September 21, 2024, Haworth, NJ: An ebullient band of Shore AC harriers exudes confidence before the start of the Haworth 5K race. Front row, left to right: Karyn Baig, Leslie Nowicki, Harry Pino, Luz Ravines, Mike Salamone, Scott Linnell and Jim Linn. Back row, left to right: Bob Shields, Rebecca Keenan, Reno Stirrat, Ken Ginsburg, Joe Maranzani, Mike DiLeva and Ken "Biceps" Wilson. Doing race preparations elsewhere: Kim Anicito and Chris Rinaldi.
Shore AC Results for the 2024 Haworth 5K Race
Race date: September 21, 2024 Full results from Best Racing Systems.
Link to the race web site.
SHORE AC TEAM RESULTS:
Open Women:
1 336 Shore Athletic Club Open Women A 2:04:24.2
0162 REBECCA KEENAN 45 20:46.3*
0410 KARYN BAIG 79 22:31.0*
0011 KIM ANICITO 149 26:42.7*
0274 LUZ GLADYS RAVINES 150 26:44.8*
0243 LESLIE NOWICKI 168 27:39.4*
0334 SUSAN STIRRAT 412 1:00:14.3
40+ Men:
2 86 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 50 A 1:41:27.6
0210 JOE MARANZANI 7 18:24.0*
0113 KEN GINSBURG 18 19:21.3*
0312 ROBERT SHIELDS 37 20:32.0*
0287 MICHAEL SALAMONE 41 20:38.6*
0074 MICHAEL DILEVA 80 22:31.7*
0280 CHRISTOPHER RINALDI 106 23:59.3
50+ Men:
2 136 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 50 A 1:45:47.0
0113 KEN GINSBURG 18 19:21.3*
0312 ROBERT SHIELDS 37 20:32.0*
0287 MICHAEL SALAMONE 41 20:38.6*
0074 MICHAEL DILEVA 80 22:31.7*
0198 SCOTT LINNELL 84 22:43.4*
0266 HARRY PINO 93 23:19.0
0280 CHRISTOPHER RINALDI 106 23:59.3
60+ Men:
1 186 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 60 A 1:04:55.9
0197 JAMES LINN 49 21:02.1*
0333 RENO STIRRAT 51 21:10.4*
0198 SCOTT LINNELL 84 22:43.4*
0266 HARRY PINO 93 23:19.0
0378 KEN WILSON 101 23:41.3
70+ Men:
1 236 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 70 A 1:05:53.8
0197 JAMES LINN 49 21:02.1*
0333 RENO STIRRAT 51 21:10.4*
0378 KEN WILSON 101 23:41.3*
Link to the race web site.
SHORE AC TEAM RESULTS:
Open Women:
1 336 Shore Athletic Club Open Women A 2:04:24.2
0162 REBECCA KEENAN 45 20:46.3*
0410 KARYN BAIG 79 22:31.0*
0011 KIM ANICITO 149 26:42.7*
0274 LUZ GLADYS RAVINES 150 26:44.8*
0243 LESLIE NOWICKI 168 27:39.4*
0334 SUSAN STIRRAT 412 1:00:14.3
40+ Men:
2 86 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 50 A 1:41:27.6
0210 JOE MARANZANI 7 18:24.0*
0113 KEN GINSBURG 18 19:21.3*
0312 ROBERT SHIELDS 37 20:32.0*
0287 MICHAEL SALAMONE 41 20:38.6*
0074 MICHAEL DILEVA 80 22:31.7*
0280 CHRISTOPHER RINALDI 106 23:59.3
50+ Men:
2 136 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 50 A 1:45:47.0
0113 KEN GINSBURG 18 19:21.3*
0312 ROBERT SHIELDS 37 20:32.0*
0287 MICHAEL SALAMONE 41 20:38.6*
0074 MICHAEL DILEVA 80 22:31.7*
0198 SCOTT LINNELL 84 22:43.4*
0266 HARRY PINO 93 23:19.0
0280 CHRISTOPHER RINALDI 106 23:59.3
60+ Men:
1 186 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 60 A 1:04:55.9
0197 JAMES LINN 49 21:02.1*
0333 RENO STIRRAT 51 21:10.4*
0198 SCOTT LINNELL 84 22:43.4*
0266 HARRY PINO 93 23:19.0
0378 KEN WILSON 101 23:41.3
70+ Men:
1 236 Shore Athletic Club Masters Men 70 A 1:05:53.8
0197 JAMES LINN 49 21:02.1*
0333 RENO STIRRAT 51 21:10.4*
0378 KEN WILSON 101 23:41.3*
Haworth Heroics: Shore AC Averts "DANGER" in 5K Race
The S.O.S. reverberated throughout the galaxy. "DANGER! DANGER!" it warned. Like the small crew from the 1960s TV series Lost in Space, Shore AC sign-ups for the Haworth 5K race were sparse. Far too skimpy, in fact, to enter an Open Women's team or a 50+ or 40+ Masters Men's team. The robot -- or in this case the team captain -- was panicking. Our opportunity to win the 2024 USATF-NJ LDR Grand Prix in those categories might evaporate like water on the moon.
Voyagers know: outer space is vast. It took time for any response to arrive. And when responses arrived, they amounted to a trickle. But by race eve, just enough Shore AC stalwarts had signed up that we could barely enter teams. Hooray!
WOpen Team:
Moreover, though few in number, our SAC astronauts had the right stuff. Take for example the six ladies who comprised our Open Women's team. All were over age 40. None were considered our top runners. Nevertheless, they won! Rebecca Keenan led the team on its mission, applying her marathon training to achieve a fabulous time of 20:46. Physical therapist Karyn Baig squeezed a solid 22:31 from her jet-lagged body to help the cause. Our third and final quadragenarian, Kim Anicito, came through for the team in 26:42 despite having an off year. Two seconds later, 62-year-old Luz Ravines powered through the finish chute in 26:44 as the team's fourth scorer. Shortly thereafter, 61-year-old Leslie Nowicki sailed over the timing mat in 27:39 to seal the team's victory. And to demonstrate team spirit, 69-year-old Susan Stirrat shook off the pain from a back injury suffered earlier in the week to walk the 3.1-mile course in 1:00:14 and provide all-important backup. The team's cumulative score of 2:04:24 bested second-place Clifton's time by a mere 59 seconds. On top of that, our dynamic women leapfrogged Raritan Valley for the lead in the 2024 USATF-NJ LDR Grand Prix. Brava, ladies!
M70+ Team:
Our motif of few but proud carried over to the men's teams. Though you could count our male senior citizens on one hand, they were some of the most experienced in the galaxy. Chief among them was Jim Linn, a nationally renowned distance runner who had just transferred to Shore AC from the New Jersey Pacers running club. Jim made his debut memorable, ripping a sensational 21:02 to place first among 70+ men and second in age grading with 85.1%. Opposing teams knew they were in serious trouble when Reno Stirrat sped across the threshold just 8 seconds later in a magnificent time of 21:10. They cried "U.N.C.L.E." (yes, another 1960s TV series) when teammate Ken Wilson slammed the door on team scoring at 23:41 into the race. Jim, Reno and Ken went 1-2-3 in the 70-74 age group. What a cataclysmic explosion of force! Needless, to say, the Shore AC 70+ men's team won by a light-year.
M60+ Team:
The above-mentioned septuagenarians drew double duty. They carried our age 60+ men's team to victory as well! With Linn and Stirrat paving the way, Scott Linnell contributed what for him counts as progress: a clocking of 22:43, his best so far this year. It was enough for the team to outrun second-place Clifton by 2 minutes. Had Linnell faltered, teammate Harry Pino was there -- stitched-up heart and all -- to ensure team victory with his solid 23:19 in backup. Wilson also offered a backstop. Hooray for our champion M60+ team!
M50+ Team:
Fans of the USATF-NJ Paul Miller Auto Group LDR Grand Prix know that the Clifton Road Runners have assembled a potent squad of young masters men over the past several years. Their recruiting is paying dividends this year, as they took the lead in M50+ team competition on day one and haven't looked back. We hoped to start reversing the trend at Haworth. Alas, the considerable firepower that we brought wasn't enough. Clifton won again. But we made it close. Ken Ginsburg led our charge with a stellar 19:21. Bob Shields continued his remarkable comeback from serious illness with a scintillating 20:32. 64-year-old Mike Salamone notched another step in his recovery from an Achilles issue by crossing the timing strip in 20:38 to complete a tempo run. Mike DiLeva, whose racing has also been limited this year by injury, uncorked a solid 22:31 as fourth team scorer. Linnell polished off team scoring while Pino and USATF volunteer extraordinaire Chris Rinaldi (23:59) added backup insurance. Rinaldi's performance was especially gratifying, as he battles back from the effects of a tragic fall late last year that nearly took his life. Go, Chris! Go, team!
M40+ Team:
You might wonder how, if Clifton has such a good 50+ team, they don't also hold the lead in the M40+ team Grand Prix? The answer: they failed to enter a team in one of the races. By contrast, our men's 40+ team has attended every race this year. They extended their attendance streak to Haworth. Unfortunately, their valiant efforts were not enough to conquer Clifton. Super spaceman Joe Maranzani spearheaded the Shore AC M40+ effort with his stupendous 18:24. Teammates Ginsburg, Shields, Salamone and DiLeva completed team scoring while Rinaldi delivered backup insurance. Their second-place performance kept Shore AC in the lead of the M40+ Grand Prix by a score of 61 to Clifton's 54. Keep it up, boys!
Voyagers know: outer space is vast. It took time for any response to arrive. And when responses arrived, they amounted to a trickle. But by race eve, just enough Shore AC stalwarts had signed up that we could barely enter teams. Hooray!
WOpen Team:
Moreover, though few in number, our SAC astronauts had the right stuff. Take for example the six ladies who comprised our Open Women's team. All were over age 40. None were considered our top runners. Nevertheless, they won! Rebecca Keenan led the team on its mission, applying her marathon training to achieve a fabulous time of 20:46. Physical therapist Karyn Baig squeezed a solid 22:31 from her jet-lagged body to help the cause. Our third and final quadragenarian, Kim Anicito, came through for the team in 26:42 despite having an off year. Two seconds later, 62-year-old Luz Ravines powered through the finish chute in 26:44 as the team's fourth scorer. Shortly thereafter, 61-year-old Leslie Nowicki sailed over the timing mat in 27:39 to seal the team's victory. And to demonstrate team spirit, 69-year-old Susan Stirrat shook off the pain from a back injury suffered earlier in the week to walk the 3.1-mile course in 1:00:14 and provide all-important backup. The team's cumulative score of 2:04:24 bested second-place Clifton's time by a mere 59 seconds. On top of that, our dynamic women leapfrogged Raritan Valley for the lead in the 2024 USATF-NJ LDR Grand Prix. Brava, ladies!
M70+ Team:
Our motif of few but proud carried over to the men's teams. Though you could count our male senior citizens on one hand, they were some of the most experienced in the galaxy. Chief among them was Jim Linn, a nationally renowned distance runner who had just transferred to Shore AC from the New Jersey Pacers running club. Jim made his debut memorable, ripping a sensational 21:02 to place first among 70+ men and second in age grading with 85.1%. Opposing teams knew they were in serious trouble when Reno Stirrat sped across the threshold just 8 seconds later in a magnificent time of 21:10. They cried "U.N.C.L.E." (yes, another 1960s TV series) when teammate Ken Wilson slammed the door on team scoring at 23:41 into the race. Jim, Reno and Ken went 1-2-3 in the 70-74 age group. What a cataclysmic explosion of force! Needless, to say, the Shore AC 70+ men's team won by a light-year.
M60+ Team:
The above-mentioned septuagenarians drew double duty. They carried our age 60+ men's team to victory as well! With Linn and Stirrat paving the way, Scott Linnell contributed what for him counts as progress: a clocking of 22:43, his best so far this year. It was enough for the team to outrun second-place Clifton by 2 minutes. Had Linnell faltered, teammate Harry Pino was there -- stitched-up heart and all -- to ensure team victory with his solid 23:19 in backup. Wilson also offered a backstop. Hooray for our champion M60+ team!
M50+ Team:
Fans of the USATF-NJ Paul Miller Auto Group LDR Grand Prix know that the Clifton Road Runners have assembled a potent squad of young masters men over the past several years. Their recruiting is paying dividends this year, as they took the lead in M50+ team competition on day one and haven't looked back. We hoped to start reversing the trend at Haworth. Alas, the considerable firepower that we brought wasn't enough. Clifton won again. But we made it close. Ken Ginsburg led our charge with a stellar 19:21. Bob Shields continued his remarkable comeback from serious illness with a scintillating 20:32. 64-year-old Mike Salamone notched another step in his recovery from an Achilles issue by crossing the timing strip in 20:38 to complete a tempo run. Mike DiLeva, whose racing has also been limited this year by injury, uncorked a solid 22:31 as fourth team scorer. Linnell polished off team scoring while Pino and USATF volunteer extraordinaire Chris Rinaldi (23:59) added backup insurance. Rinaldi's performance was especially gratifying, as he battles back from the effects of a tragic fall late last year that nearly took his life. Go, Chris! Go, team!
M40+ Team:
You might wonder how, if Clifton has such a good 50+ team, they don't also hold the lead in the M40+ team Grand Prix? The answer: they failed to enter a team in one of the races. By contrast, our men's 40+ team has attended every race this year. They extended their attendance streak to Haworth. Unfortunately, their valiant efforts were not enough to conquer Clifton. Super spaceman Joe Maranzani spearheaded the Shore AC M40+ effort with his stupendous 18:24. Teammates Ginsburg, Shields, Salamone and DiLeva completed team scoring while Rinaldi delivered backup insurance. Their second-place performance kept Shore AC in the lead of the M40+ Grand Prix by a score of 61 to Clifton's 54. Keep it up, boys!
September 21, 2024, Haworth, NJ: A contingent of the Shore AC Open Women's team celebrate victory with hugs all around. Left to right: Leslie Nowicki, Luz Ravines and Rebecca Keenan.
SHORE AC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
Though our Shore AC heroes may have been Lost in Space, they seemed to know their way around the Haworth 5K course. Shoot stars for these Shore AC athletes who scored among the top 3 in their 5-year age groups.
Name Age Place Time Age Grading
Transport tribbles for these Shore AC harriers who placed among the top 10 in their age groups.
Name Age Place Time Age Grading
Though our Shore AC heroes may have been Lost in Space, they seemed to know their way around the Haworth 5K course. Shoot stars for these Shore AC athletes who scored among the top 3 in their 5-year age groups.
Name Age Place Time Age Grading
- Kim Anicito 44 3rd F45-49 26:42 58.2%
- Joe Maranzani 47 2nd M45-49 18:24 77.5%
- Rebecca Keenan 49 2nd F45-49 20:46 78.6%
- Ken Ginsburg 55 2nd M55-59 19:21 78.6%
- Robert Shields 56 3rd M55-59 20:32 74.7%
- Luz Ravines 62 2nd F60-64 26:44 70.8%
- Leslie Nowicki 61 3rd F60-64 27:39 67.7%
- James Linn 72 1st M70-74 21:02 85.1% <=== 2nd in age grading among men
- Reno Stirrat 70 2nd M70-74 21:10 82.3%
- Ken Wilson 72 3rd M70-74 23:41 75.6%
Transport tribbles for these Shore AC harriers who placed among the top 10 in their age groups.
Name Age Place Time Age Grading
- Karyn Baig 48 5th F45-49 22:31 71.7%
- Michael Salamone 64 4th M60-64 20:38 79.6%
- Harry Pino 64 8th M60-64 23:19 70.5%
- Scott Linnell 68 4th M65-69 22:43 75.0%
- Susan Stirrat 69 6th F65-69 1:00:14 34.5%
