Fast Times on Bright Night at Coffee O
November 7, 2003

What a night for a run! The moon was so bright over Vineyard Sound it
was almost like running down Surf Drive in daylight. Twenty-seven runners
and half a dozen walkers gathered in Town Hall Square. Usually the times
tail off in the winter as it is hard to run fast in the dark, but three
runners turned in personal best times this week, and many others had very
good runs.
It is too bad for Bob Richards that they don¹t hold normal road races
in the dark, as he seems to be a night person. Mr. Richards chopped a full
30 seconds off his personal best five mile time which he set just last week.
Sharon Grace came bounding down Walker Street with her flashlight in hand
and also took a full half-minute off her personal best five-mile time. She
finished in just a shade over 37 minutes. Kathie Fallon¹s time of 42:18 was
her personal best. Mike Casso chopped two full minutes off his time of last
week en route to a sixth place finish in 34:14. Wendy Stafford was the
first woman as she finished with one of her best five-mile times. She
finished in just under 35 minutes.
Don ³Halfway² Frederickson of Lincoln, Rhode Island had such a good
time at last week¹s Falmouth in the Fall Road Race, that he returned a week
later to try the Coffee O Five. He finished in a tie for first in just over
31 minutes. Brian Nelson and Jeff List followed in succession. Kris Tholke
was third for the women in just under 42 minutes. Courtney DiPaolo made her
way through the course without getting lost in her Coffee O Five debut and
cracked the top five.
The Coffee O Five is a weekly five-mile run and 2.4 mile walk that is
held every Friday night at 5:30 in Town Hall Square in Falmouth. There is
no entry fee and all runners and walkers are welcome to participate.

1 Don Fredrickson Lincoln, RI 43 M 31:36
1 Ken Gartner W. Falmouth 43 M 31:36
3 Brian J. Nelson N. Falmouth 23 M 32:37
4 Jeff List E. Falmouth 44 M 32:46
5 Jim Tietje Falmouth 47 M 33:05
6 Michael Casso Falmouth 35 M 34:14
7 Dirk Koopmans Woods Hole 30 M 34:31
8 Jack Carroll Hatchville 51 M 34:41
9 Wendy Stafford Falmouth 39 F 34:51
10 Peter Murphy E. Taunton 49 M 37:00
11 Sharon Grace N. Falmouth 43 F 37:07 PR
12 Bob Richards N. Falmouth 50 M 38:37
13 Ben Pring Falmouth 40 M 40:00
14 Steve Bachand Pocasset 48 M 40:57
15 Dan Webb Falmouth 39 M 41:35
16 Kris Tholke West Falmouth 53 F 41:57
17 Kathie Fallon N. Falmouth 54 F 42:18 PR
18 Courtney DiPaolo Falmouth 24 F 42:53
19 Jim Fox Falmouth 50 M 44:00
20 Mike Garry N. Falmouth 56 M 44:20
21 Judi Keller N. Falmouth 55 F 44:24
22 Laurie Fife E. Falmouth 40 F 45:45
23 Steve Howard Falmouth 52 M 48:07
24 Brian McDevitt E. Falmouth 38 M 48:07
25 Kelle List Falmouth 44 F 48:08
26 Carolyn Bird Falmouth 64 F 75:00
27 Marvin Mooney Santuit 56 M 76:00

Walkers
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1 Leslie Fotiu East Falmouth 41:00
2 Jackie Jepsen Falmouth 41:00
3 Beth Rainnie West Falmouth 41:00
4 Faith Rainnie West Falmouth 41:00
5 Lois Goldberg Falmouth 45:00