Quarterdeck Five

Falmouth, MA, July 9, 1999

Complete Results

Results courtesy of Courtney Bird.

DOODY SHATTERS QD 5 COURSE RECORD

What a week in the world of running. First the world record for the mile was broken by over a second in Rome, then the QD 5 course record was shattered by 30 seconds in Falmouth! While former QD 5 course record holder, Charlie Stock was floating around in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean doing research, Tom Doody of Pelham, NH snuck into town and blitzed the QD 5 field with a time of 25:34, 30 seconds faster than Charlie Stock's old record of 26:02, set one year ago. Mr. Doody was on his way home back to New Hampshire after a week's vacation in Hyannis. Perhaps realizing that the Falmouth Track Club currently has no one capable of coming close to running such a time, he did sheepishly apologize for breaking the record by such a large margin.

Bob Hodge of Clinton and former course record holder of the Mount Washington Road Race, finished third behind Ken Gartner. Hodge, actually got lost in Town Hall Square, only a hundred yards from the finish line. The dazed runner was spinning around aimlessly, searching for the right direction, before Tom Doody dashed out and saved the day by redirecting Hodge to the finish line.

Although she didn't break any records, Sarah Keller had a very impressive QD 5 debut. She bested a very strong women's field with a very quick time of 32:22. Laura Hutchinson, a runner for Falmouth High School was third, just a minute behind the winner. Ellen Heher of Cotuit took a minute off her time of last week. She ran 7 minute per mile pace and finished 3rd for the second week in a row.

For Quarterdeck bartender Brent Hawkins, it was his longest run since he suffered a very bad fractured hip a year and a half ago. The "Hawk" finished in 37:50, a "post-surgery" personal best. After the run, Bob Hodge who is another broken leg victim, and the Hawk compared surgical scars as they quaffed down cooling beverages at the Quarterdeck.

The QD 5 Miler is held every Friday night at 5:30 from Town Hall Square. There is no charge for this free, self-timed event.

   1 Tom Doody                 Pelham, NH           37  M     25:34    CR
   2 Ken Gartner               Woods Hole           39  M     27:23
   3 Bob Hodge                 Clinton              44  M     28:24
   4 Bill O'Mara               N. Dartmouth         40  M     29:30
   5 D. J. Fairbanks           Woods Hole           30  M     30:14
   6 Luc Claessens             Berg en Terblijt, NL 34  M     30:25
   7 Tim Jones                 E. Falmouth          41  M     31:23
   8 Jim Ward                  Cambridge            36  M     31:52
   9 Jim Leichter              Falmouth             33  M     32:18
  10 Sarah Keller              Woods Hole           33  F     32:22
  11 Bob Crowley               Hatchville           43  M     32:22
  12 Steve Hamil               Falmouth             47  M     32:26
  13 Jerry Holmes              Toledo, OH           23  M     32:30
  14 Erik Ross                 Falmouth             17  M     32:41
  15 Andrew Daley              Falmouth             17  M     33:20
  16 Laura Hutchinson          N. Falmouth          17  F     33:24
  17 Jerry Donovan             E. Falmouth          25  M     33:44    PR
  18 Fred Keller               N. Falmouth          51  M     34:28
  19 Henry Stankiewicz         Milton               48  M     34:58
  20 Ellen Heher               Cotuit               43  F     35:01
  21 Brian Shacter             Woods Hole           54  M     35:35
  22 Justin Neviackas          Falmouth             22  M     35:35
  23 Jessica Baker             Falmouth             24  F     35:38
  24 Chris Reddy               Falmouth             29  M     35:38
  25 Rocky Geyer               Falmouth             43  M     37:02    PR
  26 Brent Hawkins             Litchfield, CT       46  M     37:50
  27 Jeff Oppenheim            Falmouth             45  M     37:52
  28 Mary Ward Regnier         Wrentham             33  F     37:59
  29 Bill Ward                 Tokyo, Japan         34  M     37:59
  30 Mary Olenick              N. Falmouth          45  F     38:01
  31 Chris Whelan              Concord              42  M     38:03
  32 Dan Webb                  Falmouth             35  M     39:44
  33 Dave Marshall             W. Roxbury           40  M     40:15
  34 Ifer McCollom             Falmouth             26  F     40:20
  35 Jurek Blusztajn           Falmouth             41  M     40:22
  36 Bill Dugdale              E. Falmouth          41  M     40:25
  37 Ann Peters                E. Falmouth          36  F     40:25
  38 Jim Barry                 Falmouth             41  M     40:49
  39 Sandro Segalini           Falmouth             58  M     41:50
  40 Gina Reppucci             Woods Hole           32  F     41:53
  41 Ellen Gutermuth           Marstons Mills       36  F     42:40
  42 Wayne LaFlamboy           Falmouth             38  M     43:00
  43 Andree Ramsey             Falmouth             32  F     43:00
  44 Courtney Bird             Falmouth             59  M     44:44
  45 Marcy Svoboda             Edgartown            26  F     47:10
  46 Lois Walsh                Walpole              39  F     54:01
  47 Carolyn Bird              Falmouth             60  F     54:46
  48 Chris Morrissey           Hingham              34  M     55:00
  49 Wally Ballou              Roslindale           23  M     56:03