HomeProfilesPhoto GalleriesFit RacesRunners RankingBest PerformancesMy Best RunsSign Up

Best Road Races Images

,


David Berdan, 32, a science teacher and cross-country coach at Garrison Forest School, became the first Baltimore area runner to win the Baltimore Running Festival Marathon, Saturday, Oct. 12, in the 13-year history of the event.

Fulfilling a longtime dream, Berdan, who lives in Owings Mills, Md., finished in 2:30:05, almost nine minutes faster than Brian Crispell, 37, from Philadelphia, who ran 2:38:56. Brian Rosenberg, 33, of Mechanicsburg, Penn., was third in 2:40:07.

Elizabeth Perry, 36, of Pittsburgh won the women’s race in 2:58:00, with Julia Roman-Duval, 31, of Columbia, Md., finishing second in 3:00:29 and Silvia Baage, 37, of Rockville, Md., taking third place in 3:05:09.

All the runners were greeted at the finish line Saturday by Erika Brannock, the 29-year-old Towson, Md., preschool teacher who lost her lower left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing. She had been waiting near the finish line in Boston to see her mother finish the race when the bomb went off.

Brannock, who was also the official starter for the Baltimore Marathon, told the thousands of runners gathered at the start, “You can do this, and you will do this.”

Her mother, Carol Downing, stayed close to Brannock on Saturday as the courageous, inspiring young woman encouraged the runners from a wheelchair.

Brannock, who spent 50 days in a Boston hospital after the bombing, has made huge progress in her recovery. Last week she used a prosthesis for the first time and has returned to work part-time. She even has plans to participate in a 5K in Charlotte, N.C., in November!

But back to Saturday’s race, David Berdan and Elizabeth Perry actually became the first Americans to ever win the Baltimore Running Festival Marathon! That’s because this year, unlike in years past, the marathon didn’t offer prize money.

As the Baltimore Sun reported, “Without prize money, the race didn’t draw the elite runners it had previously. And Saturday’s race was considerably slower than last year, when Kenyan Stephen Muange won in 2:13:08.”

David Berdan, who held a little American flag in his right hand as he crossed the finish line, was happy to win nevertheless. He explained, “It’s still awesome to win it, but … if there’s no prize money, I guess that’s why I had a chance. I still consider myself somewhat elite, and I mix it up with (the elite runners).”

He had led the first half of the 2011 marathon before eventually falling back and finishing 10th.

 

Comments

run What a photo...it says it all!!!!!
Bob Anderson 10/15/13 11:28 pm

 

261260259
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
258257256
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
254250249
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
248247245
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
244243242
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and 1 Comment
241240239
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
238237236
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
235234232
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
230229228
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
227222221
View Image and CommentsView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
220219218
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
216214213
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
212210208
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
206205202
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
201200198
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
196195194
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
192191190
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
189188187
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
186185184
View Image and CommentsView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
183181180
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
179178177
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
176175174
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
171170168
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
167165164
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
163160158
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
157154148
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
147146144
View Image and CommentsView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
142141140
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
139136133
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
131130129
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
128127126
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
121118116
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
115114113
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
112110109
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and 1 Comment
107105102
View Image and CommentsView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
1019895
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
939190
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and 1 Comment
888684
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
828178
View Image and CommentsView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
767573
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and 1 CommentView Image and 1 Comment
727170
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
686766
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and 1 Comment
656463
View Image and CommentsView Image and 1 CommentView Image and Comments
625958
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
575655
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
545251
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
504948
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
474543
View Image and CommentsView Image and 4 CommentsView Image and 7 Comments
424038
View Image and 1 CommentView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
373634
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
333130
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
292826
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
242322
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
201917
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
131210
View Image and CommentsView Image and CommentsView Image and Comments
97 
View Image and CommentsView Image and Comments 
Dbl
Double Road Race