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2007 Darien Road Race Results

2008-09-21T19:52:00.002-05:00

Just in case the official site removes the results here they are. 2007 Darien Road Race results for the 10k and Loop races:

2007 Darien Road Race 10K, Darien, CT

Overall Results

1. Jan Sopko, 26, Norwalk, 35:01

2. Tommy Ross, 15, Darien, 35:43

3. Sara Vergote, 26, The Bronx, NY, 36:01

4. Al Hagender, 36, Darien, 37:29

5. Jeremy Howard, 27, Stamford, 38:18

6. William Johnson, 39, New York, NY, 38:28

7. Chris Tinnesz, 39, Rowayton, 38:29

8. Robert Hill, 17, Darien, 38:42

9. Evan Bieder, 14, Fairfield, 38:51

10. Mark Uliasz, 56, Oxford, 39:04

11. Windsor Hall, 48, Darien, 39:37

12. Carl Mehlhope, 50, Darien, 39:49

13. Wes Byerly, 55, Ridgefield, 39:52

14. David Grow, 27, Whitehall, MI, 40:34

15. Carl Pombar, 34, Darien, 40:51

16. Greg Grambling, 26, New York, NY, 40:52

17. Adam Norris, 41, Norwalk, 40:54

18. Jerry Kerrisk, 52, Darien, 41:07

19. Craig Knutson, 48, Wilton, 41:11

20. Martin Whittaker, 39, Darien, 41:16

21. Chris Rooney, 39, Darien, 41:24

22. Erica Merrill, 43, Rowayton, 42:27

23. Barry McMaster, 35, Darien, 42:28

24. Henry Decsi, 31, Darien, 42:31

25. Angelo Rosario, 39, Bridgeport, 42:33

26. Kevin Lloyd, 54, Darien, 42:34

27. Dave Robinson, 33, Darien, 42:37

28. Mats Josefsson, 52, Norwalk, 42:48

29. James Batson, 42, Darien, 42:49

30. Michael McKay, 51, Stamford, 42:57

31. Joseph Rosario, 12, Bridgeport, 42:58

32. Shana Decsi, 30, Darien, 43:24

33. Paul Sykes, 42, New Canaan, 43:41

34. Michael Costello, 48, Fairfield, 43:49

35. Kaitlyn Mono, 13, Westport, 43:54

36. Richard Joslin, 46, Southport, 43:55

37. Kent Kalvaitis, 39, Darien, 43:56

38. Heidi Mitchell, 41, Darien, 44:03

39. Keith Mitchell, 41, Darien, 44:04

40. Peter Pfister, 47, Darien, 44:49

41. Robert Aby, 62, Worthington, MN, 44:54

42. Jeff Moriarty, 33, Stamford, 45:02

43. Bruce Meier, 39, Fairfield, 45:03

44. Robert Finke, 41, Darien, 45:04

45. Anne Goslin, 37, Stamford, 45:07

46. Michael Donnell, 52, Oneonta, NY, 45:11

47. Matt Murray, 38, Darien, 45:18

48. John Ortegon, 50, Stamford, 45:20

49. Denise Brereton, 40, Darien, 45:25

50. Kevin Krankall, 30, Milford, 45:37

51. Katherine Hale, 24, Darien, 45:46

52. Charles Witthoft, 49, Ridgefield, 45:54

53. Keith Ross, 36, Darien, 45:57

54. Glen Colello, 28, Trumbull, 45:57

55. Nicole Stone, 38, Darien, 46:06

56. Gus Field, 44, Darien, 46:09

57. John Anderson, 37, Pleasantville, NY, 46:12

58. Michelle Litt, 42, Darien, 46:17

59. Kinga Zapert, 42, Rowayton, 46:56

60. Robert Hopper, 34, Darien, 46:59

61. Tom Davidson, 35, Darien, 47:05

62. Ed Gentner, 43, New Canaan, 47:10

63. Rick Waters, 57, Darien, 47:13

64. Kim Iorillo, 41, Greenwich, 47:36

65. Petter Ostberg, 45, Darien, 47:38

66. Brandon Cohn, 15, Wilton, 47:41

67. Paula Scaminaci, 41, Cos Cob, 47:49

68. Mimi Brophy, 43, Darien, 47:49

69. Tod McKitchum, 30, Darien, 47:51

70. Simon Moody, 52, Westport, 47:53

71. Rich Brereton, 42, Darien, 47:57

72. Charles Lundberg, 50, Darien, 48:25

73. Julian Ceballos, 40, Stamford, 48:30

74. Colette Sovak, 37, Rowayton, 48:34

75. David Shelton, 42, Darien, 48:38

76. Michael Orr, 27, Darien, 48:41

77. Dennis Morgan, 40, Darien, 48:42

78. Rebecca Lavietes, 14, Stamford, 48:45

79. Bill Forbes, 47, Darien, 48:47

80. Patrick Brown, 41, Darien, 48:52

81. Kenneth Ritt, 55, Rowayton, 48:54

82. Jim Reilly, 47, Darien, 48:55

83. Bob Hardman, 36, No. Muskegon, MI, 48:56

84. John Dugdale, 72, Ridgefield, 49:00

85. Paul Hendrickson, 56, Darien, 49:08

86. Kirsten Hunt, 31, New York, NY, 49:15

87. Chris Quiding, 24, Middletown, 49:19

88. Beverly Wagner, 43, Darien, 49:22

89. Laura Bremer, 38, Darien, 49:24

90. Sarah Eckstein, 25, Norwalk, 49:24

91. Dustin Boutet, 25, Stamford, 49:35

92. Scott Appleby, 42, Darien, 49:46

93. David Miller, 41, Darien, 49:52

94. Bill Cassidy, 46, Darien, 49:56

95. Neil Mandel, 53, Shelton, 49:59

96. Dermot Flynn, 40, Darien, 50:08

97. Maureen Minicus, 39, Darien, 50:14

98. Brian Kaschel, 38, Darien, 50:39

99. Vanessa Tarzia, 37, Ridgefield, 50:40

100. Sean Gage, 26, Stamford, 50:41

101. Patrick Robinson, 48, Darien, 50:45

102. Ken Lang, 47, Darien, 50:46

103. Bill Ozanne, 28, Norwalk, 50:53

104. Christopher Stout, 49, Darien, 51:12

105. Mark Pasierb, 33, Darien, 51:21

106. Unknown, 51:23

107. Deborah Hidy, 32, Darien, 51:28

108. Elizabeth Harmon, 43, Darien, 51:34

109. Martha Olson, 52, Darien, 51:42

110. Jeff Keane, 50, Darien, 51:42

111. Stacie Allen, 40, Darien, 51:46

112. Peter Cassidy, 41, Darien, 51:50

113. Michael Pond, 36, Darien, 51:53

114. SaraLyn Pascal, 34, Darien, 51:54

115. Stephanie Garofoli, 14, Darien, 51:56

116. Stacey Lloyd, 42, Newtown, 51:56

117. Steven DeNicola, 44, Stamford, 51:56

118. Walter Bland, 51, Stamford, 51:58

119. Ruby Valencio, 48, Stamford, 52:01

120. Daniel Ebrahimi, 32, Darien, 52:09

121. Cecily Ziegler, 34, Norwalk, 52:10

122. Karl Ziegler, 38, Norwalk, 52:10

123. Jonathan Fagan, 35, Darien, 52:10

124. Gerry Werner, 53, Norwalk, 52:12

125. Christopher Olmstead, 35, Darien, 52:14

126. Mike Murray, 42, Darien, 52:15

127. Gregory Kerek, 68, Lancaster, PA, 52:21

128. Laura Grabe, 29, Rowayton, 52:23

129. Lisa Hull, 43, Newtown, 52:28

130. Jaime Taicher, 54, Stamford, 52:29

131. Kathryn Friedman, 36, Wilton, 52:30

132. Annabel Saunders, 41, Pleasantville, NY, 52:34

133. Joanne Seavy, 47, Ridgefield, 52:36

134. Jaymie Pavolonis, 36, Darien, 52:36

135. Tamara Pardo, 37, Darien, 52:49

136. Terry Hennessey, 46, Newtown, 52:52

137. Martha Mahoney, 44, Stamford, 53:03

138. Burton Palmer, 12, Darien, 53:06

139. Burt Palmer, 44, Darien, 53:10

140. Millie McMaster, 30, Darien, 53:20

141. Bob Dittemer, 68, Ringwood, NJ, 53:22

142. Antonia Sohns, 19, Darien, 53:22

143. TURKEY, 53:28144. Brent Nyitray, 42, Stamford, 53:35

145. Charlie Carpenter, 40, Darien, 53:38

146. Liz Stafford, 41, Norwalk, 53:44

147. Gloria Bravo, 44, Stamford, 53:44

148. Paul Stamoulis, 35, Darien, 53:45

149. Jon Schoen, 46, Darien, 53:48

150. Catherine Spindler, 40, New York, NY, 53:58

151. Dave Hager, 45, Norwalk, 54:02

152. Jim Fixx, 46, Waterbury, 54:11

153. John Gibbons, 65, Old Greenwich, 54:18

154. Bryan Zar, 31, Darien, 54:25

155. Evan Cartell, 30, Trumbull, 54:25

156. Amy Li McDowell, 28, Stamford, 54:33

157. Laurie McGrath, 60, Darien, 54:37

158. Richard Kelsey, 65, Darien, 54:47

159. Stpehen Petricone, 35, Rowayton, 54:54

160. Dawn Bolling, 43, Norwalk, 54:56

161. Tom McGrath, 63, Darien, 54:58

162. Carol Glassmeyer, 37, Darien, 54:58

163. Fovad Onbargi, 39, Darien, 55:09

164. Carrie Long, 42, New York, 55:19

165. Luz Salazar, 41, Darien, 55:19

166. TURKEY, 55:22167. Daniel Biolsi, 31, Darien, 55:33

168. Danna Roogers, 34, Westport, 55:37

169. Jane Renand, 46, Darien, 55:38

170. Louis Rawden, 50, Darien, 55:41

171. Kathryn Amyotte, 43, Darien, 55:53

172. Karen Calby, 48, Darien, 55:53

173. Paul Phelan, 45, Norwalk, 56:01

174. Deirdre Brown, 43, Trumbull, 56:18

175. Sara Forio, 35, Darien, 56:21

176. Nora Kell, 26, Darien, 56:34

177. Victor Pena, 43, Darien, 56:37

178. Suzanne Finn, 27, Norwalk, 56:37

179. Ian Tercero, 27, Stamford, 57:02

180. Bernadette Cremin, 43, Westport, 57:03

181. Kurt Bedocs, 57:36

182. Susan Clarke, 35, Darien, 57:42

183. Nora King, 42, Rowayton, 57:45

184. Fred Carpenter, 44, Avon, 57:54

185. George Huffman, 50, Shelton, 57:55

186. Anne Callinan, 25, Darien, 57:59

187. Gillian Nelson, 39, Darien, 58:01

188. Molly Cattgno, 40, Darien, 58:05

189. Mary Ellen Loncto, 65, Ridgefield, 58:10

190. Deborah Greeen, 44, Darien, 58:50

191. Jeff Cohen, 41, Darien, 58:54

192. Kathleen Maloney, 40, Wilton, 58:58

193. Daniel Vetter, 39, Darien, 59:03

194. Ana Kelley, 42, Darien, 59:04

195. Jim Tarzia, 38, Ridgefield, 59:10

196. Sheila Bartley, 34, Rowayton, 59:37

197. Pam Hovland, 46, Wilton, 59:39

198. Liz Bayer, 39, Wilton, 1:00:12

199. John Bailey, 54, Riverside, 1:00:16

200. Nancy Kaschel, 36, Darien, 1:00:19

201. Samantha Murray, 25, Rowayton, 1:00:30

202. John Osborn, 40, Darien, 1:00:41

203. Michael Sweeney, 32, Greenwich, 1:00:57

204. Elizabeth Svedlund, 35, Darien, 1:00:57

205. Jonas Svedlund, 35, Darien, 1:00:58

206. Katherine Sweeney, 33, Darien, 1:01:00

207. Mary Pasierb, 33, Darien, 1:01:09

208. Luke Osherow, 13, Darien, 1:01:26

209. Jin Hong, 39, Darien, 1:01:26

210. Linda Versea, 34, Southport, 1:01:33

211. Christine Brophy, 36, Stamford, 1:02:26

212. Danielle Jolliffe, 24, Fairfield, 1:02:40

213. Edwin Lewis, 64, Darien, 1:02:41

214. Jen Myers, 28, Stamford, 1:03:11

215. Ann Goencz, 23, Stamford, 1:03:12

216. Christopher Mindenhall, 37, Norwalk, 1:03:26

217. Karen Reilly, 44, Darien, 1:03:38

218. Rob Gurliacci, 35, Darien, 1:03:43

219. James Shanley, 14, Darien, 1:04:34

220. Vincent Shanley, 52, Darien, 1:04:34

221. Erika Osherow, 10, Darien, 1:05:07

222. Stephen Robbins, 44, Hanover, NH, 1:05:34

223. Vicki Frusciante, 31, White Plains, NY, 1:06:37

224. Alison Feeley, 42, Darien, 1:06:45

225. Luis Roldan, 43, Stamford, 1:06:52

226. Grainne Keogh, 35, Stamford, 1:07:08

227. TURKEY, 1:07:23228. Amy Altmann, 49, Darien, 1:07:26

229. Bridget Dowd, 43, Stamford, 1:07:54

230. Thomas Cingari, 51, Stamford, 1:07:54

231. Kelly Smith, 46, Darien, 1:07:55

232. Kristin Williams, 25, Greenwich, 1:08:02

233. Kathy Rawden, 47, Darien, 1:08:33

234. Rafael Aparicio, 46, Darien, 1:08:50

235. Edward Flynn, 37, Stamford, 1:09:34

236. Zachary Month, 11, Scarsdale, NY, 1:09:46

237. Stephan Month, 48, Scarsdale, NY, 1:09:51

238. Laurie Orem, 46, Darien, 1:11:08

239. Kristen George, 23, Stamford, 1:11:38

240. Kevin Fitzpatrick, 52, Darien, 1:17:36

241. Anne Moreno, 40, Trumbull, 1:18:10.

3 finishers among Men 12 & Under

5 finishers among Men 13 - 19

10 finishers among Men 20 - 29

42 finishers among Men 30 - 39

45 finishers among Men 40 - 49

25 finishers among Men 50 - 59

8 finishers among Men 60 & Up

1 finisher among Women 12 & Under

4 finishers among Women 13 - 19

13 finishers among Women 20 - 29

28 finishers among Women 30 - 39

43 finishers among Women 40 - 49

1 finisher among Women 50 - 59

2 finishers among Women 60 & Up

143 male finishers

95 female finishers

238 total finishers

2007 Darien Road Race 10K, Darien, CT

Running Results by Age Group

Men

Open Men

1. Jan Sopko, 26, Norwalk, 35:01

2. Tommy Ross, 15, Darien, 35:43

3. Al Hagender, 36, Darien, 37:29

12 & Under

1. Joseph Rosario, 12, Bridgeport, 42:58

2. Burton Palmer, 12, Darien, 53:06

3. Zachary Month, 11, Scarsdale, NY, 1:09:46

13-19

1. Robert Hill, 17, Darien, 38:42

2. Evan Bieder, 14, Fairfield, 38:51

3. Brandon Cohn, 15, Wilton, 47:41

20-29

1. Jeremy Howard, 27, Stamford, 38:18

2. David Grow, 27, Whitehall, MI, 40:34

3. Greg Grambling, 26, New York, NY, 40:52.

30-39

1. William Johnson, 39, New York, NY, 38:28

2. Chris Tinnesz, 39, Rowayton, 38:29

3. Carl Pombar, 34, Darien, 40:51

40-49

1. Windsor Hall, 48, Darien, 39:37

2. Adam Norris, 41, Norwalk, 40:54

3. Craig Knutson, 48, Wilton, 41:11

50-59

1. Mark Uliasz, 56, Oxford, 39:04

2. Carl Mehlhope, 50, Darien, 39:49

3. Wes Byerly, 55, Ridgefield, 39:52

60 & Up

1. Robert Aby, 62, Worthington, MN, 44:54

2. John Dugdale, 72, Ridgefield, 49:00

3. Gregory Kerek, 68, Lancaster, PA, 52:21

Women

Open Women

1. Sara Vergote, 26, The Bronx, NY, 36:01

2. Erica Merrill, 43, Rowayton, 42:27

3. Shana Decsi, 30, Darien, 43:24

12 & Under

1. Erika Osherow, 10, Darien, 1:05:07

13-19

1. Kaitlyn Mono, 13, Westport, 43:54

2. Rebecca Lavietes, 14, Stamford, 48:45

3. Stephanie Garofoli, 14, Darien, 51:56

20-29

1. Katherine Hale, 24, Darien, 45:46

2. Sarah Eckstein, 25, Norwalk, 49:24

3. Laura Grabe, 29, Rowayton, 52:23

30-39

1. Anne Goslin, 37, Stamford, 45:07

2. Nicole Stone, 38, Darien, 46:06

3. Kirsten Hunt, 31, New York, NY, 49:15

40-49

1. Heidi Mitchell, 41, Darien, 44:03

2. Denise Brereton, 40, Darien, 45:25

3. Michelle Litt, 42, Darien, 46:17

50-59

1. Martha Olson, 52, Darien, 51:42

60 & Up

1. Laurie McGrath, 60, Darien, 54:37

2. Mary Ellen Loncto, 65, Ridgefield, 58:10

2007 Darien Road Race 1.5 Mile Loop Darien, CT

1. Wills Rooney, 13, Darien, 10:42

2. Alex Ostberg, 10, Darien, 10:43

3. Jack Kauffman, 13, Darien, 11:05

4. Alexa Carroll, 13, Darien, 11:11

5. Reed Morgan, 12, Darien, 11:24

6. Laura Nestor, 45, Darien, 11:37

7. Peter Maturo, 14, Darien, 11:44

8. Windsor Hall, 13, Darien, 11:46

9. Jack Murray, 9, Darien, 11:49

10. Charlie Baird, 13, Darien, 11:51

11. Nicole Ambrosecchio, 11, Stamford, 11:52

12. Victor Kiszkiel, 45, Stamford, 12:01

13. David Maturo, 14, Darien, 12:07

14. Christian Ostberg, 9, Darien, 12:13

15. Jack Bair, 12, Darien, 12:15

16. Peter Nestor, 11, Darien, 12:16

17. Austin Rooney, 9, Darien, 12:21

18. Richard Iii Brereton, 9, Darien, 12:25

19. Joseph McPartland, 8, Darien, 12:40

20. Jack Feeley, 10, Darien, 12:44

21. Alison Ambrosecchio, 10, Stamford, 12:44

22. Lambros Papaeconomou, 41, Darien, 12:46

23. Brian Minicus, 8, Darien, 12:48

24. Andrew Denicola, 12, Stamford, 12:48

25. Catherine Kauffman, 12, Darien, 13:01

26. Bryan Nestor, 48, Darien, 13:12

27. Colten Appleby, 11, Darien, 13:13

28. Austen Appleby, 10, Darien, 13:13

29. Fin Batson, 8, Darien, 13:13

30. Morgan Kennedy, 9, Darien, 13:21

31. Lilly Cassidy, 13, Darien, 13:30

32. Nicolai Ostberg, 10, Darien, 13:37

33. Crosby Marine, 10, Darien, 13:52

34. Charlie Stout, 13, Darien, 13:54

35. John Pfister, 9, Darien, 13:54

36. Jeff Marine, 43, Darien, 13:54

37. Becca Maroney, 9, Darien, 13:57

38. Dennis Maroney, 39, Darien, 13:58

39. Mickey Conroy, 11, Darien, 14:03

40. Dennis Conroy, 48, Darien, 14:05

41. Caroline Granath, 11, Darien, 14:16

42. Eleanor Palmer, 14, Darien, 14:18

43. Chris Brophy, 12, Darien, 14:24

44. Chris Brophy, 44, Darien, 14:25

45. Allie Stearns, 11, New York, NY, 14:30

46. Tommy Kyritz, 9, Darien, 14:30

47. Ed Kyritz, 40, Darien, 14:33

48. Isabella Litt, 8, Darien, 14:48

49. Lane Ballentine, 10, Darien, 14:48

50. Jim Ballentine, 43, Darien, 14:51

51. Michael Litt, 47, Darien, 14:52

52. Tish Whitney, 42, Darien, 15:14

53. Onora Brown, 7, Darien, 15:27

54. Brian Davey, 11, Darien, 15:31

55. Conor Davey, 10, Darien, 15:32

56. Kathy Hannell, 55, Darien, 15:35

57. Cameron Appleby, 6, Darien, 15:38

58. Gayle Appleby, 43, Darien, 15:43

59. Sara Everett, 42, Darien, 15:50

60. Maddie Everett, 11, Darien, 15:50

61. Jennifer Gurliacci, 35, Darien, 16:07

62. Clare Finnegan, 14, Bedford, NY, 16:13

63. Eliot Doll, 7, Darien, 16:14

64. Carolyn Kyritz, 42, Darien, 16:16

65. Carter Ballentine, 12, Darien, 16:18

66. Eamonn Redmond, 6, Darien, 16:24

67. Kathleen Redmond, 38, Darien, 16:24

68. Terry McPartland, 43, Darien, 16:35

69. Lisa Fireaze, 44, New York, NY, 16:40

70. Jennifer Kennedy, 42, Darien, 16:50

71. Matthew Denicola, 8, Stamford, 16:57

72. Elizabeth Palmer, 8, Darien, 17:04

73. Barbara Merrell, 55, Darien, 17:19

74. Alison Denicola, 41, Stamford, 17:31

75. Johnny Nevins-Herbert, 16, Darien, 17:47

76. Lyn Nevins, 59, Darien, 17:53

77. Caroline Orem, 12, Darien, 17:59

78. Courtney Kyritz, 12, Darien, 17:59

79. Patricia Garnier, 43, Stamford, 17:59

80. Wendy Piazza, 44, Darien, 18:25

81. Kimberly Doll, 37, Darien, 18:26

82. Andrew Morgan, 11, Darien, 18:27

83. Mac Ballentine, 7, Darien, 18:37

84. Jeannie Ballentine, 41, Darien, 18:38

85. Brian Ceballos, 6, Stamford, 18:44

86. William Kauffman, 10, Darien, 18:44

87. Bobby Fitzpatrick, 11, Darien, 18:55

88. Ames Murray, 11, Darien, 18:56

89. Carl Mason, 37, New Canaan, 19:05

90. Ozzie Uzgun, 32, New York, NY, 19:12

91. Juliet Homes, 6, Darien, 19:40

92. Ginger Morgan, 40, Darien, 19:41

93. Catie Morgan, 7, Darien, 20:06

94. Alicia Conn, 44, Darien, 20:06

95. Emily Conn, 9, Darien, 20:09

96. Cole Anderson, 6, Darien, 20:09

97. Jen Adnerson, 35, Darien, 20:11

98. Sarah Conroy, 7, Madison, 20:11

99. Jimmy Conroy, 8, Darien, 20:30

100. Laura Cramer, 37, Rowayton, 20:37

101. Nell Conroy, 44, Darien, 20:43

102. Jen Conroy, 35, Madison, 20:45

103. Jack Piazza, 7, Darien, 20:49

104. Greg Doll, 41, Darien, 20:53

105. James Ignawech, 42, Darien, 20:55

106. James Ignawech, 9, Darien, 21:02

107. Caroline Conn, 6, Darien, 21:04

108. Jack Roberson, 6, Darien, 21:10

109. Brian Roberson, 37, Darien, 21:12

110. Kate Murray, 8, Darien, 21:13

111. Claire Pullen, 6, Darien, 21:15

112. Emily Roberson, 8, Darien, 21:19

113. Lea Roberson, 37, Darien, 21:19

114. Katie Conn, 9, Darien, 21:55

115. Nicole Litt, 11, Darien, 22:01

116. Casey Batson, 6, Darien, 22:02

117. Margaret Batson, 42, Darien, 22:02

118. Billy Batson, 2, Darien, 22:03

119. Christopher Davey, 7, Darien, 22:11

120. Joan Davey, 41, Darien, 22:12

121. John Fallon, 38, Darien, 22:16

122. George Sarbinowski, 42, Darien, 22:25

123. Joseph Sarbinowski, 42, Darien, 22:26

124. Sarah Cattgno, 10, Darien, 22:27

125. Caroline Nelson, 10, Darien, 22:30

126. John Fallon, 5, Darien, 22:30

127. Chris Fallon, 3, Darien, 22:31

128. Ava Ignawech, 6, Darien, 22:56

129. Marissa Ignawech, 36, Darien, 22:57

130. Cormac Brown, 5, Darien, 23:14

131. Connor Lajaunne, 5, Darien, 23:15

132. Chris Lajaunne, 36, Darien, 23:15

133. Elise Morgan, 5, Darien, 23:25

134. Gigi Morgan, 3, Darien, 23:25

135. Alicia Lyon, 35, Darien, 24:19

136. Kevin Granath, 47, Darien, 24:30

137. Danielle Granath, 47, Darien, 24:31

138. Polly Bruce, 12, Old Greenwich, 24:52

139. Samantha Keen, 13, Norwalk, 25:05

140. Myrca Keen, Norwalk, 25:48

141. Kim Swift, 39, Darien, 26:03

142. John Kocsis, 76, Darien, 26:10

143. Robin Mason, 34, New Canaan, 26:51

144. Mary Finnegan, 50, Bedford, NY, 26:52

145. Sally Cassidy, 7, Darien,

146. Monika Keen, 15, Norwalk,

147. John Orr, 72, Somers,

148. Kenneth Keen, 11, Norwalk,

149. Monica Prihoda, 82, Old Greenwich,

150. Paula Prihoda, 54, Old Greenwich,

151. Marion Smith, 65, Darien,

152. Unknown,

153. Amy Rowe-Smith, 40, Norwalk,

154. Neil Knox, 86, Darien,

155. JoAnn Panella, 56, Norwalk,

156. Ed Clarke, 85, Darien,

157. Jean O'Connor, 84, Darien,

158. Mary Koesis, 71, Trumbull

44 finishers among Men 12 & Under

6 finishers among Men 13 - 19

5 finishers among Men 30 - 39

14 finishers among Men 40 - 49

4 finishers among Men 60 & Up

32 finishers among Women 12 & Under

5 finishers among Women 13 - 19

12 finishers among Women 30 - 39

18 finishers among Women 40 - 49

6 finishers among Women 50 - 59

4 finishers among Women 60 & Up

77 male finishers

81 female finishers

158 total finishers

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Photo slideshow from the Cook Islands. See the full size photos on my Picasa Album.

Cook Islands Videos

2007-06-05T17:54:00.000-05:00

Some recent uploads to YouTube including videos from the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. These were all shot with my digital still camera...sorry about the shakiness.

YouTube Videos

More Fun With Maps

2007-05-15T07:52:00.000-05:00

This is a fun map program available at www.flightmemory.com

I have fairly high confidence in my international segments but I may have left off several domestic legs. Longest flight is from New York to Bangkok and my shortest is from Providence to Martha's Vineyard.

Boston Globe & Mount Washington

2007-04-09T09:28:00.000-05:00

While my interview with the Boston Globe was cut dramatically, the article did generate some good press for the Mount Washington Observatory. There was a great spread on the first page of the City & Region section in today's issue. The full article can be found here.

Here's my full interview:

1. Where do you live, how old are you, and what do you do for work? What is your connection to Mount Washington?

I live in Norwalk, CT. I'm 28 years old and I run a small computer repair business. I grew up hiking Mount Washington with my father and later skiing Tuckerman Ravine with my friends in high school and college. During the winter of 2004/2005 I worked at the Observatory as an intern. I have a degree in meteorology, I love the mountain and the internship seemed like a perfect opportunity for me.

2. How long have you been an Observatory member?

I joined the Observatory in the summer of 2005 after I completed my internship.

3. How often do you look at the webcam images? What are your favorite things to see? What is the appeal of the online views for you?

Way too often. On the Mount Washington web forum I think I put down "obsessively" in a recent survey. Conservatively, five times a day, conservatively. I love just seeing what the weather is doing. Is the summit fogged in, is it snowing, or are there any interesting cloud formations around the area? With the addition of the Presidentials cam we now have a 360 degree view of the summit. Its great when the east side of the mountain is perfectly clear while the western slopes are under a thick overcast.

The webcams are great because I feel like I am back on the summit. I know exactly what's happening around the mountain. With so many different views there is always something interesting to catch online. Lenticular clouds capping over the summit, fresh snow in the ravines, or the morning alpenglow at sunrise. Just yesterday the Presidentials cam was in the clear with overcast above and a full cloud deck below. It was a truly unique view. I guess it helps checking the site so frequently.

4. What are your thoughts on the new "premium" content? What does it add to your cyber-experience of the mountain?

I love the new content. Back when I worked on the summit this was just an idea. I was glad to see it come to life. With the zooms, time-lapse movies, and ObsCasts we made the leap from silent movies to talkies. It seems like a big step. Before the premium content we had some great views of the ravines, Tuckerman and Huntington. Now with the zooms I can literally look right into the ravines. No more guessing how much snow is left in Tuck's when May rolls around. Just last weekend I could look at my computer and see lines of skiers hiking up the headwall on a beautiful sunny day. Made me wish I was there.

Mount Washington has some amazing light at sunrise and sunset. The next best thing to watching a sunrise from the summit is watching a sunrise on the new time-lapse videos. I love seeing the mountain go from pitch black to shades of pink and purple while the clouds race over the peak in the morning light. All in about 30 seconds of compressed video from the comfort of my own home.

Follow-up. How early in the day do you usually take your first peek, and is it typically to watch the sunrise video?

I'd be lying if I said it wasn't the first thing I do in the morning. Often before I eat breakfast and as soon as my computer flickers to life I like to hit all the cams and weather data on the site. I have to admit I'm picky about the sunrise videos. A perfect sunrise takes just the right amount of clouds at just the right elevations. I'm pretty well briefed on the daily weather so I know when a good sunrise is coming. I try to get to them as soon as possible, but its a little tricky with changing sunrise times and upload timing to MWO's site. Anything less than perfect gets held off until the afternoon. Foggy days, which are many tend to be a write-off as well.

Countries Visited

2007-03-21T17:39:00.000-05:00

And again with countries. Hong Kong wasn't a choice so China was left off the map. I'll let you be the judge of that one. Going to the big countries really makes the map look better that it should. Canada and Russia are particularly effective at filling the screen.

States Visited

2007-03-21T17:17:00.000-05:00

Just playing around with this map program. I've never spent the night in Oregon, Missouri, Minnesota, New Mexico and Maryland but by my own set of rules I considered them visited. Besides North Dakota there appears to be a serious lack of travel to states south of the Ohio River Valley and along the lower Mississippi River. I'm not sure how to read into that.

2007.... Warmest Spring On Record

2007-03-21T07:49:00.000-05:00

As a meteorologist and expert scientist I can already declare the spring of 2007 to be the warmest on record. Only twelve hours into the new season I can attest that some place in the world is experiencing their hottest spring ever.

Is this a direct result of human activities? Global warming caused by increased carbon dioxide levels? Are we doomed to rising sea levels, mass desertification, unrelenting hurricanes, and total chaos?

Well, probably not. Twelve hours of data certainly doesn't make a season - let alone a climatic record. But in a few days you can expect to see more news clips just like this, with few facts and much vagueness.

Seek The Peak Is Here

2007-03-19T13:35:00.000-05:00

The website for Mount Washington's annual hike-a-thon is up and running. Check out the Seek The Peek website.

This will be my first year participating in the event that aims to rise over $50,000 for the non-profit Observatory. For those in the know it's STP7. I'm also looking forward to the pre and apost event parties.

More importantly you can contribute to my fund raising effort here.

Don't forget, all donations to the observatory are tax deductible.

Sleet

2007-03-17T07:03:00.000-05:00

Another sleet storm has covered the region with over half a foot of ice pellets. Just like the Valentine's Day storm last month coastal Connecticut remained below freezing. While warm air moved in aloft cold air stayed put at the surface-causing a massive accumulation of sleet.

Right now there is over six inches of sleet on the ground. A modest snowstorm, but a major sleet-storm. A rare event. Its possible that the sleet on the ground contains as much as two inches of liquid water. Enough to make well over two feet of snow had it not been for the warm air aloft.

This storm left the biggest snowfall (sleet) of the season. Nearly doubling the season total, but leaving us well short of the seasonal average. While it doesn't look like much on the ground this storm will go down in history as possibly the biggest sleet storm in the region.

Double The Temperature With Half The Science

2007-03-09T15:51:00.000-05:00

"Not to worry folks," chirped the local TV weather guy, "tomorrow is going to be twice as warm as today."

As a meteorologist I cringed. He didn't just say what I think he said. This couldn't possibly be true unless tomorrow's high was a tin melting 500F.

He had good intentions. Today it was in the twenties, tomorrow the forties. An easy double. Which would be the case if our temperature scale didn't bottom out at -460F.

But by a quirk of ingenuity our temperature scale crosses below zero. A smart man named Celsius conveniently based the scale around the freezing point of water. An equally smart man named Fahrenheit inconveniently centered the scale around a mixture of water and salt.

In either case both scales use negative numbers to represent temperatures that are very much positive. We all know from grade school that the true absence of temperature is the theoretical number called absolute zero. For Americans that about -460F.

Now back to the weatherman's claim. 20F lies about 480 degrees above absolute zero. A quick double and a simple conversion returns a temperature of 500F. Tin melts at 450F.

So, if the prognosticator of the atmosphere tells you that tomorrow will be twice as hot as today, he just gave you half the science. And probably much less.

Record Lows, Not Quite

2007-03-09T09:45:00.000-05:00

Late Thursday evening everything was on track for record cold March temperatures. Saranac Lake and Whitefield were approaching or exceeding -20F by 9pm. Dewpoints were dropping and the wind was calm.

To set a March record all the weather variables needed to be perfect. And last night they weren't. A thin layer of Cirrus moved over New York and much of Vermont. This quickly killed the radiational heat loss. A slight breeze also crept into many locations further mixing the atmosphere.

Some select observations for Friday morning:

Burlington, VT: -15
Greenrange Farm, VT: -16
Saranac Lake, NY: -29
Whitefield, NH: -31
Island Pond, VT: -34

Meanwhile, Mount Washington spent the night under warm air advection. After a low of -28F Thursday afternoon they spent the night climbing. Sitting at +8F at 10am. One of the warmest nights in the state.

Record Lows Tonight

2007-03-08T14:50:00.000-05:00

Expect another night of record lows across New England.

After a day of moderated temperatures an Alberta Clipper is pushing across the northeast causing temperatures, and more importantly, dewpoints to plummet. If skies clear out and wind go calm expect some exceptional radiational cooling to take place tonight. These factors will lead to the coldest night this winter.

Early Wednesday morning Saranac Lake hit -35F. Its possible to take off another five degrees on that number by Friday morning.

This would certainly be a big story in January or February, but its now March. This is like having the hottest day of the summer in September. It will be interesting to see how this airmass evolves .

My First Blog

2007-03-08T12:45:00.000-05:00

As you guessed by the title, this is my first blog.

I just wanted to set the story straight. I hate blogs. Okay, that's a lie. I hate the idea of high school or college kids blogging about their daily life. Sharing their problems, life experiences, and daily thoughts with the world.

That's not what this blog is about. I hope to share some useful information on some very different topics. Weather, travel, mountains and maybe a few of my adventures. But no lunchroom gossip.

Edit: Who am I kidding, I love gossip too.