CLUB COUNCIL 1998 FINAL STANDINGS

• CPTC Open Men, 4th place
• CPTC Masters Men, 4th place
• CPTC Veterans Men, 10th place
• CPTC Open Women, 3rd place
• CPTC Masters Women, 6th place
• CPTC Veterans Women, 4th place

Prior to the indoor workout of 3/9/99, the team presented the coach Tony Ruiz with the NYRRC trophy for the Men's Open team in 1998.  It was entirely appropriate that Tony brought his son Anthony along to carry the loot.

CHASE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL, The Armory, New York City, NY (December 27th, 1998)

(Results supplied by Sid Howard)

200m, Dean Kerr, 24.74
200m, Val Barnwell, 23:46, 1st M40-49
200m, Richie Stewart, 26:43
200m, Luca Trovato, 27.01

600m, Richie Stewart, 1:32.70, 1st M40-49
600m, Sid Howard, 1:37.00, 1st M50-59
600m, Jim Aneshansley, 1:52.21, 2nd M60-69
600m, Cliff Pauling, 1:54.00
600m, Mary Rosado, 2:05.59, 1st M40-49
600m, Denise Crain, 1:53.21

1500m, Tom Hartshorne, 4:21:89, 1st M40-49
1500m, Anthony Watson, 4:36.93, 2nd M40-49
1500m, Victor Broushet, 5:56.24
1500m, Mary Rosado, 6:05.59, 1st W40-49

HOLIDAY 4 MILER, Central Park, NYC (December 20th, 1998)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN

WOMEN. 2nd place open team

HOLIDAY 15K, Central Park, NYC (December 20th, 1998)

MEN

WOMEN

JINGLE BELL RUN FOR ARTHRITIS 5K, Washington Park, CO (December 13th, 1998)

JOE KLEINERMAN 10K, Central Park, NYC (December 13th, 1998)

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MEN

WOMEN

POWERBAR CLASSIC, The Armory, New York City, NY (December 11th, 1998)

(results supplied by Sid Howard)

60m, Val Barnwell, 7.29 seconds, 1st M40-49
60m, Edna Crawley, 9..28 seconds, 1st W30-39

200m, Val Barnwell, 23:97, 1st M40-49
200m, Edna Crawley, 30:63, 5th W30-89

Mile, Anthony Watson, 5:10, 1st M40-49

Shot put (4k), Sarah Boslaugh, 9.74 meters 31'11.50", 1st W40-49

High jump, Edna Crawley, 4'03.00" 1.30m, 1st W30-39

Long jump, Edna Crawley, 4.01m 13'02.00, 1st W30-39

CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, Sacramento, CA (December 6th, 1998)

(note from John Kenney)

Diana Nelson Fitzpatrick was 12th female in this race in cold weather (38 degrees at the finish). Her time of 2:46:49 has qualified her for the 2000 Olympics Marathon Trial.  Not a bad time for a Master mother of two.  There must be something to this childbirth thing ...

She has also been active on the Avon and Indy Life (Women's Masters ) tours this year, and has recently breakfasted with the likes of Joan Benoit Samuelson and Grete Waitz.

Brian Marchese was in this race.  On this cold day, he was never warmed up properly.  He also did not expect the hills in the first part of the race, and so he worked too hard at first.  He went through the first half in just over 1:20 and was probably still on track for a sub-2:40 time.  At mile 17, he had hamstring problems and did not finish.

PMRI DELAWARE MARATHON, Middletown, DE (December 6th, 1998)

J.P. Cheuvront won the whole damn thing in a time of 2:51:59!  And this was only his second marathon ever.  This marathon is run on a five-loop course (5x5 mile loop + 1.2 mile extra) that is a true test of character.   He explained to us beforehand, "Triathletes don't need the scenery to compete."  The thrill of victory may have been diluted somewhat during the race, because there were relay teams and lapped runners everywhere and he was not even aware that he was leading by a significant margin (almost 7 minutes at the end).

J.P might have wanted to let us know about this.  When he got online and looked at the web site, the above was already staring him at him.  He wrote us: "Damn, that was fast.  Either you know the race director, or you spoke to Ross.  Hmmm...."  For the record, let it be said that Ross Galitsky told us absolutely nothing about you.  (He did not write us either, in case you think that we are playing word games)  And we did not speak to the race director nor anyone associated with the organizers/sponsors.   So you must now be staring at the obvious answer to the mystery ... right?

The above hint was sufficient to trigger a series of fits of paranoia.   First, he wrote "I clearly over-looked the obvious:  I in fact transported the informant (and your webmaster colleague) to the race.  And I thought that Karl and I bonded. You really can't trust anyone."  Unfortunately, NYU Tri Club webmaster Karl Burke had nothing to do with this.  After flailing at yet another innocent bystander (Ramon Bermo), he finally figured out the identity of the agent for the Global Surveillance System (TM) and came back in full circle, "I still blame Ross for this, even if he didn't tell you himself."

But the most important thing is that he said, "For the record, I plugged the Central Park Track Club to the press and at the award ceremony."  Oh, J.P., don't forget the coach traditionally takes $1 for every win on the club.  (Reminder: by 'coach', we mean Tony Ruiz and not Scott Willett).

HOT CHOCOLATE 10 MILE RUN, Central Park, NYC (December 5th, 1998)

WOMEN, 1st Open Team

MEN, 2nd Open Team

*** At the Annual Awards Party that night, Dave Blackstone was informed that the race results had already been posted earlier in the day.  He groaned and said, "Well, I was actually doing fine but my legs would not get up the hill.  Could you please asterisk my race time with that explanation?"  Yes, Dave, we do requests too.

PETER McARDLE MEMORIAL CROSS COUNTRY 15K, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (November 29th, 1998)

MEN

WOMEN

KURT STEINER 50K, Central Park, NYC (November 28th, 1998)

MAC CROSS COUNTRY MALE 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (November 28th, 1998)

Milestone: Jud Santos finished two seconds ahead of ex-CPTCer Dan Gonzalez.  Jud was not aware that the finish would be so close, otherwise he might have hyperventilated ...

MAC CROSS COUNTRY FEMALE 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (November 28th, 1998)

MAGUIRE TURKEY TROT, Philadelphia, PA (November 26th, 1998)

A Philadelphia church sponsors this cross-country 5-miler to raise money for its soup kitchen.  A local family, whose eight children are avid triathletes and runners, shows up yearly en masse and cleans up the awards; one son is a perennial overall winner.  He'd knew he'd have to run at least hard enough this year to hold off his sister, who had recently won the Bar Association 10K in 39:59. However, Stacy Creamer's parents, members of the sponsoring church, had made their visiting daughter and her teammate Stuart Calderwood aware of the race.

Stacy, fresh off her 30:13 for 8K four days earlier, was familiar with the rolling Wissahickon Creek Trail racecourse--out for 2 1/2 miles and back again.  The morning was cold and rainy.  Plotting before the start, the CPTC duo made early demoralization their goal.  At the gun, inspired by President John Kenney's website-recounted phrase, Stuart endeavored to "do the horizon thing on 'em," with a 5:11 first mile.  After the turnaround, the first pursuer he encountered was Stacy, widening her 100-meter lead on the local male pack.  The orange-clad contingent held on for an unlikely-to-be-repeated 1st and 2nd overall in 27:08 and 32:42, and repaired quickly to a nearby coffee bar, where the once-dominant local clan, gracious in defeat, treated the entire field to cappuccinos and lattes, thus unwittingly ensuring Stacy's 1999 title defense by supplying her with her post-race fluid replacement of choice.  By contrast, Stuart received a lifetime ban from this race because of his demoralizingly large margin of victory.

Postscript: When the Stuart Calderwood-Stacy Creamer's 1-2 overall finish in the Maguire Turkey Trot in Philadelphia was announced at the next workout, there was a collective murmuring: "So, were there more than two people in that race?"  For the record, if you read the above, you would know that there were at least 10 people in that race.

PEQUOT THANKSGIVING 5 MILER, Southport, CT (November 26th, 1998)

23rd ANNUAL PORT WASHINGTON THANKSGIVING DAY RUN, Port Washington, NY (November 26th, 1998)

TOWSON YMCA TURKEY TROT 5K, Towson, MD (November 26th, 1998)

Eric Aldrich, 17:56, 13th overall, 7th M20-29

CEA / JOHANNA FOODS 5K RUN, Flemington, NJ (November 26th, 1998)

MEN

WOMEN

Note: Rain.  Buckets of rain ... deserve special commendations ...

PHILADELPHIA MARATHON, Philadelphia, PA (November 22nd, 1998)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN

Global Surveillance System (TM) analysis: "Not only did Fasil Yilma have a great time and look very strong doing it, but he stopped to stretch his calf a bunch of times during the race!  The guy is incredible."

WOMEN

ROTHMAN 8K, Philadelphia, PA (November 22nd, 1998)

MEN

WOMEN

• Since Audrey Kingsley's 30:56 for 8K (=4.97 miles) equates to 5 miles in 31:07, compared to her 5 mile PR of 31:50 at the Club Team Championship Race this year, she'd be forgiven for some mild post-race fatigue.  However, since we recently saw her on the Tuesday night following the NYC Marathon prancing around the park in the wake of the workout with coach Tony Ruiz for about 6 miles, and since we also heard her answer the question "Aren't your legs sore?" that night with a puzzled "No," we aren't surprised to learn that soon after the 8K finish today she ran to the sidelines of the marathon-in-progress, jumped in with Bola Awofeso at the 14-mile mark, ran three miles with him at 7:15 per mile while talking virtually non-stop (largely about his rock-star image), jumped out of the race at 17 miles, crossed the street to the 23-mile mark, waited 20 minutes during which she eagerly identified --- presumably correctly --- the brand and model-name of every pair of racing flats that ran past her ("Another pair of Nike Air Streak Lights!"), returned to the race alongside Fasil Yilma, who was running a sizzling 6:27 pace, and paced him for three more miles to the finish, this time talking non-stop about how fast he was running.  And after Fasil's finish, she couldn't resist jumping in again with Bola as he came in sight again with 600 yards remaining.  The world is awaiting Audrey's ultramarathon debut, during which she will provide uninterrupted live commentary for ESPN's Running and Racing.
  
  Audrey Kingsley struck back: "Please be advised, and advise your informants too, that although there are great ultramarathoners on this club, and as much as I would be honored to be associated with them, I do not and will not race ultramarathons!!! In addition, if this crazy talk continues, I may be forced to something drastic, like ...?  Alternately, if you are aware of a job opening for a commentator on ESPN ... that I would do."  Response: "Dear Audrey, please be advised that we have learned (see supporting evidence) that you do exactly the opposite of what your entourage of unsolicited advisors tell you.  So this ultramarathon talk is intended to prevent you from doing one.  Imagine if we begged you not to do it instead?"

• Audrey Kingsley's performance was certainly helped (or hindered) by friendly advice, as the following replay of the audio tape from our Global Surveillance System (TM) shows:
  
  PRE-RACE PREPARATION
  Audrey was running west on 72nd street at 10:25AM on a chilly saturday morning, heading to the park for a short run in preparation for her 8K race the next day in Philadelphia. There, she ran across a friendly advisor (aside: she many, many unsolicited advisors who claim to be her friends).
  He said: "How far are you going to run today?"
  She said "It's only a 5 mile race, so what's the difference?"  
  He said: "So how far did you run the day before your PR-setting New York City Marathon three weeks ago?" (aside: everybody would have been expected to rest in bed, but not Audrey).
  She said: "I ran 3 or 4 miles."
  He said: "So you should probably not do any more than that today." (aside: no chance that she will stick to that) 
  
  GOAL FOCUS
  He said: "My PR for an 8K is 30:24." (aside: achieved at the La Salle Banks Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago on March 22nd, 1998.)
  She said (in alarm): "You're ****ing kidding ... my best for 5 miles is 31: something."  (aside: the guy is someone whom Audrey would have traded a PR and/or trophy to beat.)
  He said: "Don't worry about it.  8K is shorter than 5 miles." (aside: without mentioning that the difference is less than 0.03 of a mile). 
  
  Notwithstanding these psychological shadows, Audrey went on to set yet another PR.  We would have been disappointed otherwise.

• Stacy Creamer ran PR's for 5K (18:41) and 4 miles (24:16) en route to her 8K PR of 30:13.  These were her 16th, 17th and 18th personal records of 1998.  The performance earned her 4th place in the 30-39 age-group --- rather impressive at age 39 --- in a very strong field.  We dug into the historical archives of our Global Surveillance System (TM) and found that Stacy's last 8K time (at the La Salle Banks Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago on March 22, 1998) was 33:09.  This should be an inspiration to the rest of us, including (and especially) Fritz Mueller ...

• Bola Awofeso said: "It was great to have Stuart and Audrey pacing me for those three miles.  By Stuart's calculation, I would have been able to do 3:12 if I maintained that pace.  But at the seventeen mile mark, they left me and all of a sudden I was all by myself.  I slowed down quite a bit, until I hit the 23rd mile mile when I decided I had to really do something.  Hey, Fasil did not need any help!  I am the one who needed help!  But what kept me going was the thought of Carsten Strandlod and Adam Bleifeld asking me over and over again if I was going to finish this one, given my DNF in San Diego earlier this year.  I felt I had to show them something."
  
• Kevin Arlyck philosophized: "Philosophy is not my forte."  Then he went on to say, "Overall, I wasn't terribly pleased with my race.   I may have run a 1:04 PR (compared to my Club Championship time of 30:16), but my legs were a bit tired, I wasn't warmed up properly, I wasn't focused, and it took me two miles to get into any kind of rhythm.  I kind of feel like I blew a great opportunity, given the conditions and the course.  Plus, I let a girl, who looked to be about seventeen, outkick me over the last 200m after I had spent the better part of mile five reeling her and a few others in.  (editor's note: for the record, she was actually 23 but looked 17).
  
  What I noticed most (aside from the great performances by pretty much everyone else) was that, during the 8K, my normally voluble teammates were remarkably tight-lipped.   There was a hairpin turn shortly after 3 miles and I saw Stuart, Stacy and Audrey at one point or another.  I made a point to say hi or offer a few words of encouragement to each of them --- the most I got in return was a grunt.  Can you imagine those three chatty people being at a loss for words? I later realized that it was because they, as experienced runners, were conserving every iota of energy for the task at hand.  Had I followed their examples, I would have broken 29:00 (and not lost to that girl!).  So much to learn ..."

• After the 8K, Stuart Calderwood was seen chugging down large quantities of various sport drinks, apparently drowning his sorrows over the unwise race plan which, although it got him a decent 5K split (16:02), allowed rigor mortis to set in over the final two miles (cf. Vermont Marathon Relay 1998).  As he walked weak-legged from the finish area in the company of  Arlyck, Creamer, and Kingsley, who looked like they were involved in an animated game of beach volleyball as they exulted over their huge personal bests, his rather envious mood was altered by a loud public-address message that declared him the winner of the Masters' division and 100 dollars (=$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$) --- enough to cover most of his Marathon Expo impulse-purchases of the night before.  Total combined Arlyck-Creamer-Kingsley earnings = a large goose-egg from the Kam Men Grocery Store in Chinatown = a huge sourdough raisin bagel hole from Healthy Bagel & Things on Second Avenue = the title of the Billy Preston song "Nothing from nothing leaves nothing", etcetera, etcetera. To be accurate, less than nothing when you count their entry-fees and train-fare. Calderwood decided that the Masters' division is a good thing after all --- maybe even worth having to be 40.

• Jonathan Federman wrote: "Good job on searching the website, but you left out a few details. LIKE MY TIME IN THE RACE! @?#%&+@. (Sorry about that). I ran a 34:23 for a PR in the distance. (Of course, I have never competed in a 8K before.) The time is respectable, considering that I woke up with a hangover and could barely see while driving to the race. Most everyone had good times. Stuart was first in his age group, but had to hassle with the officials to get his $100.00. Stacy was 3rd and got a cute award that will gather much dust.  After our race, we watched the marathon and jumped in to run with Bola Awofeso. Stacy and I slowed down after 1/2 mile and did our warm-down at a proper pace. Stuart and Audrey continued with Bola and did not return until they met up with Fasil Yilma. Fasil looked really strong at the end. Unfortunately Bola did not have the strength to drop the 2 minutes he needed to qualify for Boston. Mel Washington started, but dropped out after 14 miles because of his asthma."

• Jonathan's note was not the only complaint that we received.  Someone else sent in an anonymous note to complain that the race results were posted late (namely, around 7pm on Sunday).  To that person, we have to repeat Harry Morales' famous equestrian saying.

TURKEY CLASSIC FIVE MILER, Central Park, NYC (November 22nd, 1998)

WOMEN, 2nd Open Team

Eddie Coyle wrote in The Daily News (11/24/98): "Manhattanite Yumi Ogita, 37, top woman who ran a personal best of 29:49, made a last-minute decision to run the race.  She had planned to do the Philadelphia marathon.  'I woke up tired.  My daughter, Erika, 1 year old next month, was restless and had me up a good part of the night.' Her husband, Casey Yamazaki, also a runner, stayed home with Erika."

MEN, 2nd Open Team

Tyronne Culpepper wrote: "Personally, I ran my fastest 5 miler of the year, so I was pleased.  I picked off several people in the last mile (in 5:43), the last person being most interesting.  As I got to the final downhill to the 97th Street finish line, I was even with a runner.  The crowd was cheering and, of course, I turned on my sprint gear.  Well, this guy did the same and, of course, I held him off.  As I turned around to congratulate him (for being outsprinted, of course), I found that he had no race number.  So I felt pretty stupid afterwards.   Another significant fact was that I was fortunate enough to catch the 12-year-old wunderkind Lindsey Scherf just after Cat Hill to save face.  But she did blow the rest of our guys arway, including those training track runners!!:-) "

*****

Michele Tagliati wrote: "A recurrent buzz was heard this morning in Central Park: 'Where is the web site guy?' We have become a media-dependent running club! You can't abandon us even for a minor race that distributes frozen turkeys to the winners ....

Although there will be no photos to document it, today was a gorgeous day for running, chilly (low 40's) and dry with a lot of sun. In such an inviting environment, the CPTC had another day of glory. First of all, there was the fabulous victory of Yumi Ogita in the Women race, with the sub-6 minutes/mile time of 29:49. She would have placed 4th in the men's team!... Mary Rosado completed the brilliant performance of our women's team (2nd place) with an age-group victory in 34:43.

Then, there was the great day of the Italian contingent: both Carmine (26:53) and myself (29:26) sensibly improved our PR on the distance, contributing with Jud Santos, Tyronne Culpepper and Adam Bleifeld to a team's 2nd place. The third Italian runner, Luca Trovato, took it easy for 4.9 miles with his track buddy Alan Bautista. The two were then seen engaged in a furious sprint covering the last 200 meters in less than 25", by far the best time in the last part of the course ... maybe we have the new Pietro Mennea! Both Carmine Petracca and Joe Simonte placed 2nd in their age groups, and Jud also brought home some hardware for his 7th place in the 30-39 age group. However, his comment was: "I would trade it for a PR!"

Following the tradition, several teammates were cheering us at various points along the course. Among the loudest voices were those of Ramon Bermo and Ross Galitsky, who apparently turned his back on Luca and Alan as a sign of disgust for their apparently lack of effort ... unfortunately he was far away from their reedeming final rush!"

*****

• Comment on Carmine Petracca: "What we really would like to know is the color of his singlet today?  Did he wear the purple one? the green one? the black one ...?"  (hint: if he keeps this up, the team will be forced to buy him a singlet BECAUSE WE CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE!!!)
  
  The Global Surveillance System (TM) instant replay showed that Carmine Petracca wore a bright red singlet with lateral white bands.  The observer commented, "I think he is getting closer ..."  But unfortunately still not good enough ...
  
  Luca Trovato told us: "I told Carmine that it is goddamn time that he wears the team singlet.  Do you know that I actually gave him one!  He came up to me after the race, all happy about his new PR.  I told him that I will celebrate all of his races with him, buy him lunch, dinner and whatever he wants, the day that I see him wearing the club uniform.  Enough is enough!"

• As further evidence of media dependency, Michele Tagliati offered the following: "The disease has reached epidemic proportions among the CPTC members.  To give you an example, today I was jogging in the Park at about 7:30pm, when I saw Tyronne Culpepper, Audrey Kingsley and Harry Morales chatting under the Daniel Webster statue, as if they had just completed the usual Tuesday workout (editor's note: this was the Thanksgiving break).  There was Tyronne wondering, 'What was the color of Carmine's singlet?'  What is this if not a sign of total website-addiction?"

• Comment from the web site guy (in a fetal position): "This is one race that I am allergic to.  Some years ago, they were giving away a turkey away to homeless shelters for each man who runs UNDER 32 minutes.  I did not want to expend an extra ounce of effort if I didn't have to, and I timed my kick perfectly to come in at 31:58.   Of course, the NYRRC stiffed me with 32:00 exactly.  I don't ever want to relive that trauma again."

NYRRC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (November 15th, 1998)

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OPEN MEN, third place team

**Tyronne Culpepper was listed as a member of BRRC (Brooklyn Road Runners Club).  Isn't there supposed to be a waiting period for club transfers?

VETERAN MEN, 1st overall

According to the web site results page, the Central Park Track Club team scored 4+5+8+32+ 47 = 96 points, just one better than Taconic RR's 7+13+17+25+35=97.   According to the Club Council Standings, the Central Park Track Club was awarded 30 points, WSX got 24 points and TRRC got 20 points.  Either way, we did finish first.  Stuart Calderwood, who finished third in the race, still cannot compete for the club, since he is in the waiting period for club transfers.

OPEN WOMEN

VETERAN WOMEN

NEW YORK CITY AGENCIES RACES, New York City, NY (November 8th, 1998)

At the Tuesday workout, Tony Ruiz smirked and asked if we knew that he ran this obscure race limited to city employees.  Of course, we didn't.  Like, who cares!? 

A minor outcome was that Tony actually won the 1.35 mile race, breaking the race record that he set 13 years ago when he was a young stud.  The major significant fact was that he won because somebody else dared to get ahead of him during the race.  The keywords are: "Competitive fire."  Do you have it?

Tony then came back to finish 2nd in the 5K race in a time of 17:30.  He said, "It was very easy.  I should be ready for a good race next week, maybe even under 17:00, at the NYRRC Cross Country Championships."  (Postscript: He would actually run 20 seconds slower and said "I was dying!")

A TO Z RUN FOR WILD LIFE, Philadelphia, PA (Novermber 8th, 1998)

Stacy Creamer, 13th overall, 2nd F35-39, 39:05
Stuart Calderwood, 15th overall, 2nd M40-44, 33:49

Stacy Creamer went to visit her parents in Philadelphia and entered this local race.  She started out at 6:20 pace, hoping to break 40:00. She held that through four miles, which included a tough three-quarter-mile ascent of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge during mile 2.  At mile 4, afraid that she was dropping off the sub-40:00 pace, she threw down a Thursday Night-style one-mile pickup in a remarkable 6:03, which strung out a pack of chagrined men. She hung on with a 6:24 up a final 200-yard hill, and then, with her ex-Pennsylvania Attorney General father cheering, she used the patented Tony Ruiz sprint-form to outkick a woman in the last 100 yards.  She clocked 39:03, an average of  6:17 per mile--and good for first place in the 35-39 age-group. 

According to the performance-comparison tables, the best race of Stacy Creamer's life has, for almost 11 years, been the 39:30 that she ran for 10K at the Bagel Run in February of 1988, so this was a 27 second PR effort.  Contacted the next day, she was still saying, "It hasn't hit me yet.  I just wanted to break 40."  It must be the new uniform. 

Stacy is now looking forward to run the 8K race held simultaneously with the Philadelphia Marathon, which will give her an opportunity to attempt to set another PR. Her prospects are good on this flat course (sans the Benjamin Franklin Bridge).   Already, her 5 mile split in this race was just 3 seconds off her PR.

A minor footnote to this piece of significant history is that Stuart Calderwood ran 33:47, as 2nd master, 15th out of 4,000+ runners.  That time is faster than all except one person's on the club this year.

Okay, you are asking, "What kind of race is the A to Z Run for Wild Life?"   This race starts at the New Jersey State Aquarium across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, through historic Philadelphia and Fairmont Park and finishes at the Philadelphia Zoo.  The proceeds go to support wildlife survival programs all over the world.

1998 UPSTATE NEW YORK CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, 4 Miles, Cornell Golf Course, Ithaca, NY (November 7th, 1998)

Tom Hartshorne, 23:08, 20th overall, 4th male master

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON, New York City, NY (November 1st, 1998)

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WOMEN

Audrey Kingsley won ...

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for being the fifth female NYRRC member finisher (more precisely, the qualification is that the runner must have been a NYRRC member for at least 6 months prior to the marathon and must have completed at least six fully-scored NYRRC races in the last 12 months) in the New York City Marathon.  Count those dollar signs!   That's one thousand dollars (before the IRS takes its cut).

Latebreaking news: Audrey was robbed on a recount!  There was apparently a previously unidentified NYRCC member in front of her.  Audrey received $0.

Minor historical footnote: Poor Alan Ruben had to settle for only half as much for being the first Male Master NYRRC member finisher.  The Central Park Track Club women's team of Audrey Kingsley, Aubin Sullivan and Laura Miller finished as the second place NYRRC member team, also winning $500.

Latebreaking news: Our women's team was demoted to third place after a recount, with the winnings reduced to $250.

Source: NYRRC Member Awards

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The three Tagliati brothers: Marco in 2:54:10 (502nd place overall, 492th male), Michele in 2:56:15 (603rd place overall, 573th male) and Stefano in 3:27:52 (3479th place overall, 3221th male)

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Hank Berkowitz told us that his 2:42:47 at the New York City Marathon this year made him the first male finisher from the state of Connecticut.  This got him a write-up in the local newspaper.  The pictures that accompany the story, Photo 1 and Photo 2, were taken from this web site without our consent.  But that is okay because we firmly believe that our content is the sole property of the World Wide Web, and can be cited, quoted and otherwise abused at will.  We only wished that we could have been the given the opportunity to crop the New York Harrier out of the second photo ...

EVANSBURG CHALLENGE 10 MILE TRAIL RUN, Eagleville, PA (October 25th, 1998)

Jonathan Federman wrote us: "A quick note from the hinterlands of Pennsylvania. I did The Evansburg Challenge 10 mile trail race. For most people, this was an easy warm-up for The Escarpment Trail Run. The race application instructed all participants to bring a second pair of sneakers for after the race. The only injury I saw was one guy slipped and broke his nose. I guess that is no worse than what Jud and Casey do to each other at the finish line. My results were 73th overall in a time of 1:18:37. I don't know the number of total finishers, because they had not all finished when I left."

Annoymous query: "An easy warm-up for The Escarpment Trail Run?  What are you talking about?  The Escarpment Trail Run took place in July this year!  Has living out in the hinterlands caused you to lose your mind?"

MASTERS PENTATHLON, Bethlehem, PA (October 25th, 1998)

Okay, so what is a pentathlon?  You have to run in five events (3000m, 800m, 200m, 1500m, 400m), each one separated by 30 minutes from the next one.  Based upon your times, you are awarded age-graded, distance-weighted points towards the overall competition.

Sid Howard was second overall with 417.20 points
Tom Hartshorne was third overall with 412.44 points
Mary Rosado was second female with 348.62 points

Mary said that this format favors the distance-runners, who can gut out a 200m, but it was much harder for a 100m specialist to go 3000m.

NOT QUITE THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 5K, Central Park, NYC (October 25th, 1998)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN, 2nd team overall

** Technical note: Jon Weilbaker wrote: "While I will admit that chasing a small child around has aged me, please note that contrary to what the NYRRC reported in the race results, I am 40, not 48 years old."  That correction would have the effect of moving Jon from 1st M45-49 to 2nd M40-44; and, incidentally, someone else moves from 5th M45-49 to 4th M45-49 ... thanks ...

WOMEN, 3rd team overall

Other people of note:

• The loud cheering section of Sarah Gross and Aubin Sullivan at Columbus Circle
• The loud cheering section of Audrey Kingsley and Edwin Fajardo at the finish line
• The prize-winning photographer Audrey Kingsley
• Carmine Petracca running without a number in a time of 16:??
• Luca Trovato running with his girlfriend.
• Jiyon Lee working as a volunteer at the finishing chute
• Herbie Medina, former member of Central Park Track Club and current member of Millrose, saying to us at the team awards ceremony, "It is a rare sight to see you guys up here."  Our team was second and his team was third.   Yes, we love you, Herbie.

SPORTSET - VARIETY 5K RUN, Syosset, New York (October 25th, 1998)

HI-TEC ADVENTURE RACING SERIES #9, Los Angeles, CA (October 24th, 1998)

Team Hi-Tec (Jim Garfield (M34), Andy Petranek (M31), Stefani Jackenthal (F32)), 3:02:39, 18th place

GREAT FLORIDIAN TRIATHLON, Clermont, FL (October 24th, 1998) 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run

Scott Willett, 10th male individual

• 2.4 mile swim, 53:24, 4th place
• Transition 1, 2:50, 18th place
• 112 mile bike, 5:20:08, 22nd place (with 60 miles on a broken spoke, with the wheel rubbing against the frame on each rotation)
• Transition 2, 4:18, 110th place
• 26.2 mile run, 3:35:37, 14th place
• TOTAL TIME, 9:56:14, 11th place finisher

Technical note #1: At Transition 2, Scott had to go to the bathroom (hence the 110th placing).  Considering the nature of the activity, it was actually pretty quick.

Technical note # 2: From Scott's PR agent Ross Galitsky: "Scott was not 11th because of some chick! He is listed as 11th because one of the relay teams beat him."  (After Ross read the above in print, he said, "I am going to pay dearly for that chick comment!")

Technical note # 3: Scott's time of 3:35 for the marathon seems good for a non-runner, but it was actually not as bad as that, because there were two bathroom breaks of 2 minutes and 4 minutes respectively.  This is actually a tragic matter, because the 4th place finisher was less than 6 minutes ahead of Scott in the end. From Karl Marx's The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, we quote: "Hegel remarks somewhere that all facts and personages of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice.  He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."

Kevin Arlyck asked: "I was quite impressed by that Marx quote.   Was that off the top of your head?"  Answer: I have been waiting for over twenty years to find an occasion to use that quote and I'll be damned if I don't.

RACE AGAINST HUNGER 5 MILER, Jersey City, NJ (October 24th, 1998)

Footnote: Ramon Bermo said: "I came into the office on Monday morning and I was going to e-mail my race time to you.  But I thought that I should check the web site first, and there it was --- posted on Saturday, the same day of the race.  How do you do it?"  Sorry, this is a proprietary trade secret of our Global Surveillance System (TM).

ATLANTIC CITY MARATHON, Atlantic City, NJ (October 18th, 1998)

Tyronne Culpepper wrote: "It was a beautiful fall morning around 8am once I began my quest for the elusive hardware, which I have been denied for various reasons, mainly having to do with my performance, or lack thereof:-)  Upon arrival in Atlantic City, it didn't appear that a marathon would be happening, aside from gambling of course.  At the start, it was quite a strange sight.  For not only the marathon, but several different races ranging down to 5K were taking place.  The funniest thing was no one was sure which direction each race was starting or where the actual start was, and that includes even the race director whom you would hope should know.

I went out nice and relaxed, contrary to my usual races, determined to not blow up.  This boardwalk was a bit more forgiving, unlike the one at the start of the Brooklyn Half Marathon.  Aside from the numerous turns after completing the boardwalk part of the course, I cruised thru the halfway point at 1:32 and change.  I felt pretty good and thought to myself, could this be my sub 3hr marathon?  This was my undoing.  The second half was tough, but at the 20 mile mark, I still felt OK.   Then the unthinkable happened.  That call of nature at the most inopportune time!  Well, not being Grete Waitz or someone who can 'do it' on the run and, not finding any facilities available, I decided to continue to run hoping it would subside.  About 5 miles later (shuffling along at 11-12 mile per mile pace) after almost 30 people passed me, it went away, along with my potential hardware, sub 3hr time and the glory and redemption that would've been mine to enjoy.   Instead, I was left to ponder that perpetual saying, "Anything can happen in a marathon".

ANNOYMOUS E-MAIL: "Training.  It's all about training.  In this case, it's toilet training ..."

FALL FOLIAGE 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, NY (October 18, 1998)

Actually, we have no results from this New York University fun run.  Since this event offers free t-shirts and food, we suspect that Scott Willett, Aubin Sullivan, Ross Galitsky, J.P. Cheuvront and Ramon Bermo would be there.

Scott Willett's self-description was: "I had a great time, and have just polished off a platter of sandwiches, and a tray of cookies. Ah, the luxuries of race tapering (for the Great Floridian Triathlon)."

Karl Burke, the NYU Triathlon Club webmaster, wrote: "Actually, coaches Willett and Bermo had to forego racing to stage the event, but they did not miss out on the food.  My personal shopper, Mr.Galitsky, showed up just as I had to evacuate my baby before any of the college coaches could start recruiting him. J.P. Cheuvront was the only CPTC racer I know of, taking first among non-students."

J.P. Cheuvront was subsequently confronted with the fact that he won a race (well, a section of a race) without reporting to the web site.  His explanation was that he does not report a result unless collateral damage can be inflicted on others.   Indeed, we can appreciate that quality.

KURT STEINER CROSS-COUNTRY 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, NY (October 18, 1998)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN, 2nd Open Team

WOMEN, 5th Open Team

INCLINE VALLEY CROSS COUNTRY 5K, Lake Tahoe, CA (October 17th, 1998)

Special report from the Global Surveillance System (TM):

Stuart Calderwood triumphed in a time of 14:12, defeating all competitors including the local champ, a talented 29-year-old half miler.   Stacy Creamer won her age division in a time of 17:06 and was the third woman finisher.

Given the times, and the fact that the course included many twists, sharp turns, and three wooden plank creek crossings, all at an altitude of 6200 feet, it may be speculated that this was a short course.  However, with Stuart and Stacy, you'll never know!

At the Tuesday track workout, Stuart wondered how quickly the Global Surveillance System (TM) would pick up his race result.  Well, it was much sooner than he thought.   Even as he spoke, this report had already appeared on the web.

UPSTATE NEW YORK XC SERIES (4 miles), Seneca Park, NY (October 17th, 1998)

Tom Hartshorne, 22:10, 14th overall, 2nd masters

NEWARK CORPORATE/INDIVIDUAL 5K RUNS, Newark, NJ (October 14th, 1998)

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT RESTORATION CORPORATION 10K, Brooklyn, NY (October 11th, 1998)

Eric Aldrich wrote:

"After being two years away from the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation 10K race, Sidney Howard came back with a win in CPTC style. On a clear, windy Sunday morning, Sid took first place in the 55-59 age group with a 39:39 effort.  Sid was resplendent in Nike sunglasses and a sky blue US masters racing jacket.  His words to the tenderfoot, 'There is running after 50.'

The said tenderfoot ran a personal best of 35:30 to take 3rd in the 25-29 category.   The winner was some guy named Jerry Lynch who ran about 32:30 (I didn't even see the guy).  It was a fine day in Brooklyn."

LA SALLE BANKS CHICAGO MARATHON, Chicago, IL (October 11th, 1998)

WOMEN

Rae Baymiller was third Woman Masters overall, behind only Tatyana Pozdnyakova's 2:29:25 (third best all-time Masters time) and Kim Jones.  Rae's time of 2:52:14 is an American age-group record with an exclamation, being over 15 minutes better than the previous record.  It is also a world age-group record, beating the 3:01:13 set by Denise Alfvoet in Belgium on 10/28/1990.  Rae missed by just 2 minutes the US Olympics Marathon qualifying time of 2:50.  She plans to try again in the spring.

Eve Kaplan ended up with a personal best by 13 minutes.   She said that she felt quite fresh when she reached the finish line.  Knowing now that she could have done even better, she can't wait to run this great course again.

Footnote: Rae's first half-marathon split of 1:24:20 by itself would have been a third-place overall finish at Grete's Great Gallop in Central Park on the same day.

ARMY TEN MILER, Washington, DC (October 11th, 1998)

STEAMTOWN MARATHON, Scranton, PA (October 11th, 1998)

CENTRAL PARK BIATHLON, 2.5 mile run-12 mile bike-2.5 mile run, Central Park, New York City (October 11th, 1998)

Laura Miller, 6th overall female, 3rd female 35-39, 1:17:42

GRETE'S GREAT GALLOP, Central Park, NY (October 11th, 1998)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN

WOMEN, 1st team overall

NORWAY RUN 5K, Central Park, New York City, NY (October 11th, 1998)

This fun run saw Alan Ruben finishing second overall in a time of 16:12.  Good enough to get on the podium for a handshake with the Grete Waitz.   Other people seen in the race included Fasil Yilma (18:30), Roland Soong, Doug Kabbash, Diane Leibowitz (21:12).

Footnote: A couple of people have noticed the absence of the race time for one individual, being part of a habitual pattern.  Look, this is a fun run and we cannot publish anything unless people reported their times to us personally.  Okay?

ROCKLAND Y-ATHLON, Rockland County State Park, NY (October 4th, 1998)

Randall Ehrlich, run 18:05, bike 31:54, run 17:54, total 1:07:53, 7th place overall

IRONMAN TRIATHLON, Kona, Hawaii (October 3rd, 1998)

Stephanie Gould, swim 1:05:12, bike 6:09:32, run 4:26:03, total time: 11:40:47

Stephanie ended up with a deep gash in her foot after the swim, all the way touching the muscle.  So that marathon run was absolutely hellish because of the pain.  She thought about dropping out, but this occasion was too momentous to quit.

Footnote: A member of our Global Surveillance System was flying back from San Francisco to New York on Monday (October 5th, 1998) for business reasons.  He observed a certain man boarding the plane walking like a crab.  Upon further examination, this individual was observed to be wearing a 1998 Ironman finisher t-shirt.   Our man thought about what a great story it would be if Stephanie were on same plane too. Unfortunately, this did not happen.  What a pity!

CORPORATE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP, 3.5 miles, Park Avenue, New York City, NY (October 3rd, 1998)

MEN

WOMEN