USATF Club CC Nationals Dec. 8 in Ohio

Let's talk a little bit about the Men's Masters race. All this message board seems to care about is the Men's Open. What about the old-timers? There is a master out there who was assigned to guard Diddy during the NYC marathon. He ran a 4:14 packing heat and watching out for them haters! That is something to be reckoned with.

Who is this man? The original Long Island Legend, Alex Cuozzo.

Look out for him on Saturday. When he takes a dozen Xanax and stays out of the sun for 12 hours beforehand, who knows where he'll finish.

WWCD

FYI...The weather forecast is starting to get ugly leading up to the race, and after it.

Regarding the anti-ringer rule, can someone run for a club that isn't in the team competition if that person doesn't meet the standards for being a club member?

For those looking for a course update, the course is mostly dry and hard right now (over 90% of its entirety). There are maybe 4-5 puddles on the low spots of the north section, but it's more like a track than a mudpit as of Monday evening (Dec 3).

Forecast says 1-2 inches of snow on Tuesday night, then no more snow or rain until Sunday. It's the Midwest - we'll see how quickly that forecast changes...

thanks for the update on weather!

thanks for the update on weather! keep us updated if you would the next few days

Yep. The rule is only in relation to team scoring.

bring on the rain - the muddier the better! Thats real cross country. Anything to get it away from being a flat fast predictable track.

don't worry, if the conditions are bad... they'll just run the race on a road course! ha ha ha ha!

In Cuozzo We Trust wrote:

Let's talk a little bit about the Men's Masters race...

Speaking of which, I was suppised not to see Jim Sorenson listed in the entries. Anyone know why he isn't running?

Chris Swisher will be top 10.

There are definitely some great runners entered, but I wonder if we'll see some more top end depth with the late entries. When you look back at the leaderboards from some of the recent club nationals races, you can see a greater display of talent than is currently signed up. A lot of guys with eyes on making the US team have used this as a tune up for the Nationals. Oh, and in 2005, Teg did run a 10K.

2006

1 1169 Matthew Downin WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team-A 30:13 4:51

2 1189 Thomas Morgan NC ZAP Fitness - A 30:17 4:52

3 100 Sergio Reyes CA Asics Aggie Running Club - A 30:25 4:53

4 1057 Max King OR Team XO - A 30:33 4:55

5 217 Ryan Kirkpatrick CO Boulder Running Co./Adidas - A 30:39 4:56

6 24 Payton Batliner CO 30:42 4:56

7 186 Ben Rosario MO Big River Running Co.- A 30:46 4:57

8 312 Daniel Kanyaruhuru VA Club Intermont - A 30:47 4:57

9 1190 Joe Driscoll NC ZAP Fitness - A 30:48 4:57

10 1165 Ben Gregory WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team-A 30:50 4:57

11 1053 William Macreery OR Team XO - A 30:50 4:57

12 1188 Kyle King NC ZAP Fitness - A 30:52 4:58

13 22 Jordan McNamara WA 30:55 4:58

14 991 Matthew Folk OH Team Good River - A 30:56 4:58

15 1054 Eric Logsdon OR Team XO - A 30:57 4:58

2005

1 Matt Tegenkamp, 23, Madison, WI 29:47 4:48 Nike

2 Fernando Cabada, 23, Bristol, VA 29:50 4:48 Team Foot Rx Virginia

3 Max King, 25, Bend, OR 30:01 4:50 Team Xo

4 Brandon Leslie, 29, Albuquerque, NM 30:05 4:51 Sports Warrior T C

5 Brian Sell, 27, Rochester Hills, MI 30:07 4:51 Hansons-Brooks D P

6 Ryan Bak, 24, Marina, CA 30:13 4:52 Big Sur Distance Proj

7 Fasil Bizuneh, 25, Marina, CA 30:21 4:53 Big Sur Distance Proj

8 Chad Johnson, 29, Rochester Hills, MI 30:25 4:54 Hansons-Brooks D P

9 Josh Moen, 23, Rochester Hills, MI 30:30 4:55 Hansons-Brooks D P

10 Timothy Keller, 24, Milwaukee, WI 30:34 4:55 Wisconsin Runner

11 Paul Kezes, 26, Eugene, OR 30:37 4:56 Team Xo

12 Brad Lowery, 23, Brookings, SD 30:40 4:56

13 Paulo Carvalho, 25, Modesto, CA 30:41 4:56 Asics Aggie R C

14 Clint Verran, 30, Rochester Hills, MI 30:42 4:56 Hansons-Brooks D P

15 Sergio Reyes, 24, Los Osos, CA 30:47 4:57 Asics Aggie R C

2004

1 Torres, Jorge 24 unattached / Reebok 32:43.91

2 Goucher, Adam 29 unattached / Nike 32:59.45

3 Torres, Edwardo 24 unattached / Reebok 33:04.04

4 Riley, Jonathon 26 unattached / Nike 33:04.74

5 Moen, Josh 22 Wartburg College 33:07.28

6 Kezes, Paul 25 Team XO 33:10.62 1

7 Bialka, Jason 25 Boston Athle 33:23.63 2

8 Bizuneh, Fasil 24 Team Usa Mon 33:24.54

9 Folk, Matthew 28 Run-Insight.com 33:24.82 3

10 King, Max 24 Team XO 33:25.31 4

11 Bak, Ryan 23 Team Usa Mon 33:29.32

12 Cabada, Fernando 22 Team Foot RX 33:30.33 5

13 Reyes, Sergio 23 Asics Aggie 33:30.68 6

14 Davis, Dave 26 unattached / Nike 33:30.94

15 Estwanik, Christopher 24 Farm Team 33:35.37 7

2003

1 Alan Webb, 21, Fairfax, VA 30:13.1 Nike Potomac Valley

2 Daniel Lincoln, 23, Fayetteville, AR 30:13.4 Arkansas

3 1 David Cullum, 30, Cupertino, CA 30:34.4 Farm Team Pacific

4 Peter Julian, 33, Boulder, CO 30:35.7 adidas Pacific

5 2 Matt Thull, 28, Wauwatosa, WI 30:41.0 Wisconsin Runner R T Wisconsin

6 3 Jared Cordes, 26, Madison, WI 30:43.6 Wisconsin Runner R T Wisconsin

7 4 Richard Brinker, 28, Rochester, MI 30:54.5 Hansons-Brooks Michigan

8 5 Martin Rosendahl, 25, Rochester, MI 30:55.6 Hansons-Brooks Michigan

9 6 Nick Cordes, 24, Rochester Hills, MI 31:04.9 Hansons-Brooks Michigan

10 Karl Savage, 24, Lenoir, NC 31:05.3 Zap Fitness North Carolina

11 7 Clint Verran, 29, Rochester Hills, MI 31:06.2 Hansons-Brooks Michigan

12 8 Trent Briney, 25, Rochester Hills, MI 31:13.0 Hansons-Brooks Michigan

13 9 Michael Hill, 25, Bellevue, WA 31:16.2 Club Northwest Pacific Northwest

14 10 Isaiah Festa, 24, Madison, WI 31:17.4 Wisconsin Runner R T Wisconsin

15 11 Ryan Meissen, 26, River Falls, WI 31:19.0 Wisconsin Runner R T Wisconsin

16 12 Michael McKeeman, 27, Ardmore, PA 31:19.9 Bryn Mawr RunningClub Mid-Atlantic

17 13 Kevin Doyle, 24, Rochester Hills, MI 31:20.8 Hansons-Brooks Michigan

18 14 Peter Gilmore, 27, Menlo Park, CA 31:22.9 Farm Team Pacific

19 15 Chris Graff, 28, Palo Alto, CA 31:24.6 Farm Team Pacific

20 16 Brendan Rogers, 27, Redwood City, CA 31:29.1 Farm Team Pacific

So basically this will be like the last year's d1 nationals. Great. That was the worst conditions I have ever run in. So painful.

In Cuozzo We Trust wrote:

There is a master out there who was assigned to guard Diddy during the NYC marathon. He ran a 4:14 packing heat and watching out for them haters! That is something to be reckoned with.

Who is this man? The original Long Island Legend, Alex Cuozzo.

Is Alien Canopy playing the afterparty?

notelite wrote:

So basically this will be like the last year's d1 nationals. Great. That was the worst conditions I have ever run in. So painful.

You should have been at VOA park last year. It would have made your race look like a cakewalk.

well it applied to one of my team members. we were told they could race unattatched but not for our team since they do not live in our state.

Latest 5 day forecast.

Tonight: Cloudy with snow developing after midnight. Low 29F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 2 to 4 inches.

Tomorrow: Snow during the morning will give way to lingering snow showers during the afternoon. Cold. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 1 to 2 inches.

Tomorrow night: A few clouds. Cold. Low around 15F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. Cold. High 34F. Winds light and variable.

Friday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 30s.

Saturday: Few showers. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the upper 30s.

Latest 5 day forecast.

Tonight: Cloudy with snow developing after midnight. Low 29F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 2 to 4 inches.

Tomorrow: Snow during the morning will give way to lingering snow showers during the afternoon. Cold. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 1 to 2 inches.

Tomorrow night: A few clouds. Cold. Low around 15F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. Cold. High 34F. Winds light and variable.

Friday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 30s.

Saturday: Few showers. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the upper 30s.

GVH Is sending a pretty good team this year. I think they should be a top 10 contender and have a few guy's in the top 30, like Slick, Morseman, Lombardo.