Light snow the day before gave the perfect backdrop to the opening of the 5K Snowstorm series.  The somewhat slick conditions in the Park did not prevent fast times from being posted as four new age records were established.
          Carlos Rivera led all to notch his second Snowstorm Classic victory of the early season with a speedy 16:58.  Southwick High Schooler Andrew Pitts proved he can run with the open runners as the fifteen year old raced to an impressive 17:20 clocking.  Senior sensation Bob Willis took 3^rd in 17:36, taking down the course record for 50 year old men in the process,  besting the 17:50 standard set by Frank Rucki just this past season.  Donna Levy of the Boston Running Club journeyed down the Mass Pike to capture the Snowstorm Classic women's title in a very respectable 19:10.  Central Mass Strider Sidney Letendre took 2^nd in 20:26 and set a new record for 46 year old women by a scant one second, erasing the mark held by fellow CMSer Mary Ryzcek for the past eight years..    Harrier Betsy Duquette broke the record for 45 year old women with her 3rd place 21:00, topping the 21:16 set by teammate Carol L'Esperance six years ago. And as earlier reported, 82 year old youngster Robert Knowlton came down from the Berkshire hills for the eighth consecutive year to become the oldest finisher in the 21 year history of the Snowstorm Classics.  His 34:50 clocking is his eighth individual age record on the 5K course.

 1    16:58  Carlos Rivera       26M  GSH
 2    17:20  Andrew Pitts        15M  ---
 3    17:36  Bob Willis          50M  GSH
 4    17:50  Mike Gauvin         25M  GSH
 5    17:55  Billy Rowe          39M  ---
 6    18:03  Hans Despain        35M  ---
 7    18:34  Frank Rucki         51M  CMS
 8    19:05  Bruce Knowlton      43M  GSH
 9    19:10  Donna Levy          32F  BRC
10    19:11  Jim Sullivan        35M  GSH
11    19:36  Art Roberts         56M  GSH
12    19:40  Richard Clark       46M  SMAC
13    19:44  Mark Dinicola       33M  GSH
14    19:47  Ramon Alicea        49M  GSH
15    20:19  Steve Atkinson      17M  ---
16    20:22  Tom O'Connor        46M  ---
17    20:26  Sidney Letendre     46F  CMS
18    20:34  Chris Adeletti      35M  ---
19    20:59  John Pashko         49M  GSH
20    21:00  Betsy Duquette      45F  GSH
21    21:06  Brian Roy           17M  ---
22    21:15  David Estabrook     14M  ---
23    21:51  Dave Livingstone    48M  GSH
24    22:09  Dave Greene         29M  ---
25    22:18  Chris Zurheide      36M  ---
26    22:19  Mary Misiaszek      34F  GSH
27    22:20  Mark Lynch          42M  ---
28    22:29  Tom Dwyer           42M  GSH
29    22:34  Kevin Young         48M  GSH
30    22:37  Bill Holt           44M  ---
31    22:41  Sandy Guarrera      36F  EORC
32    22:52  Betty Quinn         50F  ---
33    22:54  Willie O'Neill      42M  ---
34    22:59  Brian Gibbons       31M  GSH
35    23:04  Dan Jodoin          15M  ---
36    23:30  Kathy Lynch         38F  GSH
37    23:32  Meghan Lynch        14F  ---
38    23:38  Dave Matula         55M  SMAC
39    23:44  Steve Terrier       47M  SMAC
40    23:51  Don Grant           58M  SMAC
41    24:02  Al Cabot            45M  GSH
42    24:13  Doug Bielefeld      41M  GSH
43    24:14  Mike Finn           30M  ---
44    24:47  Mary Gubala         34F  GSH
45    25:00  Dan Roy             56M  ---
46    25:11  Dick Barker         59M  GSH
47    25:19  Bob Massaro         57M  EORC
48    25:22  Erv Landry          61M  GSH
49    25:26  Ellen Bellicchi     50F  GSH
50    25:26  Hugh Moriarty       59M  GSH
51    26:01  Sally Normandeau    37F  ---
52    26:19  Charles Towse       63M  GSH
53    26:43  Sue Grant           56F  SMAC
54    26:53  Peter Vangsness     51M  GSH
55    27:53  Kelly Sullivan      34M  GSH
56    28:36  Dick Osgood         62M  GSH
57    30:06  Mike Passmore       52M  GSH
58    30:46  Blair Garner        27F  ---
59    31:22  Bruce Kurtz         64M  SMAC
60    33:57  Mary Rebenciuc      29F  ---
61    34:50  Robert Knowlton     82M  GSH