Marlboro Boys & Girls Club Triathlon

Marlboro, Ma. 6/2/96

.25 mi. swim, 11 mi. bike, 3 mi. run

Results and report: Bob Weathersby


     The FIRM Marlboro Boys & Girls Club Sprint Triathlon has become a rite
     of passage for many New England athletes. The '96 edition, held under
     clear skies and light winds, allowed the approx. 170 athletes to
     assess their fitness relative to the field, their aspirations, and the
     rolling landscape.

     Shaking off morning stiffness from the previous day's yard landscape
     work, Team USA and Boston University PHD candidates Paul and Carol
     Barford captured the overall titles in a similar manner: maintain
     contact on the swim, power to a substantial lead on the bike, then
     maintain a steady effort on the run. Travis Keane and Cathi Remington
     garnered hard-earned runner-up status.

     Reflecting a national trend, Men's Masters winner Bruce Butterworth
     finished comfortably within the top 10 overall, but not before
     checking over his shoulder on Masters runner-up Bob Lamothe. Longtime
     stalwart Nancy Deroma captured the Women's title and fifth overall.

     Representatives of the benefit organization, celebrating its 50th
     anniversary, congratulated award winners. Continuing a FIRM tradition,
     a large number of raffle and age group bonus selections accompanied
     the traditional recognition.

     Laugh of the day belongs to the entrant(name withheld, but now in his
     12th year of competition) who, after exiting the swim among the
     leaders and zipping out of transition by pedaling atop his shoes,
     discovered he'd clipped them in to the opposite foot's pedal! To
     paraphrase another old warrior, "I coulda been a contenda!"

     Bob Weathersby


     Men Overall                                Women Overall

     Paul Barford        47:53                  Carol Barford    57:36
     Travis Keane        48:48                  Cathi Remington  58:45
     Bill Reeves         48:59                  Kathleen Smith   59:09
     Tim Crowley         50:27                  Jennifer Meyers  59:26
     Joe Walsmith        50:33                  Nancy Deroma     59:27

     Men Masters                                Women Masters

     Bruce Butterworth   51:34                  Nancy Deroma     59:27
     Bob Lamothe         52:44                  Karen Roberg     1:02:42
     Marc Saucier        53:06                  Peg Buxton       1:06:34