Summer Sizzler #19 - 5K
August 29, 2001

Carlos and Betsy Win Finale New Britain Dog Pound Attacks

     Carlos Rivera and Betsy Duquette raced to victories in the final Summer Sizzler of the season while two eleven year old runners from the New Britain Dog Pound running club erased records which had stood for a decade.  Carlos cruised to his third win of the year with a comfortable 19:13 clocking, followed by near senior Seth Roberts in a very respectable 20:30 and junior Derek Axton who took third in 21:04.   

     Betsy claimed her fifth title of the year in 22:17, just two ticks of the clock off her own age record despite a nasty fall while crossing the stream. Colleen Cummings placed second in 23:40 closely followed by eleven year old Jordon Roby whose 23:51 established a new age record, erasing the 25:11 standard set by Meghan Callahan nine years ago. Jordan competes for the New Britain Dog Pound of Connecticut and wasn't the only NBDP runner to chew up the infamous Harrier course. Teammate Roy "RJ" Mitchell scampered over the Forest Park trails with NBDP coach Chris Zduniak in 21:14 to claim the record for eleven year old boys. The old mark of 21:49 was set by Brendan Harris ten years ago.

     Not to be outdone by the youngsters, Doug Blanchard chopped nearly a minute and a half off the record for seventy five year old men which he set earlier this month. The Champ increased his speed to 26:29 from the previous 27:57.

Results 
 1  19:13  Carlos Rivera       27M  GSH 
 2  20:30  Seth Roberts        49M  GSH 
 3  21:04  Derek Axton         16M  --- 
 4  21:14  Roy Mitchell        11M  NBDP 
 5  21:14  Chris Zduniak       31M  NBDP 
 6  21:59  T. J. Martin        43M  --- 
 7  22:17  Betsy Duquette      46F  GSH 
 8  22:20  Tom Regnier         41M  GSH 
 9  22:50  Doug Cummings       39M  --- 
10  23:21  Alan Cabot          46M  GSH 
11  23:25  Kevin Young         49M  GSH 
12  23:27  Tom Dwyer           43M  GSH 
13  23:32  Bruce Rockwell      58M  --- 
14  23:34  Brian Goddu         51M  GSH 
15  23:40  Colleen Cummings    35F  --- 
16  23:51  Jordan Roby         11F  NBDP 
17  24:09  Charlie Contant     48M  GSH 
18  24:51  Euclide Desrochers  39M  GSH 
19  25:05  Bob Massaro         57M  EORC 
20  25:42  Don Grant           59M  SMAC 
21  26:12  Doug Bielefeld      41M  GSH 
22  26:18  Steve Terrien       47M  GSH 
23  26:20  Jim Waltein         40M  --- 
24  26:29  Doug Blanchard      75M  GSH 
25  26:42  David Barlar        37M  --- 
26  27:09  Stephanie Leodard   16F  --- 
27  27:29  Mary-Lou White      46F  --- 
28  28:15  Angela Grise        17F  --- 
29  28:17  Finian O’Shea       17M  --- 
30  28:34  Peter Stasz         54M  GSH 
31  29:54  Ray Wenninger       52M  SMAC 
32  30:04  Jim Monroe          54M  --- 
33  32:34  Dick Osgood         64M  GSH