From Sylvie, captain of the 60+:
On an overcast, humid but otherwise not very cold day, the CPTC W60+ team of Deborah Barchat, Lynn Blackstone & Sylvie Kimche took 2nd place in a total time of 2:11:34 (behind Millrose in 2:07:44 & ahead of Mercury Masters in 2:12:33). Which was all we needed to finish the year in 1st place, ahead of Mercury Masters 2nd & Millrose 3rd.
So congrats to the W60+ team! Great team effort!
In Sunday’s race, Deborah ran a strong 42:40 despite breathing problems to finish 4th in the W60-64 age group and 2nd for the team.
Sylvie ran 37:43 and was first for the team but her streak of 45 first place age group finishes in NYRR races was broken but none other than Kathy Martin and she had to be satisfied with a 2nd place in W60-64 age group (….but she can start a new streak soon as she’s turning 65 this Sunday! 🙂
However, the most important player in the team was Lynn. Without her, there would have been no team for this race and no 1st place overall.
Lynn stepped up to the plate and ran a very solid 51:11, which placed her 4th in the W70-74 age group and 3rd for the team.
So again, thank you Lynn for being here when it mattered most. 🙂
And i want to thank again the competitors –Deborah Barchat, Judith Tripp, Marie-Louise Michelsohn, Lynn Blackstone and Caryl Baron – in the W60+ age group for their participation in the NYRR team races. I hope it will be an incentive for our other W60+ runners to compete in next year’s NYRR team races and make it easier for the rest of us to keep our 1st place result for next year. Remember, even if you don’t feel like you’re in racing shape, it is always better to get a few points in a race just from having a team than getting zero because we have no team. This year, we managed the feat of getting 1st place overall despite not fielding a team at 3 of the 10 team races. So imagine how much easier it will be to stay in 1st place next year if we have a team at all 10 races!
Thanks in advance!!!
Happy Holidays to all and see you at the races! 🙂
Go Orange!
Sylvie