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Wednesday marked the fifth running of the Road Runner Mile. The mile which begins in the golf course and ends in front of the Parkway Rec. Center is quite simply a screaming downhill course. This would be the second year of the running of the ‘fast course’. The weather was warm but not oppressive but a strong headwind clearly was going to be a challenge for the participants.
Former Marcellus High School standout Chris Stogsdill, now running for Iona College, returned after a two year hiatus. Chris had cranked out a 4:15 on the ‘slow course’; the current record for the new course was 4:08. Well Mr. Stogsdill did not disappoint; in spite of the headwinds Chris logged a 4:05. With the right weather I’m confident the 4 minute mile will be broken on the male side.
By far the most exciting race was the College& Open Woman’s heat. A battle between Allison Lasnicki who runs for the University of Connecticut and Kaitlyn Day from Utica College can down to micro-seconds. Both are listed as running a 4:51 but Allison crossed slightly (and I mean slightly) ahead.
The picture tells it all, the flag in front is the finishers tape.
A final note, while Savannah Boucher from MVCC finished third in her heat ,she when out right after and promptly won the 5k Developmental Run on the Woman’s side.
Tim Reed is executive director of the annual Boilermaker 15K Road Race in Utica, N.Y.
