BW50K - November 26, 2023

Thirteen years ago, some friends and I scouted out a five-mile course through Buckeye Woods Park in rural Medina County. The purpose was to hold a new free, fat-ass after-Thanksgiving ultramarathon run. Participants would run six such loops plus one more mile to make it to 50K, or cut that in half for 25K. Runners could also just show up and run as much or as little as they wanted.

And run they did. Folks came from all over to join the fun. Although there was no fee, we made them join the Medina County Road Runners in order to be official. The race was small and informal enough that I was able to act as Race Director yet also participate in the run. Eventually, I was able to hand those awesome RD duties off to others, but I've still (mostly) continued to run.

The race has continued to prosper, although there have been up and down years. I've managed to complete the 50K ten times (including the one Summer edition). Other times, I ran somewhat less than 50K, but once (and I'll never live this one down) missed the race entirely because I was traveling.

This year, 2023, we had a pretty good group. I'm glad to see the race doing so well!

Here are the results:

2023 BW50K 25K Results

Julie Boggs 50K 5:55

Andy Wolff 50K 6:24

Patrick Baker 25K 2:15 24 miles

Alan Dravenstott 25K 2:15 24 miles

Ladd Clifford 25K 2:33

Chadwick Sunday 25K 2:35

Bob Pokorny 25K 2:38

Katherine Kinsey 25K 2:39

Shannon Barnes 25K 2:39

Dan Horvath 25K 2:39

Chip Jenkins 25K 3:06

Randall Shorr 25K 3:14

Monica Owen 25K 3:14

George Themelis 25K 3:26

Ursula Drinko 25K 3:26

Theresa Wright 10 miles

Ben Boggs 10 miles

Jon Souders 11 miles

Michelle Wolff 8 miles

~ Dan Horvath

BW50K Results - November 25, 2018 - 50K and 25K

50K

First	Last	Time	Distance	Notes
Dan	Horvath	5:25	50k	1st Overall – 50k
Debbie	Horn	5:37	50k	1st Female – 50k
Theresa	Wright	5:41	50k
Miranda	Kibler	5:44	50k
Maria	Prinzo	5:44	50k	1st 50k-Congratulations
Alyssa	Osborne	7:13	50k
Tim	Padget	7:13	50k	1st 50k-Congratulations

25K

First	Last	Time	Distance	Notes
Renee	Harden	2:17	25k	1st Overall – 25k
Ladd	Clifford	2:19	25k	1st Male – 25k
Debbie	Scheel	2:25	25k
Dennis	Amstutz	2:31	25k
Bob	Krupitzer	2:31	25k
Tom	Krupitzer	2:31	25k
Amy	Hutton	2:32	25k
Harold	Dravenstott	2:33	25k
Maureen	Oblander	2:35	25k
Scott	Bickel	2:36	25k
Matthew	Hutton	2:37	25k
Lori	Harvey	2:49	25k
Philip	Goelz	2:51	25k
Andy	Wolff	2:55	25k
Jon	Souders	3:03	25k
Sydney	Chinchana	3:18	25k
Ursula	Drinko	3:48	25k
George	Themelis	3:48	25k
Brandon	Osborne	3:57	25k	1st 25k-Congratulations
Igor	Skalsky	4:42	25k

Other Participants

First	Last	Time	Distance	Notes
Meredith	Erwin		11 miles
Shari	Geiger		11 miles
Kate	Reusch		11 miles
Tim	Pepe		10 miles
Bob	Pokorny		10 miles
Mary	Armstrong		6 miles
Rachel	Straub		6 miles

BW50K v9.0 -- Sunday, November 25, 2018 -- 7:30 a.m

Join us for the Ninth Annual Buckeye Woods 25K/50K Run, Autumn Edition. This is a free event for all members of the Medina County Road Runners Club.

The location is Buckeye Woods County Park (6335 Wedgewood Rd, Medina, OH 44256), and this event will begin promptly at 7:30 AM. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to check in.

Runners will begin with a 1-mile loop and then traverse the 5-mile circuit around lakes and through woods six times, for a total of 31 miles. The route is 80% dirt or crushed stone trails, and flat, flat, flat! Perfect course for a first 50K, or simply a semi-aided long run! No pressure, but lots of support.

Participants can run as many or as few loops as they want. You can also show up at any time and run as much as you want with your friends. Anyone who makes it as far as 25K, but not as far as 50K will be recognized in the results as having completed a 25K run.

Aid will be limited. Runners should plan to bring their own supplies. If you feel so inclined, bring something to share with other runners. We have reserved the picnic shelter and will use it as the start/finish and provide water, energy drink, pop and some sort of food you'd normally see at a real race.

Registration for this event is FREE, but all participants MUST be CURRENT MCRR members. Please make sure your membership dues are paid up for this year if you plan to run. We are an awesome group of people, who do things as a club... so your membership is totally worth it.

At 3:30 PM (8 hours in), the race directors will need to pack up and leave (they have lives too). Any runners still on the course may self-report their finish time.

BW50K Results - July 1, 2018 - 50K and 25K

50K Results
Place		Name	Time		Notes
1		Dan Horvath	6:19:00		1st Place, only finisher
25K Results
Place		Name	Time		Notes
1		Kelly Parker	2:38:00		1st Female, 1st Overall, 26 total miles
2		Dennis Amstutz	2:44:00		1st Male
3		Theresa Wright	2:44:00		27 total miles
4		Mark Bickel	2:45:00
5		Philip Goelz	3:04:00
6		Angela Demchuk	3:10:00		21 total miles
7		Igor Skalski	5:45:00
Other Participants
		Felicia Fago			13 total miles
		Jennifer Ridgeway			13 total miles
		Debbie Scheel			12 total miles
		Harold Dravenstott			11 total miles
		Chip Jenkins			10 total miles
		Lisa Eliason			9 total miles
		Amy Grentzer			9 total miles
		Ladd Clifford
		Michelle Wolff
		Andy Wolff Sydney Chinchana

Summer BW50K v8.1 -- Sunday, July 1, 2018 -- 6:00 AM

Join us for the eight-and-a-halfth Annual Buckeye Woods 25K/50K Run. It's inarguably the inaugural summer version. This is a free event for all members of the Medina County Road Runners Club.

The location is Buckeye Woods County Park (6335 Wedgewood Rd, Medina, OH 44256), and this event will begin promptly at 6:00 AM on July 1.  Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to check in.

Runners will begin with a 1-mile loop and then traverse the 5-mile circuit around lakes and through woods six times, for a total of 31 miles. The route is 80% dirt or crushed stone trails, and flat, flat, flat! Perfect course for a first 50K, or simply a semi-aided long run! No pressure, but lots of support.

Participants can run as many or as few loops as they want. You can also show up at any time and run as much as you want with your friends. Anyone who makes it as far as 25K, but not as far as 50K will be recognized in the results as having completed a 25K run.

Aid will be limited. Runners should plan to bring their own supplies. If you feel so inclined, bring something to share with other runners. We have reserved the picnic shelter and will use it as the start/finish and provide water, energy drink, pop and some sort of food you'd normally see at a real race.

Registration for this event is FREE, but all participants MUST be CURRENT MCRR members. Please make sure your membership dues are paid up for this year if you plan to run. We are an awesome group of people, who do things as a club... so your membership is totally worth it.

You may RSVP by choosing the "Going" option on this event page, OR by emailing me, Dan Horvath at runhorvathrun@hotmail.com.

The pavilion is reserved for the entire day, although I ask that everyone shoot to be done by 3 PM.

The weather is guaranteed. If you don't like it, you may have your money back. But we're gonna run no matter what.

BW50K Results - November 26, 2017 - 25K and 50K

2017 BUCKEYE WOODS 50K/25K RESULTS


Thank you to everyone (runners, volunteers, family members and pets) who came out to participate in our annual BW50K event this Sunday. It was a sunny yet crisp day, but best of all it stayed dry. This race is my favorite club event and one of the things that makes our club great! Thank you to Alyssa Osborne for providing the wonderful finisher medals.

Congratulations to our first-time 50k finishers. You reached a new level of crazy-running today and we couldn’t be more proud to share it with you. Also, congrats to our 25k and 50k winners.

First	Last	Time		Distance	Notes
Frank	Dwyer	4:34		50K	1st	Overall-50K
Dan	Horvath	5:12		50K
Kelly	Parker	5:14		50K	1st	Female-50K
Miranda	Kibler	5:43		50K	1st	50K
Lori	Harvey	5:43		50K	1st	50K
Chip	Jenkins	6:14		50K	1st	50K
Matthew	Berthold	6:21		50K	1st	50K
Mike	Patalita	6:21		50K
Samantha	Porvasnik	6:46		50K	1st	50K
Jennifer	Genevish	8:02		50K
Kim	Loucek	9:14		50K	1st	50K
Alyssa	Osborne	9:14		50K
Alissa	Kolarik	2:04		25K	1st	Overall-25K
Drew	Williams	2:10		25K	1st	Male25K
Randy	Osborne	2:10		25K	1st	Male25K
Adam	Swiat	2:14		25K
Walter	Orwin	2:19		25k
Ladd	Clifford	2:27		25K
Bob	Pokorny	2:27		25K
Ron	Webb	2:34		25K
Tim	Pepe	2:37		25K
Andy	Wolff	2:40		25K
Jon	Souders	3:01		25K
Lisa	Eliason	3:25		25K
Suzanne	Sharpe	3:26		25K
Sydney	Chinchana	3:26		25K
Raymond	Miller	3:29		25K
Dave	Sours	3:51		25K
Igor	Skalsky	5:47		25K
Jennifer	Ridgway	15		miles
Debbie	Scheel	12		miles
Ron	Ross	11		miles
Kathy	Ross	11		miles
Kate	Reusch	11		miles
Dennis	Amstutz	11		miles
Beth	Bugner	11		miles
Felicia	Fago	11		miles
Maureen	Oblander	10		miles
Nancy	Danisek	7		miles
Keith	Johnston	10		miles
Mallory	Bergstresser	10		miles
Rachel	Straub	6		miles

BW50K v8.0 -- Sunday, November 26, 2017 -- 7:30 a.m

Join us for the 8th Annual Buckeye Woods 50K/25K Run. This is a free (aka "fat ass") event for all members of the Medina County Road Runners Club.

The location is Buckeye Woods County Park, and this event will begin promptly at 7:30 AM. (Only ONE starting time option this year.) Please arrive at least 10 minutes early for the pre-race meeting.

Runners will begin with a 1-mile loop and then traverse the 5-mile circuit around lakes and through woods six times, totalling 31 miles. The route is 80% dirt or crushed stone trails, and flat, flat, flat! Perfect course for a first 50k, or simply a semi-aided long run! No pressure, but lots of support.

Participants can run as many or as few loops as they want. Yo...u can also show up at anytime and run a loop(s) with your friends. Anyone who makes it as far as 25K, but not as far as 50K will be recognized in the results as having completed a 25K run.

Aid will be limited. Runners should plan to bring their own supplies. If you feel so inclined, bring something to share with other runners. We have reserved the picnic shelter and will use it as the start/finish and provide water, energy drink, pop and some sort of food you'd normally see at a real race.

Registration for this event is FREE, but all participants MUST be CURRENT MCRR members. Please make sure your membership dues are paid up for this year if you plan to run. We are an awesome group of people, who do things as a club... so your membership is totally worth it.

You may RSVP by choosing the "Going" option on this event page, OR by emailing me, Harold Dravenstott, at hdravenstott@gmail.com.

The pavilion is reserved for the entire day, although I ask that everyone shoot to be done by 4 p.m.

Please note that good weather is never guaranteed this time of year. No matter the weather, we run.

I hope to see a lot of MCRR faces at the event.
-Harold Dravenstott, Treasurer and Membership Coordinator