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Wanderers Rock at the Tyler Arboretum 10k!

Report by Polly Jansen

Race Photos | Race Results and Team Standings

The Tyler Arboretum 10k trail race was the 2nd race in the USATF Off-Road Series. On Saturday, April 7th eight Wanderers entered this event to experience ambling through the trails of beautiful Tyler Arboretum and to continue the team's terrific scoring streak! It was a day reminiscent of January temps, but the Wanderers handled the "rolling hills," (which were actually pretty steep) and water crossings (which Randy somehow successfully navigated without getting his feet wet) with precision!

Leading the charge was Chris Moore with a time of 42:02 (2nd in age group) and 11th overall. Following in a pack were Chris Verry with 46:13 (3rd in age group) and 22nd overall. Doug Dubrosky two places behind in 24th in 47:32, and Sharon Schmidt-Mongrain in her Wanderers debut finished 2nd female overall with a time of 47:37 and was right behind Doug in 25th. Barbara Gorka ventured down from her new digs in chilly NY & ran a 49:12 (1st in the women masters category), followed by Randy Clever with 51:34 and Polly Jansen with 55:44 (2nd in age group). Wanderer star Bob Reynolds finished in 15th place in 43:15, but he is on loan this season to the Philadelphia Athletic Charities team. Overall, the Wanderers turned in another great performance and solidified their third place position in the USATF road series standings behind the Rosemont Running Club and the Philadelphia Athletic Charities teams and ahead of the Pineland Running Club. A special "thanks" to Sharon's husband, Christian for taking some great action photos!!

Christian Mongrain's Race Photos

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Chris Moore attacked the Tyler Arboretum course like Rambo!

polly chases one down
Polly is all smiles as she runs down another competitor at the Tyler Arboretum race

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Polly confers with new Wanderers running star Sharon Schmidt prior to the race.

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Randy and Polly size up competition.

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Sharon displays perfect form in her first race for the Wanderers

chris verry
Chris V. flew by the photographers at the three mile mark.

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Sharon, Chris, Doug, Randy and Polly line up for a pre-race team photo.

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Sharon kicks into high gear at the three mile mark.

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Randy, Chris V., Babs, Chris M., Polly and Sharon celebrate after the race

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Randy has been beset by injuries this winter, and Tyler
Arboretum was his first race of the year.  He looked sharp!

babs
Babs roars toward the finish line.

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Looking good, Sharon!

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Doug sucks in some extra oxygen for the final stretch with Sharon in hot pursuit.

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Chris V. has become the "go to" guy for the Wanderers in the USATF trail series.

polly
Polly stalks the competition halfway through the race.

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Way to go, Polly!

doug
Doug picks up the pace.

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RACE RESULTS

The second event of the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Association Off-Road Series was the Tyler Arboretum 10XC event held on April 7.  Of the 162 finishers, 149 lived in our area and 42 were eligible for Series credit (28.2%).

The Medal competition after 2 events stands as:

Open Female Open Male
Fname Lname Pts Fname Lname Pts
Irne Nagle 5 Alex Barth 5
Jen Flint 5 Matthew Vavala 5
Becki McClintock 3 Steve Templin 3
Sharon Schmidt-Mongrain 3 Chris Moore 3
Polly Jansen 1 Wyatt Riley 1
Hilary Dykes 1 Christopher Verry 1
   
Masters Female Masters Male
Fname Lname Pts Fname Lname Pts
Barbara Gorka 10 Tom Jermyn 6
Leah Whipple 4 James Barger 5
Bonnie Stoeckl 3 Jay Miers 3
Melanie Cedrone 1 Brendan Hilliard 3
Bob Reynolds 1
   
Seniors Female Seniors Male
Fname Lname Pts Fname Lname Pts
Diane Hardies 5 Ted Hardies 8
Paul Makurath 5
Bruce Gilbert 3
James Durkin 1
David McCorquodale 1

Our Club Challenge after 2 events:
Rosemont Running Club 611.224
Philadelphia Athletic Charities 605.368
Wissahickon Wanderers 583.270
Pineland Striders 506.679

The next event in the series will be the Triple Crown 10K trail run, to be held on Saturday, April 28.  The event will be held at the Carpenter Recreation Area, White Clay Creek State Park, Rte 896, Newark, DE beginning at 10:00 a.m.  Mid-Atlantic will have a table at the race to sell memberships and to display standings. 

PL LNAME FNAME CITY ST G AGE H M S AG% CLB
34 GORKA BARBARA PHILADELPHIA PA F 44   49 12 65.888 92
10 MOORE CHRIS NORRISTOWN PA M 34 42 2 64.909 92
23 SCHMIDT-MONGRAIN SHARON PHILADELPHIA PA F 31 47 37 63.773 92
48 CLEVER RANDY PHILADELPHIA PA M 57 51 34 63.090 92
22 DUBROSKY DOUGLAS BALA CYNWYD PA M 38 47 32 58.906 92
20 VERRY CHRISTOPHER PHILADELPHIA PA M 30 46 13 58.240 92
70 JANSEN POLLY PHILADELPHIA PA F 32 55 44 54.575 92

 

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