Summer Sizzler #19 - 8K
August 23, 2000

More Records Fall as Bilodeau and L'Esperance Take Final 8K Event.

Dark and rainy, although warm, weather didn't deter the Sizzler faithful from their appointed run. In fact on this dreary night the event was graced by Lennart Tenland, a Swedish runner. He now holds the record for the longest distance traveled by a competitor to a Sizzler race.  Lenart, in June, ran the Broloppet Half-Marathon (1:45:38) in Sweden.  He was just one of 92,277 competitors to compete in this event.

Len Bilodeau took off his race director's cap and put on his running shoes to capture the last 8K race of the season with a PR 29:45. Michael Lee grabbed second in 30:52 followed by Billy Rowe 31:47

Carol L'Esperance won all the women's divisions with an impressive 33:59, setting a new record for 50 year olds in the process, erasing fellow Harrier Doris Aronson's long standing 35:47 clocking.  Christina Kane had a successful debut as a Harrier with a solid 34:50 for second with Samantha Noonan third in 41:12.

Doug Blanchard added to his record collection with a 38:57, the 74 year old Champ's 8th record on the 8K course.

Results 
 1  29:45  Len Bilodeau        27M  GSH
 2  30:52  Mike Lee            28M  ---
 3  31:47  Billy Rowe          38M  ---
 4  32:27  Peter Ferraro       15M  ---
 5  33:22  Tavis Whalen        42M  ---
 6  33:32  Brian Gibbons       31M  GSH
 7  33:47  Euclide Desrochers  38M  GSH
 8  33:59  Carol L’Esperance   50F  GSH
 9  34:13  Brian Goddu         50M  GSH
10  34:50  Christina Kane      17F  GSH
11  34:55  Tom Whelan          42M  GSH
12  36:25  Don Grindle         45M  GSH
13  36:33  Lennart Tenland     45M  ---
14  36:34  Paul Federico       15M  ---
15  36:37  John Bigos          46M  GSH
16  38:51  Jim Waltein         39M  GSH
17  38:57  Doug Blanchard      74M  GSH
18  39:12  Doug Bielefeld      40M  ---
19  39:25  Al Cabot            45M  ---
20  39:29  Don Grant           58M  SMAC
21  41:12  Samantha Noonan     15F  ---
22  41:26  Kerry Weber         18F  ---
23  41:26  Erin Nelson         16F  ---
24  41:33  Caitlin Ferrarini   15F  ---
25  42:57  Dick Osgood         63M  GSH
26  47:01  Clark Matthews      59M  GSH