2006 Roxbury Race #12

Larry Kershnar Mid Spring Challenge

4.3 miles - High Bridge Rd.

May 6, 2006

8:30 am. 58 degrees, mostly cloudy

   

Spring Championship Crowns Palmer, Quist

    Pam Quist added the Spring Championship to her accomplishments this year as she won her seventh race of the 2006 Roxbury season, the 30th season of weekly racing in Roxbury.  She enjoyed a bit over a two minute gap on her competition, Jenna Hannibal.

    The men's side of the race went as a Championship ought to go.  The top three runners went out hard and fast, and at the end only 10 seconds separated winner Steve Palmer from second place Jeff Sheldon, and Ken Merrick looked on from another 40 seconds back.

This week vs Last week

    Thirty-eight of the 51 people who ran the 4.3 mile course competed on the same course last week.  Of those, 20 were faster this week and 18 were slower.  Those who sped up almost exactly balanced the ones who were slower, and overall we averaged two seconds slower this week.  Bob Satterlee led the improvements, surging by 2:40, followed by Walt Schuttler, 2:02 faster.

    At the other end of the list, Chris Norris was 2:28 slower.  Chris Childs was our most consistent runner, one second slower this week than last, and Harry Ong was most typical, two seconds slower.  Last week's winner, Ken Merrick, was 27 seconds slower this week, finishing third, but last week's time would have left him third this week as well.  

    Complete comparisons are in the table at the bottom of the page.

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:

  1. Be safe

  2. Have fun

  3. 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 two weeks in a row for a trip to Texas, but he's back now.  He re-qualified for Boston at Boston so he has  reasons to be happy.

    Most people were in too much of a hurry to notice, but we ran past one of the area's most beautiful waterfalls today.  You might remember that just past the 2-mile mark, we crossed a new bridge built to replace the one that washed out last fall.  This picture is of the waterfall visible to the left from that bridge.

    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.  After that there are two of our favorite runners, Dennis and George, warming up in the fog.

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

 

 

 
1 24.23 Steve Palmer 43 ( 5.40 min per mile)
2 24.33 Jeff Sheldon 26 ( 5.43 min per mile)
3 25.13 Ken Merrick 37 ( 5.52 min per mile)
4 26.48 Mark LoSacco 37 ( 6.14 min per mile)
5 27.22 Brian Vanderheiden 36 ( 6.22 min per mile)
6 27.39 Mike Abraham 46 ( 6.26 min per mile)
7 27.57 Chris Deming 39 ( 6.30 min per mile)
8 28.09 Lou Denaro 45 ( 6.33 min per mile)
9 28.26 Jeff Tindell 56 ( 6.37 min per mile)
10 28.53 Ed Sandifer 54 ( 6.43 min per mile)
11 29.20 Mike Taylor 40 ( 6.49 min per mile)
12 29.24 Pam Quist 42   ( 6.50 min per mile)
13 30.25 Mike Ruospo 41 ( 7.04 min per mile)
14 30.26 John Boccuzzi Jr 37 ( 7.05 min per mile)
15 30.28 Chris Childs 47 ( 7.05 min per mile)
16 30.34 Neal Maciag 45 ( 7.07 min per mile)
17 30.49 Mark Zerbe 45 ( 7.10 min per mile)
18 31.01 Brian Gildea 44 ( 7.13 min per mile)
19 31.06 Dan Lynch 43 ( 7.14 min per mile)
20 31.47 Jenna Hannibal 28   ( 7.23 min per mile)
21 32.15 Tom McNulty 40 ( 7.30 min per mile)
22 32.33 Jack Rankin 57 ( 7.34 min per mile)
23 32.47 Chris Norris 37 ( 7.37 min per mile)
24 32.55 Ray Giordano 56 ( 7.39 min per mile)
25 33.00 Harry Ong 67 ( 7.40 min per mile)
26 33.07 Scott Benjamin 48 ( 7.42 min per mile)
27 33.14 Nora Hulton 42   ( 7.44 min per mile)
28 33.35 Rod Knight 46 ( 7.49 min per mile)
29 33.49 Russ Pribanic 52 ( 7.52 min per mile)
30 34.16 Paul Butler 48 ( 7.58 min per mile)
31 35.09 Ric Villarreal 49 ( 8.10 min per mile)
32 35.12 Lynn Zuback 40   ( 8.11 min per mile)
33 35.14 Bob Lewis 41 ( 8.12 min per mile)
34 36.46 Hugh Fullman 49 ( 8.33 min per mile)
35 36.58 Kurt Thoennessen 27 ( 8.36 min per mile)
36 37.02 Katie Neils 13   ( 8.37 min per mile)
37 37.47 Bob Satterlee 57 ( 8.47 min per mile)
38 38.02 Ed Moros 58 ( 8.51 min per mile)
39 38.36 John Murphy Jr. 55 ( 8.59 min per mile)
40 39.02 Mo van Moffaert 46   ( 9.05 min per mile)
41 39.31 Walter Schuttler 54 ( 9.11 min per mile)
42 40.22 Steve Schoeller 51 ( 9.23 min per mile)
43 40.44 Sharon Gawe 53   ( 9.28 min per mile)
44 41.52 Katie Fullman 18   ( 9.44 min per mile)
45 42.59 Dennis Harrington 52 ( 10.00 min per mile)
46 45.10 Charlie Euston 61 ( 10.30 min per mile)
47 45.13 Jim Little 52 ( 10.31 min per mile)
48 46.45 Prasama Sangkachand 46   ( 10.52 min per mile)
49 48.07 Corinne Bellemare 47   ( 11.11 min per mile)
50 50.52 LeeAnne Zarger 51   ( 11.50 min per mile)
51 51.58 Larry Deming 48 ( 12.05 min per mile)
Alt 0.41 mi
52 6.50 Chris Powderly 53 ( 16.40 min per mile)
Other
53 NT Kyle Knight 39        

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week vs Last week

 

This 
week		 Last 
week		 Improvement
1 Bob Satterlee 37.47 40.27 2.40
2 Walter Schuttler 39.31 41.33 2.02
3 Ray Giordano 32.47 34.25 1.38
4 Corinne Bellemare 48.07 49.15 1.08
5 Sharon Gawe 40.44 41.5 1.06
6 Bob Lewis 35.14 36.13 0.59
7 Scott Benjamin 33.00 33.58 0.58
8 Rod Knight 33.14 33.56 0.42
9 Jack Rankin 32.33 33.10 0.37
10 Steve Schoeller 40.22 40.56 0.34
11 Prasama Sangkachand 46.45 47.09 0.24
12 Brian Gildea 31.01 31.24 0.23
13 Chris Deming 27.57 28.19 0.22
14 Nora Hulton 33.07 33.26 0.19
15 Mark Zerbe 30.49 31.06 0.17
16 John Boccuzzi Jr 30.26 30.42 0.16
17 Russ Pribanic 33.35 33.48 0.13
18 Jeff Tindell 28.26 28.35 0.09
19 Mike Abraham 27.39 27.48 0.09
20 Kurt Thoennessen 36.58 37.05 0.07
21 Chris Childs 30.28 30.27 -0.01
22 Harry Ong 32.55 32.53 -0.02
23 Mike Taylor 29.20 29.15 -0.05
24 Ed Moros 38.02 37.51 -0.11
25 Brian Vanderheiden 27.22 27.03 -0.19
26 Ken Merrick 25.13 24.46 -0.27
27 Paul Butler 33.49 33.22 -0.27
28 Pam Quist 29.24 28.47 -0.37
29 Mark LoSacco 26.48 26.10 -0.38
30 Lynn Zuback 35.09 34.22 -0.47
31 Dan Lynch 31.06 30.08 -0.58
32 Katie Neils 37.02 35.43 -1.19
33 Charlie Euston 45.10 43.48 -1.22
34 Jim Little 45.13 43.47 -1.26
35 Mike Ruospo 30.25 28.44 -1.41
36 LeeAnne Zarger 50.52 48.59 -1.53
37 Mo van Moffaert 39.02 37.09 -1.53
38 Chris Norris 35.12 32.44 -2.28

 

 

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