Dec 2007-Jan 2008 - Gate City Striders

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STRIDING ALONG
December 2007 - January 2008 Issue #128
Applefest 2007 Volunteers in Action!
In This Issue
President’s Journal ..........................................................................p. 4
Club News and Events .....................................................................p. 5
Reports from the Road ....................................................................p. 12
Racing Ahead/Competitive Edge....................................................p. 14
Membership Information ................................................................p. 15
Youth Program.................................................................................p. 17
Race Results ......................................................................................p. 19
December 2007—January 2008
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Club Directory
Night Phone
Day Phone
Email
Executive Board
President
Skip Cleaver
(603) 888-2318
(603) 305-9871
Vice President
Ed Deichler
603 429-0221
Secretary
Mark Sage
472-3668
MarkSage@dalauInc.com
Activities
Michelle Poublon
603 595-2239
m.poublon@comcast.net
Communications
Dan Dugan
603-595-0668
Membership
Stan Klem
617-893-9627
stanatgcs@aol.com
Competition
Michael Wade
603 889-1208
mwade@ganekarchitects.com
Head Coach
Dave Camire
978-430-5669
dave@coolrunning.com
Racing Team Manager
Scott Brown
207-713-4114
runscott2004@msn.com
Female Masters
Michelle Poublon
603 595-2239
m.poublon@comcast.net
Female Open
Amy Lacroix
264-2454
amiee211@aol.com
Female Seniors
Emily Strong
603 595-7149
emily.strong@baesystems.com
Male Open
Michael Wade
603 889-1208
mwade@ganekarchitects.com
Male Masters
John Saunders
603 424-0347
Male Seniors
Trevor Ward
882-2238
Male/Female Veterans
Skip Cleaver
(603) 888-2318
Editor
William Farina
603 577-8400
Mailing
Ellen Kolb
Race Results
Maddy LaRose
Mary Slocum
603 889-6049
mplarose@comcast.net
mslocum@ecopy.com
Race Apps
Emily Strong
603 595-7149
emily.strong@baesystems.com
Webmaster
Steve Moland
603 315-0340
StriderWear
Deb Miner
Equipment Mgr
Kevin Reynolds
781 377-2872
tjcleaver@aol.com
k2te@juno.com
Treasurer
603-557-6755
ddoogles@yahoo.com
Head Coach and Racing Team
Team Captains
trevor_ward@ti.com
(603) 305-9871
tjcleaver@aol.com
Newsletter
williamfarina@msn.com
ellengkolb@lycos.com
Other
603 315-0340
seniorrunner@aol.com
978-323-2343
miner5449@charter.net
603 891-1916
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Happy
Holidays
Striding Along is published 6 times a
year by members of the Gate City
Striders, Inc. of Nashua, NH. For correspondence or a membership application, please write to:
Gate City Striders
PO Box 3692
Nashua, NH 03061.
Visit our Web Site
www.GateCity.org
USA Track & Field Club # 157
Our Mission Statement
The Gate City Striders is an athletic
and social organization dedicated to the
promotion of running and fitness at all
levels. Members vary in ability from
beginning joggers to competitive marathoners.
Membership meetings
Merrimack YMCA
3rd Wednesday of month.
Track workouts
Wednesday nights, Nashua High
School South, April thru October.
Weekly runs at Pennichuck JH starting
the end of October
If you experience problems with the delivery of the newsletter call our membership
chairperson. This newsletter is sent third class mail. There is no forwarding by the
post office, so make sure we have your correct address. Advertisements are gladly
accepted.
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by Skip Cleaver
THE PRESIDENT’S JOURNAL
By Skip Cleaver
What a terrific year we have enjoyed! We have had outstanding
coaching and a remarkably successful competitive year to be
really proud of. And we have had
a tremendous amount of fun at
track, at racing events, at social
happenings, and as volunteers in
many races. Our club has enhanced the pure enjoyment of our
sport, and contributed to the running community and the community at large. Congratulations!
We did exceptionally well in several USATF Grand Prix
races-our GCS Triad Racing Team was third overall in
New England, and placed high in several divisions. We
captured the New Hampshire Grand Prix, welcomed
many new members, logged hundreds of miles in Mine
Falls Park and all over, enjoyed some great parties, and
had our share of individuals and teams win many honors
in a variety of races.
There are many highlights in addition to our competition:
The annual Hash Run, the Ultimate Track Workout
(thanks Steve Moland), ice cream night at the track, pizza
night, the Luminary Relay (thank you Kevin Reynolds),the Last Supper (thanks Mike Leary and George
LeCours), . We enjoyed many trips to cities all across
the country, showing the Gate City colors in many states
and many races. We have entered teams in the New England Cross Country Championships and the National
Team Cross Country Championships in Ohio.
We were well represented and competitive in our justconcluded Mill Cities Relay (not only did we do exceptionally well in the competition, but we won the new
Warren Church Participation Award for entering the
most teams of the 17 clubs involved (our own Warren
Church is the only individual to complete all 24 of the
Mill Cities Relays). Yes, by all accounts and any standard it was a very good, very exciting year.
Thanks to all members who supported our events and
activities; thanks to our terrific Executive Board, Ed
Deichler, outstanding and professional treasurer Deb
Miner, Michelle Poublon, Stan Klem, Mark Sage, Dan
Dugan, and to our Competition Director, Michael Wade;
also heartfelt thanks for our Racing Team Manager Scott
Brown, Competition Coordinator Michael Amarello, and
to our Webmaster, Steve Moland, equipment manager
Kevin Reynolds, and many more who put in valuable
efforts time after time..
Thanks to our terrific Newsletter Editor William Farina,
who puts up with our contributions every two months to
make this letter possible. Thanks to Applefest Race Director Chet Rogers and Pack Monadnock Director Damien Rowe.
We have had outstanding coaching and when you see
these guys thank them for their terrific effort and patience: Dave Camire, Jim Stronach, Dave Dunham,
Keith O’Brien, Brian Withers, and Richie Blake. Outstanding at every level!
Thanks to every member who ran in competition and
team events for the club and/or volunteered at our races,
activities, and functions. What a Great Year! Thank you
all!
We are going to have an even greater year in 2008—a
terrific year. We are happy you will be a part of it. With
our growing membership, our ambitious and innovative
Board, our fantastic volunteers, and our core members,
we are going to have one great 2008. We will be expanding and taking our club to another level of competition and innovation. We will increase our presence and
competitive level in the USATF Grand Prix, we will have
more members in the USATF Mountain Circuit, and we
will have additional runners in national contests, including USATF Track and Field, and National Cross Country. And we will once again win the coveted Mill Cities
Relay Trophy.
We will continue a training program to bring all members to a higher level—walkers, beginning runners, mid
pack runners, and runners that excel. We will support
our practices and programs and bring everyone to a
higher level in competition. We will help many, many
members achieve their goals.
Please join our winter indoor track program. If you can’t
make those sessions in Milford, the weekly Wednesday
runs at Pennichuck Junior High will continue.
Your Executive Board works hard to make Gate City one
of the top clubs in New England. Gate City must truly
be, “an athletic and social organization dedicated to the
promotion of running and fitness at all levels.” We hope
everyone can attend the Annual Awards Dinner in January. And we wish everyone good luck in achieving their
running goals for 2008. With the support of fellow
members, our individual members and the club as a
whole can really have another banner year.
Think safety, and please do your part for environmental
protection.
See you on the track, roads, and trails.
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CLUB NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
WHO’S AN IRON RUNNER?
WHO’S A GRANITE RUNNER
The USATF New England Grand Prix is a series
of races that draws the biggest and baddest running clubs from around our region to compete
against each other for bragging rights.
The NHGP is a series of races that NH based running clubs meet to compete against each other for
bragging rights. If you are one of the few runners
that compete in all 7 races, you can earn the title
of Granite runner. In addition, you earn a nice tshirt to show off to your friends and family.
If you are one of the few runners that compete in
all 7 races, you can earn the title of Iron runner.
In addition, you earn an awesome “Iron Runner”
jacket to show off to your friends and family.
WHICH GCS-TRIAD
NER FOR 2007?
RUNNERS ARE
IRON RUN-
The following 5 GCS-Triad Team Members are
to be congratulated for completing all 7 races of
this year’s USATF NEGP Series:
•
•
•
•
•
Congratulations to Tom Kolb!. This year Tom
was the only Gate City Strider to complete all
NHGP road races for 2007. Many of you may
already know, but Tom is very active with the
club and is a member of the committee that selects the races in the NHGP. Tom, thanks for
your contributions and success.
I would like to also recognize the runners from
other clubs for their accomplishments in the
NHGP and earned the title of Granite Runner.
Joe Noonan, 63, Lexington, MA
Susan O'Connor, 52, Dorchester, MA
Janice Platt, 42, Amherst, NH
Daniel Ruggieri, 42, Barnstead, NH
Reno Stirrat, 53, Dorchester, MA
WHAT RACES WILL COMPRISE THE USTAF NEGP
SERIES FOR 2008?
Mar 15 - New Bedford Half-Marathon, New Bedford MA
May 11 - Medical Center 6K, Nashua NH
June 1 - Rhody 5K, Lincoln RI
July 29 - Newburyport 10 Mile, Newburyport MA
Aug 9 - Bridge of Flowers 10K, Shelburne Falls MA
Sept 6 - Ollie 5 Mile, South Boston MA
Oct 19 - Bay State Marathon, Lowell MA
I hope many of you consider running these great
races next year and earning the title of Iron Runner for yourself.
Barry Neill – Greater Derry Track Club (GDTC)
Linda Lutter – GDTC
Mark Lutter – GDTC
Lynn Wiles – GDTC
Mike Smyth – GDTC
Roger Gosselin – GDTC
Robert Knight – Granite State Racing Team
(GSRT)
Chip Mark – GSRT
David Audet – GSRT
Joe Boyle – GSRT
Ann Rasmussen – GSRT
Brian Geiger – Rochester Runners
I hope many of you consider earning the title of
Granite Runner for next year.
Michael Wade
GCS-Triad Competition Coordinator
Dan Dugan
RRCA State Representative & E-Board Member
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Dates Change for Gate City Indoor Track
All Members are Welcome to Join
Medical Center 6K Selected as USATF-New
England Grand Prix Race
The Gate City Striders will be sponsoring winter indoor track training sessions again this year. These
sessions will be held at the Hampshire Dome in Milford, NH on Wednesday evenings beginning January
9, 2008 and running through March 26, 2008 (please
note the date changes).
The Medical Center 6K in downtown Nashua,
created to support our Fitness University Program, has been named the USATF-Grand Prix
6K Championship, and will be the only New
Hampshire event in the series. This will be the
first time the club has been involved in hosting
the Grand Prix since the old Nashua Trust 10K
at Elm Street.
This will provide 12 Coached Sessions at the Hampshire Dome’s 1/5 mile banked, soft surface track.
They will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a warm-up, and intervals will start at 6:15. The primary session will run
for about one hour, with a 15-minute cool-down at
7:15. The sessions will be complete at 7:30.
There is a minimal cost to each participant; we must
pay the Hampshire Dome and also pay our coaches a
small fee. Friends and relatives are welcome to join
these sessions—just have them fill out the application
and indicate “non member”. The price for all sessions
will be $84.00—that is $7.00 per session.
Please use the application and waiver inserted in this
news letter, or download an application and waiver
from the GCS Website and send them along with your
check to Gate City Striders Indoor Track, P O Box
3692, Nashua, NH 03061. We must have both the application and signed waiver, please. These sessions
are very inexpensive compared with other indoor programs in the region. And the facility is first rate with
one of the longest indoor tracks in New England. Renowned coach Jim Stronach will once again lead these
sessions.
Keep that fall season form through the winter months,
or get a head start on the spring season. These sessions will be multi level—that is, they will be for beginners up to experienced runners. We hope you can
join us for this innovative program in this beautiful
new facility. For additional information or questions
e-mail Skip Cleaver at tjcleaver@aol.com.
The link to the Hampshire Dome for your information
is http://www.hampshirehills.com/dome/dome.html.
Administered by the Southern New Hampshire
Medical Center with the support of the Gate
City Striders, this Mothers Day event has become a real classic. Starting and finishing at the
Medical Center, it is one of the few races in
Downtown Nashua, and now will be host to the
best runners in New England. Gate City will
have a home course advantage in our quest for
the New England Championship.
Here is the USATF-New England Grand Prix
Schedule:
March 15
New Bedford Half Marathon,
New Bedford, MA.
May 11
Medical Center 6K,
Nashua, NH
June 1
Rhody 5K,
Lincoln, RI
July 29
Yankee Homecoming 10 Miler,
Newburyport, MA
August 9
Bridge of Flowers 10K,
Shelburne Falls, MA
September 6 Ollie Five Miler,
South Boston, MA
October 19 Baystate Marathon,
Lowell, MA
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BOSTON MARATHON BUS TRIP
Once again it is time to start planning for our annual
Boston Marathon bus trip, by the time you receive this
message most of you will already have started your
training.
The Gate City Striders will be providing motor coach
transportation to the start at Hopkinton Ma, along with
a post race party at the Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore
Square .This trip is a favorite with both runners and
spectators alike and allows for a hassle and stress free
ride to the starting line and a relaxing ride home. As in
the past showers will be available and a post race feed
will take place in the hotel suite. Anyone is welcome to
come. This trip is limited to 47 people and reservations
will be on a first come first served basis. If the bus sells
out we will be booking an additional room for the convenience of the extra shower. The cost is $40.00
For more information contact, Dan Dugan 595-0668
(C ) 603-703-6389 ddoogles@yahoo.com or Jim
Belanger at 595-1870 or e-mail at
JBelan1552@aol.com
Friday January 25, 2008
Annual GCS Awards Dinner
Martha's Exchange in Downtown
Nashua
Cocktails 6:30pm
Dinner 7:30pm
Dinner, Live Music and Awards
Presentations
The Fifteenth Annual Freeze Your Buns Series Returns
Gate City’s popular Freeze Your Buns 5K series returns for the 15th annual edition beginning January 20th
at Conway Arena in Nashua. This series has been run
in Merrimack at the YMCA, the Nashua Athletic Club
in Nashua, in Litchfield at Darrah Pond, and for the
last several years, at Conway Arena. The arena is conveniently located just off the Turnpike Exit Five on
West Hollis Street (near Stellos Stadium and the
Nashua Police Headquarters).
There will be five 5K’s in the series, running every
two weeks. The dates are January 20, February 3,
February 17, March 2, and March 16. Participants
running all three events will earn a tech T-shirt and
another special gift.
This is Leap Year. Get leaps and bounds ahead of the
competition, and keep moving throughout the winter.
Please see the application in this newsletter, and sign
up for one or all five (there is a 20% discount if you
sign up for all five in advance).
This is a great way to stick to your goals and keep the
pace up through the winter. The course is nearly always traffic free and clear of snow (unless there is a
snow storm just before race day/time), and the Conway arena offers a nice warm place to relax after the
event. This is a low fee, low key event offered to
those needing a little boost through winter. Be a part
of it.
If you have questions or wish to volunteer, please email Skip at tjcleaver@aol.com.
Lisa Klasman, ND Naturopathic Doctor 9 Ash St, Hollis, NH 03049 Phone: (603) 465‐2895 DrLisaKlasman@hotmail.com Details and sign-up will be e-mailed and
posted to the website by
December 12.
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BAA Boston Marathon Bus Information
THE 16TH ANNUAL MARATHON BUS TRIP TO THE 112TH BOSTON MARATHON
SPONSORED BY THE GATE CITY STRIDERS
APRIL 21, 2008
PRICE:
$40 / person. Please make checks payable to the Gate City Striders
PLACE:
The 99’s Restaurant /Granite Inn lower parking lot off Exit 7 in Nashua
GEAR BAGS:
RETURN:
Runner gear bags can be dropped off at 22 Cabot Drive, Nashua, NH between the
hours of 9AM – 9PM on Friday or Saturday only. Leave gears bags in the garage. Bags will be delivered early Sunday morning to the Hotel. If you drop
your bag off on Sunday or bring it to the bus on race morning we cannot guarantee your bag will make it to the room.
Please arrive before 6:45AM at the 99’s Restaurant/Granite Inn Hotel parking lot
off Exit 7 in Nashua, NH. The bus will be leaving from the lower parking lot
promptly at 7:00AM no exceptions. The bus must arrive in Hopkinton by
8:00AM per the Boston Athletic Association.
Held at the Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Sq., overlooking the 25 mile mark.
Food and refreshments will be served and runners will have access to two showers this year for your convenience. The sooner your cross the finish line, the
sooner you can begin to celebrate your accomplishments.
The bus will be leaving the Hotel Buckminster at approx 5:30 - 6:00PM.
LIMIT:
47 people. Seats will be filled in the order we receive payment.
SPECTATOR
INFO:
In Hopkinton, spectators will need to return to the bus 15 minutes after the start
of the second wave. At this time, the bus will be heading into Boston to drop
spectators off at the hotel to watch the marathon.
MORE INFO:
Please call Jim Belanger, (H) 603-595-1870 or (C) 603-234-8384
or Dan Dugan at (H): 603-595-0668 or (C) 603-703-6389.
DEPARTURE:
POST
RACE
PARTY:
Mail application with check to Dan Dugan, 22 Cabot Drive, Nashua, NH 03064
Make checks payable to the “Gate City Striders”
Name________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________________________________________State_______Zip____________________
Phone_________________________E-Mail_________________________________________________________________
Circle One - Runner / Spectator Circle one - Return Trip?: Yes
/
No
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22 CABOT DRIVE, NASHUA, NH 03064
DIRECTIONS TO GEAR BAG DROP-OFF
FROM THE SOUTH
From Route 3 North, take exit 7E. At the end of the exit ramp, go straight at the lights on the Henry Burke
Highway. Turn right on Manchester Street. Take an immediate left onto Hills Ferry Road and take your 5th left
on Birchwood Drive. At the end of Birchwood Drive turn left. My house is the 3rd on the left. It is a white Colonial on a small hill. Drive up the driveway and drop your gear bag in the garage.
FROM DOWNTOWN NASHUA
Head towards Greeley Park. Pass Greeley Park and turn left onto Hills Ferry Road. Turn right onto Birchwood
Drive. At the end of Birchwood Drive turn left. My house is the 3rd on the left. It is a white Colonial on a small
hill. Drive up the driveway and drop your gear bag in the garage.
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Applefest Celebrates 25 Years
Gate City’s marquee event, the Applefest Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay celebrated 25 years—five years for the Relay—with the October 6th
running in Hollis, New Hampshire.
This race is known throughout the northeast and even across the USA as
one of the best half marathons anywhere, and it offers unique features
available in few races of any kind. This was another great year, and another sellout, indicating once again just how popular this event has become. All Gate City members can be very proud of this event.
This year, in the hottest day in the
history of the event, there were 969
finishers (of 1,200 registered) in the
half marathon, and 103 two-person teams finishing (of 150 registered); and there were 147 volunteers giving back to make it all happen so flawlessly.
One of our outstanding coaches, Mr.
Dave Dunham, holds the event record with his 1:06:07 set in 1992.
Gate City’s own Patti Laliberte of Merrimack still holds the women’s
record, with 1:18:22 set in the very first year of the event, 1983. Amazing! Johanna Fickenscher of Durham (1:26:18) and Mark Mayall of
Maynard, Massachusetts (1:16:30) became the 25th champions of this
outstanding race. Hundreds of individuals have held single age records
and been recognized over the years.
The event began in 1983 when there were few half marathons, and has grown into one of the most sought
after year after year. Originally conceived by some of the Gate City pioneers and founders, such as Phil
and Paula Quinn, Dave and Sally Sargent, Bill and Cookie Gray, Vickie
and Alan Sears, Jane and Adrian Levesque, Shaun and Betty Scanlon, and
many more, this event enjoyed excellent leadership and organization from
the start.
This incredibly excellent leadership has continued to the present
day, with Director Chet Rogers,
Co-Director Emily Strong, Chairman Steve Moland, Damien Rowe,
Michelle Poublon, Mike Hagerty,
and many more (too numerous to
name here) on the terrific Applefest Committee. Congratulations to
ALL—including volunteers, and all past and present staffers who
have made this event such a landmark success.
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“Last Supper”
Special Thanks to:
•
Kevin Reynolds for decorating the track venue with candle lanterns, not small task there.
•
Mike Leary for cooking the sumptuous fair that was provided at "church". Mike has done this
for a number of years and also provides the Pizza for certain other Strider events. Mike is an
owner of "Flint Corner Pizza and Seafood" Just 1/4 mile off Exit 34 on Route 3 in Tyngsboro MA (see Map)
•
George Lecours who coordinates the entire Last Supper and fixings with the Club National
where we were guests for the evening.
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Reports From the Road
By Dave Contrada
shirt. The shirt is partially obscured by another specta-
My Attempt to Qualify for the 2008 Boston tor, but it has something written on it about a revoluMarathon
tion. Yes, this is a college town, and that probably exThe first few miles of the 2007 Vermont City Marathon are behind me sooner than expected. My pace
after 3 miles in and around the downtown Burlington
area is about 7 minutes and 15 seconds per mile - way
too fast, so I resolve to slow down, we'll see how that
goes. Heading north from Battery Park to an out-andback section on a stretch of highway known locally as
the Northern Connector, I look forward to seeing the
race leaders running in the opposite direction as they
head back towards the downtown area. Another highlight of this section is the Burlington Taiko Group performing near an underpass at around 4.5 miles. There's
something mesmerizing about this group of percussionists, I feel I could run all day listening to them. I'm
looking forward to their performance at the post-race
festivities. Off in the distance I can see the race leaders coming back towards Battery Park in the
southbound lane. I feel strong, but it's still early.
plains all the tie-dyed shirts and things such as "U.S.
out of El Salvador" (and other graffiti you'll only see
in places with high student populations) painted on the
sides of buildings. I wonder to myself "what is going
on in El Salvador, anyway?" I'm embarrassed to admit
that most of what I "know" about South America I
learned from the old Mission: Impossible TV show
back in the '60's.
Around about this time my internal juke box starts
playing Alice in Chains' Damn That River. I don't
know why it picked this song, I must have an internal
shuffle mode. It's bouncing around in my head. I can't
stop it! But it's upbeat and helps me maintain my pace.
Miles 16 through 20 are tougher, with my average
pace slowing to about 7:54 per mile. There are signs
of smoke in the cockpit. These miles wind through
Burlington's neighborhoods North of downtown. At
the 21 mile mark, nearing another bike path along the
Miles 7 through 12 are uneventful. The course leads
shore of the lake, I'm a couple of minutes under 3
us back through downtown Burlington via Church
hours. A quick calculation and I realize I won't be
Street, a brick thoroughfare that appears to be a center qualifying for Boston this time around. There's no way
of activity for college kids and tourists. There are res- I can sustain a fast enough pace to run the last 5+
taurants, coffee shops, trendy stores, that kind of
miles in 37 minutes. A 3:45 finishing time seems more
thing. Now heading south away from downtown, if I likely and I'm resigned to aim for that and try qualifywas an aircraft I'd be cruising at 30,000 feet, all sysing another time. C'est la vie. I'm disappointed, but it's
tems green.
not the biggest disappointment of my life (that happened long ago when at age nine, the X-Ray Specs I'd
At the half-marathon point the course heads north
ordered finally arrived in the mail, but that's a story for
along a recreational path next to Lake Champlain. It's a different club).
as scenic a section as you'll find at any race, anywhere. My time is around 1 hour 44 minutes, just
At mile 23 I've slowed considerably, but still running
about where I want to be in order to have any chance at about a 9 minute per mile pace when suddenly both
of beating the Boston qualifying time of 3 hours 35
legs give out and I grab hold of the bike path's wooden
minutes. I'm still feeling strong, but the hill leading
railing in order to avoid hitting the ground. The cockback to Battery Park is still two miles away.
pit is on fire folks, we're goin' down. My body's potassium level is probably depleted and the legs have seFifteen miles into the race and the first major hill leads vere cramps. The pain is intense and I'm forced to stop
back to Battery Park. The crowd lining the street is a along the course and wait for the cramps to subside.
huge help, providing much needed inspiration to get
This takes time though, and what a few minutes earlier
up and over this one major climb. I notice a woman,
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probably a college student, wearing an olive-drab t-
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comfortable last couple of miles. With about a mile to
had seemed like an easy 3:45 finishing time was look- go I start giving it everything I've got left to try reaching the finish in under 4 hours. It's a hollow "victory"
ing more and more like over 4 hours, or perhaps a
but I finish in 3:58 plus change. I'm happy to be alive,
DNF. Eventually I'm able to walk very slowly, and
but still disappointed that I wasn't able to prevent my
then start a very slow jog, but the damage has been
legs from giving it up after 23 miles.
done.
(Continued from page 12)
The internal jukebox starts playing Staind's Suffer, but A race volunteer just beyond the finish line removes
my timing chip and re-ties my shoe. I appreciate this
this doesn't last long. It is replaced quickly by Led
because my quadriceps are in bad shape and it would
Zeppelin’s In My Time of Dying:
be painful for me to remove the chip myself. Another
In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn
volunteer drapes a mylar blanket over me and I start
All I want for you to do is take my body home
walking through the crowd looking for the Waterfront
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Park exit. My car is parked in a garage only about a
quarter mile away. As long as I keep moving I should
Yes, dying seems like an appropriate theme about
be ok, but I know that if I stop, my muscles will
now. Forget home, just get this body to the finish line. tighten up and I may not be able to move at all.
Next time I'll have to remember to take a supply of
potassium tablets, maybe other electrolytes as well, or
maybe just drink more Gatorade instead of water, I'm
not really sure at this point what has gone wrong. This
year there'll be no qualifying for Boston, and no PR
either. I look at my watch and figure I've got an outside chance at finishing under 4 hours if I can start
running again, but it takes time for muscles to recover
from the kind of depleted electrolytes that must have
caused my legs to seize. To make matters worse, it's
starting to rain heavily and I'm now hurting badly and
also wet. The temperature has been in the 50's all
morning, great weather for running, but the rain, combined with losing my legs is making this a most unDecember 2007—January 2008
Finally back at the garage, I open the car door and the
simple act of getting in is unbelievably painful. My
quads are sore and even the most mundane acts are
painful. Oddly, my right shoulder is sore and I'm having trouble moving it. How did THAT happen? I can't
figure this one out – it's a shoulder, how much did it
have to do? With a sharp pain in my quads, I twist my
body into the driver's seat, close the door and start the
car. I need fluid and food, and even with the car's
heater warming up I feel very cold because my running shorts and shirt are soaked from the rain. I sit
there shivering for 15 minutes, not wanting to depress
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RACING AHEAD/ GRAND PRIX NEWS
By Mike Wade
New Hampshire Grand
Prix Update
Delta Dental 10k - Sunday, October 21st - 11:00am - Concord, NH
The Delta Dental 10k was the last
race on the New Hampshire Grand
Prix schedule. Its course was pretty
(if not still a bit confusing) and run on a flat and fairly
fast 10k loop on both road and trail. Our club came in
second for the day behind GSRT, but just ahead of our
main rivals GDTC. The point breakdown was as follows. GSRT 115, GCS 112, GDTC, 97. A total of 19
Striders scored points. They were lead by Joseph Rogers
who scored 10 points and Cathy Merra who scored 9
points. The following 9 GCS runners finished 3rd place
(or higher) in their respective age group. Karen Pattelena – 2nd FO, Joe Rodgers – 1st MM, Cathy Merra –
2nd FM, Rich Galera – 3rd MS, Fiona McDonnell – 3rd
FS, Mary Minami – 2nd FV, Harry Carter – 1st MA, Bill
Spencer – 2nd MA, & Barbara Robinson – 1st FA.
Final 2007 New Hampshire Grand Prix Standings
1. Gate City Striders Triad
2. Greater Derry Track Club
3. Granite State Racing Team
4. Rochester Road Runners
5. White Mountain Milers
Well it took us all season long to crawl out of the hole we
dug for ourselves, but we finally did it! In addition to taking the overall team title we also finished first in the Female Open, Male Senior, Male Ancient & Female Veteran
Categories and second in the Male Open, Master & Female Master Categories. Congrats and thanks to all who
participated and helped make this year a success! Below is
a list of next year’s races.
2008 New Hampshire Grand Prix Races
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Soup Kitchen 10K,
Sunday April 6, (Nashua)
Bedford Rotary 12k,
Saturday May 17, (Bedford)
Pack Monadnock 10 mile,
Sunday June 1, (Wilton)
Bill Luti 8K,
Saturday July 19, (Concord)
Old Home Day 5 mile,
Saturday August 9, (Sandown)
St. Charles Children’s Home 5K,
Monday September 1, (Portsmouth)
Race for the Fallen 5K,
Sunday October 19, (Manchester)
823 points
796 points
678 points
372 points
152 points
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Membership Information
December Renewals
George
Mary
Tamara
Peter
George
Peg
Roger
Michael
Robert
Charles
Chris
Paulo
Joshua
Jason
Deirdre
Frank
Keith
Jennifer
Bill
BJ
Madalena
Ernest
Hans
Louis
Nathan
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Austin
Derek
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Kelly
Scott
Rowly
Donald
Lindsey
Todd
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Robin
Casey
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Adams
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Anderson
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Austin
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Beaudoin
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Berube
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Blume
Bockus
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Boudreau
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Brigham
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Brown
Brown
Brown
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Scott
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Weston
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Adrien
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Russell
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Tom
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Dawn
David
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TJ
Arthur
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Tiki
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Steve
David
Erik
Paul
Carol
Patrick
Tammy
Chandler
Circosta
Clark
Cobb
Collison
Cosma
Cote
Cox
Cullen
Cullen
Davenport
DePerri
Dillon
Don
Dowling
Downing
Dutton
Dyer
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Emberley
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Fasano
Ferrari
Ferreira
Fey
Findon
Fitzgerald
Forsblad
Fox
Fromm
Gatchell
Grant
Grise
Hall
Halpern-Reiss
Hardenbrook
Hatahway
Hebert
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Herr
Herrick
Hesler
Hoover
Huff
Humphries
Hunt
Hunt
Hunt
Irving
Johnson
Johnson
Kane
Kanold
Kaplinger
Frank
Karpo
Jill
Kearney
Bob
Kearns
Bill
Kellar
Kristine
Kenison
Mary
Kennedy
Susan
Kenney
Mackenzie Kilpatrick
Kathy
Kirby
Dan
Knaul
Robert
Knight
Sinthy
Kounlasa
Erik
Kress
Eric
Krohne
James
Kyle
Judith
Lambe
Chuck
Landry
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Lavery
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Leitz
Jerry
LeVasseur
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Kerry
Litka
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Loehr
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Logan
Scott
Loomis
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Lopriore
Robert
Lukaskiewicz
Richard Macdonald
James
Mackenzie
Randy
MacNeill
Peter
Madden
Kathy
Maddock
Tim
Mallard
Maria
Manning
Joann
Mathews
Kevin
McCoy
Jamie
McNeely
Tom
Menendez
Rich
Miller
Debra
Moreau
Antonio
Morey
Bill
Morse
Carl
Moulton
Christian Muentener
Bob
Mulvaney
Roger
Myers
Judith
Nicholson
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Nicholson
Keith
O'Brien
Susan
O'Connor
Adrianna Osornio
Tom
Ozahowski
Robert
Parent
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Payne
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Peabody
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Nancy
Peabody
John
Pelton
David
Pember
Nancy
Porter
Keith
Purrier
Stanley
Pyle
Maggie
Ramos
Peter
Rearick
Andrew
Ridlon
Bonnie
Ritchotte
Barbara Robinson
Matthew Rockwell
Paula
Rousseau
Dan
Ruggieri
Adam
Sandahl
Denise
Sandahl
Betty
Scanlon
Shaun
Scanlon
Anthony Schilling
Cathy
Schult
Milton
Schumacher
Dan
Scotina
John
Sennott
Ronald
Shaiko
Sandra
Sheehy
Matthew Simpson
Phil
Sipka
Erin
Slocum
Jonathan Slocum
Kara
Slocum
Mary
Slocum
Rich
Smith
Justin
Soucy
Rick
Stetson
Reno
Stirrat
JR
Stockwell
Vladimir Suchan
Gary
Sullivan
Kara
Sullivan
Peter
Szawlowski
Sarah
Tanner
Kent
Taylor
Quinn
Thomas
Dor
Thomassian
Gary
Thomson
Jack
Thornhill
Chuck
Truman
Mike
Trundy
Ellie
Tucker
Deborah Velino
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James
Jim
Mark
Rod
Daniel
Mike
John
Woody
Mark
Samuel
Amos
Richard
Fred
Velino
Velino
Velino
Viens
Walsh
Ward
Webber
Wilson
Wimmer
Wood
Woodward
Wright
Zuleger III
January Renewals
Thomas
Jeffrey
James
Max
Patricia
Ed
Erin
Kaitlin
Sarah
Todd
Bill
Kathy
Dave
Gigi
Lindsay
Marianne
Richard
Ron
Patrick
David A.
Aline
Terry
Denny
Eliza
George
Ryan
Bob
Mary Jo
Don
Eveline
Isaac
Marie
Simon
Rebecca
Joyce
Kellie
Krista
Lauren
Raymond
Karl
Bob
Deb
Astolfi
Atherton
Belanger
Belanger
Belanger
Donovan
Dresser
Dresser
Dresser
Dresser
Engle
Engle
Ferris
Ferris
Ferris
Gage
Gage
Gagnon
Guiney
Haworth
Kenney
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LeCours
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Lupo
Morrier
Morrier
Morrier
Morrier
Morrier
Neville
Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
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Pelletier
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Maryann
Rachel
Allison
Marc
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Suzanne
Bernard
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Kevin
Chet
Allan
Jacob
Susan
David
Paul
Peg
Peter
Brian
Kristen
Picard
Picard
Picard
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Pintal
Pintal
Pintal
Plante
Plante
Plante
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Rube
Rube
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Andrew
Annette
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Bob
Bob
Bonnie
Brenda
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Carolyn
Charles
Daniel
Dave
David
Eliot
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Erin
Gabriela
George
Gigi
Heidi
Osornio
Ridlon
Cuvellier
Jakib
Goebel
Kearns
Thompson
Ritchotte
Conlin
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Bemis
Walsh
Asselin
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Dresser
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Peggy
Peter
Peter
Quinn
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Rich
Rich
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Richard
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Woody
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Jakib
Costa
Wolfe
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Fitzgerald
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Ringheiser
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Cote
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Long
Snow
Williams
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Turcotte
Lai
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Rearick
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Kenney
Brown
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Connor
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Denis
tagne
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Mark
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Mark
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Peter
Ray
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Muentener
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Rowe
Ferreira
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TranchemonFay
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Green
Stockwell
Hardenbrook
Maddock
Oberholtzer
Snow
Reynolds
Christie
van den Heuvel
Gamrat
Peabody
Sijka
Burns
Picard
Pattelena
McCabe
Jakib
Adams
Catalano
Donahue
Fasano
Miller
van den Heuvel
Pintal
Gaffey
Bush
Ozahowski
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January Birthdays
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Anthony
Bill
Bill
Sandahl
Schilling
Juris
Studley
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YOUTH CORNER
by Bill Spencer
Cross Country News
Gate City Striders
Come Out in Front at Regional's M.
O’Connor
The 2007 AAU New England Regional Qualifier was held Sunday at Fresh Pond Reservoir in
Cambridge. It was a successful day for all the
Striders, especially in girls youth teams. In categories of sub-midget girls, midget girls, sub
youth girls and intermediate girl’s teams, all
finished in first place.
boy’s event, Nashua’s Grant Lerude ran strong
for a qualifying 5th place finish. He was followed by team mate Jack Nichols who placed
12th. Nichols accidentally was misdirected off
course. In the Boys sub-youth 4K event, Dave
Delahunty also qualified with a 5th place finish.
In the boys 5K Jake Meehan finished 1st.
All in all it was a successful day for the Youth
Gate City Striders with all athletes qualifying
for the AAU Nationals in December in Virginia.
USATF Races
The first place sub-midget girls team held a
strong lead with Sarah Swallow finishing first
with a personal best 3K time of 12:02. She was
followed by teammates Molly McCabe (3rd),
Katherine Swallow (4th), Shannon Wright (6th),
Marie Morrier (7th), Chelsea Shoemaker (9th),
Mackenzie Kerr (10th), and Brette Chmura
(12th).Reiners flew in from her new home state
of Wisconsin to run in the event with her team.
The Youth runners are focusing on the AAU
The first place midget girl’s team had leaders
Erin Guertin placing 2nd followed by team
mates Gigi Piercy (3rd), Cassie Wright (5th), and
Haley Farwell (6th).
In the girls sub-youth 4K event, Felicia
Lombardi ran strong and finished 2nd place with
a time of 16:22. She was followed by team
mates Katie Stopera (4th), Dina Pitsas (5th),
Leah Kovitch (6th), Kerri Tocci (7th) and
Cecelia Muller (9th). Again, the gate City Striders placed first over other competing teams.
series of Cross country races this year, however
some of our youths participated in the NEUSATF Association Championships that were
held at Freestyle Farm in Amherst. In the
Midget Girls race, Molly McCabe was the overall winner, setting a new 3k course record of
11:30. She was followed by Erin Guertin
Leading the Gate City team from the intermedi- (12:52), Haley Farwell (12:56), Gigi Piercy
ate girls 5K with a first place finish was Grace (13:02), Cassie Wright (13:11), Marie Morrier
Oulette (1st). With a last minute sprint, she
(13:11), Brette Chmura (13:19) and Chelsea
overcame Meehan to the finish line with one of Shoemaker (13:50). Members of our AAU
the best performances of the day. In 2nd place
Championship team that did not run were
was Bridget Meehan, then Kaitlin Dresser (3rd), Katherine and Sarah Swallow and Shannon
Alyssa Lombardi (4th) and in 5th place was
Wright, The team placed 4th despite being shortMolly Lai.
handed. Both Molly and Erin qualified to advance to the Regional Championship, with only
Also competing at the Regionals were individ- Erin choosing to go. At the Regional, she
ual athletes Amanda Clark who came in 2nd
place for the Girls Youth 4 K. In the sub midget
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th
placed 36 , running a personal best of 12:44. In the
Midget boy’s race, Grant Lerude, who will be running
in the AAU Championship, placed 24th in 12:19 while
running for Nashua PAL. Jack Nichols was 53rd in
14:09. Grant also qualified to advance but choose not
to. The next race was the Youth Girls 4k. The team
placed second to the Granite State Flash by a score of
44 to 46. Hannah Moriarty was 4th in 16:39, followed
by Felicia Lombardi (16:53) in 5th place. Third on the
team was Leah Kovitch (17:25) with Rachel Picard
(17:38), Cecelia Muller (17:41) and Amanda Clark
(17:41) following. Not running were Dina Pitsas and
Kerri Tocci, members of the AAU Championship
team. Both Felicia and Rachel choose to advance. At
the Regional, Felicia placed 14th in 15:58, an improvement of 55 seconds from the Association race. By
placing 14th, she qualified for the USATF Nationals.
Rachel ran 16:50, also improving on her time of the
previous week by 48 seconds. The Intermediate Girls
did not enter a team, however Peggy and Molly Lai
and Alyss Lombardi took it as an easy run and all
three qualified for the Regional meet. Only Alyss ran in
the Regional, where she ran 22:13. Likewise, in the In-
termediate Boys race, Nick Muller ran 19:01 for 5th
place over the 5k course and teammate Corey Hahnl
ran 20:25 for 10th place. They also qualified but did not
go to the Regional.
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RACE RESULTS
Marine Corps Marathon
Washington, DC, October 28, 2007
David Salvas 4:20:5
56 Julie Hanover
1:19:58
White Mountain Milers 22nd Half
Marathon
No. Conway, NH, October 28, 2007
3 Tyler Brannen
1:24:26
Vietnam Memorial 4-Mile Race
Lawrence, MA, October 21, 2007
29 STEVE MOLAND
31:20
30 STAN KLEM
31:43
53 ROY DENNEHY
35:04
66 TOM CONLEY
36:35
2nd Annual Bob Wilson Memorial
Scholarship 5k Run/Walk
Fitchburg, MA, October 28, 2007
8 David Birse 21:00
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT 10K
RUN FOR ORCHARD HOUSE
CONCORD, MA, October 21, 2007
8 RICK STETSON
43:14
2nd Annual Dignity Dash 5K
Groton, MA, October 28, 2007
3 DAVID BIRSE
20:23
Monster Duathlon
Lowell , MA, October 28, 2007
7 Brian Coates
1:18:58
30 Michael Fraysse 1:27:26
3rd Annual Nahant Life Saving
5 Miler
Nahant, MA, October 21, 2007
94 Louise Rossetti
85:11
Pet Partners 4th Great Pumpkin
Road Race & Dog Walk
Westport, MA, October 28, 2007
5 M BOUDREAU 25:54
9 David Pember
27:40
18 PENNY CATALANO 30:15
31 S KENNEY
33:56
Run for All Ages 5K Road Race
Wakefield , MA, October 28, 2007
28 Bill Spencer
21:00
35 Harry Carter
21:21
50 Denny Le Blanc
22:35
70 Shu Minami
23:46
83 Steve Moland
24:16
89 Stacey Ascone
24:31
91 Jessica Costa
24:42
101 Fred Zuleger
25:22
106 Eldon Burkinshaw
25:35
119 Barbara Robinson
26:11
133 Judi Moland
27:08
144 Roy Dennehy
27:30
160 Sachico Burkinshaw
28:51
208 Mary Minami
31:03
217 Bob Welts
32:03
Khoury's 4.13 Miler
Somerville, MA, October 25, 2007
Louise Rossetti
85:02
Groton Town Forest Trail Races
W. Groton, MA, October 21, 2007
9.5 miles
13 Mark Wimmer
1:06:40
31 John Saunders
1:13:40
46 William Morse
1:18:01
25th Annual Boston Firefighters
10k
Dorchester, MA, October 21, 2007
121 Richard Macdonald
49:17
Northeast Delta Dental 10K
Concord, NH, October 21, 2007
2 Rich Smith
34:43
3 Joseph Rogers
36:28
12 Richard Galera
39:33
13 Jim Hansen
39:47
18 Michael Fraysse
40:18
25 Steve Wolfe
41:06
26 Chris Bougopoulos 41:10
27 Ken Snow
41:18
28 Jim Velino
41:27
29 Karen Pattelena
41:32
30 Tom Kolb
41:34
31 Michael Wade
41:42
37 Peter De Bruny Kops 42:21
44 Cathy Merra
43:29
47 John Lewicke
44:15
62 Jim Ecke
46:11
64 Harry Carter
46:14
69 Scott Chandler
46:26
70 Michelle Poublon 46:28
71 Bill Spencer
46:57
75 Nancy Peabody
47:21
79 Mark Sage
47:38
96 Andrea Pierce
48:44
97 Dan Dugan
49:01
99 Deborah Miner
49:16
106 Alison Findon
51:28
109 Shu Minami
51:46
116 Sachiko Burkinshaw 52:41
125 David Cormier
54:04
134 Brian Withers
55:06
136 Eldon Burkinshaw 55:18
141 Barbara Robinson 56:36
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160 Mary Minami
1:06:13
Project Extra 5k/Field Day
Laconia, NH, October 20, 2007
2 J R Stockwell
18:34
10 Richard Wright 20:29
Twelfth Annual Project Stretch
10-k Road Race
Belchertown, MA, October 20, 2007
1 Bob Lukaskiewicz 33:31
Harvest 5K Road Race and Fun
Walk
Fall River, MA, October 20, 2007
8 Madalena Boudreau
20:04
32 Penny Catalano 23:07
Khoury's 4.13 Miler
Louise Rossetti
85:36
The 1st Manchester Police Memorial 5
Manchester, NH, October 14, 2007
9 Tim Burke
18:45
23 Daniel Houston 20:00
47 Michelle Poublon 22:01
71 George Bisson
22:49
149 Stacey Ascone
24:33
175 Sarah Burke
25:07
310 Chuck Rossier
27:59
Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation 5K
Natick, MA, October 14, 2007
33 Dave Contrada 20:38
John Correiro Memorial
5k Road Race
Fall River, MA, October 14, 2007
29 WOODY WILSON
23:14
31 Penny Catalano
23:31
Irish American Club 5 Mile Road
Race
Woburn, MA, October 14, 2007
29 DAVID PEMBER
35:43
114 SUSAN KENNEY
45:53
19th Annual Bay State Marathon
and 1/2 Marathon
Lowell, MA, October 14, 2007
Marathon
120 Karen Long
3:20:49
19
20
21
39
46
49
51
52
101
120
Independence Harbor 2007
123
Halloween 5k
202
Assonet, MA, October 13, 2007
211
3 BRYON MACSWEENEY
18:56
8 MADALENA BOUDREAU
20:24 232
238
276
Kelly Mann Memorial 5K
278
Nashua, NH, October 13, 2007
280
2 TYLER BRANNON
18:24
293
3 JIM MACKENZIE
18:37
303
7 JOHN SAUNDERS
20:37
309
50 LINDA MADDEN
25:18
316
51 TRACY MOORCROFT 25:28
344
57 BETH WHIPPLE
25:46
347
371
Bridges 4 Friendship 10K
378
Portsmouth, NH, October 13, 2007
388
5 Erik Johnson
37:01
432
66 Alison Findon
49:06
448
80 Shu Minami
50:29
476
205 Mary Minami 1:07:44
498
511
512
UNH 5K Homecoming Race
516
Durham, NH, October 13, 2007
583
23 JR Stockwell
18:30
618
33 Mick Fortier
19:41
630
638
Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women
684
Boston, MA, October 8, 2007
690
445 Kathie Roy
49:35
711
2474 Susan C Rube 1:01:22
829
4136 Sarah Hansen 1:20:31
881
4349 Emily Strong 1:30:52
953
4664 Louise Rossetti 1:50:08
187 Lori Hennessey 3:30:06*
1/2 Marathon
110 John Lewicke 1:38:06
111 Raelyn Crowell 1:38:08
309 Laurie Kofstad 1:51:26
433 Allison Richards 1:58:22
Great Island 5K
Newcastle, NH, October 7, 2007
221 ANDREW NAJBERG 25:45
6th Annual Plainville Fall Festival 5K
Run/Walk In Tribute to
Priscilla Armour
Plainville, MA, October 7, 2007
1 Kent Taylor 17:42.0
Applefest Half Marathon
Hollis, NH, October 6, 2007
3
Rich Smith
1:17:54
15 Greg Anthony
1:26:34
Tim Burke
1:28:02
Jim Hansen
1:28:56
Lori Lambert
1:36:07
Patrick Guiney
1:37:01
Michael Leary
1:37:25
Trevor Ward
1:37:42
Justin Platt
1:37:51
Rick Stetson
1:43:32
Chris Bougopoulos 1:45:04
Michael Wright
1:45:28
Hein Van Den Heuvel 1:51:10
Pam Triest-Hallahan 1:52:00
Richard Roy
1:53:34
Joel Burns
1:54:04
Sue Donovan
1:55:48
Stacey Ascone
1:55:52
Richard Stockdale
1:56:08
Greg Neilley
1:56:50
Charles Lewis
1:57:17
Scott Casa
1:57:34
Eliza Lecours
1:58:05
Shu Minami
1:59:06
Deborah Miner
1:59:15
Richard Gage
2:00:31
Jolynne Wightman 2:00:53
Edward Auclair
2:01:20
Barbara Joy
2:03:25
Eric Chorney
2:04:19
Fred Zuleger III
2:05:46
Terrence Kenney
2:06:46
Lee Stanek
2:07:11
Marylu Klum
2:07:12
Robin Rocha
2:07:20
Elizabeth Fay
2:11:26
Eldon Burkinshaw 2:12:51
Deborah Roy
2:13:44
Mary Schmidt
2:14:05
Lisa Christie
2:16:59
Gigi Ferris
2:17:15
Aline Kenney
2:18:30
Emily Burns
2:29:57
Mary Minami
2:37:58
Caitlyn Hickey
2:57:16
9th Annual Chili Cook Off 5K
Claremont, NH, October 6, 2007
1 Rod Viens
16.01
4 Len Hall
19.12
Warner Fall Foliage Festival
5 Mile Road Race
Warner, NH, October 6, 2007
23 Daniel Walsh 35:34
90 Chuck Rossier 51:07
Jennifer's 5K Run
Lowell, MA, October 6, 2007
Striding Along
100 ADRIEN GRISE
50:31
9th Annual The Run For Ricky
Taunton, MA, October 6, 2007
2 Kent Taylor
16:55
Khoury's 4.13 Miler
Louise Rossetti
87:21
Over the River and Through the
Woods 5K
Concord, NH, October 4, 2007
2 Dave Irving
17:36
22 John Dionne 22:06
66 Mary Schmidt 27:56
Buzzards Bay Triathlon
Dartmouth, MA, September 30, 2007
18 BRIAN COATES
1:26:32
30 KEVIN MCINTYRE
1:28:58
38 R CROWELL-COATES 1:32:43
Kerouac 5K
Lowell, MA, September 30, 2007
10 MICHAEL LEARY
13 DANIEL HOUSTON
33 DAVID PEMBER
49 PAM TRIEST-HALLAHAN
53 GEORGE BISSON
63 SUE DONOVAN
103 BILL HALLAHAN
104 STAN KLEM
107 STACEY ASCONE
114 KEVIN PONIATOWSKI
116 SARAH DENNECHUCK
169 SUSAN KENNEY
301 LOUISE ROSSETTI
19:52
20:01
21:21
22:16
22:23
22:48
24:24
24:25
24:29
24:41
24:44
26:26
53:13
Boston Marine Corps Honor Run10k
Milton, MA, September 30, 2007
254 Roy Dennehy
56:25
St. Mary's Primary School 5k Road
Race
Taunton, MA, September 30, 2007
1 Kent Taylor
17:36
5th Annual Marcia Lemkin 5K
4 Daniel Houston
19:28
24 Sue J. Donovan 22:38
31 Jessica Costa
23:39
Clarence Demar Marathon
Gilsum to Keene, NH,
September 30, 2007
20
274 SUSAN O'CONNOR
284 RICK ROY
297 ROBERT PARENT
375 ALISON FINDON
444 DEBORAH ROY
451 ROY DENNEHY
469 BETH WHIPPLE
8 Richard Galera
12 Michael Wade
36 Ken Snow
42 Sinthy Kounlasa
90 William Boyd III
3:00:45
3:05:18
3:24:03
3:28:28
3:55:00
Eliot Festival Days 5k
Eliot, ME, September 29, 2007
11 Paul Johnson
14 Chris Gatchell
20 Tj Hesler
30 Tom Hathaway
35 Josh Dyer
47 J R Stockwell
53 Chris Bougopoulos
16:09
16:16
16:41
17:39
17:51
18:22
18:39
Dixville 1/2 Marathon
Colebrook, NH, September 29, 2007
1 David Herr 1:12:39
Wellness Festival Harvest
Classic 4M Race
Peterborough, NH, September 29, 2007
1 Richard Emberley
23:33
6 Kathy Maddock
26:12
18 Greg Neilley
30:59
43 Kathy Engle
39:08
45 Bill Engle
39:47
Khoury's 4.13 Miler
Somerville, MA, September 27, 2007
Louise Rossetti
83:01
Apple Harvest Ramble 10 Miles
Harvard, MA, September 23, 2007
14 NATHAN BRIGHAM
54:52
33 ROBERT LUKASKIEWICZ 56:25
40 TIM COX
57:44
43 RICH SMITH
57:52
46 CHRISTIAN MUENTENER 58:05
87 FLOYD LAVERY
1:03:29
89 ROD VIENS
1:03:51
109 PETER DAVENPORT
1:05:31
118 JIM HANSEN
1:06:54
123 WESTON FORSBLAD
1:07:08
131 DONALD BURKE
1:07:39
152 JOHN WEBBER
1:09:07
156 FRANK KARPO
1:09:24
168 MILTON SCHUMACHER
1:10:25
178 JUSTIN PLATT
1:11:20
185 JANICE PLATT
1:11:51
191 TOM KOLB
1:12:20
213 DAVE CONTRADA
1:14:28
230 ROBIN CARLSON
1:16:18
231 RICK STETSON
1:16:23
250 HARRY CARTER
1:18:10
251 DAN RUGGIERI
1:18:12
1:20:02
1:20:32
1:21:38
1:27:59
1:36:16
1:37:04
1:39:11
Run for Ryan's Cup /
Chelmsford Police 5K
Chelmsford, MA, September 23, 2007
12 DANIEL HOUSTON
19:38
18 RICH BLAKE
20:41
46 JESSICA COSTA
24:10
Camp Metacomet 10K Road Race
Dartmouth, MA, September 23, 2007
5 Jo Ann Mathews 39:23
Maine Coast Half Marathon
York, ME, September 23, 2007
46 Sin Kounlasa
1:42:39
73 Lisa Lawrence
1:46:54
120 Laurie Kofstad
1:51:19
209 Mary Algier
1:57:23
212 Debra Stellato
1:57:40
638 Martha Burns
2:30:59
672 Mary Slocum
2:35:23
696 Madeleine LaRose
2:38:06
720 Judith Nicholson
2:44:06
8th Annual Fall Foliage 5K Road Race
Waterford, ME, September 23, 2007
2 Chris Gatchell
17:31
Jordans Dash For Dreams 5K
Brookline, NH, September 22, 2007
7 Deborah Miner
22:10
10 Rachel Picard
22:34
20 Louise Van Den Heuvel 25:01
186 LISA LAWRENCE
310 JESSICA COSTA
377 SKIP CLEAVER
49:19
54:03
56:23
Crackerbarrel Classic 5k Road Race
Wrentham, MA, September 15, 2007
38 Woody Wilson 23:25
60 Fred Zueleger
25:10
Danny Oates Memorial 5K
Bedford, MA, September 15, 2007
8 CHRIS BOUGOPOULOS 19:14
98 STACY BEAUDOIN
26:19
Lobster Dash 5-Miler
Ogunquit, ME, September 15, 2007
1 CASEY CARROLL
26:27
34 ROBERT PARENT
36:53
47 DENNY LEBLANC
38:13
52 ROBERT LUDWIG
38:58
87 STAN KLEM
41:29
138 MARTHA BURNS
48:11
145 MARY SLOCUM
49:07
182 M LAROSE
55:58
30th Annual MDI YMCA Bar Harbor
Bank & Trust Half Marathon
Bar Harbor, ME, September 15, 2007
5 Gary Sullivan
1:22:19
149 Mildred Mugica 1:55:10
Pisgah Mountain Trail Run 50k
Chesterfield, NH, September 9, 2007
1 David Herr
3:56:15
23k
37 Rich Miller
2:23:44
Eastman 5K/10K
Grantham, NH, September 9, 2007
10K
35:15:00
St Bernard Church Harvest Festival 2nd Rich Smith
Annual Discover Assonet 5k Road Race Alison Findon 51:10:00
Assonet, MA, September 16, 2007
1 Taylor Kent
17:28 17th Annual Halfway to St. Patrick's
3 AUSTIN GEORGE
18:36 Day 5k
Manchester, NH, September 9, 2007
9 MADALENA BOUDREAU
20:41
14 Bill Juris 21:42
4th Annual Nahant 30K
Sweet 16 Triathlon
Nahant, MA, September 16, 2007
Hopkinton, MA, September 9, 2007
6 Randy MacNeill 2:01:03
134 Kerry Rollins 1:20:33.5
22 Donald Burke
2:09:37
50 Michael Ferrari 2:24:12
26th Annual East End Road Race
Portland Trails 10K
17 Daniel Houston
34:23
Portland, ME, September 16, 2007
30 Denny Leblanc
37:05
39 HANS BRANDES
39:36
112 DAVID PEMBER
45:32
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41 Sue Donovan
52 Jessica Costa
55 Stan Klem
64 Richard Gage
70 Stacey Ascone
72 Allison Richards
82 Heidi Macsweeney
38:21
39:49
40:05
41:25
42:33
42:57
44:20
2007 Hyannis Sprint II Triathlon
Hyannis, MA, September 8, 2007
716 Lisa Christie
1:51:10
Founders Day 5K
Saugus, MA, September 8, 2007
67 LOUISE ROSSETTI
58:34
Ollie 5 Mile Classic
Boston, MA, September 8, 2007
32 SCOTT CLARK
27:23
51 CHRISTIAN MUENTENER 27:59
58 RICH SMITH
28:20
67 CHRIS GATCHELL
28:42
73 RENO STIRRAT
28:54
109 ROD VIENS
30:25
145 RICH EMBERLEY
31:33
175 DONALD BURKE
32:48
189 JOHN WEBBER
33:04
200 MILTON SCHUMACHER 33:21
237 BRYON MACSWEENEY 34:35
254 MICHAEL LEARY
35:00
265 KAREN PATTELENA
35:09
283 DAN RUGGIERI
35:43
291 ROBIN CARLSON
35:57
300 JANICE PLATT
36:28
330 JULIE HANOVER
37:41
331 MICHELLE POUBLON 37:41
347 HARRY CARTER
37:56
404 SUSAN O'CONNOR
39:15
443 DENNY LEBLANC
40:04
693 ALISON FINDON
46:01
703 SKIP CLEAVER
46:11
Run to the Rock 10k
Plymouth, MA, September 8, 2007
5 Michael Ferrari
41:19
Wrentham Wroad Wrace - 5k
Wrentham, MA, September 8, 2007
14 MADALENA BOUDREAU
20:55
Hampton Rotary Seafood Festival 5k
Hampton, NH, September 8, 2007
1 Casey Carroll
16:03
5 Jim MacKenzie
18:27
Clough Triathlon
Weare, NH, September 8, 2007
7 BRIAN COATES
1:19:31
12 ELIZABETH HALL
1:20:47
13 CHIP GEISLER
1:20:56
18 KEVIN MCINTYRE
1:21:58
21 TED HALL
1:23:20
32 CARL HEFFLEFINGER 1:26:03
39 GREG ANTHONY
1:27:19
64 DOUG SHATTUCK
1:31:30
90 DEBRA STELLATO
1:35:37
112 GREG NEILLEY
1:39:35
221 CHRISTINE SWEETSER 2:09:53
6th Annual Fox Point Sunset
5 Mile Road Race
Newington, NH, September 8, 2007
57 SIN KOUNLASA
37:02
112 Stan Klem
40:02
120 Shu Minami
40:42
352 Mary Minami
52:22
360 Chuck Rossier
53:30
25th Union Leader Classic
Manchester, NH, September 8, 2007
6 Randy MacNeill
28:19
7 Joseph Rogers
28:35
12 Michael Wade
30:51
15 Kerry Litka
31:18
19 Richard Galera
31:41
22 Jim Hansen
32:03
26 Ken Snow
32:38
30 Justin Platt
32:53
36 Richard Stockdale 33:33
40 Lori Lambert
33:56
42 Daniel Walsh
34:15
43 Peter Debruynkops 34:19
46 Jonathan Green
34:42
52 Theodore Carey
35:22
61 Bill Spencer
36:21
63 Tom Kolb
36:35
64 Sarah Tanner
36:36
66 Robert Knight
36:51
68 David Pember
36:57
74 Heidi Havron
37:41
76 Dan Dugan
37:51
84 William Boyd
38:34
93 Lee Stanek
39:15
101 Robert Ludwig
39:57
109 Shu Minami
41:02
112 Richard MacDonald 41:28
138 Linda Madden
43:04
147 Elizabeth Fay
44:08
175 Eldon Burkinshaw 47:00
184 Emily Burns
47:48
187 Bill Sturgeon
47:59
247 Mary Minami
54:10
270 Bob Welts
56:22
Friendly Kitchen 5k
Concord, NH, September 7, 2007
3 Daniel Walsh
20:29
14 Peg Bastien
23:23
Khoury's 4.13 Miler
Somerville, MA, September 6, 2007
Louise Rossetti
61:56
ATKINSON 5K Road Race
ATKINSON, NH, September 6, 2007
60 GEORGE BISSON
22:32
27th Acushnet Road Race
Acushnet, MA, September 3, 2007
13 George Austin
24:57
24 Madalena Boudreau 26:57
34th Annual Walpole 10k Road Race
Walpole, MA, September 3, 2007
64 Harry Carter
44:54
3rd Annual - The Laborious Labor Day
Ten Miler
Marlborough, MA, September 3, 2007
30 Jim Ecke 1.23.15
74th Around Cape Ann 25K Road Race
Gloucester, MA, September 3, 2007
15 Peter Lopriore
1:40:54
42 Peter Davenport 1:49:51
72 Bryon Macsweeney 1:56:28
256 Kara Sullivan
2:15:44
271 Tom Conley
2:17:17
Irish American Road Race
Malden, MA, September 3, 2007
5k
89 Roy Dennehy
28:58
166 Louise Rossetti 62:27
Marshfield Hills 5k Race/Walk
Marshfield, MA, September 3, 2007
17 Rick Stetson
20:33
11th Annual St. Charles Children's
Home 5K
Portsmouth, NH, September 3, 2007
10 Rich Smith
16:58
19 Erik Johnson
17:56
20 Jim MacKenzie
17:59
21 Floyd Lavery
18:00
25 Michael Wade
18:13
36 Kerry Litka
18:36
40 Jim Hansen
18:41
45 Leslie Dillon
18:47
46 John Dowling
18:55
Striding Along
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48 Michael Wright
55 Justin Platt
64 John Webber
77 Daniel Walsh
78 Tom Kolb
79 Jim Velino
84 Daniel Ruggieri
86 Peggy Lai
92 Trevor Ward
105 Azeddine Jakib
112 Bill Spencer
119 Janice Platt
121 Damian Rowe
128 Robert Knight
139 Cathy Merra
141 Michelle Poublon
144 David Pember
152 Sinthy Kounlasa
157 Heidi Havron
171 Michael Merra
176 Nancy Peabody
194 Tom Koch
201 Denny Leblanc
207 Robert Ludwig
216 Cassie Wright
236 Shu Minami
264 Aaron Cleaver
280 Alison Findon
306 Eldon Burkinshaw
326 Traci Moorcroft
18:58
19:17
19:25
19:40
19:42
19:46
19:54
19:54
20:14
20:50
20:56
20:59
21:03
21:09
21:26
21:26
21:35
21:38
21:48
22:03
22:13
22:30
22:52
23:02
23:19
23:33
23:50
24:28
24:59
25:22
385 Mark Velino
26:18
389 Beth Whipple
26:31
416 Skip Cleaver
27:00
547 Bob Welts
29:40
559 Mary Minami
29:54
659 Judi Moland
33:08
711 Steve Moland
34:40
789 Ellen Kolb
39:26
Francestown Five Mile
Francestown, NH, September 3, 2007
1 Dave Herr
28:29
2 Richard Emberley 29:49
9 Peter Venditouli 33:30
12 Dave Contrada 35:07
17 Doug Shattuck 35:58
21 John Lewicke
36:56
40 Mark Sage
39:49
42 Greg Neilley
40:15
47 Pamela Hall
41:29
56 A Marchand43:01
70 Bill Engle
46:03
Mill City 5k
10 MICHAEL LEARY
20:18
23 Sue Donovan
22:41
25 GEORGE BISSON
23:02
68 ROY DENNEHY
27:44
Swanzey Covered Bridges
Half Marathon
Swanzey, NH, September 2, 2007
2 George Adams 1:14:41
4 Randy MacNeill 1:16:28
13 Mike Ward
1:26:34
30 Patrick Guiney 1:32:12
50 Maggie Ramos 1:39:10
83 Dave Birse
1:44:39
191 Allan Sabiski 1:59:53
282 William Studley 2:26:45
Wapack Trail Race
New Ipswich, NH, September 2, 2007
1 Dave Herr
2:29:23
28 Thom Parker
3:43:18
44 Bill Gray
4:19:40
45 Michael Hagerty
4:19:40
2nd Annual Pemi Youth Cooperative
Covered Bridge 5K
Plymouth, NH, September 1, 2007
11 Len Hall
19:47
82 Susan Kenney
25:56
113 Bill Sturgeon
28:25
144 David Williams 32:27
the clutch for fear that those damn quadriceps will start complaining again. My body feels about as beaten up
as it's ever been, and I'm starting to question my decision to drive up here alone, run a marathon, then drive 3
hours to get home. I've got to get the wet clothes off and get back to St. Michaels College (a fine place to stay,
by the way) where a hot shower awaits. I need food, but I also want to get out of Burlington ASAP - but I don't
want to press that clutch! Finally, after sitting in the car for a half-hour, I put it in reverse, press the clutch, and
start back to St. Mike's. The two miles back to the highway take seemingly forever. It's stop and go, I'm on and
off the clutch repeatedly. Damn!
At St. Michaels's there are some other marathoners who also appear to be ravaged by the cruelty of the distance. It reminds me of the old movie Night of the Living Dead, the way we're all so stiff and slow. The
shower (and a bowl of GoLean Crunch) does wonders, and I feel like I can drive home safely. I turn in my
keys to the students who gave up their Sunday afternoon so that we could have a late checkout, and walk past a
few more marathoners who are slowly making their way back "home." I'm thinking about whether I should
ever do this again, but I can't make a decision right now because I know that the answer would be "no way."
Tomorrow maybe I'll forget how much pain I am in right now. That's why I'm writing this down, so I won't
ever forget.
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