ROCKLAND HALF MARATHON, Orangeburg, NY (September 26th, 1999)

Richie Borrero, 1:18:12 (5:59 min/mile), 12th overall, 2nd M25-29
John Gleason, 1:37:13 (7:26 min/mile), 125th overall

HAMMERFEST TRIATHLON, (0.5 mile swim, 15 mile bike, 4 mile run) Branford, CT (September 26th, 1999)

1st place overall, TEAM ROJAS (aka NYU Team A), 1:13:03
5th place overall, TEAM NYUBT (aka NYU Team B), 1:17:15

The relay race of the day was that between NYU Team A (comprising of the three coaches --- swim coach Scott Willett, cycling coach Guillermo Rojas and running coach Ramon Bermo) versus NYU Team B (comprising of Julie Denney swimming, Ross Galitsky biking and J.P. Cheuvront running).  As you can imagine, this was pretty exciting as the coaches have their honor to defend against the pretenders.  The team results are not subject to dispute, but the individual competitions were heated, especially since individual splits are not available.  So, did J.P. Cheuvront really beat Ramon Bermo like he said?  How many seconds did Guillermo Rojas have on Ross Galitsky? We will have this and the next millennium to discuss this.

NEW YORK BIATHLON, Central Park, NYC (September 26th, 1999)

MEN

WOMEN

POLO RACE TO DELIVER (4 MILER), Central Park, NYC (September 26th, 1999)

This is a fun run.  The only reported times so far are Theo Spilka in 22:53 and Adam Bleifeld in 24:36 (=6:09 min/mile), a good time considering that he has a knee injury.  We may never find out the times for the other people unless they tell us.  

We know that Frank Schneiger was there, because we saw him the day before running the Fifth Avenue Mile in a white singlet with the explanation, "I only have one singlet, which I am going to wear tomorrow."  But Frank, our web cameraperson was up in Van Cortlandt Park today!  What's the point?

LIBERTY WATERFRONT HALF MARATHON, Jersey City, NJ (September 26th, 1999)

FRED LEBOW CROSS COUNTRY 5K RACE, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (September 26th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN, 5th Open team, 1st Masters team, 1st Senior Masters team

WOMEN, 3rd Open team, 2nd Masters team

FIFTH AVENUE MILE, New York City, NY (September 25th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

(Note: Headwind all the way coming down Fifth Avenue!)

MEN'S OPEN RACE
John Scherrer, 4:29, 5th place
Paul Stuart-Smith, 4:33, 6th place
Theo Spilka, 4:45.7
Raphael Devalle, 5:14
Yves-Marc Courtines, 5:16

WOMEN'S OPEN RACE
Stacy Creamer, 5:26, 4th place
Kim Mannen, 5:38
Diane Lebowitz, 6:15 

ALL STARS
David Monti, 5:24.4, 3rd place

GEORGE SHEEHAN MILE MEN 60-69
Sid Howard, 5:12.1, 1st place
Max Schindler, 6:15.7, 12th place
Cliff Pauling, 7:14.9, 14th place

GEORGE SHEEHAN MILE WOMEN 60-69
Carol Tyler, 6:54.0, 2nd place

MASTERS MEN 40-49
Alan Ruben, 4:35.6, 5th place
Tom Hartshorne, 4:43.3, 7th place

MASTERS MEN 50-59
Frank Handelman, 4:59.9, 6th place

MASTERS WOMEN
Mary Rosado, 6:10.9, 6th place

METROPOLITAN MILE
Jonathan Pillow, 4:14.3, 7th place

MAC CROSS-COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT SERIES, Van Cortlandt Park, NY (September 19th, 1999)

Salih Talib, 12:22 (3000m), 8th overall

RUN FOR THE CURE, New York City, NY (September 19th, 1999)

• For those who don't know, our first three runners in this race were three of our fastest runners in the early 1990's.  They are also great people.  It is good to see them back in the same race for a good cause.  It is also good to know that some of us get married, have kids and move to 'burbs eventually.  Yes, there is still hope for the rest of us ...
• Ellen Wallop's result is particularly significant in light of the fact that she just underwent surgery for breast cancer in August.  Ellen has been an active member on the club for a long, long time and has devoted hundreds of hours working for the club (see Photo of her checking people in at the 1998 Awards Dinner).  On July 15th of this year (see archive), she came back for a road workout after a six year absence.  August came with the bad news.  So we are happy to see her rebound again.  

SURVIVAL OF THE SHAWANGUNKS Ulster Country, NY (September 19th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

DUTCHESS COUNTRY CLASSIC (HALF MARATHON), Dutchess County, NY (September 19th, 1999)

Richie Borrero, 1:13:19, 2nd overall, 1st age group
Kai-Erik Eriksen, 1:36:23, 67th overall
Eden Weiss, 1:45:31 (8:03 min/mile), 135th overall, 20th age group

PHILADELPHIA DISTANCE RUN Philadelphia, PA (September 19th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN

• How do you like that big pack at the half way mark?

WOMEN

GREAT COW HARBOR 10K, Northport, NY (September 19th, 1999)

MARCUS O'SULLIVAN CHALLENGE 5K, Central Park, NYC (September 18th, 1999)

Toby Tanser*, 15:11 (4:54 min/mile), 3rd overall, 3rd M30-39
John Scherrer, 17:33 (5:39 min/mile), 12th overall, 3rd M20-29
Frank Schneiger, 21:23 (6:53 min/mile), 38th overall, 2nd M50-59

HARRY MURPHY XC 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, New York City (September 12th, 1999)

MEN

WOMEN

MARATONINA CITTA' DI SABAUDIA (14K) Sabaudia, Italy (September 12th, 1999)

Marco Tagliati, 57:33, 32nd overall

MIGHTY HAMPTONS TRIATHLON, Southampton, LI (September 11th, 1999)

Michael Trunkes, 1st overall, 2:04:42.6 (0:23:36-1:02:17- 0:36:16)
Ross Galitsky, 27th place overall, 2:16:07 (0:24:31-1:06:06-0:41:07)
Aubin Sullivan, 5th place overall female, 2:23:18 (28:19-1:08:19-0:43:03)

HARLEM RENAISSANCE 5 MILE CLASSIC, Harlem, New York City (September 11th, 1999)

Harry Morales, 29:49, 9th overall
Sid Howard, 31:27, 1st M60+
Sarah Gross, 33:06, 2nd overall female
Bola Awofeso, 34:58
Frank Schneiger, 35:06
Irene Jackson-Schon, 36:34, 1st W50+
Steve Baron, 41:48
Caryl Baron, 42:46, 2nd W50+

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WALL STREET RUN (5K), Wall Street, New York City (September 9th, 1999)

WARNER-LAMBERT UNITED WAY 5K, Morris Plains, NJ (September 9th, 1999)

GREAT BONAC FOOT RACE (10K), East Hampton, NY (September 6th, 1999)

Brian Marchese came in 3rd overall, in a time of 34:36, just 0.32 seconds out of second place, coming back from a quarter mile back at the four mile point.  Oh, if only he could have a little bit more real estate!  John Kenney was fifth overall, 1st masters, in 35:50.  Brian Barry ran 48:06.  For the record, this was a hot and VERY humid day.

OLD SANTA FE TRAIL RUN, Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 7th, 1999)

Irene Jackson-Schon, 1st age group
Herb Schon, 30:24

• This race is noteworthy as Herb's one and only running race of the year.
• Irene's two races in New Mexico is all the more remarkable as they were done at 7000 feet above sea level, which is not easy when there is a pack of Marlboro tucked in the fanny pack.

HENRY ISOLA XC 4 MILER, Van Cortlandt Park, NY (September 5th, 1999)

MEN

• Will the real Jonathan Federman please stand up ...?

WOMEN

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES # 7  West Chester, PA (August 31st, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 22:37, 90th out of 155

BAY STATE TRIATHLON, Medford, MA (August 29th, 1999)

David Diviney, 3:22:14, 119th overall, 25th M30-34

HOTTER 'N HELL HUNDRED, Wichita Falls, TX (August 29th, 1999)

Herb Schon, 6:01:56

Herb completed this century (=100 miles) bike race in 115 degree heat, with a determination steeled by his collapse at the 84 mile mark in last year's race.

HALF WIT MARATHON, Reading, PA (August 29th, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 2:42:34, 152nd place out of 277

Note: Tough and nasty trail run where they serve beer in the middle and the finish of the race.  Fake Oreos were given at the beer stop in the middle and Italian hoagies at the finish.  Jonathan's time this year was twenty minutes faster than last year.

NYC MARATHON TUNE UP 30K, Central Park, NYC (August 29th, 1999)

Photo Album

MEN

WOMEN, 3rd Open Team

ELDORADO 5K, Santa Fe, New Mexico (August 28th, 1999)

Irene Jackson-Schon, 1st age group

USATF OUTDOOR MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Orlando, FL (August 26th-29th, 1999)

Men 100m, Val Barnwell, preliminary heat # 2, 11.29, 2nd fastest time; final, 10.98, 1st place M40-44
Men 200m, Val Barnwell, preliminary heat # 1, 22.51, 1st place; final, 23:02, 1st place M40-44
Men 110m high hurdles, Rick Lapp, final, 16.29, 2nd place M50-54
Men 400m, Archie Glaspy, preliminary heat # 1, 53.33, 2nd place; final, 51.50, 4th place M40-44
Men 400m intermediate hurdles, Rick Lapp, final, 1:02.26, 1st place M50-54
Men 800m, Frank Handelman, final, 2:17.24, 2nd place M50-54
Men 800m, Sid Howard, final, 2:17, 2dn place M60-64
Men long jump, Rick Lapp, 5.66m, 1st place M50-54
Men triple jump, Rick Lapp, 10.86m, 2nd place M50-54
Men Outdoor Pentathlon, Rick Lapp, 3681 points, 1st M 50-54

Women 100m, Mary Rosado, final, 16.60, 6th place W45-49
Women 400m, Mary Rosado, final, 1:17:63, 5th place W45-49
Women 800m, Mary Rosado, final, 2:58.61, 3rd place W45-49
Women 1500m, Mary Rosado, final, 6:17.07, 2nd place W45-49

VCTC 5K CROSS COUNTY SUMMER SERIES # 7, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (August 25th, 1999)

Eric Aldrich, 18:24, 9th overall
David Pullman, 20:59, 28th overall

BAY STATE TRIATHLON, Medford, MA (1 mile swim, 38 mile bike, 9.5 mile run) (August 22nd, 1999)

Stefani Jackenthal, 85th overall, 3rd F30-34, 25:37 (swim, 163th place), 1:45:56 (bike, 79th place), 1:05:48 (run, 95th place), 3:17:22 total

EAMONN COGHLAN 5K, Belmont Park, NY (August 22nd, 1999)

Brian Barry, 22:03

Brian said, "I thought they were going to run this race on the track.  Instead, the race was in the parking lot."  Yes, but can you still bet on it?  I got my money on Eamonn.

WEST POINT TRIATHLON, West Point, NY (0.6 mile swim, 14.3 mile bike, 3.1 mile run) (August 22nd, 1999)

Michael Trunkes, swim 16:41 (26th place), bike 36:38 (9th place), run 17:09 (5th place), total time 1:10:28, 5th place overall, 2nd M35-39 

CENTRAL PARK TRIATHLON, Central Park, NYC (August 22nd, 1999)

See Photo/Video Album

(report courtesy of Stuart Calderwood)

The course is: 1/4 mile in Lasker Pool, 12 miles on the bike (2 Central Park loops), and a 5-mile run (on the upper 5-mile Central Park loop).

(Randy took the lead from Ross Galitsky in the first mile of the run and held off a late challenge to win by 18 seconds.)

(Peter was closing fast on everyone and missed catching the second-place man by 11 seconds, despite his excellent 5-mile yesterday.)

(Ross looked nonchalant throughout, WON the swim, kept the lead throughout the bike leg while making funny hand-gestures to the spectating crew of Scott Willett, Julie Denney, Carol Tyler, Lynn Blackstone, Stuart Calderwood, Ramon and Juana Bermo, Bola Awofeso...oh, yeah, and Aubin Sullivan.  Obviously owing in large part to his Ironman last weekend, Ross knew that his run wouldn't be up to his highest standard.)

• 10th overall, 1st man 45-49--John Megaw, 1:19:23
  
• 12th overall (men and women), 2nd woman overall--Stacy Creamer, 1:20:45

(Stacy took advantage of her recent maniacal cross-training--about 1 1/2 mi./day in the pool--and was 4th out of the water, OVERALL, ahead of such notables as Randy Ehrlich and Peter Allen. In the women's race, she trailed only an ex-Soviet international track competitor (3K PR--9:36), and took second for the second straight year--each time a day after a 5M PR in the Club Team Championships. [Last year--31:19. This year, 30:37!] )

(Laura had a big improvement over last year, and also capped the rather remarkably dominant CPTC team performance--2 of the top 3 men, 2 of the top 3 women.)

• 51st overall, 1st M60-64-, Odin Townley, 1:29:21

Odin was one of three "doublers" [with Peter and Stacy], all of whom not only competed in two high-quality races in one weekend, but excelled at both. Odin was 10th in his age-division in the Club Championships, and then exhibited very impressive powers of recovery.

• 15th overall, 4th M35-39, Kurtis Edwards, 1:22:07

Kurtis was the exception to the rule (namely, Peter, Stacy and Odin) because he made a conscious choice between the Saturday and Sunday races.  This race was his triathlon debut.  His running must have helped because he was zipping by people at the end.

CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (5 miles), Central Park, NYC (August 21st, 1999)

Photo Album

MEN, 5th open team, 1st masters team, 11th senior masters team

• Buried in this long listing are some distinguished individual accomplishments: Alan Ruben, first place M40-44; Tom Hartshorne, second place M45-49; Max Schindler and Guenter Erich, first and second place M65-69.  In particular, our 800m/mile specialist Tom Hartshorne was persuaded to step up to the longer distance for the team (he does not do anything more than a cross country 5K), and became the fifth and final scorer for the winning Masters team.

WOMEN, 6th open team, 3rd masters team

FALMOUTH ROAD RACE (7.1 miles, Falmouth, MA (August 15th, 1999)

Adam Newman, 45:43, 301st place

Adam said: "This is yet another race that I wish you wouldn't find out about.  There was bucketloads of rain out there, and the water was a foot deep.  I just jogged through this with my friends.  It was wild."

IRONMAN USA Lake Placid, NY (August 15th, 1999) 

Notes: 

• Those of you (like us) who have been following this event live on the Internet must have agonised with our friends.  For example, Ramon Bermo had marathon splits of 1:41:50 and 2:08:54 and John Taylor had splits of 2:07:13 and 3:50:20!  Ouch!
• We note that Scott Willett planned not to run the marathon as he had missed a lot of training due to injury, Julie Denney had stomach problems during the second half of the run and was given medical advice not to continue, and Richard Kixmiller ran for about 10 miles before stopping.  

ROOSEVELT ISLAND 10K  Roosevelt, NYC (August 15th, 1999)

MEN, 3rd Open Team

USATF EASTERN REGIONAL MASTER'S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Springfield, MA (August 14th, 1999)

M35-39 100m, Luca Trovato, 13:17, 4th place
M50-54 100m, Rick Lapp, 12:31, 1st place

M35-39 200m, Luca Trovato, 26.73, 7th place
M50-54 200m, Rick Lapp, 24.75, 1st place

M50-54 499m, Rick Lapp, 54.48, 1st place

M50-54 800m, Frank Handelman, 2:17.53, 2nd place

M50-54 100m High Hurdles, Rick Lapp, 16.24, 1st place

M50-54 Long Jump, Rick Lapp, 5.59m (18'04.25), 1st place

M50-54 Triple Jump, Rick Lapp, 11.39m 37'04.50, 1st place

MAC MINI MEET  City College of New York (August 13th, 1999)

(see photo album)

3000m, Erik Goetze, 9:43.1, 2nd place

5000m, Jesus Montero, 17:30.5, 1st place

LITF SUMMER SERIES, Mitchell Athletic Complex, LI (August 12th, 1999)

Open Men 100m, Dean Kerr, 12.6, 5th place

VCTC 5K SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES # 6, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (August 11th, 1999)

David Pullman, 21:39, 30th overall

MANHATTAN HALF MARATHON  Central Park, NYC (August 7th, 1999)

(see photo album)

MEN

WOMEN, 3rd place Open team

PROSPECT PARK SUMMER SERIES 5K  Prospect Park, Brooklyn (August 4th, 1999)

Tony Ruiz, 16:42, 4th place overall
Craig Chilton, 16:48, 5th place overall

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES # 5  West Chester, PA (August 3rd, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 21:41, 68th out of 151

8th ANNUAL HOBOKEN'S RUN AGAINST CRIME & DRUGS  (5K) Hoboken, NJ (August 2nd, 1999)

Monica Bonamego, 21:07, 2nd female overall

GREAT HUDSON RIVER SWIM (2.8 MILES)  New York Harbor, NY (August 1st, 1999)

SILKS & STARS 5K RUN  Saratoga Springs, NY (July 31st , 1999)

Adam Newman said, "I don't know how you found this really terrible race result, but you should know that I did it with a terrible hangover with three hours of sleep."

XIII WAVA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS  Gateshead, UK (July 29th - August 8th, 1999)

MEN 40-44 100m: 
Val Barnwell: Preliminary heat # 3, 11.58, 1st place; semi-final heat # 3, 11.53, 2nd place; final, 11.53, 5th place.

MEN 40-44 200m: 
Val Barnwell: Preliminary heat # 2, 23.20, 1st place; semi-final heat # 1, 23.33, 3rd place

MEN 45-49 800m: 
Tom Hartshorne, Preliminary heat # 3, 2:06.75, 3rd place; semi-final heat # 1, 2:05.38, 7th place
Anthony Baker, Preliminary heat # 5, 2:26.02, 5th place

MEN 60-64 800m:
Sid Howard, Preliminary heat # 4, 2:20.42, 1st place; semi-final heat # 2, 2:18.46; final, 2:12.71, 3rd place

MEN 45-49 1500m:
Tom Hartshorne, Preliminary heat # 2, 4:21.01, 3rd place
Anthony Baker, Prelimanary heat # 3, 5:34.79, 13th place

MEN 60-64 1500m:
Sid Howard, Preliminary heat # 1, 4:53.79, 2nd place; final, 4:41.63, 4th place

Men 40-44 110m High Hurdles
Lloyd Jeremiah, Preliminary heat # 3, 15.36, 2nd place; final, 15.34, 3rd place

IRISH PUB ROAD RACE, Harwich, MA (July 30th, 1999)

Terri Sonenclar, 38:14 (7:17 min/mile), 104th place overall, 3rd F40-49

VCTC 5K SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES # 5, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (July 28th, 1999)

David Pullman, 20:53, 17th overall

CHASE CORPORATE CHALLENGE # 3  (3.5 miles) Central Park, NYC (July 28th, 1999)

Tyronne Culpepper, 21:34
Harvey Agosto, 21:40
Jose LaSalle, 21:49

MILFORD TRIATHLON, Milford, CT (July 25th, 1999)

David Diviney, 1:18:50, 25th overall

ESCARPMENT TRAIL 30K  Wyndham, NY (July 25th, 1999)

Peter Allen, 3:04:22, 2nd overall

RUN TO HOME PLATE  (5K) Shea Stadium, Queens, NY (July 25th, 1999)

Tyronne Culpepper, 20:05

Empire State Masters One Mile Ocean Swim (1999 New York State Championships),Town Beach,Pt.Lookout, NY (July 24th, 1999)

Odin Townley, 37:08, 107th place overall, 4th age group

EMPIRE STATE GAMES  Mitchel Field, Long Island, NY (July 23rd - July 25th, 1999)

Men 100m, Val Barnwell, 11.84, 1st M40-44

Men 200m, Archie Glaspy, 24.20, 1st M40-44

Men 400m, Archie Glaspy, 53.16, 1st M40-44

Men 800m, Tom Hartshorne, 2:09.46, 1st M45-49
Men 800m, Frank Handelman, 2:19.19, 2nd M50-54

Men 100m hurdles, Rick Lapp, 16.69, 1st M50-54

Men Triple Jump, Rick Lapp, 10.06, 4th M50-54

Men Pentathlon, Rick Lapp, 2548 points, 1st M50-54

Men 1500m, Tom Hartshorne, 4:26.17, 1st M45-49

Women 400m, Denise Whitaker-Crain, 1:10.02, 2nd W40-44
Women 400m, Mary Rosado, 1:15.73, 1st W45-49

Women 800m, Denise Whitaker-Crain, 2:36, 2nd W40-44
Women 800m, Mary Rosado, 2:58, 1st W45-49

Women 1500m, Mary Rosado, 6:12.04, 1st W45-49

Women Shot Put, Skipper Clark, 11:94, 2nd W50-54

Women Pentathlon, Skipper Clark, 1573 points, 1st W50-59

LONG BEACH BIATHLON, Long Beach, NY (July 24th, 1999)

Michael Trunkes, 2nd place

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES # 4, West Chester, PA (July 20th, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 22:07, 98th out of 175

URBAN ENVIROMENTAL CHALLENGE, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (July 18th, 1999)

Eric Aldrich, 42:03, 11th overall, 1st M20-29
David Pullman, 53:15, 47th overall

JAN PEEK 10K, Peekskill, NY (July 18th, 1999)

Jack Brennan, 41:09, 25th overall, 4th age group
Mary V. Rosado, 51:08, 88th overall, 1st age group

Note: Very hilly course, including two unrelenting uphill miles in the middle.

MIGHTY NORTH FORK TRIATHLON, (0.5 mile swim, 7 mile bike, 3.5 mile run) North Fork, Long Island, NY (July 18th, 1999)

Michael Trunkes, 1st overall, 47:31
Rich Piccirillo, 54:14, 18th overall, 1st M30-34
Adam Bleifeld, 58:55, 45th overall, 5th M25-29
Steve Andrews, 1:03:16, 97th overall, 16th M30-34

MAC SUMMER MINI-MEET, CCNY, New York City, NY (July 16th, 1999)

Men 100m, Luca Trovato, 12.6
Women 100m, Mary V. Rosado, 16.9

Men 400m, Tom Hartshorne, 56.3
Men 400m, Alan Bautista, 56.5
Men 400m, Luca Trovato, 58.1 (PR, in relay leg)
Women 400m, Mary V. Rosado, 76.8

MAC MINI MEET, City College of New York, NYC (July 16th, 1999)

Tyronne Culpepper wrote: "I ran a 2:19 anchor leg at 800m in the sprint medley relay.  Alan Bautista and Frank Schiro ran the 200m legs.  .When we lined up for the start, a race director asked who was running what leg, and of course I volunteered saying 'anchor'.  He replies, 'I hope not'."

LITF SUMMER SERIES TRACK & FIELD, MacArthur Athletic Complex, LI (July 15th, 1999)

M40-49 800m, Rick Lapp, 2:16.2, 1st place

TAVERN ON THE GREEN BREAKFAST RUN, Central Park, NYC (July 14th, 1999)

Reporter # 1: Blair Boyer

Last night, I caught up with the always training Audrey Kingsley doing a lower loop of the park. She said that she will most certainly be at the Breakfast Run on Wednesday. In true CPTC fashion, she will also be attending the Tuesday evening track workout. When asked if she would stick around for the actual post-race breakfast, Audrey replied "Of course, why do the race otherwise?"

Reporter # 2: Eve Kaplan

Audrey Kingsley was the second woman in the 6 mile race in a time of about 39 minutes.  The first place woman Laurie Corbin was interviewed by the news team, but Audrey received no recognition for her efforts, which makes me wonder "Why the hell run the race anyhow?!" Unless you're... Eve Kaplan ... who did a 4-mile warmup with her running partner before 6:00am, and then proceeded to run only the 1.7 mile race so she could get to the Tavern fast and have time to eat breakfast and read the free newspapers (which is why I run it). The breakfast that the Tavern provides, while lovely in its garrish setting, is not worth seriously racing for!

I made the mistake of getting dressed in the dark, and was wearing neon pink shorts and the orange CPTC singlet. This caused one 1.7 mile runner to yell "Hey, aren't you elite runners supposed to be doing the 6-mile run instead?" to which his friend replied "Hey, aren't you elite runners supposed to wear coordinated outfits?"
 
Last night after the track workout, Jarl Berntzen reported that he was planning to be there, but I didn't see him. Any other CPTC'ers there? I didn't see anyone, but, considering I was not awake (and am now (at 8:30am) resorting to toothpicks to keep my eyelids open) I might have missed them.  I am signing off to have my 4th cup of coffee. Too bad I switched to decaf about 3 months ago.

REPORTER # 3: Stuart Calderwood

Stacy and I made it to the Loop about a minute before the leader arrived at approximately the 1 1/2-mile mark.  Audrey was sharing 2nd among women, about fifty yards behind Laurie Corbin, a frequent local race winner.  We watched about 100 runners altogether, all in the six-mile, and saw no more CPTC competitors.  We did see Sarah Gross on her bicycle.

We ran across the park to the southern pumphouse and waited again; Audrey had dropped the woman who'd been with her, and was slightly farther behind Corbin --- but looked strong and was in a good mood; she clicked her watch just as she passed us, and I said "What's the split?"  She said "6:21 for that mile."  At the speed workout (a mere 10 hours earlier!), she had said that she was hoping to run 6:30's.   Since the mile she's just finished when we last saw her is half-uphill and half-flat, we can assume that she was having quite a good race.

Note: Laurie Corbin may have won the race, but Audrey Kingsley definitely got more lineage ...

HUDSON VALLEY TRIATHLON, Kingston, NY (July 11th, 1999)

• Ramon Bermo said, "I finally got one right."   Amen.
• You will note that Ramon Bermo was about 5 minutes behind Ross Galitsky at the start of the half marathon.  Ross said, "Somehow Ramon has convinced everyone that he is now a trigeek and therefore can't run fast anymore.  He made everyone relax on the run, and then WHOOM ... BOOMMMMM...<insert sound effects of Ramon breaking the sound barrier> and he was passing everyone like they were standing (I was definitely standing)."  But how about this sound clip instead?
• As for Ross Galitsky, he has a built-in excuse because he has not been able to train due to an injury (note: the preceding statement contains a subtle nuance that is known only to his circle of friends).

In the triathlon team relay, the winning all-female team was Charlap/Featherman/Bonamego.

Marie-Helene Charlap, 1.2 mile swim, 32:09
Eve Featherman, 56 mile bike, 3:13:24
Monica Bonamego, 13.1 mile run, 1:34:15
Total time of 5:19:48

Monica wrote: "I participated in the team relay ... all female ... and we won!  It also was my best time in a 1/2 marathon in the past 2 years.  I'll make my way to a 1:30 ... slowly but surely."

WINDMILERS 10K, Wimbledon Common, UK (July 11th, 1999)

Colin Frew, 38:39, 15th overall

BRONX HALF MARATHON, Bronx, NY (July 11th, 1999)

MEN

• What?  No CPTC woman in the race?  Not true, as eyewitness Bola Awofeso reported that Eve Kaplan ran the race without a number (note: ask her why yourself).   Her time of 1:35 was five minutes faster than her time last year.

BOILERMAKER 15K ROAD RACE, Utica, NY (July 11th, 1999)

Tyronne Culpepper's diary: "A lot of interesting things happened on our trip, so I thought I'd share them:

• Arriving in Utica around 4:30 (the chip & number pickup was scheduled to close at approximately this time), we scrambled to get a cab there.  We quickly learned that these cabs weren't New York City ones (and there were probably only 2 in town).  Untidy would be an understatement.  So, we arrived at the Expo tent, hoping to find a sympathetic soul to save us from having to pick up our stuff before the race start (around 6am).  Who we found was a guy who must have had some military training as he refuted every effort we made to get our stuff.  Harry, being the more aggressive of us three, was determined not to walk away empty-handed.  His efforts were fueled by the sight of several people exiting the tent, after the "guard" said all the chips & numbers had been taken away. (Yeah, right:-)  With some quick thinking (I told Harry to use a believable story, like our train arrived late) & worked to perfection:-)
• Harry asked one of the security guards to call him a cab & so he did, to his face!:-) At this moment, I thought to myself, we're definitely not in NYC anymore:-).   Well, we made it to the hotel in time to watch the USA women soccer team win the World Cup & relax. 
• Dinner was an event.  Victor & Harry took me to a place they went to last year, called Friendly's.  Amazingly enough, we survived.  Our waiter was so bad that several people walked out after waiting too long for any service. Harry & I refused to tip him. But the kind-hearted Victor gave him $2.
• Race day arrived & we saw Lynn & Dave Blackstone, happy to see other Central Park runners. The course was tricky, w/ some long downhills & several well-placed uphills.  Of course I did the usual Tyronne start (TM), only to fade by the 1 mile mark as Victor, then Harry passed me, capitalizing on their prior knowledge of the course.  I figured since I had already blown my race, I might as well enjoy my 8.3 miles of torture.  It seemed as if the whole town was there cheering the runners on, and I joined in getting the crowds to yell louder.  Victor finished just off last year's time & Harry had a outstanding race (well over a minute PR) & I finished with a PR only because this was my first and probably only 15k ever:-)
• Oh, a final post race note, Victor taught us proper post race etiquette:   Whoever ran the fastest race gets to shower first!!!!  I guess if I felt bad about my race, I could use one guy's words to his sons: " Hey, your dad beat a former Olympic Gold Medalist!!" (Frank Shorter)

PROSPECT PARK SUMMER SERIES 5K # 7, Prospect Park, Brooklyn (July 7th, 1999)

Erik Goetze, 16:57
Brian Marchese, 16:58

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES-5K #3, West Chester, PA, (July 6th, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 22:58, 49th out of 92 overall

Jonathan had just enough energy left to scribble these words: "Hot and Humid.   A real death march."

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND ROAD RACE, Chebeague Island, ME (July 4th, 1999)

PHOTO FINISH

Michele Tagliati wrote us: "To show you that I don't withhold information, I'll report a result that not even the Global Surveillance System (TM) could have found --- On July 4th, I placed 3rd overall (1st age group 30-39) in the Chebeague Island Road Race, a classic event held every Independence Day on that lovely Island in Maine. It is a 4.2 mile race on mixed terrain -- mostly paved with a short tract on a dirt road, a good dose of hills and many enthusiastic followers along the way. It was also a classic 'triple 80', with about 80 runners, a temperature of 80 degrees and 80% humidity ... If you're interested, my official time was 25'36" (6'06"/mile)."

TRI ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, (0.5 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 7 mile trail run) Sunrise Lake, Morristown, NJ (July 4th, 1999)

Peter Allen, 2:36:12, 10th overall, 2nd M35-39
Randall Ehrlich, 2:40:26, 16th overall, 5th M30-34
Katie Faunce, 3:02:02, 44th overall, 2nd female, 2nd F25-29

TOMMY'S AMERICAN FOUR MILER, Central Park, NY (July 4th, 1999)

In spite of (or because of?) heat and humidity, Irene Jackson-Schon, Eve Kaplan and Kurtis Edwards were reported to have ran in this fun race (no recorded time).

HARWINTON FIRECRACKER 1 MILE ROAD RACE, Harwinton, CT (July 4th, 1999)

Marge DeMarrais, 5:42, 9th overall, 3rd female, 2nd F30-39

PUTNAM COUNTY CLASSIC 8 MILER, Mahopac, NY (July 4th, 1999)

Fred Kolthay, 44, 51:15 (6:24 min/mile), 6th overall, 2nd age group

Commentary: First, Tom Phillips won the CEO division of the Corporate Challenge # 2.  Next, Curtis Fletcher and Peter Gambaccini were racing each other in Greenwich, CT.  Then at the fireworks show in Waveny Park, New Canaan, CT, Graydon Pihlaja was spotted playing the trombone in a partiotic Fourth of July band, in the company of the lovely Patty and the sweet Emily.  Now with Fred Kolthay racing in Mahopac this weekend, is it ... like ... the '80s all over again?

FIRECRACKER 4 MILER, Cranford, NJ (July 4th, 1999)

Sid Howard, 60, 26:11 (6:33 min/mile), 69th overall, 1st M60-69