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Male
1 Mike Tully Belamr 20:15
2 Bob Horn Brick 20:24
3 James Rowe Middletown 20:47
Female
1 Danielle Barajas Woodbridge 22:31
2 Dawn Ciccone Highlands 26:12
3 Laura DeMeo Long Branch 26:38
Among the Club Finishers were:
Vivian Smith 28:50 (2nd Place 40-49)
The Club's Summer Series of Races is set to Start on Thursday, June 14th for the Sixth Straight Year at the Wall Municipal Complex on Allaire Road. New this year will be a one half mile run for kids 9 and under. We'll also have the usual one mile for Kids 14 and under and then the Open 3 Miler for all. The Kid's Races start at 6:30 Pm and the 3 Miler starts at 7 PM. There are series entries which includes a JSRC Windbreaker for the Kid's and Button Down Polo Shirts for the Adults. Afterwards there will bre a post race party at Bar A with Specials available to all runners. Get more information and an application by clicking here.
"We walked on the beach beside that old hotel. They're tearing it down now, but it's just as well This is the times to remember, 'Cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold on to, 'cause we won't although we'll want to. This is the time, but time is gonna change." Billy Joel
After two decades, on Saturday, May 26th, John Haulenbeek ended his reign as the race director of the prestigious Spring Lake Five Mile Race. Ironically, just weeks before the end of the Haulenbeek era, the powers that be tore down another Spring Lake staple: The Warren Hotel, a landmark of the Spring Lake shoreline and an old-fashioned, structural reminder of the glory of days gone by. Held Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, The Spring Lake Five starts at the intersection of Sussex and Ocean avenues. If you want any shot at parking anywhere near the starting line, you have to arrive about two hours before. It's early. Finding a place to meet friends and family on race day can be a challenge, but there was always one clear destinationâ| "You know that big hotel? See you there at 7:30."
That was the Warren Hotel, the towering, majestic landmark of tradition on Ocean Avenue. We'd gather in the shade it provided to prepare for the race and later, she'd welcome us to the finish. We'd stagger past her collecting water and a bagel and if we were lucky enough, one of the Spring Lake mugs, reserved for the top 100 finishers. Another hour after, wearing dry clothes and mostly recovered from the flat, fast, furious five miles, we'd stroll by on the way to The Beach House for a beer. A little bit later, back past The Warren to see the awards ceremony. Not this year. A few weeks ago, The Warren Hotel fell to bulldozers and wrecking balls, the victim of real estate. Ten posh luxury homes will be built in its place, expected to sell for 2.4 to 2.7 million each. Originally called Lucas's Cottage, the hotel opened in 1872 and consisted of 135 rooms. It was renamed The Warren Hotel at the turn of the century, and was home to class and sophistication. Women wore skirted bathing suits and coat and ties were required for dinner. Couples strolled out of The Warren's doors, across Ocean Avenue to the boardwalk and the beach. It was a Spring Lake tradition.
Nearly 100 years later, another tradition was born in Spring Lake. The brainchild of the town Recreation Committee, the first Spring Lake Five was run in 1977. Councilman Richard Gardener recruited the town's running "guru" Tom Baum for assistance. Back then, running wasn't nearly as popular as it is today, and running events were geared to small groups of serious participants, so The Spring Lake Five committee emphasized "having fun." Awards were minimal, and each finisher received a commemorative race T-shirt. The original course looped through town and ran down the length of the boardwalk, starting and finishing in front of the Municipal Building immediately after the close of the town's Memorial Day ceremonies. It was an afternoon race and attracted 500 that first year.
Inspired by the Olympic successes of marathon runner Frank Shorter and the writings of fitness author Dr. Kenneth Cooper, "The Running Boom" hit the US in the late 70s. More and more Americans began to hit the roads. The next three years saw the race grow steadily. By 1980, over a thousand runners came to Spring Lake. The challenges of managing this growth were huge. Local resident Dick Kinney took over direction of the event in 1979-1980 and guided it through this growth period. Though it soon seemed that every local town was starting its own run, the success of Spring Lake's event continued and it soon became a staple on the shore area's running calendar. After the 1980 race, Kinney stepped down as director and Dr. Robert Hazel, stepped up. Under Dr. Hazel's direction, the race began the process that would make it one of the sport's best-organized events.
Up to this time, road racing was an informal and often hap-hazard in terms of organization. Then, in the early 1980's the sport matured and organization became more sophisticated and Spring Lake began its tradition for excellence and leadership in the sport. Many of the early races soon found themselves unable to meet the new challenges and faded away. Dr. Hazel soon found that the time involved in putting on the race had grown tremendously and recruited John Haulenbeek, another local runner, as co-director. Haulenbeek and Hazel would direct the race together for the next two years, with Haulenbeek remaining as sole director until 1986. During this period the start and finish areas were moved to the beach front and the race date was changed to the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend.
Over the next six years, what had been a fairly large event of 1,500 runners exploded into an extravaganza, attracting almost 4,500 participants by 1986. The reasons for this growth were multi-faceted but included such things as the insistence in a high quality, classy T-shirt without advertising on the back. This era also saw some of the fastest runners in the region compete at Spring Lake. Olympic athletes from Poland, Somalia and Ireland all found their way to the shore for Memorial Day. Poland's Gene Stacha's time of 23:16 from 1983 remains the course record today. In 1986, a group of area runners organized as the Miles Ahead Athletic Club joined Haulenbeek in race direction. Today, The Spring Lake Five has grown to over 7,000 participants and has become a major benefactor of the town's recreation program, schools and volunteer organizations, last year raising over $25,000 for these organizations. The Spring Lake Five committee had, and continues to have, its work cut out for it. They do a tremendous job. But this year will be the last for the man behind the magic in Spring Lake. Though he's had a strong committee helping out since 1986, Haulenbeek's position as figure head and leader has been tremendous, much appreciated and something admired by runners and race directors across the nation.
When the cannon fired, at the start of this year's race, the 25th running of The Spring Lake Five, those who knew it was John Haulenbeek's last year gave him a knowing smile of appreciation. And those who knew that the rubble at the side of the road was once the grand Warren Hotel took a long look of melancholy. Relish the memories and traditions that have been made in Spring Lake: the elegant times of the past and the hey day of The Warren Hotel and the years of the five mile running race that has gained the respect of a nation. "And so we embrace again, behind the dunes. This beach is so cold on winter afternoons. But holding you close is like holding the summer sun. I'm warm from the memories of days to come. This is the time to remember" To the future and continued success of The Spring Lake Five. And to John Haulenbeek for his years of dedication.
Gene Gatens
Applications are now being accepted to the Escarpment Trail Run on Sunday, July 29. Some members have expressed an interest in going. The event fills up quickly, so folks should respond without haste. Anyone who wants an application can e-mail me or Chris. Proof of a sub 4:00 marathon, a sub 5:00 50k, or a sub 10:00 50-mile, in the last year, must be presented, but I think I lied my first year. No one under 18. $20.
Saturday July 7, 10:17 AM, 10 Miles, 10 Mile 10 Bar Run (Long Branch Train Station). A Jersey
Shore Tradition - all invited to run, bike or do it any way you like. Meet at the Long Branch
Train Station and Finish at Bar A near the Belmar Train Station. This is NOT a Jersey Shore
Running Club Event - not sure it is anyones event - you just show up with a few bucks for beer
and a train ticket back. Everyone must do this event at least once in their life!
Complete Results
A misty drizzle failed to deter runners at the Annual Avon Day 5K. The overall winner was Eric Bonette of Haddonfield in 16:05 and on the women's side Alicia Kelly of Spring Lake Heights in 18:05. Among the Club finishers were:
Paul Looney 18:36
Susan Foley 21:18
Dave Heskin 22:45
Walt MacGown 21:28
Jack Cheer 22:21
Susan Ardito 22:51
Jon Brodsky 23:24
Bill King 23:48
lisa Ryan 25:15
Club Picnic Date Set
The Club's Annual Picnic is set for Sunday, August 12th at the Ocean Township Pool Complex. So set aside that date. More details will be forthcoming
Dulce Drapkin was overall female winner in time of 20.53
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for Complete ResultsDave DeMonico took forst place in this event in a time of 15:53. Anne O'Dowd was the first women finisher in 19:58.
56:51 place 3 ag Kathy Kennedy
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for Complete ResultsThe overall winner in this unique race was Ken McLeaon of Macon, Georgia in 15:13 and for the women it was South River's Janice Rein in 18:55.
Dawn Ciccone 3rd overall (1st in age) at Fear the Pier with a time of 20:14.
Dave DeMonico took 2nd in 15:38
Joe Coccaro 20:37
Vivian Smith 22.15 - 3rd place women 40-49
Shawn Smith 24.49 (age 10)
Adele Shamshoian 21:30
Paggy McKean 23:40 (3rd AG) PR for a 5K
Graham Wisdom 22:11
Cliff Russell 18:03
Eric Campbell 20:42
Linda Puzzo 21:13
Bob Bautsch 21:13
Marty Dugan 21:17
Mike McDonnell 22:58
Bernadette McDonnell 23:37
Randy Brown 22:56
Mary Moriarty 23:41
Peggy McKeon 23:46
Larry Murphy 23;53
Matt Sodano 23:57
Marilyn Ryder 26:59
Bob Boyd 23:30
bob Boyd 47:35
Belmar 5 Applications have a typo. The correct zip code for mailing in apps should be "07719". Thanks to the caller who notified us through the Club hotline. Click here for a correct application..
See more of Spring Lake 5 at PhotoPoint
A damp misty morning greeted the over 7,500 runners at the 25th Annual
Spring Lake 5 this past Saturday. The borough of Spring Lake again
welcomed runners as they ran around the beautiful Jersey Shore Town.
Despite the weather the streets were filled with spectators who
encouraged the runners on their route. The overall winner again was Fred
Klevan (picture on the left finishing)in 24:35. Cicely Tynin a newscaster
on Philadephia. TV channel 6 was the women's winner. Congratulations to John Hauanbeek and
the entire Miles Ahead group for another great race. John has been involved in this race since its
inception and was instrumental in making the event not only the largest but one of the classiest
events in the nation. The event traditionally gets on the list of best races and would be even larger
if the field were not limited. This year it sold out over two months prior to its running. John is
pictured on the right with a few club members after the race. The Club really cleaned up and
finished cleaning Ocean Avenue in record time. The street was spotless a few hours after the race
was over. Thanks to all the Club volunteers - see picture below. Some of the many club finishers
were:
Karen Charles 36:12
Wendy McKnight 42:00
David Picascia 34:28
Lisa Picascia 35:16
Antonietta Picascia 44:02
Linda Puzzo 35:18
Barry Camhi....37:09
Dean Graziano: 35:24
Francesca Graziano: 40:46 (PR)
Dave Zurheide 32:16
Dawn Ciccone 33:56
Jack Cheer 37:15
Graham Wisdom 35:40
John MacGilliveray 35:20
Denise Moyer 44:58
Bill Michalski 49:13
Erla MacKellas 41:45
Tom Lopez 44:59
Patty Licata 48:15
Elaine Hartung 54:20
Bob Cavallo 29:18
Mary Cavallo 39:28
Carla Guidice 47:02
Barbara Keenan 49:57
Dave Moyle 44:23
Bob Gordon 33:28
John Brodsky 33:36
Chuck Whelan
Tom Mulvaney 33:10
Mary Moriarty 40:46
Allison Campbell 40:14
Dave Wrede 33:26 (PR)
Kathy Porzio 38:40
By "El Presidente"
That is to the Hills of San Francisco. Twenty-two members of the Jersey Shore Running Club got together and decided to go to the City on The Bay to compete in the infamous Bay To Breakers 12 K Run. This run may be one of the largest footraces in the entire county with over 45,000 runners and another 25,000-30,000 walkers, strollers, roller bladders, skateboarders, and floats. The Run is commonly know as the Mardi Gras of all races, where anything goes from pushing kegs in baby strollers to just taking a nice 12K NAKED walk.
Most of us assembled in out motel parking lot at 6:00 AM that morning and headed for the closest trolley stop for the beginning of our all day adventure. We arrived at the Start area about an hour before the start and jumped right into the mix. The entire crowd was bouncing dozens of beach balls and were sailing thousands to torteas. There were so many people massed together the beach balls never had a chance to hit the ground, and it's a good thing that the torteas were the soft variety or you could have lost an eye.
We were standing in a mixed crowd of a dozen of so male nuns, five (guys) dressed up as the Village People, an army brat with stars painted on her breasts and a authentic Tiki Bar carried by 20 people and pouring drinks in Hawaiian shirts. The entire crowd was in a major party mood not the typical attitude before a 7.5 mile run with a major hill in the middle.
Finally the race started and we were underway, well almost, we walked to the start along with the rest of the masses. When we could finally jog it was some sight to behold. The people that were dressed to kill or totally undresses walking/jogging along the side of the road or through the crowds. It seemed like probably 40-50% of all the runners were in some type of costume or outfit. Just when you though you have seen the strangest thing that you have ever seen, along comes someone else with something even more outrageous.
We all tried to stay together as much as possible, but with the size of the crowds it wasn't possible for everyone. It was difficult to stay in a group while some of us were stopping for the FREE BREAST EXAMS, or SPIN THE WHEEL FOR A BEER or the SOUTHWEST AIR FREE AIRPLANE HAT GIVEAWAY.
We had previously scouted out the stadium on a run the morning before and developed a strategy. When all was over we all met by the letter "J" in the Polo Stadium which houses the runners party and activities expo. It's one heck of a sight to see 70-80,000 runners in one place, especially when there are so many in costumes. For the next 3 hours people kept entering the party, most were carrying floats or running as human centipedes. That was when you saw everything from 15 Elvis impersonators together, a group of Fairy's with Peter Pan, a Bride/Groom (1 person), or a group just out of the shower dressed only in towels.
When we left we had a slight mix up and took different modes transportation. But not to worry, with the advent of cell phones, we finally met up at an Irish Pub that we had passed near the start of the run. All in all it was a long and eventful day and a good time was certainly had by all.
Other activities we had during the outing was a full day in the Wine county, early morning run over the Golden Gate Bridge, morning run through Golden Gate Park, running along the Embarcidero from Market St. to Fisherman's Wharf, morning runs taking in the sights along Market St., authentic cable car and trolley rides, Evening in Chinatown, thrill ride down Lombard Street w/Ira (world's crookedest street), bike ride to Sausolito w/Ira, visit Muir Woods for the Redwoods w/Liz, day trip to Monteray w/Phil, Tar Beach in the Motel parking lot w/Jerry & Phil, margarita party in Phil's room, and who could forget the little diner on the corner, Jack's Bar @ the Wharf, Martuni's Bar and Jodi's Bar on Market St. So, as a road trip goes this had to be one of the top Club Trips of all timeCan't wait til next year or the next best idea.
Runners Times and Place if in First 10,000
Ann Warsing - 1:18:07 - 5384
Jerry Frazee - 1:19:40 - 5926
Liz Ireland - 1:24:56 - 7810
Jack Cheer - 1:24:57 - 7819
Diane Cheer - 1:28:27 - 8870
Bill Koch - 1:30:41 - 9650
Ira Wiss - 1:32:10
Jessie Joesph - 1:32:51
Joe Mirarchi - 1:33:12
Carla Guidice - 1:33:21
Barbara Keenan - 1:33:27
Rene Valentine - 1:33:27
Vilna Mentel - 1:33:32
Annette Dillon - 1:34:18
Jim Persicketti - 1:34:26
Tom Morrison - 1:35
Mary Moriarty - 1:35
Phil Hinck - 1:36:47
Penny Hinck - 1:36:47
Mark Griggs - 2:40
Elaine Hartung - 1:52:35 Unofficial
John McGilvery - Unofficial
Karen Brundage Johnson 5:44:38
Flo-Jo Half Marathon and 5K May 28, 2001, Laguna Hills, CA - 5K
Karen Brundage Johnson 26:32
Bob Boyd 1:15:35
Bob Boyd 47:50
Bob Boyd 24:16
Chatham NJ Kiwanis 5k:
Rob Moir 22:03 1st A.G
Pt. Pleasant Mother's Day 5k May 12
Dave DeMonico 16:07 1st overall
Monmouth Beach
Lisa Ryan 24:12
sutah robins 23:24
Bahr's "Toughest 5 Mile In NJ" Run
Kathy Kennedy 48.39
Maureen Massell 2nd overall
Jenn Gunn 3rd overall
Dave DeMonico 27:01 1st overall
Susan Ardito 38:50 3rd age group
Walter McGowan 3rd age group 37:15
Carole Steadman Memorial 3 Mile Run - May 19th
Walter McGowan 20:06
Susan Ardito 21:17
Monmouth Beach 3 Mile May19th
Dave DeMonico 15:27 1st overall
Pt. Pleasant Mother's Day 5k
Dave DeMonico 16:07 1st overall
OCC Alumni Run
Dave Zurheide 19:32 9th overall 2nd 40-49 age group
Bergen Bar 5k
Ken Vercammen First Place overall! 18:38
April 22 Stoney Brook Watershed 10K
Ken Vercammen 30:38 2nd place overall
won $50.00 cash prize. Ken V has now earned more as a professional
athlete in 2001 than Michael Jordan
Edison 5K
Ken Vercammen 18:28 1st place master 5th overall
Hamilton 5k
Ken Vercammen 18:25 2nd place 40-49
South Brunswick Run for Vision
Ken Vercammen 20:09 2nd place 40-49