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The Wingfoot
Express
March 2006
Newsletter of the Greater Boston Track Club
www.gbtc.org
“New England’s National Representative”
Indoor Champions, Again!
By the Wingfoot Express
On Sunday, February 19th, the GBTC collected
its seventh consecutive win at the USATF New
England indoor track men's championship (1998 –
2004, 2006) and sixth at the women's championship
(2001 – 2006). Both titles were won by roughly
threefold point margins against all other teams.
Dacia Taylor and Sarah O’Brien both doubled
in the sprints, marking the team’s top performances in
the 60m and 200m dashes for the season. Margaret
Nervegna was the model of consistency running 0.13s
off of her season best in the mile. Lynn Johnson and
Megha Doshi placed a solid 3-4 in the 5K.
Sherita Williams tied her own team record in
the triple jump of 13.41m; Williams was the only
individual champion for the club this day. Anne Baker
obliterated her own club record in the weight throw
with a 15.62m heave. Finally, the women put together
a 4x440y relay of 4:03.02 that dipped under the old
club record of 4:03.06 from 2003. Way to go, ladies!
For the men, Langston Dugger ran 50.28 in the
400m, the second best performance on the club leader
board for the season. Francis Shen ran a season’s best
of 51.14, followed closely by David Cahill in 51.34.
Six men filled our the field of the 800m, with Adie
Colon running just off of his season’s best at 1.57.6,
just behind Joe Otto’s 1:56.42. meanwhile, Josh
Seeherman sidled up to the 2-minute barrier with his
2:00.11 season best.
Didier Pramil ran his best mile this winter in
4:32.66, followed by a quickly closing Sarad
Tomlinson in 4:34.23. John Raguin leapt forward in
his 3K progress with a solid 9:40.26; Kit Wells
literally leapt forward, nicking two others in his heat
of the 3K by 0.03s. Brad Kozel destroyed his 5K PR
with a breakthrough 16:24.43. The hurdling quartet of
Conti, Shen, LeMaire, and Soule all ran within
hundredths of their season bests for the 60m hurdles.
The men’s 4x440y relay reached a season’s best of
3:23.72, with a “B” squad coming around in 3:36.35.
John Oleski, Toney Mulhollan, and Gary Snyder all
competed well among masters men in the long jump
and sprints, respectively.
Congratulations and good luck as GBTC turns
its attention to the outdoors this Spring.
Not Everyone Loves Track
By Aaron Binkley
For the Reebok Indoor Games this past January I invited a good (non-runner) friend to watch with me.
With some of the best runners in the world and records sure to fall, he'd jump at the chance to go! The first
phone call went something like this:
“Hey, what are you doing January 28?”
“I don't know, why?”
“You're going to a big track meet with me. It'll be awesome.”
“A what?”
“The Reebok Indoor Games. A big track meet with some of the best runners in the world.”
“Oh. Is it like your other track meets?”
At this point I'm a little confused that he hasn't used the words Awesome!, or I'm totally there! “No,
these athletes are way better.” At this point, the subject of the conversation changed to something else pressing,
like what kind of pizza he was ordering for dinner, so I dropped the issue.
Fast forward a couple weeks, and I call again to confirm that he's decided to go, so I can go ahead and
buy the tickets. “You still want to go to the track meet next week?”
“What track meet?”
“The Reebok Indoor Games. I told you about it two weeks ago.”
[pause] “Tell me again what it is? Why do I want to go?”
I explain that there will be world record holders and Olympic athletes at the races, that it's the biggest
track meet in Boston, and that I've been there before and loved it.
“Oh” [pause] “Are you running?”
I thought this was obvious. “No. I'm no where near good enough. So are you in or what? I need to buy
tickets.”
“Is it going to be like that other track meet you made me watch last summer?”
“No way! These are professional athletes, not like me.”
“Okay...let me think about it.”
Despite the lack of enthusiasm, with two days until the meet I buy the tickets – Gold seating was all they
had left. After all, no one would turn down a chance to go to this race, for free! I call again. “Hey, you're going
to the track meet with me.”
“Oh. Okay. When do I have to show up?”
Not the rousing gratitude I expected, but he'll be enthralled when he gets there, I tell myself.
We arrive, pick up tickets, and find our seats. I leaf through the program. “Hey, this athlete is an
Olympic medalist” I say, hoping to relate the event to something he'd recognize. He's people-watching
spectators, oblivious to the famous athletes warming up a few feet away. I try again. “Hey, that shot putter went
to college with my old roommate, you remember him?” hoping to entice his attention back to the track with a
personal connection. He looks, but gets distracted by several tall women bounding around.
“What do they do?”
“They're high jumpers.” The races begin, and he turns to the track. I take the small victory.
Soon, the Dibaba sisters toe the line for the 5000m. I note that one is the world champion and world
record holder.
“How many laps is this race going to be?”
“A lot. But it'll go fast.” After a few laps he's focused on one runner's pigtails oblivious to Tirunesh
Dibaba's near-miss of a world record. The race finishes in under 15 minutes, and I comment how much faster it
is than either his or my time. For a 24-minute 5k runner, he seems unimpressed. It's just too far from his reality
to appreciate.
Now focused back to the high jump, my friend decides that he wants Chaunte Howard to win because
she 'has personality'. I'm happy he found an event to get into. The men's 2-mile begins shortly thereafter, and the
pace setter runs so far in front of the pack that he's totally alone. My friend cheers for him to win - more
interesting if he pulls it off, my friend comments. The rabbit doesn't win, but my friend doesn't seem too
disappointed.
The meet ends, and we leave. “What did you think?” I ask.
“Not bad. It's impressive, but I just don't think I appreciate it the same way you do.”
I had to admit to myself that I knew it all along. But part of me hoped to make a miraculous conversion
for a sport that just isn't for most people. So I guess he's off the hook to attend another meet … until outdoors
rolls around!
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New Workout Location:
Saunders Stadium
Starting the first week in April,
the club will move its workouts on
Tuesdays and Thursdays to the track at
Saunders Stadium, within Moakley
Park (also known as Columbus Park)
on William J Day Boulevard in South
Boston. (see red dart on the map (L)
for general location within Boston).
The track is a short walk (300m) from
the UMass/JFK Station stop on the
Red Line. The street address of the
track is 10 William J Day Blvd,
Dorchester, MA 02125.
The track and its stadium are
located at the southern end of Moakley
Park (see satelite photo below for the park layout). Free public parking is available alongside the park or at the
adjacent Carson Beach. There are also restrooms and water fountains located nearby.
Among the best features of this facility are that it was refurbished in 2003, with stadium lights and a soft
synthetic turf infield. The nearby Telegraph Hill and sugar-sand wading beach make this an ideal venue for our
club’s athletes to train together. See you there!
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Get Inked Up
PO Box 183, Back Bay Annex
Boston, MA 02117-0183 USA
Board of Directors (2005-2006)
Bruce Davie, President, 978 936-1292, drbruced@gmail.com
Josh Seeherman, Vice President, 617 718-2123, jseeher@yahoo.com
Jenny Thomas, Clerk, 650 504-4201, fstjny@gmail.com
Jim O'Brien, Treasurer, 617 441-1548, j.g.obrien@att.net
Ken Agabian, 617 262-3013, kagaby@yahoo.com
Dan Conti, dan@vaultdan.com
Jane Cullina, jcullina@gmail.com
Katie Fobert, katiefobes@yahoo.com
Brad Kozel, 617 254-9186, haydkoz@comcast.net
Gary Snyder, 617 536-6797, garysnyder@att.net
Coaches
Tom Derderian, 617 846-2902, tderderi@ix.netcom.com
Dave Callum, 617 501-1312, david_callum@yahoo.com
Race directors
GBTC Invitational: Jim O'Brien
Topsfield Cross-Country Festival: Tom Derderian
Vital functions
Webmaster: Mark Tuttle, gbtc@yahoogroups.com
Photo Editor: Jane Cullina, jcullina@gmail.com
Membership director: Christy Bonstelle, christy.bonstelle@gmail.com
Newsletter editor: Kit Wells, 617 429-9198, kitwells@gmail.com
Merchandiser: Josh Seeherman
The Wingfoot Express is the bimonthly newsletter of the Greater Boston
Track Club. Contents of this newsletter are copyrighted ©2006 by the
Greater Boston Track Club, all rights reserved.
Please send articles, race results, and letters to the above address, or
email them directly to the newsletter editor. To make sure you don't
miss a single issue of The Wingfoot Express, please send any change of
address to the membership director.
GBTC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and is governed by a board
of directors elected each year by the general membership. Our creed, as
stated in our bylaws, is: “The Greater Boston Track Club provides a
friendly, competitive, team-oriented environment to those who compete
at the national, regional, and local levels. Financial support may be
provided to teams and individuals to compete at major events. The club
promotes events in track and field, road racing, trail running, and crosscountry. A structured training program is provided in the form of team
practices under the guidance of experienced coaches.”
Get your Limited Edition GBTC club tattoos
from Bruce Davie trackside during practice or at the
upcoming outdoor track meets. One size fits all. Great
for all club disciplines including sprints, throws,
jumps,
vault,
steeple,
hurdles, relays, and distance
events. Easy application,
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Faces and Names
At long last, GBTC is adding member
biographies to our website. The bio pages will include
such relevant information as the member's name,
running history, top events & PR's. Photos will also be
displayed next to the member's bio as available. Mark
Tuttle has already been working on gathering a bunch
of headshots of club members at the GBTC
Invitational. Of course, bios & photos are optional for
all members. But please feel free to contact Jenny
Thomas about being featured in the bio pages!
Club Sponsorship: Shoes
Loco, a small up-and-coming shoe company, is
offering a 10% discount to club members for online
orders.
These
shoes
typically retail for $65 to
$80. Look into purchasing
them at locorunning.com.
We do appreciate the contributions that Loco has
already made to many of the club’s past activities,
particularly the Topsfield Cross-Country Festival.
You need to call them rather than order on the
web to get the discount). They are currently offering a
special discount on their lightweight racing shoes, the
Bandito - $40 rather than the normal $59. You can
call them at 603 659 2824 and say you are from
GBTC to get this price.
GBTC is registered as USATF-NE club # 016.
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Invitational Back on Track in 2006
By the Wingfoot Express
Jim O’Brien, meet director, breathed a deep sigh of
relief when the weather forecast for the 22nd of January did
not even hint at a blizzard. Clear skies meant that the five
dozen club members recruited to volunteer by Brad Kozel
would not toil in vain. Stanley Hu would not hang remotecontrolled strobes from the rafters just for the acrobatics of
it. Sandy Miller and Ryan Aschbrenner would not wait
patiently by the doors for no teams to arrive, no athletes to
check in. Doug Burdi would indeed have heats to Evidently things didn't go as smoothly as some may have thought at the
2006 edition of the Greater Boston TC Invitational.
announce, winners names to read aloud.. Rod Hemingway Photo courtesy of Stanley Hu.
would sell meet T-shirts to athletes and spectators. John
Blouin could look genuinely puzzled when the timer’s clock started displaying “HELP” instead of his
cumulative time ticking away during the mile run.
Yes, after a year’s hiatus, things were more or less back to normal. This means that of course some hell
broke loose. Both records and equipment were broken, and in the spirit of competition, nothing was fixed. This
was best demonstrated by several accomplishments of the women’s half of the meet.
Sherita Williams jumped 44' 3/4" in the triple jump, setting a new personal record, club record, meet
record, facility record, and setting fifth best jump in the world this year, breaking the meet record set by
Toronto's Althea Williams in 2000.
Nike's Jen Toomey ran 4:32.28 in the Invitational Mile, which would have been the second fastest mark
in the country in 2005, setting both a meet record and track record for the mile, breaking the meet record set by
New Balance's Kathy Flemming in 1999.
And in a race that Coach Tom Derderian called "the battle of good versus evil", GBTC’s Sloan Siegrist
tried to out kick BAA runner Mariko Holbrook at the finish line in the open women's 3000m. Holbrook held
onto the win in 10:03.33, edging out Siegrist by one hundredth of a second.
Congratulations to the club for hosting a rejuvenated GBTC Invitational this winter!
Williams Recognized as USATF-NE Athlete of the Month for January
Courtesy of USATF New England
Sherita Williams in flight. Photo courtesy of
Stanley Hu.
March 2006
GBTC’s Sherita Williams, age 24 of Providence, RI, has been named
USA Track & Field New England’s Athlete of the Month for January 2006.
Competing at the GBTC Invitational at Harvard University on January 22,
Williams broke the meet and facility record in the women’s triple jump with
a personal best of 44’ 00.75” (13.43m). At the end of January, this mark
ranked her third in the nation.
Williams is a 2004 graduate of Michigan State University where she
earned both bachelors and masters degrees in kinesiology. At MSU she
starred in the sprints and hurdles as well as the long and triple jump. Asked
about the GBTC meet, Williams said that she was excited and happy with
her performance and credited the enthusiastic support of her teammates for
helping her jump so well.
Describing her pre-competition routine, she noted that about an hour
before her event, after an initial warm-up, she likes to take a “catnap”.
Asked to elaborate, she talked about going into a state of deep relaxation for
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15 minutes during which she usually falls asleep - as she did the day of the GBTC Invitational. Although this
degree of relaxation before competition may sound unusual, New England Patriots fans may remember
quarterback Tom Brady’s well-publicized nap in the locker room before the start of the 2002 Super Bowl.
Looking towards the future, Williams first said that she wanted to triple jump 45 feet this year, then
corrected herself and said that more important than any particular distance, she wants to stay competitive with
the top group of American triple jumpers and eventually achieve standards that will allow her to compete
internationally for the U.S.
Athlete of the Month is a program for USATF New England and is designed to recognize outstanding
performers at all levels of the sport. USATF-NE will name a new honoree each month and feature the athlete on
the USATF-NE website.
Sweet Valentines
By David Callum
Well you heard right from Josh Seeherman, two club records were broken in the Friday night action
from the GBTC ladies.
The late night meet certainly took its toll on the working class, yet in top form Sherita Williams wrapped
up the meet at 11pm with with the final triple jump smashing the BU Facility Record in an earlier round. Her
13.41 is just a hair off her number 3 USA ranking (13.43) and shows great consistency in this range heading
into Nationals.
Sloan Siegrist, with a head cold, battles the clock from beginning to end, coming out victorious with a
club record run, 9:51.76 in the 3000 for 10th place, breaking Becky Center's 20-year old record. In the weight
throw, new member Anne Baker pops a 15.12m (49'7.25'') club record for 12th place, her first competition of
the indoor season, obliterating the old record.
Jen Busse tops the club list in the 5000 with her 13th place in 17:30.75. In the 800 we saw Jane Cullina
just off her best indoor time (from Terrier) in 2:23.04 and Jen Lee in her first 800 of the season in 2:19.96
currently topping the club list. Both athletes are ahead of their June 2005 progression. In the mile out fast in
the championship heat was Laura Hayden who placed 9th under 5 minutes, and Margaret Nervegna also
displayed the club colors. In the 400, Cecily Gallup debuted running a solid 400 for her first competition of the
indoor season as she prepares for the DMR leg at Nationals. Sara O'Brien, tripling in events, displayed her
usual come from behind tactics, winning her heat in 59.61, and came back in the 200 for another heat victory an
excellent 26.56. Sarah Lawson debuts this indoor season with a 200m, just a hair over 29 as she prepares for her
National Exhibition Masters 200m in two weeks.
The 4x400m relay of Sara O'Brien, Jane Cullina, Laura Hayden and Jennifer Lee ran a solid race,
especially considering it was about 10pm. Their 4:07.08 was second in their heat with Hayden running a superb
60 leg.
In a weekend when Boston University saw facility records fall like they were going out of style, GBTC
men had some equally impressive results on Saturday at the Valentine Invitational.
At a more traditional time of the day, the men started off on the track with the distance at 10am, and
GBTC saw newcomer Alasdair McLean-Foreman run his 3000 in likely the club's fastest time (8:12.90) since
club record holder Bruce Bickford ran his 8:04 in 1980. Another impressive mark, Joe Otto continues to add
personal bests in the 800 moving up 10 positions from his seed time, breaking the 1:53 barrier in 1:52.86 for
13th in a field of 148 that saw Sam Burley (Asics/UPenn grad) break the facility record in 1:46.63, a top 5
world mark and #1 US in 2006.
Joshua Seeherman improves his indoor 800 PR to 2:00.49, more than a second faster than Terrier, while
newcomer Steve Franklin opens up his 800 competitions with a solid 2:01.48. Two sprinters move up, Theo
Mbacke preps for outdoor intermediate hurdles with a 2:08.12 and Jerome Mauris in 2:10.52 comes back from a
solid 400 in 52.83 to run the double.
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Sam Blasiak improves his 3rd place position on the club 3K list, while Kit Wells adds another solid race
to his resume. Ted Breen is consistent in the 5K in 15:25.91. Dan Conti had an okay day in the hurdles
finishing in the top half, but improved in his season at the vault with a 13'7.25'' (4.15m).
In the mile Didier Pramil and Jeff Doyon compete, while in the 500 Francis Shen and Andie Colon add a
pair of 66s to the club list, and Will Feldman improves 2 seconds for a 1:11.16. In the short sprints we saw
action by Kojo Gyasi and Muhammad Carew.
Langston Dugger continues to break out in the 400m for 25th out of 139, topping the club list in 49.69
and solidifying his 400m leg of the National DMR, while David Cahill continues his decent on the 50 point
barrier in 50.39 for a season best. Joining master runner Toney Mulhollan in the 400m, new masters member
Mike Needham runs a great 54.24, but unfortunately Mike caught his toe on the track after the finish, fell and
broke his collarbone!
Shake Your Money Maker: New Fundraising Committee
By Jane Cullina
Edith Wharton once said, "The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it." Alas,
the club cannot claim such freedoms and thus think about money we must. The Board is looking for people
willing to rise to such a challenge. A key opportunity for you to help make money for our wonderful, but farfrom-wealthy club is to join the Fundraising Committee.
A Fundraising Committee is being formed to ensure the club can assist as much as possible with entry
and travel expenses for national meets. This year both the Track & Field and Cross-Country Club
Championships are being held in California, an expensive 3000 miles away. We want to raise money to increase
the allotment available to help our athletes get to and compete at these events, as well as increase our overall
financial flexibility.
The Fundraising Committee will seek sponsorship opportunities, conduct fundraising events, and
promote creative ways to encourage charitable giving to the club.
Please consider volunteering to be a part of the Fundraising Committee. The current vision is to meet
once a month at a time convenient for all. If you think you may be interested, email me [jcullina@gmail.com].
Poster Boy
GBTC's Eric Tucker is in a new Nike commercial, which premiered on January 29th, 2006. Look for the
handsome black guy in a yellow jacket and green cap. He is striding briskly to the tune of AC/DC’s “Rock and
Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” (Back in Black, 1980). We hear the movie and modeling offers are flowing in.
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Blogs Aplenty
By Kit Wells
A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and
displayed in reverse chronological order. Like other media, blogs often focus
on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news. Some blogs
function as online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to
other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.
The rise (and much-anticipated fall) of the blog has innovated the way
we share information about track and field, cross country, and road racing.
Without compiling an exhaustive list of everything pertaining to Greater
Boston, I’ve selected a few examples of blogs that stem from
http://www.taiwanracing.com
Former GBTC member Kevin Steiner’s Taiwan Racing 台灣競賽 blog is dedicated to collecting and
making information about endurance racing in Taiwan available to the wider racing community in Taiwan.
Kevin describes about what it means to go pro in Taiwan, gives race reviews, and describes where to run. He
writes, “If you're stuck in downtown Taipei it's easy to come to the conclusion that you might as well forget all
about getting in some running while you're in the city … In fact, there are miles of running to be had.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Boston_Track_Club
Christopher Kalafarski has entered the club into Wikipedia, a community maintained, free online
encyclopedia of everything!! Though not a blog, Wikipedia shares many of the same attributes, (timeliness,
feedback) of a blog. Chris feels that Wikipedia is a great resource, and the folks in charge of it are dedicated to
precise, reliable information. To add or edit anything, you can just click the "edit this page" link.
http://HeartbreakHill.blogspot.com
John Hanle of the L Street Running Club composed a blog that called “The Ultimate Guide to the
Boston Marathon.” It's informative with event news, tips, and history. John has assembled posts such as tips
from race director Dave McGillivray, insights from 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi,
and comments from 1985 champion Lisa Larsen Rainsberger and 5-time wheelchair champion Ernst Van Dyk.
If he were clever, he’d plug Coach Tom’s book on the marathon.
http://cantabloggia.blogspot.com/
Bruce Davie posts photos and stories about running, architecture, travel and music, with a Cantabrigian
(read: Australian) accent. One can even learn just what a guy who’s run at the Reebok Indoor Games is made
of; he provides an MRI of his torn meniscus. Upcoming posts will describe Bruce’s speedy recovery!
http://www.mclindy.com
Melanie McSally chronicles her history competing for GBTC in a clever sidebar. The blog’s name,
McLindy, combines the first two letters of her last name (MC) and her favorite swing dance (the Lindy Hop).
http://teddiebstones.livejournal.com/
Ted Breen maintains a daily training log dating back to April of 2003. Subtitled “The Secret of Slow
Running,” Ted’s describes his training, competition, and digestive adventures with both humor and candor.
http://chroniclesofthesouthbayvan.blogspot.com/
Katie Wasilenko sometimes contributes to “The Chronicles of the South Bay Van,” a blog dedicated to
her West-coast affiliation, the Impalas.
http://bostonraymondfamily.blogspot.com/
Emily Raymond writes about her photo journalism, running, and family, with constant updates everyone
on our youngest GBTC member, Bruce Raymond (now 10 months old).
http://gbtc-blog.blogspot.com/
Finally, GBTC is exploring the possibility of including a club wide blog within its website. This is still
experimental, but might be the logical heir to a quaint rag such as this Wingfoot Express.
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Running Places
By Dino Konstantopoulos
On Christmas vacations in Athens, I ran
up mount Lycabettus almost every morning.
Lycabettus is the tallest of the five or so hills in
the valley of Athens, with the Acropolis being
the next highest.
I don't know if it was runner's highinduced, but it was almost a spiritual
experience to run up there and just take in the
scenery. In the spirit of that local rumble where
you race and listen to poetry, I tried to describe
the experience in a poem the shape of
Lycabettus (sideways):
Mt. Lycabettus, as seen from within Athens.
On
Lycabettus
short of breath
incense whiffing from the small orthodox church
faithfully overlooking the white cement maze of Athens
as the sun rises and hits the swimming pools on the rooftops
and reflects off of them in silver shards that scatter in all directions
the ghosts of ancient Athenians are looking my way from that city on the rocks
the first Olympians are still running in circles in the stadium built of marble
and the giants tanker ships of Piraeus float in and out of port lazingly
dwarfing triremes that guard the city from Persians and barbarians
philosophers and politicians in white mingle in the agora
with tourists in multicolored shirts snapping pictures
Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian columns clash
with steel and glass and wooden balconies
the former of eternal white marble
the latter on crumbling cement
history and culture
past and present
endlessly ebbing
as I’m standing
still
2006 Margaret Bradley Award Recipient Named
By Tom Derderian
Universal Sole (Chicago, IL) has named Bridget Montgomery, nee Sullivan, as
their pick to come to Boston as the recipient of the Margaret Bradley Award. Bridget
(pictured (L) with her twin sister, Aine (R)) was a GBTC member when she lived in
Boston before her marriage. She has run a 3:04 marathon but did not have a recent
qualifying time. An entry waiver has been arranged with the BAA. Stay tuned for a
detailed press release slated to come out between now and Marathon Monday.
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The Athlete’s Kitchen
Exercise & Weight Control: Myths, Truths, and Gender Differences
© Nancy Clark, 2006
“For all the exercise I do, I should be pencil thin!”
"Am I the only runner who has ever gained weight training for a marathon???"
"Why does my husband shed pounds when he exercises and I don't???"
When I listen to runners complain about their lack of success with losing body
fat, I hear abundant frustration: “Why can’t I do something as simple as lose a few
pounds!!!” Why? Because weight loss is not simple and often includes debunking a few
diet and exercise myths. Perhaps this article will offer some insights that lead you to
success with your weight loss efforts.
Myth: You must exercise in order to lose body fat
To lose body fat, you must create a calorie deficit. You can create that deficit by adding on exercise
(which improves your overall health and fitness) or by simply eating fewer calories. Sick people commonly lose
body fat but they do not exercise; they create a calorie deficit. Similarly, injured runners can also lose fat
despite lack of exercise. The story “I gained weight when I was injured because I couldn’t run” could more
correctly be stated “I gained weight when I was injured because I was bored and depressed. I overate for
comfort and entertainment...”
Myth: The more you run, the more fat you will lose
Often, the more you run, the hungrier you get and:
– the more you eat, or
– the more your believe you “deserve” to eat, or
– the more you want to eat as a reward for having survived the weekend long run.
But, if you run six miles and burn off 600 calories, only to reward yourself with twelve Oreos (600
calories), you quickly wipe out your weight loss efforts in less than 3 minutes.
The effects of exercise on weight loss are complex and unclear. We know among older people (56-78
years) who participated in a vigorous walking program, daily calorie needs remained about the same (2,400
without exercise, 2,480 with exercise). How could that be? Well, the participants napped more and were 62%
less active throughout the rest of their day.(1)
Another study with post-menopausal women found the same results from 8 weeks of moderate exercise
training. Their 24-hour energy expenditure remained similar from the start to the end of the program. (2) The
bottom line: You have to eat according to your whole day’s activity level, not according to how hard your
trained that day.
Myth: If you train for a marathon, your body fat will melt away
Wishful thinking. I commonly hear marathoners, triathletes and other highly competitive endurance
athletes complain “For all the exercise I do, I should be pencil thin...” They fail to lose fat because, like the
fitness exercisers described above, they put all of their energy into exercising, but then tend to be quite
sedentary the rest of the day as they recover from their tough workouts. A study with male endurance athletes
who reported a seemingly low calorie intake found they did less spontaneous activity than their peers in the
non-exercise parts of their day. (3) The bottom line: you need to keep taking the stairs instead of the elevators,
no matter how much you train!
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Alternatively, runners who complain they eat like a bird but fail to lose body fat may simply be underreporting their food intake. A survey of female marathoners indicated the fatter runners under-reported their
food intake moreso than their leaner peers. (4) Remember: calories mindlessly eaten standing up in front of the
refrigerator or on-the-run count just as much as calories from meals.
Myth: Couples who train together, lose fat together
In a 16-month study looking at exercise for weight loss, men and women completed an identical amount
of exercise. The men lost 11.5 pounds; the women maintained weight! (5) In another study with previously
sedentary, normal weight men and women who participated in an 18 month marathon training program, the men
increased their calorie intake by about 500 per day; the women increased by only 60 calories—despite having
added on 50 miles per week of running. The men lost about five pounds of fat; the women two pounds. (6)
What’s going on here??? Well, a husband who adds on exercise is likely to lose more weight than his
wife because he’s likely heftier and thereby burns more calories during the same workout. But, speaking in
terms of evolution, Nature seems protective of women’s role as childbearer, and wants women to maintain
adequate body fat for nourishing healthy babies. Hence, women are more energy efficient. Obesity researchers
at NY’s Columbia University suggest a pound of weight loss in men equates to a deficit of about 2,500 calories,
while women need a 3,500 calorie deficit!!! (7) No wonder women have a tougher time losing weight then do
men.
The bottom line
If you are running to lose weight, I encourage you to separate exercise and weight. Yes, you should
exercise for health, fitness, stress relief and, most importantly, for enjoyment. (After all, the E in exercise stands
for enjoyment!) I discourage you from running as a means to burn off calories; that makes running feels like
punishment for having excess body fat. When exercise is something you do to your body, rather than do for
your body, you’ll eventually quit exercising. Bad idea.
Instead of focusing on exercise to lose body fat, pay attention to your calorie intake. Knocking off just
100 calories a day from your evening snacks can theoretically result in 10 pounds a year of fat loss. Seems
simpler than excessive miles of running?
References:
1. Goran, Am J Physiol 263:E950, 1992
2. Keytel, Int J Sport Nutr 11:226, 2001
3. Thompson, Med Sci Sports Exerc 27::347, 1995
4. Edwards, Med Sci Sports Exer 25:1398, 1993
5. Donnelly, Arch Intern Med 163:1343, 2003
6. Janssen, Int J Sports Med, 10:S1,1989
7. Pietrobelli Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1339, 2002.
What to do when nutrition is your missing link
Here's an update on what's happening in the profession of sports dietetics. I thought it would be a timely
side bar, given the Olympics are inspiring many athletes to optimize their performance. Knowing how to fuel
properly is certainly an essential part of any sports optimization program!
“I have a coach and my training is down to a science, but nutrition is my missing link.”
“My diet is horrible. I train hard but eat too much junk.”
“I feel as though I am not getting the results I want from my training...
my diet probably needs some tweaking.”
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Many athletes train hard but fail to fuel their bodies at the right times with the right foods. Sound
familiar? If so, you might want to think about getting a nutrition check up with a sports dietitian. While many
coaches, exercise physiologists, personal trainers and health professionals offer nutrition advice, only registered
dietitians (RDs) have the training that makes them professionally recognized as the nutrition experts.
To find your local sports dietitian, go to the American Dietetic Association’s website, www.eatright.org.
(The American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest group of nutrition professionals.) Put your zip code
into the Find A Nutrition Professional referral network. A second referral network is available at
www.SCANdpg.org, the website of SCAN, the sports nutrition practice group of the ADA.
Coming in the near future, when looking for a sports dietitian, you should choose one with the initials
RD, CSSD – that’s the registered dietitian who is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Because
sports nutrition has become such a specialized field, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (the agency that
credentials RDs for the American Dietetic Association) has seen the need for specialized education for
registered dietitians who work with athletes. Only RDs who have met specific requirements in education and
work experience in sports dietetics and have passed a qualifying exam will be eligible for this prestigious title.
This sports nutrition certification will ensure you get the best information to help you win with nutrition.
Also coming in the near future is an international organization of Professionals in Nutrition for Sports
and Exercise (PINES). The mission of PINES is to promote optimal performance, health and injury prevention
for competitive and recreational athletes worldwide, through nutrition and exercise research, education and
practice by qualified nutrition and exercise professionals. The vision is that athletes worldwide, regardless of
country or economic status, will have access to quality nutrition and exercise education and advice. Currently,
members of Sports Dietetics-USA (a branch of SCAN) are working with Sports Dietetics-Australia and sports
dietitians in many other countries to bring this fledgling organization quickly to fruition.
No more excuses about nutrition being the missing link in your training program!
Sports Nutritionist and GBTC club member Nancy Clark RD counsels casual and competitive athletes at her private practice in Healthworks, the premier fitness center
in Chestnut Hill MA (617-383-6100). Her Sports Nutrition Guidebook ($23), Food Guide for Marathoners ($20), and Cyclist’s Food Guide ($20) are available by
sending a check to Sports Nutrition Services, PO Box 650124, W. Newton MA 02465 or via www.nancyclarkrd.com or www.sportsnutritionworkshop.com.
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Track Schedule, 2006
Starred (**) meets are planned focus (or potential) for club/team entry.
3/24-26
USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Reggie Lewis TAC
3/25 **
Northeastern Snowflake Classic, Dedham MA (deadline Mon March 20th)
4/1 **
Tufts Invitational
4/8 **
Hillside Relays (Tufts)
4/8
UConn Open
4/8
Wildcat Invitational (Durham, NH – UNH)
4/8
Williams Relays
4/15 **
Solomon NEU Husky Invitational, Dedham MA
4/15
Davis Invitational (UM-Lowell)
4/15
Brown Invitational
4/19-20
Holy Cross Decathlon
4/22 **
U-Albany Spring Classic
4/22 **
MIT Co-ed Meet
4/22
Dartmouth Invitational
4/22
UConn Invitational
4/27-29 **
112th Penn Relay Carnival, Philadelphia, PA
4/30 **
Brown Springtime Invitational
5/10,17,24 ** Mini-Meets at MIT – (Hurdles, 100, 400, 800, mile, 4x100 relay, TurboJav, LJ/TJ)
5/21, 27 ** Boston High Performance Meets (may include 200, 400, 800, 1500/mile, 3000/5000)
6/3, 10 **
Boston High Performance Meets
6/18 **
USATF New England Champs (MIT, Cambridge, MA)
6/21-25 **
AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Indianapolis, IA
7/1 **
USATF Eastern Regional (U of Albany, Albany, NY)
7/14-15 **
USATF National Club Track & Field Championships, Azusa, CA
8/3-6
USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Charlotte, NC
Some Out-of-State Meets
3/22-25
3/24-25
3/24-25
3/25
3/31-4/1
4/1
4/1
4/7-8
4/7-8
4/7-9
4/12-15
4/14-15
4/21-23
4/21-22
4/30
6/2-4
March 2006
Disney World Invitational
Raleigh Relays
Arizona State Invitational
Army Invitational
Stanford Invitational
Georgia Tech Invitational
So.CT State Invitational
Duke Invitational
Princeton Invitational
Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational (LA, CA)
Sea Ray Relays (UTenn)
Mt.Sac Relays (Mt San Antonio CC, CA)
Wheaton (IL) College Twilight Invitational
Vanderbilt Invitational
Knoxville Twilight Meet
Peak Performance Track Classic (West Monroe, LA)
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Road Running Schedule, 2006
USATF New England Grand Prix
6/4
6/25
7/16
9/9
10/1
10/29
Rhody 5K, Lincoln Park, RI
Whirlaway 10K, Methuen, MA
Stowe 8 Miler, Stowe, VT
Ollie Road Race 5 Miler, South Boston, MA
Apple Harvest 10 Miler, Harvard, MA
Cape Cod Marathon, Falmouth, MA
USATF National Championship Events
4/15
5/13
5/21
6/3
9/4
9/17
10/1
10/9
11/4
USA Men's 10 Mile Championship, Louisville, KY
USA 25 km Championships, Grand Rapids, MI
USATF National Club Marathon Relay Championships, Denver, CO
USA Women's Half Marathon Championship, Kansas City, MO
USA 20 km Championships, New Haven, CT
USA 5 km Championships, Providence, RI
USA Marathon Championships, Minneapolis, MN
USA Women's 10 km Championship, Boston, MA
USA Men's 10 km Championship, Mobile, AL
Other Events Where We Roll
3/26
4/2
4/17
6/1 – 8/17
6/17
6/23-24
8/13
8/23
10/15
10/22
12/9
Eastern States 20 Mile, Run for the Border 10 Mile, Salisbury, MA
Road Race By-the-Sea 10K, Cohasset, MA
Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
Lynn Woods Cross Country Races (Wednesdays, 6:30 PM)
45th Mount Washington Road Race, Gorham, NH
A Midsummer Lights Relay, Deer Island, Winthrop, MA
Falmouth Road Race (7 Miles), Falmouth, MA
Lynn Woods Relay, 6 PM, 4x2.5 miles, Lynn, MA
Topsfield Cross-Country Festival, Bradley Palmer SP, Topsfield, MA
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL
USATF National Club XC Championships, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
L-R: Katie Famous, Lynn Johnson, and Laura Hayden with their trophy for winning the Dunkin’ Donuts Relay
at the Cape Cod Marathon, on October 30, 2005. Photo courtesy of the Cape Cod Marathon.
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Recent Performances
Indoor Track and Field (December 12 – February 26)
This is a list of track and field performances by athletes representing the club in meets for the season to
date. The name of each event is followed by the club record for that event on the same line, and then the club
performances on following lines. The list is maintained by Josh Seeherman. Please email any corrections to
jseeher@yahoo.com. Apologies in advance.
(*indicates under existing record.)
Dudes
55 M (6.29, Stan Egbor 2003 & Onye Amaechi 1980)
Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng, 6.55, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Andre Shreeves, 6.64, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Andre Shreeves, 6.66, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Jason Jackson, 6.76, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Kojo Gyasi, 7.11, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Ghais Abduljaami, 7.17, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
60 M (6.73, Stan Egbor 2003)
Andre Shreeves, 7.04, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Andre Shreeves, 7.10, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Wayne Burwell, 7.22, Dartmouth Relays 1/7/06
Kojo Gyasi, 7.53, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Matt LeMaire, 7.55, USATF New England 2/19/06
Kojo Gyasi, 7.72, USATF New England 2/19/06
Toney Mulholland, 7.99, USATF New England 2/19/06 (masters)
Gary Snyder, 9.16, USATF New England 2/19/06 (masters)
Gary Snyder, 9.19, Dartmouth Relays 1/7/06 (masters)
200 M (21.24 [indoors], Stan Egbor 2003)
Merzudin Ibric, 22.02, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Merzudin Ibric, 22.07, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Langston Dugger, 23.34, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Dave Cahill, 23.40, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Dave Cahill, 23.41, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Dave Cahill, 23.49, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Langston Dugger, 24.32, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Jerome Mauris, 24.37, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Dana Bellows, 24.62, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Jerome Mauris, 24.82, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jerome Mauris, 24.88, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Kojo Gyasi, 25.03, USATF New England 2/19/06
Toney Mulholland, 25.37, USATF New England 2/19/06 (masters)
Ghais Abduljaami, 25.91, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Ghais Adbuljaami, 26.35, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Ghais Abduljaami, 26.80, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Ghais Abduljaami, 26.83, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Muhammad Carew, 29.77, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Gary Snyder, 30.95, USATF New England 2/19/06 (masters)
Gary Snyder, 31.72, Dartmouth Relays 1/7/06 (masters)
400 M (48.36 [indoors], Kevin Russell 1998)
Langston Dugger, 49.69, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Langston Dugger, 50.28, USATF New England 2/19/06
Dave Cahill, 50.39, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Dave Cahill, 50.64, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Langston Dugger, 50.71, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Dave Cahill, 50.6h, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Dave Cahill, 51.12, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
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Francis Shen, 51.14, USATF New England 2/19/06
Langston Dugger, 51.31, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Dave Cahill, 51.34, USATF New England 2/19/06
Langston Dugger, 51.49, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Dave Cahill, 51.75, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jerome Mauris, 52.83, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Francis Shen, 52.89, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jerome Mauris, 53.33, USATF New England 2/19/06
Jerome Mauris, 53.69, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jerome Mauris, 53.77, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Jerome Mauris, 53.84, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Dana Bellows, 53.93, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Mike Needham, 54.24, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06 (masters)
Dana Bellows, 54.35, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Thierno Mbacke, 54.38, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Steve Pappas, 54.63, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Thierno Mbacke, 55.69, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Tony Mulholland, 55.80, BU Valentine 2/10-11/06 (masters)
Ghais Abduljaami, 59.93, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Ghais Abduljaami, 60.99, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
500 M (64.13, Kevin Russell 1998)
Dave Cahill, 66.27, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Francis Shen, 66.34, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Francis Shen, 66.77, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Andie Colon, 66.78, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Will Fedman, 71.16, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Will Feldman, 73.33, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
600 M (1:20.8, Leo Dunn 1976)
Steve Franklin, 1:29.61, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Will Feldman, 1:33.95,Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
800 M (1:50.2, Keith Francis 1980)
Joe Otto, 1:52.86, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Joe Otto, 1:53.10, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Joe Otto, 1:54.20, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Joe Otto, 1:56.42, USATF New England 2/19/06
Andie Colon, 1:57.38, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Andie Colon, 1:57.60, USATF New England 2/19/06
Andie Colon, 1:57.78, GBTC Invitational 1/22/05
Andie Colon, 1:58.91, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Jay Slowik, 1:59.03, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Josh Seeherman, 2:00.11, USATF New England 2/19/06
Joe Otto, 2:00.36, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Josh Seeherman, 2:00.49, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Steve Franklin, 2:01.48, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Josh Seeherman, 2:01.67, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Josh Seeherman, 2:03.43, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Steve Frankling, 2:04.02, USATF New England 2/19/06
Jim Watts, 2:05.22, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05 (masters)
Jim Watts, 2:05.45, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06 (masters)
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Jim Watts, 2:05.50, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05 (masters)
Dave Cahill, 2:06.23, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Sam Blasiak, 2:06.52, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Josh Seeherman, 2:08.36, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Thierno Mbacke, 2:08.12, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Jim Watts, 2:08.63, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06 (masters)
Sam Blasiak, 2:08.67, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
1000 M (2:27.54, Mark Tompkins 2000)
Joe Otto, 2:34.09, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Josh Seeherman, 2:43.83, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Mile (4:00.9, Jack McDonald 1974)
Joe Otto, 4:22.29, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Jay Slowik, 4:25.51, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Andie Colon, 4:30.05, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Joe Otto, 4:30.71, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Sam Blasiak, 4:32.44, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Didier Pramil, 4:32.66, USATF New England 2/19/06
Andie Colon, 4:32.67, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Didier Pramil, 4:33.67, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Sarad Tomlinson, 4:34.23, USATF New England 2/19/06
Didier Pramil, 4:35.66, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Sam Blasiak, 4:37.85, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Jeff Doyon, 4:39.69, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Kit Wells, 4:39.88, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
John Blouin, 4:40.23, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Bruce Davie, 4:41.14, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05 (masters)
John Blouin, 4:42.83, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Bruce Davie, 4:44.57, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05 (masters)
Didier Pramil, 4:48.12, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Josh Seeherman, 4:49.15, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
John Blouin, 4:51.52, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Ryan Croteau, 4:53.74, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Brian Lankiewicz, 4:56.68, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Ryan Croteau, 4:57.45, USATF New England 2/19/06
Ryan Croteau, 4:59.72, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Brian Lankiewicz, 5:02.13, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Ole Coach Tom Derderian, 5:25.37, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Ole Coach Tom Derderian, 5:27.30, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Ole Coach Tom Derderian, 5:28.98, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Joe Doldt, 5:54.01, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Joe Doldt, 6:04.57, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
3000 (8:04.0, Bruce Bickford 1980)
Alasdair McLean Foreman, 8:12.90, BU Valentine 2/10-11/06
Jay Slowik, 8:58.39, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Sam Blasiak, 9:02.01, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Sam Blasiak, 9:02.26, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Kit Wells, 9:07.07, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Kit Wells, 9:09.27, USATF New England 2/19/06
Didier Pramil, 9:10.63, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Kit Wells, 9:10.73, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
David Bedoya, 9:12.87, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Kit Wells, 9:14.48, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Didier Pramil, 9:14.78, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Bruce Davie, 9:17.48, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Didier Pramil, 9:18.59, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Brian Lankewicz, 9:21.64, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Brian Lankewicz, 9:25.18, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
John Blouin, 9:26.08, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Andie Colon, 9:32.17, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Matt Karakewicz, 9:33.07, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Tomoaki Uchiki, 9:33.80, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
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Tomoaki Uchiki, 9:34.48, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
John Raguin, 9:40.26, USATF New England 2/19/06
Brian Lankiewicz, 9:42.22, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Brad Kozel, 9:43.84, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Brad Kozel, 9:48.48, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
John Raguin, 9:51.16, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Peter Warrington, 9:59.33, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Peter Warrington, 9:59.89, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Bill Newsham, 10:32.43, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
David Burgess, 10:42.94, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Ole Coach Tom Derderian, 10:54.04, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Joe Doldt, 11:32.54, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Joe Doldt, 11:51.43, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
5000 (13:37 Alberto Salazar 1978)
Ted Breen, 15:25.91, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Ted Breen, 15:44.39, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Ted Breen, 16:03.60, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Brad Kozel, 16:24.43, USATF New England 2/19/06
Sarad Tomlinson, 16:41.71, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Peter Warrington, 17:18.94, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
55 Hurdles (7.31, Tom Mahan 1981)
Dan Conti, 7.98, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Matt LeMaire, 7.98, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Matt LeMaire, 7.98, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Francis Shen, 8.02, Poyau Brandeis Invitational 1/21/06
Matt LeMaire, 8.09, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Dan Conti, 8.15, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Francis Shen, 8.31, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
60 Hurdles (8.32, Hassan Wajd 2003)
Matt Lemaire, 8.55, Dartmouth Relays 1/7/06
Dan Conti, 8.61, USATF New England 2/19/06
Matt LeMaire, 8.63, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Francis Shen, 8.66, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Francis Shen, 8.74, USATF New England 2/19/06
Matt LeMaire, 8.74, USATF New England 2/19/06
Francis Shen, 8.75, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Dan Conti, 8.68, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Adam Soule, 9.32, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Adam Soule, 9.35, USATF New England 2/19/06
4x400 Relay (3:18.75 [indoors], Collins, Reynolds, Cahill, Dilday 2001)
Cahill, Shen, Colon, Otto, 3:23.72, USATF New England 2/19/06
Dugger, Colon, Cahill, Otto, 3:25.38y, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Dugger, Bellows, Mbacke, Cahill, 3:27.79, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Cahill, Colon, Otto, Shen, 3:26.28y, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Dugger, Mauris, Shen, Otto, 3:30.52, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06)
Mauris, Mbacke, Soule, Franklin, 3:36.35, USATF New England
2/19/06
Mauris, Feldman, Soule, Mbacke, 3:39.43, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Distance Medley (9:54.9yh, Demers, Strang, Doyle, Meyer 1980)
Colon, Dugger, Franklin, Otto, 10:29.89, USATF Nationals 2/26/06
Pole Vault (4.88m (16-0), Chris Westfield 2004)
Dan Conti, 4.15, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Dan Conti, 4.13, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Dan Conti, 4.11, USATF New England 2/19/06
Dan Conti, 4.12, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Dan Conti, 4.10, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
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Dames
60 M (7.38, Geraldine Pillay 2002)
Dacia Taylor, 8.25, USATF New England 2/19/06
200 M (25.88 [indoors], Catherine Regan 2003)
Sara O'Brien, 26.56, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Sara O'Brien, 26.58, USATF New England 2/19/06
Sara O'Brien, 27.12, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Dacia Taylor, 27.59, USATF New England 2/19/06
Sarah Lawson, 29.01, USATF New England 2/19/06 (masters)
Sarah Lawson, 29.08, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06 (masters)
400 M (57.60 [indoors], Catherine Regan 2003)
Sara O'Brien, 58.49, USATF New England 2/19/06
Sara O'Brien, 59.38, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Sara O'Brien, 59.61, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Sara O'Brien, 60.45, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Cecily Gallup, 62.18, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
5000 M (16:29.54, Julie Spolidoro 2000)
Emily Raymond, 17:06.64, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Jen Busse, 17:09.51, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Jen Busse, 17:30.75, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Emily Raymond, 17:37.64, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
Emily Raymond, 17:48.27, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Sloan Siegrist, 17:53.36, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Sloan Siegrist, 17:54.17, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Laura Hayden, 17:59.10, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
Laura Hayden, 18:01.83, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Katie Famous, 18:30.55, Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
Lynn Johnson, 18:35.21, USATF New England 2/19/06
Megha Doshi, 19:02.22, USATF New England 2/19/06
500 M (79.27, Cheryl Makarewicz 2003)
*Caroline Occean, 76.43, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
*Sara O'Brien, 77.85, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
800 M (2:10.74, Joanie Bohlke 2003)
Laura Hayden, 2:17.23, USATF New England 2/19/06
Jen Lee, 2:19.01, USATF New England 2/19/06
Jen Lee, 2:19.96, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Jane Cullina, 2:20.34, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Caroline Occean, 2:21.92, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jane Cullina, 2:23.04, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Jane Cullina, 2:25.54, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jane Cullina, 2:26.30, USATF New England 2/19/06
Jen Busse, 2:27.36, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Jane Cullina, 2:28.27, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
4x400 Relay (4:03.06y [indoors] Subin, Gradhand, Makarewicz, Bohlke
2003)
*Lee, Cullina, Hayden, O'Brien, 4:03.02, USATF New England 2/19/06
Lee, Occean, Hayden, O'Brien, 4:06.69y, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Lee, Cullina, Hayden, O'Brien, 4:07.08, BU Valentine Invitational 2/1011/06
1000 M (2:56.87, Laura Hayden 2005)
Mile (4:57.3, Sherry Roberts 1987)
Laura Hayden, 4:58.45, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Laura Hayden, 4:59.20, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Laura Hayden, 5:01.64, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Laura Hayden, 5:07.02, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Jen Busse, 5:11.66, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Sloan Siegrist, 5:12.33, USATF New England 2/19/06
Jane Cullina, 5:28.48, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Margaret Nervegna, 5:30.15, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Margaret Nervegna, 5:30.28, USATF New England 2/19/06
Margaret Nervegna, 5:34.35, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Lynn Johnson, 5:35.53, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Carol Geddes, 5:37.22, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Katie Famous, 5:39.41, USATF New England 2/19/06
Margaret Nervegna, 5:42.35, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Margaret Nervegna, 5:46.14, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
Carol Geddes, 5:46.43, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Carol Geddes, 5:48.41, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Margaret Nervegna, 5:51.63, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
3000 M (9:52.23 Becky Center 1985)
*Sloan Siegrist, 9:51.76, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
March 2006
Sloan Siegrist, 9:52.39, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Laura Hayden, 10:01.81, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Sloan Siegrist, 10:03.34, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Sloan Siegrist, 10:03.61, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Jen Busse, 10:08.37, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Lynn Johnson, 10:45.47, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Margaret Nervegna, 10:52.20, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Margaret Nervegna, 11:10.68, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Carol Geddes, 11:14.50, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Margaret Nervegna, 11:32.36, BU All-Comers I 12/17/05
Christy Bonstelle, 11:39.18, BU All-Comers II 12/24/05
Christy Bonstelle, 11:42.55, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Christy Bonstelle, 11:47.09, BU All-Comers III 12/31/05
Distance Medley (12:06.29 Occean, Shams, Cullina, Hayden 2005)
Lee, O'Brien, Occean, Hayden, 12:07.04, USATF Nationals 2/26/06
Siegrist, Gallup, Cullina, Busse, 12:15.94, USATF Nationals 2/26/06
High Jump (1.68 Anne Jennings 1994)
Jen Hawkes, 1.67, Terrier Classic 1/27-8/06
Jen Hawkes, 1.67, GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
Jen Hawkes, 1.65, Dartmouth Relays 1/8/06
Jen Hawkes, 1.62, USATF New England 2/19/06
Triple Jump (13.13 Sherita Williams 2005)
*Sherita Williams, 13.43 (44-0.75 !), GBTC Invitational 1/22/06
*Sherita Williams, 13.41, BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
*Sherita Williams, 13.41, USATF New England 2/19/06
*Sherita Williams, 13.31, Tufts Invitational 1/14/06
*Sherita Williams, 13.15, Dartmouth Invitational 2/4/06
*Sherita Williams, 13.15, USATF Nationals 2/26/06
20-lb Weight (11.70 Lisa Chadderon 2001)
*Anne Baker, 15.62 (51-3), USATF New England 2/19/06
*Anne Baker, 15.12 (49-7), BU Valentine Invitational 2/10-11/06
*Rebekah Conway, 12.68, Harvard Invitational 12/10/05
*Rebekah Conway, 12.00 (39-4), Husky Winter Carnival 12/3/05
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Otto, Williams Lead Their Divisions in Indoors Series
Inaugural USATF-NE Indoor Series Highlights GBTC Talent Pool
By the Wingfoot Express
USATF - New England began a new competition this winter to generate interest in our sport among
open athletes and to smooth the gap between collegiate and post-collegiate competition. The competition was
made open to all USATF-NE members at seven pre-selected meets. Athletes could compete provided that they
can get into any of the seven designated meets, and must have been a USATF-NE member prior to a mark being
scored, with no exceptions.
Open athletes had their individual marks ranked and compared within their event grouping (sprints,
distance, and field events). For example, a sprinter can get points in events like the 55, 60, 200, 400, 800m and
they will be compared to others who do these events too. The marks must meet a certain level of quality (700
points on the IAAF scoring tables) to be ranked. IAAF scoring tables were used to compare strength of
performances. In order to be scored, athletes had to compete in a minimum of two events throughout the season.
Those athletes taking part in two or more events had their top two performances scored and ranked.
In this winter’s series, GBTC did extraordinarily well, with two members winners of the various event
grouping (Men’s Sprints - Joe Otto, 996.5 points; Women’s Field - Sherita Williams, 1036 points), one athlete
scoring in two event groupings (Dan Conti: Sprints and Field), and a total of 11 men and 9 women from GBTC
listed in the final results. In all, there were 20 GBTC athletes averaging at least 700 point on the IAAF scoring
tables (a third of all performances listed at all). Nothing could be a better testament to the breadth and depth of
the club’s pool of talent. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the very first Indoor Series!
MEN
7
SPRINTS
Athlete Meet
1
Joe Otto
800
VAL
800
TERR
800
GBTC
800
NE
2
Langston Dugger
400
VAL
400
NE
400
TERR
3
Andre Shreeves
60
GBTC
60
HARV
55
TERR
4
David Cahill
400
VAL
500
HARV
400
TERR
400
NE
400
GBTC
5
Dan Conti
60H
NE
60H
HARV
6
Matthew LeMaire
60H
HARV
60H
NE
March 2006
Mark
Score
Average
1:52.86
1:53.02
1:54.20
1:56.42
999
994
961
901
996.5
49.69
50.28
50.71
958
923
898
941
7.04
7.10
6.66
937
908
899
922.5
50.39
1:06.27
51.12
51.34
51.75
917
912
875
862
840
915
8.61
8.68
905
887
896
8.63
8.74
900
872
886
8
11
Francis Shen
60H
HARV
400
NE
Andie Colon
500
VAL
800
TERR
800
NE
800
GBTC
Jerome Mauris
400
NE
400
GBTC
DISTANCE
Athlete Meet
16
Sam Blasiak
Mile
HARV
3000
VAL
3000
TERR
18
Kit Wells
3000
TERR
3000
NE
8.66
51.14
892
874
883
1:06.78
1:57.38
1:57.60
1:57.78
888
876
870
865
882
53.33
53.69
754
735
745
Mark
Score
Average
4:32.44 753
9:02.01 738
9:02.26 737
746
9:07.07 714
9:09.27 703
709
Mark
Score
Average
4.11
4.1
713
711
712
FIELD
4
Athlete Meet
Dan Conti
PV
NE
PV
HARV
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Women
SPRINTS
Athlete Meet
2
Sara O'Brien
400
NE
400
VAL
400
NU
7
Jane Cullina
800
VAL
800
NE
9
Sarah Lawson
200
NE
200
VAL
DISTANCE
Athlete Meet
4
Laura Hayden
MILE
TERR
MILE
VAL
MILE
GBTC
5000
HARV
5000
NU
5
Mark
Score
Average
58.49
59.61
60.45
972
934
910
953
2:23.04 806
2:26.30 758
782
29.01
29.08
760
756
758
Mark
Score
Average
4:58.45
4:59.20
5:01.64
17:59.10
18:01.83
962
957
940
891
886
960
6
14
15
Emily Raymond
5000
TERR 17:06.64
5000
HARV 17:48.27
Sloan Siegrist
3000
TERR 9:52.39
5000
NU
17:53.46
5000
HARV 17:54.17
MILE
NE
5:12.33
Margaret Nervegna
3000
GBTC 10:52.20
MILE
TERR 5:30.15
MILE
GBTC 5:34.35
Katie Famous
5000
NU
18:30.55
MILE
NE
5:39.41
985
910
948
973
901
899
870
937
791
757
731
774
837
703
770
Mark
Score
Average
13.43
13.41
13.41
1037
1035
1035
1036
FIELD
1
Athlete Meet
Sherita Williams
TJ
GBTC
TJ
VAL
TJ
NE
Ted's Tale of the Jones-Town & Country Ten
By Ted Breen
What an event! The talk of the day, before the race started, was centered on how much clothing to
wear. I ended up wearing a pair of running pants, a couple long sleeve layers, gloves, and a wool hat.
Definitely the most I've ever worn in a race, but I've never raced in weather as cold and harsh as this either.
Also, JJ and I looked pretty spiffy before the race started, warming up in our matching GBTC long sleeve
bicycle shirts and black running pants ensemble. We were definitely the best looking guys there, hands
down.
The race itself was a beast, and I was totally unprepared. Sure, the Boston area is somewhat hilly, but
Amherst is nearly mountainous. That said, this course has some major hill sections. The first big uphill,
occurring mostly in Mile 4, is quite a grind. I spent the mile following that hill just recovering. I eventually
got my wheels turning again, which was good, because Nicole Kulikov-Hagobian caught up to me after that
first hill and kept me honest for the rest of the race. (Nicole relocated to Western MA from Colorado last
year. She finished 16th in the 2004 Olympic Trials marathon)
Cruised along at a mediocre pace for the next few miles, and then got to the final set of hills. The
ninth mile has a hill, but it's not terribly crippling. Unfortunately, it's followed by a much larger hill that is
completely unforgiving. By the time I got to the top, my quads were burnt to a crisp, and all I could do was
hobble my way to the finish.
Overall, it was a pretty cool day. (literally!) Paul Low, the perennial winner of this race, did it again,
yet in a much slower time than usual. In fact, I'm guessing a lot of people, JJ being an exception, ran a little
slower this year. Personally, it was a solid effort, and a higher placing than 2005. (9th 2006, 15th 2005) I'm
already looking forward to doing this again next year. As far as I'm concerned, the Amherst 10 miler, the
Bridge of Flowers 10k (Shelburne Falls), and the Boston Marathon (haven't done it yet, but I've heard good
things) are the only road races in Massachusetts worth doing. That's just my little opinion.
March 2006
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The Roads (December 12 – February 11)
This is a snapshot of non-track performances by athletes representing the club for dates indicated
above. The name and date of each event is followed by the club performances on following lines. Details
such as overall place, time, and pace are most typically reported. The list is compiled from results scoured
off of Cool Running, or from messages posted to the club email list. Please email any corrections to
kitwells@gmail.com. Apologies in advance.
Walter's Run 5K, West Roxbury, MA, December 18, 2005
23 Cheryl Twomey
19:30 6:17 (2nd woman)
24 Kenneth Agabian
19:52 6:25
2006 USA XC Championships (8 Km), Bronx, NY, February 18, 2006
57 Jennifer Busse
31:03
64 Maegan Chaggaris
31:55
74 Carol Geddes
34:04
75 Emily Raymond
34:09
Hangover Classic 10K, Salisbury, MA, January 1, 2006
9 Eric Tucker
34:10 5:30
32 Ken Agabian
39:50 6:25
Best Cross-Country Race on the Planet, Boulder, CO January 28, 2006
56 John Blouin
24:37 6:19
Boston Prep. 16 mile, Derry, NH, January 29, 2006
24 Ken Ross
1:44:22 6:32
USATF Colorado Indoor Championship, Boulder, CO, February 2, 2006
1600 Meter Run Masters Men
1 John Blouin
5:13.58
Great Stew Chase, Lynn, MA, February 5,2006
Women
7 Christy Bonstelle
1:04:20 6:55
10 Sheila Logan
1:07:54 7:18
11 Jenny Thomas
1:08:03 7:19
Men
7 Jason Dunklee
55:07 5:55
11 Ryan Kerrigan
56:19 6:03
Jason Dunklee (L) takes on the Old Men of Winter at the Stew Chase.
Photo courtesy of Jim Rhoades.
March 2006
Hyannis Half Marathon, Hyannis, MA, February 26, 2006
3 Josh Sohn
1:12:59 5:35
5 Kit Wells
1:14:13 5:40
8 Jeff Doyon
1:15:23 5:45
9 Lucas Woodward
1:18:37 6:00
10 Sarad Tomlinson
1:18:50 6:01
11 Brad Kozel
1:19:23 6:04
20 Calvin Ma
1:21:42 6:14
28 Ken Ross
1:24:54 6:29
32 Lynn Johnson
1:26:27 6:36 (1st woman)
40 Cheryl Twomey
1:27:54 6:43
42 Maegan Chaggaris
1:28:27 6:45
48 Tom Derderian
1:28:50 6:47
67 Megha Doshi
1:30:35 6:55
93 Christy Bonstelle
1:33:39 7:09
130 Jenny Thomas
1:36:51 7:24
132 Bill Rodgers
1:36:25 7:22
346 Lev Volfson
1:49:43 8:23
840 Ann Marie Rakovic
2:07:13 9:43
Brad Kozel (L) and Calvin Ma fighting the field and the wind at Hyannis.
Photo courtesy of Jim Rhoades.
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John Blouin on the prowl where the Buffalo roam, in Boulder, CO.
Hyannis 10K, Hyannis, MA, February 26, 2006
145 Melanie McSally
55:56 9:00
Jones-Town & Country 10 Mile, Amherst, MA, February 26, 2006
9 Edward Breen
59:16 5:56
11 John Fialkovich
1:00:00 6:00
Ballycotton ‘10’, March 5, 2006, Cork, Ireland
26 Finbarr Kirwan
56:28
Stu's 30K, Clinton, MA, March 5, 2006
103 Tom Whitney
2:30:39.19
Paddy Kelly Road Race, Brockton, MA, March 5, 2006
65 Thomas Stracqualursi
36:21 7:16
RJ Crowleys 3 Miler, West Newton, MA, March 18, 2006
3 Frank Perna
17:06.7 5.42
28 Courtney Lavelle
20:05.9 6.42
Ras na hEireann U.S.A. 5K, Somerville, MA, March 19, 2006
14 Ryan Kerrigan
16:54 5:27
24 Joshua Seeherman
17:42 5:42
43 Dana Bellows
18:31 5:58
44 Janel Kiley
18:37 6:00
104 Lauren Caputo
20:18 6:32
St Patrick's Day 5K, S Boston, MA, March 19, 2006
3 Will Feldman
17:45 5:44
Emerald Across The Bay 12K, San Francisco, CA, March 19, 2006
4 Marzuki Stevens
38:51 5:12
187 Julie McGee
50:06 6:43 (35th woman)
292 Katherine
54:11 7:16
March 2006
Maegan Chaggaris (L) and Jen Busse at the USATF XC Championships at
Van Cortlandt Park. Photo courtesy of prettysporty.com.
New Bedford Half Marathon, New Bedford, MA, March 19, 2006
19 David Bedoya
1:11:08 5:26
30 Kit Wells
1:11:55 5:30
59 Sam Blasiak
1:16:11 5:49
64 Brad Kozel
1:16:31 5:51
65 Lucas Woodward
1:16:32 5:51
97 John Fialkovich
1:18:28 6:00
124 Calvin Ma
1:20:47 6:10
134 Peter Warrington
1:21:27 6:13
151 Ken Ross
1:22:28 6:18
199 Laura Hayden
1:25:16 6:31 (22nd woman)
200 Jennifer Busse
1:25:16 6:31
213 David Burgess
1:26:22 6:36
215 Cheryl Twomey
1:26:24 6:36
226 Bruce Bond
1:26:58 6:38
280 Joel Bargmann
1:28:55 6:47
287 Jesus Zeus Estrada
1:29:16 6:49
309 Tom Derderian
1:30:26 6:54
325 Ken Agabian
1:31:47 7:01
364 Katie Famous
1:33:19 7:08
384 Tom Whitney
1:34:19 7:12
395 Jenny Thomas
1:34:38 7:14
520 Christy Bonstelle
1:39:05 7:34
529 Lauren Kisver
1:39:37 7:36
653 Thomas Stracqualursi
1:43:48 7:56
673 Sam Perkins
1:44:12 7:57
1365 Melanie McSally
2:13:11 10:10
1564 Michael Olivo
2:55:02 13:22
Men’s Open Team, 6th of 22 teams
Women’s Open Team, 4th of 20 teams
Men’s Masters Team, 9th of 18 teams
Men’s Senior Team, 8th of 16 teams
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Nice Threads!
The merchandize bonanza is still on, and merchandiser Josh
Seeherman is ready. Just in time for a cold, wet Spring, the GBTC store
has a supply of track suit jackets for sale. These are the red jackets with
the GBTC logo on the front upper left and Greater Boston Track Club on
the back.. You can also buy GBTC t-shirts (either the red long-sleeved
shirt, or the highly collectible, never sold to the public "2005 Snowstorm
Invitational" version) as well as racing singlets and bras.
You can now use PayPal and your credit card to purchase these
items at the club store, http://gbtc.org/store. Once purchased, they will
then be delivered to you at the track. Help Josh help you help the club by
placing your orders today.
And don't forget that whenever you want to shop at Amazon or
RoadRunner, you can get there from the above link and help GBTC earn a
commission.
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BOSTON, MA
PERMIT NO.
Greater Boston Track Club, Inc.
PO Box 183, Back Bay Annex
Boston, MA 02117-0183
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