Holy Cow what a night for a run! The weather conditions were almost identical to last Friday night and 37 people took part this week's "Pre Mothers Day Friday Night Five."
Former Falmouth Track Club president, Peter Golato, now of Columbus, Ohio, was back in town to reunite with his former track club teammates. Actually the real reason the devoted son was in town was to visit his mother for Mother's Day.
After the race some of the more absent-minded runners dashed off to various card shops and florists to do what they should have done much earlier in the week.
Kris Tholke was the first woman and the first mother to cross the line this week. Following close on her heels was Alyssa Pelish who was running the Friday Night Five for her first time. Also making her Friday Night Five debut was Anna Burtis of North Falmouth, who finished in third place.
Russ Pelletier was the first person to cross the line, but he left an hour or two early as he wasn't sure if his lame knee would hold out. Mike Norton was the actual winner.
Fourth place finisher, Greg Peterson, was also making his Friday Night Five debut. The Friday Night rookie was running comfortably in third place for almost the entire race before he was reeled in with a half mile to go by the wily veteran Bob Crowley. Ed Giordano showed no ill effects form his recent marathon somewhere out in Ohio, as he trotted in in just over 42 minutes.
The Friday Night Five is held every week at 5:30 from Town Hall Square in Falmouth. There is no entry fee and all runners are invited to participate in this self-timed event.
*********************************************************************** RESULTS FTC FRIDAY NIGHT FIVE 5/11/2001 Pl Name Hometown Age Sex Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Mike Norton Falmouth 31 M 30:08 2 Ken Gartner W. Falmouth 40 M 30:08 3 Bob Crowley Hatchville 45 M 30:45 4 Greg Peterson Woods Hole 24 M 31:06 5 Michele Bianchini Venice, Italy 48 M 31:44 6 David Farrell Barrington, RI 51 M 34:12 7 Tim Jones E. Falmouth 43 M 34:22 8 Peter Landry Teaticket 44 M 34:44 9 Mike Mullo Falmouth 64 M 35:56 10 Ben Pring Falmouth 38 M 36:00 11 John Hurley Falmouth 64 M 38:22 12 Peter Golato Columbus, OH 47 M 38:28 13 Jurek Blusztajn Falmouth 43 M 38:47 14 Paul Hartel W. Falmouth 50 M 39:06 15 Tom Fuller E. Falmouth 35 M 39:25 16 Kris Tholke W. Falmouth 52 F 39:30 17 Alyssa Pelish Woods Hole 24 F 39:58 18 Anna Burtis N. Falmouth 41 F 40:29 19 Michael Boudrot E. Falmouth 35 M 41:01 20 Mike Garry N. Falmouth 53 M 41:50 21 Ed Giordano N. Falmouth 52 M 42:28 22 Lisa Lamont E. Falmouth 39 F 42:43 23 Karen Smith-Rohrberg W. Falmouth 54 F 44:00 24 Sandro Segalini Falmouth 60 M 44:09 25 Dan Webb Falmouth 37 M 44:12 26 Russ Pelletier Falmouth 52 M 45:00 27 Dana DeLorme Mashpee 36 F 45:20 28 Linda McDonald Mashpee 49 F 45;00 29 Stephen Howard Falmouth 50 M 47:20 30 Elizabeth Jazowski Falmouth 63 F 47:26 31 Courtney Bird Falmouth 61 M 48:20 32 Nicole Grevelis Marstons Mills 29 F 54:10 33 Judi Keller N. Falmouth 52 F 55:39 34 Doris Beatty Falmouth 66 F 55:39 35 Maggi Yates Falmouth 57 F 56:18 36 Carolyn Bird Falmouth 61 F 62:28 37 Chris Smith Newton Centre 29 M 63:14