Dec 2007-Jan 2008 - Gate City Striders
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Dec 2007-Jan 2008 - Gate City Striders
STRIDING ALONG December 2007 - January 2008 Issue #128 Applefest 2007 Volunteers in Action! In This Issue President’s Journal ..........................................................................p. 4 Club News and Events .....................................................................p. 5 Reports from the Road ....................................................................p. 12 Racing Ahead/Competitive Edge....................................................p. 14 Membership Information ................................................................p. 15 Youth Program.................................................................................p. 17 Race Results ......................................................................................p. 19 December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 1 Club Directory Night Phone Day Phone Email Executive Board President Skip Cleaver (603) 888-2318 (603) 305-9871 Vice President Ed Deichler 603 429-0221 Secretary Mark Sage 472-3668 [email protected] Activities Michelle Poublon 603 595-2239 [email protected] Communications Dan Dugan 603-595-0668 Membership Stan Klem 617-893-9627 [email protected] Competition Michael Wade 603 889-1208 [email protected] Head Coach Dave Camire 978-430-5669 [email protected] Racing Team Manager Scott Brown 207-713-4114 [email protected] Female Masters Michelle Poublon 603 595-2239 [email protected] Female Open Amy Lacroix 264-2454 [email protected] Female Seniors Emily Strong 603 595-7149 [email protected] Male Open Michael Wade 603 889-1208 [email protected] Male Masters John Saunders 603 424-0347 Male Seniors Trevor Ward 882-2238 Male/Female Veterans Skip Cleaver (603) 888-2318 Editor William Farina 603 577-8400 Mailing Ellen Kolb Race Results Maddy LaRose Mary Slocum 603 889-6049 [email protected] [email protected] Race Apps Emily Strong 603 595-7149 [email protected] Webmaster Steve Moland 603 315-0340 StriderWear Deb Miner Equipment Mgr Kevin Reynolds 781 377-2872 [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer 603-557-6755 [email protected] Head Coach and Racing Team Team Captains [email protected] (603) 305-9871 [email protected] Newsletter [email protected] [email protected] Other December 2007—January 2008 603 315-0340 [email protected] 978-323-2343 [email protected] 603 891-1916 Striding Along [email protected] 2 Happy Holidays Striding Along is published 6 times a year by members of the Gate City Striders, Inc. of Nashua, NH. For correspondence or a membership application, please write to: Gate City Striders PO Box 3692 Nashua, NH 03061. Visit our Web Site www.GateCity.org USA Track & Field Club # 157 Our Mission Statement The Gate City Striders is an athletic and social organization dedicated to the promotion of running and fitness at all levels. Members vary in ability from beginning joggers to competitive marathoners. Membership meetings Merrimack YMCA 3rd Wednesday of month. Track workouts Wednesday nights, Nashua High School South, April thru October. Weekly runs at Pennichuck JH starting the end of October If you experience problems with the delivery of the newsletter call our membership chairperson. This newsletter is sent third class mail. There is no forwarding by the post office, so make sure we have your correct address. Advertisements are gladly accepted. December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 3 by Skip Cleaver THE PRESIDENT’S JOURNAL By Skip Cleaver What a terrific year we have enjoyed! We have had outstanding coaching and a remarkably successful competitive year to be really proud of. And we have had a tremendous amount of fun at track, at racing events, at social happenings, and as volunteers in many races. Our club has enhanced the pure enjoyment of our sport, and contributed to the running community and the community at large. Congratulations! We did exceptionally well in several USATF Grand Prix races-our GCS Triad Racing Team was third overall in New England, and placed high in several divisions. We captured the New Hampshire Grand Prix, welcomed many new members, logged hundreds of miles in Mine Falls Park and all over, enjoyed some great parties, and had our share of individuals and teams win many honors in a variety of races. There are many highlights in addition to our competition: The annual Hash Run, the Ultimate Track Workout (thanks Steve Moland), ice cream night at the track, pizza night, the Luminary Relay (thank you Kevin Reynolds),the Last Supper (thanks Mike Leary and George LeCours), . We enjoyed many trips to cities all across the country, showing the Gate City colors in many states and many races. We have entered teams in the New England Cross Country Championships and the National Team Cross Country Championships in Ohio. We were well represented and competitive in our justconcluded Mill Cities Relay (not only did we do exceptionally well in the competition, but we won the new Warren Church Participation Award for entering the most teams of the 17 clubs involved (our own Warren Church is the only individual to complete all 24 of the Mill Cities Relays). Yes, by all accounts and any standard it was a very good, very exciting year. Thanks to all members who supported our events and activities; thanks to our terrific Executive Board, Ed Deichler, outstanding and professional treasurer Deb Miner, Michelle Poublon, Stan Klem, Mark Sage, Dan Dugan, and to our Competition Director, Michael Wade; also heartfelt thanks for our Racing Team Manager Scott Brown, Competition Coordinator Michael Amarello, and to our Webmaster, Steve Moland, equipment manager Kevin Reynolds, and many more who put in valuable efforts time after time.. Thanks to our terrific Newsletter Editor William Farina, December 2007—January 2008 who puts up with our contributions every two months to make this letter possible. Thanks to Applefest Race Director Chet Rogers and Pack Monadnock Director Damien Rowe. We have had outstanding coaching and when you see these guys thank them for their terrific effort and patience: Dave Camire, Jim Stronach, Dave Dunham, Keith O’Brien, Brian Withers, and Richie Blake. Outstanding at every level! Thanks to every member who ran in competition and team events for the club and/or volunteered at our races, activities, and functions. What a Great Year! Thank you all! We are going to have an even greater year in 2008—a terrific year. We are happy you will be a part of it. With our growing membership, our ambitious and innovative Board, our fantastic volunteers, and our core members, we are going to have one great 2008. We will be expanding and taking our club to another level of competition and innovation. We will increase our presence and competitive level in the USATF Grand Prix, we will have more members in the USATF Mountain Circuit, and we will have additional runners in national contests, including USATF Track and Field, and National Cross Country. And we will once again win the coveted Mill Cities Relay Trophy. We will continue a training program to bring all members to a higher level—walkers, beginning runners, mid pack runners, and runners that excel. We will support our practices and programs and bring everyone to a higher level in competition. We will help many, many members achieve their goals. Please join our winter indoor track program. If you can’t make those sessions in Milford, the weekly Wednesday runs at Pennichuck Junior High will continue. Your Executive Board works hard to make Gate City one of the top clubs in New England. Gate City must truly be, “an athletic and social organization dedicated to the promotion of running and fitness at all levels.” We hope everyone can attend the Annual Awards Dinner in January. And we wish everyone good luck in achieving their running goals for 2008. With the support of fellow members, our individual members and the club as a whole can really have another banner year. Think safety, and please do your part for environmental protection. See you on the track, roads, and trails. Striding Along 4 CLUB NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS WHO’S AN IRON RUNNER? WHO’S A GRANITE RUNNER The USATF New England Grand Prix is a series of races that draws the biggest and baddest running clubs from around our region to compete against each other for bragging rights. The NHGP is a series of races that NH based running clubs meet to compete against each other for bragging rights. If you are one of the few runners that compete in all 7 races, you can earn the title of Granite runner. In addition, you earn a nice tshirt to show off to your friends and family. If you are one of the few runners that compete in all 7 races, you can earn the title of Iron runner. In addition, you earn an awesome “Iron Runner” jacket to show off to your friends and family. WHICH GCS-TRIAD NER FOR 2007? RUNNERS ARE IRON RUN- The following 5 GCS-Triad Team Members are to be congratulated for completing all 7 races of this year’s USATF NEGP Series: • • • • • Congratulations to Tom Kolb!. This year Tom was the only Gate City Strider to complete all NHGP road races for 2007. Many of you may already know, but Tom is very active with the club and is a member of the committee that selects the races in the NHGP. Tom, thanks for your contributions and success. I would like to also recognize the runners from other clubs for their accomplishments in the NHGP and earned the title of Granite Runner. Joe Noonan, 63, Lexington, MA Susan O'Connor, 52, Dorchester, MA Janice Platt, 42, Amherst, NH Daniel Ruggieri, 42, Barnstead, NH Reno Stirrat, 53, Dorchester, MA WHAT RACES WILL COMPRISE THE USTAF NEGP SERIES FOR 2008? Mar 15 - New Bedford Half-Marathon, New Bedford MA May 11 - Medical Center 6K, Nashua NH June 1 - Rhody 5K, Lincoln RI July 29 - Newburyport 10 Mile, Newburyport MA Aug 9 - Bridge of Flowers 10K, Shelburne Falls MA Sept 6 - Ollie 5 Mile, South Boston MA Oct 19 - Bay State Marathon, Lowell MA I hope many of you consider running these great races next year and earning the title of Iron Runner for yourself. Barry Neill – Greater Derry Track Club (GDTC) Linda Lutter – GDTC Mark Lutter – GDTC Lynn Wiles – GDTC Mike Smyth – GDTC Roger Gosselin – GDTC Robert Knight – Granite State Racing Team (GSRT) Chip Mark – GSRT David Audet – GSRT Joe Boyle – GSRT Ann Rasmussen – GSRT Brian Geiger – Rochester Runners I hope many of you consider earning the title of Granite Runner for next year. Michael Wade GCS-Triad Competition Coordinator Dan Dugan RRCA State Representative & E-Board Member December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 5 Dates Change for Gate City Indoor Track All Members are Welcome to Join Medical Center 6K Selected as USATF-New England Grand Prix Race The Gate City Striders will be sponsoring winter indoor track training sessions again this year. These sessions will be held at the Hampshire Dome in Milford, NH on Wednesday evenings beginning January 9, 2008 and running through March 26, 2008 (please note the date changes). The Medical Center 6K in downtown Nashua, created to support our Fitness University Program, has been named the USATF-Grand Prix 6K Championship, and will be the only New Hampshire event in the series. This will be the first time the club has been involved in hosting the Grand Prix since the old Nashua Trust 10K at Elm Street. This will provide 12 Coached Sessions at the Hampshire Dome’s 1/5 mile banked, soft surface track. They will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a warm-up, and intervals will start at 6:15. The primary session will run for about one hour, with a 15-minute cool-down at 7:15. The sessions will be complete at 7:30. There is a minimal cost to each participant; we must pay the Hampshire Dome and also pay our coaches a small fee. Friends and relatives are welcome to join these sessions—just have them fill out the application and indicate “non member”. The price for all sessions will be $84.00—that is $7.00 per session. Please use the application and waiver inserted in this news letter, or download an application and waiver from the GCS Website and send them along with your check to Gate City Striders Indoor Track, P O Box 3692, Nashua, NH 03061. We must have both the application and signed waiver, please. These sessions are very inexpensive compared with other indoor programs in the region. And the facility is first rate with one of the longest indoor tracks in New England. Renowned coach Jim Stronach will once again lead these sessions. Keep that fall season form through the winter months, or get a head start on the spring season. These sessions will be multi level—that is, they will be for beginners up to experienced runners. We hope you can join us for this innovative program in this beautiful new facility. For additional information or questions e-mail Skip Cleaver at [email protected]. The link to the Hampshire Dome for your information is http://www.hampshirehills.com/dome/dome.html. December 2007—January 2008 Administered by the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center with the support of the Gate City Striders, this Mothers Day event has become a real classic. Starting and finishing at the Medical Center, it is one of the few races in Downtown Nashua, and now will be host to the best runners in New England. Gate City will have a home course advantage in our quest for the New England Championship. Here is the USATF-New England Grand Prix Schedule: March 15 New Bedford Half Marathon, New Bedford, MA. May 11 Medical Center 6K, Nashua, NH June 1 Rhody 5K, Lincoln, RI July 29 Yankee Homecoming 10 Miler, Newburyport, MA August 9 Bridge of Flowers 10K, Shelburne Falls, MA September 6 Ollie Five Miler, South Boston, MA October 19 Baystate Marathon, Lowell, MA Striding Along 6 BOSTON MARATHON BUS TRIP Once again it is time to start planning for our annual Boston Marathon bus trip, by the time you receive this message most of you will already have started your training. The Gate City Striders will be providing motor coach transportation to the start at Hopkinton Ma, along with a post race party at the Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Square .This trip is a favorite with both runners and spectators alike and allows for a hassle and stress free ride to the starting line and a relaxing ride home. As in the past showers will be available and a post race feed will take place in the hotel suite. Anyone is welcome to come. This trip is limited to 47 people and reservations will be on a first come first served basis. If the bus sells out we will be booking an additional room for the convenience of the extra shower. The cost is $40.00 For more information contact, Dan Dugan 595-0668 (C ) 603-703-6389 [email protected] or Jim Belanger at 595-1870 or e-mail at [email protected] Friday January 25, 2008 Annual GCS Awards Dinner Martha's Exchange in Downtown Nashua Cocktails 6:30pm Dinner 7:30pm Dinner, Live Music and Awards Presentations The Fifteenth Annual Freeze Your Buns Series Returns Gate City’s popular Freeze Your Buns 5K series returns for the 15th annual edition beginning January 20th at Conway Arena in Nashua. This series has been run in Merrimack at the YMCA, the Nashua Athletic Club in Nashua, in Litchfield at Darrah Pond, and for the last several years, at Conway Arena. The arena is conveniently located just off the Turnpike Exit Five on West Hollis Street (near Stellos Stadium and the Nashua Police Headquarters). There will be five 5K’s in the series, running every two weeks. The dates are January 20, February 3, February 17, March 2, and March 16. Participants running all three events will earn a tech T-shirt and another special gift. This is Leap Year. Get leaps and bounds ahead of the competition, and keep moving throughout the winter. Please see the application in this newsletter, and sign up for one or all five (there is a 20% discount if you sign up for all five in advance). This is a great way to stick to your goals and keep the pace up through the winter. The course is nearly always traffic free and clear of snow (unless there is a snow storm just before race day/time), and the Conway arena offers a nice warm place to relax after the event. This is a low fee, low key event offered to those needing a little boost through winter. Be a part of it. If you have questions or wish to volunteer, please email Skip at [email protected]. Lisa Klasman, ND Naturopathic Doctor 9 Ash St, Hollis, NH 03049 Phone: (603) 465‐2895 [email protected] Details and sign-up will be e-mailed and posted to the website by December 12. Specializing in Natural Medical Care for the Whole Family Complementary and Primary Care • General Medicine • Chronic Diseases • Disease Prevention & Wellness • Women’s Health Issues o Menopause o PMS o Hormonal Imbalances • Gastrointestinal Issues • Cardiovascular Health December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 7 BAA Boston Marathon Bus Information THE 16TH ANNUAL MARATHON BUS TRIP TO THE 112TH BOSTON MARATHON SPONSORED BY THE GATE CITY STRIDERS APRIL 21, 2008 PRICE: $40 / person. Please make checks payable to the Gate City Striders PLACE: The 99’s Restaurant /Granite Inn lower parking lot off Exit 7 in Nashua GEAR BAGS: RETURN: Runner gear bags can be dropped off at 22 Cabot Drive, Nashua, NH between the hours of 9AM – 9PM on Friday or Saturday only. Leave gears bags in the garage. Bags will be delivered early Sunday morning to the Hotel. If you drop your bag off on Sunday or bring it to the bus on race morning we cannot guarantee your bag will make it to the room. Please arrive before 6:45AM at the 99’s Restaurant/Granite Inn Hotel parking lot off Exit 7 in Nashua, NH. The bus will be leaving from the lower parking lot promptly at 7:00AM no exceptions. The bus must arrive in Hopkinton by 8:00AM per the Boston Athletic Association. Held at the Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Sq., overlooking the 25 mile mark. Food and refreshments will be served and runners will have access to two showers this year for your convenience. The sooner your cross the finish line, the sooner you can begin to celebrate your accomplishments. The bus will be leaving the Hotel Buckminster at approx 5:30 - 6:00PM. LIMIT: 47 people. Seats will be filled in the order we receive payment. SPECTATOR INFO: In Hopkinton, spectators will need to return to the bus 15 minutes after the start of the second wave. At this time, the bus will be heading into Boston to drop spectators off at the hotel to watch the marathon. MORE INFO: Please call Jim Belanger, (H) 603-595-1870 or (C) 603-234-8384 or Dan Dugan at (H): 603-595-0668 or (C) 603-703-6389. DEPARTURE: POST RACE PARTY: Mail application with check to Dan Dugan, 22 Cabot Drive, Nashua, NH 03064 Make checks payable to the “Gate City Striders” Name________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________________________State_______Zip____________________ Phone_________________________E-Mail_________________________________________________________________ Circle One - Runner / Spectator Circle one - Return Trip?: Yes December 2007—January 2008 / No Striding Along 8 22 CABOT DRIVE, NASHUA, NH 03064 DIRECTIONS TO GEAR BAG DROP-OFF FROM THE SOUTH From Route 3 North, take exit 7E. At the end of the exit ramp, go straight at the lights on the Henry Burke Highway. Turn right on Manchester Street. Take an immediate left onto Hills Ferry Road and take your 5th left on Birchwood Drive. At the end of Birchwood Drive turn left. My house is the 3rd on the left. It is a white Colonial on a small hill. Drive up the driveway and drop your gear bag in the garage. FROM DOWNTOWN NASHUA Head towards Greeley Park. Pass Greeley Park and turn left onto Hills Ferry Road. Turn right onto Birchwood Drive. At the end of Birchwood Drive turn left. My house is the 3rd on the left. It is a white Colonial on a small hill. Drive up the driveway and drop your gear bag in the garage. December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 9 Applefest Celebrates 25 Years Gate City’s marquee event, the Applefest Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay celebrated 25 years—five years for the Relay—with the October 6th running in Hollis, New Hampshire. This race is known throughout the northeast and even across the USA as one of the best half marathons anywhere, and it offers unique features available in few races of any kind. This was another great year, and another sellout, indicating once again just how popular this event has become. All Gate City members can be very proud of this event. This year, in the hottest day in the history of the event, there were 969 finishers (of 1,200 registered) in the half marathon, and 103 two-person teams finishing (of 150 registered); and there were 147 volunteers giving back to make it all happen so flawlessly. One of our outstanding coaches, Mr. Dave Dunham, holds the event record with his 1:06:07 set in 1992. Gate City’s own Patti Laliberte of Merrimack still holds the women’s record, with 1:18:22 set in the very first year of the event, 1983. Amazing! Johanna Fickenscher of Durham (1:26:18) and Mark Mayall of Maynard, Massachusetts (1:16:30) became the 25th champions of this outstanding race. Hundreds of individuals have held single age records and been recognized over the years. The event began in 1983 when there were few half marathons, and has grown into one of the most sought after year after year. Originally conceived by some of the Gate City pioneers and founders, such as Phil and Paula Quinn, Dave and Sally Sargent, Bill and Cookie Gray, Vickie and Alan Sears, Jane and Adrian Levesque, Shaun and Betty Scanlon, and many more, this event enjoyed excellent leadership and organization from the start. This incredibly excellent leadership has continued to the present day, with Director Chet Rogers, Co-Director Emily Strong, Chairman Steve Moland, Damien Rowe, Michelle Poublon, Mike Hagerty, and many more (too numerous to name here) on the terrific Applefest Committee. Congratulations to ALL—including volunteers, and all past and present staffers who have made this event such a landmark success. December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 10 “Last Supper” Special Thanks to: • Kevin Reynolds for decorating the track venue with candle lanterns, not small task there. • Mike Leary for cooking the sumptuous fair that was provided at "church". Mike has done this for a number of years and also provides the Pizza for certain other Strider events. Mike is an owner of "Flint Corner Pizza and Seafood" Just 1/4 mile off Exit 34 on Route 3 in Tyngsboro MA (see Map) • George Lecours who coordinates the entire Last Supper and fixings with the Club National where we were guests for the evening. December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 11 Reports From the Road By Dave Contrada shirt. The shirt is partially obscured by another specta- My Attempt to Qualify for the 2008 Boston tor, but it has something written on it about a revoluMarathon tion. Yes, this is a college town, and that probably exThe first few miles of the 2007 Vermont City Marathon are behind me sooner than expected. My pace after 3 miles in and around the downtown Burlington area is about 7 minutes and 15 seconds per mile - way too fast, so I resolve to slow down, we'll see how that goes. Heading north from Battery Park to an out-andback section on a stretch of highway known locally as the Northern Connector, I look forward to seeing the race leaders running in the opposite direction as they head back towards the downtown area. Another highlight of this section is the Burlington Taiko Group performing near an underpass at around 4.5 miles. There's something mesmerizing about this group of percussionists, I feel I could run all day listening to them. I'm looking forward to their performance at the post-race festivities. Off in the distance I can see the race leaders coming back towards Battery Park in the southbound lane. I feel strong, but it's still early. plains all the tie-dyed shirts and things such as "U.S. out of El Salvador" (and other graffiti you'll only see in places with high student populations) painted on the sides of buildings. I wonder to myself "what is going on in El Salvador, anyway?" I'm embarrassed to admit that most of what I "know" about South America I learned from the old Mission: Impossible TV show back in the '60's. Around about this time my internal juke box starts playing Alice in Chains' Damn That River. I don't know why it picked this song, I must have an internal shuffle mode. It's bouncing around in my head. I can't stop it! But it's upbeat and helps me maintain my pace. Miles 16 through 20 are tougher, with my average pace slowing to about 7:54 per mile. There are signs of smoke in the cockpit. These miles wind through Burlington's neighborhoods North of downtown. At the 21 mile mark, nearing another bike path along the Miles 7 through 12 are uneventful. The course leads shore of the lake, I'm a couple of minutes under 3 us back through downtown Burlington via Church hours. A quick calculation and I realize I won't be Street, a brick thoroughfare that appears to be a center qualifying for Boston this time around. There's no way of activity for college kids and tourists. There are res- I can sustain a fast enough pace to run the last 5+ taurants, coffee shops, trendy stores, that kind of miles in 37 minutes. A 3:45 finishing time seems more thing. Now heading south away from downtown, if I likely and I'm resigned to aim for that and try qualifywas an aircraft I'd be cruising at 30,000 feet, all sysing another time. C'est la vie. I'm disappointed, but it's tems green. not the biggest disappointment of my life (that happened long ago when at age nine, the X-Ray Specs I'd At the half-marathon point the course heads north ordered finally arrived in the mail, but that's a story for along a recreational path next to Lake Champlain. It's a different club). as scenic a section as you'll find at any race, anywhere. My time is around 1 hour 44 minutes, just At mile 23 I've slowed considerably, but still running about where I want to be in order to have any chance at about a 9 minute per mile pace when suddenly both of beating the Boston qualifying time of 3 hours 35 legs give out and I grab hold of the bike path's wooden minutes. I'm still feeling strong, but the hill leading railing in order to avoid hitting the ground. The cockback to Battery Park is still two miles away. pit is on fire folks, we're goin' down. My body's potassium level is probably depleted and the legs have seFifteen miles into the race and the first major hill leads vere cramps. The pain is intense and I'm forced to stop back to Battery Park. The crowd lining the street is a along the course and wait for the cramps to subside. huge help, providing much needed inspiration to get This takes time though, and what a few minutes earlier up and over this one major climb. I notice a woman, (Continued on page 13) probably a college student, wearing an olive-drab t- December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 12 w ww.VemmaNewEngland.com 9 9 12 Full-Spectrum Vitamins 65 Ionic, Plant-Derived Minerals 9 9 Increased Energy* Powerful Antioxidants* Get That Competitive Edge… Try it today! Chris and Julie Lins 22 Farrwood Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106 Independent Distributors 603.210.2799 * S tat ements not evaluat ed by t he FDA . comfortable last couple of miles. With about a mile to had seemed like an easy 3:45 finishing time was look- go I start giving it everything I've got left to try reaching the finish in under 4 hours. It's a hollow "victory" ing more and more like over 4 hours, or perhaps a but I finish in 3:58 plus change. I'm happy to be alive, DNF. Eventually I'm able to walk very slowly, and but still disappointed that I wasn't able to prevent my then start a very slow jog, but the damage has been legs from giving it up after 23 miles. done. (Continued from page 12) The internal jukebox starts playing Staind's Suffer, but A race volunteer just beyond the finish line removes my timing chip and re-ties my shoe. I appreciate this this doesn't last long. It is replaced quickly by Led because my quadriceps are in bad shape and it would Zeppelin’s In My Time of Dying: be painful for me to remove the chip myself. Another In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn volunteer drapes a mylar blanket over me and I start All I want for you to do is take my body home walking through the crowd looking for the Waterfront Well, well, well, so I can die easy Park exit. My car is parked in a garage only about a quarter mile away. As long as I keep moving I should Yes, dying seems like an appropriate theme about be ok, but I know that if I stop, my muscles will now. Forget home, just get this body to the finish line. tighten up and I may not be able to move at all. Next time I'll have to remember to take a supply of potassium tablets, maybe other electrolytes as well, or maybe just drink more Gatorade instead of water, I'm not really sure at this point what has gone wrong. This year there'll be no qualifying for Boston, and no PR either. I look at my watch and figure I've got an outside chance at finishing under 4 hours if I can start running again, but it takes time for muscles to recover from the kind of depleted electrolytes that must have caused my legs to seize. To make matters worse, it's starting to rain heavily and I'm now hurting badly and also wet. The temperature has been in the 50's all morning, great weather for running, but the rain, combined with losing my legs is making this a most unDecember 2007—January 2008 Finally back at the garage, I open the car door and the simple act of getting in is unbelievably painful. My quads are sore and even the most mundane acts are painful. Oddly, my right shoulder is sore and I'm having trouble moving it. How did THAT happen? I can't figure this one out – it's a shoulder, how much did it have to do? With a sharp pain in my quads, I twist my body into the driver's seat, close the door and start the car. I need fluid and food, and even with the car's heater warming up I feel very cold because my running shorts and shirt are soaked from the rain. I sit there shivering for 15 minutes, not wanting to depress (Continued on page 23) Striding Along 13 RACING AHEAD/ GRAND PRIX NEWS By Mike Wade New Hampshire Grand Prix Update Delta Dental 10k - Sunday, October 21st - 11:00am - Concord, NH The Delta Dental 10k was the last race on the New Hampshire Grand Prix schedule. Its course was pretty (if not still a bit confusing) and run on a flat and fairly fast 10k loop on both road and trail. Our club came in second for the day behind GSRT, but just ahead of our main rivals GDTC. The point breakdown was as follows. GSRT 115, GCS 112, GDTC, 97. A total of 19 Striders scored points. They were lead by Joseph Rogers who scored 10 points and Cathy Merra who scored 9 points. The following 9 GCS runners finished 3rd place (or higher) in their respective age group. Karen Pattelena – 2nd FO, Joe Rodgers – 1st MM, Cathy Merra – 2nd FM, Rich Galera – 3rd MS, Fiona McDonnell – 3rd FS, Mary Minami – 2nd FV, Harry Carter – 1st MA, Bill Spencer – 2nd MA, & Barbara Robinson – 1st FA. Final 2007 New Hampshire Grand Prix Standings 1. Gate City Striders Triad 2. Greater Derry Track Club 3. Granite State Racing Team 4. Rochester Road Runners 5. White Mountain Milers December 2007—January 2008 Well it took us all season long to crawl out of the hole we dug for ourselves, but we finally did it! In addition to taking the overall team title we also finished first in the Female Open, Male Senior, Male Ancient & Female Veteran Categories and second in the Male Open, Master & Female Master Categories. Congrats and thanks to all who participated and helped make this year a success! Below is a list of next year’s races. 2008 New Hampshire Grand Prix Races • • • • • • • Soup Kitchen 10K, Sunday April 6, (Nashua) Bedford Rotary 12k, Saturday May 17, (Bedford) Pack Monadnock 10 mile, Sunday June 1, (Wilton) Bill Luti 8K, Saturday July 19, (Concord) Old Home Day 5 mile, Saturday August 9, (Sandown) St. Charles Children’s Home 5K, Monday September 1, (Portsmouth) Race for the Fallen 5K, Sunday October 19, (Manchester) 823 points 796 points 678 points 372 points 152 points Striding Along 14 Membership Information December Renewals George Mary Tamara Peter George Peg Roger Michael Robert Charles Chris Paulo Joshua Jason Deirdre Frank Keith Jennifer Bill BJ Madalena Ernest Hans Louis Nathan Peter Austin Derek Jeffrey Kelly Scott Rowly Donald Lindsey Todd Kevin Robin Casey Penny Adams Algier Anderson Angus Austin Bastien Beauchamp Beaudoin Beers Bemis Benson Bentivoglio Berube Bigonia Bird Blume Bockus Bogan Borla Bottomley Boudreau Brake Brandes Bregou Brigham Brigham Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brucken Burke Burkhardt Callaghan Callahan Carlson Carroll Catalano Carla Gary Scott David Daniel Chris Kurt Tim Amber Fergus Peter Sam Leslie Mike John Michael Stanley Joshua Cynthia Dick Zach Ray Michael Dan Erik Alison John Weston Katja Eddie Chris Mike Adrien Len Russell Judith Tom Donnie Dawn David Kacie TJ Arthur Chris Tiki Kelsey Sarah Steve David Erik Paul Carol Patrick Tammy December 2007—January 2008 Chandler Circosta Clark Cobb Collison Cosma Cote Cox Cullen Cullen Davenport DePerri Dillon Don Dowling Downing Dutton Dyer Edson Emberley Emerson Fasano Ferrari Ferreira Fey Findon Fitzgerald Forsblad Fox Fromm Gatchell Grant Grise Hall Halpern-Reiss Hardenbrook Hatahway Hebert Heinrich Herr Herrick Hesler Hoover Huff Humphries Hunt Hunt Hunt Irving Johnson Johnson Kane Kanold Kaplinger Frank Karpo Jill Kearney Bob Kearns Bill Kellar Kristine Kenison Mary Kennedy Susan Kenney Mackenzie Kilpatrick Kathy Kirby Dan Knaul Robert Knight Sinthy Kounlasa Erik Kress Eric Krohne James Kyle Judith Lambe Chuck Landry Madeleine LaRose Floyd Lavery Chris Leitz Jerry LeVasseur Jan-Marie Lindholm Kerry Litka Mark Loehr Jim Logan Scott Loomis Peter Lopriore Robert Lukaskiewicz Richard Macdonald James Mackenzie Randy MacNeill Peter Madden Kathy Maddock Tim Mallard Maria Manning Joann Mathews Kevin McCoy Jamie McNeely Tom Menendez Rich Miller Debra Moreau Antonio Morey Bill Morse Carl Moulton Christian Muentener Bob Mulvaney Roger Myers Judith Nicholson Morris Nicholson Keith O'Brien Susan O'Connor Adrianna Osornio Tom Ozahowski Robert Parent Striding Along Thompson Parker Robert Payne Mark Peabody Michael Peabody Nancy Peabody John Pelton David Pember Nancy Porter Keith Purrier Stanley Pyle Maggie Ramos Peter Rearick Andrew Ridlon Bonnie Ritchotte Barbara Robinson Matthew Rockwell Paula Rousseau Dan Ruggieri Adam Sandahl Denise Sandahl Betty Scanlon Shaun Scanlon Anthony Schilling Cathy Schult Milton Schumacher Dan Scotina John Sennott Ronald Shaiko Sandra Sheehy Matthew Simpson Phil Sipka Erin Slocum Jonathan Slocum Kara Slocum Mary Slocum Rich Smith Justin Soucy Rick Stetson Reno Stirrat JR Stockwell Vladimir Suchan Gary Sullivan Kara Sullivan Peter Szawlowski Sarah Tanner Kent Taylor Quinn Thomas Dor Thomassian Gary Thomson Jack Thornhill Chuck Truman Mike Trundy Ellie Tucker Deborah Velino 15 (Continued from page 15) James Jim Mark Rod Daniel Mike John Woody Mark Samuel Amos Richard Fred Velino Velino Velino Viens Walsh Ward Webber Wilson Wimmer Wood Woodward Wright Zuleger III January Renewals Thomas Jeffrey James Max Patricia Ed Erin Kaitlin Sarah Todd Bill Kathy Dave Gigi Lindsay Marianne Richard Ron Patrick David A. Aline Terry Denny Eliza George Ryan Bob Mary Jo Don Eveline Isaac Marie Simon Rebecca Joyce Kellie Krista Lauren Raymond Karl Bob Deb Astolfi Atherton Belanger Belanger Belanger Donovan Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Engle Engle Ferris Ferris Ferris Gage Gage Gagnon Guiney Haworth Kenney Kenney LeBlanc LeCours LeCours LeCours Ludwig Lupo Morrier Morrier Morrier Morrier Morrier Neville Oberholtzer Oberholtzer Oberholtzer Oberholtzer Oberholtzer Patnode Pelletier Pelletier John Maryann Rachel Allison Marc Stephanie Suzanne Bernard Brittaney Caitlin Kevin Chet Allan Jacob Susan David Paul Peg Peter Brian Kristen Picard Picard Picard Pintal Pintal Pintal Pintal Plante Plante Plante Reynolds Rogers Rube Rube Rube Salvas Tobin Turcotte Vendituoli Werne Werne December Birthdays Adrianna Andrew Annette Azeddine Barbara Bob Bob Bonnie Brenda Cameron Carolyn Charles Daniel Dave David Eliot Emily Erin Gabriela George Gigi Heidi December 2007—January 2008 Osornio Ridlon Cuvellier Jakib Goebel Kearns Thompson Ritchotte Conlin Prolman Shattuck Bemis Walsh Asselin Williams Paisner Zimmerman Dresser Piercy Bisson Ferris MacSweeney Isabella Jassine Jessica Jessica Jill Joey John John Jonathan Joshua Judi Julie Karen Karen Keith Kelly Kent Krista Kurt Laura Lauren Leandra Leslie Lynn Mark Mary Mary Jo Marylu Maureen Meghan Michael Michael Norman Pat Patricia Paulo Peg Peggy Peter Peter Quinn Raelyn Rich Rich Richard Richard Susan Susanne Timothy Vladimir Woody Piercy Jakib Costa Wolfe Kearney Lopez Dowling Fitzgerald Slocum Berube Moland Boilard Long Ringheiser Purrier Spencer Kofstad Oberholtzer Cote Piercy Rush Piercy Dillon Lutz Wade Phillis Lupo Klum O'Leary Tedder Levesque Whelton Long Snow Williams Bentivoglio Turcotte Lai Brigham Rearick Thomas Crowell Hillman Smith Blake Wright Kenney Brown Dugan Suchan Wilson Caitlyn Chris Christian Chuck Connor Damian Dan Dawn Dean Deborah Denis tagne Elizabeth Eric Erin Genia George Gerry Hannah Jeff Jim Joe John Joshua JR Judith Kathy Kellie Ken Kevin Lisa Louise Mark Mark Mark Martha Maryann Michael Molly Ouafaa Pamela Penny Peter Ray Rich Sandra Suzanne Tammy Tiana Tom Yuki Hickey Merra Muentener Landry Crowley Rowe Ferreira Heinrich Schneider O'Leary TranchemonFay Conlin Slocum Sanborn Austin Duval Hansen Auclair Hansen Albina Dionne Green Stockwell Hardenbrook Maddock Oberholtzer Snow Reynolds Christie van den Heuvel Gamrat Peabody Sijka Burns Picard Pattelena McCabe Jakib Adams Catalano Donahue Fasano Miller van den Heuvel Pintal Gaffey Bush Ozahowski Chorney January Birthdays Adam Anthony Bill Bill Sandahl Schilling Juris Studley Striding Along 16 YOUTH CORNER by Bill Spencer Cross Country News Gate City Striders Come Out in Front at Regional's M. O’Connor The 2007 AAU New England Regional Qualifier was held Sunday at Fresh Pond Reservoir in Cambridge. It was a successful day for all the Striders, especially in girls youth teams. In categories of sub-midget girls, midget girls, sub youth girls and intermediate girl’s teams, all finished in first place. boy’s event, Nashua’s Grant Lerude ran strong for a qualifying 5th place finish. He was followed by team mate Jack Nichols who placed 12th. Nichols accidentally was misdirected off course. In the Boys sub-youth 4K event, Dave Delahunty also qualified with a 5th place finish. In the boys 5K Jake Meehan finished 1st. All in all it was a successful day for the Youth Gate City Striders with all athletes qualifying for the AAU Nationals in December in Virginia. USATF Races The first place sub-midget girls team held a strong lead with Sarah Swallow finishing first with a personal best 3K time of 12:02. She was followed by teammates Molly McCabe (3rd), Katherine Swallow (4th), Shannon Wright (6th), Marie Morrier (7th), Chelsea Shoemaker (9th), Mackenzie Kerr (10th), and Brette Chmura (12th).Reiners flew in from her new home state of Wisconsin to run in the event with her team. The Youth runners are focusing on the AAU The first place midget girl’s team had leaders Erin Guertin placing 2nd followed by team mates Gigi Piercy (3rd), Cassie Wright (5th), and Haley Farwell (6th). In the girls sub-youth 4K event, Felicia Lombardi ran strong and finished 2nd place with a time of 16:22. She was followed by team mates Katie Stopera (4th), Dina Pitsas (5th), Leah Kovitch (6th), Kerri Tocci (7th) and Cecelia Muller (9th). Again, the gate City Striders placed first over other competing teams. series of Cross country races this year, however some of our youths participated in the NEUSATF Association Championships that were held at Freestyle Farm in Amherst. In the Midget Girls race, Molly McCabe was the overall winner, setting a new 3k course record of 11:30. She was followed by Erin Guertin Leading the Gate City team from the intermedi- (12:52), Haley Farwell (12:56), Gigi Piercy ate girls 5K with a first place finish was Grace (13:02), Cassie Wright (13:11), Marie Morrier Oulette (1st). With a last minute sprint, she (13:11), Brette Chmura (13:19) and Chelsea overcame Meehan to the finish line with one of Shoemaker (13:50). Members of our AAU the best performances of the day. In 2nd place Championship team that did not run were was Bridget Meehan, then Kaitlin Dresser (3rd), Katherine and Sarah Swallow and Shannon Alyssa Lombardi (4th) and in 5th place was Wright, The team placed 4th despite being shortMolly Lai. handed. Both Molly and Erin qualified to advance to the Regional Championship, with only Also competing at the Regionals were individ- Erin choosing to go. At the Regional, she ual athletes Amanda Clark who came in 2nd (Continued on page 18) place for the Girls Youth 4 K. In the sub midget December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 17 (Continued from page 17) th placed 36 , running a personal best of 12:44. In the Midget boy’s race, Grant Lerude, who will be running in the AAU Championship, placed 24th in 12:19 while running for Nashua PAL. Jack Nichols was 53rd in 14:09. Grant also qualified to advance but choose not to. The next race was the Youth Girls 4k. The team placed second to the Granite State Flash by a score of 44 to 46. Hannah Moriarty was 4th in 16:39, followed by Felicia Lombardi (16:53) in 5th place. Third on the team was Leah Kovitch (17:25) with Rachel Picard (17:38), Cecelia Muller (17:41) and Amanda Clark (17:41) following. Not running were Dina Pitsas and Kerri Tocci, members of the AAU Championship team. Both Felicia and Rachel choose to advance. At the Regional, Felicia placed 14th in 15:58, an improvement of 55 seconds from the Association race. By placing 14th, she qualified for the USATF Nationals. Rachel ran 16:50, also improving on her time of the previous week by 48 seconds. The Intermediate Girls did not enter a team, however Peggy and Molly Lai and Alyss Lombardi took it as an easy run and all three qualified for the Regional meet. Only Alyss ran in the Regional, where she ran 22:13. Likewise, in the In- December 2007—January 2008 termediate Boys race, Nick Muller ran 19:01 for 5th place over the 5k course and teammate Corey Hahnl ran 20:25 for 10th place. They also qualified but did not go to the Regional. Striding Along 18 RACE RESULTS Marine Corps Marathon Washington, DC, October 28, 2007 David Salvas 4:20:5 56 Julie Hanover 1:19:58 White Mountain Milers 22nd Half Marathon No. Conway, NH, October 28, 2007 3 Tyler Brannen 1:24:26 Vietnam Memorial 4-Mile Race Lawrence, MA, October 21, 2007 29 STEVE MOLAND 31:20 30 STAN KLEM 31:43 53 ROY DENNEHY 35:04 66 TOM CONLEY 36:35 2nd Annual Bob Wilson Memorial Scholarship 5k Run/Walk Fitchburg, MA, October 28, 2007 8 David Birse 21:00 LOUISA MAY ALCOTT 10K RUN FOR ORCHARD HOUSE CONCORD, MA, October 21, 2007 8 RICK STETSON 43:14 2nd Annual Dignity Dash 5K Groton, MA, October 28, 2007 3 DAVID BIRSE 20:23 Monster Duathlon Lowell , MA, October 28, 2007 7 Brian Coates 1:18:58 30 Michael Fraysse 1:27:26 3rd Annual Nahant Life Saving 5 Miler Nahant, MA, October 21, 2007 94 Louise Rossetti 85:11 Pet Partners 4th Great Pumpkin Road Race & Dog Walk Westport, MA, October 28, 2007 5 M BOUDREAU 25:54 9 David Pember 27:40 18 PENNY CATALANO 30:15 31 S KENNEY 33:56 Run for All Ages 5K Road Race Wakefield , MA, October 28, 2007 28 Bill Spencer 21:00 35 Harry Carter 21:21 50 Denny Le Blanc 22:35 70 Shu Minami 23:46 83 Steve Moland 24:16 89 Stacey Ascone 24:31 91 Jessica Costa 24:42 101 Fred Zuleger 25:22 106 Eldon Burkinshaw 25:35 119 Barbara Robinson 26:11 133 Judi Moland 27:08 144 Roy Dennehy 27:30 160 Sachico Burkinshaw 28:51 208 Mary Minami 31:03 217 Bob Welts 32:03 Khoury's 4.13 Miler Somerville, MA, October 25, 2007 Louise Rossetti 85:02 Groton Town Forest Trail Races W. Groton, MA, October 21, 2007 9.5 miles 13 Mark Wimmer 1:06:40 31 John Saunders 1:13:40 46 William Morse 1:18:01 December 2007—January 2008 25th Annual Boston Firefighters 10k Dorchester, MA, October 21, 2007 121 Richard Macdonald 49:17 Northeast Delta Dental 10K Concord, NH, October 21, 2007 2 Rich Smith 34:43 3 Joseph Rogers 36:28 12 Richard Galera 39:33 13 Jim Hansen 39:47 18 Michael Fraysse 40:18 25 Steve Wolfe 41:06 26 Chris Bougopoulos 41:10 27 Ken Snow 41:18 28 Jim Velino 41:27 29 Karen Pattelena 41:32 30 Tom Kolb 41:34 31 Michael Wade 41:42 37 Peter De Bruny Kops 42:21 44 Cathy Merra 43:29 47 John Lewicke 44:15 62 Jim Ecke 46:11 64 Harry Carter 46:14 69 Scott Chandler 46:26 70 Michelle Poublon 46:28 71 Bill Spencer 46:57 75 Nancy Peabody 47:21 79 Mark Sage 47:38 96 Andrea Pierce 48:44 97 Dan Dugan 49:01 99 Deborah Miner 49:16 106 Alison Findon 51:28 109 Shu Minami 51:46 116 Sachiko Burkinshaw 52:41 125 David Cormier 54:04 134 Brian Withers 55:06 136 Eldon Burkinshaw 55:18 141 Barbara Robinson 56:36 Striding Along 160 Mary Minami 1:06:13 Project Extra 5k/Field Day Laconia, NH, October 20, 2007 2 J R Stockwell 18:34 10 Richard Wright 20:29 Twelfth Annual Project Stretch 10-k Road Race Belchertown, MA, October 20, 2007 1 Bob Lukaskiewicz 33:31 Harvest 5K Road Race and Fun Walk Fall River, MA, October 20, 2007 8 Madalena Boudreau 20:04 32 Penny Catalano 23:07 Khoury's 4.13 Miler Somerville, MA, October 18, 2007 Louise Rossetti 85:36 The 1st Manchester Police Memorial 5 Manchester, NH, October 14, 2007 9 Tim Burke 18:45 23 Daniel Houston 20:00 47 Michelle Poublon 22:01 71 George Bisson 22:49 149 Stacey Ascone 24:33 175 Sarah Burke 25:07 310 Chuck Rossier 27:59 Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation 5K Natick, MA, October 14, 2007 33 Dave Contrada 20:38 John Correiro Memorial 5k Road Race Fall River, MA, October 14, 2007 29 WOODY WILSON 23:14 31 Penny Catalano 23:31 Irish American Club 5 Mile Road Race Woburn, MA, October 14, 2007 29 DAVID PEMBER 35:43 114 SUSAN KENNEY 45:53 19th Annual Bay State Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Lowell, MA, October 14, 2007 Marathon 120 Karen Long 3:20:49 (Continued on page 20) 19 20 21 39 46 49 51 52 101 120 Independence Harbor 2007 123 Halloween 5k 202 Assonet, MA, October 13, 2007 211 3 BRYON MACSWEENEY 18:56 8 MADALENA BOUDREAU 20:24 232 238 276 Kelly Mann Memorial 5K 278 Nashua, NH, October 13, 2007 280 2 TYLER BRANNON 18:24 293 3 JIM MACKENZIE 18:37 303 7 JOHN SAUNDERS 20:37 309 50 LINDA MADDEN 25:18 316 51 TRACY MOORCROFT 25:28 344 57 BETH WHIPPLE 25:46 347 371 Bridges 4 Friendship 10K 378 Portsmouth, NH, October 13, 2007 388 5 Erik Johnson 37:01 432 66 Alison Findon 49:06 448 80 Shu Minami 50:29 476 205 Mary Minami 1:07:44 498 511 512 UNH 5K Homecoming Race 516 Durham, NH, October 13, 2007 583 23 JR Stockwell 18:30 618 33 Mick Fortier 19:41 630 638 Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women 684 Boston, MA, October 8, 2007 690 445 Kathie Roy 49:35 711 2474 Susan C Rube 1:01:22 829 4136 Sarah Hansen 1:20:31 881 4349 Emily Strong 1:30:52 953 4664 Louise Rossetti 1:50:08 (Continued from page 19) 187 Lori Hennessey 3:30:06* 1/2 Marathon 110 John Lewicke 1:38:06 111 Raelyn Crowell 1:38:08 309 Laurie Kofstad 1:51:26 433 Allison Richards 1:58:22 Great Island 5K Newcastle, NH, October 7, 2007 221 ANDREW NAJBERG 25:45 6th Annual Plainville Fall Festival 5K Run/Walk In Tribute to Priscilla Armour Plainville, MA, October 7, 2007 1 Kent Taylor 17:42.0 Applefest Half Marathon Hollis, NH, October 6, 2007 3 Rich Smith 1:17:54 15 Greg Anthony 1:26:34 December 2007—January 2008 Tim Burke 1:28:02 Jim Hansen 1:28:56 Lori Lambert 1:36:07 Patrick Guiney 1:37:01 Michael Leary 1:37:25 Trevor Ward 1:37:42 Justin Platt 1:37:51 Rick Stetson 1:43:32 Chris Bougopoulos 1:45:04 Michael Wright 1:45:28 Hein Van Den Heuvel 1:51:10 Pam Triest-Hallahan 1:52:00 Richard Roy 1:53:34 Joel Burns 1:54:04 Sue Donovan 1:55:48 Stacey Ascone 1:55:52 Richard Stockdale 1:56:08 Greg Neilley 1:56:50 Charles Lewis 1:57:17 Scott Casa 1:57:34 Eliza Lecours 1:58:05 Shu Minami 1:59:06 Deborah Miner 1:59:15 Richard Gage 2:00:31 Jolynne Wightman 2:00:53 Edward Auclair 2:01:20 Barbara Joy 2:03:25 Eric Chorney 2:04:19 Fred Zuleger III 2:05:46 Terrence Kenney 2:06:46 Lee Stanek 2:07:11 Marylu Klum 2:07:12 Robin Rocha 2:07:20 Elizabeth Fay 2:11:26 Eldon Burkinshaw 2:12:51 Deborah Roy 2:13:44 Mary Schmidt 2:14:05 Lisa Christie 2:16:59 Gigi Ferris 2:17:15 Aline Kenney 2:18:30 Emily Burns 2:29:57 Mary Minami 2:37:58 Caitlyn Hickey 2:57:16 9th Annual Chili Cook Off 5K Claremont, NH, October 6, 2007 1 Rod Viens 16.01 4 Len Hall 19.12 Warner Fall Foliage Festival 5 Mile Road Race Warner, NH, October 6, 2007 23 Daniel Walsh 35:34 90 Chuck Rossier 51:07 Jennifer's 5K Run Lowell, MA, October 6, 2007 Striding Along 100 ADRIEN GRISE 50:31 9th Annual The Run For Ricky Taunton, MA, October 6, 2007 2 Kent Taylor 16:55 Khoury's 4.13 Miler Somerville, MA, October 4, 2007 Louise Rossetti 87:21 Over the River and Through the Woods 5K Concord, NH, October 4, 2007 2 Dave Irving 17:36 22 John Dionne 22:06 66 Mary Schmidt 27:56 Buzzards Bay Triathlon Dartmouth, MA, September 30, 2007 18 BRIAN COATES 1:26:32 30 KEVIN MCINTYRE 1:28:58 38 R CROWELL-COATES 1:32:43 Kerouac 5K Lowell, MA, September 30, 2007 10 MICHAEL LEARY 13 DANIEL HOUSTON 33 DAVID PEMBER 49 PAM TRIEST-HALLAHAN 53 GEORGE BISSON 63 SUE DONOVAN 103 BILL HALLAHAN 104 STAN KLEM 107 STACEY ASCONE 114 KEVIN PONIATOWSKI 116 SARAH DENNECHUCK 169 SUSAN KENNEY 301 LOUISE ROSSETTI 19:52 20:01 21:21 22:16 22:23 22:48 24:24 24:25 24:29 24:41 24:44 26:26 53:13 Boston Marine Corps Honor Run10k Milton, MA, September 30, 2007 254 Roy Dennehy 56:25 St. Mary's Primary School 5k Road Race Taunton, MA, September 30, 2007 1 Kent Taylor 17:36 5th Annual Marcia Lemkin 5K Lowell, MA, September 30, 2007 4 Daniel Houston 19:28 24 Sue J. Donovan 22:38 31 Jessica Costa 23:39 Clarence Demar Marathon Gilsum to Keene, NH, September 30, 2007 (Continued on page 21) 20 274 SUSAN O'CONNOR 284 RICK ROY 297 ROBERT PARENT 375 ALISON FINDON 444 DEBORAH ROY 451 ROY DENNEHY 469 BETH WHIPPLE (Continued from page 20) 8 Richard Galera 12 Michael Wade 36 Ken Snow 42 Sinthy Kounlasa 90 William Boyd III 3:00:45 3:05:18 3:24:03 3:28:28 3:55:00 Eliot Festival Days 5k Eliot, ME, September 29, 2007 11 Paul Johnson 14 Chris Gatchell 20 Tj Hesler 30 Tom Hathaway 35 Josh Dyer 47 J R Stockwell 53 Chris Bougopoulos 16:09 16:16 16:41 17:39 17:51 18:22 18:39 Dixville 1/2 Marathon Colebrook, NH, September 29, 2007 1 David Herr 1:12:39 Wellness Festival Harvest Classic 4M Race Peterborough, NH, September 29, 2007 1 Richard Emberley 23:33 6 Kathy Maddock 26:12 18 Greg Neilley 30:59 43 Kathy Engle 39:08 45 Bill Engle 39:47 Khoury's 4.13 Miler Somerville, MA, September 27, 2007 Louise Rossetti 83:01 Apple Harvest Ramble 10 Miles Harvard, MA, September 23, 2007 14 NATHAN BRIGHAM 54:52 33 ROBERT LUKASKIEWICZ 56:25 40 TIM COX 57:44 43 RICH SMITH 57:52 46 CHRISTIAN MUENTENER 58:05 87 FLOYD LAVERY 1:03:29 89 ROD VIENS 1:03:51 109 PETER DAVENPORT 1:05:31 118 JIM HANSEN 1:06:54 123 WESTON FORSBLAD 1:07:08 131 DONALD BURKE 1:07:39 152 JOHN WEBBER 1:09:07 156 FRANK KARPO 1:09:24 168 MILTON SCHUMACHER 1:10:25 178 JUSTIN PLATT 1:11:20 185 JANICE PLATT 1:11:51 191 TOM KOLB 1:12:20 213 DAVE CONTRADA 1:14:28 230 ROBIN CARLSON 1:16:18 231 RICK STETSON 1:16:23 250 HARRY CARTER 1:18:10 251 DAN RUGGIERI 1:18:12 December 2007—January 2008 1:20:02 1:20:32 1:21:38 1:27:59 1:36:16 1:37:04 1:39:11 Run for Ryan's Cup / Chelmsford Police 5K Chelmsford, MA, September 23, 2007 12 DANIEL HOUSTON 19:38 18 RICH BLAKE 20:41 46 JESSICA COSTA 24:10 Camp Metacomet 10K Road Race Dartmouth, MA, September 23, 2007 5 Jo Ann Mathews 39:23 Maine Coast Half Marathon York, ME, September 23, 2007 46 Sin Kounlasa 1:42:39 73 Lisa Lawrence 1:46:54 120 Laurie Kofstad 1:51:19 209 Mary Algier 1:57:23 212 Debra Stellato 1:57:40 638 Martha Burns 2:30:59 672 Mary Slocum 2:35:23 696 Madeleine LaRose 2:38:06 720 Judith Nicholson 2:44:06 8th Annual Fall Foliage 5K Road Race Waterford, ME, September 23, 2007 2 Chris Gatchell 17:31 Jordans Dash For Dreams 5K Brookline, NH, September 22, 2007 7 Deborah Miner 22:10 10 Rachel Picard 22:34 20 Louise Van Den Heuvel 25:01 186 LISA LAWRENCE 310 JESSICA COSTA 377 SKIP CLEAVER 49:19 54:03 56:23 Crackerbarrel Classic 5k Road Race Wrentham, MA, September 15, 2007 38 Woody Wilson 23:25 60 Fred Zueleger 25:10 Danny Oates Memorial 5K Bedford, MA, September 15, 2007 8 CHRIS BOUGOPOULOS 19:14 98 STACY BEAUDOIN 26:19 Lobster Dash 5-Miler Ogunquit, ME, September 15, 2007 1 CASEY CARROLL 26:27 34 ROBERT PARENT 36:53 47 DENNY LEBLANC 38:13 52 ROBERT LUDWIG 38:58 87 STAN KLEM 41:29 138 MARTHA BURNS 48:11 145 MARY SLOCUM 49:07 182 M LAROSE 55:58 30th Annual MDI YMCA Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Half Marathon Bar Harbor, ME, September 15, 2007 5 Gary Sullivan 1:22:19 149 Mildred Mugica 1:55:10 Pisgah Mountain Trail Run 50k Chesterfield, NH, September 9, 2007 1 David Herr 3:56:15 23k 37 Rich Miller 2:23:44 Eastman 5K/10K Grantham, NH, September 9, 2007 10K 35:15:00 St Bernard Church Harvest Festival 2nd Rich Smith Annual Discover Assonet 5k Road Race Alison Findon 51:10:00 Assonet, MA, September 16, 2007 1 Taylor Kent 17:28 17th Annual Halfway to St. Patrick's 3 AUSTIN GEORGE 18:36 Day 5k Manchester, NH, September 9, 2007 9 MADALENA BOUDREAU 20:41 14 Bill Juris 21:42 4th Annual Nahant 30K Sweet 16 Triathlon Nahant, MA, September 16, 2007 Hopkinton, MA, September 9, 2007 6 Randy MacNeill 2:01:03 134 Kerry Rollins 1:20:33.5 22 Donald Burke 2:09:37 50 Michael Ferrari 2:24:12 26th Annual East End Road Race Lowell, MA, September 9, 2007 Portland Trails 10K 17 Daniel Houston 34:23 Portland, ME, September 16, 2007 30 Denny Leblanc 37:05 39 HANS BRANDES 39:36 (Continued on page 22) 112 DAVID PEMBER 45:32 Striding Along 21 (Continued from page 21) 41 Sue Donovan 52 Jessica Costa 55 Stan Klem 64 Richard Gage 70 Stacey Ascone 72 Allison Richards 82 Heidi Macsweeney 38:21 39:49 40:05 41:25 42:33 42:57 44:20 2007 Hyannis Sprint II Triathlon Hyannis, MA, September 8, 2007 716 Lisa Christie 1:51:10 Founders Day 5K Saugus, MA, September 8, 2007 67 LOUISE ROSSETTI 58:34 Ollie 5 Mile Classic Boston, MA, September 8, 2007 32 SCOTT CLARK 27:23 51 CHRISTIAN MUENTENER 27:59 58 RICH SMITH 28:20 67 CHRIS GATCHELL 28:42 73 RENO STIRRAT 28:54 109 ROD VIENS 30:25 145 RICH EMBERLEY 31:33 175 DONALD BURKE 32:48 189 JOHN WEBBER 33:04 200 MILTON SCHUMACHER 33:21 237 BRYON MACSWEENEY 34:35 254 MICHAEL LEARY 35:00 265 KAREN PATTELENA 35:09 283 DAN RUGGIERI 35:43 291 ROBIN CARLSON 35:57 300 JANICE PLATT 36:28 330 JULIE HANOVER 37:41 331 MICHELLE POUBLON 37:41 347 HARRY CARTER 37:56 404 SUSAN O'CONNOR 39:15 443 DENNY LEBLANC 40:04 693 ALISON FINDON 46:01 703 SKIP CLEAVER 46:11 Run to the Rock 10k Plymouth, MA, September 8, 2007 5 Michael Ferrari 41:19 Wrentham Wroad Wrace - 5k Wrentham, MA, September 8, 2007 14 MADALENA BOUDREAU 20:55 Hampton Rotary Seafood Festival 5k Hampton, NH, September 8, 2007 1 Casey Carroll 16:03 5 Jim MacKenzie 18:27 Clough Triathlon Weare, NH, September 8, 2007 December 2007—January 2008 7 BRIAN COATES 1:19:31 12 ELIZABETH HALL 1:20:47 13 CHIP GEISLER 1:20:56 18 KEVIN MCINTYRE 1:21:58 21 TED HALL 1:23:20 32 CARL HEFFLEFINGER 1:26:03 39 GREG ANTHONY 1:27:19 64 DOUG SHATTUCK 1:31:30 90 DEBRA STELLATO 1:35:37 112 GREG NEILLEY 1:39:35 221 CHRISTINE SWEETSER 2:09:53 6th Annual Fox Point Sunset 5 Mile Road Race Newington, NH, September 8, 2007 57 SIN KOUNLASA 37:02 112 Stan Klem 40:02 120 Shu Minami 40:42 352 Mary Minami 52:22 360 Chuck Rossier 53:30 25th Union Leader Classic Manchester, NH, September 8, 2007 6 Randy MacNeill 28:19 7 Joseph Rogers 28:35 12 Michael Wade 30:51 15 Kerry Litka 31:18 19 Richard Galera 31:41 22 Jim Hansen 32:03 26 Ken Snow 32:38 30 Justin Platt 32:53 36 Richard Stockdale 33:33 40 Lori Lambert 33:56 42 Daniel Walsh 34:15 43 Peter Debruynkops 34:19 46 Jonathan Green 34:42 52 Theodore Carey 35:22 61 Bill Spencer 36:21 63 Tom Kolb 36:35 64 Sarah Tanner 36:36 66 Robert Knight 36:51 68 David Pember 36:57 74 Heidi Havron 37:41 76 Dan Dugan 37:51 84 William Boyd 38:34 93 Lee Stanek 39:15 101 Robert Ludwig 39:57 109 Shu Minami 41:02 112 Richard MacDonald 41:28 138 Linda Madden 43:04 147 Elizabeth Fay 44:08 156 Barbara Robinson 44:46 175 Eldon Burkinshaw 47:00 184 Emily Burns 47:48 187 Bill Sturgeon 47:59 211 Sachiko Burkinshaw 50:03 247 Mary Minami 54:10 270 Bob Welts 56:22 Friendly Kitchen 5k Concord, NH, September 7, 2007 3 Daniel Walsh 20:29 14 Peg Bastien 23:23 Khoury's 4.13 Miler Somerville, MA, September 6, 2007 Louise Rossetti 61:56 ATKINSON 5K Road Race ATKINSON, NH, September 6, 2007 60 GEORGE BISSON 22:32 27th Acushnet Road Race Acushnet, MA, September 3, 2007 13 George Austin 24:57 24 Madalena Boudreau 26:57 34th Annual Walpole 10k Road Race Walpole, MA, September 3, 2007 64 Harry Carter 44:54 3rd Annual - The Laborious Labor Day Ten Miler Marlborough, MA, September 3, 2007 30 Jim Ecke 1.23.15 74th Around Cape Ann 25K Road Race Gloucester, MA, September 3, 2007 15 Peter Lopriore 1:40:54 42 Peter Davenport 1:49:51 72 Bryon Macsweeney 1:56:28 256 Kara Sullivan 2:15:44 271 Tom Conley 2:17:17 Irish American Road Race Malden, MA, September 3, 2007 5k 89 Roy Dennehy 28:58 166 Louise Rossetti 62:27 Marshfield Hills 5k Race/Walk Marshfield, MA, September 3, 2007 17 Rick Stetson 20:33 11th Annual St. Charles Children's Home 5K Portsmouth, NH, September 3, 2007 10 Rich Smith 16:58 19 Erik Johnson 17:56 20 Jim MacKenzie 17:59 21 Floyd Lavery 18:00 25 Michael Wade 18:13 36 Kerry Litka 18:36 40 Jim Hansen 18:41 45 Leslie Dillon 18:47 46 John Dowling 18:55 (Continued on page 23) Striding Along 22 (Continued from page 22) 48 Michael Wright 55 Justin Platt 64 John Webber 77 Daniel Walsh 78 Tom Kolb 79 Jim Velino 84 Daniel Ruggieri 86 Peggy Lai 92 Trevor Ward 105 Azeddine Jakib 112 Bill Spencer 119 Janice Platt 121 Damian Rowe 128 Robert Knight 139 Cathy Merra 141 Michelle Poublon 144 David Pember 152 Sinthy Kounlasa 157 Heidi Havron 171 Michael Merra 176 Nancy Peabody 194 Tom Koch 201 Denny Leblanc 207 Robert Ludwig 216 Cassie Wright 236 Shu Minami 264 Aaron Cleaver 280 Alison Findon 306 Eldon Burkinshaw 326 Traci Moorcroft 18:58 19:17 19:25 19:40 19:42 19:46 19:54 19:54 20:14 20:50 20:56 20:59 21:03 21:09 21:26 21:26 21:35 21:38 21:48 22:03 22:13 22:30 22:52 23:02 23:19 23:33 23:50 24:28 24:59 25:22 385 Mark Velino 26:18 389 Beth Whipple 26:31 416 Skip Cleaver 27:00 479 Sachiko Burkinshaw 28:00 547 Bob Welts 29:40 559 Mary Minami 29:54 659 Judi Moland 33:08 711 Steve Moland 34:40 789 Ellen Kolb 39:26 Francestown Five Mile Francestown, NH, September 3, 2007 1 Dave Herr 28:29 2 Richard Emberley 29:49 9 Peter Venditouli 33:30 12 Dave Contrada 35:07 17 Doug Shattuck 35:58 21 John Lewicke 36:56 40 Mark Sage 39:49 42 Greg Neilley 40:15 47 Pamela Hall 41:29 56 A Marchand43:01 70 Bill Engle 46:03 Mill City 5k Lowell, MA, September 2, 2007 10 MICHAEL LEARY 20:18 23 Sue Donovan 22:41 25 GEORGE BISSON 23:02 68 ROY DENNEHY 27:44 Swanzey Covered Bridges Half Marathon Swanzey, NH, September 2, 2007 2 George Adams 1:14:41 4 Randy MacNeill 1:16:28 13 Mike Ward 1:26:34 30 Patrick Guiney 1:32:12 50 Maggie Ramos 1:39:10 83 Dave Birse 1:44:39 191 Allan Sabiski 1:59:53 282 William Studley 2:26:45 Wapack Trail Race New Ipswich, NH, September 2, 2007 1 Dave Herr 2:29:23 28 Thom Parker 3:43:18 44 Bill Gray 4:19:40 45 Michael Hagerty 4:19:40 2nd Annual Pemi Youth Cooperative Covered Bridge 5K Plymouth, NH, September 1, 2007 11 Len Hall 19:47 82 Susan Kenney 25:56 98 Barbara Robinson 27:06 113 Bill Sturgeon 28:25 144 David Williams 32:27 (Continued from page 13) the clutch for fear that those damn quadriceps will start complaining again. My body feels about as beaten up as it's ever been, and I'm starting to question my decision to drive up here alone, run a marathon, then drive 3 hours to get home. I've got to get the wet clothes off and get back to St. Michaels College (a fine place to stay, by the way) where a hot shower awaits. I need food, but I also want to get out of Burlington ASAP - but I don't want to press that clutch! Finally, after sitting in the car for a half-hour, I put it in reverse, press the clutch, and start back to St. Mike's. The two miles back to the highway take seemingly forever. It's stop and go, I'm on and off the clutch repeatedly. Damn! At St. Michaels's there are some other marathoners who also appear to be ravaged by the cruelty of the distance. It reminds me of the old movie Night of the Living Dead, the way we're all so stiff and slow. The shower (and a bowl of GoLean Crunch) does wonders, and I feel like I can drive home safely. I turn in my keys to the students who gave up their Sunday afternoon so that we could have a late checkout, and walk past a few more marathoners who are slowly making their way back "home." I'm thinking about whether I should ever do this again, but I can't make a decision right now because I know that the answer would be "no way." Tomorrow maybe I'll forget how much pain I am in right now. That's why I'm writing this down, so I won't ever forget. December 2007—January 2008 Striding Along 23 Gate City Strider Member Application and Membership Renewal Form Mail To: Gate City Striders, PO Box 3692, Nashua NH 03061 First Name Last Name Address Town State Zip Gender Date of Birth Phone Email Address Delivery method for Newsletter Membership Type NEW Rewnewal Please CIRCLE your selection Hardcopy or Electronic |__| |__| Single 1 year $25 |__| Family 1 year $30 |__| Youth 1 year $10 |__| Single 2 years $50 |__| Family 2 years $60 |__| Youth 2 years $20 |__| Single 3 years $75 |__| Family 3 years $90 |__| Youth 3 years $30 |__| (Family membership means in same household) If Family membership, please list all members who may participate in club activities. First Name Last Name Gender Birthdate Email Address WAIVER, I know that running, volunteering at Gate City Strider (the “'club”) races and participating in club events are potentially hazardous activities. I should not enter, run or participate in club activities unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race or club official relative to my ability to safely complete a run or take part in any event. I assume all risks associated with running and volunteering in club races and activities including, but not limited to, falls, contact with another person, high heat and/or humidity, the conditions of the road and traffic on a course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration for the Gate City Striders accepting my application for membership of a renewal of membership, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Road Runners Club of America, the Gate City Striders Inc, and all sponsors, their representatives and successors for all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in these club activities even though that liability may arise out of the negligence or carelessness on the part of a person or entity named in this waiver.(Parent/Guardian must for those under age 18) Name __________________Signature____________________________________Date_______________ Name __________________Signature____________________________________Date_______________ Name __________________Signature____________________________________Date_______________ Name __________________Signature____________________________________Date_______________ Name Signature December 2007—January 2008 Date Striding Along 24
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