Coffee-O-Five

Falmouth, MA, July 2, 2004

Pre Fourth Attracts Very Large Coffee O Field

The pre-fourth of July running of the Coffee O Five attracted it¹s largest field in over two years. Sixty-one runners took part and they came from all over the country, from as far away as California, Texas, Washington, Arizona, Georgia, and Minnesota. Matt Clark, a former Barnstable High running ace, trotted home in just over 27 minutes without even breaking a sweat. The nineteen-year-old speedster posted the fastest time run on the course this year. Ken Gartner and Cam Stracher of Westport, Ct. followed in second and third. D.J. Fairbanks dipped under 30 minutes for his first time in several years en route to a fourth place finish. Jay Marshall of Boston rounded out the top five, while Don Frederickson edged big Dave Heffernan for sixth place. For the second week in a row Nancy Correia found herself in another nail biter. This week she took second, just seven seconds behind Sarah Keller¹s time of 33:20. Lynn Holmgren returned for her first Coffee O since last fall and edged Wendy Stafford by half a minute for third. Ms. Stafford will be entering the ³old runner division² next week. Jeane Cerulle runs nine minute pace like clockwork, she finished in 45 minutes flat for the third time in three weeks. 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 are no entry fees for these self-timed events and all runners and walkers are welcome to participate.