On Sunday, December 24, 2017
MORRIS AREA RUNNERS AMONG TOP THREE IN THEIR AGE DIVISION
Several local runners placed in the top three in their age
divisions in the New Balance Grand Prix.
In the M45 division first place was taken by Gary Rosenberg
of Morristown. Has Rosenberg ever
finished out of top three in his division?
Wesley Cole of Basking Ridge placed third.
Long time racing rivals placed first and second in the M55
division. Gary Leaman of Hardwick placed
first with Beau Atwater of Bernardsville second.
All top three men in the M60 division were locals; Reno
Stirrat of Rockaway placed first, Charlie Slaughter of Parsippany was second
and James Button of Mendham took third.
Again, a trio from Morris area took the top three in the
M65, with Carl Weaver of Morris Plains taking first, Bruce Langenkamp of Wharton
was second and Peter Auteri of Pompton Lakes finished in third.
Old runners never die, they just keep on running. In the M85 division seven men duked it out
for first. Nathaniel Finestone of
Mountainside won the contest and Arch Seamans of Rockaway finished in second.
In the open women division Stacey Slaughter of Parsippany
will move into third place when Karen Auteri and Lauren Jackson are moved out
of the age division as they placed in the top three overall. It’s the same story in the W45 division. Hortencia Aliaga, 45, will be removed from
the division and that will move Polly Harrison of Basking Ridge into second
place.
In the W50 division, Susan Kinsella of Millington finished
in third. Also placing third, in the W55
division is Lisa Davenport of Lake Hopatcong.
No surprise for the W60.
It’s Nora Cary of Morristown in first. Roseanne Svihra of Gillette placed third in
the W65 division. Shirley Pettijohn of
Chatham placed second in the W80 division and Diane Stone, also of Chatham won
the W85 division.
All the division winners and friends and family have been
invited to the annual Awards Banquet that will take place on January 20th
at the Pines Manor in Edison.
SOME SURPRISES IN THE 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP
Twelve kilometers is now in the Category Three division of
the New Balance Grand Prix and that makes the distance attractive for a USATF
championship. Look for information soon
about the new 12K championship in Mercer County Park for all divisions on March
11, 2018.
The Indian Trails 20K on April 8th, will once
again be the championship for all divisions, and the Clinton Country Run 15K on
April 28, will return for all divisions.
The Newport 10K on May 5th returns to host the
open men and women. Now here’s a
twist. The Our House Four mile on May 19th
is the championship for all divisions.
Yes, four miles. Not the five
miles that Our House once was when it was a championship.
Masters men and women will compete at the Ridgewood 10K on
May 28th. The Lager Run 5K on June 24th will
host open men and women.
The Midland Mile on August 19th is for all divisions, and
the USATF hosted 5km cross country on August 26th is also for all
divisions. Moving into September, the
Liberty Newport half marathon for all divisions is on September 16th. The Little Silver 5K on September 30th
is host for masters men.
October 21st is the date of the 8km cross country
and the Harrington Park 5K on November 3rd will host masters women. The Horace Ashenfelter 8K on November 22,
Thanksgiving will be the championship for all divisions.
NEW YEARS DAY RACE COMING TO LONG VALLEY
Look for information next Sunday about a new 5K on New Year’s
Day.
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Race Results can often be
found at www.compuscore.com or at www.bestrace.com
A calendar of USATF
sanctioned events can be found at www.usatfnj.org
or at www.raceforum.com for running and
tri and biathlon events.
Contact Madeline Bost at madelinebost@verizon.net
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