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After a week "sleeping late", Bryan MacWilliams
returned lean and strong to take 
his fourth Roxbury Race of the year. It was a ferocious battle against
Dangerous Ken Merrick. The two are well matched adversaries. Bryan
likes to go out fast, get a lead and hold on. 
Dangerous Ken likes to go out a little slower, catch his quarry, put a gap on
him and hold on. So, when they are together after 3/4 of a mile, and still
together after three miles, with just half a mile to go, you know that nobody's
plan is working right, and that the fireworks are about to hit the fan.
That happened just as they turned off South Street on to West Apple Lane, where Bryan found a bit of extra energy and pulled away for an eleven second win. To take second place this week, Dangerous Ken ran 30 seconds faster than he ran last week to win.
Marge Demarrais won for the women again this week, a minute and a half ahead of Kyle Gancher, but 36 seconds slower than she was on this same course last week.
The
field of 56 was the largest yet this season. No surprise; it was the first
really nice day for running of the year. Spring is finally here, at least
for a little while. Thirty six people ran the 3.55 mile course both last
week and this. Web Guy has Excel, so he made a table (below the results)
of all the people who ran both races, and ranking them by how much they
improved. Bob Murphy lopped more than five minutes off his time, and Dyrak
Gancher took more than four minutes off his time. Must have been all those
kids cheering for him (and for Kyle) at the finish line.
Twenty-seven of the 36 improved their times. Paul Teixeira wins the Mr. Consistency award for running the same time both weeks, down to the second. As for the eight people who were slower this week than last, you sure can't blame it on the weather.
The Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on CoolRunning.com and on HiTekRacing.com
This week's Roxbury
results
| 1 | 20.19 | Bryan MacWilliams | 17 | ( | 5.43 | min per mile) |
| 2 | 20.30 | Ken Merrick | 34 | ( | 5.46 | min per mile) |
| 3 | 21.22 | Adam Kozak | 21 | ( | 6.01 | min per mile) |
| 4 | 21.25 | Chris Bacich | 41 | ( | 6.02 | min per mile) |
| 5 | 21.52 | Vernon LeRoux | 47 | ( | 6.10 | min per mile) |
| 6 | 22.04 | Ed Sandifer | 51 | ( | 6.13 | min per mile) |
| 7 | 22.22 | Mike Abraham | 43 | ( | 6.18 | min per mile) |
| 8 | 22.28 | Lou Denaro | 42 | ( | 6.20 | min per mile) |
| 9 | 22.43 | Steve Benoit | 50 | ( | 6.24 | min per mile) |
| 10 | 23.22 | John Adomelis | 48 | ( | 6.35 | min per mile) |
| 11 | 23.25 | Dan Lamb | 41 | ( | 6.36 | min per mile) |
| 12 | 23.27 | Mark Andrejczyk | 30 | ( | 6.36 | min per mile) |
| 13 | 23.32 | Don Smith | 58 | ( | 6.38 | min per mile) |
| 14 | 23.56 | Marge Demarrais | 39 | ( | 6.45 | min per mile) |
| 15 | 24.16 | Nate Beatty | 16 | ( | 6.50 | min per mile) |
| 16 | 24.22 | Charlie Greystone | 47 | ( | 6.52 | min per mile) |
| 17 | 24.45 | Mark Zerbe | 42 | ( | 6.58 | min per mile) |
| 18 | 24.54 | Mike Matthews | 40 | ( | 7.01 | min per mile) |
| 19 | 25.02 | Paul Teixeira | 43 | ( | 7.03 | min per mile) |
| 20 | 25.19 | Al Curtis | 40 | ( | 7.08 | min per mile) |
| 21 | 25.36 | Kyle Gancher | 36 | ( | 7.13 | min per mile) |
| 22 | 25.49 | Mark Losacco | 34 | ( | 7.16 | min per mile) |
| 23 | 26.09 | Bruce Goulart | 53 | ( | 7.22 | min per mile) |
| 24 | 26.41 | Scott Benjamin | 45 | ( | 7.31 | min per mile) |
| 25 | 27.07 | David DeBoy | 32 | ( | 7.38 | min per mile) |
| 26 | 27.34 | Chris Childs | 44 | ( | 7.46 | min per mile) |
| 27 | 27.50 | Peg Molina | 45 | ( | 7.50 | min per mile) |
| 28 | 28.04 | Bob Lewis | 38 | ( | 7.54 | min per mile) |
| 29 | 28.06 | Mario Hasz | 54 | ( | 7.55 | min per mile) |
| 30 | 28.16 | Lynn Zuback | 37 | ( | 7.58 | min per mile) |
| 31 | 28.21 | Chris Powderly | 50 | ( | 7.59 | min per mile) |
| 32 | 29.09 | Nora Hulton | 39 | ( | 8.13 | min per mile) |
| 33 | 29.10 | Ed Moros | 55 | ( | 8.13 | min per mile) |
| 34 | 29.33 | Gisela Boelhouwer | 38 | ( | 8.19 | min per mile) |
| 35 | 30.27 | Jack Senich | 37 | ( | 8.35 | min per mile) |
| 36 | 30.31 | Tom McNulty | 37 | ( | 8.36 | min per mile) |
| 37 | 31.34 | Paul Butler | 45 | ( | 8.54 | min per mile) |
| 38 | 32.10 | Sharon Gawe | 50 | ( | 9.04 | min per mile) |
| 39 | 32.11 | Shiloh Gawe | 3 | ( | 9.04 | min per mile) |
| 40 | 32.24 | Dennis Harrington | 49 | ( | 9.08 | min per mile) |
| 41 | 32.57 | Ken deGot | 39 | ( | 9.17 | min per mile) |
| 42 | 33.09 | Jim Little | 49 | ( | 9.20 | min per mile) |
| 43 | 33.47 | Charlie Euston | 58 | ( | 9.31 | min per mile) |
| 44 | 35.16 | Al Mletzko | 60 | ( | 9.56 | min per mile) |
| 45 | 36.02 | Howie Nixon | 72 | ( | 10.09 | min per mile) |
| 46 | 36.38 | Ron Karl | 61 | ( | 10.19 | min per mile) |
| 47 | 36.49 | Ray Keough | 48 | ( | 10.22 | min per mile) |
| 48 | 38.29 | Carl Myhill | 63 | ( | 10.50 | min per mile) |
| 49 | 40.17 | Bob Satterlee | 54 | ( | 11.21 | min per mile) |
| 50 | 41.05 | Bob Murphy | 46 | ( | 11.34 | min per mile) |
| 51 | 41.12 | Dyrak Gancher | 31 | ( | 11.36 | min per mile) |
| 52 | 41.43 | Corinne Bellemare | 44 | ( | 11.45 | min per mile) |
| 53 | 41.55 | Fay Hunt | 44 | ( | 11.48 | min per mile) |
| A.t 2.4 mi | ||||||
| 54 | 27.06 | Liz Curtis | 37 | ( | 11.18 | min per mile) |
| 55 | 27.06 | Cindy Gallagher | 33 | ( | 11.18 | min per mile) |
| 56 | 30.10 | Jen Day | 38 | ( | 12.34 | min per mile) |
This week compared to last week. Most people improved.
| This week | Last week | change | ||
| 1 | Bob Murphy | 41.05 | 46.11 | 5.06 |
| 2 | Dyrak Gancher | 41.12 | 45.17 | 4.05 |
| 3 | Fay Hunt | 41.55 | 45.16 | 3.21 |
| 4 | Dennis Harrington | 32.24 | 34.49 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Paul Butler | 31.34 | 33.15 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Ron Karl | 36.38 | 38.18 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Chris Powderly | 28.21 | 29.56 | 1.35 |
| 8 | Scott Benjamin | 26.41 | 27.53 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Jim Little | 33.09 | 34.21 | 1.12 |
| 10 | Al Curtis | 25.19 | 26.19 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Mark Andrejczyk | 23.27 | 24.26 | 0.59 |
| 12 | John Adomelis | 23.22 | 24.02 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Tom McNulty | 30.31 | 31.11 | 0.40 |
| 14 | Mark Losacco | 25.49 | 26.27 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Charlie Euston | 33.47 | 34.24 | 0.37 |
| 16 | Ray Keough | 36.49 | 37.24 | 0.35 |
| 17 | Ken Merrick | 20.30 | 21.00 | 0.30 |
| 18 | Mike Abraham | 22.22 | 22.44 | 0.22 |
| 19 | Sharon Gawe | 32.10 | 32.31 | 0.21 |
| 20 | Shiloh Gawe | 32.11 | 32.32 | 0.21 |
| 21 | Steve Benoit | 22.43 | 23.00 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Adam Kozak | 21.22 | 21.36 | 0.14 |
| 23 | Chris Bacich | 21.25 | 21.39 | 0.14 |
| 24 | Lou Denaro | 22.28 | 22.37 | 0.09 |
| 25 | Ed Sandifer | 22.04 | 22.11 | 0.07 |
| 26 | Mario Hasz | 28.06 | 28.08 | 0.02 |
| 27 | Chris Childs | 27.34 | 27.35 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Paul Teixeira | 25.02 | 25.02 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Mark Zerbe | 24.45 | 24.19 | -0.26 |
| 30 | Charlie Greystone | 24.22 | 23.53 | -0.29 |
| 31 | Nora Hulton | 29.09 | 28.38 | -0.31 |
| 32 | Marge Demarrais | 23.56 | 23.20 | -0.36 |
| 33 | Lynn Zuback | 28.16 | 27.30 | -0.46 |
| 34 | David DeBoy | 27.07 | 26.04 | -1.03 |
| 35 | Peg Molina | 27.50 | 26.39 | -1.11 |
| 36 | Al Mletzko | 35.16 | 26.02 | -9.14 |
Last modified: March 22, 2003