Wanderers Endure Frostbite
By Babs
On Saturday, February
18, four intrepid Wanderers endured cold temperatures
and strong winds to run in the sixth annual Frostbite
5-Miler, sponsored by the Ambler Area Running
Club. A record number of runners (over 600 at the starting
line) came out for this suburban mid-winter favorite.
The Wanderers showed AARC that you don’t need
annual dues and a flashy mascot to run fast.
The fastest Wanderer of the day was Phil Ranley, who
at 29:07 was 13th overall and third in his age group.
Chris Moore finished in an impressive 30:08, 26th overall
and also third in his age group. In her Frostbite debut,
Barbara Gorka ran a 34:48, finishing second in her
age group. Randolph Clever “followed the pony
tail” and finished close on Barbara’s heels
in 34:54. Clearly Randy has recovered quickly from
his stress fracture and is ready to race again.
 Phil
and Chris easily defeated the new mascot of the Ambler
Road Runners, AARCky the Penguin (pictured on the right).
Barbara tried hard to beat the webbed beast, but he
slid by her on the last downhill and finished in an
admirable 34:04. Is there anything more humbling than
being beaten by a penguin? A little easier to outrun
was the Frostbite Celebrity Grand Marshal, Amy Freeze--the
NBC 10 metereologist--who finished in 40:39.
In the post-race Hotdog Eating Contest, Phil Ranley
out-ate all his Wanderers competition, downing a whopping
total of TWO hotdogs. The final score of the weiner
fest was 2-0-0-0. Phil is eager to take on more hotdog-friendly
Wanderers next year. Phil also won the Most Visible
Skin Contest, running in shorts in below-freezing temperatures.
In the post-post-race show down, Aarcky the Penguin
challenged the Wanderers to come up with a mascot who
could rival him in his cuteness and speed. Are the
Wanderers going to let a web-footed sorry-excuse of
a bird boss us around?
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