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Breaking News!! 11/21/09
It was Mark Hixson from the Hartford Track Club leading through the halfway point, followed closely by Jose Guzman from Mohegan Striders, and Anthony Gosalves from Pawtucket, RI. Hixson maintained the pressure and not only won the race, but set a new Masters record! Beth Krasemann took it out hard and never looked back. Sara Belles was able to close the gap slightly towards the end, but it was Krasemann with a solid victory for the women. Results from the 10th Annual Hartford Track Club 8K Cross-Country Challenge are posted. 11/16/09 Photos from Franklin Park are complete. 11/15/09
Bart Wasiolek set the course record for the Age Before Beauty 5K Cross-Country in 2007. Today, Bart was just 3 seconds off as he charged through the second half of the course. There was a fairly tight pack of seven runners through the first mile. Windmill Hill seperates the wheat from the chaff. Local standout, Spencer Sass, ran relaxed as the twenty year-old gave Wasiolek (41 yrs) all he could handle. Wasiolek broke Oscar Barreto's Masters Record. For the women, it was Phoenix Chumba running for the Athletes Fott/New Balance team on her way to a new course record. The team results were fantastic. The Master Men came down to an 11 to 11 point tie which was broken by the last scoring member closest to first. Members from The Mohegan Striders showed up ready for bear. Athletes Foot/ New Balance showed that they have the stuff. The Hartford Track Club, Litchfield Track Club, Housatonic Road Runners, South Windsor SG, and EKG all had members present. The results from the Age Before Beauty 5K XC in Litchfield are posted. They also include team scores for Open, Masters, Men, and Women. I took a whole bunch of pictures that I'll post during the week. Hats off to Dave Driscoll, John Keilty, Bill Neller, Bob Dwyer, Bill Mongovan, Jim Barber, and the entire staffs from the Litchfield Track Club and USATF/CT. The volunteers did a great job. Thank you.
11/10/09 This Sunday is the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Cross-Country Association Championships at White Memorial in Litchfield, CT. The first race of the day is the Age Before Beauty Cross-Country 5K. This race is open to everyone. It is also the second race in the USATF/CT Cross-Country Grand Prix. Teams compete for prize money and individuals compete for year-end title of State of Connecticut Cross-Country Champion. Check out the race app for additional information. The photos from the Thomaston 5K are complete. 11/9/09 The USATF/CT selects a number of races (7) to act as the State of Connecticut's Road Race Grand Prix (RRGP). Each race is considered a championship for that particular distance. The people who select these races are on the Long Distance Running (LDR) Road Race Grand Prix Committee. The Committee consists of 1 member from each of the USATF/CT Clubs who compete in the RRGP plus the Chairman for Masters LDR and the Chairman for Open LDR. The RRGP is on a two year cycle. This year several notices were published and several races, directors, timers, runners, etc, were contacted and asked to submit a bid to participate in the RRGP for 2010 and 2011. The races listed below were all of the races that responded to the LDR's request for bids. Date 2010 .............................Lgth.........Race..................................................Town The following people sit on the USATF/CT LDR Road Race Grand Prix Committee: Will Graustein, Open Chair Peter Hawley, Masters Chair Alan McDougal, Athletes Foot/New Balance Jon Kornacki, Mohegan Striders Brent Stratton, Hartford Track Club Bob Stephenson, Milford Road Runners Chris Dickerson, Woodbridge Running Company Brian Williams, Housatonic Jesse Efron, EKG If you see a race/s, from those listed above, that you like or don't like, please contact your club representative and communicate your desires before Tuesday, November 18th. Each of these races, along with membership, has had an opportunity to speak and present their case. On Tuesday, 11/18, the LDR RRGP Committee members will select the next 2-year cycle for the RRGP. Once the races have been selected, they will be provide a written contract. When the signed contract is returned along with a deposit, the races will then be formally anounced for the 2010/2011 RRGP. Photos from the Falls Village 5K are complete. 11/8/09
Blake Fenwick (#277) was able to overtake a sizeable lead from Jonathan Lampron in the later half of the 8th Annual Diane Burr Memorial 5K Flag Run/Walk in Thomaston. Sabrina Olsen successfully defended her title. The results are posted and I have a whole bunch of photos I'll put up over the week. Thank you to the many sponsors, the volunteers, the town of Thomaston, the spectators, and runners. It was a great race on an Indian Summer day in November. Edward M. Gorecki 11/7/09
Jim Zoldy (#243) was third in 2008 with a 17:28. He was 2nd in 2007 with a 17:37. Today, despite a slow recovery from an injury, Jim was first! It was a spectacular day for racing and many runners set a personal best on the Falls Village 5K course. Margaret Banker (#208) successfully defended her women's title. The results from the Ed McGuire Memorial Culligan Cannonball 5K are posted. Photos will be up soon. Thank you to all the sponsors, the many volunteers, spectators, and runners. This is a great race! 11/6/09
11/5/09
Eddie Gorecki died yesterday at the age of 55. Eddie ran every race in the state of Connecticut. Every race director, every timer, and just about every runner knew him. Edd was a very fast runner in his day. There are not many runners here in Connecticut, nor New England for that matter, that have run a 32:00 10K. According to Ray Wise, Eddie had run in at least 251 races since 2004. I would often talk with Edd before a race. His conversations were as Dennis Barone described. He was soft spoken and would like to sneak up on me in a mummbly voice he'd say my name several times. He would always ask if I was running in the race. When I would say "no", he would look a little disappointed and reply with a, "huh"? I mostly time now, but Edd and I did have some great races together. He was a stalwart for the Hartford Track Club Men's teams. He typically scored in his division for decades and occasionally he would win. He worked hard and very often would have to leave the race venue before collecting his award in order to make it to work on time. I'm told he was recently laid off from work. Edd was a strong guy. He threw himself into running. His conversations always included a perpetual hamstring pull. He ran through the pain. He died doing what he loved. I'ld like to think that he knew that people liked him and that he has a world of friends. Because he had to get to work or another race, Eddie would always come up to me after the race and ask for his own personal copy of the results. I'm going to miss that. I'm going to miss Eddie. He was a good guy.
I'll post any funeral announcements as soon as I get them. 11/4/09 Photos from the 8th Annual Sunny Brook Cross-Country are complete. Check them out. The results from the Sunny Brook USATF/CT Team competition are as follows: Men's Open 1st place to Mohegan Striders = 1 point, Men's Master 1st place to Hartford Track Club with a score of 10 to 11 over second place Mohegan. HTC Masters receives 2 points and Mohegan Masters receives 1 point. The next race in the USATF/CT Cross-Country Grand Prix is the 4th Annual Age Before Beauty 5K. The race is held at White Memorial in Litchfield, CT. The date is Sunday, November 15th at 9:30 AM. The Junior Olympics are being held at the same location starting at 10:30 AM. The course is the same course that the JO's will run in the afternoon. Coaches, parents, friends, family, everyone is welcome to run in this race. The kids are out along the course and they offer a great deal of encouragement to their fellow runners. Take a look at the race application. This Saturday is the Ed McGuire memorial Culligan Cannonball Run 5K. The race starts and finishes on Main Street in downtown Falls Village, CT. The cannon goes off at high noon. Sunday is the Dianne Burr 5K in Thomaston. The race starts and finishes near the back of the Police Station at 2:00 PM. 11/1/09
Jose Guzman (#143) was patient and waited until about 1-mile in before making his move. Guzman and Patrick swift went 1-2 as they lead the Mohegan Striders to a decisive victory over the Hartford Track Club in the Open Men's team competition. Hartford had perennial all-star, Chris Chisholm, testing the new spikes. The women were lead by Sara Belles from Brookfield. Belles took control early and never looked back. That's 12-year old Jackson Morrow (#161) running for the Litchfield Track Club. Jackson averaged 6:27's over the 3.1 Mile course in preparation for the USATF/CT Junior Olympics on 11/15. The Age Before Beauty XC 5K will precede the JO's at 9:30 AM. Results from the 8th Annual Sunny Brook Cross-Country 5K are posted. Many thanks to the Sponsors and Volunteers from the Northwest YMCA. They did an outstanding job in running this race in memory of John Ponte. Even the Mayor was there to lead the 5K-2Mile walkers! Special thanks to the Connecticut DEP. Sunny Brook is a great park and all the participants loved it,,,despite the hill... Photos will be up during the week. 10/30/09 Race #1, in a three race USATF/CT cross-country series to determine who the best teams and individuals are in the State of Connecticut, takes place on Sunday. In addition to teams winning prize money at each of these races, teams and individuals are also awarded points from each race to determine the 2009 Champion. In 2008 the Hartford Track Club battled the Mohegan Striders and came back from a deficit to win in a tie break in the final race of the season. It pays to show up at every one of these races. They're tough. They're challenging. They are fun. Cross-Country races are serious races; however, they are also more social. A lot of the runners know each other. You see the same familiar faces at each of the three races and there develops a sense of kinship. Despite the fact that the races are competitive, you don't have to be fast. Toe the line just like everybody else. Run your race. Take on the course, the elements, and time. At the end, there will always be a smiling face. A tired and smiling face. Don't be timid about talking to the winner. Ask him or her about their pace. How were they able to conquer the hill? Will they be at the next race? It doesn't matter if you aren't a member of the USATF. This Cross-Country series is open to everyone. Sunny Brook 5K 11/1........Age Before Beauty 5K 11/15........HTC XC Challenge 8K 11/21. So far I've got about 60 preregistered for Suuny Brook. Mohegan and HTC will be there. 10/27/09
The first race in the USATF/CT Cross-Country Grand Prix is the Sunny Brook 5K. Sunny Brook (pictured above) is located off Newfield Rd. in Torrington. This is the 8th year that the race has been offered on the USATF/CT XC Grand Prix. The race is open to everyone and if you are a member of the USATF/CT, you can compete on a team and win team (open/masters) prize money. If you are not a member of the USATF/CT, or your membership has expired, you can join the United State Track & Field (USATF) Connecticut Association at the race and your membership will be good for the remainder of 2009 plus all of 2010! You get two months free. You don't have to be a member of anything if you just want to run this race. Proceeds go to benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.This year the course has been modified. The start/finish/registration used to be in the field pictured immediately below the dam. The new start/finish/registration is now located at the DEP parking lot off Newfield Rd. We've added port-a-lets, some post race snacks, and a very snazzy t-shirt. The 5K walk (with a 2-Mile option) starts at 10:30 AM. The 5K race starts at 11:00 AM. Race day registration opens at 9:00 AM. For more info, check out the Applications page. Results from the Litchfield Cross-Country are posted. 10/26/09
It was Joe LeMay all the way while Eamon Dempsey wasn't that far behind. Claudia Camargo is now Claudia Nero. Nero was numero uno. Results from the 33rd Annual 5-Mile Kent Pumpkin Run are posted. Photos are complete. Photos from the NVL XC Championship are complete. 10/24/09 Photos from the Salisbury 10K are complete. Photos from the Hartland 5K are complete. Tomorrow is the 33rd Annual Kent 5-Mile Pumpkin Run. Registration closes at 11:50 AM. The gun goes off at noon. Congratulations to the UConn Women 3rd at the CCSU XC. Nice Run by Rich Klauber to take 2nd overall in the men's race. 10/21/09 Records were broken today!
Rosa Moriello lead from start to finish. Her only challenge, run. With today's performance she now has the top three times for this 3.02 mile course established in 2008. Rosa is also ranked fourth and seventh in fastest times for the old 2.65 mile course established in 2004.
Chris Bendtsen sat on ice for the first half. He lowered his course record set at the Invitational on 10/2/09. With today's performance he now has seven (7) of the top 17 all-time performances on this course established in 2004. Naugatuck Boys take the NVL Championship over Wolcott, Watertown,and eight other schools from the Naugatuck Valley League. The Woodland Girls are currently undefeated and have been since 2007. Congratulations to all the Schools from the NVL. It has been, and will continue to be, an outstanding season for NVL Cross-Country. Results from the Championship are posted. Photos will be up soon. The United States Track & Field / Connecticut Association (USATF/CT) will conduct its annual Cross-Country Grand Prix: Sunday, November 1, 2009- The 8th Annual Sunny Brook 5K XC, Torrington, CT 11:00 AM Sunday, November 15, 2009-4th Annual Age Before Beauty 5K XC, Litchfield, CT 9:30 AM Saturday, November 21, 2009-10th Annual HTC XC Challenge 8K, W. Hartford, CT 10:00 AM 10/17/09
Jeff Neideck (#115) went through the first mile in 5:13. He quickly gained a 1.5 mile lead and finished the 10K near his 2007 course record time. This was a much cooler day and he was all by his lonesome. The results for the 5th Annual Salisbury Harvest Heart 10K Run are posted. Photos will be up during the week.
Torey Gundersen was second last year while the winning time was 19:48. Today, Gundersen ran 19:48 and finished 1st. The post race party and the awards are some of the best in New England. Results for the 5th Annual Hartland Harvest Run 5K Road Race are posted. Photos will be up during the week. |
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Eddie
Gorecki on 10/17/09 at the Salisbury 10K
