2001 Club Championships

Alan Ruben

PRE-RACE

Photo 001: The Rasulo family takes care of personal business.
Photo 002: The other competition: which triathlete has the thickest thighs? Ross Galitsky or Ramon Bermo?
Photo 003: Decisions, decisions, decisions. Ramon Bermo has to decide if he is going to wear thick or thin socks.
Photo 004: The Europeans: Graeme Reid and Suso Montero.
Photo 005: David Smith to Zeb Nelessen: "Alright, Zeb, you can tell me what you did to yourself ..."
Photo 006: Alston Brown: "I asked the coach to attach the chip to my shoe, and now it's gone!"
Photo 007: Toby Tanser: "My new equipment sponsor is Mizuno."
Photo 008: The full starting line: everybody is looking left or right, except for Rob Zand who looks straight at his camera person.

MEN'S RACE (WEST 72nd STREET, 2 MILES)

Photo 011: The Central Park Track Club westside cheering squad: Mindy Solkin, Devon and John Sargent
Photo 012: Suso Montero
Photo 013: Adam Newman
Photo 014: Jerome O'Shaughnessy

MEN'S RACE (EAST 72nd STREET, 3.5 MILES)

Photo 059: Toby Tanser
Photo 060: Rob Zand
Photo 061: Richie Borrero
Photo 062: Peter Allen (spectator Kiet Vo)
Photo 063: Bill Haskins
Photo 064: Alston Brown
Photo 065: Stuart Calderwood
Photo 066: Dave Howard
Photo 067: James Siegel, Victor Osayi and Noel Comess
Photo 068: Rashid Azim (SRS) and Jeff Wilson
Photo 069: Vincent Trinquesse and Fasil Yilma
Photo 070: Zeb Nelessen
Photo 071: Rainer Kunst and Paul Sinclair
Photo 072: Sid Howard

MEN'S RACE (4.7 MILES)

Photo 081: This is the winning margin for Paul Mwangi (WTC), finish time 23:51 (4:46 min/mile)
Photo 082: Toby Tanser
Photo 083: Rob Zand
Photo 084: Alan Ruben and Erik Goetze
Photo 085: Isaya Okwiya
Photo 086: Josh Feldman, Richie Borrero and Michael Rumer
Photo 087: Alston Brown
Photo 088: Dave Howard said, "I tried to smile when I passed you this time, so this should not be my usual death look."
Photo 089: Olivier Baillet, James Siegel, Noel Comess and Ramon Bermo ("This was my PW!")
Photo 090: Victor Osayi and Olivier Baillet
Photo 091: Graeme Reid
Photo 092: Jeff Wilson, Rick Piccirillo and Ross Galitsky
Photo 093: Patrick Cowden, Vincent Trinquesse
Photo 094: Blair Boyer
Photo 095: Phil Vasquez, Doug Kabbash
Photo 096: Jerome O'Shaughnessy
Photo 097: Fred Trilli
Photo 098: David Pullman
Photo 099: Carlos Stafford
Photo 100: Frank Schneiger
Photo 101: Michael Rosenthal

WOMEN'S RACE (WEST 72nd STREET, 2 MILES)

Photo 111: Margaret Angell
Photo 113: Jill Johnson and Shelley Farmer
Photo 114: Stacy Creamer and Celine Perrot-Johnson (WS)
Photo 115: Shula Sarner

WOMEN'S RACE (CAT HILL, 3.8 MILES)

Photo 131: Margaret Angell, seventh place overall and completely on her own here
Photo 132: Shelley Farmer and Michelle Bleakley (GNY)
Photo 133: Stacy Creamer and Diane Kenna. After this photo was taken, Diane leaned over to Stacy and said, "At least I got my picture taken."
Photo 134: Eve Bois
Photo 135: Mary Messite
Photo 136: Kellie Quinones
Photo 137: Ana Echeverri
Photo 138: Irene Jackson-Schon
Photo 139: Carol Tyler

WOMEN'S RACE (4.7 MILES)

Photo 151: Margaret Angell
Photo 152: Stacy Creamer
Photo 153: Jill Johnson
Photo 154: Audrey Kingsley and Shula Sarner. Three teams (CPTC, WSX and WTC) were tied for fifth place in total points, and CPTC was awarded fifth place because our fifth runner Shula Sarner was in 44th place and ahead of the fifth runners on the other two teams. To get there, Shula had to pass three more runners (one WSX runner in 45th place, one WTC runner in 47th place and also got a little help from Khalid Khannouchi's wife Sandra in 46th place).
Photo 155: Lauren Eckhart
Photo 156: Eve Bois
Photo 157: Ana Echeverri
Photo 158: Diane Lebowitz
Photo 159: Sarah Gross
Photo 160: Rhonda Allen

POST-RACE

Photo 171: Isaya Okwiya and Bola Awofeso
Photo 172: Sammy Ruben in complaint mode
Photo 173: Aubin Sullivan was not in the race today, but she was seen earlier walking around wearing a back brace. She recounted this story: "Some guy came over to me in Union Square and said, 'Oh, that brace is so cool! How do you get one of those?' and I said, 'It's easy. All you need is a broken back. The insurance will cover the cost too!' That shut him up good." By the way, back braces or not, Aubin swam for her relay team at last week's NYC Triathlon on zero training, leaving her teammates (especially Craig Chilton) in awe.
Photo 174: These are the two remaining members of our famous 'Nurses' enclave: Ana Echeverri and Julie Denney. When two midwives get together, what do you think they talk about? Baby talk?
Photo 175: We know that we are gathered for the team photo and that this is a photo, but this is not a team photo. One of the two principals: "I really looked like as if I didn't want to be there (note: Boston Marathon)."
Photo 176: The Golden boys Olivier Baillet and Zeb Nelessen in Central Park (not Malibu)
Photo 177: Lovely child of Scott Willett and Julie Denney. What is the boy's name? ... Well, well, well ... you're gonna have to ask them yourself ...

TEAM PHOTO SESSION

Since there are many people in this photo, we are going to publish multiple shots. Bola Awofeso said, "I don't think anyone will be able to name all these people" Yes, that's true, because we absolutely have no idea who was that very tall person in the back who draped an orange jacket over his head ...

THE RESERVOIR DOGS

Photo 191: Our team photos would not have been possible without the assistance of a TRD runner, Rie Yahata. So we return the favor by taking a team photo for them. The Reservoir Dogs is coached by none other than Toby Tanser.
Photo 192: Actually, they don't need our help because they have their own team photograher, but we will also take a photo of their team photographer taking their team photo. Now ... the big question must be: Is there someone behind us taking photos of us taking photos?
Photo 193: One extra shot of the team photographer taking the team photo with the team banner.