June La Chute Newsletter

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t sOttawa Marathon

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M o n t c a l m M i l eThanks to Road Id, 300 numbers are on the way,

we have some left over from last year; I hope I

sequenced the numbers, oh well. Also thanks to

Trophy Depot, 200 medals are also on the way;

with the remainder from last year, we should

have plenty, we’ll see. This year the race is on

Saturday, coincidentally, so is the 4th.

Here is a recap of the previous race. Last year,

despite the large numbers, registration and the

starting area went smoothly. We used cell phones

which helped the 2 ends communicate. We are

considering including walkie-talkies this year. We

should be in good shape for larger numbers with

a couple of tweaks, and there may be plenty

more runners this year.

We sure had much help last year; the help was

certainly appreciated! Here is a breakdown of

who did what for last year’s run:

Start: (Julie will be at the start an noon. Try to get there between 12:15 and 12:30)-registration, Heidi teRiele-Karkoski-registration sub, Katie Karkoski-registration and registration coordinator, Julie Cunningham-registration, Jim Cunningham-money, Tracey Cross-Baker-clipboard, Dave Burrows-clipboard, Matt Karkoski-starter, Brian Kiely-photographer, Ellie Berube-start prep, Dave Natale

Finish: (The race will start at 1:45, so get there between 1 and 1:30, depending what you have to do and who you may have to see. Some early birds will be at the finish at noon.)

-Tic sheet, George Brown-Tic sheet, Tim Malaney-stopwatch, Brian Keily-hand out envelopes, Linda Sherman

-hand out envelopes, Jill Cunningham-pass out medals, Rose Hayes-pass out medals, Rose’s kids-collect numbers (envelopes), Linda Cunningham-collect numbers (envelopes), Kathy Rutkowski-clock, Walter Thorn-pusher 1, Matt Karkowski-pusher 2, Jim Cunningham-finish line coordinator and bandit control, Dave Rutkowski

There is plenty to do, but fortunately it happens

quickly. In a few weeks I will be sending out

emails, so if you can volunteer again, it will be

appreciated!

O t t a w a M a r a t h o n

James42.2

“Here’s your vegetarian omelet; it doesn’t look

so good!” spoke the waitress in the diner outside

of Ogdensburg. Linda and Julie and I had just

met up with Jim who had just come from Ithaca.

We are on our way to Ottawa for a marathon.

You know the race start is close when athletes

stand while holding their GPS stopwatches on

their heads. The runner next to me is working

on a GPS message, asking if he is indoors now.

Mine worked great except that while changing

modes, I turned it off. “Wow! Mile seven is taking

a while!” It took 35 minutes before I figure it out

and turned the watch back on.

Fortunately, there are pacing bunnies. They wear

pink rabbit ears and hold a sign for a predicted

pace. The group runs for 10 minutes and then

walks for 1 minute. I knew I was in trouble when

the 5:00 bunny went by me. David Cheruiyot was

in the race too. I bet he didn’t follow a bunny.

Cacaphonous crunch! Thousands of paper cups

cover the street. A truck rolls by flattening those

empty Gatorade cups. This is Canada! For clean

up, hockey-stick-wielding kids slap the cups to

the side of the road. It is funny what you notice

and don’t notice during a race. A mile from

the end, I was next to an Ottawa native, and I

asked if that building we passed earlier was the

Parliament. He was silent for a few minutes. He

then responded that we passed Parliament near

the start, at the 2K. The stone, copper-roofed

complex sits on a hill is enormous and stretches

for blocks! I missed it!

Linda, our coach, snapped pictures when we

went by the 13 mile mark, excuse me, the 21

kilometer mark. The marathon has 42 of them,

and you know you are in trouble when they take

longer and longer to arrive! A runner stepped

out at the 21K and asked Linda if she had a cell

phone, he needed to call his sister. Earlier an

avian visitor also approached Linda. The evening

before, we were on our way to eat. Three crows

sat in a tree squawking frantically for food. Linda

didn’t provide any, and one attacked!

Oh, and I never go by James. I signed up for the

race with that appellation. Two Jim Cs confuses

helpers giving out numbers. “Way to go James!”

some one yelled, looking at me. Everyone entering

the weekend of

races, the 2K,

5K, 10K, half,

and marathon,

and there were

36,000 of them,

had their name

printed on the number. I eventually got used to

the attention and smiled.

JimCircle of Doom

The night before, Mom looked up from the event

guide, and adjusted her reading glasses: “The

last bridge is supposed to be the hardest climb.”

“Sure it is!” we replied. Foreshadowing!

Pont du Heron is Canadian for Circle of Doom.

This would have been known had we read the

event guide. Also, it is a figure of eight, not

a circle, according to Dad. It begins at mile

20. Julie claims 21. Maybe, but tell that to the

pace flat-line on my GPS. Due to our endorphin

soaked state, no consensus can be reached

regarding the true property of this architectural

feature.

2 1 s t K e y B a n k V e r m o n t C i t y M a r a t h o n & M a r a t h o n R e l a yTeam Results64 7 3:23:28 7:46 Ticothunder David Burrows, Captain

Individual ResultsPlace Div/Tot Div 10mile Halfmar 20mile Nettime Pace Guntime Name Age G Bib# City/state 48 14/164 M2529 1:05:53 1:26:55 2:14:04 2:54:26 6:40 2:54:27 Jay Wells 29 M 2533 Ticonderoga NY595 79/224 M4044 1:22:02 1:47:26 2:46:05 3:44:30 8:34 3:45:08 Michael Graney 40 M 2534 Ticonderoga NY1101 132/228 M3539 1:25:21 1:53:26 3:01:05 4:06:03 9:24 4:06:56 Dave Natale 39 M 2047 Ticonderoga N

O t t a w a M a r a t h o n

David Cheruiyot 2:13:22Jim Cunningham 3:45:06Julie Cunningham 4:36:20Jim Cunningham Sr. 5:18:12

JulieLessons

Some say “The Wall” looms around mile 20 of

the marathon, burgeoning out of the asphalt to

give you something to struggle against. My first

marathon experience totally defies that. I wish I

could say mile 20 was that formidable point for

me; Instead, I hit it at mile 14.

Lessons learned:

1. Don’t try anything new on the day of a

marathon. Really, don’t! To ward off dehydration

and in anticipation of an energy drop, I guzzled

several bottles of Perpetum within the first five

miles. Five miles later, I threw it all up crossing

a bridge. At least this…break, as I stood heaving

with my hands on my knees, afforded me a lovely

view of the canal running through Ottawa.

2. Listen to your brother. Several months

ago, when Jimmy, a physical therapist, gave me

several exercises to strengthen my hip muscles,

I tucked those suggestions in the back of my

mind. I didn’t think about them again, until mile

16 when my right hip twinged and then started

throbbing for the final ten miles. Oh, I will do

those exercises next time.

My friend Crystal back home in Tuscaloosa

asked me last night if I would consider doing a

marathon with her next year. My response: “Hell,

yeah!” The clinical psychologist in me wonders

if I suffer from retrograde amnesia or possibly

some delusional disorder. It might just be that

runners have a completely unique concept of

fun.

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3 1 s t A n n u a l G M A A R o l l i n I r i s h H a l f M a r a t h o nApril 18, 2009

Essex Center, VTWeather: cloudy and 47 degrees with a light north wind

Summary: 101 runners completed the 31st running of this classic in great racing weather. John Ostler won his second GMAA race in a row in

1:15:14. Scott Loomis followed in 1:16:30 with Tyler Luddington taking third in 1:20:57. Dot Martin won her second Rollin Irish race by nearly a mile

in 1:34:12. Serena Wilcox took second in 1:41:22 while Suzanne Kelley took third in 1:42:39. After nearly a 10 year drought for men’s age group

records two fell today and a third was threatened. Jack Pilla set the 50s record with a 1:23:03, Gerald Barney set the 70s record by 24 minutes

(at age 76!) with a 2:07:50, and Chuck Arnold was 12 seconds from the 60s record with a 1:35:55. Only one women’s record fell - Susan Magher

set the bar for the 60s with a 2:00:07

Red McDonough and Dave Natale finished this half the weekend after the Unplugged Half. It was a very tough course, 10 miles of dirt roads with

a few patches of pavement here and there. The first and last miles were paved, with lot of climbing and with a very steep section at mile 6.

20. Dave Natale Ticonderoga, NY 39 1:52:194. Red McDonough Port Henry, NY 68 1:58:05

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