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THE REARVIEW MIRROR THE GATE CITY STRIDER’S AWARDS NIGHT BY MICHAEL WADE 2010 GCS Racing Team Award Winners Newbie Award- Rookie of the Year The Newbie Award goes to a new, or fairly new, male & female Strider who have had a significant impact on the Team this year Nicole Rogers Nicole had a great first year with GCS. She ran 3 NEGP races & 1 NHGP race. She scored 29 NEGP points. She ran a 1:45 at Applefest Half Marathon, a 1:11 at Moose on the Loose 10m (2nd in her age group), a 45:28 at Bridge of Flowers 10k, a 20:34 at Cigna 5k, a19:29 at Apple Country Hollis 5K (2nd in her age group), a52:24 at Bedford 12k, and a 25:38 at Medical Center 6k (1st in her age group). Photo by Mike Poublon Justin Soucy In Justin’s first full year with the club he ran 2 NEGP races & 2 NHGP races. He scored 28 NEGP points & 11 NHGP points (2nd most amongst GCS Youth). He was a key member of Pineland Farms 25k Team Champions. He ran 3:04 at Baystate Marathon (his 1st marathon), a 30:41 at Bill Luti 5m, a 44:17 at Bedford 12k, a 37:18 at Soup Kitchen 10k (2nd in his age group), a1:23 at New Bedford Half Marathon, a 17:57 Lowell 1st Run 5k (1st in his age group), a17:07 at T-Shirt 5k (1st in his age group). On top of all that he’s an Assistant Coach of GCS Youth program and recruited two super-fast Mens Open runners for the Team. Photo by Mike Poublon Bounce Back Award -Comeback of the Year The Bounce Back Award goes to the male & female Strider who have had to overcome significant adversity in order to contribute to the Team this year. Tammy Gaffey In the fall of 2009, Tammy developed a stress fracture in her leg. After her stress fracture she worked hard to come back and tried to attend as many club races as she could. She ran 4 NEGP Continued on page 11 February - April 2011 Striding Along 10
Continued from page 10 races & 2 NHGP races. She scored 31 NEGP points & 19 NHGP points (2nd most amongst GCS Masters). She ran great times which included some PRs. She ran a 1:12 at the Jones 10m, a 1:35 at the New Bedford Half Marathon, a 51:25 at Bedford 12k, a 45:25 at Bridge of Flowers 10k, a 34:44 at Bill Luti 5m (1 st in her age group). Then this September, when she was running so well and was on deck for a great Baystate, she was sidelined again - this time with a stress fracture in her foot. In the face of a second setback in as many years she stayed positive and worked through it to run on the First Place GCS Women’s Masters Team at Mill Cities. She is such a dedicated runner and whenever she is down with an injury, she gets right back up and gets stronger and stronger. Photo by Deb Wolfe Dan Dugan In September of 2009, Dan was a month away from the Baystate Marathon and in the best shape of his life. Then, one morning he awoke coughing up blood while simultaneously experiencing tenderness on the left side. He was diagnosed with chest wall pain, otherwise known as Costicondritis. A month later, he again experienced a dull pain in his chest – this time on his right side. St. Joseph’s Hospital quickly checked him in and within 15 minutes he had an x-ray, a cat scan and a very scary diagnosis. He had suffered a pulmonary embolism. The doctors learned that he had developed 2 blood clots in his leg. These blood clots were dislodged and ended up in his lung. His recovery was slow and agonizing. He spent the next six months taking Coumadin to thin his blood and getting screened weekly to monitor his blood clotting factors. Doctors told him his lung had been damaged and that he might never get back to the fitness level he had previously enjoyed. 2 months after his pulmonary embolism he was allowed to start running again. Seven months after, Dan ran the Boston Marathon in a disappointing (for him) 4:42. Four months after that he I competed in the Timberman ½ Ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 run) where he finished in 5:35 minutes beating his personal best by over 55 minutes. His next big event was the Baystate Marathon where he finished in 3:31 minutes beating his personal best by 7:39. Photo by Mike Poublon Continued on page 12 February - April 2011 Striding Along 11
Page 1 and 2: February - April 2011 Issue #140 St
Page 3 and 4: Cover photo: The inagual Gate City
Page 5 and 6: 2011 Hall of Fame February - April
Page 7 and 8: 114TH BOSTON MARATHON BY DAN DUGAN
Page 9: 22 CABOT DRIVE, NASHUA, NH 03064 DI
Page 13 and 14: Continued from page 12 Jennifer Vin
Page 15 and 16: Continued from page 14 group and 1
Page 17 and 18: Continued from page 16 map and dire
Page 19 and 20: 2011 New England Grand Prix Series
Page 21 and 22: 2011 GCS ENTRY FEE POLICY BY: MICHA
Page 23 and 24: Continued from page 22 At the Horse
Page 25 and 26: SKIP CLEAVER Skip Cleaver has been
Page 27 and 28: · Obtained major sponsorship and $
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Page 31 and 32: Continued from page 30 · Volunteer
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Page 35 and 36: Other fun prizes throughout Medals
Page 37: Individual Entry Form 3 WAYS TO REG
Page 41 and 42: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Gre
Page 43 and 44: CRUISE TO RUN EXPERIENCE BY: MARK S
Page 45 and 46: Inventory: http://www.gatecity.org/
Page 47 and 48: November 21, 2010- Novemberfest Nas
Page 49 and 50: Kirsten Hewitt after a minus-5 degr
Page 51 and 52: Pamela Adams Kurt Berna Samantha Be
Page 53 and 54: Mary Ann Picard Andrea Pierce Steve
Page 55 and 56: GCS Award Night Photos by Mike Poub

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