Normally May would be our last regular monthly meeting (1st Wednesday at 7pm at the Dennis Senior Center) until September, but this year we are scheduling a special non-business meeting on August 1st (same location) — a yoga clinic, conducted by Leslee Trzynski, a former national team member and Olympic cyclist, who now teaches yoga to endurance athletes. She will be visiting the Cape then and has been in contact with Andy Scherding about arrangements. Several tri-team members are planning to attend, but it is open to all club members, and there is room for more. So far, the ladies seem to be the most interested in this event, but come on, men, let’s show that we can handle the mental calisthenics as well as the women.

  Some races scheduled in the near future are of special interest to the club, and I urge your participation. YPD Blue on May 20th is sponsored by one of our Grand Prix hosts, the Yarmouth Police Department. The Johnny Kelley half marathon on May 27th is in memory of our founder, and although the club is not officially involved in working at this race again this year, if you run it, or the shorter race, please make an effort to say "hi" to Paul Collyer so he’ll know club members are supportive.
  The directors of a new race in Osterville on June 3rd have requested our support — not money, or workers, but runners, to help inaugurate the 5K event put on by Barnstable Recreation and Cape Cod Harriers Running Program. In return, our club logo will be on the back of the T-shirts. The Harriers Program  is coaching 57 boys and girls from 2nd through 7th grades. Their objective is for the kids to finish the 5K, and to raise a little money for scholarships for kids who can’t afford to join the Harriers Program. Geof Newton is one of the coaches. The race course will consist largely of the course for the Cape Cod 5K Championship in Osterville. June 3rd is also the date of the 3rd race in the NER Pub Series — the Smuttynose in Hampton, NH, so I will be unable to join you in Osterville.
  On another race front, we have been approached by one of our members, John Banner, who is also a member of the Colonial Road Runners, the Falmouth Track Club, the Thirsty Irish Runners, and maybe the Wampanoag Road Runners as well, with an idea for a relay team competition among the five clubs at the Cape Cod Marathon in October. Stay tuned.
  Please review the minutes of the May meeting when they are posted. You will note that we talked about "going digital" for most intra-club communication, and have made further discussion of that topic an agenda item for the September meeting. Hard copy newsletters, which we have not published for several months, are expensive and time-consuming to produce and distribute. Many other organizations are dispensing with them to save hundreds of dollars, and because computers are so prevalent. We would retain post card correspondence for special events. Think about this and provide us with your comments and suggestions, in person, electronically, or however you prefer.
  At the May meeting we also talked about the possibility of having a summer party, which I believe was last held three years ago in August at George Graber’s home. That venue is not being suggested. I just mention it as a reminder that it is not the Labor Day gathering at the beach in Dennis. What say you?
  One of our intermediate term objectives is to achieve club sponsorship of a race of substantial size, either an existing race that we are already significantly involved with, or a new race. One recent suggestion from Paul Hufnagel is a trail race in Nickerson Park in, say, October, 2014 to benefit the kids who attend the Dream Day camp. It has some interesting possibilities.
  Finally, I want to thank: Ecky and my coach, Joe, for their years of service to the club; Adam and Mary Ellen Ross for continuing as Treasurer and Secretary, respectively; Geof Newton for continuing as webmaster; Bill Masterson for keeping track of and reporting members’ performance in events; Bob Edwards for being Director for Life; Dwight Pfundstein for becoming a director; Cathy Lohse for her years as director; Tom and Pat Nally for membership functions and worker organizing; and Howard Tansey for joining me in this enterprise.

One More Mile.

Larry

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An open letter to club members and friends from Lucy Duffy concerning her 2012 Pan Mass Challenge ride in August:

Dear Family and Friends,

Why I Ride:

Bennett Hartley is my 8 year old friend from Brewster and my church. He is a wonderful, bright, spunky lad who inspires us all with his courage and forbearance in the long difficult treatment for leukemia.

I am riding the Pan Mass Challenge for Bennett. He was my hero last June for the 100 mile Lake Tahoe ride which raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The Pan Mass Challenge is an annual bike-a-thon that is THE original athletic fundraiser of its kind. Since 1980, the PMC has raised $338 million for cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The Jimmy Fund is where Bennett goes every three weeks to kick leukemia forever. It is an amazing place where children are treated regardless of their ability to pay. What strikes me as a crucially important about this event is that 100% of its rider-raised funding goes directly to the cause.

I may be crazy at the age of 79 to take on this challenge, but surviving the difficult mountainous Tahoe ride last June in the cold pouring rain has given me confidence. The difficulty of that ride is nothing compared to the difficult time since Bennett’s diagnosis of leukemia in January of 2011.

My passion to keep moving towards a cure for cancer has continued since my husband Allen died of leukemia in 1986 and is strengthened by supporting Bennett and also by my own cancer survival since December of 2010. I have done many marathons, triathlons and last June got my triple crown for having participated in all three events with Team in Training and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I am grateful to you all for your support for these events for many years. (something over $200,000)

This summer, the ride takes place August 4th and 5th. After some minor surgery which sidelined me this winter, (not cancer related) I will get back on my zippy red bike and ride 163 miles from Wellesley to Provincetown and strive to put all the positive energy from my supporters towards raising money for kids with cancer and for research to find a cure. I have joined BENNETT’S BRIGADE a team of 10 riders, organized by Bennett’s family. We hope to raise lots of money. Keep tuned for information about an upcoming event! We will raise money as a group and individually.

My personal goal is $10,000. I ask you to contribute any amount. I would be so grateful. To contribute:

1) Send a check made payable to the Pan-Mass Challenge to my address 206 Wauquanesit, Brewster,MA 02631

2) Use your credit card via my PMC site: http://www.pmc.org/profile/LG0151

Thanks and love,

Lucy

Thank you again for your support of Bennett and his family, THE BENNETT BRIGADE, and me!!!!

  I had been confident that I had an extra weapon for old man time this year, as with the help of running friends Jeff List, Julian Jamison, and Carl Asker, I had somehow carved another ten pounds off my frame, a weight that I hoped would prove an extra arrow in my quiver for the miles and miles ahead.
  However, my opening day plan of compiling 75 or 80 miles did not happen; a skinny total of 57 stood naked in the freezing rain on the scoreboard, and with a week of dismal forecast I spoke these ugly words to Jane — "This is stupid. I am thinking of forgetting the whole thing and heading on home with you when you go."
  "Oh no! No, no, no, no you’re not! After all you’ve been through? All that training? Those 100 mile weeks? Come on, let’s get moving here," as she bustled about getting some warmer gear ready for my exit from the dugout. Jane does a good Mike Wallace imitation. She wasn’t  entertaining for even One Minute the idea of driving me back home.
  Ah, well, so much for the tough guy image…I submitted to her encouragement and knew the storm was a much smaller adversary than my 120 lb. wife when it came to ferocity, and integrity of purpose. Bet ya didn’t know that, did ya? Yeah, she appears soft and gentle and mild, but when it comes the time for her to protect the passion I have lying just under the thin layer of my competitor’s soul — her warrior man, she is right there by my side showing the way.
  Basically, my plan in all five of the six days I have done thus far has the same sleep and time-frame schedule. Run through the first day until no longer productive, hit the tent about midnight, sleep until awake again (usually about 4A.M. when the proximity to Kennedy Airport wakes you from the screaming of the jet engines warming), then run steadily until 12:30 or one PM, where I would repair to the little tent for a power nap of 20 to 40 minutes. I have found that after two days, five minutes soaking the feet in Epsom salts is effective, and always, always eating in small portions on the walk/run. Sitting in the dugout enjoying food is a no-no insofar as moving the pedometer. One rests by simply walking slowly and taking the opportunity to socialize. This is important to me because my asthma prevents me from talking while running, and the loop style of the course really allows you to get to know your mates.
  Also, burning the coal a bit slower regenerates the engine, and being the inveterate sports fan that I am, Mark Dorian delivering the sports section from the daily paper was a welcome distraction to the bloody battle each of us was waging (as well as radio station F.A.N.S. serving up a N.Y. Mets game every night and scores announced every 20 minutres from the NBA and NHL playoffs. There was only one classical music station Jane could find me, and frankly, it sucked). Cricket games in the park, eight oar college rowing teams gliding out on the lake, soccer at every level, softball, pick your sport in this multicultural smorgasbord – it was all there. And whenever it was not raining, musicians would be found playing at various points from instruments as varied as saxophones to sitars. And wildlife abounds at Corona Park – an observant birder would find many species, particularly with the lake right there and the proximity to Long Island Sound.
  You go by the giant scoreboard each loop around, and I challenge you not to get goose bumps when you hear the announcer note your passing – Pete Stringer, the United States, 168 miles.
  Moi? Little old moi? You bet. You are representing your country, young man, even if you do happen to be 70 years old.
  168 miles was exactly 32 miles short of where I was hoping to be after three days, so I readjusted my numbers and decided that minimizing the damage was going to be the key to how well I would do.
  Because of the hardness of the course, I had brought seven pairs of shoes, cutting and carving them up as I discovered abrasive spots as the feet swelled and elongated. You can never have too many shoes, for what you might think works, will often not. I lucked out with a pair of slightly used Mizuno Wave Riders that Justin Neviackas had donated that he wore at our Frozen Fatass race. Whatever works. The man right next to me, Pedro Gaspar from Portugal, often ran barefoot, the rest of the time with minimalist footgloves. Jasper Olsen from Denmark,(famous guy running around the world – for the second time!) my other table mate, preferred a very flexible European model with a wide toe box. It is whatever serves the purpose at the time, but what fits perfect the second day might be the very worst three days later. One thing I did notice was that if you were not a forefoot striker, you would probably spend time in the med tent with shin splints. One thing that did work was alternating walking and running to whatever cadence and distribution your level of pain might be at that moment, but truth be told, I bet there were less than 30 or 40 laps that I ran continuously all the way around the park. For me, most of the time it would be more like run a quarter mile, walk 20 steps, run a quarter mile,…. But you would time yourself, and time everything. How long would it take to switch shoes? How long to scoop up some fresh fruit if it needed cutting? How long in the port-a-potty? (yes, I saw some pretty funny (and graphic!) examples of folks changing before they were actually inside the door. Hope they made it!)
  By day four and the wind still howling, the field had sorted itself out and races developed. Interesting. I was now on the first half of the leaderboard, ninth or tenth of the 23 of the men in our race. Gayla Balassky, the Ukrainian Wolf, led our race in his nonchalant inevitable way, seemingly unaware of his competition even existing, while the higher profile William Sichel of Scotland and Asphrinal Aalto of Finland and the aforementioned Olsen of Denmark trailed in his wake. Other great champions like Michael Arnstein and the great Rimas Jackolitis had had their problems and were likely conceding for another day. My friend Don Winkley had to retire with a med problem, I believe, but at last notice was still heading over to France for his beloved Trans Gaulle later in the summer.
  Jane had got me to the start and under way, but had to leave for work back on the Cape Monday, so for three days I crewed myself, and this is both a good and bad thing, depending on the runner’s independence  and/or his communication skills. The incredible Dipali Cunningham has this down to a fine art, of course, and her smooth refueling begs the comparison to the NASCAR pit stops one sees at Daytona. She always has the look of a lady going out for a stroll in her garden, not a drop of sweat or bead of anxiety on her serene face. Practice makes perfect, I suppose.
  Me, I look like one of the homeless, and an old one at that, with my scruffy bearded face, bloodied up nose, dentures loose for lack of what we shall call "Fixodent time" and the odor of a man badly in need of a shower. But no style points awarded in multidays, and of course, Dipali doesn’t beat me on looks alone — she simply runs faster.
  I must mention the very nice friends that came by to offer encouragement: the great David Luljack, a past champion here, my great friend Carl Asker and his adorable Collette, Cherie and BF David from the list, Cindy Gaines, Nils Ahlin, and my ever-cheering young friend Julian from Austria.
  Best of all, my longtime pen pal and ultrarunner Barbara Sorrell came by Wednesday night and really helped a lot for the next two days until Jane came back by Friday. Barbara was on her way to Waramaug, but more importantly, Comrades in Africa, her lifelong dream, Barbara is an expert on foot care and has read all the books that I have not on podiatry. Plus, she knows everybody in the sport, and would give me running accounts of some of the lead changes going on via her smartphone, particularly in the women’s ten day, where the placid veteran Sarah Barnett ran down her young adversary Kaneeka Janakova.
  Saturday morning I roused myself about 3:30AM and saw that I had an outside chance of making 50 miles, the minimum per day number I had decided was one of my goals. A lot of this you can gain from the surging adrenaline you feel by the growing crowd at the finish line and the constant gong of the giant cymbal you hear clanging off in the woods as each runner answers their last day, very last loop call. At this point, I was turning tens, which after so many days of slogging feel like whizzing past the posted speed zone.
  I do not shrink from admitting that those last few laps are run along in a sort of an ecstatic frenzy, tears streaming down my face, fists clenched, for I have not yet given up the fight ; oh no…not quite yet…with me hollering at Jane "that THIS! THIS is what I live for!" as the long hunted prey of the six day torture chamber suddenly discovers new power, his warrior’s manhood and now at last  becomes the predator, crushing the miles apart with a new-found strength that has sprung from the bloody sands of the arena. And jeez, I swear. High above me I distinctly heard the clearly spoken and joyous announcement.
                  You did it.
                  You won.
                  I never doubted you.

Pete Stringer
332 miles at age 70
Flushing Meadows, NYC
April 28th 2012 

* Treasurer’s report – expenses discussed, reviewed and accepted by all present.

* Boston Marathon – Monday, April 16, 2012. Room at Lenox hotel secured for runners, family and friends. Showers for runners will be available after race. Room at Lenox is being held under name Weinberger.

* Bill Masterson compiled list of marathon runners who will be participating in this year’s Boston Marathon run and mentioned all of those who will be participating.

* The Town of Chatham will be celebrating it’s 300th year anniversary. More discussion on how to promote the Chatham Harbor Run. Plan is to speak with the race director, Larry Belliveau, about expanding race this year.

* Joe Weinberger is starting for 2012 his beginners running club.

* A new Youth Run will be held this Patriot’s Day at Hathaway’s Pond in Barnstable which is being hosted by the Rec. Dept.

* Mary Duchesney discussed the Relay for Life run which will be held on June 15th and 16th this year. Still available for sign up. Team raised $650 so far. Cancer survivors dinner will be held on Friday evening. Also luminaria and tee-shirts will be available. Anyone interested in joining needs to raise $100 in order to get a tee-shirt.

* Elections held this evening – Dwight Pfundstein was elected as a Board Member. Larry Cole was elected as President; Howard Tansey was elected as Vice President; Adam Ross was re-elected as Treasurer and Mary Ellen Ross was re-elected as Secretary.

* Guest speaker for this evening….Candy Angle, Pro-Triathlete who discussed triathlon training and sports nutrition

* Next CCAC monthly meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Dennis Senior Center.

CCAC Men’s Open Team, 13:43:57, 58th out of 59 teams.

20855, 61, Bob Eckerson; 5:23:31.
21198, 65, Harold Robinson; 5:23:09.
21242, 70, Pete Stringer; 4:46:20*
22749, 78, Larry Cole; 6:23:31.
22889, 36, Chris Crema; 4:14:11.*
25920, 39, Patrick Clark; 4:43:26.*

CCAC Men’s Masters Team, 12:29:15, 63rd out of 68 teams.

9907, 59, Steve Sullivan; 5:05:38.
15556, 56, Tim Grace; 4:12:50.*
15741, 55, Richard Houston; 4:08:18.*
19491, 61, Ken Lemerise; 4:08:07.*
22683, 49, Scott Woelfel; 6:16:57.
23642, 47, Howard Tansey; 4:16:16.
25562, 48, Chris Malone; 5:11:53.

CCAC Women’s Open Team, 15:34:22, 51st out of 51 teams.

21913, 52, Hilary Greene; 5:49:47.*
23656, 63, Cheryl Ferguson; 5:19:12.*
23659, 34, Nicole Spencer; 6:28:56.
25631, 54, Cindy Mesmer; 4:25:23.*

CCAC Women’s Masters Team, 12:52:42, 27th out of 37 teams.

18952, 50, Heidi Russell; 3:58:54.*
20415, 52, Sue Shanley; 4:48:32.
20452, 62, Janet Kelly; 4:17:45.*
20490, 45, Mary Duchesney; 4:59:03.
20833, 58, Jane Lovelette; 5:50:02.
23678, 51, Rachel Young; 4:36:03.*
* denotes scoring member, one of the top 3 times on the team.

Certain other Cape Codders deserve recognition:

2:49:47 Tom Deeg, 212th overall, out of 22,000 finishers.
3:00:16 Justin Deeg, 400th overall.
4:07:29 Bill Lord, 18th M65-69.
7:14:28 Kevin Petrovek, 38th consecutive Boston, one of 46 people who have completed 25 or more consecutive Boston Marathons.

{contributed by Bill Masterson}

More Boston – the club has the usual hotel room at the Lenox for after the marathon. Ask at the desk for either Joe Weinberger’s room or the Cape Cod Athletic Club. Come on up for a shower, some post-run recovery, and tales of woe and triumph! Many more CCAC members and friends will be working the marathon so wave at Cathy Lohse and her MMA recruits in Food, Geof Newton in Gatorade Recovery, Rich Havens who will be frantically racing back and forth through the finish system, Mark and Susan Snyder on the big lifeguard chairs, and all the club members along the route!

… and more Boston – Kevin Petrovek’s bus leaves at 7:00AM on Marathon Monday. We hear that there are still a few seats available so call Kevin at Hanlon’s Shoes at 508.775.8877 if you’d like to take the easiest path to the starting line.

No Boston? Gene Cormier invites you to the Robert Stone Memorial Road Race on Saturday and if you’re in the mood for something a little longer, how about the inaugural Cape Cod Half Marathon in Hyannis on Sunday?

The CCAC 2012 Relay for Life team is coming along nicely and more runners are invited. Contact Mary Duchesney for more information and remember that the more people that sign up for the team, the shorter the runs! [More Info]

… and not to be forgotten, the election returns have been processed and counted with the following results. We welcome Larry Cole and Howard Tansey to the positions of president and vice president respectively; the treasurer and secretary duo of Adam Ross and Mary Ellen Ross return for another year of service; and Dwight Pfundstein will be replacing Larry Cole on the Board of Directors. Congratulations to all!

Honda Grand Prix 5K
St. Petersburg, FL, March 23, 2012
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  42    22:05  Bill Riley                  75   St. Petersburg             44    7:07

Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K
Tampa, FL, March 13, 2012
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WilliamRileySaint Petersburg FL M 75 TO 79 75 M 01:10:20 01:10:22 274 221 1 85.6%

10th Suncoast Classic 5K
St. Petersburg, FL, February 25, 2012
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32  1004 William Riley             M  75 St. Petersburg        FL   21:33  6:56

St. Petersburg Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL, February 12, 2012
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6William RileySaint Petersburg, FL 01:38:16

Ballycotton 10
Ballycotton, County Cork, Ireland, February 4, 2012
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2442  Bill Masterson    Cape Cod AC         6 M70  3656    01:45:44

Trever Miller Mob 5K
Treasure Island, FL, February 4, 2012
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1520Bill Riley M 75 – 21:26 06:53

St. Pete Beach Classic Half Marathon
St. Petersburg, FL, January 15, 2012
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  18 William Riley           M75 Centerville MA     1:38:52  1:38:50    7:33    23:55    47:25  1:10:32  2121

APRIL 10, 2012

Giles Gregory	*18:31
Franco Bonfini	20:20
Ken Gullicksen	*21:27
Keith Aliza & Owen	21:59
Rob O’day	22:03
A McKenna-Foster	23:07
Tom Slade	23:25
Gail Spencer	23:44
Maebh Brown	23:50
Jamie Ranney	*26:02
Eleanor Antonietti	*26:05
Jared Smith	*26:05
Geoff Smith	26:17
Jerry Adams	*29:41
Ettore Bonfini	30:53
Steve Chase	*31:04
Jimmy Manchester	*35:28
Bob Laundry	*35:28

*Season  Best   ** Personal Course Record   CR Course Record

Runners meet Tuesdays rain or shine at 5:15 PM at the corner of

Beach & Easton streets for a 5:30 PM start 5K (3.1 miles) run over

a mostly flat course with one hill and some moderate grades. Runners

of all ability from beginners to veterans are welcome. There are no

entry fees. For information call (508) 228-0206. Course records: Steve

O’Brien 15:42; Jamie Lower 18:16. Course certification by Dr. Bob

Kennedy, USATF # MA11039JK.

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