T A C O N I CR U N N I N G L I F E

May 1996

The Sun Shines On St Paddy's Day RacesAA/inners

Susan f:pslcin ol'New York City was all smiles as MylesOUhodes presented her with free airline tickets from Aer Lingusfor a trip for two to Ireland. Not only did Susan win the drawingfor the tickets, she also came up a winner in her age group in thel O K . -photo by J. Mash

Fred Loehfelm presented the tlrst place women's trophy to TaraMcGuire amidst the cheers of a large crowd following the St. Patrick'sDay races at FDR Park March 17, j-'ull race results on pages 8 & 9.

-photo by J. Mash

Mudders & Grunters Marked By Fun & MudRace Director Own McCrudden (left) went over theixilcs for this year's running of Mudders & Grunterswhile Fred Loehfelm, President Emeritus, chose anenforcement theme of "guns and hoses." See pages11, 12, 13 for more pictures and race details.

-photo by K.D. Quinn

I n s i d e T h i s I s s u e :Race Flyers of Upcoming Races.May 19 North Count) 'News 1 OKJ u n e 2 L i n c o l n H a l l 5 M

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P r e s i d e n t ' s C o l u m n

Taconic Road Runners ClubP.O. Box 99

Baldwin Place, NY 10505(http://members.aol.com/gregtrrc/trrc.htm)

TACONIC RUNNING LIFE is the official publicationof the Taconic Road Runners Club, Inc. Publication isbimonthly and is intended for distribution to clubmembers at no charge. Club officers and Chairpersonsi n c l u d e :P r e s i d e n t E d M c L a u g h l i n 6 6 6 - 8 7 1 2V . P . S t e v e Q u i n n 6 2 8 - 0 6 4 8T r e a s u r e r R i c h A d a m s k i 5 2 8 - 8 4 5 7

S e c r e t a r y J o a n n a N a s h 2 4 8 - 6 6 6 6R a c e C o o r d . R i c h N a s h 2 4 8 - 6 6 6 6P u b l i c i t y . l o e P o r c a r o 5 2 6 - 3 5 2 4Mailing Larry & Mary Lenahan 628-6229A d v e r t i s i n g S t e v e Q u i n n 6 2 8 - 0 6 4 8Membersh ip Greg D iamond 528-2251E q u i p M g r . R i c h N a s h 2 4 8 - 6 6 6 6V o l . C o o r d . V i n c e n t J u l i a n o 2 4 5 - 3 4 7 2T R L E d i t o r K a t y D . Q u i n n 6 2 8 - 0 6 4 8

6 6 6 - 8 7 1 2

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W o m e n ' s Te a m L e e S a r o k e nMen ' s Team S c o t t A b e r c r o m b i e

P r e s i d e n t s E m e r i t u s :1976-86 Dan Caftrey (founder)1 9 8 6 - 8 8 O w e n M c C r u d d e n1 9 8 9 - 9 0 J o h n H a l l i n a n1990-91 Ed McLaughl in1 9 9 2 - 9 3 F r e d L o e h f e l m

T R R C TA G N u m b e r : 0 7 9 9TRRC HOTLINE: (914) 923-4665Taconic Running Life welcomes contributions frommembers for publication. Word Perfect 6.1 forWindows and Aldus Pagemaker 4.0 for Windows (IBMcompatible) are used in publishing the newsletter. Ifpossible, please submit material on discs in formats thatcan be converted to either WordPerfect or Pagemaker.If this is not possible, send printed submissions andphotos toKaty D. Quinn, 43 Rodcris Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541

Tel. (914) 628-0648FAX (914) 621-5866

or via America On-Line: SQuinn43@AOL.Com

Facta non verba

SYBIL: I just got back from Sybil. It was very well-organized and a very enjoyable event. Race DirectorsDavid Farquhar and Tony Galfano put on a great race.And the group of laconics supporting them did aterrific job, in particular Eileen & Bob Davis, for theirefforts back at the VFW in setting up and preparing thepost-race refreshments. The field for the 5OK was 39starters, with 37 finishers - This is probably a recordfield. The only disappointment was that only fourteams participated in the two-person relay. Where theh were the rest of you? On a personal note: manythanks to Joanna Nash for being the "support crew" forLee and me throughout the entire race. We couldn'thave done it without you.

BOSTON: Lots of Taconics participated in the 100thBoston Marathon. Aside from a few glitches, which areinevitable in handling nearly 40,000 runners, the overallexperience was wonderful. Results are on the TRRChome page which you will find at this URL: (http://members.aol.com/gregtrrc/trrc.htm).

RYE DERBY: Also posted on the TRRC home pageare the results of the Rye Derby 5M. Congratulations toGreg Diamond for providing such speedy results to thefolds at the Rye "Y". They have never gotten them asquickly, nor as accurately. Eamon Coghlan was particularly impressed by how soon the results were postedand the award winners identified. The rest of theTaconic support team was outstanding: ; Registrationwas ably handled by Rich Adamski Carol Hansen, JackMagrone, Nancy Young, Joan Deitrick, Sarah Collins,Joanna & Shannon Nash, Scott Abercrombie andDebbie Kenney. At the finish line, providing the set-upand handling the double chute operation, were RichNash, Steve Quinn, Joe Porcaro, Bob McKeon, GretaOlsson, Vinnie Juliano, Bill Foley, Scott Abercrombie,Debbie Kenney, Jack Magrone and Doug Miller. Thisis a fabulous team of individuals who all pulled togetherbeautifully and did Taconic proud. Our stock roseconsiderably because of their efforts. Thanks to you all.

I certainly would like to see more Taconics at our races,supporting the club. Come to volunteer OR come torun.. .but COME!

Taconic Road Runners Club 1996 Race Schedule

May 12 S u n . 1 0 A M 5K Mother's Day (Women Only)FDR Park, Yorktown, NY

May 18 Sat. 9 A M Pleasantville Gazebo

May 19 S u n . 9 A M lOK North County NewsYorktown, NY

Aug. II

Sept. 8

Sept. 8

Sept. 21

5M Lincoln Hall, Somers, NY

8M Putnam County Classic, Mahopac, NY

Taconic Biathlon (5K Run, 1/2 M Swim)Sycamore Park, Mahopac, NY

Phelps Memorial 5K Run/Walk

LeeSaroken; (914)666-8712Nancy Young: (914) 528-2251

Pleasantville Rec. Ctr. (914) 769-7950Bob Cooney (914) 769-7859

Doug Miller: (914)962-1402Roger Cocking: (914) 245-5135

Rich & Joanna Nash: (914) 248-6666

FredReger (914)621-1601Bob Daubenbis (914) 736-2032Myles O'Rhodes (914) 666-8712

Larry Lenahan: (914)628-6229

Myles O'Rhodes: (914)666-8712

Jan Peek lOK Don Ettinger: (914) 737-2572

Dutchess County Classic (5K, 13. IM & 26.2M) Irv Miller: (914) 471-0777

Teatown Lake 5K Trail RunOssining, NY

LeeSaroken: (914)666-8712DebraKenney: (914)245-9629

Oct. 6 S u n . 1 0 A M 3M Share-A-WalkFDR Park, Yorktown, NY

RichAdamski: (914)528-8457Katy D. Quinn: (914) 628-0648

Oct. 13 S u n . 9 A M Age Group Cross Country # 1Route 202, Yorktown, NY

GeneCadman: (914)245-6225John Hallinan: (914)739-2268

1/4M Columbus Day Races for ChildrenDePew Park, Peekskill, NY

Age Group Cross Country #2Somers H.S., Somers, NY

Women's Distance Festival Classic(Women only), Yorktown, NY

Age Group Cross Country #3Blue Mt. Reservation, Peekskill, NY

3 X 3M (Women) & 4 X 3M (Men) X/C RelayBlue Mountain Reservation, Peekskill, NY

2 X 5K Couples RelayBlue Mt. Reservation, Peekskill, NY

Scott Abercrombie: (914)737-0872John Hallinan: (914)739)2268

GeneCadman: (914)245-6225John Hallinan: (914)739-2268

LeeSaroken: (914)666-8712Joanna Nash: (914)248-6666

GeneCadman: (914)245-6225John Hallinan: (914) 739-2268

DaveO'Toole: (914)923-4665

Steve Calidonna: (914)923-4665

May Membership News(Compiled by Joanna Nash)

New Members welcome to Taconic! Please join us at one of our May meeting at Teatown and the summer meetings at DowningPark. We also hope to see you at group runs in FDR park and/or at the pumphouse/Croton Reservoir. Plus, don't be shy: Call a race directorand volunteer your services at an up- coming race. Volunteering is a great way to get your feet wet and feel part of the Club!!

B i l l y B e g g R o b e r t O ' M a l l e y a n d f a m i l y C h a r l e s a n d M i c h e l l e R e i l l yJ . B a i l e y W i l l i a m P a y n e L o r r a i n e W a i t m a nS a u n d r a F a u s t i n i J o s e p h P e r e z a n d f a m i l yB o b J a c k s o n L a u r a R e e d y

Mike Dhunjishah is working toward a goal of 30 to 35 miles per week and would like to run one marathon per year. Mike runs in theevenings during the week and in the afternoon on the weekend around the area where he lives.Gregory Govan and family enjoy running the shorter distances. Gregory would like to be able to train and not get injured. He likes to runthe shorter 400M distance and his favorite race distance is 2 miles.Marie Hale joined Taconic because she thought it would be fun to get to know other runners. (There are a lot of Taconic members that runin your area!) We look forward to seeing you at the meetings and races.Barbara Kingsborough does her running any time she can. Barbara's current running goal is a Marathon. She's turned in some impressiveperformances at recent TRRC events.Maureen McArdle likes to run in the afternoons. Her favorite race and race distance is a 5K.Erich Miethner is a new, but former member of Taconic (one of the originals I might guess!) Erich's favorite race is the SkylonInternational Marathon and his favorite distance is a lOK. He would like to break a 3:28:00 Marathon!!Jeffrey Schreier enjoys running the Bronx Zoo 5K. So far Jeffrey has only run 5K's, but he would like to work up to lOK's and half-marathons. (It sounds like you might want to run at the Pump House on Saturday mornings. Taconic also has other formal and informaltraining runs. Contact an officer listed on page 2 for more info or come to the next club meeting!)

Renewing ntentbetS' We welcome your continued support!! We have a lot of events coming up during the summer and could useyour help and smiling faces.

P i e r c e B r e n n a nGene Cadman and familyR i c h a r d C i e r oBob D'ArcyK a t h l e e n D ' O t t a v i oDavid FarquharK e n F i l m a n s k i

Judy FreemanDavid GaryLinda Geppert

Stanley GoldsteinMargie Katt and familyDonald LowryC h a r l o t t e L u k a sOwen McCrudden and familyTa r a M c G u i r eBill McLoughlinJohn Monten and familyDick MurphyG r e t a O l s s o n

J o h n R o b i n s o n

Bob RoganJohn RooneyGeorge RoyJoseph SpoffordS a l v a t o r e Ta v a n o

Jim, Patricia, Mathew andJ o r d a n T h o m a

Stacy Wallach

John Albanese is looking forward to the Putnam County Classic on the 4th of July. John runs in the evenings near his home. His favoriterace distance is a lOK.Art Breuer does most of his running in Rockefeller State Park with the goal of increasing his mileage. Art's favorite race is the New CastlelOK and his favorite distance is the NYC Marathon.Robert Briglio is one of the fleet of foot in the Veterans age group. Rob and Nick Caswell were co-named runners of the year in their agebracket by NYRRC.George Byrne enjoys the 5 or 1 OK race distance. George trains in the Rockefeller State Park and would like to avoid slowing down.May Chou has many favorite races (and we see her at many of them!) May enjoys the wonderful feeling, looking fit, feeling energetic andthe camaraderie of running. Her goal for the coming year is to break a 49 minute lOK.Tom Church can be seen at many of Taconic's races wearing his famous sunglasses. Tom's favorite race is the Leatherman's Loop. Hewould like to increase his distance to 100 miles per week and run a sub 32 minute lOK.Bob Cooney and family look forward to the Pleasantville 5K which is also Bob's favorite race distance. Bob runs on his lunch hour on thestreets of White Plains. (Sounds a little tricky to me!)Peter Hanly enjoys running Mudders and Grunters (hopefully you were there!). Peter's favorite race distance is a 5K and he does most ofhis running in the woods.

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More Membership Renewals:Alyssa Lifrieri has been out of the racing scene for a few months. We are anxious to see her back again... perhaps pushing a baby joggerwith her new son!) Alyssa can be seen training in FDR Park and around the Croton Reservoir area. Her favorite race distance is a halfmarathon.Bob McKeon looks forward to running when he is away on vacation for variety. Bob's current goal is to get back into shape. His favoriterace is the Dutchess Classic.

Kathryn Mullaney runs in the mornings primarily to keep in shape. Kathryn enjoys reading the newsletter (as many of us do!), and shedirects the Mahopac Elementary School run in the park each Spring.John Orr likes Biathlons, Track and Field and Cross Country events. John does his running on trails, golf courses, back roads and parks (allof which there are an abundance of in his area).Alan Palestine likes running the Jim Fixx lOK in Old Greenwich, CT. Alan does his training in Rockefeller Park. His relay team won firstplace in the Yonkers Marathon Relay. Congratulations!!Elton Robinson's goal is to stay competitive in his age group. (There's some pretty stiff competition there!) Elton runs in the Croton areaon trails and on the Aqueduct.Gary Strove likes to run Marathons and looks forward to the Boston Marathon each year and in fact ran a 4:00:18 this year!! Gary likes torun on rural, wooded areas and enjoys the peace and quiet of the great outdoors, along with the feeling of good health!Susan Then likes running half marathons, of which Dutchess is her favorite. Susan runs in the morning before work. What a great way tostart your day!John Zuroski and family like to run anywhere except on a treadmill. John enjoys running in all kinds of elements, usually in the morning orat lunch time.

A Special Thank You: A club member, who wishes to remain anonymous, recently forwarded a donation to the club with a note...Because I cannot carry my fair share of the burden on the volunteer side of membership. My life is just too fiill at the moment, and I have to

impose some limits." We look forward to welcoming you to the volunteer ranks when your life settles down.We 're glad you 're a member and we appreciate your gift! See ya out there!

Grass Roots Track Club1996 - Our 8th Year

What: Summer Running SessionWho: Girls & Boys Ages 8-13

When: Monday & Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m.Beginning June 6th for 10 weeks

(Optional age-group competition Tuesdays in July & August)Where: Pleasantville High School Track, Romer Ave., Pleasantville

How: Contact Mike Gossett, (914) 944-0802, 53 Pleasantville Rd., Ossining, NY 10562

Erin, Set, Go Bragh!By Bob ()'Da\'is iC- Jim IVhalen

Four days before race day; The course was covered with 8 inchesof un-plowed snow and the forecast called for freezing rain and sleet to hitjust about race time. Several publications had incorrectly listed the race as a10 miler instead of a lOK. Only 150 applications had been received, and thevolunteer sign-up sheet had 6 names on it. The main raffle prize was still inthe mail. The rest rooms were out of commission, and it was a holidaySunday.

It was a pretty bleak outlook for a successful race, indeed! We're talking St. Patrick's Day, however, andIrish Luck is the very best kind to have. . .

March 17th arrived with warmer temperatures and brilliant sunshine. The snow had melted and thepredicted storm moved out to sea. The generous Aer Lingus donation of two round-trip tickets to Ireland werein hand and well-guarded. Sixty volunteers appeared, along with 380 green-capped runners. Irish Luck? Youbet !

Scott Brown of Eastchester and Tara Maguire topped the field as they were the first male and femalefinishers in the lOK race. Brown and Maguire went home with trophies, but Susan Epstein of New York Citycaptured the real pot of gold as she was the lucky winner of two Aer Lingus Tickets to Ireland! In addition towinning the Aer Lingus tickets, Susan was first in the 50-59 age group with a time of 56:53.

For many of the runners, it was the first outdoor race of the year after a long snowy winter, and they felta bit rusty. TheO v e n i l l I I I K - M i i l c

Scott Ilrown, 33Chuck Creel, 34S c o t t M o s e n t l i a l

O v c i - a l l 2 M - M i i l e

.Marcos Ribeiro, 27

Greg Diamond, 3f<David Fumari. 35

■Vgc (Jroup lOK Male- 1 5 B r e n d a n B e n i d t

1 5 - 1 8 G r i a n l l e r f

G e o f L a n c a . s t e r

J o h n O ' C o n n o r

1 9 - 2 9 A l o n s o R e n d o n

Garlo VenegasRob McClay

30-39 Mauricio Venega.sSeth DenenbergB e m i e D e i t r i c k

4 0 - 4 9 K e n P t a fl "

P a u l P i i i e r o

JelFPurdy

50-59 Art WeisbergR o b e r t o V c l e z

R i c h N a s h

CO - Don F.ttingerE l t o n R o b i n s o n

O w e n M c C r u d d e n

>hing times were impressive just the same:O v e r a l l I D K - F e m a l e

3 2 : 5 2 T a r a M a g u i r e , 2 63 4 : 5 1 B o n n i e J e a n n e R e g a n . 1 6: 0 1 D i a n e C a l d e r o n , 3 6

4 0 : 0 5

4 0 : 1 4

4 2 : 3 9

O v e r a l l 2 M - F e m a l e

1 0 : 4 2 Lee Barton, 24 1 2 : 2 1

1 0 : 4 4 Debbie Terranos a Kenney. 40 1 2 : 5 5

1 1 : 1 7 Denise Lutrick, 28 1 4 : 3 7

A p e G r o u n l O K - F e m a l e

6 0 : 2 1

- 3 6 : 3 3 1 5 - 1 8 L i n d a L i u 4 7 : 0 5

3 7 : 5 9 K a t h l e e n K a n e 4 9 : 1 8

3 8 : 4 8

3 6 : 5 7 1 9 - 2 9 D e n i s e L u t r i c k 4 3 : 4 4

4 0 : 0 6 Christine Gargcr 4 4 : 3 1

4 2 : 1 9 J o a n n e B i r r i t e l l a 4 7 : 5 8

3 6 : 4 7 3 0 - 3 9 B a r b a r a B r i t t e n 4 4 : 2 6

3 7 : 1 8 K a r e n L e D u c 5 1 : 0 8

3 7 : 2 2 Laura Reedy 5 1 : 2 5

3 7 : 3 9 4 0 - 4 9 Debbie (Tcrranova) Kenney 4 4 : 1 0

3 8 : 3 9 Barbara Kingsborough 4 9 : 1 1

3 9 : 4 3 C h a r l o t t e L u c a . s 4 9 : 1 3

4 0 : 1 5 5 0 - 5 9 Susan Epstein 5 6 : 5 3

A I m n d r c d m i l l i o nthanks to Aer Lingus.Nwhose generousdonation each year 1msmade this delightfiilrace such a success.We i nv i t e "Team Ae r

Lingus" to come andjoin us nc.xl year! Wepromise a grand dayand surely, runningwith us would be acinch compared torunning an airline!!

4 1 : 1 5

4 1 : 1 9

4 7 : 2 2

4 7 : 3 9

5 0 : 3 6

6 0 - Mav Chou 5 6 : 1 1

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Volunteers Register RunnersAt St. Pat's Day Races

Among the over 60 volunteers who pitched in at the St.Patrick's Day Races, were (above left to right seated) CarolHansen, Susan Solow, Joan Dietrick, Sarah Collins, and(standing) Margie Katt and Eileen Davis. Rich Adamskiand Joe Porcaro can be seen in the background. . twofigures commonly "behind the scenes" in assuring thesuccess of many Taconic events.

-pholo by J. Nash

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Runners Take Their Mark For The St. Patrick's Day 2 Miler

How many faces can you pick out in this group of ready runners, bedecked with green St. Pat's Day caps? 1 think me sees DebraKenney, Greg Diamond, Gary Steinei, Pete Corsino, and Jack Brennan at the left, and Owen McCrudden and Howie Solow at ther ight , but sure 'n there are many more smi l in ' faces! -photo by J . Nash

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Results of St. Patrick's Day Races

Paul Ribeiro,27Greg Diamond,38David Furnari,35Gary Steinel,43Jack Brennan,46Peter Corslno,49David King,45Andre Platt,47Jim Murphy,33MattCulIen,15Allen Britvan,40Jack Brennan,54Lee Barton.24Debra Terranova,40Joseph Perez,46Peter Barkman,28Tom Church,29Denise Lutrick,28Howard Solow,52

Whitney Myers, 17Danielle Weldon,12Glenn Picone,34

Stephanie Kowal,23Nancy Young ,40Arnold Gore,55Stephanie Wolfson,45Owen McCrudden, JR,21Alice Kupczynska,21John Orr,61Sarah Colllns,35Joan Dietrick,34Vincent Juliano,47Michael Dono,47Lawrence Flood,39Fred Loehfelm,50Marie Noonan,29Tom O'NeiII,30Heinrich Lutz,51Owen McCrudden, SR,60Peter Hunt,14T. Nicholas Farrell,12Harlan Miller,43Mareen McArdle,24Joanne Pietropaolo,25Chris Basso,10Dani Riordan,16Ed Rippsteln,55Ray Davies,44Joe Handelman,65Erin Carey,14Robert Vavolizza,42Carmelo Roldan,54Kathleen Barrett,40Elizabeth Farrell,18Don Lutrick,41Shannon Myers,43LilvLiu.13

Andrew Lowry,9Melanie Benvenue,52Don Lowry,38Kevin Lowry,49Melissa Berndt,14Kimberly Sherman.30Ken Sherman,28Siobhan Dwyer,7Terence Dwyer,33Anthony Sialiano,46

68 Sharon Chase,55 1 8 : 0 9 137 Josephine McAleer,70 2 7 : 0 569 Mary Coste[lo,35 1 8 : 1 5 138 Karen Rustad,37 2 7 : 2 8

70 Margaret Bryant,44 1 8 : 2 4 139 Susan Raskin,41 2 7 : 2 971 Doug Miller,36 1 8 : 2 7 140 Maxine Ravanda,50 2 7 : 3 1

72 Harry Neeson,57 1 8 : 3 6 141 Susan Griffith,44 28:0173 KatherineWall.16 1 8 : 3 6 142 Kathleen Wall,46 2 8 : 2 074 Lawrence Armstrong,52 1 8 : 4 4 143 James Wall,46 2 8 : 2 1

75 Mary Payne, 14 1 8 : 5 5 144 Lynne Edgette,35 2 8 : 3 376 Elizabeth Brennan,10 1 8 : 5 8 145 Kathleen Dillon,49 2 8 : 3 4

77 Fred Koelsch,34 1 9 : 1 2 146 Marie Ratcliff,51 2 8 : 4 978 Ellen Koelsch,30 1 9 : 1 4 147 Marianne Londrigan,31 2 8 : 4 9

79 Mike Pace,35 1 9 : 1 5 148 Glenn Brennan,20 2 9 : 1 3

80 Linda O'Brien ,52 1 9 : 1 6 149 Pauline Wasser,63 2 9 : 4 581 Kathy McGuinness,42 1 9 : 1 7 150 Matthew Edgette,5 2 9 : 4 6

82 Kevin Scherer,36 1 9 : 2 0 151 Mary Levine,44 2 9 : 5 9

83 Leah Londrigan,9 1 9 : 2 5 152 Samantha Levine,8 3 1 : 0 2

84 Michael Londrigan,41 1 9 : 2 8 153 Patrick Cassidy,31 31:2985 Colin Hunt,10 19:31 154 Joyce Casidy,30 3 1 : 3 0

86 Deborah Farrell,4 1 9 : 3 1 155 Susan Solow,49 3 1 : 3 387 Andrea Nash,7 1 9 : 3 3 156 Peg Meisler,49 3 1 : 3 388 Lee Saroken,48 19:34 157 Beth 0'Toole,47 3 1 : 3 4

89 Richard Wasser,59 1 9 : 3 7 158 Peggy Sa!ierno,47 3 1 : 3 4

90 Laura Schmidt,32 19:37 159 Lars Finger,60 3 1 : 3 891 Nicholas DeRobertis, 10 2 0 : 0 0 160 Anthony Girolamo,45 3 1 : 4 392 Alicia DeRobertis, 12 2 0 : 0 2 161 JoanDwyer,32 3 1 : 4 993 Christine Fallon,26 2 0 : 0 5 162 Mary Sheely,55 3 1 : 5 0

94 Nicholas DeRobertis,43 2 0 : 0 6 163 James Sheely,55 3 2 : 0 995 Sharrel Vice,43 2 0 : 0 7 164 Peggy Boyle,48 3 2 : 1 396 Lynn Meaney,35 2 0 : 1 2 165 Michelle Poweas,49 3 2 : 4 297 William Kellner,44 2 0 : 1 5 166 Bill Graham,37 3 3 : 0 3

98 Brian McAllister, 10 2 0 : 2 3 167 Patricia Healy,42 3 3 : 0 399 Betty McAllister,32 2 0 : 3 3 168 Michael Hanahoe,49 3 3 : 1 5

100 Regina Regan,39 2 0 : 4 2 169 Brian Dwyer.lO 3 3 : 1 6

101 Natalia Myers, 18 2 0 : 4 3 170 Swellen Silber,35 3 3 : 1 6102 Halina Stave,53 20:51 171 Gary McAllister,9 3 3 : 2 5

103 Kathy Kennedy,99 2 1 : 0 0 172 Bill Rzepala,49 3 3 : 2 6

104 Larry Thorp,60 2 1 : 2 4 173 Tonny Rzepala,55 3 3 : 5 0105 Alex Brennan,9 2 1 : 2 4 174 Ann Gruendel,31 34:01106 Michael McMahon,49 2 1 : 2 5 175 Brenda Mlddleton,44 3 4 : 0 4107 William Bertram,50 2 1 : 4 5 176 Shannon Berndt,27 3 4 : 1 5108 Daniel Petrucci,9 2 1 : 5 5 177 Hunter Berndt.l 3 4 : 1 5109 Stu Levine,44 2 2 : 0 6 178 Charles Riccio,55 3 4 : 5 2

110 Patrick Brown,32 2 2 : 3 7 179 Crystal Middleton,16 3 4 : 5 2

111 Kara Levine,4 2 2 : 3 7 180 John Sullivan,52 3 5 : 0 4

112 John Masselli,29 2 2 : 3 8 181 Maria DeRobertis,6 3 5 : 0 5113 Joe Gawloski,49 2 2 : 4 0 182 Mike McAIIister,5 3 5 : 1 5

114 Thomas Farrell,48 22:41 183 Judith DeRobertis,40 3 5 : 1 6115 Pamela Hoag,49 22:51 184 Allie Raskin,13 3 5 : 4 6

116 Joseph Dennison,48 2 3 : 0 0 185 Melinda Rustad.ll 3 5 : 4 7

117 Michael Reilly,8 23:01 186 Nina DeRobertis,9 3 5 : 4 8118 Kathleen Gawloski,49 2 3 : 1 0 187 Joey McAllister,7 3 6 : 0 9119 Caitlin Brittan,9 2 3 : 1 0 188 Rachel Raskin, 11 3 6 : 0 9

120 Kathleen Gawloski,49 2 3 : 1 0 189 Nick McAllister,71 3 6 : 1 0

121 Donald Marley,51 2 3 : 1 8 190 Adam Yarina.lO 3 6 : 1 1

122 Joann Coogan,48 2 3 : 1 8 191 Randal Middleton.l 1 3 6 : 1 3

123 Joann Esposito,26 2 3 : 3 6 192 Amy Rosen,44 3 6 : 3 8

124 Elizabeth Girolamo,7 2 3 : 5 2 193 Maryann Byrne,59 3 8 : 3 9

125 Beverly McCann,65 2 4 : 3 4 194 Doreen Evangelista,33 3 8 : 4 0

126 Michelle Reilly,33 2 4 : 4 6 195 Kathy Graham,36 38:41

127 Amelia Reilly,6 2 4 : 4 7 196 Sherry Wolf,45 3 8 : 4 7

128 Anna Riordan.lO 2 4 : 4 7 197 Cathie Smith,59 38:47129 Donna Barkman,62 2 5 : 0 3 198 Paul Geppert,61 5 0 : 2 6

130 Steve Riordan,45 2 5 : 1 4 199 Dylan Geppart,3 5 0 : 2 7

131 Lorrane Waitman,42 2 5 : 1 4 200 Linda Geppert,53 5 0 : 2 9

132 Marvin Raskin,48 2 5 : 3 5 201 Diana Geppert,4 5 0 : 3 0

133 Eric Rustad,39 2 5 : 4 0

134 Iwes Roldan,55 2 5 : 4 6135 Pat Loehfelm,54 2 6 : 4 0

136 Joan Kellner,45 2 7 : 0 5

Results of St. Patrick's Day Races

1 Scott Brown,332 Chuck Creel,343 Scott Mosenthal,434 Brian Herf,185 Mauricio Venegas,306 Alonso Rendon,247 Seth Denenberg,368 Bernie Dietrlck,359 Ken Pfaff,41

10 Geof Lancaster, 1711 Paul PllierG,4312 John O'Connor,1513 Mike Gosset,3614 Jeff Purdy,4415 Blair Cullen,1716 Mike Daley,4517 Tara Maguire,2618 Garlo Venegas,2820 Bonnie Regan, 1619 Gregory Sauther,1721 Arthur Weisberg,5122 Paul Mackay,3223 Steve Hoanzl,4424 Ernest Reifenhauser,3325 Glenn McCarthy,3826 Roberto Velez,5127 Rich Nash,5228 Jerry DeRosa,1629 Edward Dillon,030 Terence Byrne,3731 RobMcClay,2832 John Albanese,3433 Diane Calderon,3634 John Moeller,3935 John Lutrick,4136 John Zuroski,3337 Edward James,4938 Richard Fennelly,5239 Harry Neeson,5740 Bronislaw Czeck,4741 Dennis Rankin,3742 Steve Mackay,4643 Marc Oxman,5244 Frank Brittan,3545 John Seigart,3546 Denise Lutrick,2847 Tom Dodd,4748 Carmelo Roldan,5449 Debra Terranova,4050 Kevin Day. 1951 Barbara Brittan,3052 Christine Garger,2853 Dennis Burns,4954 Alan Kuras,3955 Joseph Bailey,4356 Jack Meaney,4157 Glenn 0'Neill,35

58 Mike Stewart,3759 Anthony Melendez,3760 Tom Harlans,4161 Kevin 0'NeiII,4562 Linda Liu, 1863 Chris Cilento,4664 John McCarroll,5065 Bob Jackson,5566 Don Ettinger,6067 Joseph Yarina,3968 Bob Daubenbis,3969 Thomas McClay,3070 Elton Robinson,6271 Craig Allison, 1572 Don Lowry,3873 Kevin Lowry,4974 George Sialiano,3475 Phillip Habib,4876 Joanne Birrittella,2777 Eddie Crawford,5278 Marika Sickinger,2579 Tom Edgette,3680 Jay \/andekopple,4881 JayRyan,3982 Michael Dono,4583 Patrick Naughton,5484 Neil Fitzpatrick,4785 Larry Ryan,4086 Lloyd Comeau,4287 Scott Craven,3688 Erich Miethner,4889 Peter Barkman,2890 Barbara Kingsborough,4491 Robert Trithai1,4592 Charlotte Lucas,4293 Kathleen Kane, 1794 Frank Doria,3695 Leo Hernandez,5296 Enid Burns,4297 Edward McCarroII,3998 Dan Moffitt,4999 Howard Solow,52

100 Jack Magrone,54101 Charles Reilly,35102 BobWade,53103 Edward Powers,52104 Owen McCrudden,SR,60105 Owen McCrudden, JR,21106 John Lawrence,41107 J im Gard iner,60108 Michael O'Shaughnessy,60109 Motohisa Fujll,35110 Karen LeDuc ,33

111 NancyBernandin,41112 Laura Reedy,33113 SueMcCoy,36114 Pierce Brennan,70115 Rich Salemmo,49116 Norman Singer,41117 Gino Letizia,42118 Joanne Dondero,49120 Grete Olsson,39

4 6 : 5 6 119 BobDay,51 5 2 : 2 0

4 7 : 0 0 121 Ross Grasso,63 5 2 : 2 5

47 :01 122 Nancy Venegas,29 52:31

4 7 : 0 5123 William Kress,35 5 2 : 3 6

4 7 : 0 7 124 Karl Eilers,43 5 2 : 5 7

4 7 : 1 2 125 Mike Dhunjishah,51 5 3 : 0 4

4 7 : 1 7 126 Joe Baumgarten,36 5 3 : 2 3

4 7 : 2 0 127 Thomas Lambert,50 5 3 : 3 6

4 7 : 2 2 128 Alan Marmor,42 5 3 : 4 6

4 7 : 2 6 129 Robert 0'Malley,51 5 3 : 5 7

4 7 : 3 7 130 Robert Samuelson,42 5 4 : 2 3

4 7 : 3 8131 DanPayne,16 5 4 : 2 7

4 7 : 3 9 132 Geroge Byrne,65 5 4 : 3 7

4 7 : 4 0133 Kenneth Valenti,32 5 4 : 5 5

4 7 : 4 2 134 Vera King,41 5 4 : 5 6

4 7 : 4 2 135 Kim Scott,27 5 5 : 0 1

47 :51 136 KatyQuinn,45 5 5 : 1 0

4 7 : 5 3 137 Steve Quinn,49 5 5 : 1 5

4 7 : 5 8 138 Kevin Mcran,45 5 5 : 3 0

4 8 : 0 2 139 Thomas McNamee,47 5 5 : 3 2

4 8 : 0 4 140 John Sweeney,71 5 5 : 4 3

4 8 : 0 9 141 Robert D'Arcy,57 5 5 : 4 6

4 8 : 1 5 142 Edward Falcone,42 5 5 : 4 9

4 8 : 1 6 143 Ron Saplaopoli,45 5 5 : 5 6

4 8 : 1 9 144 Michael Harris,38 5 5 : 5 8

4 8 : 2 2 145 MayChou,60 56:11

4 8 : 2 5 146 Bill McLoughlin,55 5 6 : 1 5

4 8 : 2 7 147 Andrea Giangrande,24 5 6 : 1 9

4 8 : 4 5 148 Susan Epstein,52 5 6 : 5 3

4 8 : 4 7 149 Barry Follman,40 5 6 : 5 9

4 8 : 4 9150 Bruno Bank,57 5 7 : 1 2

4 9 : 0 4 151 GayEddy,45 5 7 : 1 5

4 9 : 11 152 Jennifer Oxman,25 5 7 : 2 0

4 9 : 1 2153 Lawrence Charny, 52 5 7 : 2 3

4 9 : 1 3 154 Joanne Bertram,49 5 7 : 2 7

4 9 : 1 8 155 Richard Halpern,43 5 7 : 3 7

4 9 : 1 9 156 Cecelia Venegas,37 5 8 : 1 7

4 9 : 3 3 157 Bruce Lepham,44 5 8 : 2 9

4 9 : 3 4 158 Karen Antunano,36 5 8 : 3 9

4 9 : 4 3 159 Joan Moo Young,45 5 8 : 4 5

4 9 : 4 9 160 Brendan Berndt.lO 60:21

4 9 : 4 9 162 Taylor Berndt,2 6 0 : 2 2

5 0 : 0 7 161 Anthony Berndt,42 6 0 : 2 2

5 0 : 11 163 Daniel Petrucci,40 6 2 : 2 0

5 0 : 1 6 164 Ned Fallon,64 6 2 : 5 4

5 0 : 2 7 165 Sandra Faustinl,31 63:03

5 0 : 3 5 166 Claire Bernard,35 6 3 : 0 5

5 0 : 3 6 167 Kathleen Fernald,45 6 3 : 0 8

5 0 : 4 4168 Frank Schmidt,57 6 4 : 1 3

5 0 : 5 3169 Joseph Durdock,52 6 4 : 4 2

5 0 : 5 3 170 Marylee Petruzzi,45 6 4 : 5 3

5 0 : 5 5 171 Ginger Bernadine,39 6 4 : 5 9

5 1 : 0 8 172 Peter Meisler,52 6 5 : 0 0

5 1 : 1 4 173 Donald McCann,66 6 5 : 0 7

5 1 : 2 5 174 Kyung-Taik Son,57 6 8 : 1 2

5 1 : 3 2 175 KayBaxter,46 7 0 : 0 6

5 1 : 4 6 176 BillPayne,49 7 2 : 3 7

5 1 : 5 7 177 Joan McKerrow,48 7 4 : 5 2

5 2 : 0 0 178 Carol DeThloff,49 75:41

5 2 : 1 4 179 June Allison,43 7 5 : 4 2

5 2 : 1 9 180 Pam Putnam,51 7 7 : 1 8

5 2 : 2 0181 Joe Albanese,64 7 7 : 5 9

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North County News19th Annual 10krf \ /6.2 mi les

Westchester's Most Challenging Course

Sunday, May 19, 1996Starting Time: 9:00 A.M. (Check In 7:30 A.M.)

S t a r t a n d F i n i s h :Yorktown Community Cultural Center

Commerce Street & Veterans RoadYorktown Heights, New York

F e e s .$6:00 Pre-Registration (TRRO Members)$8.00 Pre-Registration (Non-Members)$10.00 Race Day RegistrationMake checks payable to:TRRO, Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505A w a r d s :Awards to first overall male & female finishers and tofirst three male & female finishers in age groups:1 4 & u n d e r 1 5 - 1 9 2 0 - 2 93 0 - 3 9 4 0 - 4 9 5 0 - 5 960 & overSpecial Awards: First Yorktown Resident (male & female)

North County News Employee (male & female)

F a c t a N a n V e r b a

T-Shirts to the first 150 registrantsFood and beverages for runners

Race directed by laconic Road Runners ClubR a c e D i r e c t o r :

Doug Miller 914-962-1402

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Please read the following statement and sign below before submitting entrv:I know that running a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide byany decision of a race official, relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to:falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being knownand appreciated by me. Having read this waiver, knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act onmy behalf, waive and release the laconic Road Runners Club, North County News, The Yorktown Community Cultural Center, The Town of Yorktown and allSponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising from my participation in this event even though that liability may ariseout of the negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures,recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. I understand that bicycles, skateboards, baby joggers, roller skates, animals, and radioheadsets are not permitted in the race and I will abide by this guideline.

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It's Never Too MuddyBy Steve Quinn

A long, cold, snowy winter, then heavy rain,and a slight thaw; natures perfect preparation forMudders and Grunters. After consultation withperennial race consultant Carmelo Roldan, Loehfelm,Quinn, Meisner, and Wheaton set out on March 30 tomark the course. The first mud bog cost Fred his rightshoe. This would be prophetic later. As we progressedalong the trail, we developed a few new twists, like theneed to go under the bridge. And then there were allthe fallen logs and twigs. It was delightful! Then camemud hill, rising a vertical 15 feet and as slippery as itcould be. The 3 foot deep creek was a welcome splashto wash you off and cool you down.

The annual running of this race was done on aperfect day. Many volunteers were present to assistrace director Owen McCrudden including VinnyJuliano, Katy Quinn, Christine Reger, Greg and NancyDiamond, Rich Schilio, Sue and Howie Solow andm o r e .

Tom Church duplicated his performance oflast year and won in a time of32:24. MauricioVenegas was second in 33:05, and ScottAbercrombie was third in 33:43. The first woman and9"* over all was Joy Jaworowski 37:25. Goldengloves contender Denise Lutrick was second with a43:13, and Debra (Terranova) Kenney was thirdwith a t ime of44:19.

The course claimed many victims, includingRob Hansen who, while running up front, lost one ofhis shoes in the first mud bog. After a long search wasunsuccessful, he had to throw in the towel and go foran "unofficial" finish. Other course victims wereBrian Wheaton and Don Ettinger. Gary Strovefinished as the bloodiest contender, while ScottCraven was muddiest. (The mud in the ear and up thenose was most impressive!) The coveted GeronimoCup was awarded to the "Roadkill Team" of JohnSiegart, Rob and Tom McClay. A second Cup wasgiven to the ladies team of Debbie (Terranova)Kenney, Lee Saroken and Barbara Kingsborough.Complete race results follow:Mudders & Grunters - March 31,19961. Tom Church 2 9 3 2 : 2 4 ! M2. Mauricio Venegas 3 0 3 3 : 0 5 2 M3. Scott Abercrombie 4 5 3 3 : 4 3 3 M4 . J e l T L a n c a s t e r 1 7 3 3 : 4 6 4 M5 . M i k e M c I v o r 2 6 3 6 : 3 4 5 M6. Scott Mendelowitz 3 5 3 6 : 3 8 I M 3 0 - 3 97. Richard Parvkaasc 3 9 3 7 : 0 6 2 M 3 0 - 3 9

8. JeffPurdy 4 4 3 7 : 1 3 IM 40-499. Joy Jaworowski 3 4 3 7 : 2 5 I F10. Leigh Druckenmiller 2 8 3 7 : 5 2 IM 19-2911. Paul Pacchiana 4 1 3 8 : 1 1 2 M 4 0 - 4 912. Rob McClay 2 8 3 8 : 3 6 2 M 2 9 - 2 913. Don Lowry 3 8 4 0 : 4 0 3 M 3 0 - 3 914. Tom McClay 3 0 4 1 : 0 815. Eric Bressler 4 5 4 1 : 2 3 3 M 4 0 - 4 916. Carmelo Roldan 5 4 4 1 : 3 4 I M 5 0 - 5 91 7 . M a r c C o v i t z 3 2 4 1 : 4 918. Michael Searles 1 6 4 2 : 4 6 I M 1 5 - 1 819. JohnSiegaart 3 5 4 2 : 2 220. John Albanese 3 4 4 2 : 4 921. Owen McCrudden 2 1 4 2 : 5 2 3M 20-2922. Dennis Rankin 3 7 4 2 : 5 723. Denise Lutrick 2 8 4 3 : 1 3 2 F24. Chris Slagle 2 4 4 3 : 2 025. Don Lutrick 4 1 43 :2826. Paul Salemi 3 4 4 3 : 3 027. Phil Tartaglia 3 2 43 :3628. James Jackman 3 3 4 3 : 4 529. Vinny Juliano 4 7 4 3 : 4 930. Matt Sheehan 3 4 4 3 : 5 031. GregoryOIeason 3 8 4 4 : 0 032. Bob Spiers 3 3 4 4 : 1 433. Debra Terranova 4 0 4 4 : 1 9 3 F34. Jim Manning 3 5 4 4 : 2 235. George Siliano 3 4 4 4 : 2 436. GaryStruve 51 4 4 : 4 1 2 M 5 0 - 5 937. Ivan Fernandez 2 7 4 4 : 5 638. Harry Neeson 5 0 + 4 5 : 1 4 3 M 5 0 - 5 939. Tom Maloney 4 1 4 5 : 2 740. James Wilson 2 8 4 5 : 4 041. Robin Maloney 4 1 4 5 : 5 5 4 F42. Glenn Picone 3 4 4 6 : 2 943. Don Ettinger 6 0 4 7 : 0 2 1 M 6 0 +44. Jim Buckley 4 8 4 7 : 2 945. John Singer 5 7 4 8 : 1 746. Scott Craven 3 6 48:23 (muddiest)47. Barb Kingsborough 4 4 4 8 : 3 0 5 F48. Bill Kress 3 5 4 8 : 3 44 9 . J o h n O r r 61 4 8 : 4 2 2 M 6 0 +50. Lee Saroken 4 8 4 9 : 2 8 I F 4 0 - 4 951. Bemie Stringer 4 9 4 9 : 4 352. Ed McLaughlin 4 9 5 0 : 1 053. PeteHanley 4 9 5 1 : 4 5

54. GiaBoulos 3 6 5 2 : 3 955. Steve Quinn 4 9 5 2 : 5 656. Fred Loehfelm 5 0 5 3 : 4 857. Peter Meisler 5 2 5 3 : 5 758 . M ike McCormick 4 6 5 4 : 1 159. David Rauel 4 0 5 4 : 2 660. Claire Healy 3 2 5 4 : 5 1 IF 30-3961. Carolyn Subin 5 3 5 5 : 5 0 I F 5 0 - 5 9

62. Greta Olsson 3 9 5 6 : 2 2 2 F 3 0 - 3 9

63. Mike Dhunjishah 51 5 7 : 0 564. Kathleen D'Ottavio 5 4 5 9 : 1 4 2 F 5 0 - 5 965. John Hannigan 4 7 6 2 : 2 766. Karen Skinner 3 7 6 2 : 3 367. Don McCann 6 6 6 2 : 4 3 3 M 6 0 +68. Frank Schmidt 5 7 6 2 : 5 669. Fred Reger 3 5 6 4 : 1 570. Dan Singer 5 2 6 6 : 1 071. Edward Schmidt 4 9 7 6 : 5 072. Beverly McCann 6 5 ? ? ?73. Peg Meisler 4 9 . 5 ? ? ?

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M u d d e r s & G r u n t e r s 1 9 9 6

The "Roadkill Team" of John Sicgart, Rob and Tom McCiay display thecoveted Geronimo Cup.

Scott Cra\'en washes down some of the mud after his"mudd ies t " fin i sh .

T A C O N I CR O A D R U N N ^ P ® C L U E

Tom Church marks his easy win at the finish line. Harr> Neeson crosses the finish line, attempting to win themuddies t t i t le !

-photos by K. D. Quinn

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Special Mudders & Grunters Awards:L o s t s h o e : R o b H a n s e nP u l l e d m u s c l e : B r i a n W h e a t o nThorn in vein: Don EttingerB l o o d i e s t : G a r y S t r o v eMuddiest: Scott Craven - plus honorable mention to Owen McCrudden, Jr.Disqualified for muddiest because of intentional (unauthorized) application of mud: Lee Sarokcn & Harry NeesonFirst runner ever to volunteer to direct traffic on a race while running the race: Fred Roger

1996 Mudders & Grunters Official RulesAs declared by the race committee, the following official rules were in effect for this year's race;

1. The course has been accurately, carefully and thoughtfully laid out, it is impossible to get lost.2. If you ever think you are lost remember rule I.3. Follow the orange flags as closely as possible, you should be able to see the next flag at all times.4. The course has been laid out for your enjoyment, you should complete the course, muddy, bloody and tired.5. It is not necessary to finish the race wearing your shoes, but you must have two with you when you finish (If you

started with two).6. Drowning or getting stuck in the mud is grounds for disqualification,7. Protective eye wear is recommended due to brush and brambles.8. Footing is rough, uneven, sloshy, muddy, wet, slippery and generally disagreeable, you will seldom wear your shoes

again.9. Special Award to the runner finishing with the most mud on their person. (Blood may be substituted).10. Teams consist of three runners. Score will consist of total time for three competitors. Teams may be of mixed

sexes. Register your team with the race director, Owen McCrudden, before the race.11. Official time is the finish line clock as recorded by the finish line scoring team.12. Complaints must be filed and received no earlier than December 31,1996.13. While laying out the course, a blue tinted left contact lenses was lost by the course engineers: reward for return.14. Tape your shoes. Tape your shorts. Not responsible for lost runners, clothing, shoes or accessories,15. Anyone caught stealing the neat orange(or were they pink?) flags will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Special "color" was added to the startof this year's Mudders & Gruntersevent as Presidents Emeritus OwenMcCrudden and Fred Loehfelmstarted the races with "guns andhoses".

Donny Lowry and Donny Lutrick lead agroup out of the woods.

Special "leaping" skills were displayedby Kathleen D'Ottavio (left) andH o w i e S o l o w .

-photos by Nancy Yoimg

Taconic Masters Plan NYRRC & Mac DefensesBy Jim Bagg, Director of Public Relations

I recently sat down and had a lengthy interview with myself. I discussed the TRRC-M men's40 year olds plans to defend their New York Road Runners Club (NYRRC) and Metropolitan AthleticsCongress (MAC) Grand Prix titles.

Jim Bagg Question: How does Taconic plan to defend ther NYRRC and MAC titles?Jim Bagg Answer: It would be impossible to send a team to every race. We plan to enter teams inraces that score for both series and races that count double points, such as the Club Team Championshipand the Ocean to Sound Relay.

JBQ: Who is the main competition this year?JBA: It looks like the West Side Y in the NYRRC and Runners Edge again in the MAC. Our strength is that we can always get 3 or4 guys to travel to a race and score points for the team. 1 don't expect the Y to travel to Long Island MAC races and Ruimers Edge hasn'ttravelled to New York for NYRRC races the last couple of years.

JBQ: Speaking of travelling, last year the team went to Canadaigua and won the USATF National Masters lOK Cross CountryChampionship. Any travel plans this year?JBA: The only national championship on the East coast this year is the ASPIRE lOK on Long Island in April. It is not clear at this timeif they will be crowning a team champion, but it is on the MAC schedule, so we will field a competitive team. Unfortunately, it is thesame week-end as the Boston Marathon, so we will be without some very good runners. (See related story this page.) Our road trip willbe the Lake Winnepasauke Road Relay. The women's team also plans to attend, so there is the chance of another marriage or two breakingu p .

JBQ: How would you categorize the team this year?JBA: That's easy. I've broken the team down into five categories;1. Studs: Steve Calidonna and Nick Caswell are always among the top Master's finishers. 1 would also put Scott Mosenthal in this categoiyif he is able to race with us this year.2. Marathoners: Joe Porcaro, Tony Galfano, and Bob Briglio are all running the 100th Boston Marathon in April. That base of longdistance training should put them in top shape for the rest of the year.3. Stalwarts: These are the guys who wil always show up if you need them. It doesn't matter what shape they are in, or what injury theyare nursing, you can count on 100%. Scott Abercrombie, Ken Filmanski, Gary Steinel, and Pete Corsino.4. Newcomers: Paul Fendler turns 40 soon. Paul Pacchiana and Vic Politano have just started racing with us, and Ray Marrero and JeffPurdy hve shown tremendous improvement recently. This group will definitely strengthen our team.5. Comebackers: John Hallinan and Mike Daley both have broken 35:00 for 1 OK. If John resigns from the school board and Mike comesback from serious injury, they will score.

JBQ: And yourself?JBA: 1 think 1 can once again be a Stud, but I would rather devote my time to publicizing the exploits of this fine group of gentlemen.All are pillars of society when sober.

JBQ: There is one name conspicuously absent: Bob Hermesch.JBA: Ah yes. Bob. Bob will be redirecting his energies for the next couple of years. When he returns, ejq)ect an all out assault on the50's record book.

Taconic 40's Come Back To Life on Long IslandBy Jim Bagg, Director of Publicity

Both New York Road Ruimers Club (NYRRC) and Metropolitan Athletics Congress (MAC) Gran Prix series are underway, andTaconic is well behind in defending both titles. In fact, they show nothing but "goose eggs" in the MAC. So, a Boston Marathon depletedteam traveled to Plainview, Long Island on April 13 to compete in the ASPIRE 1 OK. The race wasbilled as the US A Track & Field (US ATF)National Masters Championship and MAC Open and Masters Championship. The team had twice last year traveled to rival's RunnersEdge's bacl^ard and won, but it appeared the third time would not be a charm.

Well, the team was resurrected and locked-up the MAC title by the one mile mark. Led by the "Casmanian Devel," NickCaswell (2nd in the USATF 44-49 age group), the team captured the MAC team title convincingly over Rurmers Edge and thereby scoreddouble points for the MAC series. Soon-to-be-papa Steve Calidonna was second man in, followed closely by fellow "Stud" ScottMosenthal. A retmning -to-form Scott Abercrombie was next (and also USATF 3rd in the 44-49 age group). Ken Filmanski, stillfighting the battle of the bulge, was the final scorer, and Jeff Purdy rounded out the team by setting a PR.

Although the race was billed as the USATF National Masters Championships, no USATF team awards were given out. Topteam was the Central Massachusetts Striders (CMS), although at least one of their men was last seen running for Greater Lowell. Theyhad to endure the long drive home as "only" ASPIRE team champs. Taconic was second in the ASPIRE event, but the MAC champions,

14 since CMS is not a MAC team!

The laconic Road Runners Clubp r e s e n t s a g

NYRRC Championship Men's Team Series Event 1

The 19th Annual ^Verba L inco l i i Ha l l Road Race

5 Mile Rolling, Scenic CourseSunday, June 2,1996 -10:45 A.M. Starting Time

Check-in starts at 9:30 A.M. in the gym

^ I Cash^RaffleM^^PrizesMjstart and finish at Lincoln Hail School, Lincolndale, NY

Race Directors: Rich & Joanna Nash (914) 248-6666

Entry Fees: TRRC & NYRRC Members, Registration postmarked by 5/19/96: $8.00Non-Member Registration postmarked by 5/19/96:$10.00

Late Registration (after 5/19/96):$12.00 I

FREE shirts to pre-registered entries only c a u m w e d M x

Post race refreshments & music. Race results will be posted.Awards presented in 10-year age groups for men and women and team awards. ▼Directions and map on reverse side.Round trip transportation from Katonah (MetroNorth) train station (9:51 a.m. arrival from Grand Central).

T R R C - L i n c o l n H a l l 5 M i l e , J u n e 2 , 1 9 9 6 S h i r t s i z e : S M L X L(circle appropriate size)

Race Registration Total enclosed:Mail applications to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. Make checks payable to TRRC.TRRC Membership No. | I i l -ow that nmnlnn a roari rara is a nntpntial lv/ ha^arHniis tu

NYRRC Membership No.

Please print!No Refunds, Exchanges or TransfersOffice Use Only T Bib No.

.ast Name (only one runner per form)

vge on Race Day Jate (mo./day/yr.)

laie (or country if not USA] ip <

I know that running a road race is a potentially hazardous activity,i should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properlytrained. I agree to aide by any decision of a race official relative tomy ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associatedwith running in this event including, but not limited to: falls,contact with other participants, the effects of the weather,including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions ofthe road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me.Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitledto act on my behalf, waive and release the laconic Road RunnersClub, the Town of Somers, and all sponsors, their representativesand successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising outof my participation in this event even though that liability may ariseout of negligence or carelessness on the part of the personsnamed in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing touse any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any otherrecord of this event for any legitimate purpose. I understand thatbicycles, skateboards, baby joggers, roller skates or baldes,animals, and radio headsets are not allowed in the race and I willabide by this guideline.

Exact Name of Team (USATF only)

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Taconic Masters Consider First Recruiting DriveBy Jim Bagg, Direcior of Public Relations

The Taconic Road Runners Club Men's Masters

(TRRC-M) team has been the top team in the metropolitan NewYork area for the past three years. After getting soundly beatenby the Central Massachusetts Striders (who recruit) at theASPIRE lOK, it Is obvious the team will have to look far beyondits Westchester/Putnam roots if it plans on moving up to the nextl e v e l .

Let's face it: All top teams, men's, women's, open,masters, and veterans, do some kind of recruiting, and it is abouttime TRRC-M come out of the dark ages. Look at neighboringWestchester Track Club (WTC). Two of their top runners,Alem Kahsay (1995 NYRRC Runner of the Year) and Itamar

DaSilva, aren't even U.S. citizens. And do you think it is acoincidence that both are deli clerks? No doubt Mike Barnow,venerable coach of the WTC, is out scouting for talent on hislunch hour.

1 recommend that all concerned Taconic Masters startto visit nursing homes. No, not to start a wheelchair team, butall those folks do have offspring in their forties. If Mike Barnowcan "pick up a meal and come home with a runner," then nodoubt we can "deliver a meal and come home with a runner!"We will be helping the community and TRRC-M.

The Taconic Bravehearts Are On The Run.. .Literally!Under the guise of something called the 4S Club (Sunday Soft Shoe Shufflers), and led by a strange, kilted individual who keeps

muttering, "They can take oor wives, but they canne take oor wee dram," the Bravehearts are congregating twice a month for a series oftraining runs with a definite purose in mind.

Harry Neeson (a.k.a. Mac Tavish) has put together a schedule of varying lengths and venues which may be of interest to highmileage and long distance runners. The program runs through the end of September. All runs are slated to start at 7:30 h.t. (Harry Time).

"Entry" fee is $10 with monthly dues of $5. All monies remain with the 4S Club, whose members will dispense with the currencyin October at an affair called "The Bravehearfs Ball." Further info may be obtained by calling Mac Tavish at 245-3598. A tentativeschedule of runs follows, but check with Harry or a participating member to be sure the venue or meeting point hasn't shifted!(You've already missed April 7 and April 21 runs! Don't miss the rest:)

5 / 5 M u s c o o t R e s t a u r a n t 1 2 m i l e s5/26 Downing Park - Baptist Church - WhiteHill

( M e e t a t D o w n i n g ) 1 2 m i l e s6 / 9 B e a r M o u n t a i n C o u n t e r - p r o d u c t i v e R u n

(Meet at Lookout Point, Rte. 9) 14 miles6 / 2 3 T . B . A .7/14 Downing - Rte. 6 - Baldwin Place - Rte. 188 -

D o w n i n g 1 6 m i l e s7/28 Water Shed, Arcady Rd., Yorktown 17-20 miles8/11 Muscoot Restaurant (Reservoir Run) 20 miles?

8/25 The Not-on-the-Level Sedgewick Run 20 miles(Meet at Rte 6/E. Lake Blvd. Parking Lot)

9 / 1 5 T . B . A .9/29 West Point Regurgitation Experience 20 miles(It is not necessary to complete mileage indicated, howeverparticipation requires a two mile minimum with at least one runper month or a fine will be imposed. Don't ask about theweather. Facta nan verba!)

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presentsT H E 2 4 T H R U N N I N G O F

THE PUTNAM COUNTY CLASSICThursday July 4,1996

8 Mi le C lass ic - 8 :00 a .m.

Mahopac High SchoolM a h o p a c , N e w Y o r k v

Check in begins at 7:00 AM

Race Directors: Ed McLaughlin (914) 666-8712FredReger (914)621-1601Bob Daubenbis (914) 736-2032

• T • R * R • C

Pre-registration Entry Fee (postmarked by 6/29/96)TRRC Member - $10Non-TRRC Member - $12Race Day Entry Fee - $15

Pre-registration guarantees commemorative T-shirt to participants(No T-shirt guarantee for race day entry)

Awards Presented in All TRRC Age Categories (results will be posted)Special Commemorative Awards to 1st Putnam County Resident (Male & Female)

REFRESHMENTS / RAFFLES / PRIZES A

Gala post race 4th of July Party and Avyard Ceremon^

BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR . t - r • r * c •Note: Please include SASE (legal size) if you would like complete race results mailed to you !Directions: Taconic State Parkway to Route 6/Mahopac Exit. Go east to Baldwin Place Road (McDonalds on right). Go left 1-1/2 milesto Mahopac High School. (Road closes at 7:50 a.m.)

Putnam County Classic, Thursday, July 4,1996Race Registration T - s h i r t s i z e : S M L X L

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Sex: Male Female Age on Race Day B i r t h d a t e :

I know that running a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by anydecision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to: falls, contactwith other participants, the effecs of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated byme. Having read this waiver and knowing these effects and in consideration of you accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive andrelease Taconic Road Runners Club, the Hamlet of Mahopac, Mahopac Schools and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims of liabilities of any kindarising out of my participation in this event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grantpermission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. 1 understand that bicycles,skateboard, baby joggers, roller skates or blades, animals, and radio headsets are not allowed in the race and I will abide by this guideline.

S i g n a t u r e D a t e P a r e n t ' s s i g n a t u r e i f u n d e r 1 8 y e a r s o f a g eMail applications to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. All checks payable to TRRC.

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REMINDER: Our sponsors are avital link in making TRRC what it istoday!

Now and in the future, race directors will be makingan effort to get more sponsors involved in our races to ease thefinancial burden, keep entr>' fees down, and add amenities andprograms beneficial to the communities.

To this end we would like to remind our members to

patronize the sponsors that are associated with our clubwhenever possible. If they see results from their advertisingdollars, they will be more likely to continue to support ourclub. So- when considering a new purchase, service orwhatever- give our sponsors a chance to make the deal!

If you have ideas about businesses or organizationswho might be interested in sponsoring a Taconic event, pleasecontact a TRRC board member. If you are interested inadvertising in the newsletter, please contact Steve Quinn (914)628-0648 or via America On Line: SQuinn43@AOL.Com.

T r a c k W o r k o u t sNow that Daylight Savings Time is here. TRRC will

be conducting track workouts at Yorktown High School onWednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m, Doug Miller has been kindenough to volunteer his time again. Doug will lead theworkouts which are designed to improve your ninning througha variety of interval distances and intensities.These sessions are open to anyone interested ingaining speed, stamina and fitness. We arehoping to see a large turnout this season. Therearc usually three groups, so you can train withothers at your own pace. It is likely that we willget a large turnout, so we will also need another volunteer tohelp with the timing of the groups. Contact Doug Miller, orJust show up and ha\'e some fun. (A group usually goes out fordinner afterward also).

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A harder than usual workout, game, orrace may bring on mighty sore muscles a fewhours later. This is called delayed onset musclesoreness, affectionately known as DOMS in the

sports medicine community. Will anti-nflammatory drugs helpyou out? The evidence is confusing.

One report says indomethacin doesn't work, and anothersays ibuprofen does. One group of researchers suggest inflammation is not involved in DOMS, and another group says it is.There is a new study from the University of British Columbia inVancouver that comes down on the side of an anti-inflammatorydrug.

Volunteers performed 300 eccentric quad contractions onmachines, and the next day they began to take one Anaprox DStablet, twice daily for a week. (Naprosyn and Aleve contain thesame active ingredient, naproxen). Another group took placebos.

The perception of muscle soreness in the treatment group(13 people) was consistently less than in the placebo group (14people), during the week after exercise.

Perhaps the reason there are apparently conflictingresults from different studies is that inflammation is part of theproblem, not the whole problem. This could be a reason whysometimes medication seems to work and sometimes it doesn't.

Also, individuals respond differently to different anti-inflammatory medications; one daig may give much relief to some peopleand none at all for others.

When you get scrously sore muscles iifler a vigorouseffort, ne.xt day you might want to try aspirin, ibuprofen,naproxen, or a prescription drug that you know works for you.Wliat you do not want to do (and may athletes are guilty of this) istake pills before the event. Randy Eichncr. M.D.. Chief ofHematology at the University of Oklahoma Health SciencesCenter, warns there is strong anecdotal evidence that this practiceincreases the frequency of gastrointestinal disturbances duringendurance events. Marvin Blood, M.D., Associate ClinicalProfessor of Orthopedic Surgery at California Medical Center inSan Francisco, adds "It may also suppress warning signs of painthat signal an approaching overuse injury."(DonaldMcKenzie, M.D.. Ph.D.. and colleagues, poster pre.sen-lotion at the Annual Meeting of the American College of SportsMedicine. Minneapolis, MN. May 3I-June3. 1995.)

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1996 Rye DerbyTaconic An Wcisbcrg, pictured at right, was among tlicwinners at the 1996 Rye Derby. Full race results (8 pagesworth!) arc available on the TRRC hoinpage on the internet.Overall and age group winners are listed below;

Age N a m e T i m e

M a l e O v e r a l l 1 Abibi Bouazza, 25 2 4 : 4 6

2 Keiran Stack, 32 2 4 : 4 7

3 Mohammed Toualeb, 24 2 4 : 5 2

1 4 - 1 5 1 Yohei Tanioka, 14 3 7 : 112 Matthew Mackay, 14 3 8 : 4 3

3 RobertJohn Tiliotson, 14 3 9 : 2 7

1 6 - 1 9 1 Alan Maruschak, 18 3 5 : 3 0

2 David Kingsidaphone, 19 4 0 : 0 3

3 Daniel Barberisi, 16 4 0 : 4 5

2 0 - 2 9 1 Alem Kahsay, 24 2 4 : 5 62 James Platek, 28 2 9 : 1 1

3 Gerard Pizzo, 24 2 9 : 1 8

3 0 - 3 9 1 John Cunningham, 30 2 7 : 3 62 Stephen Durso, 31 2 8 : 0 8

3 Tim Sullivan, 30 3 0 : 0 8

4 0 - 4 9 1 John MacFarlane, 41 3 1 : 1 2

2 Bill Curran, 47 3 1 : 1 23 Brian Daly, 43 3 1 : 1 3

5 0 - 5 9 1 Art Weisberg, 51 32:562 John Mauritz, 50 3 3 : 1 3

3 Domingo Stern, 50 3 3 : 2 0

6 0 + 1 John Bates, 72 3 9 : 2 4

2 Alexander Smith, 62 3 9 : 2 6

3 Ross Grasso, 63 4 0 : 4 1

Taconic volunteers kept things running smoothly. (Atright;) Bill Foley gets a hand from Paul Fcndler and asmile of encouragement from Jack Magrone at theregistration table.(Below) Shannon Nash and Tom Church (at left) checkout the chutes at the finish line while (in the background) Bob McKeon. Rich Nasli and Jack Brennanprepare for finishers, -photos by J. Nash

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TRRC On The In te rne tBy Greg Diamond

Our club has joined inthe internet frenzy! Wenow have a page that isavailable to anyone withaccess to the internet. This

includes people who havean online service, such asA m e r i c a O n l i n e .

Conipuseivc or Prodigy.More and more people arcalso acquiring accessthrough an internetprovider. With this type ofaccess, you arc directly

connected to the internet but don't have available the other servicesthe other providers have. The software one uses wilii this directinternet access includes Netscape. This type of software is called abrowser, (America Online uses another browser to allow its usersaccess to the internet.) Browsers dilTcr in how they present you withthe material that is on the internet. Netscape provides users with avast array of abilities, while the America Online browser is verylimited. This is why AOL recently decided to use Microsoft'sbrowser, one vastly superior to its own. This is all important in thesense that what one person sees on a page on the internet from AOLcould be very dilTercnt from what another sees with Netscape, If youwould like more information about accessing the internet, call me at(914)528-2251,

Taconic's home page is at the following address: http://meinbers.aol.com/gregtrrc.htm

Oil the TRRC homepage, you will find:Tthe schedule, with printable applications for our races•Results from our races (sometimes by the evening of therace).

P ic tures

•Interesting information•Links to other nmning sites,•Any additional suggestions would be appreciated.If you have access to any online serv ice, you can e-mail me

at greglrrc@aol.com.

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G o o d H e a l t h I s G o o d B u s i n e s s• H e a l t h R i s k A s s e s s m e n t s

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For information about programs to helpy o u r c o m p a n y

Impact Health™,C o n t a c t M i c h a e l M c E n t e e

or Katy D. Quinn(914) 232-3030

Heads Up RunningIf you look down at the feet of runners in front of

you when you race, you may end up running slower than if>'ou look at the back of their heads, according to an intriguing study from Central Washington Universit}' inEllensburg.

Trained runners pounded a treadmill at about 6:45minutes per mile while they were made to look high, athorizon level, or low. at ground level, at video displays ofcountrv' road scenes. They switched views every fiveminutes: hi-lo-hi-lo. for 20 minutes. During the lest, therunners' o.xygcn uptake increased slowly. Curiously, though,the increase between the first and second low eye orientationruns was more than three times higher than the increasebetween the first and second high eye orientation runs.

This says that your running economy is better if youlook up rather than down, by something a little over 1%.That may not sound like much, but it translates to about 30seconds off a 50 minute lOK.

Why do you use more oxygen to nin when you lookdownward? The researchers speculaate that when you lookdown, you not only tilt your head, but you hunch forward alittle and spoil your normal upright running style, and thistakes more energy. So, when you're in a race and eveiysecond counts, you'd better keep staring at the heads of therunners in f ront.

(K.J. Adkis.wn, M.S., and I'.Af. Nethery, Ph.D.. Posterpre.s'enlalion at the Annual Meeting of the American Collegeof Sports Medicine. Minneapolis. MS'. May 31-June 3,1995.)

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Westchester Summer Twilight Track & Field SeriesSponsored by The Town of Cortlandt Recreation Department

& The City of Peekskill Dept. of Parks & RecreationHeld in conjunction with The Taconic Road Runners Club Summer Track Series

A series of 6 summer track meets for youth and open (adult) competition - Ages 7 (& under) - 70+Meet Schedule: Tuesday, July 9, 1996 at Hendrick Hudson High School

Tuesday, July 16, 1996 at Hendrick Hudson High SchoolTuesday, July 23, 1996, at Depew Park in PeekskillTuesday, July 30, 1996 at Depew Park in Peekskill

Tuesday, August 6, 1996 at Depew Park in Peekskill**Tuesday, August 13, 1996 at Hendrick Hudson High School**

(**Last 2 meets may be moved to another site - if changed, final information available in May)

Starting Times: 4:30 P.M. - Ages: 5 «& under, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-146:30 P.M. - Ages 15-18 (High School), 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+

Age as of day of race. Tag system will be used. $3 per event. ($4 maximum for each meet.) Bring your ownimplements. Some may be available.

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4 : 3 0 P. M . - 55 Meter Dash: 5& under, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-141600 Meter Run (Mile): 8-9, 10-11, 12-1455 Meter Hurdles: 8-9, 10-11100/110 Meter Hurdles: 1 2 - 1 4

1 0 0 M e t e r D a s h : 5 & under, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11,12-14400 Meter Dash: 7 & under, 8-9, 10-11, 12-148 0 0 M e t e r R u n : 7 & under, 8-9, 10-11, 12-14200 Meter Dash: 7 & under, 8-9. lO-l 1, 12-144 X 100 Meter Relav: in eaeh age group

4 : 4 5 P . M . - Long Jump & High Jump: in each age groupShot Put: 8-9, 10-11, 12-14Discus Throw: 10-11. 12-14

6 : 3 0 P . M . - (Women, then Men, in all events. All events will be contested for all age groups.)**The featured Taconic Road Runner Track Series event will be the first event of each meet. The schedule willbe adjusted accordingly.

100 & 110 Meter Hurdles 8 0 0 M e t e r R u n1 0 0 M e t e r D a s h 3,000/5,000 Meter Runs4 0 0 M e t e r D a s h 4 X 100 Meter Relay1 6 0 0 M e t e r R u n 4 X 400 Meter Relay2 0 0 M e t e r D a s h 4 X 800 Meter Relay400 Intermediate Hurdles (The relays contested will depend on the number of teams entered.)

6 : 4 5 P. M . - Long Jump, followed by Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus Throw, High Jump. (Pole Vault-dependingupon number of entries.)

Awards: Ribbons to top 3 finishers in each event in each age group. Ribbons to all finishers of youth events.

Taconic Road Runners Track Series Award: Open to Taconic Road Runners Club MembersE v e n t S c h e d u l e : 7 / 9 ; 4 0 0 M e t e r s 7 / 3 0 : 1 0 0 2 0 0 M e t e r D a s h e s

7 / 1 6 : 8 0 0 M e t e r s 8 / 6 : 5 , 0 0 0 M e t e r s7 / 2 3 : 1 6 0 0 M e t e r s 8 / 1 3 : M a k e - u p s

For further information regarding the TRRC Track Series, call: Anthony Galfano - (914) 737-6435.For Directions i& More Information, call: Cortlandt Recreation: (914) 739-4301

Peekskill Recreation: (914) 734-4223Roy Arnesen (eves) - (914) 226-7064

D o n a t i o n r e c e i v e d f r o m O s s i n i n g P A L 2 1

TRRC Members' Results At The 100th Boston Marathon(The following times are approximate. Check the TRRC homepage on the Internet for further updates/corrections. To add/correct yourfinish to the list, contact Greg DiamondThomas Amisson

Anthony BerndtJ a c k B r e n n a n 3 : 1 7 : 1 0Bob Br ig l io 2 :43:45Mike Daley 3:16:35Seth Denenberg 2:52Greg Diamond 2:55:14William Foley 3:18:43Robert FurphyAnthony Galfano 3:40K a t e G l y n n 4 : 2 0C a r o l H a n s e n 4 : 2 7

Marg ie Kat t 4 :27

(914)528-2251.)Josh KnightStuart KuritzkyAlessandra Lynch 3:07J i m M a r t i n 3 : 5 9Ed McLaughlin 4:28I r v M i l l e r 3 : 4 8 : 1 2

George Mrus 2:48P a u l P a c c h i a n a 3 : 2 9Kei th PanzerJ o e P o r c a r o 3 : 2 1Peter RackettGe ra ld Rad laue r 2 :55Judd Ramaker

W i l l i a m R o s t

Wolfgang SanderL e e S a r o k e n 4 : 2 8Seth Schi ld

Byron StinsonGary StruveChris Tippin 3:19:15James Shalen

Nancy WisnlowNancy Young 4:27

/ wasn 7 there. 1 heard that the 100th running of the Boston Marathon was an event to be remembered, however. The"memories" I've heard about, seem to have been greatly enhanced for those that participated, by the "esprit de corps" of TRRC.

. . .Like someone who needed to catch the train in Stamford to get to Boston. A fellow Taconic saved the day.

.. .Like some Taconics who went to Boston but couldn 7 get room reservations. They found Taconic roommates willing toshare.

.. .Like a finisher who was revitalized with IV's at the finish but was later seen partying in the streets!

.. .Like mental toughness - bolstered by fellow Taconics when it was found lacking, late in the race. . .Like jackets offered at the finish-line to fellow frigid finishers.Taconic Running Life welcomes runners' accounts of their experiences at Boston. Send them to Katy D. Quinn, 43 Rodcris

Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541. If your name or finish time is missing from the above, we 're sorry. TRL is a volunteer effort. Volunteeryour information for each issue to have it included. Deadline for submission is the club meeting the month prior to publication. Cometo the meetings!!! Opportunities to share in the camaraderie for which Taconic is famous abound. Come! Be a part of it!

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Sweeney Claims Hat Trick At Sybil 50KBob Sweeney claimed a "hat trick" as he raced to his third consecutive win at the Sybil Ludington 50K on April 27 in a time of

3.25.31. Race directors David Farquhar and Tony Galfano were ready for him though. They had a specially designed hat to give him atthe awards ceremony! Gold, silver and bronze framed prints were also distributed to winners, along with certificates of "Sybility" to eachof the ultra finishers.

The morning of the race found a record 39 entrants, including 5 women, lined up alongside Route 6 in Carmel. The ultra-marathoners set out on a cool but sunny morning at 8:00 a.m. ■ followed an hour later by a scarce field of only 4 relay teams. The headwind posed a small challenge for the runners, but compared to the weather of past years, it was a lovely day.

The course was well-marked, with numerous green arrows, and not a single runner went off course this year. Hooray! A loyalband of Taconic volunteers provided the hours of support along the route and at the finish line. The Davis' had a bountiful array ofsandwiches, pasta, fruit and cookies (as well as appropriate beverages) ready for the finishers at the VFW, and the running water and chairswere also much appreciated!

Conversation among the finishers was mind-boggling as they were overheard discussing the previous week's 50 miler and thefollowing week's ICQ miler! The only thing missing was a larger Taconic presence. Those of you who have participated in this event -either the full 50K or the relay - know that it is a great day. Make plans now to participate next year!

Sybil 50K Finishers1. Bob Sweeney, 29M 3:25:312. David Luljak, 40M 3:31:593. Larry Philips, 35M 3:45:224. Ralph Balsamo, 49M 3:56:255. Ed Finnegan, 39M 4:02:576. Kei th Panzer, 37M 4:04:487. Frank DeLeo, 43M 4:04:188. Ellen McCurtin, 29F 4:18:499 . J u a n F r a n c o , 4 7 M 4 : 2 2 : 2 610. MelCowgill, 59M 4:24:3511 . B o b C o l t o n , 5 5 M 4 : 2 5 : 4 412. Tim Sturmur, 43M 4:26:0813. Pete Colaizzo, 31M 4:26:5414. Fred Kirby, 45M 4:31:1715. Bruce Boyd, 57M 4:35:4316. Frank Dudaas, 35M 4:36:1817. Ken Huttuien, 41M 4:38:2818. Don Villeneuve, 56M 4:41:471 9 . B o b F a l k , 5 2 M 4 : 4 1 : 5 720. Mark Ornstein, 37M 4:53:3721. Dick Opsahl, 64M 4:57:4522. Joe Spofford, 34M 4:57:4523. William Piper, 50M 5:06:1524. Charlie Eidel, 48M 5:0825. Ed Gallagher, 48M 5:0826. Bert Meyer, 50M 5:10:382 7 . R e x W i l s o n , 5 4 M 5 : 1 2 : 4 028. Ed McLaughlin, 48M 5:14:032 9 . L e e S a r o k e n , 4 8 F 5 : 1 4 : 0 330. Barbara Saldick, 43F 5:24:3731. Mary Phillips, 55F 5:28:0632. Barry Aronwosky, 55M5:36:!833. Harry Chafetz, 66M 5:37:0834. John Kaufman, 47M 5:40:2135. Joe Handleman, 66M 6:17:5536. Deborah Redding, 41F 6:22:383 7 . J o h n K e n u l , 5 2 M 6 : 2 2 : 3 8

Sybil 50K Relay1. Gary Steinei, 43M

& Paul Fendler, 39M 2:53:44*

2. Pete Corsino, 49M& Doug Miller, 39M 3 : 3 1 : 5 2 * *

3. Brett Lim,42M& Jerry DiMaggio, 38M 4:12:18

4. Steve Quinn, 49M& Katy Quinn, 45F 4 : 4 2 : 5 6 * * *

*The racing strategy of the #1 relayteam was to change legs every 0.2miles. It was quite a sight to see themhopping in and out of the car. Garynoted that the most difficult part wasputting his glasses on to drive withoutfogging them up!

**The second place relay team didn'tdecide to enter this event until the nightbefore. They divided the race by havingDoug finish the first 20 miles and Petethe last 10. Wait a minute. . .who didthe final mile?

***Upon being congratulated as thefirst masters team and the first mixedteam in this event, Steve Quinn wasasked the secret of his success. "The

competition," he replied!

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TACONIC ROAD RUNNERS CLUBP r e s e n t s

19th Annual B iath lonSUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1996

With Cooperation OfCARMEL DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

Richard F. Gennaro, Supt.

PLACE: SYCAMORE PARK, Long Pond Road, Mahopac, NYT I M E : 8 : 4 5 a . m .

Registration and Check-In 7:30-8:30 a.m.DISTANCES: 3 mile run followed by a 1/2 mile swim

AWA R D S : T- S h i r t s t o F IR S T 1 5 0 e n t r a n t sAwards in the following categories:

M A L E FEMALE

o v e r a l l l - 3 r d p l a c e l - 3 r d p l a c e14 and under 1-3rd place l-3rd place1 5 - 1 8 l - 3 r d p l a c e l - 3 r d p l a c e1 9 - 2 9 l - 3 r d p l a c e l - 3 r d p l a c e3 0 - 3 9 l - 3 r d p l a c e l - 3 r d p l a c e4 0 - 4 9 l - 3 r d p l a c e 1 - 3 r d p l a c e5 0 - 5 9 l - 3 r d p l a c e 1 - 3 r d p l a c e6 0 - 1 - l - 3 r d p l a c e l - 3 r d p l a c e

♦ENTRY FEE: $20.00 pre-entry received by July 30th$ 18.00 Taconic Road Runners Club members (Pre-entry ONLY)$25.00 post-entry

Checks payable to:Taconic Road Runners ClubMail to:Taconic Road Runners Club,

P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, N.Y 10505*$5.00 Refund/credit at registration toward entry fee for licensed TRIFED Members

Directions: from Taconic State Parkway, take Rt. 6 exit east, approx. 8 miles to Valley Market (on left), turn left on Crane Rd.just past market. Go 1.5 miles on Crane Rd.and bear left at Fire House. Sycamore Park is 0.2 miles on left.

OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK, T.R.R.C. BIATHLON, AUGUST 4, 1996

N A M E

S T R E E T C I T Y S T A T E Z I P

A G E _ M A L E F E M A L E T - S h i r t S M L X L ( c i r c l e o n e )In conskleratinn <»f the foregoing, I, for my.self, heirs, executors, administrators and assignees, do hereby release and discharge Town of Carmel,Taconic Road Runners Club,Triathlon Federation/USA, repre.scntatives and siicce.ssors from all claims of damages, demands, actions, and causes of actions whatsoever, in any manner arising or growing out ofmy participation in .said Biathlon. I fiirther attest that I am physically qualified to participate in this race.

S IGNATURE

PARENT'S SIGNATURE.(If under 18 years of age)

laconic Women's NewsBy Lee Saroken

Spring has finally sprung, and there are tons ofraces coming up. In particular, there are team events,including "You Gotta Have Park," a 5-miler in ProspectPark, and the ever-popular Advil Mini-Marathon which is agreat opportunity to run with many of the world's elitewomen, as well as local runners and walkers. In July, thereis the Club Team Championship 5M, an event which hasgrown tremendously over the last few years through thesupport of all the local NY clubs, including Taconic. Pleasetry to make room on your busy calendar to participate as amember of the Taconic Women's Team at one or more ofthese events.

Sarah and 1 have sent out schedules and letters toall of the women members of the club. If, for some reason,you did not receive a schedule, please call me at 666-8712.

Our club sponsors many races and provides theopportunity for women to run in a wide variety of races. TheWomen's Team operates within the framework of the club,and provides an additional opportunity to experience thecamaraderie and mutual support of teammates in representing the club at many races. You should seriously considertaking advantage of this opportunity and share the teamspirit. It will enhance your running experience!

Other Races, Other Places(This information is compiled and published as received bythe editor of TRL. Send your results and those of fellowTRRC finishers at non-Taconic events to Katy D. Quinn, 43Rodcris Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541, or TRL, TRRC, P.O.Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. We will gladly publishthem here.)

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Tips from Professional Sports Care Management, Inc., (914)2 4 1 - 0 1 0 6 .

If you are suffering from chronic arch or heelpain, you may be experiencing a condition called PLANTAR FASCIITIS. This condition is an inflammation orpossibly a tear of the plantar fascia along the bottom ofthe foot.

The plantar fascia is a band of tissue that runsalong the long arch of the foot and connects into the frontportion of the heel bone. This structure helps support thearch and relieves some of the force in weight bearing.Without proper stretching, this tissue becomes tight.Continued stress can results in pain at the base of the heelor arch, and eventually a bone spur. Pain can be dull orsharp, and sometimes feels as if there is a pebble in yourshoe. Pain will be progressive if not treated properly.The presence of inflammation will set up possible tearingof the tissue, resulting in a long healing process. Takecare of the little pains before they become big ones.

SYMPTOMS: Pain at the base of the heel or arch.Tenderness to same. Pain during or after running.T R E A T M E N T: R E S T ! ! !

Light work outs are OK without pain.Anti-inflammatory medications (per M.D.).Ice massage.Proper stretching to include manual massage.Plantar Fascia strapping may be indicated.

See exercises below:

Plantar Fascia Stretch

Standing with ball of foot on stair, reach for bottomstep with heel until a stretch is felt through the archof the foot. Hold 20 seconds. Relax. Repeat 3 times.Do 1-2 sessions per day.

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