Living History Farms Fun Run

(Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing how far each person went. We do know that no one ran the actually course that we intended to be used.)

So that some of you will know what actually happened at the 1 mile race this year here is the best we can figure out.

We had planned on starting the 10K race first, then after they had circled the church, starting the 1 mile. This would solve the proiblem of the 1 milers intersecting the race on the way out or on the way back.

There was to be a person who after helping start the 10K race would immediately go to the finishline area and start the 1 mile. He is the Drake Relays Road Races Race Director and was to gather the group, go over the course with them and then start them on their way. During that time other individuals (also at the 10K start) were to go to the turn around and other points on the 1 mile course where runners might have needed course directions. Had this happened, the 1 mile race would have gone off smoothly (as it did last year).
A person who's responsibility it was to help at the finishline tried to help. He thought that the one milers were supposed to start first. And he started them. He made a mistake.
Once the race was started there was no turning back. He was the only official present. We (at the 10K) had no way of knowing that we needed to stop things. This individual feels very badly for his error, and all we can do is apologize for the mix up and be happy that no one was injured by this mistake.
If you were in the mile race we have you entered in the computor data base. You all got your long sleeve 25th year t-shirts and we hope you all participated in at least some of the other festivities. We would be happy to give you a complimentary entry into the 2004 Living History Farms Race. You may choose to run either race, 10K or 1 mile, and we would hope that you would have a more typical LHF experience. We have not had this problem in the past.

We (the race commitee) will be happy to discuss other options with those who don't feel that this is satisfactory.

I have been involved in this race since it's inception and the race director since 1984. It is not something that we are proud of and we WILL see to it that it doesn't happen again.

Steve Bobenhouse, Race Director


PLACE                  FINISHER                  TIME

   1  John Brockardt, 18, Ankeny, IA              7:44  
   2  Tony Rigdon, 30, Kirksville, MO             7:54  
   3  Stan Shirk, 50, Omaha, NE                   8:07  
   4  Colin Paarmann, 11, Mankato, MN             8:09  
   5  Scott Thompson, 13, Orange City, IA         8:13  
   6  Kolby Giddings, 10, Omaha, NE               8:24  
   7  Asher Delmott, 13, Emporia, KS              8:28  
   8  Caleb Schley, 7, Des Moines, IA             11:08  
   9  Jacey Elmer, 9, Johnston, IA                13:21  
  10  Phyllis Lepke, 56, Story City, IA           13:35  
  11  Ann Kuhter, 41, Toledo, IA                  13:57  
  12  Mark Swisher, 14, West Des Moines, IA       16:54  
  13  Chipper Fyfe, 11, Clear Lake, IA            16:59  
  14  Leah Blanchard, 13, Cedar Falls, IA         16:59  
  15  Leo Bird, 12                                17:06  
  16  Chris Calhoun, 11, Des Moines, IA           17:14  
  17  Boone Caples, 8, Ankeny, IA                 18:11  
  18  Mark Caples, 36, Ankeny, IA                 18:13  
  19  Donna Roe, 42, Clive, IA                    18:13  
  20  Alicia Bigelow, 21, Ankeny, IA              18:20  
  21  Taylor Walters, 13, Creston, IA             19:58  
  22  Caleb Nagel, 11, Clarion, IA                20:18  
  23  Nick Cairney, Omaha, NE                     20:59  
  24  Dahlia Gordon, 11, Johnston, IA             21:13  
  25  Kevin Gordon, 39, Johnston, IA              21:14  
  26  Katie Smith, 14, Perry, IA                  21:17  
  27  Keri Cairney, 30, West Des Moines, IA       21:18  
  28  Lola Mann, 57, Des Moines, IA               21:27  
  29  Ezra Schley, 5, Des Moines, IA              21:30  
  30  Stephie Tran, 33, Des Moines, IA            22:48  
  31  Steph Courtney, 40, Des Moines, IA          23:20  
  32  Joe Salaba, 9, Cumming, IA                  23:21  
  33  Sean Taylor, 37, Ames, IA                   23:26  
  34  Sadie Taylor, 8, Ames, IA                   23:27  
  35  Samuel Olker, 13, Clive, IA                 23:30  
  36  Kyle Neustrom, 9, West Des Moines, IA       23:31  
  37  Kirk Neustrom, 43, West Des Moines, IA      23:45  
  38  Patrice Teigland, 49, Jewell, IA            23:49  
  39  Eddy Paige, 13, Huxley, IA                  23:50  
  40  Scott Adkins, 33, Cedar Falls, IA           23:55  
  41  Chelle Owsley, 28, Waterloo, IA             23:55  
  42  Amy Barr, 40, Ames, IA                      24:00  
  43  Beth Loecke, 33, Des Moines, IA             24:16  
  44  Anders Hopkins, 10, Newton, IA              24:19  
  45  Derek Price, 11, Forest City, IA            24:28  
  46  Kristina Dunker, 11, Clive, IA              24:28  
  47  Tyler Dunker, 38, Clive, IA                 24:29  
  48  Kelly Heikens, 11, Ames, IA                 24:42  
  49  Conor Dolan, 10, Muscatine, IA              24:42  
  50  Emily Fichter, 12, Shenandoah, IA           24:57  
  51  Michael Nixon, 32, Cherokee, IA             24:59  
  52  Lori Horras, 31, Keota, IA                  25:02  
  53  Jared Price, 13, Forest City, IA            25:03  
  54  Kevin Hamilton, 10, Kansas City, MO         25:03  
  55  Shelby Fourez, 10, Polk City, IA            25:04  
  56  Andrew Arndt, 8, Indianola, IA              25:05  
  57  Nathaniel Johnson, 8, Indianola, IA         25:06  
  58  Brandon Johnson, 8, Indianola, IA           25:07  
  59  Whitney Gustafson, 11, Denison, IA          25:09  
  60  Mary Lappin, 45, Kansas City, MO            25:21  
  61  Colleen Verdi, 10, Des Moines, IA           25:22  
  62  Stacy Sams, 29, Urbandale, IA               25:28  
  63  Colin Sido, 9, Rockwell, IA                 25:31  
  64  Sally Thielking, 54, Urbandale, IA          25:32  
  65  Elana Gingerich, 10, Parnell, IA            25:48  
  66  Janett Scott, 48, Cedar Rapids, IA          25:50  
  67  Joe Kuhter, 12, Toledo, IA                  26:06  
  68  Terrie Tomlonovie, 49                       26:29  
  69  Rita Frederick, 55, Marshalltown, IA        26:44  
  70  Mattea Detrick, 9, Radcliffe, IA            26:46  
  71  Arlyne Cornelsen, 59, Clive, IA             26:48  
  72  Madison Prueger, 11, Ames, IA               26:49  
  73  Morgan Trevor, 10, Indianola, IA            26:52  
  74  Kate Simpson, 12, Jefferson, IA             26:53  
  75  Isaac Olson, 9, Urbandale, IA               27:04  
  76  Alex Osborn, 9, Newton, IA                  27:04  
  77  Chance Carter, 11, Indianola, IA            27:06  
  78  Kathie Roberts, 30, Winterset, IA           27:14  
  79  Stephanie Janssens, 12, Des Moines, IA      27:20  
  80  Morgan Brittany, 8, Indianola, IA           27:20  
  81  Laura Fyfe, 13, Clear Lake, IA              27:21  
  82  Jake Fortner, 10, Altoona, IA               27:27  
  83  Riley Olson, 7, Urbandale, IA               27:35  
  84  Armond Luthens, 10, Urbandale, IA           27:35  
  85  Alenah Luthens, 6, Urbandale, IA            27:36  
  86  Sam Kuhter, 9, Toledo, IA                   27:40  
  87  Hunter Arends, 10, Mason City, IA           27:50  
  88  Jacob Simpson, 9, Jefferson, IA             27:51  
  89  Meghan Holdgrafer, 9, Marion, IA            28:07  
  90  Julie Hildreth, 40, Lytton, IA              28:08  
  91  Taylor Francis, 7, Ankeny, IA               28:11  
  92  Shawn Monahan, 12, Rockwell City, IA        28:12  
  93  Mason Taylor, 10, Lohrville, IA             28:26  
  94  Megan Birchard, 13, Creston, IA             28:27  
  95  Victoria Eschweiler, 11, Ankeny, IA         28:34  
  96  Jennifer Eschweiler, 32, Ankeny, IA         28:50  
  97  Jacob Hora, 9, Ankeny, IA                   28:50  
  98  Tina Fortner, 32, Altoona, IA               28:54  
  99  Alexis Johnson, 8, Ankeny, IA               29:06  
 100  Kimberly Stewart, 35, Des Moines, IA        29:07  
 101  Irlene Higdon, 47, Davenport, IA            29:07  
 102  Pat Schlapia, 45, Creston, IA               29:18  
 103  Mary Hammen, 49, Somers, IA                 30:20  
 104  Kirsten Flack, 37, Jefferson, IA            30:22  
 105  Robert Howe, 18, Newton, IA                 30:23