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Good Times 5K Summer Series Race #4
For more race information, see Good Times 5K Series.
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| Enjoying the post race Good
Times on the patio of Hookslide Kelly's -- Lowell's best sports bar. photo Yankee Timing |
Sometimes
running backwards can be
faster than running forward
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People travel near and far to run in the Good Times Series. Tonight we had representatives from three states (MA, NH and IA) and three countries (United States, United Kingdom and Australia). Mark Blaisdell of Wilmington probably explained the Good Times appeal best by pointing out "This race is faster than most other [weekend] 5-Ks."
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| Susan
Davis of Brighton, MA displays her age division award and two Mylies. photo Yankee Timing |
Yes sir, it certainly is fast, but it's also a lot of fun. What better way to test your fitness then over a well organized fast course through Lowell's beautiful National Historic Park? This week we had eight runners break 17-minutes and one-tenth of the field broke the 19-minute barrier. Once again it was Benjamin Ndaya (15:16) and Linda Quimby (20:49) placing first as both runners remained atop the Good Times leader board.
Since this was our Reverse the Course week we ran the inner loop of the course in the reverse direction. So as you can imagine, it was just minutes after the run when the debate began over which way was faster. Here are the facts. Last week, running in the regular direction, we had 32 PRs set by 133 runners. This week, running in the reverse direction, we had 38 PRs set by 133 runners.
The facts would seemingly indicate that the reverse direction is the fastest. However I think that faster runners competed this week and the direction had nothing to do with it. Hey, it's 3.1-miles with zero elevation gain regardless of which direction you run. We'll just have to wait until next week to gather more data on this one.
By the way, next week is our Temptation 5K. Please don't miss this race because there is nothing else like it anywhere. It is a one-of-a-kind event. I guarantee you will have a blast whether this is your first time running our course or your twenty-first time.
Here is how it works. At the first water stop there will be 10 boxes and each box will contain a prize, however only one box will contain the Grand Prix. You have to make the decision whether you want to risk having to carry a box that weighs 4 to 6 pounds for two miles in order to have a chance at winning the Grand Prix.
At about 2-miles, we will have a course detour of about 50-meters down a slight hill to the river. When you reach the river's edge, there will be someone holding 25 envelopes. One of the envelopes will contain $100 while the other 24 will contain nothing. You must decide whether you want to risk losing 20 to 30 second off your time by taking the detour and for the opportunity to win $100 or continue straight. Ahhh, the temptation!
So bring all your running
friends, family members, neighbors and co-workers for the most fun you'll have
running this year for the Temptation 5K. And, as always, we can't promise you
will run a fast time, but we guarantee you will have a Good Time!
Place Name Sex Age Hometown St Div/Tot Time Pace Pts Total ===== =================== === === =============== ======== ======= ===== ==== ===== 1 BENJAMIN NDAYA M 31 LOWELL MA 1/19 15:16.1* 4:55 1000 4000 2 JIM ST PIERRE M 36 DRACUT MA 2/19 15:54.6* 5:08 959 2897 3 MARK MAYALL M 35 MAYNARD MA 3/19 16:18.5 PR 5:15 936 3547 4 DANIEL ROARK M 17 DRACUT MA 1/10 16:41.5 PR 5:23 914 914 5 ERIK TABER M 19 TEWKSBURY MA 2/10 16:42.9 5:23 913 913 6 AARON LADD M 24 IOWA CITY IA 1/11 16:48.3 5:25 908 908 7 DAVID QUINTAL M 44 SALEM NH 1/15 16:50.4 PR 5:26 906 906 8 ERIC WEBB M 19 TEWKSBURY MA 3/10 16:53.0 5:27 904 904 9 JOE DONNELLY M 39 DRACUT MA 4/19 17:47.2 5:44 858 3439 10 BRIAN BELLEY M 20 DUNSTABLE MA 2/11 17:48.6 5:44 857 857 11 PHILIP DIVINO M 18 CARLISLE MA 4/10 18:09.8 PR 5:51 840 1696 12 BEN LAWRENCE M 18 CONCORD MA 5/10 18:11.5 5:52 839 1698 13 MIKE DEIROSSI M 29 WALTHAM MA 3/11 19:04.4 PR 6:09 800 2317 14 ROBERT SMITH M 34 N ANDOVER MA 5/19 19:27.5 6:16 784 2325 15 BRYON MACSWEENEY M 32 HUDSON NH 6/19 19:34.4 6:18 780 1562 16 BILL ROZEN M 37 LOWELL MA 7/19 19:49.0 6:23 770 770 17 MATTHEW BRACH M 28 CHELMSFORD MA 4/11 19:52.1 6:24 768 768 18 DON GATTON M 57 NASHUA NH 1/18 19:59.0 6:26 764 3032 19 CHUCK FARROW M 46 CARLISLE MA 2/15 20:13.6 6:31 754 2981 20 DANIEL HOUSTON M 45 TYNGSBOROUGH MA 3/15 20:15.8 6:32 753 753 21 ROSS STACER M 54 ASHLAND MA 2/18 20:22.4 6:34 749 749 22 MICHAEL GENDRON M 14 LOWELL MA 6/10 20:26.9 6:35 746 746 23 KEN GOODIN M 52 LOWELL MA 3/18 20:29.0 6:36 745 2232 24 MICHAEL SHEEHAN M 39 LOWELL MA 8/19 20:39.8 6:40 738 2209 25 SIMON LINNEY M 32 MANCHESTER UK 9/19 20:42.8 6:41 737 737 26 LINDA QUIMBY F 39 MIDDLETON MA 1/11 20:49.2 PR 6:43 1000 3991 27 CHRISTIE FOX F 29 METHUEN MA 1/17 20:51.8 6:43 997 3927 28 RICK BROWN M 26 SALISBURY MA 5/11 21:01.9 PR 6:47 725 2894 29 EJ HRYNOWSKI M 44 ARLINGTON MA 4/15 21:16.9 PR 6:51 717 2863 30 JONATHAN MORRIS M 38 METHUEN MA 10/19 21:22.4 6:53 714 2899 31 RICHARD BROWN M 53 SALISBURY MA 4/18 21:36.3 6:58 706 2875 32 BARRY BRODETTE M 50 N ANDOVER MA 5/18 21:43.6 PR 7:00 702 2082 33 BRIAN P MARTIN M 34 LOWELL MA 11/19 21:46.5 7:01 701 1440 34 PAUL DILORENZO M 33 HAVERHILL MA 12/19 21:47.0 7:01 700 700 35 MIKE SMYTH M 47 MANCHESTER NH 5/15 21:48.3 7:02 700 1398 36 ROBERT CROKE M 51 BURLINGTON MA 6/18 21:58.5 7:05 694 694 37 DAVID WIEDERSPAHN M 51 CAMBRIDGE MA 7/18 22:05.0 PR 7:07 691 1357 38 STEVE KANARACUS M 62 LOWELL MA 1/7 22:06.0 7:07 690 1382 39 JIM SCOTTI M 40 MIDDLETON MA 6/15 22:09.0 PR 7:08 689 2046 40 CHRIS JANSON M 43 NEWBURYPORT MA 7/15 22:10.2 7:09 688 2081 41 TODD CROWLEY M 34 BEDFORD MA 13/19 22:12.6 7:09 687 687 42 GARY SEE M 60 SALEM NH 2/7 22:21.1 PR 7:12 683 2042 43 DAVE LABRODE M 50 HAVERHILL MA 8/18 22:24.3 7:13 681 2747 44 TRENTON HOYT M 21 WILMINGTON MA 6/11 22:24.8 PR 7:13 681 2632 45 MARK SCHOFIELD M 45 WESTFORD MA 8/15 22:30.5 7:15 678 1335 46 MELISSA MERROW F 28 WALTHAM MA 2/17 22:33.3 7:16 923 2762 47 GEORGE BISSON M 71 HOOKSETT NH 1/1 22:40.8 7:18 673 2697 48 FRANK KENNEDY M 54 PEPPERELL MA 9/18 22:46.2 7:20 670 2714 49 JOHN RHEAUME M 25 HAVERHILL MA 7/11 22:51.2 7:22 668 2644 50 DAVE TYLER M 48 LOWELL MA 9/15 22:55.3 7:23 666 1331 51 MARK CORBETT M 52 PELHAM NH 10/18 22:56.0 7:23 665 2683 52 RICHARD BRESLIN M 50 LOWELL MA 11/18 23:07.3 PR 7:27 660 1303 53 JAMES HARVEY M 18 LOWELL MA 7/10 23:18.9 7:31 654 654 54 PETER DENNECHUK M 55 WESTFORD MA 12/18 23:38.5 7:37 645 1293 55 MARK OFFICER M 49 LONDONDERRY NH 10/15 23:44.0 7:39 643 1276 56 ERIC KEUP M 42 IPSWICH MA 11/15 23:45.1 7:39 642 642 57 ERIN DONOVAN F 12 LOWELL MA 1/8 23:51.4 7:41 872 872 58 ROBERT THERRIEN M 32 CHELMSFORD MA 14/19 23:52.5 7:42 639 1266 59 JIM BATTS M 65 ANDOVER MA 3/7 23:59.1 7:44 636 2565 60 SUE DONOVAN F 39 LOWELL MA 2/11 23:59.4 7:44 867 2623 61 EMMA BOYD F 11 WINDHAM NH 2/8 24:04.9 7:46 864 864 62 WENDY BURBANK F 64 BOXFORD MA 1/4 24:09.3 7:47 861 2548 63 JESSICA COSTA F 38 CHELMSFORD MA 3/11 24:16.2 7:49 857 3356 64 PATRICK FLORENCE M 14 LOWELL MA 8/10 24:21.0 PR 7:51 627 1233 65 ALLY MASLOWSKI F 25 BILLERICA MA 3/17 24:23.9 7:52 853 2606 66 SUSAN MASLOWSKI F 55 NASHUA NH 1/6 24:24.3 7:52 853 1574 67 LEAH HILL F 28 LAWRENCE MA 4/17 24:27.1 7:53 851 3488 68 JOHANNAH ZACHARER F 13 LOWELL MA 3/8 24:32.3 7:54 848 848 69 SUSAN DAVIS F 45 BRIGHTON MA 1/6 24:35.2 PR 7:55 846 2505 70 GREG MORRIS M 34 METHUEN MA 15/19 24:45.3 PR 7:59 616 1687 71 SYDNEY MOLAND F 19 MANCHESTER NH 4/8 24:53.3 8:01 836 836 72 CHRIS CINTRON M 47 TEWKSBURY MA 12/15 24:54.4 PR 8:01 613 2434 73 SARAH DENNECHUK F 30 WESTFORD MA 4/11 25:01.5 8:04 831 3297 74 STEVE MOLAND M 64 LITCHFIELD NH 4/7 25:05.2 8:05 608 608 75 SARA BEMPKINS F 20 GROTON MA 5/17 25:05.4 8:05 829 829 76 SCOTT CASPER M 39 N CHELMSFORD MA 16/19 25:14.0 PR 8:08 605 2379 77 LINDA MCCARTHY F 43 DRACUT MA 2/6 25:21.0 8:10 821 3268 78 STACEY ASCONE F 33 MERRIMACK NH 5/11 25:21.9 8:10 820 3346 79 SARAH KIRANE F 21 LOWELL MA 6/17 25:22.2 8:10 820 3256 80 MIKAELA BOYLE F 22 LOWELL MA 7/17 25:23.2 8:11 820 3258 81 TOM HILDRETH M 54 TYNGSBORO MA 13/18 25:27.5 8:12 599 1188 82 JONATHAN MACKENZIE M 68 CHELMSFORD MA 5/7 25:28.0 PR 8:12 599 1762 83 DEBBIE CORBETT F 50 PELHAM NH 2/6 25:32.7 PR 8:14 815 2418 84 RANDY LEACH M 37 CHELMSFORD MA 17/19 25:40.9 8:16 594 2493 85 KATHERINE DUPRE F 19 NASHUA NH 5/8 25:58.8 PR 8:22 801 2196 86 ALLISON LACOSTE F 29 WESTFORD MA 8/17 26:05.3 8:24 798 2294 87 KATHLEEN GRAZIANO F 49 WILMINGTON MA 3/6 26:10.1 8:26 795 3120 88 EDWARD PAIGE M 27 BILLERICA MA 8/11 26:10.6 PR 8:26 583 583 89 MICHAEL COUTURE M 12 LOWELL MA 9/10 26:13.9 PR 8:27 582 1153 90 JOHN VOLPE M 22 CHELMSFORD MA 9/11 26:22.1 8:30 579 579 91 DERECK HAYES M 25 BILLERICA MA 10/11 26:30.0 PR 8:32 576 576 92 JUDY GALLAGHER F 50 TEWKSBURY MA 3/6 26:48.1 8:38 776 3060 93 ELIZABETH WALDMAN F 60 TEWKSBURY MA 2/4 26:48.8 8:38 776 3127 94 LAURIE ANGLIN F 27 BOSTON MA 9/17 26:49.3 PR 8:38 776 1519 95 STACEY ALCORN F 34 LOWELL MA 6/11 27:00.6 8:42 770 3077 96 BILL LAVACCHIA M 58 WOBURN MA 14/18 27:02.6 8:43 564 564 97 RICH KENNEY M 47 ATKINSON NH 13/15 27:16.6 8:47 559 2275 98 JENNY ADELSTEIN F 14 WESTFORD MA 6/8 27:18.0 8:48 762 762 99 BARRY NEILL M 53 LONDONDERRY NH 15/18 27:28.3 8:51 555 1642 100 TARA ELSEMILLER F 28 LOWELL MA 10/17 27:31.2 PR 8:52 756 2233 101 MELISSA CHARBONNEAU F 25 AYER MA 11/17 27:32.4 8:52 755 2982 102 MICHELLE SANTOS F 33 DRACUT MA 7/11 27:39.2 PR 8:55 752 2948 103 CASEY DARASZ F 20 DERRY NH 12/17 27:59.9 9:01 743 743 104 CONNOR CASAVAN M 35 BILLERICA MA 18/19 28:06.5 PR 9:03 543 1529 105 JOANNE DONOVAN F 46 CHELMSFORD MA 4/6 28:06.9 9:03 740 2176 106 SARAH CLEMENT F 27 TYNGSBORO MA 13/17 28:07.5 9:04 740 740 107 WILLIAM SIOPES M 25 AYER MA 11/11 28:13.4 PR 9:06 540 1041 108 ROBIN BREEN F 14 CONCORD MA 7/8 28:16.4 9:07 736 1437 109 RICH WALDMAN M 64 TEWKSBURY MA 6/7 28:21.2 9:08 538 2112 110 LYNDA MERRILL F 51 N CHELMSFORD MA 4/6 28:22.0 9:08 733 2860 111 BILL FLORENCE M 52 LOWELL MA 16/18 28:37.1 PR 9:13 533 1056 112 DIANE LEE F 18 CARLISLE MA 8/8 28:57.9 PR 9:20 718 1402 113 MICHAEL BALLERINI M 44 CHELMSFORD MA 14/15 29:11.1 9:24 523 2035 114 ANNMARIE VEITS F 32 TEWKSBURY MA 8/11 29:20.5 PR 9:27 709 709 115 KERRI DESCHAINE F 28 CHELMSFORD MA 14/17 29:24.6 9:28 707 2896 116 JAMES SHELTON M 52 LOWELL MA 17/18 29:59.9 9:40 508 1564 117 CATRINA BOUMIL F 24 LOWELL MA 15/17 30:17.1 9:45 687 2718 118 ROSA TEJADA F 48 DERRY NH 5/6 30:32.9 9:50 681 2004 119 JOY MORRIS F 31 METHUEN MA 9/11 30:34.4 PR 9:51 681 1320 120 BONNIE GRENIER F 39 DRACUT MA 10/11 31:05.7 10:01 669 2046 121 COLLEEN LYONS F 51 NASHUA NH 5/6 31:40.0 PR 10:12 657 2543 122 DANIEL SHANAHAD M 35 LOWELL MA 19/19 31:56.8 10:17 477 477 123 NIKHIL DIXIT M 13 DUNSTABLE MA 10/10 32:00.7 10:19 476 476 124 LINDA MACHADO F LOWELL MA 3/4 32:17.8 10:24 644 644 125 KAREN MIRANDA F 24 LOWELL MA 16/17 32:26.4 PR 10:27 641 1246 126 DIANA COLLINS F 24 TYNGSBORO MA 17/17 32:27.3 PR 10:27 641 1259 127 JACK KELLEHER M 63 TEWKSBURY MA 7/7 33:12.0 10:42 459 1358 128 PAUL GAUDETTE M 50 DRACUT MA 18/18 37:35.0 PR 12:06 406 798 129 THERESA DEVINCENTIS F 36 N BILLERICA MA 11/11 37:36.0 12:07 553 1646 130 JIM PACHECO M 48 SALEM NH 15/15 39:05.2 12:35 390 787 131 NANCY PATCH F 60 CHELMSFORD MA 4/4 39:25.8 12:42 528 2097 132 ANDREA SHELTON F 40 LOWELL MA 6/6 41:58.8 13:31 495 1966 133 DEBRA SHAW F 51 CHELMSFORD MA 6/6 43:58.0 14:10 473 960 Asterisk (*) indicates a top 3 Good Times Age Group finish