Runners Demonstrate Brains as well as Braun at Trail Series (Week 2)

The Trail Master Bob Reynolds turned School Master on September 11 when he laid out the trail series course in the Wissahickon. In the past, Bob has routed the races onto trails little more than goat tracks, and has sometimes brought runners within sight of the finish line only to detour them up another hill before completing the race. This time, Bob took a different approach.

Apparently thinking the Wanderers were just a bunch of dumb jocks, he included a Wissahickon written quiz including questions on local poetry as part of the trail competition. Sound in mind as well as in body apparently is Bob’s philosophy!

Regardless, the results were the same as the previous week. Rob Schiff was once more the victor, excelling in both the physical and mental components of the race. He finished first in 22:31 and then won a 1:10 time bonus for having the most correct answers for a final amended time of 21:21. Matt Palombaro was nipped by Doug Dubrosky out on the course, but scored better on the quiz. His 1:10 time bonus compared to Doug’s 40-second bonus, pushed Matt into second place by five seconds with an amended time of 22:40.

Kathryn Bowser was the top finisher in the women’s division with a running time of 25:28 and a 40-second bonus to finish in 24:48.

The trail series continues with races on September 18 and September 25. These races are open to everyone.

Results:

	Last	First	Time Run	Quiz	Total
1	Bowser	Kathryn	0:25:28	0:00:40	0:24:48
2	Jansen	Polly	0:28:26	0:00:40	0:27:46
3	Parafinczuk	Katie	0:29:30	0:00:30	0:29:00
4	Pohl	Krysia	0:33:00	0:00:40	0:32:20
5	Brugger	Jeanette	0:35:00	0:00:30	0:34:30
6	Zalenski	Anita	0:36:30	0:00:00	0:36:30
7	Mignogna	Maureen	0:39:20	0:00:00	0:39:20
8	Loverde	Sharon	?	?	?
9	Heard	Cee	?	?	?
10	Schiff	Robert	0:22:31	0:01:10	0:21:21
11	Palombaro	Matthew	0:23:50	0:01:10	0:22:40
12	Dubrosky	Doug	0:23:25	0:00:40	0:22:45
13	Wybar	Jon	0:24:12	0:00:40	0:23:32
14	Linn	Chris	0:24:47	0:01:10	0:23:37
15	Moore	Chris	0:24:12	0:00:00	0:24:12
16	McCracken	Scott	0:25:32	0:01:00	0:24:32
17	Kenney	Fred	0:26:23	0:01:00	0:25:23
18	Verry	Chris	0:26:20	0:00:40	0:25:40
19	Kurtz	Chris	0:26:35	0:00:20	0:26:15
20	Secreto	Louis	0:28:47	0:00:10	0:28:37
21	Laucella	Jerry	0:29:40	0:00:40	0:29:00
22	Johnson	Erik	0:29:15	0:00:00	0:29:15
23	Millar	Jim	0:32:40	0:00:00	0:32:40
24	Trainor	James	0:43:00	0:01:00	0:42:00
25	Katz	Matthew	?	?	?
26	Cameron	James	?	?	?
27	Evans	Ken	?	?	?

The Trail Master’s Quiz: (Test yourself!!)

1.Which famous poet wrote the following about the Wissahickon Valley?: “…the Wissahiccon is of so remarkable a loveliness that, were it flowing in England, it would be the theme of every bard, and the common topic of every tongue…”