Snowstorm Classic #6 - 10K
January 10, 2004

                                    Brrrrrrr…….How Cold Was It?

         Well, Willie O’Neill ran in shorts…. but that’s just Willie O’Neill. For the rest of the Snowstorm Classic faithful, hats, gloves and layering were the order of the day as the temperature hovered around 0 degrees after setting an all time record for January 10th of minus 8 below zero earlier in the morning at the Westover weather reporting station in Chicopee Falls. There were several reports of penguin sightings on Porter Lake, but those reports remain unconfirmed.  
         Soon after the 10K arctic expedition began, Harriers Carlos Rivera and Tom Bousquet quickly opened up a large lead on the rest of the field. The two young runners raced around the outskirts of Forest Park penguin like, seemingly immune to the bitter cold, and using the dry roads to their advantage. At the finish it was Carlos in front with an ice cube solid 35:53, with Tom crossing shortly thereafter in an equally respectable 36:39.  For Carlos, it was his third win of the season, and 25th career victory. 
         Doug Guertin outran everyone else while edging Mike Montemagni 40:06 to 40:08 for master’s honors, while Frank Rucki topped the seniors in 40:29.  
         Kelly Heroux became the newest member of the Hall of Fame with her first Snowstorm Classic women’s title, navigating the wintry ten thousand meters in 43:54.  GSH teammate Mary Misiaszek clocked a 44:55 for 2nd while Kristin Ashe was 3rd in 48:53. SMACer Sue Grant swept the master and senior titles by traversing the frozen tundra in 56:41.  
         As for Willie, he was seen thawing out in the skatehouse after his 45 minutes and 42 second challenge to Mother Nature, and a 25th place finish.  

Results 
1	35:53	Carlos Rivera			29M	GSH
2	36:39	Tom Bousquet			22M	GSH
3	40:06	Doug Guertin			40M	GSH
4	40:08	Mike Montemagni			49M	GSH
5	40:29	Frank Rucki			54M	CMS
6	40:50	Rick Scott			49M	SMAC
7	41:26	Steve O'Neil			52M	GSH
8	42:59	Richard Clark			49M	SMAC
9	43:26	Joe Fois			28M	GSH
10	43:36	Art Roberts			59M	GSH
11	43:41	Seth Roberts			52M	GSH
12	43:50	Jim Plaza			51M	SMAC
13	43:54	Kelly Heroux			36F	GSH
14	44:01	T. J. Martin			45M	---
15	44:12	Jason Labrie			23M	---
16	44:18	George Maston			48M	---
17	44:21	Tim Brown			51M	GSH
18	44:26	Tom DeLuca			48M	GSH
19	44:27	Tim Londo			38M	GSH
20	44:28	Chris Conz			27M	---
21	44:37	Matt DuFresne			37M	GSH
22	44:53	John Dent			49M	EORC
23	44:55	Mary Misiaszek			37F	GSH
24	45:23	Brian Goddu			54M	GSH
25	45:42	Willie O'Neill			45M	GSH
26	45:54	Sean McDonald			32M	---
27	46:19	Mike Lynch			49M	---
28	46:38	Don Ryan			37M	---
29	46:57	Dave Martula			58M	SMAC
30	47:05	Bill Thibault			46M	EORC
31	47:24	John Pashko			52M	GSH
32	48:38	Mark Dean			51M	SMAC
33	48:52	Stephen Ashe			35M	---
34	48:53	Brian Clune			27M	---
35	48:53	Kristin Ashe			35F	---
36	48:58	Winston Nunes			55M	---
37	49:02	Colleen Cummings		37F	GSH
38	49:57	Mike Butler			31M	EORC
39	50:00	Don Grindle			48M	GSH
40	50:06	Dave Mengel			40M	---
41	50:39	Bruce Rockwell			60M	GSH
42	51:33	Peter Stasz			56M	GSH
43	51:47	Ron Carbone			56M	---
44	52:19	George Colclough		28M	---
45	52:28	Don Grant			61M	SMAC
46	52:44	John Goda			34M	---
47	52:55	John Liebel			55M	---
48	54:42	Doug Bielefeld			44M	GSH
49	55:02	Ellen Bellicchi			53F	GSH
50	56:41	Sue Grant			59F	SMAC	
51	56:53	Brian Fitzgerald		33M	---
52	57:31	Cindy Bolger			43F	GSH
53	57:56	Tom Snelham			52M	GSH
54	59:24	Kris Gagnon			32M	GSH
55    1:01:36	Patti Scholtz			28F	GSH
56    1:02:11	Janet Romayko			58F	HTC
57    1:06:26	Lisa Lachapelle			37F	---
58    1:06:27	Kris Valentini			33F	---
59    1:23:16	Bruce Kurtz			67M	SMAC