2007 Roxbury Race #33

"Corinne's loop" down Chalybes, up Ranney

October 13, 2007

8:30 am.  40 degrees, bright sun, turning leaves 

   

Jenna Hannibal returns with big news

Chris Demming wins race 

    "Summer's almost gone and winter's comin' on."  

    After a humid race last week, and a disastrously and tragically hot Chicago Marathon last Sunday, hats, gloves and long sleeves reappeared at Roxbury.  

    Chris Deming took a lead pack of four up Hemlock to and made the turn to scream down the huge hill on Chalybes Road.  Over the 3.7 miles, the top four gradually drifted apart, and Chris, in first place, was only 38 seconds ahead of fourth-place Lou Denaro, less than a minute ahead of the Fossil himself.

    Among the women, Jenna Hannibal, absent since school ended in June, returned to her winning ways, ninth place overall, and just over a minute ahead of her nearest rival, Mary Schafer, who finished 12th overall.  For news about how Jenna spent her summer vacation, see the People section below.

    We will glibly remark that there were some unique challenges with this week's results, especially the times.  Brian Vanderheiden figured out what the problem was, and was able to explain it to WebGuy.  Finally, WebGuy's PhD in mathematics comes in handy.

    But, if WebGuy's so smart, how come he forgot to do the Points for September 22?  Nobody knows, and a few people politely called it to his attention.  Now we think that the points are right, and they include the September 22 results.  Tell him if you see more problems like that.

People

    Sometime during the summer, Jenna Hannibal ran into Frank Schildger, one of her friends from long ago. They'd known each other in high school, but this time things clicked.  He's a jeweler with a shop in Washington Depot, so you can imagine that, when the two of them figured out what was happening to them and it was time to pop the question, he fashioned a really special ring.  Somebody said "Jenna didn't run today's race; she floated."  Indeed, she did look happy.  It proves that really good love stories don't have to involve riding white horses or slaying dragons.  They'll be getting married on November 17.  Congratulations to both of them!  And ask her to show you the ring.

    Doug Lee watched today's race from the parking lot.  He's still wiped out from last Sunday's Steamtown Marathon.  It was his third marathon.  He'd have been faster were it not for the heat.  As it was, he got through half way in 1:33, but struggled to a 3:30 finish.

    Justin Prbanic made his first-ever Roxbury appearance, and lost a duel with his father, Russ, by 17 seconds.  Justin works in research and development for US Surgical in West Haven, the same place Dave Harvey has worked for over 20 years, and where Russ is planning to start working soon.

    Shiloh Gawe was back this week.  Despite a long battle with health problems, it was good to see our old friend back, only the second time this year.

Safety  

    The sun is low in the sky at 8:30 am these days, and it will be even worse when Standard Time returns in a few weeks.  We all have to do our parts to make it easy for the cars, with whom we share the roads, to miss us, even if the sun is in their (or our) eyes.  It works best if we all go to the same side, so that the cars can go around us instead of between us.

  1. Always choose a safe line.

  2. Try to stay on the same side of the road, usually facing traffic.

  3. In general, follow the people in front of you.  You can see them better than they can see you.

  4. Call traffic warnings to other runners.  "Car up!" or "Car back!"  Even if it's a truck.

    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 have John Murphy Jr running almost the speed of light.  

    Then we have today's 1-2 finishers among the women, still friends after the race.  Jenna Hannibal is on the left and Mary Schafer is on the right.  

    Below that we have a crowd scene from the foggy start on September 22. In the front row we see John Kane and Eric Winkelstern, and behind them you should see a number of others you recognize.  

    Along side the results we have Brian Vanderheiden and Torpedo Ruospo battling the elements at Boston this year.  Then there's a shot of Mark Zerbe in his red vest.  Then we have Jon Binzen worrying about the fog in front of the pavillion.  Near the bottom of the column, a shot of Fast Mario Hasz and his wife Diane, the Belle of the Finish Line.  

    Down at the bottom, we have Fossil meeting a dragon in Germany. He was back in Germany recently, and the dragon is still there.

      The Roxbury Races are now listed on the Internet both on RunningInTheUSA and on HiTekRacing.com.  For information contact Bob Lewis at bwlnm (at) aol (dot) com, or at 203 240 0162.

     

 

 
Time

Name

 Age Pace
1 23.56 Chris Deming 40 6.28
2 24.10 Joe Mendes 41 6.32
3 24.17 Brian Vanderheiden 37 6.34
4 24.34 Lou Denaro 47 6.38
5 24.55 Ed Sandifer 55 6.44
6 25.21 Jeff Tindell 57 6.51
7 25.49 Dan Lynch 45 6.59
8 26.01 Chris Norris 38 7.02
9   26.04   Jenna Hannibal 29   7.03
10 26.42 Eunice Bussom 28 7.13
11 26.54 Russ Pribanic 53 7.16
12   27.08   Mary Schafer 33   7.2
13 27.11 Justin Prbanic 28 R 7.21
14 27.31 Tom McNulty 41 7.26
15 27.42 Nate Mahrer 35 7.29
16 27.56 John Kane 56 7.33
17 28.00 Chuck Rocca 34 7.34
18 28.04 Bob Lewis 42 7.35
19   28.27   Lynn Zuback 42   7.41
20 28.53 John Murphy Jr. 57 7.48
21   29.00   Cindy Scannell 49   7.5
22 29.07 Larry Deming 50 7.52
23 29.14 Kurt Thoennessen 29 7.54
24 29.15 Chris Zarzycki 51 7.54
25 29.23 Scott Benjamin 49 7.56
26 29.38 Richard Dumont 62 8.01
27 30.52 Paul Butler 50 B 8.21
28 32.59 Bob Satterlee 58 8.55
29 34.56 Ed Moros 60 B 9.26
30   36.25   Sharon Gawe 55   9.51
31   37.10   Mo Van Moffaert 47   10.03
32   42.28   Corinne Bellemare 49   11.29
33   42.39   Prasama Sangkachand 48   11.32
34 42.57 Ron Karl 66 11.36
35   43.45   Lee Anne Zarger 53   11.49

 

Alternate races

 

Name

 Age Distance Time
36 Shiloh Gawe 7 0.41 4.30
37 Amanda Deming 9 0.41 4.37
38 Collin Deming 7 0.41 4.39

 

 

 

 

 

Current points standings

 

 

Over all

Women

Other

 

1 1373 Joe Mendes
2 1365 Chris Deming
3 1244 Steve Haas
4 995 Lou Denaro
5 987 Ed Sandifer
6 981 Dan Lynch
7 976 Russ Pribanic
8 891 Jeff Sheldon
9 778 Scott Benjamin
10 759 Jenna Hannibal

 

 
10 759 Jenna Hannibal
13 721 Lynn Zuback
26 527 Eunice Bussom
29 478 Sharon Gawe
33 414 Lisa Andrews
36 352 Pam Quist
42 331 Nora Hulton
44 316 Cindy Scannell
48 287 Mo van Moffaert
49 274 Prasama Sangkachand

 

 
148 35 Nylabone Hiser
212 12 Shiloh Gawe

 

 

 

 

 

Created September 22, 2007

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This is one of the dragons in the fountain outside the 500-year old church in Halle, a rural city in the old East Germany.