August 17, 2004 — Conditions proved excellent for the August 17th Distance Meet held by the Wissahickon Wanderers at the Roxborough High School Track. With a field ranging in age from 6 to almost 60, personal bests were made, prizes were awarded, and scores were settled!

The evening began with the running of a sub-5:30 heat for the one mile. Jason Bull won the heat, turning in an impressive time of 4:37. Dan Brewer took top honors in the 5:30 and over heat for the men with a time of 5:33 and Nicole Henry won for the women with a time of 5:37.

The 3000 meter event was won by Matthew DiPietore for the men with a time of 9:23 and Allyson Lehrman for the women with a time of 12:05. Also noted in this event was the competition between fellow Wanderers Susan Hurrey and Dan Gordon. Susan finished 12 seconds faster than Dan, with a time of 13:06. This is in addition to her achievement in the mile event wherein she finished 3 seconds faster than Dan with a time of 6:30.

Next came the 800 meters, which was won by Stefan Moorhead for the men with a time of 2:04 and Cheryl Bellaire for the women with a time of 2:51. In addition, impressive times were posted by Wanderers Matthew Palombaro (2:19), Chris Moore (2:22.6) and Marc Zisselman (2:22.9).

In the 5000 meter event, an inspiring performance was put in by winner (and Four-Time All-American in cross country, indoor mile, and both the outdoor 800 and 1500) Eliud Njubi with a time of 14:52. (Click here for his impressive bio.)

For the final event, the Distance Medley Relay (1200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m), no times were kept, however the winning team was comprised of Jason Bull, Cheryl Bellaire, Matthew DiPietore and Chuck Shields.

2 Photo albums:

1. Photos (18) by Dan Gordon
2. Photos (46, no captions) by Jeff Lehrman

Thanks To Our Sponsors!

A Special Thank-You goes out to the following individuals who so generously donated prizes for the meet:

Enzo Bruno from
Bella Trattoria

Michael Laing from
Tonic on Main

Craig Mosmen from
The Couch Tomato Cafe

Michael Coll from
The Bards Bar & Restaurant

Thank you also to the knowledgeable members of the Philadelphia Masters Track Association who helped with timing and registration.

Following the meet, everyone enjoyed a delicious feast prepared by Wanderers Leslie Turchetti and Bin Reuter. Leslie prepared a wide variety of pastas, salads and desert while Bin Reuter provided the pulled pork sandwiches.

Click here for info on the August 24th Track Meet.

2 Photo albums: Dan's (18) and Jeff Lehrman's (46, no captions)

RACE RESULTS FOR THE AUG 17th MEET

2 Photo albums:

1. Photos (18) by Dan Gordon
2. Photos (46, no captions) by Jeff Lehrman