I'm probably being melodramatic when I say that Saturday morning could not have been more humid. It definitely could have been hotter, but gills would have been a competitive advantage for the 8.2 mile trek to Judd's Bridge and back. Winners were David Hunt in 52:17 and Shaina Short in 58:33. Do they have gills? Possibly. Slower times versus last year were recorded all around to great dismay and an unusual amount of grumbling at the finish line. Team Levy was particularly dismayed. Not to be outdone, Team Adomelis was actually wringing out a pair of shoes at the finish, which is about as appealing as it sounds. Oh yes. Alison showed that if (and that's a big if) she could arrive on time, she would really crush the points series. Ken, after introducing himself to this writer and accusing her of a "poison pen" wisely disappeared into the distance. Really man? Poison? Harsh. Our most sensible runner turned out to be LeeAnne (we should have guessed long ago) who, on her way back to the finish line, decided that the Roxbury Market was far enough, thank you. As she stood in the parking lot enjoying a delicious cold beverage as the rest of us pulled up post-race it was obvious who had come out on top.

A quick reminder about safety on the road: when you hear "Car up/back!" it is a signal to move to the side of the road nearest to where you are running. It is NOT a signal to stay in the middle of the road, dart randomly from side to side across the road, or signal for the car to slow down.

Thanks to Chris and Corinne, our powerhouse finish line duo. Also huge thanks to Bob for setting up the course, as always, but also for the well-placed and expertly-staffed water stop along the way.

Next week we'll run a 5.1 mile Ranney-317-67-Hemlock combo. As a reminder, in two weeks we run the Bill Burley MidSummer Championship, for which there will be a $5 entry fee. This year, the race will be known as the Conehead MidSummer Championship as all proceeds go towards the purchase of traffic cones to help make our race course safer. Someone will be crowned Conehead and you won't want to miss it. Please plan to come and maybe buy a few extra entries. See you then!

Race Results

	Roxbury Race Series 2012 - Race #21 - July 7, 8.2 Miles
	Judds Bridge

	Order of Finish
place	name	age	time	pace

1	David Hunt	25	52.17	6.23
2	Jeff Sheldon	32	52.37	6.25
3	Bill Goodman	32	54.17	6.37
4	Chris Deming	45	55.16	6.44
5	Ken Merrick	43	55.25	6.45
6	Alex Smith	15	56.36	6.54
7	Tyler Mannion	16	56.37	6.54
8	Eric Koenig	32	57.09	6.58
9	Brian Vanderheiden	42	57.44	7.02
10	Rob Zapletal	42	57.57	7.04
11	Shaina Short	25	58.33	7.08
12	Kevin McCullough	47	58.36	7.09
13	Max Vargas	26	59.07	7.13
14	Nelson Azevedo	53	59.29	7.15
15	Andrew Levy	24	60.00	7.19
16	Ryan Ripp	26	60.13	7.21
17	Mike Abraham	52	60.22	7.22
18	Joe Mendes	46	61.18	7.29
19	Chris DePalma	45	62.08	7.35
20	Rick Lowry	50	62.35	7.38
21	Nate Mahrer	40	63.47	7.47
22	Elizabeth Mainiero	51	64.35	7.53
23	Chris LaCava	38	64.38	7.53
24	Ross Levy	61	65.08	7.57
25	Chris Norris	43	67.05	8.11
26	Mary Schafer	37	67.58	8.17
27	Justin Pribanic	32	68.58	8.25
28	Krystal Koenig	29	69.26	8.28
29	Alison Masopust	28	69.55	8.32
30	Scott Benjamin	54	70.24	8.35
31	Brandon Davis	27	70.52	8.39
32	Jeff Bishop	31	71.01	8.40
33	Cindy Scannell	54	71.15	8.41
34	Dan Lynch	50	71.24	8.42
35	Nick Nassra	46	71.25	8.43
36	Russ Pribanic	58	71.32	8.43
37	Dan Readyoff	43	73.06	8.55
38	John A. Adomelis	57	75.55	9.15
39	Jennifer Claybrooks	22	76.22	9.19
40	Larry Deming	55	77.43	9.29
41	Marc Poliquin	29	77.58	9.30
42	Katie Burns	17	78.52	9.37
43	Dan Burns	49	78.52	9.37
44	Emily Davis	28	79.26	9.41
45	Janet Levy	58	81.23	9.55
46	Susan DeWitt	46	82.18	10.02
47	Rick DeWitt	54	82.18	10.02
48	Paul Butler	54	83.00	10.07
49	Sharon Gawe	59	85.21	10.25
50	Kateri Danay	14	86.57	10.36
51	Michelle Marcisz	43	89.11	10.53
52	Charlie Euston	67	95.54	11.42
53	Keith Dupree	69	97.34	11.54
54	Greg Pings	51	103.09	12.35


	Alternate courses

place	name	age	distance	time
55	Lee Anne Zarger	58	6.8	105.00
56	Joseph Danay	49	3.52	33.25
57	Chris Powderly	60	3.52	35.58
58	Marissa Bishop	31	3.52
59	Bob Lewis	47	2.40	21.08

Race Report by Mary Schafer

Race Results