Happy holiday weekend! Is there a way to better spend it than running? No! For the intrepid among us, there was the 2.4 mile Chalybes Ascent on Saturday, the Steven Wright Memorial 5k on Sunday, and the Firecracker 8k on Monday. Anyone run all three?

At Roxbury, overheard just past the mile 1 marker, "Where does this hill go?" "It goes up." Doesn't it always? Jeff Sheldon completed the course first in 13:20 while Mary Schafer finished first for the women in 17:14. Good to see Matt making his first Roxbury appearance of the year and with more trips to his in-laws we predict not the last. Also happy to see the Larosa and Bussom families running with the youngsters. A pleasure to see Ed Sandifer in the results--a clear signal that more is right with the world than wrong.

Happy birthday to Stefan's k9, Inspector Honeydew, who shares our nation's birthdate. And speaking of getting another year older, congratulations to Charlie who was the Steven Wright 5k's oldest male finisher. Look out Harry, we're all coming for you! Some faster than others. A shout-out to the women of Roxbury who dominated the 5k; Theresa in 1st, Mary 2nd, and Jeanne 4th. 3rd place, we are coming for you next year. Be afraid. Finally, Bob was awarded the prestigious "Friend of the Race" Award. We agree that Bob wins this award, whether awarded or not, for most races. Thanks, Bob! Scanning the local papers, it appears that Brian, Alejandro ("Don't call my name!" bonus points to name that tune), Bruce, Baerbel, Eric x 2, and Keith all managed to stay on course and finish the Firecracker 8k. One can only assume that their keen pathfinding skills, honed in Roxbury, have served them well in the wider world.

other results from other holiday races...
Four on the Fifth (New Canaan)

15 2 M40 Torpedo Ruospo, 46, Stratford, CT 26:18 6:34

34 7 M30 Rob Leder, 39, Stamford, CT 28:33 7:08

Frye Island Road Race - 5 Miles (Frye Island, Maine)

1 30:41 Chris Deming 68 M 43

15 41:00 Larry Deming 50 M 53

Next week, the South Street/River Road/High Bridge combination. At least South Street has a nice fresh layer of asphalt to cushion your legs as you careen down the hill. See you then!

Race Results


	Roxbury Race Series 2010 - Race #19 - July 3 - Up Chalybes, 2.4 miles

place	name	age	time	pace per mile
1	Jeff Sheldon	30	13.20	5.33
2	Matt Patrick	38	13.57	5.49
3	Brian Vanderheiden	40	14.17	5.57
4	John Hansell	14	14.51	6.11
5	Nelson Azevodo	51	15.03	6.16
6	Cole Rossiter	17	15.11	6.20
7	Ryan Clarke	15	15.13	6.20
8	Mike Abraham	50	15.15	6.21
9	Chuck Rocca	37	15.16	6.22
10	Luca Larosa	19 months	15.18	6.23
11	John Larosa	29	15.18	6.23
12	Scott Bussom	32	15.29	6.27
13	Chris Deming	43	15.32	6.28
14	Paul Malek	18	15.33	6.29
15	Taylor Phillips	19	15.33	6.29
16	Chris LaCava	36	15.51	6.36
17	Jeff Tindell	60	16.20	6.48
18	Matthew Kearney	18	16.22	6.49
19	Eric Koenig	30	16.27	6.51
20	Stefan	32	16.36	6.55
21	Matt Luhens	37	16.47	6.60
22	Russ Pribanic	56	16.50	7.01
23	John Critelli	49	17.03	7.06
24	Mary Schafer	35 3/4	17.14	7.11
25	John A. Adomelis	56	17.23	7.15
26	Martin Green	41	17.30	7.18
27	Ross Levy	59	17.34	7.19
28	Brian Gildea	49	17.40	7.22
29	Deb Lemien	49	17.49	7.25
30	Mark Zerbe	49	18.09	7.34
31	Nate Mahrer	38	18.19	7.38
32	Harry Ong	70	18.48	7.50
33	Scott Benjamin	52	18.56	7.53
34	Bob Lewis	45	19.08	7.58
35	Marc Poliquin	28	19.50	8.16
36	Krystal (Rajcok) Koenig	27	20.18	8.28
37	Bob Satterlee	61	20.31	8.33
38	Karen Hansell	47	21.36	9.00
39	Keith Dupree	67	21.48	9.05
40	Sharon Gawe	57	22.00	9.10
41	Charlie Euston	65	22.13	9.15
42	Susan Theodos		22.32	9.23
43	Janet Levy	56	23.02	9.36
44	Ted Pacific	52	23.49	9.55
45	Aurelia Boyer	56	26.15	10.56
46	Dan Lynch	48	28.02	11.41
47	Jean Mazzari	52	28.03	11.41
48	Lee Anne Zarger	56	33.41	14.02


Alternate Courses
place	name	age	distance	time
49	January Lewis		0.41mi	3.31
50	Ed Sandifer	57	0.41mi	7.27

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