Detached from our typical environs, we ran the Race for Open Space, 3.08 miles and $10 supporting the Roxbury Land Trust as it celebrates its 40th (or 50th depending on your math) anniversary. We sincerely hope that our collected entry fees can either clear the pond of its scum, or coax the scum to truly spectacular scumminess. The humidity was a challenge, as was the highly varied course, and the mystery finish line. When the end was finally, surprisingly reached Jeff Sheldon (18:11) and Mary Schafer (22:57) had captured laurels which were mercifully not pond scum but in fact Roxbury Land Trust hats.

Despite challenges of the course, Russ, Jeanne, and Deb (among others) continue to put up outstanding times. Nice work, guys, I"m nominating you all for most improved right now. We hope that LeeAnne and Steve have speedy recoveries and that Jeff's back feels better. Good to see Dawn out running Roxbury on her weekend home from our nation's capital. John is a big fan of the running skirt and claims he's going to wear one. Perhaps a running kilt? Cindy is least likely to win an Oscar (or anything other than Advil) following her totally unconvincing "really I'm fine" as she gimped across the parking lot. No, Paul, no one is trading you a Roxbury Land Trust hat for whatever that is on your head. Just for the record--ew. Kateri in her heart print socks, clicking her heels and saying, "take me to Hurlburt Park! take me to Hurlburt Park! take me to Hurlburt Park! "

With that, next week we will be at our usual place at the usual time. See you there for the 2.4 miles down Chalybes. Also, if you aren't totally exhausted from setting off fireworks, don't forget the 5k on the Fourth at Steeprock in Washington.

Race Results


Roxbury Race Series 2010 - Race #18 - June 26 -Nature Preserve Run - 3.1 miles

place	time	name	age	pace per mile
1	18.11	Jeff Sheldon	30	5.52
2	18.54	Ken Schielke	40	6.06
3	19.31	Chris Deming	43	6.18
4	19.45	Cole Rossiter	17	6.22
5	20.30	Mark LoSacco	41	6.37
6	20.52	Chuck Rocca	37	6.44
7	21.01	Mike Abraham	50	6.47
8	21.13	Ryan Clarke	15	6.51
9	21.22	Chris LaCava	36	6.54
10	22.20	Eric Koenig	30	7.12
11	22.28	Stefan	32	7.15
12	22.30	Russ Pribanic	56	7.15
13	22.51	Chris Norris	41	7.22
14	22.56	Mary Schafer	35	7.24
15	22.58	Jeanne Bartkus	51	7.25
16	23.15	John Kane	58	7.30
17	23.16	Deb Lemien	49	7.30
18	23.17	Matt Luhens	37	7.31
19	23.18	Nate Mahrer	38	7.31
20	23.19	Larry Deming	53	7.31
21	23.20	Don Smith	66	7.32
22	23.34	John Critelli	49	7.36
23	23.52	Ross Levy	59	7.42
24	24.14	Steve Haas	55	7.49
25	24.17	Jeff Tindell	60	7.50
26	24.34	Mark Zerbe	49	7.55
27	24.37	Dawn Riebeling	25	7.56
28	25.54	John A. Adomelis	56	8.21
29	25.55	Paul Butler	51	8.22
30	26.00	Karl Hunt	49	8.23
31	26.25	Irene Clarke	41	8.31
32	26.40	Harry Ong	70	8.36
33	26.42	Dudley	k9	8.37
34	26.47	Bob Lewis	45	8.38
35	26.48	Cynthia Shaw	40	8.39
36	27.14	Bob Satterlee	61	8.47
37	27.28	Kateri Danay	12	8.52
38	27.44	John Murphy Jr	60	8.57
39	27.54	Scott Benjamin	52	9.00
40	27.58	Krystal (Rajcok) Koenig	27	9.01
41	28.16	Mario Hasz	61	9.07
42	28.30	Lynn Zuback	41	9.12
43	28.57	Chris Oberhammer	49	9.20
44	29.58	Sharon Gawe	57	9.40
45	30.20	Janet Hiser	47	9.47
46	30.20	Petula	k9	9.47
47	30.31	Kim Pollard	29	9.51
48	30.32	Janet Levy	56	9.51
49	31.20	Ed Moros	62	10.06
50	31.32	Greg Pings	49	10.10
51	32.15	Charlie Euston	65	10.24
52	34.28	Joseph Danay	47	11.07
53	34.33	Aurelia Boyer	56	11.09
54	37.48	Lee Anne Zarger	56	12.12
55	43.03	Rebecca Racz	8	13.53
56	43.03	Cathy Racz	45	13.53



Alternate Courses
	place	name	age	distance	time
	57	Al Mletzko	68	1.56	24.55
	58	January Lewis		0.50	4.42

If anyone has photos of the races, send 'em to chris (at) beatfrequencies (dot) com and I'll try to put them up here on these pages...

Race Report by Mary Schafer

Race Results