THE THIRD ANNUAL CAPE COD FROZEN FAT ASS 50K WAS HELD ON SAT, JAN 31. THE STARTER WHISLE BLEW AT 7:00 AM AND 24 RUNNERS HEADED WEST ALONG THE BEACH INTO 20MPH WINDS AND A BALMY 18 DEGREES TEMP. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED THE TEMP WENT UP TO THE MID TWENTYS AND THE WINDS INCREASED TO 25-35 MPH.
THE 15.5 MILE COURSE TOOK THE RUNNERS ALONG THE BEACH THROUGH MARSH TRAILS AND DUNES AND BACK TO THE BEACH BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE RACE HQ IN THE PARKING LOT. SOME RUNNERS DID ONE LAP FOR 25K AND SOME WENT OUT AGAIN TO DO IT AGAIN FOR THE 50K.
THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
50K FINISHERS 25K FINISHERS
SCOTT DESLONGCHAMPS 4:26 * GEOF NEWTON 2:16
ZSUZANNA CARLSON 5:20 JOHN MARTIN 2:19
JEFF LIST 5:24 CHRIS MARTIN 2:21
WILWEM VAN DIJK 5:30 ADAM POLAKOWSKI 2:28
FERNANDO COELHO 5:32 ERIC JOHNSON 2:38
BRYCE DEBOIS 5:32 KEVIN MULLIN 2:41
NEIL LACEY 6:04 MIKE MCKENNA 2:46
FRANCIS DAVIS 6:45 JOYCE LANE 2:47
SETH AMBRUSO 6:45 BOB RICHARDS 2:47
FRED MUROLO 7:15 PETE STRINGER 3:00
RICH GORI 3:07
* COURSE RECORD SKIP DANIELS 3:50
NILS AHLIN 4:08