Thanks to CMS'er Steven Veach for the heads up on this one. Steve writes: "
Just a quick note that 3 CMS'ers (maybe more) ran the Clarence DeMar marathon (25th
Anniversary) on Sept. 29th. Joe Alfano ran within 1 minute of his PR
(somewhere around 3:40). Pat Clark (hmmm...I can't find Pat in the CMS
member list) ran it in spite of a nagging running injury so no shot at a PR for her
but a very respectable 4:30 or somewhere around there, nonetheless. It was my (Steven
Veach) first marathon so I set out to run a comfortable 12 minute pace and ended up
completing about 5:16. The weather was excellent and the scenery was simply
fantastic."  George Adams was the top CMS finisher, cracking the top 10 with a spiffy 2:47. Young Jason Reed and master Dave Birse (who used to claim the title of Zucchini King, but seems to have gone on to greater titles, also flew under 3:00. Joe Alfano took a break from directing the weekly 5K, contributing to the CMS web site, and teaching math to America's youth (something about discrete tomatos...) to run a nifty 3:42. And these words penned by Dave Birse: "Yes, Warner is a pretty town and the course is a purdy but rugged one.It's ben around for 25 years and was only 10 bucks, incl shirt. De Mar was a blast. Breaking 3 hours was especially meaningful, as I'd run the very first DeMar in 1978 in sub 3. This was the 25 th edition of CDM and though it's been 21 years since I last did it the race still has a special flavor. have you ever done it? Many CMs'ers have. It's a classic. I had to nearly die to break 3. It meant 'd run under 3 hrs in 4 different decades, from a teen, then 20's, 30's and now the 40's.I have an interesting acct of doing this year's race, then something really dumb. Deciding to do the NH Marathon 6 days later. The Bristol course is the toughest I've ever run in 25 years of marathoning. Anyway, I'll send an acount. Yeah, couldn't make the Zucchini race this year, BUT does a Chili race count? Much more fun and better tasting than Zuke." |
From Gilsum, NH to Keene, NH
Sept. 29, 2002 26.21876 Mi. / 42.195 km (USATF Certified #NH96001WN)
Timing By: Granite State Race Services (603)863-2537 www.gsrs.com
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PLACE DIV/TOT DIV TIME PACE NAME AG S RACE# CITY/STATE
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1 1/71 M0139 2:37:25 6:01 JOE SHAIRS 34 M 156 PEABODY MA
2 2/71 M0139 2:39:53 6:06 JASON BIGONIA 25 M 260 DOVER NH
3 1/86 M4049 2:45:08 6:18 SAM EID 43 M 43 CAMBRIDGE MA
4 3/71 M0139 2:47:09 6:23 JEREMY BROOKS 30 M 235 SOMERVILLE MA
5 4/71 M0139 2:47:51 6:25 MIKE CARROLL 36 M 147 HOPEDALE MA
6 5/71 M0139 2:47:58 6:25 GEORGE ADAMS 32 M 335 KEENE NH
11 9/71 M0139 2:52:27 6:35 JASON REED 23 M 363 DUDLEY MA
17 6/86 M4049 2:57:51 6:47 DAVE BIRSE 43 M 18 HANCOCK NH
60 28/71 M0139 3:18:09 7:34 MICHEAL SILVIA 37 M 113 MARLBORO MA
134 45/71 M0139 3:42:08 8:29 JOE ALFANO 36 M 49 WORCESTER MA
170 23/43 M5059 3:51:30 8:50 ROBERT NIEDBALA 55 M 205 NORWICH CT
316 71/71 M0139 5:16:17 12:04 STEVEN VEACH 37 M 202 LEOMINSTER MA
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