35 years ago - September 1988

 

35 years ago: September 1988 – I only raced twice during this month but picked up some cash and a PR.  I started the month (09/04) racing in Lowell at the Dubliner 5 mile (The Dubliner was a popular pub that closed in 2012 after 35 years in business)  On a day perfect for racing (60’s and rainy) I topped a field of 1,000 with a personal best of 23:27.  I didn’t race again until the 25^th when I raced the NEAC 15km championships in Wilton NH.  The notoriously hilly course did a loop in town before climbing the first mile of the Pack Monadnock course.  The course rolled after that and had a fast downhill last 5k.  I ran 5k splits of 16:06, 15:29, and 15:17 to take third place in 46:52.  The third place got me $250.               

09/25/88 – Wilton, NH

1 45:54 Jimmy Fallon       RCAC

2 46:02 Andy Ronan         RCAC

3 46:53 Dave Dunham      GLRR

4 47:11 Tom Anderson     GLRR

5 47:40 Paul McGovern     NB

 

CMS finishers

11 49:06 Scott Clark

12 49:08 Reno Stirrat

15 49:18 Brian Pickell

21 50:27 Neil Faugno

22 50:37 Roger Nasatka

23 50:44 Mark Perrone