Snowstorm Classic #1 - 10K
December 5, 1998

19th Season Begins with Ideal Weather

     A near perfect day greeted runners who gathered at the Forest Park Skate House for the start of the 19th season of Snowstorm Classic road races.  Snow and cold were distant memories on December 5th as Harrier Carlos Rivera dueled with master runner Steve O’Neil for the opening victory. Youth prevailed this day as Rivera outran O’Neil by nearly a minute, clocking 34:50 over the 10K course. The elder Central Mass Strider was hardly disappointed however as his 35:46 effort established a new record for 47 year old men, erasing the 36:00 mark held jointly by Bob Willis and Roland Cormier, a rare lost record for Mr. Cormier.  Within less then five minutes Harrier Doug Blanchard both lost and won a record. First the BAA’s Jim O’Toole cruised a 42:56 and erased Doug’s 43:47 which he ran ten years ago as a 63 year old , but the still speedy 73 year old zipped a 47:28 for a new mark.  A trio of Harriers contested the women’s blue ribbon with Dawn Roberts’ steady 42:51 besting Kathy Colwell (43:48) and youngster Katie Knowles who impressed with a debut 10K in 44:00.

Results
 
 1  34:50  Carlos Rivera        24M   GSH
 2  35:46  Steve O'Neil         47M   CMS
 3  37:09  Celio Hernandez      45M   GSH
 4  38:35  Jim Sullivan         33M   GSH
 5  38:58  John Bigos           45M   GSH
 6  39:07  Roland Cormier       58M   GSH
 7  39:16  John Cote            36M   GSH
 8  39:47  Ramon Alicea         47M   EORC
 9  39:52  Ed Buckley           40M   EORC
10  40:46  Dario Camacho        16M   GSH
11  40:46  Chris Zurheide       34M   ---
12  40:48  Jim Halton           51M   GSH
13  40:51  Frank Rucki          49M   CMS
14  41:03  Tom O'Connor         44M   ---
15  41:06  Mark Dean            46M   SMAC
16  41:18  Jim Cunningham       40M   SS
17  41:20  Tom Regnier          38M   SMAC
18  41:42  Bill Romito          45M   GSH
19  41:43  Art Roberts          54M   GSH
20  41:48  Pete Stasz           51M   GSH
21  41:58  Andy Winter          36M   ---
22  42:01  Jim Snyder           46M   ---
23  42:16  Tom Dwyer            40M   GSH
24  42:39  Joel Boucher         44M   EORC
25  42:47  Tom Whelan           40M   ---
26  42:51  Dawn Roberts         26F   GSH
27  42:56  Jim O'Toole          63M   BAA
28  43:01  Bill Lord            54M   GSH
29  43:06  Jonathan Tetherly    54M   BRC
30  43:48  Kathy Colwell        34F   GSH
31  43:52  George Maston        43M   ---
32  44:00  Katie Knowles        16F   GSH
33  44:17  Kevin Young          46M   GSH
34  44:42  Brian Goddu          49M   GSH
35  44:49  Nick Bennett         15M   ---
36  45:04  Dan Sexton           39M   ---
37  45:10  Don Grindle          43M   GSH
38  45:35  Dave Gubala          37M   SMAC
39  45:44  Mark Lynch           40M   ---
40  45:56  Kevin Kennedy        31M   GSH
41  46:24  Dave Martula         53M   SMAC
42  46:25  David Benoit         40M   ---
43  47:12  Gary Rockwell        49M   ---
44  47:18  Mary Misiaszek       32F   GSH
45  47:19  Jim Lyons            33M   ---
46  47:28  Doug Blanchard       73M   GSH
47  48:11  Erv Landry           59M   GSH
48  48:14  John Somers          47M   ---
49  48:17  Sharon Mikaelian`    33F   GSH
50  48:45  Bryan Dailey         44M   GSH
51  48:54  Bill Bennett         51M   ---
52  50:17  Bob Massaro          55M   EORC
53  50:59  Ellen Bellicchi      48F   ---
54  51:06  John Garvey          39M   ---
55  52:35  Mary Gubala          32F   GSH
56  53:08  Kelly Sullivan       32F   GSH
57  53:55  Bill Milkiewicz      43M   EORC
58  54:37  Dick Osgood          61M   GSH
59  56:24  Ed Bryant            47M   GSH
60  56:47  Kevin Corley         51M   ---
61  57:08  Hugh Moriarty        57M   GSH
62  57:49  John Dryjowicz       54M   GSH
63  60:11  Bruce Kurtz          62M   SMAC
64  61:06  Mike Passmore        50M   ---
65  62:40  Julie Newton         24F   ---
66  63:15  Cindy Cramer         40F   EORC
67  63:16  George Cramer        48M   EORC