Snowstorm Classic #7 - 10K
January 15, 2005

 Carlos Rivera and Kelly Heroux Win On Hawaiian Shirt Day   

    Harriers Carlos Rivera and Kelly Heroux took advantage of dry roads and sunny skies to post easy victories as a large crowd turned out to enjoy the 10K tour of Forest Park.  Carlos gained his 29th career Snowstorm Classic title moving him to within three races of surpassing list leader Dave Hanechak.  Kelly earned her third victory this season and fifth career title.
Carlos took the lead at the sound of the Sacramento cowbell and opened a large gap on the field by racing up the opening hill, essentially ending the race then.  However he continued to push the pace as he soloed around the course, concluding his wire to wire efforts in a fast 35:47.
The race for second was more dramatic as GSH teammates Mike Gauvin, Steve Lombardo and Brian Walsh hooked up in a real foot race.  None gave an inch as the lead changed hands several 
times before Brian Walsh utilized his secret half miler speed to pull away in 38:19.  Steve took 3rd in 38:31 closely followed by Mike in 38:37.
Doug Guertin captured master (over 40) honors with a solid 40:32 clocking while Frank Rucki was the first senior (over 50) in 40:50.  Art Roberts surprised no one by winning his sixth 
consecutive veterans (over 60) title in 44:06 while the youngsters were well represented by Joe
Crooks who took junior (under 20) honors in 40:02.
Kelly duplicated Carlos' strategy as the smooth striding East Brookfield resident took the lead early and steadily increased her advantage kilometer by kilometer to cross the line in 41:58.
Colleen Cummings outran the rest of the women's field in 48:04 while EORC's Kim Buescher
took 3rd in 48:32.  Elizabeth Cullinan was the first junior in 49:26, while Sue Grant made the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club proud by winning three divisions (master, senior and veterans)
in 55:15.
Noiel Fontaine (43:28) and Kelly Sullivan (55:37) were the first Hawaiian shirt finishers
thereby earning a traditional Hawaiian lei courtesy of race volunteer Debbie Askwith who enlivened the mid-way point of the Snowstorm Classic season by providing a variety of Hawaiian 
foods, decorations and music.
          

Results
1   35:47	Carlos Rivera		30M	GSH			
2   38:19	Brian Walsh		30M	GSH			
3   38:31	Steve Lombardo		36M	GSH			
4   38:37	Mike Gauvin		29M	GSH			
5   40:02	Joe Crooks		19M	---			
6   40:17	Pete Gillen		22M	---			
7   40:32	Doug Guertin		41M	GSH			
8   40:50	Frank Rucki		55M	CMS			
9   41:00	Steve Forrest		41M	---			
10  41:06	Billy Rowe		43M	GSH			
11  41:10	Robert Austin		49M	SMAC			
12  41:29	Chris Conz		28M	---
13  41:33	Tim Dannay		18M	---
14  41:41	Rich Clark		50M	GSH
15  41:43	T J Martin		36M	---
16  41:58	Kelly Heroux		37F	GSH
17  42:36	George Maston		50M	---
18  43:12	Eric Brown		25M	GSH
19  43:28	Noiel Fontaine		40M	---
20  43:28	Jim Sullivan		39M	GSH
21  43:53	Jim Snyder		52M	---
22  44:05	Tom DeLuca		49M	GSH
23  44:06	Art Roberts		60M	GSH
24  44:08	Jim Halton		57M	GSH
25  44:25	Phil Bricker		51M	SMAC
26  44:35	Steve Roulier		41M	---
27  44:42	Matt Dufresne		38M	GSH
28  45:06	Mike Lynch		50M	---
29  45:21	Brian Goddu		55M	GSH
30  45:38	Bruce Leshine		44M	---
31  46:34	Mike Gay		40M	---
32  46:47	Jim Forker		43M	---
33  46:55	Pete Westover		60M	SMAC
34  47:27	Charlie Contant		51M	GSH
35  48:04	Colleen Cummings	38F	GSH
36  48:12	Bill Thibault		47M	EORC
37  48:21	Charlie Towse		67M	GSH
38  48:32	Kim Buescher		26F	EORC
39  48:45	Neal Lamberton		56M	GSH
40  48:56	Melany Westwell		39F	HTC
41  49:16	Steve Sheffield		54M	GSH
42  49:24	Charles Vanasse		43M	---
43  49:26	Elizabeth Cullinan	16F	---
44  49:27	Mike Murphy		48M	GSH
45  49:29	Will Whiting		28M	---
46  49:37	Sharon Mikaelian	39F	GSH
47  49:39	Don Grindle		49M	GSH
48  49:50	Mark Chatel		35M	EORC
49  50:01	Gerry Kane		53M	---
50  50:44	Jim Liebel		56M	GSH
51  51:38	Laura Fontaine		38F	---
52  51:53	Rich Veres		32M	GSH
53  52:30	Dave Mengel		41M	---
54  53:14	Ron McMahon		53M	---
55  53:41	Don Hebert		53M	---
56  53:42	Steve Ferraro		46M	---
57  54:14	Jim Roessling		33M	---
58  54:22	Jeff Burgess		58M	GSH
59  54:24	Don Grant		67M	SMAC
60  54:26	J T Remillard		34M	---
61  55:01	Mike Butler		32M	---
62  55:14	Erv Landry		65M	GSH
63  55:15	Sue Grant		60F	SMAC
64  55:28	Michael Moriarty	43M	---
65  55:37	Kelly Sullivan		38F	GSH
66  55:38	Trish Walker		19F	---
67  56:00	James Wolohan		30M	---
68  56:35	Beth Rice		43F	GSH
69  56:39	Amy Veres		28F	GSH
70  57:20	Lisa Lachapelle		38F	---
71  57:25	John Johnson		47M	---
72  57:34	Tony Lucia		67M	EORC
73  58:29	Pat Kennedy		64M	GSH
74  58:48	Scott Main		43M	---
75  58:54	Kerri Rooke		16F	---
76  59:02	Bill Boyle		48M	EORC	
77  1:00:18	Dave Monaco		50M	---	
78  1:00:46	Cindy Fois		28F	GSH	
79  1:00:47	Joe Fois		29M	GSH	
80  1:01:46	Roberta Carlon		46M	GSH	
81  1:03:02	Laura Pirro		41F	GSH	
82  1:10:50	Kris Valentini		34F	---	
83  1:22:34	Bruce Kurtz		68M	SMAC