Snowstorm Classic #4 - 10K
December 24, 2005

Paul Fratini and Sheila Osgood Outrun Crowd

Peter Gagarin and Julie Carroll Enter Record Book

            On the day before both Christmas and Hanukkah, a festive holiday crowd took advantage of mild temperatures and clearing roads over the 10K course.  No one enjoyed the day more then Paul Fratini, Sheila Osgood, Peter Gagarin and Julie Carroll.

Mr. Fratini, apparently fully recovered from a disastrous incident on the softball fields this summer, quickly locked horns with fellow Harrier Steve Lombardo as the record number of starters charged up the initial hill.  Teammate Jesse Regnier and Rodney Furr, now competing for the Wellington Harriers (Australia), were ready to pounce if the leaders faltered.  They didn’t.

After the two raced around the picturesque Forest Park roads for half an hour, it became obvious that this one would be decided with a sprint to the finish.  With a dose of half mile track speed from yesteryear, Paul crossed first in 37:18 with Steve hitting the wire in 37:23.  With the win Paul moves into a tie for ninth spot in the Hall of Fame with 9 career Snowstorm Classic titles.

Jesse outlegged Rodney for third 37:59 to 38:11.

In the age divisions Peter Gagarin stole the show with a superb 42:31 effort thereby erasing the age record for 61 year old men of 42:39 set by Jim O’Toole while competing for the BAA nine years ago.   Rodney Furr was the first master, Celio Hernandez won among the seniors (over 50) in an impressive 39:35 and Tim Dannay was the first junior (under 20) in 38:59.

In the women’s race Sheila Osgood became the 80th member of the elite Hall of Fame with a solid 40:35 clocking.  The Empire One runner outran Harrier Abby Woods (42:43) and third place finisher Katie Christian (46:10).  Lauren Veit was the first junior in 49:09, GSHer Sharon Mikaelian took master honors in 50:32 while the Hartford Track Club’s Janet Romayko won both the senior and veterans titles in 1:02:04. 

Not to be outdone by the adult heroics, seven year old Julie Carroll became the youngest finisher on the 10K course, boy or girl, in the 26 year history of the Snowstorm Classics.  The diminutive Harrier scampered over the ten thousand meters of sometimes icy roads in 1:26:31 to etch her name in the Greater Springfield Harrier record books and earn a well deserved Fast Feet gift certificate.  

Results
1	37:18	Paul Fratini		39M	GSH
2 	37:23	Steve Lombardo  	37M  	GSH
3 	37:59	Jesse Regnier 		18M  	GSH
4  	38:11	Rodney Furr 		42M   	WHAC
5 	38:59	Tim Dannay 		19M  	 -
6 	39:12	Bob Landry  		37M 	EORC  
7 	39:14	Mike Sullivan 		23M   	 -
8 	39:35	Celio Hernandez  	52M 	GSH
9 	39:42	David Brown 		40M 	 -
10 	39:46	Jay Kolodzinski  	26M 	EORC  
11 	40:21	Rich Clark  		51M  	GSH
12 	40:28	Bill Rowe 		44M   	GSH 
13 	40:37	Brian Walsh 		30M 	GSH 
14 	40:45	Sheila Osgood  		23F  	EORC
15 	40:48	Thomas Martin		47M 	 - 
16 	42:00	Brian Donoghue  	23M 	GSH
17 	42:20	Ramon Alicea  		54M 	GSH 
18 	42:21	Elvin Torres  		41M  	GSH
19 	42:27	Seth Roberts  		54M 	GSH  
20	42:31	Peter Gagarin  		61M 	SMAC 
21 	42:43	Abby Woods  		27F	GSH  
22 	42:45	Jason Dominick  	34M   	EORC
23 	43:07	Steve Forrest 		41M 	 -
24 	43:36 	Phil Bricker  		51M 	SMAC
25 	43:57	Russ Moore 		41M	 -  
26 	44:12	Noiel Fontaine 		41M  	GSH 
27 	44:25	John Dent  		51M  	EORC
28 	44:50	Matt DuFresne		39M   	GSH 
29 	45:06	Joe Fois  		30M  	GSH
30 	45:08	Ruben Rios 		37M 	GSH  
31 	45:13	Mike Lynch 		51M  	 -
32 	45:46	Charles Vanasse  	44M 	GSH  
33 	45:50	David Greene 		34M  	 -
34 	46:02	Tim Londo  		40M 	GSH
35 	46:10	Katie Christian 	24F  	 -
36 	46:16	Jim Sullivan  		40M  	GSH
37 	46:17	Mike Gay 		41M 	 -
38 	46:19	Jim Halton 		58M 	GSH   
39 	46:37	Brian Goddu  		56M	GSH 
40 	47:10	Bill Thibault  		48M  	EORC
41 	47:36	Mark Nadolny 		40M  	 -  
42 	48:20	Kevin Moloney 		44M	 -   
43 	48:21	Dave Martula  		60M 	SMAC
44 	48:42	Mark Dean  		53M  	SMAC
45 	49:03	Erin Fitzpatrick 	26F  	 -
46 	49:09	Lauren Veit 		17F  	 -
47 	49:27	John Goda 		35M 	 -
48 	49:29	Mary Misiaszek  	39F	GSH
49 	49:30	Sara Pragluski  	26F  	GSH 
50 	49:30	Dave Livingstone  	53M 	GSH
51 	49:54	Jennifer Anderson 	28F 	 -  
52 	49:55	Charlie Contant  	52M  	GSH  
53 	50:23 	Deborah Williams  	35F 	EORC
54 	50:32	Sharon Mikaelian  	40F  	GSH  
55 	50:42	Neal Lamberton  	57M   	GSH 
56 	50:51	Melany Westwell 	36F 	HTC
57 	51:04	Ryan Sullivan 		20M  	 -  
58 	51:19	Winston Nunes  		57M   	GSH
59 	51:21	Gerry Kane 		54M   	 -
60 	51:25	Peter Campbell 		41M   	 -
61 	51:28	Ed LeBlanc 		51M   	EORC
62 	51:34 	Mike Murphy  		49M  	GSH
63 	51:38	Joe LaValle 		27M   	 -
64 	51:42	Stephen Penna  		50M  	EORC 
65 	51:52	Andrew Oleksak 		19M   	 -
66 	52:01	Nina Smolarz 		26F   	 -
67 	52:11	Dave Mengel 		42M 	 -  
68 	52:20	Bob Massaro 		62M  	EORC 
69	52:36	Ed Dean  		48M  	SMAC 
70 	52:49	Kevin Young 		53M  	GSH 
71 	53:01	Kathy Lynch  		43F  	GSH
72 	53:25	Trish Walker 		20F  	 -
73 	53:28	Doug Bielefeld  	46M   	GSH
74 	53:42	Bryon Dailey  		51M   	GSH
75 	54:33	Daryl Mallory  		51M   	EORC
76 	54:34	Mike Cullinan  		38M  	EORC
77 	55:45	Bill Sullivan 		20M   	 -
78 	56:03 	Michael Oleksak 	47M  	 -
79 	56:10	Stephen Richardson  	45M   	EORC
80 	56:40	Don Grant  		63M   	SMAC
81 	56:45	Dick Barker  		64M  	GSH
82 	57:07	Alexandra Schoolcraft 	43F   	GSH 
83 	57:10	Angelina Cavallini 	14F 	 - 
84 	57:17	Maggie Doyle 		21F 	 -  
85 	57:17	Sarah Krill 		21F 	 -  
86 	57:33	Cindy Bolger  		45F 	GSH   
87 	57:46	Cindy Fois  		29F  	GSH
88 	58:12	Jay Wolohan 		31M   	 -
89 	58:21	Dana Caruso 		33F  	 -
90 	58:21	Cara Kenny  		35F   	 -
91 	58:26	Dan Donoghue 		23M 	 -  
92 	58:29	Mark Chatel  		36M 	EORC  
93 	58:31	Mike Butler  		33M 	EORC  
94 	58:52	Mark Sullivan 		51M 	 -  
95 	59:03	Patty Woods 		29F 	 -  
96 	59:07	Kelly Sullivan  	39F 	GSH  
97 	59:23	Maureen Parker 		41F 	 -  
98 	59:23	Mary Parker 		44F 	 -  
99 	59:27	Patrick Kennedy  	65M   	GSH
100 	59:43	Elizabeth Krill 	23F  	 -
101 	59:43	Rebecca Compton 	19F   	 -
102 	1:00:33	Sarah Piekarczyk 	16F 	 -  
103 	1:01:07	Tony Lucia  		68M  	EORC 
104 	1:01:36	Kris Kozuch  		48F  	EORC 
105 	1:01:38	Joe Buckley 		53M	 -  
106 	1:02:04	Janet Romayko 		60F  	HTC 
107 	1:02:43	Mary Clark 		41F 	 -  
108 	1:03:35	Ramona Cavallini 	36F	 - 
109 	1:03:45	Katie Compton 		21F  	 -
110 	1:03:45	Andrew Krill 		19M  	 -
111 	1:05:05	Liz Christian 		25F  	 -
112 	1:05:05	Kristen Christian 	28F   	WRC
113 	1:05:37	Steve Katz 		53M   	 -
114 	1:10:02	Kristina Chapell 	25F   	 -
115 	1:10:50	Bill Milkiewicz  	50M   	EORC
116 	1:17:41	Elaine Buckley  	59F  	EORC 
117 	1:17:42	Ed Buckley  		48M   	EORC
118 	1:26:31	Julie Carroll  		 7F   	GSH
119 	1:26:35	Ed Carroll  		40M  	GSH
120 	1:29:47	Bruce Kurtz 		69M 	SMAC