RUDY TO RACE FOR USA IN THE 24-HOUR ULTRARUNNING CHALLENGE
By Marge
Smith
WHEN: July 16-17, 2005
WHERE: Woerschach, Austria
WEBSITE: www.24stundenlauf.at
Our
own Rudy Afanador is one of 25 American Ultra Runners
scheduled to go to Austria!!!!! To qualify for this, he completed over 130 miles in 24 hours.
This is
quite an honor for Rudy, and since he is a member of our club, for us!
Last year
the event was held in Brno, Czech Republic and in 2006 it will be held in
Taipei, Taiwan. This year it will be
held in Woerschach, small town southwest of Vienna in
the Austrian Alps. They expect about
20,000 paying spectators.
There will
be team and single events for a total of about 2000 runners. There are male and female teams. Each team will have 3 members and countries
are allowed to enter 9 runners per team.
The route for Rudy’s event is a 1063.79 meter long loop and has an
elevation of 6-7 meters.
I was
working a 50K ultra that GLIRC put on last month. Of course Rudy won it, by probably about 20
minutes. I was stationed about 4 miles
from the start, which was also the turn around point and about a mile from the
finish. Rudy looked just as good at the turn
around and finish as he did at the start.
I keep telling him he could at least pant or pretend to be a little
tired, so far, it hasn’t happened.
NOW COMES
THE BEGGING PART – Since Rudy has the ability and internal fortitude to be able
to compete in these extreme events, our club has had a “Rudy Fund” to help with
his expenses. It’s my understanding that
some of his expenses will probably be covered but he will have many that aren’t, so we are begging for
donations. In the past the fund has
enabled him to go to Badwater and will help with his
expenses in Leadville this summer.
Please, please, please every dollar helps. Ross Moore, 28 Indian Trace, Kings Park, NY
11754, Betty Horstmann and I (Marge Smith) will
accept your cash or check donations.
I want to
thank Helma Clavin for her
help. I logged onto the website and got bogged
down in the German language, so, of course, I asked Helma
for her help. She looked it up,
translated, and gave me the facts about the challenge.
SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION
On Wednesday, June 8th Fred Horstmann and Marge Smith attended the Connetquot
High School Athletic Banquet at Villa Lombardi’s. There they presented two $500 checks. One to Kari Viola and the
other to David Scaduto.
VAMPIRE REPORT
Elsewhere in this newsletter we request your money, now
we want your blood! The next
drive will be on July 14th from 3:30-9:00pm at the Melville
Marriott. This drive is for whole blood
only. Please join us so that we will
not, once again, be the club with the fewest donors!
Race Results May-June 2005
Buddy Run
- May 22, 2005 Oakdale
K. Stamm 21:26 2/9 8th overall
J. Oliveras 24:10 3/4 21st overall
C. Bozzi 24>28 4/4 23rd
overall
Shelter Island May 21, 2005
J. Price 53 8/46 47:40 7:41
Runday May 28, 2005
S. Murray 43 3/16 18:12 5:52 T.
Deleo 40 6/16 18:55 6:06
S. Cuccia 47 1/12 19:10 6:10 P. Patanjo 37 11/16 19:29 6:17
F. Notarstefano 52 4/34 19:46 6:22 L.
Eastmann 59 1/20 20:27 6:35
E. Carroll 44 7/16 20:28 6:36 J.
Cordero 67 1/9 21:13 6:50
J. Mendez 66 2/9 21:48 7:01 K.
Stamm 43 7/22 21:48 7:01
B. Horstmann 60 1/4 22:18 7:11 C. Watts 66 4/9 23:26
7:33
Z. Denis 53 4/8 23:32 7:35 J.
Oliveras 53 19/34 24:11
7:47
T. Kenny 54 20/34 24:43 7:58 M.
Fraker 48 4/11 24:59 8:03
H. Clavin 62 2/4 26:34 8:34 S. Kretzmer 50 7/18 27:13 8:46
A. Gonzalez 53 9/18 27:36 8:53 A.
Finger 70 1/1 30:11 9:43
S. Lesser 42 16/22 31:45 10:14 J.
Ackerman 63 4/4 32:22 10:25
F. Horstmann 67 8/9 33:25 10:46
Freirhofer’s 5K for Women - June 4, 2005 Albany
ML Michelsohn 63 1/42 21:04 6:47 B.
Horstmann 60 2/42 22:347:17
Judy Shesh Memorial 5K June
4, 2005 Bayshore
L. Eastman 59 1/6 20:50 6:43 C.
Williams 21 1/18 20:576:45
P. Delaney 66 1/4 31:58 10:18 J.
Carroll 59 4/7 43:1413:55
New Hyde Park 5 Miler - June 5, 2005
S. Murray 43 3/23 30:17 6:04 T.
Deleo 40 6/23 31:546:23
F.
Notarstefano 52 3/29 33:58 6:48 J. Cordero 67 1/9 34:586:54
J. Oliveras 53 18/29 41:33 8:19 S. Kretzmer 50 6/12 44:288:54
P. Carroll 49 24/28 47:39 9:32 J.
Ackerman 63 3/4 55:0111:01
S. Lesser 42 21/24 56:43
LI Police Appreciation Run June 9, 2005 Eisenhower
Park
T. Deleo 40 2/42 18:43 6:02 F. Notarstefano
52 4/48 20:116:30
L. Eastman 59 4/38 20:54 6:44 J.
Oakley 43 12/42 22:007:05
H. Visgauss 50 1/13 22:01 7:06 J. Mendez 66 2/11 22:407:18
J. Yzaguirre 53 17/48 22:58 7:24 J. Oliveras 53 17/48 24:518:00
C. Watts 66 3/11 25:13 8:07 S.
Kretzmer 50 4/13 26:448:37
H. Clavin 62 1/3 28:29 9:11 J. Ackerman 63 2/3 31:5910:18
P. Delaney 66 2/2 33:12 10:41
I am sorry if I missed your name among the finishers
of a race. I have only one pair of eyes
and there are thousands of names I am looking through. Also, if you ran in a race that is not on LI,
let me know. I would be glad to put the
results here. Email me at fwh2@aol.com. Betty Horstmann
Freirhofer’s 5K National Masters’ Championship 5K Race
by Betty Horstmann
This year, for the first time, I was invited to run in
the Freirhofer’s 5K National Masters Championship
Race in Albany on June 5, 2005. Fred and
I headed up there on Friday morning full of anticipation of a wonderful weekend
and we were not disappointed! The drive
was difficult due to road construction and MapQuest
which I will never trust again. Their
directions took us all through Albany and we couldn’t find some roads and only
came upon others just by chance and when we finally did arrive at our
destination we discovered it was right at the exist off of I90!!!! Does MapQuest not
know this?? Sorry that I digress but it
was annoying! As we were checking in,
who should be walking down the hall but Marie Louise and Blaine! How nice to see such friendly faces after our
long drive!
The race the following morning was awesome. There were 3500 women toeing the line at the
start. The walkers had preceded us a
few hours earlier so these were all runners!
This was the first “summer day” of the season and it was plenty
HOT! The first 3/4 mile was uphill, not
too steep but gradual and long, then we enter a park for a while, out on the
road again and back into the park and ready for that 3/4 downhill! What excitement! There were people all along
the way. As I began the downhill there was our cheering squad of Joe and Sue
Cordero. They were yelling and did not
stop until I was out of earshot and maybe they were still yelling for all I
know. Fred then picked up the
encouraging cheer and I could not slow down even if I had wanted to.
Marie Louise
finished first 60-64 and I came in second.
What a feat for Bohemia! Marie
Louise also finished second in the age graded competition to who
else but Kathy Martin. What a feat for
Long Island women runners!
