Snowstorm Classic #8 - 5K
January 25, 2003

        Invaders Attack From North and South

     Interlopers from all directions descended upon the Snowstorm Classic to challenge the Harriers on their home course.  From the desolate Northland came Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club’s Chris Gould with a tribe of supporters and from the Southern region came Hartford Track Club’s super veteran Zofia Turosz.
     At the sound of the Sacramento cowbell the race quickly developed into a two man show between Mr. Gould and the Harrier challenger Paul Fratini.  Neither racer faltered over the five thousand meter Forest Park course, despite a treacherously snow and ice covered parking lot early on, and a frozen, bumpy jaunt down Washington Boulevard towards the end.  Most of the course was dry, however, enabling the runners to maintain a brisk pace, never separating by more then a few meters.  The outcome remained in doubt until the very end when Chris managed an extra burst of speed and pulled away for a four second victory, 17:17 to 17:21.  John Paggioli ran 18:51 for third after pulling away from Jim Sullivan (19:23) and master winner John Bigos (19:32), who in turn 1st place junior Dave Estabrook (19:33)
      Among the women, Mary Misiaszek captured her first race of the season in a quick 21:50 after five second place finishes.  The victory is her 11th lifetime, which moves her into a 9th place tie in the Snowstorm Classic Hall of Fame.  Elizabeth Duquette took second overall while winning the masters division in 23:12.  And the aforementioned Zofia was 3rd in 24:22, a new age record for 64 year old women, slicing over a minute from the previous standard of 25:34 established by Connie Bills twelve years ago.
     Bright sunshine improved the temperature to the upper teens, positively balmy compared to this past week.  A t-shirt and short clad Willie O’Neill (22:56) took full advantage of the warmer weather.                       

Results 
 1	17:17	Chris Gould		37M	SMAC
2	17:21	Paul Fratini		37M	GSH
3	18:51	John Paggioli		37M	---
4	19:23	Jim Sullivan		38M	GSH
5	19:32	John Bigos		49M	GSH
6	19:33	Dave Estabrook		17M	GSH
7	19:36	Steve Lombardo		34M	---
8	19:39	Jim McCann		37M	---
9	20:01	Brian Walsh		28M	GSH
10	20:08	Michael Montemagni	48M	GSH
11	20:20	Nehemiah Maxwell	39M	---
12	20:27	Doug Guertin		39M	---
13	21:13	Ramon Alicea		51M	GSH
14	21:13	Rich Clark		48M	SMAC
15	21:16	Seth Roberts		51M	GSH
16	21:22	Brian Goddu		53M	GSH
17	21:42	Tim Londo		37M	GSH
18	21:50	Mary Misiaszek		36F	GSH
19	22:07	Tom DeLuca		47M	GSH
20	22:08	Charlie Towse		65M	GSH
21	22:09	Neal Lamberton		54M	GSH
22	22:45	Mark Ianello		46M	---
23	22:46	Bobby Olsen		39M	---
24	22:51	Ray Charow		41M	---
25	22:56	Willie O'Neill		45M	GSH
26	22:56	Matt Law		28M	---
27	23:02	Jim Snyder		50M	---
28	23:04	Steve Sheffield		52M	GSH
29	23:09	Bruce Rockwell		59M	GSH
30	23:12	Elizabeth Duquette	48F	GSH
31	23:24	Bill Thibault		45M	EORC
32	23:36	Don Grant		60M	SMAC
33	23:36	Dave Martula		57M	SMAC
34	23:49	Tom Conlin		62M	---
35	23:50	Don Grindle		47M	GSH
36	24:16	Kevin Young		50M	GSH
37	24:20	Stephen Penna		47M	EORC
38	24:22	Zofia Turosz		59M	EORC
40	24:29	Kathy Lynch		40F	GSH
41	24:33	Bryon Dailey		48M	GSH
42	25:04	Erv Landry		63M	GSH
43	25:16	John Pashko		51M	GSH
44	25:30	Dave Mengel		39M	---
45	25:34	Tom Zukowski		36M	GSH
46	25:44	Steve Richardson	42M	---
47	25:47	Dick Green		68M	GSH
48	25:50	Kelly Sullivan		36F	GSH
49	25:50	Sue Grant		58F	SMAC
50	25:52	Jim Liebel		54M	---
51	25:55	Mary Lou White		47F	---
52	26:08	Doug Bielefeld		43M	GSH
53	26:14	Ellen Bellicchi		52F	GSH
54	26:14	Mike Connor		52M	---
55	26:42	Ed Dwyer		37M	GSH
56	26:46	Daryl Mallory		48M	---
57	28:12	Mike Butler		30M	---
58	28:22	Peter Vangsness		51M	GSH
59	29:15	Ann Franczyk		50F	GSH
60	31:25	Kenneth Cook		70M	---
61	35:26	Jan Komaiszko		47M	GSH
62	36:19	Bruce Kurtz		66M	SMAC