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Cape Cod Marathon
/ 26.1 /
Falmouth / MA / Sunday, October 29 -
Great job both our runners in the top 12 per cent.
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From
John Brown - Over 1200 registered with 970
finishers in the Marathon, plus 180 Marathon
Relay teams registered as well. Very windy day!
Steady 30MPH winds with gusts that were higher
made for a difficult race. Sometimes it pushed
you much faster than you wanted to go. Other
times it almost stopped you in your tracks.
Mostly, it just wore you down. The course is
very scenic. The first 10 miles and last two
miles or so are mostly flat. The middle 14 miles
have lots of rolling hills, some challenging. It
is certainly not an easy course. There are
showers available after the race and a really
nice food spread that included: clam chowder,
pasta, rolls, salad, bananas, and apples. |
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From George - John
described the conditions exactly. The race
organizers did a terrific job in preparing the
course. We arrived on Saturday and the wind and
rain were ferocious. Sections of the course near
exposed beaches were closed to traffic due to
storm waves flooding the road. Early in the AM,
the DPW had to plow and sweep 1-2 feet of sand
from the course in East Falmouth and near the
finish on Surf Drive. I was on a PR until about
mile 15 when the combination of a head wind and
rolling hills took their toll. Finished with a
respectable time and 2nd in the veterans. At the
awards ceremony the race director introduced one
of the women from a winning relay team that just
before the start was in a porta-john when it was
blown over - pretty windy! |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Place in Division |
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47 |
John Brown |
3:03:41 |
20 |
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150 |
George Cunha |
3:24:32 |
2 |
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Canton Fall Classic
/ 10 K /
Canton / MA / Sunday, October 29 -
A large field of two hundred and eight one, on this
extremely windy day that blew from all directions. Our
own Bob Doc Chasen had a great race finishing fifth overall
and first in his division. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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5 |
Bob Chasen |
37:42 |
6:04 |
1 |
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Marine Corps Peoples /
Marathon /
Washington / DC / Sunday, October 29 -
The 31st Annual Marine Corps Marathon demonstrated once
again why it has been dubbed the "People's Marathon." Over
20,000 runners participated in this event with Don and Jean
Bell of Bar Harbor, Maine among them. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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14605 |
Don Bell |
5:07:11 |
11:42 |
41 |
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16578 |
Jean Bell |
5:25:17 |
12:24 |
34 |
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Halloween Hustle
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5K /
Waltham / MA / Saturday, October 28 -
Not the best weekend to have a road race or even a training
run with the rain and the wind. These Tri-Valley
runners did very well for themselves with Mary picking up
third in her division. |
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From Mary
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the greatest of days, but not too horrible
weather-wise: pretty wet underfoot, light to
moderate rain with a few wind gusts that send
additional showers of multi-colored leaves from
the trees overhead. My time was fast enough for
3rd place in age group and a nice backpack as a
reward. I also got to meet and talk with Jack
Fultz, winner of the Boston Marathon back in 76,
the year of the Run for the Hoses, when the
temperature midcourse hit 100 degrees. So, all
in all a very good day, despite the weather. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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248 |
Jo-Ellen McCarrick |
29:58 |
9:39 |
24/40 |
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318 |
Mary Tyler |
32:41 |
10:32 |
3/4 |
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328 |
Kate Bett |
34:03 |
10:58 |
35/40 |
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Cam Neely Race /
5K / Milford / MA / Sunday, October 22 -
The weather was much better than last years gully washer.
Between the TVFR volunteers and racers we had a good turn
out and some very impressive times were turned in.
Larry Olsen the 2005 winner slipped - wish I could slip like
him - to second and first in his division. Elizabeth
Morin second female and first in her division. Great
races by Frank Ferrante, Katy Knox, Terri Mazzarelli,
Charlene Gaboriault, Jo-Ellen McCarrick, Erica Mazzarelli
and Kate Bett. |
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Place |
Name |
Town |
Time |
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Larry Olsen |
Milford |
17:53 |
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13 |
Elizabeth Morin |
Milford |
22:42 |
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16 |
Frank Ferrante |
Milford |
23:27 |
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26 |
Kathleen Knox |
Cambridge |
26:17 |
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39 |
Terri Mazzarelli |
Hopedale |
28:28 |
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40 |
Charlene Gaboriault |
Holliston |
29:03 |
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50 |
Jo-Ellen McCarrick |
Upton |
30:07 |
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51 |
Erica Mazzarelli |
Hopedale |
30:54 |
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60 |
Kate Bett |
Upton |
34:16 |
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Mystic Country /
Marathon /
East Lyme / CT / Sunday, October 22 -
A field of 529 competed in this marathon with Mike Carroll
finishing seventh overall and first in his division.
Looks like we have some good marathoners this year.
Good job Mike.. |
From Mike
- near perfect weather, rolling course, very
scenic, a great Boston qualifier providing the
weather co-operates, course runs along the water
so if it's windy or rainy...your cooked) food
was o.k. I would run it again, but register on
race day if the weather is good
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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7 |
Mike Carroll |
2:46:24 |
6:22 |
1 |
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The Breakers /
Marathon /
Middletown / RI/ Saturday, October 21 -
A field of 327 runners with Sherry Brown finishing very
well. I know exactly how you feel. I missed my
goal in my Half. Sherry set a PR for her Half.
Great job. Time to pick another marathon...... Sherry |
From
Sherry -
Well, the course? Ummmmm....I can say that I
underestimated the hills. No question about
it. Decent long climbers on the back side of
the loop. (of a 3 loop course) These hills were
depective when we drove the course. ( a series
of hills about 4.25 miles long with only one
downhill of maybe 1/2 mile long!!!) I never
broke stride the first loop through the course
dispite the wind...which was brutal. I
certainly had trouble with the breathing as a
result. The Second loop....I dreaded the hills
because I knew not only was I tiring, but the
wind would once again be in my face. I took
more walk breaks but almost maintained
pace....lost just little bit of time.
Check this out.....at the half
my time was 2:17 and change..that would
be a PR half for me...go figure. (this
is where the lead pack passed me and
they looked none too good themselves!)
I was moving along quite well! So,
come lap 3...ugh..the series of hill
again and the wind in the face...ugh! I
did what I had to do...and just do it
the best that I can. Of course the
hills beat me up this 3rd loop and then
I had to finish a 2 loop run on the
track...that was super sucky! What the
hell is that...2 loops on a track. Not
only do you get to see the finish line,
you get to run right on past it before
you can run into it....double UGH! By
now, mental strength-gone! Strange IT
feeling happening in the last 2
miles....what was that all about..never
had that before......mental
strength---was shot!!! I finished
anyways and missed my PR by 19 stupid
seconds!!!!! So, do you know what that
means? I have to run another one......I
can do this!
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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229 |
Sherry Brown |
4:51:57 |
11:09 |
17/23 |
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Bay State Half Marathon /
13.1 miles / Lowell / MA / Sunday, October 15 -
Just under One Thousand runners in the half marathon (nine
hundred and forty-six) finishers. Four TVFR in the
race with me leading the troops followed by Anita Stephens,
Ted Tyler and Mark Stephens. Ted and I missed the
awards finishing fourth in our respective divisions.
Come on runners tell us your experience.
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From
Martin - A near perfect fall morning.
The temperature was a brisk 34 degrees at the start
but the sun quickly warmed the runners and the
streets. For the most part there was a light
breeze that did pick up from miles two to four and
again at miles eight and nine of the second loop
along the river. The race had a different
twist this year with both the Half Marathon and the
Marathon starting at the same time. Race
officials kept the marathon runners to the left side
of the road and the Half Marathoners to the right.
We all ran together for about the first three miles
before the marathoners headed out to Tyngsboro and
we took a right crossing the Merrimack River and
then running along side it. Plenty of water
stops with well marked splits. I thought I was
pretty well rested going into this race but I really
felt the series of short steep hills on the second
loop and my splits dropped off for three miles.
I lost focus and slipped into a melancholy pace
until a group of six or seven runners passed me by.
That snapped me back into the race and knowing the
course helped greatly. I picked up my pace
over the last four miles running 7:05, 7:01 6:57 and
6:57. I missed my goal of a sub 7 pace
by 40 seconds but now feel confident that given the
right day and the right course I can do it.
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Martin Auty -
Anita Stephens - Mark Stephens - Ted Tyler
at the Bay State Half Marathon |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Div/Tot |
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60 |
Martin Auty |
1:32:21 |
7:03 |
4/87 |
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453 |
Anita Stephens |
1:56:02 |
8:52 |
42/108 |
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690 |
Ted Tyler |
2:06:53 |
9:41 |
4/10 |
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848 |
Mark Stephens |
2:20:08 |
10:42 |
165/169 |
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Bay State Marathon /
26.2 miles / Lowell / MA / Sunday, October 15 -
Perfect fall weather. Sunny sky and a temperature that
warmed to the low 50's during the marathon. Harold
Jarvis turned in a great race in this his first marathon.
A field of six hundred and seventy-seven runners and Harold
finished 219 and fifteenth in in his division. Can't
wait to hear about his experience
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From
Harry - It was after the Iron Horse Half
Marathon that I did with Martin and Mike Sawyer
that I started to give serious consideration to
running a full marathon. A little research
convinced me that I had a shot at qualifying for
Boston and that became my goal. I picked a pace
of 8:10 which would give me 2 minutes to spare.
At that pace the first 18 miles were easy. At
mile 19 I was exactly on pace and feeling
strong. At mile 20 I was still strong but I
noticed that my pace had slipped a little. (I
can't be sure of exactly how much because I have
a hard time reading the seconds on my watch
without my glasses on.) At mile 21 I had
slipped some more and was starting to feel the
effects of the run but, with only 5.2 to go I
gritted my teeth and tried to hold pace.
Earlier I had been confident that if I made it
to 23 I would be home free, but as I actually
passed 23 I was beginning to doubt whether I
could hold on. At 24 I wanted to quit. There
were a lot of people walking by then, and I saw
them load one guy in the ambulance, and the
little guy with the pitchfork was saying "Just
quit. You know you want to and you're not going
to make it in time anyway." but the sweet girl
with the halo was saying "You've worked too hard
to stop now. Just two more miles. You can make
it." So I sucked it up and pushed a little
harder. That next mile was brutal. I would
have sworn that I missed mile marker 25, but
then there it was up ahead. My thighs were
burning and my legs were feeling heavy but when
I passed the "one mile to go" mark and I still
had more than one extra minute I knew I was
going to make it. I was real happy to see that
last bridge. Jaci (my wife) was screaming to me
from the top of the stands. Once in the stadium
I could see the clock and I knew I'd be under
3:35. I still can't believe it myself. For a
while I felt like doo-doo, but after some soup
and beans and water I improved a bit. Today my
knee and ankle hurt, and of course my muscles
are sore, but my spirits have improved
considerably. |
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Harry Jarvis at
Bay State Marathon
Qualifies for Boston |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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219 |
Harold Jarvis |
3:34:40 |
8:12 |
15/76 |
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Wakefield High School /
5K / Wakefield / NC / Saturday, October 14 -
A
deceivingly tough course, quite hilly with no significant
down hills. A great mix of serious runners, H.S. runners,
football players and recreational runners. Festive
atmosphere with some raffle prizes and good awards. This
race benefited Students against Drunk Driving and Drugs as
the H.S. lost 4 students in an accident last spring.
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From Tim
Kirk
- The race director was Ryan's x-country coach and
our friend. Unfortunately, I am not even close to
racing form, still fighting a nagging Achilles
injury. This was my first race since the Boston
Marathon and given that, along with my rash of
injuries, I am pleased with the result. Ryan
ran well as he has all year for his new team. Caryn
placed 2nd in her age group and had me looking over
my shoulder the whole way. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
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23 |
Ryan Kirk |
19:39 |
6:20 |
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56 |
Tim Kirk |
23:01 |
7:25 |
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87 |
Caryn Kirk |
25:05 |
8:05 |
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The Bob Biagiotti Road Race /
5K / Franklin / MA / Saturday, October 14 -
A field of One hundred and fifty-two runners on a perfect
fall day. Light wind with bright blue sky and
sunshine. Temperature warmed to the fifties after a
clear and cold start. Alex Schopf of Whitinsville was
the first TVFR across the finish line and first place in his
division. Terri Mazzarelli with just a few days off
after the Tufts 10K finished third in her division and Erica
took third in her division. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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8 |
Alex Schopf |
20:52 |
6:44 |
1 |
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81 |
Terri Mazzarelli
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30:30 |
9:50 |
3 |
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85 |
Erica Mazzarelli
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30:56 |
9:59 |
3 |
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Tufts 10K for Women /
10K / Boston / MA / Monday, October 9 -
Your
editor has to apologize here. I missed Elizabeth Morin
this morning when I was reviewing the results and as you can
see below she was way up in the field with a great overall
placement and an even better place in her division.
Sorry I missed you Elizabeth - Martin. A very warm
day for the field of over six thousand ladies in this
thirtieth annual event. TVFR was proudly represented
by Elizabeth, Kathryn, Terri, Jo-Ellen, Kate, Mary and Debbie and
they all ran very well in a packed and hot race. The
race went off at noon with a cloudless sky and a temperature
near 80 degrees. Elizabeth Morin was first lady TVFR
in followed closely by Kathryn Fetteroll, Terri Mazzarelli and Jo-Ellen
McCarrick. Kate Bett, Mary Tyler and Debbie Gaulitz
rounded out this terrific group. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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353 |
Elizabeth Morin |
49:08 |
7:55 |
6 |
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1738 |
Kathryn Fetteroll |
58:28 |
9:25 |
96 |
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2943 |
Terri Mazzarelli |
1:03:53 |
10:17 |
192 |
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3508 |
Jo-Ellen McCarrick |
1:06:40 |
10:44 |
784 |
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4595 |
Kate Bett |
1:14:29 |
12:00 |
1034 |
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4605 |
Mary Tyler |
1:14:34 |
12:00 |
403 |
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4681 |
Deborah Gaulitz |
1:15:12 |
12:07 |
1060 |
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Mohawk-Hudson River /
Marathon /
Albany / NY / Sunday, October 8 -
A field of 421 runners with our own Mike Sawyer having a
fantastic run. Mike finished fourth overall and first
in his division with an amazing pace of 6:23 over the entire
distance. |
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From Mike -
It looks like I was
able to run reasonably even most of the time
with a 1:23:15 at the half and a 2:46:56 finish
and I may not have hit much if any wall. I
seemed to finish strong enough with my splits
coming down again after 22 miles where I
averaged a 6:14 pace from 22 thru the race
finish. It did help me move from 7th to 4th
after 20 miles. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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4 |
Mike Sawyer |
2:46:56 |
6:23 |
1 |
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B.A.A. /
Half Marathon / Boston / MA / Sunday, October 8 -
A field of nearly four thousand runners through the streets
of Boston on a near perfect fall morning. Sunny
cloudless skies with a temperature near 50 at the start for
the run through the Fenway, turning around at Franklin Park
and back to the Fenway. Todd Keiller of Hopkinton had
a very good race with a thirty-second place finish in his
division. The surprise of the summer was former
Mifordonian Jacqui Lewis now of Brighton with an overall
finish of 684 in this huge field and seventy-ninth in her
division. Looks like she has been doing some running
this summer. Great job Todd and Jacqui. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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506 |
Todd Keiller |
1:39:47 |
7:37 |
32 |
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684 |
Jacqui Lewis |
1:43:11 |
7:53 |
79 |
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Apple Harvest Ramble /
10 Miles / Harvard / MA / Sunday, October 1 -
A field of 549 runners in the Grand Prix series through the
hilly Valley of Apple land. Larry Olsen finished ninety-one
and second in his division as he readies himself for a
birthday and a new division. This was a great race for
him with the field and the terrain, looks like he is in fine
shape for the fall events. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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91 |
Larry Olsen |
1:01:21 |
6:09 |
2 |
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Rome Boulevard /
5 Mile / Attleboro / MA / Sunday, October 1 -
A field of 74 runners
in this once very popular race. Kudu's to the
organizers as they try to develop this race. The
smaller field did not deter Mike Sawyer and Don Palladini as
they took second and third place overall and second and
third in their divisions'. |
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Pace |
Place in Division |
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Mike Sawyer |
29:23 |
5:53 |
2 |
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Don Palladini |
30:47 |
6:09 |
3 |
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