2005 Roxbury Race #37

5.0 miles - Squire Road

November 5, 2005

8:30 am. 40-60 degrees, sun, rapid warming

   

LoSacco, Quist Win Bob Lewis Classic

     After 22 years as the Head Director of the Roxbury Road Races, Bob Lewis has a race named after him.  What used to the the Mid-Autumn Championship is now the Bob Lewis Classic.  Mark LoSacco and Pam Quist are the first Champions in the new race. Both winners won a nice, framed championship plaque designed by Dave Harvey, but only Mark had the time to stay and pick it up, so we only have his picture.

    Mark faced a long challenge from Mike "Abe" Abraham.  They went down the long South Street hill together, but as they turned on to Squire Road and started the huge climb up Squire, and then Apple Lane, Mark gradually pulled away.  As they went down the other side past the three mile mark, Abe made a move to close the gap, but the down-hill ended, and so did the challenge.  Abe backed off and Mark pulled away to win by a minute.

    The women's race was almost as close, but not quite as dramatic.  Pam Quist went out ahead of Caroline White and ran a strong, steady race.  Caroline also ran a strong, steady race, but ran it about 20 seconds a mile slower, and the gap between the two opened inexorably.

    There were a number of close finishes.  Archrivals of over 20 years, Scott Benjamin finished just one place and 25 seconds ahead of Bob Lewis.  Mo van Moffaert put over a minute on Steve Schoeller this week, but he, in turn, dug deep to finish ahead of Sinead Blevio.  Chris Deming clobbered the Fossil this week, and Chas Greystone had one of his best races since turning 50 not too long ago.

Next Week's Course

    Several Roxbury Regulars are running the New York City Marathon this weekend.  To reward them when they get back, we'll be running one of the most difficult courses on the Roxbury calendar, the 6.7 mile Painter Ridge course.  The route starts innocently enough going down West Apple Lane, then left for a relatively flat stretch of South Street and past the General Store.  Then, though, there is the formidable climb across Ranney Hill Road, the dive down the other side, and then the long challenge of Painter Ridge Road.  After that, we are usually too tired to enjoy the two miles mostly down hill.

    It is a very satisfying course to finish.

Safety

    Now that autumn is here, the sun is lower in the sky at 8:30 and the drivers might have trouble seeing us.  Be extra careful.

    Fossil has three rules of running:

  1. Be safe

  2. Have fun

  3. It's more fun if you run well

    Be nice to the drivers.  For the most part, they like us, and they are proud to have us running in Roxbury.  Smile, and, if you wave, be sure you use all five fingers.

This week's pictures

     Up top we see this week's winner, Mark LoSacco with his plaque.  Pam will get one almost exactly like it.  Be careful hanging it up, as the hanger mounts on the back are upside down. 

    Below that, we have Nora Hulton, posing with friends Tom McNulty and Chris Norris.  Note Nora's innovative foot gear.  She's nearing the end of a long recovery from a dancing accident earlier this year, and hasn't been able to race since it was still cold back in the Spring.  It was good to see her, and she helped out at the finish line, handing out sticks.

    Below that, we have one of this week's unique features, the Pumpkin Hazard that appeared at the corner of Apple Lane and South Street.  Apparently, all of this week's Roxbury Runners were alert and agile, and survived the Pumpkin Hazard without ill effects.

    Along side the results we have Lynnie Zuback and Sinnead Blevio smiling, with Ron Karl behaving himself in the background.  Then there's a shot of Christina Clark going fast, and then one of Fast Mario Hasz and his wife Diane, the Belle of the Finish Line.  

    Down at the bottom, we have three women smiling after the race, Fossil meeting a dragon in Germany, and a collection of three sets of feet. 

      The Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on RunningInTheUSA and on HiTekRacing.com

 

   

 

 
1 31.06 Mark LoSacco 36 ( 6.13 min per mile)
2 32.08 Mike Abraham 46 ( 6.26 min per mile)
3 32.52 Nelson Azevedo 46 ( 6.34 min per mile)
4 33.06 Mike Ruospo 41 ( 6.37 min per mile)
5 33.37 Lou Denaro 46 ( 6.43 min per mile)
6 33.40 Jeff Tindell 55 ( 6.44 min per mile)
7 34.24 Chas Greystone 50 ( 6.53 min per mile)
8 34.48 Jeff Sheldon 25 ( 6.58 min per mile)
9 35.06 Pam Quist 42 ( 7.01 min per mile)
10 35.22 Chris Deming 39 ( 7.04 min per mile)
11 35.34 Ed Sandifer 53 ( 7.07 min per mile)
12 36.18 Bruce Goulart 55 ( 7.16 min per mile)
13 36.30 Caroline White 42 ( 7.18 min per mile)
14 36.34 Chris DePalma 39 ( 7.19 min per mile)
15 37.42 Chris Childs 47 ( 7.32 min per mile)
16 38.49 Mario Hasz 57 ( 7.46 min per mile)
17 38.57 Tom McNulty 39 ( 7.47 min per mile)
18 39.13 Mark Zerbe 45 ( 7.51 min per mile)
19 39.15 Cindy Scannell 47 ( 7.51 min per mile)
20 40.17 Jinks S 26 ( 8.03 min per mile)
21 40.24 Chris Norris 36 ( 8.05 min per mile)
22 40.27 Scott Benjamin 47 ( 8.05 min per mile)
23 40.52 Bob Lewis 41 ( 8.10 min per mile)
24 41.48 Lynn Zuback 40 ( 8.22 min per mile)
25 42.19 Paul Butler 47 ( 8.28 min per mile)
26 43.52 Katie Neils 13 ( 8.46 min per mile)
27 43.53 Ed Moros 57 ( 8.47 min per mile)
28 44.16 Mo Van Moffaert 45 ( 8.51 min per mile)
29 45.07 Bob Satterlee 57 ( 9.01 min per mile)
30 45.22 Steve Schoeller 51 ( 9.04 min per mile)
31 46.14 Sinead Blevio 33 ( 9.15 min per mile)
32 48.47 Ron Karl 64 ( 9.45 min per mile)
33 50.03 George Hermann 47 ( 10.01 min per mile)
34 52.48 Charlie Euston 61 ( 10.34 min per mile)
35 55.04 Dennis Harrington 52 ( 11.01 min per mile)
36 56.12 Prasama Sangkachand 46 ( 11.14 min per mile)
37 56.49 Corinne Bellemare 47 ( 11.22 min per mile)
38   Lee Ann Zarger        
39   Copper Zarger        
Alt 2.4 mi
40 24.30 Jessica Lynch 14 ( 10.13 min per mile)
41 24.32 Dan Lynch 43 ( 10.13 min per mile)
42 24.36 Sharon Gawe 51 ( 10.15 min per mile)
Alt 0.41 mi
43 3.53 Shiloh Gawe 5 ( 9.28 min per mile)

 

  

 

 

 

 

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