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3.55 miles up Hemlock
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They say that "April showers bring May
flowers." 
Then
what does freezing rain in April bring? Of course, no whiners run in
Roxbury, so nobody at all complained about the conditions, though even the
Fossil can't remember when conditions were ever so harsh in April in
Roxbury. A night of sleet and freezing rain had left a quarter to a half
an inch of ice pellets coating about a third of the course.
Amid all this, a new guy won the race. Much of the
New Milford track team ran this week, and they took places 1, 2, 3, 
6,
8 and 17. Number 1 was Ben Danton, who transferred to New Milford from
farther east over the winter break. More than one of his teammates noted
that, being polite and intelligent, Ben certainly doesn't fit in with the rest
of the team yet, but he shows some promise.
The race began with Danton and last week's winner Bryan McWilliams going out like madmen. Ben blamed Bryan for the fast start. After half a mile, as they turned on to South Street, Ben began to open a gap. He opened the gap slowly but steadily for the rest of the race to finish in 19:38, one of the fastest times on this course since back when Mark Chantry was still good.
Of 25 people who ran this course both last week and this week, only four managed to go faster this week. Fast improving Dyrak Gancher knocked 2:20 off his time. The consistency award goes to Mike Abraham, two seconds slower this week than last. The average "improvement" was a negative 54 seconds.
In the pictures, Tom McNulty and a trash can at last December's awards ceremony after the last race. Then there's Peg Molina, who's injured right now, but walked most of the course anyway. 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 | 19.38 | Ben Danton | 17 | ( | 5.32 | min per mile) |
| 2 | 20.52 | Bryan MacWilliams | 17 | ( | 5.53 | min per mile) |
| 3 | 21.32 | Nick DeCrescenzo | 16 | ( | 6.04 | min per mile) |
| 4 | 21.48 | Chris Bacich | 41 | ( | 6.08 | min per mile) |
| 5 | 22.27 | Mike Abraham | 43 | ( | 6.19 | min per mile) |
| 6 | 22.58 | Jordan Akselrad | 17 | ( | 6.28 | min per mile) |
| 7 | 23.09 | Ed Sandifer | 51 | ( | 6.31 | min per mile) |
| 8 | 23.15 | John Freeman | 17 | ( | 6.33 | min per mile) |
| 9 | 23.57 | Marge Demarrais | 39 | ( | 6.45 | min per mile) |
| 10 | 24.15 | John Adomelis | 48 | ( | 6.50 | min per mile) |
| 11 | 24.20 | Mark Zerbe | 42 | ( | 6.51 | min per mile) |
| 12 | 24.25 | Mark Andrejczyk | 30 | ( | 6.53 | min per mile) |
| 13 | 25.34 | Mark Losacco | 34 | ( | 7.12 | min per mile) |
| 14 | 25.50 | Paul Teixeira | 43 | ( | 7.17 | min per mile) |
| 15 | 26.04 | Al Curtis | 40 | ( | 7.21 | min per mile) |
| 16 | 26.46 | Kyle Gancher | 36 | ( | 7.32 | min per mile) |
| 17 | 27.14 | Nate Beatty | 16 | ( | 7.40 | min per mile) |
| 18 | 27.38 | Scott Benjamin | 45 | ( | 7.47 | min per mile) |
| 19 | 28.17 | Chris Childs | 44 | ( | 7.58 | min per mile) |
| 20 | 28.50 | Lynn Zuback | 37 | ( | 8.07 | min per mile) |
| 21 | 29.05 | Chris Powderly | 50 | ( | 8.12 | min per mile) |
| 22 | 29.07 | Nora Hulton | 39 | ( | 8.12 | min per mile) |
| 23 | 31.08 | David DeBoy | 32 | ( | 8.46 | min per mile) |
| 24 | 31.17 | Bob Lewis | 38 | ( | 8.49 | min per mile) |
| 25 | 31.26 | Tom McNulty | 37 | ( | 8.51 | min per mile) |
| 26 | 32.21 | Katie Neils | 10 | ( | 9.07 | min per mile) |
| 27 | 32.40 | Mo van Moffaert | 43 | ( | 9.12 | min per mile) |
| 28 | 34.09 | Jim Little | 49 | ( | 9.37 | min per mile) |
| 29 | 34.09 | Carl Hunt | 52 | ( | 9.37 | min per mile) |
| 30 | 34.09 | Charlie Euston | 58 | ( | 9.37 | min per mile) |
| 31 | 35.25 | Lee Ann Zarger | 48 | ( | 9.59 | min per mile) |
| 32 | 35.26 | Copper Zarger | 2 | ( | 9.59 | min per mile) |
| 33 | 36.00 | Al Mletzko | 60 | ( | 10.08 | min per mile) |
| 34 | 37.10 | Corinne Bellemare | 44 | ( | 10.28 | min per mile) |
| 35 | 37.50 | Dyrak Gancher | 31 | ( | 10.39 | min per mile) |
| 36 | 38.20 | David Kirk | ? | ( | 10.48 | min per mile) |
| 37 | 42.09 | Peg Molina | 45 | ( | 11.52 | min per mile) |
| 38 | 64.25 | Rob McNamare | 32 | ( | 18.09 | min per mile) |
| Alt 2.4 miles | ||||||
| 39 | 24.45 | Ian Curtis | 8 | ( | 10.19 | min per mile) |
| 40 | 25.45 | Claire Curtis | 12 | ( | 10.44 | min per mile) |
| 41 | 25.45 | Liz Curtis | 37 | ( | 10.44 | min per mile) |
Most people were slower this week.
| This week | Last week | Improvement | ||
| 1 | Dyrak Gancher | 37.50 | 40.18 | 2.28 |
| 2 | Mark Zerbe | 24.20 | 25.00 | 0.40 |
| 3 | Mark Losacco | 25.34 | 25.47 | 0.13 |
| 4 | Corinne Bellemare | 37.10 | 37.22 | 0.12 |
| 5 | Mike Abraham | 22.27 | 22.25 | -0.02 |
| 6 | Al Curtis | 26.04 | 26.01 | -0.03 |
| 7 | Chris Powderly | 29.05 | 29.00 | -0.05 |
| 8 | Charlie Euston | 34.09 | 33.57 | -0.12 |
| 9 | Nora Hulton | 29.07 | 28.52 | -0.15 |
| 10 | Ed Sandifer | 23.09 | 22.51 | -0.18 |
| 11 | Bryan MacWilliams | 20.52 | 20.33 | -0.19 |
| 12 | Mo van Moffaert | 32.40 | 32.20 | -0.20 |
| 13 | John Adomelis | 24.15 | 23.24 | -0.51 |
| 14 | Jim Little | 34.09 | 33.15 | -0.54 |
| 15 | Lynn Zuback | 28.50 | 27.39 | -1.11 |
| 16 | Carl Hunt | 34.09 | 32.56 | -1.13 |
| 17 | Mark Andrejczyk | 24.25 | 23.08 | -1.17 |
| 18 | Tom McNulty | 31.26 | 29.57 | -1.29 |
| 19 | Scott Benjamin | 27.38 | 26.08 | -1.30 |
| 20 | Paul Teixeira | 25.50 | 24.17 | -1.33 |
| 21 | Chris Childs | 28.17 | 26.39 | -1.38 |
| 22 | Katie Neils | 32.21 | 30.43 | -1.38 |
| 23 | Al Mletzko | 36.00 | 33.18 | -2.42 |
| 24 | Bob Lewis | 31.17 | 27.46 | -3.31 |
| 25 | David DeBoy | 31.08 | 26.05 | -5.03 |
Last modified: April 5, 2003