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15th Mill Cities Relay
Nashua, NH to Lawrence, MA
December 6, 1998
Computerized Timing & Scoring By: YANKEE TIMING Co., call Dave Camire 978-957-4230
GLRR and MVS all Tied up at Mill Cities Relay
by Dave Camire
Lawrence, MA - After last year's Mill Cities Relay, the organizing committee decided to change the method of scoring. After fourteen years of scoring the club competition based on time, a switch was made to cross county style scoring. The hope was that some of the smaller clubs in the event would have a better chance of winning the coveted MCR trophy.
Well the plan worked almost to perfection. One situation that no one had anticipated was how to handle a tie. Of course that's exactly what happened as the perennial winner Greater Lowell Road Runners, and the revitalized Merrimack Valley Striders both ended up with 49 points. Both clubs will share the MCR trophy until next December at which time they'll have a chance to defend. Based on this year's competition that may not be an easy task. Only 7 points separated the top four teams as the Winner Circle Running Club placed second (46 points) and the Gate City Striders placed third (42 points).
The weather for this year's relay was the best in the 15 year history of the event. Runners were greeted with 52 degree warmth at the start in Nashua, NH. By early afternoon participants abandoned the Elk's Hall in Lawrence to soak up sunshine and temperatures in the mid-sixties. This year's event had a record 129 teams and was made possible through the generous sponsorship of Fila USA.
Race Photos by Ken Robichaud
PLACE DIV/TOT NAME CLUB DIV TEAM NAME time
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1 1/33 DAVE KAZANJIAN WRT MO 2:29:10
2 2/33 ERIC BEAUCHESNE GLRR MO 2:30:06
3 3/33 DAVE HINGA MVS MO 2:31:37
4 4/33 JOHN AYERS NSS MO 2:32:22
5 5/33 DAVE BEAULEY GCS MO PINNAPES EXPRESS 2:35:16
6 6/33 KIETH KELLY NHAA MO 2:38:15
7 1/20 DAVE KAZANJIAN WRT CO 2:39:15
8 7/33 LIONEL KERVELLA SRR MO MEN'S A OPEN TEAM 2:39:52
9 8/33 CHRIS KEALEY WCRC MO WCRC OPEN MEN 2:41:14
10 1/22 GARY PASSLER WCRC MM WCRC MEN MASTERS 2:41:20
11 2/20 TOM DOODY GLRR CO 2:42:37
12 2/22 MARK BLAISDELL GLRR MM 2:45:01
13 3/22 TOM KOLB GCS MM 2:47:11
14 3/20 BETH PHELAN GCS CO 2:47:59
15 9/33 MIKE COLLINS SQRR MO 2:48:35
16 4/22 ALAN ST GERMAIN MVS MM MVS - A TEAM 2:48:56
17 10/33 BRIAN BIGELOW GCS MO ONCE A RUNNER 2:50:03
18 4/20 JOHN MULLIGAN MVS CO 2:50:08
19 5/20 CHRIS MARTIN NHAA CO 2:50:22
20 11/33 KEVIN GUINEE GAC MO 2:50:44
21 12/33 JEFF GOULD NMC MO 2:53:11
22 1/6 KEN WHITCOMB GLRR CM 2:55:13
23 1/10 DAVE KAZANJIAN WRT FO 2:56:11
24 6/20 MARK DONAIS GLRR CO RAYTHEON PLUS ONE 2:57:34
25 7/20 MIKE MCCORMACK WCRC CO WCRC COED OPEN 2:58:33
26 1/14 PAUL DUCEY NSS MS 2:59:26
27 1/3 JOHN GORVIN SRR CD CLYDESDALE B TEAM 3:01:09
28 2/14 CHARLIE FARRINGTON MVS MS 3:01:10
29 8/20 HOWARD BERMAN GCS CO 3:01:14
30 13/33 KEITH O'BRIEN GLRR MO 3:01:42
31 3/14 JACK PIERCE GLRR MS WIPPING OLD DOGZ 3:01:52
32 5/22 HARRY DOW MVS MM MVS X-OUTS 3:02:36
33 6/22 EDWARD MAHONEY NHAA MM QUEEN CITY KINGS 3:02:47
34 7/22 GEORGE GAGNON NHAA MM MASTER SLUGS 3:02:56
35 2/10 JILL GATENBY MVS FO 3:03:03
36 2/6 SUE PASSLER WCRC CM WCRC COED MASTERS 3:03:11
37 8/22 RICHARD DARLING MVS MM MVS B TEAM 3:03:35
38 14/33 PETER ZDINAK MVS MO OPEN TEAM Z 3:04:35
39 4/14 TED JONES WCRC MS WCRC SENIORS 3:04:54
40 15/33 GERARD OTTAVIANO GLRR MO 3:05:19
41 16/33 DON DUPAUL GDTC MO 3:06:12
42 9/22 PETER MALINOWSKI NSS MM 3:06:23
43 3/6 FRANK GORMAN NMC CM 3:06:30
44 17/33 MIKE HAGERTY GCS MO 3:06:35
45 9/20 GARY FRIEDMAN NSS CO 3:06:41
46 3/10 JERRI CLAYTON NHAA FO NORM'S LADIES IN WAITI 3:06:42
47 10/20 BRENDA BAXTER SQRR CO 3:07:03
48 5/14 COLIN GOULDSON GLRR MS DOGZ 3:07:29
49 4/10 SUE LANDRETH WCRC FO WCRC OPEN WOMEN 3:07:47
50 18/33 DAVE TYLER GLRR MO 3:08:50
51 19/33 PETER ELIOPOULOS GLRR MO PETE'S WICKED AILING 3:08:52
52 5/10 COREEN WHITE GLRR FO 3:09:02
53 6/14 JAMES IMPRESCIA NMC MS 3:10:11
54 1/1 BILL PEREGOY SRR SRR COED A TEAM 3:11:18
55 6/10 KATHY KIRBY GCS FO WOMEN'S OPEN A 3:11:22
56 10/22 JIM GAFFNEY NMC MM 3:12:12
57 20/33 MIKE HAYS WCRC MO WCRC OPEN MEN A 3:12:25
58 21/33 KEVIN MOLL0Y SQRR MO 3:13:10
59 22/33 BOB FINN MVS MO 3:14:01
60 11/20 LISA SENATORE GLRR CO 3:14:17
61 11/22 LARRY HORLICK SRR MM MEN'S MASTERS TEAM 3:14:38
62 12/20 MOE PATT GAC CO 3:15:54
63 7/10 VICKIE KALIL GDTC FO 3:17:27
64 12/22 DAN JONES GAC MM 3:17:39
65 7/14 BARRY PEARSON GLRR MS 3:18:55
66 13/22 AL LATALENO GAC MM 3:19:05
67 14/22 CHARLES PERRY MVS MM 3:19:37
68 23/33 ERIN BROWN SRR MO WOMEN'S OPEN TEAM 3:21:03
69 13/20 CHRIS MERIT NSS CO 3:21:12
70 8/14 LUCIEN TRUDEAU NHAA MS AA-OLDER & WISER? 3:21:18
71 24/33 MIKE WARD GCS MO TEAM BUDWEISER 3:21:44
72 25/33 PHIL DANGLER SRR MO MEN'S B OPEN TEAM 3:21:54
73 8/10 RENNE RENE-MERIT NSS FO 3:22:23
74 1/6 VICKI MILLER WCRC FM WCRC WOMEN'S MASTERS 3:23:40
75 15/22 BOB AUCOIN WCRC MM 3:23:45
76 16/22 DAVE LABRODE AS MM 3:24:10
77 26/33 MARK HATHAWAY GAC MO 3:24:18
78 27/33 RAY LAVIGNE AS MO 3:24:31
79 14/20 MARK RAMSAY NHAA CO 3:24:40
80 28/33 GREG MENOUNOS SRR MO MEN'S OPEN C TEAM 3:24:52
81 9/14 BOB NESSON SRR MS MEN'S SR A TEAM 3:24:57
82 29/33 ROGER LAVASSEUR GLRR MO ROAD WARRIORS 3:25:14
83 30/33 JIM ECKE GCS MO HEEL SPURS 3:25:18
84 17/22 DAVE MCGUIGAN AS MM 3:25:52
85 10/14 GEORGE MILLER GCS MS STRIDING ALONG 3:26:09
86 11/14 HERB CUNHA MVS MS 3:26:17
87 4/6 SHARON YU MVS CM RICHARD'S RUNNERS 3:27:08
88 18/22 BEN FUDGE GLRR MM BENNY AND THE JETS 3:27:33
89 15/20 JIM MARSH GLRR CO MARSH'S TRI TEAM 3:27:38
90 16/20 STEPHEN SMITH MVS CO 3:27:45
91 2/6 PAMELA HALL GCS FM GCS FEMALE MASTER TEAM 3:30:05
92 5/6 BOB HOLLAND NSS CM 3:30:45
93 3/6 AMY DALY MVS FM 3:32:02
94 2/3 BRIAN SMITH SRR CD CLYDESDALE A TEAM 3:32:36
95 9/10 MARGGIE FOLEY GDTC FO 3:33:47
96 17/20 CHUCK POWERS SRR CO COED B TEAM 3:34:13
97 31/33 JOE COLLINS SQRR MO 3:34:33
98 32/33 LEE FRIEDMAN NSS MO 3:34:58
99 19/22 JOHN HOLLAND GDTC MM 3:35:12
100 33/33 TOM KONDRONSKI SQRR MO 3:35:33
101 6/6 RICH STOCKDALE GCS CM 3:36:34
102 18/20 JAMES GILFORD GAC CO 3:36:37
103 3/3 BOB THOMPSON GCS CD GCS MASTERS CLYDESDALE 3:37:19
104 12/14 MIKE PELLETIER NSS MS 3:38:12
105 13/14 BRIAN SANBORN GCS MS SENIOR 2 3:38:41
106 19/20 BETH PHELAN GCS CO 3:39:11
107 10/10 LINDSEY MOLLOY SQRR FO 3:44:01
108 20/22 GARY ALEXANDER GAC MM 3:49:31
109 21/22 STEVE LEGGE SQRR MM 3:50:06
110 20/20 MARGE GLADWIN NMC CO 3:52:18
111 4/6 LYN LICCIADELLO MVS FM 3:54:02
112 1/1 TRICIA O'NEILL SRR FIL FILLY A TEAM 3:55:17
113 5/6 PATRICIA MIKULIS GCS FM GCS FEM MASTERS C 3:56:12
114 14/14 TERRY KENNEY GCS MS SENIOR 3 3:56:50
115 22/22 BILL HAMES MVS MM 3:57:24
116 6/6 VIRGINA MILLS GCS FM GCS FEM MASTERS B 3:58:17
Sunshine Start
PLACE DIV/TOT NAME CLUB DIV TEAM NAME time
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1 1/5 BILL SPENCER GCS MV 2:02:04
2 2/5 BOB RANDALL WCRC MV VETS 2:13:31
3 1/5 HEIDY MCGAFFIGAN GCS FS 2:15:30
4 3/5 LARRY FISHER WCRC MV 2:20:29
5 2/5 MARILYN MCCARTHY MVS FS 2:25:26
6 3/5 CLAUDIA JOCHUMS WCRC FS 2:30:18
7 4/5 HEIDY MCGAFFIGAN GCS FS 2:32:39
8 4/5 DICK BUCKHANAN NSS MV 2:33:25
9 5/5 HEIDY MCGAFFIGAN GCS FS GCS 2:38:18
10 5/5 CHRISTINE ROBERTSON MVS MV 2:40:34
Club Results
1 GLRR 51
1 MVS 51
2 WCRC 48
3 GCS 44
4 NSS 36
6 NHAA 34
6 WRT 34
7 SRR 19
8 NMC 18
9 SQRR 11
9 GAC 11
10 GDTC 8
11 AS 4
