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Club News
Summer Fun Runs
 It's that time of year once again...the 2010 Colonial Summer Fun Runs will begin on Monday, May 3rd and continue throughout the summer until Wednesday, September 1st. These are a series of weekly fun runs held at 3 different locations, covering a variety of distances.
On Mondays, the series kicks off your week with a 3.25 mile run through the bucolic streets of Raynham. Registration is at the Raynham Parks and Recreation parking lot, located at 2254 King Phillip St. This is a new location for 2010.
The series continues on Tuesdays in Abington at the Woodsdale School, located at 120 Chestnut St. This 3.27 mile loop course has a steep (but short) uphill in the first 1/2 mile, followed by a long downhill between miles 1 and 2. The last mile is a series of rolling hills, before turning back into the school driveway for a sprint to the finish line.
Wednesday nights wrap up the week with a 3.75 mile run through historic DW Field Park in Brockton. This run is one of the oldest weekly runs in all of New England and has been a long time favorite of Colonials for many years.
All of the runs begin at 7:00pm and a $2.00 donation is collected each night to cover the cost of post-run water and watermelon. Each run is timed and results are posted on Coolrunning.com With 3 different nights each week, there is bound to be at least one of the runs that fits into your schedule. It's also a great way to meet other club members, find out about upcoming races and measure your progress over the course of the summer. For more information and course maps, check out the Summer Fun Run page.
Upcoming Events
Dighton Run for Heroes
 Dighton Run for Heroes 5K is to support the efforts of Homes for Our Troops, a local and nationally recognized charity. Homes for Our Troops is located in downtown Taunton, MA and helps severely injured veterans by building or adapting homes to fit these heroes needs.
In 2002 during my second deployment with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, a soldier that was part of our detachment lost both his arms in a helicopter accident in Iraq. That soldier was Sgt. Peter Damon from Middleboro, MA. He was one of the first people to receive a home from Homes for Our Troops. Since then Homes for Our Troops has built homes in 38 states and has worked with groups like ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover and has celebrity supports like golf pro Phil Mickelson and singer/song writer Billy Joel. I’ve been involved with this great organization since 2004 by working on Sgt. Damon’s house, running the New York City Marathon, and of course directing the Dighton Run for Heroes 5k.
This will be our second year running this race. Last year had over 120 runners signup and we raised over $2,265 and hope to double in size this year. Please signup for this great event and help support a fantastic charity that is truly making a difference for this nation’s heroes and their families.
- Chris Moulding
Lake Winnipesaukee Relay
 It's time once again to form our Colonial teams for the Lake Winnipesaukee Relay on Saturday, September 25th. This is a great day-long event, involving over 100 teams from running clubs all over New England. CRR will pay the entry fee for all Colonial runners on the CRR-sponsored teams. If you have run on a long-distance relay team, you know how much fun it can be. If not--this is a chance to experience the encouragement from teammates and camaraderie that can't be matched in a conventional road race.
Here's the "skinny on Lake Winni":
The event begins at 8 AM at Weirs Beach, NH. There are eight runners per team. The course is 65 miles long, using paved country roads and highways that circle Lake Winnepesaukee. The distance of the eight "legs" is from 4 to 11 miles, all with some challenging (but doable) hills. (The legs, in order, are the following lengths: 10.7, 11.0, 9.3, 4.0, 10.8, 6.4, 8.5, and 4.4.) Teams will finish somewhere between 3 and 6 PM, so this is a day-long (but entirely daytime) event.
In recent years, we have had two CRR teams, but considering the growth of the club, we would like to have three, four, or more teams! If you are looking for a long, challenging leg to race as part of your fall marathon training, the Lake Winni Relay has plenty to offer. If you want something shorter but still challenging, we need you, too! The more members who participate, the easier it becomes to assign everyone to something that suits them.
If you want to be on a team, or want more information, contact John Goldrosen at jgoldrosen@earthlink.net or sign up at one of the fun runs.. We will decide how many teams to rganize based on how many runners sign up before September 1st, so if you want to be sure of a spot on a team, please let us know before then.
Recent Events
Fisherman's Tribute 5k - Grand Prix Race #7
July 18, 2010 – Sunday – 9:00 a.m. New Bedford, MA
Hot, humid and sultry – my weather prediction. Well, now I will admit it was really Bud Morton who gave me the heads up that I couldn’t go wrong with that forecast for the Fisherman’s Tribute – always in July – always hot. In spite of the oppressive, sticky weather, 34 CRR members were up for the challenge for our 7th Grand Prix. Laurene Ellis said CRR was a “Sea of Red” with our fashionable singlets. Volunteers were acknowledging their appreciation of the club’s turnout and support.
Gail Martin added that it was a tribute to member Nellie Brennan Hall, as it was her 30th birthday, and she wore a tall, pink birthday hat the entire race. Other CRR members wore smaller pink birthday hats as part of Nellie's celebration. Stephen Warren wore an orange high-tech shirt emblazoned with, "Colonial Road Runners," apparently in tribute to The Dupe (who else would orange be for??). He beat out Dave Martin who would have been faster if he had not been watching Nellie’s hat fall from her head only to flutter around her neck like an annoying beach horsefly. Pre-race, Lorelle Gay was seen eating a chocolate frosted donut. No runner could imagine such a breakfast. However Lori ran smart--she was heart-rate training, so she ran within certain limits that helped to keep that donut in the digestive tract, where it rightfully belonged. John MacFaun may have encouraged her to eat the donut as she beat him for the first time at the Fr. Bullock GP race in May. It didn’t sit well with him. Leslie Smith and Lori fought until the bitter end. Leslie beat Lori by a mere one second!!! Leslie must have had a lighter breakfast.
Gail continued - There were no fish to fry, nor chowder to slurp like at our Jan. GP #1...but it was a sweltering day so runners appreciated the simple and ordinary sundries--granola bars, bagels, orange slices...water. This 5-year-old event is known for its generous raffle prizes. Several CRRs went home with restaurant gift certificates, including Betsy Knapp, Beth & John Goldrosen, Ellen Curtin, and CRR newbie, Tara Frier. Tara ran her second 5K ever...the first being the famous Fr Bullock run. Already she shows promise and consistency, as her finish time was almost identical to the first 5K, and you've got to add the heat factor in there.
As for some who were missing, it seems Patty & Paul Everett headed up to the wrong GP. It was the New England Series Grand Prix – the Stowe 8 miler where they spotted a competitive rival, Nancy Dorn. Apparently, Norman Everett was tired of his parents shadowing him so he set the GPS up for them and sent them on a journey to Vermont. Oh well - they plan to use it towards their New England Series races. Jerry Cuellar made it to the Fisherman’s Tribute, which surprised Team Everett because last year he was spotted racing the Stowe 8 Miler & drinking beer to hydrate at the finish. As for Paul Silvia the question is: “What were you reading while waiting at the start line . . . can you read Portuguese - sideways. Bob Binns was a bit excessive as he raced the Sugar Bowl 5 miler on Thursday to prepare for GP #7. One of my spies spotted Linda Gillis giving her last minute coaching tips to Joseph, Kerrin & Matthew Gillis. Warren Childs intends to keep his first place spot & was seen at the Abington Fun Run getting his body acclimated to the soggy New England weather. While Gene Gallagher was spotted swimming in the ocean after the race. When he jumped out of the water, he was deliriously looking for his bike. Yup – Gene is always finding ways to do a triathlon. Kevin Champagne came in just seconds before Gene. Dick Carnes & Mike Lozan picked up a GP points but no points for Sam Baumgarten who was among the missing. John Shuster made it to the race presumably heading to work right after – a dedicated worker. Pat Clougherty did not have to compete with Jeff Bandini who was a no show. Mitzi Hollenbeck has made a lot more GP races than Jared Hollenbeck. Although they regularly attend the Raynham Summer Runs to train for the GP races. Both Brian McCarthy & Erin Connor attended the 5K Your Way race on the 12th of July to gear up for a fast quick race pace at GP #7. Sean Connor was spotted training for this race on the streets of West Bridgewater. Linda Solomon ran a fast race and then as Director of the Children’s races went home to wrap up the agenda for the 1st children’s race of the summer. Linda Carmo held her own as she raced her 5th GP race. Ed Chavez was on a family vacation so missed this race. Betsy O’Brien wore herself out on Wednesday’s Summer Fun Run in Brockton sprinting up Tower Hill so passed on GP #7. We hope to see you both at GP #8.
Gail summed it up: There were no rainbow sightings, nor raindrops for that matter, although I'm sure runners would have been glad for a shower to help cool them down. Instead, beads of sweat came from every pore, a mere runners' cooling system in lieu of being cooled off from outside sources. As the man chatted endlessly during the award ceremony and runners dreamed of a nice cool shower, fresh clothes & an air-conditioned room, we heard Maureen Barboza yell, “Let’s start training for GP #8 - A Race by Runners for Runners!”
Marshfield Road Runners 20K - Marshfield High School -August 29th at 9:00 a.m.
Patricia Everett’s opinions, comments and writings are really intermingled with Gail Martin’s opinions, comments and writings who was sent out as a spy and using the Martians from the GP #5 – Manomartian race – did a Star Trek mind meld & came out with this article. If you would like your own mind meld, please e-mail me at runner568@aol.com
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