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Run for All Ages 5K
by Mike Pelletier
Saturday, November 7, 2009

WAKEFIELD -Twenty-two Striders toed the starting line on Saturday morning for the second-to-last race in the 2009 Strider Grand Prix. Bringing home the gold (metaphorically speaking) were three Strider women: Sue Quimby, Sue Besse, and Lauren Hamilton. Annajean McMahon finished second in her age group, while Kate Gage, Nancy Giannone, and Nancy Wilson each finished third.

Making a return to running after spending at least six months cycling was Bill Kobus. Bill ran away with second place in the race among the NSS seniors behind Lanse Stover who is having a great year after training with Coach Fernando Braz on the track. I wouldn't be surprised if Bill finishing between Lanse and Tom McMahon created a three way tie for first among NSS senior men.

O'All	Age Group	Name	Time
41	6/21 M5559	LANSE STOVER	21:27
46	4/8 M3034	SEAN KAY	21:44
58	1/23 F3539	SUE QUIMBY	22:09
61	1/36 F4044	SUE BESSE	22:14
62	4/25 M4044	FRANK LANZILLO	22:21
69	1/28 F4549	LAUREN HAMILTON	22:39
72	10/21 M5559	WILLIAM KOBUS	22:46
77	7/23 M6569	GUISEPPE GIANNONE	23:07
89	8/23 M6569	GEORGE GEIS	23:42
102	14/21 M5559	THOMAS MCMAHON	24:02
115	2/13 F5559	ANNAJEAN MCMAHON	24:35
131	3/16 F3034	KATHERINE GAGE	25:08
149	6/28 F4549	VICKY YEE	25:52
178	17/21 M5559	BOB HOLLAND	27:01
189	14/23 M6569	MICHAEL PELLETIER	27:30
211	10/28 F4549	MARY STEVENS	28:29
212	18/20 M4549	KEVIN COUNIHAN	28:35
270	17/23 M6569	ARMAND CLAVEAU	30:27
300	3/11 F6064	NANCY GIANNONE	31:35
355	18/20 M7074	STEPHEN KOHANSKI	34:16
402	7/8 F6069	CAROL GEIS	37:38
440	3/3 F7074	NANCY WILSON	42:55

Full results at Cool Running.

East Boston Savings Bank Challenge 5k/11k
by Mike Pelletier
Sunday, November 1, 2009

PEABODY - Sean Kay and Sue Quimby led the way in the 11 K with Frank Lanzillo in the middle. Joe, Vicky, Aj, and Tom were still recovering from running the Baystate Marathon two weeks ago, but Joe ran full tilt as always and earned second place among men 60+. Vicky and the McMahon twins barely broke a sweat in finishing in a three-way tie on time, but Vicky was left singing, "Why was I born too late?" when the twins scooped up first place trophies in their respective age groups. Joining them on the medal stand was Bob Holland, a surprise second place finisher among senior men, thanks to recent modifications in training. Mario and Armand are dutifully training to run the longer distances in December at the Mill Cities Relay while George works on his speed. The word among the NSS veteran runners is that Mario and Armand are right on target.

Personal Stories From Baystate Marathon - Part II
Compiled by Tom McMahon
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Personal race commentaries from:

Kevin Counihan

Mark Pelletier

Tom McMahon

Personal Stories From Baystate Marathon - Part I
Compiled by Tom McMahon
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

LOWELL - Mike Pelletier found the following weather information in Lowell during the race. However, they are merely numbers and don't really convey what it was like out there on the course! The following personal stories written by Strider runners give a more "graphic" picture.

Conditions: an hour into the race, the temperature begins to drop; the wind picks up; and the rain begins and steadily increases.

North Shore Striders Running the Baystate Marathon
by Mike Pelletier
Monday, October 12, 2009

LOWELL - We have fifteen Striders running in the Baystate Marathon in Lowell on Sunday, October 18. The Baystate Marathon is the championship marathon for USATF/NE. With six women and nine men running, the North Shore Striders will be fielding both men's and women's teams in the Open, Masters, and Senior Masters divisions.

The three fastest men and three fastest women will be scored as the open teams; the three fastest men over 40 and the three fastest women over 40 will be scored as the masters teams; and the three fastest men over 50 and the three fastest women over 50 will be scored as the senior masters teams.

Women's Results

Name Time Pace

Annajean McMahon 4:08:35 9:29

Vicky Yee 4:15:04 9:44

Linda Desjardins (4th Veteran) 4:24:01 10:05

Eunice Panetta 5:00:53 11:29

Men's Results

Name Time Pace

Brian Gormley 3:25:49 7:51

Dennis Ryan 3:36:35 8:16

Lanse Stover 3:51:08 8:49

David Ring 4:08:03 9:28

Giuseppe Giannone 4:25:33 10:08

Tom McMahon 4:29:33 10:17

Mark Pelletier 4:49:11 11:02

Kevin Counihan 5:33:08 12:43

Team Results

Division Members Place

Male Open Brian Gormley, Dennis Ryan, Lanse Stover, David Ring, Joe Giannone, Tom McMahon, Mark Pelletier, Kevin Counihan 25th

Male Masters Lanse Stover, Joe Giannone, Tom McMahon, Kevin Counihan 19th

Male Seniors Lanse Stover, Joe Giannone, Tom McMahon 15th

Female Open Annajean McMahon, Vicky Yee, Linda Desjardins, Eunice Panetta 15th

Female Masters Annajean McMahon, Vicky Yee, Linda Desjardins, Eunice Panetta 6th

Full results at Cool Running.

Lone Gull 10K
by Mike Pelletier
Sunday, September 20, 2009

GLOUCESTER - Twenty-six Striders raced in Gloucester on Sunday at the Lone Gull 10K. This year the Lone Gull 10 K served as the New England Championship 10K Race so you know that the best runners in New England were there among the 777 finishers. The best individual performances by Striders were turned in by veteran woman Anita Robboy who finished as silver medalist in the 10K New England Championship and by Betsy O'Brine's son Alex Greco who finished 4th in the 19-and-under division. Sue Quimby was the fastest female Strider and Dean Malerba was the fastest male.

Team Competition

Place Category Team members

8th Female Open Sue Quimby, Annajean McMahon, Linda Fitzpatrick, Jayne Sexton, Lee Benton

9th Female Masters Annajean McMahon, Linda Fitzpatrick, Jayne Sexton

4th Female Seniors Annajean McMahon, Linda Fitzpatrick, Jayne Sexton

19th Male Open Lanse Stover, Dennis Ryan, Sean Kay, Alex Greco, Frank Lanzillo

13th Male Masters Lanse Stover, Frank Lanzillo, Giuseppe Giannone, George Geis, Tom McMahon

7th Male Seniors Lanse Stover, Giuseppe Giannone, George Geis, Tom McMahon, Bob Holland

3rd Male Veterans Giuseppe Giannone, George Geis, Armand Claveau

Individual Competition - Women

Name Award Time Pace

Sue Quimby 47:24 7:38

Annajean McMahon 50:47 8:11

Linda Fitzpatrick 52:52 8:31

Jayne Sexton 53:46 8:40

Lee Benton 54:35 8:47

Vicky Yee 54:35 8:47

Kathy McPherson 56:19 9:04

Betsy O'Brine 56:41 9:08

Anita Robboy 2nd Veteran 57:15 9:13

Mary Stevens 58:26 9:25

Carolyn Libelo 1:11:14 11:28

Carol Geis 1:20:44 13:02

Individual Competition - Men

Name Award Time Pace

Dean Malerba 44:40 7:12

Lanse Stover 44:57 7:15

Dennis Ryan 45:34 7:20

Sean Kay 46:23 7:28

Alex Greco (age 12) 4th, 19 & under 47:08 7:36

Frank Lanzillo 47:20 7:37

Giuseppe Giannone 48:21 7:47

George Geis 50:42 8:10

David Ring 51:56 8:22

Tom McMahon 53:13 8:34

Bob Holland 57:41 9:17

Kevin Counihan 1:02:24 10:03

Armand Claveau 1:06:08 10:39

Scott Fraser 1:13:39 11:52

Full results at Cool Running.

Run@Work Day
Dave Jefska
Friday, September 18, 2009

Take part in the National Run at Work Day this Friday, 9/18/09, in conjuction with the Road Runners club of America.

Come run with the The Northface in Peabody at the Northshore Mall. We will be running between 2 and 3 miles at 12 pm from our store. Light refreshments and energy food will be provided. Please call us at 978-531-2211 for further details or if you want to RSVP.

Ed. note: Or, if you can't get to Peabody, at least hit the streets at lunch and be a role model for your co-workers! Multiple scientific studies have shown that enthusiasm about running can be contagious! (And certainly healthier than sharing the Swine Flu virus.)

NSS Women Masters Team Wins Gold at 2009 Around Cape Ann 25K
by Mike Pelletier
Monday, September 7, 2009

GLOUCESTER - The NSS Women Masters Team of Sue Besse, Anita Robboy, and Eunice Panetta finished first in the women masters team competition, handily beating a team of their counterparts from the Wicked Running Club. The same tireless North Shore Strider threesome finished 10th of 11 teams in the open category.

In the Men's Open team competition, Gary Freedman, Lanse Stover and Dennis Ryan finished 13th of 19 teams. In the masters competition, Gary and Lanse were joined by Joe Giannone and finished 8th of 12 teams.

Award	Name	Time
	Gary Freedman	2:00:35
	Sue Besse	2:03:17
	Lanse Stover	2:07:36
	Dennis Ryan	2:09:03
	Dean Malerba	2:11:26
	Giuseppe Giannone	2:16:39
1st 60-69	Anita Robboy	2:39:39
	Eunice Panetta	2:43:07
	Bob Holland	2:52:36
	Kevin Counihan	3:11:39
	Jim Logan	3:21:28

Run the Goose 7K
by Mike Pelletier
Monday, September 7, 2009

GLOUCESTER - The O'Neil brothers finished 1st and 2nd in the male 0-19 group while ten-year-old Alexandra Kay finished second in the female 0-19 group.

At the other end of the spectrum, Nancy Giannone, Anne Pelletier and Carol Geis made a clean sweep of the veteran women category.

In between these extremes of experience, Sue Quimby finished as 2nd woman sub-master, Lauren Hamilton was 2nd woman master, and Jen O'Neil was 3rd woman master.

Award	Name	Time
1st 0-19	Scott O'Neil	28:10
2nd 0-19	Erich O'Neil	28:20
21st Overall	Sean Kay	30:33
2nd 30-39	Sue Quimby	32:42
2nd 40-49	Lauren Hamilton	32:46
4th 30-39	Melissa Behl	34:12
	Frank Lanzillo	34:13
3rd 40-49	Jennifer O'Neil	34:50
	George Geis	35:04
	Tom Lima	40:08
2nd 0-19	Alexandra Kay	44:33
	Mario Fagone	46:40
1st 60-69	Nancy Giannone	46:56
2nd 60-69	Anne Pelletier	49:32
3rd 60-69	Carol Geis	53:52
	Scott Fraser	59:49

Marcia Lemkin 5K
by Tom McMahon
Sunday, August 30, 2009

LOWELL - The North Striders were well represented at this race on a day that started out cool and cloudy, but by race time became sunny and in the 70s. A 19 year old young man named Julien Di Maria from Paris, France set a very fast pace and won with a time of 15:08 which is a nice 4:53 pace. I don’t know if I could have done that at age 19 because I never tried. However, I kind of doubt it anyway!

We did have some Striders who gave performances of note. Everyone, of course, has their own story, but, unfortunately, I don’t know all of them. So, I’ll just have to mention a few.