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!

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5th Santa

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Rose had about a mile and a half on the track when Linda and I rolled in. They were on the course as we ran up the hill. Camera ready. Rich Baber and I crossed at the same second. It's been only 3 weeks since he had heart surgery. I placed 2nd. 22:05. Had a lucky bib and got a Dunkin' Donuts coffee and mug package. Brunch w/ 169ers at Cromwell diner.

Beautiful weather. This is the race Tray got her first trophy.

34th annual Tinsel Fun Run. Berlin YMCA and Parks and Recreation.

Tinsel Fun Run

Brent, Mary, Lani, Rose, Mike, Tray, Vanessa, Jason, Lee, Linda, Barbara, Lea, You?!

Tinsel Fun Run 2018

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Berlin High School • 139 Patterson Way Berlin, CT  06037

It's at 11 AM.

You can register day of but be sure to be at least an hour early cuz they cut off registration at ~ 9 am.

2 miles

https://www.active.com/berlin-ct/running/distance-running-races/tinsel-fun-run-2018

Roxbury 2018

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Well, among the Brickyarders who ran it, two walked away with plaques. Mike placed 3rd (briefly as a female but that was fixed and they gave him the right one) and Tracy 2nd. Tracy cleared 2 hours by about 19 seconds. Jason was close, finishing soon after. Mike writes

"Won 3rd place in my age group at the Roxbury Half Marathon. It was my 35th half marathon and 1,369th consecutive day of running. Good weather and good friends."

Linda and I showed up to cheer on our friends.

Vanessa was just a tad ahead of Tracy (I think) and "medaled."

Hartford Marathon

Mike, Tray, Lani and Lea ran the full this morning. Jason cheered them on. Mike cut 6 minutes off his last year time. Tray ran 4:18, Mike 4:49. Lea took 4:11. Lani took 5:12.

Tray's considering running the Roxbury 1/2 and then a week later seeing how far she can run in 400 minutes at LoPresti's Fall Fling.

Well done all of you!

Here's one more pic (Jason snapped it as she crossed).