Early May Results

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bobcat

Here are some early May results.  We have kept up the trend of many Turtle out and about racing, with 14 already this month.  Also, there were some Turtles in results that haven’t been in a while.   Ken Kirejczyk and Karen Benway both raced a 1/2 marathon this month.  Karen is getting ready to race at VCM and Ken is getting his feet wet again in the racing circuit.  Also a good luck to Patrick Quinn whom is running the Sugarloaf Marathon this Sunday.

Also just a quick note about DJ Principe.  He has been racing and winning in his last Middle School Track season.  His results don’t show here because the result finder only looks at Coolrunning.  His bigger meets are coming up, so lets wish him luck.

Now for some self promotion.  The Run with the Beavers Trail Race entry fee increases after 5/18/13.  Sign up before the end of the day on Saturday and save some cash.  Online Entry.

One last shout out for some support.  Our friends at the Bucket Brewery are looking to expand their brewery.  Help them raise some money HERE.

Since I have no race photos for this post, here is an old Vermont City Marathon photo.  This is post race at American Flatbread. (Photo by Scott Mason)

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Now for some results!

Rocky Point 5K
Warwick, RI, May 4, 2013
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2nd ROBERT CORSI 18:08.6 5:51
3rd DAVE SCHAAD 19:28.3 6:17
5th TONY WILD 19:51.8 6:24
9th ANDREW GOODALE 20:06.4 6:29
12th ISSY NIELSON 20:36.5 6:38
19th DANIEL SEVIGNY 21:31.4 6:56

Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race
Huntington, VT, May 5, 2013
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1:02:50 – Scott Mason

4th Annual Kiai 5k Road Race
Wakefield, RI, May 5, 2013
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3rd ISSY NIELSON 20:49 6:43

Brown Play School Run to Mama 5k
Rumford, RI, May 5, 2013
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1st Alan Bernier 17:05

Quincy Half Marathon Revised
Quincy, MA, May 5, 2013
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35th – Gina Newton – 1:30:20.0 6:54/M

Backshore 5 Mile Road Race
Gloucester, MA, May 10, 2013
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11th Martin Tighe 29:02 5:49
263rd Marisol Ficaro 45:21 9:06

John Brown Francis PTA 2.6ish Mile Race
Warwick, RI, May 11, 2013
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7th DAVE SCHAAD DAVE 16:46

Big Lake Half Marathon
Alton, NH, May 11, 2013
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20th KAREN BENWAY – 1:30:59.2 6:57

Cox Providence Rhode Races – Marathon
Providence, RI, May 12, 2013
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360th John Peabody 3:50:41 8:48

Cox Providence Rhode Races – 1/2 Marathon
Providence, RI, May 12, 2013
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41st Ken Kirejczyk – 1:29:22

Melrose Run for Women 3.5 Mile Race
Melrose, MA, May 12, 2013
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5th – Gina Newton – 21:46 6:14

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Rotterdam Marathon

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Bobcat

Since I forgot about Pieter Snoeren’s Rotterdam Marathon result in the April Result post, he gets his own post!

Pieter trained very well over the last few months for Rotterdam.  He was a bit unlucky with the weather, as it was a 70+ degree day, but he was still able to come close to his goal time with a 3:37:49.

Congratulations Pieter!

Pieter

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April Results

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Bobcat

The weather is getting nice and lots of Turtles are out racing!  I found 16 different Turtles hitting the roads this month…did I miss any of you?  Leave a comment if I did!

There are lots of races coming up in May.  Here is a list of some races coming up this month that Turtles will be at….followed by April’s Race Results!

5/4/13 – Rocky Point 5k - Warwick, RI
5/11/13 – JBF-PTA 5K – Warwick, RI (This is on the Turtle Tuesday Night Course)
5/19/13 – Sugarloaf Marathon - Long Drive North, ME
5/19/13 – NE Distance Community 5k – Woonsocket, RI (TNTs Alan Bernier is the RD)
5/19/13 – Evan’s Run 5k – Norwell, MA (NE Runner Pub Series Race)

And many more….. Check Coolrunning!

April Race Results…

Moving To The Music 5K
Tiverton, RI, April 6, 2013
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5th  DAVE SCHAAD  19:55  6:26

19th Annual Officer Thomas J. Giunta 5k Memorial Road Race
Fall River, MA, April 7, 2013
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20th  Tony Wild  19:42.0

Danze – Francis Farm 5K Road Race
Rehoboth, MA, April 7, 2013
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1st  Alan Bernier 17:10 5:32

Quonset 10 Miler and 5k
North Kingstown, RI, April 7, 2013
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9th JOHN BRENNAN   1:09:42  6:59

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Doyles Emerald Necklace 5 Miler
Jamaica Plain, MA, April 7, 2013
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44th    robert jackman 30:44.0      6:09/M
49th    Jason Newton 31:27.0      6:17/M
51st    jackie jackman 31:30.0      6:18/M
106th    Gina Newton 34:03.0      6:49/M
250th    Thor Kirleis pushing Camden Kirleis  37:57.0      7:35/M

Check out Scott Mason’s Doyle’s 5 Miler Photos!

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These are the sights you get at a NE Runner Pub Series Race!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamestown Bridge 10K Road Race
North Kingstown, RI, April 7, 2013
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10th  Robert Corsi  39:13.6  6:19

Gansett Marathon
Narragansett, RI, April 13, 2013
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3rd  David Principe  2:45:15

Check out George Ross’s Gansett Marathon Photos!

East Greenwich Track Club Bunny Hop
Warwick, RI, April 13, 2013
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11th DAVE SCHAAD 19:22  6:15
174th JOSEPH REDDY 32:06 10:20

10th Annual RIDA Nutrition Fuels Fitness 5k
Warwick, RI, April 14, 2013
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5th DAVE SCHAAD  19:15
10th ANDREW GOODALE  20:20

Check out George Ross’s RIDA Photos!

Boston Marathon
Hopkinton, MA, April 15, 2013
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2037th Vicky Jasparro 2:59:40
14184th Thor Kirleis 3:51:29 (Note: Thor ran to Hopkinton from Boston for a LONG warm-up in his preparation for the TARC 100 Miler in June…his first marathon was around 3:49?  Read about it HERE!)

Check out Scott Mason’s Boston Marathon Photos!

Ring Around The Neck 5 Miler
Marblehead, MA, April 21, 2013
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4th Martin Tighe 29:14 5:51

Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug 50k
New Preston, CT, April 21, 2013
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12th Larry Walker 4:41:51

Smithfield YMCA 5k Road Race
Smithfield, RI, April 27, 2013
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3rd ROBERT CORSI 17:39 5:41

SNA 5K by the Bay
Newport, RI, April 27, 2013
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12th DAVE SCHAAD 18:56.2 6:05/M

TARC Spring Classic 50k
Weston, MA  April 27, 2013
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21st Thor Kirleis  4:57:37

James Joyce Ramble 10k
Dedham, MA, April 28, 2013
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29th 37:08 5:59 Robert Jackman
62nd 40:15 6:29 Jacquelyn Jackman

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Why wouldn’t you go to a NE Pub Series Race?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Masters 10k Championships @ The James Joyce Ramble
Dedham, MA, April 28, 2013
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29th 36:33 5:53 David Principe

Check out Scott Mason’s James Joyce Ramble Photos!

14th annual Rumford Lions – Scott Gorham 5K Race
East Providence, RI, April 28, 2013
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6th Dave Schaad 19:10

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March Update

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Bobcat

March was a relatively busy month for Turtle racing.  We had some signs of spring and other days where we thought spring would NEVER come!

Black Cat 20 Miler
Salem, MA, March 2, 2013
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181st THOR KIRLEIS 3:06:53.3 9:21/M (Thor actually added 6.2 miles mid-race to make this a marathon, he is stupid…I mean AWESOME!)

Claddagh Pub 4 Miler
Lawrence, MA, March 3, 2013
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11th   PATRICK QUINN   25:51.8  6:28

Caumsett 50k USATF National Championship
Lloyd Harbor, NY, March 4, 2013
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12th Overall, 4th Woman, Jacquelyn Jackman 3:48:55
17th Overall, 6th Woman, Issy Nielson 4:01:21

Oceans Run Half Marathon & 5K
South Kingstown, RI, March 10, 2013
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1st Bronson Venable 16:17.94 5:15

New Bedford Half Marathon
New Bedford, MA, March 17, 2013
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82nd ROBERT JACKMAN 1:15:03 5:44
110th DAVID PRINCIPE 1:17:35 5:56
394th PATRICK QUINN 1:29:40 6:51
450th JACQUELYN JACKMAN 1:31:02 6:57
1554th MARK HOWARD 1:56:21 8:53

Check out Scott Mason’s New Bedford Photos!

2013 Shamrock Shuffle 5K Race
North Kingstown, RI, March 17, 2013
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2nd Bronson Venable 15:39.79

Antelope Island Buffalo 100 Miler
Syracuse, UT, March 22, 2013
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37th – John Peabody – 27hrs 25 mins 48 secs

Run the Reservoir 15k
Scituate, RI, March 23, 2013
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12th Joseph Reddy 1:06:33 7:09

Beat the Chill, Climb the Hill 5K
South Kingstown, RI, March 23, 2013
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16th George Ross 23:44.0 7:39/M

Stadium Fitness Old Irish Pub 5k
Wrentham, MA, March 30, 2013
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5th 19:16 6:13 Dave Schaad

Scott Mason climbing at Big River

The Big River Half Marathon and 10k Trail Race was the finale of the South County 4th Season Trail Race Series.  This race was supposed to happen earlier in the month, but with a ton of snow still on the ground, RD Mike Galoob made the call to put the race off until the end of the month and hope all of the snow was gone….his gamble paid off and we were treated to a beautiful spring day.  With the dry conditions we were able to enjoy the amazing trails that Big River has to offer and it made for a fitting finale to a great series in which Turtles had a great showing at every race starting in December.  We came away from the series with many awards, including the Overall Male and Female Titles.  1st Place 14-18 Male, 1st place 30-39 Male and Female, 1st Place 40-49 Male and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 7th 50-59 Male.  Most importantly, we took home the Overall Team Title!!  The fun part of this series was competing against the same people month after month over varying courses and having a friendly rivalry against the WTAC team.  I hope that next year we can get more teams involved, which will make for some team tactics and more fun out on the trails!

Big River Results 1/2 Marathon – 10k
Past Race Results – Old Mountain 5k Trail Race - Resolution 5k Beach & Trail Race
Belleville Pond 10k - Brr-lingame Snowy Sufferfest

Overall Series Results

Not a race result, but related to the South County 4th Season Trail Race Series…we have formed a good relationship with the WTAC folks.  On March 3rd, the weekend the Big River Trail Race was supposed to happen, David Principe and myself met-up with some of the WTAC guys and ran a long run from sea-level to the highest point in Rhode Island, Jerimoth Hill.  Check out some stories and pics HERE!

Lastly, some self promotion…with the South County 4th Season Trail Series over…you may need another trail race to train for!  The Run with the Beaver Trail Race is 7/13/13!

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Catching Up – February

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Bobcat

A lot of racing has happened since the last post…I will try to re-cap some of that here.  If you ran a race, or did anything else really cool…or stupid, let me know and I will update this post!

February 3rd – The Great Stew Chase 15k – Full Results

9th Martin Tighe – 57:31
33rd – Jay Newton – 1:04:27
56th – Gina Newton – 1:07:24

The 9th Annual Super 5k was also held on 2/3/13.  Dave Schaad ran 18:58.  Full Results

After the Super 5k we had a Blizzard, then Mike Galoob made us run the fourth race in the South County 4th Season Trail Race Series on 2/10/13.  This race was supposed to be a 10 mile Trail race, instead it was a 2-5+ mile race on the snow…well..IN the snow.  Some people ran in snow shoes, some in shoes, some in socks…yes socks and one crazy did the race on skis!  The “long” course was about 5 miles and it was hell.  Mike dubbed these races the Brrr-lingame Snowy Sufferfest.  I would agree with that name.  I did not have any fun…and suffered quite a bit.  I did however take home some Girl Scout cookies for my efforts.  The Turtles were represented by John Peabody, Jackie Jackman, Joe Reddy, Scott Mason, George Ross and Bob Jackman (me).  I believe we went to the Mews after this race…Full Results

February 16th…Turtles were back on the snow shoes, this time in the dark at the Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe Race in Madbury , NH.  This is the most fun you can have on snow shoes!  The Turtles had another strong showing.  TNT women Jackie Jackman and Issy Nielson went 2-3 overall in the woman’s division and this was Issy’s first race on the shoes.

In the Men’s race I was fortunate enough to grab the silver medal behind the unstoppable Jim Johnson.  It was nice to get second at Kingman farm, as I have had some bad luck here before…in 2009 I was running in 2nd place with Double J at about 2 miles into the race and was taken out by a dog!  This knocked me down and undid my snow shoe…I ended up 5th after having to get myself together and get my equipment back in order!

Dave Principe finished in 5th (2nd Master) beating DJ Principe for the first time in a long time!  DJ was 6th, 17 seconds back.

Chris Jasparro was 17th, Scott Mason 22nd, John Peabody 32nd and Mark Howard was 49th.  This was also Mark’s first time in snow shoes…and he did very well for someone whom pretty much never runs.  We left Madbury and headed to the Portsmouth Brewpub…  Full Results  Race Video

2/23/13 – Tony Wild climbed some stairs at the ALA Fight for Air Climb in Providence – Full Results

2/24/13 – Martin Tighe ran the DH Jones Group 10 Miler in Amherst, MA in 1:01:59 Full Results - Scott Mason’s Photos

A March re-cap will come soon.  Again, please let me know if I missed anything.  I am just going off of memory of what people may have done, I am sure there were other results!

 

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Belleville Pond 10k Trail Race

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Bobcat

Belleville Pond 10k Trail Race
1/27/13
Race Summary by DJ Principe
Full Results

Photo by Bob Jackman during warm-up

My dad and I arrived at the race around 8:50 a.m. We noticed that every other Turtle had on “screw shoes.” Bob just so happened to be making a pair of his own, so my dad and I were able to use his extra screws to make our own, as well.

The next thing we did was go for a warm-up. We went out and ran the last mile and a half of the race in reverse, then turned around and headed back. Conditions looked good, and it seemed like the screw shoes were helping.

The race went off around 10 o’clock at an honest pace. I got into the trail with a pack consisting of around the top six runners. After about a mile and a half, Bob, a WTAC guy and an unattached guy began to put a little separation on my pack of three. I hit Mile 2 in the same pack, and I was in between the two runners. But I fell after going up the hill immediately after the Mile 2 marker. I lost a little ground on fourth place, but nothing too crazy. This is the way the positions stayed for the next mile or so.

After about Mile 4, I could feel my legs beginning to tire out. As I hopped onto the railway leading to the Mile 5 marker, I began to make up some ground after hearing sixth place beginning to creep up on me. Fourth place, a WTAC guy, began to surge after Mile 5, and I now had to concern myself with the sixth place runner.

He was coming up strong and didn’t sound like he was hurting too much. As he came up, behind me he began to encourage me to keep pushing. He could tell I was beginning to struggle, and it was nice to have him there to not only give me confidence but to remind me that I needed to keep pushing. I was able to put a second or two on him by using my size advantage to fit under a fallen tree much more easily than he did, however, that quickly evaporated. He passed me and said, “Now I am going to pass you, but you better stay right behind me.” I chuckled a little and tried my best to do so. We remained about 2 to 3 seconds apart for the remainder of the .2-mile finish.

I was concerned with the team scoring after finishing. But my fears subsided when I saw my dad finishing with no one in sight. After taking some doughnuts, the team went out for a nice cool-down that hurt like hell. My legs felt like rubber, but I knew the 12.2-mile day was going to help a lot for the next race (a 10-miler) and also for my endurance for the upcoming track season.

Overall, it was a very successful day for the team. Bob came in second overall by outsprinting a guy at the finish, Jackie was first female, my dad was first master and the team won first, as well. And, once again, I got to walk home with none of the team prize: a case of beer. I think my dad owes me a six-pack of root beer.

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Whitaker Woods Snowshoe Scramble

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Bobcat

Story by Joe Reddy

On January 19th, I went up to the Whitaker Woods Snowshoe Scramble with Scott Mason and Chris Jasparro. With a 10:00 AM start in North Conway, NH, we had to head out early – meeting up at Scott’s house at 5:30 AM. I was especially interested in getting there early enough to get in a little warm-up because I had never set foot in snowshoes before. Scott has an extra pair and was kind enough to loan them to me, so I didn’t have to worry about that part. We got to the race area in plenty of time and got all signed in. Back at the car, Scott ran me through the basics of strapping in. It’s pretty intuitive – a couple of straps across the front and one around the back. We walked over to the start area of the race and started running. It is surprisingly natural, you really are just running along.

There were two things I was most worried about. First, I don’t have a lot of lift to begin with – you’re not going to see too many shots of me with both feet in the air. I thought somehow that would be a problem with the snowshoes. Not at all. Second, I have a tendency to kick my right ankle with my left foot. That was a valid concern. We weren’t far into the warmup when that came into play. I whacked the frame up against my right ankle. First few times weren’t too bad but towards the latter half of the 4 mile race I was full on whining when I’d hit it. The distinctive clack-clack clack-clack sound of the snowshoes would periodically change to clack-clack owwww clack-clack somewhere in early mile three.

The Whitaker Woods course was primarily on groomed XC ski trails. The snow was for the most part neat and flat. Occasionally it got a little rutty, but that was the exception. In prior years there had been one more section of single track than we ran but the race director felt that the snow was a little thin in that area so he routed it out.

The first 1/3rd of a mile was slightly uphill and punctuated by a short steep uphill/downhill combination. About 6 tenths of a mile in, we began about a half mile of climbing. My Garmin had it at 140 rise over the half mile – so a little over 5% grade. No Mt. Washington but on snowshoes it was challenging. Then it rolled through most of the second mile. A few of those nasty hills where you hit a plateau and turn a corner thinking, okay, time for the downhill racing – and you look ahead only to find it’s still going up. Nothing as steep or long as that half mile bit, but you were glad when you started mile three which was pretty much downhill all the way. A little ways into three you popped out of the woods onto the top of a wide open downhill slope with a fantastic view of Mt. Washington. If I’d had a camera, I might have stopped to get a shot of that. Actually, after that 2nd mile if I’d had a camera I might have stopped to snap a shot of a particularly interesting tree branch.

In that 3rd mile, the way Scott and a couple of other guys in my sight took off made me think that there might be more technique difference on downhill snowshoe racing than there was on the flats or uphill. I didn’t feel physically different but that was the only part where I felt like I wasn’t holding my place in the race. Three was not only downhill, it had a little single track and wound a little bit, but again, the trails were really very clear. Four was close to flat, through the woods on the XC trails with a few pot bunker type up and downs, but a relatively low key mile. You came out into the field we started on and did a loop around it to the finish.

The joy of snowshoe racing.

I finished 25th in 36:02, following Scott at 21st in 34:59 and Chris at 11th in 32:04. I greatly enjoyed my first attempt at snowshoeing, ankle bruising notwithstanding. I will definitely try it again – maybe the Kingman Farm race in mid-February. As soon as I got home, I started perusing the internet for ankle protection. I might be able to make do with something like baseball players use to protect their ankles from foul balls. I’ll have to check eBay, maybe Barry Bonds is auctioning off some of that body armor he used to wear in his later years.

All in all an enjoyable experience, the race topped off by a visit to Moat Mountain and some good beer along with a surprise appearance by Zart who happened to be spending the weekend up in North Conway.

Full Race Results
Granite State Snowshoe Series

 

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Resolution 5k Beach & Trail Race

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Bobcat

January 6, 2013
Resolution 5k Beach & Trail Race
Narragansett, RI
Race Results
Story by Bob Jackman

The Resolution 5k Beach & Trail Race marked the second race in the South County 4th Season Trail Race Series.  As the week before the race went on, it was clear that the Turtles would once again be out in force with the team competition as the driving force to get out there and race against the WTAC.  This would be the third team race in about 4 weeks that we would toe the line against the WTAC and we were hoping to get our third win.  I arrived at the race a bit early to get in a few extra miles before heading out with the rest of the Turtles at 8:15 to run the course as a warm up.  Running the course at these trail races ends up being a big advantage, as you know what to expect and in this case you know the trail conditions with the lingering snow.

The course looked to be in great shape with only a few spots that you might need to be a little cautious and the wind coming home on the beach was blowing, but not too bad.

There was a short delay starting the race and we were all huddled up trying to stay warm before  lining up behind the starting line that race director Mike Galoob “drew out” with his foot before giving some race instructions.

The race went out and back on the beach, starting into the wind, I was happy to see the race went out a lot slower that the Old Mountain Trail Race and I was able to tuck in for a bit before moving out front shortly after the turn around at the far end of the beach.

After the turn, you ran down the beach and then across a short grassy/snowy section up a snow-covered dirt road which popped out onto Ocean Road for a short stretch before ducking into the trails at Black Point.  When I hit the road I tried to open up my stride and then “disappear” in the twisty trails hoping others wouldn’t be able to see me and would lose a little motivation to track me down.  I also felt the fastest running I could do was in this trail section as most of it was down hill and the trails, although covered in snow, were not technical and overall in good shape.  At the end of this section you have to “run” through the ruins of an old house, then hop down back onto the beach where you had about a half a mile left to run.

This last section proved to be slow going, the sand was soft and the wind was blowing, which made me feel like I wasn’t making any progress.  My last obstacle in the race was a gentleman walking his dog looking at shells? on the beach and not paying attention to me running full steam at him, in fact as I kept moving left towards the ocean, he did the same.  I finally shouted at him and he stopped so I could get by without breaking out my portable boogie board.

After getting by this fellow, I took a quick glance back to se the WTACs Justin Bentley there, but at a distance I felt I could hold.  Once I could see Mike Galoob’s yellow coat standing where we were to finish, I started edging my way up the beach in his direction to take the shortest route.  I crossed the line first in 18:12,  Justin finished 15 seconds back at 18:29, followed by TNTs DJ Principe in 18:41.  After that the race was on for the top team prize.  The WTAC followed DJ with 4th place 19:03 and 5th place 19:04, fortunately for us TNTs David Principe was right behind them with a 19:12 securing the TNT victory by 29 seconds!

After the race we grabbed some cool down miles and got a group shot in the “house”, we then picked up some age group awards and the team prize, another case of Wachusett Brew and then some of us went to Crazy Burger for breakfast….after breakfast some of us continued down the street a bit to Twin Willows for an early afternoon brew.

All an all it was a great day and I hope we get a great turnout at the Belleville Pond 10k Trail Race on 1/27/13.

Turtle Results
1st – Bob Jackman – 18:12

3rd – DJ Principe – 18:41

6th  - David Principe – 19:12

9th  - Martin Tighe – 20:06

12th – Bob Corsi – 20:14

15th – Patrick Quinn – 21:02

25th – John Brennan – 21:55

32nd – Joe Reddy – 22:29

33rd – Scott Mason – 22:37

34th – Jackie Jackman – 22:54

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Old Mountain 5k Trail Race

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Bobcat

Old Mountain Trail Race
12/16/12 – Wakefield, RI
Full Results

Story by David Principe

Eight Turtles and Joseph Reddy’s daughter, Meaghan, showed up in force in Wakefield on Sunday for the first race of the winter trail series put on by Mike Galoob (Off Rhode Racing). It was a fairly chilly morning, and an incoming cold front made it chillier by the minute, but the race started and ended before it got cold and rainy.

The race started at 10am, but TNT showed up at 9am and decided to do the 5K course as a warm-up. The course changed this year, so even though many Turtles were there last year, there were many new trails incorporated into the event. Many of us were not familiar with these trails in the first place, so doing the course as a warm-up was a great way to get in our miles and also know what we were up against.

The course was a little soft and mushy in several places, but not too bad. There were several wooden spans and bridges that you had to jump on and off of, and also some stone bridges to navigate over, which added to the technical difficulty of the course. There were the typical amount of roots and rocks at the beginning, but I found the later half of the race on the newly cut trails to be excellent surfaces to race on. The course in general had numerous twists, turns and switchbacks, which are always, fun. For these reasons, it was great to have run the course before the race! The course was very well-marked and pretty easy to follow, as well.

The race started on a grass area behind a ballfield with about a 200-meter straight away that featured a sharp turn and an embankment at the corner of the field. You needed to get out quick and carve out your spot at this corner so you did not fall off the embankment. Afterward, there was plenty of room to re-adjust and get into a good position before hitting the single track in the woods. As a result, most of the top 10 or 12 runners went out pretty hard.

Leading the way into the start of the trails after the initial sprint was DJ Principe, with Bob Jackman right on his heels. They were both passed in the early section of single track by last year’s series champion Derek Jakoboski, but they both kept him in fairly close contact. Three of our Westerly Track and Athletic Club rivals were sandwiched between Bob and me, with Bob Corsi right on my heels. As it is in so many trail races, the pecking order was established fairly early on and pretty much held through to the finish.

Derek won the race, with DJ and Bob only 8 seconds and 10 seconds behind him, respectively. The three WTAC guys in front of me were in fifth, sixth and seventh places and also held their spots through out the race. I was our third scorer in ninth place, with Bob Corsi coming in shortly after me in 10th. The top three runners from each team scored for the team title, and we squeaked out the win with our second-, third- and ninth-place finishes over WTAC’s fifth-, sixth- and seventh-place finishes.

After the race, we did the course again for a cool down and then took part in the awards ceremony. There was plenty of food, soup, hot chocolate and coffee afterward, as well. All in all, it was a great way to start the week!

 

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2012 Newport Christmas 10k Run

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Bobcat

Christmas 10k Run
Newport, RI – December 9, 2012
Race Report by Patrick Quinn
Race Photos by Scott Mason
Group Photo by Bob Jackman
2011 Race Report

 

If you haven’t had a chance to look at this year’s Christmas 10K Race Results, it was another successful year for TNT.

For the Individual Awards, Martin Tighe, Dave Schaad, and John Brennan took  1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively in the 50-59 age group.  Bob Jackman and Alan Bernier were 3rd and 5th in the Men’s Open age group and Jackie Jackman was 3rd in the Women’s Open age group.

In the Team Competition the Turtles were aiming to win their 10th title in 13 years.  There was a healthy competition this year against the Westerly Track & Athletic Club.  The WTAC came ready to do battle and put up a good fight that saw 2 WTAC runners finish directly in front of TNT senior ace Martin Tighe.  In the end the TNT A team was able to retain their title winning by 1:16 over the WTAC.  The TNT B and C teams took 3rd and 4th teams respectively.

Runners enjoyed unusually warm temps near 50 degrees with minimal wind so the conditions were near perfect for a great time.

We also had two new members running this year which was Andrew Goodale and myself.

Andrew went out with the intention of running 7:30s and he ended up running 7:00 min miles.

I also had high expectations. I’ve been pretty good at estimating my race predictions lately and this race was no exception. My “A” goal was to break 40 with 40:30 and 41:00 being my backup goals.

This is only second time I’ve raced this distance and the first time was at last year’s Christmas 10K in which I ran a 43:32 which coincidently was Andrew’s exact time this year. I knew running the Tuesday Course with the faster members and training from A Better Pace prepared me well so I was confident I could nail this goal. I had every intention of running progressive as part of my sub 40 plan but after some personal deliberation at the race start, I would go for even splits. I felt very comfortable running the first 4 miles. Just after completing 3 miles, I caught up to two runners, one of which was JB who gave me some needed inspiration telling me I owned the road and to be a metronome. This helped a lot and I was able to maintain and get into a nice groove. I slipped during the 5th mile but I was able to get back onto pace for the 6th mile. Somewhere, I believe after the 5th mile, I could hear Jackie behind me. I knew it was her because I heard her patented slight cough. I didn’t turn around I just kept working. I felt myself fading but I was able to kick it into another gear and as I approached the last hill before the finish at Rogers High School, I felt relieved the end was near. I passed another runner going up the hill and then for good measure, I saw another runner ahead of me that I would try to pass. As I approached that runner near the shoot, I turned my head to the left and looked at Bob and he said, “You got it”. I looked up at the time and it read 39:50. I crossed the finish line with that runner at the same time of 39:53 but I was given 26th place and he got 27th. I think Alan Bernier was right when he told me I should have waited to cross the finish line before throwing up the fist pump. Rookie mistake. I was thrilled with a big PR of over 3 minutes. Splits: 6:25, 6:25, 6:23, 6:27, 6:32, 6:25 and 6:11 for the last 0.2

After the race and a cool down run, we all headed into the cafeteria for some post- race food and beverages. The food highlight was the Allie’s donuts. I think Bob ate a whole box.

TNT really cleaned house with the awards in the form of beer of course. Even non-TNT winners and Scott Mason who didn’t run (he was shooting pictures) got beer.

From there, Myself, Scott Mason (Thanks Scott for the first beer), Bob Jackman, Jackie Jackman, Alan Bernier, Andrew Goodale enjoyed some great food and beer at Yesterday’s in Newport.

We will be sure to represent well next year for the 30th edition of the Newport Christmas 10K

TNT Results

TNT A – 1st Place Team – 1:44:52

1. Bob Jackman – #4 Overall #3 Division – 33:49
2. Alan Bernier – #7 Overall #5 Division – 34:42
3. Martin Tighe – #14 Overall #1 Division – 36:21

TNT B – 3rd Place Team – 1:56:12

1. Bob Corsi – #17 Overall #11 Division – 37:20
2. Dave Schaad – #22 Overall #2 Division – 38:59
3. Patrick Quinn – #26 Overall #14 Division – 39:53

TNT C – 4th Place Team – 2:05:38

1. John Brennan – #33 Overall #3 Division – 40:39
2. Joe Reddy – #38 Overall #5 Division – 41:27
3. Andrew Goodale – #69 Overall #26 Division – 43:32

Jackie Jackman – #28 Overall #3 Division – 40:01
Marisol Ficaro – #323 Overall #23 Division – 58:24

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