RACE RESULTS FOR 2003
compiled by Joel Ange
  
THE MORRIS COUNTY STRIDERS RACE RESULTS
DECEMBER

AG = Age Group, OA = Overall, AGM = Age Graded Master

Because of the weather, the race was delayed one week to December 21. This significantly reduced the number of runners who would normally run the race. However, this did not deter the Striders, who made up nearly 25% of the runners. Thanks to the high turn-out, the Striders’ teams did exceptionally well.

Women’s 40 team: second place
Women’s 50 team: first place
Women’s 60 team: first place

Men’s open team: third and fourth place
Men’s 40 teams: first and third place
Men’s 50 team: first place

Morris Mauler 5K Trail/XC Race: 21 December 2003
Jeff Wells 19:14 3 AG
Bruce Langekamp 21:01 1 AG
Bob McGill 34:01
Betty Langenkamp 34:47 2 AG
Barry Hildebrand 35:25

Comments from Bruce: I got 500 points for the Mauler race. Here is how I figure it:

Prior to the race, there was a course map. I must have gone back to study it at least 5 times over at least 25 minutes. The course was also marked very well, with orange flags, orange tape, cones, and orange, green, and pink paint in the snow. When the race started, there were so many runners in front of me, I didn't bother to count. We went through turn after turn; up hills and down. But, my studying paid off as I knew exactly where I was on the course. As we came screaming down a steep snow-covered hill, I knew that the next turn was to the right. Joy Jawarsky was directly in front of me. She went straight instead of turning to the right. I saw the painted arrows and the orange flags - directing me to turn. So, I turned, yelling that I was turning. A spectator yelled back, "No, go this way!" I hesitated, but I knew where I was and went where I knew I had to go. I kept running and when I finally saw the finish line, NO ONE WAS AROUND IT. I had come in first. Later, I found out that Joy and everyone in front of her had gone straight to the finish line. The finish line people were not ready for the runners yet, so they sent them on up a hill. The runners didn't go far, but turned around and decided to just finish. That left a gap of almost 3 minutes before I came in, leaving the finish line vacant and, as I approached, I figured that I had WON. On top of that, there were a number of mix-ups: spindles out of order, runners being sent back out along the course and going backward to the correct direction.

I have been in other races where runners went off course. They were given a choice of going back to do it right or being DQ'd. Not so here. The Compuscore guy added 3 minutes to everyone's time. I was scored as coming in 21st place while Joy came in 13th. My time was scored as 28:50 (9:15 per mile).

Of course, I let Dave Hoch know. And at the awards ceremony, I was given the 2nd place in age - which I had to give back because the honest guy who was given 1st knew that he wasn't really first. Then I got first-in-age and first Age-graded. Later, at the bar, Dave bought me a beer. He knew it was a disastrous finish.

Chilly Hilly 5K Challenge: 28 December 2003
Kevin Higgins 18:10 5 OA / 2 AG
Charles Castiglioni 19:06 1 AG
Bruce Langenkamp 19:07 2 AG

Adam Hantman 19:37 3 AG
Will DeRoberts 19:59 3 AG
Brian Davenport 20:03
Ron Ayre 20:41 1 AG
Wayne Bell 20:48 1 AG
Ed Neighbour 22:01
Bob McGill 24:13
Rene Rovtar 24:40 1 AG
Betty Langenkamp 27:28 2 AG
Kristina Rovtar 27:50
Barry Hildebrand 29:14
Richard Wilde 29:37 2 AG
Doris Hafemann 31:54 2 AG
Jane Van Eeuwen 40:35

DECEMBER - EARLY WINTER, SO IT SEEMS...

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