On Sunday, Sept 2, 2018
MORRIS AREA MEN TOP FINISHERS AT CROSS COUNTRY ON SUNDAY
Colin Frost of Randolph outran all comers on Sunday to win
the USATF New Jersey 5 kilometer cross country championship at Natirar Park in
Somerset to finish in 15:34. Justin Scheid of Succasunna
was not far behind, finishing in 15:40.
Erika Meling and Emily Rosario, both listed as living in
North Brunswick placed first and second in 18:38 and 18:54 respectively. Both women were on the Garden State Track
Club, New Balance A team to win that division.
The Shore Athletic Club placed second and Raritan Valley Road Runners
were third out of seven teams.
Frost led his Breakneck Track Club team to first in the open
men’s division with the Garden State A team in second place and their B team in
third. Scheid led in the Shore A team to
fourth place. Twelve open teams competed
in the division.
The Morris area Garmin Runners won the M40 division with
Stuart Haynes of Chatham the first masters man in the race at 16:54. The Garden
State team placed second and the Shore team was third out of six teams.
Eight teams competed in the M50 division with the Garmin men
first, Garden State second and the Shore third.
The Shore Athletic Club was able to field four M60 teams
with their A team taking first in the division and their B team in third, with
the Clifton Running Club sandwiched in between in second place. Twelve teams competed in the M60 division.
The Shore M70 A team also won in that division with Clifton
second and the North Jersey Masters third.
In the masters women’s division, the Clifton runners placed
first in the W40 division, with the Bella N Motion team in second and the
Garmin runners third out of nine teams.
The Clifton W50 team finished on top in that division with
the Garmin women next and the Shore team in third. The Raritan Valley W60 team took first, Shore
second and Clifton third. The Morris
County Striders W70 team was the only team competing in that division.
Next up for the clubs is the newly minted By Hook or By
Crook 12K at Sandy Hook National Park on Sunday, September 9th. The course is billed as being flat and fast
and not many would disagree with that given the location. A study of the course map is
interesting. The start and finish are in
the same location at Parking Lot E and runs out and back into Fort Hancock at
the northern end of the peninsula.
If a runner wants to
strategize he or she will be out of luck as the out-and-back becomes a loop
course in the fort. With a cone
turn-around on an out-and-back course a runner can see who is ahead and who
might be coming up from behind you. With
the loop turn-around there is no way to see who is directly ahead of or behind you
in the race. The pre- entry discounted
fee ends on Wednesday, September 5th.
NEW JERSEY TEAMS AT NATIONALS
New Jersey masters teams did well last week at the road mile
championship in Flint MI. The Garden
State Track Club- New Balance is in first place in the national long distance
running team grand prix with their win in the mile race. The team’s 5 point score from the club 5km
cross country race is dropped and their 100 points for first in the mile gives
them 480 points.
The team was lead in by Chuck Schneekloth of Franklin who
finished in third place in 4:49, followed by Sam Teigen of Hawthorne in fourth and
credited with the same time.
The Shore Athletic Club placed second in the M60
division. Laura DeLea of Sparta placed
third in the W50 division in a time of 5:59.
Next up for individuals and teams competing at national
championships is the 5km cross country in Buffalo NY on September 23rd.
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Contact Madeline Bost at madelinebost@verizon.net
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