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| B.A.A. Men Capture the USATF New England 10k Grand Prix Title |
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| 8/9/2008 |
It was an ideal day for racing and the B.A.A. made the most of the conditions with the men's team capturing the 2008 USATF New England 10k Grand Prix title and the women placing all four competitors in the top 10. The championship, held on Saturday, August 9th, was hosted by the Bridge of Flowers 10k in Shelburne Falls, MA. The race last served as the USATF New England Grand Prix Championship in 2003.
Faced with the infamous Crittenden Hill, a close to 3/4 mile climb at mile 2, several of the men took a conservative approach early on and moved up through the field over the latter part of the race. Eric Blake, the winner of the 2008 Mount Washington Road Race, took 7th place overall and improved his time over last year by almost 30 seconds. He was followed by Wilson Perez in 9th place, Matt Carter in 17th, Josh Gordon in 28th place and Terry Shea in 36th place. These five combine to win the team competition by 31 seconds.
The women had a strong showing at the Bridge of Flowers, placing all of their finishers in the top 10. Heidi Westerling who placed second at this race in the previous two years, ran a personal best on the course to take third in this year's competition. Amy Nedeau repeated her fourth-place finish from 2006, while running 42 seconds faster. Nedeau led the race early-on before being passed by the top three at the four mile mark. Lara Johnson, who has been posting PRs at races all summer, had a remarkable performance, placing 5th in 38:08, a 2 1/2 minute improvement over last year.
The Bridge of Flowers is a popular New England race which annually attracts some of the top talent in New England. This year was no exception: the race was the largest in its 30-year history and one of the most competitive as the top teams and individuals in New England came to compete for the USATF New England 10k title.
With 5 events completed in the seven-event USATF New England Grand Prix, the men are in first place in the overall standings. Individually, Matt Ely, Shea, and Perez are at the top of the men's leader board, while Westerling moved up from third to second in the individual results with her Bridge of Flowers performance. The B.A.A. teams will be back in action at the next race in the series, the Ollie 5-Mile Road Race in South Boston on Saturday, September 6, 2008.
MEN'S RESULTS
7. Eric Blake 32:23
9. Wilson Perez 32:48
17. Matt Carter 33:37
28. Josh Gordon 34:22
36. Terry Shea 34:38
70. Mike Brown Dowling 35:48
79. Deon Barrett 37:05
88. Christopher Smith 38:00
WOMEN'S RESULTS
3. Heidi Westerling 36:51
4. Amy Nedeau 37:00
5. Lara Johnson 38:08
10. Carly Graytock 39:23
TEAM RESULTS
1. BAA = 2:47:48
ERIC BLAKE, WILSON PEREZ, MATTHEW CARTER, JOSHUA GORDON, TERRY SHEA JR., MIKE BROWN DOWLING, DEON BARRETT
2. RUN = 2:48:19
3. GBTC = 2:50:29
For complete results, go to the Event Website.
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