“Been There, Done That”by Mike Becker<strong>October</strong> 1972...Forty Years Ago• Don Wilken was one of two handicappersat a one mile race at the SUNYA trackon the first. The only two of the twelve participantsthat are still club members are Wilkenand Burke Adams.• A cross country race was held on the13th, with 10 of the 28 participants from theSUNYA math department. Don Wilken wasthe winner.• Paul Rosenberg and Don Wilken werewinners of three and ten-mile races at SUNYAon the 29th, on a rainy afternoon that alsofeatured a Giants-Redskins game, keeping thegroup small.<strong>October</strong> 1977...Thirty Five Years Ago• Despite taking a wrong turn, John Halewon the sixth Distinguished Service Awardeight-miler on the 16th with a 43:15. Also finishingin the top ten were Mark Mindel, DonWilken, and Bill Shrader, Jr. Don and LindaBourgeois were honored.• The NY City Marathon was held on the23rd, with good times from local finishers CarloCherubino (2:28), Marty Kittell (2:32), MarkMindel (2:34), Pat Glover (2:35), Paul Rosenberg(3:01), Burke Adams (3:16), and JoanneFinn (4:07).<strong>October</strong> 1982...Thirty Years Ago• <strong>Club</strong> races of 3.5 and 8.2 miles were heldin North Chatham on the tenth. Bill Robinsonwon the 8.2-miler, and Dick <strong>Hudson</strong> tookthe 3.5-miler. Diane Barone (8.2) and GinaDiMaggio (3.5) were the female winners.• The Tom Pusatere Memorial 25K and5K races were held on the Colonie bike pathon the 23rd. Dale Keenan won the 25K witha 1:26:41, good for a 5:35/mile pace. DanieleCherniak was the female winner with a1:47:40. Steve McElwain won the 5K with a16:32.• Paul Murray directed the DistinguishedService Award eight-miler at SUNYA on the31st, honoring Chuck Haugh, who is still amember. Dale Keenan won his first of eventualfive Distinguished Service races witha 40:48, still the second fastest time in thehistory of the event. Denise Herman toppedthe females with a 51:41. The $2 fee washigher than it is now (free) for club members.<strong>October</strong> 1987...Twenty Five Years Ago• In an item from Short Circuits, AnnyStockman was recognized as an All-Americanby Running Times magazine, for ranking thirdamong women aged 50-54 for her 41:21 10Kand first for her 61:43 15K.• Dale Keenan ran a 2:25 in the <strong>Mohawk</strong><strong>Hudson</strong> Marathon on the 25th for his fourthof eventually six titles in the event. Lori Adams8 – The Pace Setterran a 2:50:13 for the top women’s time andstill the second fastest ever women’s time forthe event. Adams was disappointed becauseshe just missed the 2:50 women’s Olympicqualifying time. The nearly 300 volunteersoutnumbered the 228 finishers. The <strong>October</strong>4th snowstorm left mounds of debris on thecourse, which took most of the 20 days priorto the race to remove.• Denise Herman won the Women’s RunningFestival 5K in East Greenbush on the 18thwith a 17:55, with Nancy Nicholson and KathyJones running two-three. Anny Stockman andInge Aiken were the top mother-daughterteam.<strong>October</strong> 1992...Twenty Years Ago• In an item from Short Circuits, Chet Tumidajewiczbecame the first HMRRC member torun 5,000 days in a row!• Rich Coughlin ran a 30:44 in the CorningCup 10K on the tenth to beat Mike Slinskey byfour seconds. Tom Dalton and Vinny O’Brienalso finished in the top ten. Mary Evans ran a37:21 to top the women. A total of 63 runners(out of 192) finished in under 40 minutes.• Mary and Jeff Cole directed the Town ofNew Scotland 7.1-mile race on the 18th. TeensDave Garner and Sabrina Ford were the winnerson the very hilly course.• Lance Denning from Albany and DonnaSmyers from Connecticut were the winners ofthe <strong>Mohawk</strong>-<strong>Hudson</strong> Marathon. John Dahlemand Ed Mulheren were the race directors.<strong>October</strong> 1997...Fifteen Years Ago• Local runner Zach Yannone won the<strong>Mohawk</strong>-<strong>Hudson</strong> Marathon with a 2:33,which is a 5:51/mile pace. Gayle Porcelli fromPlattsburgh was the female winner with a 2:56.There were 537 finishers.• Vinny O’Brien won the Childs Challenge5K in Albany, with a time of 15:35. Amy Heroldwas the female winner with a 17:34. Agegroup winners included Erin Rightmyer, RichCummings, Ellen Predmore, Martha DeGrazia,and Jim Moore.• Ken Plowman and Daniele Cherniak wonthe Town of New Scotland 7.1-miler with timesof 39:39 and 46:27, respectively. Dale Keenanwas the runner-up.• The Grand Union Corning Cup raceswere held at the Corning Preserve, with the10K serving as the USATF Adirondack Men’s10K Championship. L’Houssine Siba won witha 30:50, taking home $400. Finishing in thetop ten were Tom Dalton, Vinny O’Brien,Birger Ohlsson, and Ken Plowman. Judy Serth-Guzzo was the female winner with a 38:31.The winners of the 5K were Rocco Serafini andNancy Briskie.<strong>October</strong> 2002...Ten Years Ago• Tonya Dodge ran an 18:19 to win the KomenRace for The Cure 5K on the fifth. BirgerOhlsson ran a 16:47 to top the men. The womenoutnumbered the men by 1054 to 370,back when the women’s and men’s races wereheld separately.• Chris Hartshorn won the Times UnionRace for Literacy 5K in Albany with a quick14:41, good for a 4:44/mile pace. Nick Conwayfinished second. Lori Hewig ran a 17:22 toeasily top the women, with Kimberly DeRoccofinishing second, nearly two minutes behindHewig.• Local runner Jennifer Fazioli ran a 2:47 inthe <strong>Mohawk</strong>-<strong>Hudson</strong> Marathon to finish secondoverall, behind only Erik Caqnina from Ohio.Fazioli’s time is still the female course record.Josh McDougal and Amanda Jinks werewinners of the Saratoga National Bank CrossCountry Classic 5K on the 20th with times of15:03 and 17:45, respectively. Tom Dalton andEmily Bryans were runners up.<strong>October</strong> 2007...Five Years Ago• Alene Reta won the Pit Run 10K inOneonta on the seventh with a 30:19. The toplocal finisher was Chuck Terry with a 34:11,good for third overall.• Tim Caramore and Alyssa Lotmore werewinners of the US Marine Corps Half Marathonfrom Colonie to Albany on the seventh.<strong>Runners</strong> up were Andrew McCarthy andRachelle Jenkins.• The USATF Masters 5K Cross CountryChampionship was held at Saratoga State Parkon the 14th. Marisa Hanson ran a 17:48 to beatEmily Bryans by 12 seconds. Also running fasttimes were Anne Benson, Mary Buck, andJudy Guzzo. The men’s race was dominatedby out-of-towners, with winner Peter Magillfrom California running a 15:17. Notable was91-year old Bob Matteson from Benningtonrunning a 46:58.• Ben Nephew and Kara Lynne-Kerr wonthe Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon at ThacherPark on the 28th. r
Saratoga Cross CountryClassic 5kSunday, <strong>October</strong> 14, <strong>2012</strong>, 10 AMSaratoga Spa State ParkSaratoga Springs, New YorkCome Run ThisBeautiful, HistoricXC Course!Event Includes:A 5k Open and USATF Adirondack ChampionshipXC Run with Team and Individual Competition2k and 3k Kids’ XC RunsUSATF Adirondack 5k Race Walk <strong>Road</strong> ChampionshipFree SportWalk Clinic2k Novice SportWalkSponsored by Excelsior CollegePresented by USATF AdirondackInfo at 518-273-5552 or usatfadir.orgPat Glover • pjglove@aol.comThe Pace Setter – 9
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