by Sarah Fullen and Karen Lemerise *She’s here! Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien, daughter of Heather and Andres Salmeron-Garcia, was born on June 16, 2003 at 6:04 a.rn. She weighed in at 6 lbs., 12 ozs. and was 19.5” long We’re told that Heather, Andres, and baby girl Paloma are doing great! (Wonder if she’s had her first “run “in a baby jogger!?)
* Congratulations and Best Wishes to Rebecca Fleming and
* Lynn Thornton continues to improve her 5K times in our 52-
Week Series. A personal best of 24:35 on July 16th was bettered the next week when Lynn turned in a new PR of 24:18! Way to go. Lynn! *
Pat Wojtas was all smiles at the 5K Series on July 9 when she cracked 30 minutes and finished in 29:23! *
Heather Gardiner recently celebrated her 25th birthday with
her first Grand Prix victory at Stowe the next day. Heather is also Marathon Sports’ featured female “Athlete of the Month” in the July/August issue of
New England Runner.
* John Carey, WOW! Congratulations for completing the grueling Vermont 100 Miler! John came in 24th with a time of 19:21
Lisa Mentzer, WOW too! She also ran an ultra, the Kettle Moraine 100 miler. in early June with a time of 23:59.
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Steve Wysk of Leominster has run 6 marathons.. .all while dealing with a neurological disorder called cervical dystonia which causes his neck to spasm constantly. Steve belongs to the NSTA (National Spasmodic Torticollis Association). His goal for the 5K Race Series is to hit or break 20 minutes. We bet he’ll do it! (Look for a feature article about Steve in a future issue of this
newsletter) * Paul McDermott, 68, of Fitchburg is an inspiration for all
too
Last year Paul underwent by-pass surgery in both legs. In March of this year he underwent an angioplasty and on April 21st he still managed to run the Boston Marathon and finish in 4:25!! Most recently, he has undergone 8 weeks of radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Paul tells us, “But my heart is still good!” Paul’s vibrant smile can attest to that as he routinely completes his 5K races in a very respectable 25-26 minutes!
Fitchburg State College senior Dan Navaroli recently broke 30:57 in a 4.8 mile training run on the FSC track.
Dan lives in Leominster, runs FSC cross country as well as 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000-meter events. Good luck for an awesome 2003-2004 senior year, Dan! |
Marilou Crohan, 70. of Leominster tells us that she recently ran 10 miles for the first time! Her goals are to train for and run a half-marathon and full marathon.
You're on your way, Marilou!
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to the following people for all the news tidbits, photos, race results, etc.: Lisa Mentzer, Rich Lemerise, Sarah
Fullen, Karen Lemerise, Mark Perrone, Gary Bridgman,
Joe
Alfano, Lynn & John Armstrong, Otto Lies. David Tall and Barry Smith (for
the CMS web, collecting all the race results).
Photos: Mander Gardiner, Stowe 8m women, Gary Bridgma and Rich Lemersie for all members only pictures and Mr. & Mrs. Foss.
To all the CMS members who volunteer whether it be at races, the BOD, the Webmaster and timing/scoring individuals, you are the #1 reason why this is the largest and best
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