friend Mike Abraham the gift of a race victory on the morning of his
wedding. Brave man, running a race just six hours before his vows.|
7.3 miles - Jeep Trail, Hemlock August 10, 2002 |
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New Course Cooks Field
Abe Gets Married
Chris Bacich went out slowly, hoping to
give his friend Mike Abraham the gift of a race victory on the morning of his
wedding. Brave man, running a race just six hours before his vows.
The idea of a gift lasted about fifteen seconds. Chris dropped the hammer and clobbered poor Abe by a minute and a half. To add further insult, Abe ran the whole 7.3 mile course with Keyless boB Derringer as his shadow, and boB surged past late in the race to take second.
Among the women, Peg Molina was most
successful, taking ninth overall.
This was the first time we ran this new
course, combining the 3.95 Jeep Trail course with the 3.55 mile Down Hemlock
course to make a 7.3 mile monster. (There's a little piece we cut off on
Apple Lane. We know that 3.95 + 3.55 isn't really 7.3). We figure
that from the bottom of the hill where River Road crosses Little Jack Brook to
the top of 
Hemlock just past Chalybes Road is two and a half miles of
climbing. On such a warm morning, anybody who got to the top of the hill
feeling just a wee bit tired can be forgiven.
Later in the day, our Mike Abraham married Cara Brooks at the house they finished building earlier this year. Cara is much nicer, much smarter and much better looking than our Abe, but we like him anyway, and wish them both many years of happiness. Congratulations. They've planned a honeymoon in Arizona, where Abe will train at altitude for most of the week, then be back in time to defend his points lead against Keyless boB, then work at Dave Harvey's Fried Dough Tent at the Bridgewater Fair. See, isn't Cara nice to let Mike do all that?
Our top picture this week is Peg Molina, this week's winner among the women, along with Bob Lewis and Mike Abraham. Below that is a photo from Mike's wedding. Cara is the one in the veil. Our paparrazi weren't able to get any closer, due to the strict security at the celebrity event. On the left is a photo taken four miles into today's race, while Abe still led Keyless boB. Down below, this week's winner Chris Bacich, and another of Katie Neils.
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 | 45.02 | Chris Bacich | 40 | ( | 6.10 | min per mile) |
| 2 | 46.14 | Bob Derringer | 40 | ( | 6.20 | min per mile) |
| 3 | 46.28 | Mike Abraham | 42 | ( | 6.22 | min per mile) |
| 4 | 49.28 | Dan Lamb | 40 | ( | 6.47 | min per mile) |
| 5 | 50.01 | Ed Sandifer | 50 | ( | 6.51 | min per mile) |
| 6 | 50.42 | Tony Benivegna | 53 | ( | 6.57 | min per mile) |
| 7 | 50.58 | Nick Manuzzi | 42 | ( | 6.59 | min per mile) |
| 8 | 52.34 | Ross Levy | 51 | ( | 7.12 | min per mile) |
| 9 | 53.43 | Peg Molina | 44 | ( | 7.22 | min per mile) |
| 10 | 53.52 | Paul Teixeira | 43 | ( | 7.23 | min per mile) |
| 11 | 54.51 | Gregg Scribner | 29 | ( | 7.31 | min per mile) |
| 12 | 56.02 | Bill Gillen | 38 | ( | 7.41 | min per mile) |
| 13 | 56.28 | Dave DeBoy | 32 | ( | 7.44 | min per mile) |
| 14 | 56.50 | Eryn Matthews | 19 | ( | 7.47 | min per mile) |
| 15 | 57.16 | Scott Benjamin | 44 | ( | 7.51 | min per mile) |
| 16 | 57.29 | Jim Matthews | 52 | ( | 7.52 | min per mile) |
| 17 | 61.10 | Lynn Zuback | 36 | ( | 8.23 | min per mile) |
| 18 | 62.39 | Kyle Gancher | 35 | ( | 8.35 | min per mile) |
| 19 | 62.40 | Carl Hunt | 50 | ( | 8.35 | min per mile) |
| 20 | 64.46 | Nora Hulton | 38 | ( | 8.52 | min per mile) |
| 21 | 64.46 | Bruce Goulart | 52 | ( | 8.52 | min per mile) |
| 22 | 68.21 | Janet Levy | 48 | ( | 9.22 | min per mile) |
| 23 | 80.39 | Carl Myhill | 62 | ( | 11.03 | min per mile) |
| Alt 3.95 mi | ||||||
| 24 | 31.29 | Bob Lewis | 37 | ( | 7.58 | min per mile) |
| 25 | 33.35 | Bob Satterlee | 53 | ( | 8.30 | min per mile) |
| 26 | 34.00 | Alana Levy | 13 | ( | 8.36 | min per mile) |
| 27 | 36.32 | Ed Moros | 34 | ( | 9.15 | min per mile) |
| 28 | 37.24 | Al Mletzko | 50 | ( | 9.28 | min per mile) |
| Alt 2.4 mi | ||||||
| 29 | 24.24 | Katie Neils | 9 | ( | 10.10 | min per mile) |
| Alt 1.0 mi | ||||||
| 30 | 10.26 | Betsy Daniels | 41 | ( | 10.26 | min per mile) |
| Alt 0.41 mi | ||||||
| 31 | 8.22 | Liliana Neils | 5 | ( | 20.24 | min per mile) |
| 32 | 8.29 | Ken Neils | 58 | ( | 20.41 | min per mile) |
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August 11, 2002 
