On Sunday, March 25, 2018
NEW JERSEY RUNNERS TOOK HOME MEDALS AT NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Can there ever be too much of a good thing? Well sometimes, in running, there is an
abundance of events to choose from in which to compete. Such was the case last week when masters
runners had to pick from two national championships.
In Landover Maryland the national masters track and field
championship was held from Friday, March 16th to Sunday, March 18th. Just another state south in Virginia Beach
the national 8 kilometer road championship was held on Saturday March 17th.
Most competitive runners are willing, even eager to do both
track and long distance running, and the conflict made it hard for some to
choose.
Peter Kashulines, Jr. of Mountain Lakes picked the track and
it paid off for him with third in both the 800 meters and the 400 meters in his
M50 division. He hit 58.52 in the 400
and 2:11.59 in the 800.
Mark Williams of Columbia placed second in his M45 400 meter
race with a time of 55.52. Williams
attempted to break the American M45 record (1:56.10) for the 800 meters. Running solo with the rest of the field trailing,
he was well on his way until the proverbial piano landed on his back in the
last 200 meters. He finished first in
what was basically a time trial, but well off his previous time of 1:58.62,
instead falling across the finish line in 2:07.67.
Fellow Garmin teammate Brian Crowley of Hillsborough took
third in the 1500 meter race in his M50 division in 4:29.74. Garmin team captain Gary Rosenberg of
Morristown finished just out of the medals, in fourth place in the 3,000 meters
in the M45 in 10:03.99.
Other New Jersey medalists included Dianne DeOliviera of
Brick who placed second in in the 1500 meters and the 800 meters, and third in
the 400 meters in the W45 division.
Harold Nolan of Navesink also took third in the M70 1500 meter run. Chuck Schneekloth of North Brunswick placed
first in the M40 800 meter race and Tony Plaster of Neptune won his M50
division of the 800 meters.
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFERED PERFECT RUNNING WEATHER ON SATURDAY
While all that activity was taking place in Landover, down
at Virginia Beach on Saturday, under sunny skies and perfect running weather,
other New Jersey runners were looking for medals in their division in the 8
kilometer.
The Garden State Track Club’s M40 team did just that,
placing first in their division with Sam Teigan of Hawthorne running 26:05 for
third in the M40 division and Jonathan Frieder of Rye Brook New York second in
his M45 division in 26:09 and Gary Leaman of Hardwick taking second in his M55
division in 28:25, and third scoring member of the team.
In the highly competitive M60 division the Shore Athletic
Club took fourth place out of nine teams with Reno Stirrat of Rockaway one of
the scoring members of the team. Wife
Susan was dropped down to the W40 division where the team placed third with
Christine Hill of Middletown leading them in and placing third in the W45
division.
The Clifton Road Runners W50 team placed second with Suzanne
LaBurt of Greenwood Lake NY taking third in her division, and Laura DeLea of
Sparta fourth and Kerry Monahan Gaughan of River Vale third in her W55
division.
In their respective divisions, the Clifton M70 team placed
fifth and the Shore’s M50 team placed fourth.
Like their women’s team that had older women drop down for the W40
division, the Shore M50 team had one man in his 50’s and two in their 70’s who
dropped down to fill out the team. In
national competition, just having a team finish garners points toward the year
long team grand prix.
Not to be overlooked in all of the championship reporting,
Randolph’s Roberta Groner placed first masters woman in the United Airlines NYC
Half Marathon on Sunday the 18th with a time of 1:15:14. And down in Virginia Beach, Justin Scheid of
Succasunna placed second overall in the Shamrock half marathon with a time of
1:09.18.
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Contact Madeline Bost at madelinebost@verizon.net
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