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Tri-Valley
Front Runner - Race Results January 2008 |
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13th Annual Boston
Prep /
16 Miles / Derry /
NH / Sunday,
January 27 - Four of our
TVFR stars made the trip to the Great North Country with John Brown leading the
way and first in his division. John Dumont second TVFR followed by Jay
McGonnell and Demetra Edwards with a good run as they ready themselves for
Boston, running in less then ideal conditions.
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From John Dumont - weather was
great for running with temps in 20's and light snow. however, the inch of snow
made for a slippery sixteen miles causing long stretches of runners in single
file just to have some traction. essentially, "pass at your own risk!" these
conditions greatly increased all runner's target pace. beyond the slippery
conditions, the course is challenging with rolling hills and one significant
climb around the 11 mile mark. |
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Place |
Name |
Finish |
Pace |
Div/Tot |
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42 |
John Brown |
1:50:48 |
6:56 |
1/75 |
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234 |
John Dumont |
2:13:20 |
8:20 |
68/126 |
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302 |
Jay McGonnell |
2:18:40 |
8:40 |
83/126 |
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588 |
Demetra Edwards |
2:54:30 |
10:55 |
57/69 |
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Frostbite 15K
Midwinter Classic Road Race/
15K / Raynham /
MA / Sunday,
January 20 -
The dropping temperatures, wind and
freezing cold conditions didn't stop Don Basso or John Dumont. Both had
very good races on what is considered a challenging course.
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From Jay McGonnell - Derry 16 mile
Boston Prep: Moderately challenging as advertised...and it would have been
without snow, slush, slow conditions, and single file trekking. And oh yeah,
hills!! This all made it VERY challenging. They say the scenery was nice, but
one could not see it constantly looking down! Not a bad effort for those 800+
hearty souls out there in Derry Village. Great help from the volunteers and even
better food. This is a race you'll be glad you did. Good job everybody and props
to John Brown for finishing numero uno in his age group!! |
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From Demetra Edwards - A very
challenging course made even more difficult this year due to the slippery road
conditions. The first 11 miles include a lot of hills and some are quite
significant. The longest and most challenging hill presents at about mile
10.5. From about mile 12 to the end it's quite flat and enjoyable. The course
support is great - even for the back of the pack runners and the end of the race
provisions are wonderful.
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From John Dumont -
The weather was not as bad as
originally forecast, though still cold and windy, particularly the last few
miles. The course does not seem as difficult as advertised.
Perhaps we all just get conditioned to hills as we ramp up for Boston.
A nice breakfast served after race.
A note on the use of Ipods: while not an
opponent of their use, I did have to ask a woman to move for a truck she
didn't hear. More importantly and in my case, my Ipod was still on as I
jogged back to the school when I thought I heard my name called. I turned
and recognized no one - evidently from the race results it was Don Basso.
Maybe I should start wearing my glasses and ditch the Ipod. Sorry Don! And
lastly, our 50 plus age group gets better with every race - keep up the good
work.
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From Don Basso - Here's
my story. I only learned this when I went back to the records after the race.
Last year I ran the Frostbite, and wound up in a sprint to the finish with a
runner about my age. He beat me by less than a second. We put our arms on each
other's shoulders after the race, congratulating ourselves on the fierce, but
friendly competition. Jen Jarvis now works with a runner by the name of Don
Cuddy, and I was asked by Jen and Harry to beat him. "He's toast," I bravely
said. I beat Don Cuddy by about 5 minutes this year, and it turns out that the
same Don Cuddy beat me by less than a second last year!
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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Don Basso |
1:06:40 |
7:11 |
8 |
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86 |
John Dumont |
1:07:44 |
7:17 |
31 |
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Snowstorm Classic /
10K / Springfield /
MA / Saturday,
January 19 -
Mike Sawyer with a first place
finish in the midst of winter running. Great job Mike LINK |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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Mike Sawyer |
37:04 |
5:58 |
1 |
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Cape Cod Road Runners
Winter Fun Run /
4.9 miles / Bourne /
MA / Sunday,
January 6 -
Mike Sawyer with another good race.
Fifth place overall and second in his division. Full results here
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Place |
Name |
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Pace |
Place in Division |
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Mike Sawyer |
28:12 |
5:45 |
2 |
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Tom's Tavern Hangover
Classic / 3 miles /
Wrentham /
MA / Tuesday,
January 1 |
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From Harry Jarvis -
113 runners took to the streets of
Wrentham for their first race of '08 amid snow flurries. The snow got
progressively heavier as the race went on but didn't accumulate until all the
runners were in. Tom's serves a great brunch buffet and there's a raffle and
awards as well. A great way to start the new year. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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9 |
Harry Jarvis |
20:15 |
6:45 |
1 |
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10 |
Don Basso |
20:16 |
6:45 |
2 |
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93 |
Jaci Jarvis |
29:55 |
9:58 |
15 |
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27th HANGOVER CLASSIC 5K & 10K
/ Salisbury /
MA / Tuesday, Jan 1
Meredith
Dutton starts off the New Year with a bang. Seventh
place woman and first in her division. Meredith claims
that many of the runners thought the times recorded were
slightly faster than the actual time, but in any case this
is a great way to start the year. The Dynamic duo of
Ted and Mary Tyler broke into the new year with good New
Years day runs. |
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Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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43 |
Meredith Dutton |
39:51 |
6:25 |
1 |
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428 |
Ted Tyler |
1:09:54 |
11:15 |
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433 |
Mary Tyler |
1:10:55 |
11:25 |
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WMAC FAT ASS 50K /
North Adams /
MA / Saturday, December 29
50K -
let's see hmmm 31 miles., holy flat feet batman!!! John finishes third overall
in this race.
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From John Brown -
The Western Massachusetts Athletic
Club Fat Ass 50k was held in North Adams, MA on Saturday, December 29th. The
course consisted of a 3.6 mile out and back plus five 5.5-mile loops on mostly
flat roads. Participants could choose to run just a portion of the distance or
complete the whole 50 K (31.1 miles). This was a fun, no frills event. No entry
fee, no awards, some water, powerade, and cookies at the start and water and
cookies at about mile 2. The race started at 10 and the course was open for 6
hours, however you could start early if you wanted. You recorded your time on a
board each time you passed the start finish line. 41 run runners participated
with 15 runners completing the full 50k. This was my first ultra and I really
enjoyed it. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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3 |
John Brown |
4:10:00 |
8:03 |
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