By James DeLuca
It was a hot Sunday morning; the sort of morning that just begs for you to trade your running shoes for a bathing suit and find the nearest piece of sand to lie down on for a good four hours…hopefully with a steady supply of frozen drinks. In other words it was a perfect day for the Mystic Runners’ Swimsuit Classis in Wakefield. Six Wicked Runners joined a crowd of 170 runners who braved the heat to and came home with 4 towels from Age Group victories. Notable was Billy Prentiss’ return to the winner’s circle on his way back from surgery last fall.
Despite the blazing sun and the suffocating humidity both Batman and Robin were seen out on the course. The two masked heroes took off with superhuman speed at the start of the race and the youthful Robin managed to hold on for 5th place overall but in his black cape and suit Batman faded back to 63rd place.
T.R. Ramsdell, James DeLuca and new Wicked Runner Aaron Toleos. Last guy is Kevin Counihan who is a member of the North Shore Striders and runs the D5K.
As they usually do, the Mystics came through with a well organized race with plenty of post-race food, good raffle prizes and a unique bag (last year a drawstring bag for sprint spikes, this year a canvas duffle bag) rather than the ubiquitous white cotton T. All in all, high marks to Mystics for a good race and congratulations to Wicked for a great showing all around and cleaning up at the awards ceremony; this is a race to keep on your calendar.
4 James Deluca Beverly MA 111 26 1 M 20-29 18:04 5:49/M
15 Aaron Toleos Boxford MA 149 38 2 M 30-39 19:53 6:24/M
17 Annie Rose Willis Danvers MA 172 29 1 F 20-29 20:19 6:32/M
20 T.r. Ramsdell Beverly MA 84 46 6 M 40-49 20:34 6:37/M
66 Billy Prentiss Danvers MA 171 61 3 M 60-69 25:08 8:05/M
114 Angel Green Lynn MA 107 31 8 F 30-39 29:21 9:26/M
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