2001 Peter McArdle XC 15K

Kevin Arlyck

PRE-RACE

  • Photo 101Liam Kinsella (NYH) and Toby Tanser
  • Photo 102Audrey Kingsley: "I am here to protect my google rating.  I am currently holding third place behind Stacy Creamer and Alan Ruben, but Stuart Calderwood is coming on strong.  By the way, Paul Sinclair was supposed to come with me, but he ditched me!"  The above statements are speculations, but the truth is this --- she went up there to cheer her teammates, and she did a good job too!
  • Photo 103Fred Trilli and Bola Awofeso --- guess what?  The race is going to be delayed by half an hour because there is some cash still standing on line (note: cash = latecomers).
  • Photo 104Roger Liberman brings his two sons
  • Photo 105:  Two men in black, one of whom (John Marron) is a frequent photo subject (see example)
  • Photo 106:  This Frenchman wondered: "I have been told that I am the most frequently photographed non-member on the Central Park Track Club website.  I wonder why ..."
  • Photo 107:  The world's number one baby sitter Stacy Creamer with Jesus Montero's daughter.  For this piece of public service, Stacy more than deserves to retain her google rating leadership.
  • Photo 109Toby Tanser at the front of the starting line-up
  • Photo 110:  The mass start ...

ENTERING THE FRONT HILL (FIRST LAP)

  • Photo 111Toby Tanser trails Jorge Real (WSX)
  • Photo 112Erik Goetze is running off the path at this instant, because he was bumped off the trail by a big elbow from the Frenchman.  While it is true that we constantly remind our runners to look out for the Frenchman when we run, this is the reason that he is photographed so often.
  • Photo 113Alan Ruben, Stuart Calderwood and Craig Chilton in a row
  • Photo 114Alston Brown and Stephen Marsalese (NYH), with Kevin Arlyck behind
  • Photo 115Kevin Arlyck
  • Photo 116Dave Howard
  • Photo 117Jesus Montero
  • Photo 118G'mo Rojas, with Sid Howard behind and next to female winner Kari Proffitt (MCNY)
  • Photo 119Derek O'Connor
  • Photo 120Kent Freeman
  • Photo 121Mary V. Rosado
  • Photo 122Michael Rosenthal
  • Photo 123Irene Jackson-Schon
  • Photo 124Lynn Blackstone

END OF FLATS (SECOND LAP)

  • Photo 131Toby Tanser --- this is why people love cross-country races --- you flow like the wind over the soft grassy flats
  • Photo 132Toby Tanser --- oops, we should also mention that cross-country races can hurt!
  • Photo 133Josh Feldman
  • Photo 134Erik Goetze, right behind the inevitable John Marron (NYH)
  • Photo 135Tom Phillips
  • Photo 136Kevin Arlyck
  • Photo 137Alston Brown, followed by Stuart Calderwood
  • Photo 138Craig Chilton
  • Photo 139Dave Howard, followed by Kevan Huston
  • Photo 140Jesus Montero
  • Photo 141G'mo Rojas
  • Photo 142Theodore Peterson (NYH) is the loudest complainant: "Why don't you take a photo of me?"  Well, it's nothing against the fact that he is a man in black.  The appropriate answer is: "If you can talk like that, you mustn't be running hard enough."
  • Photo 143:  When Herbie Medina (MILL) ran by with Derek O'Connor, he said, "I've gotten to know this man.  He is a good person ..."  Well, shut up and keep running already!!!
  • Photo 144Kent Freeman
  • Photo 145Mary Messite dropped out of the Philadelphia Marathon at mile 15, and came back today to finish third overall.
  • Photo 146Fred Trilli
  • Photo 147Michael Rosenthal
  • Photo 148Robin Roberts and Frank Schneiger about to ascend the steep hill just before the bridge.  When Robin looked up to see our photographer perched up there, she began to curse ...
  • Photo 149Margaret Nolan has this wonderful suggestion, "I live right next to Van Cortlandt Park.  Next year, I'll invite everyone back to my place for post-race celebrations."

STEEP HILL JUST BEFORE THE BRIDGE (THIRD LOOP)

  • Photo 150Josh Feldman and Toby Tanser
  • Photo 151Tom Phillips
  • Photo 152Stephen Marsalese (NYH)  and Jim Stemm (WS)
  • Photo 153Erik Goetze followed by Kevin Arlyck
  • Photo 154Alan Ruben, Craig Chilton, Alston Brown, Stuart Calderwood
  • Photo 155Stuart Calderwood (technical note: there is an advantage in being slightly behind because you can get your photo taken twice)
  • Photo 156Kevan Huston
  • Photo 157Dave Howard
  • Photo 158G'mo Rojas.  Let us guess --- the reason that he wears a cap is that he does not want to see how steep the hills are ...
  • Photo 159Jesus Montero
  • Photo 160Sid Howard

BACK HILLS, FIRST HILL ON THE RIGHT (photo credit: Bola Awofeso)

  • Photo 001Toby Tanser
  • Photo 002Erik Goetze, with Stéphane Bois (WS), Jim Stemm (WS) and Jerry Macari (UATH)
  • Photo 003Stuart Calderwood, Stephen Marsalese (NYH) and Alston Brown
  • Photo 004Jesus Montero in the middle of a pack
  • Photo 005G'mo Rojas and new member Bob Schulz
  • Photo 006Sid Howard
  • Photo 007Derek O'Connor
  • Photo 008Kent Freeman
  • Photo 009Mary Messite
  • Photo 010Irene Jackson-Schon, Fred Trilli, Dion Mulvihill
  • Photo 011Mary Rosado
  • Photo 012Brian Barry and Frank Schneiger.  Brian is the only person who won cash today, with special thanks to Toby Tanser.
  • Photo 013Margaret Nolan

BACK HILLS, FIRST HILL ON THE RIGHT AGAIN (photo credit: Bola Awofeso)

BACK HILLS, RIGHT BEFORE CROSSING THE BRIDGE (photo credit: Bola Awofeso)

  • Photo 041Toby Tanser
  • Photo 042Tom Phillips
  • Photo 043Kevin Arlyck
  • Photo 044Erik Goetze
  • Photo 045Craig Chilton, Stuart Calderwood, Alan Ruben --- three pairs of tired marathon legs and three heads thinking "What I am doing here so soon after a marathon?"  Answer: There are team scoring points to gather ...
  • Photo 046Alston Brown
  • Photo 047Kevan Huston

ENTRANCE TO THE FLATS (THIRD LOOP)

  • Photo 171Josh Feldman
  • Photo 061:  Coming down the last hill, Stuart Calderwood, Craig Chilton and the consummate downhill runner Alan Ruben
  • Photo 062:  Alan was circumspect about this race: "Well, you probably have a lot of photos of me in distress today.  But you don't have any photos of me dropping out of a race."  Has he ever done that?  Yes, that would be during the Knickerbocker 60K in which he was leading up to the last lap before he had to abandon the race.  What happened?  He got 'a bit cold' after running 32 miles in singlet and shorts in a driving ice storm.
  • Photo 063Alston Brown
  • Photo 064Kevan Huston
  • Photo 065G'mo Rojas runs shoulder to shoulder with another competitor with 600m to go.  Based upon career statistics, we would have picked G'mo, who has a 800m PR of 1:54.  Unfortunately, that was several years ago and many missed track workouts ago, so he got buried today.
  • Photo 172G'mo Rojas
  • Photo 066Jesus Montero
  • Photo 067Sid Howard
  • Photo 068Sid Howard
  • Photo 069Peter Smith
  • Photo 070Derek O'Connor
  • Photo 071Kent Freeman and Bob Schulz
  • Photo 072Mary Messite
  • Photo 073:  Our brand new teammate Sue Pearsall.  In view of the mass influx of new members in recent months (e.g. 17 were accepted last month), Craig Chilton suggests: "Maybe we should post the photos of new members on the website."
  • Photo 074Dion Mulvihill
  • Photo 075Mary V. Rosado
  • Photo 076Peter Smith: "I am Spiderman undercover ..."
  • Photo 077Josh Feldman shows his third-place finisher's medal.
  • Photo 078Stuart Calderwood to Kevan Huston: "I'm afraid your medal is for women ..."  There was a major foul-up because the men were handed the women's medals ...
  • Photo 079:  Here is the real reason why the Frenchman gets photographed so often, and it is not because he eats carrot cake ...
  • Photo 080Bola Awofeso enjoys his birthday cake present from Eve Bois, who says, "I always keep a birthday cake handy in my backpack.  You never know whose birthday it might be ..."  Are you impressed or not?
  • Photo 081:  This photo was taken during the return trip to downtown Manhattan.  Brian Barry wants to know, "Why are you taking a photo here?  What is there?  I don't see anything?  Is there a building?  Is there a pretty girl?  I don't see anything."
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