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Whether you alphabetize by first name or last name, Bryan
MacWilliams 
comes
before Ken Merrick. That's the order in which they finished this week's
3.55 mile Roxbury Race, too. Bryan started the race shot from a gun.
He had at least a 50 meter lead when he turned on to South Street just half a
mile into the race. Ken said "He just disappeared. I saw him
for a second as we turned on to the dirt road." Bryan said
"That's the way you run when your girlfriend is watching."
So, Bryan brought his girlfriend, Dawn. Ken
brought his dog, 
Shadow.
Our conclusion? Dogs are good, but ...
Among the women, Marge missed this week, leaving the field wide open, and so Lynn Zuback became the third different Women's winner for the year. (There have been only two winners for the men.) Gisela Boelhouwer and Nora Hulton were only six seconds apart, about a minute behind Rapid Lynn.
Thirty-seven people ran both last week and this week. We went the other direction this week, and most people seem to think that it is more difficult this direction, because we have to climb Hemlock for a kilometer (about 2/3 of a mile) near the end of the race. On the average, though we were 13 seconds faster this week, and 19 out of 37 were faster this week. That's statistics for you. Corinne Bellemare gained the most from changing directions, running 4:21 faster. Meanwhile, the reversal cost Dennis Harrington 1:47. Mario Hasz is Mr. Consistency this week, running only one second slower this week than last. A table is at the bottom of the page.
New pictures this week. At the top of the page, we have winner Bryan MacWilliams sitting in the trunk of his car before a race last fall. In the middle, Tom McNulty and a trash can at last December's awards ceremony after the last race. At the bottom, Betsy Daniels, dressed in red, with snow in the background.
The Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on CoolRunning.com and on HiTekRacing.com
This week's Roxbury
results
| 1 | 20.33 | Bryan MacWilliams | 17 | ( | 5.47 | min per mile) |
| 2 | 21.28 | Ken Merrick | 34 | ( | 6.03 | min per mile) |
| 3 | 22.02 | Vernon LeRoux | 47 | ( | 6.12 | min per mile) |
| 4 | 22.14 | Lou Denaro | 42 | ( | 6.16 | min per mile) |
| 5 | 22.25 | Mike Abraham | 43 | ( | 6.19 | min per mile) |
| 6 | 22.51 | Ed Sandifer | 51 | ( | 6.26 | min per mile) |
| 7 | 23.08 | Mark Andrejczyk | 30 | ( | 6.31 | min per mile) |
| 8 | 23.16 | Don Smith | 58 | ( | 6.33 | min per mile) |
| 9 | 23.24 | John Adomelis | 48 | ( | 6.35 | min per mile) |
| 10 | 23.33 | Spenser Sass | 13 | ( | 6.38 | min per mile) |
| 11 | 23.34 | Dan Lamb | 41 | ( | 6.38 | min per mile) |
| 12 | 24.17 | Paul Teixeira | 43 | ( | 6.50 | min per mile) |
| 13 | 24.35 | Mike Matthews | 40 | ( | 6.55 | min per mile) |
| 14 | 25.00 | Mark Zerbe | 42 | ( | 7.03 | min per mile) |
| 15 | 25.39 | Charlie Greystone | 47 | ( | 7.14 | min per mile) |
| 16 | 25.47 | Mark Losacco | 34 | ( | 7.16 | min per mile) |
| 17 | 26.01 | Al Curtis | 40 | ( | 7.20 | min per mile) |
| 18 | 26.05 | David DeBoy | 32 | ( | 7.21 | min per mile) |
| 19 | 26.08 | Scott Benjamin | 45 | ( | 7.22 | min per mile) |
| 20 | 26.23 | James Torres | 14 | ( | 7.26 | min per mile) |
| 21 | 26.39 | Chris Childs | 44 | ( | 7.30 | min per mile) |
| 22 | 27.37 | Bruce Goulart | 53 | ( | 7.47 | min per mile) |
| 23 | 27.39 | Lynn Zuback | 37 | ( | 7.47 | min per mile) |
| 24 | 27.46 | Bob Lewis | 38 | ( | 7.49 | min per mile) |
| 25 | 28.07 | Mario Hasz | 54 | ( | 7.55 | min per mile) |
| 26 | 28.46 | Gisela Boelhouwer | 38 | ( | 8.06 | min per mile) |
| 27 | 28.52 | Nora Hulton | 39 | ( | 8.08 | min per mile) |
| 28 | 29.00 | Chris Powderly | 50 | ( | 8.10 | min per mile) |
| 29 | 29.57 | Tom McNulty | 37 | ( | 8.26 | min per mile) |
| 30 | 30.31 | Paul Butler | 45 | ( | 8.36 | min per mile) |
| 31 | 30.43 | Katie Neils | 10 | ( | 8.39 | min per mile) |
| 32 | 30.45 | Wendy Carlson | ( | 8.40 | min per mile) | |
| 33 | 31.43 | Charles Yagielski | 65 | ( | 8.56 | min per mile) |
| 34 | 32.20 | Mo van Moffaert | 43 | ( | 9.06 | min per mile) |
| 35 | 32.56 | Carl Hunt | 59 | ( | 9.17 | min per mile) |
| 36 | 33.12 | Paula Gioia | 38 | ( | 9.21 | min per mile) |
| 37 | 33.15 | Jim Little | 49 | ( | 9.22 | min per mile) |
| 38 | 33.18 | Al Mletzko | 60 | ( | 9.23 | min per mile) |
| 39 | 33.57 | Charlie Euston | 58 | ( | 9.34 | min per mile) |
| 40 | 34.11 | Dennis Harrington | 49 | ( | 9.38 | min per mile) |
| 41 | 35.34 | Betsy Daniels | 42 | ( | 10.01 | min per mile) |
| 42 | 35.59 | Carl Myhill | 63 | ( | 10.08 | min per mile) |
| 43 | 36.21 | Howie Nixon | 72 | ( | 10.14 | min per mile) |
| 44 | 37.10 | Ron Karl | 61 | ( | 10.28 | min per mile) |
| 45 | 37.22 | Corinne Bellemare | 44 | ( | 10.32 | min per mile) |
| 46 | 40.18 | Dyrak Gancher | 31 | ( | 11.21 | min per mile) |
| 47 | 40.37 | Liz Curtis | 37 | ( | 11.26 | min per mile) |
| Alt 2.4 miles | ||||||
| 48 | 25.44 | Fay Hunt | 44 | ( | 10.43 | min per mile) |
Most people were slower this week.
| This week | Last week | Improvement | ||
| 1 | Corinne Bellemare | 37.22 | 41.43 | 4.21 |
| 2 | Carl Myhill | 35.59 | 38.29 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Al Mletzko | 33.18 | 35.16 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Paul Butler | 30.31 | 31.34 | 1.03 |
| 5 | David DeBoy | 26.05 | 27.07 | 1.02 |
| 6 | Chris Childs | 26.39 | 27.34 | 0.55 |
| 7 | Dyrak Gancher | 40.18 | 41.12 | 0.54 |
| 8 | Gisela Boelhouwer | 28.46 | 29.33 | 0.47 |
| 9 | Paul Teixeira | 24.17 | 25.02 | 0.45 |
| 10 | Lynn Zuback | 27.39 | 28.16 | 0.37 |
| 11 | Tom McNulty | 29.57 | 30.31 | 0.34 |
| 12 | Scott Benjamin | 26.08 | 26.41 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Mark Andrejczyk | 23.08 | 23.27 | 0.19 |
| 14 | Mike Matthews | 24.35 | 24.54 | 0.19 |
| 15 | Bob Lewis | 27.46 | 28.04 | 0.18 |
| 16 | Nora Hulton | 28.52 | 29.09 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Don Smith | 23.16 | 23.32 | 0.16 |
| 18 | Lou Denaro | 22.14 | 22.28 | 0.14 |
| 19 | Mark Losacco | 25.47 | 25.49 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Mario Hasz | 28.07 | 28.06 | -0.01 |
| 21 | John Adomelis | 23.24 | 23.22 | -0.02 |
| 22 | Mike Abraham | 22.25 | 22.22 | -0.03 |
| 23 | Jim Little | 33.15 | 33.09 | -0.06 |
| 24 | Dan Lamb | 23.34 | 23.25 | -0.09 |
| 25 | Vernon LeRoux | 22.02 | 21.52 | -0.10 |
| 26 | Charlie Euston | 33.57 | 33.47 | -0.10 |
| 27 | Bryan MacWilliams | 20.33 | 20.19 | -0.14 |
| 28 | Mark Zerbe | 25.00 | 24.45 | -0.15 |
| 29 | Howie Nixon | 36.21 | 36.02 | -0.19 |
| 30 | Ron Karl | 37.10 | 36.38 | -0.32 |
| 31 | Chris Powderly | 29.00 | 28.21 | -0.39 |
| 32 | Al Curtis | 26.01 | 25.19 | -0.42 |
| 33 | Ed Sandifer | 22.51 | 22.04 | -0.47 |
| 34 | Ken Merrick | 21.28 | 20.30 | -0.58 |
| 35 | Charlie Greystone | 25.39 | 24.22 | -1.17 |
| 36 | Bruce Goulart | 27.37 | 26.09 | -1.28 |
| 37 | Dennis Harrington | 34.11 | 32.24 | -1.47 |
Last modified: March 29, 2003