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4.5 mles - up Chalybes, down Hemlock June 1, 2002 |
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Pete M Clobbers Abe
Kyle Returns to Podium
As
we wrote of last week's race, it's a big deal to beat the coach if you run for
New Milford 
High
School. Last week, Nate Beatty came up short when he tried. This
week, Pete Matthiessen took a crack at it. Odds were against him. He was a
little tired from a big performance at the conference championships, where he
placed in two events, and this was a 4.5 mile race. Usually, the more
mature runners have an 
advantage
as the race gets longer. Add to that, Pete went out like a wild man,
building a solid lead in the first mile and extending it in the second.
It looked like a perfect set-up for a big fade by the Kid and a spectacular comeback by the Old Coach.
It didn't quite work that way. Indeed, Pete was "visited by Mr. Bear" as we used to say, and Abe set his jaw and bravely attempted a come-back, but Pete held on to win by just about a minute. That's quite an elite group you've joined there, Pete, of NMHS runners who beat the Coach at Roxbury before they graduate. And you did it with a year to spare.
Among the women, Kyle Gancher continued her dramatic comeback from her ailments earlier this spring and beat both Middlebury cross country star Joan Murphy and last week's winner Peg Molina to take her first Roxbury since Race #1 of the season. She was even faster then, about 20 seconds a mile faster, though on a shorter course. Congratulations on the amazing recovery, and keep it up.
After the race, a snapping turtle was seen lurking around the finish line. Unfortunately, we had stopped all the watches, so we didn't get an official time.
Today's pictures are this week's winners. Mike Abraham and Kyle Gancher.
The Roxbury Races are now
listed on the Internet both on CoolRunning.com
and on HiTekRacing.com.
(when available)
This week's Roxbury
results
| 1 | 26.27 | Pete Matthiessen | 17 | ( | 5.53 | min per mile) |
| 2 | 27.31 | Mike Abraham | 42 | ( | 6.07 | min per mile) |
| 3 | 28.37 | Bob Derringer | 40 | ( | 6.22 | min per mile) |
| 4 | 30.51 | Mark Andrejczyk | 28 | ( | 6.51 | min per mile) |
| 5 | 31.08 | Nate Beatty | 15 | ( | 6.55 | min per mile) |
| 6 | 31.10 | Gregg Scribner | 29 | ( | 6.56 | min per mile) |
| 7 | 31.12 | Kyle Gancher | 35 | ( | 6.56 | min per mile) |
| 8 | 31.23 | Joan Murphy | 21 | ( | 6.58 | min per mile) |
| 9 | 31.31 | Bill Euerle | 57 | ( | 7.00 | min per mile) |
| 10 | 31.55 | Jack Rankin | 53 | ( | 7.06 | min per mile) |
| 11 | 32.03 | Peg Molina | 44 | ( | 7.07 | min per mile) |
| 12 | 32.06 | Paul Teixeira | 42 | ( | 7.08 | min per mile) |
| 13 | 32.08 | Roger Lieberman | 42 | ( | 7.08 | min per mile) |
| 14 | 32.15 | Al Curtis | 39 | ( | 7.10 | min per mile) |
| 15 | 32.25 | Sean Murphy | 20 | ( | 7.12 | min per mile) |
| 16 | 32.50 | Scott Benjamin | 44 | ( | 7.18 | min per mile) |
| 17 | 33.10 | John Adomelis | 47 | ( | 7.22 | min per mile) |
| 18 | 33.20 | John Murphy Jr | 51 | ( | 7.24 | min per mile) |
| 19 | 33.30 | Chas Greystone | 46 | ( | 7.27 | min per mile) |
| 20 | 33.31 | Ed Sandifer | 50 | ( | 7.27 | min per mile) |
| 21 | 33.52 | Lynn Zuback | 36 | ( | 7.32 | min per mile) |
| 22 | 33.53 | Mark Atkinson | 43 | ( | 7.32 | min per mile) |
| 23 | 34.48 | Chris Childs | 43 | ( | 7.44 | min per mile) |
| 24 | 35.27 | Mike Bagley | 22 | ( | 7.53 | min per mile) |
| 25 | 39.02 | Carl Hunt | 50 | ( | 8.40 | min per mile) |
| 26 | 39.26 | Chris Powderly | 49 | ( | 8.46 | min per mile) |
| 27 | 41.16 | Ron Karl | 60 | ( | 9.10 | min per mile) |
| 28 | 41.48 | Al Mletzko | 50 | ( | 9.17 | min per mile) |
| 29 | 41.50 | Betsy Daniels | 41 | ( | 9.18 | min per mile) |
| 30 | 42.22 | Dennis Harrington | 48 | ( | 9.25 | min per mile) |
| 31 | 46.14 | Corinne Bellemare | 43 | ( | 10.16 | min per mile) |
| 32 | 49.08 | Lee Anne Zarger | 47 | ( | 10.55 | min per mile) |
| 33 | 52.11 | Carl Myhill | 62 | ( | 11.36 | min per mile) |
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| 34 | 19.59 | Bob Lewis | 37 | ( | 8.20 | min per mile) |
| 35 | 22.06 | Bob Satterlee | 53 | ( | 9.13 | min per mile) |
Last modified: June 1, 2002