Coffee-O-Five

Falmouth, MA, April 9, 2004

Good Friday Brings Good Running Weather Brings Out 43 Runners

The Good Friday edition of the Coffee O Five proved to be a great night to run and a season high of 43 runners and another ten walkers took part. For the contingent who had committed to next week¹s Boston Marathon it was their last hard test before race day. Joe Cobb and Bob Richards, who will both be toeing the line in Boston romped home with personal best Coffee O times. Jim Tietje, who will not be toeing the line in Boston, also chalked up a personal best time. The rest of next week¹s Boston Marathon contingent, Wendy Stafford, Jack Carroll, and Ed Giordano all turned in fine efforts this week as well. The women¹s race this week came down to the wire and in the end the younger legs prevailed as Lindsay Ruthven edged Wendy Stafford by a scant five seconds. Sharon Grace nabbed third, with a time of 38 minutes and Stace Beaulieu trotted home a minute later to take fourth for the women. 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. The Second Annual 3.8 Mile Chase the Patriot Cross Country run will be held Saturday, April 17th at 10 AM at Falmouth Academy.