Rose City Runners Team News - Kathy Hale

Ridgewood Run
We had a great turnout for the Ridgewood Run on Monday, May 31^st.  It was another hot and sticky morning, but 23 RC2 runners completed the 10K course!  The race kicked off with the wheelchair 10K.  Next up was the 10K, with nearly 1,300 runners.  This was a masters women team race, and we entered 4 teams.  They gave a great performance - the 40's women took 6th and 9th, and the 50's and 60's women each took 1st!  The full results are below, including the age group places by several of our team members.   

After the 10K, the 5K went off with over 1700 runners, including Jacob Grayzel (Lynn's son), Lynn (2 races in 1 day!) and Ann Shea.  Alexander Grayzel also participated in the mile-run later in the morning. 

Congratulations to all who participated, and thanks to the non-masters women and all the men who came out to support the team.  We had terrific cheerleaders in Kimberly, John and Jeff, Alexander and Jacob.  Friendly faces and voices along the course make a big difference! 

Ridgewood marked the end of the spring team racing season for the women.   

President's Cup 5K
Nearly 1,500 runners came out on June 21^st for the 31st Annual President's Cup 5K.  This is a very competitive race through the streets of Millburn.  Reputable sources reported that this was the first year out of at least the last three that there was no rain at some point during the race or the post-race party (last year we had rainbows at the start!).  20 Rose City team members completed this race, all of the results are below.   

This was an Open Men team championship, and we had 9 men competing for the team.  They placed 11th out of 21 teams.  Take a look at their times - they were very, very competitive!  Ken Cenicola, in his 1^st race for RC2, ran a 5K PR. 

Thanks to everyone who ran the race, and special thanks to Pam Helmer, Dick Celler and Stephanie Gentile who came out to cheer us on (and to have the beer ready at the finish line!).  Pizza with the team capped off the evening! 

Pine Beach 5K
On Sunday, June 27th, 17 Rose City Runners trekked to Pine Beach for the Masters Men's Team Championship 5K. 

Any hopes that it would be a little cooler than our last few races were dashed.  Hot and humid conditions seem to be following us for all our team championship races;  however, that didn't slow down the 9 men of Rose City!  We entered three teams, and they each made our team proud.  The men's 40s team placed 7th out of 10 teams, the men's 50s teams placed 4th out of nine teams and the 60s team placed 8th.  Several of our runners also placed in their age groups (see full results below and at http://www.compuscore.com/cs2010/june/pinebch.htm#tm04). Thanks to the womens team members who raced to support the men's teams and welcome to Dick Helmer who raced his first 5K in Rose City blue! 

Team & Individual Standings
The first round of team standings (as of June 20) were posted on June 20^th   http://www.usatfnj.org/ldr/10/2010team_grandprix.htm.  Our 50's and 60's women's teams are in 1st place!  The 40's women and 50's men are in 5th and both open teams are in 10th.  Overall we're in 6th place out of 14 teams.  Congratulations to everyone - keep up the good work!   

Individual results for the overall competition, Mini 1 and Mini 2 are posted at http://www.usatfnj.org/ldr/2010_GP_updates.html.  They’ll be updated at the end of June, then again at the end of July. Check out your standings in each of the competitions.  Remember that for each competition, you need a minimum number of races, so start looking ahead to the fall race schedule.  Several RC2 members are on track to place high in their age groups! 

Aileen Flanagan is now handling our RC2 shirts – make sure to let her know if you need an RC2 singlet before the fall race season starts.  It’s also a good way to ‘publicize’ our team at other races. 

Pine Beach is our last team race until Labor Day weekend.  Mark your calendars for the fall races - http://www.usatfnj.org/ldr/2010_LDR_Championships.pdf.  Thank you all for your participation this spring!   

It’s not too late to join the 2010 RC2 race team – there are 7 more races in the fall and we’d love to have you join the team.  The only requirements are enthusiasm and willingness to participate.  Send me an email or talk to me or any other team member Saturday mornings for more information. 

Ridgewood Run Results, May 31, 2010 (chip times)
James Button 42:02 (10th, 50-54 men)
Karen Auteri 42:37 (2nd, 25-29 women)
Michael Gentile 42:57
Lou Grunfelder 44:46 (7th 55-59 men)
Peter Auteri 46:21 (8th, 55-59 men)
Bonnie Triolo 46:32 (2nd, 50-54 women)
Courtney Clark 49:10
Derek Shendell 49:24
Vivian Wilson 50:39 (9th, 50-54 women)
Lynn Castrataro 51:00
Joan Incantalupo 52:07
Cande Olsen 52:26 (3rd, 60-64 women)
Danuta Vanderbeek 57:50 (6th, 60-64 women)
Emma Oldmixon 58:15
Helen Leung 58:31
Elizabeth Fisher 59:23 (8th, 55-59 women)
George Grosso 59:34
Lynda Brush 59:35 (8th, 60-64 women)
Nan Masterson 1:01:28
Kathy Hale 1:02:18
Aileen Flanagan 1:02:30
Amy Duncan 1:11:34
Kate Duncan 1:26:12

President's Cup Results, June 21, 2010 (gun time)
Leonard Huffman, 18:21 4th, 35-39 men
James Button, 19:45 9th, 50-54 men
Michael Gentile, 19:47, 10th, 50-54 men
John Doyle, 20:55
Lou Grunfelder, 21:37
Ken Cenicola, 22:06
Robert Powers, 22:50
Richard Helmer, 23:15, 6th, 60-64 men
Denise Byrnes, 23:57, 10th, 40-44 women
Cande Olsen, 24:05, 3rd, 60-64 women
Courtney Clark, 24:29
Keith Lo, 26:35.26
Lynda Brush, 27:16.51, 5th, 60-64 women
Ann Shea, 27:42
Kathleen Hale, 29:32
Lee Brush, 31:21
Amy Duncan, 31:51
Tom Jarick, 32:48
Kate Duncan, 35:39
Yulgoo Nyhan, 37:19
 

Pine Beach 5K, June 27, 2010 James Button 19:43 (4th, 50-54 men) Chuck Paul 19:45 (5th, 50-54 men) Michael Gentile 19:53 (6th, 50-54 men) Dede Paul 21:59 (2nd, 50-54) Lou Grunfelder  22:08 Richard Helmer  22:49 Robert Powers 23:20 Jerry Kloby 24:18 Vivian Wilson  24:20 (5th, 50-54 women) Kimberly Borin 24:59 (8th, 45-49 women) Lynda Brush 27:24 (4th, 60-64 women) Eileen O'brien   28:58 George Grosso 29:29 Lee Brush  30:33 Kathy Hale 32:09 Amy Duncan 33:33 Kate Duncan 40:30