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New Bedford 1/2 Marathon

Sunday March 21, 2010

New Bedford, MA

A record 39 GMAA members made the trip down to New Bedford for the ½ marathon this past Sunday. 31 of them had the added pleasure of traveling down together in a chartered bus which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. Watching Animal House on the way down as the bus driver tried to figure out the air conditioning was more fun than the typical van caravan that we have done in the past.

Race day turned out to be perfect for the runners with clear blue skies and temperatures in the 50’s. There were several PR’s from the many runners and there were several impressive runs by first time ½ marathon runners including a pregnant member with a sub 2 hour run. Leading the men’s open team to a 6th place out of 25 teams were Ryan Robitaille with a 1:11 and Norm Larson who won the senior division with a 1:13. Megan Valentine and Courtney Kutler led the women’s open team to a 7th place finish out of 20 teams. Erika Nestor led the women’s master team to a 6th place finish with a PR of 1:40. Karen Allen and Carlie Krolick led the women’s senior team to a 4th place finish. The closest team finish was the 2nd place Men’s Veterans team which was less than 20 seconds behind the 1st place team.

Jess Cover came along as the team photographer and caterer as she organized a great dinner for everyone the night before the race in the hotel. Many of the runners were able to enjoy leftovers the next day in lieu of the famous fish sandwiches which some were hesitant to try. Diligent research by some of the runners discovered a great Irish Pub nearby and many of us were able to enjoy a fresh pint of free Guinness before heading home on the bus. Luckily we had the bathroom on board and always pleasant doorkeepers which made the trip back more bearable and faster as we avoided the bladder demands of the celebratory runners who continued their beverage drinking and heavy card playing on the way home.

Place Name                 Age Sex No.  City            St Team                                  Net Time  Pace  Gun Time  
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   31 RYAN ROBITAILLE       26 M   1691 SOUTH BURLINGTON V Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:11:35.8  5:28 1:11:37.5 
   53 NORM LARSON           54 M   1108 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:13:39.6  5:38 1:13:41.4 
   78 RAY WEBSTER           35 M   2112 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:15:29.4  5:46 1:15:36.2 
   98 CHADWICK SHEPARD      35 M   1828 WILLISTON VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:17:04.9  5:54 1:17:07.2 
  100 JOE NOONAN            41 M   1450 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:17:10.2  5:54 1:17:14.0 
  108 TONY BATES            50 M    111 SALISBURY VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:17:28.7  5:55 1:17:32.9 
  111 MATTHEW DALL          31 M    465 COLCHESTER VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:17:33.9  5:56 1:17:35.9 
  145 CHRISTOPHER COFFEY    30 M    364 NEW HAVEN VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:19:49.8  6:06 1:19:58.6 
  148 JACK PILLA            51 M   1580 CHARLOTTE VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:20:00.2  6:07 1:20:08.7 
  198 MICHAEL EARLY         45 M    574 HUNTINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:23:14.6  6:22 1:23:23.0 
  215 MATTHEW ROTH          32 M   1716 MILTON VT          Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:24:09.6  6:26 1:24:25.3 
  314 TODD ARCHAMBAULT      35 M     48 ESSEX JUNCTION VT  Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:28:13.5  6:45 1:28:28.6 
  332 CHARLES WHITE         61 M   2129 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:28:58.0  6:48 1:29:14.2 
  334 CHUCK ARNOLD          62 M     49 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:29:06.2  6:49 1:29:23.1 
  365 MEGAN VALENTINE       31 F   2036 JERICHO VT         Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:30:17.3  6:54 1:30:32.7 
  370 KEN SCHATZ            56 M   1777 SOUTH BURLINGTON V Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:30:39.2  6:56 1:30:55.0 
  386 COURTNEY KUTLER       33 F   1076 SOUTH BURLINGTON V Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:31:09.1  6:58 1:31:24.6 
  405 PASCAL CHENG          56 M    329 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:31:46.4  7:01 1:32:02.9 
  486 MARIANA LARA          35 F   1103 STOWE VT           Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:34:31.6  7:13 1:35:06.3 
  537 JOHN VALENTINE        60 M   2038 ROXBURY VT         Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:35:50.1  7:19 1:36:14.3 
  558 DICK MILLAR           48 M   1330 SHELBURNE VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:36:22.5  7:22 1:37:24.6 
  625 JESSICA BOLDUC        34 F    186 SOUTH BURLINGTON V Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:38:41.3  7:33 1:39:17.8 
  665 BOB SAYERS            55 M   1770 HUNTINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:39:44.8  7:37 1:40:24.6 
  674 ERIKA NESTOR          44 F   1431 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:40:05.8  7:39 1:40:46.7 
  725 JULIA LEWIS           43 F   1155 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:41:42.8  7:46 1:42:20.7 
  767 KAREN ALLEN           53 F     22 BURLINGTON VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:42:51.4  7:52 1:43:33.4 
  843 RUSS COOKE            58 M    395 WILLISTON VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:44:53.0  8:01 1:45:33.6 
  899 CARLIE KROLICK        55 F   1067 CHARLOTTE VT       Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:46:06.9  8:07 1:46:57.7 
  900 MARIE SANDOVAL        41 F   1757 ESSEX JUNCTION VT  Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:46:08.0  8:07 1:47:44.8 
  921 ELLIE BOUFFARD        49 F    203 COLCHESTER VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:46:34.7  8:09 1:47:26.2 
  989 HEIDI FRYZELL         38 F    699 DERBY VT           Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:48:07.7  8:16 1:48:51.1 
 1074 DAVE HAMMOND          49 M    833 HUINTINGTON VT     Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:50:25.7  8:26 1:51:06.1 
 1108 RUTH BLAUWIEKEL       56 F    176 COLCHESTER VT      Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:51:20.2  8:30 1:51:57.5 
 1172 HOLLY RAINVILLE       51 F   1638 JERICHO VT         Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:52:57.5  8:38 1:54:04.8 
 1348 REGINA QUINTIN        35 F   1629 ESSEX JUNCTION VT  Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:57:10.8  8:57 1:58:47.2 
 1362 BETH TARALLO          35 F   1976 PANTON VT          Green Mountain Athletic Association   1:57:27.8  8:58 1:58:33.3
 2115 PATTI DANIELS         34 F    469 GRAND ISLE VT                                            2:24:00.8 11:00 2:25:56.0 




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                         MALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Boston Athletic Association          
          1:06:49 1:07:55 1:07:56 1:08:16 1:08:33 (1:08:44) (1:10:39) = 5:39:29
         LUCAS MEYER 26 M Ridgefield, JARED MARKOWITZ 27 M Cambridge, MATTHEW
         ELY 33 M Natick, MARK MILLER 29 M Keene, BRIAN HARVEY 22 M Allston,
         BRENDAN CALLAHAN 28 M Middleton, PAUL RYAN 29 M Belmont
   6.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:11:38 1:13:42 1:15:37 1:17:08 1:17:14 (1:17:33) (1:17:36) = 6:15:19
         RYAN ROBITAILLE 26 M South Burlington, NORM LARSON 54 M Burlington,
         RAY WEBSTER 35 M Burlington, CHADWICK SHEPARD 35 M Williston, JOE
         NOONAN 41 M Burlington, TONY BATES 50 M Salisbury, MATTHEW DALL 31 M
         Colchester


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                         FEMALE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Boston Athletic Association          
          1:17:45 1:19:14 1:20:00 (1:21:56) (1:22:49) = 3:56:59
         JEANNETTE SECKINGER 27 F Somerville, LESLEY HOCKING 29 F Dover,
         MICHELLE SARNEY 37 F West Bridgewater, MARIKO HOLBROOK 28 F Somerville,
         MARIA VARELA 28 F Brighton
   7.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:30:33 1:31:25 1:35:07 (1:39:18) (1:40:47) = 4:37:05
         MEGAN VALENTINE 31 F Jericho, COURTNEY KUTLER 33 F South Burlington,
         MARIANA LARA 35 F Stowe, JESSICA BOLDUC 34 F South Burlington, ERIKA
         NESTOR 44 F Burlington


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                         MALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Whirlaway Racing Team                
          1:14:01 1:15:01 1:15:18 1:17:29 1:18:04 (1:18:50) (1:19:06) = 6:19:53
         MIKE COONEY 48 M Chelmsford, SCOTT ANDERSON 45 M New Bedford, RENO
         STIRRAT 55 M Dorchester, CHRIS SPINNEY 50 M Arlington, BOB DABRIEO 48
         M Woburn, JASON PORTER 40 M Bedford, PAUL HAMMOND 50 M Lexington
   4.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:13:42 1:17:14 1:17:33 1:20:09 1:23:23 (1:29:15) (1:29:24) = 6:32:01
         NORM LARSON 54 M Burlington, JOE NOONAN 41 M Burlington, TONY BATES 50
         M Salisbury, JACK PILLA 51 M Charlotte, MICHAEL EARLY 45 M Huntington,
         CHARLES WHITE 61 M burlington, CHUCK ARNOLD 62 M Burlington


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                         FEMALE MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Whirlaway Racing Team                
          1:22:28 1:28:19 1:28:24 (1:29:26) (1:33:09) = 4:19:11
         SIMONETTA PIERGENTILI 45 F Wilmington, NADINE PALMER 42 F Derry, PETRA
         PLATT 40 F Needham, NANCY CORSARO 51 F Methuen, CATHY PEARCE 47 F
         Chelmsford
   6.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:40:47 1:42:21 1:43:34 (1:46:58) (1:47:27) = 5:06:42
         ERIKA NESTOR 44 F Burlington, JULIA LEWIS 43 F Burlington, KAREN ALLEN
         53 F Burlington, CARLIE KROLICK 55 F Charlotte, ELLIE BOUFFARD 49 F
         Colchester


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                         MALE SENIORS TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Whirlaway Racing Team                
          1:15:18 1:17:29 1:19:06 1:19:11 1:20:41 (1:24:23) (1:27:53) = 6:31:45
         RENO STIRRAT 55 M Dorchester, CHRIS SPINNEY 50 M Arlington, PAUL
         HAMMOND 50 M Lexington, EPHRAIM EZEKIEL 52 M Newton, PAUL DOE 50 M
         Derry, FRANC KARPO 53 M Boston, MARTY LECHLEIDER 53 M No. Andover
   3.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:13:42 1:17:33 1:20:09 1:29:15 1:29:24 (1:30:55) (1:32:03) = 6:50:03
         NORM LARSON 54 M Burlington, TONY BATES 50 M Salisbury, JACK PILLA 51
         M Charlotte, CHARLES WHITE 61 M burlington, CHUCK ARNOLD 62 M
         Burlington, KEN SCHATZ 56 M South Burlington, PASCAL CHENG 56 M
         Burlington

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                         FEMALE SENIORS TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Whirlaway Racing Team                
          1:29:26 1:33:50 1:41:32 (1:45:52) = 4:44:48
         NANCY CORSARO 51 F Methuen, MIAE JACOBS 50 F No. Andover, SUSAN
         BURGESS 50 F Chelmsford, SUSAN STIRRAT 54 F Dorchester
   4.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:43:34 1:46:58 1:51:58 (1:54:05) = 5:22:30
         KAREN ALLEN 53 F Burlington, CARLIE KROLICK 55 F Charlotte, RUTH
         BLAUWIEKEL 56 F Colchester, HOLLY RAINVILLE 51 F Jericho

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                         MALE VETERANS TEAM RESULTS
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   1.  Cambridge Sports Union               
          1:23:15 1:35:26 1:35:52 (1:44:58) (1:53:34) = 4:34:33
         GODON MACFARLAND 61 M ARLINGTON, MARSHALL RANDOLPH 61 M WELLESLEY,
         SUMNER BROWN 66 M BELMONT, CHARLES HUBBARD 61 M BELMONT, JOHN SHARP 67
         M ARLINGTON
   2.  Green Mountain Athletic Association  
          1:29:15 1:29:24 1:36:15 = 4:34:54
         CHARLES WHITE 61 M burlington, CHUCK ARNOLD 62 M Burlington, JOHN
         VALENTINE 60 M Roxbury



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