ROCKLAND HALF MARATHON, Orangeburg, NY (September 26th, 1999)

Richie Borrero, 1:18:12 (5:59 min/mile), 12th overall, 2nd M25-29
John Gleason, 1:37:13 (7:26 min/mile), 125th overall

HAMMERFEST TRIATHLON, (0.5 mile swim, 15 mile bike, 4 mile run) Branford, CT (September 26th, 1999)

1st place overall, TEAM ROJAS (aka NYU Team A), 1:13:03
5th place overall, TEAM NYUBT (aka NYU Team B), 1:17:15

The relay race of the day was that between NYU Team A (comprising of the three coaches --- swim coach Scott Willett, cycling coach Guillermo Rojas and running coach Ramon Bermo) versus NYU Team B (comprising of Julie Denney swimming, Ross Galitsky biking and J.P. Cheuvront running).  As you can imagine, this was pretty exciting as the coaches have their honor to defend against the pretenders.  The team results are not subject to dispute, but the individual competitions were heated, especially since individual splits are not available.  So, did J.P. Cheuvront really beat Ramon Bermo like he said?  How many seconds did Guillermo Rojas have on Ross Galitsky? We will have this and the next millennium to discuss this.

NEW YORK BIATHLON, Central Park, NYC (September 26th, 1999)

MEN

WOMEN

POLO RACE TO DELIVER (4 MILER), Central Park, NYC (September 26th, 1999)

This is a fun run.  The only reported times so far are Theo Spilka in 22:53 and Adam Bleifeld in 24:36 (=6:09 min/mile), a good time considering that he has a knee injury.  We may never find out the times for the other people unless they tell us.  

We know that Frank Schneiger was there, because we saw him the day before running the Fifth Avenue Mile in a white singlet with the explanation, "I only have one singlet, which I am going to wear tomorrow."  But Frank, our web cameraperson was up in Van Cortlandt Park today!  What's the point?

LIBERTY WATERFRONT HALF MARATHON, Jersey City, NJ (September 26th, 1999)

FRED LEBOW CROSS COUNTRY 5K RACE, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (September 26th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN, 5th Open team, 1st Masters team, 1st Senior Masters team

WOMEN, 3rd Open team, 2nd Masters team

FIFTH AVENUE MILE, New York City, NY (September 25th, 1999)

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(Note: Headwind all the way coming down Fifth Avenue!)

MEN'S OPEN RACE
John Scherrer, 4:29, 5th place
Paul Stuart-Smith, 4:33, 6th place
Theo Spilka, 4:45.7
Raphael Devalle, 5:14
Yves-Marc Courtines, 5:16

WOMEN'S OPEN RACE
Stacy Creamer, 5:26, 4th place
Kim Mannen, 5:38
Diane Lebowitz, 6:15 

ALL STARS
David Monti, 5:24.4, 3rd place

GEORGE SHEEHAN MILE MEN 60-69
Sid Howard, 5:12.1, 1st place
Max Schindler, 6:15.7, 12th place
Cliff Pauling, 7:14.9, 14th place

GEORGE SHEEHAN MILE WOMEN 60-69
Carol Tyler, 6:54.0, 2nd place

MASTERS MEN 40-49
Alan Ruben, 4:35.6, 5th place
Tom Hartshorne, 4:43.3, 7th place

MASTERS MEN 50-59
Frank Handelman, 4:59.9, 6th place

MASTERS WOMEN
Mary Rosado, 6:10.9, 6th place

METROPOLITAN MILE
Jonathan Pillow, 4:14.3, 7th place

MAC CROSS-COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT SERIES, Van Cortlandt Park, NY (September 19th, 1999)

Salih Talib, 12:22 (3000m), 8th overall

RUN FOR THE CURE, New York City, NY (September 19th, 1999)

• For those who don't know, our first three runners in this race were three of our fastest runners in the early 1990's.  They are also great people.  It is good to see them back in the same race for a good cause.  It is also good to know that some of us get married, have kids and move to 'burbs eventually.  Yes, there is still hope for the rest of us ...
• Ellen Wallop's result is particularly significant in light of the fact that she just underwent surgery for breast cancer in August.  Ellen has been an active member on the club for a long, long time and has devoted hundreds of hours working for the club (see Photo of her checking people in at the 1998 Awards Dinner).  On July 15th of this year (see archive), she came back for a road workout after a six year absence.  August came with the bad news.  So we are happy to see her rebound again.  

SURVIVAL OF THE SHAWANGUNKS Ulster Country, NY (September 19th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

DUTCHESS COUNTRY CLASSIC (HALF MARATHON), Dutchess County, NY (September 19th, 1999)

Richie Borrero, 1:13:19, 2nd overall, 1st age group
Kai-Erik Eriksen, 1:36:23, 67th overall
Eden Weiss, 1:45:31 (8:03 min/mile), 135th overall, 20th age group

PHILADELPHIA DISTANCE RUN Philadelphia, PA (September 19th, 1999)

PHOTO ALBUM

MEN

• How do you like that big pack at the half way mark?

WOMEN

GREAT COW HARBOR 10K, Northport, NY (September 19th, 1999)

MARCUS O'SULLIVAN CHALLENGE 5K, Central Park, NYC (September 18th, 1999)

Toby Tanser*, 15:11 (4:54 min/mile), 3rd overall, 3rd M30-39
John Scherrer, 17:33 (5:39 min/mile), 12th overall, 3rd M20-29
Frank Schneiger, 21:23 (6:53 min/mile), 38th overall, 2nd M50-59

HARRY MURPHY XC 5K, Van Cortlandt Park, New York City (September 12th, 1999)

MEN

WOMEN

MARATONINA CITTA' DI SABAUDIA (14K) Sabaudia, Italy (September 12th, 1999)

Marco Tagliati, 57:33, 32nd overall

MIGHTY HAMPTONS TRIATHLON, Southampton, LI (September 11th, 1999)

Michael Trunkes, 1st overall, 2:04:42.6 (0:23:36-1:02:17- 0:36:16)
Ross Galitsky, 27th place overall, 2:16:07 (0:24:31-1:06:06-0:41:07)
Aubin Sullivan, 5th place overall female, 2:23:18 (28:19-1:08:19-0:43:03)

HARLEM RENAISSANCE 5 MILE CLASSIC, Harlem, New York City (September 11th, 1999)

Harry Morales, 29:49, 9th overall
Sid Howard, 31:27, 1st M60+
Sarah Gross, 33:06, 2nd overall female
Bola Awofeso, 34:58
Frank Schneiger, 35:06
Irene Jackson-Schon, 36:34, 1st W50+
Steve Baron, 41:48
Caryl Baron, 42:46, 2nd W50+

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WALL STREET RUN (5K), Wall Street, New York City (September 9th, 1999)

WARNER-LAMBERT UNITED WAY 5K, Morris Plains, NJ (September 9th, 1999)

GREAT BONAC FOOT RACE (10K), East Hampton, NY (September 6th, 1999)

Brian Marchese came in 3rd overall, in a time of 34:36, just 0.32 seconds out of second place, coming back from a quarter mile back at the four mile point.  Oh, if only he could have a little bit more real estate!  John Kenney was fifth overall, 1st masters, in 35:50.  Brian Barry ran 48:06.  For the record, this was a hot and VERY humid day.

OLD SANTA FE TRAIL RUN, Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 7th, 1999)

Irene Jackson-Schon, 1st age group
Herb Schon, 30:24

• This race is noteworthy as Herb's one and only running race of the year.
• Irene's two races in New Mexico is all the more remarkable as they were done at 7000 feet above sea level, which is not easy when there is a pack of Marlboro tucked in the fanny pack.

HENRY ISOLA XC 4 MILER, Van Cortlandt Park, NY (September 5th, 1999)

MEN

• Will the real Jonathan Federman please stand up ...?

WOMEN

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY SUMMER CROSS COUNTRY SERIES # 7  West Chester, PA (August 31st, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 22:37, 90th out of 155

BAY STATE TRIATHLON, Medford, MA (August 29th, 1999)

David Diviney, 3:22:14, 119th overall, 25th M30-34

HOTTER 'N HELL HUNDRED, Wichita Falls, TX (August 29th, 1999)

Herb Schon, 6:01:56

Herb completed this century (=100 miles) bike race in 115 degree heat, with a determination steeled by his collapse at the 84 mile mark in last year's race.

HALF WIT MARATHON, Reading, PA (August 29th, 1999)

Jonathan Federman, 2:42:34, 152nd place out of 277

Note: Tough and nasty trail run where they serve beer in the middle and the finish of the race.  Fake Oreos were given at the beer stop in the middle and Italian hoagies at the finish.  Jonathan's time this year was twenty minutes faster than last year.

NYC MARATHON TUNE UP 30K, Central Park, NYC (August 29th, 1999)

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MEN

WOMEN, 3rd Open Team

ELDORADO 5K, Santa Fe, New Mexico (August 28th, 1999)

Irene Jackson-Schon, 1st age group

USATF OUTDOOR MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Orlando, FL (August 26th-29th, 1999)

Men 100m, Val Barnwell, preliminary heat # 2, 11.29, 2nd fastest time; final, 10.98, 1st place M40-44
Men 200m, Val Barnwell, preliminary heat # 1, 22.51, 1st place; final, 23:02, 1st place M40-44
Men 110m high hurdles, Rick Lapp, final, 16.29, 2nd place M50-54
Men 400m, Archie Glaspy, preliminary heat # 1, 53.33, 2nd place; final, 51.50, 4th place M40-44
Men 400m intermediate hurdles, Rick Lapp, final, 1:02.26, 1st place M50-54
Men 800m, Frank Handelman, final, 2:17.24, 2nd place M50-54
Men 800m, Sid Howard, final, 2:17, 2dn place M60-64
Men long jump, Rick Lapp, 5.66m, 1st place M50-54
Men triple jump, Rick Lapp, 10.86m, 2nd place M50-54
Men Outdoor Pentathlon, Rick Lapp, 3681 points, 1st M 50-54

Women 100m, Mary Rosado, final, 16.60, 6th place W45-49
Women 400m, Mary Rosado, final, 1:17:63, 5th place W45-49
Women 800m, Mary Rosado, final, 2:58.61, 3rd place W45-49
Women 1500m, Mary Rosado, final, 6:17.07, 2nd place W45-49

VCTC 5K CROSS COUNTY SUMMER SERIES # 7, Van Cortlandt Park, NYC (August 25th, 1999)

Eric Aldrich, 18:24, 9th overall
David Pullman, 20:59, 28th overall

BAY STATE TRIATHLON, Medford, MA (1 mile swim, 38 mile bike, 9.5 mile run) (August 22nd, 1999)

Stefani Jackenthal, 85th overall, 3rd F30-34, 25:37 (swim, 163th place), 1:45:56 (bike, 79th place), 1:05:48 (run, 95th place), 3:17:22 total

EAMONN COGHLAN 5K, Belmont Park, NY (August 22nd, 1999)

Brian Barry, 22:03

Brian said, "I thought they were going to run this race on the track.  Instead, the race was in the parking lot."  Yes, but can you still bet on it?  I got my money on Eamonn.

WEST POINT TRIATHLON, West Point, NY (0.6 mile swim, 14.3 mile bike, 3.1 mile run) (August 22nd, 1999)

Michael Trunkes, swim 16:41 (26th place), bike 36:38 (9th place), run 17:09 (5th place), total time 1:10:28, 5th place overall, 2nd M35-39 

CENTRAL PARK TRIATHLON, Central Park, NYC (August 22nd, 1999)

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(report courtesy of Stuart Calderwood)

The course is: 1/4 mile in Lasker Pool, 12 miles on the bike (2 Central Park loops), and a 5-mile run (on the upper 5-mile Central Park loop).

(Randy took the lead from Ross Galitsky in the first mile of the run and held off a late challenge to win by 18 seconds.)

(Peter was closing fast on everyone and missed catching the second-place man by 11 seconds, despite his excellent 5-mile yesterday.)

(Ross looked nonchalant throughout, WON the swim, kept the lead throughout the bike leg while making funny hand-gestures to the spectating crew of Scott Willett, Julie Denney, Carol Tyler, Lynn Blackstone, Stuart Calderwood, Ramon and Juana Bermo, Bola Awofeso...oh, yeah, and Aubin Sullivan.  Obviously owing in large part to his Ironman last weekend, Ross knew that his run wouldn't be up to his highest standard.)

• 10th overall, 1st man 45-49--John Megaw, 1:19:23
  
• 12th overall (men and women), 2nd woman overall--Stacy Creamer, 1:20:45

(Stacy took advantage of her recent maniacal cross-training--about 1 1/2 mi./day in the pool--and was 4th out of the water, OVERALL, ahead of such notables as Randy Ehrlich and Peter Allen. In the women's race, she trailed only an ex-Soviet international track competitor (3K PR--9:36), and took second for the second straight year--each time a day after a 5M PR in the Club Team Championships. [Last year--31:19. This year, 30:37!] )

(Laura had a big improvement over last year, and also capped the rather remarkably dominant CPTC team performance--2 of the top 3 men, 2 of the top 3 women.)

• 51st overall, 1st M60-64-, Odin Townley, 1:29:21

Odin was one of three "doublers" [with Peter and Stacy], all of whom not only competed in two high-quality races in one weekend, but excelled at both. Odin was 10th in his age-division in the Club Championships, and then exhibited very impressive powers of recovery.

• 15th overall, 4th M35-39, Kurtis Edwards, 1:22:07

Kurtis was the exception to the rule (namely, Peter, Stacy and Odin) because he made a conscious choice between the Saturday and Sunday races.  This race was his triathlon debut.  His running must have helped because he was zipping by people at the end.

CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (5 miles), Central Park, NYC (August 21st, 1999)

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MEN, 5th open team, 1st masters team, 11th senior masters team

• Buried in this long listing are some distinguished individual accomplishments: Alan Ruben, first place M40-44; Tom Hartshorne, second place M45-49; Max Schindler and Guenter Erich, first and second place M65-69.  In particular, our 800m/mile specialist Tom Hartshorne was persuaded to step up to the longer distance for the team (he does not do anything more than a cross country 5K), and became the fifth and final scorer for the winning Masters team.

WOMEN, 6th open team, 3rd masters team

FALMOUTH ROAD RACE (7.1 miles, Falmouth, MA (August 15th, 1999)

Adam Newman, 45:43, 301st place

Adam said: "This is yet another race that I wish you wouldn't find out about.  There was bucketloads of rain out there, and the water was a foot deep.  I just jogged through this with my friends.  It was wild."

IRONMAN USA Lake Placid, NY (August 15th, 1999) 

Notes: 

• Those of you (like us) who have been following this event live on the Internet must have agonised with our friends.  For example, Ramon Bermo had marathon splits of 1:41:50 and 2:08:54 and John Taylor had splits of 2:07:13 and 3:50:20!  Ouch!
• We note that Scott Willett planned not to run the marathon as he had missed a lot of training due to injury, Julie Denney had stomach problems during the second half of the run and was given medical advice not to continue, and Richard Kixmiller ran for about 10 miles before stopping.  

ROOSEVELT ISLAND 10K  Roosevelt, NYC (August 15th, 1999)

MEN, 3rd Open Team