Race Results 1998 Results Current Month Other Months		October 1998 Race of the Month Topsfield 5 Mile Foliage Classic Sunday, October 18th Other October Races: October 3rd Fall Classic 5K, Somerville, MA. Joe (I have been to only one practice) Scianatico ran his first race since last November, completing this 5K in 19:21 (6:14), finishing 35th. Just think what he could have done with a little more speed work. All the track workouts are starting to payoff for Allison Abbott, who came in 3rd at a 5K race in Somerville in 19:34. At the Apple Feast 10 Miler Harvard Mass, Diane Sagnella continues her aggressive racing schedule: Early Saturday morning (October 3rd) I had just flown in from CA and boy were my arms tired. Fortunately my legs were not as I had decided to run the Apple Harvest 10Miler in Harvard Mass. It is a beautiful course with plenty of rolling and not so rolling hills. I finished in 1:11:28 (7:09) bettering my Newburyport time by ~2 minutes. I felt a lot better than I did doing leg 2 at Winne. Dana Laird traveled to Umass to fulfill a fantasy at long last. This past Saturday I got my annual chance to feel what it's like to be Missy, or some other similarly speedy runner. This was my third appearance and third victory in a half-marathon organized by the UMass-Amherst Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics -- not a crowd with a lot of competition, especially for women runners. Thanks to a friend who lets me in the back door, I go out there every year with the computer science grad students and enjoy a beautiful autumn race in Amherst. This year I was the first woman and the third overall across the finish line, with a time for 13.6 miles of 1:47:28 (I estimate that I hit the actual half-marathon mark at about 1:42 on a course with the final 2 kilometers going up a pretty tough hill). It was a great day for running and I felt quite strong, with a pace I wish I could have managed two weeks ago over the shorter distance at Winnipesaukee. I'll have to keep the entry information about this race a secret so that no "real" runners come along and steal my crown. Sanjay Ram; what are you doing the day before your marathon? He ran in the Somerville Homeless Coalition 5K on Sat Oct 3rd (warm up for Sunday, see below) in 21:45. October 4th Mud, Sweat 'N' Gears Duathlon, Ashland, MA. Submitting a new PR on the third time doing this course, Scott Duhaime finished 1st in his age group and 14th overall out of 114 in this aerobically challenging sprint course consisting of a 2 mile trail run, 7 mile mountain bike, and finishing with the same 2 mile run. He sandwiched a "conservative" 27:30 minute bike split around relatively consistent run splits of 11:26 & 11:40. This followed a 10 mile hike over 5 thousand foot Mt. Lafayette & Mt. Lincoln in sub-arctic conditions the previous day in New Hampshire! Bruce Davie carried the CRC flag to the South Shore for T.K. O'Malley's 10K in Scituate and returned with an unnamed prize. I wonder what it was... I was the sole CRC representative at T.K. O'Malley's 10k in Scituate this Sunday. It was a perfect fall day and about 500 runners turned out. With a downhill first mile, the race got off to a fast start - I went through the 1 mile in 5:10, and then settled into a more reasonable pace. I was running by myself for most of the race, in 5th place, but was passed on the final uphill. With 200m to go I went into an all out sprint to regain 5th place, only to see my competitor pull alongside at the finish line. I need to work on my finish line lunge, because the officials gave me 6th place by a nose (you shoulda seen the nose on the other guy...) The first word out of my mouth on learning this was an expletive, but I calmed down when I found that he was in a different age group and that I had managed to finish 3rd in the 30-39 group, good for a prize. My time of 35:44 (5:45) was my slowest 10k for the year, which seems a little odd given the sprint finish, although I have heard rumors that the course may be less than accurate. Or perhaps it's just that post-Winnie fatigue... Sanjay Ram just misses 3:10 in Maine Marathon in Portland, and then flew off to Europe and the Sub Continent to celebrate and recover. Sanjay turns in a fine performance -- 3:13:52 (40th overall), and says ...Set my PR by over 20 mins, but still missed the 3:10 mark..had to do the final 10-k in 43 mins, and was on target for the first half of that..but got killed by the last hill at mile 23...(editor's note: could it have been the 5K the day before? Will see you all in a month when I return from europe & India ...Enjoy your running & good luck at the races.. Sanjay. October 11th On a day that was less than ideal, featuring wind, rain, and temperatures hovering around 50, Jim Thompson participated in the Hartford Marathon. He came in 31st overall, 12th in his division, averaging a 6:35 pace to finish in 2:52:35. Jim reports: Taking the advice of my training partners I went out in a very patient 1:27 and came back in 1:25. The difference between racing the last 10K and just trying to hold on is just incredible. Certainly, I felt uncomfortable but with each person I passed I just got stronger and stronger. That is until I ran into my wife at the 25 mile mark and just felt like getting into the car and going home. But I persevered and finished in 31st place. My next marathon goal is to try and appreciate the finish. My wife asked me what it felt like when they called out my name and all the people started to cheer, I answered her honestly that I couldn't hear a thing and the only thing I saw was the time and the finish line. How the hell does Uta Pippig do it? Oh that's right, never mind. Hudson Boys and Girls Club Duathlon, Hudson, MA. For the 2nd consecutive week, Scott Duhaime finished 1st in the "sub-old-man" division and 9th overall in a FIRM race. This muddy event featured a 7.5 mile mountain bike on primarily gravel fire roads with one short single track section sandwiched around two - 2.3 mile runs over the same rolling roads. His splits were 14:47 (1st in age group/16th overall) first run, 28:19 bike (1st/8th), and 15:35 2nd run (1st/9th) for a total time of 58:41. October 12th 22nd Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women, Boston. CRC women cruised at Tufts 10K with two PRs and a close encounter with fame. Allison Abbott: I ran Tufts 10K in 40:18 (6:30) for 85th place. It was a fantastic day, nice and cool. Plus, I got to run for a (very) short time with Joan Benoit Samuelson at about mile 1. Quite a thrill. Kathleen Cunniff also ran in a big PR time of 42:01 (6:47, 129th). Lori Marcotte: I ran Tufts 10K, and finished in 47;28 (7:39, 426th)...this is a PR for me (I've never run it under 48 min. so I was pretty happy!) October 17th Jack Rowe puts himself in the right frame of mind: On October 17, I ran in the first Changing Minds Mental Health Awareness 5K Run/Walk in Westborough. Though I have done a little racing over the years this was the first 5K I have ever run. My time was 26:02 over a varied course that ran mostly through the Westboro State Hospital grounds. There were over 250 runners/walkers but I don't know the number of each. The post race activities were interesting in that 4 patients (1 adult and 3 teens) made very moving short speeches about how they were being helped by the treatment there. I also won a harmonica in the raffle. All in all a very nice race! October 18th Bay State Marathon (and Half-Marathon) Tyngsborough. On an absolutely beautiful Indian Summer day with the Sugar Maples in peak foliage display along the Merrimack River, a handful of CRCers lined up for the two lap circuit of the Bay State Marathon. Typical cool fall temperatures soon yielded to warm summer like zephyrs causing many runners to transform their goal of finishing in a qualifying time for Boston into the classical battle of runner versus the elements. Supported by a several partisans, including Bob Gillion, Sandy Newman-Levy and her sister Heather, Peter Gallimore, Ranjet Sudan and Chuck's friend Debbie, the entire CRC contingent passed through the half way point in fine form and on schedule. In what was meant as encouragement one observer offered this comment "One lap to go !" At this point the half-marathoners Brian Barringer, Jeff Phillips, and Shelley McDonough took a sharp left turn to finish in 1:22:53 (6:20, 29th overall, 13 in age group), 1:43:37 (7:55, 298th/74th), and 1:46:43 (8:09, 357th/26th) respectively. Brian Barringer Shelley McDonough As the mind/body struggles of each runner was being played out on the course, penultimate champion Missy Mendel conquered nearly all finishing 2nd in 3:01:10 (6:55 2nd/1st). Missy Mendel In what has become an almost common and expected achievement Janice Smaga again demonstrated prominence in the Masters category taking fifth in 3:29:24 (8:00, 210th/5th). Bob Boudrot Bob Boudrot, running in his first Marathon and trying to qualify for Boston in the 3:25:00 segment, was painfully tantalized by his 3:26:00 finish (7:53, 182nd/65th). Maybe the BAA will reward him with a waiver as Bob properly self seeded himself only to be penalized by slower runners ahead of him at the start. Also starting and completing his first Marathon was Chuck Dalcorobbo who although fatigued at the end did manage a wave to friends at the finish -- 3:28:54 (7:59, 204th/78th). Suffering through the early onset on a cold with throat and stomach pains, Joe McCarty persevered and earned a 3:45:52 finish (8:37 349th/111th). Joe McCarty & Chuck Dalcorobbo Chuck Dalcorobbo The finish of Jim Dezieck completed a very successful and memorable day for CRC -- 5:10:02 (11:50, 665th/201st). Missy Mendel: I ran very comfortably in the first 13.1 miles and had a lot of fun. In the first half of the race I enjoyed the fairly large crowd of runners. I came through the first half feeling good although my time was a bit slower than what I wanted. After the half way point I learned I was in fifth place among the women and I couldn't see any women in front of me, so I knew I had a lot of work to do. As the temperature warmed into the 70's, I passed the 4th place woman at mile 17, the 3rd place women at mile 23 and finally passed the last women in sight somewhere between miles 24-25, and moved into 2nd place. At mile 25 I realized that I might not break 3 hours and I told my legs to go faster. They ached in response, and despite giving it as much as I could, I wasn't going to break 3:00. I crossed the finish line in 2nd place (37th overall) in 3:01:10. This is a PR for me (by 1 minute) and an improvement over last year's finishing place. I was so close! I can't wait to try again next year (maybe sooner!) Thank you Ranjeet, Peter, Sandy, Bobby, Ray & Dave for all the terrific support! Bobby, Sandy, Peter and Ranjeet were on the course on bikes to give support to the CRC marathoners and half marathoners. Bobby logged a lot of miles to check up on each CRC'er. Peter sped around the course to help return car keys to some runner who left them in the Dunkin Donuts! Ranjeet gave me all the encouragement and advice I needed to move into 2nd place. CRC's support and enthusiasm in the final miles is what makes the marathon experience so positive. Thank you! Chuck Dalcorobbo: I'm pretty happy with my results 3:28:54, 204th place overall, especially since this was my first marathon. The last two tenths of a mile was the longest that I've ever run in my life! I really appreciated the support and encouragement from Peter Gallimore and Bob Gillon. Thanks guys! I think I've been bitten by the marathon bug, I'm already thinking about how to train for my next one. October 25th Cape Cod Marathon. Siana LaForest musing on the heat and hills at the Cape Cod Marathon on October 25th: Overall, I enjoyed the race and was pleased with my time of 4:49:57 (#594 out of 790), which was about 20 minutes faster than my first marathon time of 5:09. I was glad of the mileage, long runs, and CRC workouts I had put in when I hit all those hills between miles 10 and 20! I had to take a few walking breaks, but I was able to keep moving and actually felt better at mile 22 than I did at mile 18, maybe because there were finally no more hills! Medford 5K. Ben Ames ran the Medford 5K, a flat course in beautiful, sunny weather. He claims he "did so-so: 19:12, 17/81 age group, 29/234 overall. Thanks for your web work!"