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NE Running Company 10-Mile Race

June 22, 2015 by Andrew Moore 3 Comments

June 21, 2015: Recap by Mike Pelletier

NERC 10 Miler
NERC 10 Miler

The prospect of thunder, lightning, and heavy rain deterred all but nine Striders from running the NE Running Company 10-Mile Race on Sunday, June 21, 2015. This 10-Mile Race was the 7th race in the NSS Grand Prix.

For me personally it was the most fun running in the rain since I ran the 1997 Ocean State Marathon, a point-to-point course that started in Narragansett, RI and ran along the coast into the teeth of a major Nor’easter with 20-30 mph winds. In 1997, a cold (47o) drizzle at the start turned into heavy rain from miles 10 to 23, before it lapsed back to a cold drizzle.

On Sunday, the promised thunder and lightning never materialized, but a warm (63o) drizzle at the start turned into steady rain interspersed with very heavy rain and then drenching rain from miles 0.5 to 9, before it lapsed back to drizzle. If you ran in this race, you got as wet as if you jumped fully clothed into a swimming pool and with all that water in our shoes and clothes it felt as if you had put on 20 pounds in the course of the race.

Kate Gage, fresh off of running a Boston qualifying time at the Vermont City Marathon only three weeks before, was first Strider woman and Gary Freedman was first Strider male.  Kate was also 2nd in her age group while Gary and I were first in our respective age groups. Observant Striders will notice that I was the only one in my age group. That’s because nobody else over 70 was dumb enough to run 10 miles in a monsoon.

Rosie, Mariellen, Neil (recovering from a recent kidney stone), Denise and I formed a loose pack, shifting positions within the pack, until Rosie finally pulled ahead for good in the last few miles.

Name Time Place Age Group
Kate Gage 1:15:33 2nd/25 F35-39
Gary Freedman 1:21:19 1st/9 M55-59
Rosie Kyes 1:35:26 8/15 F42-44
Mariellen Hayward 1:36:04 5/8 F55-59
Mike Pelletier 1:36:14 1st/1 M70+
Neil Bernstein 1:36:25 5/7 M60-64
Denise Young 1:37:27 6/8 F55-59
Tom McMahon 1:42:48 6/7 M60-64
Maureen Kelly 1:55:08 12/13 F50-54

Filed Under: Grand Prix, Race Recaps Tagged With: 10 Miles, NERC

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  1. Rosie says

    June 22, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Great job Everyone!!

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    • Linda Desjardins says

      June 22, 2015 at 12:31 pm

      I was one of those geared up to run but when it was time to leave at 6AM, a little ways up the coast in southern NH, it was just gully-washer rain and, frankly, I wimped. When it let up at 7:30, I headed out in light rain and got 3 miles from home when the skies re-opened. I did get as wet as Mike described in his write-up which convinced me of two things: I’m glad I backed down as I still haven’t stopped shivering from 26.2 rainy miles at Boston, and I admire the tenacity of my fellow North Shore Striders. I’m in awe of you. Great job everyone. I am not worthy!
      Linda Desjardins

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  2. Jenny Reynolds says

    June 25, 2015 at 9:41 am

    Congrats everyone! Wish I could have been there but Vanessa Diranian and I were running the BAA 10k that day. Vanessa finished way ahead of me with a time of 53:35 and I finished in 1:22:32.

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