Mary Ryczek (Longmeadow) competed in the Senior National 10k and 5k road races held in Orlando, Florida last October 26 & 28, 1999.
Mary took the silver in the 5K, placing second in a time of 21:17, five seconds behind first.
Then, two days later, Mary took the gold medal in the 10K with a time of 43:20.
The 53 year old runner then returned home to run the Cape Cod Marathon on Sunday, October 31, 1999. Mary won the 50-59 division at the Cape Cod marathon placing her first in the NEAC series in the 50-59 age group.
Sunday, January 07, 2007 01:59 PM