7th Annual

Run / Walk for Tara

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

  

2008 Results and Recap

November 11, 2008

EASTHAMPTON, GALBRAITH FIELD:  Approximately 250 people participated in the seventh annual Run/Walk for Tara to benefit eating disorder programs on Tuesday, November 11, the birthday of Tara Sheehan, a Southampton resident and runner who died of anorexia in 2002. Walkers and runners enjoyed the cross country 3.1 mile course on a crisp and breezy 45 degree day. Members of the Sheehan family welcomed the runners and walkers, thanking them for coming out to celebrate Tara’s birthday and to raise funds to support eating disorder programs. Antony Taylor of Arlington set a new race record of 16:39, while Justine Johnson (19:59) of Easthampton won the women's race.Well-known local runner Nancy Conz served as this year’s race coordinator, working with Janet Brown, Virginia Ahart and their team of 35 volunteers. All money raised by the race goes to the Tara Sheehan Fund to help people suffering from eating disorders.

 In order of finish, runners were:

  1. Antony Taylor             16:39 (new race record)
  2. Mike Sullivan              17:24
  3. Matthew Geertsma     17:25
  4. Rodney Furr               17:26
  5. Spencer Beaver           17:38
  6. Ryan Thornhill             18:37
  7. Kyle Yelt                    18:48
  8. David Corbett            18:58
  9. Steve Lorenz               19:01
  10. Craig Stokowski          19:43
  11. Dan McNair               19:52
  12. Brandon Cross            19:54
  13. Justine Johnson            19:59 (1st woman)
  14. Preston Brown             20:00
  15. Christian McNair          21:15
  16. Daniel Korpita              21:26
  17. Jason Beaver               21:26
  18. Siobhan O'Brien           21:33
  19. Rachel O'Brien             21:34
  20. A. F. (Finn) Lorenz       21:34
  21. Tyler Valinski                21:42
  22. Victoria Dunch              21:53
  23. Steve Pepe                    21:57
  24. Carl Cyr                        21:57
  25. Wat Hedding                 22:10
  26. Peter Valinski                 22:23
  27. Cooper Valinski             22:23
  28. Jacob Ingraham             22:30
  29. Greg Monska                22:39
  30. George Benoit               22:49
  31. Jonathan Tetherly           22:54
  32. Bill Yehle                      23:06
  33. Mark Wendolowski      23:07
  34. Doreen Larson              23:15
  35. Sarah Clark                  23:22
  36. Carol L'Esperance       23:25
  37. Ryder Valinski             23:32
  38. Mike Valinski              23:44
  39. Meghan-Lynn Karagiozis 23:44
  40. Rachel Comee            23:45
  41. Dan Touhey              23:48
  42. Jack Baldwin            23:54
  43. Daniel Valinski          23:54
  44. Cassidy Valinski        23:55
  45. Alanna Lloyd             23:57
  46. Michelle Labrie         24:04
  47. Elizabeth Labrie        24:22
  48. Leeann Cerpovicz     24:43
  49. Kate Cenoamo          24:44
  50. Madeline Cann          24:44
  51. Bob Massaro            25:02
  52. Dan Baldwin              25:06
  53. Richard L'Heureux     25:09 (with Nike - 1st dog)
  54. Nancy Miller              25:26
  55. Tucker Valinski          25:27
  56. Steven Silverman        25:33
  57. Richard Townsley, Jr.  25:42
  58. Sydney Henthorn          25:54
  59. John Klick                    26:11
  60. Maggie Douglass          26:35
  61. Eileen Foyle                 26:48
  62. Mike Korpita              26:53
  63. Michael Rood             27:01
  64. Alice Yang                  27:10
  65. Dennis Beaver             27:18
  66. Cheryl Saloman           27:37
  67. Tom Nash                   27:38
  68. Mark Sullivan              27:55
  69. Zane Wendolowski      28:10
  70. Kathleen Nash             28:14
  71. Christine Ganoyle         28:16
  72. Peter Stasz                 28:24
  73. Alison O'Donald          28:26
  74. Tim Burke                   28:29
  75. Caroline Angel Burke   28:30
  76. Dylan Cross                  28:30
  77. Amanda Rodriguez        28:55
  78. Thomas Stevens            29:02
  79. Sylvan Lorenz               29:03
  80. Jacquelyn Vincent          29:12
  81. Libby Baldwin               29:29
  82. Roy Rogers                  29:32
  83. Laura Mangin              29:37
  84. Martha McCullagh       29:47
  85. Michael Messee         29:57
  86. David Sullivan          30:27
  87. unknown                30:27
  88. unknown                30:55
  89. Jack Silverman       30:56
  90. Madeline Silverman   30:57
  91. Amanda Weisenthal   31:11
  92. Irving Weisenthal      31:50
  93. Roxanne Pin             31:54
  94. Daniel Dodson          32:00
  95. Julie Hall                    32:17
  96. Mimi Burgielowicz      32:24
  97. Tony Lucia                  32:25
  98. Pat Monska                33:16
  99. Beth Ouellette             33:18
  100. Lori Ingraham             34:47
  101. Lauren Nolan             35:46
  102. Dan Carey                 35:47
  103. Susan McNamara      
  104. Mikaila Simon
  105. Alexandria Cerpovicz
  106. Roger Farnsworth
  107. Anne Carey
  108. Joanine Carey
  109. Hilary Whitlock
  110. Dick Borden          61:34

 

The Run/Walk for Tara benefits the Tara Fund, which provides grants to eating disorder education and treatment programs.  If you would like to contribute to this year's effort, please send a check by December 1st to The Tara Fund, c/o John and Maureen Sheehan, 127 Pomeroy Meadow Rd., Southampton, MA 01073. 


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Also in the news:

"Running in Tara's memory to beat anorexia" an article by Tom Shea in the Springfield Republican on Thursday, November 03, 2005