The starting lists have just been released for this Saturday’s (23 Jan) 43rd Hartshorne Masters Mile. Race Director Tom Hartshorne says, “The fields are the strongest ever and very competitive in all four elite races – so we are very excited about not only having these talented runners here in Ithaca (New York), but getting to watch these races as well!”
I’ve posted the women’s lists below and they include some of the fastest masters women in the US and Canada. Finally we get see the match up of Alisa Harvey and Aeron Arlin-Genet (featured in WRT), who’ve been burning the track in recent years and taking names of their much younger opponents. Also in the W40 race you’ve got Lisa Valle who bagged both the 1500 and 800 gold medals at the 2009 World Masters Championships in Finland.
Both the W40 and W50 races are a collection of fast and strong women. What a celebration of women’s running. Would love to be there to watch them strut their stuff.
Tom is known for treating his runners like royalty. Check out the invitation posted on Running Diva’s (Aeron’s) facebook page!
Many will argue that the 100m is the glamor event in the Olympics but being a distance woman nothing comes close to the mile (1500M). For one it’s not over in seconds, it’s so tactical and you need a combination of strength and speed.
Go Women!!
W40’S ELITE RACE
1. Alisa Harvey 44 Manassas, VA
2. Aeron Arlin-Genet 42 San Luis Obispo, CA
3. Lisa Valle 43 Albuquerque, NM
4. Christine Olen 40 Boise, ID
5. Bernadine Pritchett 42 London, England
6. Karen Steen 45 Olympia,WA
7. Christine Reaser 44 Dayton, ME
8. Chris Ashby 40 Bellingham, WA
9. Terry Ballou 42 Staten Island, NY
10. Katie Aldridge 36 Ithaca, NY
W50’S ELITE RACE
1. Maureen de St. Croix 56 Vancouver, BC
2. Cheryl Bellaire 51 St. Davids, PA
3. Suzanne Myette 52 Enicott, NY
4. Coreen Steinbach 58 Pompey, NY
5. Patti Ford 54 LaFayette, NY
6. Barbara Gubbins 50 Southhampton, NY
7. Lynda de Boer 50 Etobicoke, ONT
8. Julie Hayden 50 Ashburn, Va
9. Wendi Glassman 54 Elizabeth, NJ
10. Nancy Sweazey 54 Mississauga, ONT
11. Kathryn Willis 51 Cambridge, ONT
12. Nancy Briskie 51 Schenectady, NY
No women 60 and over – or are they just “not worth mentioning”?
Comment by Mary Harada — January 20, 2010 @ 1:00 pm
Good point Mary. Tom didn’t send any other lists. Are you running?
Comment by Carmel Papworth-Barnum — January 20, 2010 @ 1:07 pm
There will be some 60+ women; the oldest woman should be around 80. Tom Hartshorne has sent the lists for the two women’s elite races, which are 40+ and 50+. Thus, to be in an elite race (and to be mentioned here), a woman in her 70s, for example, would have to go against much younger women. I can’t recall a single woman above the 50-59 category who has ever been in 50+ elite at the Hartshorne.
Comment by Peter Taylor — January 21, 2010 @ 5:38 am
This is a race to watch — what a great roster — and Mary raises a good issue about women 60 and over. What about a race for them! Mary would certainly be one — and she’s 74!
Comment by Cathy — January 22, 2010 @ 5:51 am
Check out this cool video by Running Diva Aeron & hubby Mark. These Californians are getting taste of winter in New York.
Comment by Carmel Papworth-Barnum — January 22, 2010 @ 10:13 am