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| (starting top left,
then clockwise) Jean, Allie, Stephanie, and Kristen |
Results
are up from the August 20th Lynn Woods Relay race.
Here's what some of the runners had to say
and what they looked like...
Jean St. Pierre
I haven't run all season due to a number of injuries. So,
I have been looking forward to the relay, but more from a
cheering standpoint. Then, I started to think . . .hey, I'm
feeling pretty good . . .why not run too?! I asked my therapist,
he gave the green light, and I was in!
Unlike previous years, I didn't worry about
the race. I was just looking forward to running again! I had
recruited a woman's team: Ali, me, Stephanie and Kristen.
Ali went out first, and I did my warm up. She trotted back
in good time, and I was off. Ali later told me how happy I
looked when I started.
I didn't know what to expect--I haven't run
outside or for more than 7 minutes at a stretch (per my therapist).
But, I figured I would just go as far as I could, then speed
walk back if I had to. I ran up the hill, got my heart rate
up to 172, and it pretty much stuck there for the rest of
the race. I think it peaked at 182--ack! Although my heartrate
monitor indicated I was working hard, I felt great. Except
for the heat, which was unbearable! The humidity was extreme,
the air felt thick. There was no breeze. There was no relief,
even under the trees.
Long story short, I ran the whole distance,
with NO PAIN. No burning IT pain. No grinding pain in my knee.
I honestly can only remember one other race where these issues
didn't plague me. I wish they where all like that...
Looking forward to the 2004 season!
David Alden
Wow--it was H-O-T. Anyway, the heat started before the race
even began, as Arsen was calling to taunt me... "You're
going down, neighbor."
Gets me wondering again why all of my friends
are out to get me... Anyway, through my good graces, I still
took Arsen to the race, and happily, Jean, as she made her
return to racing (after badgering her physical therapist into
giving her permission).
Arsen and I squared off together, thinking
that we might duplicate our finish at the relay last year
when we crossed the line at the same time. Unfortunately (for
me) Arsen set off on a pace a little too fast, and that and
the heat really got to me. When I started getting chills,
I decided it was time to slow down and let him go. By the
time I felt like I could run again, about a minute had passed
and I ended up crossing the line about 45 seconds behind my
mortal enemy. He won that battle, but the war of the 'hood
will rage on.
That's a lot of drama for an 18:00 minute
race, huh?!
I was psyched to have so many of us out at
the race--see ya next week!
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| Tim, leading the pack! |
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| Go Doug, Go! |
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| Matt and Tony take off together
due to some "technical difficulties" with one
of their team mates. |
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| Jean (left) and Allie of
the Cranky Women! |
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| Pepper and Zippy... |
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| Roz (above) was too fast
for my camera, and Rob (right) confused everyone by shaving
before the race... Tim said, if Rob hadn't been late,
he wouldn't have recognized him... |
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| Aw... the happy
couple... |
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| And the bitter
rivals! |
ALSEN SHERAJCRANKY MEN 1 18:08
ROB FALLON CRANKY MEN 2 18:28
DOUG SALB CRANKY MEN 2 18:41
ANTHONY VELLECO CRANKY MEN 1 18:50
DAVID ALDEN CRANKY MEN 2 18:53
MATT DRAYER CRANKY MEN 1 19:00
MIKE LAWLESS CRANKY MEN 2 19:16
STEPHANIE AMES CRANK RACING WOMAN 19:47
ROZ PULEO CRANKY COEDS 20:11
TIM CORNING CRANKY COEDS 20:26
ZIPPY CORNING CRANKY COEDS 20:39
KRISTEN WOODS CRANK RACING WOMAN 22:06
PEPPER WALLACE CRANKY COEDS 23:13
JEAN ST. PIERRE CRANK RACING WOMAN 25:01
ALI DRAYER CRANK RACING WOMAN 25:20
BILL SINAGRA CRANKY MEN 1 44:00
32. CRANKY MEN 2 (341) 75:18
DAVID ALDEN 18:53 18:53
MIKE LAWLESS 38:09 19:16
DOUG SALB 56:50 18:41
ROB FALLON 75:18 18:28
53. CRANKY COEDS (361) 84:29
TIM CORNING 20:26 20:26
PEPPER WALLACE 43:39 23:13
ZIPPY CORNING 64:18 20:39
ROZ PULEO 84:29 20:11
62. CRANK RACING WOMAN (355) 92:14
ALI DRAYER 25:20 25:20
JEAN ST. PIERRE 50:21 25:01
STEPHANIE AMES 70:08 19:47
KRISTEN WOODS 92:14 22:06
68. CRANKY MEN 1 (351) 99:58
ALSEN SHERAJ 18:08 18:08
BILL SINAGRA 62:08 44:00
MATT DRAYER 81:08 19:00
ANTHONY VELLECO 99:58 18:50
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