Thank you Cincinnati!  From downtown to Eden Park and Northern Kentucky, the Cincinnati racers displayed smart racing in what was our fastest race yet!

 

Team Two Old Divas crossed the finish line in 1:37, the fastest time ever recorded in a Great Urban Race, improving upon their 5th place finish in the 2007 race.

 

Five minutes later Teen Wolf Two and Lost and Found rounded out the top three places.

 

Thanks to channel 12 News for covering the event!  Thanks to everyone who put so much effort in all the great team uniforms!  And thanks to Lodge Bar for hosting the event again!

 

Congrats to our newest group of National Qualifiers!

 

1st - Two Old Divas

Best Costume (and 4th place) - Skunk the Funk

Top Family Team - Four of Us

 

Champions Interview (Two Old Divas):

 

What was your overall race strategy?

 

1.  Have fun.

2.  Solve clues first, plot best course.

 

Did you have any arguments?

 

The flavor of ice cream to get at Graeter's.

 

How do you know each other?

 

Best friends.

 

Any secrets for your success?

 

Take public transportation if it's convenient.

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Cincinnati participants say...

 

"We had a blast! Thank you so much for coming to Cincinnati. Can't wait for next year. And I've told friends in Chicago and Seattle about it."

 

"This is the first time I have ever done anything like this and I had a blast. I would definitely do it again."

 

"It was a blast! We laughed and had a good time the whole time we were out there."

 

"It was awesome....we had a great time!"

 

"I'm already looking forward to next year! Heard about the race from a friend who did it in LA. It sounded like a blast and it totally was!"

 

"It was awesome, and not just because we won. I loved interacting with everyone in the city, especially policemen at the stadium."

 

"It was a lot of fun and got to see a lot of different parts of Cincinnati that I've never gone to before."

 

"Didn't know what to expect but had a great time and can't wait to do it again."

 

"It was well put together and made for a great afternoon of fun."

 

"I already have several friends who want to try it next year if there is an event in the Cincinnati area (I hope so). I think you all did an excellent job and I can't wait till next year!"

 

"I really can't speak more highly of my experience. We had a terrific time and all my friends who couldn't join us are crazy-jealous. See you next year!"

 

"Great time and great organizers!"

 

"I just love this race, and would reco it to anyone. It's a great combo of fitness, logistics, brains, and playfulness. I loved interacting with other Cincinnatians, and would necourage even more of this in the future. Can't wait to return in 2009!"

 

 

Official Results:

* denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals

** denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals and will receive free entry

^ denotes team competed in Family Division

# denotes team received a penalty

 

**1st - Two Old Divas (1:37) - Erica Heskamp and Mary Jo McKibben

**2nd - Teen Wolf Two (1:42) - Matt Martin and Molly Brennecke

**3rd - Lost and Found (1:43) - Erika Wasilewski and David Blessing

*4th - Skunk the Funk (1:47) - Karen Veeneman and Kelly Lyle

#*5th - Darn Near Killed Em (1:54) - Alexander Hamling and Ariane Farnell

*6th - Me and My Dad (1:58) - Andy and Sarah Perrino

*7th - Jimmies! (2:06) - Carrie Schmid and Michael Froehle

*8th - Cheese to My Macoroni (2:07) - Meredith Brown and Benjamin Cober

*9th - Fresh Water Pearls (2:15) - Rory Gillman and Melinda Daniel

*10th - Donkey Bizness (2:15) - Eric Oliver and Elizabeth Kelly

*11th - Nix Hex (2:18) - Lauren Short and John Uhl

*12th - The Apple Guys (2:23) - David Radtke and Robin Baker

*13th - Slaughterhouse Fugitives (2:27) - Laura Schulz and Erica Hansen

*14th - Ubble (2:32) - Bryan Jewell and Katie Bullinger

*15th - Team K2 Extreme (2:32) - Kimberly Tomko and Kim Barnes

*16th - Goonies (2:42) - Holly Carlson and Scott Ahrenholz

*17th - West Enders (2:43) - Stefanie Wetterauu and Elizabeth Spraker

#*18th - Team Stoffer (2:46) - Annabel Khouri and Eric Stoffer

*19th - Fliegenden Schweine (2:47) - Amanda Decker and Allyson Moyer

*20th - The Aegean Avenger and BEep to teh Rescue (2:47) - Jonathan Zall and Chris Couluris

*21st - Team Mobil (2:50) - Bill Barrett and Monica Barrett

*22nd - Not Right Nagys (2:50) - Cathy Nagy and Dan Nagy

*23rd - DPR (2:51) - Debbie Michael and Paul Dickman

#*24th - Cadmania (2:51) - Phil and Lauren Cadman

#*25th - Stella's Artois (2:52) - Tim Trucco and Brianna Walker

26th - Team Scuba (2:52) - Suchi Burley and David Burley

27th - Sodtastic! (2:52) - Earl and Dianne Sod

^28th - Four of Us (2:55) - Thomas, Colleen, Nicholas, adn Nathan Laux

#29th - Running in Circles (2:59) - Ricky and Carissa Gardner

30th - Team Stans-Strong (2:59) - Peter Stansbery and Nancy Stansbery

31st - Big and Little Ski (3:00) - Asha Belarski and Justin Belarski

32nd - Wild Women Squared (3:00) - Molly Robertshaw and Julie Przbysz

33rd - Houston (3:01) - James Moore and Dan Cassabon

34th - Hot Flashes (3:01) - Christie Brown and Cindy Zorn

35th - Ebb and Flow (3:03) - Eric Thyen and Deborah Olszowka

36th - Split Personalities (3:10) - Andrea DeBow and Megan Trowbridge

#37th - Team Valkyrie (3:19) - Lenore and Ken Marentette

#38th - Team Ramrod (3:22) - Katie Stanbery and George Perdikakis

39th - Wee Man and Catalina (3:22) - Katelin Faulkner and Mark Malkovsky

40th - Whatever (3:23) - John Deweese and Gary Trice

#41st - Cougars (3:25) - Kevin Davison and Jessica D'Ambrosio

42nd - Crazee Candee Canez (3:26) - Brian Reynolds and John Fleming

43rd - Girls Just Want to Have Fun Too! (3:31) - Amanda Williams and Jessica Beal

44th - Girls Just Want to Have Fun! (3:31) - Debra Woody and Barb Beal

#45th - KB Cruisers (3:35) - Rebekah Billing and Katie Hoying

46th - Just Married (3:41) - Stacy Elenburg and Joseph Porter

47th - Med Rockers (3:42) - Shelby Elenburg and Suzanne Numan

#48th - Lady and the Tramp (3:53) - Jeff Beerman and Rebecca Plummer

^49th - U3 (3:57) - Mark Lawrence, Briana Irby and Kelsey Lawrence

#50th - Cinci Scavengers (4:18) - Todd Yound and Larain Owen

#51st - Team Apple Korn (4:32) - Julianne and Kevin Weckel

52nd - Team Ellis (4:32) - Denise Key and Deana Sears

53rd - Club Fed (4:37) - David Carrell and David Carson

54th - Flippin Outs (4:50) - Sarah Connor and Ray Mitchell

55th - Triple L's (Lovin' Life Lauderback's) (5:00) - Stephanie Lauderback and Dan Lauderback

56th - Sydney's Farm (5:00) - Sydney and Mark Axtell

57th - Strete Smarts (5:00) - Jillian Strete and Tom Strete

58th - The Lemonheads (5:00) - Jeanine Earley and Shelli Sandberg

59th - Futbolitis (5:00) - Daniel and Bethany Seiffert

DQed 60th - Team Seeley - Jason and Libby Seeley