Summer Sizzler #17 - 8K
August 4, 2004

It’s “Groundhog’s Day” as Carlos Rivera and Kelly Heroux Win Again 
Elizabeth Duquette Clips Another Age Record 

      Just like the movie, the Summer Sizzlers keep repeating themselves. The daily double of Carlos Rivera (28:05) and Kelly Heroux (32:33) paid off for the fifth time this year as the two Harriers cruised to comfortable wins. For Carlos it was his fifth win in the last seven races, giving him six wins for year and a list leading 51 all time Summer Sizzlers victories. Brent Coon stayed with the leader though the first two miles and finished in 30:13 for second while Steve O'Neil kept the GSH senior tradition alive by winning both the master and senior titles with a third place 30:44. Patrick Kennedy (43:35) scored for the home team with a ten second victory over EORC's Tony Lucia (43:45) in the veteran's (over 60) division.
      Kelly won her eleventh race this year by outrunning last year's multi-race winner Mary Ferraro (33:35) and first master Elizabeth Duquette (40:11) whose tenacious effort across the field at the finish overcame the warm, humid conditions and resulted in a new record for 49 year old women, snipping two seconds from the standard set by CMSer Mary Ryczek nine years ago.
Elizabeth thus adds Summer Sizzler age record #12 to her collection.
      Thirteen year old Ahinoam Pollack won the junior girl division for the third consecutive race. Her 42:17 effort was nearly ten minutes faster then her inaugural 8K two weeks ago.