Montcalm Mile Thanks to Road Id, 300 numbers are on the way, we have some left over from last year; I hope I sequenced the numbers, oh well. Also thanks to Trophy Depot, 200 medals are also on the way; with the remainder from last year, we should have plenty, we’ll see. This year the race is on Saturday, coincidentally, so is the 4th. Here is a recap of the previous race. Last year, despite the large numbers, registration and the starting area went smoothly. We used cell phones which helped the 2 ends communicate. We are considering including walkie-talkies this year. We should be in good shape for larger numbers with a couple of tweaks, and there may be plenty more runners this year. We sure had much help last year; the help was
certainly appreciated! Here is a breakdown of who did what for last year’s run: Start: (Julie will be at the start an noon. Try to get there between 12:15 and 12:30) -registration, Heidi teRiele-Karkoski -registration sub, Katie Karkoski -registration and registration coordinator, Julie Cunningham -registration, Jim Cunningham -money, Tracey Cross-Baker -clipboard, Dave Burrows -clipboard, Matt Karkoski -starter, Brian Kiely -photographer, Ellie Berube -start prep, Dave Natale Finish: (The race will start at 1:45, so get there between 1 and 1:30, depending what you have to do and who you may have to see. Some early birds will be at the finish at noon.) -Tic sheet, George Brown -Tic sheet, Tim Malaney -stopwatch, Brian Keily -hand out envelopes, Linda Sherman
-hand out envelopes, Jill Cunningham -pass out medals, Rose Hayes -pass out medals, Rose’s kids -collect numbers (envelopes), Linda Cunningham -collect numbers (envelopes), Kathy Rutkowski -clock, Walter Thorn -pusher 1, Matt Karkowski -pusher 2, Jim Cunningham -finish line coordinator and bandit control, Dave Rutkowski
There is plenty to do, but fortunately it happens quickly. In a few weeks I will be sending out emails, so if you can volunteer again, it will be appreciated!
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Ottawa Marathon Results Pictures Link s More Results
Ottawa Marathon James 42.2 “Here’s your vegetarian omelet; it doesn’t look so good!” spoke the waitress in the diner outside of Ogdensburg. Linda and Julie and I had just met up with Jim who had just come from Ithaca. We are on our way to Ottawa for a marathon. You know the race start is close when athletes stand while holding their GPS stopwatches on their heads. The runner next to me is working on a GPS message, asking if he is indoors now. Mine worked great except that while changing modes, I turned it off. “Wow! Mile seven is taking a while!” It took 35 minutes before I figure it out and turned the watch back on. Fortunately, there are pacing bunnies. They wear pink rabbit ears and hold a sign for a predicted pace. The group runs for 10 minutes and then walks for 1 minute. I knew I was in trouble when the 5:00 bunny went by me. David Cheruiyot was in the race too. I bet he didn’t follow a bunny.
Cacaphonous crunch! Thousands of paper cups
some one yelled, looking at me. Everyone entering
cover the street. A truck rolls by flattening those
the weekend of
empty Gatorade cups. This is Canada! For clean
races,
up, hockey-stick-wielding kids slap the cups to
5K,
the side of the road. It is funny what you notice
and
and don’t notice during a race. A mile from
and there were
the end, I was next to an Ottawa native, and I
36,000 of them,
asked if that building we passed earlier was the
had their name
Parliament. He was silent for a few minutes. He
printed on the number. I eventually got used to
then responded that we passed Parliament near
the attention and smiled.
the
10K,
2K, half,
marathon,
the start, at the 2K. The stone, copper-roofed complex sits on a hill is enormous and stretches
Jim
for blocks! I missed it!
Circle of Doom
Linda, our coach, snapped pictures when we
The night before, Mom looked up from the event
went by the 13 mile mark, excuse me, the 21
guide, and adjusted her reading glasses: “The
kilometer mark. The marathon has 42 of them,
last bridge is supposed to be the hardest climb.”
and you know you are in trouble when they take
“Sure it is!” we replied. Foreshadowing!
longer and longer to arrive! A runner stepped out at the 21K and asked Linda if she had a cell
Pont du Heron is Canadian for Circle of Doom.
phone, he needed to call his sister. Earlier an
This would have been known had we read the
avian visitor also approached Linda. The evening
event guide. Also, it is a figure of eight, not
before, we were on our way to eat. Three crows
a circle, according to Dad. It begins at mile
sat in a tree squawking frantically for food. Linda
20. Julie claims 21. Maybe, but tell that to the
didn’t provide any, and one attacked!
pace flat-line on my GPS. Due to our endorphin soaked state, no consensus can be reached
Oh, and I never go by James. I signed up for the
regarding the true property of this architectural
race with that appellation. Two Jim Cs confuses
feature.
helpers giving out numbers. “Way to go James!”
Julie
marathon. Really, don’t! To ward off dehydration
mind. I didn’t think about them again, until mile
Lessons
and in anticipation of an energy drop, I guzzled
16 when my right hip twinged and then started
several bottles of Perpetum within the first five
throbbing for the final ten miles.
Some say “The Wall” looms around mile 20 of
miles. Five miles later, I threw it all up crossing
those exercises next time.
the marathon, burgeoning out of the asphalt to
a bridge. At least this…break, as I stood heaving
give you something to struggle against. My first
with my hands on my knees, afforded me a lovely
My friend Crystal back home in Tuscaloosa
marathon experience totally defies that. I wish I
view of the canal running through Ottawa.
asked me last night if I would consider doing a
could say mile 20 was that formidable point for me; Instead, I hit it at mile 14.
Oh, I will do
marathon with her next year. My response: “Hell, 2.
Several months
yeah!” The clinical psychologist in me wonders
ago, when Jimmy, a physical therapist, gave me
if I suffer from retrograde amnesia or possibly
Lessons learned:
several exercises to strengthen my hip muscles,
some delusional disorder. It might just be that
1.
I tucked those suggestions in the back of my
runners have a completely unique concept of
Don’t try anything new on the day of a
Listen to your brother.
fun.
Ottawa Marathon David Cheruiyot Jim Cunningham Julie Cunningham Jim Cunningham Sr.
Team Results 64 7 3:23:28
2:13:22 3:45:06 4:36:20 5:18:12
21st KeyBank Vermont City Marathon & Marathon Relay 7:46 Ticothunder
Individual Results Place Div/Tot 48 14/164 595 79/224 1101 132/228
David Burrows, Captain
Div 10mile M2529 1:05:53 M4044 1:22:02 M3539 1:25:21
Halfmar 1:26:55 1:47:26 1:53:26
20mile 2:14:04 2:46:05 3:01:05
Nettime 2:54:26 3:44:30 4:06:03
Pace Guntime Name 6:40 2:54:27 Jay Wells 8:34 3:45:08 Michael Graney 9:24 4:06:56 Dave Natale
Age G Bib# City/state 29 M 2533 Ticonderoga NY 40 M 2534 Ticonderoga NY 39 M 2047 Ticonderoga N
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Images: Shoreham, Vermont Apple Blossom 10K and 5K
31st Annual GMAA Rollin Irish Half Marathon April 18, 2009 Essex Center, VT Weather: cloudy and 47 degrees with a light north wind
Summary: 101 runners completed the 31st running of this classic in great racing weather. John Ostler won his second GMAA race in a row in 1:15:14. Scott Loomis followed in 1:16:30 with Tyler Luddington taking third in 1:20:57. Dot Martin won her second Rollin Irish race by nearly a mile in 1:34:12. Serena Wilcox took second in 1:41:22 while Suzanne Kelley took third in 1:42:39. After nearly a 10 year drought for men’s age group records two fell today and a third was threatened. Jack Pilla set the 50s record with a 1:23:03, Gerald Barney set the 70s record by 24 minutes (at age 76!) with a 2:07:50, and Chuck Arnold was 12 seconds from the 60s record with a 1:35:55. Only one women’s record fell - Susan Magher set the bar for the 60s with a 2:00:07 Red McDonough and Dave Natale finished this half the weekend after the Unplugged Half. It was a very tough course, 10 miles of dirt roads with a few patches of pavement here and there. 20. 4.
The first and last miles were paved, with lot of climbing and with a very steep section at mile 6. Dave Natale Red McDonough
Ticonderoga, Port Henry,
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39 1:52:19 68 1:58:05
A p p l e B l o s s o m D e r b y, S h o r e h a m , V t 54:07:52 57:59:73
Karkoski Heidi 42 2nd Cunningham Jim 64
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The 11th Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnatti, Ohio
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