Summer Sizzler #1

Summer Sizzler #1 - 8K
April 19, 2004

Jay Kolodzinski & Kelly Heroux
Barney Day Champs

April 19^th is the traditional Patriots Day, and while most of the running world celebrated at the Boston Marathon, where oven like conditions wilted even the strongest runners, Western Mass runners had their own Patriots Day tradition….the Everett Barney Day Race which opened the 25^th annual Summer Sizzler season.
            Appropriately, the weather conditions were the same in Springfield, hazy, hot and humid, but that didn’t deter Jay Kolodzinski nor Kelly Heroux from capturing their first ever Summer Sizzler victories. Both thus join the Summer Sizzler Hall of Fame, Jay as the 113^th overall winner and Kelly as the 113^thfemale winner.
            Jay motored around the Forest Park roads without overheating in 30:47, outracing Tom Michaud (31:29) and Eric Brown (32:15). Robert Olsen was first master in 33:57, Kevin Young took the senior title in 37:46, and Bruce Rockwell topped the veterans in 39:12.
            Kelly cruised across the finish line in 34:01, taking the checkered flag over first master Elizabeth Duquette (36:45) and Kim Gibbons (45:37).

Results

 1  30:47  Jay        Kolodzinski  24M  EORC
 2  31:29  Tom        Michaud      22M  ---
 3  32:15  Eric       Brown        25M  GSH
 4  33:49  Steve      Goluchowski  35M  EORC
 5  33:57  Robert     Olsen        40M  GSH
 6  34:12  Bill       Martin       49M  ---
 7  34:21  Kelly      Heroux       36F  GSH
 8  36:41  Jason      Hewitt       25M  ---
 9  36:45  Elizabeth  Duquette     49F  GSH
10  37:46  Kevin      Young        51M  GSH
11  39:12  Bruce      Rockwell     60M  GSH
12  40:20  Jim        Liebel       55M  ---
13  40:22  Ron        Carbone      57M  ---
14  41:13  Joe        Fois         29M  GSH
15  44:52  Dan        Lynes        61M  EORC
16  45:37  Kim        Gibbons      32F  EORC
17  54:06  Dick       Osgood       66M  GSH