Wicked Running Club

A Special Report from Stephanie Cooper, a WRC roving correspondent:

In preparation for the Timberman in 2 weeks, WRC members Jay Curry, Bill Morse and Stephanie Cooper joined our trail running brethren from the North, GAC, for the “Mulvey 1/2 Iron Man” on Sunday. Organized by Cheryl and Ed Mulvey, the measured course covered all of the 1/2 Iron Man distances, but also allowed participants to do select portions of each of the three events. After a swim in Stiles pond, athletes headed to the Mulvey’s home in Boxford to set up the bike/run transition area. The bike course covered 4 repeats of a well marked 13.1 mile loop, passing by a well stocked aid station, which in traditional GAC style included excellent snacks such as pb & j sandwiches, brownies, cheese-its and all manner of sports drinks. Veteran GAC member D.J. cruised the run course in his Honda Element providing refreshments and a ride for anyone wishing to cut the course short. The day ended with a BBQ and some well earned relaxation. The Mulvey 1/2 was a great confidence booster, a lot of fun and the best free race around!!

For anyone interested in participating in another great GAC event, the applications for the November 8th Stone Cat Trail Marathon and Ultra Run are now available on the GAC website! Several Wicked Runners including the Touchette Family, Billy Shea, Steph and Dan Cooper, Jay Curry and Bill Morse have already registered.

And that intrepid trio Patrick Smith, Denise Murphy, and Dan Cooper were at it again this past weekend. Patrick participated in the Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon, a .63 mile swim, 30.4 mile bike, and 7.2 mile run. Congratulations to Patrick who finished first in his age group, 8th overall, with a time of 2:34:07. Denise and Dan participated in the Lowell YMCA Triathlon: a 1 mile swim, 22 mile bike, and 6 mile run. Denise finished 6th in her age group with a time of 2:41:21. Dan was 3rd in his age group with a time of 2:15:52. Excellent job, Denise and Dan.

Congratulations go out to Kathey Moskal who achieved a PR in last Wednesday’s Danvers 5K and also to Danny Leadvaro whose first race at Danvers yielded a very impressive 21:25. Great running, you two.

Finally, this writer will be on hiatus for three weeks (Aug. 5-28) traveling abroad. For those of you who have very unexciting lives or perhaps may be bored at work, I have set up Sheabilly Blog to document my trip. I have no idea how faithful I will be in writing as I may have limited access to a computer. But, I will try my best. This was all Colin’s idea, by the way!

Good luck to everyone running Falmouth this Sunday and the upcoming Lynn Woods Relay. I look forward to reading all about them here on the Blog. Ciao!