Results & Reports for 2001, 2002, 2004-2009 please see at the end

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Table for all US Centurions

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Results for 2001

Eric Poulsen, USA, C-55, 22:35:45

Dale Sutton, USA, C-32, 23:19:36

Pat Bivona, USA, C-58 (new), 23:48:23

Florence Dabney, USA, 85.71 mi

Ulrich Kamm, USA, 83.96 mi

John Fenton, Great Britain, 77.71 mi

Roger LeMoine, Great Britain, 43.01 mi

Report (by Eric Poulsen)

San Diego 1 Day  - U.S. Centurion 2001 Race

Date: Nov 10 - 11, 2001
Start Time: 10 a.m. Saturday, Finish Time: 10 a.m. Sunday
Weather: Overcast with moderate temperatures.
Location: Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, California.
Course: Certified 400 meter all weather track.
Computerized lap counting using the Champion Chip
Monitors: Susan Harris, Joe Nieroski, Ed Ricci, Jolene Steigerwalt,

Although small, a strong field of 7 walkers competed in San Diego 1 Day - U.S. Centurion. Five of the seven starters were previous Centurions either here in the states or internationally. Three walkers successfully completed 100 Miles within 24 Hours at this race. Pat Bivona walking a determined race, became the latest walker to join the international community of Centurions being awarded USA C-58. Dale Sutton (USA C-32) repeated earlier successes from 1980, 1982 and 1989 for a fourth time. Eric Poulsen (USA C-55) repeated for a second time. Of note, Flo Dabney having walked the NY Marathon a week earlier and attempting her first 24 Hours event walked a very strong race. 

Special appreciation is extended to Race Director John Metz who graciously opened his ultra race and allowed us to hold the Centurion (a race within a race).

Last Updated on 11/19/01
By Ulrich Kamm

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Results for 2002

by Eric Poulsen

San Diego 1 Day - Centurion Division Race Results

Date: Nov 9 - 10, 2002
Start Time: 10 a.m. Saturday, Finish Time: 10 a.m. Sunday
Weather: First 16 hours involved rain and wind. Remaining 8 hours partly cloudy.  Cool temperatures during the entire event.
Location: Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, California.
Course: Certified 400 meter all weather track. Computerized lap counting using the Champion Chip
Monitors: Susan Harris, Jo Ann Bivona, Pavena Nieroski, Ed Ricci

Nine walkers participated in the Centurion racewalking division (walking for 24 Hours) during the San Diego 1 Day 24 Hour/12 Hour ultra event. The event was shared with 60 other friendly and supportive ultra runners.  No walkers earned the designation of Centurion certification this year. Special appreciation is extended to Race Director John Metz who again graciously opened his ultra race to walkers, provided separate distance postings during the race, T-shirts for the monitors and 1st and 2nd walking awards. 

Centurion Walkers (24 Hours)
Place, Name, (Age), City/Country/State, Distance, Previous Centurion
1. Susan Clements, (48), Cambridge/England, 94.96 miles, [Centurion on 4 other continents] 
2. Eric Poulsen, (51), Sebastopol/CA, 94.44 miles, [USA C-55]
3. Florence Dabney, (44), Loma Linda/CA, 76.13 miles
4. Klaus Thiedmann, (48), Chicago/IL, 58.48 miles
5. Dale Sutton, (63) San Diego/CA, 55.49 miles [USA C-32]
6. Barrie Adsett, (49), CA, 54.41 miles
7. Erik Litt, (33), Philadelphis/PA, 51.27 miles
8. Betsy McLaughlin, (49), Breckenridge/CO, 29.39 miles
9. Gerrit de Jong, (60), Schoonhoven/Holland, 14.47 miles

12 Hour Walkers
1. Pat Bivona, (61), NJ, 52.72 miles
2. Joe Nieroski, (40), CA, 24.88 miles

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Results for 2004

by Ollie Nanyes

Centurion USA 2004

November 26-27, Addison , Texas , USA  

The day started off as chilly, windy and sunny.

Temperatures ranged from a high of 65 F (18.3 C) to a  low of 41 F (5.0 C), with maximum wind of 23 mph (37 kph) with gusts to 33 mph (53 kph); the wind was to die down during the evening.

Early on Ivo Majetic took a lead and looked strong and hit 50K in 5:15 .  Per Kleis Pedersen was second, Jens Borello third with Ollie Nanyes and Scott Demaree trading 4’th and 5’th place.

Unfortunately Ivo suffered a knee injury and was forced to withdraw at 46.5 miles even while leading the race. Soon afterward, Jens Borello came down sick and also had to withdraw just prior to 50 miles. Per Kleis took a massive lead and was never threatened while Scott and Ollie continued to trade places.

At about 70 miles Ollie succumbed to mental weakness and left the track though he was to come back and get 11 more miles in the final 3 hours (after showering and putting on street clothes!).  Scott continued strongly while fighting off blisters.

At 21 hours, 54 minutes and 41 seconds, Per Kleis became the 59’th USA Centurion whereas Scott became the 60’th at 23 hours, 22 minutes and 42 seconds.

We at Centurion USA would like to thank all who helped; especially to Dave Gwyn and Lojza Vosta who drove from Houston to judge, Patty Cartwright who judged and arranged for volunteers, as well as David Gordon and Carl Mills who also served as judges.

We would also like to thank Scott Eppleman and the Ultracentric race committee for holding an excellent, well organized race and for allowing us to hold Centurion USA there.

Note on the rules:  loss of contact was enforced; straight knees were NOT enforced.

For photos check:
http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~onanyes/centurionusa2004.htm

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Results for 2005

by David Gwyn

Centurion USA 2005

November 26-27, Addison , Texas , USA  

The winner of the Centurion Walk division of the Ultracentric Runs which finished Sunday morning was Marshall King, 36, of Dallas. King covered 100 miles in 23:42:15 on the Greenhill Academy 400-meter track in Addison, Texas to become U. S. Centurion #61. As with the 2004 Centurion event, competition rules differed from race walking, as shown at http://www.geocities.com/bambiruns/centurionusa2005.htm .

Only two walkers toed the starting line alongside the participants in the 24-hour run. Using lane 5, Ollie Nanyes of Illinois and King traded the lead repeatedly in the early miles. King took the lead for good after the first hour and walked a steady pace throughout. Digestive distress sidelined Nanyes for six hours, yet he logged a total of 113,520 meters (70.53 miles).

Details:

50km: King 6:56:36, Nanyes 7:14:02. 50 mile: King 11:21:02, Nanyes 12:27:29. 100km, King 14:22:30, Nanyes 21:56:11. 150km, King 21:57:59. Judges: Scott Demaree, Dave Gwyn.

Report by Ollie Nanyes

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Results for 2006 (1)

by David Gwyn

Centurion USA 2006

  February 25-26, 2006, "Bear Creek Park"/Houston, Texas, USA

1. First Male Walker, Jens Borello (DEN, M58) 100 miles /  23:21:14 . US Centurion #62, Joe Duncan Award.

2. Ollie Nanyes (IL, M46) 76.30 miles / 24 hours. Ulli Kamm Award.

3. First Female Walker, Beth Katcher (MA, F51) 66.26 miles / 24 hours. Ulli Kamm Award.

4. Lawrence Block (NY, M67) 64.25 miles / 24 hours. Ulli Kamm Award.

5. Andy Cable (CT, M40) 62.24 miles / 24 hours. Ulli Kamm Award.

6. Doug Brown (FL, M62) 50.20 miles / 24 hours.

Judges: Bob Botto, Becky Browning, Bob Cella, Scott Demaree, Gene Eastman, Dave Gwyn (chief), Cheryl Harris, Juanita Rogillio, Lojza Vosta.

Results for 2006 (2)

by Scott Demaree

2nd event in 2006, held in Grapevine/TX, together with Ultracentric 24/48 hours

Starters: Dorit Attias, Erik Litt

Anatomy of a Centurion Walk

By Scott Demaree

             For the third year in a row, the Ultracentric race organization hosted a 100 mile walk. Previously held on a track in Addisson, new management moved this year’s race to Meadowmere Park in Grapevine. The 2.4 mile certified “reverse keyhole” course on park roads is an excellent venue for the Ultracentric events, which include a 48-Hour, 24-Hour (and 100 mile walk), 12-Hour and 6-Hour. Additionally, the 24-Hour was designated the 2006 national championship.

            As the walk director, I was privileged to help make the walk happen this year. Two years ago in Addisson, I finished my first 100-mile walk with Dave Gwyn in charge of judging. Last year, I was in charge with Dave helping. Dave could not help this year, and as it turned out, neither could anyone else. My potential work force consisted of local walkers, but when one went to the old race location (my fault for not warning him), and others simply did not show up as planned, it was left for me to judge the entire walk.

            Because of the course layout and the small number of walkers, this was not as hard as it sounds. The course makes a long loop back on itself on the turn-around side and a quarter mile loop and a 120-degree turn on the starting line side. With the help of binoculars, I could position myself at a high point near the middle of the course and see walkers on both sides of the course quite well. I supplemented these long-distance observations by moving around the course when it became clear that both walkers were staying relatively close to each other. The course was not completely lighted, so after dark, I was required to move considerably more often to keep tabs on the darker areas. By intelligent use of the course layout, putting over 30 miles on my own legs and taking no sleep breaks, the walkers were rarely out of my sight.

            Under optimum weather conditions, Dorit Attias and Eric Litt were the only walkers taking up the 100-mile challenge this year. Dorit moved ahead early by a couple of hundred meters and that gap remained for the first few hours. Both walkers were well grounded, employing good technique, but Dorit in particular used excellent racewalking form, which did not deteriorate as the race progressed. They completed most of the early laps in 28-30 minutes depending on breaks.

            Dorit reached the marathon point in less than five and a half hours. By this time Eric was on an extended break that was to last until twilight. After a couple more hours of effort, he retired for the night (finishing with 31.2 miles). All this time Dorit was completing laps in steady 30-minute intervals. This continued past 50 miles, and it was only after 100-K that her lap times slipped beyond 30 minutes consistently.

            Through the night she battled blisters and nausea and slowed further. By morning twilight, her overall pace had slipped dangerously close to the 14:24 per mile needed to finish 100 miles in 24 hours. Dawn had the expected effect of reviving her enthusiasm and pace, ensuring her finish.

            Inside the last hour, the competitors were required to stay on the certified quarter mile loop at the starting area. Dorit entered that loop needing seven laps to surpass 100 miles. She reached her goal, completing the lap at 23:39:30. When 24 hours expired, Dorit had a total of 101.52 miles, finishing 10^th overall in the women’s 24-Hour field.

            Her success with such good form was very impressive. Dorit had tried three previous times to become a Centurion, coming as close as 98 miles. Another goal she has is to qualify for the Paris to Colmar race.

            The new race director of Ultracentric is committed to making this a major walking event. We need more walkers and more judges. Toward that end he is considering offering prize money for walkers (as was done this year for the 24-Hour runners) and bringing judges in from out-of-town. The only course deficiency this year was lighting, and that will be improved next year. It is a great course with some minor elevation changes, which I believe is a benefit in such long duration walks. Weather in this area is generally good this time of year. Next years event will take place Nov. 17, 2007, so start planning now.

Results for 2007 (1)

1st event in 2007, held in Minneapolis/MN, together with the FANS 12/24 hour runs, June 2/3

Judges: Bruce Leasure, Linda Beduhn, Lauren Hill, Steve Gerber

80.76   Dave Daubert
75.42   BARB CURNOW
71.88   Marshall King
70.21   Lawrence Block 
66.11   Ollie Nanyes
56.05   ANNETTE LEDUC
40.40   Tim Stoddart
25.87   CHERI SCHEICK

Report by Larry Block

Hi, everybody. I've been meaning to post my report, but it's taken a while. I'm going to shortcut things by appending the overly long report I posted on the Walking Site board, but first an update, and a
few notes of more particular interest (or not) to y'all:

Let me start with thanks to Bruce Leasure, who made this a Centurion event (not that any of us gave Centurion status a run for its money, or, more properly, a walk for its money). Bruce has done wonders for
racewalking in the Twin Cities, and his round-the-clock presence at FANS was more supportive and companionable than words can tell.

It amazes me how recovery can sometimes be visible on a daily basis. The injury that took me out of the race was muscular soreness in the lower back, and that was never a factor once the race was over, as it
only hurt when I was walking, or trying to. But my feet were a mess, with forefoot blisters that made every step painful. Every day since they've felt a little better, and I walked a couple of miles yesterday
just in the course of getting around town, and today I'm going to go out for an hour of racewalking. At this point I feel comfortable with the idea of the Anchorage marathon two weeks from today, and Wakefield
the end of July.

Now back to FANS notes: Someone suggested it would be good if Dave Daubert were to join this message board, and let me second that. I didn't really get to talk to him until breakfast, but then found him
interesting and congenial company. And any man who brings eight pairs of shoes to a race so he can change them every three hours is the sort of obsessive-compulsive chap I can truly appreciate. (Show me a man
who's not obsessive-compulsive and I'll show you a fellow who just doesn't really take an interest.)

It was a treat to meet Marshall, whom I'd known only through this board. It just wasn't his day (or night), and I just hope I'm on hand the next time he sails past the 100-mile mark. And of course it was a
treat to see Ollie again, a class act if I've ever known one.

I was happy with my own performance, happy that for a chance it was my body rather than my mind that failed me, happy that 80+ miles would seem to be very possible sometime in the future. Toward that end, I'm
hoping to drop some weight between now and Wakefield. I weighed more than I prefer to at FANS, and it couldn't have helped.

I came away from the race with a clear understanding that a 24-hour race is my preferred event. I realized a while ago that I don't want to enter races shorter than marathon distance, and I think I'll use
marathons more as long training walks before 24-hour races than as goals in themselves. I'll never be fast, and what little speed I have will wane with the advancing years; OTOH, I've always been stubborn,
and stubbornness seems to increase with the passage of time. Hey, you gotta use what the Lord gives you.

And here, for the handful still reading,is what I posted on the Walking Site board:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ultrawalking/message/1936

Results for 2007 (2)

2nd event in 2007, held in Grapevine/TX, together with Ultracentric 24/48 hours, November 17/18

Judges: Scott Demaree (Chief), Dave Gwyn, Marshall King, Lojza Vosta

1. US Centurion #64, Marcelino Sobczak (NED) 20:11:57
2. US Centurion #65, Edward Parrot (USA) 21:13:46
3. US Centurion #66, Frank van der Gulik (NED) 21:21:51
4. US Centurion #67, Douglas Johnson (USA) 23:25:02
5. US Centurion #68, Geoff Hain (AUS) 23:25:14
6. US Centurion #69, Marcellinus Cornelis Hendricus Dekker (NED) 23:53:07
7. Marcel Lambiotte (BEL) 62.000 miles - 14:47:01
8. Jerry Kerr (USA) 60.000 miles - 21:23:28
9. Eugene Kitts (USA) 58.000 miles -13:08:10
10. Ollie Nanyes (USA) 58:000 miles - 23:58:57
11. Lawrence "Buffalobear" Block (USA) 20.000 miles - 5:38:39
12. Dorit Attias (USA) 20.000 miles

Split Times by Hans de Vries

Split times Centurion 2007

Report by Marcelino Sobczak

Bijgaand het mailtje dat ik mocht ontvangen van de organisator van de race hier in Amerika.

Een mooie race met veel extremen waaronder het weer met bijna 28 graden vanaf minuut 1 tot aan zonsondergang. Die hier trouwens maar 20
minuten duurt.

Het parkoers bleek later foutief gemeten en daar zal ik op een later tijdstip op terug komen als ik alle gegevens heb. Er zaten drie flinke lange en stijle bulten in het parkoers wat het een en het andere er ook niet beter op maakte nog te zwijgen over de kraaters die men putholes noemde. Voor de gemiddelde hardloper geen probleem maar om te snelwandelen een bijna onmogelijke opgave. Als laatste is de verzorging bij lange na niet de standaard die wij gewend zijn. Het ijskoude drinken en eht niet aanwezig zijn van het door ons gewende voedsel zolas verse bananen leide tot ongekende maagproblemen die er zelfs kortstondig toe hebben geleid uit de race te moeten stappen.

Ook het hier verkrijgen van goed en betaalbaar voedzaam voedsel en fruit is bijna onmogelijk en dermate duur dat men zich nu niet meer afvraagd waarom de Amerikaan alleen maar fast-food eet het is het enige betaalbare nl. Een kilo appels kost hier ongeveer dollar 5.50 een kilo sinaasappels 8.50 etc. Gelukkig en voldaan vertrek ik over een uur terug naar het vertrouwde Nederland met weer een centurion nr. rijker

Allen hopenlijk tot ziens in Rotterdam. De fotot's zal ik ASAP op het internet plaatsen zodra ik terug ben.

Report by Dave Gwyn

Here are nearly-complete results for last weekend's Ultracentric Centurion race in Grapevine, Texas. I'll rely on Ed Parrot to forward his correct time. If anything else looks wrong, please let me know. The Centurion roster, based on Ulli Kamm's list, is at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ultrawalking/files/ , which I think can only be accessed by members of the Yahoo group.

The fight for the fourth and fifth monetary prizes, each $250, was rather odd. With 2 miles to go, Doug Johnson had more than a seven minute lead, down from a half hour in the wee hours, on Geoff Hain. Doug headed back out the two-mile course content in the warm fuzzies of impending Centurionhood, mingled with the agony of a severely-tested body. Geoff was one of the first runners and walkers to be directed into the quarter-mile loop that makes it feasible to see where everyone finishes in the 24-hour and 48-hour races. With the ever-growing crowd of runners and walkers, and an enthusiastic announcer, generating a high energy level on the short loop, Geoff kept up a strong pace. When Doug entered the short loop with 300
meters to go, neither he nor Geoff knew where the other was in the crowd of circling athletes. Nobody among the interested observers noticed both finishes, and one walker was uncertain of his time, so doubt about the finish order existed right up to the announcement of the prize winners. It would be sensible of Geoff, who has a 49 tattooed on one leg to celebrate his Australian Centurion identity, not to tattoo a 68 on the other until some time has elapsed and all possible errors have been considered by the chip timing crew. Meanwhile, back in sixth place, Marcel Dekker was putting on a furious kick, covering the last four miles in 45 minutes to barely add US Centurion status to his international collection of accolades. Marcel added another 900 meters since he was walking around anyhow.

Results for 2008 (1)

Held in Minneapolis/MN, together with the FANS 12/24 hour runs, June 7/8

Timers: Greg Kleindl, Paul Sackett

Report by Ollie Nanyes

This weekend I did the FANS 12 hour....er 24 hour walk. 
Well, the good news about having to retire early is that one gets a nice amount of sleep; hence I actually have time to rest up and see some of the Twin Cities prior to leaving tomorrow.
The other bit of good news is that my 12 hour performance is better than I had done during all of 2007.
The bad news is that I was signed up for the 24 hour. :-(
What I find astonishing is how one can go from feeling "oh yes, I really have it today" to SPLUT within 2.4 miles.
Report here:
http://blueollie.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/fans-12er-24-hour-race-report/
Note:  as far as the race itself, I can highly recommend it; it is an excellent event.

Results for 2008 (2)

2nd event in 2008, held in Grapevine/TX, together with Ultracentric 24/48 hours, November 15/16

Judges: Scott Demaree (Chief), Dave Gwyn, Lojza Vosta

None of the five walkers reached 100 miles as the course was quite a bit tougher than last year's. At least four reached the 100km distance that entitles them to substantial prize money. Placing:

Notes by Dave Gwyn

Scott plans to walk or run the event next year and is resigning as walk coordinator. The director seems inclined to repeat the Centurion event next year. I would bet it returns to the same slow course, so be in REALLY good shape if you're serious about getting lots of miles going up and down that 20-meter hill every 1.15 miles.

Results for 2009

Held in Minneapolis/MN, together with the FANS 12/24 hour runs, June 6/7

Judge: Bruce Leasure

Report by Ollie Nanyes

http://blueollie.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/fans-24-report/

Photos: Ollie (left), Barb (right)

Comments by Bruce Leasure (Judge)

• Twin Cities Race Walkers gives awards to 24 hour walkers at FANS for 100 km (Ulli Kamm) and 100 miles (Joe Duncan). We call them both Centurion USA awards, but the plaque differentiates. So, this year, we have 3 "Ulli Kamm" awards to make.

• We judge only contact (not bent knee) because we understood that was the standard for centurion walkers. As that seems to still be accepted practice (I was reading the messages on ultrawalking group) we will continue to judge that way.

Results for 2009 (2)

Held in Flower Mound/TX together with the Ultracentric 6/12/24/48/72 hour runs, November 18-22

No walkers participated

Dave Gwyn:

• 19 hours before starting time for the walk and the 24-hour run, director Robert Tavernini advised the two Houston judges not to make the 300-mile drive to the race as no walkers had yet entered. He was prepared to cobble a judging team together from other officials if anyone signed up

• Tavernini was very interested in including a Centurion competition in 2010. I didn't inquire about the 2010 dates but will assume a November 20 start until something different shows up on the website