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June 1998

Race of the Month
Swampscott Half Marathon/5k
Seven members of the CRC community turned out for the race of the month. With a first, a second, and a fourth, a memorable day for CRC occurred.
As the runners lined up it was bright and sunny, and many of us sought out some shade. Fortunately, as the race began cloud cover arrived making conditions more comfortable. Close to 600 runners participated in this very scenic Half Marathon which starts out with great seascape views that only get better as the race progresses. Going eastward into Marblehead, the course takes you across the causeway, to loop around small hills near miles 6 and 7 and then back again to the Swampscott shore and finish.
Shelley A McDonough claims it was a lot of fun, and she was relatively pleased with her time (1:47:20 (8:12/mi), about a minute faster than her previous best). Close on her heels was Ginny Nicknish in 1:48 (8:14). Bob Gillon was 7th overall and the 2nd master in 1:20:30 (6:09/mi). Marcello Scippa was 30th in 1:28:47 (6:47/mi). Janice Smaga was 4th master in 1:43:01 (7:52/mi). Molly Turner placed 11th in her age group in 1:44:26 (7:58/mi).
Held simultaneously was a 5K, and we had two participants. Darron McDonough (Shelly's brother) completed the course in 21:59 (7:05/mi), while Ginny Carlin placed as the 1st master in 22:56 (7:23/mi).

Other June Races:
June 5th

Ron Trippet reports running his latest (48th?) marathon by adding a degree of difficulty in making this one a trail run. Ron finished in over 5:00 hours on the Nipmuck Trail Marathon in Ashford CT.
June 13th

A hardy band of CRC'ers braved the flood waters to run in the USATF-NE 10k championship in Portsmouth this Saturday. Helped by the cool temperatures and an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to catch the first woman (by 15 seconds), Bruce Davie managed to lower his PR by 16 seconds to 34:37 (5:35/mile). Missy Mendel missed her PR by a second (attributable to the congested start perhaps), to finish 5th in her age-group in 37:48 (6:05). Allison Abbott ran her first race as a CRC member and although she claimed to be disappointed with her 42:31 (6:51) finish, this placed her 15th in her age-group and puts her high on the CRC women's rankings. CRC's favorite baker, Chuck Schultz, ran a time of 47:51 (7:42).
June 14th

Jim Dezieck reports that he ran the Whirlaway Classic in Methuen on in a time of 49:47. It was nicely organized by the Whirlaway Sports Center and nicely hosted by the owner. Nearly along the Merrimac River but half of it was up and down mild hills. Lots of raffle stuff from the Sports Center.
June 17th

Back racing is Sandy Neuman along with 268 of her dearest friends at the 5th annual Louise Rossetti 5K Race & Fun Walk for Women June 17th in Beverly. She finished 74th in 23:02 (7:25) as the 12th Master.
June 20th

CRC was well represented at this version of the Fresh Pond races that are held every Saturday, rain or shine. Under warm, slightly humid conditions, a mixture of old-timers and new members ran the 2.5 mile and 5 mile races. In the shorter race, Peter Gallimore took third place in a time of 12:52 (5:09/mile) and Bruce Davie was just behind him in 12:57 (5:11/mile). Siana LaForest ran her first race as a CRC member, clocking 18:09 (7:15). She was, however, unlucky not to break 18 minutes, as a crowd of CRC spectators impersonating the finish line caused her to stop 50 yards short of the real finish.
It was a CRC sweep in the 5 mile, with Chris Leitz winning in 28:22 (5:40) while Missy Mendel was first woman in 30:11 (6:02). Bob Gillon was second male in 28:25 (5:41), and Marcello Scippa took 5th place in 28:59 (5:48). Kerry Kirkendall interrupted her marathon training and whirlwind social calendar to run 33:40 (6:44). Molly Turner broke 35 minutes for the first time, clocking 34.50 (6:58). Completing the large CRC contingent was Lori Marcotte, running the 5 miles in approximately 40 minutes.
A select subset of the CRC team replaced the missing fluids and calories with a stunning post-race brunch at Pentimento in Belmont Center.
June 21st

Picture 200 people in water up to their knees, waiting for a dense fog to lift in order to see the buoys that they've got to swim to, and you've got an idea what Father's Day morning looked like at the Ashland Lions Triathlon. The race finally got started 1/2 hour later, as the EMT's told the race director, "Let 'em swim!". This challenging International distance tri featured legs of 1 mile swim, a rolling 26 mile bike, and a very hilly 6 mile run. Scott Duhaime swam a personal best 31:20 in the mile, but was still 142nd out of the water. A typical strong bike (29th overall, 1:13:27, 21.2 mph avg) after a long, up-hill transition from beach to bike rack put him good shape for the run. Just 11 seconds to change shoes, and a 6:30 pace (39:01, 26th) placed him 45th overall and 10th in his division in 2:27:36.
Shelley McDonough reports that she did the Spot Pond 5 miler in Stoneham, "A really small (probably less than 150 people) but fun race on a pretty course & rolling hills," (admittedly, not her favorite). She got a new PR, but unfortunately, was not 100% sure what it was. Upon crossing the line, the clock said 33:35, but she's positive that the course wasn't a full 5 miles. She later measured it to be about 4.8 by car, which would explain how she dropped well over 2 minutes off her previous best! She guesses that her "real" pace was somewhere around a 7:00 - 7:05, as opposed to the 6:50ish that they credited her with. Editors note to Shelley: it is standard practice for CRC members to complain about long courses but strategically neglect to mention if one is thought short...you're forgiven this time, because you're a new member. Welcome to the club!
Mt Washington Road Race 7.6 miles 1 hill. The usually severe and unpredictable Mt. Washington weather softened for this year's race. Temperatures were in the 50s at the summit - - mild by local standards -- and the famous Mt. Washington winds slowed to a mere five mph. Dana Laird earned the right to wear the label: 'This runner climbed Mt. Washington', finishing as the 92nd woman, and 32nd in her division in 1:55:54 ( 15:15).
June 25th

Ray Gonzales took a break from work and ran the Breaktime 5K series in Boston during lunch, coming in 16th in 20:38 (6:38/mi). Reports are he was not missed by his boss...
June 27th

Peter Gallimore and Missy Mendel returned to Marion on Saturday, hoping to repeat their 1997 winning performances in the 2nd Annual Marion Village 5K. On a hot & sunny, and now certified course, they each successfully repeated their wins and accumulated PR's as well. Peter had company for the entire race but used a strong finishing kick in the last 200 meters to win in 15:56 (5:09/mile), putting 8 seconds between himself and the second place finisher. He is now the course record holder. Missy ran steady and finished in 17:44 (5:43/mile), and 15th overall. The Marion race course is flat and very scenic but lacked mile markers. After about 1 > miles the course turns to run along the water and finishes at the Tabor Academy on the marina.
June 28th

Scott Duhaime lined up with the best in New England at the Marlboro Duathlon, a World Championship Qualifier, and finished 79th overall. This 3 mile run, 20 mile bike, 3 mile run offered a challenging and hilly, though not mountainous course. His first run was 18:44 (6:15, 100th overall), and after a 1 minute transition he biked the five lap course at 20.5 mph (58:20, 95th overall). Another quick transition, and ran 18:45 (6:15, 53rd) for the final leg, finishing 12th in his age group. The top 5 in each group got invited to the World Championships in Germany on August 23rd.
POW-MIA 10K Dorchester. Congratulations to Louise who ran an impressive 42:17 finishing in as second master. Results: Sanjay Ram, 34th in 39:03 (6:18/mi); Adam Penn, 41st in 39:14 (6:20/mi); Louise Brooks, 2nd master woman in 42:17 (6:49/mi).

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