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Breaking News!! 11/22/08
Sometimes you
fall.a In Cross-Country, falling can happen at the most inopportune
time. When you fall, get up, finish the race, and sometimes you
will win... That's what happened to 43-year old Mark Hixson from
Simsbury. Mark not only won, but he lead the Hartford Track Club
Men to an Open and a Masters team victory. For the women, Brittany Heninger took the lead early. Beth Kraseman took control just before the 2-mile mark and continued to pull away for a solid victory. Results for the 9th Annual Hartford Track Club 8K Cross-Country Challenge are posted. This was the third and final race in the USATF/CT XC Grand Prix. I will have team scores and a whole bunch of photos posted within a few days.
11/18/08 The USATF/CT Junior Olympic XC results are posted. Photos from the Age Before Beauty 5k Cross-Country Race are posted. This was race #2 in the USATF/CT XC Grand Prix. In the Mens Open; Athlete Foot/ New Balance was 1st with 20 points, Hartford Track Club 2nd with 43 points, and the Mohegan Striders 3rd with 61 points. In the Men's Master competition; AFNB was 1st with 8 points, HTC 2nd with 16 points and Mohegan 3rd with 24 points. Hartford Track Club took 1st place in the Women's open and masters competition. The third and final race in the USATF/Connecticut Cross-Country Grand Prix Series is this Saturday at 10:00 AM in West Hartford. Download an app. The race is open to everyone. After two races the series stands at: Open Men Mohegan Striders 1 + 1 = 2 Athletes Foot/New Balance 0 + 2 = 2 Hartford Track Club 0 + 1.5 = 1.5 Master Men Mohegan 1 + 1 = 2 Athletes Foot/New Balance 0 + 2 = 2 Hartford Track Club 0 + 1.5 = 1.5 Open Women Hartford Track Club 0 + 1 = 1 Master Women Hartford Track Club 0 + 1 = 1 The 2008 USATF/CT Team Championship Title will be decided this Saturday at the Hartford Track Club's 8K Cross-Country Challange. The individual standings show Patrick Swift from the Mohegan Striders as the strong contender for both the Open and Master's 2008 Men's State Champion. While Brittany Heninger from the Woodbridge Running Company looks like a shoe in...for the Open 2008 Women's State Champion, defending master's champion, Cheryl Cunningham from the Hartford Track Club might have a shot at a repeat for 2008. The big question is, what shirt will Way Hedding be wearing for this Grand Finale? 11/16/08 Cross-Country Season is in full gear. There's one more USATF/CT XC Grand Prix event.
John Citrelli lead the race from start to finish. He missed the course record by 1 second. The Athletes Foot/New Balance Team edges the Hartford Track Club in both the open and masters men team competition. Despite running 3.5 miles, Brittany Henninger lead the women's race while the Hartford Track Club women took both open and masters team competitions.
11/13/08 THE Race Application is available for the NORFOLK PUB 10-MILE ROAD RACE!!!! The photos from Thomaston are complete. This Sunday 11/16 is the Age Before Beauty Cross-Country 5K at White Memorial in Litchfield. This is a great race and it preceeds the USATF/CT Junior Olympics. In fact, it actually is run on the same course as the JO's. This is a race open for any individual who wants to try a fairly easy cross-country course. The race also features the USATF/CT Open and Master's Team Competition. USATF/CT teams can win prize money! Run the race and then stick around to watch the kids. You can download an app from the Race Application page and you can register at the race. Did you know that the use of a GPS device during a race is against the rules? 11/9/08
Brian Magna (#7), from Canton, lead through the first mile in 5:10 and never looked back. Twelve-year old, Sabrina Olsen (#3) lead the women with a stellar victory and a new women's record. Results for the 7th Annual Diane Burr Memorial 5K Flag Run/Walk are posted. More photos during the week. 11/3/08 The Photo Gallery has been updated and includes; The Hartland 5K, The Kent 5-Miler, Falls Village 5K, and the Sunny Brook 5K Cross-Country. The Brookfield 4-Mile Race app is available. 11/2/08
Race #1 is complete in the 3-Race USATF/CT Cross-Country Grand Prix. Leading the pack for the men is Stephen Gwizdak (#305) with a victory over perennial favorite, Patrick Swift. Leading the women in a close race was Brittany Heninger over Kathy Lundin. The Mohegan Striders won the open and masters team event. They are taking home the cash. It would appear that Mohegan is preparing to take on all-comers as the Number One Cross-Country Team in Connecticut for 2008. Results from the 7th Annual Sunny Brook Cross-Country 5K are posted. The next race in the Connecticut Cross-Country Grand Prix is Age Before Beauty 5K at White Memorial in Litchfield on 11/16. Download app. 11/1/08
Eamon Dempsey (#183) and defending champion, Jeff Niedeck (#286), passed the first mile in 5:20. Niedeck broke his previous course record in 2007 with a time of 16:36. Dempsey and Niedeck ran neck-and-neck through the first half of the race. Dempsey gradually pulled away and set a new course record. Former champion and past record holder, Margaret Banker made the drive down from Beverly, Mass. to earn a narrow victory over Torrington local, Jackie Scoville. Results from the 8th Annual Ed McGuire Memorial Culligan Cannonball 5K Road Race are posted. The Sunny Brook Cross-Country 5K is the first race in the USATF/CT XCGrand Prix. The races are open to everyone and they include USATF Team scoring. Check it out Sunday 11/2 at 11:00 AM at Sunny Brook State Park in Torrington. Download an app 10/26/08
Luke Meyer (#162) took it out in 4:59 and never looked back. Meyer breaks 13-year old record set by Simon Peter. 2006 Champion, Paul Mwangi, lost sight of Meyer within the first mile. Mwangi breaks 11-year old Master's record to take second place. Third place went to the 2007,05,03,02 Champion, Joe LeMay, who also ran under Dave Dunleavy's master's record. Results for the 32 Annual Kent 5-Mile Pumpkin Run are posted. Thanks for the heads up... Mwangi broke the Masters's record set by LeMay in 2007 and LeMay was 1 second slower than last year. 10/25/08
Hartland 5K, Mikey's Place 5K from Wethersfield, Mum-A-Thon 2 and 5-Mile results are posted along with photos from the NVL High School Cross-Country Championship. Various race apps available on the race app page. 10/25/08 Hartland 5K, Mikey's Place 5K from Wethersfield, Mum-A-Thon 2 and 5-Mile results are posted along with photos from the NVL High School Cross-Country Championship. 10/5/08
Twenty-five years. That's how long it took. Brittany Heninger takes first! Ed Drapp second and Molly Vreeland takes third!
Results for the 25th Annual Highland Lake 10K are posted. 10/4/08 The 4th Annual Salisbury Harvest Heart 10K Run results are posted. Guess who won... 9/27/08
Former Hog Champion, Josh Adams lead Jeffrey McDermott through 1-Mile in 5:30. McDermott took the lead at four and lead Adams by about 30 seconds through 5 in 29:30. Adams maintaned contact through 10 but McDermott had some gas left in the tank to pull out the victory. Meanwhile, the women played musical chairs through the first seven miles. It was the 2008 People's Forest Connecticut Trail State Champion, Tracey Dickey, who seperated herself from the rotation. Dickey held the victory as the 2007 Trail State Champion, Cheryl Cunningham, was pressing a final surge. Fred Hudak continues to have a superlative running season with a solid victory in the 60+ division. Great turnout for what turned out to be a fairly dry day. This was the first year for the Hartford Track Club as acting race director. Good job. Thank you to all the volunteers, Anola for the t-shirt design, Kelly for the home-made food, and HTC Race Director Paul Wai. I like the Hog Trophy! Results and photos are posted. 9/26/08
Ray LaPointe wins the NVL Cross-Country Invitational and leads Thomaston to another overwhelming team victory. Amanda Sumner lead from start to finish and established the course record for the girls varsity while her team, Bristol Eastern, battled hard against Portland. The Portland girls were victorious. Results are posted. 9/22/08 The race calendar is no longer a detailed page. For the most accurate calendar listing, go to the Race Application page. Hartland 5K, Kent Pumpkin Run, Highland Lake, and Falls Village have all been updated. 9/21/08 Last year's course record setter, set the pace today. Mark Hixson repeats and Jennifer Caley leads the women. Results for the 5th Annual Farmington Valley YMCA 5K Classic Road Race from Granby are posted. 9/20/08 The Waterbury City League High School Cross-Country Championship Results are posted. Updates on Whites Woods week 8 and the 2nd Night of Miles. The USATF/CT Cross-Country Grand Prix is as follows: Race #1 Sunday, November 2, 2008, The Sunny Brook 5K XC (Torrington) Race #2 Sunday, November 16, 2008, The Age Before Beauty 5k XC (Litchfield) Race #3 Saturday, November 22, 2008, The Hartford Track Club's Cross-Country Challenge 8K The series will score Male and Female teams in the Open(5m/3f) and Master (3m/3f) Divisions with Prize Money going to the top team in each division. 9/17/08
Results for the 18th Annual Shoreline Biathlon are rain shortened to the Shoreline 5-Miler. 8/24/08
Results for the 20th Annual Sullivan 5K Run and 5K Walk at Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, are posted. 8/15/08 Results are posted for the Litchfield XC week 7. USATF/CT Team results from the Guilford 10-Miler. Race of Relays Age Groups: male, female, and co-ed!!! Order of Events: Awards to top 3 teams in each age group/category Entry Fee $5.00 per individual Payable to: Litchfield Parks and Recreation Contacts: Katie Pratt at 567-5978 or Ashley Langer at 567-0484 or Litchfield Parks and Recreation at 567-7569 www.litchfieldparksandrecreation.org Relay batons and shot puts provided. 8/8/08 Congratulations to Tracy Dickey and Marc Robaczynski, both from New Hartford. They are the 2008 Connecticut State Champions for Trail Running.
Below are Robaczyski's State Record Splits from the People's Forest! Hi Will- Thanks Marc. The Final Results for the Sandy Beach Triathlon are posted. 8/4/08
Peoples Forest 7-Mile Connecticut Trail Championship results are posted. Litchfield Cross-Country Results for week 6 are posted. 8/2/08 Preliminary results for the Sandy Beach Triathlon are posted. Expect updates within a couple days. 7/27/08
Results from the TriSport Media presentation of the Lake Compounce 5K and 10K are posted. More photos during the week. 7/26/08 Results from Litchfield XC week 5, are posted. 7/19/08 I wrote this a while ago. Wether you are a beginner, a once-in-a-while jogger, or a grizzled veteran; it still seems relevant today.
So you have done all the proper training, you've read all the right books, studied all the race archives, and put in the hours of dedication required to reach your target race goal.The big day arrives.No aches, no pains; you're rested and well prepared to take on the challenge.The gun goes off and shortly thereafter you realize that the race you've spent all this time targeting is quickly turning out to be a disaster.A spectacular masterpiece of lost time, shattered dreams, and a performance that leaves you in a great depression. Just as every runner has his day, every runner will experience a bad day. Some runners experience the bad day more than others.And sometimes the bad day is just too overwhelming to shake off.Life isn't all candy and roses and learning how to cope with a bad race is strictly something that requires on the job training.There is no quick and easy answer in how to cope with the pain, anxiety, and disappointments that come with a bad race. Establish an action plan.When you find yourself adrift in the throws of a tough performance, set some very short and specific goals (i.e. Run to the next telephone pole, walk to the next telephone pole, then run the next telephone pole).Once into your recovery plan, try a gradual expansion of the plan (i.e. walk one telephone pole leg then run the next two legs, then the next three, etc.).The point of this exercise is to not give up and to get your head back into the race.Unless faced with injury, finishing the race under such adverse conditions can become a bright spot in the aftermath.It's very painful getting a ride back to the finish. Running is a fine line between composure and breakdown.Once the athlete is in good physical condition, running the race becomes nearly a ninety percent psychological effort.Every runner has his or her own way of coping with the anxiety prior to the race.Some runners are very talkative during their warm up period.Some runners become very quite and distant as they begin to focus on the task at hand.A certain level of confidence is mandatory.Many runners spend time in distress and doubt prior to the gun.For some of these runners, this has become their way of coping.Going into the race with less than great expectations is their way of relieving the tension and avoiding disappointment in a mediocre performance. I believe that a runner that has made the effort, demonstrated a forward
progression, and is clear and free of injury, should expect great things!When
the great things don't materialize and the performance actually regresses,
the athlete needs to try to take some positive thoughts away from the
performance, no matter how bad it was.This is how the athlete can begin
recovery.This is how you can break out of the depression.Take time (a
half day for every bad mile).The grieving process takes time.It's perfectly
normal to be down after a bad race.Try not to let it linger.Your friends
will appreciate your depression and like you a lot better if you try
to stay upbeat. Get yourself up and training again for a different distance,
a new target race with adjusted goals, and remember that one bad race
does not mean that you are a bad runner.This is how you become a veteran
runner.This is how you succeed at life. 7/18/08 It was a busy week in Litchfield. The Night of Miles was Tuesday and the XC Series was Thursday. There were notable dignitaries at the Track; including, Rod Dixon, Carol McLatchie, and recent Running Hall of Fame inductee, Priscilla Welch. Rod made a special appearance at the Cross-Country race on Thursday. Results from week 4 of the Whites Woods Summer Series Cross-Country are posted. WHITES WOODS SUMMER SERIES CROSS-COUNTRY TOP TEN TIMES: 3K Summer Series 1. Mike Hall, New Milford (9:21) ‘07 Female Course Record: 11:01, Kelly Wallace, South Windsor, ‘03 1. Madeline Marecki, Morris (11:11) ‘04 TOP 10 TIMES: 4K Summer Series 1. Rich Klauber, Thomaston (14:08) ‘06
1. Anna Shields, Harwinton (16:35) ‘06
1. Richard Klauber, Thomaston (15:14.64) ‘08 Female Course Record: 18:05, Smita Gypta, Wallingford ‘03 1. Annmarie Tuxbury, New Hartford (20:29) ‘08 7/17/08 Results from the first 2008 Night of Miles at Litchfield are posted. 7/16/08 Results for the Litchfield Cross-Country Series (week 3) are posted. The Hog's Back Half-Marathon Race Application is now available for a free download. 10/25/08 Go to Annoucement Archive
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Results
for the 3rd Annual Age Before Beauty XC 5K are posted. Photos will
be posted during the week.
