Over 100 Cape Cod Athletic Club members turned out for the annual awards banquet this year at Chatham Bars Inn on Saturday, January 26th. Ably conducted by president Bob Eckerson, the night featured a Johnny Kelley reminiscence by Bill Coulter followed by a short video produced by the BAA. Honored for his recent performances and his commitment to the club and its activities, Joe Navas won the coveted 2008 Johnny Kelley Award. Awards were presented to all age group winners for the 2007-2008 Winter Grand Prix series and special (and not-so-special) performances were recognized by Grand Prix scorekeeper Geof Newton. The awards presentations were capped by the announcement of the induction of the first class to the Cape Cod Athletic Club Hall Of Fame. A plaque with all Hall of Fame members’ names was unveiled. It will be displayed at Hanlons Shoes of Hyannis in a special display area donated by store owner Kevin Petrovek. Dancing followed a wonderful meal and filling dessert and commingling continued until almost midnight when the DJ was finally dragged from the room. Much of the party then adjourned to the rented rooms of the Hunting Lodge under the watchful eye of Bill Ferguson where revelers went to sleep just in time to get up for the Day After Run, a tour of the Chatham Harbor Run course which started in a light snow and a brisk northeast wind at the refreshing hour of 8:30AM. After the run, everyone enjoyed Sunday brunch at CBI and then headed home to begin a long taper to Sunday’s Super Bowl XLII.
[Grand Prix Special Recognitions] [Awards Banquet Special Awards]
[Hall of Fame Inductees]
I Can’t Believe I Have To Race Against JoeAll of the M3539 age group but especially Shawn MacInnes who hit the line 2nd to Joe in every race that he ran in except, of course, when he netted a 10 in the race that Joe didn’t run. |
I Wish There Was One More RacePaul Hufnagel Ray Joseph Lindsay Edwards (All winners dominated their age groups with 1st place finishes in every race they ran but unfortunately they didn’t meet the minimum number of required races.) |
The Best Dance Moves on YouTubeJoe Weinberger |
Iron RunnersSusan Lowry Mary Ellen Doran Sharyn Greenleaf Donna Blackman Terry Dooley Janet Kelly Shawn MacInnes Steve McKenna Steven Xiarhos John Demarest John Martin Tom Nally Bob Eckerson Dick Doran Bill Masterson Joe Weinberger Wes Chadbourne Dave Farrell Rob Kadunc (An amazing 19 athletes completed all 6 races this year and earn the 2008 Iron Runner bragging rights!) |
Still Truckin’Rich Lohse Charlene Sellars Joanne Creel Dwight Pfundstein (These competitors really stretched their money as they spent 2-3 times the amount of time that most people spent on the course. By the time they finished, everyone else was in washed, changed, fed and ready to leave.) |
I Like FloridaWes Chadbourne ( … who finally won the 70+ age group by virtue of Bill Riley heading south for the winter.) |
The Blue WorldSteve Xiarhos and all the members of the Yarmouth Police Department that he dragged along with him (We especially like having the YPD blue running the streets with us … and making sure we don’t get shut down because we didn’t inform the local town fathers or gendarmerie about our little fun runs!) |
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“Good” SportsmanshipEveryone who stopped at the chain crossings at Joe Navas’ race in Eastham and let someone else traverse the chain ahead of them … and especially those who stopped twice. You know who you are! (We frown on good sportsmanship at the Grand Prix – kicking, biting, tripping, clawing are the only way to win precious GP points … so special mention should be made of Cathy Whitelaw who shouted, “Out of my way!” and proceeded to hurdle all the chains as if she were running the 400 highs!) |
The MinimalistKaren Zunti (She came, she ran her four races, got her 40 points, and we didn’t see her again. Alright, she got sick … but she still got the highest score with the minimum amount of stress and cost!) |
UncontestedCheryl Falletti (Completely unchallenged in her age group, she could have spent several days on course and still have logged 10’s across the board.) |
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The Most ConsistentMartha Edwards – – 4.08 David McCrossin – – 4.92 (PIH points varied the least amongst all the races. Any time these folks show up, you know exactly what they’re going to run.) |
Wish You Were HereLucy Duffy Russ Hubler & Family Skip Michaelson (Common faces at the Grand Prix, we missed these folks this year and hope they’re running fast!) |
The Longest CommuteTom McIntosh – – CT |
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The Most ErraticRichard Lohse – – 98.02 Marcia Duggan – – 52.88 (You never knew what these people were going to run. Richard won by virtue of one shorted course and one extra-distance walk.) |
Age GradedJoe Navas Brenda Conlan (After adjusting times based on 2001 WAVA age-grading tables, these folks came out at the top of the heap.) |
The Perfect GameSusan Lowry John Martin Bill Masterson Dave Farrell (60 total points, 1st place in their divisions for every race, these runners dominated their groups and were still able to walk after the Grand Prix wrapped.) |
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Overall Points LeadersJoe Navas – – 4102 Susan Lowry – – 3530 (Awarding both performance and attendance, these racers topped the charts. Each was awarded a special commemorative jersey.) |
Speed – Involvement – Sportsmanship
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20-39 Open |
Joe Navas |
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Karen Zunti |
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40-49 Master |
Geof Newton |
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Susan Lowry |
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50-59 Senior |
Gene Cormier |
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Janet Kelly |
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60-69 Veteran |
Adam Ross |
| Martha Edwards | |
| 70+ Super Veteran | Bill Riley |
| Lucy Duffy |
The Most ImprovedPaul Hufnagel Connie Worgan |
The Comeback AwardSean Doherty Bill Masterson Cathy Whitelaw |
The Ultra AwardPete Stringer |
The Multi-Sport AwardWayne Nichols Amy Doherty |
The Runner of the YearBill Riley Jane Lovelette |
The Appreciation AwardBob Edwards Andy Scherding Joanne Creel |
The Special Achievement AwardSteve Edwards |
The Scotty Carter Volunteer AwardTom & Pat Nally |
The Johnny Kelley AwardJoe Navas |
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