Peter Marshall article by Lori Riley

https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-peter-marshall-alzheimers-running-20191209-20191222-vp4hgys6njgdpdfzquebi6qu3e-story.html

Tinsel Fun Run

This Saturday. 11 AM. Registration before 10:30 AM race day.

For those who are aren't doing the Taco run (10 tacos, eat 1 per mile), consider the 34th annual.

Don Osborne

Don Osborne died yesterday. I ran Echo Lake (a 5 miler in Vermont) with him many times. He was 98. He remembered his Boston times to the second (and I think there were about 70 people running it at the time). His wife Marilyn died unexpectedly a few years back.

Running a bit

This week I ran some 1 and 2 mile distances. Very slow but had to test out the knee. No issues and even though its baby steps, I feel the worst is over.

On Saturday I am one of the organizers for the Collinsville Trick or Trot 5K. I created the course for the Dollars for Scholars people and have helped with many of the racing tasks. It's a quick out and back onto the Farmington Rail Trail. 

Michael C. Taricani

Canton, CT

860-630-0260

Brent, Tray, Jason, Lee - Mikey's Place and Bay State

Brent and Lee ran Mikey's Place 5K this morning in Wethersfield. This is the 21st annual and had lots of young kids participating. Divisions like girls 9 to 10, boys 9 to 10, girls 11 to 12, boys you get the picture. Such a beautiful thing to see those proud recipients of their trophies.

Mr Stratton managed

234 31 Brent Stratton 25 M 63 4 M60+ 23:45 23:47 7:40

He was preceded by our friends

303 20 Peter Briggeman 16 M 61 2 M60+ 23:03 23:04 7:26
377 27 Kevin Tranberg 22 M 51 3 M5059 23:32 23:34 7:35

And followed by 30 178 Lee Bradley 104 M 77 11 M60+ 34:41 34:42 11:11

East of Wethersfield, Tray and Jason ran the Bay State Marathon.

Tray 4:11
Jason 5:50

Tray bettered her last year Hartford by 5 minutes. She thinks running "nice, slow ultras" are more to her liking. I think 4:11 is a very respectable time.

Brent and Lee are heading to Brickyard Saturday next. Can you join us?

Eliud Kipchoge

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzF03vvdkIA&fbclid=IwAR2nxXk32eyly7z5_kWivsXl2kIy8UyQMmyk-BKLiRfjP5JxU8PjpgYVtyc
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Apple Harvest 5K and 5 mile

Brent killed it. Larry killed it. Jason killed it. Barbara placed 2nd. Lee placed 2nd.

Tray wanted better but very respectable time.


5K

Barbara Kream 71F F7079 AVON CT 33:02 32:54 10:37 2/3 1394

5 mile

Lawrence Regan 53M M5059 35:57 35:52  7:11  2/19  111
Jason Freeman    46M M4049 38:09 38:05  7:37  17/47 34
Brent Stratton     63M M6069 39:27 39:27  7:53  4/10  63
Tracy Zagata      46F F4049  41:24 41:20    8:16  11/37 116
Lee Bradley       77M M7079 54:18 54:12   10:51 2/2   30

 

Wells Harbor 4 Miler

Mr Stratton ran a 4-miler in Maine Saturday last.

For more race information, see 5K Sports Race Management .

                                                                      Page 1
Wells Harbor 4 Miler
Saturday September 21, 2019 10AM
Timing & Finish Line Management by 5K Sports Race Management
Fiveksport@aol.com   207-865-4501 Fiveksport.com  Running4Free.com
 
Place Name        Ag S City        St  No. Time  Pace
===== =========== == = =========== ==  ==  =====
1 Jessica Racusin 44 F Middlebury  VT  6   29:41  7:26
2 Brent Stratton  63 M Middletown  CT  2   31:22  7:51
3 Greg Colarusso  31 M Woburn      MA  8   34:11  8:33
4 David Smaltz    55 M Charlton    MA  3   37:35  9:24
5 Denise Copley   53 F Dover       NH  1   40:06 10:02
6 Roger Gobeil    74 M Wells       ME  7   41:24 10:21
7 Brandi Tobin    40 F Biddeford   ME  4   41:38 10:25

Based on the above, Mr Regan, Ms Zagata, Ms Ralston and of course Mr Bradley should be afraid, very afraid, on October 6, 2019 at the Apple Harvest 5 miler in Southington.

Runner puzzle for Rose

I made a jigsaw puzzle for Rose some time ago (Hartford Marathon 2006). It was given back to me by her daughter Rosetta yesterday. It has embedded runner girls in it.

There are 26 pieces in it. I wonder why?! (It's not a prime number which all my puzzles were. Maybe it has something to do w/ running?) 😊
 

 Rose and Lee Hartford Marathon 2006

The design sheet 

Here's a collection of pictures she also gave us.

South Windsor 5 MIler

Lee and Malay Chokshi at the 46th annual South Windsor 5 miler on September 8, 2019.

As Tray pointed out in the log, I ran faster at Brickyard on Saturday than I did in S. Windsor. S. Windsor did have a hill ...

You don't see trophies as much any more. They had more trophies than runners at this one. The woman who placed first got 3 (division, over all and S. Windsor resident). Her daughter (6 years old?) placed 1st and her son placed. There were all of 11 runners total.

Fwd: Hi

Just wanted to say hi to everyone.

I was in the triathlon today, which went down brickyard yard road, I waved!

Mike hope you are feeling better.

Lee, how was your race in Portsmouth?

Tracy, great to see you in South Windsor, nice run!

Brent when is our rematch?

Barbara hope to see you on the trail soon.

I've not been doing much distance, mostly short intervals but I'm going to jump in for hogsback and see what happens.

In the meantime, hope to see some of you at brickyard road, I should be there the next 3 Saturdays

Lani

Fwd: The fall distance festival is back!! Sept 22

It's on! Tray asked about it, I talked to Marty about it, he said it looked doubtful, and now ..., it's on!

I don't think I can make it but this is one awesome event and all Brickyarders need to put it on their calendar. Thank you Marty!

Run 10K, 20K, or 30K. How many races do you know that have those options? And it's inexpensive.

Lee

-------- Forwarded Message --------

Subject:	The fall distance festival is back!! Sept 22
Date:	Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:11:12 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Fall Distance Festival <noreply@runsignup.com>
Reply-To:	msrunningproductions@yahoo.com
To:	Lee Bradley <bradley_lee_r@sbcglobal.net>

SUNDAY SEPT 22? THE FALL DISTANCE FESTIVAL IS ON Sept 22- the date on the logo is wrong, REGISTRATION is OPEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

This is so last minute but the park pavilion which wasn?t available- is now ours! That means I?ve got less than 4 weeks to get this set but after 19+ years it?s doable.

IF YOU?RE LOOKING FOR A NICE, EASY, FLAT, SCENIC TRAINING RUN- THIS IS IT. ?In the Lordship section of Stratford, plenty of water views, quiet, more squirrels/rabbits and an occasional Fox than there are cars.?

AND A SPECIAL ?NO CREDIT CARD FEE WEEKEND? starting now thru Sunday Sept 1 at 8pm. ?PLEASE REG ASAP.?


https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Stratford/FallDistanceFestival

Don?t worry about the date in the graphic. I couldn?t change that yet. It?s Sept 22.

I HOPE YOU?LL RETURN. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE PAST YEARS.?

Marty Schaivone?
Race Director?

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The Streak ends

Well.....after 1,660 consecutive days(4.45 years) of running, my streak has come to an end. After my fall on the weekend my knee never improved. Had x-rays this morning. No fractures but bursitis and other tendon issues. Doc assumes I bruised the patella. MRI later today to check the meniscus. If meniscus ok then I'll be back at it soon.

Mike

Taking is easy

Due to the pain in my knee I restricted myself to 1 mile today in White River Junction VT.  I had done 3 yesterday but paid for it all day with swelling and a lot of pain. After the mile this morning I walked 2 miles. Need that 1 mile to keep the streak alive! Still painful. I'm OK taking it easy but need to get ready for Hogsback next month. If I can get back to normal running by next week I should be OK.

Mike

Lousy run today

Yesterday on my trail run I fell on a dirt section. No injury and no big deal. But, as the day went on it became painful. So painful I could barely walk. This morning I tried to run very slowly and carefully. It was a challenge and could only maintain a run for 1 mile. On my return I walked with only a couple of attempts at running. I rested it as much as possible today with the hope that its minor and will pass. I don't have any swelling or discoloration. My streak may be in jeopardy!

Michael C. Taricani

Canton, CT

860-630-0260

Westport Summer Series 9.3 miler

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3985526951

I ran the 9.3 mile Westport summer series race this morning at 8 AM. Ran into Andie Williamson, Ronnie Behringer and Rob Fryer whom I haven't seen in ages. Went to the Sherwood diner on Rt 1 (Post Rd) after on Ronnie's suggestion.

Town # 142

Lee Bradley

PS Looks like we've got some formatting issues w/ this new way of posting. Oh well. Works pretty well though, don't you think?!

Metacomet Run today

I did 10 miles mostly on the Metacomet. Started at Res #6 and followed the trail to Penwood where I did a shortened loop. Then headed back on the Metacomet up to Heublein Tower. Fell once and hurt my left knee. Hopefully nothing serious but still very sore 4 hours later. Love getting out in these cool temps.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2646915322

Michael C. Taricani

Canton, CT

860-630-0260

teamprimalforce.run-4@blogger.com and more

I have updated the Brickyarders blog in a couple of ways ...

The automatic email notification list has been edited and now you are on it. This means that whenever there is a post to the blog you will be notified of it.

A quick and easy way for you to post something to the blog has been revived. Just send an email to

teamprimalforce.run-4@blogger.com

and it will appear as a post on the blog.

Let us know if all this works.

Tray and I (Lee) will be putting up an announcement on various sites (169, CT Runners, HTC) that the Brickyarders will again be meeting Saturday mornings at 8 AM. (Occasionally earlier in the hot summer months, 7:30 AM, and sometimes Sunday, we'll let you know.)

And remember, when you get to the bridge, you are required to walk. Rose rules!

Lee

Wickham Park Summer Series Results

https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Manchester/WickhamParkSummerXCSeriesRace1


As mentioned in the log, Brent got beat by only 1 second in the last race of the series. The above link gives the results for all 5 races (2 of which Lee and Brent ran).

 27 Peter Briggeman       M          61 Vernon, CT       19:40.62      
 28 Brent Stratton        M          63 Middletown, CT   19:41.59      
 29 Ian Roberts           M          60 Bolton, CT       19:53.38      
 30 John Sloan            M          62 Manchester, CT   20:03.19      
 31 Bob Dacey             M          70 Vernon Rockville 20:25.90      

Lee is running 9.3 in Westport on Saturday. Brent and Lani are running long at Brickyard on Sunday. Start time 7:30 AM. I might come too. Show up if you can.

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How to post a picture in the log.

A clearer, albeit complicated, description of how to post a picture in the log. Good luck.


http://primepuzzle.com/brickyarders/dropbox.html

Windham's Dillon looks back on Ruiz controversy

Brent reminded me that Lori Riley wrote an article in last Sunday's Courant on Patti Dillon. Once again, Lori nailed it with great research

Here's a link to the full article:

http://primepuzzle.com/brickyarders/riley.pdf

Lobster Loop - Canton and an idea for The New & Improved Brickyarders!

http://www.plattsys.com/m1shell.php?eventid=1843


Mike, Lani, Barbara & Lee ran it. Barbara was 2 minutes quicker than Lee. I expect Lani was ahead of us all. Mike and Lee crossed simultaneously.

Tracy texted Lee last night and wondered if we could revive our Saturday morning runs at Brickyard or a similar place. I see no reason why not. I chatted w/ Mike and Barbara @ the race and they agree. Let's float the idea among our Hartford Track Club and 169 friends on Facebook and thu word of mouth.

Let the New and Improved Brickyarders find our way back to our roots, find new folks to join us. There are a ton of runners that show up at Brickyard on Saturdays. Let's keep Rose's memory alive. I bet there are still rocks out there. I've got some at home I could spread around.

Kennebunk Free Library 5k - July 12, 2019 - Zagata is a Centurion!

Brent placed 1st in 60+. 8:04 pace. Very humid.

I placed 4th in 70-79

Tracy ran 100 miles in Pennsylvania last weekend!

Zero Prostate

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Learned of this race from my friend Kim Brinton whose father died of this disease. Brent and I signed up and ran the 5k this morning. First person we saw when we pulled into he parking lot across from the Yard Goats stadium was Lani 😀

We all placed.

We talked about  Rose's passing and are agreed that the Brickyarders and friends will plan a Rose Reunion Run this summer.  Barbara Kream's dad died yesterday so she won't be able to make either Rose's wake or Rose's funeral (tomorrow evening and Tuesday morning).

Rose

We lost a truly great one.

Rose

Seeds of Hope 5k and 10k

Brent and I ran the 10k / 5k in East Hampton on Saturday morning, April 27th. This takes place on the same trail as the Ghost Run. The 5kers ran to a turnaround and came back. The 10kers ran to a turnaround that was past the 5kers turnaound and came back. We both "medaled." I ran 13+ pace and Brent ran a  8:56 pace.

Rich Baber directed the race. Money earned goes to The Seeds of Hope organization which supports work in Puerto Rico.

954 16 3 Brent Stratton, 63, Middletown, CT 55:23.6 8:56

http://usaxc.com/seedsofhope/result19_5k.htm

http://usaxc.com/seedsofhope/result19_10k.htm

https://www.flickr.com/photos/firstmile/47672440502/in/album-72157691161049413/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/firstmile/sets/72157691161049413/with/47672440502/

Riley on Waramaug 2019

http://primepuzzle.com/brickyarders/riley_waramaug_2019.html

Brickyarders hit the trails

Mike writes ...

Did the Spring Fling preview run with the CT Trailmixers including Tracy, Jason, and Adam. Good to get some trails done. Did two 5K loops. Also did 5 miles on the streets.

Bolton Road Race

Bolton 5 Mile Road Race - Sunday, March 10th - 1 PM

Brent and Lee are doing it. You?

41st annual (are you in your prime?! :-)

 

Iván Fernández Anaya

Very little has been said about this…..On December 2, Basque athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner - the certain winner of the race - mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line.

Fernández Anaya quickly caught up with him, but instead of exploiting Mutai’s mistake to speed past and claim an unlikely victory, he stayed behind and, using gestures, guided the Kenyan to the line and let him cross first.

Ivan Fernandez Anaya, a Basque runner of 24 years who is considered an athlete with a big future (champion of Spain of 5,000 meters in promise category two years ago) said after the test:

“But even if they had told me that winning would have earned me a place in the Spanish team for the European championships, I wouldn’t have done it either. I also think that I have earned more of a name having done what I did than if I had won. And that is very important, because today, with the way things are in all circles, in soccer, in society, in politics, where it seems anything goes, a gesture of honesty goes down well.”

He said at the beginning: “unfortunately, very little has been said of the gesture. And it’s a shame. In my opinion, it would be nice to explain to children, so they do not think that sport is only what they see on TV: violent kicks in abundance, posh statements, fingers in the eyes of the enemy …”

In the interests of kindness, please pass this on. :)
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It's a tradition!

http://www.runningpast.com/trun.htm