Spradlin earns silver medal in Armed Forces Day 10K

FREDERICK, May 18 -- Team CMAC charter member and coach Kevin Spradlin placed second overall in the 13th Annual Armed Forces Day 10K at Fort Detrick.

     Spradlin, 23, won his age group with a time of 42:13, 51 seconds behind winner and Fort Detrick soldier Ed McDonough.

     Through the first three miles, Spradlin stayed 30 meters behind Toby Miranda, an officer stationed at the military post. At the 22:00 mark, however, McDonough surged passed Spradlin and, 90 seconds later, caught Miranda. 

     With about 1400 meters remaining, eventual fourth-place finisher Chuck Dasey informed Spradlin of being close to the finish line. Spradlin then surged ahead and finally caught Miranda, outdistancing him over the final 800-meter incline.

     Running with a painful right knee, Spradlin's time of 42:13 was his slowest in three attempts at the 10K distance, dating back to October 1997. Spradlin placed second in last fall's Baugher's Orchard race in 41:11. Four years earlier, Spradlin won the Energy Awareness 10K at Fort Detrick in 41:22.

     Despite the pedestrian times, Spradlin has run three medal-winning performances in all three races.

     The race, with just 59 finishers, was the race's lowest number of participants in years. In 2001 there were 84 finishers, and the winning time was just over 34:00. The race was previously scheduled as part of the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club's Grand Prix Series. This year, however, another race was scheduled for the same date and FSRC members participated in the other race.

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