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| Make It Eight! The B.A.A. Teams Remain Unbeaten at the B.A.A. Half Marathon |
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| 10/12/2008 |
On a perfect fall day, the B.A.A. teams were just that - perfect. In the eight year history of the B.A.A. Half Marathon, the Men's, Women's, and Men's Master's Teams have never been beaten. The streak continued on Sunday, October 12, 2008 as the three teams each captured their eighth consecutive team titles.
The men's team put together a number of strong individual performances, winning the team competition by some 45 minutes. All seven men on the scoring team finished in the top 30 overall: Josh Gordon was the first team member across the line in 13th place, followed by new club member Andreas Heilmann in 15th. Mike Dowling also cracked the top 20 with his 19th place finish. Completing the team scoring were Deon Barrett in 21st place, Michael McGrane in 24th place, Ben Schersten in 27th place, and Michael Vitelli in 29th place. Vitelli was also the top finisher for the B.A.A. in the Master's competition and placed second overall in that category.
The women were equally as strong, with Lara Johnson, Maria Varela, and Brett Ely finishing within 2 minutes of one another to put the B.A.A. Women's team on solid ground. Johana Fickenscher, Renee Knapp, Lindsay Willard, and Christine O'Donnell, rounded out the women's team scoring. Their combined time was almost a half hour better than second place.
In the Men's Master's Competition, former B.A.A. Half Marathon Champion, Wayne Levy, along with Peter Decambre, Paul Davies, Brian Foley, Christopher Ashe and Steve Liakos combined with Vitelli to keep the Masters' bragging rights for another year.
And while he didn't win his age group, Anthony Cellucci was the oldest finisher at age 76.
Race day conditions were cool, dry, and sunny and the foliage was at its peak as the runners took to the roads. In all, 3,702 runners completed the race - the largest field in the race's eight-year history. The eighth running was also the most competitive as some of the top road racers in the world journeyed to Boston to take part in a race that has also established itself as a local favorite.
Club members had the opportunity to celebrate their undefeated status at a post-race celebration at Solas on Sunday night.
Individual Results:
13 Joshua Gordon 1:12:47
15 Andreas Heilmann 1:13:25
19 Mike Brown Dowling 1:14:13
21 Deon Barrett 1:14:36
24 Michael McGrane 1:15:53
27 Ben Schersten 1:16:40
29 Michael Vitelli 1:17:55
38 Lara Johnson 1:19:07
46 Brett Ely 1:20:46
50 Maria Varela 1:20:50
51 John Barrett 1:20:53
59 Wayne Chan 1:21:27
67 Wayne Levy 1:22:45
70. Johana Fickenscher 1:23:00
72 Peter DeCambre 1:23:09
73 Paul Davies 1:23:10
76 Sean Biggs 1:23:38
82 Renee Knapp 1:24:31
101 Shaun O'Brien 1:26:15
109 Lindsay Willard 1:27:02
114 Christine O'Donnell 1:27:21
124 Erik Dill 1:28:09
139 Brian Foley 1:28:46
147 Suzy Walsh 1:29:12
229 Garrett Lynch 1:33:04
247 Christopher M. Ashe 1:33:38
400 Steve Liakos 1:38:22
825 Mae Shoemaker 1:45:22
955 Richard Schilder 1:47:22
1159 Kristin Sargianis 1:49:48
2693 Keith Gamble 2:08:22
3645 Mark Monti 2:38:43
3690 Anthony Cellucci 2:52:15
Men's Open Team Results:
1. Boston Athletic Association = 6:10:49
Joshua Gordon, Andreas Heilmann, Mike Dowling, Deon Barrett, Michael
McGrane, Ben Schersten, Michael Vitelli
2. HFC Striders = 6:56:07
3. Community Running - Boston = 7:20:37
Men's Master's Team Results:
1. Boston Athletic Association = 6:55:46
Michael Vitelli, Wayne Levy, Peter Decambre, Paul Davies, Brian Foley,
Christopher Ashe, Steve Liakos
2. L Street Running Club = 7:58:53
3. Heartbreak Hill Striders = 8:19:58
Female Open Team Results:
1. Boston Athletic Association = 4:00:42
Lara Johnson, Brett Ely, Maria Varela, Johana Fickenscher, Renee Knapp, Lindsay Willard, Christine O'Donnell
2. Cambridge Running Club = 4:29:31
3. Community Running -Boston = 4:37:52
B.A.A. Running Club History at the B.A.A. Half Marathon
2007
MEN'S OPEN TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association 5:59:38
David Bridgewater, Christopher Magill, Ian Nurse, Jared Markowitz, Mark Churchill, Joshua Gordon, Jonathan Fortescue
2. Cambridge Running Club 6:45:53
3. Somerville Road Runners 7:16:09
WOMEN'S OPEN TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association 4:13:41
Nicole Plante, Lindsay Willard, Melissa Sherman, Erin Heslin, Laura Smith, Mae Shoemaker
2. Community Running - Boston 4:44:30
3. L Street Running Club 4:47:13
MEN'S MASTERS TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association 6:44:30
Jonathan Fortescue, Wayne Levy, J Patrick Stumbras, Brian Cann, Craig Macfarlane, Harry Pino, Greg Lowe
2. Somerville Road Runners 7:29:41
3. Parkway Running Club 8:02:57
MEN'S VETERAN TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association 4:39:15
J Patrick Stumbras, John Stuart, Scott Lennox, Anthony Cellucci
2. L Street Running Club 5:02:47
3. Hyannis Road Runners 6:32:17
2006
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association = 6:06:25
(Jared Markowitz, Bernie Muller, Christopher Benestad, Wayne Levy, Jonathan Fortescue, Chris George, Simon Keller)
2. Cambridge Running Club = 6:49:32
3. Somerville Road Runners = 7:07:54
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association = 3:55:05
Janelle Kraus, Kasie Enman, Carly Graytock, Kimberly Nolan, Suzy Walsh, Renee Knapp, Lara Johnson
2. Merrimack Valley Striders = 4:40:59
3. Somerville Road Runners = 4:49:57
MEN'S MASTER'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Boston Athletic Association = 6:56:40
Wayne Levy, Peter DeCambre, Harry Pino, Jack Vercollone, Richard Schilder, Mark Monti, Anthony Cellucci
2. Somerville Road Runners = 7:39:50
3. Cambridge Sports Union = 8:02:21
2005
Men’s Team Results
1. B.A.A. = 5:58:20
2. HFC Striders = 7:11:55
3. Somerville Road Runners = 7:19:29
Men’s Masters Team Results
1. B.A.A. = 7:08:13
2. HFC Striders = 7:11:55
3. Somerville Road Runners = 7:37:35
Women’s Team Results
1. B.A.A. = 4:18:43
2. MVS = 4:39:22
3. L Street RC = 4:50:40
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