WTAC News - Fall 2007

The final week of the fun runs was a 2-person relay, with each person doing a 1-mile time trial. It went over well.

The 3 mile beach run was held August 31st with a record 122 runners. Westerly High's Tim O'Loughlin led the field with 17:38. Andrew Springer was right behind. Mike Vettese, also on the Westerly Cross Country team was 5th at 17:59. Jeff Walker, Mark Burbelo and Larry Orlando were top 10 finishers. Dominque Lee was the first woman followed by Lindsay Blitz. From the older generation was 74 year old Coburn Graves.

The annual YMCA triathlon had track club members Larry Orlando, Steve Schonning, Carol Ann Gray, Buddy Grills and Coburn Graves winning awards. The Shoreline Biathlon had the same group plus Paul Gray, John Hammit and Clem McGrath winning awards.

There was an informal fun run at the Grills preserve in Bradford on Saturday mornings for most of the early fall. This is the site of the new High School Cross Country Course. Hopefully, these will start back up when hunting season concludes.

The board is now hard at work on the Little Rhody Run Around Race to be held November 18th at 11 AM. Details.

This year's scholarship winners were Andrew Dionne and Heather Czapla.

The board voted to give honorary lifetime membership to Gennie Kurdzial.

Have you sent in your dues?

This club provides 10 fun runs, the Bottone mile the beach run, all free. You have to be a member to participate and be part of all the other great things - like 2 scholarships. All it takes is a $5.00 check to become part of this work. Mail to:
Westerly Track and AThletic Club, PO Box 211, Westerly, RI 02891