After spending most of the winter recovering from a nagging injury, Lara Johnson's patience was rewarded with a convincing win and a P.R. at the New Charles River Run in Cambridge, MA on Sunday, June 29, 2008. Johnson got off to a strong start before being passed early in the race. She was able to cover the move and her challenger eventually dropped back. She went on to win by over a minute, covering the 7.5 mile course in 46:20. Club newcomer, Yiou Wang followed Johnson with a solid third-place finish.
The men also had a strong showing, placing four in the top ten. A slight injury prevented Josh Gordon from sprinting to the finish and he had to settle for the runner-up spot. John Colavincenzo and Chris Benested placed third and fourth respectively. Another club newcomer had a strong showing as Sean Pont took ninth place overall.
In the age group results, Andy MacDonald won the Master's Division and Karen Ringheiser was second in that age catagory. Also placing was Pat Stumbras who was second in the 50-59 age group. Stumbras is preparing to run the Master's National Marathon Championship at the Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis, MN) on October 5th.
The New Charles River Run was added to the B.A.A. Summer Racing Series fill-in for weekly hard efforts due to construction at M.I.T disrupting weekely workouts. Next up are two perennial favorites, the Marathon Sports 5-Miler and the Sugarbowl 5- Miler. Both events fall on July 17th in 2008, so club members are able to chose which event they would like to race. Registration closes on July 8th, so go to the Events Page and click the 'Register' button.
7.5 MILE RESULTS:
2. Josh Gordon 41:59 3. John Colavincenzo 42:19 4. Chris Benested 42:53 9. Sean Pont 43:32 11. Andy MacDonald 44:13 (1st Place Master's ) 13. Ben Schersten 45:08 17. Christopher Smith 45:25 19. Wayne Chan 45:31 20. Patrick Stumbras 45:42 22. John Barrett 46:07 24. Lara Johnson 46:20 (1st Female) 34. Yiou Wang 48:28 35. Bernie O'Reilly 48:32 39. Jesse Bump 49:16 57. Karen Ringheiser 50:53 65. Garrett Lynch 51:29 66. Erik Dill 51:31 76. Jim Thompson 52:04 98. Ann Morrissey 53:13 106. Carol Chaoui 53:39 423. Kristin Sargianis 1:04:47
5k RESULTS
303. Phil Ryan 30:03
For complete results of the NewCharles River Run , go to the Event Website
