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December 4, 2004
Award Winners
TRACK AWARDS
Most Improved Track Performer: J.T. Mann
Most Versatile: Catherine Stone-Borkowski
Best Sprinter: Kobie Fuller
Best Middle Distance: Kate Irvin
Best Master: Sid Howard
Best In Track: Alston Brown
MULTI-SPORTS AWARDS
Men's Triathlete of the Year: Ramon Bermo
Women's Triathlete of the Year: Margaret Schotte
ROAD AWARDS
Rookie of the Year: Samuel Frank
Most Improved Performer: Rhonda Allen
Comeback of the Year: Shelley Farmer
Women's Masters Long Distance: Yumi Ogita
Women's Masters of the Year: Stacy Creamer
Men's Masters Long Distance: Stuart Calderwood
Men's Masters of the Year: Alan Ruben
Women's Open Short Distance: Alexandra Horowitz
Women's Open Long Distance: Katy Masselam
Men's Open Short Distance: John Roberts
Men's Open Long Distance: Kevan Huston
Performance of the Year: Margaret Angell, 2:44:05, Olympic Trials Marathon
"CPTC" AWARDS
C (Consistency): Andrea Costella
P (Participation): Kevin Arlyck
T (Tenacity): Armando Oliveira
C (Competiveness): Joe Tumbarello
SERVICE AWARDS
Peter Allen, Sarah Gross, Jesse Lansner, Harry Nasse
MVP
Andrea Haver
Photos by Stuart Alexander, Andrea Haver, Kate Irvin, Jesse Lansner and Michael Rosenthal
The Dinner
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Times Square, New York
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Less than a block away...
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...is the Top of the Times.
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In the lobby, all is calm with festive decorations.
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Upstairs, Casey Yamazaki is minding the children.
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But the children never stop moving.
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They never, ever stop moving.
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John and Jessica Affleck, dressed to the nines.
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Derrick and Micah Adriani
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Micah Adriani and Jesse Lansner
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Glen and Michaela Carnes
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Sid Howard knows he'll need a full plate of food to have enough energy for the dancing later.
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The Awards
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Alan Ruben begins the awards presentation
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Alan introduces the first award winner.
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It's Peter Allen, winner of a service award.
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Sarah Gross also won a service award.
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Devon Martin begins the presentation of the track awards.
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Most Improved Track Preformed J.T. Mann. J.T. ran for another team last year, but got tired of losing to people wearing orange, so he joined us. The secret to his improvement? "I owe it all to Devon"
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Kate Irvin listens as Devon recounts the accomplishments of the Best Middle Distance winner.
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Kate Irvin, Best Middle Distance. Even when accepting an award she's too fast for the camera to focus on! Said Devon, "I've never seen someone go from so out of shape to so in shape so quickly."
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Sid Howard, Best Master
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Rookie of the Year Sam Frank
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Tony Ruiz starts the road awards. "I'm going to be quick tonight. Is anybody timing this?"
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Rhonda Allen, Most Improved Performer
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Scott Johnson, Stacy Creamer and Arabella Greystoke listen to the awards presentation.
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Yumi Ogita, Casey Yamazaki, Joey Ruben, Sammy Ruben and Gordon Bakoulis
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Yumi Ogita gives her award for "Best Women's Masters - Long Distance" to her daughter, Erika Yamazaki
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Stacy Creamer, Women's Master of the Year
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Stuart Calderwood. Best Men's Masters - Long Distance. Tony: "He's like Wolverin from the X-Men; no matter what happens he heals instantly and gets right back to running."
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Alan Ruben, Men's Master of the Year. Tony: "He's like a vampire."
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Lauren Eckhart, Margaret Angell and James Seigel
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Bonnie Tillman, Michael Rosenthal, Margaret Schotte and Alston Brown
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John Roberts, Best Men's Open - Short Distance. Other nominees included Chris Solarz, who, according to Tony, "became an athlete this year."
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Kevan Huston, Best Men's Open - Long Distance. He wore orange in honor of both CPTC and the "Ukranian Revolution." To Tony's delight, he informs us that "Ukranian women love Puerto Rican men."
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The "CPTC" awards, started by George Wisniewski, who defined them as "The four people I want going to battle with me." The first, for Consistentcy, went to Andrea Costella.
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P is for Participation, and it goes to Kevin Arlyck. Tony: "He's from Brooklyn, and that always counts for something."
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T is for Tenacity. Tony: "I was the first person to win this award. This year's winner is a lot like me, only not as fast. At least, he's not as fast as I used to be." It's Armando Oliveira
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The last C is for Competitveness, and it goes to Joe Tumbarello. Tony: "He's not just a fast runner, he's also a nice looking guy."
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Performance of the Year is Margaret Angell's 2:44:05 Marathon at the Olympic Trials
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Devon Martin and Tony Ruiz team up to introduce the MVP.
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Who will win?
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MVP, Andrea Haver, who's times this year were among the 10 best in club history at seven distances, including fastest ever in the mile and 3K.
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Stuart Calderwood has a bonus presentation for Coach Tony.
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Yes, Tony, he's talking about you...
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Tony Ruiz tries on his new Gore-Tex jacket, which the team members, organized by John Roberts, bought for him.
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The decoration isn't done yet, but soon the jacket will have the CPTC name and logo on it, and will look like this.
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Alston Brown arrived too late to receive his Best in Track award when it was first announced, so he gets it now. Alston set four world records for his age group this year, at 400m, 800m, 1500m and the mile.
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Kate Irvin and Andrea Haver have a little present for Coach Devon.
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Devon Martin
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Andrea Haver gives Devon Martin her present behind Lauren Eckhart, Margaret Angell and James Seigel
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Alan Ruben shows off the new team hats.
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Running cookies
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The Party
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Inspired by Fred Astaire's famous dance with a hat-rack (inset), Sid Howard dances with a chair as he readies the dance floor
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Lauren Eckhart proudly displays last year's award (which she finally got to collect) while hubby David Smith looks on.
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Alston Brown, Sarah Rivlin, Tony Ruiz and Sarah Gross start the dancing
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Asteria Claure and Sid Howard
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Susan Strazza and Amy Sheeran
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Asteria Claure and Sid Howard
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"Isn't it embarssing how we both wore the exact same hats to this party?"
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Margaret Angell and Lauren Eckhart show off the latest CPTC fashion craze.
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Stuart Calderwood and Stacy Creamer join the dancers
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Stuart Calderwood, Sarah Gross and Stacy Creamer
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Sarah Gross and Alston Brown
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A goofy-looking Yves-Marc Courtines ruins an otherwise-perfect picture.
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That's better...
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Let's Dance!
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Interesting hosiery
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Laura Ford and Joe Tumbarello
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David Smith and Margaret Angell
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David Smith and Margaret Angell
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Chris Potter and Sylvie Kimche
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Which looks sillier: Scott Johnson's tie or Arabella Greystoke's hat?
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Sarah Gross counts the money
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Santa Claus takes to the dance floor.
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Sue Pearsall and Armando Oliveira
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Everybody dance now!
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Tony Ruiz and Sarah Rivlin lead the group in the traditional running drill known as The Electric Slide.
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You gotta know it - It's electric! Boogie woogie, woogie!
Now you can't hold it - It's electric! Boogie woogie, woogie!
But you know it's there, Yeah here, there, everywhere
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Laura Ford and Andrea Costella
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Harry Lichtenstein
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Neil Fitzgerald and Devon Martin
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Harry Lichtenstein
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Sue Pearsall and Armando Oliveira
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Sarah Gross
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Harry Lichtenstein
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Sarah Rivlin and Jesse Lansner
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"I'm only drinking this beer because there's no water here."
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"Or maybe I won't even drink it at all"
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Yes, it looks like Sid Howard is actually drinking a beer, but can we be sure that's the same cup from the last photo?
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Victor Osayi and Sid Howard
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Michael Rosenthal
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Are you talking to me?
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Bonnie Tillman and Michael Rosenthal
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Ginger
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Harry Lichtenstein continues to burn up the dance floor
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Frank Handelman
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Everyone always asks what's under the kilt
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Jessica and John Affleck
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Sarah Rivlin and Tony Ruiz
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Tony Ruiz and Sarah Rivlin
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Dion Mulvhill gets into the holiday spirit.
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Jeff Wilson, Margaret Schotte and James Seigel. Take 1: Margaret has her eyes closed and James isn't facing the camera, so we go for ...
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... Take 2: Margaret still has her eyes closed, so it's on to ...
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... Take 3: Where Jesse Lansner and James Seigel swap sides of the camera, and Margaret still has her eyes closed!
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Finally, Margaret keeps her eyes open for the photo, while displaying her awardfor Female Multisport Athlete of the Year.
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Jeff Wilson and Lauren Eckhart
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Chris Solarz approves of the festivities
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Devon Martin and Tony Ruiz
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Dion "Santa" Mulvihill is back
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Devon Martin and Sarah Gross
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Richard Kixmiller
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Armando Oliveira blazes across the dance floor...
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...to join his dance partner, Sue Pearsall.
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Jesse Lansner, Brad Weiss, Margaret Angell and James Seigel
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Chris Solarz and Michaela Carnes
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Parker and Devon Martin
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Sarah Gross
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Brad Weiss
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The stars are out tonight!
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Sid Howard, dancing machine!
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Frank Handelman and Sarah Gross
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Yves-Marc Courtines asks Kevin Arlyck, "Did you think I wasn't going to pass him?"
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Josh Feldman, David Smith and Otto Hoering
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The FDNY stopped by to see if we exceeded the allowed limit of persons in attendance
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Laura Ford, Andrea Haver and Kate Irvin
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Andrea Haver and Kate Irvin
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Joe Tumbarello and Laura Ford
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Sid Howard, Tony Ruiz, Alston Brown, Armando Oliveira
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The management show all the CPTCers how to do the Cha-Cha Slide
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Cha-Cha slide!
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Victor Osayi
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Armando Oliveira, Sue Pearsall, Stuart Alexander and Alston Brown sit this one out.
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As do Scott Johnson, Brad Weiss and Victor Osayi, all seen here holding their new CPTC hats.
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More dancers.
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Micah Adriani, Jesse Lansner and Dennis
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Stacy Creamer and Stuart Calderwood return to the dance floor
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Michaela and Glen Carnes
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Tony Ruiz and Margaret Schotte
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Tony Ruiz and Margaret Schotte are caught between two photographers
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Tony Ruiz spins Margaret Schotte while Michaela Carnes snaps a photo.
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Tony Ruiz and Margaret Schotte are still dancing up a storm, but Michaela Carnes seems to have lost interest in them.
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"Wait, I'm not ready for the camera yet!"
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David Pullman and Ginger
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"I wanna rock 'n roll all nite and run every day!"
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Kate Irvin, Devon Martin and Andrea Haver
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As the party draws to a close, Sid Howard demonstrates how to dance with a balloon
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Sid Howard dances with a balloon
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Audrey Kingsley tries to hide while adjusting her hat.
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James Seigel and Audrey Kingsley
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Sarah Gross, Sid Howard and Frank Handelman
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Sarah Rivlin
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While Sue Pearsall is looking the other way, Dion Mulvhill figures out what to do with the extra beer.
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Armando Oliveira and Sue Pearsall
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Richard Kixmiller and Alan Ruben
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Sarah Gross deals with some final paperwork.
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Sarah Gross and Sid Howard
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Sarah Gross and Sid Howard
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Victor Osayi takes care of some more of the extra beer.
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Chris Solarz, Andrea Costella, Sid Howard and Kate Irvin
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Chris Solarz (with the last of the extra beer), Andrea Costella, Michael Rosenthal, Sid Howard and Kate Irvin
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Jesse Lansner and Sarah Rivlin
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Back down to the streets below where some went home to their warm beds while others went on to the after-party
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The After-Party - The Gaf
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Audrey Kingsley
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Jesse Lansner removes his hat after entering the bar.
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Kate Irvin enjoys the finest brew available at The Gaf
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Laura Ford and Chris Solarz are amazed at how much fun the after-party is!
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Andrea Costella
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Chris Solarz and Andrea Costella
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Chris Solarz, Andrea Costella and Michael Rosenthal
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Okay, guys, try being serious this time. Um, try again.
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Well, at least Andrea Costella managed it, but what about Chris Solarz?
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Oh, we give up.
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Dennis, John Roberts and Joe Tumbarello
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John Roberts and Jesse Lansner
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Joe Tumbarello wants us all to now that Glenn Carnes is da man!
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Chris Solarz tries on Jesse's hat.
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Chris Solarz and Andrea Haver
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Jesse Lansner
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John Roberts and Kate Irvin
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John Roberts and Kate Irvin
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Andrea Costella tries on the hat.
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Laura Ford and Andrea Costella
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Laura Ford and Andrea Costella
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Laura Ford takes a turn with the hat.
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Laura Ford, Andrea Costella and Chris Solarz
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Kate Irvin takes a picture of herself, Andrea Haver and John Roberts
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The picutre that Kate was taking
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