40th Annual GMAA Archie Post Five Miler

USATF certified #VT02003WN
September 6, 2008
Burlington, VT
Weather: cloudy, 15mph south wind with gusts over 20, and humid with temps in the low 70s
Race Directors: Mike Early and Sherry Ricker
Summary: 117 finishers took advantage of a steady south wind to finish the 40th Archie Post race, and all were rewarded with nice drinking glasses to commemerate the event. Teage O'Connor won the men's race by over a minute and tied the course record in 26:02, becoming the 26th men's winner of this classic fall race. Matthew Thwaites took second place in 27:24, and Joshua Rayman finsihed a close third in 27:26. Megan Valentine successfully defended her title from 2007 and became the 7th repeat women's winner in a time of 30:56. Amy Haas finished second in 31:55, and Robyn Anderson took third in 33:35. Five age group records were set including previously mentioned Teague's, Matthew's, and Megan's times. Other age records were Sally Howe's 43:04 for the 60s and Betty Lacharite's 53:38 for the 70s.

About 15 kids enthusiastically participated the 3rd annual 1/4-mile kids' race, starting on the field adjacent to the race course and finishing at the Archie Post finish line. Thanks to the volunteers who continued to man the finish line and to those who jumped in to help out with directing the kids, including Tyler Sperry, Charlie Windisch and several parents and siblings of the young runners. The runners ranged from 2-year-olds running with their moms who had just finished their own races to speedy fourth-grader Sarah Eustis, who won for the second consecutive year. All the participants received ribbons and Ben & Jerry's cone certificates.
Thanks to the volunteers: Dave Hammond, Chuck Arnold, Russ Cooke, Martha Keenan, Tom Chadwick, Beth and Aaron Early, Kristen Lundy, Karen Sperry, Liz Champagne, Bob Sayers, Russ Cook, Anne Treadwell, Steve Eustis, Rose Bergeron, Jack Carey, Tania Horton, Bob Ayers, Steve Meunier, Paula Miller, Vicki McLaughlin, Carol Jones, Jan Leja, Laura Schultz, Isaac Trombley, Mike and Ben Godfrey, and Jose Hammond
Thanks to: Paul Mazza’s Farmstand, Purition Maple, Ben & Jerry’s, Dunkin Donuts, Skirack, Ontrack

Link to Archie Post Five Miler History (first running in 1969)
Link to race photos (soon)
Results in order of finish follow the age group listing.
An asterisk after a runner's time indicates that their time met the USATF guidelines for national ranking.

WOMEN:
14-19
1.    Dia Davis             Burlington        18  37:04
2.    Lauren Roberts        Burlington        17  56:36

20-29
1.    Megan Valentine       Jericho           29  30:56 OVERALL
2.    Robyn Anderson        Stowe             21  33:35
3.    Metzi Anderson        Stowe             22  37:39
4.    Emily Halnon          Burlington        23  37:55
5.    Hannah Schweizer      Burlington        21  40:02
6.    Michelle Wheeler      Burlington        29  44:19
7.    Martha Ware           Westford          25  49:17
8.    Erica Straight        South Burlington  28  50:33
9.    Melissa Rafferty      Burlington        29  51:23

30-39
1.    Amy Haas              Wlliston          33  31:55
2.    Jessica Bolduc        South Burlington  32  34:34
3.    Aimee Randall         Jericho           33  39:34
4.    Kristen Lundy         Colchester        38  39:55
5.    Kimberly Wilson       South Burlington  34  44:18
6.    Laura Chadwick        Essex Junction    35  44:20
7.    Katherine Kenny       Richmond          31  45:17
8.    Jean Stowell          Laconia,NH        33  54:21
9.    Heather Roach         Mooers,NY         31  58:05
10.   Sisco Terra           Mooers,NY         33  58:06

40-49
1.    Anne Treadwell        Burlington        40  33:58
2.    Ellie Bouffard        Colchester        47  37:11
3.    Marie Sandoval        Essex Junction    40  38:47
4.    Jane Kolodinsky       Burlington        49  42:45
5.    Beth Martell          Essex Junction    42  47:22
6.    Allison Loebs         Colchester        49  52:53
7.    Cathy Beaudoin        Winooski          48  61:54

50-59
1.    Liz Champagne         South Burlington  50  37:02
2.    Moira Durnin          Stowe             57  37:27
3.    Cathy Martell         St. Albans        50  37:57
4.    Teri Furlani          South Burlington  50  41:36
5.    Andrea Halnon         Lincoln           55  44:48
6.    Mary Kehoe            Burlington        50  46:03
7.    Diane Spicer          Tampa,FL          56  48:24

60-69
1.    Sally Howe            South Burlington  64  43:04*
2.    Vera Nichols          Stowe             60  50:57

70-79
1.    Betty LaCharite       Winooski          72  53:38*

MEN:
14-19
1.    Matthew Thwaites      South Burlington  18  27:24
2.    Matthew McKay         Burlington        17  37:38
3.    Paul Chambers         Derby Line        18  39:31

20-29
1.    Teage O'Connor        Burlington        25  26:02 OVERALL
2.    Nathan Fields         Winooski          27  28:48
3.    Christopher Hamlin    Jonesville        20  29:54
4.    Masaru Furukawa       South Burlington  29  30:34
5.    Benjamin Ware         Westford          25  33:54
6.    Matt Salter           Essex Junction    28  34:04
7.    Mark Delaney          New York,NY       23  38:39

30-39
1.    Joshua Rayman         Burlington        39  27:26
2.    Todd Archambault      Essex Junction    34  30:00
3.    Matthew Roth          St. Albans        31  30:40
4.    Tyler Sperry          Jericho           35  31:46
5.    Jos Vandervelden      Burlington        35  32:48
6.    Frank McLaughlin      Burlington        39  33:22
7.    Greg Baker            Essex Junction    36  34:05
8.    Michael Burris        Shelburne         36  34:37
9.    Zachary Kramer        Colchester        31  34:44
10.   Steve Eustis          Essex Junction    38  34:53
11.   Michael Furlani       Burlington        39  34:58
12.   Bob DeTeo             Colchester        39  35:08
13.   Lenny Wilson          Richford          38  35:14
14.   Brooke Taber          Burlington        33  35:23
15.   Thomm Buttolph        Colchester        30  35:38
16.   Chris Ladue           South Burlington  31  39:27
17.   Neil Jepson           Winooski          39  40:24
18.   Nicolas Charest       South Burlington  32  40:48
19.   Scott Magnon          South Burlington  32  42:36
20.   Matthew Byrne         Essex             35  44:42
21.   Jack Cary             Colchester        32  45:31

40-49
1.    Sam Davis             Colchester        47  28:32
2.    Tony Bates            Salisbury         49  28:49
3.    Joe McNamara          Williston         45  29:09
4.    Michael Early         Huntington        44  30:45
5.    Kristian Omland       Jericho           40  32:06
6.    Troy Headrick         Burlington        41  33:04
7.    Keith Brown           Burlington        45  33:05
8.    David Hammond         Huntington        48  33:56
9.    Thomas Bissonette     South Burlington  40  34:13
10.   Thomas Rogers         Winooski          42  34:58
11.   Scott Nichols         Essex             42  36:03
12.   Michael Kennedy       South Burlington  41  36:16
13.   David Olson           Colchester        49  41:39
14.   Shawn Skaflestad      Williston         42  42:34

50-59
1.    Jim Miller            Essex Junction    50  29:39
2.    Pascal Cheng          Burlington        54  32:11
3.    Aleksandr Kovalenko   Vasilkov,Ukraine  55  32:16
4.    Ken Schatz            South Burlington  54  32:30
5.    John Valentine        Roxbury           58  33:30
6.    Steve Titcomb         Burlington        57  34:27
7.    Dave Fields           Underhill         53  36:25
8.    Bob Sayers            Huntington        54  36:29
9.    Bill Dysart           Charlotte         56  36:47
10.   Jim Palmer            Williston         53  36:55
11.   Scott Woodward        Port Kent,NY      52  37:05
12.   Charles Windisch      Essex Junction    55  37:48
13.   Christian Thwates     South Burlington  50  38:11
14.   David Erickson        Barre             55  40:47
15.   William Everett       Essex Junction    57  40:55
16.   Frank Spicer          Tampa,FL          59  41:42
17.   Charles Levin         Shelburne         56  42:59
18.   John Mahoney          Burlington        54  43:51
19.   Joseph Delaney        Burlington        59  46:44
20.   Bob Bourdon           St. Albans        55  53:03
21.   Mike Lacharite        Winooski          50  53:39

60-69
1.    Chuck Arnold          Burlington        61  33:50
2.    Peter Davis           Underhill         61  34:09
3.    Ted McKnight          Jericho           64  35:45
4.    Dick Thompson         Swanton           62  37:52
5.    Al Daniels            Fairfax           60  38:25
6.    Bob Murphy            Barre             68  38:46
7.    Russell Petelle       Derby Line        61  38:53
8.    Bill Hella            Essex Junction    67  39:41
9.    Gordon Johnson        Ayers Cliff,QC    67  43:10
10.   Vernon Reynolds       Jericho           64  43:18
11.   Rick Hubbard          South Burlington  66  43:46

70-79
1.    Phillip Howard        Burlington        70  47:58
2.    Keith Olson           Shelburne         77  52:07

OVERALL:
1.   120 Teage O'Connor        Burlington        M 25  26:02
2.   118 Matthew Thwaites      South Burlington  M 18  27:24
3.   133 Joshua Rayman         Burlington        M 39  27:26
4.   126 Sam Davis             Colchester        M 47  28:32
5.   139 Nathan Fields         Winooski          M 27  28:48
6.   100 Tony Bates            Salisbury         M 49  28:49
7.   949 Joe McNamara          Williston         M 45  29:09
8.   951 Jim Miller            Essex Junction    M 50  29:39
9.   145 Christopher Hamlin    Jonesville        M 20  29:54
10.  994 Todd Archambault      Essex Junction    M 34  30:00
11.  111 Masaru Furukawa       South Burlington  M 29  30:34
12.  986 Matthew Roth          St. Albans        M 31  30:40
13.  975 Michael Early         Huntington        M 44  30:45
14.  966 Megan Valentine       Jericho           F 29  30:56
15.  960 Tyler Sperry          Jericho           M 35  31:46
16.  993 Amy Haas              Wlliston          F 33  31:55
17.  142 Kristian Omland       Jericho           M 40  32:06
18.  933 Pascal Cheng          Burlington        M 54  32:11
19.  981 Aleksandr Kovalenko   Vasilkov,Ukraine  M 55  32:16
20.  141 Ken Schatz            South Burlington  M 54  32:30
21.  132 Jos Vandervelden      Burlington        M 35  32:48
22.  124 Troy Headrick         Burlington        M 41  33:04
23.  999 Keith Brown           Burlington        M 45  33:05
24.  948 Frank McLaughlin      Burlington        M 39  33:22
25.  116 John Valentine        Roxbury           M 58  33:30
26.  925 Robyn Anderson        Stowe             F 21  33:35
27.  101 Chuck Arnold          Burlington        M 61  33:50
28.  967 Benjamin Ware         Westford          M 25  33:54
29.  977 David Hammond         Huntington        M 48  33:56
30.  965 Anne Treadwell        Burlington        F 40  33:58
31.  122 Matt Salter           Essex Junction    M 28  34:04
32.  128 Greg Baker            Essex Junction    M 36  34:05
33.  123 Peter Davis           Underhill         M 61  34:09
34.  927 Thomas Bissonette     South Burlington  M 40  34:13
35.  140 Steve Titcomb         Burlington        M 57  34:27
36.  929 Jessica Bolduc        South Burlington  F 32  34:34
37.  131 Michael Burris        Shelburne         M 36  34:37
38.  138 Zachary Kramer        Colchester        M 31  34:44
39.  923 Steve Eustis          Essex Junction    M 38  34:53
40.  959 Thomas Rogers         Winooski          M 42  34:58
41.  940 Michael Furlani       Burlington        M 39  34:58
42.  992 Bob DeTeo             Colchester        M 39  35:08
43.  114 Lenny Wilson          Richford          M 38  35:14
44.  102 Brooke Taber          Burlington        M 33  35:23
45.  119 Thomm Buttolph        Colchester        M 30  35:38
46.  107 Ted McKnight          Jericho           M 64  35:45
47.  104 Scott Nichols         Essex             M 42  36:03
48.  996 Michael Kennedy       South Burlington  M 41  36:16
49.  998 Dave Fields           Underhill         M 53  36:25
50.  976 Bob Sayers            Huntington        M 54  36:29
51.  972 Bill Dysart           Charlotte         M 56  36:47
52.  954 Jim Palmer            Williston         M 53  36:55
53.  113 Liz Champagne         South Burlington  F 50  37:02
54.  108 Dia Davis             Burlington        F 18  37:04
55.  980 Scott Woodward        Port Kent,NY      M 52  37:05
56.  930 Ellie Bouffard        Colchester        F 47  37:11
57.  937 Moira Durnin          Stowe             F 57  37:27
58.  105 Matthew McKay         Burlington        M 17  37:38
59.  924 Metzi Anderson        Stowe             F 22  37:39
60.  990 Charles Windisch      Essex Junction    M 55  37:48
61.  112 Dick Thompson         Swanton           M 62  37:52
62.  130 Emily Halnon          Burlington        F 23  37:55
63.  129 Cathy Martell         St. Albans        F 50  37:57
64.  117 Christian Thwates     South Burlington  M 50  38:11
65.  143 Al Daniels            Fairfax           M 60  38:25
66.  935 Mark Delaney          New York,NY       M 23  38:39
67.  952 Bob Murphy            Barre             M 68  38:46
68.  987 Marie Sandoval        Essex Junction    F 40  38:47
69.  955 Russell Petelle       Derby Line        M 61  38:53
70.  997 Chris Ladue           South Burlington  M 31  39:27
71.  978 Paul Chambers         Derby Line        M 18  39:31
72.  957 Aimee Randall         Jericho           F 33  39:34
73.  943 Bill Hella            Essex Junction    M 67  39:41
74.  982 Kristen Lundy         Colchester        F 38  39:55
75.  974 Hannah Schweizer      Burlington        F 21  40:02
76.  121 Neil Jepson           Winooski          M 39  40:24
77.  115 David Erickson        Barre             M 55  40:47
78.  127 Nicolas Charest       South Burlington  M 32  40:48
79.  938 William Everett       Essex Junction    M 57  40:55
80.  941 Teri Furlani          South Burlington  F 50  41:36
81.  134 David Olson           Colchester        M 49  41:39
82.  962 Frank Spicer          Tampa,FL          M 59  41:42
83.  973 Shawn Skaflestad      Williston         M 42  42:34
84.  137 Scott Magnon          South Burlington  M 32  42:36
85.  106 Jane Kolodinsky       Burlington        F 49  42:45
86.  984 Charles Levin         Shelburne         M 56  42:59
87.  109 Sally Howe            South Burlington  F 64  43:04*
88.  979 Gordon Johnson        Ayers Cliff,QC    M 67  43:10
89.  995 Vernon Reynolds       Jericho           M 64  43:18
90.  945 Rick Hubbard          South Burlington  M 66  43:46
91.  125 John Mahoney          Burlington        M 54  43:51
92.  971 Kimberly Wilson       South Burlington  F 34  44:18
93.  969 Michelle Wheeler      Burlington        F 29  44:19
94.  932 Laura Chadwick        Essex Junction    F 35  44:20
95.  931 Matthew Byrne         Essex             M 35  44:42
96.  942 Andrea Halnon         Lincoln           F 55  44:48
97.  135 Katherine Kenny       Richmond          F 31  45:17
98.  983 Jack Cary             Colchester        M 32  45:31
99.  136 Mary Kehoe            Burlington        F 50  46:03
100. 934 Joseph Delaney        Burlington        M 59  46:44
101. 991 Beth Martell          Essex Junction    F 42  47:22
102. 944 Phillip Howard        Burlington        M 70  47:58
103. 961 Diane Spicer          Tampa,FL          F 56  48:24
104. 968 Martha Ware           Westford          F 25  49:17
105. 110 Erica Straight        South Burlington  F 28  50:33
106. 953 Vera Nichols          Stowe             F 60  50:57
107. 956 Melissa Rafferty      Burlington        F 29  51:23
108. 985 Keith Olson           Shelburne         M 77  52:07
109. 947 Allison Loebs         Colchester        F 49  52:53
110. 103 Bob Bourdon           St. Albans        M 55  53:03
111. 988 Betty LaCharite       Winooski          F 72  53:38*
112. 989 Mike Lacharite        Winooski          M 50  53:39
113. 963 Jean Stowell          Laconia,NH        F 33  54:21
114. 144 Lauren Roberts        Burlington        F 17  56:36
115. 958 Heather Roach         Mooers,NY         F 31  58:05
116. 964 Sisco Terra           Mooers,NY         F 33  58:06
117. 926 Cathy Beaudoin        Winooski          F 48  61:54


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