Black Excellence 5K

While running over to this road race out of Wyoma Square, Lynn, I ran the first mile backwards and noted a different course than the usual loop around Flax Pond. 80% of the course was the usual but I like this new one as it meanders more of Flax Pond. Friend, Angel Green, was directing this 3 mile race again for the 4th year? Krissy volunteered to work timing with Bill Mullen. This signed up an hour prior.

About 100 lined up for the start from the parking lot behind the Lazy Dog. Dan Donato was off and running for his 2nd run of the day after a hard 30 minutes. Shawn Conway would trail in 2nd. I eased out in the first mile with a 6:42. The second mile passed in 6:34 and I set sights on the 5th place runner. I caught him in Wyoma Square with a 10th of a mile to go but he would recover and catch me before the finish line. I finished 6th with a time of 20:27 for what my GPS got as 3.07 miles or 6:40 pace. My last mile was about 6:48. I was happy with the effort!

Black Excellence 5K results 2022

Photos taken by Lisa Kelly and Maureen Tabbut

WCRC 39th Annual April Fools 4 Mile Road Race

 This is an old-time classic, flat and fast out and back accurate four mile road race put on by Winner’s Circle Running Club in Salisbury. This was my second road race of the now into 4th month of 2022. It was sunny and had some wind. A few CMS runners were there such a Paul Young, Dave Dunham and newly signed up, Mike Dunlop who I raced against in college. I have been discussing CMS with him for years. Ran a warm up with them and friend Shawn Conway on a rail trail. A half hour later, I was off for the four mile race. I recall an opening mile around 6:40 and felt I would not see anything fast than that.

At the turn around spot, could see my teammates flying by with all looking good led by Dave, then Shawn, then Mike. They would continue that order to be the top 50 year olds. Mile three was my slowest dipping into the low sevens and some head wind. A women from Greater Lowell went by me with three quarters of a mile to go and I said “game on!”

This decision to get my head and body back into the race. I fought past her a few yards later and held the spot in the last half mile of the race. Fist bumps followed with the recognition to her for the presence as we in the end helped each other. 27th place, 6th in the age group. 27:22 for the flat four! I headed out for a cool down with the gents on the rail trail again for some easy miles.

April Fools Four Miler - Salisbury 2022

Real Time Snowshoe Lynn Woods

 Jumped into likely the first timed and in-person Snowshoe race in Lynn Woods. We benefited from a race committee that put a 5K loop on a map and a Thursday into Friday snowfall. Still the ten or so inches of snow fall had some ski markings and foot steps for the late morning event. A crew of 8 were wrapping up their lap when I arrived at 10:30AM. The race started around 11:15 and I jumped out to the lead just keeping Sal Genovese off my heels in the end. Slow going with the 10:39 pace but that is what it is like in the snowy trails that are not groomed. Results below.

Lynn Woods - Virtual SNOWSHOE 2022

                 Real Time Snowshoe Race #1  February 26,2022

 Results by Bill Mullen  bill@lwrun.org and Joe Abelon jsa777@verizon.net

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#8 GW Great Woods-Pennybrook-Fox Rock-Dungeon-Great Woods  5K

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Place Name                No.  S Ag City            St Time8   Pace   

    1 JIM PAWLICKI         379 M 46 LYNN            MA   33:04 10:39 

    2 SAL GENOVESE         660 M 55 MARBLEHEAD      MA   33:38 10:50 

    3 SCOTT SOMERS        4081 M 51 PEABODY         MA   37:00 11:55 

    4 MARK ROSENBLUM       975 M 62 MELROSE         MA   40:52 13:10 

    5 BRIAN WALFIELD       684 M 58 LYNN            MA   45:35 14:41 

    6 FREDDI TRIBACK      1523 F 48 LYNN            MA   46:04 14:50 

    7 JENNIFER HAYDEN     3585 F 37 MARBLEHEAD      MA   46:29 14:58 

    8 MIKE DOYLE            13 M 72 LYNN            MA   46:30 14:59 

    9 LEANNE FAESSLER       71 F 49 LYNN            MA   46:54 15:06 

   10 AMY AMIRAULT         273 F 45 LYNN            MA   47:12 15:12 

   11 STEVE MARZEOTTI     3265 M 58 LYNNFIELD       MA 1:02:19 20:04 

   12 SHARON DOBBYN        607 F 70 NAHANT          MA 1:02:20 20:04 

   13 PAUL HENNESSEY       222 M 72 MELROSE         MA 1:02:21 20:05 

   14 BONNIE HALLINAN      558 F 70 DANVERS         MA 1:05:13 21:00 

   15 JOHNNY SMART        1452 M 47 LYNN            MA 1:05:14 21:00