Volume 37 Issue 1 – January, 2016

Volume 37, No. 1
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE WINNER’S CIRCLE RUNNING CLUB
January, 2016
We Put The Win In Winter
LADIES FIRST
Above: Amanda and Beth tor e up the
roads of Hartford CT, giving the local
DPW lots of repair work the following
week.
Photo credit: Capstone Photography
In This Issue…
WCRC Loves Trots Lots
Smith Summits Kona Podium
Beaucoup Bricks at Mill
Cities!
Numerous & Vast Victories
Rag Editor Swan Song
Other Stuff…
Hammerin’ Hartford!
Hartford Marathon
October 10, 2015
The Hartford Marathon has become the showcase r ace for ‘New
England’s Finest’ r unner s, and that’s not mar keting hyper bole; the
organizers have a program to draw our best from the region to go
head-to-head at Hartford.
A few of WCRC’s Finest were on the line on October 10, and a raging
battle ensued on the fields of Hartford CT. Our Amanda Deblauw,
superb cyclist, runner, and Ironman podium dweller crossed the 26.2 mile
mark in 86th overall, stopping the clock in a crushing 3:04:49 (7:03) and 2nd out of 148 women in the F35-39 age bracket.
Unbeknownst to Amanda—or beknownst (wait, beknownst??) - right
behind her was our Elizabeth Dollas—an omnipresent podium perch-er
and marathon champion—who crossed 89th overall, in a blazing 3:05:29
(7:05) - 3rd out of 148 women in the F35-39 age bracket.
Most interestingly, Beth finished a scant 40 seconds behind Amanda,
both women taking spots on the podium. Naturally this editor would be
jazzed by such a matchup: imagining they spied each other on course,
eyes narrowed, and an epic battle ensued! Reality is likely they both had
incredible finishes at the same race on the same day. Either way, their
finish times are the envy of all ages, and needs to be trumpeted.
Congrats to Amanda and Beth on their clash of the titans! -RR
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RUNNERS RAG
WCRC Schedule of Events
CLUB RUNS Thursdays 5:30 PM, from the Winners Circle Sports Bar,
Salisbury MA. Road or trail runs. All are welcome!
MONTHLY MEETINGS: 2nd Thursday each month. 6:30, upstairs at The
Circle.
PORTSMOUTH 6:00 PM Mondays Red Hook Brewery, Portsmouth, NH.
Variety of loops and speeds, from quick to recovery jog. Social afterward.
This run is ‘club neutral’ - all are welcome!
Upcoming Races—Local & Regional, 2016
Jan 26 Boston Prep 16 Miler, Derry NH
Winner’s Circle Supported Events
Winner’s Circle Grand Prix event
WCRC Clothing Sale - contact Josh Thibault
Supplex running shorts all sizes - $15
Running singlets Royal Blue Cool Max, all sizes -$15
Warm-up pants, limited sizes -$30
9 oz Crewneck Sweat Shirts WCRC Royal Blue -$15
Short sleeve Royal Blue WCRC T-shirts -$6
Long sleeve White WCRC T-shirts -$9
Coolmax HATS - $12
Royal Blue WCRC Sport Bra - $19
White WCRC Cool Max running singlets - $20
Duffel Bags with Club Logo
Fleece Jackets and Socks with Club Logo
New!! WCRC Warm-up/running jacket - $40
Board of Directors
Contact Info
President - Dave Carroll mdcarroll90@comcast
Vice President/Web Master/E-Publicity Scott Walsh— sr w9360@netzer o.net
Treasurer - Tom Chase [email protected]
Secretary - Tricia Lavoie [email protected]
Overall Team Coordinator/E-Publicity –
Chris Grange - cgr [email protected]
Assistant Team Coordinator - Dan Maguire
[email protected]
Overall-Race Coordinator - Dave LaBrode [email protected] (978)-373-3408
New Members - Keith LeBlanc [email protected]
Uniform and Equipment Coordinator Josh Thibault - [email protected]
Grand Prix Race Director – Dale Eckert [email protected]
Special Events Director - Doug Zechel [email protected]
Positions Appointed by the Board:
WELCOME! NEW MEMBERS
KATIE FREEMAN - MERRIMAC, MA
SARAH FREEMAN - MERRIMAC, MA
JENNIFER BROWN - HAVERHILL, MA
MACKENZIE GRAY - NEWBURYPORT,MA
JACQUELINE BOAS – NEWBURYPORT, MA
WERNER MAAS – MERRIMAC, MA
ERIC BOWDEN – NEWTON, NH
GREGG DIXON - NEWBURY, MA
NATHAN MCDONALD - GROVELAND, MA
KARIN CASEY - ATKINSON, NH
MICHAEL CONLON - LYNFIELD, MA
CHRISTINE JANKINS - HAMPTON FALLS, NH
SHERI MISTRETTA - MERRIMAC, MA
GARY RITTER - NEWBURYPORT, MA
FRED SCHMUHL - HAMPTON, NH
WARREN LEMERICH - FORT COLLINS, CO
JASON BULMAN - HAVERHILL, MA
JESSICA BAILEY – NEWBURYPORT, MA
MEAGAN KING - NEWBURYPORT, MA
MARY DESILVA – EXETER, NH
Find us on Facebook… “Winners Circle Running Club”
Like us & stay up to date! Dislike us and… we’ll still fist-bump you at the races
Youth and Track Coordinator Mike McCormick [email protected] (978) 462-0117
The Runner’s Rag
Editor/Publisher: Nick Paquette
E-mail: [email protected]
Please note: Mailed contributions /
announcements / etc. for publication in The Rag
should be sent to: Publisher, Runners Rag, ,
291 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth NH 03801
Or use E-Mail address above.
Visit the WCRC Website:
www.runthecircle.com
Member:
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America
RUNNERS RAG
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Great Stuff from WCRC
Great Guns at Great Island!
Great Island 5K—New Castle Island, NH
October 11, 2015
WCRC loves the finer
things in life: views of lighthouses, runs with friends, and building quad
muscles by climbing onto award podiums. Combining all three, you’d
find WCRC at the Great Island 5K this past October. We’ll start with
Kim ‘Possible’ Parker, who took best in the women's master s (F4049) area code at a blistering 6:49 pace! Super septuagenarian Lawson
Noyes was on hand to totally dismantle any who dar ed challenge
him (15 made the attempt) taking 1st in M70-79 at 7:18 pace.
Rounding out our award squad: our Carol Weeks was 2nd in F60-69 at
a speedy 7:44 pace, Lizbeth MacDonald was 3rd in F50-59 at a zippy
7:37 average, and Janet Parkinson was 3rd in F60-69 at a cruisin’ 8:02
pace. All athletes received a sweet fleece hat adorned with their local
Portsmouth Harbor lighthouse logo –this hat has become the go-to head
cover of those runners this winter! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Great Island 5K!
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BOB STROUT
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KIM PARKER
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LAWSON NOYES
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LIZABETH MACDONALD
23:38.1 7:37
MICHELLE ZOELLER
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MARK CONNELLY
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JOHN FREDETTE
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CAROL WEEKS
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SINTHY KOUNLASA
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JANET PARKINSON
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DOUG ZECHEL
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JACCI HUSSEY
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HOLLY SULLIVAN
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JULIANN WOODBURY
29:31.4 9:31
TOM CHASE
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ANNE WALSH
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HOLLY MANDIGO-ALY
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CHRIS JERNIGAN
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Great Gams at Great Bay!
Stalker finds WCRC at Great Bay 5K!
Great Bay 5K—Stratham NH
October 24, 2015
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WCRC appears attracted to events with the word ‘Great’ in it, and for the
2nd time in a month [relative geographically to the seacoast of NH], the
Great Bay 5K pr ovided both a bur ner of a r ace and an event with the
word ‘Great’ in it. The GB5K supports the Great Bay Stewards- a group
that protects a tidal estuary of the same name. We had two firsties: SuperSarah Knowlton was our top woman and best in age F21-29 at a zippy
6:32 pace. Before his odometer could flip to a new decade- Bobby Strout
was #1 in M50-59. Catherine Raynes went sub-7 pace (6:57) to nab 2nd in
age F40-49. Ella Richardson took 3rd in F50-59 at a cruiser 7:29 average,
and Jacci Hussey was our final podium-folk with a 3rd in age F60-69 at a
fine 9:01 pace. -RR
Kevin St. Laurent
Bob Strout
Sarah Knowlton
Michael St.Laurent
Catherine Raynes
David Boynton
Ella Richardson
Mark Connelly
Mark Weidman
Sinthy Kounlasa
Don Clarke
Doug Zechel
Michael Andreottola
Jacci Hussey
Kathy Casperson
Judy Graham-Garcia
Holly Sullivan
Anne Walsh
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Stalker finds WCRC at the Harborside Half!
Harboring Negative Splits!
Harborside Half Marathon—Newburyport, MA
November 15, 2015
Our friends at Loco brought another premier half marathon distance to The
NBPT, this time showcasing the most scenic backroads and byways of
Newburyport and Newbury MA - even stomping through the grounds of
retired Governor’s Academy coach/teacher (and WCRCer) Dave ’Abu’
Abusamara! Of cour se we wer e in the hunt for awar ds, and Bob Strout
celebrated his first win in age M60-69 at 6:58 pace! Jess Ward was 2nd in
age F40-49, and Mackenzie Gray was 3rd in M20-29. 50-Stater (and
USATF course certifier) Bob Kennedy took third in M60-69.
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THOMAS CHASE
MICHAEL FRONING
JESS WARD
MICHAEL SMITH
LIZABETH MACDONALD
BOB KENNEDY
STEPHANIE SUPRIN
SAMANTHA KOMIEGA
MAUREEN FARREN
DIANE CASSELBERRY
SUE CULLEN
SUSAN LOVERING
ALLYN GENEST
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RUNNERS RAG
Pipestave Dream!
26th WCRC Wild Turkey Trot
Pipestave Hill, West Newbury MA
Thursday November 26th 2015
by Dennis Donoghue
You don’t run the Pipestave Turkey Trot so you can brag about your 5K time at the dinner
table. But there’s plenty else to brag about: conquering hills that make you as dizzy a
carnival ride, streaking around--or over --equestrian jumps, accelerating pass your
competition on the few patches of flat terrain, one of those along an idyllic pond, and
stepping over prone bodies after you collect your finisher’s medal and head for the hot
chocolate table.
With 300 strong and a two minute course record by Emily Raymond, who became the
Kruisin’ Keith LeBlanc crests the first little
first woman to break twenty minutes, the 26th annual (okay, so the medal said 25th), WCRC
climb of the Pipestave Wild Turkey Trot!
Thanksgiving romp featured a stunning landscape and beautiful weather (50 degrees, no
wind, clear skies). A trail run with attitude, the race attracts those who believe runners ought Credit: Video capture from Yankee Runner
to surround themselves with unspoiled beauty even if they have to sacrifice their lungs and
quads to do it.
“I’m always so busy looking around I forget that hill at the end,” said Gail Clark, who would
end up third in her age group (60-69). “Then I get to the bottom and wonder what kind of sadist Stalker Finds WCRC at Pipestave!
designed this course.”
With its grueling uphills, steep downhills, single footpaths, gravel trails and grassy
pathways, the varying terrain provides the feeling of being stuck on some bizarre natural roller
coaster. You don’t know whether to laugh or cry but you’re sure glad you answered the starter’s
pistol.
“I just love this race,” gushed Kristen Beyer-Schulz, four th in her age gr oup (40-49). “I
could go out and run one of those flat sissy races that are everywhere on Thanksgiving but then
I’d have to look myself in the mirror.”
Race director Scott Walsh doubled his weekly mileage covering ground prerace ensuring bib
numbers and long sleeve tee shirts were distributed and his ample number of course marshals
correctly positioned.
“I thought about racing,” he said. “And actually I did race, zigzagging back and forth over the
course to check on everything. People kept screaming at me that I was going the wrong way.
They must have thought I was some kind of nut.”
Walsh went on to laud his volunteers, who came early and stayed late, putting race duties first
despite the pressure of having to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for their families.
“Volunteering comes first, feeding the family second,” Walsh noted. “Everyone in the club
knows that. And so far no one’s starved, at least that I’m aware of.”
Later Walsh would send out a letter personally thanking those volunteers, as well as apologizing
for having suggested that they spend the entire day cutting new, more rigorous trails for next
year’s race.
“Okay, so I went overboard,” he admitted. “As race director I’m always looking for an edge. I
thought it would be fun for all of us to spend Thanksgiving together with a bunch of chainsaws
and brush-cutters.”
“He wasn’t joking,” said volunteer Rick Bayko. “His truck was loaded with equipment right
down to the safety glasses. This is the type of business that could push anybody over the edge.
Just look at Dave McGillivray.”
For Keith LeBlanc, whose enthusiasm over capturing first in his age group (30-39) was such that
he ran the course twice as a cooldown, the idea of hanging around the venue all day wasn’t as far
fetched as it sounded.
“Why would I want to leave after the race I ran?” he asked. “But since it’s already uploaded on
YouTube, I can gather my whole family around my laptop and watch it all day in the comfort of
my living room.”
For everyone involved - be it runner or volunteer - the WCRC’s 26th Annual Turkey Trot
provided plenty of satisfaction. Competitors were able to push themselves beyond their limits
through the efforts of volunteers providing direction, vocal support, and any other assistance
required.
“For me that’s what it’s all about,” acknowledged Anne Walsh, whose finishing kick moved her
up to fifth in her age group (40-49). “It’s a club effort all around. It’s funny how when you see
a lot of these people on the street, you cross to the other side—but for some reason when they all
get together amazing things happen.” -DD
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Gabriel Kasper
John Webber
Alan Soucy
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Tyler Nachilly
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Brian Short
Tom Miller
Megan McCormick
Ken Mackie
Kyle Wood
Ted Jones
Josh Thibault
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Vicki Miller
John Colton
Anne Walsh
Phillip Hunt
Albert Manzi
Jeffrey Gilchrist
Laurie Cyr
John Underwood
Alex Mackie
Barry McBride
Betsy Berkenbush
Kristen Mackie
Alice McGonigle
Phillip Cullen
Karen Dipietro
Jane Lemuth
Mike Palladino
Mike Vangelist
David Labrode
Stephanie Thomas
Diana Devalk
Keith Kallberg
Dave McGuigan
Denise Bucknell
Sue Cullen
Robert Randall
Robert McCarthy
Cat Cargill
Michelle Larkin
Beth Wood
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Gail Clark
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A Cornucopia of Turkey Trots!
As WCRCers traveled or stayed closed to home, Turkey Trots in just about every town provide ample opportunity to burn some cals
before the Big Ingest. Read on about our members who trotted, trophied, and tryptophan-ed!
Seacoast Rotary Turkey Trot
5K, Portsmouth NH
Thursday, November 26, 2015
A total of 2,229 runners completed the Thanksgiving morning 5K run in
downtown Portsmouth NH—21 of them of WCRC stripes, showing once
again that Port City is a blue-and-gold stronghold. Of our runners, some
jogged with family for fun… but some were out looking for blood with
five 1st places in age! Let’s star t with our fastest: Ben Chase led all
WCRCers with his 3rd overall in 17:04 (5:30), and triathlete super-talent
Amanda Deblauw was tops over all women, at a scor ching 18:38 (6:01
pace) only weeks after her 3:04 marathon!
Best in age included Kevin St. Laurent who was #1 in M20-29, Karen
Fogg was numer o uno at F40-49, Todd Gerrish was king of M50-59,
Carrie Kane was queen of F50-59, and Rob Spaulding was Czar of
M60-69. On the next tier of the podium, Linda St. Laurent was 2nd in
F50-59 and Janet Parkinson was 2nd in F60-69.
Our final award-getter before the feast was Lizabeth MacDonald who took
3rd in F50-59! -RR
Stalker Finds WCRC at the Portsmouth Trot!
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Turkey Day Dash To The Sea
5 Miles, Hampton NH
Thursday, November 26, 2015
It’s no secret our women like to win races. If you’ve read
this page so far, you won’t be surprised when you read
about a third WCRC gal taking the overall spot on Turkey Day: our Abby
Cirinna (nee J ackson) was the #1 woman at Rochester NH’s Fr ee Fall
5K, complimenting her newly-minted marriage partner Matt Cirinna’s
3rd in the M40-49 age
category! Steve Smith of
Stalker finds WCRC at Free Fall 5K!
Ironman Triathlon
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podium fame was 2nd in
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M60-69 age gang!
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Stalker finds WCRC at the Hampton Trot!
Looking for a few extra miles and some sweet views
before setting the table, nine WCRCers hit the coast for a
great run and rewards: Beth Dollas was the best WCRCer and 1st woman
overall, crossing in 31:48 (6:22)- after a short break after her 3:05 marathon a
few weeks back! Complimenting Beth in our Bests, Bruce Butterworth was
tops in M60-69 age category! Daniel Stewart (M40-49), Kim Parker (F40-49)
and Gary Rohr (M60-69) all took 2nd in age! WCRC super-voly Lisa Rohr was
the official race timer the race for the organizers! -RR
Free Fall 5K - Rochester NH
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Benjamin Chase
Kevin St. Laurent
Jordan Parkinson
Amanda Deblauw
Todd Gerrish
Rob Spaulding
Karen Fogg
Carrie Kane
Linda St. Laurent
Lizabeth MacDonald
Janet Parkinson
Lisa Hart
Bob Dunfey
Stephanie Brewer
Todd Deluca
Heidi Fiore-Campbell
Kevin Barton
Joseph McEachern
Mark Weidman
Michelle Moreau
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DON CLARKE
GARY ROHR
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THERESA DEFRANZO
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Monson Burner! Wilbraham Turkey Trot
Wilbraham MA - November 26, 2015
The Rag Editor and better/
smarter/etc-half went home
to Western MA for Turkey
Day and found a suffer-fest
of a 5 Miler in Wilbraham
MA: a 1.5 mile climb up
Monson Hill Road followed
by a thigh-smasher 3 mile
descent made for a hobblegobble afternoon. -RR
Stalker found WCRC in Western MA!
19 Nick Paquette 35:04.56 (7:00)
99 Louise Valois 43:14.88 (8:38)
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A Cornucopia of Turkey Trots! (continued!)
Portland Maine Turkey Trot
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Stalker finds WCRC at the Portland ME Trot!
Twelve Circle-Northers (and WCRC outof-towners) tackled the four-mile
distance in Portland ME on Turkey Day,
and of course we were on the podium:
Maine Running Hall of Famer Polly
Kenniston took 1st in age F75-79,
ageless Phil Pierce took 2nd in age M7074, and our Diane Lavangie took 2nd in
F55-59 age category! -RR
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Maine Track Club Turkey Trot
Cape Elizabeth, ME
November 22, 2015
Awards aplenty for WCRC at this 47th annual Turkey
Trot in the sweet town of Cape Elizabeth ME, home
of the rough tough Mid-Winter Classic 10 miler (that
sells out in about 2 hours). Besides the usual age group and overall awards, a
bonus was on hand: this Trot was the Road Runners Club of America Maine
State 5K Championship for 2015! Beginning with the mighty Ellie
Tucker, the local favor ite (gar ner ing the most whoops fr om the cr owd)
was tops in age F60-64 and RRCA Female Grand Master champ! Our Bobby
Strout followed suit and was also best in M60-64 as well as RRCA Male
Grand Master champ! Capping our firsties, Nick Paquette took 1st in M40-45.
Diane Lavangie took 2nd in F55-59, and Tony Myatt was 2nd in M25-29.
Not to be denied a podium spot, Maureen Sproul took 3rd in F55-59! -RR
Tony Myatt
Diane Lavangie
Martin Binette
Maureen Sproul
Phil Pierce
Richard Evans
Polly Kenniston
Megan Duffy
Allyn Genest
Patty Wood
Judy Graham-Garcia
Adam Nisson
26:29
29:44
31:51
31:58
35:29
38:51
42:03
42:18
43:50
44:10
47:01
47:02
6:38
7:26
7:58
8:00
8:53
9:43
10:31
10:35
10:58
11:03
11:46
11:46
Stalker finds WCRC in Cape Elizabeth ME!
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47
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154
186
225
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439
Nick Paquette
Bob Strout
Tony Myatt
Ellie Tucker
Lisa Hart
Diane Lavangie
Maureen Sproul
Louise Valois
Barbara Buck
Philip Pierce
Allyn Genest
Patty Wood
18:58
6:07
20:03
6:28
20:30
6:36
21:07* 6:48
23:05
7:26
23:13
7:29
24:14
7:48
24:56
8:02
26:16
8:28
27:20
8:48
32:43 10:32
35:17 11:22
#1 Ellie Tucker, RRCA FEMALE SENIOR GRAND
MASTER (60+) Champion
#1 Bob Strout, RRCA MALE SENIOR GRAND
MASTER (60+) Champion
Strides Fulla Pride
Pentucket Pride 5K
November 22, 2015
Pat ‘Fulla’ Fullerton knows about the battle to win r aces, and Pentucket Pr ide was on the line on
November 22nd. After battling some injuries this year, Fulla still showed up for work: 2nd overall at 5:20
pace! Pat wasn’t the only WCRCer perched on the podium: in a
Stalker finds WCRC at Pentucket!
string of firsts, our Rick Walsh was best in M50-59, Robin
2 Pat Fullerton
16:33 5:20
Nightingale was queen of F40-49, The Man of 1000 Nicknames
13 Rick Walsh
19:45 6:22
Rick Bayko was king of M60-69, Kathy Clark was #1 in F60-69,
14 Peter Heslam
20:01 6:27
20 Katie Freeman
20:54 6:44
Katie Freeman was par excellence at F15-19, and Maryann
22 Sarah Freeman
21:02 6:47
Macneil was champ at F50-59!
25 Daryl Kincaid
21:26 6:54
28 Paul Desroche
21:53 7:03
If we can’t take 1st, we’ll gladly take the next few steps: Daryl
29 Robin Nightingale
23:08 7:27
Kincaid was 3r d at M50-59, and The Freeman family could rent
31 Rick Bayko
23:15 7:29
38 Maryann Macneil
23:57 7:43
out podium time-shares with their total ownership of the F15-19
71 Monica Pessina
27:50 8:58
dept. as Sarah Freeman took third!
119 Michelle Desroches 33:02 10:38
123 Kathy Clark
33:59 10:57
-RR
RUNNERS RAG
Page 7
Dashing Through the Seaside!
Seaside Santa Dash 5K/10K
Kennebunks, ME
December 12, 2015
Stalker finds WCRC at the Seaside Santa!
2 AMANDA DEBLAUW
8 PETER HESLAM
38:42
41:57
6:15
6:46
WCRC was in the holiday winning spirit at the
1 JASMIN LEPIR
17:12 5:33
6 SARAH KNOWLTON
19:54 6:26
Seaside Santa Dash 5K and 10K races, with 4 out of 5 WCRCers taking gold!
11 JANICE FAESSLER 22:05 7:08
Our Amanda DeBlauw has been on an absolute tear in recent months, and
continued her thrash through the New England racing system with outright
women’s victory at the 10K distance! Amanda crossed 2nd overall and was top
woman at a killer 6:15 average pace!
Also in on the action was our Jasmin Lepir who crossed #1 overall and champion at the 5K event - in a manly 5:33 pace! Was he
alone? Nope: Super-Sarah Knowlton was the women’s champion at the 5K distance in a quick 6:26 pace. Janice Faessler
was not to be denied with all the firsts going around, and seized her own title as the champ of F40-49 age group! -RR
Banyas Produces Toys for Joy
Santa’s Toy Trot
Amesbury MA
December 13, 2015
Stalker finds WCRC at Santa’s 6 Miler!
WCRC’s 2014 Volunteer of the Year didn’t stop in
2015—generous with his time and back-muscles,
our Jimmy Banyas returned as director of our annual event that generates
smiles through the Toys for Tots program. Great weather and the holiday
spirit prompted 74 WCRCers to rally in support of Jimmy and assistant RD
Tricia Lavoie in this 3-distance race format, many doing double-duty as
volunteers. A total of 37 WCRCers took home prizes in their age groups—
including 2 overall race champs (Dave Dunham in the 2-miler and Keith
LeBlanc in the 4-miler)! Hot chocolate, a bottomless-prize raffle, and
maple syrup age-group prizes capped a spirited day of racing and the
mission of raising toys for those less fortunate. A huge thank you goes out
to Jimmy and Tricia for their months of preparation for the 21st version—
and we’ll see y’all for the 22nd! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Santa’s 4 Miler!
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KEITH LEBLANC
SCOTT FOLEY
BRUCE BUTTERWORTH
RICK WALSH
TONY MYATT
CRAIG LAMPERT
MATT THOMAS
PAUL DESROCHE
ALAN SOUCY
MARYANN MACNEIL
DAN MAGUIRE
KRISTEN BEYER-SCHULZ
CHARLIE FARRINGTON
SHARON YU
WALTER WHITE
PHILIP CULLEN
RONALEE RAY-PARROTT
RONALEE RAY-PARROTT
HOLLY SULLIVAN
DAVE LABRODE
BONNIE CONWAY
ELIZABETH SAWICKI
STEPHANIE THOMAS
MAUREEN FARREN
DAVE MCGUIGAN
SUE CULLEN
CAT CARGILL
24:29.7
24:39.5
25:29.2
25:52.1
26:19.5
27:02.3
28:01.1
29:05.0
29:46.8
30:31.7
34:14.6
34:30.6
36:07.3
36:09.8
37:46.5
38:13.0
38:56.7
38:56.7
39:05.2
39:12.4
39:20.1
39:38.5
39:45.8
41:55.7
42:11.2
48:21.8
48:23.3
6:08
6:10
6:23
6:28
6:35
6:46
7:01
7:17
7:27
7:38
8:34
8:38
9:02
9:03
9:27
9:34
9:45
9:45
9:47
9:49
9:51
9:55
9:57
10:29
10:33
12:06
12:06
1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
3rd
M3039
M3039
M6069
M5059
M2029
M3039
2nd M4049
1st F5059
3rd M5059
1st M7074
1st F606
1st F3039
3rd
2nd
3rd
3rd
F5059
F3039
F3039
F6069
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27
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36
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41
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48
51
MIKE LEONARD
39:18.6 6:34
PETER HESLAM
40:25.4 6:45
ABBY CIRINNA
43:02.3 7:11
SEAN DONNELLY
44:17.2 7:23
MEGAN DUFFY
46:06.1 7:41
MICHELLE SHERMAN
48:14.0 8:03
GINGER IOLA
52:11.8 8:42
ANN KUCHARSKI
52:52.0 8:49
MATT MUSKRAT
53:11.6 8:52
DOUG ZECHEL
53:47.9 8:58
BYRON PETRAKIS
55:18.8 9:14
JANE LEMUTH
56:04.6 9:21
THOMAS WYLIE
58:02.1 9:41
TANYA ANDERSON
58:19.9 9:44
BARRY MCBRIDE
1:00:29.6 10:05
DALE GRANGER-ECKERT 1:01:39.8 10:17
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
1st
M5059
M4049
F3039
M5059
F3039
F5059
F5059
F6069
2nd M7074
3rd M7074
2nd F6069
Stalker finds WCRC at Santa’s 2 Miler!
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102
112
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124
DAVE DUNHAM
MATTHEW CIRINNA
THOMAS CHASE
RANDY FROST
DAVE STEWART
HOLLY ALLISON
JEFFREY GILCHRIST
LAURIE CYR
STEPHEN IOLA
JOHN UNDERWOOD
MARGARITT MCNULTY
PAM FREEMAN
BETSY BERKENBUSH
MICHAEL VANGELIST
DEB MANDILE
LAURIE MANNING
ROBERT RANDALL
RICHARD THOMPSON
JENNIFER BROWN
GAIL CLARK
CARRIE LAYTE
SHARON CHASE
DENISE UNDERWOOD
ROSE WASHAK
KATHY CLARK
MARIA VICENS
GREG WASHAK
MIKE SHIELDS
KARIN CASEY
KATE MUSKRAT
ROBERT AUCOIN
11:28.0
12:36.4
13:49.8
14:50.7
14:59.1
16:23.6
16:51.4
16:51.5
17:09.9
17:22.6
17:27.9
17:29.7
17:36.0
18:19.3
18:30.1
18:32.6
18:49.5
19:47.0
20:29.5
20:33.3
20:34.8
21:09.5
21:42.1
21:42.5
21:56.3
22:49.3
23:28.1
25:10.5
26:42.0
28:49.6
30:33.7
5:44
6:19
6:55
7:26
7:30
8:12
8:26
8:26
8:35
8:42
8:44
8:45
8:48
9:10
9:16
9:17
9:25
9:54
10:15
10:17
10:18
10:35
10:52
10:52
10:59
11:25
11:45
12:36
13:21
14:25
15:17
1st M5059
2nd M4049
2nd M5059
2nd M3039
3rd F4049
1st F6069
3rd F2029
1st M7579
2nd F6069
3rd M6069
Page 8
RUNNERS RAG
Hangover `16: Born to be Mild!
35th Hangover Classic
Salisbury Beach, MA
January 1, 2016
Mild temps greeted throngs of registered athletes to the WCRC’s 35th annual
greeting of the New Year, and it could only mean one thing: a great day for
plunging! With a snowstorm dumping wet heavy Sierra Cement on New England
with days before the race, it was a scramble to clean up before the throngs
arrived. For the 2nd year in a row, the Hangover breached it’s sell-out point, and
new directors Leanne Corning and Josh Thibault added more racers, the high
water mark hitting 1,311. A total of 122 WCRC runners (56 in the 10K, and 66
in the 5K) arrived to ring in the new year—others came as generous volunteers,
assisting with everything on their holiday from traffic control, to laying out
course cones to pizza delivery—all of it in outdoors-in-January conditions! Aid
Station and Supplies Czar Jimmy Banyas put together a perfect pour (of H2O)
and organized his water stop with their dual role of handling the 5K turnaround.
All volunteer efforts landed another superb event; both races smooth as glass and the
post-race party suds from Woodstock Inn Brewery came from bottomless kegs.
But how did we do? 17 WCRCers in the 5K, and 9 in the 10K took home award
pint-glasses for age group victories. Let’s begin with the top 3 in each race! In the 10K
Amanda Deblauw was 2nd over all woman, and Susannah Landreth was 3r d over all
woman in the 5K!
Onto the 5K and our #1’s in age: Kevin St. Laurent (M20-29), Super-Sarah Knowlton
(F20-29), Larry Fowle (M30-39), Madelyn Steeves (F40-49), Tony Ames (M50-59),
Bruce Butterworth (M60-69), Janet Parkinson (F60-69) and Charlie Farrington
(M70-79). Our 2nd Place 5K Peeps: Stephen Viegas (M60-69), Margaritt McNulty
(F60-69), and Robert Randall (M70-79). Our 3rd place 5K gang: Joe Gurczak (M40-49),
Lisa Rohr (F50-59), Megan Duffy (F30-39), Kendra Chevalier (F20-29) and The
Fabulous Sharon Yu (F60-69).
In the 10K, our #1s in age: Beth Dollas (F30-39), Cindy ‘One Woman’ Army (F50-59),
John Elkaliouby (M70-79), Karen Fogg (F40-49), and Ellie Tucker (F60-69).
Our 2nd place 10Kers: John Ryan Brown (M30-39) and Tom Wylie (M70-79).
Our 3rd place 10K podium list consists of one: Kim ‘Possible’ Parker, 3rd in F40-49.
A huge thank you goes out to all volunteers and new RDs for their time spent to make
this event happen!! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Hangover 10K!
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31
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41
47
54
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58
84
85
86
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120
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125
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136
147
JOHN RYAN BROWN
AMANDA DEBLAUW
SCOTT FOLEY
JOHN RHEAUME
BETH DOLLAS
KEITH LEBLANC
TODD GERRISH
MIKE LEONARD
RICK WALSH
JEAN-CHRIS BERTRAND
CINDY ARMY
MICHAEL FRONING
KAREN FOGG
STUART OLSEN
ELLIE TUCKER
DARYL KINCAID
KIM PARKER
CHRIS CLAPP
KARIN CASEY
WAR LEMERICH
FRED SCHMUHL
THOMAS CHASE
JOHN WEBBER
MARK WEIDMAN
LISA HART
JOHN FREDETTE
JEFF BURGESS
37:11.38
38:24.40
38:55.69
39:11.05
39:21.09
39:49.17
40:15.81
40:43.55
41:08.32
41:14.96
41:57.77
42:26.18
42:57.99
43:16.12
43:21.60
45:45.53
45:54.80
45:54.95
46:01.56
46:26.86
46:45.10
48:13.03
48:13.09
48:21.34
48:25.30
49:04.83
49:24.67
6:00
6:12
6:17
6:20
6:21
6:26
6:30
6:35
6:39
6:40
6:47
6:51
6:56
6:59
7:00
7:23
7:25
7:25
7:26
7:30
7:33
7:47
7:47
7:48
7:49
7:55
7:59
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273
294
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299
323
357
368
399
414
416
435
440
441
TOM MILLER
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
DALE BOB ECKERT
MAUREEN SPROUL
JEN GROSKIN
TED JONES
MICHAEL GOOLKASIAN
SIN KOUNLASA
BRIDGET LAVIGNE
WERNER MAAS
MICHAEL LEONARD
VICKI MILLER
SANDRA GORDON
RALPH GENTILE
ANN KUCHARSKI
STEPHANIE SUPRIN
DOUG ZECHEL
SAMANTHA KOMIEGA
ALBERT MANZI
JOHN ELKALIOUBY
JEAN HERRICK
KEVIN CALLAHAN
TOM WYLIE
LORI HARASKE
DALE GRANGER-ECKERT
ELIZABETH SAWICKI
SHARON CHASE
DIANE CASSELBERRY
KEITH KALLBERG
50:00.50
50:06.25
50:07.96
50:18.93
50:35.15
50:56.00
51:06.39
51:38.86
51:41.01
52:11.49
52:26.17
52:45.76
53:26.39
53:53.59
55:22.58
55:44.34
56:39.51
57:22.73
57:23.65
57:30.64
58:30.29
1:00:12.83
1:00:51.17
1:02:56.30
1:05:23.09
1:05:33.21
1:08:45.20
1:10:19.35
1:10:22.22
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:10
8:13
8:15
8:20
8:21
8:26
8:28
8:31
8:38
8:42
8:56
9:00
9:09
9:16
9:16
9:17
9:27
9:43
9:49
10:10
10:33
10:35
11:06
11:21
11:21
Stalker finds WCRC at Hangover 5K!
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KEVIN ST. LAURENT
LARRY FOWLE
TONY AMES
JOE GURCZAK
NICK PAQUETTE
BRUCE BUTTERWORTH
SUSANNAH LANDRETH
SARAH KNOWLTON
MADELYN STEEVES
STEPHEN VIEGAS
LISA ROHR
DEBORAH SAKR
ADAM NISSON
MEGAN DUFFY
JANET PARKINSON
KYLE WOOD
JODI BERTRAND
KENDRA CHEVALIER
DAVE STEWART
GARY ROHR
KELLI FOWLE
LOUISE VALOIS
MICHELLE LARKIN
DAVE JOHNS
CALLI TOWNE
MARGARITT MCNULTY
HOLLY ALLISON
JULIE SIMONDS
MICHAEL CONLON
JOHN COLTON
BETSY BERKENBUSH
CHARLIE FARRINGTON
BARRY MCBRIDE
BRUCE VOGEL
LAURIE CYR
MIKE HODGENS
JEFFREY GILCHRIST
JOE KENNEDY
SHARON YU
JANE LEMUTH
DAVID LABRODE
KURT BRIERLY
CHRISTINE HEYWOOD
PATRICIA E JONES
LAURIE MANNING
LEO RICHARD
ANNE WALSH
TANYA ANDERSON
DENNIS PRIVITERA
DENISE BUCKNELL
GAIL CLARK
ROBERT RANDALL
RONALD PUGH
MICHAEL VANGELIST
JENNIFER BROWN
JULIANN WOODBURY
PAMELA HOUCK
DAVE MCGUIGAN
CARRIE LAYTE
CAT CARGILL
BONNIE CONWAY
ROBERT MCCARTHY
NANCY WAWRZKIEWICZ
JUDY KEATOR
JUDY GRAHAM-GARCIA
17:40.12
17:50.81
19:19.99
19:24.54
19:27.75
20:03.20
20:37.15
21:06.06
21:30.08
22:24.18
22:28.11
22:34.67
22:59.52
23:06.69
24:17.61
24:18.13
24:29.14
24:33.17
24:34.50
24:51.24
25:25.20
25:26.29
25:40.21
26:21.74
26:36.73
26:36.97
26:37.82
26:42.57
26:48.57
26:53.97
27:07.80
27:20.59
27:38.83
28:06.18
28:07.15
28:07.23
28:07.58
28:15.18
28:20.94
28:38.65
28:47.17
28:48.46
28:52.18
28:54.43
29:13.63
29:35.08
29:39.50
29:53.39
29:53.55
29:56.63
30:02.27
30:08.56
30:10.28
30:23.83
31:00.32
31:14.36
31:33.57
32:35.66
32:43.61
33:40.84
36:45.38
37:11.01
39:47.95
41:25.90
46:07.15
5:42
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6:15
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6:29
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6:57
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7:56
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8:56
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10:05
10:11
10:31
10:34
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12:00
12:51
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RUNNERS RAG
Page 9
Marathons and More Dept.
Crosby Queen at Baystate Full!
Bay State Marathon
Lowell, MA—October 18, 2015
With eight WCRCers qualifying for Boston Stalker Finds WCRC at Bay State Marathon!
at the Baystate marathon, this formidable
162 ALICIA CROSBY
3:15:30.9 7:28
209 THOMAS CHASE
3:20:21.0 7:39
event also showcased some serious talent
290 RICK WALSH
3:27:16.7 7:55
that follows our ‘Ladies First’ theme. To
299 GREGORY CREMER
3:27:56.2 7:57
wit: our Alicia Crosby was best WCRCer
314 MARK RIX
3:28:47.8 7:59
crossing in 3:15:30 (7:28 pace) while
355 HEIDI HATCH
3:31:27.5 8:05
521 TARA DRISCOLL
3:42:10.0 8:29
BQing at the same time!
Winning one’s age group at Baystate is
tough, as the competition is stiffer than a
woodpecker’s beak - but Alicia came
closest with 6th in F30-39.
-RR
617
662
804
1025
1401
DAVID CARROLL
STEPHEN PECKICONIS
HEIDI BRENNAN
DARRYL CAUCHON
SHARON CHASE
3:48:21.6
3:51:15.6
3:59:37.1
4:22:31.7
5:57:55.9
BQ
BQ
BQ
BQ
BQ
BQ
BQ
8:43 BQ
8:50
9:09
10:02
13:40
Photos, from top: Alicia Crosby’s face echoes her legs
after 26.2. Tom Chase’s ubiquitous watch-stop finish
photo. Capstone photos.
Runners High in Lowell
Bay State Half Marathon
Lowell, MA—October 18, 2015
Our fast kids were on site at the Bay State Half Marathon, three of them taking best
in their age-group categories! First up is Chris Grange who was on the front lines
and took 3rd overall and #1 in M30-39 (5:46 average)!
Cindy ‘One Woman’ Army
Stalker Finds WCRC at Bay State Half Mary!
ran a sizzler of a race at a 7:03
average clip, and best in
3 CHRIS GRANGE
1:15:21.3 5:46
46 BRIAN MOODY
1:27:22.4 6:41
F50-59.
78 GREGORY MCCULLOUGH 1:31:14.3 6:58
Brian Moody closes out our awar d getter s, also #1
85 CINDY ARMY
1:32:19.6 7:03
at age M50-59 at a quick 6:41 pace. -RR
185 PAUL DESROCHE
1:42:05.3 7:48
622
714
866
1221
1236
1320
MONICA PESSINA
JOHN UNDERWOOD
PHILLIP HUNT
ROSE WASHAK
GAIL CLARK
DONNA DRINKWATER
1:58:20.9 9:03
2:02:38.2 9:22
2:09:40.6 9:54
2:33:20.2 11:43
2:35:02.3 11:51
2:55:41.1 13:25
Photos, from top: Cindy Army crosses well spent. Chris
Grange is still all smiles (it’s ear ly), and Brian Moody
keeps on truckin’. Andrea Shelton and Capstone photos.
Rohr Raises Hunger Relief!
Feed The Need Predict Your Time 5K
Stratham, NH—November 14, 2015
Our 2011 V olunteer of the Y ear Lisa Rohr has been a race director for a
number of charitable races, and her latest has creation is of the predict-yourtime sort. At Feed The Need, runners guess how fast they’ll run, remove
their watches/GPS’s, and see no time clock until crossing the finish (Lisa
covers the time facing on approach). After 3 years and truckloads of food
pantry donations, Lisa’s creation continues to do good work, and pass out
turkeys, pies and gallons of cider (in that order) to those who predicted
correctly. Greatness abounds, and not just the director: our Drew Keifaber
was best WCRC predictor: off by 4 seconds! Thank you Lisa! -RR
7
9
20
27
30
37
38
45
46
64
65
70
87
91
125
128
134
143
Drew
Peter
Byron
Brian
Vicki
Keri
Robert
Nick
John
Jon
Gary
Steven
Rebecca
Holly
Jeff
Tom
Michelle
Meaghan
Predicted
=========
Kiefaber
20:00
Heslam
20:25
Petrakis
27:56
Kavanagh
27:30
Miller
27:26
Marshall
23:10
Randall
33:00
Paquette
19:40
Webber
30:15
Wilkinson 23:00
Rohr
24:40
Howell
32:00
Tremblay
40:00
Allison
26:45
Albertelli 33:33
Miller
30:00
Moreau
31:40
Roache
42:00
Time
=======
20:04
20:21
27:46
27:16
27:10
22:47
33:29
19:06
29:41
22:08
25:34
32:57
38:31
28:24
30:45
26:42
35:32
47:16
Diff
=====
0:04
0:05
0:11
0:15
0:17
0:24
0:29
0:35
0:35
0:53
0:54
0:57
1:30
1:39
2:49
3:19
3:52
5:16
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Fogg Fabulous at Maine Full
Stalker finds WCRC at Maine Mary!
Maine Marathon
Portland ME—October 5, 2015
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147
186
195
279
350
374
391
439
750
774
891
This issue’s theme of ‘Ladies First’ continues, unabated! Our Karen Fogg
brought it hot at the latest installation of the Maine Marathon, best in age
F45-49 on this non-trivial course at a scorcher pace of 7:44, first WCRCer
across the line! Sin Kounlasa is another podium powerhouse, and stood a solid
2nd in age F55-59 at 9:52 pace. Big-Bad Bob Dunfey never disappoints the
podium, and was 3rd in age M60-64 at an 8:34 pace. We had 4 Boston
Qualifiers: Karen, Bob, Floyd Lavery, and Kim Coppinger all qualified for the
hallowed ‘Big B’ in Maine! -RR
Glass Never Half-[Marathon]Empty
Maine Half Marathon
Portland ME—October 5, 2015
If the Winners Circle can’t race the full, they take to the
half. The also take to the podium: sixteen WCRCers were on site at the Maine
Half Marathon, five taking a stand on award steps: Maine Hall-of-Famer Polly
Kenniston took 1st in age F75-79! Senior speedster Brian ‘Danger’ Denger
took 2nd in age M50-54, with a rock-solid 6:48 pace. Senior ace Maureen
Sproul also took 2nd in age, F55-59 at 7:47 average! William McCarthy took
2nd in M65-69 (7:53), and Maine Hall of Famer Jerry Levasseur took 3rd in the
crazy competitive M75-59 age category.
-RR
Karen
Floyd
Bob
Kimberly
Brian
Mary
Adam
Matthew
Sinthy
Jim
Jane
Gail
Fogg
Lavery
Dunfey
Coppinger
Short
Smith
Nisson
Tilbury
Kounlasa
Bailey
Lemuth
Clark
3:20:54* 7:44
3:35:13* 8:17
3:42:43* 8:34
3:44:03* 8:38
3:57:04
9:08
4:06:45
9:30
4:09:10
9:35
4:10:51
9:39
4:16:26
9:52
4:59:12 11:31
5:06:10 11:47
5:49:10 13:26
Stalker finds WCRC at Maine Half Mary!
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40
177
192
202
209
277
321
443
456
1028
1508
1628
1732
1735
1932
Thomas
Brian
Tony
Maureen
Reaha
William
Richard
Heidi
Jim
Gregg
Ben
Jodi
Polly
Jerry
Judy
Allyn
Pore
Denger
Myatt
Sproul
Goyetche
McCarthy
Collins
Brennan
O'Leary
Pearsall
Brennan
Short
Kenniston
Levasseur
Graham-Garcia
Genest
1:26:11
1:29:02
1:41:12
1:42:01
1:42:45
1:43:08
1:46:17
1:48:09
1:52:35
1:53:01
2:07:46
2:24:48
2:31:16
2:39:24
2:39:40
3:27:19
6:35
6:48
7:44
7:47
7:51
7:53
8:07
8:15
8:36
8:38
9:45
11:03
11:33
12:10
12:11
15:49
Clawed By the Bear Cage!
USATF-NE Cross Country Championships—November 8, 2015
Count on Franklin Park as ground zero for legendary cross country action every fall in the Boston area. WCRC
has been putting together teams for the assault on the club championship for the last few years, and our 2015
squad was the largest so far. There are 2 things you have to remember about racing USATF-NE
cross country races: #1: “prepare to get roughed up by the competition”, and #2: “Bear Cage Hill
hurts”! Note the sidebar finishing places of
our people, and you'll know racing at New
Stalker finds WCRC at Open Men’s 10K!
England’s is “the best of the best”. Would we
71 Chris Grange
36:04 (5:48)
do it again? Heck yeah! Let’s bring our
biggest squad in 2016! Bonus: Guinness
tastes great après race at Doyle’s Café, right
Stalker finds WCRC at Women’s 6K!
nearby. -RR
Photos: left, shenanigans at the start. Below:
Chris Grange with the big boys
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104
108
118
120
Heidi Hatch
Kimberly Coppinger
Julie Haynes
Alice McGonigle
Noreen Waddell
26:54
29:15
29:52
31:24
31:31
(7:12)
(7:50)
(8:00)
(8:25)
(8:27)
Stalker finds WCRC at Masters Men’s 8K!
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79
80
82
85
96
101
102
107
John Goodwin
Tony Ames
Peter Heslam
Michael Leonard
Rick Walsh
Daryl Kincaid
Thomas Chase
Stephen Peckiconis
Glenn Stewart
33:05
33:19
33:22
33:36
34:18
35:30
36:00
36:18
37:07
(6:39)
(6:42)
(6:42)
(6:45)
(6:54)
(7:08)
(7:14)
(7:18)
(7:28)
RUNNERS RAG
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The 32nd Annual Mill Cities Relay Invitational
December 6, 2015
by Dennis Donoghue
Every December like a tribal gathering, the nineteen running clubs within shouting distance of the
Merrimack River gather early on a Sunday morning to gauge one another’s fitness afoot and later their
aptitude for alcohol consumption. And every year at the Mill Cities Relay Invitational (27 miles~5
legs~2 states~1 river) the WCRC outruns and out consumes nearly all its competition.
It was no different in 2015 as the club finished second, just nine points behind Gate City Striders and
one point ahead of Somerville Road Runners. For team coordinator Chris
Grange, who devoted countless nights r ecr uiting enough bodies to fill out
his roster, the results were better than expected.
“I scoured every bar and drunk tank in the area,” he said. “I admit I wasn’t above posting bail for a few of these types.
But they paid me back in spades during their legs. Makes you wonder how they got caught in the first place.’’
Competing against a total of 229 teams, the club came away with five division winners (female sub masters, female
masters, women’s veterans, men’s veterans, co-ed ancients). For Spice Girls (female sub masters), the miles from start
(where club legend Rick Bayko dropped the ceremonial brick, narrowly missing his rehabbed ankle) to finish were
strung together into a diamond necklace, providing this quintet a nearly ninety second margin over their nearest challenger.
“There was never a doubt in our minds,” said anchor Jenn Currier. “We’d been practicing our hand-offs for months. In a
race like this you can pick up a second or two with each exchange if you do it right. Ours were flawless.”
“Heidi (Hatch, team captain) had us pr actice blindfolded,” added leadoff Abby Cirinna. “I can’t tell you how
many times I slammed into Maria (second leg Vincens) until I got it right. But it paid off big.”
The relay’s longest leg (9.5 miles) is often the most difficult to fill, despite much of it along a footpath just feet from the
majestic Merrimack.
“I absolutely love that leg,” said Queen of Hearts (female masters) Tricia Lavoie. “One time I
found a case for my cell phone, another time a Market Basket circular from the Eagle Tribune.
It’s a gold mine out there.”
Karen Fogg of L eague of T heir Own (female master s) concur r ed with Lavoie, but for a
different reason.
“Listening to the river is like the white noise machine I have on my nightstand. It’s not quite as
realistic as the ones they sell at Target but it certainly helps the miles go by.”
With conditions ideal for racing (clear, cool, calm), they unfortunately were also ideal for a
morning of Christmas shopping at the various malls and outlets along the course.
Intersections, though monitored for safety, were far from hazard free.
“You always get some nut on the phone who doesn’t see you,” said Vicki Miller, leadoff for
The Untouchables (women’s veterans). “ But then there are those who do see you and still aim
for you, like it’s our fault they’ll miss out on that parking spot ten feet from the front of the
store.”
The race’s final leg (4.75 miles) concludes at the Claddagh Pub in Lawrence. For anchor Kevin
Callahan of T he Bionic M en (men’s senior s) the sight of the iconic water ing hole, wher e
most of his teammates had already secured stools, stirred up a range of emotions.
“You take your chances running anchor,” he acknowledged. “Sure I love seeing the finish line
but I always have serious doubts there’ll be a drop left after I cool down and force my way
through the front door. Half of my teammates won’t even remember my name by the time I get
in there.”
As the award ceremony commenced and the various Circle captains accepted bricks on behalf
of their respective teams, WCRC president Dave Carroll bounded onstage to receive the one
designated for the second place club.
“First off I’d like to apologize for any offensive remarks or behavior on the part of the
WCRC,” he said. “Whenever we all gather under one roof I usually hire a police detail to
protect me from my own membership. That said, they deserve a lot of credit for what happened
out there today. Given the backgrounds of many of them, it’s a near miracle they weren’t
hauled away right off the course.”
-DD
Photo creds: Rick ‘Polish Rifle’ Bayko, Kelly Fowle
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Triathlon Dept.
The Adventures of Kona Steve
When Hamstrings Attack!
Ironman World Championships, Kailua-Kona Hawaii
October 10, 2015
When it comes to Ironman Kona: ‘you can’t always get what you
want, but if you try real hard you just might get on the podium’.
(apologies to the Stones) Our Steve Smith qualified for worlds at
Ironman Lake Placid 2015, giving him an ’opportunity’ to do 2
Ironmans in the same year. Steve took the challenge and journeyed
to the great state of Hawaii to tackle this hot hilly and humid
course. Mr. Smith had a great race (1:16 swim, 6:35 bike and 4:27
run) for 12:30 finish time. After exiting the hotbox Energy Lab
portion of the marathon, he was in 3rd in age (M65-69) - alas, his
hamstrings revolted and Steve suffered until finish, placing 5th in
the world in age, and on-podium! Congrats Mr. Smith! -RR
Robin C: Triple Iron Threat!
USA Ultra Triathlon Triple Anvil
Spotsylvania, VA—October 10, 2015
Our Robin Cucinotta has done lots of Ironman races of late, even a Double Iron-Distance race last
October. After gobbling up the Ironman Lake Placid event in July of 2015, Robin recovered like a
champ, and journeyed down to Lake Anna Park in Spotsylvania Virginia for the USA Ultra ‘Triple
Anvil’ - a triple Ironman-Distance triathlon.
After a swim of 7.2 miles in 4:43:00, a bike of 336 miles in 23:00:50, and finally a run of 78.6 miles
in 25:03:36—for a total time of 53:10:38— (yes, that’s fifty-three hours folks) ...Robin crossed the
finish as the was the 1st woman overall out of 13 deranged individuals and one 2-person team of
kooks.
A huge 53-hour congrats to Mrs. C! ...which also begs the question: how do you top that?!
-RR
Circle Original in NBPT Wall of Fame!
Newburyport Wall of Fame
November 10, 2014
Did you know... ther e’s a spor ts Hall of Fame in Newbur ypor t maintained by the
NBPT Elks Lodge? This Hall of Fame—actually called the Wall of Fame—honors the
sports talents of Newburyport high and beyond.
The Wall of Fame welcomed one of the Circle’s own in November of 2014, from the
family with a finishing kick: the Kealey’s!
Mike Kealey is one of the or iginal member s of the Winner s Cir cle Running Club —
but he wasn’t always a runner.
Kealey graduated from Newburyport High in 1974, and was a three-year varsity player
on both the basketball and the baseball team. He earned Northeastern Conference and
Cape Ann League All-Star honors in basketball, along with a Boston Globe Honorable
Mention in 1972. Mike helped lead the NBPT baseball team to a CAL Championship
his senior year in 1974.
The organizers at the lodge dug to unearth these impressive stats, which earned Mike a
deserved spot on the Wall of Fame.
Congrats Mike! -RR
Mike Kealey (above left) is one of our
original members and a grad of the first
running boom! Mike is the brother of this
speedy guy (above right) Chris Kealey, a
High Street Mile race director for 9 years,
and a former WCRC President!
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2016: Out With The Old...
A Rag Editor Swan Song
It's been an honor and privilege to be club scribe, and laud your incredible athletic feats. This
issue caps my own 6-year drive to be inclusive, uniting, and reuniting for our collective of 800+
active or dormant, lifetime-member harriers.
Why is a club newsletter important? It's the dual mark-of-time and trumpet-of-achievement for
members of all stripes. Whether posted online, or printed/mailed on my dime to senior members
with less tech - our newsletter far surpasses the current 'social media only' method many clubs
have retreated to. Newsletters also enable external entities to observe all our good works,
charitable or swift.
This keyboard churned out 16 issues - some a packed girth of 26 pages. Who will pick up the flag and carry on? I lay this
challenge before you.
May your trial of miles never end, and laurel wreaths adorn your victorious headsà la prochaine!
Nick Paquette, WCRC
A big Rag “Thank You” to the people and things that helped the Rag editor get this issue out, through content contributions,
photography, and other stuff: Dennis Donoghue, Louise Valois, Lisa Rohr , Ice Br ewings Br eaker of Wor lds Double IPA, Peak Or ganic
Winter Session, Ice Brewings End of Days Pale Ale, Rick ‘Yankee Runner’ Bayko, New England Runner Magazine, Liz Cardoso,
marathon-photo.com, Finisherpix.com, Capstone Photography, Newburyport News, fosters.com—and of course… coolrunning.com!
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