Run for All Ages 5K

A Desjardins/Pelletier Presentation –

Today was the 18th Annual run for all ages, a 5K in Wakefield. The sky couldn’t have been clearer, there was absolutely no wind, it was pleasantly cool, and a perfect day for a race. It is always encouraging to see the large population of senior runners this race draws. The course was as flat as if it had been steamrollered. The colorful autumn leaves scattered about on the ground and the pretty blue hues of Lake Quannapowitt combined to create still-life-worthy scenery. A strong contingent of Striders attacked the course today. In any other race much bling would have been garnered, but in this race, which attracts the elite older runners from a wide area, we weren’t as high up in the ranks as usual; but we were quite satisfied with our strong representation.

While our finishing times were respectable, our age-graded percentages and times were even more noteworthy.

The Striders and today’s accomplishments follow:

Division Results:

Overall	Name		Time	Pace
28th	Sal Genovese	5th/15 M5059	23:13	7:28
29th	Paul Hennessey	1st/12 M7074	23:14	7:29
50th	Vanessa Diranian	4th/12 F4049	25:21	8:11
76th	Dave Jefska	5th/10 M6064	26:50	8:33
108th	Tom McMahon	6th/10 M6569	29:16	9:26
111th	Mike Pelletier	6th/17 M7579	29:34	9:31
127th	Cheryl Welsh	11th/12 F6064	31:36	10:11
128th	Dave Newhall	8th/17 M7579	31:36	10:11
129th	Linda Desjardins	4th/7 F7074	31:53	10:16

Age-Graded Results:

Name	Age	Time	Age-gradedTime1	Age-GradedPercent2
Paul Hennessey	70	23:14	17:16	75.18%
Linda Desjardins	71	31:53	21:59	67.38%
Mike Pelletier	77	29:34	19:45	65.74%
Sal Genovese	53	23:13	19:56	65.12%
Vanessa Diranian	43	25:21	24:08	61.19%
Dave Jefska	62	26:50	21:09	61.38%
Dave Newhall	75	31:36	21:54	59.29%
Cheryl Welsh	61	31:36	24:52	59.38%
Tom McMahon	69	29:16	22:00	59.03%

1. Age-graded Time is the equivalent time for a runner of the same sex in the Open category.
2. Age-Graded Percent is a runner’s ranking in a single-age group of all runners of that same age and sex. For example, Paul Hennessey’s time for 5K was better than 75.18% of the male runners of the same age.