Race Report by Mary Schafer

Roxbury Races Report

On a day nearly ideally suited for running, we conquered the dual hills of Chalybes (precipitous) and Ranney (calamitous, post-Chalybes) in a 3.7 mile tour. Congratulations to Jeff Sheldon, winner of the race overall in 22:36 and Lea Masopust, in her first victory in 26:19. Please note that Lea "totally chickens out" on the downhills, which makes her all the more fearsome on the uphills. If you hear a high-pitched giggle behind you, you are about to be passed.

Jeff's armwarmers made their debut appearance, to mixed reviews. Love them or hate them, we keep coming back to the same question: Why armwarmers? Why? Does he have something against long sleeves? Jackets too annoying with those pesky zippers and pockets? (Man, I hate having a convenient place to carry my keys!) In a post race interview, Jeff enlightens us: "I have such extraordinary triceps, its a shame to hide them under a full sleeve. I like to have the option of flashing just a little tricep strategically during the race. It really throws off the competition."

That said, an informal pool is developing based on who will run shirtless first. Jeff is obviously the frontrunner (pun intended) with Chris, Mike, and Russ in the hunt. Outside odds on Larry, with his known renegade wardrobe.

Welcome back to snow bird Harry, also a serious shirtless contender. If you didn't run BattleSwamp repeats this winter, now is the time to 'fess up. And "but it was covered in 8 feet of snow and ice" is not a suitable excuse.

Nice work Emily, who will certainly be cracking the 8/min/mile pace soon. "I've thought about adopting the top-secret training plan the Masochist sisters are using, but it just hasn't worked out for me--not yet," she said over a breakfast.

John, your green shirt is safe with a Roxbury runner. It will be in the front seat of said Roxbury runner's car on Saturday.

Mark is at home nursing plantar fasciatis. Apparently a running Ninja has challenged him to treadmill races, which he has accepted, impeding his recovery. (Beware the Ninja. He will outrun and outsmart you.) In the meantime, we get Baerbel running in Roxbury. So thank you Ninja!

Congratulations to everyone who ran the Danbury Half or 5K on Sunday! [see www.jbsports.com for results]

Steve Haas will be running the Boston Marathon in 2 weeks on behalf of Covenant Community Church in Hopkinton, MA and its program to support disadvantaged youth. Many of you sponsored Jeanne when she ran last year and her outstanding fundraising performance helped cinch a spot for Steve this year. Since its not getting easier to get into Boston, let's try to keep this bib in the Roxbury family. Cash and checks will be accepted in a shoebox at registration on Saturday morning. (The Covenant Community Church is a 501-c-3 organization and your donation is tax deductible if you pay by check.)

Next week, prepare to get dirty! We make our inaugural ascent of the Jeep Trail in a 3.95 mile race including the plummet down South Street and the rollers of River Road. See you there!

Race Results

Roxbury Race Series 2011 - Race #7 - April 2 - 3.7 miles - Down Chalybes - up Ranney Hill
place name age time pace per mile
1 Jeff Sheldon 30 22.36 6.06
2 Chris Scannell 24 23.18 6.18
3 Brian Vanderheiden 41 24.54 6.44
4 Mike Abraham 51 25.25 6.52
5 Shawn Slattery 26 25.32 6.54
6 Chris LaCava 37 25.45 6.58
7 Steve Haas 55 25.52 6.59
8 Chris Deming 44 26.06 7.03
9 Leah Masopust 23 26.19 7.07
10 John Whalen 45 26.21 7.07
11 Steve 33 26.28 7.09
12 Bill Goodman 31 26.49 7.15
13 Baerbel LoSacco 39 27.10 7.21
14 Larry Deming 53 27.18 7.23
15 Alison Masopust 27 27.24 7.24
16 Nate Mahrer 39 27.42 7.29
17 Russ Pribanic 57 27.53 7.32
18 Mary Schafer 36 28.00 7.34
19 Don Smith 66 28.07 7.36
20 Eric Koenig 31 28.19 7.39
21 Jeffrey Bishop 30 28.20 7.39
22 Blake Carrigan 10 28.25 7.41
23 Ross Levy 60 29.12 7.54
24 John A. Adomelis 56 29.24 7.57
25 Chris Norris 42 29.38 8.01
26 Ryan Carrigan 42 29.46 8.03
27 John Kane 59 29.54 8.05
28 Stephanie Bennett 41 30.13 8.10
29 Emily Davis 26 30.20 8.12
30 Bob Lewis 46 30.50 8.20
31 Paul Butler   30.58 8.22
32 Krystal Koenig 28 31.06 8.24
33 Karl Hunt 50 31.10 8.25
34 Scott Benjamin 53 31.19 8.28
35 Matt Sheldon 27 31.36 8.32
36 Harry Ong 71 31.37 8.33
37 Cindy Scannell 53 31.40 8.34
38 Lynn Zuback 45 31.42 8.34
39 Irene Clarke 42 31.56 8.38
40 Anita Hannan 45 32.08 8.41
41 Rick Dewitt 53 32.11 8.42
42 Sarai Wilds 41 32.23 8.45
43 Nora Hulton 47 32.30 8.47
44 Dan Lynch 48 32.32 8.48
45 Whitney Goodman 28 32.44 8.51
46 Rizvan Dhalla 38 33.38 9.05
47 Susan Dewitt 45 33.38 9.05
48 Mario Hasz 62 34.01 9.12
49 Michelle Marcisz 42 34.23 9.18
50 Kateri Danay 13 34.36 9.21
51 Dan Ambruso 41 35.43 9.39
52 Janet Levy 57 38.34 10.25
53 Keith Dupree 68 38.35 10.26
54 Sharon Gawe   38.53 10.31
55 Charlie Euston 66 39.41 10.44
56 Jim Little 57 39.41 10.44
57 Latoya Smith 32 39.56 10.48
58 Aurelia Boyer 57 40.56 11.04
59 LeeAnne Zarger 57 44.18 11.58
60 Marissa Bishop 29 46.55 12.41
         
Alternate distances age miles time
61 KC Gawlak 53 2.40 30.40
62 Joseph Danay 48 1.86 29.23

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