GUINNESS (MANHATTAN TO MAHOPAC) ROAD RELAY

Taconic Running LifeJULY, 1986

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F o r t h e t h i r d c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r t o p p r i z e i n t h e G u i n n e s s R o a dRelay has been won by a team outside the Empire State, The CentralM a s s a c h u s e t t s S t r i d e r s , a c l u b o f 1 3 0 0 m e m b e r s a n d w i n n e r s o f t h eC a p e C o d R e l a y t h e l a s t s e v e n y e a r s , t o p p e d t h e b e s t N e w Yo r k h a dt o o f f e r , b e a t i n g o u t S u p e r R u n n e r s S h o p ,

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the frantic phone calls attempting to line up voluntee rs t o ensu re ou r t r ad i t ona l l y we l l a t t ended racesare conducted safely and efficiently. However, thisseason has been great. At the Father Mooney 8-milera n d J a n P e e k l O K w e h a d v o l u n t e e r s l o o k i n g f o r j o b s .We hope this is the beginning of a new trend.

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Those of us who end up hanging around after mosthave left the 'finish/awards area are consistentlya m a z e d t h a t r u n n e r s - w h o o n e w o u l d e x p e c t t o r e s p e c tt h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l i t t l e m o r e t h a n t h e a v e r a g e p e rs o n - c a n b e s o i n c o n s i d e r a t e a n d r u d e a s t o l e a v e s omuch garbage beh ind .

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The third place Toconlc Road Runners top row i-r.: Helen Gordon, LindaGeppert. Susan Then. Jeanie Arnett; front row I-r; Barbara Cirami, Me-l a n i e Mu l v i h i l l ; C a th v C a n a va n , Sh a ro n Pe a r l ma n .

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Rick Donon broke open a c lose racein the second stage of our Guinness Relay,a n d C e n t r a l M a s s S t n d e r s w e n t o n t o at h r e e m i n u t e v i c t o r y, o u t r u n n i n g G a r yMuhrcke's Super Runners' Shop and FrankGiannino's Run-in-Room, to capture theopen title in 4:25:05. The win entitledC e n t r a l M a s s t o b e c o m e G u i n n e s s 'representa t ives in the Ed inburgh toGlasgow Relay in Scotland, scheduled forN o v e m b e r .

F o r m e r l o n a C o l l e g e s t a r - a n d c o a c hR e n o S t i r r a t , n o w r e s i d i n g i n M a s s , h a d ab a t t l e o n h i s h a n d s i n t h e i n i t i a l s t a g et h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f N Y C . G o i n g h e a d t oh e a d w i t h T e d S i n c l a i r , t h e t w oe v e n t u a l l y p u t s o m e d a y l i g h t b e t w e e nt h e m s e l v e s a n d S t e v e H e i n b o c k e l o f S u p e rR u n n e r s . W h i l e t h e y d i d o p e n t h a t g a pc o n s i d e r a b l y , t h e r e w a s n o t m u c h d a y l i g h tb e t w e e n t h e m a t t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e l e g ,w i t h S t i r r a t g e t t i n g t h e r e t w o s e c o n d sa h e a d o f S i n c l a i r i n 4 2 : 0 6 .

D o r i o n m a d e t h e r a c e a c a d e m i c ,s t r e t c h i n g t h e m a r g i n t o o v e r t w o m i n u t e sa s h e p o u n d e d t h r o u g h Yo n k e r s w i t h a 2 8 : 0 8f o r t h e 5 . 7 m i l e s . T h o u g h M a r k B o s s a r d tb r o u g h t S u p e r R u n n e r s i n t o s e c o n d o n t h et h i r d l e g , S a n d y H u l m e m a n a g e d t o p a d t h el e a d a n o t h e r 1 2 s e c o n d s . M u h r c k e ' s c r e wg a i n e d s l i g h t l y b y t h e e n d o f s t a g e fi v e ,b u t C h r i s F l e i s c h m a n a n d J a c k M a r t i n e l l is a l t e d i t a w a y w i t h a n a d d i t i o n a l m i n u t eo n s i x a n d s e v e n . S u p e r ' s To m W o o d p u l l e db a c k 4 8 s e c o n d s , r e c o r d i n g t h e f a s t e s tt i m e o n t h e l a s t l e g , b u t t h e M a s s t e a mw a s a l r e a d y w h i s t l i n g " I B e l o n g t oG l a s g o w " .

S u p e r R u n n e r s ' r u n n e r u p c l o c k i n g c a m ei n a t 4 : 2 8 : 0 4 , w h i l e R u n - i n - R o o m r a n i to u t i n 4 : 3 3 : 1 6 f o r t h i r d p l a c e .W e s t c h e s t e r - P u m a w e r e w e l l b a c k w i t h a5 : 1 7 : 0 2 , w h i l e t h e C o n g r e s s i o n a l H a r r i e r so f D . C . w e r e i n ' w a y o v e r t h e i r h e a d s ,fi n i s h i n g i n 5 : 3 5 : 1 1 .

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Spearheaded by a fine run by SusanT h e n , o u r l a d i e s ' t e a m r a n t o a t h i r dplace finish in the Guinness Relay. Thewomen, who qua l i fied a t L inco ln Ha l l , rane n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y a n d c o m p e t e d c r e d i t a b l y.I n d e e d , fi r s t a l t e r n a t e D e b o r a h F a r r e l la n x i o u s l y a w a i t e d a d r o p o u t i n o r d e r t oc o m p e t e . H o w e v e r , t h o s e w h o l a n d e d aberth clung to i t tenaciously, and whenthe relay was over, talk centered oncem o r e u p o n n e x t y e a r ' s r a c e .

Susan put Taconic on top after theopening leg, outrunning the Millrose andW e s t c h e s t e r s t a r s i n w h a t D a n C a f f r e yc a l l e d " a g r e a t e f f o r t " . W h i l e o u r w o m e nd i d n o t m a i n t a i n t h a t l e a d , t h e y d i dmanage a th i rd p lace fin ish.

The performance of our "B" team wasa l s o c o m m e n d a b l e . T h e y a r e t o b ec o n g r a t u l a t e d o n t h e i r e i g h t h p l a c efi n i s h i n t h e c l u b d i v i s i o n , e s p e c i a l l ycons ider ing the fac t tha t the "A" teamd i d n ' t e x p e c t t o fi n i s h i n t h e t o p fi v ea n d t h a t b o t h G a r y S t e i n e l a n d To n yG a l f a n o h a d b e e n i n j u r e d !

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W e s t c h e s t e r R o a d R u n n e r s w e r e , n om a t c h f o r M i l l r o s e A . A . i n t h e w o m e n ' sr a c e , a s J o e K l e i n e r m a n ' s c h a r g e s r e g a i n e dt h e c o v e t e d c r o w n t h e y l o s t l a s t y e a r t oA n d y K i m e r l i n g ' s W h i t e P l a i n s t e a m .M i l l r o s e w o n w i t h a t i m e o f 5 : 3 8 : 0 9 w i t hW e s t c h e s t e r a l m o s t s i x m i n u t e s b a c k i n5:44:06. The Taconic team repeated theirt h i r d p l a c e fi n i s h , b e a t i n g o u t Va nCortlandt and Pel ham Bay.

T h o u g h M i l l r o s e a n d W e s t c h e s t e r s t o l et h e s h o w f o r t h e m o s t p a r t , S u s a n T h e nb roke the monopo ly by pu t t i ng Tacon i c i nfi r s t p l a c e a t t h e e n d o f l e g o n e . S u s a nh a d a g r e a t , g r e a t b a t t l e w i t hWestchester's Marina Guisti, and only ones e c o n d s e p a r a t e d t h e m .

T a c o n i c ' s d a y i n t h e s u n w a s s h o r tl i v e d , h o w e v e r , a s W e s t c h e s t e r a n dMi l l rose came on in the second stage.T h o u g h C h r i s A l v i n m a n a g e d t o t r i m t h edefic i t on Theresa Ge ls i , Westches te r he ldgoing into the third. Judy Bodick thenjsank the Whi te P la ins hopes w i th a s tager e c o r d o f 3 4 : 11 . M u c h h a s t o b e s a i d ,however, o f a courageous run by GinaGorman, who had given birth to a baby girlon ly two months pr ior to the re lay.

A fourth stage record by Lucy Fierrogave Westchester a gliiraner of hope, butLorraine Gersitz, Judy Pickert, and LoriJ o r g e n s e n p u t t h e g o l d o u t o f r e a c h .P i c k e r t ' s r u n f r o m B r i a r c l l f f t o Yo r k t o w nb r o k e h e r o w n e x i s t i n g m a r k , a n dc o n s i d e r i n g a d a y w h e n t i m e s w e r ed r a m a t i c a l l y s l o w e r , t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o ft h e 4 2 y e a r - o l d m a y h a v e b e e n t h ehighlight of the day, though we can notd i scoun t a t remendous run by DoreenS o t i 11 e - M a s t e l 1 i i n t h e m e n ' s c l u b r a c e .Soti11e-Mastel1i was the only female inthe men 's race , and wh i le runn ing fo rGeneral Foods, she obl i terated the women'sstandard of 36:37 with a 32:59 performance.

T h e w i n b y M i l l r o s e u n d e r s c o r e d t h efact that they can not be treated lightly:T h e y w e r e e x c e l l e n t .

T- s h i r t s a v a i l a b l eAlan Marmor is still taking ordersfor club t-shirts ($6,00) Anyonei n t e r e s t e d c a l l A l a n a t 9 6 2 - 3 1 2 3

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JFK's Hillery wins Deliwood awardC l u b m e m b e r K e v i n H i l l e r y , J o h n F .

K e n n e d y H i g h ' s c r o s s c o u n t r y a n d t r a c kstandout , was recent ly named the recip iento f the pres t ig ious De l iwood Award - g ivent o t h e o u t s t a n d i n g s t u d e n t / a t h l e t e a t t h eS e c t i o n I t r a c k a n d fi e l d d i n n e r o n J u n e1 9 a t M a r y m o u n t C o l l e g e . ( H i s s i s t e r S u ew a s t h e r e c i p i e n t i n 1 9 8 1 . ) K e v i n a l s or e c e i v e d A l l - S e c t i o n h o n o r s a t t h e d i n n e rf o r t h e 1 6 0 0 m e t e r s i n s p r i n g t r a c k .

An A l l -Sec t ion se lec t ion seven t imes,b e g i n n i n g i n h i s s o p h o m o r e y e a r i n c r o s sc o u n t r y , h e h a s r e p r e s e n t e d t h e s e c t i o n a ts i x s ta te meets in h is Vars i t y ca reer a tKennedy.

The capta in o f h is c ross count ry andtrack teams for two years, he received theAllen Anthony Anderson Award recently ast h e " O u t s t a n d i n g S e n i o r A t h l e t e " a t t h es c h o o l ' s s p o r t s a w a r d p r o g r a m . ( H e a l s oreceived the Coaches and Danny Dengerawards in his senior and sophomore years.

The highlight of his senior year wasbeing named a Con Ed winner. He was amongthe 39 recipients honored at the June 4thd i n n e r a t S t o u f f e r s ' I n n .

A l o n g w i t h f o u r fi r s t p l a c e fi n i s h e sin cross country meets and finishing 11thi n t h e s t a t e , K e v i n w a s t h e S e c t i o n Ii n d o o r t w o - m i l e c h a m p i o n a n d t h e 1 6 0 0meter champion at the Mahopac Relays and C& 0 Championships this spring.

Although Hillery's outstanding careerunder coach Steve Arnet t has come to anend , he w i l l s t i l l con t i nue runn ing f o r

A l o n g w i t h f o u r fi r s t p l a c e fi n i s h e sin cross country meets and finishing 11thi n t h e s t a t e , K e v i n w a s t h e S e c t i o n Iindoor two-mile champion and the 1600meter champion at the Mahopac Relays and C8c 0 Championships this spring.

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Defending the colorsJust Champion II!

W i t h a l l d u e r e s p e c t t o C e n t r a l M a s s t o u g h s e v e n t h l e g . J o e P o r c a r o h a d aS t r i d e r s , a n d k e e p i n g i t i n m i n d t h a t g r e a t r u n , a n d t h e l e a d w a s s t r e t c h e d t opat t ing one 's own back is somewhat a lmost three minutes. John Spi t ta l had noc o n c e i t e d , t h e b i g s t o r y o f t h e F o u r t h t r o u b l e fi n i s h i n g , a d d i n g a n a d d i t i o n a lA n n u a l G u i n n e s s R e l a y h a s t o b e t h e m i n u t e p l u s t o t h e m a r g i n ,s t u n n i n g u p s e t : Ta c o n i c w o n t h e C l u b I n t h e e n d , Ta c o n i c n o t o n l y w o n , b u tD i v i s i o n t i t l e . a l s o w o n c o m f o r t a b l y . I t w a s a s o l i d

W h a t t h i s r a c e s e r v e d t o r e i n f o r c e i s p e r f o r m a n c e b y a l l a n d t r u l y a t e a mt h e o l d t h e o r y t h a t w h a t l o o k s g o o d o n e f f o r t ; t h e y a r e t o b e h i g h l y c o m m e n d e d ,p a p e r a i n ' t n e c e s s a r i l y t h e w a y t h i n g s T h e i r e f f o r t w a s j u s t c h a m p i o n .t u r n o u t . F D N Y w a s c o n s i d e r e d a l o c k f o r 't h e c r o w n , a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r t e a m sa p p e a r e d t o b e m o r e f o r m i d a b l e c h a l l e n g e r st h a n T a c o n i c . I n d e e d , t h e q u e s t i o n o f a r N - 4 < *w h e t h e r a p l a c e i n t h e t o p f i v e w a s - D l I I r e n t D r u n n m r Sp o s s i b l e s e e m e d m o r e t o t h e p o i n t . b y J o h n O r r

H o w e v e r , w h e n t h e r a c e w a s d o n e a n da l l t h e v o t e s c o u n t e d , i t w a s Ta c o n i c w h ow o n t h e m e n ' s c l u b c h a m p i o n s h i p . V a n F r o m t h e " l i t t l e o l d l a d y i n t e n n i sC o r t l a n d t t o o k a n e a r l y l e a d a n d h e l d i t s n e a k e r s " w h o w a s s t a n d i n g w i t h h e r d o gf o r t h r e e s t a g e s . S t e v e C a l l d o n n a w a s a ( l e a s h e d ) b y h e r m a i l b o x a s t h e F e b r u a r ys l i m 1 5 s e c o n d s b e h i n d o n t h e o p e n e r. C o u p l e s R e l a y d a s h e d b y h e r : " I l o v e t ob a r e l y h o l d i n g o f f F D N Y b y o n e s e c o n d . s e e y o u f e l l o w s r u n . "S c o t t M o s e n t h a l h a d h i s w o r k c u t o u t a n d m a ' a m .d i d w e l l i n l o s i n g o n l y a s e c o n d t o V C F r o m t h e t w o t e e n a g e g i r l s w a t c h i n gwhi le dropp ing the firemen another 14.^ the l in ing up o f runners a t the s tar t o fseconds behind. The stage was set for the ' Pleasantvi1le s Big Run: "What did theyd r a m a t i c t h i r d l e g a n d a c r u n c h i n g f o u r t h . a l l d o t o b e d o i n g t h i s ? " ( T h e i m p l i c a t i o n

J a c k C u l k i n , t h e t o p m a s t e r a r o u n d , b e i n g t h a t w e w e r e a l l u n d e r s o m e s o r t o fw a s a b s o l u t e l y fl y i n g o v e r t h e 5 . 6 m i l e , j u d g e ' s " s e n t e n c e " . )c o v e r i n g K e l l y ' s d o m a i n t h r o u g h Y o n k e r s . F r o m t w o o t h e r t e e n a g e g i r l s w a t c h i n gH e b r o u g h t F D N Y i n t o fi r s t , b u t w h a t a t h e 5 0 y e a r - o l d s r u n t h e P e e k s k i l l M i l e :fi r s t . W i t h 2 0 0 y a r d s t o g o , h e w a s " B o y a r e t h e y s l o w ! . " ( _ I t o o k t h i s a s aa l m o s t 3 0 0 y a r d s a h e a d o f Va n C o r t l a n d t , c o m p l i m e n t b e c a u s e u n d o u b t e d l y t h e ywhen sudden l y h i s l egs s ta r t ed buck l i ng . t hough t t hey we re wa tch ing t he 20 o r 30T h e fi g h t e r i n h i m w a s s o o b v i o u s a s h e y e a r - o l d s . )t r i e d t o s t r u g g l e - e v e n c r a w l - i n a na t t e m p t t o c o n t i n u e . H o w e v e r , o f fi c i a l s F r o m J . O ' B r i e n , w i n n e r o f t h e J . C . C .i n t e r c e d e d , a n d t h e r a c e w a s o v e r f o r a o n t h e P a l i s a d e s 5 K : " Y o u ' r e f r o m Ta c o n i c ?g a l l a n t r u n n e r a n d h i s t e a m . ^ Yo u h a v e t h a t p a r k u p t h e r e w i t h t h e

M e a n w h i l e , M i l l e r p u l l e d i n 1 3 h i l l s . Y o u g a v e m e a r e f u n d o n a r a c es e c o n d s o n V a n C o r t l a n d t , a n d t h e t w o b e c a u s e i t r a i n e d . " I t ' s n i c e t o b e k n o w nteams started the fourth leg six seconds j and remembered "abroad",a p a r t . Yo u n g To m n y R o t h w e l l s t a r t e d o u ts t e a d i l y , a n d s o o n r e a l i z e d t h a t h e h a d D e a r E d i t o r ,t h e b e t t e r o f h i s B r o n x o p p o n e n t . T h e M y o w n c o m p l i m e n t s t o G a r y S t e i n e l ,p a c e i n c r e a s e d , a n d o u r y o u n g c o l l e g i a n w h o " f o r g o t a b o u t " h i s o w n W h i t e P l a i n spu l l ed away, hand ing Pau l Fend le r a lOK and came up coun ty w i th ga l l ons o fc o m f o r t a b l e o n e m i n u t e l e a d . A m i n u t e w a t e r , l a p c a r d s , c h a r t s , s t o p w a r c n e s .twenty -one separa ted the two teams a f te r and encouragement to d i rec t a mere - bu tF e n d l e r a n d J o h n H o i l a n d m a i n t a i n e d t h e o p d ' c a t e d - t r i o o f n e n t a t h l e t e s a t M . H . S .l e a d . A n y c h a n c e t h a t V a n C o r t l a n d t h a d S i n c e r e l y ,o f o v e r t a k i n g T a c o n i c d i s a p p e a r e d o n t h e J o h n O r r

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56:09 (4) D.Weisman 41:36 (4) J . F j t .zgera !d47:15 (4) E.Burns 48

6 4 : 0 7 ( 5 ) N . K u g i e r 4 6 : 0 8 ( 5 ) E . M u n d o 4 2 : 4 5 ( 5 ) ' C . O u i n o n e s 4 4

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laconic "A" jS.Calidonna 45:46 (2)| S.Mosenthal 30:50 C2)|D.Miller 29:20 (2)[ T.Rothwel1 33

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J.McCormack 49:07(11) F.Borrero 32:40 (9) D.Caffrey 33:57 (6) J.Neubauer 35

Scarsdale |h.Murphy 48:32(10) P.Dalyl a c o n i c " B " A . G a l f a n o 5 0 : 1 2 ( 1 2 ) D . W e b b

3 5 : 4 9 ( 1 2 ) A . B r o x t 1 3 4 : 5 3 ( 1 0 ) N . M i t c h e l 3 3

3 3 : 1 6 ( 1 0 ) M . O x m a n 3 4 : 2 1 ( 9 ) J . H a l I m a n 3 3

G e n e r a l W . M i t z i a nF o o d s

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Pel ham Bay F.Ahearn

47:26 (6)1 D.Mastel11 32:39 (6) M.Durdouk 36:09 (7) B.Gale5 1 : 3 2 ( 1 3 ) M . G o r d o n 3 9 : 3 4 ( 1 4 ) C . H u l ! 3 4 : 3 2 ( 1 2 ) M . M o n a g h e n 3 6

Washington Y.Terazono 47:22 (5)i J.Fernandez 36:09(11) W.O'Brien 41:10(11) R.Steacy 35S q u a r e i

Pelham Bay F.Ahearn 51:41(14); D.Hernendez 36:54(13) V.Rosado 37:05(13) F.Hennessey 40Macedonia B.Hermesch 47:36 (7), B.Globerman 32:26 (5) G.Ducady 37:00 (8) G.Maiia ZAFDNY "A" K.Malley 45:47 (3)1 G.Muhrcke 31:04 (3) J.Culkin DNF R-O'Leary 31

OPEN DIVISION

Central Mass R.Stirrat * 41:06 (1) R.Dorion * 28:04 (1) S.Hulme * 28:28 (1) J.Luther 3CS t r i d e r s

Super S.Heinbockel43:15 (3) S.Montick 29:47 (3) M.Bossardt 28:40 (2) D.Blodgett* 3CR u n n e r s

Run-in-Room T.Sinclair 42:08 (2) M.Grumali.sh 30:15 (2) J.James 30:45 (3) M.Castillo 3CWestchester G.Jansen 50:59 (4) P.Mastalli 35:43 (4) J.Vealch 32:50 (4) R.Le Pere 3c

PumaCongressional M.St rail 60:23

Miller leads the wayS t i fl i n g h u m i d i t y a n a a h o t s u n

g r e e t e d r u n n e r s o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f t h e 9 r ha n n u a ' N C N l O K . I t w a s o r u t a ! . E a s ; i yt h e t o u g h e s t c o u r s e i h W e s t c h e s t e r . N C N 'served up what Pee^skii; aiways has tor T i a < e t h e i r r a c e t o u g h : w e a t h e r.

A great bat t le emergeo. w i th Douglas1^1 I ler leading a TPPC sweep over GaryS t e i n e i a n a v i c e P o r c a r o . S h e r e ePheiPhardt beat out Ossip ing 's DorothyH a y e s , w i t h o u r o w n M e i a n i e M u l v i h i l !t h i r d i n t h e w o m e n s r a c e .

Porcaro blew out to a 75 yard lead bymi le two, leaving Steinel to ponder theoutcome. Knowing tha t Joe is a good h i l !runner, and rea l i z ing the seven ty o f wha tl a y a h e a d . P o u n d i n g t h e d o w n h i l l s , h ecaught up. and the two then begged theq u e s t i o n a s t o w h o w o u l d f o r c e t h e r a c e .The result was the beginning of the end asMl ller closed the gap. Steinei and Mi 1ler eventually battledi t o u t . b u t i n t h e l a s t h a l f m i l e i t w a sthe younger man who displayed the fasttw i tches, becoming the v ic tor by e ights e c o n d s i n 3 6 : 0 1 . P o r c a r o t o o k t h i r d i n3 6 : 3 2 .

P h e i n h a r d t d i d n o t c o m e c l o s e t oDoreen Sotille's course record, thoughSot i l le d id no t have to con tend w i th sucha d v e r s e c o n d i t i o n s . H e r e , h o w e v e r , t h eN ^ w Yo r k C i t y l a s s d i s p l a y e d g r e a ttenaci ty, pul l ing ahead of Hayes by hal f am i n u t e a n d fi n i s h i n g i n 4 1 : 3 9 - acommendab le t ime i n such hea t .

R a c e d i r e c t o r M a r c O x m a n l o o k sforward to improved condit ions in 1987.

TACONIC "B" MISSING IN ACTION

A r o u n d a b o u t h e r e y o u s h o u l d b e l o o k i n gfor a story pn Taconic^s B team. It was aa d e c e n t a r t i c l e , n o t h i n g t h a t m i g h t w i n aP u l i t z e r P r i z e , b u t g o o d r e a d i n g . H o w e v e r ,i f you can ' t l oca te i t don ' t be ove r l y conc e r n e d , f o r i t i s n ' t h e r e . N o r I s i t e l s ew h e r e i n t h e n e w s l e t t e r .

Somewhere between FDR, my house, York-town and Chappaqua (where Nancy Laun does ab i t o f t y p i n g f o r u s ) , l i e s To n y G a l f a n o ' smasterpiece. The fact we didn't have enoughr o o m i s i m m a t e r i a l , i f w e h a d t h e r o o m w ed i d n ' t h a v e t h e m a t e r i a l .

A n y o n e l o c a t i n g t h i s a r t i c l e w i l l b er e w a r d e d w i t h t w o f r e e b a c k i s s u e s o f l a c on i c R u n n i n g L i f e .

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Peekskill Mile won In 4:06!The PeekSKi i ! Mi le saw a real set of

classy performers as Ted Sinciair and MaryFanelh-Lund raced to impress.ive victoriesin the th i rd annua l runn ing o f the c lass icd i s t a n c e d o w n Wa s h i n g t o n S t r e e t i n R e dDevi l Ci ty. Sponsored by Ber to l ine anaSon s i n con J unc t i on with Eag) e Sri cCK s . theevent has shown in its three short yearsthat it has the potential to become a racen o t t o m i s s .

A l a n K l e i n s a s s e r . w h o s e t t h estandard of 4:1? whiie winning 'ast year,opened up this years race in grand styleas he blazed to a 4:15 to capture the 30-34 age bracket. But impressed as everyonewas with the new record, Sinclair caughteveryone on the short hop as he mesmerizedthe crowd with a scint;Mating 4:06, Whata r u n !

Fanelli-Lund was not to be outdone ass h e l o w e r e d t h e w o m e n s m a r k t o asparkling 5:15, crediting her performanceto her compet i t ion , namely Georg iaPerkins-Mi11er, who broke the old mark by9 s e c o n d s w i t h a 5 : 2 0 .

We should note that other impressivem a r k s w e r e t u r n e d i n b y K e n Z u i d e m af4;19), David Yockeison C4:21), RoyArneson and Bob Sandstrom (both 4:27),Frank O'Pourke (4:29). and Lesl ie Budd( 5 . 5 0 - t h i r d o v e r a l l ) . C l u b m e m b e r spicked up age group awards: Tony Gal fane(4:45). Joe Aibanese (5:27). Marc Oxman(5:0'), Bob Pogan (5;39), Jeanne Arnett( 6 :18 ) , Ka the r i ne K i lmu r ray ( 6 :39 ) .Deborah FarreM (6:37), Kathy Gordineer(7:11)^ apQ Lou!se Smith (11:31).

N o t s l i g h t i n g t h e e f f o r t s o f M r .Sinclair and Ms. Panel 1i-Lund, how aboutour own Clark Gi lbert? Clark Zoomed downthe-1760 yard trail in 6:49, a PP by 31seconds to capture the 65 and over crown.Not bad at 74! My kind of guy.-.

TRRC Track Series1986 "Sumrr ier Track- Ser ies" to be he ic t n t York towi ; H gh School .

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F r i d a y , A u g u s t 1 5

A g e c a t e g o r i e s w i l l b e : O p e n ( 1 9 - 3 9 ) a n d M a s t e r s ( 4 0 + ) f o r b o t h M e nand Women. We wii1 open up a separate age category for 50+ if therea r e m o r e t h a n 6 e n t r a n t s . B e e r a n d s o d a w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e a t D o w n i n gP a r k i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g e a c h e v e n t . P i c n i c f a c i l i t i e s a r e a l s oa v a i l a b l e . A l l m e m b e r s a r e i n v i t e d t o s h a r e i n t h e f u n !

P l e a s e u s e t h e f o r m b e l o w i f y o u w i s h t o p r e - r e g i s t e r :

S U C H A D E A L ! E n c l o s e d i s $ 3 . 0 0 . P l e a s e r e g i s t e r m e f o r a l l e v e n t s

A d d r e s s

P h o n e N o . A g e a s o f 7 / 3 0 / 8 6 , F e m a l e

MAIL TO: TRRC, P.O. BOX 99, BALDWIN PLACE, NY 10505

GUINNESS (MANHATTAN TO MAHOPAC) ROAD RELAYSUNDAY. JUNE 15, 1986

O P E N D I V I S I O N

1 . C e n t r a l M a s s a c h u s e t t s S t r i d e r s 4 : 2 5 : 0 52 . S u p e r R u n n e r s S h o p 4 : 2 8 : 0 43 . R u n - i n - R o o m 4 : 3 3 : 1 64 . W e s t c h e s t e r - P u m a 5 : 1 7 : 0 25 . C o n g r e s s i o n a l H a r r i e r s 5 : 3 5 : 1 1

C L U B D I V I S I O N ( F E M A L E )

1 . M i I I r o s e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n 5 : 3 8 : 0 92 . W e s t c h e s t e r R o a d R u n n e r s 5 : 4 * 4 : 0 63 . T a c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s 6 : 1 9 : 3 64 . P e l h a m B a y A t h l e t i c C l u b 6 : 4 1 : 4 25 . V a n C o r t l a n d t T r a c k C l u b 6 : 5 2 : 2 9

CLUB DIVISION (MALE)

1 . Tacon ic Road Runners "A"2 . Va n C o r t l a n d t T r a c k C l u b3. Mid Hudson Road Runners4 . M i 11 r o s e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n5 . On teo ra Road Runners6 . F i r e D e p a r t m e n t o f N Y " B "7. Scarsdale Ant iques8. Taconic Road Runners "B"9 . G e n e r a l F o o d s

101 Heights Inwood Track Club11. Washington Square Track Club12. Pelham Bay Track Club

Guinness Award for Meritorious PerformanceOnteora Road Runners

We s t c h e s t e r w i n s b a t t l e o f t h eMasters, Culkin tops individuals

I n t h e s p i r i t o f c o m p e t i t i o n ,c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s g o fi r s t t o o u r f r i e n d s a tW e s t c h e s t e r . C a p t a i n e d b y G e r r y J a n s s e nand led by Bob Lance, WRRC captured thei n a u g u r a l r u n n i n g o f t h e " M a s t e r s 'C h a l l e n g e , " a 5 - m i l e r a r o u n d t h e c o n fi n e so f F D R P a r k l a s t m o n t h . T h e e v e n t w a s at h r e e - w a y m e e t i n g o f c a m a r a d e r i e b e t w e e nT a c o n i c , W e s t c h e s t e r , a n d W o l f p i t . T h et a l e n t r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e r e s p e c t i v e t e a m sw a s p r o b a b l y t h e fi n e s t m a s t e r s ' fi e l de v e r a s s e m b l e d i n t h e c o u n t y.

J a c k C u l k i n w o n i n d i v i d u a l h o n o r s ,p u l l i n g a w a y f r o m W o l f p i t ' s e v e ri m p r e s s i o n a b l e J o h n D u g d a l e a n d h i st e a m m a t e D o n S o u t h a r d . J a c k a n d J o h n t o o k

i n d i v i d u a l h o n o r s ,W o l f p i t ' s e v e r

D u g d a l e a n d h i sJ a c k a n d J o h n t o o k

o u t t h e e a r l y l e a d a n d w e n t t h r o u g h t h eha l fway mark toge the r, be fo re ou r fi remanp u l l e d a w a y t o w i n i n 2 8 : 2 9 , a c o m f o r t a b l e1 6 s e c o n d s u p o n M r . D u g d a l e . M r . D .managed t o hang on i f o r a s l im second ove rS o u t h a r d -

T h e m a i n h o n o r s , h o w e v e r , w e n t t oW e s t c h e s t e r , w h o w o n t h e t e a m t i t l eh a n d i l y , a n d t h a t w a s w h a t t h e r a c e w a sa l l a b o u t : t e a m c o m p e t i t i o n . W e s t c h e s t e rt a l l i e d 1 4 6 p o i n t s w i t h T R R C i n a t 1 6 1 a n dW o l f p i t 1 6 2 . F r o m o u r o w n s t a n d p o i n t , w eh a v e t o t i p t h e t a r n t o J a c k f o r h i s fi r s tp l a c e e f f o r t - 1 0 d a y s a f t e r h i s G u i n n e s sRe lay sca re - and Tommy Barc lay ' s 29 :26w a s a v e r y c o m m e n d a b l e p e r f o r m a n c e . D C(30:02) ran a good steady race, as did Mr.McCrudden (30:06) and Jim Ha'gar (30:51).

J o h n A n s e l 1 c a m e i n f r o m N o r t hCarol ina especial ly for the race and woundu p s c o r i n g a s t e n t h m a n . B o b B u r b a n k ,t o o , m a d e a r a r e a p p e a r a n c e . B e t w e e n t h et w o , t h e y s p e l l e d t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e nT R R C a n d W o l f p i t . W i t h o u t J o h n , w e w o u l dh a v e l o s t t w o p o i n t s , a n d B o b d i s p l a c e dW o l f p i t ' s t e n t h s c o r e r b y o n e p o s i t i o n ,w h i c h w o u l d h a v e r e s u l t e d i n a t i e f o rs e c o n d . ( A l t h o u g h , i n t h e c o n t e x t o f t h ee v e n t , t h a t w o u l d n ' t h a v e b e e n s o b a d , Is u p p o s e ) .

Three cheers go to Marc Oxman and h iscrew of 30-39 vo lunteers present ly serv ingthe i r app ren t i cesh ip . The i dea was a h i t ,a n d t h e r e i s m u c h h o p e t h a t W R R C a n dW o l f p i t w i l l t a k e t u r n s i n h o s t i n g as i m i l a r s h o w a t t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e h o m eg r o u n d s . A g a i n , t h e g r a s s r o o t s o f c l u br u n n i n g c a m e t o t h e f o r e . A l l w h oe x p e r i e n c e d t h e c o n c e p t r e i n f o r c e d i t .

R ^ u l t s1 . W e s t c h e s t e r R R C 1 4 62 . T a c o n i c R R C 1 6 1

. 3 . W o l f p i t T . C . 1 6 2

I n d i v i c l u a l :1 . J a c k C u l k i n ^2 . John Dugda le (W)3 . D o n S o u t h a r d C W )4 . B o b L a n c e ( W R R C ) ^5 . To m B a r c l a y6 . G u y S t r e t t o n ( W )7 . B i l l Wa l sh (WRRC)8. Gerry Janssen (WRRC)9 . D a n C a f f r e y

10 . R ick Lepor t (WRRC)1 1 . D a v e D i t t m a n ( W )12. Owen Joseph1 3 . N e i l C o l l i n s ( W R R C )1 4 . A u g i e D i a m a n t i n i ( W )15 . Jean P ie r re Jacque t (WRRC)16 . J im Hage r1 7 . M o l a s s e s M a c D u f f18 . Bruce Snyder (W)1 9 . J a c k B r e n n a n ( W R R C )20. Leigh Abrams (WRRC)2 1 . J a y S t u r d e v a n t ( W )2 2 . D a v e W e i l a r d23. Denis Daly (WRRC)2 4 . M a r c O x m a n2 5 . To n y K e i l ( W )2 6 . R i c h F e n e l 1 y2 7 . H a l E d m a n o d s ( W R R C )2 8 . B r u c e G i 1 1 i a n ( W )2 9 . J o h n A n s e l 13 0 . P e t e M a s t a l l i ( W R R C )3 1 . J a n E f f r a i m s e n3 2 . J o h n W i l s o n ( W R R C )3 3 . B o b B u r b a n k3 4 . T o m S c i ( W )3 5 . D o n V i 1 l e n e u v e3 6 . G e o f f H a r r i n g t o n ( W )37. Guss Step (W)38. David Mc Evoy (WRRC)3 9 . S t e v e S i 1 v e r a ( W R R C )40. Louis Van Dyck (WRRC)4 1 . R i c h L e y a r d4 2 . V i c C h a s e4 3 . P e t e M e i s l e r4 4 . J i m O ' B r i e n4 5 . R o s s G r a s s o ( W R R C )46. Don Seyba (W)47 . M i ke Roge rs4 8 . L a r r y T h o r p4 9 . F r a n k D o l e n ( W )5 0 . R o y B e r n s t e i n5 1 . A r t B r e u e r ( W R R C )5 2 . To m L a m b e r t

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Bits and PiecesRich Fennel ly (3:12), Rich Adamski (3:

56) and Mike Carguillo (4:41) completedt h e i r fi r s t m a r a t h o n s i n L o n g I s l a n d . I nthe hal f marathon, Alan Marmor ran a PRo f 1 : 3 1 a s d i d N o e l L a z a r u s w i t h 1 : 4 0 , , , .Tom Barclay led TRRC in Price Chopperthonin 1 :57 (good fo r 3 rd in 50-59) .Don Vi l l -eneueve in at 2:11; Charlie Sprauer had a2:14; Jim Walsh 2:16; Carmelo Roldan 2:18and Helen Gordon 2:39,,,Kate Glynn made as p e c i a l t r i p t o r u n H a u s e M a r a t h o n i n h e rna t ive Germany, F in ished in 3 :39 ,

Dear Horry,Congra tu la t ions on the fine job you &

your club did yesterday in the GuinnessR e l a y . T h e r a c e f r o m s t a r t t o fi n i s h w a sadministered in a professional and caringm a n n e r, w h i c h p u t t h e n e e d s o f r u n n e r sa b o v e a l l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s

The post race banquet le f t us a l lw i thgood feelings, as we enjoyed the camarade r i e o f o u r o w n c l u b m e m b e r s a n d f e l l o wc o m p e t i t o r s f r o m o t h e r c l u b s . F o o d w a sfine and plent i ful - no empty stomachsl e f t t h e r e s t u a r a n t .

Please convey my thanks to Guinnessf o r t h e t h e fi n e j o b . A g a i n , o u r m o s tsincere thanks to you and the whole TRRC,f o r a j o b w e l l d o n e .

S i n c e r e l y ,Emil Barbosa,P r e s i d e n t ,H e i g h t s - I n w o o d T r a c k C l u b ,

Apologies.. .There were many who traveled (and in

s o m e c a s e s w o n p r i z e s ) i n s e v e r a l l O K s ,Shelter Island, Run for Karen, Moose Run,

e t c . ' D o u g M i l l e r ^ s o v e r a l l w i n i n K a r e nnotwi thstanding, we have to apologize foromissionsu Too many, not enough space ort i m e f o r r e s e a r c h t o i n c l u d e a l l ,

Marathons and half marathons we have 'to find space for, but p lease submit sucha c c o m p l i s h m e n t s i n w r i t i n g . Yo u r e d i t o ri s ge t t i ng to t ha t age .

F a t h e r M o o n e y r e s u l t s a n d h i g h l i g h t so f J a n P e e k w i l l b e c a r r i e d i n o u rn e x t Ta c o n i c R u n n i n g L i f e i s s u e .

Relay post scripts J a c k C u l k i n r a n t e m p e r a t u r e o f 1 0 5 ,

R e c o v e r e d q u i c k l y t h a n k s t o p r o m p t a t te n t i o n f r o m H a r t s d a l e E m e r g e n c y Vo l u nt e e r A m b u l a n c e S q u a d a n d P o l i c e , A r e a lg r e a t j o b ,

Was the Gu inness c rowd a good c rowdt o b e a m o n g ? O n e r u n n e r l o s t h i s w a l le t a n d a n o t h e r h i s c a m e r a . B o t h i t e m sw e r e r e t u r n e d ,

# Central Mass most complimentaryr e g a r d i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n . W i n n e r o f C a p eC o d R e l a y t h e l a s t s e v e n y e a r s , t h e yr e l a t e t e a m s h a v e b e e n l o s t e v e r y y e a r ,i n c l u d i n g t w o y e a r s w h e n B . A . A , w a s i nt h e l e a d a n d w e n t o f f c o u r s e ,

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