Race Results for 2002

RACE RESULTS FOR 2002
compiled by Joel Ange

THE MORRIS COUNTY STRIDERS RACE RESULTS
MAY

Applechase 10K Run: 4 May 2002
Steve Fisher 38:07
Ernie Bright 40:37
Mike Hespos 40:58 3 AG
Ron Ayre 41:50 1 AG
Ken Baker 43:49
Eva Fisher 45:15 3 AG

Bruce Langenkamp 29:49 2 AG
Steve Kohorst 31:07
Will DeRoberts 31:27
Steve Fisher 31:33
Charles Castiglioni 32:13
Tom Bobsein 33:10
Gary Wallace 33:10
Wayne Bell 34:35
Joel Ange 34:59
Jef McEntee 35:06
Linka Mirabella 35:09 3 AG
Steve Austin 35:55

Pam Fales 36:35
Eva Fisher 36:51
Barbara Hoess 40:33 3 AG
Debbie Ripps 42:12
Vicky Duke 42:25
Sharon Sipple 43:40
Betty Langenkamp 47:30
Madeline Bost 50:22 3 AG
Jane Vaneeuwen 1:02:03
Claudia Monse 1:04:31
Diane Stone 1:07:32 1 AG

Thanks to Madeline’s help we were able to enter 6 women’s teams with each one scoring points for the Striders. As this race shows, it is more important to participate on the team than how fast you may run. Now all we have to do is figure out what happened to our 60-year old men’s team, lest the women continue to put the men to shame.

Following are the team results. With our men’s open team captain Mike Los not running, the men’s open team only managed an 8^th place finish. However, the other teams all did extremely well.

Wyeth 5K Run: 8 May 2002
Bruce Langenkamp 18:04 2 AG
Joe Sikora 19:50
Steve Austin 21:12
Joyce Morgan 22:00
Pam Fales 22:01
Ed Neighbour 22:50
Richard Wilde 25:38 3 AG
Barry Hildebrand 26:11
Betty Langenkamp 27:55 3 AG
Gary Zeek 29:00

Chatham Kiwanis 5K Run: 11 May 2002
Bruce Langenkamp 17:47 5 OA / 1AG
Gonzalo Medina 18:02
Ernie Bright 19:19
Steve Austin 21:08 PR
Pam Fales 21:39 2AG
Ed Neighbour 22:46
Doris Hafeman 29:15 2AG / PR

National Capital Marathon (Ottawa, Canada) 12 May 2002
Zoe Cunningham 4:03:11

Midland 5K: 19 May 2002
Dennis Rears 27:03
Doris Hafemann 31:35 2 AG
Jack Haiken 32:49
Nancy Baker 43:53
Alice Guerrieri 45:23

Bruce Langenkamp 57:34
Steve Kohorst 58:42
Steve Fisher 58:56
Will DeRoberts 59:42
Tom Fitzgerald 1:00:36
Tom Bobsein 1:02:57
Erica Nutter 1:03:11
Zachary Ripps 1:03:44
Wayne Bell 1:05:44 PR
Joel Ange 1:06:16
Jeff McEntee 1:06:46
Leo Yanas 1:07:49
Steve Austin 1:08:29 PR
Robyn Powell 1:08:34
Gary Wallace 1:08:52
Karyn Layton 1:09:03
Tom Faruolo 1:09:12

Ken Baker 1:09:45
Eva Fisher 1:09:46
Joyce Morgan 1:10:42
Linda Mirabella 1:11:28
Eric Nutter 1:11:35
Pam Fales 1:13:10
Rebecca Rossi 1:13:26
Debbie Ripps 1:17:55
Barbara Hoess 1:18:14
Jim Romer 1:19:23
Denise Sikora 1:20:04
Janet Polizois 1:20:16
Vicky Duke 1:22:01
Henry Pontious 1:22:01
Madeline Bost 1:39:41
Glenys Nutter 1:44:10
Jane Van Eeuwen 1:54:05

It was a nice cool day for a race, although it could have been warmer for the picnic afterwards. The race starts out on a very wide field that quickly narrows to a dirt path. Unless you a lucky enough to be at the very front of the pack, the first mile is extremely slow; and who put those trucks in the middle of the path, making it even more difficult for the runners. The wet grounds and puddles did not help either. Like most runners my first mile was the slowest. The rest of the race contains the usual challenging hills and beautiful scenery. The last mile is mostly downhill, and was my fastest mile of the race.

The Striders entered teams in most of the age group; we did not enter a men’s 60 team where we only had two runners. In spite of injuries, which slowed and even prevented some of our teammates from finishing, the older teams did very well, although there were no first place finishes.

Men: Open: 11th (only one open runner managed to finish in the top 5 on the team)
Masters 40A: 4th; Masters 40B: 10th; Masters 50: 2nd

Women: Open: 8th; Masters 40A: 4th; Masters 40B: 7th
Masters 50: 2nd; Masters 60: 2nd

Bulletin (May 26th): Willy DeRoberts runs another PR at Spring Lake 5 Miler in 30:36!!!

Spring Lake 5 Miler: 26 May 2002
Will DeRoberts 30:36 Another PR!!!!!!!
Joyce Morgan 36:37

Bruce Langenkamp 36:27 2 AG
Steve Kohorst 37:52
Steve Fisher 38:24
Sherry Sikora 39:57 2 AG
Charles Castiglioni 39:14
Will DeRoberts 39:59 16AG
Tom Bobsein 40:19
Erica Nutter 40:26
Ernie Bright 40:28
Joe Sikora 41:28
Brian Davenport 41:42
Ron Ayre 41:49 3 AG
Zachary Ripps 42:25
Wayne Bell 42:40
Joel Ange 42:45
Linda Mirabella 43:00
Steve Austin 43:24

Leo Yanas 43:52
Robyn Powell 43:54
Ken Baker 44:25
Pam Fales 45:22
Eva Fisher 46:19
Eric Nutter 46:26 2 AG
Jim Romer 49:30
Debbie Ripps 50:47
Janet Polizois 52:19
Chris Ange 53:30 4 AG
Madeline Bost 56:15 1 AG
Betty Langenkamp 56:35 PR
Doris Hafemann 1:03:02
Glenys Nutter 1:05:18
Jane VanEuwen 1:09:27

Chris ran her first race in one and a half years and did great finishing fourth in her age group. Even though her leg injury continues to bother her and prevents her from pushing off, she ran at a steady pace and finished as strong as she started. Betty Langenkamp ran her first 10K, this being her longest race ever. Even though Sherry Sikora is recovering from a foot injury she suffered during indoor track season, she is obviously getting back into shape, breaking 40 minutes. So much for saying that she planned on taking it easy and run 7 minute miles.

This was the third USATF masters team championship of the month. Talk about lumping all the races together. We now get to rest until the next championship race, which will be the Teterboro 5K in July. The women continue to excel with four teams scoring performing well.

Striders team results: Men:

Masters 40: 4th
Masters 50: 2nd

Women:
Masters 40A: 4th
Masters 40B: 6th
Masters 50: 2nd
Masters 60: 1^st