Dennen & Quist Emerge From the Fog Victorious
A large field of 46 runners turned out despite the chilly temperatures and a sky
that threatened rain to take on the out-and-back 4.3 mile High Bridge Rd course.
The field included Roxbury '04 rookie Pat Dennen who went out fast, never let
up, and ran away with the race in his debut with a time of 23:54. We kept
waiting for him to get tired... Second and third place finishers Mark
Andrejczyk and Ken Moffit had a little battle going. Ken lead for most of
the race, but Mark outpaced him with just about a mile to go. In another
close battle, Pam Quist took home her second win of the season. Pam
finished the course in 31:56 with Andrea Behling trailing by just 17 seconds.
The battles were not limited to two-legged
competitors. In an alternate course race of 1.05 miles Betsy Daniels'
friends Oliver and Rupert made it a close one. In the end the older and
wiser Oliver managed to nose out young upstart Rupert by half a whisker.
Almost too close to call.
The runs, which start and finish near the Everett Hurlbut
Community Park on West Apple Lane, are sponsored by the Roxbury Recreation
Commission.
Timing
Despite WebGuy Sr's claim last week that
we would find a new way to mess up this week, (see last week's timer paper
fiasco), the race results are guaranteed to be 99.95% accurate. If your
time falls within that 0.05% consider yourself lucky and email the correction to
WebGuy Jr at marksl2@earthlink.net.
Upcoming Marathons
Mario Hasz is running the Hartford Marathon
next week. It will be his first, though he has already run farther in a
training run! Mario will need to write us a nice report about the
experience so we can share it on the site.
Other upcoming marathoners include:
For Ken it will be his 66th marathon, and his first
New York. Email us if you are
running one too.
Don't forget about the Roxbury Marathon.
How else can you be motivated to run the down Hemlock loop 5 times in one day?
We need volunteers to help out for the race which is to be held Dec. 11th.
Let Bob Lewis or Scott Benjamin know if you can help out.
Pictures
Up top, we have this week's winner Pam Quist. The
photo was taken during the 2001 season. Below Pam, we
have marathoner Mario Hasz finishing strong in a race last year. Down
below we have Terry Lyons and women's points leader Lynn Zuback in the parking lot in
front of the cars of the people watching the soccer game. Below that is
a shot of Peg Molina, Mike Abraham and Bob Lewis.
Way down at the bottom, the Dragon remains. At this
point WebGuy Jr. is afraid to get rid of him.
Upcoming Races
Monroe Madness Road Race Series
- 2.6 miles - Sun October 10 - The Monroe Road Race Series is organized by Roxbury regular
Mark Andrejczyk.
Marathons
Scott Benjamin has taken the lead in getting it
organized. If you have ideas, talk to Scott, or
talk to Fossil, or eMail Web Guy (esandifer@earthlink.net
) We'll remind you of the
issues.
- When? Saturday, December 11
- Course - We're considering 8.4 miles down to Judd's Bridge and back,
followed by five 3.55 mile loops (Down Hemlock). This would make it so we could have LOTS of water stops with
just a few volunteers.
- Relays? People seem to think we should include a marathon relay.
- Who? Scott Benjamin is Race Director, and many people are already
volunteering. When you volunteer, be sure to tell him what you are
willing to do to help. He'll try to keep a list.
- If we want to use this to qualify for Boston or anything, there are some
hoops necessary, like getting the course certified and sanctioned.
Anyone willing to do that work?
The
Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on RunningInTheUSA
and on HiTekRacing.com
This week's results 
