| Date: | Thursday, January 30, 2003 |
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| Time: | 7:00PM |
| Place: | Lafreniere Park Foundation Center, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, LA |
NOTC members who have participated in all of the 2002 Grand Prix Series races are asked to forward their name and T-shirt size via mail (New Orleans Track Club, PO Box 52003, New Orleans, LA 70152-2003), fax (504-469-9268) or email (ChuckNOTC@aol.com). Please list all 2002 GP races finished and time of finish to verify. This is needed in order to obtain quantity and sizes. Series completion T-shirts are available in Youth Medium and Large and Adult Small through XXLarge. Series completion shirts are based on finishing of each race, not whether you received points or not. These shirts will be presented at the Grand Prix Awards presentations on January 30th.
Presenting sponsor announced for 2003 Grand Prix Series...COE Solutions is the presenting sponsor of the 2003 NOTC Grand Prix Series. Visit www.CoeSolutions.com to read more about Coe Solutions.
Walt Disney World Marathon, Walt Disney World, FL, January 12, 2003. Spot Metzler, 3:24:50; David Wilkinson, 3:58:58; John Moyer, 4:06:51; Rudy Smith, 4:07:17; Kirk Demara, 4:16:56; Stoney Ware, 4:21:05; Fred Lotz, 4:23:13; Richard Gonzalez, 4:24:17; John Rink, 4:37:19; Kathy Feldbaum, 4:35:33; Diane Weiss, 4:35:51; Ashley Aparicio, 4:40:42; Linda Fussell, 4:44:51; Kent Demara, 4:54:05; Scott Dehart, 4:48:17; William Delsa, 4:48:18; Valerie Bodet, 5:02:16; Leo Denault, 5:03:30; Sandy Giannobile, 5:01:37; Deborah Plescia, 5:01:37; Vickie Martinson, 5:03:54; David Myers, 5:06:52; Darryl Goodwin, 5:22:21; Jeanne Dehart, 5:18:22; Geri O'Krepki, 5:25:23; Moose O'Krepki, 5:25:23; Owen Dahl, 5:23:17; Gregory Cannizzaro, 5:46:41; Mary Ellen Menge, 5:53:49; Carolyn Fink, 5:59:25; Robert Emery, 6:17:10; John Guzzardo, 6:34:18; Kristi Cato, 6:37:01; Christine Vinson, 6:53:49; Sylvia Delsa, 7:00:00.
Walt Disney World Half-Marathon, Walt Disney World, FL, January 12, 2003. Jim Wilkinson, 2:30:30; Lynnette Rock, 2:34:29; Susan DeMara, 3:41:27.
hpHouston Marathon, Houston, TX, January 19, 2003. Chris Williams, 3:05:30; Derek Keller, 3:09:18; Steve White, 3:12:40; Randy Jackson, 3:16:24; Robbie Smith, 3:42:02; Joe Wills, 3:52:20; David Carrone, 4:20:05; Phil Gioia, 5:53:53.
Buffalo Run Half-Marathon, Catalina Island, CA, February 8, 2003. Steve Chyzyk, 2:05:50.
Motorola Marathon, Austin, TX, February 16, 2003. Denis McCrea, 3:50:31; Hally McCrea, 4:33:27.
Blue Angel Marathon, Pensacola, FL, February 22, 2003. Terry Blackwell, 2:00:46 (handcycle); Ross Shales, 2:56:24; Paul Borrello, 3:00:23; Randall Thompson, 3:44:56; John Wall, 3:54:07; Les Dauterive, 4:16:26; Vic Fulham, 4:28:28; Janet Hanemann, 4:37:00; Jerry Sullivan, 4:44:44; Christine Cambre, 5:03:41; Steve Attaya, 5:39:13 (racewalker).
Seaside Half-Marathon, Seaside, FL, March 1, 2003. Scott Hoxie, 1:21:20 (1st overall).
Los Angeles Marathon, Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 2003. Terry Blackwell, 1:53:23 (handcycle).
Fat Boy 5K, Baton Rouge, LA, April 12, 2002. Earl Abadie, pound for pound one of the best runners in the New Orleans area, anchored the 1st place Clydesdale Team and also won the Superclydesdale overall division (230-260 lbs) in a time of 21:10.
Lake Lanier Islands Resort 5K, Lake Lanier, GA, April 13, 2003. C. Doc Smith, 22:57
Charlottesville Marathon, Charlottesville, VA, April 19, 2003. Leslye Bass Johnson, 4:57:53.
Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, April 21, 2003. Derek Keller, 3:31:09; Rachel Quintana, 3:35:42; Leann Myers, 3:52:05; Francis Braud, 3:52:47; Steve White, 3:57:43; Allen Wiggins, 4:11:46; Joseph McCaffrey, 4:11:53; R. Bruce Worley, 4:28:55; Wayne del Corral, 5:04:13; Jo Ann Burak, 5:23:11; Richard Gonzales, 5:28:10; Ronald Graci, 5:41:24; Randy Thibodeaux, 5:53:49; Steve Attaya, 6:12:00.
Festival International de Louisiane 5K, Lafayette, LA, April 26, 2003. Heidi Hitter, 26:50 (2nd in age group).
Country Music Marathon, Nashville, TN, April 26, 2003. Brian Katz, 4:01:57; Danny Crowdus, 4:23:31; Jerry Sullivan, 5:26:14.
Country Music Half-Marathon, Nashville, TN, April 26, 2003. John Stachowiak, 1:42:19; Richard Carter, 1:49:44; Michelle Hermann, 1:57:45; Winston Hermann, 1:57:45; Andrea Di Franco, 1:59:44; Katie Stachowiak, 2:01:59; John Davis, 2:13:28; Raquel Joubert, 2:32:51; Mary Ellen Menge, 3:01:33.
Big Sur International Marathon, Carmel, CA, April 27, 2003. Barb Dutrow, 3:19:44 (1st place age group 45-49, 7th overall female!); William "Spot" Metzler, 4:06:46; Mark Sheridan, 4:11:43; Stephen Saucier, 4:29:49; Michael Sunseri, 4:57:50; Richard Gonzales, 5:03:30.
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK, April 27, 2003. Will Hohenschutz, 3:48:12; David Sears, 3:53:05; Denis McCrea, 4:00:23; Hally McCrea, 4:34:10.
Fiesta Run 10K, Pensacola, FL, May 3, 2003. Lacey Culpepper, 68:36 (1st place age group 11-12).
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, May 4, 2003. Reid Brown, 4:17:29.
Gulf Coast Triathlon, May 10, 2003. Daniel Simpson, 5:33:52.
Mad City Marathon, Madison, WN, May 25, 2003. Fillis Friedman, 3:38:27 (1st place age group 50-54).
Mad City Half-Marathon, Madison, WN, May 25, 2003. Barb Dutrow, 1:35:28 (1st place age group 45-49).
Idaho Great Potato Marathon, Boise, ID, May 31, 2003. Terry Blackwell, 2:17:44 (wheelchair).
Casper Wyoming Marathon, Casper, WY, June 1, 2003. Leann Myers, 3:56:42 (1st place age group 40-49).
Garden of the Gods 10 Mile, Colorado Springs, CO, June 8, 2003. Ron Williams, 1:53:40; Steve Chyzyk, 1:29:40.
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, June 8, 2003. Troy Stewart, 3:54:42.
Run the Rockies Half-Marathon, Frisco, CO, June 14. Steve Chyzyk, 1:54:39.
Comrades UltraMarathon, 89K, Durban, South Africa, June 16, 2003. John Wall, 10:54:57. John has completed a marathon in all 50 states and DC and is working on all 7 continents.
Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN, June 20, 2003. Brendan Minihan, Jr. 2:34:19; Amanda Yeates, 2:57:39; Andrew Lilly, 2:57:39; Tina Abbott, 3:48:50; Margaret Ann Minihan, 3:58:37; Bill Burris, 4:41:25.
Old Town Days 5K, Plaistow, NH, June 28. Chuck George, 26:38; Del Donner, 45:00.
Bill Jennings is getting close to completing his 50 states and DC marathon list with recent finishes that include the Eisenhower Marathon, Abilene, KS on March 9th in 4:55 and the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington on May 25th in 4:19. That gives him 47 states so far.
Terry Crapanzano, completed the following marathons this year: Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, 4:23:08 on May 25; Ocean Drive Marathon, 4:32:48 on March 30; Las Vegas, 4:30:16 on February 2.
Wesson Memorial Race, 2 Miles, Ocean Springs, MS, July 4, 2003. Aaron Boudreaux, 15:00; Betsy Boudreaux, 19:06.
Freedom Run, 5K, Woodstock, GA, July 4. Earl Allebone, 32:29
Grandfathers Mountain Marathon, Boone, NC, July 12, 2003. Fillis Friedman, 3:49:14 (1st 50-59 age group).
Catfish Festival 5K, Des Allemands, LA, July 26, 2003. Bryan Smith, Sue Contreas, 1st overall male and female; Duke Wolverton, Ruby Chaney, 1st overall male and female racewalkers.
Frank Maier Marathon, Juneau, Alaska, August 2, 2003. Bruce Moore, 4:18:39
Bushwacker Festival 5K, Pensacola Beach, FL, August 2, 2003. Rosa Bischoff, 25:12 (1st 50-54); Arthur Gassen, Jr., 32:22 (1st 75-79); Les Dauterive, 22:58 (1st 60-64); Frank Payne, 21:38 (3rd, 55-59); Harriett Handshaw, 23:37 (3rd 45-49); Duke Wolverton, 33:42 (3rd overall racewalker); Aaron Boudreaux, 24:59; Betsy Boudreaux, 30:41.
Pikes Peak Marathon, Colorado Springs, CO, August 17. Fillis Friedman, 9:58:27.
Hood to Coast Relay,
Mt. Hood to Seaside, Oregon, August 22/23, 2003. The New Orleans Track Club
Mixed Open Division (6 male/6 female) team finished 5th in the division among
283 other teams and 40th overall among 987 finishing teams. Time: 22:08.39;
pace: 6:43/mile. Team members were: Bryan Smith, Barb Dutrow, Pam Williams,
Lisa Pratt, Chuck Engle, Julie Engle, Brandon Wingate, Leigh Ayn Drye, Stephen
New, Steve White, Bob Lanteigne, and Susana Contreras.
Also well-representing the New Orleans running community were the Gumbo
Ya-Ya's Womens Open Division (12 all female) team, finishing 5th in their
division and 141st overall with a time of 24:46:09 and pace of 7:31/mile.
Team members were: Ida Richards, Tina Abbott, Sherri Lein, Marianne Garvey,
Karen Witkin, Elisabeth Bowen, Billie Sloss, Shawna Jones, Jennifer Gioia,
Allison Moll, Shauntelle Sliman, and Colleen Milligan.
Thanks to the NOTC team sponsors: Varsity Sports, Phidippides-Metairie, GNO Cyclery, Timed Sports Systems, All American Sports, GNOTri, Include Software Services, Woodburners, and Team SpotTees.
Club South Runners Twilight Classic 5K, Baton Rouge, LA, August 23. Jodi Dufrene, 28:55 (1st age group 15-19); Joby Gisclair, 18:54 (1st age group 15-19).
Tupelo Marathon, Tupelo, MS, August 31. Jim Cook, 4:18:02; Stephen Crawford, 4:29:56; Amanda Lanclos, 5:35:04; Buddy Hedri, 5:35:04.
Bismark Marathon, Bismark, ND, September 6. Ken Winn, 4:25:33.
Seabee Volkslauf Mud Run, Gulfport, MS, September 6. Paul Bodet, 38:46 (1st overall); Brendan Moore, 44:35.
Cajunman Triathlon, Lafayette, LA, September 7. Sue Rice, 1:47:53
U.S. Air Force Marathon, Dayton, OH, September 20. Richard Gonzales, 4:56:33.
Terry Blackwell, completed the following marathons in the hand cycle division: Mile High City Marathon, Denver, CO, September 14, in 2:11:33; US Air Force Marathon,Dayton, OH, September 26, in 2:22:58.
St. George Marathon, St. George, UT, October 4. Lisa Williamson, 3:52:34.
Army 10 Miler, Washington, DC, October 5. Alan Coykendall, 1:31:56.
Detroit Free Press Marathon, Detroit, MI, October 5. Scott Muller, 3:29:42.
Twin Cities Marathon, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN, October 5. Terry Crapanzano, 4:14:56; Richard Boyer, 6:00:39; Anna Boyer, 6:00:39.
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL, October 12. Daniel Simpson, 3:08:50; Bill Reese, 3:26:15; Robert Ryan, 4:17:43; Don Brinkman, 4:52:53; Tonya Simpson, 4:54:48; Geri O’Krepki, 4:56:23; Stephen Kreller, 4:56:55; Richard Gonzales, 4:58:45.
Congratulations to Bill Jennings. He completed race #50 in his series of marathons in all 50 States and DC at the Mystic Places Marathon on October 26th in East Lyme, Ct. His time was 4:23:48.
Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, October 26. Geoff Rose, 3:36:11; Kimberly Hebert, 4:02:17; Lawrence Lin, 4:11:19; William "Spot" Metzler, 4:14:36; Susan Opelka, 4:20:44; Tillie Clark, 4:30:44; Frank Melia, 4:40:36; Derek Keller, 5:01:06; Leslye Bass Johnson, 5:03:25; Krista Vajda, 5:10:14; Cherie Gaboury-Stackpole, 5:13:03; John Wambsgans, 5:14:19; Edward Rock, 5:15:55; John Davis, 5:29:14; John Hubert, 5:41:03; Margie Guillory-James, 5:52:56; Mark Loftin, 5:55:31; David Clark, 5:57:23.
Bill Jennings, just returned from completing States #48 and #49 in his 50 states and DC marathon odyssey. #48 was the Clarence de Mar Marathon in Keene, NH, September 28 in time of 4:44:35. #49 was the Maine Marathon, Portland, ME, October 5 in a time 4:36:17. Bill plans to complete marathon State #50 at the Mystic Places Marathon in Connecticut on October 26th.
Mid-South Marathon, Wynne, AR, November 1. Will Hohenschutz, 3:51:51; David Sears, 4:08:38; Denis McCrea, 4:36:59; Ken Winn, 4:52:39; Hally McCrea, 4:54:56; Katie Stachowiak, 5:38:26; John Stachowiak, 5:40:16.
New York City Marathon, New York City, NY, November 2. Tom Luongo, 2:57:44; J. J. Waguespack, 3:30:20; William "Spot" Metzler, 4:26:05; Beverly Bahle, 4:56:37; Mario Lara, 5:37:01; Moose O’Krepki, 5:43:30; Geri O’Krepki, 5:43:31; Ron Grace, 5:47:25; Randy Thibodaux, 5:47:55.
Baton Rouge Beach Half-Marathon, Baton Rouge, LA, November 8. Sherman Ban, 1:48:49
Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA, November 23. Rupert Cole, 3:22:37 (PR); Terry Crapanzano, 4:19:58.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon, Stennis Space Center, MS, November 27. Brandon Wingate, 2:50:51 (1st overall male); Leigh Ayn Drye, 3:34:05 (1st overall female); Terry Blackwell, 2:09:48 (1st overall Wheelchair); Bryan Smith, 2:51:20; Brendan Minihan, Jr., 2:52:22; Leonard Vergunst, 2:53:05; J.J. Waguespack, 3:19:32; Mike Duplass, 3:28:36; Wayne del Corral, 3:31:11; Don Treadway, 3:41:38; Larry Schlueter, 3:45:29; William Metzler, 3:46:30; William Knox, 4:22:58; Vic Fulham, 4:29:15; Tracy Soldevila, 4:46:54; Les Amaya, 4:48:38; Kathryn Moore, 5:42:02.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Half-Marathon, Stennis Space Center, MS, November 27. Pam Williams, 1:36:35 (1st overall female); Byron Adams, 1:27:41; Victor Owens, 1:34:29; Bob Lanteigne, 1:36:02; Brent Bueche, 1:47:01; Denis McCrea, 1:47:15; Sherman Ban, 1:47:59; Fred Lotz, 1:50:37; Kirk Demara, 1:52:14; Rudy Smith, 1:53:02; Michelle Portillo, 2:00:17; Rosa Bischoff, 2:01:48; Harold Dufrene, 2:02:50; Jack Hayes, 2:03:09; Sandy Giannobile, 2:03:14; Jerry Sullivan, 2:09:16; Holly McCrea, 2:10:58; Dale Roth, 2:31:33; Jan Kobylasz, 2:32:00.
Big Dog Ultra Trail Run 50K, November 29, Ruston, LA. Frank Melia, 6:22:00.
Seattle Marathon, Seattle, WA, November 30. Francis Braud, 4:04:22; Reid Brown, 4:18:33.
St. Jude Memphis Marathon, December 6, Memphis, TN. Brendan Minihan, Jr., 2:46:10.
Cajun Country Half-Marathon, December 6, Lafayette, LA. Karen Witkin, 1:34:53 (2nd overall female).
Tucson Marathon, December 7, Tucson, AZ. Cecil St. Clair, 4:02:11; Anne Marie St. Clair, 5:15:48.
Dallas White Rock Marathon, December 14. Dallas, TX. Chris Foucheaux, 3:01:15; Denis McCrea, 3:51:15; Hally McCrea, 4:31:14; Joe Warren, 5:18:41.
First Light Marathon, December 28, Mobile, AL. Leonard Vergunst, 2:45:29, 2nd overall and 1st masters; Bryan Smith, 2:50:31, 5th overall; Dennis Devore, 3:02:55; Bradley Lowe, 3:14:33; Barry Creppel, 3:23:36; Johnny Frost, 3:31:15; Marty Langan, 4:14:10; Bruce Worley, 4:15:37; Chip Marz, 4:18:55; Ken Yurik, 4:22:48; Victor Fulham, 4:24:35; William Knox, 4:30:10; William Watson, 4:48:32; John Wambsgans, 4:48:58; Cherie Stackpole, 4:49:00; Joe Wills, 5:20:00; Jack Hayes, 5:27:25; Jaime Olivo, 6:05:10.
Terry Blackwell continues his quest for all 50 states with marathon finishes at the following giving him 23 states and DC to date: St. George Marathon, 1:29:05 (handcycle), Greater Hartford, 2:08:18 (handcycle), Ocean State, 2:35:10 (handcycle), and Kiawah Island, 3:18:15 (pushrim).
Fillis Friedman is currently at 31 states and DC with the following marathons completed recently: Deadwood Trail, South Dakota, 4:02:36, Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, 3:49:14, Pikes Peak, Colorado (no time listed), New Mexico, 3:48:30, Ocean State, Rhode Island, 3:40:50, Marathon in the Parks, Bethesda, Maryland, 3:47:13, and Kiawah Island, South Carolina, 3:58:06.