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Seagull Six 2005

O'Brien and Palmer Take Men's and Women's Titles in 28th Annual Seagull Six

Conor O'Brien, 23, of Boston was the first finisher and Michele Palmer, 23, of Wellfleet was the top woman at the 28th Annual Seagull Six 5.74-mile Road Race held on Sunday, April 3 in Woods Hole.

It was a very close race among the men's leaders. O'Brien and 18-year-old Justin Ladner of Falmouth ran neck and neck through the first 4 miles, with Ken Gartner, 44, of West Falmouth trailing behind by about 15 seconds. Near Nobska Light with about a mile to go, O'Brien pulled ahead of Ladner and finished in 31:30. In the meantime Gartner caught Ladner in the home stretch and finished second in 31:45, one second ahead of Ladner. Seagull Six Co-Director Mike Norton, 34 of Waquoit finished fourth in 32:10.

In the women's race, Palmer ran unchallenged and finished in 37:35, good for 14th place overall. Nearly two minutes later, Ali Smrcina, 17, of North Falmouth and Falmouth High School crossed the line with a time of 39:16. She was followed by Lindsay Ruthven, 29, of Falmouth (41:15) and Mary Peabody, 50, of Dennis (41:25).

Falmouth High was well represented at this year's Seagull Six. In addition to the strong performances of Ladner and Smrcina, Michael Stone, 18, of East Falmouth finished in 34:40 which placed him 7th overall.

Although the sun poked out about an hour before the race, the reverberation from the FTC cannon at the start must have shaken the clouds. A light rain began soon thereafter, and it continued for much of the race. But most runners found the conditions ideal. In addtion, there was a good turn out for the 2.5 mile non-competitive walk held in conjunction with the event to raise money for women's health programs in Falmouth.

There were 121 finishers in this year's Seagull Six. The race has been staged annually by the Falmouth Track Club since 1978, and this year's edition was sponsored by Lawrence Lynch Corporation, Falmouth Podiatry, Falmouth Physical Therapy, Sherwood Mortgage, and the Market Street Bookshop. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Falmouth High School track program.


                     **********  OFFICIAL RESULTS  ********** 
                  TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SEAGULL SIX SPRING CLASSIC
    5.74-MILE ROAD RACE        Woods Hole, MA    April 3, 2004 at 11:00 A.M.     
     USATF Sanctioned.
Place Name                    Age S City            St Club       Time    Pace  
===== ======================= === = =============== == ========== ======= ===== 
    1 Conor O'Brien            23 M Boston          MA              31:30  5:30 
    2 Ken Gartner              44 M West Falmouth   MA FTC          31:45  5:32 
    3 Justin Ladner            18 M Falmouth        MA              31:46  5:32 
    4 Mike Norton              35 M Waquoit         MA FTC          32:10  5:37 
    5 Geof Newton              37 M Brewster        MA CCAC/FTC     33:06  5:46 
    6 Steve Faluotico          36 M Falmouth        MA FTC          34:15  5:58 
    7 Michael Stone            18 M East Falmouth   MA FHS          34:40  6:03 
    8 Steve Ruane              23 M Woods Hole      MA              34:55  6:05 
    9 James Preite             41 M North Adams     MA WMAC         36:01  6:17 
   10 Bob Pickart              46 M Falmouth        MA FTC          36:13  6:19 
   11 Monte Ladner             45 M Falmouth        MA              36:21  6:20 
   12 Oscar Pizarro            31 M Woods Hole      MA              36:29  6:22 
   13 Tor Clark                52 M Falmouth        MA FTC          37:20  6:31 
   14 Michele Palmer           23 F Wellfleet       MA              37:35  6:33 
   15 Andrew R. Durski         48 M Oxford          MA CMS          38:33  6:43 
   16 Tom Cahir                52 M Pocasset        MA FTC          38:45  6:46 
   17 Ali Smrcina              17 F North Falmouth  MA FHS          39:16  6:51 
   18 David McPherson          39 M Pocasset        MA FTC          39:35  6:54 
   19 Scott Keene              47 M Woods Hole      MA FTC          39:41  6:55 
   20 Patrick Parker           44 M Oak Bluffs      MA              40:18  7:02 
   21 Nick Lowell              34 M North Falmouth  MA              40:19  7:02 
   22 Dirk Koopmans            31 M Woods Hole      MA              40:41  7:06 
   23 Karl Helfrich            48 M East Falmouth   MA              41:04  7:10 
   24 David Mason              54 M Cotuit          MA CCAC         41:09  7:11 
   25 Peter B. Landry          48 M Teaticket       MA FTC          41:09  7:11 
   26 Lindsay Ruthven          29 F Falmouth        MA FTC          41:15  7:12 
   27 Mary Peabody             50 F Dennis          MA FTC/CCAC     41:25  7:13 
   28 Chris Sherwood           50 M North Falmouth  MA FTC          41:33  7:15 
   29 Todd Bookman             23 M West Yarmouth   MA              41:45  7:17 
   30 Tom Nally                55 M South Dennis    MA CCAC/FTC     42:12  7:21 
   31 Glen Pokraka             43 M North Falmouth  MA FTC          42:30  7:25 
   32 Bill Masterson           66 M Centerville     MA FTC/CCAC     42:48  7:28 
   33 Lynne Davies             23 F Woods Hole      MA              43:11  7:32 
   34 Julia Kirtland           40 F Brunswick       ME              43:11  7:32 
   35 Patrick Neville          27 M Cranston        RI              43:17  7:33 
   36 Daniel MacGlashing       48 M Novi            MI              43:26  7:34 
   37 Duncan C. Warden         48 M Sherborn        MA              43:41  7:37 
   38 Rob Richards             52 M North Falmouth  MA FTC          44:19  7:44 
   39 Kelly Rakow              27 F Teaticket       MA              44:29  7:45 
   40 Terry McKee              53 F Woods Hole      MA FTC          44:34  7:46 
   41 Adam Ross                61 M Edgartown       MA              44:50  7:49 
   42 Richie Williams          66 M West Falmouth   MA FTC          45:04  7:52 
   43 Bill Bingham             32 M North Falmouth  MA              45:05  7:52 
   44 Jeremy Hayden            30 M North Falmouth  MA              45:06  7:52 
   45 Allan Fleck, Jr.         24 M East Falmouth   MA              45:15  7:53 
   46 Patti O'Brien            44 F East Falmouth   MA FTC          45:47  7:59 
   47 Tom Scott                56 M Pembroke        MA FTC          46:16  8:04 
   48 Lucy Helfrich            42 F East Falmouth   MA              46:37  8:08 
   49 Eileen Miskell           47 F Falmouth        MA FTC          47:07  8:13 
   50 Frederick Lowe           50 M Falmouth        MA              47:10  8:13 
   51 Scott Gray               45 M Cheshire        CT FTC          47:26  8:16 
   52 Matt Patrick             53 M Waquoit         MA FTC          47:31  8:17 
   53 Phil Sweeney             57 M Falmouth        MA              48:05  8:23 
   54 Allyson Cook-Metell      29 F Oak Bluffs      MA              48:06  8:23 
   55 Larry Lieberman          61 M Boston          MA FTC          48:10  8:24 
   56 Karen Lobdell            51 F Vineyard Haven  MA MAC          48:14  8:25 
   57 April Wyncott            46 F Brighton        MI              48:28  8:27 
   58 Rick Heath               51 M Mashpee         MA CCAC         48:45  8:30 
   59 Joshua Drew              29 M East Falmouth   MA              49:02  8:33 
   60 Rachel Horwitz           23 F Woods Hole      MA FTC          49:14  8:35 
   61 Paul Smith               51 M Osterville      MA              49:17  8:36 
   62 Jurek Blusztajn          47 M Falmouth        MA FTC          49:37  8:39 
   63 Joanna York              31 F Woods Hole      MA FTC          49:38  8:39 
   64 Ann Tarrant              31 F Hatchville      MA FTC          49:47  8:41 
   65 Tammy Rausch             46 F Canton          MA              49:50  8:41 
   66 Louise Patrick           55 F Waquoit         MA FTC          50:17  8:46 
   67 Jeffrey Rogers           39 M Sandwich        MA              50:20  8:47 
   68 Tiffany Walker           34 F Marstons Mills  MA              50:20  8:47 
   69 Jamie Brown              31 F Boston          MA              50:32  8:49 
   70 Chris Roman              29 M Falmouth        MA              50:45  8:51 
   71 Jason Hyatt              31 M East Falmouth   MA              50:46  8:51 
   72 Diane Allison            58 F Braintree       MA              50:57  8:53 
   73 James Mueller            51 M Marstons Mills  MA              51:12  8:56 
   74 Leslie Zook              35 F Gales Ferry     CT              51:19  8:57 
   75 Liz Waldman              57 F Mashpee         MA MVS          51:23  8:57 
   76 Pat Nally                54 F South Dennis    MA CCAC/FTC     51:32  8:59 
   77 Jeannine Valle           29 F East Falmouth   MA              51:41  9:01 
   78 Christian Valle          28 M East Falmouth   MA              51:41  9:01 
   79 Michael Kelleher         53 M West Barnstable MA              51:44  9:01 
   80 Mary Ellen Ross          34 F Edgartown       MA              51:48  9:02 
   81 Wayne Rutledge           46 M West Wareham    MA              51:51  9:02 
   82 Anna Cabral              30 F East Falmouth   MA              52:01  9:04 
   83 Judi Keller              56 F North Falmouth  MA FTC          52:24  9:08 
   84 Mary Loftus              50 F East Falmouth   MA              52:47  9:12 
   85 Liz Soares               35 F Cotuit          MA              52:59  9:14 
   86 Melissa Manter           42 F West Tisbury    MA MAC          53:11  9:16 
   87 Jessica Erickson         27 F Medford         MA              53:30  9:20 
   88 Paul Hartel              54 M West Falmouth   MA FTC          53:43  9:22 
   89 Marie Ficociello         36 F Weymouth        MA CRR          53:45  9:22 
   90 Jay Lively               29 M North Falmouth  MA              53:46  9:22 
   91 Dave Lavender            49 M Mashpee         MA FTC          54:17  9:28 
   92 Alita Miller             39 F Norwich         CT              54:24  9:29 
   93 Laurie E. Fife           42 F East Falmouth   MA FTC          54:28  9:30 
   94 Mike Garry               57 M North Falmouth  MA FTC          54:37  9:31 
   95 Rich Waldman             61 M Mashpee         MA FTC          54:46  9:33 
   96 Cyndee Carvalho          45 F Falmouth        MA FTC          54:58  9:35 
   97 Amanda Hansen            30 F Mashpee         MA              55:03  9:36 
   98 Fallon Preite            13 F North Adams     MA WMAC         55:31  9:41 
   99 Rich Sherman             57 M Falmouth        MA FTC          55:36  9:42 
  100 Stacy Hadayia            30 F Dorchester      MA              55:37  9:42 
  101 James Sommers            43 M Hingham         MA              55:38  9:42 
  102 Richard McKenna          51 M East Falmouth   MA              56:30  9:51 
  103 Nicole Grevelis          33 F Marstons Mills  MA FTC          56:31  9:51 
  104 Joanne Corsano           50 F Pocasset        MA FTC          56:40  9:53 
  105 Ann Hagan                46 F Marstons Mills  MA CCAC         56:50  9:54 
  106 Judy Terry               52 F South Chatham   MA FTC/CCAC     56:53  9:55 
  107 Ed Giordano              56 M North Falmouth  MA FTC          57:31 10:02 
  108 Travis Bernard           13 M Falmouth        MA              58:14 10:09 
  109 Jim Fox                  52 M Falmouth        MA            1:00:28 10:32 
  110 Ashley Look              28 F Wellfleet       MA            1:00:43 10:35 
  111 Lynn Forti               37 F Mashpee         MA FTC        1:00:51 10:36 
  112 Mary C. Peterson         52 F Pocasset        MA FTC        1:00:55 10:37 
  113 Stephen Howard           54 M Falmouth        MA FTC        1:00:55 10:37 
  114 Linda Dalton             64 F Falmouth        MA FTC        1:01:05 10:39 
  115 Doris Beatty             70 F Falmouth        MA FTC        1:03:05 11:00 
  116 Dennis Hanlon            61 M East Sandwich   MA            1:05:02 11:20 
  117 R. Goodwin               51 M West Yarmouth   MA            1:05:07 11:21 
  118 Doug Stafford            14 M East Falmouth   MA FTC        1:07:50 11:49 
  119 Robert Howard            57 M Norfolk         MA            1:13:44 12:51 
  120 Damon Howard             57 M Mattapoisett    MA            1:15:21 13:08 
  121 Wes Chadbourne           71 M Plympton        MA FTC/CCAC   1:34:02 16:23