It was the 200th running of the Friday Night Five. As he did 200 weeks ago, Tommy Leonard ambled out from behind the bar at the Quarterdeck Restaurant and fired the starters gun in Town Hall Square to send the runners on their way. Actually he really didn’t fire a starters gun; he instead improvised and popped a balloon he found lying around behind the bar.
The weather conditions were ideal for fast times, and almost everyone who ran commented that each mile they ran was faster than the previous mile. It was probably the fastest field of the year, with 2 runners under 29 minutes and the top 5 all under 30:30.
Many runners recorded personal best times. Among them was Leslie Greene who finished in 47:36. Ms. Greene has improved by almost 10 minutes from when she first started running the Friday Night Five just about a year ago.
Leading the way for the women were Suni Williams of Houston, Texas and Dina Pandya of Medway, Massachusetts. The two sisters not only look alike, but they run the same speed. They both finished in 35:30. They were recruited to run the race by their mother, who often walks her dog along the race course.
The Friday Night Five is held every week at 5:30 from Town Hall Square in Falmouth. There is no charge for this self-timed event and all runners are welcome to participate.
*********************************************************************** RESULTS FTC FRIDAY NIGHT FIVE 4/27/01 Pl Name Hometown Age Sex Time --- -------------------------------------------------- 1 Ken Gartner W. Falmouth 40 M 28:10 2 Mike Norton Falmouth 31 M 28:20 3 Bill O'Mara Briston, RI 42 M 29:20 4 Steve Faluotico Woods Hole 32 M 30:22 5 Bob Crowley Hatchville 45 M 30:29 6 Jeff List E. Falmouth 41 M 30:50 7 Dave McPherson Pocasset 35 M 32:41 8 Larry Belliveau Chatham 43 M 33:00 9 Brian Dale Waquoit 46 M 33:23 10 Richard RizzitanoW. Falmouth 41 M 33:30 11 Tim Jones E. Falmouth 43 M 34:52 12 Suni Williams Houston, TX 35 F 35:30 13 Nina Pandya Medway 38 F 35:30 14 Darrell Herbert Falmouth 41 M 35:47 15 Ben Prine Falmouth 38 M 36:00 16 Monica Hough Falmouth 39 F 37:39 PR 17 Dave Fratantoni Falmouth 33 M 37:55 18 Paul Hartel W. Falmouth 50 M 39:10 19 Jurek Blusztajn Falmouth 43 M 39:50 20 Kris Tholke W. Falmouth 52 F 40:11 21 Sharon Napier Sandwich 40 F 40:14 22 Mike Garry N. Falmouth 53 M 41:30 23 Paul Farrell Falmouth 54 M 42:02 24 Judi Keller N. Falmouth 52 F 43:33 25 John Hasson Milton 51 M 43:34 26 Laurie Fife E. Falmouth 38 F 44:33 27 Ed Giordano N. Falmouth 52 M 44:33 28 Elizabeth ShermanFalmouth 18 F 46:20 29 Madeleine Marken Falmouth 61 F 46:47 30 Rich Sherman Falmouth 53 M 47:30 31 Leslie Greene Mashpee 37 F 47:36 PR 32 Courtney Bird Falmouth 61 M 48:03 33 Stephen Howard Falmouth 50 M 48:45 34 Mary Leonard Bourne 59 F 49:30 35 Doris Beatty Falmouth 66 F 50:00 36 Maggi Yates Falmouth 57 F 58:11 37 Bob Yates Falmouth 64 M 58:11 38 Carolyn Bird Falmouth 61 F 58:11 39 Robert Dornback Provincetown 26 M 59:31