Snowstorm Classic #11 - 5K
February 9, 2002

Lombardi and Raucci Set Records
Amazing Snowless Snowstorm Classics Continue

     Ron Lombardi took a break from those mystifying tax forms to test his conditioning at this week's race. The test results: A +. The long time Harrier and Connecticut accountant not only won the race in 16:25, but he took down the record for 38 year old men in the process, shaving three seconds off the standard set by Brian Pickell five years ago. 
     Only teammate Paul Fratini and Troy Trailblazer David Raucci were able to stay within striking distance of the speedy number cruncher. In fact Mr. Raucci caught Mr. Lombardi just past the 3K mark and it appeared the 15 year old whippersnapper might claim his second Snowstorm Classic win this season. But it wasn't all that long ago Ron himself was a young whippersnapper from Palmer High, and he wasn't about to let his title be usurped. He pushed the pace over the final kilometer or so to finish with a convincing ten second margin.
     David, however, never gave up, racing tenaciously until the finish line. His efforts resulted in a new record for fifteen year olds, smashing one of the oldest records on the Snowstorm Classic books, the 17:08 record set by Keith Moynihan over 21 years ago (or six years before David was born).
     Mr. Fratini clocked a respectable 17:07 for third, and after David's brother Joe Raucci's took fourth in 17:41, along came first master Jim Tharp (17:56) of the newly combined Athletes Foot-HyTek club out of Connecticut.  Next was first senior Steve O'Neil in 18:04, just edging CMS teammate Frank Rucki (18:06).
     Steadily improving Mary Misiaszek won the women's race in 21:12, another pr, with junior Katie Compton second in 23:15 and Mary Gubala third in 23:33. GSHer Ellen Bellicchi won both the master and senior titles in 24:49.
     With only two races left this season, one on the 10K course next Saturday then the season finale on the 5K course on February 23rd, not a single snowflake has interfered with any of the races…yet. First time ever for a perfect season? Maybe the Harriers can fool Mother Nature!

Results
 1  16:25  Ron       Lombardi     38M  GSH
 2  16:35  David     Raucci       15M  TT
 3  17:07  Paul      Fratini      36M  GSH
 4  17:41  Joe       Raucci       16M  TT
 5  17:56  Jim       Tharp        41M  AFHT
 6  18:04  Steve     O'Neil       50M  CMS
 7  18:06  Frank     Rucki        52M  CMS
 8  18:13  Tim       Brown        49M   ---
 9  18:40  Joe       Klejna       40M  GSH
10  19:23  Finian    O'Shea       17M   ---
11  19:30  Wayne     Stocker      47M  GSH
12  19:43  Brent     Coon         36M  GSH
13  20:08  Jim       Plaza        49M  SMAC
14  20:28  Joe       Fois         26M  GSH
15  20:36  Michael   LaPlante     41M   ---
16  20:40  Sean      McKenna      16M   ---
17  20:44  Michael   Adams        39M   ---
18  21:03  Tom       Regnier      41M  GSH
19  21:05  Brian     Goddu        52M  GSH
20  21:12  Mary      Misiaszek    35F  GSH
21  21:13  Jim       Snyder       49M   ---
22  21:15  Mark      Lynch        43M   ---
23  21:23  Neal      Lamberton    53M  GSH
24  21:24  Tim       Londo        36M  GSH
25  21:26  Chris     Conz         25M   ---
26  21:50  Mark      Manganaro    38M  GSH
27  21:52  David     Aronson      46M  SMAC
28  21:58  Roland    Gelinas      35M   ---
29  22:05  Mike      Butler       29M   ---
30  22:06  Kevin     Young        49M  GSH
31  22:30  Bob       Dacey        52M  HTC
32  22:31  Jesse     Regnier      14M  GSH
33  22:33  Rick      Wiernasz     49M  EORC
34  22:34  Rich      Nahlovsky    51M  GSH
35  22:37  William   O'Neil       44M  GSH
36  22:41  Zach      Denver       16M   ---
37  22:43  John      Pashko       50M  GSH
38  22:47  Winston   Nunes        53M  GSH
39  22:48  Jim       Sullivan     36M  GSH
40  22:53  Matt      DuFresne     35M  GSH
41  22:56  Charles   Bowerman     16M   ---
42  23:06  Don       Grant        59M  SMAC
43  23:10  Gary      Rockwell     52M   ---
44  23:15  Katie     Compton      17F   ---
45  23:22  Russell   Denver       45M   ---
46  23:30  Steve     Sheffield    51M   ---
47  23:31  Bryon     Dailey       47M  GSH
48  23:32  Dennis    Mahoney      47M  SCS
49  23:33  Mary      Gubala       36F  GSH
50  23:36  Don       Grindle      46M  GSH
51  23:42  Doug      Bielefeld    42M  GSH
52  24:05  Jennifer  Stefaniak    30F   ---
53  24:09  Erv       Landry       62M  GSH
54  24:11  Chris     Park         30M   ---
55  24:24  Ed        Dwyer        36M  GSH
56  24:27  Skip      Clayton      54M   ---
57  24:28  Patrick   Kennedy      61M  GSH
58  24:37  Peter     Stasz        54M  GSH
59  24:43  Rich      White        46M   ---
60  24:47  Jim       Byrne        63M   ---
61  24:49  Ellen     Bellicchi    51F  GSH
62  25:04  Paul      Kowal        23M   ---
63  25:05  Kristin   Conca        20F   ---
64  25:20  David     Greene       30M   ---
65  25:20  Mike      Parker       36M   ---
66  25:25  Sue       Grant        57F  SMAC
67  25:31  Bobbi     Smith        52F  GSH
68  25:34  Jeff      Burgess      55M   ---
69  25:36  Eva       Tharp        42F  AFHT
70  25:55  Mikki     Mitchell     37F  GSH
71  25:56  Kelly     Sullivan     35F  GSH
72  25:56  Amy       Bottke       33F   ---
73  26:33  Ray       Wenninger    53M  SMAC
74  26:44  Patti     Scholtz      26F   ---
75  26:53  Peter     Vangsness    50M  GSH
76  27:31  Dick      Osgood       64M  GSH
77  28:04  Kim       Stempert     37F  GSH
78  28:24  John      Salcius      58M  SCS
79  28:50  Jim       Willemain    50M  GSH
80  29:14  Mary Lou  White        46F   ---
81  29:34  Kris      Kozuch       44F  EORC
82  31:59  Elaine    Buckley      55F  EORC
83  35:52  Annie     Rodriguez    42F   ---
84  36:21  Bruce     Kurtz        65M  SMAC
85  36:58  Linda     Livingstone  47F   ---
86  45:00  Luz       Lizarribar   44F   ---
Approx