Snowstorm Classic #2 - 10K
December 13, 2003

         James McGowan and Carol L’Esperance Win 10K                       Charlie Towse Notches Age Record

       James McGowan won his first Snowstorm Classic, Carol L’Esperance her 14th, and Charlie Towse claimed another age record to highlight the first 10K race of the season.  Cold and blustery conditions greeted the runners for their tour around Forest Park but yet another impending snowstorm held off long enough for the road racers to clock relatively fast times. 
       Mr. McGowan convincing outran the field (as well as the finish line crew) in his initial visit to the race series. With a solid 35:20 effort the Springfield College affiliated runner became the 80th member of the Snowstorm Classic Hall of Fame. Sixteen year old Ludlow ace Jesse Regnier gave valiant chase in 36:38 to capture 2nd as well as junior honors, while Tom Michaud (37:30) outsprinted Andrew Lutz (37:31) and Tom Walsh (37:36) to earn the bronze medal.  
       Charlie Towse claimed the first age record of the 24th season as the peripatetic Harrier traveled the ten thousand meters in 45:32 to snip two seconds off the record for 66 year old men set by Doug Blanchard twelve years ago. That’s the fourth Snowstorm Classic age record for Charlie, two on each course.  
       Less then a week after earning the USATF cross country title for senior women in Greensboro, North Carolina, Carol L’Esperance returned to the winners circle with a 43:35 clocking, her 14th career Snowstorm Classic crown. Teammates Mary Misiaszek (45:09) and master runner Kathy Lynch (47:12) followed for a Harrier women’s sweep, while daughter Meghan Lynch (48:59) was again first junior.  

Results 
1  35:20  James	McGowan		26M	---
2  36:38  Jesse	Regnier		16M	---
3  37:30  Tom	Michaud		22M	---
4  37:31  Andrew Lutz		20M	---
5  37:36  Brian	Walsh		28M	GSH
6  37:47  Chris	Hamel		19M	---
7  39:48  Doug 	Guertin		40M	---
8  39:49  Steven Lombardo	35M	---
9  39:57  Burress McCombe	27M	---
10 40:43  Rich	Clark		50M	GSH
11 41:34  John  Bigos		50M	GSH
12 41:36  Art	Roberts		59M	GSH
13 42:23  Steve	O'Neil		52M	GSH
14 42:50  Seth	Roberts		52M	GSH
15 43:00  T.J.	Martin		45M	---
16 43:24  Bill	Terry		40M	---
17 43:29  Paul	Momnie		16M	---
18 43:35  Carol	L'Esperance	54F	GSH
19 43:39  Tim	Dannay		17M	---
20 43:51  Jim	Plaza		51M	SMAC
21 43:52  Robert Olsen		40M	---
22 44:13  Tim	Londo		38M	GSH
23 44:15  Alex	Casimiro	16M	---
24 44:21  Matt	DuFresne	36M	GSH
25 44:28  Brian	Goddu		54M	GSH
26 44:49  John	Dent		49M	EORC
27 44:57  Bobby	Sadowski	23M	---
28 45:06  Ramon	Alicea		52M	GSH
29 45:06  Tom	Regnier		43M	GSH
30 45:09  Mary	Misiaszek	36F	GSH
31 45:29  Tom	Deluca		48M	GSH
32 45:32  Charlie Towse		66M	GSH
33 45:39  Tim	Brown		50M	GSH
34 46:23  Jonathan Tetherly	59M	GSH
35 46:42  Bill	Thibault	46M	EORC
36 47:12  Kathy	Lynch		41F	GSH
37 47:34  Don	Ryan		37M	---
38 48:45  Mike	Butler		31M	EORC
39 48:59  Meghan Lynch		17F	GSH
40 49:04  Kevin	Young		51M	GSH
41 49:07  Mary	Arnold		24F	EORC
42 49:20  Bruce	Rockwell	60M	GSH
43 49:24  Barbara Powell	15F	---
44 49:25  Tom	Conlin		63M	---
45 49:49  Charles Cangemi	33M	---
46 50:12  Steve	Penna		48M	EORC
47 50:13  Dan	Jalbert		39M	---
48 50:42  Ed	LeBlanc		49M	EORC
49 50:56  Richard Dominguez	24M	---
50 52:19  Jim	Liebel		55M	---
51 52:21  John	Goda		34M	---
52 52:23  Don	Grant		61M	SMAC
53 52:26  Stephanie Sullivan	27F	---
54 52:26  Mark	Manganaro	40M	---
55 53:55  Leah	Siebert		43F	---
56 54:07  Tom	Zukowski	37M	GSH
57 54:10  Ray	Wenninger	55M	SMAC
58 54:29  Mike	LaPlante	43M	---
59 54:30  Ron	Carbone		56M	---
60 54:34  Erv	Landry		64M	GSH
61 55:44  Ellen	Bellicchi	53F	GSH
62 55:45  Hugh	Moriarty	62M	GSH
63 56:34  Sue	Grant		59F	SMAC
64 57:19  Tony	Lucia		66M	EORC
65 58:23  Kim	Gibbons		32F	EORC
66 59:44  Patti	Scholtz		28F	GSH
67 61:26  Kristopher Gagnon	32M	---
68 65:50  Carla	Plakias		32F	---
69 65:50  Andrea DuFresne	34F	GSH
70 66:17  Cindy	Roy		44F	EORC
71 66:27  Don	Roy		38M	EORC
72 72:54  Dick	Osgood		66M	GSH
73 82:29  Bruce	Kurtz		67M	SMAC