Written by Madeline Bost
It is no secret that half marathons are the new in thing in road racing. At last Sunday’s Newport Liberty Half Marathon in Jersey City the crowds of runners were staggering to anyone who has come to the race in past years. They filled the streets and the lines for the portable toilets snaked up and down the street. Just getting into the parking deck was a challenge for anyone arriving after 7:00 a.m.
Three thousand, two hundred and twenty six runners entered the race while 2,641actually finished. So many no-shows is common for half marathons according to race timer David Siconolfi of CompuScore whose company scored the race. Still, the number of finishers was up over four hundred from 2011. Given that the runners were offered perfect race weather, albeit windy on parts of the course it is surprising that so many did not show.
One who did show was Ken Goglas of Randolph who lead an elite pack of runners out and he stayed in the lead to finish in 1:09:11. Jeff Perrella of Westfield was second in 1:09:21. Cheyenne Ogletree of Garfield won the women’s race in 1:22:02.
Goglas and Perrella were on the winning open men’s team for Garden State Track Club. The club’s C team was second while the Morris area Garmin Running club took third.
Team competition has had a changing cast of clubs. The Garden State club that didn’t exist until late 2010 is one and the Garmin club that was created out of the disbanded Running Company is another.
Perhaps the oldest running team in the state is the Sneaker Factory and their M40 team took first in that division. Relative newcomer team, the Do Run Runners were third as was their M50 team in that division. The Morris County Striders M60 team finished in fourth place.
Ogletree lead her Garden State Track club team in for first in the open women’s division while the Garmin runners took third.
In the W40 division it was all local clubs in the top three; Garmin, Sneaker Factory and Do Run. The Sneaker Factory took first in the W50 division.
Two Morristown women won prize money when they hit the top numbers in age grading; Jane Parks, 59, whose 1:40:04 was scored at 83.77% and Nora Cary, 57, whose 1:39:09 was scored at 82.26%.
Four local men were age graded above 80%; Beau Atwater, 54, of Bernardsville was scored at 84.25% for his 1:22:13 finishing time. Bill Bosmann, 62, of Rockaway was scored at 82.37% for his 1:30:29, Antonio Mass, 48, of Budd Lake reached 81.94% for his 1:20:17, and Roger Price, 63, of Randolph reached 81.66% for his time of 1:32:09.
TEAM SCORES CAN CHANGE
Team scores in championship races and thus in the team and club grand prix are subject to change. Team captains are required to verify that their runners have current membership in USATF-NJ and that they are citizens or have valid green cards. A number of teams have not done so and the verification process for the USATF staff and the Long Distance Running committee is proving quite troublesome.
Team captains and club members should be able to see the up-to-date scores for the team grand prix but there has been a lengthy lag in posting the scores due to the verification problem.
RUN THE TRAILS SAFELY
As more and more runners discover the wealth of trails in Morris County and beyond, they need to be aware that they may not be alone. Several areas are now allowing bow hunters to hunt on land that was previously closed to hunting as the defoliation of native flora by deer is becoming a serious problem. Runners need to wear bright colors, not white, when running trails during the fall hunting season that has begun in many areas.
Originally Published by the DAILY RECORD of Morris County, New Jersey
On Sunday, September 30, 2012
On Sunday, September 30, 2012
Copyright, Madeline Bost, 2012
It is no secret that half marathons are the new in thing in road racing. At last Sunday’s Newport Liberty Half Marathon in Jersey City the crowds of runners were staggering to anyone who has come to the race in past years. They filled the streets and the lines for the portable toilets snaked up and down the street. Just getting into the parking deck was a challenge for anyone arriving after 7:00 a.m.
Three thousand, two hundred and twenty six runners entered the race while 2,641actually finished. So many no-shows is common for half marathons according to race timer David Siconolfi of CompuScore whose company scored the race. Still, the number of finishers was up over four hundred from 2011. Given that the runners were offered perfect race weather, albeit windy on parts of the course it is surprising that so many did not show.
One who did show was Ken Goglas of Randolph who lead an elite pack of runners out and he stayed in the lead to finish in 1:09:11. Jeff Perrella of Westfield was second in 1:09:21. Cheyenne Ogletree of Garfield won the women’s race in 1:22:02.
Goglas and Perrella were on the winning open men’s team for Garden State Track Club. The club’s C team was second while the Morris area Garmin Running club took third.
Team competition has had a changing cast of clubs. The Garden State club that didn’t exist until late 2010 is one and the Garmin club that was created out of the disbanded Running Company is another.
Perhaps the oldest running team in the state is the Sneaker Factory and their M40 team took first in that division. Relative newcomer team, the Do Run Runners were third as was their M50 team in that division. The Morris County Striders M60 team finished in fourth place.
Ogletree lead her Garden State Track club team in for first in the open women’s division while the Garmin runners took third.
In the W40 division it was all local clubs in the top three; Garmin, Sneaker Factory and Do Run. The Sneaker Factory took first in the W50 division.
Two Morristown women won prize money when they hit the top numbers in age grading; Jane Parks, 59, whose 1:40:04 was scored at 83.77% and Nora Cary, 57, whose 1:39:09 was scored at 82.26%.
Four local men were age graded above 80%; Beau Atwater, 54, of Bernardsville was scored at 84.25% for his 1:22:13 finishing time. Bill Bosmann, 62, of Rockaway was scored at 82.37% for his 1:30:29, Antonio Mass, 48, of Budd Lake reached 81.94% for his 1:20:17, and Roger Price, 63, of Randolph reached 81.66% for his time of 1:32:09.
TEAM SCORES CAN CHANGE
Team scores in championship races and thus in the team and club grand prix are subject to change. Team captains are required to verify that their runners have current membership in USATF-NJ and that they are citizens or have valid green cards. A number of teams have not done so and the verification process for the USATF staff and the Long Distance Running committee is proving quite troublesome.
Team captains and club members should be able to see the up-to-date scores for the team grand prix but there has been a lengthy lag in posting the scores due to the verification problem.
RUN THE TRAILS SAFELY
As more and more runners discover the wealth of trails in Morris County and beyond, they need to be aware that they may not be alone. Several areas are now allowing bow hunters to hunt on land that was previously closed to hunting as the defoliation of native flora by deer is becoming a serious problem. Runners need to wear bright colors, not white, when running trails during the fall hunting season that has begun in many areas.
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