A blazing fire in the hearth, a jolly bar, and the warm welcome of Joanne Creel, Bob Eckerson and John Worgan greeted over 125 of the Cape’s multisport athletes and runners to the annual CCAC Awards Banquet at the Dennis Inn on a chilly February evening. All the women received roses at the door from the honorable Messrs. Eckerson and Worgan in honor of St. Valentine’s Day. After chit-chat and some warming at the bar, members settled down to a delicious meal catered by the inn and then recognized all the Winter Grand Prix winners, special performers and performances of the past year, and Runners of the Year. Pete Stringer accompanied Janet Kelly as the pair were inducted into the Hall of Fame for 2009. After all awards were accounted for, Eddie Lohse manipulated the computer keys for another few hours as iPod DJ of the dance floor.
| Who Invited The Fast Guy? Joe Navas (Chatting along at 5:15 pace with Jake Klim, they completely missed the turnaround and decided at about 10 miles that it was time to head back.) | I Can’t Believe I’m Doing This Thomanda Moree (Dragged by Cathy Whitelaw to the second Grand Prix, she grudgingly walked – by the end she was nearly running, and some report, almost having a good time!) | What Happened To My Team? Barry Merrill (Joining the Weekend Warriors on the 2nd week of their existence, Barry dutifully carried on reporting in as team Weekend Warriors even as they evaporated around him.) | Iron Runners Sadie Tansey Cathy Whitelaw Polly Papsadore Jane Lovelette Brandon Bausch Tom McManamin Geof Newton Howard Tansey George Bausch Steven Xiarhos Barry Merrill Steve Loesch Joe Weinberger Bill Masterson Shawn MacInnes Rob Kadunc (An amazing 16 athletes completed all 7 races this year and earn the 2009 Iron Runner bragging rights!) |
| We Need A Bigger House! George and Roz Graeber (After finding things a little tight at the last Grand Prix, George and Roz have decided to put on an addition and will be seeking donations from the club.) | The Minimalist Ryan Gattoni John Martin Bill Riley (They came, they ran their four races, got their 40 points, and called it a day.) | Uncontested Sadie Tansey (Completely unchallenged in her age group, F13-19 is the age group to be in!) | |
| The Most Consistent Jim Peters – – 2.88 Cheryl Nugent Gomsey – – 4.66 (PIH points varied the least amongst all the races. Any time these folks show up, you know exactly what they’re going to run.) | The Most Erratic Marcia Duggan – – 35.58 Eddie Lohse – – 64.35 Honorable Mention: Tom Tuttle – – 45.46 (Tom improved every race, earning 512 points on his first and 627 on his last!)(You never knew what these people were going to run. Richard won by virtue of one shorted course and one extra-distance walk.) | The Perfect Game Sadie Tansey Jane Lovelette Brandon Bausch Geof Newton Barry Merrill Shawn MacInnes (70 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.) | |
| Overall Points Leaders Barry Merrill – – 4970 Brandon Bausch – – 4969* Polly Papsadore – – 4163 (Awarding both performance and attendance, these racers topped the charts. Each was awarded a club sweatshirt. * Although we were certain that Brandon was going to take the overall title, Barry closed relentlessly and took the top spot by 1 point. In honor of their achievements, they were both awarded sweatshirts.) | Age Graded Bill Riley Mary Peabody (After adjusting times based on 2001 WAVA age-grading tables, these folks came out at the top of the heap.) | Family Recognition Barry and Shawn Merrill George and Brandon Bausch Howard and Sadie Tansey Cathy Whitelaw, Eddie, Richard, and Rose Lohse Steve, Martha and Bob Edwards (Many family members participated this year – enough so that perhaps we’ll have a family division for next year’s Grand Prix.) | |
| Other Stats for 2009 Number of Races: 7 Total Mileage: 29.6 Average Race Distance: 4.23 miles | Total number of runners: 180 Total number of women: 69 Total number of men: 111 Total number of teams: 12 Biggest Age Group: M55-59 (17) | Most Racers: 108 at GP #7 Fastest Mile: 5:13 Fastest Time: 18:17 Slowest Mile: 21:25 Slowest Time: 103:11 |
Speed – Involvement – Sportsmanship
| 15-19 Junior | Brandon Bausch |
| 20-39 Open | Ray Joseph |
| Cathy Whitelaw | |
| 40-49 Master | Paul Hufnagel |
| Katie McCully | |
| 50-59 Senior | Barry Merrill |
| Margaret Pendergast | |
| 60-69 Veteran | Dennis Clark |
| Cheryl Ferguson | |
| 70+ Super Veteran | Bill Riley |
| Lucy Duffy |
| The Most Improved Tom Tuttle | The Comeback Award Adam Ross Jane Lovelette |
| The Ultra Award Pete Stringer | The Multi-Sport Award Wayne Nichols – Long Course Amy Doherty – Long Course Keith Putnam – Short Course Sarah Newcomb – Short Course |
| The Runner of the Year Joe Navas Mary Peabody | The Scotty Carter Volunteer Award Geof Newton |
| The Special Recognition Award Paul Collyer | The Johnny Kelley Award George Graeber |
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