Note: All race results are posted in reverse chronological order of the race dates, not in the order of receipt. Therefore, some newly arrived information may be inserted in the middle of the page. Furthermore, additional comments and notes are inserted frequently. So browse carefully!

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RUN FOR THEIR LIVES 8K, Bethpage State Park, LI, NY (October 28, 2001)

Brian Barry, 40:51, 111st overall, 13th M40-44

HYDE PARK TRAIL RUN 4.3 MILES, FDR Estate, Hyde Park, NY (October 28, 2001)

Kevin Arlyck, 25:36, 6th overall, 4th M20-29

MAYOR'S CUP, Franklin Park, Boston, MA (October 28, 2001)

MEN'S 8K
Josh Feldman, 26:11 (5:18 min/mile), 111th overall, 108th M39 and under
Bill Haskins, 27:48 (5:38 min/mile), 189th overall, 179th M39 and under

WOMEN'S 5K
Robin Roberts, 23:23 (7:30 min/mile), 130th overall, 7th F40-49

NOT QUITE THE NYC MARATHON 5K, Central Park, NYC (October 28, 2001)

MEN, 3rd place open team

WOMEN, 3rd place open team

22nd ALL JAPAN MASTERS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP HALF MARATHON, Tokyo, Japan (October 26, 2001)

From Charles Allard Jr:

This weekend, I ran the 22th All Japan Masters Athletic Championship 1/2 marathon. (Yes, they call it the 22th). A little less grand than it sounds, about 400 runners ran the half marathon, with three being over 75 years old. That you can get three over 75s ( in a country that sent a big portion of its young men to death 60 years ago) to run a half marathon is indeed a show of the depth of marathon running in Japan.  Unfortunately it poured rain the whole day. Although running along a riverside is nice in the sunshine, it tends to collect water when it rains so that there several serious puddles to run through. I quickly remembered that socks become rather troublesome once they are full of water. I managed to eke out a 1:21:13 for 3rd place in my category and 20th overall. The winner finished in 1:11:17 to give you sense of the overall pace. One wonderful aspect of running in Japan is the emphasis on ceremony so even a 3rd place warrants a medal and a nice certificate presented by the local mayor.

SERPENTINE RUNNING CLUB LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5K, London, UK (October 26, 2001)

Paul Stuart-Smith, 16:22, 1st overall

PARAMUS 5K RUN, Paramus, NJ (October 21, 2001)

Rob Zand, 15:46 PR (5:04 min/mile), 3rd overall, 1st M30-34

• Technical note: 4:47 at first mile!

BILLY GOAT 5K TRAIN RUN, James Baird State Park, LaGrange, NY (October 21, 2001)

Kevin Arlyck, 18:16, 3rd overall, 2nd M20-29

THIRD ANNUAL EASTCHESTER 5K RUN, Eastchester, NY (October 21, 2001)

Tom Phillips, 16:30, 3rd place overall

• Technical note #1:  Tom's age was greater than the sum of the ages of the first two finishers
• Technical note #2:  More cops directing traffic than runners in the race ...

GREAT PUMPKIN CLASSIC (4 MILES), Trumbull, CT (October 21, 2001)

Hank Berkowitz, 23:18 (5:50 min/mile), 32nd overall, 19th M30-39
Terri Sonenclar, 27:39 (6:55 min/mile), 100th overall, 7th F40-44
Eve Bois, 29:56 (7:29 min/mile), 159th overall, 12th F30-39

RACING TO SAVE LIVES 5K, Washtington, DC (October 20, 2001)

Brian Farley, 17:53 (5:46 min/mile), 8th overall 3rd M20-29

SHELTER ISLAND 5K, Shelter Island, NY (October 20, 2001)

Brian Barry, 22:56 (7:23 min/mile), 43rd overall, 6th M40-44

DOVER RENAISSANCE 5K RUN, Randolph, NJ (October 20, 2001)

Candace Strobach, 20:02 (6:27 min/mile), 3rd overall, 2nd F40-49

NEWARK CORPORATE LUNCHTIME 5K, Newark, NJ (October 17, 2001)

Rich Piccirillo, 18:27 (5:56 min/mile), 5th overall, 3rd M30-39
Laurie Jones, 20:13 (6:30 min/mile), 3rd overall, 2nd F30-39

"TOBY TAKES TUNEUP IN STRIDE" 

From Eddie Coyle (New York Daily News, October 16, 2001)

Toby Tanser, 32, won Sunday's 18-mile marathon tuneup in Central Park in 1:37:52. Srba Nicolic, 34, was runnerup in 1:38:52.  

Tanser led all the way. "I pretty much ran as I felt until 16 miles, when I slowed a bit due to a stomach cramp," he said. "Then I just ran to finish. It was likely dehydration. I didn't drink any water."

Tanser is looking forward to the New York City Marathon after participating in a string of Central Park races.

"These races are great, I'm glad they put on so many of them," said Tanser, who runs about 90 miles a week. He'll be making his NYC debut on Nov. 4. His best marathon came in Brazil (2:16:07).

This story came as a mystery to us.  Upon information and belief, 33-year-old Toby Tanser ran the Kurt Steiner XC 5K on Sunday and there was no 18 miler scheduled in the park that morning.  Toby is a late entry in the New York City Marathon on November 4th, but this will be his second year (and not a debut) in this race.  After some investigation, we found these race results for the 18-mile Marathon Tune-Up race in Central Park:

Toby Tanser, 32 years old, 1:37:20 (5:24 min/mile), 1st place overall
Srba Nikolic, 34 years old, 1:38:52 (5:29 min/mile), 2nd place overall

The problem was that this race took place on August 27, 2000, for which Eddie Coyle wrote in the New York Daily News on August 29, 2000.

"TANSER SHARP IN DRY RUN"

Toby Tanser, 32, won Sunday's 18-mile Marathon Tuneup by 200 yards in 1:37:52. Srba Nicolic, 34, was runnerup in 1:38:52. Alexa Babakhanian, 33, was runaway first woman in 2:01:33. Kathleen Coughlin, 32, followed in 2:04:28.

Tanser, who led all the way, said: "I pretty much ran as I felt until 16 miles when I slowed a bit due to a stomach cramp. Then I just ran to finish. It was likely dehydration. I didn't drink any water."

Tanser's still enthusiastic after another in a string of Central Park races. "These races are great," he said. "I'm glad they put on so many of them."

He eyes the Nov. 5 five-borough marathon, which will be his NYC debut. His best: 2:16:07 at Brazil.

"I went out conservatively, third or fourth at a 6:30 pace," said Babakhanian, who didn't want to tire early on over the tough hills. She nailed the women's leaders at 11 miles and pulled away. Her best marathon: 2:49 at Grandma's in Duluth, where she qualified for 2000 Olympic trials. She's set on making 2004 trials her next goal.

Tanser and Babakhanian train mostly on Central Park's hills. Tanser even uses the 18-mile tuneup course for long runs. Both now plan to use short races as speed workouts for NYC.

We do not know the answer to the question, "Why?"

KURT STEINER XC 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (October 14, 2001)

MEN, 2nd open team

WOMEN, 2nd open team

SEASIDE HALF MARATHON, Seaside Park, NJ (October 14, 2001)

Monica Bonamego, 1:38:24, 5th overall female 

LIRRC 30K MARATHON TUNE-UP, East Meadow, LI, NY (October 14, 2001)

Colin Frew, 2:09:19 (7:11 min/mile), 3rd overall, 1st M35-39
Paul Sinclair, 2:15:22 (7:15 min/mile), 6th overall, 1st M25-29
Arthur Cooke, 2:17:04 (7:21 min/mile), 7th overall, 2nd M35-39
Wen-Kang Chang, 2:22:16 (7:54 min/mile), 12th overall, 2nd M30-34

Technical note:  Our original race result listing missed Colin Frew, drawing these barbs ...

• Colin Frew:  LIRRC Look at 4th place! That surveillance is surely getting old.  Certainly not a PR or anything near it.............

• Craig Chilton: I  can't believe you missed the esteemed Colin Frew (4th overall!) in the LIRRC 30K Marathon Tune-Up results ... you must not have your web sniffer tuned in to alumni members.  P.S.  And this is not the first time that you missed a race result --- you never published Michael Rymer's race in Colorado.

• Stuart Calderwood: Did you notice the name of the fourth finisher overall in the Long Island 30K? I guess it's just a coincidence...but the age and time are about right. Has our country's security been breached?  Concerned, SC

• Paul Sinclair:  I did not see anyone from Central Park Track Club in this race, but I did talk to someone from London who finished ahead of me ... 

CARLOS NEGRON MEMORIAL 5K, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ (October 14, 2001)

James Siegel, 17:35 (5:40 min/mile), 3rd place overall
Jim Olson, 20:31 (6:37 min/mile), 17th overall, 1st M60+

B.A.A. HALF MARATHON, Boston, MA (October 14, 2001)

Michael Rymer, 1:15:01 (5:44 min/mile), 8th overall, 4th M20-29
Adam Newman, 1:22:24 (6:18 min/mile), 36th overall, 10th M40-49

RUN FOR THE CHILDREN, Elizabeth, NJ (October 14, 2001)

Rob Zand, 26:02 (5:12 min/mile), 3rd overall, 1st M30-39

RUN FOR ACTION AGAINST HUNGER 5K, Hackensack, NJ (October 14, 2001)

Alan Kipust, 22:27 (7:14 min/mile), 73rd place

GREATER HARTFORD HALF MARATHON, Hartford, CT (October 13, 2001)

Mary Messite, 1:38:31 (7:31 min/mile), 195th overall, 10th F35-39

GREATER HARTFORD MARATHON, Hartford, CT (October 13, 2001)

Jiyon Lee, 3:50:29 (8:44 min/mile), 445th overall, 18th F30-34

TERRY FOX RUN, Central Park, NYC (October 13, 2001)

Toby Tanser, 15:22 (4:57 min/mile), 1st place overall

Note:  Terry Fox is one of the most famous Canadian runners, perhaps not as famous as Donovan Bailey but definitely not as infamous as Ben Johnson.  Still, where were all our own canuck runners/triathletes today?

GREATER HARTFORD MARATHON, Hartford, CT (October 13, 2001)

Roger Liberman, 3:28:31 (7:58 min/mile), 200th overall, 36th M40-44

MASONIC RUN FOR LOVE, HOPE & CHARITY, Stratford, CT (October 13, 2001)

Terri Sonenclar, 34:10 (6:50 min/mile), 2nd overall female, 1st F40-49

FRED LEBOW XC 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (October 7, 2001)

WOMAN

MEN

CHILDREN'S COUNTRY HEALTH ROAD RACE, Tokyo, Japan (October 7, 2001)

From Charles Allard Jr: "Funny you should have as your caption under a picture of Coach, an admonition to be careful on the down hills. I didn't and am hurting right now. I ran in the Kodomo no Kuni Kenko Marason (Children's Country Healthy Road Race), a series of events from a full marathon to a one mile children's run. All are run on multiples of a 4.1 kilometer undulating loop. I ran the two loop course and booked the downhills. It felt so good at the time to actually be fast, even if it was gravity induced but I hurt now.  I finished the 8.2k in a pretty good 30:30 considering it was pouring rain the entire time. Also, I was egged on by the runner in front who finished just before me in first place. He had the annoying habit of looking back about every 500 meters. Was he mocking me? Maybe one of the front runners like Toby can tell."

USATF-NJ WOMEN'S 5K XC CHAMPIONSHIP, Readington, NJ (October 7, 2001)

Candace Strobach, 20:50 (6:42 min/mile), 18th overall, 3rd F40-44

GRETA'S GREAT GALLOP / NORWAY RUN 5K, Central Park, NYC (October 7, 2001)

PHOTO ALBUM

WOMEN'S HALF MARATHON, 3rd place team

MEN'S HALF MARATHON, 2nd place team

NORWAY RUN 5K

Kim Mannen, 21:07, 3rd place overall

CHICAGO MARATHON, Chicago, IL (October 7, 2001)

• Note:  All our runners set personal bests today
• Note:  Central Park Track Club members were cheered on the course by honorary member-at-large Patrick McPhillips, who even ran a while with Noel Comess and Patrick Cowden.  As proof, the panting words of good cheer from Patrick Cowden on Patrick McPhillips' cellular phone are immortalized on the answering machine of Stuart Calderwood/Stacy Creamer ...

REGENTS PARK 10K, London, UK (October 7, 2001)

Paul Stuart-Smith, 35:36, 4th place overall

10th ANNUAL VAN METER 5 MILER, Ashburn, VA

Brian Farley, 30:06 (6:04 min/mile), 6th overall, 2nd M20-29

CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION: YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE GUTS 5K,  Philadelphia, PA (October 6, 2001)

Paul Sinclair, 19:58 (6:26 min/ile), 22nd overall, 7th M20-29

PROSPECT PARK 10K, Prospect Park, Brooklyn (October 6)

From Kevin Arlyck:

James Siegel and I ran the Prospect Park 10k on Saturday.  Rob Zand joined us at the last minute, having just run over from Manhattan and looking for a marathon-pace tempo run before running back home.  Somewhat rainy and windy, but pretty decent conditions overall.  James finished in 35:56(PR), 11th overall, and I finished in 35:12(PR), 8th overall, thanks to Rob.  He picked me up at mile 4 and paced me to the finish. After the race we ran into Jesse Lansner, who had run also. But the best part was THE HARDWARE! James and Jesse each snagged 3rd place in their age group, and I placed first.  James was astounded by the size of our Brooklyn trophies, and may be tempted to return for more. The only downside was that since Rob did not officially enter, no team hardware for the orange.  Next time ...

IRONMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Kona Hawaii (October 6, 2001)

Olivier Baillet, 10:50:09, swim 1:04:08, T1 4:09, bike 5:59:12, T2 1:50, run 3:40:49
Ross Galitsky, 11:48:06, swim 1:04:10, T1 5:49, bike 6:19:52, T2 3:49, run 4:14:24