Wicked Running Club

While a few of our members were running marathons this past weekend, several of us ran the Ravenswood Trail Race in Gloucester, 4.1 miles.  This was the latest race in Wicked’s Grand Prix Series.  Kneeling are Beth O’Grady, Deb Touchette, Shannon O’Donnell, and Tim Short.  Standing are Tim Clarke, Katlyn Porter-Mahoney, John Mahoney, Steve Touchette, Liz Touchette, and Billy Shea.  This was a tough course, very narrow for most of the race, with lots of rocks, roots, bridges, and hills.  Three who ran (Beth, Tim, and Billy) had just run marathons the week before, while the Touchette’s had just run a 20 mile practice trail run in Andover the day before.  Despite tired legs, we had some strong finishers.  Congratulations to age group winners Tim Short (first place - 5th overall), Deb Touchette (first place), and John Mahoney (second place).   First place finishers received a $50 gift certificate to New England Running.  In addition, there was an extensive raffle with some pretty good prizes.  Several Wicked members were lucky recipients.  Check out the results at Ravenswood Trail Race.  By the way, if you look closely at Tim’s left knee, that is indeed blood.  I’m sorry, Maria, that you only got to wear the “crown” for a couple days, but Tim is now the latest recipient of the “There Will Be Blood Award.”