Striders' series serves up distance

Long distance enthusiasts will have plenty of opportunity to kick up their heels at the Howard County Striders' extravaganza this weekend at Howard High School.

2 For information, call Beaty at [phone].

Briefly

Entries for the Annapolis Striders' 10-Mile Run are closed. Confirmations will be mailed out this week. . . . Steve Kartalia finished sixth and Gerry Clapper ninth in Sunday's Bon-Ton Five-Mile Race in York, Pa. . . The Race for the Cure's summer training program for women will continue Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Kartalia will write an individualized training program for each participant. For information, call Dave Cooley at [phone]. . . . St. Agnes Hospital's Provident Bank Labor Day 5K will be held at the Avalon Area of Patapsco State Park on Sept. 4 at 8:30 a.m. The event has been changed from an 8K to a 5K because of park limitations. . . . The week's top finishers:

TUESDAY

BRRC Two-Person 10-Mile Relay At Hereford High School 1. Mike Woodman-Paul Hannsen, 49:46; 2. John Roemer IV-Todd Henry, 51:00; 3. Chad Hardy-John Dietrich, 51:51; 4. Robert Torchia-Bill Crooks, 53:21; 5. Jack Kavanagh-David Goucher, 54:26.

WEDNESDAY

BRRC Sprint Tetrathon (100, 200, 400, 800 meters -- age graded) At North County High School Males: 1. Remus Medley, 2,630; 2. Bill Gale, 2,600; 3. Sam Lomax, 25:90; 4. Ron Grigg, 2,570; 5. Chris Crescione, 24:90.

Females: 1. Lisa Shands, 1,910; 2. Caroline Bancroft, 910; 3. Beth Richwine, 640; 4. Mary Gale, 600; 5. Dana Johnson, 300.

SUNDAY

RASAC Goose Pond 2-Mile Cross Country Race At Bel Air Males: 1. Keith Burkhart, 13:11; 2. Jeremiah Breindel, 13:11; 3. Jason Bulluck, 13:25; 4. Tom Barlow, 13:25; 5. Mith Greenberg, 13:42.

Females: 1. Margaret Starnes, 13:58; 2. Beth Hadrys, 15:35; 3. Betty Lou Tucker, 16:15.

Bon-Ton Five-Mile Race At York Males: 1. Abdel Haki, 24, 23:41; 2. Francis Wandari, 29, 23:44; 3. Mike Mykytok, 24, 23:49; 4. Randy Haas, 33, 24:11; 5. Seamus McElligott, 26, 24:19; 6. Steve Kartalia, 29, 24:25; 7. Mark Stickley, 33, 24:32; 8. Merrill Hausenfluck, 23, 24:49; 9. Gerry Clapper, 34, 24:50; 10. John Trowse, 29, 24:51. Masters: 1. Terry Permer, 41, 25:49.

Females: 1. Laura Mykytok, 27, 26:48 (course record); 2. Julie Bowers, 32, 27:39; 3. Wendy Nelson-Barrett, 26, 28:13; 4. Lauren Gubicza, 24, 28:24; 5. Janice Martin, 24, 28:35; 6. Lisa Reilly, 27, 28:38; 7. Connie Buckwalter, 24, 28:49; 8. Laura Nelson, 29, 30:14; 9. Maureen Hall, 30, 30:48; 10. Dianna Miller, 42, 31:29. Masters: 1. Miller.

Coming events

Tomorrow, HCS Meet of Miles, Oakland Mills High School, 6 p.m., [phone].

Tomorrow, BRRC Summer Track Series No. 5 (800M, 100M, 2,000M, 500M, 2 miles, 4 x 200 relay), Johns Hopkins, 6:30 p.m, [phone].

Thursday, WRRC Twilight Series #5 Runnymeade Eight- and Four-Mile Runs, Taneytown, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Friday, Twilight River Run 5K, Patapsco State Park Avalon Area, 7 p.m., [phone].

Saturday, MCRRC Damascus Bridge 5K, 10K Runs, Damascus, 8 a.m., [phone].

Saturday, HCS 24 Hour Relay, 50/100 Mile Runs, Howard High School, noon, [phone].

Sunday, BRRC Women's Distance Festival, Owings Mills Mall, 8 a.m., [phone].

Sunday, RASAC Susquehanna 5K, Susquehanna State Park, 8 a.m., 8 a.m., [phone].

Aug. 9, BRRC Summer Track Series No. 6 (1,600M, 300M, 1,200M, 400M, 3,000M, 4 x 400 relay), North County High School, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 9, HCS 2M, 5M, Swansfield Elementary School, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 11, MCRRC Go for the Glory Track Meet, Rockville, 7 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 12, Hampstead 5K Memorial Run for Cancer, Hampstead, 8 a.m., [phone].

Aug. 12, A Race on the Base 5K, Meade High School, 9 a.m., [phone].

Aug. 13, Annapolis Striders' Dog Days of Summer 8K, Patuxent Wildlife North Track, 8 a.m., [phone].

Aug. 13, Tri-Maryland Leonardtown Biathlon (3M run, 20M bike, 3M run), Leonardtown, 8 a.m., [phone].

Aug. 13, RASAC Airfield Run, APG-Edgewood Area, 9 a.m, [phone].

Aug. 16, BRRC Summer Track Series No. 7 (1,500M, 200M, 800M, 500M, 5,000M, 4 x 100 relay), Hereford High School, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 16, HCS 2M, 6M, Longfellow Elementary School, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 17, Twilight Series #6 Sullivan Road 10- and Four-Mile Runs, Westminster, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 18, BRRC Towson Twosome, Lake Montebello, 7 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 19, MCRRC Civic Center Cross Country #3, Rockville, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 20, RASAC Rocks Run Around the Mountain 5-miler, Rocks

State Park, 8 a.m., [phone].

Aug. 23, BRRC Summer Track Series Championship Meet (200M, 1,500M, 100M, 800M, 400M, 3,000M), Site TBA, 6:30 p.m., [phone].

Aug. 23, HCS 2M, 6M, Oakland Mills Middle School, 6:30 p.m., [phone].