Race Results 1999 Results Race of the Month Doyles Emerald Necklace 5m BAA Boston Marathon Lexington 5 miler Ashland Duathlon Other Months		April 1999 Race of the Month April's race results from the James Joyce Ramble, 10k in Dedham,Apirl 25th. What a beautiful day for a road race! The sky was clear, the air, cool and dry, was filled with verse as four members made it into the top 30. This was the scene at the James Joyce Ramble in Dedham this past Sunday. This appeared to be one of the more successful ROM's as several CRCer's made an appearance. I would attribute this in no small way to the post-race festivities to be held at Kerry Kirkendall's. I, myself, ran the ramble and can attest to Shelley's account of the slow start. I seeded myself in the 7:10 range since this was not to be a RACE for me (in theory anyway). Perhaps this was a mistake because it took me at least 30 sec to get to the start. Once passed the start, I still could not maneuver due to the crowd density. My first mile split was ~8 minutes! I thought I was back on Hopkinton! Nonetheless it was a really nice course. At ~mile four I saw Shelly. She was moving very well indeed and really kept the pressure on the surrounding women runners. She ran a very nice race. Oh.. And Thanks to Kerry for the bash! James Joyce Ramble 10K Dedham, MA Brian Crounse 34:23 5:33 Peter Gallimore 34:42 5:36 Bruce Davie 34:44 5:36 Marcello Scippa 35:54 5:47 Bob Gillon 37:08 5:54 Drew Hanchett 38:00 6:08 Joe McCarty 40:23 6:30 Kerry Kirkendall 43:12 6:58 Diane Sagnella 44:22 7:09 Shelley McDonough 44:30 7:11 Ingrid Larken 45:58 7:25 Felicia Mebane 46:00 7:25 Molly Turner 46:40 7:32 Elizabeth (Beth) Bolyn 48:00 7:45 Siana LaForest 48:31 7:50 Jodi Crofut 49:50 7:55 Janice Smaga 53:36 8:39 Dave Quilty 53:36 8:39 George Morgan 56:48 9:10 Felicia Mebane: "I joined CRC in September of 1998 because I had run a couple of marathons and was not satisfied with my times, which were not improving. I felt the need for more speed! My first race as a CRCer, the NYC marathon, reinforced this desire. Many track workouts later, I am beginning to see positive results! With Missy and Shelley's encouragement, I finally ran my first 10k at Cohasset at the end of March. My goal was to run 7:30 minute miles and my pace was 7:27. Hurray! Fellow CRCers who made the trek to Cohasset with me, Shelley, Dana, and Siana, and I were pretty happy with our results. For the Ramble, fellow CRCers Shelley, Beth, Ingrid and I braved near perfect weather for the trip to Dedham. My goal was to run at least as fast as my last 10k, but at a much more even pace. My fastest mile in Cohasset was 7:00 minutes and my slowest mile was 7:48 minutes. Not very efficient. With less wind than the race by the sea and a moderately hilly course (according to Running Around Boston), I managed a PR by eight seconds on the official clock and a much more even pace (thanks in part to Ingrid who ran a similar pace). According to my watch, my slowest mile was a 7:24 and my fasted mile was a 7:16 for a total time of 45:20 (I crossed the starting line about 40 seconds after the beginning of the race.) and a negative split. Hurray! Now...back to the track. Aside from meeting my goal, the best part of the race was Kerry's brunch for CRCers and associates. The food was awesome and the company was even better! Thanks, Kerry!" Shelley McDonough: Well, as far as I'm concerned, the Ramble lived up to its fine reputation Great weather, a great course, and (of course) a great group of runners from CRC! I'm not 100% sure what my real net time was, because I yet again ran without a functioning watch, but based on the "official" word of other CRC'ers stuck in the pack at the beginning of the race, it took me about 45 seconds to reach the start line. Taken off my official race time of 44:30, that would give me a 43:45, and a new PR. Whoopee! I'm starting to like this 10k thing after all. I felt really good throughout the race...no mysterious aches and pains this time. Congratulations to the rest of the CRC crew who ran today and a BIG BIG thanks to Kerry for hosting a fabulous post-race brunch! If I didn't live in a cubicle, I'd be in line to offer my place for the next race ... but I realize some people like to sit in chairs, so my party is going to have to wait, I guess! Bruce Davie: For the second year, I turned up in Dedham for the opportunity to run 10k to the accompaniment of readings from James Joyce and to hear my mile splits called out next to mile markers names after Joyce's works. Mile 6 ("The Dead") is definitely the most appropriate. Under clear skies and a gusty breeze I set out with the goal of breaking 35 minutes, as I had done for the first time at last year's event. Having learned from experience that if I'm close to Peter it means I'm going to blow up shortly, I let him go early as I pursued my 5:35 per mile splits. Around the 2 mile marker I watched Brian Crounse go past as well and tried not to let the competitive juices screw up my race plan. Between miles 4 and 6, Peter experienced back problems and stopped to walk a couple of times, bringing him back to my position, a considerable distraction given my conviction that it's not healthy for me to be near him in a race. By mile 6, Brian's position was unassailable and I set my sights on Peter and the GBTC runner right ahead of him. In the final sprint I just failed to catch both of them, but we did provide some excitement to the crowd ("it looks like we have a race on our hands" quoth the announcer). The 4-second spread between the 3 of us in the official results seems inconsistent with the fact that we were almost touching each other at the finish line. In any case, my offical time of 34:44 safely met the sub-35 minute goal, was an improvement of 9 seconds on last year and landed me a 16th place finish. The post-race party at Kerry's - especially the pre-party party on the sidewalk, conducted under the watchful eyes of several Southie police cruisers while we awaited Kerry's arrival - was the real highlight of the day. What better way to honor Ireland's literary giant than with a few beers in South Boston? David Quilty: I was questioning my wisdom of running less than a week after the marathon. I thought if I stayed at the back and ran a jogging pace I would avoid injuries. So I seeded myself in the 8:00 pace group. As I was waiting for the start one of the actors stood by the side of the road reading from Ulysses. Now this is a work that despite my ethnic connection to Joyce is beyond my comprehension. As I struggled to make sense of the actors readings I was delighted to find that my inability to understand was related not to the complexity of the prose but the fact that actor was speaking Italian. Relieved of this intellectual burden I relaxed and enjoyed a beautiful day, great coarse, and great party. Other Races: April 11th Doyles Emerald Necklace 5 Miler, Jamaica Plain, Ma. You should run this race next year! This course located in the heart of Boston offers one of the best racing routes available in the area. Small undulating hills, no traffic, lots of trees and grass and a down hill finish make for challenging and satisfying experience. The race was well organized (except for the start), had two Bag Pipe Bands (that is considered a plus) and is the most social of all races. Some runners (no-one from CRC of course) headed for the complementary Sam Adams Beer instead of water at the finish even though it was before noon on Sunday. Allison Abbott led the way with a Third Place in Divison performance as several CRCers were tuning up for the marathon just over a week away, while Diane Sagnella and Felicano Protasi stopped by to socialize and Janice Smaga earned a fourth in her division. NAME TIME PACE PLACE DIV PLACE Allison Abbott 00:32:43 6:33 99 3 Raymond Gonzalez 00:33:04 6:37 115 40 Mark Woods 00:33:?? 6:37 115 40 Sanjay Ram 00:33:19 6:40 123 44 Kathleen Cunniff 00:36:27 7:17 268 16 Dave Quilty 00:36:30 7:18 274 61 Janice Smaga 00:39:19 7:52 460 4 April 19th 103rd BAA Boston Marathon Boston, Ma. Special thanks are owed by many to Scott Duhaime for procuring so many bib numbers from the BAA in exchange for volunteering for the Jimmy Fund Walk. Thanks Scott! Race Day conditions: Light SW winds 1-6 mph 51º F at the start in Hopkinton; 73º F at halfway in Wellesley; 68º F at the finish in Boston. Runners: 12,797 entrants; 11,293 finishers. Diane's Boston Marathon OPUS(#99-4-19A): This was my first marathon but by no means my last! I have an insatiable hunger now, a hunger to know how fast I can go for 26.2! Ah Boston. I, as many, had been preparing for about 3 monthes all for one day. This in and of itself is an interesting trait of the marathon, all that preparation for a race most can only manage once or twice a year. If something goes wrong you have to wait quite awhile before redeeming yourself. Three days before the marathon I woke up with VERY sore quads. I couldn't even walk down stairs. This sent panic signals to my brain but I tried to relax telling myself I had all day Fri. and Sat. to get better, then Sunday to really relax and mentally prepare myself. Saturday morning they were no better. A bit more panic and some added desperation and I told myself, well you have today and Sunday, they should be fine by Monday. Sunday morning, a little better, but after the 2.62 mile fun-run I was almost back to square one. I told myself, "well, you have until 12 tomorrow." I was rather upset and I let EVERYONE know it in an attempt to find someone who could explain and CURE me. Well, whatever it was, The "warmup" I did with NYC champion Franca Fiacconi, a change in diet, My nagging hip or just stress, I woke up Monday and the pain was MUCH better. I did a few knee bends.. Hmmm there was no real pain but my muscles were not exactly "fresh". At ~7:00am Feliciano and I made our Tshirts. Feliciano's said                      GO                  FELIX                  ITALY in red, white and, green block letters. My shirt was a bit more modest. It said simply 'Diane's 1st', meaning it was my first marathon. (The tale of our trip to the start is too amazing so it has been omitted) So.. Feliciano and I were lined up, numbers 11020 and 11019 respectively, The sun was beating down, the gun went off... seconds ticked by, then we began to move, then stop, then move, then stop. I heard the first of many 'GO FELIX!'s. After 5minute 33 seconds we crossed the line and the race began. Well, kind of. We still weren't moving very quickly. Our first mile was 9:50. I told Feliciano that I planned to stop every 2 miles for water. We stuck to the plan faithfully. Every 2 miles we stopped, and drank a full cup of water. I had heard too many horror stories about dehydration and with warmer than usual temperatures I thought it best to sacrifice a stellar time for a strong finish. 'Go Felix', 'Forza Italia', Go Italy' filled the air. No-one called 'Go DIANE!' As early as mile 4 my legs were feeling the effect of the downhill start. A bit too early in a race with many more downhills to come. I knew the fatigue was a lingering reminder of the trouble I was having not 24 hours before. Perhaps I was too cautious but I really wanted to make sure I'd finish, so I never pushed it. I told Feliciano that he could go on ahead if he wanted but he stood by me. GO FELIX! At mile 9 I was thinking "C'mon legs. Don;t let me down." I was telling myself to just hold steady. I kept thinking about the Newton Hills I still had to tackle some 9 miles away. Come thirteen I tore open my first PowerGel. I squeezed a dollop in my mouth and held it there till I could reach a water station. I'm sure I looked like a rapid dog foaming at the mouth but what the heck I'm a real runner. I can look disgusting! I also fumbled for the Advil I had stashed in my shorts only to retrieve a chalky mess. (note: Sweat dissolves Advil) Fortunately feliciano had a few to spare. It is not an easy thing to swallow pills while running and without water. The Newton Hills were closing in. The killer downhill at ~15 awaited. I really went gently down the hill. My quads and butt ached slightly with each impact with the ground. Then they began. Hill number one. Slowly but deliberately I made my way up. The next thing I knew I was turning the bend at the fire house. The crowd made that stretch of road seem much shorter than what I had remembered from the training runs. I was pretty excited at this point. I mean I had been here before. The infamous firehouse was always so lonely during the winter. Monday it was alive with excitement. Hill Number 2. I was running modestly but comfortably. Man there were so many people! I thought I was a snail but I was steadily moving past everyone. Two more I thought, and then home! First that little pain in the neck hill, short and steep. Just enough to sap whatever is left in your legs out! I was fearing heartbreak. I told myself to relax and take it slowly. I looked up, and as if a rugged landscape softened by a blanket of snow, that darn hill did not seem so bad. I heard in the background 'Go Felix'. I sighed. Heartbreak came. Now I really went slowly up this hill. Not so much because I could not have gone fatser but because I did not know what would happen after 20 miles. I knew I needed my legs after heartbreak and wanted to make sure they would be willing. So to the top I went (I admit I stopped and walked about 5 steps. The I told myself to get moving!). When I got there I thought, 'Hey I did it!' So entrhalled was I by the crowd that I picked it up and started waving at the spectators! That must have been when BRUCE saw me. Thank God it was then and not 5 minutes before during my knuckle dragging crawl! My split from Mile 21 to 22 was ~7:35. At mile 22 I told a volunteer to keep bringing me water. I drank 4 cups there, yet there was no sloshing around in my belly when I started to run again. At Cleveland Circle I finally saw someone I knew. They screamed my name like bloody hell. It was great! The GO FELIX's had faded and I now had my own cheering section. (Actually, truth is they were friends of Feliciano's as well. When he passed the called him but having become accustomed to his name being called over the passed 23 miles he did not even look up and did not have the advantage I did at the end, that of seeing familiar faces.) Anyway, Mile 23 never seemed to come. I hate that. Then the next thing I knew I was in Kenmore square. I was actually going to make it. Nothing could stop me. As I rounded onto Hereford street I heard the music. When I got onto Boylston I picked it up. After 25.8 miles I had the energy to pick it up. Yahoo. I finished in 3:31:51, not my original goal but it was a positive experience. I know now I can do it. (Note: At the finish No-one called my name but shortly after I did hear 'Feliciano Protasi' being called Next year, I will have a much snazzier TSHIRT!) Sanjay Ram Just want to thank everyone at CRC i've run with .. you've all made it worth the while. Special thanks to Dave Quilty & Diane who allowed me to tag along on long runs .. After a SLOW start (which is NEVER a bad thing while running a marathon), i felt my hamstrings (the bane of my existence over the past few months) tighten up at mile 6 , and nightmarish thoughts of my first DNF loomed on the horizon..shortened my stride & took it easy, and by mile 10 i inexplicably felt better..I knew i would not end up doing a PR (foolish to attempt one on this course on such a warm day anyway!!), so did not bother looking at my watch..drank plenty , & focussed on maintaining my form...my quads were done in on that wicked downhill from B.C to Cleveland Circle..and from there on the crowds just pulled me on...i've never experienced anything like this - ever!! All in all, given my sloppy training this year, i'm pretty darned pleased i finished it - with fairly even splits at that! Dave Quilty Ran 3:44:49 on Monday, 19 minutes behind last year, the heat got to me, I had severe stomach cramps resulting in two separate puking sessions after the finish (one in public, the object of pity and scorn), had a Balkan in miniature (one toe nail attempted to sever the other neighboring toe nail for territorial infringement) started shivering once I got home and had my calf muscle contract resulting in a primal scream. Other than that it was a good day. Actually I exaggerate the ordeal to cover the fact that I wasn't prepared enough to go after the 3:25: qualifying time on that course under less than ideal conditions. I was slightly behind pace at 30K where I was at 2:27:38, a 7:55 pace, which would have brought me in at 3:27:26. On the hills I slowed and never recovered the pace and the forecast for a sea breeze and clouds never appeared. However next year.... On the plus side it was great to see the enthusiastic and authentic pride and joy of the first time runners in the CRC contingent. During the race I was able to pick out of the crowd several CRCers including Paula Figelskiat mile 10, John Drew at the fire station, and at mile 21 several including Bruce Davie , Joe McCarty and the Marathon Master himself Ron Trippet. My sister, brother in law and my nephew were manning the official BAA water stop at mile 18 so it they saw me still in good form. One thing that kept me going without complete collapse was that I knew Janice would be at the corner of Hereford Street. Jim Dezieck Jim and the bean's balk: Sending my thanks to crc for its contribution to my marathon success this year. I had just hoped to hoped to finish, expected 4:20 if my body held out, and made 4:10, so I guess in Dave Quilty's system I beat the course this year. In a sentence the race started out playfully and then became increasingly harder but the finished before it became gruelling. And I will never forget the white jellybean that got away. I trained with crc for most of this year and the benefits from that put the lie to marathoning being just an individual event. I remember now how the Wednesday nights renewed my commitment to my training, the many bits and pieces of advice and ideas that became my race strategy, and the people and coaches [ :) ] whose support was so good and sure for our regular encounters. All that made a big contribution for which I'm very thankful. It was just beyond the Route 128 bridge, I think, on the uphill, where a lady gave me three jellybeans. I put the first, a red one, in my mouth and it was the best tasting piece of food I had ever had in my life. After some several seconds of ecstasy I luxiurated (well, relatively) in the thought that I had TWO MORE! In high anticipation I put the white one up to my lips but the sticky residue from the Gatorade resulted in it sticking to my fingers and as I pulled my hand away it was just like in the movies as the whole scene turned to horrific slow motion during which I continued moving as my eyes followed the end-over-end tumble of the jellybean to the ground where it bounced away, away down and out of any reach that my body was going to try to span. It was so poignant and purely tragic and just like I described it. What could I do? Well the green one was escorted into my mouth by three fingers which remained in place until one by one they were strip searched on the way out. But the white one, the one that got away, made a moment in my marathon that I will never forget. Anyway, thanks for asking. Congratulations to everyone who participated. Peter Larsen: Was trailing just behind the Kenyans. Finished in 4:38:56 which is the fastest of the 4 Boston's I've done. I think it is also important to note that I did better than Moses Tanuai and Bill Rodgers . BIB NAME AGE GENDER CITY HOME CITIZENSHIP 3712 George Nicholson 34 M Boston MA USA   5K: 0:22:27   10K: 0:43:39   15K: 1:05:13   20K: 1:27:25   Half: 1:32:14   25K: 1:50:01   30K: 2:13:38   35K: 2:38:18   40K: 3:03:40   Overall: 3:18:06   Net: 3:17:11 4806 Raymond Gonzalez 39 M W Roxbury MA USA   5K: 0:21:42   10K: 0:42:35   15K: 1:03:30   20K: 1:25:04   Half: 1:29:54   25K: 1:47:35   30K: 2:13:19   35K: 2:40:23   40K: 3:07:14   Overall: 3:18:52   Net: 3:17:58 10566 Mark Woods 41 M Jamaica Plain MA USA   5K: 0:24:22   10K: 0:45:01   15K: 1:05:49   20K: 1:27:10   Half: 1:31:50   25K: 1:48:47   30K: 2:11:14   35K: 2:36:54   40K: 3:06:26   Overall: 3:20:20   Net: 3:17:36 12493 Tim Booher 22 M Cambridge MA USA   5K: 0:29:14   10K: 0:51:20   15K: 1:13:56   20K: 1:36:50   Half: 1:41:53   25K: 1:59:33   30K: 2:23:05   35K: 2:47:48   40K: 3:14:13   Overall: 3:27:04   Net: 3:20:41 11399 Sanjay Ram 31 M Belmont MA USA   5K: 0:30:39   10K: 0:54:10   15K: 1:17:07   20K: 1:40:39   Half: 1:45:43   25K: 2:04:24   30K: 2:28:53   35K: 2:53:47   40K: 3:18:03   Overall: 3:28:56   Net: 3:23:58 11019 Diane Sagnella 37 F W Roxbury MA USA   5K: 0:32:00   10K: 0:56:16   15K: 1:20:11   20K: 1:44:03   Half: 1:49:21   25K: 2:08:34   30K: 2:33:31   35K: 2:59:59   40K: 3:26:12   Overall: 3:37:24   Net: 3:31:51 11020 Feliciano Protasi 32 M W Roxbury MA ITA   5K: 0:31:58   10K: 0:56:17   15K: 1:20:10   20K: 1:44:02   Half: 1:49:15   25K: 2:08:33   30K: 2:33:43   35K: 3:00:28   40K: 3:26:41   Overall: 3:38:15   Net: 3:32:48 11805 Dean McNabb 52 M Sudbury MA USA   5K: 0:27:17   10K: 0:50:03   15K: 1:12:24   20K: 1:35:12   Half: 1:40:07   25K: 1:58:30   30K: 2:23:51   35K: 2:52:26   40K: 3:24:10   Overall: 3:36:56   Net: 3:33:47 12399 Vincent Ng 27 M Arlington MA HKG   5K: 0:31:23   10K: 0:56:08   15K: 1:19:45   20K: 1:43:29   Half: 1:48:29   25K: 2:07:04   30K: 2:33:39   35K: 2:59:56   40K: 3:27:50   Overall: 3:40:26   Net: 3:35:23 11015 Charles Dalcorobbo 38 M N Quincy MA USA   5K: 0:35:02   10K: 0:58:58   15K: 1:22:20   20K: 1:45:30   Half: 1:50:34   25K: 2:09:06   30K: 2:34:43   35K: 3:01:46   40K: 3:31:26   Overall: 3:45:03   Net: 3:38:20 7135 Robert Boudrot 46 M Waltham MA USA   5K: 0:26:20   10K: 0:49:29   15K: 1:12:21   20K: 1:36:22   Half: 1:41:27   25K: 2:01:05   30K: 2:28:02   35K: 2:57:30   40K: 3:29:30   Overall: 3:42:06   Net: 3:39:58 10554 Steve Stemler 25 M Boston MA USA   5K: 0:31:27   10K: 0:56:34   15K: 1:21:24   20K: 1:46:29   Half: 1:51:57   25K: 2:12:13   30K: 2:39:25   35K: 3:06:44   40K: 3:34:08   Overall: 3:46:01   Net: 3:41:31 10423 David Quilty 44 M Boston MA USA   5K: 0:26:43   10K: 0:50:42   15K: 1:14:55   20K: 1:39:42   Half: 1:45:05   25K: 2:04:39   30K: 2:30:21   35K: 2:57:41   40K: 3:31:30   Overall: 3:47:32   Net: 3:44:59 10421 Jim Dezieck 44 M Andover MA USA   5K: 0:34:05   10K: 1:01:04   15K: 1:28:16   20K: 1:56:52   Half: 2:02:35   25K: 2:25:49   30K: 2:57:29   35K: 3:29:56   40K: 4:02:28   Overall: 4:17:01   Net: 4:10:58 11401 Jennifer Cooper 28 F Belmont MA USA   5K: 0:36:59   10K: 1:06:28   15K: 1:38:26   20K: 2:09:28   Half: 2:15:41   25K: 2:40:16   30K: 3:12:50   35K: 3:45:24   40K: 4:17:07   Overall: 4:29:58   Net: 4:22:59 8460 Louise Brooks 45 F Dedham MA GBR   5K: 0:29:01   10K: 0:52:14   15K: 1:15:23   20K: 1:39:49   Half: 1:44:55   25K: 2:08:28   30K: 2:47:50   35K: 3:37:54   40K: 4:23:08   Overall: 4:41:31   Net: 4:37:56 11509 Peter Larsen 39 M Boston MA USA   5K: 0:34:25   10K: 1:03:13   15K: 1:32:54   20K: 2:04:19   Half: 2:10:36   25K: 2:36:28   30K: 3:11:23   35K: 3:51:35   40K: 4:32:35   Overall: 4:48:53   Net: 4:44:16 The Lexington Patriots 5 Miler, Lexington, Ma. Karen Powers reports: I am still trying to make Wednesday workouts (single Mom with a two and a half year old and a dog) but in the meantime, I ran the Lexington 5 miler on Patriots Day and ran a 32:50 (6:35s). I just missed first place in my age division, 40-49 by TWO seconds but I was still pleased with my time as it was the first race I have run alone in almost 4 years. I have been racing with my daughter in a babyjogger up until last fall. April 25th F.I.R.M. Rockbuster Mountain Bike/Trail Run Duathlon, Ashland Stare Park, Ma. In his first race of the year, Scott Duhaime was unable to defend his age group title in the F.I.R.M. Rockbuster Mountain Bike/Trail Run Duathlon Sunday in Ashland State Park, and settled for 2nd place. His time of 50:06 was his third straight PR on the course, and was good for 18th place overall. He sandwiched a personal best 25:45 bike split (2nd in age group, 14th overall) with mediocre run splits of 11:46 (3rd/32nd) and 12:35 (1st/13th). The distances for this challenging race are 2 mile runs (thought to be short), surrounding a 7 mile bike course.