Wicked Running Club

Kenny Hewson, Shari Hewson, Kathey Moskal, Chip & Luke Bott, Danny Leadvaro, Kerri Gertz

They may not have been running to put out a fire, but the intrepid group of Wicked runners pictured above certainly proved they possess some basic goals of any firefighter: Run Fast! Don’t Hyperventilate! Associate Yourself with Plenty of Water! While the official results have still not been posted (hopefully, this is no reflection on the expediency of the Hamilton Fire Department), it appears a good time was had by all who ran the Hamilton Firefighter 5 Mile race last night. Congratulations to Shari Hewson who was “personally psyched” to have beaten her PR by approximately 4 minutes and to have finished ahead of her “Porta Potty friend.” (I have no clue!!!) Thinking she was about to run a flat course, Shari was surprised to discover that this was quite a hilly course. (Oh, did I discover that myself a couple years back when I first ran this one!) In case you may be questioning why that guy on the left is in the picture, well that is Shari’s husband, Kenny, whom I am told, was sending in his application to Wicked today. I certainly will be checking with Ms. Touchette to follow up on that. I do have another picture I could put up without Kenny, so he better “pony up.” And who is that little one? That is “Wicked Child,” Luke Bott, Chip’s son. And he’s not up there just to add a touch of cuteness to the photo. Luke is a runner and has run in previous kids’ races, most recently at Asbury Grove. Check the earlier blogs for a photo of him in action. I understand Billy Prentiss (MIA from picture) came in first in his age group. That makes three in a row over the past week. Billy finished first in his age group at the Sapienza Road Race, a 4 miler in Haverhill and the Seacoast Seven, a seven miler in Gloucester. Congratulations, Billy! Good effort from all! Kerri Gertz summed it up by saying, “All had a wicked good time, even though we busted our a…….s.” Now, Kerri, is that anyway for an attorney to speak??!! Thanks also to Kathey Moskal for the picture. And Danny, “Wha-Woo,” why have you been so quiet?? We miss your emails!