The Pace Setter - Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club

"BEEN 'fHE&E~by Mike BeckerDGNE 'fHil'f"August 1975...Thirty Five Years Ago• The club Pentathlon is held on the 10that SUNYA. Future Nike President Tom Clarkewins four of the five events (mile, 880, 440,and 3 miles) and finishes fifth in the 100 yardsto easily win the pentathlon over the other 16male finishers. Paul McWilliams wins the highschool division and finishes third overall. Onlyone female runs all five events, Marbry Pulver.Other finishers include Paul Rosenberg, BillShrader, Jr., and Gage Hotchkiss.• A note from the club newsletter remindsmembers to renew their membership. Duesare remaining the same ($4), even though postagerates are going up to 13 cents. It also statesthat "There are still many people in this areathat don't know that HMRRC exists or what theclub is all about. We should have more femalemembers."• Eleven males participate in a "sealedhandicap" mile race on the 31st at the SUNYAtrack. In this race, the race officials determinethe handicap times (I'm not sure how), and therunners aren't told (until after the race) whattheir handicap is.August 1980...Thirty Years Ago• The Olana Benefit 5K Race is held onthe 21st in Hudson. Dale Keenan wins witha 15:35, 10 seconds ahead of high-schoolerDavid Haines. Peggy O'Connor is top femalewith a 19:19. A total of 61 runners compete.• The Third Annual Women's Day 6-milerace is held on the 24th at SUNYA. Runningshoes are given to the age group winners, andrunning shorts go to places 2-5 in each group.It is also reported that "pats on the back areavailable to all finishers upon request." TheFleet Feet team consisting of Diane Myers(36:57), Chris Bergeron (37:58), and KathleenBoyle (38:15) are more than ten minutes aheadof the next team, the Koala Kickers.• Runs of 5K and 10K are held in CentralPark in Schenectady on the 31st. Ellen Weglarzand Diane Myers are female winners withtimes of 19:18 and 39:02, while Jerry Tourgeand Carlo Cherubino are top males with timesof 16:13 and 32:37. A total of 126 runners compete.August 1985...Twenty Five Years Ago• Wade Stockman is profiled. He states thathe Anny started running in 1976 as a result oftheir daughter Inge running at Columbia HS.He considers among his best performancesa 36:32 Turkey Trot, a 17:11 Arsenal City 5KRun, and a 3:02 Boston Marathon. His trainingis centered around avoiding injury morethan toward improvement. His competitivegoals are to run a five minute mile and a 2:52marathon.• The Empire State Games are held in Buffalofrom August 9-11. Twenty masters ath letes(over age 30) representing the Adirondack Regionreturn with 43 medals, 23 of them gold.Local participants and the number of medalsthey won include: Larry Decker (2), RussEbbets (3), Maureen McLeod (2), Paul Murray(3), Bill Shrader, Sr. (4), Ken Skinner (2), and 83­year old Konrad Boas (4).August 1990...Twenty Years Ago• An item in Short Circuits mentions the1990 London Marathon had a record 38,500entrants and 25,500 finishers.• Ed Neiles runs 9.38 miles at the Hour Runat Shaker HS on the 16th, edging Nancy Egertonwho runs 9.26 miles. Wade Stockman runs9.03 miles for third most, and Anny Stockmanruns 8.39 miles for the second highest femaletotal. Only 21 runners participate, possibly dueto the hot and humid evening.• Cross country races of 4.5 miles are heldon the 13th, 20th, and 27th at TawasenthaPark. Chip Button wins the first two and isthird in the third race. His fastest is 26:29 onthe 20th. Inge Aiken is top female in the 2ndand 3rd races, with a best of 31:12 on the 20thgood for 36th overall.• Regina Tumidajewicz is profiled. She beganrunning at age 55 and has run 72 racesas of 1990. Her best performances include the1990 London Marathon, five NY Marathons,and winning her age group at Freihofer's fivetimes and placing second two times. Her marathonPR is 4:35. She prefers to train alone tokeep her concentration strong.August 1995...Fifteen Years Ago• The inaugural Indian Ladder Trail Runs areheld on the 6th at Thacher Park. Kathleen Newton(68:59) edges Martha DeGrazia in the 15Kby 45 seconds. In the 5K, Nicole Herring is topfemale with a 24:47. On the men's side, ZachYannone runs a 60:47 in the 15K to top SteveGeorge by 12 seconds. Chris Burns runs a 22:32in the 5K to edge Ed Burns by just over a minute.A total of 101 runners finish the two races.• A large turnout of 432 runners completethe Run For The Roses 5K at Grafton LakesState Park. Len Lally runs a 16:43 to beat RobPicotte by 27 seconds. Emily Bryans is the fastestfemale and 18th overall with an 18:50. Atotal of 38 runners break the 20 minute mark.August 2000...Ten Years Ago• The club Hour Run is held on the 3rd atthe Schenectady HS track. Jamie Rodriguezruns 11.24 miles for a 5:20 pace, followed byJeff Brooks who runs 10.69 miles. The 11.24by Rodriguez was and remains the third mostmiles ever run at the Hour Run, going back to1972. Emily Bryans runs the mostofany female,9.63 miles, followed by Chris Varley, who runs8.08 miles. Emily's 9.63 miles is the most everrun by a female at the event, matched by heragain in 2004.• A 3.7-mile "European-style" x-countryrace is held on the 14th at Tawasentha Park inGuilderland. European-style must mean veryhilly with a creek crossing, because that's whatthe course offers. A total of 135 runners finishwith Peter Flynn winning with a time of 23:54,with Jim Sweeney and Matt DeNyse close behind.Tracy Van Dyke and Caitlin McTague aretop females in just under 28 minutes. This isBob Oates's last Tawasentha race as directorafter doing so for 26 years. The series was revivedby the club in 2008.• The Third Annual Altamont 5K is held onthe 20th. The fast course draws 180 finishersand Zach Yannone (15:54) beats 15-year oldSean French by 48 seconds. Nancy Nicholsonis top female with a 20:24. Age group winnersinclude Chuck Terry, Ken Plowman, DanCantwell, Jim Tierney, Gerri Moore, and ReginaTumidajewicz.August 2005...Five Years Ago• Bob Irwin wins the grueling Vince Juliano-directedpentathlon on the 4th at ShakerHS. Irwin has the best times in the 5K, 3200,and 1600 and is in the top three in the 800and 400 to beat Tyson Evensen by 73 points.Lisa D'Anielio is top female followed by KariGathen.• The 27th Annual Dynamic Duo is held atColonie Town Park on the 6th. Brian Rhodes­Devey and Caitlin Lane have the fastest teamtime with a 32:06, which is the fourth-fastesttime in the history of the event. Each participantruns three miles. Nicole Blood has thefastest female individual time with a 16:47,which is the fifth-fastest time in the history ofthe event.• A total of 76 runners come out to thecross country 5K race at Bethlehem Town Parkon the 15th. Bob Irwin (17:28) beats Scott Davisby 27 seconds to win the race. Jim Maney,Jon Rocco, Dale Keenan, and Mark Warner areamong the males breaking 20 minutes. MaryBuck is top female with a 21:41, three secondsahead of Nancy Taormina. 0The Pace Setter - 21