Thanksgiving Day Road Races have become almost as much of a tradition as Thanksgiving Day High School football games, providing an incentive for both the serious and occasional runners to get out there and race. There were over twenty-five road races held in Massachusetts yesterday, and a number of NNHS (and NSRP) alumni appeared in the results.
Let's start with the Boston Volvo 5K Thanksgiving Race, always a favorite of the Chebot family. This year's race featured a 4th place finish from Seb Putzyes (16:05) followed by a down-to-the-wire battle for family bragging rights between Ben and Dan Chebot, with Ben (16:12) prevailing by one second over Dan (16:13). Competing without the benefit of wheels, Scott Cole and Jesse Chebot finished together in 19:58.
I should also mention friend of NSRP Andrew Wortham, who finished 8th in 16:18.
In the women's race, Wellesley H.S. and Boston College alum Brielle Chabot won in 17:10. Newton South alum Kathy O'Keefe was 5th in 19:01.
Speaking of Wellesley alumni, in Framingham, Peter Krieg won the 17th Annual Framingham Turkey Race, running 16:47, while older sister Alexandra finished first in her age group, running 19:59.
Another Thanksgiving race that always gets a large crowd is the Gobble, Gobble, Gobble 4-Miler in Somerville. Friend of NSRP (and Concord Academy grad) Tyler Andrews placed 3rd in 20:20. Another NSRP regular, Cliff Bargar, placed 11th in 22:47, and just ahead of NNHS alum John Blouin (12th, 23:00).
Just a little farther down the results, I noticed a name I hadn't seen for a while: former Brookline standout and two-time Bay State League XC champion George McArdle, now 27, finished in 21st place with a time of 23:24.
In Wakefield, Newton North Asst. Track and XC Coach Shawn Wallace won his hometown race, fending off Wellesley grad (and friend of NSRP) Billy Littlefield. Wallace managed sub-5:00 pace, finishing in 15:24, seven seconds ahead of Littlefield (15:31). In third was my teammate and another friend of NSRP, Terry McNatt, who finished in 16:26 to win his age group by over two minutes.
Anyone remember Scott Zeller (NNHS '05)? Scott was a talented runner who played soccer in the fall and tennis in the Spring. In between and with no base, he managed to run 4:39 for the mile indoors.
Scott finished third overall in yesterday's 6th annual Donohue's Turkey Trot 5K in Watertown, running 18:29.
Know of any other NNHS alumni results from Thanksgiving week? Run a race yourself? Leave a comment and let us know.
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While not on Thanksgiving Day the
3rd Annual Warrior Run will be held at larz Anderson park this Sunday the 27th race starting at 9:30. many former Brookline alum turn out as an informal reunion. Would be great to see many BSC alum out there. D3 AA Mike Burnstein will be there challenged by the now coachless UVA stadout David Wilson. Not sure who of the BU group is healthy currently but I'm sure some of them will show up as well. Great raffle prizes and lots of fun.
Jon,
Not 100% on topic, but I Just wanted to add that I represented CSU at the Boston Volvo 5K farther down the list - 99th of 1,140 at 21:25. Still hoping to break 21 this year (came close at the 5K4Life, 21:05). Thanks for all of your coaching and advice!
What about your own turkey trotting, Jon?
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/11/ma/Nov24_Concor_set1.shtml
You beat the next guy in your age category by nearly 4 minutes!
Mike - I hope the Warrior Run is fun and a good chance to reconnect with Warriors past and present.
James - Great race at Brighton! It must have been a bit crazy starting in such a big field. Sub-21:00 is only a matter of time (and staying healthy!)
Anonymous -- Thanks for noticing the results in Concord. That was my first road race since August and I felt like I had no turnover at all. But I was happy to sneak under 18 minutes.
But more importantly, I neglected to mention another NNHS alum in the Concord race. Joni Waldron (NNHS '02) finished 5th in her age group in a time of 23:05.
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