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Morris Mauler Hibernation Edition
November 3, 2007
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OVERALL RESULTS ~~
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Most Improved Results ~~
Sabatino and Kalwa win 9th Morris Mauler 5k
John Sabatino, 40, returned to win his 1st
Title after 4 tries, having placed a 3rd, a 2nd, and a 5th in his previous
attempts in 2004 and 05. John has been having a great year as a master
runner and pulled away from newcomer "Iron man" Murray Resinski
to win by 13 seconds in a great battle of front runner versus pursuer.
Both Runners are from Local Morris Plains. Joseph Skydel from Mendham,
a Newark academy H.S. runner, took 3rd place by slashing nearly 2 minutes
from last years fall race time.
Jenna Kalwa won her 3rd consecutive Morris Mauler title and broke
the 3 year old course record by 20 seconds. Jenna ran an incredibly
strong race up the hills, erasing the "Cross Country Legend" Joy
Jaworowski's time of 22:38. Danielle Stanton took 2nd place in her
1st Morris Mauler race. Natalie St. John of local Mendham rounded out
the top women by running her 4th Morris Mauler race having always finished
in the top 3 spots.
John Guth, Brian Karl, and Mike Lysak were the top Clydesdale runners
(men 195 and over) battling the brutal hills as the strong runners
they are. It is tough enough for a sleek/lithe distance runner to run
up these extreme climbs let alone the stalwart performances of the
bigger guys.
Hard work does pay off as returning runners vie for the coveted "Most
Improved Runner" awards. Daniel Lim from Great Neck, NY won the top
spot chopping off 14% off his previous best. Rounding out the top finishers,
beating their previous bests by substantial time were Ryan Alderson,
Joseph Skydel, Ryuichi Saito, Brian Karl, Brian Knierem, Jodi Tofel
and Stephanie Abrusia. Of course their times pale to their road times
by 3-4 minutes, but pain and battle of will is the effort it takes
to improve on New Jersey's toughest 5k race!
National Class Veteran Runners J.L. Seymore and Rick Detrolio smashed
60 and 65 year age group records respectively.
The weather was a chilly 48 degrees but wind and rain held off on
the cloudy Saturday morning as all runners were treated to our special
Vegan Chilli and great barbecue cookout and lots of other trail running
foodstuffs.
Thanks to all participants for making this a great event and the
race staff for treating the runners with such enthusiasm and kind
attention.
View
some photos of the course here
Morris Mauler Hibernation Edition Report
November 4, 2006
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OVERALL RESULTS ~~
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Most Improved Results ~~
Dominic Grillo wins his 4th Morris Mauler
Title in 18:54. Jenna Kalwa and Natalie St. John Smash age group record
as they take 1st and 2nd overall in Women's race.
Jenna Kalwa of Pennington, NJ ran an impressive
23:22 on the tough course layout, challenging every hill, as she pulled
away from the field and picked up her first of what could be many Morris
Mauler titles. Tori Martin of Milford finished a strong 3rd place in
24:34, breaking her age group record by nearly 2 minutes. Mike Anis of
Edison, NJ took 2nd place after stalking Dominic Grillo of Somerset for
the 1st half of the course, before Dominic pulled ahead on the uphills.
Paul Julich of Morris Plains took 3rd place. Checkout
the updated Mauler Hall of Fame!
Thanks to Starting
Line Sports for their generous gift certificates to award the winners
and the Inov-8 trail
shoe raffle drawing giveaway. The race crew received rave thanks from
the runners, and everyone had plenty of Veggie Chilli and miscellaneous
foods and snacks on this perfect running day. This was the biggest
Morris Mauler race held so far with a record number crowd of over 200
entrants.
Enilda Indyk, Susan Olesky, Lisa Digiacinto,
Dylan and Christian Kalwa also broke their respective age group records
on this 7th running of this classic cross country / trail "hybrid" race.
Most Improved runners were John Dixon, Andrew
Louie, Andrea Libretti, Gene Hammond, Joseph Kovacs, Kessiah Carlbon,
and Greg Verhoff. Thanks to everyone for making this such a great event.
Summer Screecher 5K
September 9 , 2006
The only race with a folk music fest!
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RESULTS ~~
Mike Bertocchi, a High School Junior (former 52 quarter miler/sophomore
moving up to distance running) from Morris Plains, NJ won the 1st Summer
Screecher 5k Trail race with a 20:38 over the tough layout of this
new event from Beautiful Sunrise Lake area of Lewis Morris Park. Carl
Goldschmidt, a strong masters runner from Doylestown, PA was only 5
seconds back in 2nd place. Carrie Brox of Princeton was the overall
woman's winner by a solid 2 minutes as she navigated the course and
finished looking as fresh as she started.
The Course rates a 7.7 on the "Hillometer" Chart and a rugged
5.3 on the "Stability/Agility Scale" rating system for trail
running. The tough climb up the Orange trail with exposed roots, rocks
and tight turns between 1 1/4 and 2 miles makes this race a challenge
for everyone's off road running skills.
The great Picnic/cookout/Music Festival/party at this serene picturesque
location was an occasion to remember with ideal conditions and lots
of food and socializing. Thanks to everyone for making this first event
such a success and stay tuned for the next event at this location.
The tremendous volunteers with such a friendly demeanor made this race
a wonderful experience. Thanks to Starting
Line Sports for the gift certificate awards for overall and age
group winners.
Word has it that March / April will host the "Wobbly Wombat" 6
miler @ Sunrise lake picnic area again. Good luck to everyone at the
Upcoming 7th "Morris Mauler" 5k at the upper Sugarloaf /
Mendham overlook picnic location. Remember, to run well up the hills,
one must train on hills specifically to overcome the challenge of severity
of the 4 brutal hill climbs. "Top 7" most improved runners
will get special awards at the Hibernation edition of the Morris Mauler.
Happy trails and stay healthy!
Morris Mauler 5K Hibernation Edition
Report
November 5, 2005
Eamon Drew of Morristown wins 5th Morris
Mauler 5k breaking course record in a time of 18:40 !!!
Mariah Seminara of Neigboring Mendham tops strong women's field in 3rd best
all-time performance.
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Eamon Drew fought off a tenacious Brian
McAuley of Florham Park as both runners hammered up the tough hill climbs
to win his 1st Morris Mauler title. Eamon's time of 18:40 broke Dan Feder's
former record of 18:50 on the beautiful sunny 65 degree day. Eamon trains
here often from the local Delbarton School. Mariah Seminara of nearby
Mendham pulled away from Lisa D'Alessandro of Morristown over the last
1/2 of the course to win her first title on toughest 5k race in NJ. Angie
Dello from Whippany ran a very strong 3rd place finish besting her previous
top time on this brutal course of hills and trails. Mark Lorello of Budd
Lake was the 1st Master runner. William Piwtoratsky was the Most Improved
runner beating his best time by a huge margin in his 3rd consecutive
running of this challenging course. All runners enjoyed home made Vegan
Chili, cookout, liquid refreshments, in the perfect fall weather. Thanks
to everyone for making this event a success. Next Year's spring Morris
Mauler will be Sunday, June 4th, 2006 and the Fall Hibernation Edition
will be Saturday, November 4th 2006.
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10th Morris Mauler 5k on May 11th @ 10:00
We have reached our Capacity for the Spring
Edition of the Morris Mauler 5k race. Registration is now Closed. The
10th running of the Morris Mauler looks to have good temperatures forecasted
for this Sunday. Registration pickup opens @ 8:45 for the 10:00 race
starting time. Please arrive early to allow for parking and warmup,
etc. Please carpool, if possible, as parking is limited close to the
race site. Also, arrive early to get first pick of your
choice of color of shirts. We will have plenty of fruit, snacks, drinks
(beer included), and a cookout as usual for the celebration of the Tenth
event. Hope everyone is having a good spring so far and is ready for
hills in preparation for running your best Mauler time and vying for
the top "Most
Improved Runners". See you Sunday, May 11th and hope you enjoy the
challenge of the Morris Mauler 5k race and the post race party immediately
following.
All
the Morris Mauler Races, Participants & Times on one spreadsheet
~ click here!
Kalwa and
Roman win 8th Morris Mauler !
June
3, 2007
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OVERALL RESULTS ~~
Jenna Kalwa of Pennington won her
second consecutive Morris Mauler by improving her time
by 20 seconds and running the second fastest time ever on the course
(only two-time winner Joy Jaworski has run faster). Scott Roman improved
his best time by 12 seconds to record his first victory in two tries
at the Brutal Lewis Morris Park course. Former winner Dan Feder was
2nd and Princeton Sophomore Henry Feder was 3rd overall, chopping off
an amazing 5 1/2 minutes from his previous best time set three years
ago. Nova Roman from Monroe took runnerup honors on her first try on
the course. Natalie St. John of nearby Mendham finished 3rd place in
her 3rd consecutive Morris Mauler, having placed runnerup twice previously
- St. John is 12 years old!
Rick Detrolio won his age group again for
the 7th time in seven tries, as he has only once missed this classic
cross-country / trail hybrid race. Rick smashed the course record for
his new age group by over 3 1/2 minutes. Stephan Armington, Jeremy O'Leary,
and Brian Karl led the top Clydesdales with very strong performances
to climb the steep uphills. Times were consistant with past Mauler races,
as runners ran from 3 to over 5 minutes slower than their road 5k times.
The weather turned out perfect as temperatures
were moderate and the picnic/post race party was plentiful with many
berries of all sorts to start off the post race food festival. Most runners
hung around for the cookout and snacks and refreshments of all imaginations
on this beautiful day.
The top people from the Most Improved Runner
category were led by Michael Ztanze, who chopped off 8 1/2 minutes after
extensive hill training in preparation for challenging his best previous
time. Henry Feder, Elizabeth Kenyon, Keith Smerak, David Mojica, Ginny
Platania, and Steve Ambrosi rounded out the other top seven most improved
award winners who have come back time and again to master and tackle
this ultra tough 5k race course.
Thanks to all volunteers , participants
and Starting
Line Sports of Madison for making this such a challenging and enjoyable
event.
Morris Mauler Spring Edition Report
June 4, 2006
Wendy Locke of Boonton and Brian Harris
of Clinton win 6th running of the Morris Mauler 5k race.
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RESULTS ~~
All
times on course by runner spreadsheet - NEW!
(Including June 4, 2006!)
Mauler
All-Time Best Performance by Age Group List!
The Spring Edition of the Morris Mauler
5k Cross Country/Trail race featured a new course record of 18:34 as
Brian Harris eclipsed Eamon Drew's year old record of 18:40 on the always
tough - and this year's wet and mushy - course. Wendy Locke returned
for her 2nd attempt and came away in victory over a tenacious run from
Nicole Corre of Hoboken (2nd place), and Gazelle-like running from newcomer
Natalie St. John of Nearby Mendham (3rd place). At the age of 11, St.
John astounded everyone with some great uphill running ability. Three-time
winner Dominic Grillo was runner-up, matching last fall's 19:12 time.
(Grillo has run the race five times.) Greg Mullins of Wharton finished
in 3rd place with a strong run, along with his assistance as a race volunteer.
Thanks to Inov-8 shoes
for donating two pairs of trail running shoes and Starting
Line Sports for their generous donation of gift certificates to overall
and age group winners. Everyone enjoyed all the luscious strawberries,
blueberries, rasberries, Hochade sports drink, snacks, chocolate, and
the great bar-b-cue following the event. Fun was had by all, of course,
after the challenge of the ferocious hill running involved for the day.
Most Improved runner awards went to John
Kiraly, Elizabeth Macchiaverna, Bob Koppenol, Silvia Louie, Chris Jaworski,
and Kessiah Carlbon.
Thanks to everyone for making this race
so popular. We hope all had a great day!
Morris Mauler 5K Spring Edition Report
May
8, 2005
Results
Dominic Grillo won his 3rd Morris
Mauler title on the New Modified Mauler course in 19:04. Even though
the course is clearly tougher than the old course with the increased
difficulty, Dominic was still able to run a similar winning time. Dominic
typically runs low 16's for the road 5k to indicate the challenge of
the Morris Mauler 5k course. Jodi Sancetta won her first title as Champion
of the Morris Mauler 5k Spring x-country/Trail race. Jodi pulled away
from her rivals after the 2nd big hill climb @ the midpoint of the race
and looked strong finishing her 2nd Morris Mauler race. Robert Pasqual
was the first Master runner as he finished his 4th Morris Mauler race.
The next Morris Mauler will be Saturday, November 5th. (This is NY Marathon
weekend) So come on out on Saturday for the race and sit @ home on Sunday
and watch the NY Marathon on T.V
Morris Mauler
5K Hibernation Edition
November 21, 2004
Morris Mauler 5K Spring Edition Report
April
10, 2004
Diane Ross and Daniel Feder won the Morris "Spring" Mauler
5k race on April 10, 2004. They set new course records for the course.
Top runners were up to 2 minutes slower than usual 5k times for the
tough course. Most runners who usually run over 21 minutes for 5K were
up to 3 and 4 minutes slower than their usual times on this incredibly
hilly and challenging course. Thanks to all those that participated.
It was a great day, with temperatures in mid 50's and the sun shining
brightly! Results
here.
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