2006 Roxbury Race #20

Merrick, Quist

    Pam Quist and Ken Merrick led a large field on the first really summer day of the Series.  As people started to arrive at about 8:00, they were wearing sweatshirts or jackets, but one tour around the jogging track and the extra clothing was stuffed back in the cars.  Two laps and the moisture appeared on the brows.  By the time we finished the race, it was clear that the muggy part of summer was arriving.  

    The race began with a fairly large pack going out West Apple Lane and up South Street past Booth free School.  People gradually started dropping out of the pack, but they didn't really spread out very much.  John Hirsch and Mark LoSacco were about half a minute behind Ken at the finish, but Eric Krebs in 7th place was only 1:04 back.  

    The Levy Brothers, Andrew and Adam, who run at Cornell and Dartmouth, made their annual Return to Roxbury.  Like good team runners, they know not to spend their best races at Roxbury, so they started running what they call "slowly" and finished side by side in 4th and 5th places.

    Meanwhile, Pam Quist enjoyed about the same margin over second woman Cindy Scannell as Ken had over Eric Krebs.  (Can you tell that this is being written by a mathematics geek?)  She was 1:23 ahead, finishing in 16th place, vs Cindy's 24th.

Mt. Washington

    Winner Ken Merrick missed Roxbury a week ago because he was in New Hampshire running the Mount Washington race.  Only 7.6 miles long, and, as they like to say, "only one hill," the race took him over an hour and a half.  Tough course. Corinne Bellemare was also there, but we didn't get her story.  Anyone else there?  Rumors abound that The Fossil ran Mount Washington a couple of times in the 1970's, finishing 7th in 1977 and 17th in 1978, but nobody is old enough to remember for sure.  Had they invented shoes yet, or did he have to run barefoot?

Abe to Africa

    We won't have Mike Abraham to kick around for a while.  The New Milford High School social studies teacher teaches world cultures so well because he's been so many of the places he teaches about.  He's been to China several times, and now he's off to Africa for about a month.  Enjoy the trip, Abe, and be careful.

Fairfield Half marathon

    Results for Roxbury Regulars at the Fairfield Half Marathon:

39   9   714 Deming               Chris        39 M   M3039 1:27:35   1:27:41  6:42 6:42 

40  10  1600 Andrejczyk           Mark         33 M   M3039 1:27:42   1:27:45  6:42 

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

      Up top, we have Doug Lee posing before the race.  After the race he was tired and sweaty,  because for the first time he beat The Fossil. 

    Next we have Dennis Harrington and long-absent JT Schemm discussing race strategy.

That one is followed by a shot of Sameh Hassan ignoring the stop sign.

    Then we have three popular Roxbury Regulars, Corinne Bellemare, Prasama Sangkachand and Lee Ann Zarger,  standing in alphabetical order and smiling.

    Along the side of the results, is a shot of two Mark's one's a LoSacco and the other's a Zerbe.

    Way at the bottom, notice the Dragon is back.

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

Current points leaders

Created July 1, 2006

Modified July 3, 2006