A bit of a shake up at the front of the pack this week with mighty Joe Mendes taking top honors in the run up Hemlock. Joe says that the usual suspects who typically finish in front of him either didn't show up or didn't show up. Either way, nice run, Joe. On the women's side, Eunice Bussom crushed the hills and placed 7th overall.

Congratulations to Chuck, who completed the Clarence Demar Marathon last weekend in a mere 3:13:29. He says that he did not run negative splits, but that it all worked out. We'll let it slide this time, but don't let it happen again. Chuck will be running Boston this spring and possibly next.

We celebrated a trifecta of birthdays this week, with a huge "Happy Birthday" to Harry who turns 70 on Monday. Let's just say that the 70-75 age group is ON NOTICE, Harry is coming for you. Also happy birthday to Nora (we don't reveal ladies ages, that's what race results are for), and Paul, who's age we won't reveal because he remains a petulant child. In a surprise birthday announcement, we learned that our very own race director Bob celebrated his birthday in late September--Happy Birthday, Bob!

This week's Chris Norris fact: Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chris Norris. Also of note, remember the hot air ballooners last week? Chris Norris and the Norris clan. Thanks for cheering us on, Chris. See you next week for a run around High Bridge Road. Except those of you running marathons, good luck!

Race Results



Roxbury Race Series 2009 - Race #31- October 3 - Up Hemlock - 3.52 miles

place	time	name	age	pace per mile

1	23.21	Joe Mendes	43	6.38
2	23.48	Lou Denaro	49	6.46
3	24.04	Chuck Rocca	36	6.50
4	24.12	Mike Abraham	50	6.53
5	24.19	Jeff Sheldon	29	6.54
6	24.32	Steve Haas	54	6.58
7	25.31	Eunice Bussom	30	7.15
8	25.55	Mary Schafer	35	7.22
9	26.09	Chris Norris	40	7.26
10	26.37	Ray Fico	43	7.34
11	26.49	Martin Green	41	7.37
12	26.52	Nate Mahrer	37	7.38
13	27.00	David Mariani	45	7.40
14	27.08	Madelyn Bussom	1	7.43
15	27.08	Scott Bussom	31	7.43
16	27.13	John Murphy Jr	59	7.44
17	27.18	Tom McNulty	43	7.45
18	27.23	Brian Gildea	48	7.47
19	27.24	Brian Vanderheiden	39	7.47
20	27.27	Bob Lewis	45	7.48
21	27.46	Harry Ong	69	7.53
22	27.49	Boo Boo	31	7.54
23	27.52	Jeanne Bartkus	50	7.55
24	27.53	Russ Pribanic	55	7.55
25	28.06	Larry Deming	52	7.59
26	29.18	Paul Butler	52	8.19
27	29.41	Scott Benjamin	51	8.26
28	30.12	Nora Hulton		8.35
29	30.16	Lynn Zuback		8.36
30	30.26	Cindy Scannell	51	8.39
31	30.42	Eric Myhill	43	8.43
32	31.17	Eric Condo	40	8.53
33	31.47	Bob Satterlee	60	9.02
34	33.24	Keith Dupree	67	9.29
35	33.32	Mo Van Moffaert	49	9.32
36	33.37	Greg Pings	48	9.33
37	34.09	Kim Pollard	28	9.42
38	37.23	Sharon Gawe	57	10.37
39	37.24	Janet Romayko	64	10.38
40	37.47	Aurelia Boyer	56	10.44
41	38.40	Charlie Euston	65	10.59
42	41.50	LeeAnne Zarger	55	11.53



Alternate Courses:
place	age	name		distance	time
43	42	Chris Deming		3.49	27.44

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