Summer Sizzler #7 - 8K
May 31, 2006

It was a muggy morning on Summer Sizzler race day. So of course the snack of choice would be watermelon and plenty of water to refresh and hydrate the runners as they finished the mostly sunny 8K course.

But as the race time drew near the heavy air lifted and a pleasant, breezy New England evening kicked in. With temperatures in the high 70’s it would still be a bit warm for the runners, especially on the course where shade was lacking and sometimes fighting a head wind  would slow down the pace a bit.

Thirty-one race participants gathered at the starting line at 6:35 p.m. to see who would be this weeks number one finisher.

It was a great night for the harriers as they took the first seven positions in the overall results. It was Joe Hegarty (27:26), Steve Lombardo (29:43), first master Elvin Torres (30:34), and with her sixth win of the summer season and  twenty-seventh overall summer sizzler win, first female Mary Ferraro (32:01), Meg Mathews (32:34), Kelly  Joyce (32:50) and first veteran Art Roberts (33:42).

First master female was harrier Colleen Cummings (35:18) and first senior male was Vincente Rojas (35:28).

This week there were two predicted time winners and only off by one second was Mary Ferraro and Brian Goddu (35:36).

Post race conversation for the evening was the buzz about the upcoming Fast Feet twenty-ninth annual July 4 race in Springfield and the new race course/new location with a 9 a.m. start.

A special thank you to the volunteers of the week; Ed Carroll, Bruce Kurtz, Pete Stasz and Meghan Lynch.