Summer Sizzler #20 - 5K
August 30, 2000

Summer Sizzler 2000 Finale.

     The year 2000 Summer Sizzlers ended on a warm summer day with Carlos Rivera, Betsy Duquette and Robert Knowlton each commemorating the race in their own way.  Carlos was chasing Olympic Trials participant Sandu Rubenciuc around the twisting Forest Park trails when an out of sight Sandu mistakenly veered  off course for the second straight race. That left Carlos out front where he stayed for a 18:54 win. High schooler Chris Comeau took second in 19:56 while Len Bilodeau just held off fast charging Harrier  teammate Mike DeFilippi for third, both clocked in 20:12. Mike took a nasty tumble in Dry Gulch but despite a cut hand, in true cross country fashion, dusted himself off and raced to he finish.
     For the women, Betsy Duquette continued her rapid return to form with a 23:27, slicing over a minute and a half off the age record for 45 year olds she set only a month ago, and capturing her first Sizzler win in quite some time. Becky  Murphy took second in 26:57 with Ellen Ravens-Segel third in 28:51. Betsy now holds six Summer Sizzler records on the cross country, the most amongst the women.
     And Robert Knowlton did some record breaking of his own, becoming the oldest person to finish the infamous Harrier course. At 81 years old he bested Doug Blanchard by seven years and gave us all a goal for the ensuing years, ie. 38:16. clocking gave the Champ course.

Results 
 1  18:54  Carlos Rivera       26M  GSH
 2  19:57  Chris Comeau        17M  ---
 3  20:12  Len Bilodeau        27M  GSH
 4  20:12  Mike DeFilippi      15M  GSH
 5  20:21  Tom Walsh           16M  ---
 6  20:24  Seth Roberts        48M  GSH
 7  20:43  Joe Hegarty         16M  ---
 8  20:45  Eric Wyzga          25M  ---
 9  20:58  Joe Crooks          14M  ---
10  21:01  Rich Clark          46M  SMAC
11  21:02  Peter Ferraro       16M  ---
12  21:35  Dee Brown           26M  GSH
13  21:59  Ramon Alicia        48M  GSH
14  22:03  Tom Kissel          47M  ---
15  22:53  Matthew Weber       16M  ---
16  23:02  Brian Goddu         50M  GSH
17  23:08  Paul Federico       16M  ---
18  23:11  Dave Greene         29M  ---
19  23:16  Mike Roccanti       45M  ---
20  23:21  Brian Gibbons       31M  GSH
21  23:27  Betsy Duquette      45F  GSH
22  23:34  John Cusick         15M  ---
23  23:41  Brian Ruell         17M  ---
24  23:49  Doug Cummings       38M  ---
25  24:48  Mike Butler         27M  ---
26  26:06  Rob Higney          18M  ---
27  26:12  Roy Anderson        53M  ---
28  26:21  Al Cabot            45M  GSH
29  26:58  Becky Murphy        25F  ---
30  27:08  Don Grindle         45M  GSH
31  27:51  Jim Waltein         39M  GSH
32  28:52  Ellen Ravens-Seger  33F  ---
33  30:27  Sue Illingsworth    45F  ---
34  32:18  Steven Ferraro      43M  ---
35  37:51  Branden Hill        16M  ---
36  38:16  Robert Knowlton     81M  GSH
37  38:17  Bruce Knowlton      42M  GSH
38  40:59  Jan Komaiszko       44M  GSH