4.3 miles - High Bridge Rd. April 29, 2006 8:30 am. Sunny |
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Pam
Quist continued her winning ways today, while Ken Merrick captured his first win
of the season. Pam covered the course in 28.47 (6:42 pace) on her way to
her 6th consecutive victory. Her winning ways, combined with her perfect
attendance have propelled her to #3 in the overall point standings. She
just keeps getting faster.
A group of men followed Brian Vanderheiden's lead and decided to take advantage of the downhill out to bank some time. By the mile 2 marker 3rd place finisher Mark LoSacco, Ken Merrick, and 2nd place finisher Joe Whelan were battling for the lead. Ken held up stronger than the other two, and he cruised on to win the race in 24:46 - about a minute faster than Joe. Looks like Ken's stellar Boston performance is going to carry over into a great racing season.
This week we only had one unknown runner - he/she/it finished 37th with a time of 37:14. If you are/know him/her/it please email Web Guy Jr. at marksl2(at)earthlink.net and he will give credit where credit is due.
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 safe and possible. (on the other hand, avoid the inside of sharp, blind curves.) Also, it is much 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:
Be safe
Have fun
It's sometimes more fun if you win. Set goals you can realistically achieve.
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
Ed Sandifer is up top running smooth. Ed missed his second consecutive race this week and is taking a beating in the standings. But he re-qualified for Boston at Boston so he has other reasons to be happy.
Then we have Pam Quist, running out of the fog. She used the fog last week to sneak up on people. Ok - not really - but Web Guy Jr. is distracted tonight.
Along the side of the results, we have Mo van Moffaert about to get her stick from Ken Merrick, who won this week. 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.
The Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on RunningInTheUSA and on HiTekRacing.com