Volume 35 Issue 2 – September, 2014

Volume 35, No. 2
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE WINNER’S CIRCLE RUNNING CLUB
September, 2014
Covering WCRC Like Sunscreen
Fullerton Goes 4-for-4 in Speed Series
Beating the Street
High Street Mile
Newburyport, MA
August 3, 2014
It all started last November, when race director
Coach Mike McCormick went before the USATF
New England board. He was there to plead the case
that the High Street Mile should be included in the
annual Grand Prix series; a 7 race format spanning
distances short (5K) to long (marathon). Pat
Fullerton’s incredible sub-4 time at the 2013 High
Street Mile flew in the face of the foam, color and
mud run infestation, causing Coach Mike to decree:
“speed is back!”
Surgin’ General: Pat Fullerton
surges at a critical point in the High
Street Mile USATF-NE Men’s Heat.
Matthew Muise photo
In this Issue:
Super Spring/Summer Success
The USATF-NE board was impressed. So
Mmmm..marathons
impressed—they voted the High Street Mile as the 2014 New England One Mile
Championship. This put pressure on the Three Kings of the High Street Mile: Coach Mike,
Copius Tri-Season Bids
WCRC VP Dave Carroll and Treasurer Tom Chase - to build a perfect beast. It also put
pressure on Mr. Fullerton—reigning champion and current top cat in the WCRC
Ridiculously
Hilly Things
4-3-2-1 Speed Series, to successfully defend.
Stacks of all-aged athletes descended on High Street the morning of August 3rd. Questions
Kids who crush competition
needed answering: who would win the USATF-NE titles? Who would win their respective
4-3-2-1 Speed Series titles? Would another sub-4 performance happen? All of this and
Grab a spoon, dig in!
more would be answered through only a few minutes of pain. (continued on page 3!)
Heats of
Strength!
Official Starter
Coach John
Boyle and false
start watchman
Dave LaBrode
send the USATF
Men’s Heat on
their way to a
tacticians race.
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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, 2014.
Sept 20
Oct 4
Oct 12
Oct 25
Cassidy’s 5K, Salisbury MA
Jason Hussey 5K, Greenland NH
Bobby Bell 5 Miler, Haverhill MA
St. Thomas School, Sanford ME
Winner’s Circle Supported Events
Winner’s Circle Grand Prix event
2014 Board of Directors
Contact Info
President - Scott Walsh [email protected]
Vice President - Dave Carroll mdcarroll90@comcast
Treasurer - Tom Chase [email protected]
Secretary - Tricia Lavoie [email protected]
Overall Team Coordinator – Vicki Miller [email protected] (603) 868-7203
Overall-Race Coordinator - Dave LaBrode [email protected]
(978)-373-3408
New Members - Keith LeBlanc [email protected]
Uniform and Equipment Coordinator Josh Thibault - [email protected]
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
WCRC Warm-up/running jacket - $45
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
WELCOME! NEW MEMBERS
CARRIE LAYTE – NEWBURYPORT, MA
NICOLE ELLIOT - SALISBURY, MA
BRIAN SURETTE – SEABROOK, NH
SCOTT WOLKOVICH - NEWBURYPORT, MA
KENTON SLOVENSKI - PORTSMOUTH, NH
JOHN NACHILLY - DURHAM, NH
TYLER NACHILLY - DURHAM, NH
DIANA DEVALK - DURHAM, NH
MICHAEL BRADY – EPPING, NH
TOM JOYCE – AMESBURY, MA
MAUREEN SPROUL – NEW GLOUCESTER, ME
JOHN STRAIGHT – DOVER, NH
NOREEN WADDELL – BYFIELD, MA
LYNN DUMONT – HAMPTON, NH
CRAIG LAMPERT - GEORGETOWN, MA
DENNIS PRIVITERA – METHUEN, MA
LIZBETH MACDONALD - EXETER, NH
Find us on Facebook… “Winners Circle Running Club”
Like us & get updates! Dislike us and… we’ll still give you the ‘thumbs up’ icon
Grand Prix Race Director – Dale Eckert [email protected]
Special Events Director - Doug Zechel [email protected]
Wear Testing Manufacturer’s Coordinator Chris Grange - [email protected]
Positions Appointed by the Board:
Web Master/E-Publicity - Tom Miller [email protected] (603) 868-7203
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:
Road Runners Club of
America
RUNNERS RAG
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(High Street Mile—continued!)
First, let’s discuss the first heat—the Under 15 in Age race. WCRC had 2 excellent performances—ladies first: Alex Mackie
absolutely torched High Street in a superb 6:21.1, good for 2nd in age, F13-15. Our next athlete of note is the quick Cameron
Leonard, who left tire-tracks on High Street, crossing in 5:02.8 and seizing 2nd place in M13-15.
Next up are the results of our adult heats, and the USATF-NE bests. Our number ones must start with young flyer Madeline
Quigley, who bested the entire super-competitive F16-19 age gang in 5:52.5. Masters ace Kelly Bradbury took the lead as best
female F40-49, and held it, crossing in 5:47. Carmela Taveras schooled the seniors, F50-59, in a blazing 6:04.9.
Who was our best man? After 4 minutes and 3 seconds of tense strategic racing, defending champ Pat ‘Fulla’ Fullerton crossed the
line in first; settling many things: defending his HSM title, becoming champion of the USATF-NE Mile, and winning all 4 races in
the 4-3-2-1 Speed Series—a first in its short history.
WCRC had plenty of people poised on the podium—such as ‘Captain Awards-Getter’ Chris Grange, in the mix with the big boys in
4:35.7, and 2nd in M30-39. Laurie ‘LG’ Gaudreau duked it out with the best women and found herself 2nd in F40-49, in 5:55.8.
The super-septuagenarian Phil Pierce races all distances, so it’s no surprise he took 2nd in M70-79 in 7:45.9—the surprise is, who
the heck beat him?
Stalker Finds WCRC in the Adult Heat!
Rounding out our award winners, Julie ‘Justice’ Haynes ran a heater of a mile,
6 LARRY FOWLE
4:48.6
crossing in 6:29.4 for 3rd in F50-59. Bobby Strout is another perpetual age
10 MATT THOMAS
5:08.0
group grappler, snagging a 3rd in M50-59 in 5:49. Finally, the incomparable
15
ROB
KABERLE
5:28.8
Bob Randall was on hand to do battle, and got on podium after an 8:41 time
16 MIKE LEIGH
5:30.4
good for 3rd in M70-79.
Thanks to an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ WCRC volunteer army, the miler minions
were dispatched successfully down High Street into the legendary finish line,
voiced by Coach Mike McCormick. Hot dogs, drinks and awards passed out,
followed by the 4-3-2-1 Awards party organized by John Webber, back in
Salisbury at the Winners Circle Sports Bar. Thirst quenching adult beverages
were supplied by NBPT Brewing Co. in honor of a successful HSM and 4-3-21; thanks to all racers and volunteers for an incredible series!
-RR
Stalker Finds WCRC in the Kids Heat!
2 CAMERON LEONARD
22 ALEX MACKIE
148 SHEILA CRAMPHORN
5:02.8
6:21.1
8:08.8
WCRC Sons and Daughters Dept.!
195 JACK MCCARTHY
8:56.3
Stalker Finds WCRC in the USATF-NE Heat!
1
6
7
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PAT FULLERTON
KELLY BRADBURY
MADELINE QUIGLEY
LAURIE GAUDREAU
CARMELA TAVERAS
CHRIS GRANGE
JULIE HAYNES
PETER HESLAM
STEVEN LECOURS
DAN MAGUIRE
BOB STROUT
JIM BAILEY
PHILIP PIERCE
ROBERT RANDALL
4:03.1
5:47.6
5:52.5
5:55.8
6:04.9
4:35.7
6:29.4
5:31.7
5:35.0
5:45.1
5:49.0
7:36.1
7:45.9
8:41.2
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116
BETH DOLLAS
5:31.2
LAURETTA BAILIN
5:33.2
RICK WALSH
5:34.6
TONY AMES
5:38.6
ALAN SOUCY
5:54.7
MAUREEN MOORE
5:58.4
HEIDI HATCH
6:03.1
KRISTEN MACKIE
6:03.1
MADELYN STEEVES
6:18.0
KIM SPINNEY
6:21.3
BRIAN SHORT
6:30.5
RON FEDECHKO
6:50.6
JESSICA SOUCY
6:52.4
PATRICIA LAVOIE
6:57.0
STEPHANIE THOMAS
7:00.5
CALLI TOWNE
7:02.5
SANDRA GORDON
7:03.3
JANET PARKINSON
7:05.9
ROCHELLE L'ITALIEN 7:06.1
HOLLY ALLISON
7:14.8
DOUG ZECHEL
7:22.4
JODI SHORT
7:23.6
BETSY BERKENBUSH
7:24.5
JOHN WERMERS
7:24.7
RHONDA SHELTRY
7:33.2
SHARON YU
7:51.8
JANE LEMUTH
8:14.0
ROSE WASHAK
8:16.6
GILBERT EMERY
8:18.8
SHARON CHASE
8:23.2
JOANNE RATCLIFFE
10:40.3
WCRC Sons and Daughters Dept.!
7
39
48
58
JACOB GAUDREAU
DEREK L'ITALIEN
WESLEY L'ITALIEN
AUDREY STEEVES
4:52.2
6:08.1
6:30.7
6:53.8
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RUNNERS RAG
The Big Take-Back
Circle Celebrates Boston
The 118th Boston Marathon
by Dennis Donoghue
Clearly, this was no ordinary Boston. When The Circle bus pulled
into Hopkinton a bit after 7 a.m. on Patriot’s Day, it was directed to a
satellite lot some distance behind the high school. Soon other club buses
accommodating the increased field were squeezed in next to it while
surveillance helicopters flew low overhead. K-9 units, hazmat teams and hundreds of cops from cities and
towns all over the state stood watch. Despite the heightened vigilance, none of it was overbearing.
After the tragedy of a year ago everyone involved in keeping the world’s most famous road race safe seemed
to be paying a debt of gratitude to all those having to endure metal detection simply to get to the starting line.
There were, fortunately, moments of levity that took the edge off of what would surely be an emotional
day. Take, for example, the gang of college kids on the front lawn of a private residence which runners passed
on the way to their corrals. The jokers had constructed a booth topped by a sign: FREE BEER, DONUTS,
CIGARETTES. They were more than willing to serve those in need. It was brilliant theater provoking plenty
of chuckles. “How much says those kids will be passed out by the time my wave goes off?” asked Michael
Lacombe.
For Lacombe’s group of Circlers assigned to Wave 2, a beer, a donut--and perhaps even a cigarette--were
preferable alternatives to the 26.2 miles of warming macadam stretching before them. Earlier predictions had
hinted at a cooler day with scattered cloud cover. Bus coordinator Vicki Miller, leaving no detail uncovered,
announced up-to-the-minute forecasts during the pre-race downtime:
“It was supposed to be 53 and partly sunny an hour before the start. Now it’s 58 and sunny.”
“What does that mean?” asked Lisa Rohr.
“It’s going to be hot,” interpreted Miller. “And it’s going to be sunny.”
Bottles of sunscreen were handed around. After a winter of dressing in layers to protect against Arctic
chill, Circle denizens noted the cruel irony, being well-versed in what makes Boston the toughest of
marathons.
“I don’t know what I was thinking,” said a sunburned Laurie Gaudreau who two days earlier had
been lying on a beach in Aruba. “This will be like going from the frying pan into the fire.”
Gaudreau, who would go on to run a noteworthy 3:34 under the adverse conditions, would later give
credit to the tropical island. “I tapered with a Dushi Aruba in one hand and a bottle of Balashi in the other,”
she confessed. “The Marathon was actually a piece of cake after what I put myself through on vacation.”
With crowd numbers close to a million and weather conditions necessitating frequent fluid stops, runners were able to distract themselves from the weighted memories of a year ago. It wasn’t until ‘Right on
Hereford, left on Boylston’ and the sight of the iconic finish that relief, gratitude and reflection finally rose to
the surface.
“It all happened at once,” noted Joe Gurczak, who squeezed in just under three hours (2:59:03) and
finished 156th in his age group. “I had a lump in my throat when that medal went around my neck. I also had
a lump in my left calf the size of a baseball.”
“It didn’t seem real,” added Kate Winslow, who crossed in an impressive 3:50:42. “I looked around at
everyone and tried to bring it all into focus. Fortunately I was in so much discomfort I couldn’t think straight.
That’s the beauty of completing Boston. You’re totally detached from reality.”
RUNNERS RAG
Page 5
As Circle members began arriving at The Pru and were processed through the finish area, they made
their way in ones and twos back to The Lenox where room coordinators Linda Long and cousin Jamie
Amsler waited on the eighth floor. As finishers entered the lobby, they were saluted with cheers worthy of
their
celebrity status.
“When I heard the applause I turned around, thinking maybe Joey McIntyre or Nancy Morales had
walked in,” said Kelly LeCours (3:19:44, 55th in her age group). “But it was just little old me. Then someone from the security detail pulled a cold beer out of a tub of ice and handed it to me before leading me to the
elevator. I felt as if I owned the place.”
That feeling was shared by the rest of those in blue and gold as they speed-showered, refueled on a banquet of
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Swedish fish, and cheese curls and attempted in vain to get up and down
unassisted. By six o’clock they were ready to exit the room and reunite with their bus parked a mile away due
to street restrictions. It had been the type of day which defied categorization--part exhaustion, part emotional
overload, part accomplishment, and perhaps the biggest part of all--joy at having played a role in the mending
of America’s greatest city and the restoration of the world’s most renowned road race.
-DD
Farren Well, Après :
Kate and Maureen
Farren beam on
Boylston after 26.2
miles on the road to
Boston.
WCRC Gets Press
Dept:
WMUR of Manchester
NH was at the finish
line, and interviewed
our Sin Kounlasa post
race
WCRC Volunteers Too: Cat Cargil
and friends at Mile 22, with a sneaky
special guest star
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RUNNERS RAG
Stalker Finds 106 WCRCers
at Boston 2014!
191 Matthew Manning
548 Christopher Grange
2155 Joseph Gurczak
2985 Marc Reid
3890 Brett Rickenbach
4092 Gregory Cremer
4717 Elizabeth Dollas
4771 Matt Kinnaman
5173 Colby Nixon
5457 John Rheaume
6396 Kelly Lecours
6433 Karen Fogg
7806 Bruce Lander
8190 Brian Denger
8242 Thomas Chase
9425 Gregory McCullough
10151 Diana Eisenhaure
10453 David Theoharides
10640 Laurie Gaudreau
10738 Michael McCormick
11659 Matthew Cirinna
11950 Michelle Sherman
12135 Madelyn Steeves
12197 Doug Beaulieu
12969 James Macphee
13308 Dennis Donoghue
13367 Abby Jackson
13396 Stephen Smith
13437 Jennifer Currier
13478 Beth Lindquist
14081 Carrie Kane
14205 Jessica Su
14568 Maggie Hanna
14799 Phyllis Fogarty
14807 Greg Hochmuth
15480 Kathleen Winslow
15927 Timothy Conway
16231 Debra Johnson
16382 Rick Walsh
16457 Lisa Rohr
16482 Marcie Michaud
16673 Bob Dunfey
16932 Paul Cooper
17247 Laura Harding
17418 Bridget Lavigne
17864 Janice Faessler
17923 Michelle Parsons
18489 Don Dwight
18668 Julie Benson
18850 Sinthy Kounlasa
2:35:24
2:44:28
2:59:03
3:03:46
3:08:47
3:09:47
3:12:39
3:12:52
3:14:30
3:15:48
3:19:44
3:19:50
3:24:59
3:26:24
3:26:35
3:30:17
3:32:46
3:33:45
3:34:23
3:34:41
3:37:36
3:38:31
3:39:05
3:39:16
3:41:49
3:42:59
3:43:12
3:43:17
3:43:25
3:43:32
3:45:36
3:46:03
3:47:22
3:48:08
3:48:10
3:50:42
3:52:19
3:53:27
3:53:54
3:54:10
3:54:14
3:54:51
3:55:45
3:56:51
3:57:30
3:59:10
3:59:21
4:01:59
4:02:50
4:03:45
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27706
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Tom Roldan
Carol Legere
John Goodwin
Mary Smith
Tom Miller
Joseph Osborne
Steven Powers
Dale Bob Eckert
Janet Perkins-Howland
Stephen Peckiconis
Diane Lavangie
Daniel Maguire
Tom Gadbois
Kimberly Dwight
Bob Kennedy
Nicholas Duffy
Donald Brabant
Laurie Gagnon
Vicki Miller
Kimberly Coppinger
Nancy McCarthy
John Elkaliouby
Todd DeLuca
David Lamoureux
Ruth Beberman
Kendra Chevalier
Michael Goolkasian
David Carroll
George Phelps
Robin Neal
Patrick McMahon
Jennifer Simmons
Caroline Blackman
Sean Bradley
Wendy Fradsham
Tammy Carignan
Kristen Bouchard
Janet Parkinson
Stephen Lynch
Heather McCormick
Jim Berger
William McCarthy
Kate Farren
Albert Manzi
Philip Pierce
Kevin St.Onge
Vicki Bush
Sharon Chase
Sharon Yu
Stephen Reed
Judy Graham-Garcia
Dale Granger-Eckert
Matthew Muskrat
James Laprel
Judy Keator
Kate Muskrat
4:03:57
4:05:51
4:06:32
4:07:51
4:09:01
4:10:58
4:12:21
4:12:49
4:13:17
4:13:25
4:13:29
4:15:01
4:15:39
4:17:19
4:19:25
4:20:00
4:23:16
4:25:08
4:26:14
4:26:57
4:27:19
4:27:38
4:34:04
4:34:26
4:36:15
4:36:48
4:37:31
4:38:48
4:40:26
4:40:29
4:43:44
4:45:09
4:45:22
4:47:46
4:49:03
4:52:27
4:53:19
4:54:19
4:55:12
4:57:21
4:58:07
5:05:33
5:10:21
5:18:48
5:29:57
5:30:32
5:38:28
5:41:40
5:43:04
5:47:01
5:55:13
5:58:15
6:12:19
6:14:47
6:23:42
6:23:56
Ex-Prez On Boylston: Kristen
Bouchard was there in 2013, and
helped take it back in 2014.
MC and AbbyJ: Matt Cirinna
and Abby Jackson celebrate a
fine finish at Boston 2014
WCRC Gets Press Dept:
‘The Voice of New England Running’ Andy
Schachat poses with Tom and Vicki Miller
at the finish line, for WMUR out of
Manchester NH. Vicki was also interviewed
individually by WMUR, post race.
RUNNERS RAG
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2014 Series Race #4—Ribfest 5
The Ribfest Five
June 15, 2014
by Dennis Donoghue
At the Anheuser Busch brewery a dozen Clydesdales watched from their stables as competitors lined
up for race #4 in this year’s USATF-NE Road Racing Grand Prix. The buzz circulating from stall to stall
wasn’t strictly from the flies. Why, the majestic animals pondered, was there no Clydesdale division in such
a prestigious series? Perhaps the reason lay in the fact that with well over two thousand two-legged mammals
squeezed cheek to jowl into the narrow start, there wasn’t a square inch of space left over for another man,
woman or beast.
It was the Ribfest’s first foray into the series. The five mile course was out-and-back, mostly flat but
hardly fast due a steady headwind. Being June, heat was a bit of a factor, though the humidity was low. A
van load of Circle devotees made the one hour pilgrimage to America’s famous brewery, ostensibly to run the
race. Those who’d registered early were granted monogrammed bibs, their first names displayed in caps
above their numbers.
“All race long when spectators called my name I turned and waved,” said Dan Maguire. “I must
have done that twenty times. It was like being on a carnival ride. I was dizzy as hell by the finish.”
Lacking sufficient numbers to field team in any division, the Circle had to settle for strong individual
performances. Laurie Gaudreau had run the Market Square 10k the previous day, her goal being to build up
enough strength to run Hartford in the fall and drop her Boston qualifying time from 3:34 to 3:15.
“That’s the plan anyway,” she said. “I’m to the point in my life where I have to make running my top
priority, ahead of family, work, and friends. I don’t want to look back and wonder ‘what if’. I won’t be 45
forever.”
Rick Bayko, inventor of the Polish Rifle, is in fourth place in the USATF-NE 65-69 age group standings. He once hoofed Boston in 2:20:56 and later published a book cataloguing his running injuries. Recently he completed a second volume and has plans for a third.
“I’m still moving because I’ve always lived according to one maxim: whenever I hear a gunshot I run
like hell,” he said.
“He took off like one of the horses,” observed Sarah Prescott. “As soon as the gun went off he
spooked and ran in the opposite direction until I shouted for him to turn around. He ran an extra hundred
meters which had to have hurt his time.”
“The start was nuts,” added Laurie Gagnon. “And it wasn’t only because of Rick. You could barely
move, then we turned and climbed a hill which spit us out onto a highway. It looked like half the city of
Merrimac was already in front of me.”
Though the Circle members may not have been among the top finishers, they made up for it by being
first in line at the beer tent. (continued next page!)
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RUNNERS RAG
(Ribfest, continued!)
Attached to the bottom of each bib number were two tickets redeemable not for the usual lite beer swill found
at most road races but for batches of robust microbrews like Goose Island IPA (“Old World Style, New World
Flavor”). Non-runners attending the Ribfest had to pony up five buck a beer. Runners thus received a thirty
percent reimbursement on their entry fee in the form of hops, once a medium of exchange in the ancient
world. Men’s team coordinator John Webber, who’d rolled out of his sick bed after suffering from a
bronchial infection all week, reflected on the day’s events as he sipped his second brew in the shade of the
beer tent.
“What we lacked in numbers we made up for in effort. Now we need to get those numbers back up to
where they once were. The club reimburses three races and pays the USATF membership fee on top of it.
Maybe that’s not enough. Maybe we need to throw in a case or two of Goose Island to seal the deal. I’ll have
to mention it to the Board of Directors at our next meeting.”
-DD
Stalker Finds WCRC at Ribfest 2014!
253
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285
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856
951
1277
DENNIS
JOHN
LAURIE
RICK
DAN
JANET
PHILIP
CHRISTINE
DONOGHUE
WEBBER
GAUDREAU
BAYKO
MAGUIRE
PARKINSON
PIERCE
PLANTE
34:00
34:41
34:38
35:26
35:36
45:35
46:41
50:19
WCRCers who ran for other clubs:
86
DAVE
DUNHAM
228
ROBERT
RIVARD
251
KELLY
LECOURS
331
Stephen
Peckiconis
373
MICHAEL
DEE
454
STEPHEN
VIEGAS
500
SARAH
PRESCOTT
700
DAMIAN
ROWE
809
MIKE
STANWYCK
926
MICHAEL
ANDREOTTOLA
1017
LAURIE
GAGNON
6:51
6:57
6:56
7:07
7:11
9:11
9:25
10:26
28:34:00
33:31:00
34:05:00
35:50:00
36:45:00
38:03:00
39:12:00
43:15:00
44:53:00
46:05:00
47:44:00
5:44
6:44
6:51
7:12
7:24
7:42
7:57
8:43
9:04
9:22
9:39
Dan ‘Mags’ McGuire, Rick ‘Polish Rifle’ Bayko, Laurie ‘elG’ Gaudreau, Dennis “DoubleD’ Donoghue, and
John ‘JWeb’ Webber look daisy fresh—either because this is a ‘before’ picture, or they eat 5 milers for breakfast.
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WCRC Charitable Notables!
One Fund Donation: 16+K!
After sweeping the parking lot and tabulating the proceeds, it’s
time to bust out The WCRC Big Check for a big donation to
The One Fund, the benefit for those effected by the
bombings of 2013. The 2nd annual Greater Newburyport
Boston Strong 2.62 mile Fun Run was another huge success,
with buckets of elbow grease from WCRC members and hard
working NBPT Mothers. A monster donation of $16,607 was
sent to the One Fund after clearing all debts, a credit to the hard
work of our gang of builders and donators, from left to right:
WCRC Coach Mike McCormick, Valerie Natoli-Paquette,
Samantha Schaejbe Fahey, Cheryl Briggs-Burkinshaw, Calli
Towne, and Amy Olsen-Belanger, WCRC Prez Scott Walsh.
Honorable Stuff Dept.
Hennigar in Hallowed Halls
Mass. State Track Coaches Hall of Fame
June 8, 2014
On June 8, 2014 - dedicated Newburyport coach (and
WCRCer) Don Hennigar was one of four deserved coaches
inducted into the Massachusetts State Track Association
Coaches Hall of Fame.
Mr. Hennigar has been a coach for 36 years, the last 30 at
Newburyport High School, and 28 straight years as the NBPT
Cross Country coach. Don has been part of the NBPT Indoor
Track program for its entire 17-year history—besides the role
of mentoring and advocating for young runners that comes
with the coaching territory. Don is also the race director of
Trav’s Trail Run, held at Maudslay State Park in
Newburyport. Congratulations Mr. Hennigar!
-RR
Left: Don Hennigar addresses the MSTA, fellow inductees, family and
friends. Above: Don poses with MSTA members at the induction
ceremony. Photo credits: MSTCA Coaches Hall of Fame site.
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WCRC Charitable Notables
We Honor Mr. Farmer
On June 24, 2014, the cross country course at
Woodsom Farm was re-christened in honor of
the late Amesbury High School coach and
WCRCer, Mike Farmer.
Coordinated by Amesbury City Councilor Anne
Ferguson, and unanimously approved by the city
council, the new course name is the “Mike
Farmer Commemorative Course”.
Mrs. Ferguson also coordinated the construction
of a memorial bench at the top of Woodsom
Farm hill, to which the WCRC donated $250 to
help defray costs. -RR
Amesbury cross country coach Ernie Bassaillon, with assistant coach (and
WCRC bedrock) Gil Emery stand with their charges on the ‘Mike Farmer
Commemorative Cross Country Course’. Newburyport News Photo.
Far left: an emotional memorial at the Amesbury track for Mike Farmer,
built with running shoes.
Photo from Mike Farmer Commemorative Course Facebook site.
WCRC Gets Press Dept.
WCRC Gets Press Dept.
For Great Racing,
Dunfey Delivers
July 27, 2014—Portland ME Press Herald
Circle North’s ‘Big Bad’ Bob Dunfey got a sweet write-up in the Portland Press
Herald out of Portland ME on July 27th. The article touched on a bit of Bob’s
accomplishments, including a streak of 24 straight Boston Marathons (second only to
WCRCer Steve Reed’s 25). Bob has also broken 2:50 at Boston three times. Bob’s
marathon PR is a 2:49 at the
Columbus Marathon, and his best
5K an 18:18 at Eliot. Bob has a
total of 130 marathons to his credit,
and more than 70 ultra-marathons.
The best quote came from
Portland’s Orlando Delogu, a fellow
multi-marathoner: “His durability,
times, the record he’s put together
approaches that of the legends of
Maine running; he’s right up there
as a worthy Maine Running Hall of
Fame candidate”.
Mr. Dunfey likes to surround himself with sweet
Bob: you got our vote!
views during his trail runs, and after. Photo
-RR
creds: Tamerella Photography
LG Leads Seacoast
Series!
After 3 races in the 2014 Seacoast
Road Race Series, the Portsmouth
Herald of NH reported the leader
board highlighting WCRCer
Laurie Gaudreau with 11 points, 5
points more than her nearest
competition who had 6!
-RR
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Spring-to-Summer Speed Sessions!
Harrier Leonard Our Top Hare
Stalker finds WCRC at Tortoise and Hare 10K!
Tortoise and Hare 10K
Salisbury MA
April 19, 2014
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Cameron Leonard
Mike Leonard
Tom Girard
Stephanie Suprin
Patricia Lavoie
Karen Liebert
Sandra Gordon
Holly Allison
Gretchen Girard
Pamela Tardiff
Kathy Clark
Theresa Defranzo
39:17
44:58
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10:41
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WCRC hares showed up for the rare 10K distance race
on home turf (Salisbury) this past Spring, and took zero
naps along the race course. WCRCers have huge quads from constantly stepping up
onto victors podium, and our Cam Leonard was our top jackrabbit, 2nd overall in a
killer 6:20 pace, and tops in his age, M11-14! Steph Suprin is no stranger to the
podium, and she took best in F5059. Our final AG first placer was Kathy Clark,
numero uno in F6069. Mike Leonard was top 10, and nabbed our only 2nd place,
this time in the mighty M4049! Tom Gerard closed the door on M4049 awards, getting 3rd. Our Trish Lavoie was our final
award-getter, capturing 3rd in F4049. -RR
Knowlton Most Noble!
Noble Youth Soccer 5K
April 19, 2014
At a spring benefit for the
Noble Youth Soccer
Association in South Berwick
ME, our Sarah Knowlton
unleashed her weaponized-legs and kicked her way to 3rd
overall, in an explosive 20:12, good for speedy 6:31 early
racing season pace! Sarah hit the trifecta: top woman, top
age grouper, and top (only) WCRCer!
3 SARAH KNOWLTON
20:12
6:31
Heap of WCRC Peeps Reap
Peeper 5K
Barrington NH
May 3, 2014
Seven WCRCers answered the call
of the spring peepers and four were
rewarded with awards aplenty!
Abby Jackson was 2nd in F3039,
accompanied by fellow 2nd placer, Bob Randall (M70-79).
Mighty Matt Cirinna was 10th overall and 3rd in age
(M4049) along with Kathleen Stocker, 3rd in F60-69. No
word if our peeps rested on their pads after the race. -RR
Stalker finds WCRC Peeps at Peeper 5K!
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Matthew Cirinna
Abby Jackson
Kathleen Stocker
Kathy Clark
Robert Randall
Nancy Wawrzkiewicz
Diana Eisenhaure
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Taveras Tangles With BAA 5K
BAA 5K
April 19, 2014
If you are looking to race the best, aim at a
BAA event. World class and top local
talent gather for their fine events, and our
Carmela Taveras took that very
challenge this past April—just before the big 26.2 mile show- and
took a solid 3rd in age, F50-59 at a zippy 6:48 per mile clip!
The first event in the BAA Distance Medley (5K, 10K, Half
Marathon), 8643 runners toed the line for this blazer of an event!
-RR
Stalker finds WCRC at BAA 5K!
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1313
1610
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8174
Robert Rivard
Carmela Taveras
Deborah Sakr
Sinthy Kounlasa
Ronald Pugh
Judy Graham-Garcia
20:14
21:08
23:41
24:29
27:08
42:46
Wide Awake At Hibernation!
Out of Hibernation 5K
Portsmouth NH
April 12, 2014
Three fast WCRC females flew out of the gates at the Out of
Hibernation 5K this past April. Our one-two punch took the top
two women’s spots: Lauretta Bailin was the overall women’s victor at 6:07 pace! Following up was Super Sarah Knowlton, 2nd
woman overall at a 6:27. Our Ella Richardson was best in F50-59
age at a speedy 7:33 pace, out of 23 contenders! WCRC never
Stalker finds well rested WCRCers at Hibernation!
6 LAURETTA BAILIN 18:57 6:07
10 SARAH KNOWLTON 19:59 6:27
62 Ella Richardson 23:23 7:33
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Spring-to-Summer Speed, Continued!
Valli Got The Fever... For Victory
Spring Fever 5K
Newburyport, MA
May 4, 2014
Circle Muses Over Museum 5K
Children’s Museum 5K
Dover, NH
May 3, 2014
Our Matt Valli had a fever… and the only
prescription, was victory at the Spring Fever 5K
in NBPT. After he crossed the line in 1st place overall, he
claimed to be feeling much better. Meanwhile, he had company
on the podium: young talent Cam Leonard took 1st in the
M0-19 age with a 6th overall, and Stephanie Suprin was the
best in W50-59.
Fevers subsided, our
Stalker found feverish WCRCers:
heroes were now free to
1 Matt Valli
16:58
deal with running
6
Cameron
Leonard
18:20
sweats, palpitations
14 Daniel Spurling
19:21
(from wind sprints), and
21 Mike Leonard
21:06
other daily maladies.
38 Jessica Su
22:48
After moving from Portsmouth to Dover
NH, it didn’t stop nine WCRCers from
answering this annual rite of spring, the
Children’s Museum of NH 5K. Out of our nine, three came
home with hardware- but only the fine women of WCRC had
the mettle to get the medals! Laurie ‘LG’ Gaudreau was
best in W40-49, Janet Parkinson was queen of W60-60, and
Jacci Hussey took 2nd in W60-69. -RR
-RR
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Kim Spinney
Stephanie Suprin
Sandra Gordon
Jennifer Groskin
Michael Menesale
Carrie Layte
23:45
24:41
25:04
26:02
28:14
28:16
Stalker found these fine museum pieces:
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WCRC Makes Tracks for Trav
Trav’s Trail Run
Maudslay State Park, NBPT
May 18, 2014
After we lost young superstar runner Travis
Landreth in 2001, the local running community
has honored his legacy and family name, every
year in May.
Directed by heralded coach Don Hennigar,
Trav’s is held at the beloved Maudslay State Park,
and cherished by WCRC.
As Trav would have it, the racing would be rough
and the course would be tough. 34 out of the 258
racers were WCRC: victories would also be
earned in Trav’s approved method: true grit. Our
Cam Leonard was #1 in M0-19, Greg Putnam
was best in M40-49, and Renegade Rick Bayko
was king of M60-69.
In our second place finishers list, Kelly Bradbury
took 2nd in W40-49, ex-WCRC prez and former
Bob Fitzgerald of
High Street Mile director Chris Kealey can still
FitzPhoto & New England
bring it hot, with a 2nd in M40-49, Bobby Strout Runner caught Susannah
was 2nd in the M50-59 category, and Maureen
Landreth hammering
Farren was 2nd in W60-69.
Maudslay into submission.
Our final podium striders included Heidi Hatch,
3rd in W30-39, Derek Dorval, third in M40-49,
Dennis ’Double D’ Donoghue, 3rd in M50-59, and Trav’s sister Susannah
Landreth, 3rd in the hotly contested W40-49.
-RR
Laurie Gaudreau
Dennis Flanagan
Catherine Raynes
Janet Parkinson
Sinthy Kounlasa
Jack Savage
Doug Zechel
Holly Sullivan
Jacci Hussey
20:58
22:50
23:33
25:33
26:21
27:01
27:08
27:52
29:47
6:45
7:21
7:35
8:14
8:29
8:42
8:44
8:59
9:36
Stalker found WCRC at Trav’s!
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Cam Leonard
Keith Leblanc
Tony Ames
Bob Strout
Peter Heslam
Stuart Olsen
Taylor Roberts
Pat Fullerton
Dennis Donoghue
Kelly Bradbury
Susannah Landreth
Rick Bayko
Mike Leonard
Heidi Hatch
James Banyas
Kara Brown
Chris Suprin
Brian Short
Stephanie Suprin
Michael Menesale
Dave Labrode
Holly Allison
Lauretta Bailin
Kristen Beyer-Schul
Michael Andreottola
Jane Lemuth
Betsy Berkenbush
Jodi Short
Ted Cronin
Maureen Farren
Richard Thompson
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Evelyn’s Run for the Roses
Roses ‘14: Manly Men Take the Win
May 17, 2014
When race director Traci Michel put together another masterpiece for
the Silver Anniversary (25th) Evelyn's Run for the Roses
5K, did she realize she would attract some of the fastest kids in the
neighborhood? The second whistle stop on the 4-3-2-1 Speed Series
tour is the namesake of her late grandmother Evelyn Emery - who
was a WCRC card-carrying member. Thanks to these fast kids, Roses 2014 lived
up to its inclusion in the speed series slogan: "Speed is Back".
The Roses is a handicap event; women blast off first; then 2 minutes, 30 seconds
later, the men are unleashed. The fastest mans job is to make up the difference and
- hopefully - best the fastest woman to the line. In 2013, our best men were soundly
trounced by the great Kara Haas, a certified speed demon and New England
Runner 'Pub Series' champion.
In 2014, Somerville Strider and USATF-NE Grand Prix series gazelle Larissa
Park, was right up front. She had with her local speedsters Lauretta Bailin, Kelly
Bradbury and Carmela Taveras. It didn't look good for our men... until one
scanned the crowd of 165 athletes, and noticed the lithe sub-4 miler and defending
High Street Mile champ Pat 'Fulla' Fullerton, along with hardware warriors Chris
'Long Range' Grange, Fast-Larry Fowle and Matt 'Cruising Altitude' Thomas.
Suddenly, it was a whole new ballgame.
Mr. Fullerton blasted off and ran down all, including Mrs. Park. Pat crossed the line
in the handicapped time of 17:21; Mrs. Park hammered out a speedy 18:24 for
second overall, including both men and woman!
As for our age group results, our number-ones start with Pat Fullerton; top of the
entire field, and king of the 18-29 combined category. Kelly Bradbury was best
master male or female (40-49), and Janet Parkinson was queen of all 60-69.
Carmela Taveras was 2nd in the combined 50-59 group, and Madelyn Steeves
was second best master male or female (40-49).
Chris Grange nabbed a 3rd for the 30-39 crowd, Peter Heslam was 3rd master (40
-49), Bob Strout got a third in 50-59, Tom Miller also third in 60-69. Philip
Pierce usually wins it all in his AG but not this time - 3rd in 70-79, and young star
Sheila Cramphorn was 3rd in the 13-17 combined age group.
A benefit for two shelters, the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center in NBPT, and A Safe
Place in Portsmouth NH—thanks to Traci and her legion of WCRC volunteers, the
Roses succeeded wildly. Thank you all– from our beneficiary, and bringing speed
back! -RR
Pat Fullerton and Larissa Park went 1-2 overall—Richie Blake photo.
Stalker finds WCRC at Evelyns R4tR!
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Kelly Bradbury
Carmela Taveras
Matt Thomas
Madelyn Steeves
Heidi Hatch
Peter Heslam
Bob Strout
Rick Walsh
Maryann MacNeil
Lisa Rohr
Julie Haynes
Paul Cooper
Thomas Chase
Dan Maguire
Janet Parkinson
Sandra Gordon
Calli Towne
Stephanie Lee
Alan Soucy
Josh Thibault
Stephanie Suprin
Patricia Lavoie
Tom Miller
Leslie Behan
Holly Allison
Brian Short
Vicki Miller
Ron Fedechko
John Elkaliouby
Sharon Yu
Jane Lemuth
Jodi Short
Rhonda Sheltry
Gary Rohr
Holly Sullivan
Doug Zechel
Jean Herrick
Dave Labrode
Betsy Berkenbush
Sharon Chase
Rose Washak
Gail L Clark
Philip Pierce
Leanne Corning
Sheila Cramphorn
Ernie Roy
Kathy Clark
Gilbert Emery
Cat Cargill
Scott Walsh
John Wermers
Robert Randall
Joanne Ratcliffe
Jennifer Foley
Andrea H. Bailey
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Hair-Raising Results at Baldi!
Stalker Finds WCRC at the Baldi 5!
Baldi River Run - Haverhill MA
May 25, 2014
Twenty-seven WCRCers were on hand to race the Baldi River Run this year, a rare 5
mile event. Our gang loves to make a scene on and off race podiums, and the scene
at the 2014 Baldi was no different.
Example? Larry Fowle put his stamp on the M30-39 age category by taking 1st, and
finishing 5th overall in 27:46 (5:34). Maryann MacNeil took 1st in F50-59 in 36:13
(7:15). Our fully-healed ace Alice McGonigle is having an epic 2014, and put on a
clinic for the Veterans squad with a 1st in F60-69 in 38:24 (7:41).
Rick Walsh is a playah in the Seniors division and was at it again with a 32:37 (6:32)
- 2nd in M50-59.
The Fabulous Sharon Yu wasn’t to be left out, crossing in 43:58 (8:48) good for 3rd
in the F60-69 age group. Finally, Tom Wylie wrested a 3rd from the competitive
M70-79 gang, in 46:42 (9:21).
Naturally, the water-yeast-malt and hops combination (see photo) was
involved with our gangs jovial post-race festivities, at this Haverhill tradition!
-RR
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LARRY FOWLE
MATT VALLI
KEITH LEBLANC
RICK WALSH
THOMAS CHASE
HEIDI HATCH
PAUL COOPER
MARYANN MACNEIL
DON CLARKE
ALICE MCGONIGLE
BRIAN SHORT
PATRICIA LAVOIE
BRIDGET LAVIGNE
KELLI FOWLE
SHARON YU
DAVE LABRODE
KRISTEN BOUCHARD
HOLLY SULLIVAN
PENNY MATEL
JODI SHORT
TOM WYLIE
SHARON CHASE
JIM LAPREL
GAIL CLARK
CAT CARGILL
KATHY CLARK
DAVE MCGUIGAN
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Good Times, Great Taste:
Baldi Five MilerOur gang of toughs toast to
a job well done while
hydrating with ‘electrolyte
recovery drink’
WCRC Cool Stuff Dept.
WCRC Books It At Redhook
Redhook 5K—May 25, 2014
Our legend, running evangelist and fire-starter Bob Randall was
naturally selected to light the perpetual flame at the Maine Senior Games of 2014! With everything from track and field to
archery, these games run between Aug. 6th through Sept. 25th.
-RR
Laurie Gaudreau (W40-49) and Lawson Noyes (M70-79)
were our number one age groupers at the Redhook 5K in
Portsmouth NH on May 25, 2014. Madelyn Steeves (2nd
W40-49) and Jacci Hussey (3rd, W60-69) made sure our
imprint was not
Stalker finds WCRC at Red Hook!
50 Patrick Terrien
20:20
6:33 only on the race,
57 Laurie Gaudreau
20:27
6:35 but also made a
81 Madelyn Steeves
21:03
6:47
126 Lawson Noyes
22:02* 7:06 dent in the
127 Dennis Flanagan
22:02
7:06 brewery's post140 Josh Thibault
22:11
7:09
166 Catherine Raynes
22:27
7:14 event beverage
479 Doug Zechel
25:47
8:18 supply.
Randall Sparks Flames for Games
Nope,
they’re not
lighting Old
Glory on
fire.
Bob Randall
photo.
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Jack Savage
Kevin Barton
Jacci Hussey
Laurie Cyr
Jeffrey Gilchrist
Leanne Corning
Michelle Tracy-Sanborn
Richard Brown
Darryl Cauchon
Maile Buker
26:51
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27:24
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More Spring-into-Summer Stuff
41 Years of Fair Faithful!
Stratham Fair 5.7 Mile Road Race
July 19, 2014
Twenty-four WCRCers answered the call to the
41st annual Stratham Fair 5.7 miler in Stratham NH, on July 19th.
Race director Gary Rohr is one of WCRC’s most interesting characters; one fun fact about Gary is he hosts the 4th oldest race in the
state of New Hampshire. This mid-summer classic can be a boiler,
but on this day it was a great temp to uncork a fast one.
A total of 11 WCRCers came away with great prizes, including first
in age Amanda McCaughey in W20-29, king of M40-49 Joe
McEachern, queen of W50-59 Stephanie Suprin, best in M50-59
Bob Strout, greatest of W60-69 Vicki Miller, and #1 in M60-69
Don Hennigar. We had two second-placers: one in the fine
former WCRC Rag Editor Leslie Behan in W50-59, and the other
in Paul Bouchard who was 2nd in M50-59. Interestingly, we had
three third-placers: Sandy Gordon in W40-49, Tom Miller in
M60-69, and Pistol-Pete Heslam in M40-49.
Managed by timing engineer Lisa Rohr, Stratham Fair also pits
clubs against each other in the Team Challenge, in which WCRC
totally crushed all others—by 22 points! -RR
Farren Goes Far, at Fargo
Fargo Half Marathon
May 10, 2014
Sporting the WCRC blue and gold, our
Maureen Farren had a great race at the
Fargo North Dakota Half Marathon,
finishing in 2:26:23 (11:11 avg).
Après race, Maureen followed the trail of
Michelob Ultra signs, and successfully
found the beer tent—which always brings a
joyful tear to our eye.
Photo credit: Maureen Farren
Circle Gets the Square!
Market Square Day 10K
June 14, 2014
Thirty-four WCRCers were on scene to race
one of New England's largest 10K races, the
formidable Market Square Day race in
Portsmouth NH. Did they win anything? You bet: Ellie
Tucker was best at W50-59 age in 43:22 (6:59). Janet
Parkinson was #1 in W60-69 in 50:06 (8:04). Carrie Kane
was right with Mrs. Tucker; grabbing 2nd in W50-59 in 43:44
(7:03). Chris Grange was our best, top 10 and 3rd in
M30-39 in 34:35. Rounding out our award winners, Laurie
Gaudreau (43:08, 3rd in W40-49) and Kevin Appleton
(40:07, 3rd in M50-59) set themselves up for a great day of
hanging at the decks of downtown Portsmouth. -RR
Stalker Finds WCRC at Market Square 10K!
Stalker finds WCRC at Stratham Fair!
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Circle Summits Peak of Pain
Stalker finds WCRC at The Mountain!
Mount Washington Road Race
Gorham, NH
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WCRC’s tradition of racing, volunteering and partying at the toughest
mountain race around, carried on in 2014. Doug Zechel organized the WCRC
all-volunteer 1-mile water stop, and our infamous never-ending BBQ tent
party at the base- once our heroes returned from the summit.
But how did we fare at the race? Vicki Miller was our lone hardware warrior,
2nd in W60-69 age, in 1:59:26! WCRC also placed 3rd in Women’s Masters
Teams (Laurie Gaudreau, Michelle Sherman, Kimberly Dwight, Janet
Perkins-Howland, Susan Talon, Vicki Miller, and Jennifer Gosselin) and
Women’s Seniors (Janet Perkins-Howland, Susan Talon, Vicki Miller,
Jennifer Gosselin, Sinthy Kounlasa, Sarah Avery-Leaf, and Diane
Messer). Congrats to Vicki and our women’s teams, to all our finishers -and
thanks to Doug and his merry
band of volunteers who served
the runners on that 12% average
grade!
-RR
Summit of Suffering:
Graphic of the tough Mount
Washington Auto Road; a
preview of pain for
prospective runners.
Circle North Beholden to B2B!
Beach to Beacon 10K
Cape Elizabeth, ME
August 2, 2014
After 17 years, the Beach-to-Beacon 10K
road race has evolved into one of the
toughest races to get into. Rife with world
beating competitors, beautiful scenery, and
an incredible finish, all hosted by the
legend herself- Joan Samuelson. Of
course, WCRC was there: 26 members
were able to sign up within the 5 minutes it
took the race to sell out! Out of the crowd
of 6490 finishers, came winners, of
course—and we were there also. Polly
Kenniston was best in the W75-79 age
group, in 1:01:47 (9:57)! Jeanne Hackett
was 2nd in W55-59 in a superb 45:25
(7:19).
Congrats to our winners—and train both
your legs (racing) and your mouse finger
(signups) for B2B 2015! -RR
Tim Roache
Emily Block
Laurie Gaudreau
Thomas Roldan
Thomas Cross
Lynn McNamara
Michelle Sherman
David Theoharides
Myles Wilson
Patrick Messer
Ronald Johnston
Donald Dwight
Nicholas Duffy
Kimberly Dwight
Edmar Upite
Kevin O'Leary
Janet Perkins-Howland
Willilam Steele
Tom Miller
Susan Talon
Brian Roderick
Vicki Miller
Jennifer Gosselin
Sinthy Kounlasa
Janice Faessler
Paul Cooper
Ken Skier
Douglas Eastman
Bridget Lavigne
Kurt Brierly
Patricia Lavoie
Noel Leigh
Chip Cody
Diane Messer
Diana Devalk
Jim Laprel
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Stalker finds WCRC at Beach to Beacon!
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Racing the way it oughta be: the incredible
finish of Gemma & Shalane at the B2B 10K.
Jason Eggleston photo.
RUNNERS RAG
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Pat Polletta 2 Miler
Fulla Three-for-Three
Salisbury, MA
June 27, 2014
By Dennis Donoghue
At the finish of this year’s Pat Pollotta
2 Miler, you got handed a complimentary towel to wave above your head in celebration or
else to soak up tears over your dismal
performance. If you neglected to explode from
the gate to grab an advantage over the field of
nearly 200, you paid dearly in the bottleneck
before the madcap narrow-gauge sprint to the
mile turn around. This club-sponsored annual
early summer event is an out-and-back two
miles of hard-packed gravel racing, much of it
inside a tunnel of trees. A blinding setting sun greets you half a mile
from the finish. It’s a race that’s over before it’s begun, a burst that
burns the quads and sears the lungs. There’s nothing quite like Pat
Polletta.
“I should have worn a flak jacket,” said John Wermers, who
cracked the 16 minute barrier. “At the start I caught half a dozen
elbows. One of them happened to be my own.”
If there is such a thing as contact racing, this is it. Run over
Salisbury’s historic Ghost Trail, the course compels runners to make
use of any strategy enabling them to squeeze around, under or above
fellow competitors until the field has a chance to string itself out a
bit.
“Thank God no one wore spikes out there,” noted Lauretta
Bailin whose 6:09 pace delivered her to the chute as the second
woman. “Otherwise it’d get real nasty real fast.”
Local star and former Haverhill Hilly Pat Fullerton of
sub-four fame was first overall across the line in 9:36. A
consummate professional, Fullerton is always working to give
himself an edge.
“I intended to use starting blocks to clip off a few tenths but I
left them in the trunk when I jogged over from the parking lot,” he
said. “Most people think I’m nuts, being a distance guy and all, but
I think it’s a trend I think will catch on.”
Circle legend Bob Randall broke twenty minutes
comfortably. At 77, Randall can remember when locomotives sped
up and down the rails on the Ghost Trail.
(continued next page!)
Pat ‘Fulla’ Fullerton en route to his 3rd win
at the Speed Series.
Richie Blake photo.
Stalker finds WCRC at the PP 2M!
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(continued!)
“I use to race them as a kid,” he recalled, “I was that ghost people talk about. Those were in the days
before tan-in-a-can. You’d never know by looking at me that I never go out in the sun. I go through cases of
the stuff.”
At the one mile turnaround, a cul de sac featuring a water stop, senior age group winner Maryann
MacNeil was a bit surprised by her mile split.
“I wasn’t expecting it to be that slow,” she said. “But someone told me there was a huge hill on the
way back so I had to plan accordingly.”
Post-race, depleted competitors chanced their luck crossing Route 110 to get to the festivities at the
Winner’s Circle Sports Bar, where they refreshed themselves on microbrewed beers provided gratis with bib
numbers. During the raffle, race director Tanya Anderson reflected on all that had gone into this year’s race.
“As usual, our volunteers came out in droves to make this happen,” she said. “Of course, being from the
club their minds were more on the post-race party than the actual race. They stampeded en masse over to the
beer tent just as the last finisher crossed the line.”
-DD
Polletta Sidebar: the Incredibly Fast & Young
Take note of these speedsters! Jacob 'JJ' Johns was a 2-mile specialist at North Andover high school track;
after being seasoned with a year of NCAA Division 1 track and cross country, JJ brought the pain to the Polletta 2-miler, and revisit his old distance. Battling with the frontrunners, JJ was able to hold a mighty clip of
5:06 average pace, good for 10:12 and 4th overall: best in age M13-19. JJ wasn’t alone: our
Cam Leonard took 2nd in the same division, M13-19, with a 11:01 (5:31 pace) - at an impressive 14 years
old! We only see great things for Jacob and Cam, as they follow ‘The Trial of Miles and Miles of Trials’...
-RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Marg’s 5K!
Lepir Luminary At Loco Margs!
Margaritas 5K
Exeter NH—June 8, 2014
The 6th stop in the Loco Sports Will Run for Beer Series attracted twentyfour WCRCers, all fans of high-quality Loco events, and especially the ‘B’ in
WRFB! WCRC knows there’s work to be done before the post-race party, and
our Jasmin Lepir rolled up his sleeves. Mr. Lepir was all-business class as he
crossed the line 2nd finisher overall, in a fast 17:29, 5:38 pace!
Keeping Jasmin company on the podium was speedy Janet Parkinson, our
best in the W60-69 age category in 25:02, 8:04 pace. One who is always in the
hardware hunt is our Bob Strout—making Top-10 at Margs and best in M5059 in 19:51 at 6:24! Our final award winner was David Kennedy, 3rd in M5059 in a fine 20:57, 6:45 pace. Congrats to our Loco-Lovin’ people - we’ll see
you in the beer line! -RR
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LAURIE CYR
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DEBRA COLTON
CARRIE LAYTE
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Yankee Homecoming 2014
By Dennis Donoghue
Wave some cash around and Circle members will drop everything, don
singlets and compete at any distance. For years now club coffers have received a boost following the Yankee
Homecoming ten miler. For Team Circle, gathered pre-race under the blue tent below the finish chute, the
strategy for 2014 was much the same as any other year--overwhelm opposition by sheer numbers.
“Just look at us,” observed Rick Walsh, who would lead the 50+ squad to a third place finish. “Who
wouldn’t be intimidated by such a large mob that happens to call itself a running club? Even I don’t want to
be around the likes of these people.”
In addition to the male seniors’ third place finish, the male masters took second, the male open fourth
(out of 12 teams) and the veterans--wily geezers who know a thing or two about race tactics-- first. The
women fared equally well. In the open division, they were fifth out of 11 clubs, in the masters second (out of
7), the seniors second (out of 5), and the 60+ division squad matched their gender counterparts by finishing
first. On a beautiful night with the temperature hovering close to 80 and the humidity at a reasonable level for
late July, the blue and gold delivered plenty of excitement to the partisan crowds spilling onto Market Street
and lining the entire length of the course.
“They start early,” said Keri Marshall who was first in for her masters team. “By the time I got to
Market Square, the night was in full swing. I was handed all kinds of goodies. Some guy even asked me to
dance.”
Indeed, the Market Square crowd is well known for offering runners the usual road race amenities-orange slices, water, garden hoses--as well as some a bit more unusual.
“Let’s just say this was the first time in my career I was offered a lit pipe,” said Joe McEachern who
finished second on the masters team. “I know it’s legal in some states and I appreciate the generosity but
laughing hysterically while trying to climb Water Street didn’t seem like something my body could handle.”
On this particular summer night you were either running for the Circle or wish you were. Half the
population of Newburyport claims membership and the other half just hasn’t gotten around to filling out the
application yet. If these citizens weren’t hoofing it through Maudsley, they’d already taken a left in the 5k and
were streaming toward the finish, or else they’d chosen to relax on their front lawns and pull cold ones out of
coolers to hydrate fellow Circlers passing by.
For top blue and gold male finisher Chris Grange, who secured 17th place overall by way of his 5:40
pace, the last couple of comfortably flat miles along High Street provided an opportunity to downshift and
enjoy some Newburyport history.
“The architecture along this street is just amazing,” he noted, “though I wouldn’t recommend a tour of
the city at this pace. It’s harder to notice the more intricate details of the woodwork. Plus it’s probably safer
on the sidewalk.”
(continued next page!)
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(Yankee Homecoming—continued!)
Stalker finds WCRC at YHC 10M!
The top woman for the club was Beth Dollas who finished second
(out of 94) in her age group. Over the last few years Dollas has evolved
from a good runner to a stellar one. She ran an impressive Boston in the
heat and has continued to build on her accomplishments.
“Okay so I’m a fanatic,” she confessed. “There isn’t a website
about the sport I haven’t spent hours on every day. I hang out in running
stores. In my closet I have a dozen different styles of reflector vests. And
don’t get me started on running shoes. I had my husband build an addition
just for shelf space.”
Alice McGonigle, who score on the masters, seniors and veterans
teams, found the course challenging until she arrived at the six and a half
mile mark just past the parking lot in Maudsley.
“I love the downhill section best of all because I much prefer to run
down than up. I often wonder why Mount Washington isn’t run in the opposite direction. That makes much more sense to me.”
Overall, the evening provided a wealth of experiences for those in
blue and gold. In the end, however, it was all about the money.
“I don’t know the final tally,” said treasurer Tom Chase who finished second for the senior men. “Tonight after a few beers I’ll go over the
books. But as usual, we did well enough to make me wonder like I always
do whether they’ll invite us back next year.”
-DD
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Madeline Quigley
Michael St Laurent
Adam Nisson
Joseph Colbert
John Fish
Rick Brown
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Richard Brown
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Jordan Parkinson
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Keith Leblanc
Beth Dollas
Ryan Spinney
Jean-Chris Bertrand
Peter Heslam
Susannah Landreth
Matthew Thomas
Rick Walsh
Patrick Terrien
Thomas Chase
Dennis Donoghue
Madelyn Steeves
Michael Leonard
Daniel Maguire
Chris Clapp
Kathleen Winslow
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Martin Frash
Tony Myatt
Donald Dwight
Heidi Hatch
Maryann MacNeil
Kim Spinney
Amy Mosca
Julie Benson
Rick Bayko
Rob Loring
Kimberly Coppinger
Nicholas Thurlow
David Carroll
Tom Miller
William Steele
Gerard Beauchamp
Brian Roderick
Paul Comeau
Dale Bob Eckert
Brian Short
Daryl Kincaid
Ron Fedechko
Jodi Bertrand
Julie Haynes
Michelle Zoeller
Michael Gallagher
Noreen Waddell
Josh Thibault
Jimmy Banyas
Leah Hill
Kimberly Dwight
Michael Dee
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Sean Bradley
Leo Richard
George Phelps
Diana Clark
Chris Sullivan
Don Clarke
Stephanie Suprin
Vicki Miller
Greg Hochmuth
Sandy Gordon
Janet Parkinson
Jennifer Groskin
Katherine Daugherty
Mike Furlong
John Elkaliouby
Holly Allison
Sharon Yu
Sheila Fitzgerald
Kathleen McWilliams
Albert Manzi
Pamela Houck
Samantha Komiega
Michael Andreottola
Keith Kallberg
Stephanie Thomas
Jean Herrick
Jane Lemuth
Sharon Chase
Jim Laprel
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Dale Granger-Eckert
Dale Granger-Eckert
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Surf, Suds & Sonic Booms at Saunders
Saunders 10K, Rye NH
August 20, 2014
As one of the few remaining ‘old school’ grand events
around, Saunders has become a sort of north-of-theborder Yankee Homecoming; sixty-nine WCRCers
toeing the line in 2014. WCRCer and race director
Doug Zechel stokes the Saunders old-school flame: if
you want a race shirt, you better finish in a top
percentage of your age group! Post race refreshments?
Right next to the beer truck. The race is held in the
evening, but club competition was as fierce as the
midday August sun: Coastal AA versus Millennium
versus WCRC. Holding it all together, was the Voice of
New England running: Andy Schachat.
After the gun, our team was a factor: Chris Grange did
battle and finished 3rd overall in 33:46 (5:27).
Laurie Gaudreau was best in W40-49, with a 42:36
(6:53). The Great Lawson Noyes was on scene and
took 1st in M70-79 with a savage 46:47.6 (7:33).
Carmela Taveras was second in W50-59 in 44:15
(7:09). Alice McGonigle has been on fire in 2014, and
kept the embers burning with her 2nd in W60-69, in
48:20 (7:48). Rounding out our award getters: Madelyn
Steeves was 3rd in W40-49 in 43:38 (7:03), MaryAnn
MacNeil snagged 3rd in W50-59 in 45:33 (7:21) and
Janet Parkinson took 3rd in W60-69 in 50:14 (8:07).
Prizes awarded to our winners included signed copies of
local mystery author KD Mason, as WCRC mobbed the
beer truck until it limped away dry. -RR
Wheels Up: Our #1
Chris Grange at
cruising altitude.
Lisa Rohr photo.
Left: Race director, author, restaurateur
and man of mystery Doug Zechel runs his
own race. Lisa Rohr photo.
Dying to know ‘whodunit’?
KDMason.com
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JASMIN LEPIR
JORDAN PARKINSON
MARC REID
KEITH LEBLANC
JOSEPH MCEACHERN
BOB STROUT
LAURETTA BAILIN
RICK WALSH
MATTHEW CIRINNA
LAURIE GAUDREAU
TOM CHASE
DANIEL MAGUIRE
RICHARD COLLINS
MICHAEL LEONARD
MADELYN STEEVES
MICHAEL HARDIN
THOMAS CROSS
CARMELA TAVERAS
AMANDA MCCAUGHEY
ABBY JACKSON
MICHAEL SMITH
MARYANN MACNEIL
CATHERINE RAYNES
JIM BAILEY
MICHAEL ST. LAURENT
BRIAN KAVANAGH
DAVID CARROLL
JULIE HAYNES
LAWSON NOYES
TOM MILLER
KEVIN O'LEARY
MICHELLE ZOELLER
ALICE MCGONIGLE
BRIAN RODERICK
MARK WEIDMAN
JOSH THIBAULT
CALLI TOWNE
BOB KENNEDY
JANET PARKINSON
JOHN SAVAGE
LESLIE BEHAN
STEPHANIE SUPRIN
CURTIS LINTVEDT
SINTHY KOUNLASA
SANDRA GORDON
KYLE ASMUSSEN
GARY ROHR
VICKI MILLER
HOLLY ALLISON
MICHAEL ANDREOTTOLA
SHARON YU
BYRON PETRAKIS
LYNNE DUMONT
ALBERT MANZI
DOUG ZECHEL
PHILLIP HUNT
STAN KLEM
MICHAEL MENESALE
JACCI HUSSEY
KEVIN CALLAHAN
JOHN WERMERS
SHARON CHASE
GAIL CLARK
HOLLY SULLIVAN
LEANNE CORNING
DAVE MCGUIGAN
KATHY CLARK
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RUNNERS RAG
Marathon Vignettes!
26.2 Mile Whirl at Burlington
Vermont City Marathon - May 25, 2014
No Loitering At The Loaf
Sugarloaf Marathon - May 18, 2014
Ten WCRCers took on the Sugarloaf Marathon challenge. While
hardware was tough to come by, we had 2 fine performances—Joe
McEachern (3:19) and Jen Currier (3:30)!
Stalker finds WCRC at The Loaf!
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Joseph
Jennifer
Glenn
Amanda
Tom
Julie
James
Amy
Brian
Kate
McEachern
Currier
Stewart
McCaughey
Gadbois
Benson
Bailey
Mosca
Roderick
Muskrat
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Twelve WCRCers tackled the superb VCM event on
Memorial Day weekend—while nobody touched the
podium, our super-guy Marc Reid almost had a sub 3-hour run, and
Emily Block broke the 3:30 barrier (3:27:05)!
Stalker finds WCRC at VCM!
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Colby Nixon
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Janice Faessler
Kitty Fair
Lance Hoenig
Lisa Peters
Amanda Burnham
Paul Desroche
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I See A Full Moon a Risin’
WCRC Cleans Up at the Coast!
Full Moon Desert Marathon
Wadi Rum, Jordan
May 16, 2014
Maine Coast Marathon - May 11, 2014
In mid-May, Marine
Major Ken Geodecke
completed his most
challenging marathon
ever: the Full Moon
Desert marathon in
Jordan. Held at night in
the Arabian desert, the
runners follow lit
torches for a course.
The footing? A deep,
soft sand you can
barely walk on. Throw
in 3,500 feet of
elevation gain?
Suffering… Even with
all that, our tough
Major Ken wears the blue
and gold in all his travels.
Major came in 5th
Ken Geodecke photo.
overall in 4:54! -RR
High Stakes At the Lake
Lake Placid Marathon
June 8, 2014
Two WCRCers tackled the Lake Placid Marathon; a
2 loop affair that utilizes the same course as Ironman
Lake Placid in July. How did they fare? Charlie
Nelson took 3rd in age M60-69, in 4:12! Congrats to
our tough two! -RR
Stalker finds WCRC at Lake Placid!
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Charlie Nelson 4:12:08
Susan Talon
4:15:41
9:37
9:46
Nineteen WCRCers were on scene for the newest spring tradition, the Maine Coast
Marathon in Kennebunk ME. Some
had even ran Boston the month
Stalker finds WCRC at MCM!
before… Did they race well and win
stuff? You bet: Dave Theoharides
13 Thomas
Pore
3:08:41
was best in M60-64 in 3:30:53,
37 Mike
Leigh
3:21:17
60 David
Theoharides
3:30:53
Margaritt McNulty was #1 in
Macphee
3:32:12
W60-64 in 4:46, and Phil Pierce was 65 Jim
86 Susannah
Landreth
3:34:10
king of M70-74, in 4:36!
91 Eric
Gadbois
3:39:29
They weren’t the only ones doing
102 Doug
Beaulieu
3:42:35
deep knee bends on the podium:
130 Michelle
Sherman
3:47:54
Susannah Landreth took 2nd in the 162 Bob
Dunfey
3:55:13
hyper-competitive W45-49 group in
188 Heidi
Brennan
3:58:44
204 Mark
Rix
4:03:20
3:34, Sin Kounlasa was 2nd in
226 Michelle
Zoeller
4:07:50
W55-59 in 4:27, and Big Bad Bob
281 Janice
Faessler
4:16:49
Dunfey was 2nd in M60-64.
290 Stephanie Kramer
4:13:08
Congrats to our super-6 award win340 Sinthy
Kounlasa
4:27:23
ners, and all our nineteen marathon
357 Jim
Berger
4:30:37
nuts for their fine finishes!
374 Philip
Pierce
4:36:07
-RR
431 Margaritt McNulty
4:46:34
596 Judy
Graham-Garcia 6:01:31
Vermont 100 Ultras: Birdman Soars, Sin Scores!
At the Vermont 100 Ultra races on July 19 & 20, 2014, ‘Birdman’ Bob Kennedy tackled
the grueling 100 mile distance, ignored ‘the voices’ at miles 64 and 93, and finished in
26:52:01, good for 3rd in age M60-69! Birdman didn’t do it alone: pacer Bob Dunfey
kept him in good spirits for the last 30 miles! In the 100K race, our Sin Kounlasa finished
in a fantastic 16:12:48, good for 4th in age! Legs of Iron, the both of you! -RR
RUNNERS RAG
Page 23
Earth, Wind - and Feet On Fire
Earth Rock Run Marathon and Half
April 27, 2014
Eighteen WCRCers took to the streets of North
Andover to race in Green Strides latest offering: a
marathon/half combined race! Naturally our
marathoners would rally for awards—like Charlie Nelson, best in class
M60-64 in 4:03, or Curt Lintvedt—tops in M65-69 in 4:55.
Stalker Finds WCRC at Earth
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Lisa
Peters
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Curtis
Lintvedt
115
Diane
Casselberry
Rock Run
4:03:23
4:36:36
4:55:16
5:11:39
Marathon!
9:17/M
10:33/M
11:16/M
11:53/M
Stalker Finds WCRC at Earth Rock Run Half Mary!
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Keith
Leblanc
1:28:02 6:43/M
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Stuart
Olsen
1:29:47 6:51/M
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Don
Hennigar
1:33:12 7:07/M
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Kelly
Bradbury
1:33:20 7:07/M
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Michael Dee
1:40:47 7:41/M
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Michael Gallagher
1:43:52 7:55/M
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Paul
Desroche
1:50:27 8:25/M
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Diana
Clark
1:57:00 8:55/M
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Brian
Short
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Holly
Allison
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Kyle
Asmussen
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Michael Goolkasian
2:08:10 9:47/M
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Kristin Pepp
2:17:09 10:28/M
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Jodi
Short
2:24:59 11:04/M
Our half marathoners are never to be denied podium props. Proof:
Kelly Bradbury was the overall womens’ champion of the half, best
female in a scorching 1:33:20!
WCRC cruiser Keith LeBlanc, numero uno in M35-39 in a quick
1:28:02. Seasoned hunter triathlete Stu Olsen was best in M45-49 in
1:29:47. Coaches Hall of Famer Don Hennigar proved he can still
bring it hot by besting the M60-64 age group in 1:33:12. Diana Clark
was queen of the W50-54 in a quick 1:57:00. Our final podium peep
was Jodi Short, who snagged third in the W55-59 in 2:24:59.
Congrats to our WCRC hardware-getters, and to Green Stride for putting on a great spring dual-distance event! -RR
Sherman Sails Thru Pineland Trails!
Pineland Farms 25K, 50K and 50M
May 25, 2014
An ongoing WCRC tradition every Spring is to visit
the Pineland Farms Trail Races up in Maine on
Memorial Day weekend, and feel the pain that this
famously steep terrain can bring to ones quads. Along with that pain
comes reward: finisher award cow-bells of various sizes for each of the
three distances: 25K, 50K and 50 miles! Our trail-ultra-terminator
Michelle Sherman was the solo-WCRCer to ‘make a run’ at the 50 mile
event and had a fabulous finish, 4th in age (W40-49) in a rugged
10:02:20!
In the 50K event, we had 11 finishers, and one hardware warrior: Curt
Lintvedt, 3rd in age M60-69 in a fine 6:17:29.
In the 25K, we had 2 first-placers: Vicki Miller, best in W60-69 in
2:35:39, and her speedy husband Tom Miller who was #1 in M60-69 in
2:23:08!
Congrats to the finishers in all events, who may now cure their fever for
more cowbell! -RR
Valiant Effort By Elmore!
Providence Marathon
May 4, 2014
Our Todd Elmore put down a monster bid to qualify for Boston
at the Providence Marathon this past May. Heavy wind and
hills took their toll, and Todd crossed with an achingly close yet
still super-fast time 3:25:18; a measly eighteen seconds
separating him from his goal. We salute you Mr. Elmore—and
we know success will be on your side, next! -RR
Stalker finds WCRCers at the Pineland Farms…
50 Mile Race!
65
MICHELLE SHERMAN
50 Kilometer Race!
25
JASMIN LEPIR
96
MARK RIX
121
HEIDI BRENNAN
123
CARRIE WHEELER
131
NICHOLAS THURLOW
151
CURTIS LINTVEDT
173
AMANDA MCCAUGHEY
174
BRIAN RODERICK
185
KEITH KALLBERG
187
CHIP CODY
194
DIANE CASSELBERRY
25 Kilometer Race!
64
GREGORY CREMER
116
MICHAEL W. SMITH
141
TOM MILLER
194
KIMBERLY DWIGHT
197
VICKI MILLER
246
MICHAEL LECOMPTE
269
NOEL LEIGH
333
PAMELA HOUCK
10:02:20.4
12:03/M
4:37:15.6
5:42:00.0
5:55:34.4
5:57:42.4
6:03:21.7
6:17:29.0
6:49:56.1
6:49:56.1
7:15:07.8
7:22:44.4
7:33:29.7
8:55/M
11:00/M
11:27/M
11:31/M
11:42/M
12:09/M
13:12/M
13:12/M
14:00/M
14:15/M
14:36/M
2:07:26.0
2:18:21.8
2:23:08.0
2:34:32.8
2:35:39.8
2:45:02.1
2:51:18.2
3:07:39.2
8:12/M
8:55/M
9:13/M
9:57/M
10:01/M
10:38/M
11:02/M
12:05/M
Adult Swim Dept.
WCRCers Found at Lost Sailor
Lost Sailor 1 mile swim—May 25, 2014
Stalker found WCRCers at this early 1 mile swim, prepping for
and developing early
indicators for the upcoming Stalker finds lost WCRCers!
Deborah Sakr
23:30
2014 tri-season, Ironman
Lauretta
Bailin
25:29
races and even national
Maureen Moore
31:30
championships… keep
Dan Maguire
33:47
reading this Rag for results! Judy Graham-Garcia 36:50
-RR
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Triathlon Dept.
On Podium, Stands Smith!
Travels of Iron Tony
Ironman 70.3 Malaysia
April 13, 2014
Unable to stand winter any longer, Tony Martuni hopped on a
long flight to Malaysia to compete in a super-early season Ironman 70.3 event. How did Iron Tony fare in
the face of jet lag and no heat conditioning?
He tore the bike up, sizzling 56 miles in 2:54
and finished in 6:35:24 after shrugging off
heat and humidity! -RR
WCRC Takes a Bite Out of
The White [Mountain Triathlon]
Sunday, June 8th, 2014
Franconia Notch, NH
Our Iron Team never rests; in fact in the month
of June they nary got a wink of sleep, putting two
half Irons in their gullets during the long training month for Lake
Placid. These guys believe the road to Ironman is paved with
pain, so why not, as Bruce Lander says: do “the most difficult
course ever”. Yes, the White Mountain Half Iron Triathlon is
tough, but our team still notched big wins in the Notches of NH:
all received 1st place age group finishes at the half distance:
Bruce Lander (5:30:49), Steve Smith (5:58:25), Mary Smith
(7:04:27). Tony Martuni won his AG in the Olympic Distance
event in 2:34:02. -RR
The Number Ones: Tony Martuni, Mary Smith and Sir
Bruce Lander won their AGs at the rough WMT.
Lori Lander photos.
Talon Tastes Success
MascomaMan Half Iron Triathlon
July 26, 2014
WCRCer Sue Talon traveled to Enfield NH to
race the MacomaMan half iron distance triathlon, and take a stab at glory! The result? A
great time of 6:15:55, & 2nd in F55-59 age
group! Fun fact: Mascoma Lake freezes in
winter and has a max depth of 68 feet. Sue
won a pint glass award—which Sue
deservedly filled to the brim with a frosty local
brew, and a max fill of 16 fluid ounces.
Sue hoisting malt and
Bottoms up Sue! -RR
hops! Deb Harvey photo
Ironman 70.3 Syracuse
June 22, 2014
Most days, the ‘Syracuse Orange’ stands for the New York
State university mascot, but on June 22, 2014, it stood for the
ball of fire in the sky that roasted our traveling WCRC
Iron-Heroes like chestnuts. This
challenging early season half-iron didn’t
stop Bruce Lander (5:10:34) Steve
Smith (5:11:20) Tony Martuni
(5:46:19) or Mary Smith (6:24:23) from
beating back the elements —Mr. Smith
making it to the podium, 3rd in age M60
-64! See you at 70.3 World ChampionMr. Smith goes aero en route to 3rd.
Finisherpix photo.
15x Iron For Sir Bruce!
Storms Can't Extinguish Forge of Iron
Ironman Lake Placid
Lake Placid, NY
July 27, 2014
On Ironman Day in Lake Placid on July 27, 2014
thunderstorms interrupted the swim portion of this great
ultra-distance triathlon. While some swimmers made it out of
Mirror Lake in good time, many had to be pulled out after a
single loop, and sent onto the second event, the bike.
Undaunted, organizers and athletes kept moving forward and
the Iron Show went on; the main decision being all athletes
received a single-loop swim time. Our travelling Iron-Gang
were back in Lake Placid to taste the pain and greatness of this
area, but most importantly—get Bruce Lander his 15th
Ironman. How did they fare? Braving hideous rain storms
that plagued them on the bike and run, they still got it done.
Sir Bruce Lander completed his mission in 10:48:25, KonaBoy Steve Smith crossed in a great 11:30:35 for his 8th
Ironman, Mary
Smith had a
great day with
her 13:30:11 for
her 4th Ironman,
and Robin
Cucinotta
finished with a
great time 13:30:51 for her
3rd Ironman!
Congrats to our
athletes, who
finish under all
conditions!
-RR
No Easy Ironman: Bruce Lander, Steve Smith, Mary
Smith and Robin Cucinotta battle elements of all kinds,
all day. Finisherpix.com photos
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Triathlon Dept. (continued)
USAT National Championships
Bailin Blasts Off To Worlds!
Milwaukee WI
August 9, 2014
One of our true WCRC talents is
really nailing it in triathlon! Lauretta
Bailin of the Green Stride family, travelled to the USA Triathlon
National Championships in
Milwaukee WI, for the Olympic
distance triathlon:1500 meter swim,
40K bike, and 10K run.
Athletes battle within their 5-year age
group categories, hoping to place well
enough to represent the USA at the
Worlds Championship in Chicago in
2015. How did Mrs. Bailin fare? She
finished in a fantastic 2:19:13—made up of a 24:45 1500
swim, 1:07:51 40K bike (21.8mph!), and 42:33 10K (6:50
per mile!). All good for 25th out of 202 in age group
W35-59—qualifying for Worlds in 2015! Congrats
Lauretta!! -RR
Above left: Lauretta rockets out of transition and into battle.
Above right: post race, Lauretta and pal celebrate a great
national championship experience.
Photo credits: Breakaway Triathlon Training of Andover MA
Powered by Poutine!
Ironman Mont Tremblant
Quebec, Canada
August 17, 2014
From a picturesque ski-resort nestled in the Laurentian mountains, the 3rd annual Ironman Mont
Tremblant was launched on Sunday August 17, 2014. This toughie of an Iron triathlon is
tempered by incredible views, spirited Quebecois volunteers, delicious race banquet
dinners, live entertainment - and fireworks! This venue is also a must for the those
wishing to punch their Toughness Card. Awaiting the athletes like a crouching tiger is
a single loop swim with a bit of chop at the turnaround, a bike with plentiful 15% grade
pitches, and a run with a bit of everything to whittle you down.
The most WCRCers ever in its 3 year history were on site in 2014, bracing for the
unseasonable rain and cool temps, which blanketed the area in the 3 days prior to the
race. On race day, clear skies prevailed but cooler temps remained. Pockets of showers
drenched our heroes miserably late on the bike, and saturated them during the run.
Braving it all, Kim Coppinger was our first WCRCer to the line; crushing the course
and finishing her 2nd Ironman in a powerful 13:35:27. Louise Valois finished her 9th
Ironman with a solid 13:59:13. Jodi Bertrand was a supporter for Iron-husband
Jean-Chris in 2013, but it was her turn in 2014 to be on the shores of Lac
Tremblant. Jodi had a fantastic first Ironman, completing her day in 14:08:18 and
uncorked Champagne once complete. WCRC ultra-girl Amy Mosca eats 50-milers, so
she had no problems with her 2nd Ironman, crossing in 14:41:23. Nick Paquette enjoyed his 'long catered training day' and cruised in his 12th Ironman at 15:03:40.
Stacks of cheering spectators line a narrow chute like a high-fivin' sound chamber on your final approach
to the finish. Beyond the best finish line in the biz (called by legend announcers Mike Reilly and Alain
Cyr) awaited copious and refreshing Sleeman's Original Draft Ale, and a Poutine truck serving up French
fries with cheese curd and gravy, along with the usual Iron-smorgasbord!
Congrats to our
Iron-Five, and…
Women of Iron: Kim Coppinger (top), Louise Valois (middle left)
merci Quebec! -RR
Jodi Bertrand (middle right) and Amy Mosca (bottom) are all smiles
in the face of pain. Photos jacked from FinisherPix.com
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Low-Down on the Logo
Hey… what’s this? A new logo?? Why yes, it is!
From the toil of WCRC member and graphic designer Julie Haynes and
feedback from many, our current old hand-sketched WCRC logo was given a
reboot, to a cleaner, more contemporary design. If the original BAA Unicorn
logo can get a makeover- why not us?
Coming soon to a uniform near you, will be some sweet high-quality ‘kits’
you can sport at your next road race, USATF-NE Grand Prix event, or just
around the house as you admire yourself in the mirror. Warm up suits, car
stickers and the like will naturally follow.
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, Earth Eagle Brewing New England Gangsta IPA, Mathew Muse, Dave
LaBrode, Scott Walsh, Ken Geodecke, Peak Organic Summer Session Ale, Lori Lander, Maureen Farren, Tom Miller,
Finisherpix.com, Lauretta Bailin, Portsmouth Brewery 5-Cs IPA, Bob Fitzgerald of New England Runner Magazine,
Richie Blake, Jason Eggleston, Tamarella Photography, Newburyport News, —and of course… coolrunning.com!
Here comes hot Fall racing in cool temps...
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