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| It Was Double Duty For the B.A.A. as the Summer Series Continues |
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| 7/17/2008 |
For Matt Ely, it meant defending one title and relinquishing the other. The Defending Champion at both the Marathon Sports 5-Miler in Weston and the Sugarbowl 5-Miler in South Boston, Ely had to choose which title he would seek to reclaim as both races fell on the same night. Ely, who lives and works in Natick, MA, chose Marathon Sports as it was closer to home. "I would have liked to run the Sugar Bowl too" said Ely, "I was able to make it here because it was so close; I had to work late tonight." Rushing over from work didn't appear to effect Ely as he cruised to a 45 second victory, running 24:21 on a modified course that measured 4.9 miles.
Three other B.A.A. runners posted top-twenty finished with Chris Benested placing 10th, Ken Leinbach, placing 16th, and Chris Smith finishing 17th overall. Benested's 27:19 was good enough to win the 30 -39 category while Chris Smith was third in the 40-49 age group. Leinbach easily took the 50-59 year-old crown, besting his nearest competitor by over a minute.
Brett Ely, who was also victorious here last year, has been recovering from the U.S. Olympic Trials Women's Marathon and a foot injury and had to settle for the runner-up spot. She is just starting to gear up for the B.A.A. Half-Marathon and the fall cross country races.
Also placing in the top 15 in the women's race were Grace Trabulsi who was 9th and Karen Ringheiser who was 15th. In addition to her top-ten finish, Ringheiser took third place in the 40-49 age division.
Meanwhile, as the starters gun was going off in Weston, Lara Johnson and Christine O'Donnell were crossing the line in South Boston, going 1-2 in the women's race. Johnson's decision on which race to run was also influenced by the location: the full-time grad student is also working part time and living in Boston.
The duo of Johnson and O'Donnell lead a strong B.A.A. women's contingent of Erin Heslin, Suzy Walsh, Renee Knapp, and Ann Morrissey take 5th through 7th and 15th place in the women's race.
In the men's race, Josh Gordon had a solid performance, taking 5th place in this popular summer event and also leading a sea of blue as B.A.A. runners packed 4 runners in the top ten and 5 in the top 15: John Colavincenzo, Chris George, Matt Herman, and Andy MacDonald went 7th through 9th and 14th place respectively.
It was a B.A.A. sweep in the 50, 60, and 70 year age groups as Patrick Stumbras, Dennis Herman, and Bill Riley captured those titles respectively. Andy MacDonald was given the prize for the top 45-49 year old, but his time of 29:16 easily bested all of the 40-44 year-olds as well. Bernie O'Reilly was second in the division while Lynne Schuler, who is recovering from a torn hamstring tendon, was second in the women's 45-49 catagory.
The B.A.A. Summer Racing Series continues with two USATF-New England Grand Prix Races: the Yankee Homecoming 10-Miler in Newburyport, Ma on July 29th and the Bridge of Flowers 10k in Shelbourne Falls, MA on August 9th. It concludes with the Ollie 5-Miler on Saturday, September 6th.
MARATHON SPORTS 5-MILE RESULTS:(modified 4.9 mile course)
1. Matt Ely 24:21
10. Chris Benested 27:19
16. Ken Leinbach 28:44
17. Christopher Smith 28:52
18. Brett Ely 29:19 (2nd Female)
27. Sean Biggs 30:12
59. Keith Gamble 32:08
60. Peter DeCambre 32:13
77. Grace Trabulsi 33:00 (9th Female)
97. Bryan Dove 33:49
107. Karen Ringheiser 34:27 (15th Female)
161. Shaun O'Brien 36:08
174. Patrick Brennan 36:32
597. Phil Ryan 49:58
For complete results of the Marathon Sports 5-Miler, go to the Event Website
SUGARBOWL 5-MILE RESULTS:
5. Joshua Gordon 27:22
7. John Colavincenzo 27:40
8. Chris George 27:51
9. Matt Herman 27:59
14. Andy MacDonald 29:16
22. John Barrett 30:03
23. Lara Johnson 30:11(1st Female)
25. Patrick Stumbras 30:16
32. Christine O'Donnell 30:46 (2nd Female)
34. Erik Dill 31:01
35. Bernie O'Reilly 31:07
45. Erin Heslin 31:55 (5th female)
51. Suzy Walsh 32:14 (6th female)
52. Craig MacFarlane 32:16
58. Renee Knapp 32:33 (7th Female)
65. Jesse Bump 32:57
75. Paul Morrison 33:29
90. Bill Riley 33:48
107. Jim Thompson 34:33
108. Ann Morrissey 34:36 (15th Female)
135. Dennis Herman 35:46
254. Lynne Schuler 38:52 (57th Female)
300. Marcela Norton 39:44 (73rd Female)
For complete results of the Sugarbowl 5-Miler, go to the Event Website
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