Click Above For Exciting Live Events! Updated on October 14, 2000 The JSRC Mall is Now Open! Stop in for A Visit! Rat Race Rocks Club Members Posing with "The Big Rat" Before The Race The second Annual "Rat Race" was held at Camp Zehnder in Wall Township on a beautiful sunny day. A very unique event with very unique participants. Running through a course set by Carlos Morillo and marked with flour along the way, the runners had to navigate through challenging terrain to include briars, thorns and other obstacles. The finish was just as unique with finishers coming across the finish line from three directions. Apparently each group took a different course. Jack Cheer shown in the accompanying photo was the winner and was congratulated by Race Director Bill Scholl at the finish line. Jack is the two time champion, as he also won last years event. Most everyone made it to the finish. Seaside Marathon Jerry Frazee 2:03:46 Al Salas 1:43:62 Jack Cheer 1:42:36 Seaside 5K Bobby Cavallo 17:54 Amanda Cavallo 20:44(1st F) Atlantic City Marathon Susan Foley 3:50 Long Beach Island 18 M Linda Sabat 2:32:54 Phildaelphia Marathon Peter Sabat 1;14:25 Linda Sabat 2:32:54 Essay Contest Just for Kid's - "Why I like to Run" Announcing the First Annual Jersey Shore Running Club Kid's Essay Contest. Open to all "Kid's" 14 and Under. Of course we will have age groups. We'll have lots of awards with a grand prize (sponsors welcome - just email us if interested). The subject of the essay is "Why I like to Run". Essays should not exceed about 200 words. All essays will be published on the Club Kid's Running Web Site and we will have a distinguished panel of judges. Essays can be emailed in or sent to: JSRC Essay, PO Box 7492, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702. Deadline for submission is December 31, 2000. JSRC Sweeps Deal 5 Some of the Many Award Winners at the Run Thru Deal 5 Mile Race Sunny cool weather greeted runners at this Year's Run thru Deal 5 Mile Race. JSRC Runners were prominent in winning overall and many age group awards. The overall winner was Dave Demonico in a time of 26:31 and on the women's side Club Member Barbara Moldoch, shown in the pack on the right, came out on top in 30: .During the award ceremony Dave Demonico treated the runners to some birthday tunes to celebrate Liz Ireland's birthday (see left). Results are posted here or will be posted soon so check back. Among the many Club Finisher's were: Dave Demonico 26:31(1st OA) Barbara Moldoch 30: (1st F) Paul Looney 29:33 Dawn Cicone 33:13(2nd F) Jack Cheer 35:04(AG) John Abel 37:53 Susan Ardito 36:41(AG) Doug Bayconich 38:02 Henry Mercer 29:48 Theresa Marciani 33:30 Frank Darden 34:49 Bob Potter 36:16(AG) Kent Sabin 36:34(AG) Dave Heskin 36:54 Bob Hayes 37:12 Marilyn Ryder 43:51(AG) Hoyle Mozee 38:44 Patty Helies 40:07 Bob McCarren 41:10 Bob Geleski 43:25 John Radzminski 44:13 Jim Robbins 49:30 Jim,Raman,Dawn,Susan,Barbara,Jerry,Patty,Jack,Brian,Scott,Bob,Dave before the Start Former President Doug Bayconich Finally Renewing his Membership The JSRC Camaraderie Dawn Ciccone There are so many joys in running: the fresh air brushing your face, the warm sunshine hugging your shoulders, and the exhilaration you feel when you push pass the finish line. I never take these things for granted, because, as runners, we all know that it can be taken away with one wrong twist of the body. I have been blessed with two PR's in one week, the Jersey Shore Half and The Deal 5 Miler. What I find most motivating and valuable at all the races is the camaraderie of our club. We are a team supporting those ahead of us as well as behind us, and even those on the sidelines. It is the JSRC that makes running not just a sport, but also a family of friends. Just thought it would be nice to acknowledge us and say thanks! Long Beach Island 18M Bob Boyd 2:40:00 Emily King 2:12:09(3ag) Kathy Kennedy 3:00:50 Allaire Race Results Grammar School Championships and Open 5K Results for this past weekends Allaire Trail Race are now available. Check out the Results from the NJ State Grammar School Championships held at Allaire State Park James Sullivan 25:20 Miles for the New Millenium The Year is winding down and we already gave runners who gave put in really significant numbers of miles. If you have not been reporting every month - that is OK, you can start now. The overall leader in total miles through September is Steve Williams with 2200 miles. Is Steve going for 3000? Does anyone have more logged miles for the year. Send in your totals through the end of the month.. We'll give out awards at our Annual Holiday Party. See below. Other Mileage Totals Steve Williams 2200 Dawn Ciccone 1612 Holiday Party The Club's Annual Holiday Party, Awards Banquet and excuse just to have a good time with lots of runners is always one of the most popular events of the Year. Last year the Party was held at the Waterview Pavillion and we all had such a great time that it was decided to go back for an encore. The event was very popular and we filled the hall. This year we have a strict limit of 175 and there will be NO day of post registration. You must register ahead of time. An application is now available on line along with all the details. So don't miss out on the best Party of the New Year. Sign up Now! Midnight Run Bus Trip Dawn Ciccone is again coordinating the Club's Annual Trek to the NYC Midnight Run in Central Park. Its a 5K race and you will literally have a blast with the fireworks and all the other excitement. Space is limited and will be on a first come first served basis. So check out the details including the on line registration and if interested sign up now before time runs out! Tina Ko Memorial 5K We all know someone whose life has been affected by breast cancer. The Tina Ko Foundation was established in honor of our friend Tina Ko. Tina in her early thirties lost her battle with breast cancer last January. Tina left behind her husband, her nine year old daughter and many loving friends. October 1999, we held a Tina Ko Memorial 5k the money raised went to cancer charities. We are organizing a 2nd annual race, Nov.11,11am at the Sea Girt army camp. Please join us and share in our commitment to help find a cure. All checks or donations should be made out to the Tina Lo Fund. For more information call 732-223-6660 Thank you. Mary Jersey Shore Running Club Intranet Check out the Club's Intranet Site. Post a message, schedule a group run, look for a training partner, get running advice, and lots more. To sign up go to the Site at http://jerseyshore.intranets.com. Then get your own login and password using the new member sign in (button on upper right corner). You will be prompted for the Registration Code for the site which is "runner". If you have any problems let us know. Sunday Runs are Going Strong. Since January 2000 a lot of folks have passed the 100 mile and 500 mile goals to receive their JSRC 100 Mile patches and JSRC Gloves. Folks who achieved the 100 mile goal include: Diane Cheer, Jack Cheer, Randi Cohen, Dave DeMonico, Joanne Dreicer, Jane Erbe, Lori Ann Fugaro, Jack Giegerich, Joanne Osowski, Rene Stene and Jim Owen. Those who achieved the 500 mile goal include Charles Hayden, Susan Kofod,John MacGillivray, Debbie McNish and Peter Sabat. Although we don't have a token official recognition Marty Dugan, Raman Lakshmanan, Cliff Russell and Kathy Soto each have over 200 Sunday Runs (~ 2000 miles) to their credit! Bill Michalski, Larry Murphy and I each have over 300 Sunday Runs. Larry has the most runs with a total of 356 as of October 1st! I encourage all members to give the Sunday Runs a try. There are water stops (courtesy of Mike Anstadt, Pat Dorgan, Marty Dugan, and Bill Renna) good food and good company to get you through those long winter months of running. - Liz Ireland Jersey Shore Shines Complete Results Available here. Some of the Club Finishers in this year's Jersey Shore Half Marathon The Jersey Shore Half Marathon celebrated its long run with sunny skies and temperatures which may have been just a bit warm for most runners but none the less the 600 plus runners seemed to enjoy the scenic two loop course in Sandy Hook. The overall winner, who received the Charlie Rooney Trophy, was Dave Aitkenhead of Morristown (on the left receiving the Award from Charlie Rooney Jr.) in 1:15:04. For the women the overall winner was Anne O'Dowd of South River in 1:28. Coming in second place for the Women was JSRC's Dawn Ciccone in 1:30:48 (pictured on the left with her Award). Congratulations to Shore AC for another successful Event. Race Director Isabel Keely thanked all the volunteers and the other local running clubs who helped put on the event - Freehold Area Running Club and Jersey Shore Running Club. The event again demonstrated a spirit of cooperation among the premiere running clubs in the area. Among the many Club Members who finished were: Kathy Porzio 1:58:29 Joan Scrivanich 1:57:10 Rob Moir 1:44:38 Trudy Parton 2:21 Charlie Parton 2:05 Bob Both 1:49:08 SteveFoley 1:39:00 Scott Lewis 1:41:50 John Contract 1:38:58 Graham Wisdom 1:40:59 Jerry Convery 1:39:00 Jon Brodsky 1:43 Susan Foley 1:43 Therese Moncuso 1:49 Peggy McKeon 1:59:32 Jack Cheer 1:38:51 Jennifer Gunn 1:34:30 Bill King Sr 1:42:30 Bill Cantagallo 1:42:40 Wendy McKnight 2:01:10 Larry Murphy 1:50 Katy Bryan 1:51:44 Art Glass 2:38(RW) Tom Zarra 1:25:18 Dawn Ciccone 1:30:48 Dave Heskin 1:45:57 Dick Hill 1:49:56 Carol Weatherall 2:02 Karen Larkin 2:02 Eileen Dullea 1:56:20 Lois Ane 1:52:33 Linda Piff 2:05:41 Carlos Morillo 1:52:14 Jessie Joseph 2:11:06 Patty Helies 2:05:36 Bob Bonpietro 1:23:25 John Scalati 2:09:40 Bill Koch 1:51:13 Renee Valentine 2:07:43 Mary O'Brien 1:48:12 Mary McGeavy 2:14:20 Tom Respos 2:03 Marilyn Ryder 2:05:40 Eric Campbell 1:37:58(PR) Joanne O'Shea 1:48:10 Larry Corley 1:44:16(1ag) Jerry Frazee 2:07:10 Dave Wrede 1:34:27(PR) Sharon Chessman 2:08:47 Homeira Walter 1:58:24 Al Salas 1:43:33(PR) Barbara Keenan 2:00:01 Club Members Mike McDonnell (left) and Bernie Stover (right) making the Post Race Hot Dogs JSRC Volunteers - ?, Jean, Marie, Penny Autumn Ambles On! Complete Results Now Available - Click Here The Finish of the Kid's Races The sun shined bright on the over 200 participants in the First Annual Autumn Amble on the New Hope Foundations grounds in Marlboro, NJ. The park like setting was a delight to the runners, walkers and kid's who were treated to a true autumn morning of cool and sunny weather. The overall winner was JSRC's Dave Demonico (on the left) in a time of 16:12. The women's winner (on the right) was also a JSRC member, Dulce Drapkin in 21:26. There were plenty of awards and prizes for the participants. Congratulations to Race Chairperson Wendy McKnight and all the New Hope and Jersey Shore Running Club volunteers who made for a very successful event. We are working on getting complete results so check back again. Among the Club Finishers were: Panse Geer 25:27(2ag) Gene Geer 24:54 James Sullivan 24:18(3ag) Dave Picascia 21:14 Race Chairperson, Wendy McKnight with here two sisters, Jenn on the left and Cindy on the right.. Having Some Fun at the Start Post Race Hula Hoop Contest Fred Lebow 5k Carlos Morillo 26:26 Lodi 5K Barbara Moldoch 17:22 (1st F, PR) Lightning 5K Dewanna MacLean 28:13 Little Silver Classic 5K Barbara Moldoch 18:09J(1st F) Linda Puzzo 21:20 Homeira Walter 28:35 Andrea Plaza 22:11(2ag,pr) Broadway Classic 5K Check out Complete Results The second running of this event in downtown Long Branch started on Broadway and wound through the City of Long Branch was a great way to greet the first full weekend of Autumn running. On hand was the Mayor of Long Branch, Adam Schneider, who also ran the Race. The Jersey Shore Running Club again assisted the town in staging the race and Phil and Penny Hinck again were in the fore front of organization. The overall winner was Steve Lewicki of South Amboy (pictuired on the left) in a time of 16:43. For the women it was Kate Miller (pictured on the right) in 19:11. Runners have next weekend to look forward to with many events on the calender. Among them are on Saturday, the Club's Autumn Amble and on Sunday the Shore AC's Jersey Shore Marathon. Among the many club finishers were: Kate Harper 19:50 James Sullivan 24:20(1ag) Bill Michalski 26:18 Roger DeFazio 28:47 Jen Dupuls 28:54 Scott Lewis 22:10 Jon Lowrie 23:29 Lisa Ryan 24:31 Lisa Lewis 24:12 Walt MacGowan 21:18 Paul Looney 18:19 Broadway Classic Kid's Race Finishers They Should Check the Results Here JSRC Marathoners The following members are planning to run marathons. Most of them are already doing the Club Marathon Raining Runs. Let Jerry Convery know your marathon plans and we will list your name so you can contact a training partner or find someone to travel with to the marathon or just know there is somneone in the Club who will also be doing the same marathon.. Dave, Jeananne, Mary, Barbara, Neil, Carla, Jessie Getting Ready for Venice New York City Marathon -Nov.5, 2000: Jerry Convery (732-290-1920), Jane Erbe, Jerry Frazee, Mary O'Brien, Irene Dulleau, Graham Wisdom Tom Hall , Patty Helies, Linda Piff, Lori Ann Fugaro, Peggy McKean Marine Corps Marathon - Tom McCloskey, Dawn Ciccone Philadelphia Marathon- Nov.19, 2000: John Contract, Joan O'Shea, Carlos Morillo, Dawn VonSuskil, Kathy Kennedy, Al Salas, Karen Brundage-Johnson, Liz Wenslauskas, Christine Conover Venice Marathon - October 2000, Ira Wiss, Barbara Keenan, Dave MacKenzie, Carla Guidice, Mary Moriarty, Tom Morrison, Jim Kelly, Annette Dillon, Liz Ireland Disney - Jan 2001 - Dawn Ciccone, Denise Moyer, Jonathan Brodsky Napa Valley Marathon- March 4, 2001 Bruce Jones, Jane Erbe, Jerry Convery, Jon Brodsky, Mark Griggs , Karen Brundage-Johnson Big Sur Marathon, April 2001 - Dawn Ciccone Dublin - Randi Cohen, John Gilmartin Silver StateMmarathon -August 26, 2001 - Karen Brundage-Johnson Tahoe Marathon - Oct 14, 2001 - Karen Brundage-Johnson NYRRC 5th Avenue Mile Carlos Morillo 6:52 (after running 14 Miles) Bobby Cavallo 5:03 Amanda Cavallo 5:49 1st ag Mary Cavallo 7:01 Alexandra Cavallo 7:15 Joan Scrivanich 6:30 Sabrina Scrivanich 8:17 Manasquan Reservoir 5 Miler Dave Picascia 36:34 James Sullivan 41:42(2ag) Little Silver 5K Lisa Ryan 24:32 Dan Vrgoc 38:59 Catherine Murphy 45:16(3ag) Liberty Waterfront Run Jersey City, NJ Half-Marathon Joan Scrivanich 2:08:46 5K Sabrina Scrivanich 30:46 Big Sur Marathon Bob Bonpietro I read that Dawn Ciccone and perhaps others will be running the Big Sur Marathon next April. I'm sure that anyone running there will have found the web site already, but there are some great photos from the last two years at www.bsim.org. If Dawn or anyone else wants to know details about the race, I'd be happy to share info since I ran it this past April. I've been running more than 17 years, and Big Sur was the greatest running experience of my life. I can't say enought about how phenomenal the race is. If anyone is interested in hearing more about it, please Email me and I will give you more information. Marathon Training Update UPDATE- Manasquan Reservoir Sunday Training Runs Start at 8 AM Since we are getting close to M-day, I would like to set up a "Marathon Pace Run" at the Manasquan Reservoir so everybody can lock into their marathon pace. The logical date is Sunday, 10/08/00 at 8 am sharp. (The major conflict is the LBI 18 miler). The idea is to run 5 mile loops at your marathon pace, with 3 minutes breaks for fuel. I will try to have "pacers" for the main paces ie. 7:30, 8::00, 8:30, 9:00. (If you are faster than 7:30 pace, you don't need a pacer!) This worked pretty well last year, and is modeled after the NYRRC pace runs. Let me know by email if you can make it; and whether you can be a pacer. Thanks, Jerry Free Socks Club Members who visit Cheaprunner.com will receive a free pair of coolmax socks. Use the special code "clubsoxahw" Renewal Reminder New members also Invited to Join - Its quick and Easy! If you are a Jersey Shore Running Club member and have not renewed your membership for 2000 -2001 you need to renew now, as after this month your membership privileges will expire. You won't get discounts at all those merchants, discounts at all the Club Events, you won't get the Club Newsletter and you won't get invited to our Holiday Gala Party an lots of other "kewl" club events. Check your label on your most recent newsletter - it gives your membership expiration date! If you are not a member and wish to join, membership is open to everyone and everyone is invited to fully participate in the club. A convenient membership application is available by clicking here. It also includes a link for on line renewals or new memberships. So become part of not only the largest club in New Jersey but just about the "kewlest" with the most activities around. Garden State 50 Miler Chris Frey Congratulations to Robin Rossow for holding a great race is past weekend. Starting off with a pre race dinner to end all pre race dinners on Saturday night and finishing with a beautiful day on Sunday. The pre-race dinner had everything from grilled eggplant to a made to order pasta bar, Chicken in couscous and delicious curry meatballs. I was running the 50 mile option along with club members Jon Brodsky and Johnny Rodriguez. We planned to run to the turn around in Manasquan in as close to 4 hours as we could. Our goal was to finish between 8:30 & 9:00 hours. We all met at the Manasquan Reservoir on Sunday morning at 6:00 and waited in the cold for the start. The thermometer in Jon's car read 47 at 5:45. Sue Foley was running the 50K and Jerry Convery was running 20 miles, although he could have just kept going and finished, he chose to just run 20. The race started with a loop of the reservoir and out onto a local road that sent us to Allaire State park. In the park we did a loop of the orange trail. I usually run at Allaire on Sunday morning, so this was my home course, not to mention a beautiful 6.8 mile loop. If you don't run at Allaire, you don't know what you are missing out on. We came out of the trail and headed down Hospital road to the Edgar Felix bike path. The bike path is a bit boring at times, but we were able to see many of the 50K runner's on their way back and also pass some of the slower runners who were still on their way to the turn around. On the bike path Johnny and I split up from Jon and decided to push the pace a bit. We ran through Manasquan and around Stockton the lake near the Armory and headed toward the beach. During this section, we began to see the 50 mile leaders on their way back and took note of who we thought we could catch. We also figured out that we were running in the top 10 and that gave us both motivation to keep pushing the pace. We made it to the turnaround on the Manasquan boardwalk in 4:05. This was on target with our plans, now we started to think about how long we could hold our pace and see how many people we could catch. We ran back up the bike path and back into Allaire and were still feeling strong. Going into Allaire, someone at the aid station told us that we were running 7th & 8th and the next runner had about 5 minutes on us. We both decided to put the hammer down and see who we could catch on the trails. We caught our first runner in about 10 minutes and caught 2 more before we got done with the loop. At this point Johnny was running like a man on a mission and I could not hold his pace. He took off and I hooked up with a great guy from PA named Pascal. We ran the rest of Allaire together and stayed with each other all the way back to the reservoir. At the reservoir, to finish, you run a clockwise loop that forces you to pass the finish line once before you actually finish. This stunk, there is nothing worse than crossing the finish line after running for 7 plus hours only to be told "one lap to go". I was on my own at this point and not more than a mile into the last loop I ran into Johnny who looked like he got rode hard and put away wet. I asked him if he needed anything and he just looked at me and said "go get 3rd." I didn't know if he was in fourth for sure, but it was almost over and I could smell the barn. I ran most of the loop and walked the hills (after 45 miles, there ARE HILLS at the reservoir. I remember all three!) I finally rounded the last turn and saw the finish line banner ..and the guy in 3rd. I couldn't catch him fast enough, but I finished in 8:21. a PR for me of 40 minutes. As a bonus I was first in my division (mens open). This only goes to show that there was soft field at the race. Johnny finished in 8:30, first 50 & PR. Jon finished in 9:19 (PR also). Sue Foley ran the 50K, her first and finished 2 overall in the women's Masters Div. A note worth mentioning, during the run and starting at about mile 8, we were trading places with Annette Henry, from Toms River. She was recently featured in the local paper while training for the Lake Placid IRONMAN. We stayed within eye contact all day, trading places back and forth. She maintained a strong consistent pace all day and won the womens race with a time of 8:30. This is one tough girl. Thanks to all of the volunteers. I saw Mark Griggs at a few spots and we noted other club members along the way directing traffic and giving out aid. This was a great race over a great course. Hopefully Robin will hold it again next year. If you like the marathon, try the 50K. It is much more fun and a good tune up for your first 50 mile run. Jon Brodsky 9:19:50 Chris Frey Johnny Rodriguez 50K Susan Foley Sprint Triathlon Bil King Sr 1:24:10(1ag) Mrs T's Triathlon Bill King Sr 2:53:30 Wall Street Run - 3.3 Miles Carlos Morillo 24:25 Colts Neck 10K David Picascia 44:40 Barbara Moldoch 37:01 (1st F, Course Record) Dan Vrgoc 47:35 South Plainfield 5k Ken Vercammen 18:04(2ag) Rook Rally Against Cancer Ken Vercammen 18:34 Cranbury Day 5K Ken Vercammen 19:03 Carpenter Classic Debbie McNish 22:57 Bobby Cavallo 17:20 Amanda Cavallo 20:13 Alexandra Cavallo 25:12 Mary Cavallo 25:30 Bruce Jones 18:05(PR, 1ag) 1 Mile Courtney Cavallo 10:46 Harry Murphy X-C 5K Van Cortlandt Park, NY 9-10-00 Joan Scrivanich 30:14 Sabrina Scrivanich 33:47 Lake Placid Half Marathon Lake Placid, NY 9-16-00 Joan Scrivanich 1:56:18 (PR!!) Bradley Beach 5K Billy Lewis 25:20 Lisa Lewis 24:43 Philadelphia Distance Run (1/2 Marathon) Linda Puzzo 1:35:56 Ira Wiss 2:09 Mary Moriarty 1:51:50 Davicd Silverman 2:00:03(PR) Pt Pleasant Seafood 5 Miler Runners At the Start A brisk fall morning ideal for runners greeted participants in the race held in conjunction with the towns annual Seafood Festival along Arnold Ave. The men's winner was Joe Donahue (on the right) in a time of 27:57.On the women's side it was Club Member Lisa Wilhelm, pushing her daughter in a baby jogger(picture on left), in a time of 36:10. In the 1 mile run there was a very close finish with Jennifer Dolon in 5:50 just edging out Kenny Wals who crossed the finish line just behind in a time of 5:51. Next weekend on Saturday its the Broadway Classic in downtown Long Branch. On Sunday there are several to choose including the Matawan Day Races, Little Silver Clasic and Manasquan Reservoir Run. In Jersey City its the Liberty Waterfront Half Marathon. Check theRace Calendar for all the details. And don't forget to check out the First Annual Autumn Ambleon September 30th. Among the Club Finishers were: Joe Donahue 27:57 Lisa Wilhelm 36:10J(1st F) Dob Bartzokas 36:37 Susan Ardito 37:35 TomMulvaney 32:33 Gary Krebs 33:46 Bob Piescor 50:10 Jack Cheer 35:24 Walt MacGowan 37:24 Renee Valentine 44:15 Bill Cantagallo 37:13 Wheelchair Racers Get Off to a Fast Start Some Club Finishers, Kim, Jack, Walt, Susan, Renee, Tom, Gary Congratulate Your Favorite Runner! NYC Marathon Bus The CJRRC NYC Marathon buses will depart the Cranford VFW at 8:00am sharp on Sunday, November 5 for the New York City Marathon. Please arrive by 7:30 for check-in. WE WILL DEPART ON TIME. Upon arrival in Staten Island we will provide juice, fruit, bagels and water for all. Runners may walk the 6 blocks to the fort at any time for the Marathon which begins at about 10:45. Leave your post marathon bags with us for pick up after the finish. Spectators will be taken as close to the Marathon start as possible, police permitting. After the start, we will depart for Manhattan and our post race retreat site, the 4th Universalist Church located at 4 West 76th Street, corner of Central Park West. We meet downstairs in their Gym/Kitchen area where we provide food, drink, rest, massage and kind words. Their are no showers. Your bags will be waiting. The first bus departs for NJ when full, generally about 4:15. The last bus departs no later than 6:30. If we add a bus, an additional departure will be scheduled for about 5:15. Friends and relatives may meet you at the retreat. Directions to Cranford VFW: GSP North or South to exit 137. Right onto Westfield Avenue. Left at the Centennial Avenue traffic light. First left at South Aveune traffic light. VFW is 75 yards on left. You must park on side street, not in the lot. For further information, call Mark Zenobia at 732 381-0318. On Marathon Sunday, Mark may be reached via Cell Phone at 908 902-8587. If interested in the bus the cost is $27 which includes refreshments and meeting place inside. Send check made out to CJRRC to Mark Zenobia, 54 Thomas Drive, Clark, NJ 07066 View Past Updates in the Archive Return to Main Page
Updated on October 14, 2000
The JSRC Mall is Now Open! Stop in for A Visit!
The second Annual "Rat Race" was held at Camp Zehnder in Wall Township on a beautiful sunny day. A very unique event with very unique participants. Running through a course set by Carlos Morillo and marked with flour along the way, the runners had to navigate through challenging terrain to include briars, thorns and other obstacles. The finish was just as unique with finishers coming across the finish line from three directions. Apparently each group took a different course. Jack Cheer shown in the accompanying photo was the winner and was congratulated by Race Director Bill Scholl at the finish line. Jack is the two time champion, as he also won last years event. Most everyone made it to the finish.
Jerry Frazee 2:03:46
Al Salas 1:43:62
Jack Cheer 1:42:36
Bobby Cavallo 17:54
Amanda Cavallo 20:44(1st F)
Susan Foley 3:50
Linda Sabat 2:32:54
Peter Sabat 1;14:25
Announcing the First Annual Jersey Shore Running Club Kid's Essay Contest. Open to all "Kid's" 14 and Under. Of course we will have age groups. We'll have lots of awards with a grand prize (sponsors welcome - just email us if interested). The subject of the essay is "Why I like to Run". Essays should not exceed about 200 words. All essays will be published on the Club Kid's Running Web Site and we will have a distinguished panel of judges. Essays can be emailed in or sent to: JSRC Essay, PO Box 7492, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702. Deadline for submission is December 31, 2000.
Sunny cool weather greeted runners at this Year's Run thru Deal 5 Mile Race. JSRC Runners were prominent in winning overall and many age group awards. The overall winner was Dave Demonico in a time of 26:31 and on the women's side Club Member Barbara Moldoch, shown in the pack on the right, came out on top in 30: .During the award ceremony Dave Demonico treated the runners to some birthday tunes to celebrate Liz Ireland's birthday (see left). Results are posted here or will be posted soon so check back. Among the many Club Finisher's were:
Dave Demonico 26:31(1st OA)
Barbara Moldoch 30: (1st F)
Paul Looney 29:33
Dawn Cicone 33:13(2nd F)
Jack Cheer 35:04(AG)
John Abel 37:53
Susan Ardito 36:41(AG)
Doug Bayconich 38:02
Henry Mercer 29:48
Theresa Marciani 33:30
Frank Darden 34:49
Bob Potter 36:16(AG)
Kent Sabin 36:34(AG)
Dave Heskin 36:54
Bob Hayes 37:12
Marilyn Ryder 43:51(AG)
Hoyle Mozee 38:44
Patty Helies 40:07
Bob McCarren 41:10
Bob Geleski 43:25
John Radzminski 44:13
Jim Robbins 49:30
There are so many joys in running: the fresh air brushing your face, the warm sunshine hugging your shoulders, and the exhilaration you feel when you push pass the finish line. I never take these things for granted, because, as runners, we all know that it can be taken away with one wrong twist of the body.
I have been blessed with two PR's in one week, the Jersey Shore Half and The Deal 5 Miler. What I find most motivating and valuable at all the races is the camaraderie of our club. We are a team supporting those ahead of us as well as behind us, and even those on the sidelines. It is the JSRC that makes running not just a sport, but also a family of friends. Just thought it would be nice to acknowledge us and say thanks!
Bob Boyd 2:40:00
Emily King 2:12:09(3ag)
Kathy Kennedy 3:00:50
Results for this past weekends Allaire Trail Race are now available.
Check out the Results from the NJ State Grammar School Championships held at Allaire State Park
James Sullivan 25:20
The Year is winding down and we already gave runners who gave put in really significant numbers of miles. If you have not been reporting every month - that is OK, you can start now. The overall leader in total miles through September is Steve Williams with 2200 miles. Is Steve going for 3000? Does anyone have more logged miles for the year. Send in your totals through the end of the month.. We'll give out awards at our Annual Holiday Party. See below. Other Mileage Totals
Steve Williams 2200
Dawn Ciccone 1612
The Club's Annual Holiday Party, Awards Banquet and excuse just to have a good time with lots of runners is always one of the most popular events of the Year. Last year the Party was held at the Waterview Pavillion and we all had such a great time that it was decided to go back for an encore. The event was very popular and we filled the hall. This year we have a strict limit of 175 and there will be NO day of post registration. You must register ahead of time. An application is now available on line along with all the details. So don't miss out on the best Party of the New Year. Sign up Now!
Dawn Ciccone is again coordinating the Club's Annual Trek to the NYC Midnight Run in Central Park. Its a 5K race and you will literally have a blast with the fireworks and all the other excitement. Space is limited and will be on a first come first served basis. So check out the details including the on line registration and if interested sign up now before time runs out!
We all know someone whose life has been affected by breast cancer. The Tina Ko Foundation was established in honor of our friend Tina Ko. Tina in her early thirties lost her battle with breast cancer last January. Tina left behind her husband, her nine year old daughter and many loving friends. October 1999, we held a Tina Ko Memorial 5k the money raised went to cancer charities. We are organizing a 2nd annual race, Nov.11,11am at the Sea Girt army camp. Please join us and share in our commitment to help find a cure. All checks or donations should be made out to the Tina Lo Fund. For more information call 732-223-6660 Thank you. Mary
Since January 2000 a lot of folks have passed the 100 mile and 500 mile goals to receive their JSRC 100 Mile patches and JSRC Gloves. Folks who achieved the 100 mile goal include: Diane Cheer, Jack Cheer, Randi Cohen, Dave DeMonico, Joanne Dreicer, Jane Erbe, Lori Ann Fugaro, Jack Giegerich, Joanne Osowski, Rene Stene and Jim Owen. Those who achieved the 500 mile goal include Charles Hayden, Susan Kofod,John MacGillivray, Debbie McNish and Peter Sabat. Although we don't have a token official recognition Marty Dugan, Raman Lakshmanan, Cliff Russell and Kathy Soto each have over 200 Sunday Runs (~ 2000 miles) to their credit! Bill Michalski, Larry Murphy and I each have over 300 Sunday Runs. Larry has the most runs with a total of 356 as of October 1st! I encourage all members to give the Sunday Runs a try. There are water stops (courtesy of Mike Anstadt, Pat Dorgan, Marty Dugan, and Bill Renna) good food and good company to get you through those long winter months of running. - Liz Ireland
Complete Results Available here.
The Jersey Shore Half Marathon celebrated its long run with sunny skies and temperatures which may have been just a bit warm for most runners but none the less the 600 plus runners seemed to enjoy the scenic two loop course in Sandy Hook. The overall winner, who received the Charlie Rooney Trophy, was Dave Aitkenhead of Morristown (on the left receiving the Award from Charlie Rooney Jr.) in 1:15:04. For the women the overall winner was Anne O'Dowd of South River in 1:28. Coming in second place for the Women was JSRC's Dawn Ciccone in 1:30:48 (pictured on the left with her Award). Congratulations to Shore AC for another successful Event. Race Director Isabel Keely thanked all the volunteers and the other local running clubs who helped put on the event - Freehold Area Running Club and Jersey Shore Running Club. The event again demonstrated a spirit of cooperation among the premiere running clubs in the area. Among the many Club Members who finished were:
Kathy Porzio 1:58:29
Joan Scrivanich 1:57:10
Rob Moir 1:44:38
Trudy Parton 2:21
Charlie Parton 2:05
Bob Both 1:49:08
SteveFoley 1:39:00
Scott Lewis 1:41:50
John Contract 1:38:58
Graham Wisdom 1:40:59
Jerry Convery 1:39:00
Jon Brodsky 1:43
Susan Foley 1:43
Therese Moncuso 1:49
Peggy McKeon 1:59:32
Jack Cheer 1:38:51
Jennifer Gunn 1:34:30
Bill King Sr 1:42:30
Bill Cantagallo 1:42:40
Wendy McKnight 2:01:10
Larry Murphy 1:50
Katy Bryan 1:51:44
Art Glass 2:38(RW)
Tom Zarra 1:25:18
Dawn Ciccone 1:30:48
Dave Heskin 1:45:57
Dick Hill 1:49:56
Carol Weatherall 2:02
Karen Larkin 2:02
Eileen Dullea 1:56:20
Lois Ane 1:52:33
Linda Piff 2:05:41
Carlos Morillo 1:52:14
Jessie Joseph 2:11:06
Patty Helies 2:05:36
Bob Bonpietro 1:23:25
John Scalati 2:09:40
Bill Koch 1:51:13
Renee Valentine 2:07:43
Mary O'Brien 1:48:12
Mary McGeavy 2:14:20
Tom Respos 2:03
Marilyn Ryder 2:05:40
Eric Campbell 1:37:58(PR)
Joanne O'Shea 1:48:10
Larry Corley 1:44:16(1ag)
Jerry Frazee 2:07:10
Dave Wrede 1:34:27(PR)
Sharon Chessman 2:08:47
Homeira Walter 1:58:24
Al Salas 1:43:33(PR)
Barbara Keenan 2:00:01
Complete Results Now Available - Click Here
The sun shined bright on the over 200 participants in the First Annual Autumn Amble on the New Hope Foundations grounds in Marlboro, NJ. The park like setting was a delight to the runners, walkers and kid's who were treated to a true autumn morning of cool and sunny weather. The overall winner was JSRC's Dave Demonico (on the left) in a time of 16:12. The women's winner (on the right) was also a JSRC member, Dulce Drapkin in 21:26. There were plenty of awards and prizes for the participants. Congratulations to Race Chairperson Wendy McKnight and all the New Hope and Jersey Shore Running Club volunteers who made for a very successful event. We are working on getting complete results so check back again. Among the Club Finishers were:
Panse Geer 25:27(2ag)
Gene Geer 24:54
James Sullivan 24:18(3ag)
Dave Picascia 21:14
Carlos Morillo 26:26
Barbara Moldoch 17:22 (1st F, PR)
Dewanna MacLean 28:13
Barbara Moldoch 18:09J(1st F)
Linda Puzzo 21:20
Homeira Walter 28:35
Andrea Plaza 22:11(2ag,pr)
The second running of this event in downtown Long Branch started on Broadway and wound through the City of Long Branch was a great way to greet the first full weekend of Autumn running. On hand was the Mayor of Long Branch, Adam Schneider, who also ran the Race. The Jersey Shore Running Club again assisted the town in staging the race and Phil and Penny Hinck again were in the fore front of organization. The overall winner was Steve Lewicki of South Amboy (pictuired on the left) in a time of 16:43. For the women it was Kate Miller (pictured on the right) in 19:11. Runners have next weekend to look forward to with many events on the calender. Among them are on Saturday, the Club's Autumn Amble and on Sunday the Shore AC's Jersey Shore Marathon. Among the many club finishers were:
Kate Harper 19:50
James Sullivan 24:20(1ag)
Bill Michalski 26:18
Roger DeFazio 28:47
Jen Dupuls 28:54
Scott Lewis 22:10
Jon Lowrie 23:29
Lisa Ryan 24:31
Lisa Lewis 24:12
Walt MacGowan 21:18
Paul Looney 18:19
The following members are planning to run marathons. Most of them are already doing the Club Marathon Raining Runs. Let Jerry Convery know your marathon plans and we will list your name so you can contact a training partner or find someone to travel with to the marathon or just know there is somneone in the Club who will also be doing the same marathon..
New York City Marathon -Nov.5, 2000: Jerry Convery (732-290-1920), Jane Erbe, Jerry Frazee, Mary O'Brien, Irene Dulleau, Graham Wisdom Tom Hall , Patty Helies, Linda Piff, Lori Ann Fugaro, Peggy McKean
Marine Corps Marathon - Tom McCloskey, Dawn Ciccone
Philadelphia Marathon- Nov.19, 2000: John Contract, Joan O'Shea, Carlos Morillo, Dawn VonSuskil, Kathy Kennedy, Al Salas, Karen Brundage-Johnson, Liz Wenslauskas, Christine Conover
Venice Marathon - October 2000, Ira Wiss, Barbara Keenan, Dave MacKenzie, Carla Guidice, Mary Moriarty, Tom Morrison, Jim Kelly, Annette Dillon, Liz Ireland
Disney - Jan 2001 - Dawn Ciccone, Denise Moyer, Jonathan Brodsky
Napa Valley Marathon- March 4, 2001 Bruce Jones, Jane Erbe, Jerry Convery, Jon Brodsky, Mark Griggs , Karen Brundage-Johnson
Big Sur Marathon, April 2001 - Dawn Ciccone
Dublin - Randi Cohen, John Gilmartin
Silver StateMmarathon -August 26, 2001 - Karen Brundage-Johnson
Tahoe Marathon - Oct 14, 2001 - Karen Brundage-Johnson
Carlos Morillo 6:52 (after running 14 Miles)
Bobby Cavallo 5:03
Amanda Cavallo 5:49 1st ag
Mary Cavallo 7:01
Alexandra Cavallo 7:15
Joan Scrivanich 6:30
Sabrina Scrivanich 8:17
Dave Picascia 36:34
James Sullivan 41:42(2ag)
Little Silver 5K
Lisa Ryan 24:32
Dan Vrgoc 38:59
Catherine Murphy 45:16(3ag)
Jersey City, NJ Half-Marathon
Joan Scrivanich 2:08:46
5K
Sabrina Scrivanich 30:46
I read that Dawn Ciccone and perhaps others will be running the Big Sur Marathon next April. I'm sure that anyone running there will have found the web site already, but there are some great photos from the last two years at www.bsim.org. If Dawn or anyone else wants to know details about the race, I'd be happy to share info since I ran it this past April. I've been running more than 17 years, and Big Sur was the greatest running experience of my life. I can't say enought about how phenomenal the race is. If anyone is interested in hearing more about it, please Email me and I will give you more information.
UPDATE- Manasquan Reservoir Sunday Training Runs Start at 8 AM
Since we are getting close to M-day, I would like to set up a "Marathon Pace Run" at the Manasquan Reservoir so everybody can lock into their marathon pace. The logical date is Sunday, 10/08/00 at 8 am sharp. (The major conflict is the LBI 18 miler). The idea is to run 5 mile loops at your marathon pace, with 3 minutes breaks for fuel. I will try to have "pacers" for the main paces ie. 7:30, 8::00, 8:30, 9:00. (If you are faster than 7:30 pace, you don't need a pacer!) This worked pretty well last year, and is modeled after the NYRRC pace runs. Let me know by email if you can make it; and whether you can be a pacer. Thanks, Jerry
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If you are a Jersey Shore Running Club member and have not renewed your membership for 2000 -2001 you need to renew now, as after this month your membership privileges will expire. You won't get discounts at all those merchants, discounts at all the Club Events, you won't get the Club Newsletter and you won't get invited to our Holiday Gala Party an lots of other "kewl" club events. Check your label on your most recent newsletter - it gives your membership expiration date! If you are not a member and wish to join, membership is open to everyone and everyone is invited to fully participate in the club. A convenient membership application is available by clicking here. It also includes a link for on line renewals or new memberships. So become part of not only the largest club in New Jersey but just about the "kewlest" with the most activities around.
Chris Frey
Congratulations to Robin Rossow for holding a great race is past weekend. Starting off with a pre race dinner to end all pre race dinners on Saturday night and finishing with a beautiful day on Sunday. The pre-race dinner had everything from grilled eggplant to a made to order pasta bar, Chicken in couscous and delicious curry meatballs.
I was running the 50 mile option along with club members Jon Brodsky and Johnny Rodriguez. We planned to run to the turn around in Manasquan in as close to 4 hours as we could. Our goal was to finish between 8:30 & 9:00 hours. We all met at the Manasquan Reservoir on Sunday morning at 6:00 and waited in the cold for the start. The thermometer in Jon's car read 47 at 5:45. Sue Foley was running the 50K and Jerry Convery was running 20 miles, although he could have just kept going and finished, he chose to just run 20.
The race started with a loop of the reservoir and out onto a local road that sent us to Allaire State park. In the park we did a loop of the orange trail. I usually run at Allaire on Sunday morning, so this was my home course, not to mention a beautiful 6.8 mile loop. If you don't run at Allaire, you don't know what you are missing out on. We came out of the trail and headed down Hospital road to the Edgar Felix bike path. The bike path is a bit boring at times, but we were able to see many of the 50K runner's on their way back and also pass some of the slower runners who were still on their way to the turn around. On the bike path Johnny and I split up from Jon and decided to push the pace a bit. We ran through Manasquan and around Stockton the lake near the Armory and headed toward the beach. During this section, we began to see the 50 mile leaders on their way back and took note of who we thought we could catch. We also figured out that we were running in the top 10 and that gave us both motivation to keep pushing the pace. We made it to the turnaround on the Manasquan boardwalk in 4:05. This was on target with our plans, now we started to think about how long we could hold our pace and see how many people we could catch. We ran back up the bike path and back into Allaire and were still feeling strong. Going into Allaire, someone at the aid station told us that we were running 7th & 8th and the next runner had about 5 minutes on us. We both decided to put the hammer down and see who we could catch on the trails.
We caught our first runner in about 10 minutes and caught 2 more before we got done with the loop. At this point Johnny was running like a man on a mission and I could not hold his pace. He took off and I hooked up with a great guy from PA named Pascal. We ran the rest of Allaire together and stayed with each other all the way back to the reservoir. At the reservoir, to finish, you run a clockwise loop that forces you to pass the finish line once before you actually finish. This stunk, there is nothing worse than crossing the finish line after running for 7 plus hours only to be told "one lap to go". I was on my own at this point and not more than a mile into the last loop I ran into Johnny who looked like he got rode hard and put away wet. I asked him if he needed anything and he just looked at me and said "go get 3rd." I didn't know if he was in fourth for sure, but it was almost over and I could smell the barn. I ran most of the loop and walked the hills (after 45 miles, there ARE HILLS at the reservoir. I remember all three!) I finally rounded the last turn and saw the finish line banner ..and the guy in 3rd. I couldn't catch him fast enough, but I finished in 8:21. a PR for me of 40 minutes. As a bonus I was first in my division (mens open). This only goes to show that there was soft field at the race. Johnny finished in 8:30, first 50 & PR. Jon finished in 9:19 (PR also). Sue Foley ran the 50K, her first and finished 2 overall in the women's Masters Div.
A note worth mentioning, during the run and starting at about mile 8, we were trading places with Annette Henry, from Toms River. She was recently featured in the local paper while training for the Lake Placid IRONMAN. We stayed within eye contact all day, trading places back and forth. She maintained a strong consistent pace all day and won the womens race with a time of 8:30. This is one tough girl.
Thanks to all of the volunteers. I saw Mark Griggs at a few spots and we noted other club members along the way directing traffic and giving out aid. This was a great race over a great course. Hopefully Robin will hold it again next year. If you like the marathon, try the 50K. It is much more fun and a good tune up for your first 50 mile run.
Jon Brodsky 9:19:50
Johnny Rodriguez
50K
Susan Foley
Bil King Sr 1:24:10(1ag)
Bill King Sr 2:53:30
Carlos Morillo 24:25
David Picascia 44:40
Barbara Moldoch 37:01 (1st F, Course Record)
Dan Vrgoc 47:35
Ken Vercammen 18:04(2ag)
Ken Vercammen 18:34
Ken Vercammen 19:03
Debbie McNish 22:57
Bobby Cavallo 17:20
Amanda Cavallo 20:13
Alexandra Cavallo 25:12
Mary Cavallo 25:30
Bruce Jones 18:05(PR, 1ag)
1 Mile
Courtney Cavallo 10:46
Van Cortlandt Park, NY 9-10-00
Joan Scrivanich 30:14
Sabrina Scrivanich 33:47
Lake Placid, NY 9-16-00
Joan Scrivanich 1:56:18 (PR!!)
Billy Lewis 25:20
Lisa Lewis 24:43
Linda Puzzo 1:35:56
Ira Wiss 2:09
Mary Moriarty 1:51:50
Davicd Silverman 2:00:03(PR)
A brisk fall morning ideal for runners greeted participants in the race held in conjunction with the towns annual Seafood Festival along Arnold Ave. The men's winner was Joe Donahue (on the right) in a time of 27:57.On the women's side it was Club Member Lisa Wilhelm, pushing her daughter in a baby jogger(picture on left), in a time of 36:10. In the 1 mile run there was a very close finish with Jennifer Dolon in 5:50 just edging out Kenny Wals who crossed the finish line just behind in a time of 5:51. Next weekend on Saturday its the Broadway Classic in downtown Long Branch. On Sunday there are several to choose including the Matawan Day Races, Little Silver Clasic and Manasquan Reservoir Run. In Jersey City its the Liberty Waterfront Half Marathon. Check theRace Calendar for all the details. And don't forget to check out the First Annual Autumn Ambleon September 30th. Among the Club Finishers were:
Joe Donahue 27:57
Lisa Wilhelm 36:10J(1st F)
Dob Bartzokas 36:37
Susan Ardito 37:35
TomMulvaney 32:33
Gary Krebs 33:46
Bob Piescor 50:10
Jack Cheer 35:24
Walt MacGowan 37:24
Renee Valentine 44:15
Bill Cantagallo 37:13
The CJRRC NYC Marathon buses will depart the Cranford VFW at 8:00am sharp on Sunday, November 5 for the New York City Marathon. Please arrive by 7:30 for check-in. WE WILL DEPART ON TIME. Upon arrival in Staten Island we will provide juice, fruit, bagels and water for all. Runners may walk the 6 blocks to the fort at any time for the Marathon which begins at about 10:45. Leave your post marathon bags with us for pick up after the finish. Spectators will be taken as close to the Marathon start as possible, police permitting.
After the start, we will depart for Manhattan and our post race retreat site, the 4th Universalist Church located at 4 West 76th Street, corner of Central Park West. We meet downstairs in their Gym/Kitchen area where we provide food, drink, rest, massage and kind words. Their are no showers. Your bags will be waiting. The first bus departs for NJ when full, generally about 4:15. The last bus departs no later than 6:30. If we add a bus, an additional departure will be scheduled for about 5:15. Friends and relatives may meet you at the retreat.
Directions to Cranford VFW: GSP North or South to exit 137. Right onto Westfield Avenue. Left at the Centennial Avenue traffic light. First left at South Aveune traffic light. VFW is 75 yards on left. You must park on side street, not in the lot. For further information, call Mark Zenobia at 732 381-0318. On Marathon Sunday, Mark may be reached via Cell Phone at 908 902-8587.
If interested in the bus the cost is $27 which includes refreshments and meeting place inside. Send check made out to CJRRC to Mark Zenobia, 54 Thomas Drive, Clark, NJ 07066