2006 Roxbury Race #3

3.52 miles - Up Chalybes

March 4, 2006

8:30 am. 20-25 degrees, wind, snow on the ground, some ice

   

Denen & Hannibal Hot on a Cold Day

    Thursday's snowstorm didn't deter 50 runners, who braved the elements and the wind for this week's 3.52 mile Roxbury Road Race.  Conditions were generally good, but as it happens, there was a bit of a snow drift right at the starting line, so the first 30 yards or so were on tricky footing.  As a result, most people started a little slow.

    Last week's winner, John Hirsch, and 2006 first-timer Pat Dennen, though went out like they were shot from a gun.  John, though, quickly learned that the kid was for real, and found himself all alone, well ahead of the folks behind him, but watching Pat disappear over the hill.  By the end of the race, Pat had built a two minute lead, while Ken Merrick kept John's heels warm from about 15 seconds  farther back.

    Among the women, only 24 seconds, but six places separated last week's winner Jenna Hannabal from Terri Lee.  Jenna becomes the season's first two-time winner.

Run For A Cure Rescheduled - This week at 9:30

    If you show up at the Rec Area  at 8:30 this Saturday, you'll be an hour early and a mile off target.  We'll be having the Thanksgiving Day Run For A Cure (snowed out in November), and we'll start at the Congregational Church, just east of the Monument at the north end of South Street.

    This race WILL count for Roxbury Points.  Expect a fairly large turnout, so if you want lots of those Prestigious Roxbury Points, make sure you're there.

      Click here for more details.  

Safety

    Safety is important to us, as we don't run on closed roads and generally like each other.  

    It is safest if we face traffic as much as possible.  Also, it is safer if we are all on the same side of the road, instead of making traffic drive between runners.

    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

    We have all "new" pictures this week.  At the top, we have a nice picture of Sharon and Shiloh.  To the right, here, is a picture from the March 15, 2005 race, when conditions were clearly adverse.

    Along the side of the results, we have Mo van Moffaert about to get her stick from Ken Merrick.  Then there's a shot of two camera-shy runners, hiding where they think we won't take their pictures.  Below that is a picture of physical therapist Mike Candito, who now lives in Massachusetts.  The Fossil credits Mike with saving his Achilles tendon, and thus helping end the Fossil's plague of injuries.  Thanks, Mike.

    Along the bottom is another Winter start from 1998.  How many of the people can you identify?

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

 

 

 
1 19.44 Pat Dennen 25 ( 5.36 min per mile)
2 21.46 John Hirsch 30 ( 6.11 min per mile)
3 22.00 Ken Merrick 37 ( 6.15 min per mile)
4 22.21 Mark LoSacco 37 ( 6.21 min per mile)
5 22.36 Scott Holmes 44 ( 6.25 min per mile)
6 22.46 Mike Ruospo 41 ( 6.28 min per mile)
7 23.15 Mike Abraham 47 ( 6.36 min per mile)
8 23.31 Brian Vanderheiden 36 ( 6.41 min per mile)
9 24.00 Chris Deming 39 ( 6.49 min per mile)
10 24.06 Ed Sandifer 54 ( 6.51 min per mile)
11 24.34 Jeff Tindell 56 ( 6.59 min per mile)
12 24.52 Chris DePalma 39 ( 7.04 min per mile)
13 25.08 Lou Denaro 45 ( 7.08 min per mile)
14 25.22 Eddie Gorecki 52 ( 7.12 min per mile)
15 25.56 Tom McNulty 40 ( 7.22 min per mile)
16 26.06 Jenna Hannibal 28 ( 7.25 min per mile)
17 26.13 David Mariani 42 ( 7.27 min per mile)
18 26.15 Paul Teixeira 46 ( 7.27 min per mile)
19 26.18 Mike Matthews 43 ( 7.28 min per mile)
20 26.23 Dan Lynch 43 ( 7.30 min per mile)
21 26.26 Brian Gildea 44 ( 7.31 min per mile)
22 26.30 Terri Lee 42 ( 7.32 min per mile)
23 26.41 Pam Quist 42 ( 7.35 min per mile)
24 26.48 John Murphy Jr. 55 ( 7.37 min per mile)
25 27.00 Douglas Lee 45 ( 7.40 min per mile)
26 27.48 Michael Kersten 35 ( 7.54 min per mile)
27 27.56 Mario Hasz 57 ( 7.56 min per mile)
28 27.58 Paul Butler 48 ( 7.57 min per mile)
29 28.13 John Boccuzzi Jr 37 ( 8.01 min per mile)
30 28.15 Harry Ong 67 ( 8.02 min per mile)
31 28.22 Cindy Scannell 48 ( 8.04 min per mile)
32 28.58 Sinead Blevio 33 ( 8.14 min per mile)
33 29.09 Lynn Zuback 40 ( 8.17 min per mile)
34 29.12 Andrea Thoennessen 27 ( 8.18 min per mile)
35 29.42 Amanda Braverman 21 ( 8.26 min per mile)
36 29.43 Eric Myhill 39 ( 8.27 min per mile)
37 29.58 Scott Benjamin 48 ( 8.31 min per mile)
38 30.33 Ed Moros 58 ( 8.41 min per mile)
39 30.54 Bob Lewis 41 ( 8.47 min per mile)
40 32.02 Sameh Hassan 36 ( 9.06 min per mile)
41 32.32 Kurt Thoennessen 27 ( 9.15 min per mile)
42 34.00 Bob Satterlee 57 ( 9.40 min per mile)
43 34.42 Steve Schoeller 51 ( 9.51 min per mile)
44 35.31 George Hermann 48 ( 10.05 min per mile)
45 36.13 Charlie Euston 61 ( 10.17 min per mile)
46 36.22 Jim Little 52 ( 10.20 min per mile)
47 36.52 Ron Karl 64 ( 10.28 min per mile)
48 40.10 Prasama Sangkachand 46 ( 11.25 min per mile)
49 40.11 Sharon Gawe 53 ( 11.25 min per mile)
Alt 2.4 mi
50 33.00 Corinne Bellemare 47 ( 13.45 min per mile)

 

  

 

 

 

 

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