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                             Summary of The Races Weekend of October 25
  By Paul Mancuso

The  results of the past weekend were posted and the following members qualified for Boston on the rolling Cape Cod  marathon course

Mike Lamoureux

  3:10:41*** 

  Sarah D'Ambrosio

  3:16:41***    3rd Div.

  Hassan Haydar

  3:21:34*** 

  Joe McCarthy

  3:27:47*** 

  Barry Woods

  3:43:28***

  Jen DeSimone

  3:49:37***


The following Member Qualified  for Boston at the  Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D. C.

  Christina Stone

  3:29:35*** 



The following Members did the White Mountain Milers Half Marathon Walk in North Conway in N.H.
Jake Mahoney did a fantastic job of walking the 13.1 mile distance at a pace of 12:14 min./mile
Nancy Blecher set a P.R. of 3:09:52

  Jake Mahoney

  2:40:14    2nd Overall/ 1st Male

  Nancy Blecher

  3:09:52    P.R.



ROY VanBuren did a 50k (31.07 miles) Trail Run At Bimblers Bluff , Connecticut

  Roy Van Buren

  8:02:52 

 


                              
                               Summary of The Races Weekend of October 18
  By Paul Mancuso

A total of  36  members from the LSRC ran the Firefighters 10k.  They did not let the rain get in their way, as evidenced by the large number from the LSRC that turned up for the race. A big pat on the back to all members who showed up in less than ideal weather conditions. The Boston Globe had a picture of a sailboat that had nearly got pushed onto Morrissey Blvd. (which is part of the race course) during the Storm. It was a good day to have two pairs of running shoes.

 Firefighters 10K
 Oct 18            Dorchester                 

  Rich Voto

    39:26    3rd Div.

  Jorge Espada

    44:18    1st Div.

  Barry Woods

    45:41    3rd Div.

  Kyla Donnelly

    46:00    2nd Div.

  Noel Robinson

    48:49    3rd Div.

  Carolyn Shea

    48:53    1st Div.

  Jen Salman

    50:36    2nd Div.

  Harry Parsekian

  1:19:46    2nd Div.



On the second " big" weekend of marathon racing they also had rough sledding However  the weather did not dampen the spirits of the runners at Lowell. Congratulations to all members who qualified for Boston.
Great job By Holly Madden with the fleet time of 3:04 on such a dismal day. Hassan I don't know how you got those indestructible knees, but you ought try and patent them. I hope you aren't jinxed now.

 Baystate Marathon
 Oct 18               Lowell                 

  Holly Madden

  3:04:11***    2nd Div.



At Lowell we we even had half marathoners who won trophies as shown by Kate Klim. 
Kudos to Kate Klim who Kayoed the Kourse to win first in her division

 Baystate Half-Marathon
 Oct 18                       Lowell                 

  Kate Klim

  1:28:56    1st Div.




 The sodden bodies of LSRC runners approached  us at L street as they ran against the wind and rain on Day Blvd.
As the runners got closer to us we noticed the runners faces were not downcast but smiling. The endorphins must have kicked in

 Mt. Washington Bank 5K
 Oct 18                        S. Boston                 

  Ricky Coyne

    20:09    3rd Div.

  Bryan Van Dorpe

    20:43    1st Div.

  Billy McLeod

    24:10    2nd Div.

  Ivan Blecher

    28:47    3rd Div.

  Anne Marie McDonald

    42:50    1st Div.



   Great job at Scituate, especially the last 2.8 miles done in legs that still wanted to spin

 Scituate Duathlon
 Oct 17                                  

  2m Run/ 11m Bike/ 2.8m Run                           

  David Lamoureux

  1:00:18   2nd Div.

  Caryn Collings

  1:09:53   2nd Div.

 






A Summary of The Races on Columbus Day Weekend
     By Paul Mancuso
I don't know what her time was, but it really doesn't matter. Joanne Morriss completed her 33rd consecutive-------Bonny Belle/ Tufts 10k Road Race. She is one of only 18 women who can claim that distinction. Joanne and the 17 other women were given an honorary pink jersey to run with in today's race.---------------------------------------------Although Joanne is recovering from an injury she made a great effort in today's race. ----------------------------

Approx 70 runners from the L Street running club ran the BAA Half Marathon on Oct 11.  Congratulations should go to the members who got a first second or third in their Division.  The half Marathon is to us the king  of races because it requires a near perfect blend of speed,  endurance, and toughness, to run a good race.

 B.A.A. Half-Marathon
 Oct 11                    Boston                          

  Hassan Haydar

  1:29:40    3rd Div.

                                                   Jorge Espada                1:37:52    2nd Div.

                                                   Terry Partridge             2:17:34    2nd Div.


Congratulations to the Three LSRC members who qualified for Boston Marathon at the Chicago Marathon. We all know how hard it is to qualify for Boston. Kevin (flash) Griffin set a PR to boot.
 

 Chicago Marathon
 Oct 11                                                         Qualified Boston ***   

  Richard Ledwidge

  3:20:33***   

  Kevin Griffin

  3:21:57***    PR  

  Eve Sandoval

  3:40:08***   


Congratulations to Reno Stirrat for his sizzling performance at the ING Hartford Marathon. Reno not only  qualified  for Boston but came in first in his division at major race. GREAT JOB  !

 ING Hartford Marathon
 Oct 10                Hartford, Ct.                        Qualified Boston ***   

  Reno Stirrat

  2:51:37***    1st Div.