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Two hours prior to the scheduled 11:00AM start of the 18th annual New Year's Day "Freezer Five," the sky was clear and, while the temperature was struggling to rise above the upper teens, there was very litle wind and it almost felt warm. Unfortunately, by 10:00AM, the winds began to increase and by the start of the race the 240+ runners were facing - literally - near gale-force headwinds. While the headwinds encountered during the first half of the race became tailwinds during the second half, any thoughts of a PR had long-since been erased.
Four-time women's division winner Karen McGahie (1987, 1988, 1991, 1998) had to settle for second this year as Lynn Jennings made her first-ever Freezer Five appearance. Jennings placed 11th overall with a time of 28:28 to easily outdistance the balance of the women's field. For Jennings, arguably the best all-time US female cross-country runner, it was a typical unobtrusive appearance at a "local" race - show up on the day of the race, pay the entry fee and run.
CMS female divisional winners included Carol Hurley (master) and Laura Beckwith (senior).
Richard Bolt, skipping heavy-duty cross country ski training for the first winter in perhaps a decade in order to concentrate on running, took control of the race at the turnaround and outran four-time Freezer winner (1992, 1994, 1995, 1997) Dave Dunham to the finish line. Both agreed that strategy was a major factor. "I tucked in behind Dave who pushed the pace all the way out. Once I passed him, I just tried to build as big a lead as possible after the turnaround," said Richard.
Dave, whose first-ever race as a CMS member was the 1992 Freezer Five, was coming off two fall marathons (2:21:36 at Bay State and 2:22:40 at Rocket City). He agreed that taking the lead against the wind may have been a mistake. "The pace seemed slow, but after we hit the turnaround, he (Richard) threw in a 4:50 between three and four and it was over."
Third-place was taken by soon-to-be-master Larry Sayers, who tied for a Freezer win with Dave in 1992. Men's CMS divisional winners included fifth-place overall finisher Jim Garcia (master), Bob Girouard (senior) and Eddie Gallivan (veteran).
1 25:25 Richard Bolt 20-29M Pepperell, MA CMS 2 25:34 Dave Dunham 30-39M Bradford, MA CMS 3 26:02 Larry Sayers 30-39M Bellows Falls, VT CMS 4 26:33 Andy Bengtson 20-29M Keene, NH CMS 5 27:15 Jim Garcia 40-49M Westford, MA CMS 6 27:29 Rich Ovian 40-49M Worcester, MA CMS 7 27:42 Kevin McGovern 40-49M W. Boylston, MA CMS 8 28:02 Quenton Cassidy 20-29M Kernsville, FL SWU 9 28:03 Bruce Denton 00-19M Kernsville, FL STC 10 28:25 Tim Blouin 40-49M Templeton, MA GLRR 11 28:28 Lynn Jennings 30-39F Newmarket, NH NI 12 28:53 Bill Gaudere 40-49M Hudson, MA CMS 13 29:53 Josh Curtis 20-29M Bristol, RI NMC 14 30:37 Charlie Salmond 40-49M Fitchburg, MA CMS 15 30:42 Sean Landers 30-39M Shirley, MA NMC 16 30:43 Dan Sullivan 00-19M Sterling, MA CMS 17 30:44 Paul Hargreaves 40-49M N. Brookfield, MA CMS 18 30:48 Zeus Estrada 30-39M Boxboro, MA BAA 19 30:52 John Snyder 40-49M Harvard, MA NMC 20 30:55 Bill Freeman 20-29M Lancaster, MA 21 30:58 David Converse 30-39M Woodstock, CT 22 31:06 Eden Ma 00-19M Amherst, MA ARHS 23 31:12 Roger Nasatka 40-49M Gardner, MA CMS 24 31:16 Karen McGahie 30-39F Boylston, MA CMS 25 31:36 Jason Reed 00-19M Dudley, MA CMS 26 31:53 Bob Girouard 50-59M Fitchburg, MA CMS 27 32:06 Charles Rossi 30-39M Northborough, MA 28 32:08 Stu Kravitz 30-39M Rochdale, MA CMS 29 32:19 Michelle Cutler-Jones 20-29F Belmont, MA 30 32:30 Steve Penny 30-39M Gardner, MA NMC 31 32:33 Marty Ellowitz 40-49M Hubbardston, MA CMS 32 32:38 Mark Larson 30-39M Portland, OR 33 32:41 Glenn Sauder 50-59M Marlboro, MA CMS 34 32:46 David Krom 20-29M Worcester, MA CMS 35 33:14 David Roy 40-49M Gardner, MA 36 33:20 Bryan Johnson 40-49M Winchendon, MA CMS 37 33:23 Stephene Buffone 00-19M Sturbridge, MA 38 33:28 Douglas Boehme 30-39M Westborough, MA CMS 39 33:30 Carol Hurley 40-49F Spencer, MA CMS 40 33:42 Bob Brady 50-59M Worcester, MA CMS 41 33:50 Les Forgit 40-49M Worcester, MA CMS 42 33:56 Sean Luitjens 20-29M Townsend, MA 43 34:15 Andrew Lauterback 40-49M Newton, MA 44 34:19 Glenn Converse 30-39M Woodstock, CT 45 34:26 Lorne MacDonald 50-59M Sussex, NJ 46 34:30 Dan Wagner 40-49M Sterling, MA CMS 47 34:38 Pang-Yen Fan 30-39M Northboro, MA CMS 48 34:39 Peter Orni 50-59M Fitchburg, MA CMS 49 34:41 Jonathan Fitt 40-49M Gardner, MA NMC 50 34:41 Kerry Suarez 20-29F Littleton, MA 51 34:42 Wade Robinson 30-39M Concord, MA 52 34:46 Matt Akuionis 30-39M Rutland, MA 53 34:50 Joanne Lachapelle 40-49F Worcester, MA CMS 54 34:57 George Paradis 40-49M Oakham, MA CMS 55 34:57 Mel Shemluck 50-59M Brighton, MA CMS 56 35:00 James Butterfield 40-49M Gardner, MA CMS 57 35:01 Neil LeBlanc 50-59M Athol, MA CMS 58 35:10 Dan Gullage 40-49M Orange, MA CMS 59 35:12 Kevin Barrett 40-49M Groton, MA 60 35:14 Scott L'Heureaux 30-39M Gardner, MA CMS 61 35:27 Mark Schneider 20-29M Cherry Hill, NJ 62 35:37 David O'Brien 30-39M Uxbridge, MA 63 35:44 Don French 40-49M Upton, MA 64 35:46 Eddie Gallivan 60-99M Worcester, MA CMS/NMC 65 35:49 Kurt Bierig 40-49M Sterling, MA CMS 66 35:52 Ken Deary 40-49M Dudley, MA CMS 67 35:55 James Convery 40-49M Worcester, MA CMS 68 36:00 Debbie Wallgren 40-49F Gardner, MA NMC 69 36:02 Brian Slattery 40-49M Fitchburg, MA NMC 70 36:02 Rami Alwan 30-39M Sudbury, MA 71 36:05 Larry Morris 50-59M Leominster, MA CMS/NMC 72 36:06 Stu Thurston 60-99M Boylston, MA CMS 73 36:08 Mark Hazelton 40-49M Princeton, MA 74 36:09 John Grenier 40-49M Leicester, MA CMS 75 36:17 Dave Dean 30-39M Melrose, MA MRC 76 36:20 Ted Ruetenik 40-49M Watertown, MA 77 36:24 Otto Lies 60-99M Holden, MA CMS 78 36:28 Darlene Murray 40-49F Sterling, MA CMS/NMC 79 36:31 John Platt 40-49M Holden, MA 80 36:35 Tom Clifford 40-49M Grafton, MA CMS 81 36:43 Alessia Tringale 30-39F Worcester, MA 82 36:51 Jim Conley 50-59M Worcester, MA CMS 83 36:58 Bill DiNardo 30-39M Winchendon, MA NMC 84 37:00 Michael Candito 30-39M Webster, MA CMS 85 37:02 Daniel Morgado 40-49M Shrewsbury, MA CMS 86 37:04 Gayle Roach 40-49F W. Boylston, MA 87 37:05 Ray Boutotte 50-59M Pepperell, MA CMS 88 37:10 Art French 60-99M Shrewsbury, MA CMS 89 37:12 Steve Wysk 40-49M Lunenburg, MA CMS 90 37:15 John Armstrong 30-39M Worcester, MA CMS 91 37:23 Michael Steinberg 30-39M Shrewsbury, MA CMS 92 37:28 Bill DiLillo 40-49M Leominster, MA NMC 93 37:36 Gary Gaskin 50-59M Holden, MA 94 37:46 Lisa Mentzer 30-39F Millbury, MA CMS 95 37:48 Roger Steele 50-59M Fiskdale, MA CMS 96 37:50 Michael Sullivan 40-49M Sterling, MA CMS 97 37:52 Sean Sweeney 20-29M Woburn, MA 98 37:52 Joseph Arsenault 50-59M E. Templeton, MA 99 37:54 Robert Bayley 40-49M Sterling, MA 100 37:55 Steven Bayley 00-19M Sterling, MA WRHS 101 38:07 Marion Larson 30-39F Sterling, MA CMS 102 38:08 Gary Pedigo 40-49M Rutland, MA CMS 103 38:23 Nancy Roberts 40-49F Dudley, MA CMS 104 38:31 Jon Hickok 40-49M Still River, MA 105 38:32 Joe Connole 40-49M Whitinsville, MA CMS 106 38:34 John Bakstran 40-49M Northborough, MA CMS 107 38:39 Edward McGinn 30-39M Rutland, MA CMS 108 38:47 Ginger Moreau 40-49F Winchendon, MA 109 38:48 Richard Hawkins 50-59M Fitchburg, MA NMC 110 38:50 George Rodman 50-59M Shrewsbury, MA 111 38:51 Robertr Lalli 40-49M Lunenburg, MA 112 38:52 Frank Gallo 40-49M Fitchburg, MA 113 38:59 Laura Beckwith 50-59F Holden, MA CMS 114 39:08 Fred Brassard 50-59M Leominster, MA CMS 115 39:19 David Warren 50-59M E. Sandwich, MA 116 39:19 Richard Conner 50-59M E. Sandwich, MA 117 39:22 Frank Moryl 50-59M Westminster, MA 118 39:24 Sean Doyle 20-29M Worcester, MA 119 39:25 James Halloran 30-39M Princeton, MA NMC 120 39:31 John Healy 40-49M Hubbardston, MA 121 39:31 Scott Tibert 30-39M Hubbardston, MA 122 39:36 Lauren O'Connell 20-29F Lowell, MA 123 39:38 Tom Murray 40-49M Harvard, MA 124 39:44 Bill Austin 40-49M Nashua, NH 125 40:01 Diane McElvery 40-49F Westborough, MA 126 40:01 Jonathan McElvery 40-49M Westborough, MA 127 40:02 Stephen Finkel 50-59M Leominster, MA 128 40:07 Sharon Coughlin 40-49F Charlton, MA CMS 129 40:13 Karen Speckman 40-49F Gardner, MA 130 40:20 Karl Tuomivaara 60-99M Paxton, MA CMS 131 40:23 Bill Krauss 40-49M Worcester, MA CMS 132 40:31 John Aukstikalnis 60-99M N. Orange, MA CMS 133 40:31 Kurt Hultgren 40-49M Shrewsbury, MA CMS 134 40:35 James Moro 40-49M N. Grafton, MA 135 40:36 Stephen Moro 40-49M Sterling, MA 136 40:47 Kathie DiLillo 40-49F Leominster, MA CMS/NMC 137 40:48 Gary Trombley 30-39M Franklin, CT 138 40:49 Michael Hutchinson 30-39M Hopkinton, MA 139 40:52 Mark Wysk 30-39M Worcester, MA 140 40:53 John Mulhall, Jr. 20-29M Spencer, MA 141 41:02 Ellen Przybyszewski 40-49F Leominster, MA 142 41:08 Byron Stutzman 60-99M Boston, MA 143 41:14 Carol Robichaud 40-49F Leominster, MA NMC/CMS 144 41:14 Tim Cournoyer 30-39M Northbridge, MA CMS 145 41:16 Frank Selinga 50-59M Fitchburg, MA 146 41:21 Peter Rickheit 50-59M Leominster, MA NMC 147 41:23 Jerry Lembcke 50-59M Worcester, MA CMS 148 41:24 George McLean 40-49M Stafford, CT 149 41:41 Joe Curley 60-99M Marlboro, MA GFRC 150 41:49 Beth Walsh 40-49F Fitchburg, MA 151 41:50 Jim Walsh 40-49M Fitchburg, MA 152 41:50 Ben Hall 40-49M Worcester, MA 153 41:57 William Hackler 40-49M Lancaster, MA 154 42:05 Richard Coakley 40-49M Tewksbury, MA 155 42:08 Richard Ward 30-39M Marlboro, MA 156 42:09 Chris Petruccelli 00-19M Sterling, MA Houghton School 157 42:23 David Tuomivaara 30-39M Winchendon, MA 158 42:29 Nick Lyesiuk 50-59M Orange, MA 159 42:29 John Bogdasarian 50-59M Fitchburg, MA CMS/NMC 160 42:30 Kathy Cellucci 40-49F Grafton, MA 161 42:32 Anthony Pagourgis 30-39M Sterling, MA 162 42:33 William Ryan 50-59M Leominster, MA CMS 163 42:52 George Chrisis 40-49M Groton, MA 164 42:55 Matthew Grigas 30-39M Millbury, MA 165 42:59 Bill Whitney 40-49M Marlboro, MA 166 42:59 Richard Tucker 50-59M Nortboro, MA CMS 167 43:02 Michele Wrightson 30-39F Sterling, MA 168 43:16 Ray Moore 50-59M Marlboro, MA Joints-in-Motion 169 43:17 Jim Morris 40-49M Dunstable, MA 170 43:19 Steven Jackson 40-49M Paxton, MA 171 43:20 Jim Bourque 30-39M Fitchburg, MA 172 43:26 John David 60-99M Worcester, MA 173 43:27 Paul Butkevich 40-49M Sterling, MA CMS 174 43:30 Thomas Fleming 30-39M Berlin, MA 175 43:32 Al Tautkas 50-59M W. Boylston, MA CMS 176 43:41 Sam Magaw 40-49F N. Oxford, MA CMS 177 43:45 Susan Lauder 40-49F Leicester, MA 178 43:47 Larry Riley 30-39M Gardner, MA NMC 179 43:51 Paul Cole 40-49M Clinton, MA CMS 180 43:58 Kris Conley 40-49F Worcester, MA CMS 181 44:09 Andrew Doyle 20-29M Worcester, MA CMS 182 44:14 Beth Moro 30-39F Sterling, MA 183 44:15 Frank Rozanski 50-59M Auburn, MA CMS 184 44:16 Chris Irvine 30-39F Clinton, MA 185 44:17 Marty Barry 40-49M Clinton, MA CMS 186 44:19 Ray Sherwin 40-49M Worcester, MA 187 44:21 Cherie Nash 30-39F Sterling, MA 188 44:23 Robert Schreiner 40-49M Holden, MA 189 44:33 John Rossetti 40-49M Worcester, MA 190 44:50 Joanne Mongeon 30-39F Lancaster, MA 191 44:51 Krissy Teevens 30-39F Southboro, MA 192 45:07 Lori Nogueira 30-39F Fitchburg, MA 193 45:07 Meg O'Hearn-Curran 40-49F Gardner, MA 194 45:07 David Curran 40-49M Gardner, MA 195 45:08 Jim Petkewich 30-39M Leominster, MA 196 45:09 Sharon Lawson 40-49F Charlton, MA CMS 197 45:15 Mike Clark 30-39M Lunenburg, MA 198 45:17 John Matheson 50-59M Jefferson, MA CMS 199 45:26 Barbara Pagourgis 30-39F Sterling, MA 200 45:27 Kathleen Rowe 40-49F Rochdale, MA CMS 201 45:28 Jeff Morris 30-39M Hubbardston, MA 202 45:30 Michael Reed 00-19M Shrewsbury, MA 203 45:42 Lolita Haimala 40-49F Fitchburg, MA 204 45:57 Jeffrey Fiske 50-59M N. Braintree, MA CMS 205 46:06 Toby Hoglund 00-19M Sterling, MA Houghton School 206 46:08 Cynthia Hawkesworth 40-49F Worcester, MA 207 46:09 Jim Wicka 50-59M Worcester, MA CMS 208 46:25 Ken Robichaud 40-49M Leominster, MA NMC/CMS 209 46:39 Susan Powers 40-49F Sterling, MA CMS/NMC 210 46:40 Janice Frampton 40-49F Westford, MA CMS 211 46:50 Armand Dube 60-99M Winchendon, MA 212 46;57 David Schultz 30-39M Northboro, MA 213 47;10 Rich. Schoenberger 50-59M Westboro, MA 214 47:36 Dianne Cosgrove 30-39F Harvard, MA 215 47:36 Claire Rindenello 40-49F Harvard, MA 216 48:05 Alice Eriksen 40-49F Boylston, MA CMS 217 48:27 Virginia Powell 50-59F Holden, MA 218 49:10 Jim DeZutter 60-99M Harvard, MA CMS 219 49:12 James Donahue 50-59M Leicester, MA 220 49:38 Michelle Tivnan 20-29F Jefferson, MA 221 49:39 Joe Dora 60-99M Gardner, MA CMS 222 50:06 Carol Goodrow 50-59F Fiskdale, MA CMS 223 50:18 Nancy Stutzman 60-99F Boston, MA 224 50:20 Irene Burke 60-99F Storrs, CT 225 50:38 Karen Lemerise 40-49F N. Oxford, MA CMS 226 50:59 Joan Murzycki 40-49F Leicester, MA CMS 227 51:41 Delphis Levia 60-99M New Braintree, MA CMS 228 51:56 Marianne Stoy 40-49F Gardner, MA 229 51:56 Kathleen Majikas 40-49F Sterling, MA 230 52:37 Steve Brooks 60-99M Gardner, MA CMS 231 53:58 Dale Ames 50-59M Worcester, MA CMS 232 54:11 Suzanne Brazeau 30-39F W. Boylston, MA 233 55:37 Liza Bliss 40-49F Worcester, MA CMS 234 55:54 Meredith Rickheit 40-49F Leominster, MA NMC 235 56:22 Sheryl Souza 30-39F Lowell, MA 236 56:53 Marjorie Rosiello 60-99F Shrewsbury, MA CMS 237 56:58 Marion Connors 60-99F Baldwinville, MA CMS 238 60:23 Matt Prochnow 00-19M W. Boylston, MA 239 60:58 Justin Lemay 00-19M Charlton, MA 240 63:07 Dede Andrews 20-29F Stockbridge, MA
The volunteers: (In the 18-year history of the Freezer Five, this year's race had the largest ever number of volunteers. To all those who volunteered on race day, thank you very much! If we missed your name, our apologies.) Barry Brigham (Northboro); John Carey (Oxford); Peter Cotter (Jefferson); Nancy Dandro (Worcester); Dolores Drewniak (Princeton); Don Drewniak (Princeton); Joe Drummond (Shrewsbury); Bill Ferrara (Milford); Bill Haskell (Sterling); Dick Karvonen (Winchendon); Eha Karvonen (Winchendon); Rich Lemerise (Worcester); Sam Levitin (Worcester); Jackie Lucchesi (Sterling); Dennis MacCallum (Lancaster); Jan McNamara (Princeton); Tom Paradis (Worcester); Karen Pedigo (Rutland); Lindsey Pedigo (Rutland); Bob Roddy (Shrewsbury); Ed Sato (Worcester).