Matt Helm Dominates Final 8K
Shalisa Keyes Joins Hall of Fame
Lyn
Walker Sets Remarkable Age Record
Mary Ryczek Lowers Age Record Again
Summer
Sizzler 8k
Matt Helm
returned from a summer in Indiana (he assures us, the weather
was just as hot as Western Mass) and picked up where he left off
on May 19th…1st place. In fact, the
Hoosier Harrier dominated the final 8K road race of the season,
a wire to wire 26:05 clocking to win by over five minutes.
Earning his fourth lifetime Summer Sizzler crown, the speedy
Bay Path College grad student appears to preparing well for the
fall racing season, including the Bay State Marathon on October
17th, the final race in this years USATF New England
Grand Prix series.
In a furious
sprint to the finish, Jack Toner (31:33) held off a game Spencer
Beaver (31:36) for runner-up honors. Taking advantage of the
cooler, overcast weather, GSHers captured all the age division
titles save junior (under 20) which went to William Sterritt in
32:52 (yes, he’s a direct descendant of Tim Sterritt). Harrier
Brian McCarthy won his fourth master (over 50) title in a row
with a 32:15 effort, Harrier Seth Roberts was first senior (over
50) in a quick 33:55, Harrier George Walker traveled up from
Simsbury, Connecticut to finish 1st veteran (over 60)
in 40:37, and Harrier Dick Osgood capturing the over 70 title in
48:33.
Springfield
resident Shalisa Keyes may have waited until the end of the
season to run a Summer Sizzler, but her 2010 debut was a success
as the Cathedral High/St. Anslem’s College grad took the women’s
lead for good at the 5 kilometer mark, and thus joined the
Sizzler Hall of Fame with a steady 39:48 effort.
Harrier Lyn Walker
was 2nd in 40:17. That’s a new age record. In fact,
it would have been seven other age records (63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
68, and 69 year old) were it not for the fact that Lyn is now
70. Naturally she won all the age divisions. Here’s a safe
prediction: it could be a very long time before that remarkable
age record is broken again.
Speaking of age
records. For the third time this season Mary Ryczek set the
record for 64 year old women, lowering the mark to 45:48. The
Longmeadow local running legend holds a record 18 different age
records on the 8 kilometer course.
Next week is the
final Summer Sizzler of the 2010 season, a grand finale tour
over the famous Harrier 5K cross country course. After which
there will be our usual Pizza Party at the Red Rose Pizzeria.
As an extra special treat, the all time women’s course record
holder will be present at the race to sign autographed
pictured.
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