Coffee-O-Five

Falmouth, MA, April 30, 2004

Forty Two at Pre Derby Coffee O

Forty-two runners and half a dozen walkers left the gate Friday night at the Coffee O Five. Rich Gori, a former harrier at Mass Maritime, broke away early and held on for the win. Finishing in a dead heat a couple of furlongs back were Steve Ruane and Ken Gartner. Jeff List followed a couple of lengths behind. Mark Barbour of Fort Collins, Colorado nipped Dana Miskell at the wire by a nose to take fifth. Linday Ruthven, the Falmouth High School running coach, bested Wendy Stafford by a furlong or two, en route to her second women¹s win of the year. It was a real horse race for the next three spots. Stace Beaulieu, Joanna York, and Ann Tarrant all finished in a virtual dead heat in just a shade over 40 seconds. Ms. York¹s time of 40:16 was a personal best. The Coffee O Five is a weekly five-mile run and 2.4 mile walk that is held every Friday night at 5:30 from Town Hall Square in Falmouth. There is no entry fee for these self-timed events and all runners and walkers are invited to participate.