge, Placitas, NM
7,02:44:01.37,Valery Varble, El Prado, NM
8,02:47:50.58,Maureen Torrez, Albuquerque, NM
9,02:52:37.61,Karen Williams, Los Alamos, NM
10,03:23:14.78,Ivanna Austell, Los Alamos, NM
11,03:23:31.53,Alice Baumstark, Albuquerque, NM
12,03:51:09.74,Laura Fife, Los Alamos, NM
13,04:14:14.51,April Steffens, Albuquerque, NM
14,04:41:36.34,Clarissa Eastham, Albuquerque, NM
Women 13 Miles, 60-69
1,02:50:54.90,Rose Giannotta, Santa Fe, NM
2,03:19:15.52,Sandra Konrad, Santa Fe, NM
3,03:20:02.12,Nancy Fisher, Albuquerque, NM
4,04:10:08.01,Louella Buchanan, Albuquerque, NM
Men 10Km, 19 and under
1,47:17.89,Andres Molina, Albuquerque, NM
2,50:45.33,Greyson Venhaus, Los Alamos, NM
3,52:00.01,Richard Thompson, Los Alamos, NM
4,55:12.45,Zachary Toledo, ,
5,55:45.94,Caleb Farrar, Albuquerque, NM
6,01:04:49.80,James Kennedy, Castle Rock, CO
7,01:12:34.86,Jacob Thompson, Los Alamos, NM
8,01:27:10.79,Matthew Patchett, Los Alamos, NM
Men 10Km, 20-29
1,40:56.31,Ryan Mcniff, Los Alamos, NM
2,47:48.74,John Chavez, Albuquerque, NM
3,53:03.76,Nick Wakeham, Los Alamos, NM
4,53:06.65,Derrick Toledo, ,
5,56:49.14,Isabel Vinton, ,
6,57:13.09,Sam Markert, Albuquerque, NM
7,57:38.82,Ryan Wienpahl, Albuquerque, NM
8,01:06:59.39,Ryan Schultz, Albuquerque, NM
9,01:07:10.24,Bryan Toya, Jemez Pueblo, NM
10,01:08:34.95,Dustin Johnson, Los Alamos, NM
11,01:09:17.63,Jeffrey Harris, Albuquerque, NM
12,01:09:22.04,Justin Bobb, Santa Fe, NM
13,01:11:09.60,Andrew Read, Albuquerque, NM
14,01:15:11.86,Byron Yepa, Jemez Pueblo, NM
15,01:19:37.86,Daniel Pohlman, Lafayette, IN
16,01:21:52.15,Marshall Johnson, Austin, TX
Men 10Km, 30-39
1,55:30.29,James Rickabaugh, Pittsburgh, PA
2,58:49.40,Tom Broderick, Albuquerque, NM
3,59:45.88,Chris Killer, Ranchos De Taos, NM
4,01:01:33.98,Karl Isselhard, Tijeras, NM
5,01:02:28.29,Adam Pina, Albuquerque, NM
6,01:08:24.27,Jeffrey Bouthot, Missoula, MT
7,01:09:14.01,Matthew Smith, Santa Fe, NM
8,01:09:18.53,Devin Parson, Durango, CO
9,01:09:23.68,Daniel Aranda, Rio Rancho, NM
10,01:11:35.62,Erik Kintzel, Wilton, CA
11,01:14:25.19,Boonthanome Nouanesengsy, Los Alamos, NM
12,01:15:07.88,Justin Reiter, Albuquerque, NM
13,01:22:41.13,Kristoffer Eriksen, Los Alamos, NM
Men 10Km, 40-49
1,50:20.56,Mike Engelhardt, Los Alamos, NM
2,01:01:56.92,Rao Garimella, Los Alamos, NM
3,01:02:24.36,Michael Rasinski, Tijeras, NM
4,01:03:19.03,Brian Mcwilliams, Santa Fe, NM
5,01:04:08.94,Juan Barraza, Los Alamos, NM
6,01:05:18.47,Jeremy Oswald, Albuquerque, NM
7,01:06:01.74,Derrell Burgin, Edgewood, NM
8,01:06:10.26,Ryan Delaware, Albuquerque, NM
9,01:06:47.73,Andy Teel, Edgewood, NM
10,01:07:43.55,Ernesto Carabajal, Albuquerque, NM
11,01:08:24.40,Felipe Elizondo, Albuquerque, NM
12,01:08:55.86,Ron Sanders, Albuquerque, NM
13,01:09:07.88,Stephanie Decker, Ranchos De Taos, NM
14,01:10:41.54,Thomas Venhaus, Los Alamos, NM
15,01:11:46.26,Drey Fisher, Santa Fe, NM
16,01:27:12.02,John Patchett, Los Alamos, NM
17,01:28:23.60,Patrick Mcquitty, Santa Fe, NM
Men 10Km, 50-59
1,45:24.27,Blake Wood, Los Alamos, NM
2,50:46.65,Darrell Armstrong, Albuquerque, NM
3,56:30.63,Duncan Hammon, Los Alamos, NM
4,01:00:17.85,Roger Campbell, Albuquerque, NM
5,01:04:26.05,Scott Wilber, Santa Fe, NM
6,01:08:33.13,Randy Burden, Peralta, NM
7,01:12:53.09,Kevin Smith, Albuquerque, NM
8,01:16:14.29,Kim Hughes, Albuquerque, NM
9,01:18:48.88,Larry Allen, Santa Fe, NM
10,01:19:41.32,David Sims, Albuquerque, NM
Men 10Km, 60-69
1,01:15:40.03,Fred Winter, ,
2,01:23:28.02,Nito Panganiban, Lacombe, LA
3,01:30:27.95,Paul Johnson, Los Alamos, NM
4,01:58:15.81,Ted Williams, Los Alamos, NM
Men 10Km, 70+
1,01:13:47.01,Richard Thompson, Los Alamos, NM
Women 10Km, 19 and under
1,01:12:32.81,Ekaterina Vinyard, Los Alamos, NM
2,01:14:34.28,Elena Sanchez, Albuquerque, NM
3,01:35:41.18,Madison Mcquitty, Santa Fe, NM
4,01:44:55.74,Emily Morgan-Tracy, Albuquerque, NM
5,01:44:56.83,Sophie Laborwit, Albuquerque, NM
Women 10Km, 20-29
1,47:18.78,Heather Mcniff, Los Alamos, NM
2,01:07:29.62,Ashley Arrossa, Albuquerque, NM
3,01:09:19.70,Erin Rayburn, Albuquerque, NM
4,01:09:20.81,Melanie Wilkes, Santa Fe, NM
5,01:09:42.91,Grace Lesser, Conway, MA
6,01:10:16.33,Alva Gachupin, Jemez Pueblo, NM
7,01:12:14.94,Bridget Nash, Durango, CO
8,01:16:19.36,Kaitlyn Hughes, Albuquerque, NM
9,01:17:12.81,Leah Hazard, Lakewood, CA
10,01:17:15.35,Chandler O’connell, Sitka, AK
11,01:19:26.54,Mauri Matsuda, Washington, DC
12,01:19:30.89,Corrie Meyersick, Los Alamos, NM
13,01:19:40.23,Andrea Piszczor, Chicago, IL
14,01:22:39.73,Jessica Baumgaertel, Los Alamos, NM
15,01:28:49.52,Sara Draper, Albuquerque, NM
16,01:31:41.47,Heather Hughes, Los Alamos, NM
17,01:41:38.55,Alison Goodsell, Los Alamos, NM
18,01:45:50.17,Sanova Lueth, Bernalillo, NM
19,01:50:50.70,Jennifer Cramer, Albuquerque, NM
Women 10Km, 30-39
1,59:06.37,Tania Sanchez, Espanola, NM
2,59:07.29,Joanna Bennett, Albuquerque, NM
3,01:03:54.15,Krista Mickelson, Durango, CO
4,01:05:57.98,Ashley Fried, Santa Fe, NM
5,01:07:55.24,Jill Broderick, ,
6,01:08:11.95,Marty Schantz, El Prado, NM
7,01:09:59.48,Natalie Payne, ,
8,01:10:19.94,Amber Isselhard, Tijeras, NM
9,01:11:52.50,Tamara Jurado, Los Alamos, NM
10,01:11:54.18,Sarah Fisher, Santa Fe, NM
11,01:15:12.74,Julie Maze, Los Alamos, NM
12,01:16:32.10,Julie Chavez, Albuquerque, NM
13,01:16:51.01,Jeanette Trujillo-Rondeau, Los Alamos, NM
14,01:17:09.94,Kathleen Dull, Albuquerque, NM
15,01:17:35.19,Elizabeth Ossowski, Washington, DC
16,01:18:05.24,Heather Steele, Taos, NM
17,01:21:23.85,Katie Gattiker, Los Alamos, NM
18,01:21:33.49,Chandra Lee, Rio Rancho, NM
19,01:26:13.65,Jillian Broomall, Wilton, CA
20,01:30:30.53,Ranee Onstott, Santa Fe, NM
21,01:40:10.19,Neeta Singh, Los Alamos, NM
22,01:40:34.18,Surabhi Sharma, Los Alamos, NM
23,02:15:57.28,Alicia Chavez, Albuquerque, NM
24,02:16:11.72,Amy Dorman, Albuquerque, NM
Women 10Km, 40-49
1,56:14.11,Jessica Kisiel, Los Alamos, NM
2,01:10:03.50,Barbara Ferry, Santa Fe, NM
3,01:10:48.31,Sarah Sanders, Albuquerque, NM
4,01:11:14.24,Suzette Williams, Los Alamos, NM
5,01:11:16.79,Meg Mclaughlin, Albuquerque, NM
6,01:11:44.55,Linda Vance, Los Alamos, NM
7,01:11:51.18,Yvette Fields, Santa Fe, NM
8,01:12:36.90,Cynthia Mitchell, Albuquerque, NM
9,01:14:30.91,Olivia Gan Li, Los Alamos, NM
10,01:14:52.81,Annette Taylor, Albuquerque, NM
11,01:15:38.67,Ruth Scott, New Laguna, NM
12,01:15:49.98,Darla Thompson, Los Alamos, NM
13,01:17:27.77,Jodee Thayer, Red River, NM
14,01:18:14.44,Alpa Mehta, Albuquerque, NM
15,01:20:53.33,Jennifer Sanfilipo, Albuquerque, NM
16,01:20:55.88,Christina Maze, Albuquerque, NM
17,01:21:40.39,Christina Hanson, Cedar Crest, NM
18,01:22:36.44,Lauraine Maness, Jemez Springs, NM
19,01:23:07.39,Sara Holland, Arvada, CO
20,01:24:59.39,Karen Borovina, Santa Fe, NM
21,01:33:33.84,Jennifer Dugan, Albuquerque, NM
22,01:35:56.66,Tara Otero, Albuquerque, Nm, NM
23,01:35:58.48,Beverly Allison, Albuquerque, NM
24,01:41:05.16,Nichole Burgin, Edgewood, NM
25,01:42:50.31,Kristin Morgan-Tracy, Albuquerque, NM
26,01:45:51.32,Ramona Corona, Albuquerque, NM
27,02:07:13.00,Bennie Cruz, Albuquerque, NM
Women 10Km, 50-59
1,59:36.94,Diane Coady-Ramsay, Placitas, NM
2,01:12:17.37,Melissa Heinz, Santa Fe, NM
3,01:15:13.82,Suzanne Santemma, Los Alamos, NM
4,01:30:23.95,Donna Goad, Los Alamos, NM
5,01:31:56.67,Gayla Walden, Albuquerque, NM
6,01:35:47.08,Karen Lubertazzo, Albuquerque, NM
7,01:54:43.49,Jacqueline Payne, Taos, NM
Women 10Km, 60-69
1,01:23:45.15,Christine Glidden, Albuquerque, NM
2,01:24:28.07,Carrie Haag, Santa Fe, NM
3,01:35:55.31,Patty Martin, Albuquerque, NM
4,01:47:05.35,Kaaren Rougeux, Las Vegas, NM
Men, 26 Miles
1,03:28:21.92,Mike Rahmer, Albuquerque, NM
2,03:32:41.79,Sean Meissner, Flagstaff, AZ
3,03:49:14.13,Neil Blake, Rio Rancho, NM
4,03:57:22.08,David Coblentz, Los Alamos, NM
5,04:05:55.46,Richard Knapp, Albuquerque, NM
6,04:07:06.83,Dan Carter, Las Cruces, NM
7,04:13:47.02,Shawn Cummings, Rio Rancho, NM
8,04:22:40.35,Roger Squires, Albuquerque, NM
9,04:23:00.71,Dennis Milligan, Los Alamos, NM
10,04:38:33.35,Jordan Muss, Santa Fe, NM
11,04:30:15.94,Scott Stromberg, Albuquerque, NM
12,04:37:43.71,Eric Martens, Los Alamos, NM
13,04:39:20.61,Steven Grossman, Los Ranchos, NM
14,04:49:55.09,Charles Bryan, Albuquerque, NM
15,04:56:24.72,Donald Hanson, Cedar Crest, NM
16,05:03:08.00,Mark Makela, Los Alamos, NM
17,05:03:36.52,Clifford Matthews, Albuquerque, NM
18,05:08:42.41,Adam Delu, Albuquerque, NM
19,05:16:38.43,William Blake, Santa Fe, NM
20,05:18:52.00,Tony Apodaca, Jemez Pueblo, NM
21,05:52:28.00,Aaron Martin, Albuquerque, NM
22,05:32:18.93,Nicholas Juskiewicz, Albuquerque, NM
23,05:33:47.88,Tony Zukaitis, Los Alamos, NM
24,05:33:50.89,Ian Maddieson, Albuquerque, NM
25,05:34:16.91,Bob Mcelheney, Albuquerque, NM
26,05:45:46.78,James Bryan, Amarillo, TX
27,05:50:10.34,Terry Salyer, Los Alamos, NM
28,05:55:34.12,Alberto Solis, Albuquerque, NM
29,06:08:59.66,Frank Cherne, Los Alamos, NM
30,06:26:20.11,Robert Reedy, Los Alamos, NM
Women, 26 Miles
1,04:24:24.51,Erin Churchill, Albuquerque, NM
2,04:32:55.95, Blair Anderson, Santa Fe, NM
3,04:35:23.49,Ruthanne Hamrick, Cedar Crest, NM
4,04:41:55.03,Amy Lee, Los Alamos, NM
5,04:42:54.93,Cindy Preslar, Cloudcroft, NM
6,05:10:39.76,Ariel Patashnik, Santa Fe, NM
7,05:18:28.20,Anna Hager, Sanders, AZ
8,05:25:31.50,Ayesha Sundram, Albuquerque, NM
9,05:28:10.54,Miriam Butler, Ojo Caliente, NM
10,05:34:15.92,Annika Buck Ahmed, Albuquerque, NM
11,05:59:59.05,Clara De La Torre, Santa Fe, NM
12,06:02:38.89,Cyndi Wells, Los Alamos, NM
13,06:26:21.39,Joyce Gormley, Albuquerque, NM
14,06:42:49.25,Joanne Silva, Belen, NM
