I
have retired after 33 years of teaching Physical Education in the Central Islip
School District. There were many things
I still enjoyed about the job but the work was getting in the way of my
playing, so it was time to go.
Daisy
Mendez is another recent retiree. I hear
that her husband Jose is going to train her to run a marathon. Daisy will be getting plenty of exercise
between her running and dancing.
We
have walkers as well as runners at the workout, so there is something for
everyone.
Please
call me at 803-0586 if you have an item for membership news.
| BIG SUR MARATHON |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2005 |
This was our 14th Marathon
that we have run together and definitely the most difficult. It was also the most beautiful. Big Sur is located
in northern California along the jagged coastline, 26 miles south of
Carmel. This area is known for its
giant Redwood trees, Pebble Beach golf course and for being the artichoke
capital of the world.
Weather,
the most important uncontrollable factor when running a Marathon, was calling
for rain showers for Saturday and Sunday.
We arrived on Friday morning to some very nice weather, but it turned
windy later on in the day. We drove
straight to Monterey to register for the race and pick up our race
packets. Also included with the
Marathon, they offer several other races.
A 5-member Team Relay, a 21-mile Power Walk, a 10.6 and 9-mile walk, and
a 5K, brought the total participants to about 6,000.
Recalling the registration
process leads me also remember the slightly high fee to participate in the
Marathon, but it was well worth it. The
$97 included a pre-race pasta party that was second to none. 3 different kinds of pasta, rolls, fresh
artichokes, and asparagus, all cooked to perfection. There was also green salads, dessert, etc.,
and a jazz band to keep us entertained. A complimentary post-race massage, which we both took advantage of. This was the first time either one of us had
received one after a race; it definitely helped with walking around for the
rest of the weekend.
It rained practically all night Friday
and all day on Saturday, making me extremely anxious about the race. But by the 7 a.m. start Sunday morning; it
was just cloudy and about 50 degrees, PERFECT!!
We could not believe how lucky we were with the weather. It was never
too warm and the best part, there was no wind!!
The views were spectacular as promised and the tough section of the
course came at mile 10. It begins at
Little Sur River Bridge at 40 ft. elevation and
climbs 2 miles to Hurricane Point, which brought our elevation to 580 ft. From there we screamed downhill to the
half-way point at Bixby Bridge, where for the last 20 years there has been
someone in a black tuxedo and tails, playing a grand Piano. There were also some Taiko drummers, high
school bands along the way and belly dancers at mile 25. The balance of the course was somewhat hilly,
which seemed more difficult than the course profile on their website. At last we came into Carmel Highlands, aptly
named, and then it was down into the town of Carmel and across the finish
line.
The sun was peeking through the
clouds, the weather improved and the rest of the day was beautiful. We both indulged in some post-race Samuel
Adams while waiting for our massage. We
were both satisfied with our performances, Angela ran a 4:10 and I ran a
3:33. Then it was back to the bus and
down Highway One, south to Big Sur for another view
of this amazing ragged landscape and the Pacific Ocean.
The
results of the Beach mile at Robert Moses State Park,
show how many of the Bohemia babes beat out the men in the mile. Helen, Chris,
Betty, and Kelly all beat me and Jose and Mike, that
should be acknowledged, since it is a rare occasion.
I like the idea Fred suggested, the Goodyear blimp hired to show BETTY BEAT JOE
IN THE MILE, published, great humorous joke on me while praising you.
So many of our women are doing so well as runners that all
should be recognized for their feats with their feet.
Scan the National Masters News for any names from our club that made it there.
I was surprised to see Blaine Lawson there along with Marie-Louise so both
should get press. And last issue they published world record performances with
the medley relay [400, 200, 200, 800] for 50-59 year olds as 4:51 while the
medley record for 60-69 with Blaine Lawson [200] and Joe Cordero [400] on that
team set their record faster with a 4:43 effort.
Our club has set many national and world records, and records are meant to be
broken by the next generation of runners. Let us keep encouraging all runners
in our club to set their own standards and then keep after them to revise their
standards, upward, higher, faster, tougher, better, whatever! JOE
Keith
Nintzel Memorial 5k 6-11-05 Sayville
B.
Horstmann60 22:06 7:07 M. Dean 62 22:45 7:20
D.
Michel 58 23:05 7:26 S. Michel 19 23:17 7:30
D.
Michel 21 23:40 7:38 J. Cestaro 48 27:23 8:49
V.
Rivas 24:54 8:01
Summer Series - Jones Beach 6-13-05
F. Notarstefano
52 3/103 33:21 6:41 C. Williams 22 2/40 33:47 6:46
J. Cordero 67 ½6 35:16 7:04 E. Carroll 42
20/137 35:44 7:09
K. Stamm 43 3/97 35:59 7:12 R. Clasen 47 9/142 36:17 7:18
H. Visgauss 50 1/61 36:36 7:20 J. Mendez 66 2/226 36:56 7:24
J. Masten 46
21/142 37:38 7:32 B.
Horstmann 60 1/9 38:07 7:38
J. Yzaguirre 53
12/103 38:19 7:40 M.
Wagner 54 4/61 40:19 8:04
Z. Denis 53 5/61 40:48 8:10 J. Oliveras 53
30/103 41:34 8:19
M. Fraker 48 6/83 41:46 8:22 P. Carroll 53 11/61 45:50 9:10
W. Hall 64 24/39 47:58 9:36 J. Carroll 59 11/30 50:49 10:10
J. Ackerman 63 3/9 53:02 10:37 S. Kretzmer
50 35/61 54:10 10:50
F. Horstmann 66 19/26 56:59 11:24 E. Hall 63 1:00:5712:12
R. Hollmann 76 6/6 1:05:34 13:07
Summer Series - Sunken Meadow 6-20-05
S. Cuccia 37 3/80 42:12 6:48 F. Notarstefano
52 3/103 43:34 7:01
C. Williams 22 ½9 43:41 7:02 J. Greene 44
16/134 44:56 7:14
J. Cordero 67 ½0 45:40 7:21 K.Stamm 43 4/83 46:13 7:27
K. Demulder 43
25/134 46:34 7:30 J.
Mendez 66 2/20 48:02 7:44
B. Horstmann 60 1/5 49:33 7:59 T. Kenney 54
31/103 52:02 8:23
C. Watts 66 3/20 52:18 8:25 J. Oliveras 53
36/103 52:41 8:29
Z. Denis 54 5/40 57:35 9:16 W. Hall 64 15/32 59:12 9:32
S. Oshaughnes
52 67/103 59:10 9:32 M.
Service 63 19/32 59:52 9:38
J. Carroll 59 7/19 1:01:42 9:56 J. Cestaro 48 41/77 1:05 10:28
S. Kretzmer 50 21/40 1:20:43 10:53 R.
Hollmann 76 5/6 1:20 13:00
N. Service 55 16/19 1:29:23 14:23
Summer Series - Robert Moses 6-27-05
S. Cuccia 37 2/38 6:14 F.
Notarstefano 52 4/44 6:29
C. Williams 22 1/17 6:46 J.
Greene 44 14/62 7:00
C. Katz 42 3/42 7:08 E.
Carroll 44 19/62 7:18
J. Masten 46 11/72 7:17 K.
Stamm
B. Horstmann 60 ½ 7:31 H.
Visgauss 50 ½0 7:42
J. Cordero 67 1/13 7:50 J.
Mendez 66 2/13 8:10
M. Service 63 4/21 8:12 J. Yzaguirre 53 18/44 8:32
M. Wagner 54 5/20 8:43 J.Carroll 59 3/12 8:54
A. Notarstefano
19 25/27 9:15 W.
Hall 64 11/21 9:50
M. Fraker 48 9/38 9:52 Z.
Denis 53 7/20 10:04
P. Carroll 53 9/20 10:15 R.
Hollmann 76 5/6 11:00
S. Kretzmer 50 13/20 11:20 D.
Williams 50 14/20 11:25
E. Hall 63 2/2 11:34 N.
Service 55 7/12 12:39
Massapequa Firecracker 5K 7-3-05
S. Murray 43 1/54 17:49 5:44 F. Notarstefano
52 5/51 19:18 6:13
J. Cordero 67 1/12 20:51 6:43 J. Mendez 67 2/12 21:59 7:05
B. Horstmann 60 1/4 22:12 7:09 M. Service 63 6/16 25:56 8:21
H. Clavin 62 2/4 27:46 8:55 S. Lesser 42 19/26 30:32 9:50
J. Ackerman 63 3/4 31:27 10:08 D. Mendez 66 ½ 41:11 13:15
Bellmore Striders Independence Day Run 7-4-05
Bellmore
T. Deleo 40 4/28 25:06 6:17 F. Notarstefano
52 4/51 25:35 6:24
L. Eastman 59 4/17 27:20 6:50 J. Cordero 67 1/9 27:23 6:51
B. Horstmann 60 1/6 29:17 7:20 C. Watts 66 3/9 30:37 7:40
J. Oliveras 53 22/51 31:51 7:58 S. Oshaughnessy
52 34/51 35:16 8:49
H. Clavin 62 2/6 35:23 8:51 S. Kretzmer 50 8/22 35:47 8:57
P. Delaney 66 1/1 42:43 10:41 J. Ackerman 63 6/6 43:47 10:57
Circle of Friends 10K 6-11-05 Central Park
Teams - 40+ Women (27 teams) Teams - 50+ Women (12
teams)
15th BTC 2:46:39 8th BTC 2:54:16
Z. Denis 51:45 Z.
Denis 51:45
M. Fraker 55:17 P. Carroll 59:37
P. Carroll 59:37 A. Gonzalez 1:02:54
I
am getting the results off the internet so if you run a race that I may not be
able to find and you want me to print it, simply mail the results to me at fwh2@aol.com and I will be glad to include
it. Also, please be patient with
me. If I miss your name in a result,
just tell me and I will be glad to add it the following month. Remember there are hundreds of runners in
each race and I have only two eyes.
Betty Horstmann
The Annihilator
New kid on the block, new age group
Woe to those who must face
The Annihilator
Strong, slim, sleek and sexy sixty
Her prince, Fred the Frog
Treats her with regal royalty
Her competition wonders how this tall fairy
Can skim across the grass without allowing it to
bend
Such is her great speed
As she annihilates the competition
JOE
