Strider Women Roar!

In addition to the Run for All Ages last Saturday, there is news from the North Shore Striders women’s long distance running group.

Over the weekend, Kate Gage ran the Fort Myers Half Marathon in Florida and was the F40-49 Silver Medalist in 1:39:20.3.

On Sunday, at the Manchester City Marathon, the USATF/NE 2016 Marathon Championship, three North Shore Striders competed:

• Rosie Kyes ran 4:08:44, which positioned her as 11^th F45-49, and maybe as high as 6^th place among F45-49 in the USATF/NE competition.
• Denise Young ran 5:06:14.9, which positioned her as 9^th F55-59, and maybe as high as 6^th place among F55-59 in the USATF/NE competition.
• Annajean McMahon ran 5:06:16, which positioned her as 2^nd F60-64, and maybe as high as 1^st  place among F60-64 in the USATF/NE competition.

UPDATE!

The final results for the 2016 USATF/NE Grand Prix are posted and they show that:

•  Annajean McMahon was 1^st  W60-64 in the New England Marathon Championship
• Denise Young was 6^th W55-59 in the New England Marathon Championship
• Rosie Kyes was 6^th W45-49 in the New England Marathon Championship

In the Final Rankings for individuals competing in the USA Track and Field New England Grand Prix series,

• Anita Robboy is 2^nd W70+
• Annajean McMahon is 4^th W60-64
• Rosie Kyes is 9^th W45-49
• Denise Young is 10^th W55-59
• Bonnie Hallinan is 10^th W65-69
• Linda Desjardins is 11^th W65-69
• Mike Pelletier is 18^th M70+
• Bill Kobus is 20^th M60-64
• Dave Newhall is 21^st M70+

In team competition, based on the entire seven races in the USATF/NE GP,

• NSS Men’s 70+ Team is 2/4
• NSS Women’s 60+ Team is 4/5
• NSS Men’s 60+ Team is 8/11
• NSS Women’s 50+ Team is 9/11
• NSS Women’s 40+ Team is 12/15

By completing all seven races of the USATF/NE Grand Prix, Rosie, Denise, and Annajean each earned a coveted Ironrunner jacket from USATF/NE.

Congratulations to our Strider teammates!