Glos XC League: Men
CLC Striders mens race at Gloucestershire cross country league Tewkesbury Dec 2009
Gabe's Run returns to Hamilton's Patton Park for fourth year on Nov. 25
Gabe’s Run is everything the young man whose name the race bears brought to the Hamilton-Wenham community.
Generosity. Positive spirit. Camaraderie. Goodwill. And some pretty strong cross-country running.
The fourth annual Gabe’s Run is named in honor of Gabriel Pacione, the former Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School cross-country and track state-and conference-level champion who died months after graduating high school in 2008 in a car accident.
Gabe’s Run will be held Friday, Nov. 25, at the high school team’s cross-country course off Patton Park. It will begin at 7:30 a.m. with race-day registration and includes a women’s and men’s 5K race and a 1-mile fun run.
Last year, Gabe’s Run had 1,000 registered entrants and 850 actual competitors. This year, pre-registration numbers were at 600 as Saturday, Nov. 12, right about where last year was at this point, according to Pacione’s father, Jeff.
In all, Gabe’s Run has helped the Paciones raise what they expect after this year’s race to be a four-year total $225,000. They have already doled out $30,000 in college scholarships since 2008, including recipients from Hamilton-Wenham and other Cape Ann League schools.
Birmingham Men's XC League Div 2 – Gloucester Dec 4th – Report
The ‘B’ team would have finished top if we were still eligible to compete in that competition. Pre race leaders Cannock failed to turn out their best team which opened the door for ourselves and Royal Sutton Coldfield to vie for top spot. We need to ensure we continue to put out strong teams in the final two races to take advantage of this, but for the moment let’s celebrate what was a great result for the club as we go into the New Year.
The course consisted of 3 laps, and was flat, firm and suited to fast running. There were a number of battles going on between Bournville runners within the race. Dean led the way home coming in first for the club in 10th place, with me trailing behind in 11th. Closely behind us were Andy Halliday in 15th, with Sean in 17th and Jon Grix making a welcome return in 18th. This was great packing and was where the real scoring was done for the team with excellent performances from these 3 despite layoffs, colds etc. Sean’s run was particularly impressive as he improved 14 places from 31st position in the last race. Gareth was our 6th scorer in 25th position which was also an improvement on the previous race and this despite suffering from flu symptons in the week before.
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