Striding Along - Gate City Striders

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group and 1 st overall), a 41:28 at Soup Kitchen
10k (1 st in her age group), a 1:31 at the New
Bedford Half (9th in her age group). Last Year she
ran a 18:53 at Cigna (1 st in her age group), a 18:56
at Crisman (1 st in her age group), a 19:22 at
Sparkler 5k (1 st in her age group), a 1:31 at
Hamptons Half (1 st in her age group), and a 1:56
at Boston Prep (2nd in her age group). In addition
to all of this great racing, Karen is also an
Assistant Coach in the GCS Youth program.
Photo by Mike Poublon
Photos by Richie Blake
Ken Snow
As with Karen, Ken could probably have won two
awards this year. Most Active and this one - Team
MVP. This year he ran 2 NHGP races and all 7
NEGP races earning “Iron Runner” status. He
scored a whopping 58 NEGP points which was
first amongst all Gate City Striders. He was Team
Captain on the First Place GCS Coed Seniors Team
at Mill Cities scoring 12 big points. He ran a 1:08
at Jones 10m, a 1:30 at New Bedford, a 3:21 at
Boston, a 19:52 at Rhody, a 56:33 at Stowe, a
42:44 at Bridge of Flowers 10k, a 58:39 at Bedford
12k, a 20:35 at Milford 5k (1 st in his age group), a
3:18 at Baystate, a 32:32 at the New England 8k
Cross Country Championships. And if that weren’t
enough, Ken is an avid snowshoer (with the
biggest shoes out there). Last year (and this year)
he did the Feel Good Farms 5m (a tough snowshoe
race in Lyndeborough) in 49:33 which was good
enough for 2 nd in his age group.
Photo by Mike Poublon
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