United StatesFixed distance
Chicago Lakefront Spring 50km Race
5 Apr2003
Distance
50km
Finishers
9669 men27 women
Winning time
3:30:49h
Median pace
9.21km/h
Pace distribution
96 finishers · 7.12–14.23 km/h · mean 9.63
Every finisher ran the same 50 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 96 finishers ranged from 7.12 to 14.23 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 9.63 and a median of 9.21. The busiest band is 8.5 to 9.0 kilometres per hour, with 19 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 96
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melcher, RyneCanadaMan *North Vancouver, BC | 3:30:49h | 14.23 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Schliesmann, BarryUnited StatesMan *IL | 3:39:53h | 13.64 | M40 | 2nd M · 1st M40 |
| 3 | Sprague, DeanUnited StatesMan *IL | 3:58:26h | 12.58 | M35 | 3rd M · 1st M35 |
| 4 | Hall, LarryUnited StatesMan *Chicago, IL | 3:59:57h | 12.50 | M45 | 4th M · 1st M45 |
| 5 | Tanaka, MarkUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:00:14h | 12.49 | M35 | 5th M · 2nd M35 |
| 6 | Pirrung, RoyUnited StatesMan *Kohler, WI | 4:00:33h | 12.47 | M50 | 6th M · 1st M50 |
| 7 | McPherson, AlexUnited StatesMan *IN | 4:03:02h | 12.34 | M40 | 7th M · 2nd M40 |
| 8 | Thom, WilliamUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:08:26h | 12.08 | M40 | 8th M · 3rd M40 |
| 9 | Medina, BenjaminUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:09:07h | 12.04 | M45 | 9th M · 2nd M45 |
| 10 | Smith, RobertUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:10:33h | 11.97 | M35 | 10th M · 3rd M35 |
| 11 | Kaplan, HowardUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:14:32h | 11.79 | M23 | 11th M · 2nd M23 |
| 12 | Connelly, BrianUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:22:19h | 11.44 | M40 | 12th M · 4th M40 |
| 13 | Gorman, PatrickUnited StatesMan *Barrington, IL | 4:25:50h | 11.29 | M40 | 13th M · 5th M40 |
| 14 | Tordoff, JeffUnited StatesMan *NE | 4:26:16h | 11.27 | M35 | 14th M · 4th M35 |
| 15 | Mason, TroyUnited StatesMan *NE | 4:27:33h | 11.21 | M40 | 15th M · 6th M40 |
| 16 | Byers, ChristineUnited StatesWoman *IN | 4:28:43h | 11.16 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 |
| 17 | Doran, PatrickUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:30:32h | 11.09 | M23 | 16th M · 3rd M23 |
| 18 | Beck, MattUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:31:20h | 11.06 | M23 | 17th M · 4th M23 |
| 19 | Bragaw, DanielUnited StatesMan *Chicago, IL | 4:34:03h | 10.95 | M23 | 18th M · 5th M23 |
| 20 | Remington, JohnCanadaMan *Richmond Hill, ON | 4:36:11h | 10.86 | M35 | 19th M · 5th M35 |
| 21 | Lewis, RoderickUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:36:36h | 10.85 | M35 | 20th M · 6th M35 |
| 22 | Gialanella, AnthonyUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:40:15h | 10.71 | M45 | 21st M · 3rd M45 |
| 23 | Parts, MarkUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:41:35h | 10.65 | M40 | 22nd M · 7th M40 |
| 24 | Dick, JenniferCanadaWoman *Waterloo, ON | 4:41:43h | 10.65 | W23 | 2nd F · 2nd W23 |
| 25 | Schaag, StuartUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:41:44h | 10.65 | M23 | 23rd M · 6th M23 |
| 26 | Meyer, RossUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:41:48h | 10.65 | M50 | 24th M · 2nd M50 |
| 27 | Schmidt, HeidiUnited StatesWoman *IL | 4:44:23h | 10.55 | W45 | 3rd F · 1st W45 |
| 28 | Snoad, JeremyUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:48:03h | 10.41 | M40 | 25th M · 8th M40 |
| 29 | Ness, DouglasUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:49:46h | 10.35 | M23 | 26th M · 7th M23 |
| 30 | Spencer, CarolineUnited StatesWoman *WI | 4:53:06h | 10.23 | W40 | 4th F · 1st W40 |
| 31 | Wood, Mark L.United StatesMan *WI | 4:53:07h | 10.23 | M45 | 27th M · 4th M45 |
| 32 | Plezia, RichardUnited StatesMan *Morton Grove, IL | 4:53:44h | 10.21 | M40 | 28th M · 9th M40 |
| 33 | McQuinn, LindaUnited StatesWoman *Lemont, IL | 4:55:14h | 10.16 | W45 | 5th F · 2nd W45 |
| 34 | Varone, VinceUnited StatesMan *WI | 4:55:38h | 10.15 | M40 | 29th M · 10th M40 |
| 35 | Schussler, JamesUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:58:18h | 10.06 | M35 | 30th M · 7th M35 |
| 36 | Cichon, JosephUnited StatesMan *IL | 4:59:22h | 10.02 | M35 | 31st M · 8th M35 |
| 37 | Thomas, JackUnited StatesMan *IL | 5:02:47h | 9.91 | M50 | 32nd M · 3rd M50 |
| 38 | Franzen, BarbaraUnited StatesWoman *IL | 5:03:22h | 9.89 | W45 | 6th F · 3rd W45 |
| 39 | Gavin, James M.United StatesMan *WI | 5:04:53h | 9.84 | M40 | 33rd M · 11th M40 |
| 40 | Holst, JudithUnited StatesWoman *IL | 5:08:22h | 9.73 | WU23 | 7th F · 1st WU23 |
| 41 | Waddick, JackUnited StatesMan *IL | 5:16:25h | 9.48 | M45 | 34th M · 5th M45 |
| 42 | Busch, BonnieUnited StatesWoman *IA | 5:16:25h | 9.48 | W45 | 8th F · 4th W45 |
| 43 | Cook, EdwinUnited StatesMan *Chicago, IL | 5:16:25h | 9.48 | M45 | 34th M · 5th M45 |
| 44 | Lu, KelvinUnited StatesMan *IL | 5:18:50h | 9.41 | M23 | 36th M · 8th M23 |
| 45 | Thiedmann, KlausGermanyMan *IL | 5:19:07h | 9.40 | M45 | 37th M · 7th M45 |
| 46 | Knipling, KeithUnited StatesMan *IL | 5:19:50h | 9.38 | M23 | 38th M · 9th M23 |
| 47 | Farley, DavidUnited StatesMan *Chicago, IL | 5:20:19h | 9.37 | M35 | 39th M · 9th M35 |
| 48 | Schmidt, DuaneUnited StatesMan *IN | 5:24:56h | 9.23 | M50 | 40th M · 4th M50 |
| 49 | Onines, BethUnited StatesWoman *IL | 5:25:51h | 9.21 | W45 | 9th F · 5th W45 |
| 50 | Lips, BarbaraUnited StatesWoman *IL | 5:27:36h | 9.16 | W40 | 10th F · 2nd W40 |
- 1Melcher, RyneCanadaMan*North Vancouver, BC1st M · 1st M23Time3:30:49hPace14.23Cat.M23
- 2Schliesmann, BarryUnited StatesMan*IL2nd M · 1st M40Time3:39:53hPace13.64Cat.M40
- 3Sprague, DeanUnited StatesMan*IL3rd M · 1st M35Time3:58:26hPace12.58Cat.M35
- 4Hall, LarryUnited StatesMan*Chicago, IL4th M · 1st M45Time3:59:57hPace12.50Cat.M45
- 5Tanaka, MarkUnited StatesMan*IL5th M · 2nd M35Time4:00:14hPace12.49Cat.M35
- 6Pirrung, RoyUnited StatesMan*Kohler, WI6th M · 1st M50Time4:00:33hPace12.47Cat.M50
- 7McPherson, AlexUnited StatesMan*IN7th M · 2nd M40Time4:03:02hPace12.34Cat.M40
- 8Thom, WilliamUnited StatesMan*IL8th M · 3rd M40Time4:08:26hPace12.08Cat.M40
- 9Medina, BenjaminUnited StatesMan*IL9th M · 2nd M45Time4:09:07hPace12.04Cat.M45
- 10Smith, RobertUnited StatesMan*IL10th M · 3rd M35Time4:10:33hPace11.97Cat.M35
- 11Kaplan, HowardUnited StatesMan*IL11th M · 2nd M23Time4:14:32hPace11.79Cat.M23
- 12Connelly, BrianUnited StatesMan*IL12th M · 4th M40Time4:22:19hPace11.44Cat.M40
- 13Gorman, PatrickUnited StatesMan*Barrington, IL13th M · 5th M40Time4:25:50hPace11.29Cat.M40
- 14Tordoff, JeffUnited StatesMan*NE14th M · 4th M35Time4:26:16hPace11.27Cat.M35
- 15Mason, TroyUnited StatesMan*NE15th M · 6th M40Time4:27:33hPace11.21Cat.M40
- 16Byers, ChristineUnited StatesWoman*IN1st F · 1st W23Time4:28:43hPace11.16Cat.W23
- 17Doran, PatrickUnited StatesMan*IL16th M · 3rd M23Time4:30:32hPace11.09Cat.M23
- 18Beck, MattUnited StatesMan*IL17th M · 4th M23Time4:31:20hPace11.06Cat.M23
- 19Bragaw, DanielUnited StatesMan*Chicago, IL18th M · 5th M23Time4:34:03hPace10.95Cat.M23
- 20Remington, JohnCanadaMan*Richmond Hill, ON19th M · 5th M35Time4:36:11hPace10.86Cat.M35
- 21Lewis, RoderickUnited StatesMan*IL20th M · 6th M35Time4:36:36hPace10.85Cat.M35
- 22Gialanella, AnthonyUnited StatesMan*IL21st M · 3rd M45Time4:40:15hPace10.71Cat.M45
- 23Parts, MarkUnited StatesMan*IL22nd M · 7th M40Time4:41:35hPace10.65Cat.M40
- 24Dick, JenniferCanadaWoman*Waterloo, ON2nd F · 2nd W23Time4:41:43hPace10.65Cat.W23
- 25Schaag, StuartUnited StatesMan*IL23rd M · 6th M23Time4:41:44hPace10.65Cat.M23
- 26Meyer, RossUnited StatesMan*IL24th M · 2nd M50Time4:41:48hPace10.65Cat.M50
- 27Schmidt, HeidiUnited StatesWoman*IL3rd F · 1st W45Time4:44:23hPace10.55Cat.W45
- 28Snoad, JeremyUnited StatesMan*IL25th M · 8th M40Time4:48:03hPace10.41Cat.M40
- 29Ness, DouglasUnited StatesMan*IL26th M · 7th M23Time4:49:46hPace10.35Cat.M23
- 30Spencer, CarolineUnited StatesWoman*WI4th F · 1st W40Time4:53:06hPace10.23Cat.W40
- 31Wood, Mark L.United StatesMan*WI27th M · 4th M45Time4:53:07hPace10.23Cat.M45
- 32Plezia, RichardUnited StatesMan*Morton Grove, IL28th M · 9th M40Time4:53:44hPace10.21Cat.M40
- 33McQuinn, LindaUnited StatesWoman*Lemont, IL5th F · 2nd W45Time4:55:14hPace10.16Cat.W45
- 34Varone, VinceUnited StatesMan*WI29th M · 10th M40Time4:55:38hPace10.15Cat.M40
- 35Schussler, JamesUnited StatesMan*IL30th M · 7th M35Time4:58:18hPace10.06Cat.M35
- 36Cichon, JosephUnited StatesMan*IL31st M · 8th M35Time4:59:22hPace10.02Cat.M35
- 37Thomas, JackUnited StatesMan*IL32nd M · 3rd M50Time5:02:47hPace9.91Cat.M50
- 38Franzen, BarbaraUnited StatesWoman*IL6th F · 3rd W45Time5:03:22hPace9.89Cat.W45
- 39Gavin, James M.United StatesMan*WI33rd M · 11th M40Time5:04:53hPace9.84Cat.M40
- 40Holst, JudithUnited StatesWoman*IL7th F · 1st WU23Time5:08:22hPace9.73Cat.WU23
- 41Waddick, JackUnited StatesMan*IL34th M · 5th M45Time5:16:25hPace9.48Cat.M45
- 42Busch, BonnieUnited StatesWoman*IA8th F · 4th W45Time5:16:25hPace9.48Cat.W45
- 43Cook, EdwinUnited StatesMan*Chicago, IL34th M · 5th M45Time5:16:25hPace9.48Cat.M45
- 44Lu, KelvinUnited StatesMan*IL36th M · 8th M23Time5:18:50hPace9.41Cat.M23
- 45Thiedmann, KlausGermanyMan*IL37th M · 7th M45Time5:19:07hPace9.40Cat.M45
- 46Knipling, KeithUnited StatesMan*IL38th M · 9th M23Time5:19:50hPace9.38Cat.M23
- 47Farley, DavidUnited StatesMan*Chicago, IL39th M · 9th M35Time5:20:19hPace9.37Cat.M35
- 48Schmidt, DuaneUnited StatesMan*IN40th M · 4th M50Time5:24:56hPace9.23Cat.M50
- 49Onines, BethUnited StatesWoman*IL9th F · 5th W45Time5:25:51hPace9.21Cat.W45
- 50Lips, BarbaraUnited StatesWoman*IL10th F · 2nd W40Time5:27:36hPace9.16Cat.W40
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