While Foxboro stadium enjoyed near white-out conditions and New-Englanders were held at the edge of their seats as they willed the Patriots on that final overtime drive, no snow could be found on the Snowstorm 10K course earlier that morning in Springfield.

     David Raucci's time of 35:34 was good enough to take the overall crown from Paul Fratini (35:55) who prevented Joe Raucci (37:31) from making it a junior one two punch. Though Steve O'Neill is now a senior he still makes life difficult for the remaining masters runners as he took 4th overall (37:50) and took the masters and seniors divisions also. John Bigos (38:46) was the second master home and Brian Goddu (44:19) second senior. The veteran division belonged yet again to Charlie Towse (45:07).

     On the women's side it was Cheryl Simoni (42:33) who after attacking on the opening hill was never in danger from there. Mary Misiaszek, who stayed within striking distance through the halfway point took second (44:28) and Cindy Walsh (46:11) third. The masters division went to Diane Culhane (51:15). It was the seniors division that had the closest race of the day, as Sue Grant's attempt to catch Steve Terrien in the closing stages was sufficient to keep her seven seconds ahead of Ellen Bellicchi to claim the seniors division.

     In this record setting Snowstorm Classic year it would seem that mother nature is also trying to get in the record books as the series approaches week 9 and it has yet to live up to its name. Maybe next week ....

 1  35:34  David      Raucci      15M  TT
 2  35:55  Paul       Fratini     36M  GSH
 3  37:31  Joe        Raucci      16M  TT
 4  37:50  Steve      O'Neil      50M  CMS
 5  38:32  Steve      Byrne       34M  GSH
 6  38:46  John       Bigos       48M  GSH
 7  40:30  Tim        Brown       49M  ---
 8  41:58  Rich       Clark       47M  SMAC
 9  42:20  Jim        Lyons       36M  ---
10  42:24  Jim        Snyder      49M  ---
11  42:33  Cheryl     Simoni      35F  ---
12  42:54  Michael    Adams       39M  ---
13  43:11  Tom        Whelan      43M  GSH
14  44:14  Mark       Dean        49M  SMAC
15  44:19  Brian      Goddu       52M  GSH
16  44:28  Mary       Misiaszek   35F  GSH
17  44:30  Mark       Lynch       43M  ---
18  44:50  Neal       Lamberton   53M  GSH
19  45:07  Charlie    Towse       64M  GSH
20  45:33  Keith      Fecteau     42M  GSH
21  45:45  Chris      Conz        25M  ---
22  45:46  Tom        Deluca      46M  GSH
23  45:49  Kevin      Young       49M  GSH
24  46:11  Cindy      Walsh       27F  ---
25  46:32  Zack       Denver      16M  ---
26  46:33  Finian     O'Shea      17M  ---
27  47:17  Tim        Londo       36M  GSH
28  47:24  Mike       LaPlante    41M  ---
29  47:34  Dave       Martula     56M  SMAC
30  47:41  Rick       Wiernasz    49M  ---
31  47:59  Don        Grant       59M  SMAC
32  48:04  Debbie     Girouard    38F  EROC
33  48:07  David      Aronson     46M  SMAC
34  48:10  Bob        Massaro     58M  EORC
35  48:58  Ruben      Rios        33M  GSH
36  49:05  Clive      Woakes      54M  GSH
37  49:06  Bill       Thibault    44M  EORC
38  49:07  Stephen    Penna       46M  EORC
39  49:13  Matt       Dufresne    35M  GSH
40  49:19  Erv        Landry      62M  GSH
41  49:25  Dennis     Mahoney     47M  ---
42  49:29  Tim        Metoxen     56M  ---
43  49:30  John       Pashko      50M  GSH
44  49:31  Bryon      Dailey      47M  GSH
45  50:29  Mike       Butler      29M  EORC
46  50:50  Doug       Bielefeid   42M  GSH
47  50:59  Justin     Kasunick    26M  ---
48  51:01  Mary       Gubala      36F  GSH
49  51:15  Diane      Culhane     41F  ---
50  51:21  Stephanie  Sullivan    25F  ---
51  51:24  Katie      McMahon     28F  ---
52  51:24  Michael    Lee         30M  ---
53  51:29  Charlie    Canqemi     31M  ---
54  51:31  Tom        Conlin      61M  ---
55  51:41  Andrea     Dufresne    32F  GSH
56  51:42  Cindy      Roy         42F  GSH
57  51:50  Steve      Terrien     48M  GSH
58  51:54  Sue        Grant       57F  SMAC
59  52:01  Ellen      Bellicchi   51F  GSH
60  52:27  Chris      Park        30M  ---
61  53:52  Joe        Fois        26M  GSH
62  53:54  Amy        Bottke      33F  ---
63  53:58  Don        Grindle     46M  GSH
64  54:17  Kelly      Sullivan    35F  GSH
65  57:33  Bill       Milkiewicz  47M  GSH
66  59:16  Ken        Barba       49M  ---
67  59:17  Rob        Robinson    47M  ---
68  75:18  Bruce      Kurtz       65M  SMAC