Mission Accomplished

The 4th of July is known for a few things. Fireworks, Beaches, Barbecues and the Massepequa Firecracker. This year the Massepequa Firecracker was a race on the SRC calender that everyone was gearing up for. It was a race that SRC was going to use to see where the team stands for the rest of the summer and the fall season. Big things were going to happen and we as a team felt it coming on.

In the weeks leading up to the race, SRC has been gathering Tuesdays, some Fridays and Sundays to run as a team. The team running has definately helped. With everyone on the team training for different goals in different events we are all still there for one goal, For SRC to be the best it can be.While we as individuals improve the team improves right along with it. As a member of the team I am excited about how well the team is running at the moment and it makes racing that much more fun.

Back to the race at hand. While everyone else was off at family barbecues, SRC was out getting the job done. If you look at the results from the Massepequa Firecracker you can see the team training is paying off. With stellar showings from everyone straight across the board. While the conditions weren't all that great everyone ran the best that they could.

I will not sit here and give you a breakdown of the race step by step what I would love to do is analyze the results a little bit closely for all to see.

5 ADAM SIEPIOLA 29 M LONG BEACH NY 16:04 5:10

6 BILLY HOLL 23 M NORTH BABYLON NY 16:30 5:19

7 BRENDAN BARRETT 25 M SAYVILLE NY 16:31 5:19

8 SEAN HOPKINS 26 M PORT WASHINGTON NY 16:35 5:20

9 MICHAEL PETRINA 23 M WEST BABYLON NY 16:37 5:21

14 STEVE CHAKLOS 30 M HICKSVILLE NY 16:54 5:27

16 PAUL MURPHY 45 M STONY BROOK NY 16:58 5:28

18 RYAN SOLTAN 25 M SAYVILLE NY 17:20 5:35

24 TOMMY NETTUNO 39 M WEST BABYLON NY 18:02 5:48

30 CRAIG BANGER 41 M SMITHTOWN NY 18:24 5:56

48 KARNIK SEFERIAN 51 M SETAUKET NY 19:20 6:14

94 BILL MULLANEY 44 M SAYVILLE NY 20:44 6:41

Lets look closer:

1 - Top 5 spread 33 seconds

2 - 7 Guys under 17 min

3 - 1/2 of the first 10 finishers were wearing the SRC Singlet.

4 - 1/3 of the first 30 finishers were wearing the SRC Singlet.

Last time I checked that is pretty nasty! Great job by all! Plus the post Race Barbecue was a big hit. I also did not want to leave out another member of the crew. Taking another huge step towards his ultimate goals.

QUENTIN OCHS 25 M SAYVILLE NY 25:16 8:08

We are looking forward to some more of the same. Team training and Team racing!

Photos Courtesy of The Greater Long Island Running Club