Border
to Border Recap:
The mission was to reclaim the title from Team Awesome. Mission
accomplished. The Elite Wamps overcame some stiff competition from
the youngsters from Seekonk(and from PWOTY's navigational skills) to hit
the tape in 3:02.
Bob Eaton gets the "guts" award for hammering leg 1; despite a
pretty long stint on the sidelines coming up. Get well soon.
Paul Powell was next and propelled the Wamps into 2nd place with just
under 6 minute splits.
Mike Ferrari was next and after the race director stated; "A guy
named Ferrari has to be fast" Mike delivered; making up 3
minutes in a 3.4 mile leg. He also escaped injury when the young
lady from team Awesome kicked at him and tried to run him into the
guardrail. Deff a Betty-in-training.
Leg 4 is where the rivalry started to percolate. Don Burke and a
young lad took off neck and neck. The lad was able to edge Don at
the end and turned and gave him the "gun show". Too bad
team Awesome didn't know that the cagey Wamps had saved their big guns for
the meat of the race.
Ben Coyle destroyed his runner. Leaving him weeping after a 5:25
first mile. Chris Elgar poured it on; racing up the Eastside hills
like a mountaiin goat. Anthony; agitated at getting to his leg late
after a tour of Pawtucket; took it out on the course. He effectively
ended the race; handing a 5 minute lead to PWOTY with 2.5 to go.
The Betty/Wamp team gelled flawlessly. Killa Miller brought them
home in fine fashion. Although Jim will be fined for wearing
unliscenced WAMP gear. Brian Mulligan and Kevin Downey are deff
recovered after winter months on the shelf. K2 and Amy Strong turned
in their usual solid performances. Fitzy and Jim did just as much
damage to the cooler as they did to the course; which is impressive if you
saw their splits.
Special note to Ron "B team" Farkash; who ran the whole thing
faster than 2/3 of the field.
To quote the late great Chris Farley; "I have seen a lot of things in
my day...but that was AWESOME!!!"
Shout out to team Laplante; PWOTY predicts we have 2 years before they
blow right by us. The kids are growing up fast; and the vets aren't
slowing down.
