2002 Roxbury Race #35

3.55 miles - up Hemlock

October 19, 2002 

   

 

Abe and Peg Beat Chill

    The first real chill of the fall brought out the gloves and the long sleeves at this week's 3.55 mile Roxbury Road Race.   It didn't change the results much, as Mike Abraham won yet again, and hapless Bob Derringer finished second, yet again.  Poor Bob must be feeling a bit like the Washington Generals, perennial adversaries of the Harlem Globetrotters.

    We've been saying that Bob has been getting faster, but that Mike has been getting more faster.  Both were just a shade slower this week, but the result was the same.  Bob held on for almost half a mile, but then Abe pulled away and opened a big lead.

    Among the women, last week's winner, Nora Hulton, yielded her crown to Peg Molina.  Peg was celebrating her son Pete's big race this week, leading the New Milford Boys Cross Country Team to the SWC Championship at Bethel this week.  It was supposed to be a "rebuilding" year.  It must be all those Roxbury races those kids ran this year.  All those Roxbury races those guys ran last summer are paying off in a big way. Good luck at States next weekend.

Our own Scott Benjamin has been running with the Abbott Tech cross country team, too, and they won their conference championship as well, for the first time since 1981.

    We have only partial results from last week's Hartford Marathon.  Rapid Lynn Zuback ran faster than she meant to for 17 miles, then met the monster and had to slow down a bit.  She held it together in the face of distress and wet weather and met her goals with a 3:41 first marathon.  Congratulations, Lynn.

    We hear rumors that Gregg Scribner will try his first marathon at next week's Mystic Marathon.  Paul Teixeira was giving him lots of "advice" after today's race, things like "Drink lots of fluids.  Beer is a fluid" and "Don't wear worn out shoes.  Run in brand new ones."  We hope you survive Tex's excellent advice, Gregg.  The big question, though:  will Gregg miss his first Roxbury of the year to rest up for his marathon?  Where are his priorities?

    We have lots of new pictures. Above left is Mike Abraham flying towards the finish line.  At the right is Betsy Daniels, handing out sticks at the finish line.  Below that is John Kane with a phone pole coming out his head and Mark Andrejczyk breathing down his neck.  Down below a bit is Corinne Bellemare, who hasn't run a marathon since Detroit, two weeks ago, and is moving fast enough to make the picture blurry.  Below that is marathon virgin Gregg Scribner holding off Scott Benjamin and Chris Childs.

    The Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet on CoolRunning.com and on HiTekRacing.com AND on runningintheusa.com.  All the great sites link to RoxburyRaces.com!

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This week's Roxbury results

 
1 20.56 Mike Abraham 42 ( 5.54 min per mile)
2 21.58 Bob Derringer 40 ( 6.11 min per mile)
3 22.37 Ken Merrick 32 ( 6.22 min per mile)
4 23.18 Ed Sandifer 50 ( 6.34 min per mile)
5 24.18 John Kane 50 ( 6.51 min per mile)
6 24.22 Mark Andrejczyk 28 ( 6.52 min per mile)
7 24.38 Mark Zerbe 41 ( 6.56 min per mile)
8 25.04 Paul Teixeira 43 ( 7.04 min per mile)
9 25.30 Dave DeBoy 32 ( 7.11 min per mile)
10 25.41 Al Curtis 39 ( 7.14 min per mile)
11 25.53 Gregg Scribner 29 ( 7.17 min per mile)
12 25.55 Scott Benjamin 44 ( 7.18 min per mile)
13 25.57 Chris Childs 43 ( 7.19 min per mile)
14 26.14 Peg Molina 44 ( 7.23 min per mile)
15 28.01 Nora Hulton 38 ( 7.54 min per mile)
16 28.02 Ed Moros 55 ( 7.54 min per mile)
17 28.09 Carl Hunt 50 ( 7.56 min per mile)
18 28.12 Bob Lewis 37 ( 7.57 min per mile)
19 29.15 Bob Satterlee 53 ( 8.14 min per mile)
20 29.37 Walt Schuttler 50 ( 8.21 min per mile)
21 29.55 Chris Powderly 49 ( 8.26 min per mile)
22 30.27 Terry Lyons 41 ( 8.35 min per mile)
23 31.27 Ben Boelhouwer 10 ( 8.52 min per mile)
24 31.29 Tom McNulty 36 ( 8.52 min per mile)
25 31.29 Lynn Zuback 36 ( 8.52 min per mile)
26 31.40 Gisela Boelhouwer 37 ( 8.55 min per mile)
27 32.57 Ron Karl 60 ( 9.17 min per mile)
28 33.33 Carl Myhill 62 ( 9.27 min per mile)
29 35.16 Mo van Moffaert 42 ( 9.56 min per mile)
30 35.16 Sharon Gawe 49 ( 9.56 min per mile)
31 35.16 Shiloh Gawe ( 9.56 min per mile)
alt 2.4 miles
32 26.07 Al Mletzko 61 ( 10.53 min per mile)
33 44.00 Lee Anne Zarger 47 ( 18.20 min per mile)
34 44.00 Corinne Bellemare 43 ( 18.20 min per mile)
alt 1.0 miles
35 10.17 Betsy Daniels 41 ( 10.17 min per mile)

 

Corinne Bellemare hasn't run a marathon in a couple of weeks now!

Gregg Scribner pursued to the finish line by Scott Benjamin and Chris Childs

 

 

Last modified: October 19, 2002 

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