After finishing second three times and fourth three more times, the tenth Snowstorm Classic was the charm for Steve O’Neil. The Central Mass Strider ran away with the race from the start, steadily increasing his lead throughout the ten thousand meters of snow covered roads encircling Forest Park. At the finish line his margin of victory was a convincing three minutes and twenty-four seconds with the official clock stopped at a respectable 38:30. Harrier Tom Regnier (41:54) edged SMACer Richard Clark (42:06) for runner-up honors.

        Dawn Roberts (47:50) notched her fourth win for the second consecutive season with an equally convincing victory in the women’s division. Betty Quinn gave chase in 49:54, narrowly missing an age record in the process despite the road conditions, while Sharon Mikaelian took third in 50:25.

        A sizeable contingent of students from Smith College took advantage of the sunny skies and warmer temperatures to tour the longer Snowstorm Classic course. Although one group of poetry students toured a bit too long, taking the road less traveled, which resulted in the required DQs, all were rewarded with the usual Harrier hospitality, including valuable cultural prizes and gourmet refreshments.

 1  38:30  Steve O'Neil         48M  CMS
 2  41:54  Tom Regnier          39M  GSH
 3  42:06  Richard Clark        46M  SMAC
 4  42:25  Art Roberts          55M  GSH
 5  42:39  Ramon Alicea         48M  GSH
 6  42:45  Ed Buckley           41M  EORC
 7  43:57  Tom Whelan           41M  GSH
 8  44:09  Brian Goddu          50M  GSH
 9  44:33  Dan Laprade          37M  ---
10  44:37  Jesse Regnier        12M  FFTC
11  44:48  Jim Halton           52M  GSH
12  45:27  Jim Snyder           47M  ---
13  46:24  Rich Nahlovsky       49M  ---
14  46:47  John Hunter          48M  GSH
15  46:57  Pete Stasz           52M  GSH
16  47:17  Winston Nunes        51M  ---
17  47:50  Dawn Roberts         28F  GSH
18  48:48  Neal Lamberton       51M  GSH
19  49:14  David Livingstone    47M  GSH
20  49:24  Don Grant            57M  SMAC
21  49:27  Dave Aronson         44M  SMAC
22  49:37  Frank Rucki          50M  CMS
23  49:48  Betty Quinn          49F  ---
24  50:09  Kevin Young          47M  GSH
25  50:25  Sharon Mikaelian     34F  GSH
26  50:37  Mary Misiaszek       33F  GSH
27  51:51  Bill Milkiewicz      45M  GSH
28  52:39  Deb Bercovici        33F  ---
29  52:48  Bob Massaro          56M  EORC
30  53:58  Erv Landry           60M  ---
31  54:50  Ellen Bellicchi      49F  GSH
32  54:53  Katrina Gardner      22F  ---
33  57:26  Ed Dwyer             34M  GSH
34  59:52  Shelly Cotnoir       35F  ---
35  59:54  Hugh Moriarty        58M  GSH
36  60:59  Kathy Hunter         46F  ---
37  62:28  Chelsea Shriver      21F  ---
38  62:59  Rick Pignataro       39M  ---
39  63:14  Lizza Sandoe         20F  ---
40  63:39  Ann Lasocki          20F  ---
41  63:53  Carisa Zampieri      22F  ---
42  68:11  Jan Prastek          44M  HTC
43  68:14  Sabina Lohr          34F  ---
44  68:26  Adele Johnson        20F  ---
45  68:26  Peter Holoch         19M  ---
46  71:19  Jan Komaiszko        44M  GSH
47  94:01  Mary Murphy          59F  ---
48  94:03  Bruce Kurtz          63M  SMAC