2001-11 Taconic Running Life November 2001

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R U N N I N G W I T H O L D G L O RYBy: John W. Albanese

Since September 11"', every town across America now is adorned in red, white and blue, as though it were the 4"' of July.

But, we laconic Road Runners have always displayed our patriotic spirit. And now that the New York City Fireman has come tosymbolize the American Hero, I note that several of TRRC "Founding Fathers" (including our First and Second Presidents, Dan Caffreyand Owen McCrudden) are among NY's Bravest. Also, let's not forget that before he was a painter, Carmelo Roldan was one of NY'sF i n e s t .

In 1985, my Father (TRRC Founding Member Joe Albanese) and I, for the first time, ran the 8 mile July 4' /Putnam County Classic, carryinga 3' X 5' American Flag. Since starting this tradition, it seems I can't go to a race without at least one weekend warrior coming up to me andsaying, "Hey, you're the guy who carries the Flag!"

Most of them don't even know my name, but simply refer to me as "the Flag Guy". I prefer being known by this moniker, and I never enterthe race using my real name. Rather we enter as "Old Glory." The Flag pins on the race number, not her bearer.

The whole spirit of this TRRC 17 year tradition has been to have our Flag cross the finish line, for all to see.

Being "the Flag Guy" carries with it certain responsibilities. And quite frankly, I became embarrassed in the immediate wake of the 9/11attacks, since I was one of the few people in my development who wasn't flying a flag. Certainly it wasn t for my lack of patriotic spirit,but for my lack of a mounting pole and bracket. You simply couldn't find them anywhere, and for years, my flagpole had been modifiedto be carried while running.

So until the stores were restocked with flag mounting accessories, I had to improvise. I cut the ribbons off some old race medals, andused them to tie red, white and blue bows on my lamppost and car antennae. Also, when the call came out for clothing donations neededfor the Ground Zero workers, I included in my donation every Putnam County Classic T-shirt I had collected over the years. Thoseheroes needed them a lot more than I did.

The call of the Nation required the minor sacrifices of some of my running memorabilia. Like most Americans, I'm searching for ways todo more, and I hope this article can serve as one.

Coincidentally, the first time I visited the World Trade Center was on July 4 , 1976. We went to my uncle's office that had a beautiful viewof the harbor, to see the Tall Ships and celebrate the Bi-Centennial.

The last time I visited the World Trade Center, I was there simply to file some legal papers. In typical New Yorker fashion, having to catcha train, I rushed through the lobby, cursing the tourists who were blocking my way.

Now, like most Americans, I feel disheartened by our loss of a way life, we used take for granted.

JULY 4™/Putnaiii County Classic Flag Facts;• Old Glory has crossed the finish line of the PCC the past 17consecutive years, but she has only madel6 starts. No one told us

the year the race time was pushed up to 8 am, so that year we jumped in at mile 3.• Old Glory always starts at the very end of the pack, when called to the line. The purpose of this tradition is to enable every

entrant, especially the "back of the packers", to see her and share in this 4* of July tradition.• The tradition was started in 1985 by my Father and I; we still don't remember whose idea it was. The first few years, we ran with

a Betsy Ross replica, 13 star flag. Over the years, our first flag became frayed and tattered, so she was laid to rest by Lt. JosephAlbanese (USMC Ret. and former Eagle Scout) in appropriate military fashion. {See Legal Disclaimer, infra. Sec. 8 (k)}.

• The Flag record time is 53:26 (6:40 per mile avg.) set in 1998.• People always ask me, "Isn't it heavy?" Not really, but she tends to be more awkward, and when it's windy, she can be a real

bitch. Also, every year I wind up with chaffed raspberry on my collarbone. No prophylactic band aids for this soldier.• Another question I'm frequently asked is, "Did you carry that Flag the whole way?" Usually not. However, I must boast that

the year the Flag record was set, I carried her solo, start to finish. Most years I work with a partner. When I used to carry herwith my Dad, Joe, he would take her when passing by the cheering spectators in Town, and he'd let me carry her up the backhills, when no one was watching. The spirit of the tradition is to let any and all runners take a turn carrying Old Glory, and anumber of PCC entrants have assisted over the years.

• Paul Warren has assisted in carrying the flag at least 4 times. While only related through TRRC, Paul Warren and John "Warren"Albanese share a common ancestor who came to America on the Mayflower.

• My thanks go out to our Deputy Flag Bearer in the PCC's 2001 edition, Paul Warren, who presumed I was in better shape, bustedmy ass, and refused to let me bring Old Glory in over one hour.

• Thanks to race directors, Christine and Fred Reger, Old Glory has always been assigned a symbolic race number. Over theyears she has donned such numbers as "1", "76" and "1776".

• In 1986, Old Glory made her only appearance at the Memorial Day South Salem lOK. She is planning to make this a newtradition, by re-appearing on Memorial Day, 2002.

I ask all TRRC directors and members, to join me in making a pledge of allegiance to this tradition. For every year there is a PutnamCounty Classic, Old Glory shall circle Lake Mahopac on the 4*'' of July. And when I become a broken-down, old fart like my mentor,Giuseppe Pacciagalupe, I ask that some TRRC member volunteer to follow in my footsteps and continue this legacy.

UEIGAL DISCLAJDMEiRSince your author is an attorney, I couldn't resist adding a fine print "Legal Disclaimer". The following are excerpts from the UnitedStates Code, Title Four, Chapter One, the statute prescribing the protocol for display and respect of the Flag. (Did you realize that weactually have Federal Laws about this stuff?):

Sec. 6. Time and occasions for display (a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and onstationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properlyilluminated during the hours of darkness.

(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.

(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.

(d) The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on [national holidays].

(e) The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.

(f) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

(g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.Sec. 8. Respect for flagNo disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing.Regimental colors. State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life orproperty.

(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.

(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.

(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds,but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the redbelow, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.

(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damagedin any way.

(f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.

(g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design,picture, or drawing of any nature.

(h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.

(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles ascushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed fortemporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of militarypersonnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered aliving thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way,preferably by burning.

Every month I struggle with what to write for the President's Column. This month isparticularly hard, not only because of the events of September, but also because it will be mylast one as president. So, I did what every runner would do, I went for a run in the woods totry and come up with some ideas for the column. It was a beautiful day with temperatures inthe 60's and the most perfect blue sky. And guess what, still nothing... so I came back to mycomputer and this is what happened.

We are very lucky. Typically, on beautiful weekends such as this last one, we driveto Croton Gorge Park, Pocantico Hills or FDR Park in Yorktown and run along some of themost beautiful country I've ever seen. Right now the leaves on the trees are turning into theirmagnificent fall colors and the air is so clean. As the MasterCard commercial says

"priceless". We take a few minutes from our running stories and check out a dog that someone is walking or take in thebreathtaking view of the Hudson River. We watch deer look us almost in the eye then see them run off on their own trail.We stop as wild turkeys take off into the woods. We pass other runners or walkers and say hello or maybe just smile.Have you taken a moment lately to just stop and say to yourself, I am really very lucky to be where I am today and doingwhat I am doing? Well, I try to do this everyday that I run or do a workout. Some women think I'm crazy just runningalong smiling or just stopping to smile at a cow. But why not? I am lucky to be able to call a friend and say lets go for arun along the reservoir and you know what, we go and have a great time because we can. So the message behind thisis...I hope each of you can enjoy the beauty of running and living in this area as much as I do.

One of the great advantages of belonging to Taconic is that there is usually someone to run with. On Saturdaymornings you can tell a new member that we meet at Croton Gorge Park to run any distance from 6 to 20 miles. I hopethat starting this October we can reorganize our Wednesday evening runs so that there can be a group that meets at say 5or 5:30 and another group that meets at 6 to run at FDR Park. This would make it really easy to get new membersacquainted with the club, and run with some of us. If any one has any feedback on this please let me know.

If you missed the last meeting, don't miss the meeting in January when Rachid Tbahi of Marrakesh ExpressCatering will once again cater the event and we will celebrate our new club officers.

The rest of the year will see many of us running the New York City Marathon. This promises to be veryemotional and even if you are not running please come down and support the TRRC members. We have various placesto watch the race from and as a participant I can say that having teammates along the course and to party at theMayflower afterwards is PRICELESS. To continue the celebration of many fall races and a lot of great runs we'll behaving our annual Dinner Dance at Heritage Hills in Somers. Last year was great and this year should be even better.It's only $45 a person and well worth it. The holiday season is celebrated at Blue Mountain with an entire weekend ofTaconic events. Show up and have fun. Who knows maybe there will be some surprises that will make you laugh ands m i l e a t r a n d o m m o m e n t s .

I want to thank you all for your support. It has been fun being the PREZ this year. Some of the times weredifficult and thank you to those of you that cared. I really appreciate it .1 appreciate the extra tasks that you took on sothat my time could be spent elsewhere. I will never forget the kindness you have shared. I love you all and thanks forthe confidence t o do i t .

TACONIC ROAD RUNNERS CLUB RACE SCHEDULE

1 2 / 8 1 0 : 0 0 A M X-Country Relays V a r P e e k s k i l l P e t e r M e i s l e r 8 4 5 - 2 6 5 - 9 6 7 4

1 2 / 9 11 : 0 0 A M Couples Relay 5 K x 2 P e e k s k i l l S t e v e C a l i d o n n a 9 1 4 - 7 3 6 - 7 6 0 7

2 / 1 0 / 0 2 1 0 : 0 0 A M Freezer F ive 5 K F D R P a r k Jerry RadlauerBarbara Br i t tan

9 1 4 - 7 6 4 - 9 0 5 69 1 4 - 7 4 7 - 7 4 3 1

2 / 2 4 / 0 2 1 0 : 0 0 A M Freezer F ive 5 K F D R P a r k Jerry RadlauerB a r b a r a B r i t t a n

9 1 4 . 7 6 4 - 9 0 5 69 1 4 - 7 4 7 - 7 4 3 1

Cross Country RelayBlue Mounta in Reservat ion

Saturday December 8, 2001Starting time 10:00 A.M.

Female- 3 runners per team Fee $15/teamMale-4 runners per team Fee $20/team

All runners compete on the same course, which is 3+ miles and changes every year.The race begins and ends at the Blue Mountain Lx)dge. It is a good idea not to wear your newest shoes for this event.There will be a pancake breakfast after the race and showers are available at the Lodge.

Awards for male and female teams in the following categories: High School, Open and Master. Mixed teams areallowed but are scored with the men's teams.

I know this is a dumb thing to do and hold only myself responsible.

Category: High School: Open: .Masters

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Couples RelayBlue Mountain Reservation

Sunday December 9,2001-11:00AMRace Director: Steve Calidonna (914)736-7607each runner runs 3 miles

couple=l male plus 1 femalepancake breakfast after the race$12.00 per coupleDirections: route 9 to Welcher Ave. Go uphill to park.Merchandise to top three in each age group (combined ages of each runner)

Couples Relay. (do not fil l in): Bib no:I know thai ranning a cross country race U a potentiaUy hazardous activity. I should not enter and nin unless I am medicaUy able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to myability to safely complete the ran. I assume aU risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to: faUs, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity,traffic and the of the toad, aU such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I. fior myself and anyone

to act on my behalf, waive and release the Taconic Road Runners Club, Blue Mountain Reservation and aU sponsors, their representatives and successors from aU claims or UabiUties of any kind arising out of myparticipation in this event even though that Uability may arise out of negUgence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to aU of the foregoing to use any photographs, motionspictures, recordings or any other recoid of this event for any legitimate purpose. I understand that bicycles, skateboards, baby joggers, roller skates or blades, animals, and radio headsets arc not allowed in the race andI will abide by this guideline.

Circle age category: under 40 40-59 60-79 80-99 100-119 over 120

M e m b e r s : 1 A g e 2 . A g e

S i g n a t u r e s : 1 . 2 .Parent's signature if under 18

Make check payable to TRRC. Send to TRRC, PO BOX 711, Shrub Oak, NY 10588

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Tea town Lake 5K Tra i l RunBy Debbie Kenney

Unfortunately, I was not able to be at my own race this year because I was in school that day (good for my brain cells!)This is the report of the Teatown race as told by reliable sources.

After the tragic events of September 11' , the race directors for Teatown labored over whether the Teatown Lake 5Kshould be cancelled. The decision was made to run the race in dedication to the innocent victims. We had a record turnoutwith 113 participants tackling this somewhat rugged course on a beautiful fall day! The awards are handled differentiy forthis race; awards going to the first ten males, first seven females overall and first place in tiie standard age group categories.

The female age group awards:Age Group9 & Under1 0 - 1 3

1 4 - 1 62 0 - 2 93 0 - 3 9

4 0 - 4 9

The male age group awards:F e m a l eChelsea Stem

Genevieve Ol iverJul ie WallnerKaren MaxceyKaren Penz i rerM a r t h a K l e i n

Age Group11 - 1 32 0 - 2 9

3 0 - 3 94 0 - 4 9

5 0 - 5 96 0 - 6 970 & above

M a l eBrian HairlyP e t e B a e r

M ichae l Bake r

Richard EspinosaLeo GormleyElton Robinson

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Please see the race results for times, etc.

The Teatown 5K is a fund-raiser for the Teatown LakeReservation. Teatown is a large nature preserve withbeautiful hiking trails. They have educational componentsfor both children and adults, and they are involved in manyprograms such as the Westchester County WatershedPreservation project. Check out their website at http://www.teatown.org

A huge thanks to our sponsors, Club Fit, Mrs. Green'sNatural Market, Yorktown Beer and Soda, YorktownPizza & Pasta, Salerno Chrysler Dodge & Plymouth,Midway Hardware and Chase JP Morgan. They havewillingly sponsored our race for many years now and wecouldn't do it without them. Please support our sponsors!

Thank you to our volunteers who made this race runflawlessly despite one of the race director's absence. Theywere; Cathy and Joe Groneman, Barbara Ende, LeeSaroken, Joe Handeiman, Jimmy Whelan, Skip Hovdestad,Josh Knight, Gary Steinel, Bob Hermesh, Joe Porcaro,Tony Galfano, Ed McLaughlin, Freddie Loehfelm and if Ihave forgotten anyone, it's no reflection on you it's myhusband's poor memory!!

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Do You Know Your Q Angle?By Dr. Tim Maggs© 2001

In my quest to make biomechanics as commonplace as thedaily number or as important as the daily weather report,I'm going to push your limits of tolerance and talk about theall-important Q angle. When looking at the biomechanicsof an athlete, one of the more important measurements isthat of the Q angle.

The Q angle represents the relationship and alignmentbetween the pelvis, leg and foot. This measurement isextremely important, especially for athletes. Repetitive andcontinual stress through the lower back, pelvis, hip, kneeand ankle can and will produce injuries in athletes,especially those with abnormal Q angles. This type ofstructural defect must be determined, improved andcorrected as much as possible as mere symptomatic carewill only produce a false and detrimental sense of securityto the a th le te .

Measuring the Q AngleIn the standing position, the knee-cap (patella) should besomewhat positioned over the bump at the top of the shinbone (tibial tubercle). The other anatomical landmark ofimportance is the ASIS, which is the bony protuberance atthe very top of the quadricep muscle. This is the bone thatsticks out on each side of the body just below the level ofthe navel.

A normal Q angle will have the patella rotated slightly moretowards the mid-line than the tibial tubercle. To get the Qangle, mark a point at the center of the tibial tubercle, anddraw a line straight through the center of the patella. Thisis the first line in the angle. Now draw a line from thecenter point of the patella up to the ASIS. This will formthe second line of the angle.

A normal angle should typically fall between 18°-22°, withmales usually at the lower end and females at the uppernormal end. An abnormal Q angle will typically beincreased from normal. This automatically increases thevulnerability to tracking problems, as well as other lowback, pelvis, leg and foot problems. This occurs due to anunleveling of the pelvis with interference to the alignmentof the lumbar spine. There will often be a compensatoryimbalance in the upper back and neck as well.

An abnormal Q angle becomes further complicated whenaccompanied by a functional or anatomical short leg.Many people, especially runners, suffer with the short legsyndrome. But, what many don't realize is that themajority of these syndromes are functional short legs rather

than anatomical short legs. A functional short leg is the shortleg that isn't actually short, it's just the appearance of a shortleg due to some structural defect (such as an abnormal Qangle). Too often a lift is recommended for this situation, andthe problems now become compounded- Remember, a liftshould only be used when the measurement from the outsidehip bone to the outside ankle is different on both legs. Andthe lift should never equal the difference. Lift therapy shouldbegin with 1/3 to 1/2 of the measured leg length difference.

Fixing the Q AngleIt's a daunting task to begin to improve the Q angle. Everystructural defect may have some influence on it, and findingthe most important defects is somewhat important. Needlessto say, a thorough biomechanical exam should be the firststep. The evaluation of the feet is the first place to start.Pronation will very often be an underlying contributor to anincreased angle. Orthotics or some type of insert is usuallyr e c o m m e n d e d .

Standing x-rays of the low back, with measurements of thegravity line and sacral base angle, are also important. Younever know if the chicken or the egg came first, and so itgoes with these findings. The gravity line and the sacral baseangle will greatly benefit from proper treatment and theimplementation of corrective exercises, but if they're notincluded in your quest to correct the Q angle, it will becomeimpossible to efficiently recommend proper treatment orexercises. If that's too confiising, try this—don't ignore yourpelvis and low back if you suffer with an increased Q angle.And again, if unable to find someone to help you with thisinformation, feel free to call or e mail me with any questions.

C o n c l u s i o nThe sports world and sportsmedicine industry has failedgreatly (to date anyways) in stressing the importance of thebiomechanics of athletes. Bridges are checked for structuralflaws each year, kid's teeth are checked for alignment, carshave alignment checks, but who's checking people (runners)?We've accepted getting acute crisis care only after we'reinjured. Every athlete would do well to begin today to look attheir structures and begin to make corrective changes assoon as possible. It's a small price to pay to stay out on theroads. Have a great month.

Dr. Maggs can be contacted at 518.393.6566, e mailedat RunningPr @ aoLcom or by visiting his website,w^vw.RunningPr.com. He can also be heard on theinternet on his weekly radio show, The SportsmedicineHour, Thursdays, 3:00-4:00 pm (E^T) onwww.WRPI .o rg .

The 16^ Annual Columbus Day Races For ChildrenBy Scott Abercrombie

This was another great year for the children's races. It was a beautiful autumn day, although the cold probably keptthe numbers down a bit 451 children ran the Va mile around the old cinder track in Depew Park in Peekskill. Everychild received a ribbon, one out of three won medals, and the first three in every heat won points for their school. Thisis arranged as a competition between the elementary schools. Six really nice trophies are given out to the first threeLakeland schools, the first two PeekskUl schools, the first public school from another district, and the first parochial/public school.

The entry fee is only $3. Thanks to our sponsors we were able to donate $350 to both the Peekskill VolunteerAmbulance Corps and the Matthew Moore Fund. Our sponsors for this race were Salerno Chrysler Plymouth Dodgeon 202 in Yorktown, My dentist, Ronald G. Worth, D.D.S., PC. of Hudson Valley Dental in Peekskill, Peekskill Paintand Hardware in Peekskill, American Cycle & Tire on 9 A in Montrose, and Peekskill Celebration. Other than thePeekskill Celebration, which is new, these sponsors have helped out with this race for many years now.

As always the volunteers were superb. Co-race director John Hallinan organized the children into heats and startedall the races. Ed McLaughlin and Joe Porcaro worked with John to set up the heats, Joanne Bertram took care of theregistration with help from her daughter Erin, our President Lee Saroken and Gary Strave, my wife Debi Kenney scoredeach heat, Fred Reger and Don Ettinger kept the track clear of all the children not racing. Ken Martin passed out theawards, and Mike Gosset worked the finish line and the chute. A large contingent from The Challenge Corps assistedwith the parking. The members of the Challenge Corps are from an altemative high school located at Camp Smith, andthey help out at many community events.

Listed below are the winners and their times for each heat.

P* Grade Boys P* Heat Stephen Gibbons 1 : 5 0

2"'' Heat Chr is Beato 1 : 4 5

3''^ Heat Daniel Scot t 1 : 4 44 ' ^Hea t Chris SpeU 1 : 5 1

Grade Girls P' Heat Jackie Chrzanowski 2 : 0 2

2"'' Heat V i c t o r i a S c a r c h i l l i 1 : 5 7

3"* Heat Molly Malone 1 : 4 7

2"' Grade Boys P* Heat D a n i e l O ' G o r m a n 1 : 4 2

2"^ Heat Chr is Monte fe ran t 1 : 3 8

3''^ Heat Chr i s Romano 1 : 3 94*'' Heat A l e x B a m n i d a n 1 : 4 1

2"*^ Grade Girls P*Heat Ka t ie B rosnan 1 : 4 02"^^ Heat Emily Alicea 1 : 3 9

3' '^Heat Alana Cunningham 1 : 4 9

3'*^ Grade Boys P'Heat M a t D a v i d s o n 1 : 2 7

2"<'Heat AJ De io r i o 1 : 3 43^^ Heat Connor Eichenger 1 : 3 04^^ Heat Jeremy Guerrero 1 : 3 1

3 '^^ Grade Gir ls P 'Heat Nico let te St . Lawrence 1:252 " ' * H e a t M e l i s s a H a n s o n 1 : 3 2

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T h e F r e e z e r F i v e sRace #1 Sunday, February 10, 2002 10 AM - 5K

Race #2 Sunday, February 24, 2002 10 AM - 5 MilesFDR State Park-Yorktown, ny

Special Commemorative Long Sleeved T-shirt: $12.00 (in addition to race fee)Pre-Ordered shirts must be picked up at one of the races, will not be mailed after races.

A w a r d s

Top 3 overall M ale and FemaleTop 3 Age group awards, under 14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and over 70

Special male and female awards for best combined time of both racesSpecialraffle prizes awarded at both events.

M ail before: January 29 (race 1) and February 12 (race 2)$5.00 each race ($4.00 TRCC member)

Day of race registration: $6.00; Family maximum: $15.00 (T-shirt is extra)All entry Fees are non-refundable.

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M a r a t h o n R e s u l t s

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Niagara MarathonBarbara Ende 3:27:01Har t f o rd Mara thonPhil Richey 2:44:15Keith Benkov 3:31:25Eric Yost 3:49:58Marlene Irving 3:54:32Phil Sigler 4:28:05Mohawk Hudson Mara thonJim Jackman 3:32:00Ad i rondack Mara thonBob Daubenbis 4:15:23

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