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Sibling tandem Ed And Shannon Glidden provided the sparks at the
Summer Sizzler's annual 'Run For Liberty, ' capturing
the laurels with dual victories by topping their respective genders
Tuesday night at Oak Park in Greenfield. Ed led the pack over
the panoramic four mile route with his 25:01 performance to
record his second win in a row and third of the season. Shannon, meanwhile, led the field of lassies in 33:49, tightening the race for the overall title in the process. The spunky 11 year-old closed the gap on points leader Shauna Burt, who is vacationing over the holiday week. Both Gliddens seized the home court advantage in valiant attempts to defend the cherished sizzler titles which they earned last year. Five time champ Mike Casner notched second in 25:54, retaining his lead in the men's overall chase in the process. He finished just ahead of Scott McGovern , bronze man for the evening in 26:13. Scott is just the points off the pace behind Caz- man. Both gentlemen hail from Peterborough. Dad and son combo Nate and Bill Earley, New Ipswich, covered the course in 28:47 and 30:30 to nail down places four and five. Pboro's Libby Twichell, careening into the parking lot on two wheels (sending the field of runners scattering for their lives!), used all that adrenalin to her advantage by running a 34:13 and a surprising runner-up position. Not be outclassed, mom and daughter duet Kim(Greenfield) and Michelle(Bow) Vecchione were third and fourth in 34:47 and 38:50). Everything was decked out in red, white and blue to celebate our nation's anniversary. Prizes , too. The sizzlers reached the halfway mark with last night's race. Next Tuesday, July 8th, is 'Mystery Night' at the Depot for an out -and back 2. 5 miler. Start time is 6:35 pm. Cost is 5. 00 per runner. Call 525-9357 or email sizzlermania@hotmail. com for more information. Following are the results for last night. Oak Park Greenfield 4 miles Tue July 1, 2008 1. Ed Glidden 25:01 2. Mike Casner 25:54 3. Scott McGovern 26:13 4. Nate Earley 28:47 5. Bill Earley 30:30 6. Andrew Hunt 32:18 7. Sterling Abram 32:40 8. Dave Hall 33:00 9. Jeff Richardson 33:17 10. Shannon Glidden 33:50(1st Lady) 11. Todd Wallier 33:57 12. Libster Twitchell 34:13(2nd Lady) 13. Kim Vecchione 34:47(3rd Lady) 14. Newt Tolman 35:19 16. Michelle Vecchione 38:50(4th Lady) 17. Carter Hunt 39:47 18. Patrick Hunt 40:56 19. Alex Hunt 1:01:39 Volunteers: Bob Fogg, Ruth Bergmann, Ken Birse |
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 09:08 PM