Race Results 2000 Results Race of the Month Camden Try Cape Ann Race for the Cure NETT - Sprint 2 Triathlon Josh Billings Tri Pisgah 50K Results Archieve		September 2000 Race of the Month September Fred Brown Lake Winnepesaukee Relay Lake Winnepesaukee, NH, September 23, 2000 More action photos... Bruce Davie reports on his Winnie Experience! Overall it was a stellar day for CRC, fielding 3 mixed teams for the first time I can remember, with no-one having to run twice, and with the teams finishing 2nd, 4th, and 7th, out of 26 mixed open teams. For the "A" team, our pre-race estimated pace had us finishing just over 7 hours, which we knew would only be a winning time if the competition was weaker than most previous years. I led off and pleasantly surprised myself by running 2 minutes under predicted pace and improving my PR for leg 1 by over a minute. Competitive and loyal CRC runner that I am, I was doubly glad to find myself chasing after Brian Crounse, who used to beat me when he ran for CRC, and has since defected to Concord Road Runners. I caught him after about 5 miles and then ran with him, sharing the wind-breaking duties for several miles before we made it into the serious climbing at the end of the leg. In the last 3 miles of hill climbing I was able to open up a one-minute lead on him, sending the clear message that runners who leave CRC do so at their peril. As it turned out, running better than predicted pace would be the order of the day, with Marcello and Jeff Townsend each running 2 minutes faster than expected. By the end of Jeff's leg we were into first place in the mixed open competition, and as Shelley, Mark Woods and Merritt Maduke ran the next 3 legs we maintained our lead. Missy took the baton for leg 7 with about 90 seconds lead over the second placed team, but shortly into her leg we observed a male runner with a mixed open baton making up ground on her at an alarming rate. With flashbacks to a similar upset in 1998, we were flabbergasted, wondering how they could have such a fast man on leg 7, when the natural strategy is to run the fastest runners on the early (longest) legs. By the end of leg 7, we were 5 minutes out of the lead, as the man in front appeared to be faster than any of the men from CRC. A strong finish from Christy Muldoon ensured that our second place was secure but first was out of the question. Our final time of 6:51:27 - 10 minutes better than our prediction - was the fastest non-winning time in recent memory, and the second best time ever by a CRC team. Many thanks to Felicia for a phenomenal job on the food. For more results try the Coolrunning results page Other Races: Sunday September 3rd, 2000 Maine Sport Triathlon Camden, ME George Nicholson continues to expand his horizons turning in a time of 2:15:42 good for 20th place and a free scenic tour of the Camden Hills. Labor Day September 4th, 2000 Cape Ann 25K Gloucester, MA. In celebration of Labor Day our reporters took the day off; we have the results but lack the story. Bob Boudrot 2:05:50 8:06 338 (137/289) James Kane 2:09:42 8:21 405 (148/232) Martha Dannies 2:27:19 9:29 670 (49/85) Beth Boyln 2:13:56 8:38 462 (71/188) Frank Gribos 2:33:45 9:54 722 (263/289) Saturday September 9th, 2000 NETT - Sprint 2 Triathlon Hyannis, MA The CRC is forever showing off their depth of field, with Drew Hanchett and cohort Lyndsey competing in the Craigville Beach Tri Sprint. This must be a difficult event as I saw both husband and wife that evening and noticed that Drews effort was etched on his face as he struggled to keep awake. Lyndsey, however, bore the strain of the day with a smile of satisfaction. Note:The editors do not take responsibility for the pun Race Results Submission: Desperately "TRIing" On 9/9 Drew Hanchett and his CRC "member at large" wife headed to the cape to compete in the last Triathalon of the season. As usual it was a struggle to get through the water, but the Timeout Productions folks put on a great race at a very nice venue (Craigville Beach). Drew put up a time almost identical to last summer with a 1:06:14 with corresponding swim, bike and run rankings of 442nd, 134th and 13th out of a field of around 700. Good for 78th overall Lyndsay improved significantly to finish the 1/4 mile swim, 10 mile bike and 3.5 mile run in 1:31:46. Sunday September 10th, 2000 Race for Cure Boston, MA, Submitted by: Elizabeth Zogby It was a beautiful day and the most inspiring race I've ever done -- with many breast cancer survivors racing, as well as placards on participants' backs noting those women in whose honor or memory people were running. I had three survivors and three victims on my own t-shirt and thinking of their bravery helped me achieve a PR. I can't speak for the others... Johanna Foster 22:32 7:16 176 (22 div) Elizabeth Zogby 22:32 7:16 177 (23 div) Jessica Smith 23:58 7:44 303 (53 div) Felicia Mebane 25:01 8:04 414 (73 div) Sunday September 17th, 2000 The Great Josh Billings RunAground Great Barrington, MA. Submitted by: Melissa Mendel BIKE 27 MILES/CANOE 5 MILES/RUN 6 MILES With help from CRC, I put together my best team to date to compete in yesterday's Josh Billings Runaground. The bike - canoe - run triathlon took place in Great Barrington and Lenox. Rob Stiles, a cat. 3 cyclist and husband of CRC's Elaine Stiles, peddled the grueling 28-mile net uphill course in an amazing time of 1:05. The top 2 cyclists broke away from the group very early in the race, and Rob led the first pack to finish his leg in an impressive 4th place. Bob Kelly, friend of CRC's Jack Hodgkins, paddled the 2nd leg of the relay with friend Stephen Bellefontaine. They completed the 5 mile course in choppy waters in 58 minutes, racing against teams with much faster canoes. Many teams tipped in the rough waters but Bob and Stephen raced with great expertise and I took the handoff at 2:03 in 37th place. I've said it before and I'll say it again - this 10K course is the toughest I've ever run. It is a point-to-point course with a net gain in elevation. There is a mile long hill at mile 3 and another mile long hill at mile 5, at the top of which I felt like I was barely moving. But if I was moving slowly up the hills, others were moving slower because I passed 6 people and no one passed me. I crossed the finish line in the grounds of Tanglewood in 39:01. Our total time was 2:42, good enough for 31st place (out of 312 teams). More importantly, trophies were awarded 5 places deep in each category, and we squeezed into 5th place in our category by just 5 seconds. After 4 attempts, I finally fielded a placing team in the Josh! Like winning pottery in Burlington or a loon at Winnie, my Josh trophy (a mug) is one of my most treasured trophies. Thanks to Rob, Bob and Stephen for being such a fantastic team! Pisgah 50K trail race Chesterfield, NH On the trails again! Karen Claire participated in the Pisgah 50K trail race. I personally cannot begin to fathom what it takes to be battling the wilderness for over 7 hours! That's stamina!: Karen's report: I participated in the Pisgah 50K trail race on September 17th in Chesterfield, NH. This was a great, scenic trail run! I completed the course in 7:22, good for 4th in my age division! (We don't have to say how many people were in our division, right?) :) This race starts and finishes at the Chesterfield, NH fire station. I had heard raves about how nice it was to finish and hang out on the lawn in front of the station, enjoying the fantastic views of the mountains in the distance, and replenishing carbs (pizza provided by the race, BYOB). I was not disappointed! The course was fairly challenging, with quite a few steep climbs. I got lost with only about 1 mile left, my first time doing so in one of these races - lost a few minutes due to that, but that was fine. That's what I get for telling folks before the race that I hadn't gotten lost in one of these before! For a small event, I took home a lot of cool stuff, too - a t-shirt showing battered and bruised (and mostly toenail-less) trail runner feet, and random prizes including a yummy apple pie and some potted hardy mums (not-so-hardy for me it looks like, unfortunately). This event also holds a 23K (14.2M) race - perfect for those interested in a trail event, but not up for an ultra (yet!) Keep it in mind for next year, I hope to be there again!