| Son of Dundalk Middle teacher wins race |
| Tuesday, 22 November 2011 15:12 |
by Bill Gates “My goal is always to get below 20 minutes,” said Ingle, 28. “I did it once, in high school, and haven’t done it since.” Ingle finished in 20:00. “That high-five I gave to Angelina during the race cost me that one second,” Ingle joked. “When I came around the final turn, saw 19:40 [on the finish line clock], I was trying to break 20 minutes, but my legs told me, ‘you’re done.’” Ingle is the son of Dave Ingle, the former boys soccer and baseball coach at Patapsco High who directed the Patriots to a state boys soccer championship in 1995 and a baseball regional title in 1992.  Dave Ingle is currently a physical education teacher at Dundalk Middle School, which is how Brandon came to enter the Pond Skipper 5K race. Sponsored by Thrive Baltimore, the annual Pond Skipper race is intended to raise money for a different cause every year. This year, the cause was Dundalk Middle School. “My dad told me about the race,” Brandon Ingle said. “I definitely didn’t think I was going to win. I usually go in thinking of just running for time.” The race raised $4,000 for Dundalk Middle Scool.  “All proceeds will be used to help the school,” said principal Seth Barisch. “It will support some of our after-school programs, enrichment programs, help with transportation costs and improving our students’ math and reading skills.” Barisch finished 19th overall in the Pond Skipper, with a time of 25:30. He was sixth in the 30-39 age group. “I didn’t have a goal,” he said. “I was just trying to finish.” Barisch estimated about 12-15 Dundalk Middle students participated in the race. Among those students were sixth-graders Ryan Dorsey and Max Brilhart, seventh-graders Nick Parrish and Intisar Muhammad, and eighth-grader Jon McComas.  “I liked the race, and I’ll have to do it again,” said Dorsey. “I just wanted to finish, that was my goal.” Ryan finished 85th overall with a time of 40:11. His father, Mark, took 26th place with a time of 26:29. “I didn’t like getting up early; I wanted to go back to bed,” Brilhart said. “But I was happy to run and help raise money for my school.” Brilhart finished behind Ryan Dorsey in 86th place with a time of 41.06. “I do a lot of running, but I’ve never run this far before,” Muhammad said. “I liked competing with my friends and teachers.” She finished in 99th place with a time of 47:22. McComas finished in 104th place with a time of 47:30. “My mom talked me into it,” said McComas, who said his family is related to Daniel McComas, who according to tradition, shot British Gen. Robert Ross at the Battle of North Point during the War of 1812. “I think, once, I ran a race this long before,” he said. “I wanted to finish this race in less than 30 minutes, but didn’t.” Synkouski, who is from Nottingham, took second in 20:11. Jennifer Sheely of Baltimore won the women’s race and finished third overall with a time of 20:32. Mickey Brierley took third in the men’s race and fourth overall with a time of 20:58.5. The second- and third-place women were Sarah Trently of Perry Hall in 22:11.6 and Ashley Barish of Lutherville in 23:05. Tebarts was the fourth woman finisher and 12th overall in 23:38.5.   The top finish by a Dundalk resident was Daniel Knach, in 17th place with a time of 24:46. Vicky Rosenberger of Dundalk finished 23rd overall (7th woman) with a time of 26:15, while Dundalk High grad Shannon Pijanowski was 38th overall with a time of 28:18. The three previous Pond Skipper 5k races were held in the spring. “We wanted to give people an opportunity to get in some practice for the upcoming Turkey Trot races,” said Jennifer Searles of Thrive Baltimore.  “The mission of Thrive Baltimore is to strengthen and encourage families and communities in Dundalk,” Searles said. “We try to be a part of the Dundalk community, keep our eyes and ears open to determine who we’re going to help through the Pond Skipper.” Complete results for the race, which had 132 finishers, can be found at www.charmcityrun.com.
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