August 17, 2004 — Conditions proved excellent for the August 17th
Distance Meet held by the Wissahickon Wanderers at the Roxborough High
School
Track.
With
a field
ranging in age from 6 to almost 60, personal bests were made, prizes
were awarded, and scores were settled!
The evening began with the
running of a sub-5:30 heat for the one mile. Jason Bull won the heat,
turning in an impressive time of 4:37. Dan Brewer
took top honors in the 5:30 and over heat for the men with a time
of 5:33 and Nicole Henry won for the women with a time of 5:37.
The 3000
meter event was won by Matthew DiPietore for the men with a time of
9:23 and Allyson Lehrman for the women with a time of 12:05.
Also noted
in this event was the competition between fellow Wanderers Susan
Hurrey and Dan Gordon. Susan finished 12 seconds faster than Dan,
with a time
of 13:06. This is in addition to her achievement in the mile event
wherein she finished 3 seconds faster than Dan with a time of 6:30.
Next
came the 800 meters, which was won by Stefan Moorhead for the men with
a time of 2:04 and Cheryl Bellaire for the women with
a time of 2:51.
In addition, impressive times were posted by Wanderers Matthew
Palombaro (2:19), Chris Moore (2:22.6) and Marc Zisselman (2:22.9).
In the 5000 meter event, an inspiring performance was put in by winner
(and Four-Time All-American in cross country, indoor mile, and
both the outdoor 800 and 1500) Eliud Njubi with a
time of 14:52. (Click
here for his impressive bio.)
For the final event, the Distance Medley Relay (1200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m),
no times were kept, however the winning team was comprised of Jason Bull,
Cheryl Bellaire, Matthew DiPietore and Chuck Shields. |
2 Photo albums:
- Photos
(18) by Dan Gordon
- Photos
(46, no captions) by Jeff Lehrman
Thanks To Our Sponsors! A Special
Thank-You goes out to the following individuals who so generously donated
prizes
for
the
meet: Enzo Bruno from
Bella Trattoria
Michael Laing from
Tonic on Main
Craig Mosmen from
The Couch Tomato
Cafe
Michael Coll from
The Bards Bar & Restaurant
Thank you also to the knowledgeable members
of the Philadelphia Masters Track Association who helped with timing
and registration.
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Following the meet, everyone enjoyed a delicious feast prepared by Wanderers
Leslie Turchetti and Bin Reuter. Leslie prepared a wide variety of pastas,
salads and desert while Bin Reuter provided the pulled pork sandwiches.
Click
here for info
on the August 24th Track Meet.
2 Photo albums: Dan's
(18) and Jeff
Lehrman's (46, no captions)
RACE RESULTS FOR THE AUG 17th MEET
1 Mile Run (<5:30)
1. Jason Bull 4:37
2. Matthew DiPietore 4:40
3. Ian Chillog 4:47.5
4. Scott Landis 4:47.9
5. Steve Metraux 4:49
6. Jemal Johnson 5:07
7. Paul Hines 5:08.1
8. Andy Ross 5:08.8
1 Mile Run (>5:30)
1. Dan Brewer 5:33
2. Nicole Henry 5:37
3. Tom O'Leary 6:02
4. Marc Zisselman 6:05
5. Cheryl Bellaire 6:07
6. Susan Hurrey 6:30
7. Dan Gordon 6:33
8. James Kotkiewicz 7:03
9. AJ Lofton
3000 Meters
1. Matthew DiPietore 9:23
2. Bob Rimkis 9:26
3. Jemal Johnson 10:59
4. Allyson Lehrman 12:05
5. Susan Hurrey 13:06
6. Dan Gordon 13:18 |
5000 Meters
1. Eliud
Njubi 14:52
2. Ian Chillog 16:49
3. Steve Metraux 16:51
4. Tom Yunker 19:33
800 Meters
1. Stefan Moorhead 2:04
2. Jason Bull 2:07
3. Scott Landis 2:08
4. Chuck Shields 2:09
5. Matthew Palombaro 2:19
6. Chris Moore 2:22.6
7. Marc Zisselman 2:22.9
8. Cheryl Bellaire 2:51
9. AJ Lofton 4:05
Distance Medley Relay
Winning Team:
Jason Bull
Cheryl Bellaire
Matthew DiPietore
Chuck Shields |
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