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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TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE 10K, Orangeburg, NY (3/29/98)

Tyronne Culpepper wrote us: "Well, I'd like to say this was a tempo run too, but I must say it was no picnic. It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday morning & here I was, running a 10K course with long rolling hills that makes Van Cortlandt Park seem easy. There were a few hundred runners & I actually placed 4th in my age group (30th overall) with a time of 39:52 & I earned my first ever individual award. I must say, even though it wasn't in Central Park, I was happy to finally get one."

RUN FOR THE RAINFOREST 5K, Central Park, NYC (3/29/98)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN (1st Place Open Team)

• Rick Shaver was spotted in the race, with a finish time of about 25 minutes. This would have been his personal worst by about 6 minutes. What was his excuse? His kid. This is a new one, because we thought that genetic factors are inherited downwards, not upwards.

WOMEN (1st Place Open Team)

Jud Santos sent in a special report: "The 5K today was again on the hilliest and slowest course the NYRRC could have possibly laid out - 5 uphills, 1 U-turn, a hot day... (Last July I ran it in 17:54, but this time I got it right - or less wrong - and ran 16:59.) And I just wanted to note that the day before, AUBIN, RAMON and I (and ROSS and AUDREY) all went for a 14-miler (all hills, as WE ARE MEN!) up in that forest in Tarrytown. We also all did the Thursday night workout (Ramon only did part of it, which clearly explains why he beat me today). So much for prudence...

I also want to take extra credit for helping the men's team win. The first draft of the results showed us in 2nd, but CARMINE PETRACCA and I weren't listed as CPTC members. So I approached the officials, who then pulled out our application forms and said, "Well, you didn't write down your team affiliation." I looked at it for a second, noticed they were actually right, but then noticed, "But there isn't any space for it!" Indeed, one of the two versions of the application form mailed out didn't have a space for team listing, and this version is what Carmine and I had. Touché! So they fixed the mistake and we won.

Also note that 5th man JEFF KISSELOFF, who finished in 18:26, was again not listed as a CPTC member. Either he must have had the same problem as Carmine and me, or the NYRRC really hates him. But, sorry, Jeff, I didn't notice it until it was too late, although we won anyway. The "official" honor of being 5th man went to new member CARSTEN STRANDLOD, who ran 19:14 (probably a PR). Also note that the name listed for the 4th man is SCOTT WILLETT, although he vehemently denied that he would do such a thing as run."

The Parkway Hospital Foundation Run, Forest Hills, NY (3/29/98)

1998 USA National Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (3/27/98 - 3/29/98)

Women 60m, Louise Clark, 8.55, 5th place W40

Women 60m HH, Charlene Landrum, 9.58, 1st W30

Women 200m, Charlene Landrum, 26.44, 2nd place W30
Women 200m, Renee Sterrett, 27.37, 1st place W35
Women 200m, Louise Clark, 27.88, 3rd place W40
Women 200m, Denise Whitaker, 30.36, 6th place W40

Women 400m, Denise Whitaker, 66.08, 4th place W40
Women 400m, Louise Clark, 67.36, 6th place W40
Women 400m, Mary Rosado, DQ
Women 400m, Sylvie Kimche, 1:13.16, 2nd place W50
Women 400m, Skipper Clark, 1:14.89, 3rd place W50

Women 800m, Mary Rosado, 2:48.34, 1st place W45
Women 800m, Sylvie Kimché, 2:45.20, 2nd place W50

Women Mile, Mary Rosado, 6:04.76, 3rd place W45
Women Mile, Sylvie Kimche, 6:00.63, 1st place W50

Women Long Jump, Edna Crawley, 4.10m (13'05.50), 2nd place W35

Women Triple Jump, Edna Crawley, 7.76m (25'05.50 ), 2nd place W35

Women High Jump, Edna Crawley, 1.30m (4'03.25), 1st place W35
Women High Jump, Skipper Clark, 1.30m (4'03.25), 1st place W50

Women Shot Put, Skipper Clark, 9.03m, 2nd place W50

Women 4x400m, Central Park Track Club 30-39 (Renee Sterrett, Lintz Rivera, Charlene Landrum, Edna Crawley), 4:07.21, 1st place

Men 60m, Mitchell Lovett, 6.98, 1st place M35
Men 60m, Ed Gonera, 7.35, 2nd place M45
Men 60m, Ron Johnson, 7.64, 4th place M50
Men 60m, Dewe Overby, 7.83 (preliminary heat)
Men 60m, James Ottaway, 9.35 (preliminary heat)

Men 60m HH, Jesse Brewer, 10.26, 5th place M50

Men 200m, Mitchell Lovett, 22.04, 1st place M35
Men 200m, Archie Glaspy, 23.92, 3rd place M40
Men 200m, Keith Royster, DQ
Men 200m, Ed Gonera, 23.66, 2nd place M45
Men 200m, Frank Schiro, DQ (lane violation!)
Men 200m, Ron Johnson, 24.82 (preliminary heat); FS in final

Men 400m, Mitchell Lovett, 48.58, 1st place M35
Men 400m, Ray Blackwell, 49.47, 2nd place M35
Men 400m, Sal Allah, 51.64, 4th place M35
Men 400m, Clement Easton, 53.01, 3rd place M40
Men 400m, Keith Royster, 55.61, 8th place M40
Men 400m, Jesse Norman, 52.81, 1st place M45
Men 400m, Ed Gonera, 52.84, 2nd place M45
Men 400m, Francis Schiro, 53.66, 3rd place M45
Men 400m, Alex Constantinou, 55.48, 7th place M45
Men 400m, Lester Wright, 1:00.77, M45
Men 400m, Jess Brewer, 57.72, 5h place M50

Men 800m, Rich Joseph, 2:02.21, 5th place M30
Men 800m, Sal Allah, 1:59.26, 1st place M35
Men 800m, Ray Blackwell, 2:01.65, 3rd place M35
Men 800m, L.A. Glazer, 2:04.54, 5th place M35
Men 800m, Thomas Hartshorne, 2:03.52, 5th place M40
Men 800m, Rich Stewart, 2:15.57, 16th place M40
Men 800m, Joseph Gonzalez, 2:17.30, 18th place M40
Men 800m, Duane Green, 2:06.27, 3rd place M45
Men 800m, Rob Jackson, 2:12.50, 10th place M45
Men 800m, Jesse Norman, DNF M45
Men 800m, Victor Diaz, 2:19.58, 6th M50
Men 800m, Jim Aneshansley, 2:31.58, 6th place M60

Men Mile, Victor Diaz, 5:14.43, 8th place M50
Men Mile, Sid Howard, 5:14.07, 2nd place M55
Men Mile, Jim Aneshansley, 5:43.93, 5th place M60

Men 4x400m, CPTC Central Park Track Club 30-39, 3:23.13, 1st place
Men 4x400m, CPTC "C" Central Park Track Club 40-49, 3:35.06, 2nd place
Men 4x400m, CPTC "B" Central Park Track Club 50-59, 3:53.81, 1st place

Men 4x800m, Central Park Track Club 50-59, 9:35.07, 1st place

Larry Glazer wrote: "I will say that my head was in the race and I was able to focus. I intended to run 2:05. I told Howard when I saw him yesterday morning that I was going to run 2:05. He said I was ready. I actually finished up at 2:04.54 and took off another 2+ seconds from the Eastern Regional. I got nudged out of 4th place in the last 5 meters, thus finishing 5th overall. I am still on a high. I found out on that Frank Shiro had run 53+ for 400 meters on Saturday. As we were checking in for the 800m, I told Jim Aneshansley that I would love to feel what Frank must be feeling right now... and I think I achieved that!!!

Duane Green took a bronze, in what had to be one of the more perfect races. Duane is just such a smart runner. He always knows when to go and how not to waste the limited amount of gas left in the tanks."

LA SALLE BANKS SHAMROCK SHUFFLE 8K, Chicago, IL (3/22/98)

MEN

WOMAN

Connecticut 1998 USATF Indoor Track & Field Championship, Yale University, New Haven CT (3/22/98)

Men's 400m, Tom Hartshorne, 5th place, 55:20.
Men's 800m, Tom Hartshorne, 2nd place, 2:08.58

NEW YORK TRIATHLON CLUB WINTER BIATHLON, Central Park, New York City (March 22nd, 1998)

Our Global Surveillance System (TM) reported that Scott Willett finished second place overall. The fact that there were 7 inches of wet snow caused the race to be shortened to 2.5 miles of running (oops, I mean sloshing) and 6 miles of bike-riding (oops, I mean bike-sliding).

Shortly after the above note was published, Scott wrote back: "A Mr "I'm not a runner" was reportedly seen picking up a trophy in the Loeb Boat House on Sunday, 3/22. Since his appearance on the podium was immediately preceded by the "and in third place overall ... " dialogue, one might wonder what is wrong with your Global Surveillance System (TM). Perhaps it is not "all-seeing." Who is it that said it is hardest to see the full picture when you are in the frame?"

(Re-posted on 5/2/98) There was a great deal of misinformation on this race, perhaps because the principals did not want people to know about the fat tires (note: the race was divided into the fat tire and thin tire divisions) around their waists. For the record, here are the official results:

Fat Tire Division

#2. Scott Willett, 35:45
#3. Ross Galitsky, 38:20

LE SACRÉ DU PRINTEMPS 10 K, Central Park, New York City, NY (March 21st, 1998)

• This was a truly dismal morning --- heavy freezing rain driven by 40 mph winds. You would never find Jud Santos in these conditions. The race statistics showed that 1385 people checked in, but only 790 ran the race. Precisely because of these conditions, some people entered the race because this may the only chance that they will ever win anything. Except for age group winners Carol Tyler and Alan Ruben, our people found their dreams shattered because there were too many other like-minded people.
• The web camera guy had every intention to take some photos this morning, having been AWOL for a few weeks already. In fact, he recharged the camera battery the night before. But when he heard the raindrops pounding on his window that morning, he groaned and promptly went back to sleep. So much for that. You see, he had to protect his camera from the elements ...

WOMEN (1st Open Team)

MEN (3rd Open Team)

• Tyronne Culpepper, you are really cutting it close (1 second under 40:00)! We hope that you were not trying to tempt fate, because we got a few horror stories for you (such as Nathan Klejman's 20:00 5K (timed by himself at 19:53) --- yes, it gives me great pleasure to bring up that episode every opportunity that I get).
  Tyronne replies: "Well, Saturday was the second day of spring, but you couldn't tell by the race time weather. CPTC men & women placed 3rd & 1st respectively. I think everyone should have received a medal for just running it!! Before you get on my case about having another "off" race, I only ran for 3 reasons: a tempo run to prepare for my next race (Tappan Zee 10k next Sunday), just in case we needed a 5th scorer to place (and to add another medal to my trophy case), and lastly it's one of those MAC $$$ races (not that I'll win anything) & I'm trying to earn more points than last year. A few interesting notes: Our women claimed hardware in 4 different age groups (Alayne, Sarah, Irene, & Carol). Edwin (former partyman soon to be marriedman), after being sick Friday evening, claimed the 5th scorer spot (just ahead of me), what dedication!!"
• The husband-and-wife team of Alayne Adams-Tim Evans scored for us. That leaves us to ask: who was taking care of the kids?

XXI MARATHON CATALUNYA, Barcelona, Spain (March 15th, 1998)

Alan Ruben, 127th place overall, 2:50:34

Alan was quite reticent (more than his usual self) about his performance in this race. When asked if he ran this race, he was non-committal and only said, "... but I did run 26 miles."

Why the reticence? Check out Alan's annotated marathon pace chart. By his own account, he was obviously not trying. Had he gone slower than 2:52, "they didn't let people this slow run." And if he really took his time, then he would be ... Heaven forbid! ... a LOSER!

ST. PATRICK'S DAY 10K, FDR State Park, NY (March 15th, 1998)

POLICE-FIRE FIVE MILER, Central Park, NYC (March 14, 1998)

FEMALE

MALE

(Note: In the originally listings, the NYRRC transposed NYPD and FDNY. What's the difference anyway?)

Newark Distance Classic 20K, Newark, NJ (March 8, 1998)

BROOKLYN HALF MARATHON, Brooklyn, NYC (March 7, 1998)

( PHOTOS by Stacy Creamer )

MEN

WOMEN

• Audrey Kingsley's performance made us scurrying back to our records, which showed that her previous best was 1:35:47 at the Manhattan Half Marathon. So this was a PR by over 5 minutes.
• Team leader Stacy Creamer was seen riding on a bicycle instead of racing! Hey, Stacy, the Central Park Triathlon does not take place until August. What is the hurry?
• Stacy Creamer rationalized that she was on the bike in order to measure the correct distance for the race (13.32 miles; "Mile 1" was in fact 1.1 miles). People should probably substract about one minute from their reported time (please contact Jud Santos for the exact conversion table).
• Sarah Gross's personal notes: "This race meant a lot to me. The Brooklyn Half was the first race I for me as a member of CPTC in 1996. It was also my 5th race ever, my first was on 12/17/95, on my 39th birthday. So I was pretty syked (sic) for this. The headwind at start on boadrwalk never let up. I was suffering again from dehydration but managed to stay on my feet this time. I wish the NYC Parks Commissioner would do something about the embankment in Prospect Park --- this was killing my right knee, which then affected my left shoulder. So the last few miles in the park were mind over matter, which is how it was 2 yrs ago but for other reasons. In spite of my physical exhaustion and body discombobulation right now, I 'm very happy I showed. Stacy Creamer was all over the course cheering -it was great! I'm sorry that Ms Creamer was not there since she was the one who pulled me through the entire race 2 yrs ago."
• Question: "Why do you write only about the women? Weren't there more men than women at the race?" Answer: "The men were shy and provided us with no information. What do you expect? Our favorite target Rick Shaver wasn't even there."
• After the above note was published, Tyronne Culpepper finally stood up for the men by writing: "The race went well for the men. Alan Ruben ran one of his fastest half marathon, and Victor Osayi and I both PR'd. Unfortunately, he finished ahead of me (Jud, I know how you feel now). A certain 'I-am-not-a-runner type' was just a minute behind me, and he should perhaps think about changing vocation.  It was nice to not drag myself though Prospect Park like last year. This race was also Julian Allen's first after being out with a serious injury. Oh, another first --- due to the absence of some of our top men, Victor and I were part of the team scoring race. Let's hope they don't need to rely on us for the rest of the year ... As far as our overall places, you'll have to talk to Mr. 3000m Man (one Jud Santos of course!)."

NEW AGE 10K, Central Park, NYC (March 1, 1998)

MEN

WOMEN

• When Carol Tyler first joined us not long ago, her stated goal was to be able to run under 8 minutes per mile. She first accomplished that in the four miler on the previous weekend. This time, she outdid herself by running the 10K (6.2 miles) at an even faster pace!

NYRRC CLUB NIGHT

The following Central Park Track Club members won NYRRC awards in their respective age groups:

• Alan Ruben (Male 40-44)
• Sylvie Kimché (Female 50-54)
• Sid Howard (Male 55-59)

The Central Park Track Club was also the second-place Women's Open team. Other nominees were Rachel Latessa (Female 30-39), John Kenney (Male 40-44), Mary Rosado (Female 45-49), Irene Jackson (Female 50-54) and Max Schindler (Male 65-69). They were robbed! (Just kidding).

After the awards ceremony, Sarah Gross got to dance with German Silva (New York City Marathon winner), while Jud Santos and Sid Howard had to settle for just shaking hands with German. "Ooooo, he is so cute", squealed Sarah, reportedly. (Sarah responds: "Jud must have told you! I'll have a word with him. If you hear any shrieking, it may be from him!"). The disco inferno was said to have also engulfed Tyronne Culpepper, Laura Miller, Victor Osayi, Stacy Creamer, Sylvie Kimché, ...

P.S. Tyronne Culpepper arrived late and found himself displaced to the Witold's Runners table instead. All night, he was forced to sit next to WR star Jana Jones. ¡QUE LASTIMA! ... if only we could be as lucky!

MAC MASTER CHAMPIONSHIPS, 168th Street Armory, New York City, NY (2/27/98)

In the presence of a friendly crowd of Central Park Track Club folks, Jud Santos actually won the 3000m race. He is totally elated because he no longer feels 'useless' as in the road races. Our winner is skipping the Brooklyn Half so that he can participate in another track race on 3/8/98. Is the lure of the track creating a monster? Or is the lure of stardom creating a great track star?

SNOWFLAKE FOUR MILER, Central Park, NY (February 21, 1998)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN

WOMEN

VALENTINE'S DAY 5K, Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY (February 15th, 1998)

Tony Ruiz, 6th overall, 16:49

Here is Tony's own description: "It must have been the coldest day of the year. It was seventeen degrees Fahrenheit out there, and the wind was blowing. My face was frozen, and I wore the same facial expression the next morning. The race started slightly downhill. I was not sufficiently warmed up so I started out slowly and before I knew it, there seemed to be a hundred Mexican guys in front of me. But I knew deep down in my heart that I would pass most of them eventually. Somewhere in the race, Jim Aneshansley shouted to me that the guys in front were falling apart. Sure enough. I finished in sixth place, and I could have passed another couple more people if I threw in a true sprint. But I saved myself for the real race next Saturday --- the Snowflake Run! After all, I have been telling people that this was a key race for the club and so I gotta be there."

Comment #1: Yes, Tony, we have not forgotten that you went AWOL at the Club Championship Race last year. The only excuse you could offer then was that you were so ill that you could not even get out of bed. So you better be there this time.

Comment #2: It was not hard to get Tony to speak at length. However, it was made much harder by the presence of Audrey Kingsley and Jud Santos, who were giggling at the transparent effort to elicit information. Hey, guys, if you won't help, then at least behave yourselves!

KNICKERBOCKER 60K, Central Park, New York City (February 15th, 1998)

• Our spy on the course reports: "Norman Goluskin took one step closer to his ultramarathoning ambitions (somewhere in Europe later this year) by running this monster, with Ed Coplon ("C'mon, Norm, where are you? I want to go home. I'm freezing") as his faithful one-man crew."

GASPRILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC 15K, Tampa, FL (February 14, 1998)

Alan Ruben, 45th overall, 9th among Men 40-44, 50:50 (5:28 min/mile)

SNOWFLAKE FOUR MILE RUN, Long Beach, Long Island, NY (February 14, 1998)

MEN

WOMAN

VALENTINE'S DAY 5K, Central Park, New York City, February 14, 1998

MEN

• Our man Rick Shaver is back with the program again after a relapse last week.
• By now, Doug Kabbash probably thinks that all he has to do is show up and he'll claim his team medal. Well, let's be reasonable here --- a 42:59 5K is not going to do it nor is 844th place out of 853 male finishers, at least not this time!

WOMEN (3rd Open Team)

MILLROSE GAMES (2/13/98)

Eyewitness Jud Santos report: "At Millrose, the guys WON!!!!!! the 4x400m. Frank Schiro took it out hard and put the team into 1st; Jesse Norman was 2nd leg; Tom Hartshorne ran predictably amazingly and increased the team's lead even more, ending his leg over half a straightway ahead of the next team; Ed Gonera anchored and cruised to a victory 20 meters in front. I don't know their finishing time, but it was fast."

MILLROSE GAMES: Diary of a Roadie on a Track (by Tyronne Culpepper)

In from of a standing-room-only crowd of wave performing, footstomping, downright rowdy CPTC faithful, who were primed from the CPTC master's men (Ed, Jessie, Tom, and Frank) blowout of the field in the previous race, I took center stage as a member of the United Nation's 4x400 corporate relay team. The crowd went wild as I blew a kiss to my loyal fans, then began to focus on the task at hand: receive the baton, switch baton to right hand, run 2 3/4 laps, give baton to anchor leg runner. As I stood watching the 1st two legs of the relay, I saw that we were in 3rd place. Something had to be done. So upon receiving the baton, (having the feeling like the deer in the headlights), I proceeded to zoom past my nearest competitor (no less than Nick Galasso, a 2:27 marathoner at last year's NYC marathon), which placed us comfortably in 2nd. According to the UN coach, my split was 57:57. After the finish, the CPTC gang (one Tony Ruiz especially), astonished by my sprinter's prowess, cheered wildly. And as I stood on the Madison Square Garden track, soaking it all in, I thought to myself: "Is that all there is???" NO, Snowflake next week!!:-)

Oh, BTW, when do I pick up my royalty check for this article!!:-)

1998 USATF New Jersey Submasters & Masters
Indoor Track & Field Championships

Sunday, February 8th - Rothman Center,

Fairleigh Dickisnson University, Hackensack, NJ

55m dash: Mitch Lovett, 6.6, 1st M35-59

55m dash: Edna Crawley, 8.4, 1st F35-39
55m dash: Louise Clark, 8.1, 1st F40-44

55m HH: Jess Brewer, 9.4, 2nd M50-54

200m: Mitch Lovett, 23.6, 2nd M30-34
200m: Keith Royster, 25.0, 1st M40-44
200m: Rich Stewart, 29.0, 5th M40-44
200m: Ed Gonera, 24.5, 1st M45-49
200m: Jesse Norman, 25.5, 2nd M45-49

400m: Mitch Lovett, 51.7, 1st M30-34
400m: Keith Royster, 55.7, 1st M40-44
400m: Rich Stewart, 60.7, 5th M40-44
400m: Ed Gonera, 54.8, 1st M45-49
400m: Jesse Norman, 55.9, 2nd M45-49
400m: Alex Constantinou, 57.6, 3rd M45-49
400m: Walter Brown, 58.0, 4th, M45-49
400m: Cliff Pauling, 63.5, 1st, M60-64
400m: Louise Clark, 66.3, 1st F40-44
400m: Mary Rosado, 72.2, 1st F45-49
400m: Sylvie Kimche, 72.8, 1st F50-54

800m: Larry Glazer, 2:10.7, 1st M35-39
800m: Anthony Watson, 2:15.2, 1st M40-44
800m: Jeff Kisseloff, 2:23.9, 3rd M40-44
800m: Seth Okrend, 2:32.7, 5th M40-44
800m: Sid Howard, 2:21.4, 1st M55-59
800m: Cliff Pauling, 2:43.9, 1st M60-64
800m: Sylvie Kimche, 2:47.2, 1st F50-54

1500m: Jud Santos, 4:39.4, 2nd M30-34
1500m: Anthony Watson, 4:35.2, 1st M40-44
1500m: Jeff Kisseloff, 4:49.2, 5th M40-44
1500m: Sid Howard, 4:51.7, 1st M55-59
1500m: Mary Rosado, 5:28.1, 1st F45-49
1500m: Sylvie Kimche, 5:28.6, 1st F50-54

High Jump: Edna Crawley, 1.27m, 1st F35-39
Long Jump: Edna Crawley, 4.11m, 1st F35-39
Triple Jump: Edna Crawley, 7.21m, 1st F35-39
Shot Put: Edna Crawley, 7:51m, 1st F35-39
Shot Put: Skipper Clark, 8.77m, 1st F50-54

PRESIDENTIAL 10K RACE, Central Park, New York City (February 8th, 1998)

Yes, those photos are in the 10K/20 Miler Photo Album.

MEN (3rd open)

• This was Bola Awofeso's first team medal. He had a little help from Casey Yamazaki, who was late for the start!

WOMAN

PRESIDENTIAL 20 MILER, Central Park, New York City (February 8th, 1998)

MEN (2nd Open Team)

WOMEN

BETHEL WINTER SERIES 5K, Bethel, CT (February 1st, 1998)

Jonathan Federman writes: "I raced on Sunday Feb. 1, 1998. The race was the Bethel, CT Winter Series 5K. My time was 20:38. This is an eight second improvement from the previous week at the Gridiron 5K. I thought if I did a short race with a low turnout, my overall place would be better. I placed 18 out of 42. There is one more race in this series on March 1. If the track workouts do not kill me first, I will try the race again."

Post-Race Interview:

Q: Yes, we found a web link to the race, but only the top 10 finishers were listed. How sad!

A: Yeah, the race director said he would put the top five finishers on the site. Of course, he might not have had the names of everybody. When you register, you just pay $3.00. No registration form, no nothing. When you finish, you get a ribbon, which has your finisher's place on it. You have to go inside and write your name on a list, next to your finish place. The race director tapes the finishing times next to the list. Not everyone had put their name on the list when I left. It was a very low-keyed race.

Q: Where in the world is Bethel? More importantly, how long did it take you to get there? I suspect it took signficantly longer than 20:38! Was it worthwhile?

A: I was going up north anyway, so I was not driving out of my way. It took under 90 minutes. I like going up to Westchester and CT for races. They are usually well run and low-keyed. I get tired of racing in Central Park. It is the same thing every time. For this race, I had no clue about the course, until I ran the first loop. Then I could plan my strategy for the second loop. Otherwise, I just race by my time in the race and hope there are no huge hills after I do a surge. Also, I have friends in the area, and after the race I went back to their house and drank their beer. What could be better?

Q: So do you want to continue to run these out-of-the-way races in the middle of nowhere?

A: I plan on doing a lot more races outside Central Park. Don't let Stacy (Creamer) know, because she gets on my case every time that I mention the subject. :-)

Q: Okay, I promise that I won't tell Stacy. You have my word. But can I come with you next time? I am tired of finishing 100th in my age group in Central Park! I am sure many other team members feel the same way!

A: If you want, you can let the team know that I will be travelling, that I would enjoy the company and I will be driving.

AL GORDON 5 MILER, Central Park, New York City, NY (February 1st, 1998)

Photo Album

MEN (1st Open team)

• As we stood and watched on the course, we counted only four old geezers (Victor, Charlie, Rick and John), and we did not think that the team would win anything. We were about to lay it on the other old geezers (such as Alan Ruben, Norman Goluskin and, God forbid, even the website guy) who were in the park but preferred to loaf. As it turned out, there was a young man (Doug) hiding in the crowd, and we beat Millrose by one place, 258 to 259! Thank you for saving the day, Doug! Enjoy your first team victory!

WOMEN

• It takes three to make a team. Where was Audrey Kingsley when we needed her? She runs just about every race, so why not this one?
• The most important statistics are these: Stacy Creamer 31:42; Linsey Scherf (unaffiliated, age 11), 31:45. Oh, by the way, this was Stacy's second fastest 5 miler, even better than at the Fred Lebow Classic last month.

GRIDIRON 5K, Central Park, New York City, NY (January 25th, 1998)

Here is the photo album.

WOMEN

MEN (2nd place overall)

NORTHWIND 10K, Central Park, New York City, NY (January 18th, 1998)

(If you are looking for photographs for this race, there aren't any! They don't pay me enough to go out and stand for hours in the cold every week. Come to think of it ... they don't pay me at all! When do I get out there? As a rule, there is no rule. And no hints will be given, either. So don't even ask!)

MEN, 3rd overall

• The most significant aspect about the team is that the top five scoring members are all over 40 years old! What happened to the loud-talking young turks? Were they intimidated by a few snowflakes floating in the air? Are they just lazy girly men?
• To be fair to the young ones, there is a new member John Taylor, 30 years old, who ran 38:00 in this race. However, he actually thought that there was a 3-month waiting period and therefore did not write down his club affiliation.
• Individually, Alan Ruben claimed top master in this $$$ race to earn more diaper money. This time, he opened up a sufficient gap (14 seconds) over his nemesis Don DiDonato, so that it never came down to a sprint finish.
• Five different people have separately reported that this was the first time in 15 years that Jack Brennan scored for the team. If I were Jack, I would start worrying because of the number of people who have been tracking him so closely over the years.
• Rick Shaver ran this 10K 80 seconds faster than his December 10K. He is definitely making progress in his comeback, but he probably wishes this could be quicker. In contrast to Jack Brennan, Rick has been on scoring teams for all of the last 15 years. In fact, his scoring streak for the club began in 1980.

WOMEN

• This is the first time in Audrey's young running career that she broke 42:00. Congratulations!

GREATER BOSTON TRACK CLUB INVITATIONAL, Harvard University, Boston, MA (January 18, 1998)

Ed Gonera, masters 200m, 1st place, 23:71
Keith Royster, masters 200m, 2nd place, 24:61
Frank Schiro, masters 200m, 3rd place, 25:18

Ed Gonera, masters 400m, 1st place, 54:19
Keith Royster, masters 400m, 2nd place, 54:98
Duane Green, masters 400M, 3rd place, 55:20
Tom Hartshorne, masters 400m, 4th place, 55:34

Rich Joseph, open 800m, 25th place, 2:03.25
Tom Hartshorne, masters 800m, 4th place, 2:06.84
Rob Jackson, masters 800m, 5th place, 2:08.07
Seth Okrend, masters 800m, 13th place, 2:20.96

BANK OF BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL 10K, Hamilton, Bermuda (January 17, 1998) (course map)

Sidney Howard, 50th overall, 2nd Male 50-59, 40:17 

The following are immutable facts of life:

• If it is January, then Sid Howard must be in Bermuda.
• No matter where you race, we will track down the result. No place on earth is safe!

NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS CLUB CLASSIC, 168th Strret Armory, New York City (1/16/98)

Renee Sterrett, 800m, 2:38.40, 1st W20-39

Keith Royster, 200m, 25.07, 1st M40-49
Jess Brewer, 200m, 27.52, 3rd M50-59
Cliff Pauling, 28.15, 1st M60-69
Ken Kienzle, 30.22, 5th M50-59

Mitch Lovett, 400m, 50.10, 1st M30-39
Clement Easton, 400m, 55.87, 1st M40-49
Jess Brewer, 400m, 62.39, 3rd M50-59
Cliff Pauling, 400m, 64.23, 1st M60-69

Anthony Watson, 800m, 2:11.54, 2nd M40-49
Larry Glazer, 800m, 2:13.10, 3rd M30-39
Walter Brown, 800m, 2:13.15, 3rd M40-49
Richie Stewart, 800m, 2:21.74, 5th M40-49
Victor Diaz, 800m, 2:29.81, 1st M50-59
Seth Okrend, 800m, 2:34.42, 7th M40-49

DISNEY WORLD MARATHON, Orlando, FL (January 11th, 1998)

Scott probably thought that he could sneak in a running race without us knowing. Wrong again! Our spies are everywhere. This particular piece of information came to us via Canada, of all places. The official time for Scott was 3:14:57, but there is also a net time of 3:08:43 listed as well. So what was Scott doing during those missing 6 minutes? Was he trying to park and lock his bicycle? Did he have to take his flippers off?

DISNEY WORLD HALF MARATHON, Orlando, FL (January 11th, 1998)

We almost missed this race result, except for the five different people who reported Edwin's escapade with Minnie Mouse (TM)! Edwin claimed that he had a good time with her. Our question was: "How do you know that it is a female underneath?" This question is not as frivolous as it seems, and you can read more about this serious matter in one of our favorite books, Inside the Mouse: Work and Play at Disney (The Project on Disney), published by Duke University Press, 1995.

January 9-11, 1998 --- Dartmouth Relays; Leverone Fieldhouse, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Duane Green, 800m, 2:12, 1st place by 20m
Frank Schiro, 400m, 54:7 (faster than any time during outdoor season)

FROSTBITE 10 MILER, Central Park, New York City, NY (January 10th, 1998)

There are more race pictures than ever before.

WOMEN

MEN (4th Place Open, 1st Place Masters)

Note also that Adam Newman ran (1:06:03) but was not listed as 'CPTC.'

NEW BALANCE GAMES, 168th Street Armory, New York City (January 10, 1998)

Jesse Norman, 500m, 1st, 1:10.7, meet record
Keith Royster, 500m, 3rd, 1:12.7
Tom Hartshorne, 500m, 4th, 1:13
Ed Gonera, 500m, 5th, 1:13.8 (sore knee)

JOE YANCEY MEMORIAL MEET (results supplied by Ed Gonera)

500 meters

Rob Jackson 1:14.22
Keith Royster 1:14.06 4th
Walter Brown 1:16.24
Jim Aneshansley 1:30.44
Ken Kienzle 1:39.40
Ed Gonera 1:12.31 1st

55 meters

Jesse Norman 7.14 2nd

800 meters

Larry Glazer 2:13.4 1st

4x400 relay - 3:44.49 1st

Alex Constantinou 57.8
Duane Green 56.66
Jesse Norman 55.45
Ed Gonera 54.58

FRED LEBOW CLASSIC, 5 Miles, Central Park, New York City, NY (January 4, 1998)

Yes, there is a large collection of photographs

MEN (3rd place overall)

• For the second race in a row, Doug Kabbash was the fifth runner in a third-place scoring team, and therefore accumulated yet another classical Woolworth's-style medal. At this rate, he will have to think about renting storage space. Doug lucked out this time because new member John Taylor (29:45) did not write down his club affiliation.
• Two triathletes, Randy Ehrlich and Scott Willett, finished 1-3 for the team. This is either a good sign (namely, even the tri-geeks are contributing) or a very bad sign (namely, the deterioration in the quality of real runners on the club).

WOMEN (1st Place Overall)

• This was Alayne Adams' debut for the Central Park Track Club. Her pace in this particular race is a significant underachievement (when you consider the fact that she did the Tot Trot 5K race in 18:17 while pushing a baby stroller!) and augurs well for the future.
• This is Stacy Creamer's second fastest 5 miler ever, the fastest one being set sometime circa 1985 (it was so long ago that she can't remember for sure).
• Jiyon Lee asked Sylvie Kimché if this was a PR. After some careful consideration about phrasing the answer (without going into her entire illustrious running career), Sylvie said, "Let's say that this was my personal best for the year." Well, the same applies to everyone who ran this first race of the year (ignoring that celebration of privacy, the Midnight Run, which was a unrecorded fun run).