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Volume 37, No. 1 January, 2016 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE WINNER’S CIRCLE RUNNING CLUB
We Put The Win In Winter
LADIES FIRST
Hammerin’ Hartford! Hartford Marathon October 10, 2015
The Hartford Marathon has become the showcase race for ‘New England’s Finest’ runners, and that’s not marketing hyperbole; the organizers have a program to draw our best from the region to go head-to-head at Hartford. A few of WCRC’s Finest were on the line on October 10, and a raging battle ensued on the fields of Hartford CT. Our Amanda Deblauw, superb cyclist, runner, and Ironman podium dweller crossed the 26.2 mile mark in 86th overall, stopping the clock in a crushing 3:04:49 (7:03) - and 2nd out of 148 women in the F35-39 age bracket. Unbeknownst to Amanda—or beknownst (wait, beknownst??) - right behind her was our Elizabeth Dollas—an omnipresent podium perch-er and marathon champion—who crossed 89th overall, in a blazing 3:05:29 (7:05) - 3rd out of 148 women in the F35-39 age bracket.
Most interestingly, Beth finished a scant 40 seconds behind Amanda, both women taking spots on the podium. Naturally this editor would be jazzed by such a matchup: imagining they spied each other on course, eyes narrowed, and an epic battle ensued! Reality is likely they both had incredible finishes at the same race on the same day. Either way, their finish times are the envy of all ages, and needs to be trumpeted. Congrats to Amanda and Beth on their clash of the titans! -RR
In This Issue…
WCRC Loves Trots Lots
Smith Summits Kona Podium
Beaucoup Bricks at Mill
Cities!
Numerous & Vast Victories
Rag Editor Swan Song
Other Stuff…
Above: Amanda and Beth tore up the
roads of Hartford CT, giving the local
DPW lots of repair work the following
week.
Photo credit: Capstone Photography
RUNNERS RAG Page 2
Board of Directors Contact Info
WCRC Schedule of Events
CLUB RUNS Thursdays 5:30 PM, from the Winners Circle Sports Bar, Salisbury MA. Road or trail runs. All are welcome!
MONTHLY MEETINGS: 2nd Thursday each month. 6:30, upstairs at The Circle.
PORTSMOUTH 6:00 PM Mondays Red Hook Brewery, Portsmouth, NH. Variety of loops and speeds, from quick to recovery jog. Social afterward. This run is ‘club neutral’ - all are welcome!
President - Dave Carroll -
mdcarroll90@comcast
Vice President/Web Master/E-Publicity -
Scott Walsh— [email protected]
Treasurer - Tom Chase - [email protected]
Secretary - Tricia Lavoie -
Overall Team Coordinator/E-Publicity –
Chris Grange - [email protected]
Assistant Team Coordinator - Dan Maguire [email protected]
Overall-Race Coordinator - Dave LaBrode -
[email protected] (978)-373-3408
New Members - Keith LeBlanc -
Uniform and Equipment Coordinator -
Josh Thibault - [email protected]
Grand Prix Race Director – Dale Eckert -
Special Events Director - Doug Zechel -
Positions Appointed by the Board:
Youth and Track Coordinator -
Mike McCormick -
[email protected] (978) 462-0117
The Runner’s Rag
Editor/Publisher: Nick Paquette
E-mail: [email protected]
Please note: Mailed contributions / announcements / etc. for publication in The Rag should be sent to: Publisher, Runners Rag, , 291 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth NH 03801
Or use E-Mail address above.
Visit the WCRC Website: www.runthecircle.com Member: Road Runners Club of America
WCRC Clothing Sale - contact Josh Thibault Supplex running shorts all sizes - $15
Running singlets Royal Blue Cool Max, all sizes -$15 Warm-up pants, limited sizes -$30
9 oz Crewneck Sweat Shirts WCRC Royal Blue -$15 Short sleeve Royal Blue WCRC T-shirts -$6
Long sleeve White WCRC T-shirts -$9 Coolmax HATS - $12
Royal Blue WCRC Sport Bra - $19 White WCRC Cool Max running singlets - $20
Duffel Bags with Club Logo Fleece Jackets and Socks with Club Logo
New!! WCRC Warm-up/running jacket - $40
WELCOME! NEW MEMBERS
KATIE FREEMAN - MERRIMAC, MA
SARAH FREEMAN - MERRIMAC, MA
JENNIFER BROWN - HAVERHILL, MA
MACKENZIE GRAY - NEWBURYPORT,MA JACQUELINE BOAS – NEWBURYPORT, MA
WERNER MAAS – MERRIMAC, MA
ERIC BOWDEN – NEWTON, NH
GREGG DIXON - NEWBURY, MA
NATHAN MCDONALD - GROVELAND, MA KARIN CASEY - ATKINSON, NH
MICHAEL CONLON - LYNFIELD, MA
CHRISTINE JANKINS - HAMPTON FALLS, NH
SHERI MISTRETTA - MERRIMAC, MA
GARY RITTER - NEWBURYPORT, MA
FRED SCHMUHL - HAMPTON, NH
WARREN LEMERICH - FORT COLLINS, CO
JASON BULMAN - HAVERHILL, MA
JESSICA BAILEY – NEWBURYPORT, MA
MEAGAN KING - NEWBURYPORT, MA
MARY DESILVA – EXETER, NH
Upcoming Races—Local & Regional, 2016
Jan 26 Boston Prep 16 Miler, Derry NH Winner’s Circle Supported Events
Winner’s Circle Grand Prix event
Find us on Facebook… “Winners Circle Running Club” Like us & stay up to date! Dislike us and… we’ll still fist-bump you at the races
RUNNERS RAG Page 3
Great Stuff from WCRC
Great Guns at Great Island!
Great Island 5K—New Castle Island, NH
October 11, 2015
WCRC loves the finer
things in life: views of lighthouses, runs with friends, and building quad
muscles by climbing onto award podiums. Combining all three, you’d
find WCRC at the Great Island 5K this past October. We’ll start with
Kim ‘Possible’ Parker, who took best in the women's master s (F40-
49) area code at a blistering 6:49 pace! Super septuagenarian Lawson
Noyes was on hand to totally dismantle any who dared challenge
him (15 made the attempt) taking 1st in M70-79 at 7:18 pace.
Rounding out our award squad: our Carol Weeks was 2nd in F60-69 at
a speedy 7:44 pace, Lizbeth MacDonald was 3rd in F50-59 at a zippy
7:37 average, and Janet Parkinson was 3rd in F60-69 at a cruisin’ 8:02
pace. All athletes received a sweet fleece hat adorned with their local
Portsmouth Harbor lighthouse logo –this hat has become the go-to head
cover of those runners this winter! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Great Island 5K!
11 KEVIN ST. LAURENT 17:51.1 5:45
27 BOB STROUT 19:39.6 6:20
47 KIM PARKER 21:09.6 6:49 1/136 F4049
89 LAWSON NOYES 22:38.6 7:18 1/15 M7079
133 LIZABETH MACDONALD 23:38.1 7:37 3/92 F5059
137 MICHELLE ZOELLER 23:44.1 7:39
150 MARK CONNELLY 23:57.6 7:43
152 JOHN FREDETTE 23:59.4 7:44
154 CAROL WEEKS 24:00.5 7:44 2/29 F6069
196 SINTHY KOUNLASA 24:53.8 8:01
198 JANET PARKINSON 24:55.7 8:02 3/29 F6069
304 DOUG ZECHEL 27:03.6 8:43
401 JACCI HUSSEY 28:54.2 9:19
428 HOLLY SULLIVAN 29:27.7 9:29
434 JULIANN WOODBURY 29:31.4 9:31
466 TOM CHASE 30:03.1 9:41
619 ANNE WALSH 33:08.4 10:40
825 HOLLY MANDIGO-ALY 42:37.6 13:44
909 CHRIS JERNIGAN 1:01:44.9 19:53
Great Gams at Great Bay!
Great Bay 5K—Stratham NH
October 24, 2015
WCRC appears attracted to events with the word ‘Great’ in it, and for the
2nd time in a month [relative geographically to the seacoast of NH], the
Great Bay 5K provided both a burner of a race and an event with the
word ‘Great’ in it. The GB5K supports the Great Bay Stewards- a group
that protects a tidal estuary of the same name. We had two firsties: Super-
Sarah Knowlton was our top woman and best in age F21-29 at a zippy
6:32 pace. Before his odometer could flip to a new decade- Bobby Strout
was #1 in M50-59. Catherine Raynes went sub-7 pace (6:57) to nab 2nd in
age F40-49. Ella Richardson took 3rd in F50-59 at a cruiser 7:29 average,
and Jacci Hussey was our final podium-folk with a 3rd in age F60-69 at a
fine 9:01 pace. -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Great Bay 5K!
9 Kevin St. Laurent 17:13 5:33
36 Bob Strout 19:48 6:23 1/59 M5059
42 Sarah Knowlton 20:16 6:32 1/72 F2129
60 Michael St.Laurent 21:17 6:51
68 Catherine Raynes 21:34 6:57 2/99 F4049
82 David Boynton 22:05 7:07
111 Ella Richardson 23:13 7:29 3/71 F5059
113 Mark Connelly 23:17 7:30
116 Mark Weidman 23:20 7:31
122 Sinthy Kounlasa 23:30 7:34
162 Don Clarke 24:26 7:52
228 Doug Zechel 25:46 8:18
239 Michael Andreottola 26:07 8:25
313 Jacci Hussey 28:01 9:01 3/30 F6069
370 Kathy Casperson 29:16 9:26
371 Judy Graham-Garcia 29:18 9:26
391 Holly Sullivan 29:41 9:34
523 Anne Walsh 33:12 10:42
Harboring Negative Splits!
Harborside Half Marathon—Newburyport, MA
November 15, 2015
Our friends at Loco brought another premier half marathon distance to The
NBPT, this time showcasing the most scenic backroads and byways of
Newburyport and Newbury MA - even stomping through the grounds of
retired Governor’s Academy coach/teacher (and WCRCer) Dave ’Abu’
Abusamara! Of course we were in the hunt for awards, and Bob Strout
celebrated his first win in age M60-69 at 6:58 pace! Jess Ward was 2nd in
age F40-49, and Mackenzie Gray was 3rd in M20-29. 50-Stater (and
USATF course certifier) Bob Kennedy took third in M60-69.
-RR
Stalker finds WCRC at the Harborside Half!
25 MIKE LEONARD 1:30:41.4 6:56
26 BOB STROUT 1:31:08.2 6:58
30 TODD GERRISH 1:31:55.0 7:01
31 RICK WALSH 1:32:04.1 7:02
33 PETER HESLAM 1:32:29.5 7:04
36 MACKENZIE GRAY 1:32:41.2 7:05
47 THOMAS CHASE 1:34:56.7 7:15
48 MICHAEL FRONING 1:35:18.4 7:17
51 JESS WARD 1:35:40.0 7:19
88 MICHAEL SMITH 1:41:30.5 7:45
171 LIZABETH MACDONALD 1:49:41.3 8:23
197 BOB KENNEDY 1:51:26.3 8:31
358 STEPHANIE SUPRIN 2:03:18.8 9:25
387 SAMANTHA KOMIEGA 2:05:22.4 9:35
616 MAUREEN FARREN 2:29:41.5 11:26
620 DIANE CASSELBERRY 2:30:43.2 11:31
646 SUE CULLEN 2:35:48.2 11:54
647 SUSAN LOVERING 2:35:56.9 11:55
674 ALLYN GENEST 2:43:29.3 12:29
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Pipestave Dream!
26th WCRC Wild Turkey Trot Pipestave Hill, West Newbury MA Thursday November 26th 2015
by Dennis Donoghue
You don’t run the Pipestave Turkey Trot so you can brag about your 5K time at the dinner
table. But there’s plenty else to brag about: conquering hills that make you as dizzy a
carnival ride, streaking around--or over --equestrian jumps, accelerating pass your
competition on the few patches of flat terrain, one of those along an idyllic pond, and
stepping over prone bodies after you collect your finisher’s medal and head for the hot
chocolate table.
With 300 strong and a two minute course record by Emily Raymond, who became the
first woman to break twenty minutes, the 26th annual (okay, so the medal said 25th), WCRC
Thanksgiving romp featured a stunning landscape and beautiful weather (50 degrees, no
wind, clear skies). A trail run with attitude, the race attracts those who believe runners ought
to surround themselves with unspoiled beauty even if they have to sacrifice their lungs and
quads to do it.
“I’m always so busy looking around I forget that hill at the end,” said Gail Clark, who would
end up third in her age group (60-69). “Then I get to the bottom and wonder what kind of sadist
designed this course.”
With its grueling uphills, steep downhills, single footpaths, gravel trails and grassy
pathways, the varying terrain provides the feeling of being stuck on some bizarre natural roller
coaster. You don’t know whether to laugh or cry but you’re sure glad you answered the starter’s
pistol.
“I just love this race,” gushed Kristen Beyer-Schulz, four th in her age group (40-49). “I
could go out and run one of those flat sissy races that are everywhere on Thanksgiving but then
I’d have to look myself in the mirror.”
Race director Scott Walsh doubled his weekly mileage covering ground prerace ensuring bib
numbers and long sleeve tee shirts were distributed and his ample number of course marshals
correctly positioned.
“I thought about racing,” he said. “And actually I did race, zigzagging back and forth over the
course to check on everything. People kept screaming at me that I was going the wrong way.
They must have thought I was some kind of nut.”
Walsh went on to laud his volunteers, who came early and stayed late, putting race duties first
despite the pressure of having to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for their families.
“Volunteering comes first, feeding the family second,” Walsh noted. “Everyone in the club
knows that. And so far no one’s starved, at least that I’m aware of.”
Later Walsh would send out a letter personally thanking those volunteers, as well as apologizing
for having suggested that they spend the entire day cutting new, more rigorous trails for next
year’s race.
“Okay, so I went overboard,” he admitted. “As race director I’m always looking for an edge. I
thought it would be fun for all of us to spend Thanksgiving together with a bunch of chainsaws
and brush-cutters.”
“He wasn’t joking,” said volunteer Rick Bayko. “His truck was loaded with equipment right
down to the safety glasses. This is the type of business that could push anybody over the edge.
Just look at Dave McGillivray.”
For Keith LeBlanc, whose enthusiasm over capturing first in his age group (30-39) was such that
he ran the course twice as a cooldown, the idea of hanging around the venue all day wasn’t as far
fetched as it sounded.
“Why would I want to leave after the race I ran?” he asked. “But since it’s already uploaded on
YouTube, I can gather my whole family around my laptop and watch it all day in the comfort of
my living room.”
For everyone involved - be it runner or volunteer - the WCRC’s 26th Annual Turkey Trot
provided plenty of satisfaction. Competitors were able to push themselves beyond their limits
through the efforts of volunteers providing direction, vocal support, and any other assistance
required.
“For me that’s what it’s all about,” acknowledged Anne Walsh, whose finishing kick moved her
up to fifth in her age group (40-49). “It’s a club effort all around. It’s funny how when you see
a lot of these people on the street, you cross to the other side—but for some reason when they all
get together amazing things happen.” -DD
Stalker Finds WCRC at Pipestave!
6 Dave Dunham 18:35.1 5:59
10 Keith Leblanc 19:28.9 6:17
15 Joe Gurczak 20:07.8 6:29
20 Mike Leonard 20:49.3 6:43
23 Craig Lampert 21:14.0 6:51
24 Rick Walsh 21:22.2 6:53
29 Eric Bowden 21:40.9 6:59
33 Matt Thomas 22:06.4 7:07
52 Michael Smith 23:34.1 7:36
53 Randy Frost 23:34.5 7:36
54 John Nachilly 23:39.0 7:37
58 Gabriel Kasper 23:50.6 7:41
62 John Webber 24:12.9 7:48
66 Alan Soucy 24:18.3 7:50
67 Dennis Donoghue 24:27.2 7:53
75 Tyler Nachilly 24:46.1 7:59
81 Werner Maas 25:10.4 8:07
85 Brian Short 25:19.8 8:10
98 Tom Miller 25:59.6 8:22
99 Megan McCormick 26:05.0 8:24
100 Ken Mackie 26:05.8 8:24
106 Kyle Wood 26:34.6 8:34
107 Ted Jones 26:36.7 8:34
118 Josh Thibault 27:04.6 8:43
134 Kristen Beyer-Schulz 28:33.2 9:12
137 Vicki Miller 28:46.1 9:16
143 John Colton 28:54.5 9:19
145 Anne Walsh 28:55.9 9:19
149 Phillip Hunt 29:05.5 9:22
153 Albert Manzi 29:30.9 9:30
161 Jeffrey Gilchrist 29:46.5 9:35
162 Laurie Cyr 29:46.7 9:36
163 John Underwood 29:46.8 9:36
167 Alex Mackie 30:07.0 9:42
171 Barry McBride 30:25.6 9:48
172 Betsy Berkenbush 30:30.9 9:50
173 Kristen Mackie 30:33.5 9:51
174 Alice McGonigle 30:36.9 9:52
178 Phillip Cullen 30:45.7 9:55
181 Karen Dipietro 30:58.0 9:58
182 Jane Lemuth 30:58.7 9:59
184 Mike Palladino 31:11.9 10:03
185 Mike Vangelist 31:19.0 10:05
193 David Labrode 31:43.5 10:13
198 Stephanie Thomas 31:59.3 10:18
206 Diana Devalk 32:19.8 10:25
208 Keith Kallberg 32:27.4 10:27
215 Dave McGuigan 32:50.1 10:35
222 Denise Bucknell 33:35.0 10:49
224 Sue Cullen 33:49.2 10:54
247 Robert Randall 36:02.4 11:36
249 Robert McCarthy 36:14.1 11:40
252 Cat Cargill 36:39.5 11:48
254 Michelle Larkin 37:41.6 12:08
255 Beth Wood 37:42.5 12:09
259 Leanne Corning 38:55.5 12:32
261 Gail Clark 39:00.1 12:34
265 Jacqueline Boas 39:58.8 12:53
283 Greg Washak 44:22.6 14:17
287 Debra Colton 44:48.4 14:26
301 Denise Underwood 49:58.5 16:06
Kruisin’ Keith LeBlanc crests the first little
climb of the Pipestave Wild Turkey Trot!
Credit: Video capture from Yankee Runner
RUNNERS RAG Page 5
A Cornucopia of Turkey Trots! As WCRCers traveled or stayed closed to home, Turkey Trots in just about every town provide ample opportunity to burn some cals
before the Big Ingest. Read on about our members who trotted, trophied, and tryptophan-ed!
Seacoast Rotary Turkey Trot
5K, Portsmouth NH
Thursday, November 26, 2015
A total of 2,229 runners completed the Thanksgiving morning 5K run in
downtown Portsmouth NH—21 of them of WCRC stripes, showing once
again that Port City is a blue-and-gold stronghold. Of our runners, some
jogged with family for fun… but some were out looking for blood with
five 1st places in age! Let’s star t with our fastest: Ben Chase led all
WCRCers with his 3rd overall in 17:04 (5:30), and triathlete super-talent
Amanda Deblauw was tops over all women, at a scorching 18:38 (6:01
pace) only weeks after her 3:04 marathon!
Best in age included Kevin St. Laurent who was #1 in M20-29, Karen
Fogg was numero uno at F40-49, Todd Gerrish was king of M50-59,
Carrie Kane was queen of F50-59, and Rob Spaulding was Czar of
M60-69. On the next tier of the podium, Linda St. Laurent was 2nd in
F50-59 and Janet Parkinson was 2nd in F60-69.
Our final award-getter before the feast was Lizabeth MacDonald who took
3rd in F50-59! -RR
Stalker Finds WCRC at the Portsmouth Trot!
3 Benjamin Chase 17:04.1 5:30
4 Kevin St. Laurent 17:14.2 5:33
18 Jordan Parkinson 18:21.0 5:55
21 Amanda Deblauw 18:38.6 6:01
28 Todd Gerrish 18:57.4 6:07
75 Rob Spaulding 20:44.2 6:41
79 Karen Fogg 20:50.9 6:43
92 Carrie Kane 20:59.7 6:46
128 Linda St. Laurent 21:55.0 7:04
240 Lizabeth MacDonald 23:36.0 7:36
305 Janet Parkinson 24:17.4 7:50
413 Lisa Hart 25:22.9 8:11
509 Bob Dunfey 26:15.1 8:27
911 Stephanie Brewer 29:31.1 9:31
918 Todd Deluca 29:36.5 9:32
1118 Heidi Fiore-Campbell 31:02.3 10:00
1143 Kevin Barton 31:11.7 10:03
1273 Joseph McEachern 32:29.9 10:28
1435 Mark Weidman 33:56.3 10:56
1608 Michelle Moreau 35:57.3 11:35
Turkey Day Dash To The Sea
5 Miles, Hampton NH
Thursday, November 26, 2015 Looking for a few extra miles and some sweet views
before setting the table, nine WCRCers hit the coast for a
great run and rewards: Beth Dollas was the best WCRCer and 1st woman
overall, crossing in 31:48 (6:22)- after a short break after her 3:05 marathon a
few weeks back! Complimenting Beth in our Bests, Bruce Butterworth was
tops in M60-69 age category! Daniel Stewart (M40-49), Kim Parker (F40-49)
and Gary Rohr (M60-69) all took 2nd in age! WCRC super-voly Lisa Rohr was
the official race timer the race for the organizers! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at the Hampton Trot!
7 BETH DOLLAS 31:48 6:22
8 BRUCE BUTTERWORTH 31:54 6:23
13 DANIEL STEWART 33:24 6:41
30 KIM PARKER 36:50 7:22
50 MICHELLE ZOELLER 39:54 7:59
55 DON CLARKE 40:36 8:08
56 GARY ROHR 40:40 8:08
124 DEB LITTLEFIELD 49:57 10:00
159 THERESA DEFRANZO 58:17 11:40
Free Fall 5K - Rochester NH
Thursday, November 26, 2015
It’s no secret our women like to win races. If you’ve read
this page so far, you won’t be surprised when you read
about a third WCRC gal taking the overall spot on Turkey Day: our Abby
Cirinna (nee Jackson) was the #1 woman at Rochester NH’s Free Fall
5K, complimenting her newly-minted marriage partner Matt Cirinna’s
3rd in the M40-49 age
category! Steve Smith of
Ironman Triathlon
podium fame was 2nd in
the crazy-competitive
M60-69 age gang!
-RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Free Fall 5K!
20 MATTHEW CIRINNA 19:16.8 6:14
34 ABBY CIRINNA 20:51.2 6:44
62 STEPHEN SMITH 22:34.2 7:17
70 STEPHEN LYNCH 23:06.0 7:28
82 MIKE TREMBLAY 23:26.2 7:34
130 SUSAN TALON 25:32.9 8:15
190 DEBORAH HARVEY 27:50.1 8:59
211 LARRY BROWN 28:45.6 9:17
242 REBECCA TREMBLAY 30:15.6 9:46
Monson Burner! Wilbraham Turkey Trot
Wilbraham MA - November 26, 2015
The Rag Editor and better/
smarter/etc-half went home
to Western MA for Turkey
Day and found a suffer-fest
of a 5 Miler in Wilbraham
MA: a 1.5 mile climb up
Monson Hill Road followed
by a thigh-smasher 3 mile
descent made for a hobble-
gobble afternoon. -RR
Stalker found WCRC in Western MA!
19 Nick Paquette 35:04.56 (7:00)
99 Louise Valois 43:14.88 (8:38)
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A Cornucopia of Turkey Trots! (continued!)
Portland Maine Turkey Trot
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Twelve Circle-Northers (and WCRC out-
of-towners) tackled the four-mile
distance in Portland ME on Turkey Day,
and of course we were on the podium:
Maine Running Hall of Famer Polly
Kenniston took 1st in age F75-79,
ageless Phil Pierce took 2nd in age M70-
74, and our Diane Lavangie took 2nd in
F55-59 age category! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at the Portland ME Trot!
96 Tony Myatt 26:29 6:38
262 Diane Lavangie 29:44 7:26
395 Martin Binette 31:51 7:58
406 Maureen Sproul 31:58 8:00
705 Phil Pierce 35:29 8:53
1001 Richard Evans 38:51 9:43
1276 Polly Kenniston 42:03 10:31
1282 Megan Duffy 42:18 10:35
1362 Allyn Genest 43:50 10:58
1374 Patty Wood 44:10 11:03
1459 Judy Graham-Garcia 47:01 11:46
1460 Adam Nisson 47:02 11:46
Maine Track Club Turkey Trot
Cape Elizabeth, ME
November 22, 2015
Awards aplenty for WCRC at this 47th annual Turkey
Trot in the sweet town of Cape Elizabeth ME, home
of the rough tough Mid-Winter Classic 10 miler (that
sells out in about 2 hours). Besides the usual age group and overall awards, a
bonus was on hand: this Trot was the Road Runners Club of America Maine
State 5K Championship for 2015! Beginning with the mighty Ellie
Tucker, the local favor ite (garner ing the most whoops from the crowd)
was tops in age F60-64 and RRCA Female Grand Master champ! Our Bobby
Strout followed suit and was also best in M60-64 as well as RRCA Male
Grand Master champ! Capping our firsties, Nick Paquette took 1st in M40-45.
Diane Lavangie took 2nd in F55-59, and Tony Myatt was 2nd in M25-29.
Not to be denied a podium spot, Maureen Sproul took 3rd in F55-59! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC in Cape Elizabeth ME!
14 Nick Paquette 18:58 6:07
29 Bob Strout 20:03 6:28
38 Tony Myatt 20:30 6:36
47 Ellie Tucker 21:07* 6:48
100 Lisa Hart 23:05 7:26
103 Diane Lavangie 23:13 7:29
133 Maureen Sproul 24:14 7:48
154 Louise Valois 24:56 8:02
186 Barbara Buck 26:16 8:28
225 Philip Pierce 27:20 8:48
387 Allyn Genest 32:43 10:32
439 Patty Wood 35:17 11:22
#1 Ellie Tucker, RRCA FEMALE SENIOR GRAND
MASTER (60+) Champion
#1 Bob Strout, RRCA MALE SENIOR GRAND
MASTER (60+) Champion
Strides Fulla Pride
Pentucket Pride 5K
November 22, 2015
Pat ‘Fulla’ Fullerton knows about the battle to win races, and Pentucket Pr ide was on the line on
November 22nd. After battling some injuries this year, Fulla still showed up for work: 2nd overall at 5:20
pace! Pat wasn’t the only WCRCer perched on the podium: in a
string of firsts, our Rick Walsh was best in M50-59, Robin
Nightingale was queen of F40-49, The Man of 1000 Nicknames
Rick Bayko was king of M60-69, Kathy Clark was #1 in F60-69,
Katie Freeman was par excellence at F15-19, and Maryann
Macneil was champ at F50-59!
If we can’t take 1st, we’ll gladly take the next few steps: Daryl
Kincaid was 3rd at M50-59, and The Freeman family could rent
out podium time-shares with their total ownership of the F15-19
dept. as Sarah Freeman took third!
-RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Pentucket!
2 Pat Fullerton 16:33 5:20
13 Rick Walsh 19:45 6:22
14 Peter Heslam 20:01 6:27
20 Katie Freeman 20:54 6:44
22 Sarah Freeman 21:02 6:47
25 Daryl Kincaid 21:26 6:54
28 Paul Desroche 21:53 7:03
29 Robin Nightingale 23:08 7:27
31 Rick Bayko 23:15 7:29
38 Maryann Macneil 23:57 7:43
71 Monica Pessina 27:50 8:58
119 Michelle Desroches 33:02 10:38
123 Kathy Clark 33:59 10:57
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Dashing Through the Seaside!
Seaside Santa Dash 5K/10K
Kennebunks, ME
December 12, 2015
WCRC was in the holiday winning spirit at the
Seaside Santa Dash 5K and 10K races, with 4 out of 5 WCRCers taking gold!
Our Amanda DeBlauw has been on an absolute tear in recent months, and
continued her thrash through the New England racing system with outright
women’s victory at the 10K distance! Amanda crossed 2nd overall and was top
woman at a killer 6:15 average pace!
Also in on the action was our Jasmin Lepir who crossed #1 overall and champion at the 5K event - in a manly 5:33 pace! Was he
alone? Nope: Super-Sarah Knowlton was the women’s champion at the 5K distance in a quick 6:26 pace. Janice Faessler
was not to be denied with all the firsts going around, and seized her own title as the champ of F40-49 age group! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at the Seaside Santa!
2 AMANDA DEBLAUW 38:42 6:15
8 PETER HESLAM 41:57 6:46
1 JASMIN LEPIR 17:12 5:33
6 SARAH KNOWLTON 19:54 6:26
11 JANICE FAESSLER 22:05 7:08
Banyas Produces Toys for Joy
Santa’s Toy Trot
Amesbury MA
December 13, 2015
WCRC’s 2014 Volunteer of the Year didn’t stop in
2015—generous with his time and back-muscles,
our Jimmy Banyas returned as director of our annual event that generates
smiles through the Toys for Tots program. Great weather and the holiday
spirit prompted 74 WCRCers to rally in support of Jimmy and assistant RD
Tricia Lavoie in this 3-distance race format, many doing double-duty as
volunteers. A total of 37 WCRCers took home prizes in their age groups—
including 2 overall race champs (Dave Dunham in the 2-miler and Keith
LeBlanc in the 4-miler)! Hot chocolate, a bottomless-prize raffle, and
maple syrup age-group prizes capped a spirited day of racing and the
mission of raising toys for those less fortunate. A huge thank you goes out
to Jimmy and Tricia for their months of preparation for the 21st version—
and we’ll see y’all for the 22nd! -RR Stalker finds WCRC at Santa’s 2 Miler!
1 DAVE DUNHAM 11:28.0 5:44 1st M5059
5 MATTHEW CIRINNA 12:36.4 6:19 2nd M4049
6 THOMAS CHASE 13:49.8 6:55 2nd M5059
12 RANDY FROST 14:50.7 7:26
14 DAVE STEWART 14:59.1 7:30 2nd M3039
25 HOLLY ALLISON 16:23.6 8:12 3rd F4049
29 JEFFREY GILCHRIST 16:51.4 8:26
30 LAURIE CYR 16:51.5 8:26
33 STEPHEN IOLA 17:09.9 8:35
36 JOHN UNDERWOOD 17:22.6 8:42
37 MARGARITT MCNULTY 17:27.9 8:44 1st F6069
39 PAM FREEMAN 17:29.7 8:45
40 BETSY BERKENBUSH 17:36.0 8:48 3rd F2029
44 MICHAEL VANGELIST 18:19.3 9:10
47 DEB MANDILE 18:30.1 9:16
48 LAURIE MANNING 18:32.6 9:17
51 ROBERT RANDALL 18:49.5 9:25 1st M7579
58 RICHARD THOMPSON 19:47.0 9:54
64 JENNIFER BROWN 20:29.5 10:15
66 GAIL CLARK 20:33.3 10:17 2nd F6069
67 CARRIE LAYTE 20:34.8 10:18
72 SHARON CHASE 21:09.5 10:35
75 DENISE UNDERWOOD 21:42.1 10:52
76 ROSE WASHAK 21:42.5 10:52
79 KATHY CLARK 21:56.3 10:59
86 MARIA VICENS 22:49.3 11:25
91 GREG WASHAK 23:28.1 11:45
102 MIKE SHIELDS 25:10.5 12:36 3rd M6069
112 KARIN CASEY 26:42.0 13:21
118 KATE MUSKRAT 28:49.6 14:25
124 ROBERT AUCOIN 30:33.7 15:17
Stalker finds WCRC at Santa’s 4 Miler!
1 KEITH LEBLANC 24:29.7 6:08 1st M3039
2 SCOTT FOLEY 24:39.5 6:10 2nd M3039
3 BRUCE BUTTERWORTH 25:29.2 6:23 1st M6069
4 RICK WALSH 25:52.1 6:28 1st M5059
5 TONY MYATT 26:19.5 6:35 1st M2029
6 CRAIG LAMPERT 27:02.3 6:46 3rd M3039
10 MATT THOMAS 28:01.1 7:01
12 PAUL DESROCHE 29:05.0 7:17 2nd M4049
13 ALAN SOUCY 29:46.8 7:27
15 MARYANN MACNEIL 30:31.7 7:38 1st F5059
20 DAN MAGUIRE 34:14.6 8:34 3rd M5059
21 KRISTEN BEYER-SCHULZ 34:30.6 8:38
23 CHARLIE FARRINGTON 36:07.3 9:02 1st M7074
24 SHARON YU 36:09.8 9:03 1st F606
29 WALTER WHITE 37:46.5 9:27
31 PHILIP CULLEN 38:13.0 9:34
34 RONALEE RAY-PARROTT 38:56.7 9:45
34 RONALEE RAY-PARROTT 38:56.7 9:45
36 HOLLY SULLIVAN 39:05.2 9:47 1st F3039
37 DAVE LABRODE 39:12.4 9:49
38 BONNIE CONWAY 39:20.1 9:51 3rd F5059
41 ELIZABETH SAWICKI 39:38.5 9:55 2nd F3039
42 STEPHANIE THOMAS 39:45.8 9:57 3rd F3039
46 MAUREEN FARREN 41:55.7 10:29 3rd F6069
47 DAVE MCGUIGAN 42:11.2 10:33
54 SUE CULLEN 48:21.8 12:06
55 CAT CARGILL 48:23.3 12:06
Stalker finds WCRC at Santa’s 6 Miler!
4 MIKE LEONARD 39:18.6 6:34 1st M5059
6 PETER HESLAM 40:25.4 6:45 2nd M4049
8 ABBY CIRINNA 43:02.3 7:11 2nd F3039
11 SEAN DONNELLY 44:17.2 7:23 2nd M5059
14 MEGAN DUFFY 46:06.1 7:41 3rd F3039
20 MICHELLE SHERMAN 48:14.0 8:03 1st F5059
27 GINGER IOLA 52:11.8 8:42 2nd F5059
30 ANN KUCHARSKI 52:52.0 8:49 1st F6069
31 MATT MUSKRAT 53:11.6 8:52
34 DOUG ZECHEL 53:47.9 8:58
36 BYRON PETRAKIS 55:18.8 9:14 2nd M7074
39 JANE LEMUTH 56:04.6 9:21
41 THOMAS WYLIE 58:02.1 9:41 3rd M7074
42 TANYA ANDERSON 58:19.9 9:44
48 BARRY MCBRIDE 1:00:29.6 10:05
51 DALE GRANGER-ECKERT 1:01:39.8 10:17 2nd F6069
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Hangover `16: Born to be Mild!
35th Hangover Classic
Salisbury Beach, MA
January 1, 2016
Mild temps greeted throngs of registered athletes to the WCRC’s 35th annual
greeting of the New Year, and it could only mean one thing: a great day for
plunging! With a snowstorm dumping wet heavy Sierra Cement on New England
with days before the race, it was a scramble to clean up before the throngs
arrived. For the 2nd year in a row, the Hangover breached it’s sell-out point, and
new directors Leanne Corning and Josh Thibault added more racers, the high
water mark hitting 1,311. A total of 122 WCRC runners (56 in the 10K, and 66
in the 5K) arrived to ring in the new year—others came as generous volunteers,
assisting with everything on their holiday from traffic control, to laying out
course cones to pizza delivery—all of it in outdoors-in-January conditions! Aid
Station and Supplies Czar Jimmy Banyas put together a perfect pour (of H2O)
and organized his water stop with their dual role of handling the 5K turnaround.
All volunteer efforts landed another superb event; both races smooth as glass and the
post-race party suds from Woodstock Inn Brewery came from bottomless kegs.
But how did we do? 17 WCRCers in the 5K, and 9 in the 10K took home award
pint-glasses for age group victories. Let’s begin with the top 3 in each race! In the 10K
Amanda Deblauw was 2nd overall woman, and Susannah Landreth was 3rd overall
woman in the 5K!
Onto the 5K and our #1’s in age: Kevin St. Laurent (M20-29), Super-Sarah Knowlton
(F20-29), Larry Fowle (M30-39), Madelyn Steeves (F40-49), Tony Ames (M50-59),
Bruce Butterworth (M60-69), Janet Parkinson (F60-69) and Charlie Farrington
(M70-79). Our 2nd Place 5K Peeps: Stephen Viegas (M60-69), Margaritt McNulty
(F60-69), and Robert Randall (M70-79). Our 3rd place 5K gang: Joe Gurczak (M40-49),
Lisa Rohr (F50-59), Megan Duffy (F30-39), Kendra Chevalier (F20-29) and The
Fabulous Sharon Yu (F60-69).
In the 10K, our #1s in age: Beth Dollas (F30-39), Cindy ‘One Woman’ Army (F50-59),
John Elkaliouby (M70-79), Karen Fogg (F40-49), and Ellie Tucker (F60-69).
Our 2nd place 10Kers: John Ryan Brown (M30-39) and Tom Wylie (M70-79).
Our 3rd place 10K podium list consists of one: Kim ‘Possible’ Parker, 3rd in F40-49.
A huge thank you goes out to all volunteers and new RDs for their time spent to make
this event happen!! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Hangover 5K!
4 KEVIN ST. LAURENT 17:40.12 5:42
5 LARRY FOWLE 17:50.81 5:46
11 TONY AMES 19:19.99 6:15
12 JOE GURCZAK 19:24.54 6:16
14 NICK PAQUETTE 19:27.75 6:17
19 BRUCE BUTTERWORTH 20:03.20 6:29
21 SUSANNAH LANDRETH 20:37.15 6:40
27 SARAH KNOWLTON 21:06.06 6:49
34 MADELYN STEEVES 21:30.08 6:57
53 STEPHEN VIEGAS 22:24.18 7:14
56 LISA ROHR 22:28.11 7:15
59 DEBORAH SAKR 22:34.67 7:17
69 ADAM NISSON 22:59.52 7:25
73 MEGAN DUFFY 23:06.69 7:28
102 JANET PARKINSON 24:17.61 7:51
104 KYLE WOOD 24:18.13 7:51
112 JODI BERTRAND 24:29.14 7:54
116 KENDRA CHEVALIER 24:33.17 7:56
117 DAVE STEWART 24:34.50 7:56
126 GARY ROHR 24:51.24 8:02
146 KELLI FOWLE 25:25.20 8:12
148 LOUISE VALOIS 25:26.29 8:13
152 MICHELLE LARKIN 25:40.21 8:17
175 DAVE JOHNS 26:21.74 8:31
184 CALLI TOWNE 26:36.73 8:36
185 MARGARITT MCNULTY 26:36.97 8:36
186 HOLLY ALLISON 26:37.82 8:36
190 JULIE SIMONDS 26:42.57 8:37
192 MICHAEL CONLON 26:48.57 8:39
199 JOHN COLTON 26:53.97 8:41
205 BETSY BERKENBUSH 27:07.80 8:46
210 CHARLIE FARRINGTON 27:20.59 8:50
228 BARRY MCBRIDE 27:38.83 8:56
252 BRUCE VOGEL 28:06.18 9:04
254 LAURIE CYR 28:07.15 9:05
255 MIKE HODGENS 28:07.23 9:05
256 JEFFREY GILCHRIST 28:07.58 9:05
266 JOE KENNEDY 28:15.18 9:07
272 SHARON YU 28:20.94 9:09
285 JANE LEMUTH 28:38.65 9:15
294 DAVID LABRODE 28:47.17 9:18
295 KURT BRIERLY 28:48.46 9:18
296 CHRISTINE HEYWOOD 28:52.18 9:19
303 PATRICIA E JONES 28:54.43 9:20
315 LAURIE MANNING 29:13.63 9:26
330 LEO RICHARD 29:35.08 9:33
334 ANNE WALSH 29:39.50 9:35
351 TANYA ANDERSON 29:53.39 9:39
352 DENNIS PRIVITERA 29:53.55 9:39
356 DENISE BUCKNELL 29:56.63 9:40
364 GAIL CLARK 30:02.27 9:42
368 ROBERT RANDALL 30:08.56 9:44
370 RONALD PUGH 30:10.28 9:44
386 MICHAEL VANGELIST 30:23.83 9:49
409 JENNIFER BROWN 31:00.32 10:01
419 JULIANN WOODBURY 31:14.36 10:05
430 PAMELA HOUCK 31:33.57 10:11
474 DAVE MCGUIGAN 32:35.66 10:31
479 CARRIE LAYTE 32:43.61 10:34
507 CAT CARGILL 33:40.84 10:52
600 BONNIE CONWAY 36:45.38 11:52
616 ROBERT MCCARTHY 37:11.01 12:00
654 NANCY WAWRZKIEWICZ 39:47.95 12:51
665 JUDY KEATOR 41:25.90 13:22
698 JUDY GRAHAM-GARCIA 46:07.15 14:53
Stalker finds WCRC at Hangover 10K!
10 JOHN RYAN BROWN 37:11.38 6:00
16 AMANDA DEBLAUW 38:24.40 6:12
19 SCOTT FOLEY 38:55.69 6:17
22 JOHN RHEAUME 39:11.05 6:20
23 BETH DOLLAS 39:21.09 6:21
25 KEITH LEBLANC 39:49.17 6:26
26 TODD GERRISH 40:15.81 6:30
29 MIKE LEONARD 40:43.55 6:35
31 RICK WALSH 41:08.32 6:39
33 JEAN-CHRIS BERTRAND 41:14.96 6:40
41 CINDY ARMY 41:57.77 6:47
47 MICHAEL FRONING 42:26.18 6:51
54 KAREN FOGG 42:57.99 6:56
57 STUART OLSEN 43:16.12 6:59
58 ELLIE TUCKER 43:21.60 7:00
84 DARYL KINCAID 45:45.53 7:23
85 KIM PARKER 45:54.80 7:25
86 CHRIS CLAPP 45:54.95 7:25
87 KARIN CASEY 46:01.56 7:26
94 WAR LEMERICH 46:26.86 7:30
97 FRED SCHMUHL 46:45.10 7:33
120 THOMAS CHASE 48:13.03 7:47
121 JOHN WEBBER 48:13.09 7:47
125 MARK WEIDMAN 48:21.34 7:48
128 LISA HART 48:25.30 7:49
136 JOHN FREDETTE 49:04.83 7:55
147 JEFF BURGESS 49:24.67 7:59
155 TOM MILLER 50:00.50 8:04
158 MICHAEL GALLAGHER 50:06.25 8:05
159 DALE BOB ECKERT 50:07.96 8:06
162 MAUREEN SPROUL 50:18.93 8:07
169 JEN GROSKIN 50:35.15 8:10
173 TED JONES 50:56.00 8:13
176 MICHAEL GOOLKASIAN 51:06.39 8:15
186 SIN KOUNLASA 51:38.86 8:20
188 BRIDGET LAVIGNE 51:41.01 8:21
196 WERNER MAAS 52:11.49 8:26
201 MICHAEL LEONARD 52:26.17 8:28
209 VICKI MILLER 52:45.76 8:31
223 SANDRA GORDON 53:26.39 8:38
230 RALPH GENTILE 53:53.59 8:42
249 ANN KUCHARSKI 55:22.58 8:56
260 STEPHANIE SUPRIN 55:44.34 9:00
273 DOUG ZECHEL 56:39.51 9:09
294 SAMANTHA KOMIEGA 57:22.73 9:16
297 ALBERT MANZI 57:23.65 9:16
299 JOHN ELKALIOUBY 57:30.64 9:17
323 JEAN HERRICK 58:30.29 9:27
357 KEVIN CALLAHAN 1:00:12.83 9:43
368 TOM WYLIE 1:00:51.17 9:49
399 LORI HARASKE 1:02:56.30 10:10
414 DALE GRANGER-ECKERT 1:05:23.09 10:33
416 ELIZABETH SAWICKI 1:05:33.21 10:35
435 SHARON CHASE 1:08:45.20 11:06
440 DIANE CASSELBERRY 1:10:19.35 11:21
441 KEITH KALLBERG 1:10:22.22 11:21
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Marathons and More Dept.
Crosby Queen at Baystate Full!
Bay State Marathon
Lowell, MA—October 18, 2015
With eight WCRCers qualifying for Boston
at the Baystate marathon, this formidable
event also showcased some serious talent
that follows our ‘Ladies First’ theme. To
wit: our Alicia Crosby was best WCRCer
crossing in 3:15:30 (7:28 pace) while
BQing at the same time!
Winning one’s age group at Baystate is
tough, as the competition is stiffer than a
woodpecker’s beak - but Alicia came
closest with 6th in F30-39.
-RR
Stalker Finds WCRC at Bay State Marathon!
162 ALICIA CROSBY 3:15:30.9 7:28 BQ
209 THOMAS CHASE 3:20:21.0 7:39 BQ
290 RICK WALSH 3:27:16.7 7:55 BQ
299 GREGORY CREMER 3:27:56.2 7:57 BQ
314 MARK RIX 3:28:47.8 7:59 BQ
355 HEIDI HATCH 3:31:27.5 8:05 BQ
521 TARA DRISCOLL 3:42:10.0 8:29 BQ
617 DAVID CARROLL 3:48:21.6 8:43 BQ
662 STEPHEN PECKICONIS 3:51:15.6 8:50
804 HEIDI BRENNAN 3:59:37.1 9:09
1025 DARRYL CAUCHON 4:22:31.7 10:02
1401 SHARON CHASE 5:57:55.9 13:40
Photos, from top: Alicia Crosby’s face echoes her legs
after 26.2. Tom Chase’s ubiquitous watch-stop finish
photo. Capstone photos.
Runners High in Lowell
Bay State Half Marathon
Lowell, MA—October 18, 2015
Our fast kids were on site at the Bay State Half Marathon, three of them taking best
in their age-group categories! First up is Chris Grange who was on the front lines
and took 3rd overall and #1 in M30-39 (5:46 average)!
Cindy ‘One Woman’ Army
ran a sizzler of a race at a 7:03
average clip, and best in
F50-59.
Brian Moody closes out our award getter s, also #1
at age M50-59 at a quick 6:41 pace. -RR
Stalker Finds WCRC at Bay State Half Mary!
3 CHRIS GRANGE 1:15:21.3 5:46
46 BRIAN MOODY 1:27:22.4 6:41
78 GREGORY MCCULLOUGH 1:31:14.3 6:58
85 CINDY ARMY 1:32:19.6 7:03
185 PAUL DESROCHE 1:42:05.3 7:48
622 MONICA PESSINA 1:58:20.9 9:03
714 JOHN UNDERWOOD 2:02:38.2 9:22
866 PHILLIP HUNT 2:09:40.6 9:54
1221 ROSE WASHAK 2:33:20.2 11:43
1236 GAIL CLARK 2:35:02.3 11:51
1320 DONNA DRINKWATER 2:55:41.1 13:25
Photos, from top: Cindy Army crosses well spent. Chris
Grange is still all smiles (it’s ear ly), and Brian Moody
keeps on truckin’. Andrea Shelton and Capstone photos.
Rohr Raises Hunger Relief!
Feed The Need Predict Your Time 5K
Stratham, NH—November 14, 2015
Our 2011 Volunteer of the Y ear Lisa Rohr has been a race director for a
number of charitable races, and her latest has creation is of the predict-your-
time sort. At Feed The Need, runners guess how fast they’ll run, remove
their watches/GPS’s, and see no time clock until crossing the finish (Lisa
covers the time facing on approach). After 3 years and truckloads of food
pantry donations, Lisa’s creation continues to do good work, and pass out
turkeys, pies and gallons of cider (in that order) to those who predicted
correctly. Greatness abounds, and not just the director: our Drew Keifaber
was best WCRC predictor: off by 4 seconds! Thank you Lisa! -RR
Predicted Time Diff
========= ======= =====
7 Drew Kiefaber 20:00 20:04 0:04
9 Peter Heslam 20:25 20:21 0:05
20 Byron Petrakis 27:56 27:46 0:11
27 Brian Kavanagh 27:30 27:16 0:15
30 Vicki Miller 27:26 27:10 0:17
37 Keri Marshall 23:10 22:47 0:24
38 Robert Randall 33:00 33:29 0:29
45 Nick Paquette 19:40 19:06 0:35
46 John Webber 30:15 29:41 0:35
64 Jon Wilkinson 23:00 22:08 0:53
65 Gary Rohr 24:40 25:34 0:54
70 Steven Howell 32:00 32:57 0:57
87 Rebecca Tremblay 40:00 38:31 1:30
91 Holly Allison 26:45 28:24 1:39
125 Jeff Albertelli 33:33 30:45 2:49
128 Tom Miller 30:00 26:42 3:19
134 Michelle Moreau 31:40 35:32 3:52
143 Meaghan Roache 42:00 47:16 5:16
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Fogg Fabulous at Maine Full
Maine Marathon
Portland ME—October 5, 2015
This issue’s theme of ‘Ladies First’ continues, unabated! Our Karen Fogg
brought it hot at the latest installation of the Maine Marathon, best in age
F45-49 on this non-trivial course at a scorcher pace of 7:44, first WCRCer
across the line! Sin Kounlasa is another podium powerhouse, and stood a solid
2nd in age F55-59 at 9:52 pace. Big-Bad Bob Dunfey never disappoints the
podium, and was 3rd in age M60-64 at an 8:34 pace. We had 4 Boston
Qualifiers: Karen, Bob, Floyd Lavery, and Kim Coppinger all qualified for the
hallowed ‘Big B’ in Maine! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Maine Mary!
66 Karen Fogg 3:20:54* 7:44
147 Floyd Lavery 3:35:13* 8:17
186 Bob Dunfey 3:42:43* 8:34
195 Kimberly Coppinger 3:44:03* 8:38
279 Brian Short 3:57:04 9:08
350 Mary Smith 4:06:45 9:30
374 Adam Nisson 4:09:10 9:35
391 Matthew Tilbury 4:10:51 9:39
439 Sinthy Kounlasa 4:16:26 9:52
750 Jim Bailey 4:59:12 11:31
774 Jane Lemuth 5:06:10 11:47
891 Gail Clark 5:49:10 13:26
Glass Never Half-[Marathon]Empty
Maine Half Marathon
Portland ME—October 5, 2015
If the Winners Circle can’t race the full, they take to the
half. The also take to the podium: sixteen WCRCers were on site at the Maine
Half Marathon, five taking a stand on award steps: Maine Hall-of-Famer Polly
Kenniston took 1st in age F75-79! Senior speedster Brian ‘Danger’ Denger
took 2nd in age M50-54, with a rock-solid 6:48 pace. Senior ace Maureen
Sproul also took 2nd in age, F55-59 at 7:47 average! William McCarthy took
2nd in M65-69 (7:53), and Maine Hall of Famer Jerry Levasseur took 3rd in the
crazy competitive M75-59 age category.
-RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Maine Half Mary!
29 Thomas Pore 1:26:11 6:35
40 Brian Denger 1:29:02 6:48
177 Tony Myatt 1:41:12 7:44
192 Maureen Sproul 1:42:01 7:47
202 Reaha Goyetche 1:42:45 7:51
209 William McCarthy 1:43:08 7:53
277 Richard Collins 1:46:17 8:07
321 Heidi Brennan 1:48:09 8:15
443 Jim O'Leary 1:52:35 8:36
456 Gregg Pearsall 1:53:01 8:38
1028 Ben Brennan 2:07:46 9:45
1508 Jodi Short 2:24:48 11:03
1628 Polly Kenniston 2:31:16 11:33
1732 Jerry Levasseur 2:39:24 12:10
1735 Judy Graham-Garcia 2:39:40 12:11
1932 Allyn Genest 3:27:19 15:49
Clawed By the Bear Cage!
USATF-NE Cross Country Championships—November 8, 2015 Count on Franklin Park as ground zero for legendary cross country action every fall in the Boston area. WCRC
has been putting together teams for the assault on the club championship for the last few years, and our 2015
squad was the largest so far. There are 2 things you have to remember about racing USATF-NE
cross country races: #1: “prepare to get roughed up by the competition”, and #2: “Bear Cage Hill
hurts”! Note the sidebar finishing places of
our people, and you'll know racing at New
England’s is “the best of the best”. Would we
do it again? Heck yeah! Let’s bring our
biggest squad in 2016! Bonus: Guinness
tastes great après race at Doyle’s Café, right
nearby. -RR Stalker finds WCRC at Women’s 6K!
77 Heidi Hatch 26:54 (7:12)
104 Kimberly Coppinger 29:15 (7:50)
108 Julie Haynes 29:52 (8:00)
118 Alice McGonigle 31:24 (8:25)
120 Noreen Waddell 31:31 (8:27)
Stalker finds WCRC at Masters Men’s 8K!
76 John Goodwin 33:05 (6:39)
79 Tony Ames 33:19 (6:42)
80 Peter Heslam 33:22 (6:42)
82 Michael Leonard 33:36 (6:45)
85 Rick Walsh 34:18 (6:54)
96 Daryl Kincaid 35:30 (7:08)
101 Thomas Chase 36:00 (7:14)
102 Stephen Peckiconis 36:18 (7:18)
107 Glenn Stewart 37:07 (7:28)
Stalker finds WCRC at Open Men’s 10K!
71 Chris Grange 36:04 (5:48)
Photos: left, shenanigans at the start. Below: Chris Grange with the big boys
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The 32nd Annual Mill Cities Relay Invitational
December 6, 2015
by Dennis Donoghue
Every December like a tribal gathering, the nineteen running clubs within shouting distance of the
Merrimack River gather early on a Sunday morning to gauge one another’s fitness afoot and later their
aptitude for alcohol consumption. And every year at the Mill Cities Relay Invitational (27 miles~5
legs~2 states~1 river) the WCRC outruns and out consumes nearly all its competition.
It was no different in 2015 as the club finished second, just nine points behind Gate City Striders and
one point ahead of Somerville Road Runners. For team coordinator Chris
Grange, who devoted countless nights recruiting enough bodies to fill out
his roster, the results were better than expected.
“I scoured every bar and drunk tank in the area,” he said. “I admit I wasn’t above posting bail for a few of these types.
But they paid me back in spades during their legs. Makes you wonder how they got caught in the first place.’’
Competing against a total of 229 teams, the club came away with five division winners (female sub masters, female
masters, women’s veterans, men’s veterans, co-ed ancients). For Spice Girls (female sub masters), the miles from start
(where club legend Rick Bayko dropped the ceremonial brick, narrowly missing his rehabbed ankle) to finish were
strung together into a diamond necklace, providing this quintet a nearly ninety second margin over their nearest chal-
lenger.
“There was never a doubt in our minds,” said anchor Jenn Currier. “We’d been practicing our hand-offs for months. In a
race like this you can pick up a second or two with each exchange if you do it right. Ours were flawless.”
“Heidi (Hatch, team captain) had us practice blindfolded,” added leadoff Abby Cirinna. “I can’t tell you how
many times I slammed into Maria (second leg Vincens) until I got it right. But it paid off big.”
The relay’s longest leg (9.5 miles) is often the most difficult to fill, despite much of it along a footpath just feet from the
majestic Merrimack.
“I absolutely love that leg,” said Queen of Hearts (female masters) Tricia Lavoie. “One time I
found a case for my cell phone, another time a Market Basket circular from the Eagle Tribune.
It’s a gold mine out there.”
Karen Fogg of League of Their Own (female masters) concurred with Lavoie, but for a
different reason.
“Listening to the river is like the white noise machine I have on my nightstand. It’s not quite as
realistic as the ones they sell at Target but it certainly helps the miles go by.”
With conditions ideal for racing (clear, cool, calm), they unfortunately were also ideal for a
morning of Christmas shopping at the various malls and outlets along the course.
Intersections, though monitored for safety, were far from hazard free.
“You always get some nut on the phone who doesn’t see you,” said Vicki Miller, leadoff for
The Untouchables (women’s veterans). “But then there are those who do see you and still aim
for you, like it’s our fault they’ll miss out on that parking spot ten feet from the front of the
store.”
The race’s final leg (4.75 miles) concludes at the Claddagh Pub in Lawrence. For anchor Kevin
Callahan of The Bionic M en (men’s seniors) the sight of the iconic water ing hole, where
most of his teammates had already secured stools, stirred up a range of emotions.
“You take your chances running anchor,” he acknowledged. “Sure I love seeing the finish line
but I always have serious doubts there’ll be a drop left after I cool down and force my way
through the front door. Half of my teammates won’t even remember my name by the time I get
in there.”
As the award ceremony commenced and the various Circle captains accepted bricks on behalf
of their respective teams, WCRC president Dave Carroll bounded onstage to receive the one
designated for the second place club.
“First off I’d like to apologize for any offensive remarks or behavior on the part of the
WCRC,” he said. “Whenever we all gather under one roof I usually hire a police detail to
protect me from my own membership. That said, they deserve a lot of credit for what happened
out there today. Given the backgrounds of many of them, it’s a near miracle they weren’t
hauled away right off the course.”
-DD Photo creds: Rick ‘Polish Rifle’ Bayko, Kelly Fowle
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Triathlon Dept.
The Adventures of Kona Steve
When Hamstrings Attack!
Ironman World Championships, Kailua-Kona Hawaii
October 10, 2015
When it comes to Ironman Kona: ‘you can’t always get what you
want, but if you try real hard you just might get on the podium’.
(apologies to the Stones) Our Steve Smith qualified for worlds at
Ironman Lake Placid 2015, giving him an ’opportunity’ to do 2
Ironmans in the same year. Steve took the challenge and journeyed
to the great state of Hawaii to tackle this hot hilly and humid
course. Mr. Smith had a great race (1:16 swim, 6:35 bike and 4:27
run) for 12:30 finish time. After exiting the hotbox Energy Lab
portion of the marathon, he was in 3rd in age (M65-69) - alas, his
hamstrings revolted and Steve suffered until finish, placing 5th in
the world in age, and on-podium! Congrats Mr. Smith! -RR
Robin C: Triple Iron Threat!
USA Ultra Triathlon Triple Anvil
Spotsylvania, VA—October 10, 2015
Our Robin Cucinotta has done lots of Ironman races of late, even a Double Iron-Distance race last
October. After gobbling up the Ironman Lake Placid event in July of 2015, Robin recovered like a
champ, and journeyed down to Lake Anna Park in Spotsylvania Virginia for the USA Ultra ‘Triple
Anvil’ - a triple Ironman-Distance triathlon.
After a swim of 7.2 miles in 4:43:00, a bike of 336 miles in 23:00:50, and finally a run of 78.6 miles
in 25:03:36—for a total time of 53:10:38— (yes, that’s fifty-three hours folks) ...Robin crossed the
finish as the was the 1st woman overall out of 13 deranged individuals and one 2-person team of
kooks.
A huge 53-hour congrats to Mrs. C! ...which also begs the question: how do you top that?!
-RR
Circle Original in NBPT Wall of Fame!
Newburyport Wall of Fame
November 10, 2014
Did you know... there’s a spor ts Hall of Fame in Newburypor t maintained by the
NBPT Elks Lodge? This Hall of Fame—actually called the Wall of Fame—honors the
sports talents of Newburyport high and beyond.
The Wall of Fame welcomed one of the Circle’s own in November of 2014, from the
family with a finishing kick: the Kealey’s!
Mike Kealey is one of the or iginal members of the Winners Circle Running Club—
but he wasn’t always a runner.
Kealey graduated from Newburyport High in 1974, and was a three-year varsity player
on both the basketball and the baseball team. He earned Northeastern Conference and
Cape Ann League All-Star honors in basketball, along with a Boston Globe Honorable
Mention in 1972. Mike helped lead the NBPT baseball team to a CAL Championship
his senior year in 1974.
The organizers at the lodge dug to unearth these impressive stats, which earned Mike a
deserved spot on the Wall of Fame.
Congrats Mike! -RR
Mike Kealey (above left) is one of our
original members and a grad of the first
running boom! Mike is the brother of this
speedy guy (above right) Chris Kealey, a
High Street Mile race director for 9 years,
and a former WCRC President!
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2016: Out With The Old...
A Rag Editor Swan Song
It's been an honor and privilege to be club scribe, and laud your incredible athletic feats. This
issue caps my own 6-year drive to be inclusive, uniting, and reuniting for our collective of 800+
active or dormant, lifetime-member harriers.
Why is a club newsletter important? It's the dual mark-of-time and trumpet-of-achievement for
members of all stripes. Whether posted online, or printed/mailed on my dime to senior members
with less tech - our newsletter far surpasses the current 'social media only' method many clubs
have retreated to. Newsletters also enable external entities to observe all our good works,
charitable or swift.
This keyboard churned out 16 issues - some a packed girth of 26 pages. Who will pick up the flag and carry on? I lay this
challenge before you.
May your trial of miles never end, and laurel wreaths adorn your victorious heads-
à la prochaine!
Nick Paquette, WCRC
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