There are two certainties in life: death and taxes. A third if you run in Roxbury: hills. All three were, unfortunately, glaringly evident this past week. This report will leave the former to philosophers and politicians and focus on the latter. A gorgeous spring morning saw us hoofing up the back side of Ranney and then up Hemlock, a course all agreed is more difficult than it seems but easier than running the reverse. Winners were Ken Merrick in 25:07 and Theresa Krebs in 29:13.

After an emotionally exhausting week for the entire running community, it was great to see so many Roxbury runners sporting Boston Marathon/Red Sox/Harvard/etc gear. Most impressive was the wide range of vintages of Boston Marathon shirts, from 1987 to 2012! Perhaps even more impressive is that the shirt from 1987 had survived this long without disintegrating.

Even though he said his run "sucked" it was great to see Eric back on the race course this week. Also welcome back to John and a huge congratulations to the entire Adomelis team. Michael was married two weeks ago and his parents are rumored to have rocked the reception. Mo turned up for her first race of the year and quickly swept to the top of the best dressed list. A word of warning: don't go tricking Roxbury runners about your name, say by signing in as James but introducing yourself as Jim. Next thing you know, you'll end up with a sassy nickname like Jobin. There has been an unfortunate rash of falls by Roxbury runners in the last week, resulting in a lot of unfortunate road rash. Be safe out there, everyone.

Congratulations to everyone who ran the Jack Bristol Ultras at Lake Waramaug on Sunday! Brian Vanderheiden placed third in the 50 miler (7:29:03), while Chris Deming (5th / 4:18:04), LeeAnne Zarger (16th / 8:25:11) and Mo Van Moffaert (15th / 7:50:58) completed the 50k course. Mark LoSacco sustained an injury he couldn't overcome and will certainly be back next year.

Join us this Saturday for the 4.3 mile Larry Kershnar Mid-spring Challenge. There will be a $5 entry fee that will be donated to the Roxbury Park Improvement Fund. See you there!

Race Results

	Roxbury Race Series 2013 - Race #9 - April 20, 2013
	Ranney - Hemlock - 4.2 miles

	Order of Finish
place	name	age	time	pace

1	Ken Merrick	43	25.07	5.59
2	Jeff Sheldon	32	25.50	6.09
3	Joshua Rockwell	33	26.08	6.13
4	Nelson Azevedo	54	27.06	6.27
5	Ryan Ripp	26	28.39	6.49
6	Chuck Rocca	40	29.08	6.56
7	Theresa Krebs	43	29.13	6.57
8	Steve Whitcomb	34	29.34	7.02
9	David McNamara	57	29.44	7.05
10	Greg Meyn	28	30.05	7.10
11	Christopher Heaver	26	30.14	7.12
12	Nate Mahrer	41	30.20	7.13
13	Steve Haas	58	30.30	7.16
14	Dan Readyoff	43	30.42	7.19
15	Tom McNulty	47	31.03	7.24
16	Larry Deming	55	31.30	7.30
17	Chris Norris	44	31.40	7.32
18	Ross Levy	62	31.46	7.34
19	Mary Schafer	38	32.30	7.44
20	Eric Koenig	33	32.52	7.50
21	Scott Benjamin	55	33.24	7.57
22	Krystal Koenig	30	35.24	8.26
23	Irene Clarke	44	35.55	8.33
24	Russ Pribanic	58	36.10	8.37
25	Cynthia Shaw	43	36.49	8.46
26	Paul Butler	55	37.11	8.51
27	Janet Levy	59	37.31	8.56
28	Bob Lewis	48	37.38	8.58
29	Jennifer Claybrooks	22	37.55	9.02
30	Baerbel LoSacco	41	38.02	9.03
31	Erik LoSacco	10	38.05	9.04
32	Dan Lynch	51	38.08	9.05
33	Michelle Marcisz	44	38.33	9.11
34	Craig Puffenberger	51	39.50	9.29
35	Amanda Telford	34	42.41	10.10
36	Sharon Gawe	60	42.53	10.13
37	Bob Satterlee	64	43.03	10.15
38	Aurelia Boyer	59	45.11	10.45
39	Nita Drakatos	51	46.42	11.07


	Alternate courses

place	name	age	distance	time

40	Charlie Euston	68	2.60
41	Chris Deming	46	0.86	7.37



	Volunteers - start / finish line, course marking, results, general
	Lee Anne Zarger
	Scott Benjamin
	Larry Deming
	Chris Deming
	Bob Lewis
	Corinne Bellemare

Race Report by Mary Schafer

Race Results