21ST ANNUAL APRIL AMBLE 4 MILE RACE, PORTLAND. APRIL 26
by Marj Tennyson

APRIL AMBLE ALMOST INSTANT REPLAY

Just 4 days after Byrne Decker (19:59) and Christine Reaser
(22:41) relegated Kevin Way (20:11) and Kristin Pierce (22:44) to second
place at the Boy's and Girls Club Patriots Day 5 Mile race, all four toed
the line on Saturday to do it again. This time, it was much closer, but
the results were the same. Only Master, Alan Muir, was able to turn the
tables on George Towle , who had nipped him by 4 seconds in Monday's
race. Muir (21:34), was able to put 9 seconds on Towle (21:43), for the
Master's win in this 4 mile event.
Third place in the open divisions went to Todd Coffin (20:35),
and Katie Payson (24:08). Carol Hogan (26:12), at 46, and Lloyd Slocum
(25:00), at 64, repeated their division wins from Patriot's Day. Chase
Pray (25:30), and Sherry Carll (32:34) took the Senior division.
75 year old, Boston Marathon finisher (in 4:12:56) Carlton
Mendell didn't have time to sit around waiting to race again, but Russ
Bradley was right there to take advantage of any residual fatigue.
Bradley put 20 seconds per mile on Mendell for the 70+ win in 33:43.
Mendell (35:23) still held on to second in his age group, well up on 76
year old Nelson Soule (37:59) and Julius Marzul (44:58).
264 runners finished the race in spite of the Patriots Day races
in Portland and Boston just 5 days prior.

MEN (Overall): 1. Byrne Decker 19:59; 2. Kevin Way 20:11; 3. Todd Coffin
20:35; 4. David Weatherbie 20:56; 5. Allan Muir 21:34; 6. Kyle Rhoads
21:40; 7. George Towle 21:43; 8. Roland Thibault 21:58; 9. Paul Johnson
22:08; 10. Chuck Jepson 22:18
MASTERS: 1. Allan Muir 21:34; 2. George Towle 21:43; 3. Bob Poirier 22:57
SENIORS: 1. Chase Pray 25:30; 2. Frank Knight 28:38; Derry Rundlett 29:18
60-69: 1. Lloyd Slocum 25:00; 2. Paul McCourt 30:10; 3. John Howe 30:13
70-79: 1. Russ Bradley 33:43; 2. Carlton Mendell 35:23; 3. Nelson Soule
37:59.
WOMEN (Overall): 1. Christine Reaser 22:41; 2. Kristin Pierce 22:44; 3.
Catherine Payson 24:08; 5. Gayla Underkoffler 24:17; 6. Laurel Valley
25:12; 7. Jeanne Hackett 25:19; 8. Carol Hogan 26:12; 7. Nancy Krum
26:53; 8. Julianna Lagin-Nasse 27:08;
9. Monica MacDonald 27:20; 10. Ann McGovern 27:32. MASTERS: 1. Carol
Hogan 26:12; 2. Nancy Cooper 27:33; 3. Carol Weeks 28:17. SENIORS: 1.
Sherry Carll 32:34; 2. Nancy Hewitt 36:15; 3. Sally Patterson 37:15.
60-69: 1. Marlene Manoogian 43:15; 2. Ruth Hefflefinger 45:44