May 11, 2019
Rothrock State Forest
by Mike Casper
It was sunny and in the fifties as runners gathered at Whipple Dam State Park for the 16th Sidewinder, the second edition that featured the out-and-back route for the 10K and 20K distance. This race uses WMA age and gender adjusted results. (See below for details.) Keith Henderson led early and took first place in the 10K, with Scott Charney in second and Sharon Lupo in third. Eliza Gabel and Shelly Hillebrand took second and third in the women’s race.
In the 20K, Shundhai Li ran away with the title and slashed his own 2018 CR by 31 seconds, with Austin Boyle in second and Alan Effrig in third. The women’s race saw Diane Swauger claim top honors.
Special thanks to Mark and Reggie Lozinski for Subway sub pickup, and to Dave Eggler for registration and timing. Thanks to Tom Cali, of CaliWagnerMillward – RE/MAX Centre Realty, Subway Restaurants, and Appalachian Outdoors for series support. Drawing prizes came from Doans Bones, Meyer Dairy, Rita’s, and Webster’s Bookstore Café.
The World Masters Athletics (WMA) percentage is an age- and gender-graded scoring system based on data. The WMA percentage tells how your age- and gender-graded time compares to the gender world record for a given distance. If your WMA score is 100%, you would have run a gender world record time in your prime. If it's 50%, then the world record holder would have come in in half your time. By the way, 80% is considered National Class level. Today's top 5 age and gender graded finishers were all pretty close to that! See below for how the results of this race are calculated, and how you can use the system to score yourself for other events. Here’s an explanation of the formula:
WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS (WMA) Percentage Calculation: AGST = age-gender standard time OGST = open-gender standard time AGT = age-graded time WMA factor = OGST / AGST WMA factor * actual time = AGT WMA% (age-performance %) = OGST / AGT (or = AGST / time)
Simplified, your World Masters Athletics percentage is the ratio of the approximate world-record time for your age and gender divided by your actual time. Example for a 45-year old woman running a road 10 km in 40:00 AGST = 32:33 (AGST if she were a 45-year old male = 29:51) OGST = 30:20 (OGST if she were a 45-year old male = 26:51) WMA factor = 30:20 / 32:33 = 0.932 AGT = 0.932 * 40:00 = 37:17 WMA % = 30:20 / 37:17 (or = 32:33 / 40:00) = 81.4%
The next Tussey Teaser is June 9, the Treaster Kettle Test-Your-Mettle 10.6 Miler, with an earlier start, 8:00 a.m.
Keith Henderson leads the way on Laurel Run Road in the early going of the 10K race
Timing by the Nittany Valley Running Club
10K Overall Order of Finish by WMA Age/Gender Grading
CLASS FINISH
PLACE PLACE FINISHER WMA% TIME
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1 1 OpM Keith Henderson, 54, State College, PA 67.34% 47:06
2 2 OpM Scott Charney, 58, Lancaster, PA 61.58% 53:16
3 1 OpW Sharon Lupo, 44*, Pa Furnace, PA 51.18% 1:03:03
4 3 OpM Jacob Gordon, 31, Huntingdon, PA 49.47% 54:33
5 2 OpW Eliza Gabel, 27*, State College, PA 46.86% 1:04:44
6 4 OpM Jason Thomas, 44, Boalsburg, PA 46.46% 1:03:02
7 3 OpW Shelly Hillebrand, 56*, Bel Air, MD 46.04% 1:20:37
8 5 OpM Jaeson Koszarsky, 47, Boalsburg, PA 44.67% 1:07:05
9 6 OpM David Lloyd, 48, State College, PA 44.62% 1:07:43
10 4 OpW Kelsey Ruckert, 27*, State College, PA 41.42% 1:13:14
11 7 OpM Jere Northridge, 41, State College, PA 39.28% 1:12:51
12 5 OpW Fiona Koscarsky, 37*, Boalsburg, PA 38.76% 1:19:35
13 6 OpW Laura Egan, 27*, Boalsburg, PA 38.09% 1:19:38
14 8 OpM Patrick Applegate, 28, State College, PA 36.66% 1:13:15
* indicates females
8 finishers among Open Men
6 finishers among Open Women
8 male finishers
6 female finishers
14 total finishers
20K Overall Order of Finish by WMA Age/Gender Grading
CLASS FINISH
PLACE PLACE FINISHER WMA% TIME
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1 1 OpM Shundai Li, 46, State College, PA 76.32% 1:20:15
2 2 OpM Austin Boyle, 35, Lemont, PA 68.23% 1:22:44
3 3 OpM Alan Effrig, 40, State College, PA 64.00% 1:31:12
4 4 OpM Matt Lamparter, 35, Lewisburg, PA 61.85% 1:31:16
5 5 OpM Brian Garthwaite, 39, Lewisburg, PA 60.36% 1:35:57
6 6 OpM Mark Lozinski, 48, Port Matilda, PA 58.31% 1:46:49
7 7 OpM J David Gantz, 37, Boalsburg, PA 57.17% 1:39:49
8 8 OpM Ken Farnsworth, 29, State College, PA 56.99% 1:38:12
9 9 OpM Tod Kehrli, 57, Glenmore, PA 56.45% 1:59:17
10 10 OpM Matt Smith, 52, State College, PA 56.08% 1:54:54
11 1 OpW Diane Swanger, 43*, Port Matilda, PA 55.36% 1:58:42
12 11 OpM Steve Boutitier, 59, Bel Air, MD 48.95% 2:20:07
13 12 OpM Marvin Hall, 64, State College, PA 47.14% 2:32:29
14 13 OpM Brian Brown, 44, Lewisburg, PA 41.82% 2:24:06
15 14 OpM Adam Ilgen, 30, Bellefonte, PA 34.68% 2:41:22
* indicates females
14 finishers among Open Men
1 finishers among Open Women
14 male finishers
1 female finishers
15 total finishers
