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Croom Trail 50 Mile Fools Run 2001 Results

March 31, 2001 
Brooksville, Florida

Pl	  Name	     	Finish Loop
1	Jeff Meyer           6:57:52
2	Bruce Bayless        6:58:07
3	Jon Docs             7:37:33
4	Danny Ripka          7:46:07
5	Art Sarakas          8:06:04
6	Linda Mason          8:07:30
7	John Barrera         8:08:39
8	Mike Gleman          8:13:48
9	Gyula Kiss           8:23:12
10	Jeff Blaker          8:27:04
11	Sue Ellen Trapp      8:31:54
12	John Butterick       8:57:20
13	Douglas Brede        9:01:38
14	Jim Bodoh            9:06:58
15	Marla Buechner       9:08:14
16	George Biondic       9:09:26
17	Pete Pfannerstill    9:14:37
18	Ron Balow            9:28:40
19	Jennifer Nanny      10:03:44
20	Bill Koppenheffer   10:09:07
21	Greg Kaputa         10:11:43
22	Buck Walsh          10:18:07
23	Mike Barber         10:29:47
24	Lewis Bennett       10:38:26
25	Steve West          10:40:01
26	Gary Long           10:48:17
27	Victora	Long        11:03:28
28	Pam Dickens         11:03:28
29	Marilyn	Schupbach   11:23:50
30	Richard	Valantine   11:23:55
31	Bill Dickens        11:33:20
32	Elaine Anthony      11:53:04
33	Brucie Waltemyer    11:53:29


The sixth running of the Croom Trail Runners 50 Mile Fools Run, 
began at the Tucker Hill trailhead of the Croom Hiking Trail in 
the Withlacoochee Forest.  The course began with a five mile loop, 
followed by three fifteen mile loops.  The The Croom Hiking Trail 
is a single tract trail full of challenges and contains a wide 
variety of terrain; including grass fields, oak hammocks, long 
leaf pine forests, as well as old sink holes and other ravines.
Many runners, on the Croom Trail for the first time were 
surprised by the number of hills on the course.. 
Jeff Meyer took the early lead in the race and was uncontested 
until about the 46 mile aid station, when Meyer was joined by 
Bruce Bayless. Bayless had been as much as 10 minutes back. 
Meyer eventually finished 15 seconds ahead of Bayless, in a 
time of 6:57:52, making it the closest Fools Run finish yet.   
Linda Mason, who owns 6 of the top 12 all time finishing times 
in the Croom 50K Trail Run, lead the race from wire to wire in 
her first 50 miler finished in a time of 8:07:03. Mason was 
followed by Sue Ellen Trapp; who finished in a time of 8:31:54. 
Although always warm, the weather was a little more forgiving 
this year then in the past, allowing some good running times.  
Art Sarakas, Ron Balow, Richard Valentine, and Brucie Waltemeyer 
all finished this race with a substantially better time than they 
posted in last year's race. Upon completion of the course the 
runners were treated to a chicken barbecue.  
The Co-Race Directors, John Holmes and Jim Spencer, once again 
did an outstanding job organizing their twenty-third and final 
race in the Withlacoochee Forest. The Croom Trail Runners will 
continue the races with new race directors, enabling John and 
Jim to run the races they have worked so hard to maintain. So, 
come and join us on the Croom Trail, next September for the 
Croom Trail 50K Run, under its new race director. Maybe you 
will get to join John and Jim on a loop of the course.    

Kathleen Wheeler,
Race Correspondent