Tri-Valley Front Runner - Race Results March 2012

32nd Annual Boston Tune-Up - Upton, MA - March 31, 2012   -  Ross Mungeam takes first overall and in the process sets a new age group record for this race. TVFR division winners include first place winners Ross Mungeam, Linda Usher and Ken Becker. John Dumont takes a 2nd place division win.

New Bedford Half Marathon - New Bedford, MA - March 18, 2012 

St Patrick Day Boys and Girls Club 5K - South Boston - March 18, 2012

CMS 52 Week 5K Series Race #11- Worcester, MA - March 10, 2012   -  Better time than last week even though I had to stop and tie my shoe.

Guinness Celtic 5K - Worcester, MA - March 11, 2012  -  Third and last race in the Tour de Patrick. John, Lukie and Kristen ran the St Pat's 5K yesterday and all had better times today!

St Pat's 5K - Providence, RI - March 10, 2012  -  Like the Irish 5K last week, the St Pat's 5K is part of the city's St Patrick's celebration preceding the parade. It was a bit chilly especially considering the warm weather we had last week - temps were in the upper 30s with a brisk wind. 16 TVFRers ran in this first March Grand Prix race with Glenn Miller taking third in his division and Charlene Gaboriault taking a second in her division.

CMS 52 Week 5K Series Race #10- Worcester, MA - March 10, 2012

Black Cat 20 - Salem, MA - March 4, 2012  -  From Don Basso: The Black Cat was a 20 mile race that consisted of 4 laps across the town of Salem and back. The course was pretty flat, with one hill. All of the amenities were plentiful - water, gatorade, gels - yes - even gels. And the young ladies pointing the way for the runners - as Mel Brooks would say - wow! My run was very good. This was the first time since my bout with IT band two years ago that I ran a negative race, and exceeded my goal. What a nice stepping stone on the way to Boston!

Black Cat 10 Miler - Salem, MA - March 4, 2012  -  In what was to be Martin's final race, he places 98th out of nearly 700 runners and takes first in his division.

Irish 5K - Pawtucket, RI - March 3, 2012  -  From John Dumont: The Irish 5K is part of the city's St Patrick's celebration. While the weather limited the field and overall celebration, this is an enjoyable race and celebration that follows. The armory serves host with celtic music by the Tom Lanigan Band. Continuing with the Irish theme, corned beef sandwiches are for sale along with Guinness, Smithwicks, and of course "Gansett." One point on the results. The finish times were accurate, but the pace times were all inaccurate. I noticed this on my results and check others and found they too were inaccurate. Still, a small thing for an enjoyable race. Two races remain in the "Tour de Patrick" next Saturday and Sunday in Providence and Worcester.