Gate City’s Double Dip
Published Sep 29, 2009
Race #1: The Ollie 5m – 10:00am - Sept 12th - Boston, MA
32 Triad Racing Team members commuted down to the Boston waterfront for the 69th Annual Ollie 5 miler that really turned out to be the Ollie 4.91 miler thanks to some poorly placed cones at the turnaround. Comically, at the post-race feast, we all thought we had run 5m PR's only to find out later the course was short. Oh well! What can you do? Fortunately, the heavy rains (and even a clap or two of thunder) that preceded the event slowed to a drizzle and we managed to have a great time splashing around South Boston out there anyway!
Our Men’s Veterans Team took bronze and Our Women’s Masters & Women’s Seniors Teams each took home the gold as USATF New England 5m Champions! Way to go Ladies! And, at the end of a very productive day the points we scored vaulted us in front of CMS for second place in the Overall 2009 New England Grand Prix Series Team Standings with just two races to go!
This race was the fifth of seven New England Grand Prix Races and Rich Smith was again our fastest male runner. He finished in a time of 27:00 (5:30 pace) which landed him in 67th place overall (out of 786) and first on the Men’s Open Team! Todd Callaghan was the next fastest GCS-Triad runner after Rich finishing in a time of 27:19 which was just enough to hold off Joe Rogers (28:06) and Randy Macneill (29:09) for first place on the Men’s Masters Team. Rich Stockdale finished first on the Men’s Seniors Team with a time of 31:50 outpacing Ken Snow (32:35) & Tom Conley (37:08). And, Milt Schumacher narrowly held off John Lewicke for first on the Men’s Veterans Team with a time of 33:29 to John’s 33:36. Both finished ahead of third place runner Denny Leblanc (37:32).
On the womens side, Cathy Merra keeps racking up the wins with another awesome run here in Boston! Cathy completed the 4.91 mile circuit in a time of 30:08 which was good enough for 1st overall in her 50-59 age group and first on the Women’s Seniors Team ahead of first-timer Pam Butler (36:09) and Heidi Macdonald (38:09). Next behind Cathy was Karen Pattelena who finished first on the Women’s Masters Team with a time of 32:13 ahead of Tammy Gaffey (33:22) and Sue Donovan (35:17). For the Open Women, Julie Hanover again led the way with a 32:48 which was good to hold off Alison Findon (38:52) and Jennifer Mack(51:48).
Full GCS-Triad Racing Team results for the Ollie 5m can be found on our website here. And, complete race results can be found on the Coolrunning website here.
Race #2: The Alliance Against Cancer 5k – 9:00am - Sept 12th - Manchester, New Hampshire
As their fellow GCS runners were warming up for the 5m race in Boston, 22 Triad Racing Team members toed the line in Manchester, NH for the sixth race in the 2009 New Hampshire Grand Prix Series. And, as we have already seen this year, the battle for this year’s NHGP Series Team Title is proving to be a tough one! As they have done all year long, Greater Derry once again came out in huge numbers (38 runners total). However, our small (but swift) team of runners more than held their own against the GDTC onslaught. We managed to score 111 points to Greater Derry's 147 which kept us in first place by a mere 11 points - with just one race to go!
The 2nd annual Alliance Against Cancer 5k was run from Milly's Tavern on Commercial Street in Manchester along a flat and fast course which runs south on Commercial Street past the Fischer Cats Stadium, to the rail trail and back. And, as in Boston our runners braved the rain and scored early and often in this key Grand Prix Race. And, as far as we know the course was a full 3.1 miles!
Rookie Alex Brown was our fastest male runner finishing in 3rd place overall in a time of 17:24 (5:36 pace). Of course, Alex finished 1st in his 29&under age group and first on the Men’s Youth Team ahead of Greg Indruk (18:29). Tim Burke continued his return to glory as the next fastest GCS-Triad runner after Alex finishing in a time of 18:19. Tim’s time put him in 3rd in his 40-49 age group and was good enough to claim first on the Men’s Masters Team head of Michael Wright (18:22). Next across the line was Jim Hansen. Jim finished in 19:14 which gave him 1st in his 50-59 age group and was enough to hold off Tom Kolb (21:08) and Paul Joyce (23:03) for first place on the Men’s Seniors Team. Stephen Rouleau finished 10th in his 30-39 age group and first on the Men’s Open Team with a time of 20:55 and Robert Ludwig led the way for the Men’s Veterans Team with a time of 23:37 (4th in his 60-69 age group) ahead of David Salvas (24:14) and Terry Kenney (27:07).
On the womens side, Janice Platt paved the way finishing in a time of 21:50 which was good enough for 3rd in her 40-44 age group and first on the Women’s Masters Team ahead of Lisa Klasman (22:26) & Kathleen Harris (27:29). Next after Janice was Liz Fay who’s 24:06 gave her 5th in her 30-39 age group and first on the Women’s Open Team ahead of Millie Mugica (24:20) and Jennifer Vincent (28:26). Aline Kenney finished in 25:39 and took the uncontested first place spot on the Womens Veterans Team while also finishing 1st in her 60-69 age group. And finally, the Ntengeri sisters (Helen -11, Heidi-11 & Rebecca –9) swept the Women’s 14 and under age group with a very quick 23:33, 23:57 & 29:39 times, respectively and racking up 12 big points in the process!
GCS-Triad Racing Team Individual Results for the Alliance Against Cancer 5k can be found on our website here. And, complete race results can be found on the Coolrunning website here.
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