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Historic ‘Bay’ 30K Marks 111th Anniversary By Jennie McCafferty HAMILTON, ONT. (3/20/05) — The Around the Bay 30K is a rite of passage and part of Hamilton history. Completing the challenging course and distance in whatever weather the March lion dishes out (before giving up the the lamb) is worth serious bragging rights. One of the first things Hamiltonians tell you is how many times they have run “The Bay.” First held in 1894, it’s the oldest road race in North Kate McNamara, D u n d a s , O n t a r i o, f i n- ished first in 1:58:07 30 M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5 America. Many Bay winners (Jack Caffrey, Tommy Longboat, Jerome Drayton) have gone on to capture that relative youngster, the 108-year-old the Boston Marathon, the next month. Nina Bovio of Ann Arbor ran The Bay for the 12th time “for the tradition.” Joannie Rogucki of Pinckney returned to run her eighth Bay this year. Kenyan Joseph Ndiritu, who now lives in Hamilton, won the 30K in 1:38:48. The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon champion ran a course-record 1:32:53 here in 2000, the year after Michigan’s Paul Aufdemberge was Bay champ. Kate McNamara of Dundas, Ont., was this year’s women’s winner in 1:58:07. Husband and wife Dave and Kimberly Peterson, of Farmington, were the first Americans. Dave finished in 1:57:12; Kimberly in 2:03:34. Close to 4,000 individuals ran the 30K. Another 1,600 took part in 2- or 3-person relays, the 30K walk or 5K. Hamilton is one of our continent’s running meccas. The Commonwealth Games were first organized by Hamilton Spectator editor M.M. “Bobby” Robinson in 1930. The Spectator currently sponsors the Canadian Indoor Games. It is easy to see why runners enjoy this city, which sits on the west tip of Lake Ontario 50 miles southwest of Toronto. Hamilton boasts diversity with a small town personality. Tailgate Charlie’s and Hess Village were great places to watch March madness and have a beer. “No hockey? No problem!” read Charlie’s menu; TV football and basketball more than took up the slack. Hess Village is “the” place to restaurant hop. Our northern neighbors have been aggressive enticing Americans to come up and have a go at their races. Canada’s largest city offers two fall marathons: the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon and the Toronto Marathon. The Ottawa Marathon is becoming hugely popular, and many are drawn to the Niagara International Marathon, whose course hosted Canada’s Olympic Trials 20 years ago. All are great events, but The Bay is where it started. For a look at this year’s race, visit http://michiganrunner.tv/2005aroundthebay/. MR Course re c o rd holder Joseph Ndiritu won the 200530K in 1:38:48.
By Charles Douglas McEwen Records Fall at Hansons 5K UTICA (3/26/05) — Men’s and women’s course records took a beating at the 14th annual Hansons 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run. On a brisk but not bitterly cold morning, Clint Verran, 29, of Rochester Hills, shattered the men’s standard by nine seconds with a winning time of 14:27. Laurel Park, 42, of Ann Arbor, sheared six seconds from her own women’s record en route to a 17:11 victory. Verran, a member of the Hanson-Brooks Distance Project, finished one minute, 29 seconds ahead of his closest rival, Nick Krus, 15, of St. Clair Shores (15:56). “The course is very flat,” Verran said. “But it has 17 90-degree turns, so it’s tough to run a lightning-fast time on it. I wanted to get the course record and go under 14:30, and I did.” Verran has run a 13:51 5K on the track, but has concentrated on longer races in recent years. He ran a 2:14:17 marathon PR in Chicago in 2002, and took fifth in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon with a 2:14:36. “I rarely run 5Ks anymore,” Verran said. “What helped me in this race was a new pair of Brooks T3 Racers. They’re so light, they felt like feathers on my feet.” Park’s 17:11 broke her 17:17 standard set in 1998. (That year the 5K moved from Macomb Community College to its current location at Flickinger Elementary School in Utica.) The master blaster, who won here last year in 17:23, finished well ahead of runnerup Danielle Hobbs, 22, of Shelby Township (19:44). Fast Fliers Win ‘Slush Funds’ at Irish Jig In the men’s masters competition, Stan Ford, 50, of Lake Orion (17:57) edged Kurt Schneider, 46, of Harper Woods (18:03) for first place. Linda Ewing, 46, of Grosse Pointe (19:51) finished 38 seconds ahead of her closest rival, Robin Sarris-Hallop, 49, of Ann Arbor (20:29), to — in lieu of Parks’ overall win — claim the women’s masters crown. The race drew close to 500 participants, one of its largest turnouts ever according to Keith Hanson, who directs the event with his bro t h e r, Kevin. “We’re proud to offer a great race for a low entry fee,” said Hanson.“We gave each entrant a special technical t-shirt this year.” Proceeds went to support the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. For more information, visit www.hansons-running.com. MR By Scott Sullivan Denisa Costescu (l) beat Betsy Frens by 13 seconds for the win. Tomas Ojeda was named best-dressed leprechaun. EAST GRAND RAPIDS (3/19/05) — Just because a Kenyan, Romanian and Hispanic leprechaun toting the Stars and Stripes won the Spectrum Health Irish Jig didn’t mean the race was a melting pot. Not with a blizzard bombarding 1,567 finishers in the 5K, considered the spring- and race-season opener in these part s . M e n ’s and women’s champions Boaz Cheboiywo and Denisa Costescu have lived in Michigan long enough to know snow happens, hence running is often done on surfaces the consistency of a Slurpee. Cheboiywo, 2002 NCAA cross country titlist for E a s t e rn Michigan University, broke from the lead pack on a rare stretch of unslushy pavement and cruised to triumph in 15:16. “Boaz can jog a 5K in 15:16,” said men’s masters champion Mike Scannell, 42, sixth overall in 15:51. “His time shows how slippery it was, especially on the turn s . ” Trailing the Kenyan were former EMU teammate Steven Crane (15:30) and 1998 Michigan Runner of the Year Ian Forsyth (15:39). F o u r-time Irish Jig champ Kyle Baker, re t u rn i n g to racing after more than a year off with injuries, settled for seventh in 16:04. Romanian Costescu, winner of 28 races in 2004, met another woman who rarely loses, seven-time Calvin College All-American Betsy Frens. They ran side-by-side early, as if to measure each other up, then Costescu pulled away to prevail in 17:24. After Frens (17:37) came women’s masters queen L a u rel Park (18:43). The Jig — first in a Standard Federal Bank Tr i p l e C rown Series that will also include the Brian Diemer 5K in Cutlerville June 11 and Reeds Lake 5K in East Grand Rapids June 25 — awards $600 to overall winners, $300 to runners-up, then $150, $75 and $25 for the next three places. The first three masters (over age 40) re c e i v e $150, $100 and $50. Top grand masters (60 and over) Matt Britton and Sharon Dolan won $100 each. Also pocketing $100 was best-dressed lepre c h a u n Tomas Ojeda, 49, a re t i red navy cryptotech who jerry - rigged a St. Patrick’s Day flag around him, donned a g reen derby and drove halfway to East Grand Rapids b e f o re remembering he had forgotten his U.S. flag. “I’m also an ex-marine,” said Ojeda. “I have to run with the flag.” So he did a U-turn, retrieved Old G l o ry, and, car almost out of gas, reached the start in the nick of time. I n f o rmed he would have to do a jig to win the b e s t - l e p rechaun check, Ojeda replied in marine-banzai fashion, “Hoo-yah!” Then he danced his way to the p r i z e . Many survivors of the slop found themselves p i rouetting to just stay upright. Their enjoyment was palpable nonetheless. “I had a blast,” said one of the minions, bru s h i n g snowflakes and angel-food cake crumbs from her k e l l y - g reen shirt. “What a great way to start the year. ” m i c h i g a n ru n n e r. n e t / re s u l t s / s e a rchable.html. 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