April 6, 2025, Newark, NJ: The first Shore AC team portrait captures the joyful anticipation of another Cherry Blossom 10K race in its long-running series.  Kneeling, left to right: Jack Frame, Scott Linnell, Rebecca Keenan, Patrick Anderson, Joanna Cunningham and Rebecca Cunningham.  Middle row, left to right: Przemek Nowicki, Leslie Nowicki, Luz Ravines, John Delaney, Jamie Button and Kerry Dyke.  Back row, left to right: Carl Richko, Peter Auteri, Marie Capdevielle, Joe Maranzani and Frank Novak.

Shore AC Results for the 2025 Cherry Blossom 10K Co-Ed Team Race

Race date: April 6, 2025                                                       Full results from CompuScore
                                                                                             Link to the race web site.
                         
SHORE AC CO-ED TEAM RESULT:

  1     SHORE AC                                472.72      Average: 78.79
     47.Michael Salamone        Ringwood,NJ            65 M   16         1424      40:57      82.98*
     89.Reno Stirrat                  Rockaway,NJ            70 M   16         1313      44:18      80.61*
     40.Alberto Perez               Oradell,NJ                 60 M   16         1220      40:20      80.37*
      7.Kerry Dyke                     Perth Amboy,NJ        28 F   16         1384      36:04      79.69*
    190.Pamela Ricker              Westfield,NJ             60 F   16           611      48:45      75.31*
     85.Rebecca Keenan           Mount Arlington,NJ   50 F   16         1241      44:10      73.76*
    397.Przemek Nowicki         Holmdel,NJ                80 M   16        1438      54:45      76.46
    180.Peter Auteri                  Pompton Lakes,NJ    73 M   16          865      48:32      76.21
    410.Jack Frame                 Berkeley Height,NJ    80 M   16          509      55:03      76.04
     22.Joe Maranzani              Hawthorne,NJ           47 M   16            76      38:30      75.18
    135.Jamie Button               Mendham,NJ             67 M   16         1416      46:32      74.47
     62.John Delaney               Toms River,NJ           56 M   16         1415      42:00      74.44
    461.Susan Stirrat               Rockaway,NJ             69 F   16           539      56:13      73.73
    343.Marie Capdevielle       Middletown,NJ            65 F   16            63      53:21      73.48
     28.Patrick Anderson          Annandale,NJ            46 M   16          312      39:11      73.27
    143.Harry Pino                   Pomona,NY               65 M   16            38      46:48      72.62
     12.Frank M. Novak           Wayne,NJ                   32 M   16          806      36:29      72.39
    110.Natacha Smith            Flemington,NJ            50 F   16         1217      45:14      72.02
    159.Rob Neugass              Marlboro,NJ               64 M   16         1139      47:30      70.86
     63.Denis Keenan               Mount Arlington,NJ    50 M   16         1242      42:00      70.67
    347.Leslie Nowicki             Holmdel,NJ                61 F   16         1439      53:27      69.57
    275.Scott Linnell                Colts Neck,NJ            68 M   16         1290      51:16      68.27
    646.Carl Richko                  Hewitt,NJ                  75 M   16           583      59:54      63.56
    451.Joanna Cunningham    Denville,NJ                57 F   16         1474      55:59      63.18
    843.Luz Gladys Ravines     Elizabeth,NJ              63 F   16           209    1:03:40      59.95
    430.Kim Anicito                   Parlin,NJ                   45 F   16           513      55:34      55.75
   1117.Dan Murphy                 Glen Ridge,NJ           69 M   16          778    1:10:12      50.36

April 6, 2025, Newark, NJ: Take two!  A second team photograph includes some teammates who missed out on the first group shot.  Front row, left to right: Mike Salamone, Hugo Del Bove of Fleet Feet / Essex, Susan Stirrat, Rebecca Keenan, Natacha Smith, Joanna Cunningham, Jamie Button and Rebecca Cunningham.  Middle row, left to right: Przemek Nowicki, Leslie Nowicki, Luz Ravines, John Delaney, Patrick Anderson and Joe Maranzani.  Back row, left to right: Marie Capdevielle and Reno Stirrat.

Shore AC Lights Up Cherry Blossom 10K With Second Co-Ed Win

As cherry blossoms lit up an otherwise dreary day, the Shore Athletic Club lit up the Co-Ed team competition at the Cherry Blossom 10K.  Newark's Branch Brook Park, the venue for the race, dazzled runners and spectators alike with a panoply of pink and white flowers.  Likewise, Shore AC impressed with a dazzling array of harriers.

Like he did two months prior at the first Co-Ed race of 2025, Mike Salamone led the Shore AC men.  With Vaporfly 4 shoes strapped to his feet, Mike rocketed through the out-and-back course in 40:57.  That gave the 65-year-old an outstanding age grading of 82.98%, second best among all men in the race.  Mike also won his 65-69 age group by 5+ minutes.  The legendary Reno Stirrat buzzed like a hungry bee among the decked-out trees and delivered a stinging time of 44:18.  Not only did Reno win his 70-74 age group by 4 minutes, but he also scored a valuable 80.61% PLP for the team.  Freshman sensation Alberto Perez proved that good things come in threes.  His lightning-fast 40:20 rounded out team scoring among Shore AC men with a mighty 80.37%, giving all three men 80+ age gradings.  Moreover, like his two teammates, Alberto won his (60-64) age group and did so by a wide margin (nearly 4 minutes).
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Meanwhile, the Shore AC women arranged a lovely bouquet of speedy results to complement their male teammates.  Having warmed up with stupendous indoor track races over the winter, 28-year-old Kerry Dyke opened our ladies' contributions with a scintillating 36:04.  Not only was she first female by a margin of 2 minutes, but Kerry placed seventh among all finishers.  Wow!  Her age grading of 79.69% helped the team immensely.  Our next female scorer was a fresh face for Shore AC.  Pam Ricker made her debut race for the club a memorable one, tripping the timer in 48:45 to win her 60-64 age group.  Her age grading of 75.31% solidified Shore AC's team score.  Our victory was sealed when 50-year-old Rebecca Keenan zoomed through the finish chute in 44:10.  Her excellent 73.76% completed our flowery age grading display.  Shore AC secured its blue-ribbon victory with a 2.5 percentage point margin over second place in the PLP-based team scoring.  Well done, ladies and gentlemen!

Our dashing crew in white singlets featured plenty of backup to ensure its triumph.  Incredibly fast elders Przemek Nowicki (54:45, 1st M80-84, 76.46%), Peter Auteri (48:32. 3rd M70-74, 76.21%) and Jack Frame (55:03, 2nd M80-84, 76.04%) collected a bounty of PLP points to energize the hive.  A triplet of younger fellows tacked on sturdy supports of their own, with Joe Maranzani (38:30, 3rd M45-49, 75.18%), Jamie Button (46:32, 2nd M65-69, 74.47%) and John Delaney (42:00, 1st M55-59, 74.44%) nailing down a solid team base.  John even set a personal record for the third race in a row!!!  Golden girls Susan Stirrat (56:13, 73.73%) and Marie Capdevielle (53:21, 73.48%) added sweet-tasting backups on the women's side.  Next for the men came Patrick Anderson (39:11, 73.27%), Harry Pino (46:48, 72.62%) and Frank Novak (36:29, 72.39%) to add more juicy insurance.  Triathlete Natacha Smith (45:14, 72.02%) paddled through the moist air to a great finish and another 70+ age grading for the team.  When Rob Neugass (47:30, 70.86%) and Denis Keenan (42:00 - another PR!! -- 70.67%) reached home base, the SAC colony had amassed a remarkable twenty age gradings above 70%.  That was twice as many as any other running club in the race.  Our honey dance continued as Leslie Nowicki (53:27, 3rd F60-64, 69.57%), Scott Linnell (51:16, 68.27%), Carl Richko (59:54, 3rd M75-79, 63.56%), Joanna Cunningham (55:59, 63.18), Luz Ravines (1:03:40, 59.95%), Kim Anicito (55:34, 55.74%) and Dan Murphy (1:10:12, 50.36%) all hummed with such harmony that the birds in the sky echoed back their melodies.

​​Next up, we have the THIRD Co-Ed team race of the 2025 season: the Wayne Rotary 5K race on April 26.

Kerry Dyke (second from right) cradles her well-earned trophy as first place female runner.  Standing to Kerry's right is overall winner Pelle Nogueira.

SHORE AC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

Shore AC athletes among the top 5 overall in their genders.
      Name                                   Age       Place                        Time          Age Grading​​

• Kerry Dyke                        28        1st FOverall               36:04.48        79.69

Shore AC athletes among the top 3 in their age groups.
      Name                                   Age       Place                        Time          Age Grading

• Frank M. Novak                 32        2nd M30-34               36:29.89        72.39%
• Joe Maranzani                    47        3rd M45-49                38:30.68        75.18%
• Rebecca Keenan               50        2nd F50-54                44:10.07        73.76%
• John Delany                      56        1st M55-59                42:00.26        74.44%
• Alberto Perez                    60         1st M60-64               40:20.19        80.37%
• Pamela Ricker                   60         1st F60-64               48:45.84        75.31%
• Leslie Nowicki                     61        3rd F60-64                53:27.16        69.57%
• Michael Salamone             65        1st M65-69                40:57.75        82.98%     <== #2 age grading among all men
• Jamie Button                     67        2nd M65-69               46:32.16        74.47%
• Harry Pino                           65        3rd M65-69                46:48.30        72.62%
• Reno Stirrat                       70        1st M70-74                44:18.71        80.61%     <== #3 age grading among masters men
• Peter Auteri                         73        3rd M70-74                48:32.96        76.21%
• Carl Richko                         75         3rd M75-79               59:54.14         63.56%
• Przemek Nowicki               80        1st M80-84                54:45.83         76.46%
• Jack Frame                        80         2nd M80-84              55:03.89        76.04%

Shore AC athletes among the top 10 in their age groups.
      Name                                   Age       Place                        Time          Age Grading​​

• Rebecca Cunningham         24        4th F20-24                 49:59.22         57.50%
• Patrick Anderson                 46        4th M45-49                39:11.92         73.27%
• Natacha Smith                    50        4th F50-54                 45:14.28         72.02%
• Joanna Cunningham           57        8th F55-59                 55:59.74         63.18%
• Rob Neugass                      64        5th M60-64                47:30.83         70.86%
• Scott Linnell                        68        9th M65-69                51:16.21         68.27%
• Marie Capdevielle               65        4th F65-69                 53:21.02         73.48%
• Susan Stirrat                       69        5th F65-69                 56:13.31         73.73%

Age group podium winners (left to right) Peter Auteri, Przemek Nowicki and Leslie Nowicki display the beautiful sweatshirts that they won.

Pam Ricker delights in learning that she placed first in her 60-64 age group for her first race with Shore Athletic Club.