Thursday, July 30, 2009

Masters Challenge Race Results

The Masters Challenge 3mi XC race for 40+ year old members of Taconic Road Runners, Westchester Track Club, Rockland Road Runners, Wolfpit, and South Shore did take place on Wednesday July 29 despite the horrendous weather all day. The thunderstorms gave us a brief respite so we could get in a wet and muddy race at 7PM around the Manhattanville College campus in Purchase, NY.

Unfortunately, the violent weather during the day kept the turnout very low. RRR was not able to field enough runners to score as a team (10 runners required for Men 40+, and 5 runners required for the other categories)
Thank you to the hearty souls who did make it. Team RRR finishers were: Ann Mitlof, Jamie Kempton, Logan Scott, Wojciech Cieszkowski (VT), Jerry Sun, Roy Altman, Dan Mitlof, and Ed Brown.

Full Results are posted here. Although we did not score as a team, we did have some impressive placing, including: 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 15th, plus Ann as 8th woman.

Our thanks to the hosts, the Taconic Road Runners and Manhattanville College, who put on another fun event with great microbrew beer and food for the soggy runners after the race.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

NYRR Run for Central Park 4 miler, July 18 2009

We had a great turnout for this NYRR team points race today with 29 runners. The team needs your participation in the championship race coming up on August 8 so we can continue to deliver strong results and representation from Rockland.

Total Finishers: Men – 2427 Women – 2305 Total – 4732

Name AgeGroup Place AGPlace Time Pace AgeGrade
MACKENZIE, JOHN M28 146 42 24:00 6:00 70.2 %
SCOTT, LOGAN M47 152 12 24:01 6:00 78.3 %
CIESZKOWSKI, WOJCIECH M40 225 20 25:10 6:17 70.8 %
SUN, JERRY M46 243 18 25:22 6:20 73.5 %
PATTEN, BERNARD M54 467 20 27:03 6:45 73.5 %
PATTEN, JOSEPHINE F53 489 5 27:10 6:47 84.0 %
NUSBLAT, MICHAEL M56 655 11 28:06 7:01 72.0 %
ARON, NARCIS M60 753 7 28:39 7:09 73.1 %
HERNANDEZ, RICARDO J M56 835 21 29:04 7:16 69.6 %
SANTA TERESA, JC M46 838 65 29:04 7:16 64.2 %
CHANDLER, WILLIAM M60 869 8 29:10 7:17 71.8 %
HERNANDEZ, GERARDO M54 1044 44 29:55 7:28 66.5 %
NIEVES JR, FRANK M60 1049 16 29:56 7:29 69.9 %
FALCON, JOSEPH M49 1882 129 33:03 8:15 57.8 %
SINGER, JOHN M69 2127 10 33:55 8:28 67.1 %
FORSTER, JOHN M61 2191 32 34:09 8:32 61.8 %
MASTRANGELO, JIM G M63 2374 34 34:49 8:42 61.7 %
KILLEEN, MARIE F72 2860 1 36:31 9:07 82.9 %
NAPOLITANO, JULIE F28 325 36:35 9:08 52.5 %
LEBRON, IVAN M50 2950 116 36:59 9:14 52.0 %
DITTEMER, ROBERT M69 3025 17 37:27 9:21 60.7 %
STERN, DOMINGO M63 3135 47 38:00 9:30 56.6 %
CASOLARO, GIOVANNI M52 3235 123 38:29 9:37 50.8 %
WOLF, LAWRENCE S M64 3453 53 39:51 9:57 54.4 %
VILLASENOR, ROMANA F42 3727 144 41:50 10:27 48.3 %
HERNANDEZ, ISABEL F64 3785 7 42:10 10:32 63.1 %
SINGER, ANN F65 4171 17 45:13 11:18 59.8 %
SOTTILE, HARRIET P F62 4436 18 49:23 12:20 52.3 %
RADAKOVICH, ROZANNA F62 4715 30 1:09:27 17:21 37.2 %

Award List:

Individual:

  • Marie "Grandma" Killeen, #1 F70-74
  • Josephine Patten, #5 F50-54
  • Narcis Aron, #7 M60-64
  • William Chandler, #8 M60-64
  • John Singer, #10 M65-69
Team:

  • Open Men, #12 of 43 (John Mackenzie, Logan Scott, Wojciech Cieszkowski, Jerry Sun, Bernard Patten)
  • Open Women, #20 (Josephine Patten, Marie Killeen, Julie Napolitan, Romana Villasenor, Isabel Hernandez)
  • M40+, #7 of 34 (Logan Scott, Wojciech Cieszkowski, Jerry Sun)
  • W40+, #13 ( Josephine Patten, Marie Killeen, Romana Villasenor)
  • M50+, #11 (Bernard Patten, Michael Nusblat, Narcis Aron)
  • W50+, #8 (Josephine Patten, Marie Killeen, Isabel Hernandez)
  • M60+, #3 (Narcis Aron, William Chandler, Frank Nieves Jr)
  • W60+, #3 (Marie Killeen, Isabel Hernandez, Ann Singer)

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Masters Challenge Race on July 29

Taconic Road Runners are hosting a Masters Challenge race for the area racing teams on Wednesday, July 29, 7PM at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. This competition is for runners that are 40 and older. Directions to Manhattanville are here.

Rockland Road Runners will be competiting against Taconic Road Runners, Westchester Track Club, Wolfpit, and South Shore. This is a very fun event with a great party afterward on campus. The course is 3 miles on roads and XC terrain.

Let's get some runners out on that course!
Please contact TeamRRR@rocklandroadrunners.org if you can make it.

Note: The host requested that participants bring a lawn chair or two if you can.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

NYRR Team Championship coming up on August 8

Remember to register with NYRR for the upcoming Team Championship 5 mile race on Saturday, August 8. This race is only open to the local racing teams and includes separate start times for the Men and Women.

Rockland Road Runners will be sponsoring a team bus down to the Championship Race. Please come out for this very fun and exciting event!

We will be having a picnic in the park after the race. The club will sponsor food and beverages, but if you would like to bring your favorite food or homemade goodies, please feel free.

RSVP for the bus to: TEAMRRR@Rocklandroadrunners.org as soon as possible to reserve your seat!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Team RRR 2009 Mid-Year Review

This entry is also published in the RRR newsletter.

The Rockland Road Runners have sped off to a fast start in the 2009 racing season. We have had very large turnouts at the New York Road Runner races with many individual award winners and competitive team finishes. We also won the Interclub Challenge race in March.

A key focus for Team RRR is the New York Road Runners Team Championship Series. NYRR hosts a competition for all of the NY metro area running clubs. NYRR picks a series of eleven races from their calendar (see list below) that are designated to score points in a year-long team competition between the dozens of local running clubs.

Team RRR has had as many as 44 participants in a single race, which rivals the presence of even the largest NYC racing teams. As a team, we want to promote broad participation and encourage runners of all abilities to join us in the NYRR races.

With that large participation also comes strong team results. The “Swifty Sixty’s” 60+ Men’s team is currently in second place, and the 60+ Ladies are in fourth, hungry to move up into trophy position. We are also in the top 10 with the Men’s 40+ team, at #8 of 62 teams, and the Women’s 50+ team, who are #7 of 22 teams. Our Women’s 40+, Men’s 50+ and Open teams are also competitive and in position to do great in the standings.

Team RRR has had some stellar individual performances in the NYRR team points races. Sheila Casey won the F35-39 age group twice. Narcis Aron (M60-64) and Alexandra Finger (F70-74) have both won their age groups. Josephine Patten (F50-54) has been a consistent star on the NYC scene with two second place and two third place finishes. Marie “Grandma” Killeen (F70-74) has placed second twice. Gerald Burstein (M70-74) has placed second and third. Other award winners in the team points races include: Frank Nieves (#3, M60-64) and Alexandra Finger (#3, F70-74). Considering that close to 8,000 runners have been in the races, these results are really fantastic!

We have had many additional age group award winners in the other NYRR races on the calendar. Keep up with all the results on this Team RRR Race Results Blog.

The fun is just getting started. The meat of the racing season is still to come. We would appreciate your continued support to keep building up our presence in NYC. The first race of the second half of the year is the CPC Run for Central Park 4 miler on July 18. The big event is the NYRR Team Championship race on Saturday, August 8, in Central Park. They open up the scoring to more people in the championship race and the points count double. Team RRR will charter a bus to get you to this race in comfort and style, and we will have a team picnic in Central Park right after the race. Please join us!

In addition to the fun, camaraderie, and competition, Team RRR has other benefits. We have an incentive program where we award prizes based on the number of races you compete in during the year. We have a coveted “runner of the year” award for the ladies and men. We are also planning for a Team RRR dinner near the end of the year (details to follow).

Join the fun by simply choosing “Rockland RR – RRR” as your designated team when you register for the races with NYRR (http://www.nyrr.org).

The team captains would like to thank everyone for the fantastic level of participation so far this year. Let’s build on the momentum and fill up Central Park with Rockland racers in the second half of the year.

For more information on the racing team, go to the “Team RRR” page on the website, http://www.rocklandroadrunners.org/ , or send an email to TeamRRR@RocklandRoadRunners.org

Co-captains: Shelly Shrem, Steve Blackburn, Logan Scott
“Swifty Sixties” coordinators are Ann and John Singer

2009 NYRR Team Championship Points Races:
Sunday, March 1: Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K
Saturday, April 11: Scotland Run 10K
Saturday, May 16: Healthy Kidney 10K
Sunday, June 7: NYRR Mini 10K (Women Only)
Sunday, June 21: WABC Father’s Day 5 Miler (Men Only)
Saturday, July 18: CPC Run for Central Park 4 Miler
Saturday, Aug. 8: NYRR Championship 5 Miler (Double Points!)
Saturday, Sept. 12: Fitness Mind, Body and Spirit Games 4 Miler
Saturday, Oct. 3: Norwegian Festival Half Marathon
Sunday, Nov. 1: ING New York City Marathon
Sunday, Dec. 6: Joe Kleinerman 10K

Get ready for the next NYRR Team Points Races!

The Run for Central Park 4 miler is coming up on Saturday, July 18, at 9AM. Register early with NYRR.

The NYRR Team Championship is right around the corner. Please reserve Saturday, August 8, for this exciting race. The Men's race is at 9AM and the Women go at 10AM. We will have a bus to go down and a picnic after the races. Details to follow.

NYRR Achilles 5 miler, June 28, 2009

Name AgeGroup Place AGPlace Time Pace AgeGrade
LAPPI, HEIDI F27 528 44 41:33 8:18 58.2 %
LEBRON, IVAN M50 1024 55 47:11 9:26 51.6 %
MOND, OTTO M76 1971 3 1:06:34 13:18 47.9 %
RADAKOVICH, ROZANNA F62 2082 16 1:14:24 14:52 43.7 %

Award list:
Otto Mond, #3 M75-79

NYRR Front Runners 5 miler, June 27, 2009

Name AgeGroup Place AGPlace Time Pace AgeGrade
JOSEPH, STEVEN M47 225 14 34:01 6:48 70.0 %
NIEVES JR, FRANK M60 569 5 37:27 7:29 70.8 %
FORSTER, JOHN M61 1519 16 43:20 8:40 61.7 %
MASTRANGELO, JIM G M63 1936 21 45:38 9:07 59.6 %
RADAKOVICH, ROZANNA F62 3648 20 1:16:10 15:14 42.7 %

Award List:
Frank Nieves, #5 M60-64