(Photos courtesy of Erik Goetze)
Andreas Nolte, Richie Borrero and Alan
Ruben in the start area
Alan Ruben passing over to Peter Allen
CPTC "A" team: Erik Goetze, Richie
Borrero, Ramon Bermo, Alan Ruben, Peter Allen
HISTORY LESSON
The Vermont City Marathon is a favorite race for
the Central Park Track Club folks. Why? Among other
things, Burlington (VT) is a beautiful city with friendly people.
Here is the historical record that Alan Ruben has kept since
1994 for our "A" men's teams.
1994-1995-1996
Leg (distance) |
1994 (3rd place) |
1995 (1st place) |
1996 (1st place) |
3.4 miles |
Tim Robinson 18:12 (5:21
min/mile) |
Alan Ruben 17:39 (5.12 min/mile) |
Jud Santos 18:45 (5:31 min/mile) |
6.4 miles |
Alan Ruben 34:55 (5:27 min/mile) |
Jud Santos 36:39 (5:44 min/mile) |
Rich Joseph 35:29 (5:33
min/mile) |
6.7 miles |
Casey Yamazaki 37:35 (5:37
min/mile) |
Peter Allen 37:20 (5:34
min/mile) |
Alan Ruben 36:23 (5:26 min/mile) |
4.1 miles |
Rich Joseph 21:47 (5:19
min/mile) |
Rich Joseph 22:15 (5:26
min/mile) |
Geoff Buchan 22:21 (5:27
min/mile) |
5.6 miles |
Hank Berkowitz 30:27 (5:26
min/mile) |
Alan Ruben 30:53 (5:30 min/mile) |
Andreas Nolte 31:29 (5:37
min/mile) |
TOTAL |
2:27:57 (5:27 min/mile) |
2:24:48 (5:31 min/mile) |
2:24:27 (5:31 min/mile) |
1997-1998
Leg
(distance) |
1997
(5th place) |
1998
(4th place) |
3.45 miles |
Andreas Nolte
18:44 (5:26 min/mile) |
Craig Buckbee 20:45
(6:01 min/mile) |
6.3 miles |
Alan Ruben 36:02
(5:43 min/mile) |
Alan Ruben 34:49
(5:32 min/mile) |
6.75 miles |
Jud Santos 39:26
(5:51 min/mile) |
Stuart Calderwood
40:08 (5:57 min/mile) |
4.1 miles |
Michael Goldstein
23:48 (5:48 min/mile) |
Jud Santos 23:14
(5:40 min/mile) |
5.6 miles |
Michael
Garland 33:16 (5:55 min/mile) |
Ramon Bermo
31:00 (5:31 min/mile) |
TOTAL |
2:31:16
(5:46 min/mile) |
2:29:56
(5:43 min/mile) |
1999
Leg (distance) |
1999
(2nd place) |
3.35 miles |
Craig Chilton 18:13 (5:26
min/mile) |
7.15 miles |
Stuart Calderwood 40:15
(5:38 min/mile) |
5. 7 miles |
Alan Ruben 32:31 (5:42 min/mile) |
4.4 miles |
Ramon Bermo 24:06 (5:29
min/mile) |
5.6 miles |
Peter Allen 31:22 (5:35
min/mile) |
Total |
2:26:27 (5:35 min/mile)
|
2000
Leg (distance) |
2000 (3rd place) |
3.35 miles |
Ramon Bermo 18:07 (5:25
min/mile) |
5.25 miles |
Peter Allen 28:53 (5:30
min/mile) |
6.55 miles |
Alan Ruben 37:10 (5:41 min/mile) |
5.45 miles |
Erik Goetze 30:34 (5:37
min/mile) |
5.6 miles |
Richie Borrero 30:42 (5:28
min/mile) |
Total |
2:25:26 (5:33 min/mile)
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What these statistics don't tell are
the many exciting human stories --- thus, the 2000 race was memorable
for the last leg in which Richie Borrero held off two would-be
pursuers.
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