Looking back - Feb 1994 & 1999

 

20 years ago – February 1994: I strained my back early in the month and ended up out for 32 days.

25 years ago – February 1999: I only raced 3 times in due to problems with my ankle and Achilles after the 10 mile race.  I ended up missing three days.  The first race was the mid-winter classic in Cape Elizabeth Maine were I “felt awful” and took a tie for 1st place in 52:17 (with CMS teammate Byrne Decker).  Two weeks later I attempted my first snowshoe race, a 7 mile in Hawley MA.  I ended up having to stop 3 times to fix my shoe (I didn’t tighten the straps enough) and in the end finished in 2nd place (58:05) 10 seconds behind Leigh Schmitt.  The following week I headed out to Amherst for the USATF NE 10 mile.  I got a $150 speeding ticket on my way out there.  I didn’t go quite as fast in the race, finishing a disappointing 9th place in 52:27. CMS put 10 guys under 55 minutes and 22 under 60!

Midwinter Classic
1        Byrne Decker            M        ME      0:52:20          5:14
2        Dave Dunham           M        MA      0:52:20          5:14
3        Robert Ashby            M        ME      0:55:25          5:33
4        Scott Brown              M        ME      0:56:03          5:36
5        Timothy Roberts        M        MA      0:57:31          5:45
6        Lewey Newell            M        ME      0:58:08          5:49
7        David Audet              M        NH      0:58:35          5:52
8        Thomas Stigermain    M        ME      0:58:55          5:54
9        Donald Hebert           M        ME      0:59:23          5:56
10       Julia Kirtland             F         ME      0:59:27          5:57
23       Susannah Landreth    F         MA      1:01:42          6:10
 
USATF NE 10 mile (many familiar names)
1          51:35    Jesse Darley                 M         26        SOMERVILLE MA           GBTC
2          51:38    Christopher Magill         M         26        ALBION RI                    BAA
3          51:47    Chris Teague                M         29        CHELMSFORD MA          GLRR
4          51:53    Ashley Johnson             M         37        LITTLETON MA             NIKE
5          51:53    Andy Spaulding             M         28        NEW CANAAN CT          GLRR
6          52:01    David Marcus                M         28        SOMERVILLE MA           BAA
7          52:09    Craig Fram                    M         40        PLAISTON NH               WRT
8          52:18    Jim Dandeneau             M         31        TAUNTON MA               BAA
9          52:27    Dave Dunham               M         34        BRADFORD MA             CMS
10        52:42    Michael Slinskey            M         29        FISHKILL NY    
11        52:50    Byrne Decker                M         31        YARMOUTH ME             CMS
12        52:52    Sean Livingston            M         29        BARRINGTON RI           CMS
15        53:04    Larry Sayers                 M         39        BELLOWS FALLS VT       CMS
17        53:35    Eric Beauchesne                       M         29        CHELMSFORD MA            GLRR
18        53:40    Daniel Verrington          M         36        BRADFORD MA             CMS
19        53:48    Richard Bolt                  M         28        PEPPERELL MA              CMS
21        54:14    Tom Anderson              M         34        KEENE NH                     CMS
26        54:29    Wayne Levy                  M         33        WATERTOWN MA          BAA
31        54:43    Rod Viens                     M         31        CLAREMONT NH            CMS
33        54:46    Scott Clark                    M         33        GILMANTON NH                        CMS
34        54:47    John Barbour                M         44        ROCKPORT MA              GLRR
39        55:14    Paul Hammond             M         39        LEXINGTON MA             WRT
50        55:57    Lou Ristaino                 M         40        EAST BOSTON MA         WRT
51        55:57    Gregory Putnam                        M         29        S.WEYMOUTH MA            GBTC
52        56:04    Terry Mcnatt                 M         34        NEEDHAM MA               CSU
57        56:14    Ben Nephew                 M         23        MALDEN MA                  GBTC
58        56:19    John Ayers                    M         32        BEVERLY MA                 NSS
59        56:24    James Pawlicki              M         24        BEVERLY MA                 GBTC
63        56:46    Scott Brown                  M         40        LEWISTON ME              WRT
65        56:52    Jonathan Corso             M         30        N.ANDOVER MA            CMS
69        57:11    John Gorman                M         41        N.ANDOVER MA            WRT
72        57:19    Joseph Shairs               M         30        PEABODY MA                NSS
84        58:03    Lynn Deninno               F          37        WINCHESTER MA         
86        58:16    Douglas Martyn             M         38        N.ANDOVER MA            WRT
138       1:02:54 Bob Hodge                   M         43        CLINTON MA                 CMS
142       1:03:08 Peter Fratini                 M         33        WESTFIELD MA             GSH
148       1:03:31 Kara Molloy                  F          28        WESTFORD MA             GLRR