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June 9, 2024, Glen Ridge, NJ: Skol!  An ebullient crowd of Shore AC harriers celebrate their outstanding performances at the Fitgerald's Lager 5K race.  Front row, left to right: Donna Grocki, Diane Rothman, Susan Stirrat, Nora Cary, Luz Ravines, Leslie Nowicki, Przemek Nowicki and Ken Wilson.  Second row, left to right: pledge Danielle Wilkinson, Karyn Baig, Crissa Thurman, Lindsay Bergman, Suzanne La Burt, Karen Dos Santos, Peter Auteri and Debi Brathwaite.  Third row, left to right: Patrick Anderson, Mike DiLeva, Mark Minervini, Marc Blanco and Chris Rinaldi.  Fourth row, left to right: Laura DeLea, Joe Maranzani, John Delaney, Rebecca Keenan and Reno Stirrat.  Fifth row, left to right: Brian Hill (The Younger), Liam Hill, Troy Hill, Brian Hill (The Elder), Ken Kropac and Scott Linnell.

Shore AC Results for the 2024 Fitzgerald's Lager 5K Race

Race date: June 9, 2024                                                       Full results from CompuScore
                                                                                             Link to the race web site.
                         
SHORE AC TEAM RESULTS:

Open Men:
 4     SHORE AC "A" OPEN MEN                   1:27:21.84      AVERAGE: 17:28.37
       3.Brian Hill                     Middletown, NJ          24 M    36             688     15:06.79*
     19.Marc Blanco                West Long Branc,NJ  41 M    36             407     16:56.12*
     29.Mark Minervini            Stanhope,NJ              31 M     36             238     17:32.81*
     65.Joe Maranzani            Hawthorne,NJ            46 M     36             290     18:44.56*
     73.Patrick Anderson         Annandale,NJ            45 M     36             286     19:01.56*
     88.Ken Kropac                 Lake Como,NJ           50 M     36             421     19:33.00

10     SHORE AC "B" OPEN MEN                   1:49:25.33      AVERAGE:  21:53.07
    133.Michael Dileva            Matawan,NJ              52 M     37           1010     20:58.28*
    138.Brian Hill                    Middletown,NJ           57 M     36  37       689     21:02.88*
    168.John Delaney             Toms River,NJ           55 M     37             217     21:55.41*
    192.Jamie Button              Mendham,NJ             66 M     37           1040     22:24.01*
    221.Ken Wilson                 Rumson,NJ               72 M     37             293     23:04.75*
    224.Peter Auteri                Pompton Lakes,NJ    72 M     37             665     23:07.95
    292.Scott Linnell               Colts Neck,NJ            67 M     37             216     24:38.64
    323.Przemek Nowicki       Holmdel,NJ                79 M     37             829     25:24.26


40+ Women:

  3     SHORE AC "A" WOM 40                     1:01:52.51      AVERAGE:  20:37.50
     93.Suzanne La Burt         Greenwood Lake,NY  61 F   386 436    1114     19:38.75*
   114.Karen Dos Santos       Belvidere,NJ               42 F   386            634     20:23.96*
   162.Laura Delea                 Allamuchy,NJ            58 F   386 436      650     21:49.80*
   181.Crissa Thurman          Glen Ridge,NJ            50 F   386 G         292     22:11.56
   200.Karyn Baig                  Montclair,NJ               48 F   386             386     22:37.97
 
  5     SHORE AC "B" WOM 40                     1:06:19.50      AVERAGE:  22:06.50
   147.Lindsay Bergman        Montclair,NJ               43 F   387           1076     21:15.08*
   191.Rebecca Keenan         Mount Arlington,NJ    49 F   387               12     22:23.11*
   201.Donna Grocki              Hammonton,NJ          64 F   387 486    1115     22:41.31*
   247.Maureen Massell         Red Bank,NJ             56 F   387             436     23:43.45
   310.Kim Anicito                  Parlin,NJ                   44 F   387              105     25:06.19

50+ Women:

  2     SHORE AC "A" WOM 50                     1:02:28.34      AVERAGE:  20:49.45
     93.Suzanne La Burt         Greenwood Lake,NY  61 F   386 436    1114     19:38.75*
   136.Nora Cary                   Morristown,NJ            69 F   436 486    1134     20:59.79*
   162.Laura Delea                 Allamuchy,NJ            58 F   386 436      650     21:49.80*
   181.Crissa Thurman          Glen Ridge,NJ            50 F   386 G         292     22:11.56
   247.Maureen Massell         Red Bank,NJ             56 F   387             436     23:43.45
 
  5     SHORE AC "B" WOM 50                     1:14:38.81      AVERAGE:  24:52.94
   220.Diane Rothman           Leonardo,NJ              65 F   437 486    1092     23:04.68*
   322.Debi Brathwaite          Garfield,NJ                 65 F   437 486      852     25:23.38*
   361.Susan Stirrat               Rockaway,NJ             68 F   437 487      228     26:10.75*
   475.Leslie Nowicki             Holmdel,NJ                61 F   437             830     28:11.36
   485.Luz Gladys Ravines    Elizabeth,NJ              62 F   437            1127     28:24.25

60+ Women:

  1     SHORE AC "A" WOM 60                     1:06:45.78      AVERAGE:  22:15.26
   136.Nora Cary                   Morristown,NJ            69 F   436 486    1134     20:59.79*
   201.Donna Grocki              Hammonton,NJ          64 F   387 486    1115     22:41.31*
   220.Diane Rothman           Leonardo,NJ              65 F   437 486    1092     23:04.68*
   322.Debi Brathwaite          Garfield,NJ                 65 F   437 486      852     25:23.38
 
  4     SHORE AC "B" WOM 60                     1:22:46.36      AVERAGE:  27:35.45
   361.Susan Stirrat               Rockaway,NJ             68 F   437 487      228     26:10.75*
   475.Leslie Nowicki             Holmdel,NJ                61 F   437             830     28:11.36*
   485.Luz Gladys Ravines    Elizabeth,NJ              62 F   437            1127     28:24.25*
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June 9, 2024, Glen Ridge, NJ: Prost!  Hill family members lift their age group champion glasses in good cheer.  Left to right: father Brian, son Brian, son Troy and son Liam.  Son Brian finished third overall and second among 20-29 year olds.  Son Troy placed second overall and first in 20-29.  Son Liam took second in the 13-15 age category.

Shore AC Celebrates Junefest at Fitzgerald's Lager 5K

Although the cool breeze suggested October, our calendars read June.  So, let's call it "Junefest"!  Like the real Oktoberfest in Munich, beer flowed and mugs clinked as runners celebrated good times at the Fitzgerald's Lager 5K in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

​Among the nearly 1,000 harriers in the race were 30 Shore AC revelers who earned their post-race beer.  Our ranks included a remarkable number of SAC ladies: 16 in all across 40s, 50s and 60s age groups.  They infused our masters women's teams with hoppy froth!

Like they have all season, the Shore AC age 60+ gals brewed a masterful product.  They were potent enough to place first and fourth out of six teams.  At the lead of this beautiful entourage was the incomparable Nora Cary.  To find inspiration for their next autobahn driving machines, German automakers should turn to Nora.  She sped to a head-spinning 20:59, which at her age of 69 equates to a world-class 98.93% age grading.  Next down the chute for the W60+ A team was Phillies super-fan Donna Grocki.  After having spent 2.5 hours in Sunday afternoon shore traffic on the Garden State Parkway, her legs celebrated escape from sitting by rocketing down the roads of Glen Ridge to a fabulous 22:41.  Donna's 85.66% age grading ranked her fourth among all women in this highly competitive race.  Rounding our A team scoring was Diane Rothman.  Her superb time of 23:04 rendered the 65-year-old a turbo-charged 85.33% age grading.  It placed her fifth among all women.  Fellow 65-year-old Debi Brathwaite provided the team with rock-solid insurance when she crossed in 25:23.  When team scores were tallied, our A squad occupied first with a nearly 9-minute margin over rival Fleet Feet / Essex.  Brava ladies!

​The Shore AC women's 60+ B team was led by 2023 USATF Masters National LDR 65-69 Age Group Grand Prix champion Susan Stirrat.  Her 26:10 beat all but two runners from other W60+ teams.  Leslie Nowicki continued her upward momentum with an encouraging 28:10 as second team scorer.  In a few blinks of an eye, Luz Ravines then broke the timing plane in 28:24 to complete team scoring, battling sciatica the entire way.  That Luz is a warrior!
Photographs below were taken by Reno Stirrat on the home stretch just before Mile 3.  Not pictured: Leslie Nowicki and Luz Ravines.
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Nora Cary: 20:59; 98.93% AG.
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Donna Grocki: 22:41; 85.66% AG.
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Diane Rothman: 23:04; 85.33% AG.
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Debi Brathwaite (behind Przemek Nowicki): 25:23; 77.55% AG.
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Susan Stirrat: 26:10; 78.27% AG.
High-level performance carried the Shore AC women's 50+ teams to outstanding results as well.  Heading the stampede was another 2023 USATF Masters National Age Group Grand Prix Champion: Suzanne La Burt.  Though 61 years old, she outruns all but the very fastest 40+ and 50+ ladies.  Suzanne stormed through the 5K Lager course in a whirlwind 19:38, nailing an almost -inconceivable 95.28% age grading.  With Cary notching second place for the W50+ A team, the third and final scoring position was filled by the club's social media maestro, Laura DeLea.  Racing after a many-month hiatus due to multiple injuries, Laura cut loose with a remarkable 21:49.  First reserve runner Crissa Thurman celebrated her first team race as a 50-year-old by tripping the clock in 22:11.  Maureen Massell conferred even more insurance to the A team by spinning a fine 23:43.  As a whole, our A team quintet outran all other team by a 9-minute margin -- all others, that is, except a national-championship caliber W50+ squad from Garden State Track Club.  There is no shame in bowing the trio to Aliaga, Panepinto and Beebe.

​Meanwhile, five of the Shore AC 60+ ladies ran as the W50+ B team and drew attention of their own.  Rothman, Brathwaite, Stirrat, Nowicki and Ravines came within a minute of fourth-place Raritan Valley on their way to notching fifth place within a field of ten teams.  Hooray, sole sisters!
More action pictures by Reno Stirrat, this time of our 50-59 gals -- plus 61-year-old La Burt.
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Suzanne La Burt: 19:38; 95.28% AG.
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Laura DeLea: 21:49; 82.70% AG.
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Crissa Thurman: 22:11; 74.26% AG.
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Maureen Massell: 23:43; 74.31% AG.
Unbridled joy permeated the Shore AC tent before the race as we welcomed back some key age 40-49 ladies.  With their help, our two W40+ teams rocked the field of 16 teams.  Our A and B teams vanquished all foes not named Garden State Track Club.  As for GSTC, they showed that, in the 40+ team category, they may just have the finest set of runners in the country.  Their A and B teams eclipsed our A team, and their C team beat our B team.  Long may our rivalry continue!

Speaking of our A team, it was spearheaded by that afore-mentioned 61-year-old superstar La Burt.  Karen Dos Santos then made her glorious return to racing after being sidelined for many months by injury.  Her 20:23 represented a promising start in her return to elite competition.  With DeLea completing team scoring and Thurman checking in as first backstop, Karyn Baig registered an excellent 22:37 to strengthen the team's safety net.  Despite losing to Garden State's A and B teams, the Shore AC W40+ team maintained their lead in the 2024 USATF-NJ Grand Prix!

As for the B team, Lindsay Bergman trailblazed a stunning 21:15 in her glorious return to the club.  Almost-50-year-old Rebecca Keenan followed with a fine 22:23.  After Grocki completed team scoring and Massell offer a first insurance policy, educator Kim Anicito schooled the course in 25:06 to contribute a valuable secondary insurance policy.  This superb team added 4 points to Shore AC's club Grand Prix total.  Awesome!
Another set of exciting snapshots by Reno Stirrat, featuring the Shore AC 40-49 starlets.  Not pictured: Lindsay Bergman and Kim Anicito.
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Karen Dos Santos: 20:23; 75.11% AG.
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Rebecca Keenan: 22:23; 72.81% AG.
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Karyn Baig: 22:37; 71.29% AG.
The competitive landscape was somewhat different on the men's side in the Lager 5K, as the race was an Open Men's team championship event.  As such, it featured a bevy of tremendously fast young men.  Nevertheless, masters (age 40+) guys factored heavily in the team results.

​The same was true of our Shore AC Open Men's A team.  While it contained two outstanding U40 sharpshooters, we relied on masters men to flesh out the squad.  Thankfully for us, those 40+ guys were pretty fast themselves!  But it was 24-year-old Brian Hill who set the standard for the A team.  He and two other falcons soared to the front of the pack.  In the end, Brian seized third place overall with a steel-taloned strike of 15:06.  (Younger brother Troy swooped to the finish even sooner in 15:01 to snare second place.)  The next Shore AC teammate to pass under the balloon arch was a masters man: 41-year-old phenomenon Marc Blanco.  Marc tore apart the 5K route in a torrid 16:56.  U40 stalwart Mark Minervini zoomed across the timing mats soon thereafter in 17:32 as third scorer.  Another SAC regular, 46-year-old Joe Maranzani, filled in the fourth scoring slot for the team when he crossed in 18:44.  Newcomer Patrick Anderson wrapped up A team scoring with a fine debut of 19:01.  A half-minute later, 50-year-old Ken Kropac limped across the finish line in 19:33.  Ken was tripped midway through the race and sustained serious road rash.  Knowing that his A-team buddies needed him, Ken rose bleeding and finished to provide all-important backup.  Our A team ended up just off the podium in fourth, less than 30 seconds behind third-place Freedom-Garmin.  Bravo, lads!
"The end is nigh."  Final stretch photographs of the leaders and the Shore AC Open Men's A team by Reno Stirrat.  Not pictured: Ken Kropac.
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Elliot Gindi (14:58) and Troy Hill (15:01) battle for first place.
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Brian Hill: 15:06: third place overall.
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Marc Blanco: 16:56; 80.43% AG; 4th in 40-44.
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Mark Minervini (on right): 17:32.
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Joe Maranzani: 18:44; 75.51% AG.
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Patrick Anderson: 19:01; 73.82% AG.
While our A team glistened with youth, the Shore AC Open Men's B team consisted entirely of men with more than half a century under their belts.  Mike DiLeva spearheaded this geriatric crew as he hit paydirt in a speedy 20:58.  Dad Brian Hill did his 57-year-old legs proud, closing 4 second later in 21:02.  John Delaney scored third for the Ben Gay parade, notching a solid 21:55.  A half-minute later, 66-year-old Jamie Button sailed his schooner into harbor with a  22:26.44.  Septuagenarian Ken Wilson wrapped up B team scoring with a triathlete-worthy 23:04.  Ken's contemporary, 72-year-old Pete Auteri, closed close behind in 23:07 to give the team solid backup.  Shore AC partisans had some time to munch on pretzels before Scott Linnell lumbered onto the scene, lugging his out-of-shape body over the finish line in a hideous 24:38.  (The good news was that Scott's healing medial meniscus in the left knee tolerated the race with no pain.)  Soon thereafter, Przemek Nowicki gave the crowd something to really cheer about.  The almost-80-year-old motored over the finish line in 25:24 to win his 75-79 age group!  Extra huzzahs sounded when it became clear that the B team had finished tenth out of 19 teams.  Well done, gentlemen!
More great pictures from Reno Stirrat, this time focusing on the Shore AC Open Men's B team.
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Mike Dileva: 20:58; 70.55% AG.
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Brian Hill: 21:02; 73.50% AG.
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John Delaney: 21:55; 69.37% AG.
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Jamie Button: 22:24; 74.68% AG.
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Ken Wilson: 23:04; 77.51% AG.
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Peter Auteri: 24:07; 77.34% AG.
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Scott Linnell: 24:38; 68.54% AG.
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Przemek Nowicki: 25:24; 79.77% AG.
SHORE AC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

In a USATF-NJ team championship race with nearly 1,000 participants, what a joy to have a Shore AC members finish among the top 3 in the race.  Lift your steins of beer high for these two incredible athletes and brothers!
      Name                                   Age       Place                        Time          Age Grading​
  • Troy Hill                            22        2nd Oervall                15:01              85.48%
  • Brian Hill                           24        3rd Overall                 15:06              85.01%

Strike up the polka band for these Shore AC athletes who scored among the top 3 in their 5-year age groups.
      Name                                   Age       Place                        Time          Age Grading​
  • Liam Hill                            14        2nd M13-15                21:18             63.57%
  • Joe Maranzani                    46        3rd M45-49                 18:44             75.51%
  • Laura DeLea                      58        1st F55-59                  21:49             82.70%
  • Suzanne La Burt               61         1st F60-64                 19:38             95.28%   <=== #2 in age grading among all finishers.
  • Donna Grocki                     64         3rd F60-64                  22:41            85.66%   <=== #4 in age grading among all women.
  • Jamie Button                     66        2nd M65-69                22:24             74.68%
  • Nora Cary                          69         1st F65-69                 20:59             98.93%   <=== #1 in age grading among all finishers.
  • Diane Rothman                 65         2nd F65-69                23:04             85.33%   <=== #5 in age grading among all women.
  • Ken Wilson                        72        1st M70-74                 23:04             77.51%
  • Peter Auteri                       72         2nd M70-74                23:07             77.34%
  • Przemek Nowicki               79        1st M75-79                 25:24             79.77%

Finally, sing and shout "Ein Prosit" for these Shore AC athletes who finished among the top 10 in their 5-year age groups.
      Name                                    Age       Place                        Time          Age Grading​​
  • Mark Minervini                     31         5th M30-39               17:32              73.30%
  • Marc Blanco                        42         4th M40-44                16:56              80.43%
  • Karen Dos Santos               42         4th F40-44                 20:23              75.11%
  • Lindsay Bergman                43         7th F40-44                 21:15              72.55%
  • Patrick Anderson                 45         4th M45-49                19:01              73.82%
  • Rebecca Keenan                 49         9th F45-49                 22:23              72.81%
  • Ken Kropac                          50         9th M50-54                19:33              74.73%
  • Crissa Thurman                    50         6th F50-54                 22:11             74.26%
  • Brian Hill                               57        9th M55-59                21:02              73.50%
  • John Delaney                        55       10th M55-59               21:55              69.37%
  • Maureen Massell                   56        5th F55-59                 23:43              74.31%
  • Leslie Nowicki                       61         6th F60-64                 28:11              66.39%
  • Luz Gladys Ravines              62         7th F60-64                 28:43              66.71%
  • Scott Linnell                          67         5th M65-69                24:38              68.54%
  • Debi Brathwaite                    65         4th F65-69                  25:23              77.55%
  • Susan Stirrat                         68         5th F65-69                 26:10              78.27%
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