Andrejczyk & Rapid Lynn Lead Field
It
was a beautiful autumn day for those on hand to test themselves today on the
Hemlock/Ranney Hill 4.2 mile course. The foursome of Mark Andrejczyk, Ken
Moffitt, Mike Abraham and Jeff Sheldon lead the field early by charging up the
Hemlock Rd. summit. Mark picked things up coming off the long downhill and
lead the field by 15 seconds or so on the charge up Ranney Hill. No one
would catch him as he beat even the race timer to the finish line with a time of
25:06. This was Mark's 7th victory this year at Roxbury. Meanwhile,
Ken Merrick who started out slower worked his way up the field to finish second.
Word is that Ken Moffitt didn't go down without a fight, and he rounded out the
top three.
Rapid Lynn Zuback garnered her first win at
Roxbury this year, holding off second place female finisher Cindy Scannell by
about 35 seconds and finishing with a time of 32:51.
The runs, which start and finish near the Everett Hurlbut
Community Park on West Apple Lane, are sponsored by the Roxbury Recreation
Commission.
Timing Problems
Remember when Web Guy Sr. mentioned that
we would find a new way to mess up in upcoming weeks? This week there were
39 runners, but only 38 times recorded. This happens when two people
finish together and we only click the stopwatch one time. We think those
runners were Kathy Kost and Christal Preszler (sp?). If this is wrong, or
if you know your time and think we've messed up, email Web Guy Jr. at
marksl2@earthlink.net and he will
make the correction.
Pictures
Up top, this week's winner Lynn Zuback gives a friendly
wave. She's carrying water because they photo was taken during warmer
days. Below that, Bob Satterlee stretches before the race with the
pavilion and nice foliage in the background. At right Tom
McNulty, Lynn Zuback, Paul Teixeira and Cindy Scannell, running after the race,
with John Kane's soccer team practicing in the background.
Below Mario Hasz warms up just a week after running a 4:06 at the
Hartford Marathon. He'd been aiming for a 4:30. He's wearing a jacket as
colorful as the foliage.
By the results is a shot of the New Milford boys cross country team.
They showed up to run a workout from the Rec Area shortly after the race.
Those of you who actually read the text in this section of the
write up will be long familiar with Web Guy Jr's anxiety over the dragon photo.
As part of his self-prescribed therapy he has removed the dragon photo this
week. It makes him uncomfortable to say any more about this.
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 - 8.4 miles down to Judd's Bridge and back,
followed by five 3.55 mile loops (Down Hemlock). This makes it so we can have LOTS of water stops with
just a few volunteers.
- Relays? People seem to think we should include a marathon relay. How
does this sound for a relay - one 4-mile leg down to Judd's bridge, another
one back up, two 7.1 mile legs, two laps each, and then one 3.55 mile leg,
just one lap? Tell Scott if you like the idea.
- 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. To
certify the course, we need to calibrate the bicycle wheels on an accurate
three or four mile stretch of road. Does anyone know where there is a
long stretch of smooth state or US highway with those green mile markers on
it? Contact WebGuy at esandifer@earthlink.net
if you know such a stretch of road.
The
Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on RunningInTheUSA
and on HiTekRacing.com
This week's results 
