2011 Photo Archive

Canfield Jingle Bell 5K, Canfield, OH, December 31, 2011

Sixteen Big Dawgs at this one in Canfield...
Leslie Kramer 2nd Overall Female in 19:17 Molly Estes AG 7th 24:29 Janet Clark AG 6th 26:06
Lori Masters AG 8th 26:59 Renee Bodden AG 1st 25:10 Cindy Suber AG 3rd 27:01
Kathy Shoaf AG 2nd 26:59 Pam Byers AG 1st 22:44 Alex Clark AG 22nd 30:59 Chris Clark AG 21st 22:20 Ed Brainard AG 2nd 18:27 Leroy Clark AG 2nd 20:18 Dave Suber AG 6th 22 :54 Jeff Estes AG 13th 25:55 Larry Koval AG 6th 26:02
John Davis AG 1st 23:48

Harmony Silverster 5K, Harmony, PA, December 31, 2011

Thirty Big Dawgs, including two new members, enjoyed this last run of the year in Harmony.
Robyn Stewart AG 8th 27:15 NM Beth-Ann Rau AG 31st 36:09 Kristen Kelosky AG 1st 22:30
Lisa Moss AG 17th 30:12 Julia Murray AG 22nd 33:15 Sherree May AG 3rd 26:16 & a PR
Debra Kuminkoski AG 11th 29:33 Mary Chabala AG 6th 31:00 Sondra Hall AG 1st 33:36
PJ Winkler AG 17th 33:56 Phil Banting AG 12th 38:35 Curt Brown AG 3rd 19:54
Bruce Hall AG 9th 22:18 Dan Reed AG 12th 22:57 David Murray AG 20th 30:39
Steve Goldcamp AG 2nd 18:10 Frank Tarantine AG 10th 24:09 Warren Smith AG 2nd 19:40
Gary Chabala AG 3rd 22:34 Mark Eschenfelder AG 4th 22:53 Peter Winkler AG 11th 33:56
David Adams AG 2nd 23:11 Tom Gorka AG 3rd 23:43 Jesse Allen AG 13th 34:32
Harry Green AG 2nd 23:09 John Antinossi AG 3rd 24:27 Bob Walker AG 5th 24:59
Ken Tack AG 7th 27:06 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:11 Justin Littleton AG 19th 30:33
NM Megan Henson AG 11th 27:03

Wolverine Resolution 4 Mile Run, Grand Rapids, MI, December 31, 2011

While most Big Dawgs were running in PA and OH, three of us were in MI. It was 45 degrees and sunny for the 780 runners during the run around Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids.
Karen Swartz AG 5th and a PR in 32:05 Sam Swartz AG 7th in 27:32 Dave White AG 2nd and a PR in 32:53

Old Fashion Christmas 5K, Volant, PA, December 17, 2011

Finally a run in the snow (someone actually wished for this) for the next-to-the-last race of the year for most of us. Thirty-eight Big Dawgs ran this one, including two new members. Meanwhile, one Big Dawg, John Antinossi, sat it out and took pictures. Why?...well, he pulled a muscle during his warm-up run. Hope it's not too bad.
Thanks to Herb Cratty and his volunteers for setting us out on a "challenging" course. However, some of us are wondering why there were no awards for 2nd & 3rd place Age Group finishers??? And kudos to the Big Dawgs for being over 31% of the entire field.
Dan Dygert 3rd Overall & AG 2nd 18:01 Craig Caylor 6th Overall & AG 3rd 18:50
Brian Forester 7th Overall & AG 2nd 18:52 Leslie Kramer 1st Female Overall 20:39
Mark Osborne AG 1st 20:41 Leroy Clark AG 5th 21:29 Danielle Lucas 3rd Female Overall & AG 1st 22:46 Bob Hardman AG 2nd 23:12 Dan Reed AG 2nd 24:06 Kristen Kelosky AG 2nd 24:09
Chris Clark AG 5th 24:09 Mark Eschenfelder AG 3rd 24:14 Lou Alsksin AG 1st 24:26
Harry Green AG 1st 24:31 Pamela Byers AG 1st 24:34 Eugene McClain AG 1st 24:47
Colby Bamberger AG 2nd 25:08 Renee Bodden AG 1st 25:46 Casey Bamberger AG 3rd 26:34
Dave White AG 2nd 26:42 Lori Masters AG 4th 27:43 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 27:44
Buddy Turner AG 3rd 27:47 Sherree May AG 3rd 27:53 Alyson Collins AG 4th 28:08
Janet Clark AG 5th 28:30 Dez Csizmadia AG 3rd 29:24 John Carey AG 2nd 30:04
Robyn Stewart AG 3rd 30:17 Lisa Moss AG 3rd 30:21 Chris Bamberger AG 4th 30:27
NM Justin Littleton AG 6th 31:50 Debra Kuminkoski AG 5th 31:50 Alex Clark AG 5th 33:17
Peter Winkler AG 8th 33:49 Jesse Allen AG 4th 34:21 Sondra Hall AG 2nd 35:04
NM Karen Watkins AG 8th 36:36
Thanks to John Antinossi, Russ & Sondra Hall and Sherree May for the race pictures below:

Firefighters Frozen 5K, Niles, OH, December 10, 2011

Big Dawgs and their Awards...way to go Dawgs!
In the front row: John Antinossi AG 3rd 24:04
Lou Alaksin AG 2nd 23:07 Harry Green AG 1st 23:41
and standing: John Davis AG 4th 24:38 New Members Pamela Byers AG 1st 23:57 and Jeff Baco AG 3rd 23:15 and Big Dawgs Renee Bodden AG 1st 24:50 Ed Brainard AG 1st 19:01 Not shown in this pic is Big Dawg Kip Minnick AG 6th 30:14 and his grandson and New Member Jeff Estes AG 3rd 25:04

Jingle Bell 5K, North Shore, December 10, 2011

Lots of runners, kids and walkers for this fun Xmas time race. Mark Eschenfelder AG 12th 23:54
Tom Gorka AG 13th 24:18 Bob Walker AG 2nd 23:16 Dave White AG 3rd 26:00 and
Danielle Lucas AG 6th & 14th/1089 Female Overall in 22:17

Nittany Valley Half Marathon, State College, PA, December 4, 2011

Thanks to Jean Adams for her message...Big Dawg Dave Adams ran the Half Marathon in 1:51 which was good for 2nd place in his Age Group. Here's what Dave had to say..."Looked for other big dogs at the race but with 730 finishers didn't see any.. weather was perfect, but course had lots of up and downhill stretches."
Congrats Dave!

California International Marathon, Sacramento, December 4, 2011

Kristy Brown made the trip for this one...her 12th Marathon. She finished 89th out of 393 in her Age Group with a time of 3:43:39. Congratulations Kristy.

Trot for Tots, Oakdale, PA, December 4th, 2011

Weather-wise, this was probably the best day this race has ever seen...the sun was out, not too cold and virtually no wind. But like the Oil City 5K below, not too many Big Dawgs out.
In the 5K...Dave Chinchilla AG 1st 19:58 Grant Anderson AG 2nd 33:39 Danielle Lucas AG 4th 22:28
In the 10K...Dave Chinchilla AG 2nd 42:00 Warren Smith AG 2nd 42:58 Mark Eschenfelder AG 5th 49:59
Dave White AG 1st 55:06 Danielle Lucas (running with her brother) AG 5th 55:18

Oil City Christmas Past Cold Man's 5K, December 3, 2011

Four Big Dawgs at this one...Herb Cratty 2nd place Overall in 18:29 Lou Alaksin AG 3rd in 24:13
PJ Winkler AG 2nd 34:34, running with Peter Winkler AG 2nd 34:35

Burgettstown Turkey Trot, November 24, 2011

One lone Dawgett was at this 5K...Danielle Lucas in 22:44 for 5th place Female Overall & AG 1st.
That's one tough uphill going back to the school. Nice run Danielle.

The Antinossi Family, by The Ledger, Beaver Newspapers Inc, Nov. 25, 2011

Very good article about the Antinossi Family Runners at the Gobblers Gallop, Thanksgiving Day.
Also mentioned are the Big Beaver Big Dawgs!
Pic #1 is the full page spread. Pic #2 is the article. Click on it for a larger & hopefully legible view. And Pic #3 shows three Big Dawgs at the start of the 10K...Mike Johnson, Harry Green & Brian Forester.
@Brian...is your Big Dawgs shirt in the laundry or what???

Gobblers Gallop 10K & 5K, Riverside High School, November 24, 2011

Thirty-nine Big Dawgs (including seven new members) in this event (25% of our membership) & four Dawgs ran both the 10K & 5K.
Many thanks to Joe Fisher, Kristen Kelosky and all the volunteers for putting on a pair of great races.
We enjoyed everything, including the weather.

In the 10K: Brian Forester 3rd Overall & AG 1st in 36:58 Emmett (ET) Santillo 7th Overall & AG 1st in 38:44
Leslie Kramer 1st Female Overall in 41:07 Mike Johnson 43:53 Kristy Brown 2nd Female Overall in 44:38
# Dave Lytle 46:35 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 48:05 Jeff Syphrit 48:25
Harry Green AG 1st 48:30 John Antinossi AG 2nd 48:5 Matt Antinossi 49:07
Eugene McClain AG 1st 49:15 Bob Sforza 49:40 Aaron Alessio 49:43
Nanette Paracca 51:04   Lenny Yensull 51:21 Boone Weatherly 51:47
Emmett (EJ) Santillo 55:49 (WHAT???) Alyson Collins 56:48 Buddy Turner 58:04 Sherree May 58:19   Robyn Stewart AG 3rd 1:01:30 Chris Bamberger 1:03:54
In the 5K: * Brian Forester 6th Overall & AG 1st in 18:19 * Leslie Kramer AG 2nd 20:21
Scott Brown AG 1st 21:49 Casey Bamberger AG 1st 23:49 # Mason Swartz 24:29
Karen Swartz AG 2nd & PR 24:33 Dave White AG 1st 24:34 # Josh Postma 24:46
Sam Swartz AG 2nd 24:47   * Eugene McClain AG 1st 24:54 Colby Bamberger 25:00 * Boone Weatherly AG 3rd 25:09 # Lucas Elenbaas 27:?? Murphy Swartz 29:01 # Steve Grinczel 31:18   Phillip Banting 32:01 Ethen Antinossi 36:09   # Eric White 36:43 Abby Antinossi 47:48
# Joyce Grinczel (walked because of prior injury)
* Means ran both the 10K & 5K Congratulations
# Means New Member Congratulations

Chicago 8K Turkey Trot, November 24, 2011

This is a huge race in Chicago with 6010 finishers. Thanks to Teal for sending over this picture. Dad looks good in his Big Dawgs Shirt...so where is yours?
Teal Walker 44th/444 in 42:33 Pace 8:34 Bob Walker 4th/38 in 41:02 Pace 8:16

Feed the Need 5K, McDonalds, OH, November 26, 2011

Found the results but no Age Groups are listed... Terry McCluskey 5th Overall in 18:52
Kristen Kelosky 22:53 Harry Green 23:20 John Antinossi 24:01
Lou Alaksin 24:22 Frank Tarantine 25:12 Sherree May 27:23

5K Turket Trot, New Castle, November 24, 2011

Thanks to Sondra Hall for the pictures...and the winners are:
Doug Petrik AG 1st 17:08 Craig Caylor AG 1st 18:35 Kyle Campbell AG 1st 19:09
Tom Macri AG 1st 19:15 Leroy Clark AG 2nd 20:21 David Suber AG 7th 22:24
Dan Reed AG 8th 22:51 Christopher Clark AG 7th 23:11 Melvin Thompson AG 1st 25:41
Alex Clark AG 11th 29:20 Janet Clark AG 18th 29:20 Cindy Suber AG 3rd 26:08
Sondra Hall AG 1st 31:50 Bob Thompson AG 6th 40:11

Cleveland Fall Classic Half Marathon, November 20, 2011

We only know of one Big Dawg in this one...Tommy Mcnear. His time of 1:33:12 was good for a 4th place finish out of 43 in his Age Group. Nice run Tommy.

Philadelphia Marathon, November 20, 2011

Two of our Big Dawgs took the bus ride trip organized by Elite Runners to Philadelphia to partake in the the Marathon there.
Danielle Lucas crossed the finish line in 3:46:59 good for 180th place out of 1084 in her Age Group.
Bob Walker finished 13th out of 44 in his Age Group with a time of 4:09:04.
Looking forward to hearing about the trip and the race.

Rebel Run 5K, Columbiana, OH, November 19, 2011

Results are finally in...thanks Harry Green. But no Age Group Winners identified.
Ed Brainard 7th Overall in 19:23 Tommy Mcnear 8th Overall 20:04 Kristen Kelosky 23:19
Lou Alaksin 23:24 Harry Green 23:28 Mark Eschenfelder 23:39 Eugene McClain 24:22
John Antinossi 25:11 Dave White 25:48 Lou Lodovico 32:25

Fight For Life 5K, Apollo, PA, November 19, 2011

Four Big Dawgs at this race last Saturday, but we have only one picture of two runners...Kristy Brown 1st Female Overall in 21:55 and Alyson Collins AG 1st
with another new PR in 26:49.
Ken Tack AG 2nd in 28:03 and Grant Anderson AG 3rd in 33:57, missed the
photo op.
Grant...I have your Big Dawgs shirt...with it you would have finished 1st or 2nd.

The Outer Banks Half Marathon/5K, North Carolina, November 12-13, 2011

Lisa Moss sent me a message..."...about my participation in the OBX half marathon this past Sunday. I finished in 2:22:18 for 96/208 in AG. Not my best but it was a fun time. On Saturday my husband and I did the Buccaneer 5K. I was 1/19! in 29.03." We're also waiting on a picture. Congratulations Lisa. By the way, is your husband a Big Dawg?

Marshall Mangler 8K Trail Run, North Park, November 13, 2011

Tommy Mcnear
Mary Morgan

Armstrong County YMCA, Kittanning, November 12, 2011

Twelve Big Dawgs in the 10K & one in the 5K. It must have been a very good day because I'm told four Big Dawgs set new PR's for themselves.
First-we had four BIg Dawgs in the top 10 Overall...Brian Forester 1st OA in 36:51 Leslie Perry 3rd OV in38:01
Kristy Brown 1st Female OA in 44:54 & a new PR Lou Alaksin 10th OA & AG 1st in 46:50
John Antinossi AG 2n 49:23 Aaron Alessio AG 2nd 49:49 & new PR Alyson Collins AG 2nd 54:24 & new PR
Sherree May AG 3rd 55:39 Robyn Stewart AG 4th 58:54 & new PR Ken tack AG 3rd 59:11
Dez Csizmadia AG 4th 59:55 Vickie Turner AG 4th 1:08:01
And in the 5K...our Chairman & soon to be 88 years old, Lou Lodovico AG 4th in 30:18. Congrats to all!

Wounded Warrior 5 Mile, North Park, November 12, 2011

Three Big Dawgs hit this 5 miler (once around the Lake) in prize winning style...Harry Green AG 1st in 40:07 and Bob Walker AG 2nd in 40:08. Actually, they crossed the finish line together but Harry had his chip on his right leg and Bob had his on his left leg. Go figure. Then they went out and ran the Lake again.
Dave White was AG 1st finishing in 42:39 and had enough common sense not to run the course again.

ITU Long Course World Championship, Henderson, Nevada, November 5, 2011

Big Dawg Joella Baker completed the ITU Long Course World Championship Triathlon (Swim 4K, Bike 120K,
run 30K) in Henderson, Nevada Saturday, Nov. 5th. with a time of 7:57:21. Congratulations Joella!

Bridgewater/Beaver Santa Run, Bridgewater, PA, November 5, 2011

Lone Big Dawg Mike Johnson smoked the field by finishing 1st Overall out of 112 finishers with a time of 21:01. He also finished 1st (of course) in his Age Group of 18-99. Congratulations on this Mike...nice run!

Stomp the Grapes Half Marathon, Hartville, OH, November 5, 2011

Big Dawgette Danielle Lucas somehow made her way over to Ohio to run in this Half Marathon. She was not real happy with her time but it looks good to me...AG 4/50, 23/366 Female Overall & 103/622 Overall in 1:46:24

New York City Marathon, November 6, 2011

Big Dawgs Sam Swartz and Matt Antinossi ran this great race Sunday...Sam in 4:07:12 & Matt in 4:17:10
Sam's wife, Karen did the 5K the day before in 25:14 for a new PR. Congratulations!

Operation Troop Appreciation, Allison Park, PA, November 6, 2011

Fourteen Big Dawgs showed up for this one. It's an out & back course with a nice downhill then a 140 foot uphill before turning back. Not a PR Course. But the weather was great with good food and apple and cherry pies for the Age Group winners. And Teal Walker made it here all the way from Chicago.
Dave Chinchilla 1st Masters in 19:29 Scott Brown AG 2nd 22:18 Gary Chabala AG 2nd 22:39
Bob Walker AG 1st 23:35 Lou Alaksin AG 2nd 24:36 Dave White AG 3rd 25:01
Teal Walker AG 3rd 25:23 Buddy Turner AG 2nd 26:38 Sherree May AG 5th 28:12
Mary Morgan AG 6th 28:36 Mary Chabala AG 1st 30:05 Debra Kuminkoski AG 9th 30:09
Robyn Stewart AG 6th 31:33 Jesse Allen AG 5th 33:22
Thanks to Sherree May & Harry Green for the pictures.

The Big Dawgs Team of the fastest five came in 2nd place out of 9 teams that entered.
Team - BIG DAWGS Finish Position - 2 Team Score (times): 1:52:38.80

Habitat for Humanity 5K, Struthers, OH, November 5, 2011

Fifteen Big Dawgs showed up for this 5K in Ohio that had 144 finishers.
Renee Bodden AG 2nd 24:45 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 27:28 Emmett EJ Santillo AG 3rd 19:27
Ed Brainard AG 1st 19:35 Tom Marci AG 1st 19:47 Mark Osborne AG 2nd 20:04
Frank tarantine AG 9th 24:20 Bob Hardman AG 2nd 22:19 Eugene McClain AG 2nd 24:46
Larry Koval AG 3rd 24:48 John Davis AG 1st 23:58 Harry green AG 2nd 24:07
John Adams AG 4th 26:18 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:48 Lou Lodovico AG 1st 30:57
Thanks to Harry Green for the pictures.

Butler YMCA Turkey Trot 5K, November 5, 2011

Brian Forester 4th Overall & AG 1st in 18:53 Leslie Perry 7th Overall and AG 2nd in 20:01
Tom Turner AG 23rd 47:38 Buddy Turner AG 1st 27:09 Ken Tack AG 3rd 29:07
Jesse Allen AG 4th 32:46 Dez Csizmedia AG 1st 27:30 Carter Judy AG 8th 33:02
Robyn Stewart AG 11th 29:14 Lisa Moss AG 13th 29:30 Debbie Kuminkoski AG 3rd 29:32

Marine Corps Marathon, Washington DC, October 30, 2011

Dannielle & Eric Ripper made the trip to run in this Marathon that courses through DC, East Potomac Golf Course, Pentagon City, Arlington and Georgetown University. Eric did it in 4:05:05 and Dannielle in 4:55:47
Congratulations!

Wicked Halloween Run, Plymouth, MI, October 30, 2011

Two of our Big Dawgs found their way to Michigan over the weekend...Buddy Turner did the 10K in 57:19 for a AG 4th place & Vickie Turner hit the 5K pushing her clients wheelchair in 38:38 for a AG 16th finish. Congrats!
More info on this race on www.wickedhalloweenrun.com

Zombie 5K, Cranberry Twp, October 30, 2011

Big Dawg Danielle Lucas ran this one...a 5K but really 3.5 miles because of course changes race morning. Dressed for Halloween, Danielle was 6th Overall Female & AG 1st in 25:41. Looking good Danielle.

Ghostly Grey Trail 5K & 10K, Prospect, PA, October 29, 2011

In the 5K...Patricia Neubert 3rd Female OA 1:06:28 Robyn Stewart AG 11th 55:47 &
April Nulph McCarthy AG 12th 56:16
Robyn's opinion of Trail Runs..."It was pretty crazy!"
In the 10K...Dave Murray AG 5th 1:15:37 & Jullia Murray AG 5th 1:15:46

Farmer's Inn Half Marathon & 5K, Sigel, PA, October 29, 2011

In the Half...Dan Dygert 3rd place Overall in 1:22:30 & Kristy Brown 1st Overall Female in 1:48:08
Aaron Alessio AG 2nd in his 1st Half in 2:01:12 & Alyson Collins AG 1st in her 1st Half in 2:20:30
Here's what Alyson had to say about the course..."This was a TOUGH course. The first 2 miles were downhill, then the whole 3rd mile was uphill... and then continued with hard rolling hills until the end."
In the 5K...Dave Suber AG 2nd 23:27 & Cindy Suber 2nd Overall Female in 26:09

Jack-O-Lantern 5K, Washington, PA, October 29, 2011

Congratulations and thanks to Race Director Danielle Blonar and all the volunteers for putting on this really great race and all that goes with it...A challenging Course, Hot Food, 100+ Prizes including Laptop Computers, Big Screen TV, etc., etc., 5-deep Age Group Awards and a Race Packet with REAL Goodies. The Big Dawgs recognize a Quality Race when we see one. And we will not hold you responsible for the weather.
Ladies first...Casey Bamberger AG 3rd 26:02 Michelle Chabala AG 7th 29:46
Peggy LaQuatra AG 1st 24:33 Chris Bamberger AG 7th 33:19 Mary Chabala AG 1st 32:37
Now the Men...Dave Chinchilla 2nd Masters in 20:26 Colby Bamberger AG 15th 25:41
Emmett EJ Santillo AG 1st 20:43 Gary Chabala AG 4th 25:27 Eugene McClain AG 1st 26:48
Bob Walker AG 1st 25:31 John Antinossi AG 2nd 26:22 Harry Green AG 3rd 26:29
Dave White AG 1st 27:09 Lou Lodovico AG 2nd 3:26

The Great Pumpkin 5K,, Zelienople, October 28, 2011

Three Big Dawgs made their presence known at this race...Emmett EJ Santillo (now in the 50-55 Age Group) Overall 3rd in 18:52 Jeff Syphrit AG 1st in 22:19 Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 23:55

Peace Race 10K & 2 Mile, Youngstown, OH, October 23, 2011

Twenty-two Big Dawgs tackled the 10K and two hit the 2 Mile run...
Doug Petrik AG 7th 35:33 Emmett ET Santillo AG 8th 38:18 Ed Brainard AG 7th 39:25
Emmett EJ Santillo AG 4th 39:45 Mark Osborne AG 4th 39:56 Giorgio Redolfi AG 1st 41:02 Mike McBride AG 16th 45:10 Bob Hardman AG 8th 45:13 Curt Grimm AG 3rd 45:26 Bruce Hall AG 17th 45:32 Cindy Grimm AG 2nd 47:43 John Davis AG 2nd 49:10 John Antinossi AG 3rd 49:43 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 50:20 Frank Tarantine AG 28th 50:42 John Adams AG 19th 53:52 Lenny Yensull AG 51st 55:18 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 56:16 Lori Masters AG 25th 56:16 Sherree May AG 9th 58:01 Kip Minnich AG 7th 59:14 Sondra Hall AG 4th 1:09:44 Lou Lodovico AG 1st 1:10:01
and in the 2 Miler...Tommy Mcnear AG 1st 12:09 and Dee Banks AG 5th 23:24

Golden Tornado Art, Butler, October 22, 2011

Four of our Big Dawgs hit this 5K in Butler...Buddy Turner AG 8th 26:06 Lisa Moss AG 10 28:06
Robyn Stewart AG 11 28:18 Tom Turner AG 17 44:01 and bet you cannot guess the Age Group brackets...
1 to 19 and 20 to 99. Go Figure!

Harvest Moon 10 Mile, Moon Twp, October 22, 2011

The word is that this is one very tough race running around the Moon hills, so congratulations to all who finished, including 3 of our Big Dawgs...
Danielle Lucas AG 1st 1:20:55 Bob Walker AG 2nd 1:26:49 Gary Chabala AG 6th 1:28:09

Monaca Fallfest 5K, October 15, 2011

Tommy Mcnear 3rd Oerall & AG 1st in 19:31 Mike Johnson AG 1st 22:11 Bob Sforza AG 2nd 22:20
Bruce Hall AG 3rd 23:13 Lenny Yensull AG 2nd 26:22

Heart & Sole 5K, Sewickley, October 15, 2011

Thanks for the note Dave. Turns out there was another Big Dawg there as well.
Dave Chinchilla 5th Overall and AG 1st in 18:56 and Shane Hughes AG 1st in 19:08

Elizabeth DiNunzio 5K, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 15, 2011

Aaron Alesio & Alyson Collins travelled to Maryland to honor Alyson's friend Elizabeth, who was hit and killed by a pick-up truck while out running, April 29, 2009. Aaron finished in 24:51 & Alyson in 28:09, a new PR.

Monster Stomp, New Castle, October 15, 2011

Looks like every one had a great time including 19 Big Dawgs...
Doug Petrik 2nd Overall in 17:51 and Kyle Campbell (13) 3rd Overall in 19:02. You guys were movin' Congrats!
Dave Suber AG 2nd 22:48 Dan Reed AG 4th 23:22 Frank Tarantine AG 3rd 24:31
Colby Bamberger AG 3rd 24:50 John Adams AG 1st 25:53 Cindy Suber AG 2nd 26:12
Lori Thomas-Mastes AG 1st 26:53 Melvin Thompson AG 3rd 26:53 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 27:50
Carter Judy AG 2nd 28:49 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 30:36 John Antinossi AG 1st 30:39
Sondra Hall AG 2nd 34:10 Dee Banks AG 1st 37:20 Bob Thompson AG 3rd 42:55
Casey Bamberger AG 11th 50:32 Chris Bamberger AG 6th 50:49 Sherree May AG 5th 50:50
Special Congratulations to Lou Alaksin, John Antinossi, Sherree May and Chris Bamberger for having run the Buffalo Creek Half Marathon only a few hours earlier.

Detroit Half Marathon, October 16, 2011

Four Big Dawgs were international travelers on this really nice course around downtown Detroit, over to Canada on the Ambassador Bridge and back to Detroit through the Tunnel. Daughter Karen AG 104/725 in 2:00:22 for her 2nd Half and a new PR. Granddaughter Murphy in her 1st Half AG 23/111 in 2:00:22. Son-in-Law Sam Swartz in 2:09:56 (he had to wait 10 minutes at the start for us to show up then he paced Karen & Murphy).
Dave White AG 1st in 1:58:11. Terrific crowd with 8488 in the Half and 3451 in the full Marathon.

Buffalo Creek Half, Freeport, PA, October 15, 2011

It was a cold, windy and wet day when 723 runners met to compete in this famous Half Marathon. Twenty-three of them were Big Dawgs. The first Big Dawg to cross the finish line was Brian Forester in 1:25:47 to win AG 2nd. Next was Curt Grimm AG 2nd 1:39:10 The 1st Dawgette was Danielle Lucas in 1:41:04 to win AG 3rd
then Lou Alaksin AG 1st 1:44:08 Cindy Grimm AG 1st 1:44:16 Kristen Keloski AG 4th 1:46:17
Dave Adams AG 5th 1:47:05 Harry Green AG 3rd 1:49:32 Gary Chabala AG 14th 1:50:36
Boone Weatherly AG 17th 1:52:53 John Antinossi AG 4th 1:53:21 Eugene McClain AG 9th 1:55:17
Patricia Neubert AG 2nd 1:55:22 John O'Donnell AG 11th 1:59:02 Sherree May AG 14th 2:08:51
Debra Kuminkoski AG 17th 2:14:39 Mary Morgan AG 20th 2:22:35 Michelle Oneil AG 49th 2:23:04
Mary Chabala AG 11th 2:23:25 Robyn Stewart AG 40th 2:26:58 Buddy Turner AG 21st 2:27:29
Christine Bamberger AG 32nd 2:39:49 Vickey Turner AG 15th 2:52:48

Youngstown 50K Ultra, Mill Creek Park, OH, September 17, 2011

Thanks for the e-mail update on this...Dave Adams ventured out to do his first 50K Ultra and returned with a time of 7:18:17. Other Big Dawgs who also spent a few hours on the Trail are: Eric Ripper 5:57:52,
Craig Caylor 6:46:57 and Dannielle Ripper 7:43:03.
Dave Adams, below, in what appears to be him enjoying the run.

Chicago Marathon, October 9, 2011

Thanks to Kristy Brown for sending over her results...here's what she had to say: "I ran my 11th, and most miserable marathon, this past weekend at the Chicago Marathon, finishing in 3:51:09. Almost exactly 6 months since sustaining 4 stress fractures, so I was just happy to be there. I wasn't prepared for the hot temps and blazing sun though. On to the next!"
Congratulations Kristy, especially just after coming off an injury and considering roasting under a hot sun.

Another Big Dawg who managed the hot temps is Matt Antinossi (John's son). Chicago is his 6th Marathon of the year with a time of 4:09:29. Congratulations Matt. He's got one more to go...in New York. Good Luck Matt!

Steamtown Marathon, Scranton, PA, October 9, 2011

Only one Big Dawg in this...Bob Walker AG 5th/13 in 3:58:15 for an average pace of 9:06 and 816th overall out of 1861. Congratulations Bob.
If you have plans to maybe run this some time...here are a few words from Bob on the Course: "ALL DOWN HILL NO WAY - YES IT's 955 FEET NET DOWNHILL, HOWEVER; THEY FAIL TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE WELL OVER A DOZEN STEEP AND LONG UP HILLS INCLUDING THE MILE LONG HILL FROM 25 MILES TO 26 MILES. INCLUDE SOGGY AND DAMAGED 3 MILES OF OFF ROAD TRAILS AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF ONE TOUGH DAY IN THE ENDING 80 F DEGREE TEMPS."

Celtic 5K, Cranberry Twp., October 9, 2011

Thanks to Peter Winkler for sending the results & pictures. Peter Winkler AG 2nd 33:40
PJ Wnkler 6th Overall and AG 2nd 22:03 and Rob Morrow AG 1st 24:18

Towpath 1/2 Marathon, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, October 9, 2011

Tommy Mcnear hit this one in fine fashion with Age Group 2nd in 1:29:41

Beaver Goes Pink 5K, Beaver, October 9, 2011

Mike McBride had a great race finishing 1st Overall in 21:27 and Danielle Lucas likewise had a great race with 4th Overall and 2nd Ladies Overall in 22:04. Way to go Big Dawgs...congratulations!

Crisis Shelter 5K, New Castle, October 8, 2011

Beautiful morning to do anything, including running. Twenty-six Big Dawgs and five New Members stretched their legs and ran this one that had a tiring uphill finish through the woods. Plenty of good food and drinks after the race. Five Big Dawgs and two New Members took 7 of the top 10 finisher spots and two Lady Big Dawgs took 1st & 2nd Female Overall. Way to go Big Dawgs!
Doug Petrik 1st Overall in 17:51 NM Ed Brainard 2nd Overall in 18:54 Tom Macri 3rd Overall in 19:00
Emmett Santillo 4th Overall & AG 1st 19:03 Mark Osborne 5th Overall & AG 1st 19:09
NM Giorgio Redolfi 7th Overall & Ag 1st 20:01 Leroy Clark 9th Overall & AG 1st 20:01
Kristen Kelosky 1st Overall Female 22:48 Cindy Grimm 2nd Overall Female 23:14
Curt Grimm AG 2nd 21:28 Ted George AG 2nd 22:05 Dave Suber AG 3rd 23:00
Jeff Syphrit AG 4th 23:10 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:41 John Antinossi AG 1st 23:59
Harry Green AG 2nd 24:18 Eugen McClain AG 4th 24:31 Frank Tarantine AG 5th 24:33
Dave White AG 2nd 24:42 John Adams AG 3rd 25:10 Lenny Yensull AG 5th 25:40
Buddy Turner AG 5th 25:44 Cindy Suber AG 2nd 26:20 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 26:59
Robyn Stewart AG 1st 29:18 Lou Lodovico AG 1st 31:12 Sondra Hall AG 2nd 32:59
Dee Banks AG 2nd 34:49

Hampton 5K, Hartwood Acres, October 1, 2011

Thanks for the heads up Bob Sforza. Only 2 Big Dawgs at this one...Bob Sforza AG 1st in 23:03 and
Grant Anderson AG 5th in 35:25

Clark Volunteer Fire Co. 5K, Clark, PA, October 2, 2011

Peter Winkler sent over a picture of New Member, Jennifier Winkler (see the New Member page). Thanks Peter.
Dan Dygert 2nd Overall & AG 1st 17:10 Mark Osborne 3rd Overall & AG 1st 19:08
PJ Winkler 9th Overall & AG 3rd 21:41 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 24:41

Run to Help Children with Dyslexia, New Castle, October 1, 2011

Thanks to Harry Green for sending the runner's names...
Dave Suber 2nd Overall & AG 1st 22:42 Harry Green 7th Overall & AG 1st 24:45
John Adams 9th Overall & AG 3rd 26:27 Cindy Suber 10th Overall & AG 1st 26:30
Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 28:55 Lou Lodovico AG 1st 30:07 Sondra Hall AG 2nd 34:24
Dee Banks AG 3rd 38:34 Russ Hall AG 2nd 43:04

The Stepathon 5 Miler, Fineview Neighborhood, October 1, 2011

Without question, the most challenging & difficult race course I've ever been on. Consider that the best runners averaged over a 9 minute pace, up and down 1692 steps in 12 different staircases, slipping & sliding through trees and branches on muddy trails only one foot wide and sloping downhill on a 45 degree angle, braking on downhill runs because they were so steep you would surely fall over if you went all out. Danielle Lucas said
"I loved it!" I said it was diabolical. Just hit www.stepathon.org and see what you think. But you really have to experience the run to fully appreciate it. Will I do it again...No way! Well... maybe...Yeah, why not...OK, I'm in for next year, have to beat this year's time.
Dave Chinchilla showed this course who was boss by coming in 2nd Overall and AG 1st in 45:36.
Aaron Alesio AG 4th 1:01:47 Lenny Yensull AG 6th 1:13:34 Frank Tarantine AG 5th 59:27
Gary Chabala AG 6th 1:01:26 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 1:01:08 Dave White AG 2nd 1:06:30
Buddy Turner AG 3rd 1:28:41 Danielle Lucas 3rd Female Overall and AG 1st in 56:08
Alyson Collins AG 6th 1:15:23 Robyn Stewart AG 7th 1:16:10 Kristen Kelosky AG 1st 1:03:48
Mary Chabala AG 2nd 1:12:4 Sherree May AG 3rd 1:13:33 Vickey Turner AG 5th 1:28:42

Mighty Might 5K, Moraine State Park, October 1, 2011

Five Big Dawgs made their way to this one...Curt Grim 3rd Overall & AG 1st 22:46
Cindy Grimm AG 1st 24:50 John Antinossi AG 2nd 25:25
Peter Winkler AG 4th 30:59 Debra Kuminkoski AG 3rd 31:57

ECD 5K by the Lake, Jamestown, PA, September 25, 2011

Peter Winkler sent this over...Dan Dygert 1st Place Overall in 17:01 and Peter Winkler 9th Overall and 1st Place Age Group in 26:42

Great Race 5K & 10K, Pittsburgh, PA, September 25, 2011

All in all, it was a pretty good day for a race. It was a little humid and certainly warmer for the 10Kers since they got started 1-1/2 hours after the 5K. Anyway, thought it would be interesting to show the Age Graded results this time. Keep in mind that the results are for this run only, so if you are injured, sick, tired, or got up on the wrong side of the bed..this result might be lower than your usual. So, here we go:
World Class 90-100%...no one this time.
National Class 80-89%...Lou Lodovico 85.2% 1:03:52 AG 1st Cindy Grimm 82.7% 47:14 AG 5th
Regional Class 70-79%...Lou Alaksin 78.4% 47:22 AG 1st Brian Forester 77.2% 37:03 AG 7th
Kathy Shoaf 77% 27:18 AG 1 Ray English 75.7% 53:02 AG 2nd Emmett (EJ) Santillo 75.2% 40:30 AG 13th
Curt Grimm 74.9% 45:22 AG 5th Doug Petrick 74.2% 36:16 AG 11th Dave White 73.4% 24:01 AG 1st
John Antinossi 72.6% 48:57 AG 2nd Scott Brown 72.6% 20:39 AG 8th Emmett (ET) Santillo 71.1% 37:45 AG 19th
Tommy Mcnear 70.5% 18:41 AG 1st
Local Class 60-69%...Kristy Brown 68.6% 21:40 AG 4th Harry Green 66.7% 52:06 AG 8th
Mike Johnston 63.9% 42:01 & a new PR AG 69th John O'Donnell 63.4% 54:34 AG 38th
Eric Ripper 63% 47:17 AG 61st Sherree May 62.5% 58:26 AG 50th Bruce Hall 61.3% 46:43 AG 84th
Frank Tarantine 61.3% 51:18 AG 104th Gale Mussey 60.2% 55:55 AG 48th Jeff Syphrit 60% 51:07 AG 101st
59% and below...Lori Thomas 57.4% 27:18 AG 26th Danielle Ripper 57.3% 53:57 AG 98th
Leslie Petrik 56.4% 53:49 AG 180th Lenny Yensull 51.7% 58:26 AG 221st Aaron Alessio 49.8% 55:01 AG265th
Alyson Collins 47.8% 1:03:25 AG 361st Robyn Stewart 47.3% 1:04:11 AG 528th
April McCarthy 43.6% 1:09 36 AG 676th Jessica Franko 42.3% 1:11:44 AG 710th
New Members...Jill Hutchinson 66.3% 49:54 AG 17th Michelle (Missy) Oneil 49.3% 1:03:45 AG 252nd
Mary Morgan 56.9% 1:02:33 AG 94th
Three more Big Dawgs: In the 10K...Margretta Lutz 78% 1:14:43 AG 1st
In the 5K...Gregory Schleicher 81.1% AG 1st 17:21 Jeff Schleicher 76% 18:47 AG 5th
And another...Danielle Lucas 67% 45:15 AG 31st in the 10K.
Should you not be happy with your Age Graded Result, get well soon, or you might need to follow the Big Dawgs advise from the Home Page...Our goal is to run often and to remark as often as necessary to each other, "...you aren't pushing yourself hard enough."

Akron Marathon, September 24, 2011

Thanks to Bonnie Smerk for this up-date (also...just to pass along her message that she is "expecting", now in week 15. Congratulations Bonnie!)
Julia Murray 5:58 AG 107th Dave Murray 5:10 AG 52nd Bonnie Smerk 3:49 AG 7th
and in the Half Marathon...Mark Osborne 1:28:05 AG 2nd

Friends of Yellow Creek, Penn Run, PA September 24, 2011

Debbie Kuminkoski 29:38 AG 2nd and Jesse Allen 31:25 AG 2nd
Thanks Debbie.

House for Habitat 5K, Beaver, September 17, 2011

Thanks for the alert Mike Johnson...we had 4 Big Dawgs in this one
Mike Johnson 8th Overall and AG 3rd in 20:50 Jim Nagel AG 1st 23:34
Boone Weatherly AG 4th 24:17 Peter Winkler AG 7th 28:52

Run for Their Lives 5k, North Park, September 17, 2011

Thanks to the heads-up from Bob Sforza, he pulled in an 8th place overall & AG 1st in 21:27 and Mark Knapp was 5th Overall & AG 1st in 20:55. Way to go Big Dawgs.
Bob said he went out for a run after the race but..."I also "accidentally" ran a 7.77 mile "cool-down" run after the awards (mostly because I took the wrong road at one point). My original plan was to do about 4 miles."

Erie Marathon & Half Marathon, Presque Isle, September 18, 2011

Three of our Dawgs travelled North to Erie to compete in this race...
Emmett (EJ) Santillo crossed the Marathon finish line in 3:06:01 to win the Masters and also place 16th Overall out of 521 finishers. Great run Emmett and Congratulations.
Emmett (ET) Santillo showed his skill by finishing the Half in 1:24:10 and winning 1st Place in his Age Group. Congratulations.
Also in the Half is Dawgette Nanette Paracca, finishing with a very good time of 1:58:17 and AG 13th/67. While Nanette may not realize it, she is in fact, a Big Dawg (recruited by Emmett (EJ) Santillo at the Grandparents, 2010) we have her in our roster, we have her picture with Emmett and now all she needs is a Big Dawg shirt.
(Nanette...if you have any reservations about this, please let me know and we will "Un-Big Dawg" you if you wish).

Green River Trail Heroe's 5K, Sharon, PA, September 17, 2011

The Big Dawg "Bamberger's", also self-proclaimed as the "...Prosperity Dawgs" were the only Dawgs at this race but they made their presence known in their Big Dawg Shirts and by their running skills.
Colby Bamberger AG 1st in 24:28 Casey Bamberger 3rd Overall Female and
Chris Bamberger AG 5th in 31:51
Mom/Chris said, "I am so proud of my kids! I could have gotten a 50:51 and wouldn't have been happier!"

Air Force Marathon, Dayton, OH, September 17, 2011

Danielle Lucas made her way to Dayton to turn in a great time of 3:39:20, good for Age Group 13th out of 123, 44th out of 743 females and 307th out of 2511 overall. Congratulations Danielle...and best of all...you qualified for the Boston Marathon. Are you going to go?

Chicago Half Marathon, 2011

Big Dawgette Teal Walker, has now completed all three legs of the Chicago 1/2 Marathon Series with the third leg Chip Time of 1:49:59 (Avg pace of 8:23), placing her 68th/1033 in her Age Group. Overall she was 1807th out of 11889 finishers and 439th out of 6746 female finishers. Congratulations Teal. You need to make it to PA sometime so you can run with the BIg Dawgs. Thanks to Dad-Bob Walker, for the info.

Five-O-Foot Pursuit 5K, Sharon, September 18, 2011

Six Dawgs showed up for this one...Tom Macri 1st Overall in 18:50 Mark Osborne 6th Overall & AG 1st 18:50
Leroy Clark 9th Overall & AG 2nd in 19:12 Lou Alaksin AG 2nd 22:53
John Antinossi AG 3rd 23:44 Peter Winkler AG 2nd 27:37

Elorapolooza 5K, North Park, September 18, 2011

Three Big Dawgs went to this race and Three Big Dawgs came home with medals...
Brian Forester 4th Overall & AG 1st in 18:59 Harry Green AG 1st 25:05 Grant Anderson AG 2nd 32:37

Warrior Dash, Carrollton, OH September 9, 2011

Just learned that another Big Dawg took part in the Warrior Dash last week...April McCarthy...she crossed the finish line in 1:20:25, just behind her friend, Robyn Stewart. This is an unbelievable race...just take a look at the video on http://warriordash.com Congrats to you April, and again to Robyn and Tommy Mcnear!

Grandparents 10 Mile, Zelienople, September 17, 2011

What a great day for a run...especially the 10 miler since it started the earliest. Nice and cool for a change and a nice and cool, rolling hill course. Hardest part is going out, but it sure was fun coming back. Many thanks from the Big Dawgs to Race Director Joella Baker (she's also a Big Dawg), her staff and all the volunteers for putting on one of the best races in the area. The food was abundant (pizza, donuts, cookies, etc., etc.) and very good.
The Big Dawgs made a good showing in the 10 Mile with 12 runners and also in the 5K with 11 runners, not to mention 2 new members (see the New Member page).
Also, ALL of our Big Dawg Runners in the 10 Mile & 5K placed either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective Age Groups! Congratulations to all!
Brian Forester 4th Overall & AG 1st in 1:04:41 Bob Walker AG 1st 1:22:10
Kristen Kelosky 1:22:17 AG For sure, but her Chip malfunctioned so no official results
John Antinossi AG 2nd 1:22:50 Harry Green AG 3rd 1:25:07 Eugene McClain AG 1st 1:25:39 Dave White AG 1st 1:27:15 John O'Donnell AG 2nd 1:32:02 Sherree May AG 2nd 1:34:59 Robyn Stewart AG 1st 1:48:23 Vicky Turner AG 1st 2:00:05 Buddy Turner AG 3rd 2:00:07
All the pictures from John Antinossi, our Purchasing Director, Recruitment Manager and now, Sr. Photographer.

Grandparents 5K, Zelienople, September 17, 2011

We had 11 Big Dawgs in this race...
Curt Grimm 4th Overall & 1st AG 21:12 Dave Donahue AG 1st in 21:22 Cindy Grimm 2nd Female Overall 22:36
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 22:57 Frank Tarantine AG 1st 23:54 Aaron Alessio AG 2nd 24:29 & a new PR
Debbie Kuminkoski AG 1st 28:07 Jesse Allen AG 3rd 28:59 Alyson Collins AG 2nd 29:18 & a new PR
Lou Lodovico AG 2nd 30:03 Nice Running BIG DAWGS!

QLCS 5K Sugar Creek Manor, Worthington, PA, September 13, 2011

Seventeen Big Dawgs made it to this one and with only 39 total runners, the Dawgs represented 44% of the field and we had 5 Big Dawgs in the top 10 finishers.
Dan Dygert 1st Overall in 17:40 Herb Cratty 3rd Overall in 18:2 Brian Forester Overall 4th in 18:44:00
Leslie Perry Overall 5th in 18:44:40 and Curt Grimm Overall 8th in 22:12
Dave Donahue AG 1st 22:55 Dave Suber AG 3rd 23:24 Cindy Grimm 3rd Overall Female 24:03
John Antinossi AG 2nd 24:12 Frank Tarantine AG 4th 25:17 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 26:31
Cindy Suber Masters 28:06 Ken Tack AG 4th 28:27 Peter Winkler AG 7th 30:10
Lou Lodovico AG 2nd 33:06 Chris Bamberger AG 1st 33:57 Jean Dobay AG ? 38:18

Special Congratulations to Dan Dygert & Cindy Grimm for their overall 5 Race series, 1st Place Win

Run to Remember 5K, West Kittanning, September 11, 2011

Nine Big Dawgs did this evening race and signed up a New Member...see the New Member Page.
Seated in the pic...Debra Kuminkoski AG 2nd 31:05, ?Jan Winkler?, Alyson Collins AG 3rd 31:38, New Member Kristy Brown AG 1st 23:33
Standing...Peter Winkler AG 3rd 29:30, Emmett Santillo 3rd Overall in 19:38, Lou Alaksin AG 1st 25:33, Jesse Allen AG 2nd 32:33, PJ Winkler AG 2nd 22:46, Frank Tarantine AG 4th 24:43 and John Antinossi AG 1st 24:11

Ohio Township 5K, September 10, 2011

According to Frank Tarantine this was a tough up and down course...
Bruce Hall AG 2nd in 24:04 and Frank Tarantine AG 1st in 25:36 and Aaron Alessio..................

Saxonburg Festival 5K, September 10, 2011

The Race was 4 runners short when Lou Lodovico, John Antinossi, Emmett Santillo and Sherree May encountered this "Dawgwood" tree blocking their way on a blind curve. No one was hurt. Twelve others did make it...Brian Forester 4th Overall in 17:56
Bob Sforza AG 2nd 20:39 Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:16
Dave Donahue AG 2nd 21:50 Cindy Grimm, Masters 22:48
Buddy Turner AG 2nd 25:21 Dez Csizmadia AG 1st 27:52
Lisa Moss AG 3rd 28:39 Debra Kuminkoski AG 1st 28:45
Jesse Allen AG 4th 29:34 Margretta Lutz AG 1st 33:49
Patricia Neubert AG 1st 24:33

Montour Trail Half Marathon (formerly IKEA) September 10, 2011

Thirteen Dawgs showed up at the start at Macy's for a 261 foot drop down to the Trail in the 1st mile, then a 234 foot uphill climb for 6 miles and then back downhill for 6 miles.
Leslie Kramer burned up the Trail in 1:28:27 good for female 3rd place Overall.
Eric Ripper AG 15th 1:42:21 Mike McBride AG 16th 1:42:35 Dave Murray AG 34th 2:08:18
Dave Chinchilla AG 3rd 1:28:27 Boone Weatherly AG 14th 1:59:17 Eugene McClain AG 7th 2:01:18
John McDonnell AG 11th 2:09:54 Harry Green AG 2nd 2:03:16 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 1:51:58
Dave White AG 2nd 2:06:34 Danielle Lucas AG 5th 1:44:36 Danielle Ripper AG 20th 1:58:47
Are there more pictures out there?

Warrior Dash, Carrollton, OH September 9, 2011

Tommy Mcnear hit this race...it's really like an Army Infiltration Course, with 12 difficult obstacles. Take a look at the video on http://warriordash.com Some people just like to get dirty. Tommy was AG 2nd out of 976 in 32:58:00.
Was just informed that a Big Dawg Dawgette crossed the finish line in 1:20:16, good for 840th out of 1165 in her Age Group...way to go...Robyn Stewart. Congrats to you and Tommy!

Adams VFD 5K, Mars, PA September 3, 2011

Thanks to Bob Sforza for this entry...
Brian Forester 2nd Overall in 18:29 and Bob Sforza AG 4th in 21:30
and Aaron Alessio AG 6th 26:04 with a new PR, congratulations Aaron!

Pizza Joes 5K, New Castle, PA, September 4, 2011

Thanks for your message Russ Hall. Anxious to see the pictures. In the meantime, Here are the Big Dawgs...
PJ Winkler 3rd place Overall in 20:32 and Leroy Clark 4th place Overall with time of 20:39
Dave Suber AG 1st 24:07 Frank Tarantine AG 2nd 24:48 John Adams AG 4th 27:00
Cindy Suber AG 1st 27:36 Peter Winkler AG 5th 28:12 Sandra Hall AG 1st 36:44
Dee Banks AG 1st 39:16 Nice running Big Dawgs & Dawgettes!

Rock & Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon, September 4, 2011

Just spoke with Bob Walker who told me about the great time he and his daughter Teal, had in Virginia Beach. We also spoke about a Big Dawgs trip there next year, so keep Labor Day, 2012 open. We'll have more on this later so stay tuned.
In the meantime...Bob had a great run coming in 1st out of 46 in his Age Group, with a time of 1:49:52.
Daughter Teal also had a very good run placing 95th out of 996 in her Age Group (top 9.5%) in 1:54:19.
Way to go Team Walker and let's plan on next year.

Newton Falls 4 Mile, Newton Falls, OH, September 5, 2011

Waiting for the results to be posted.
In the meantime...many thanks to Race Director, Jennifer Riehl and all the volunteers, for a fine race, good food and awards, and putting up with us Big Dawgs. Also thanks to Faces Lounge, a place were all races should end.
Click on the Pic for a better view.
Finally...here are the results: Emmett Santillo 24:44 Dave Chinchilla 24:59 Mike Johnson 28:09
Lou Alaksin 30:11 Kristen Kelosky 30:34 John Antinossi 30:02 Harry Green 32:02
Dave White 33:16 Sherree May 35:50 Kip Minnich 37:23

Buhl Days 5K, Hermitage, PA, September 5, 2011

Thirteen Big Dawgs went out for this race on Labor Day... Mark Osborne AG 1st 18:50
Leslie Cramer 2nd Overall in 19:08 Cindy Grimm AG 1st 23:01 Dee Banks AG 2nd 37:20
Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 25:54 Kyle Campbell AG 1st 19:59 Tom Macri AG 2nd 18:55
Ted George AG 7th 21:51 Frank Tarantine AG 11th 23:56 John Adams AG 9th 25:55 LeRoy Clark AG 4th 20:15 Peter Winkler AG 10th 27:32 Curt Grimm AG 1st 21: 29

Hey Peter Winkler...haven't seen any postings for PJ lately???
Peter's reply..."P.J. is running cross country these days - it cuts back on his road racing - but he finished 3rd overall at the Pizza Joe's Race on Sunday in New Castle." - Peter

Labor Day Classic 5K in Washington , PA, September 5, 2011

Thanks to Chris Bamberger for sending the pictures and run times.
Danielle Lucas AG 2nd 20:50 Gary Chabala AG 5th 21:12 Cassy Bamberger AG 1st 22:53
Colby Bamberger AG 4th 23:08 Mary Chabala AG 2nd 29:14 Grant Anderson AG 4th 32:13
and Chris Bamberger AG 9th 32:37 (You can click in the pic to enlarge).

Gatorade-Steelers 5K, Pittsburgh, September 4, 2011

We had twenty Big Dawgs at the race but we didn't get everyone in a picture, and having such a big crowd made it difficult too...so, if you were missed, we'll get you next time.
This year they had us starting in "timed waves" down by the River, which was probably a good idea on paper, but it really needs some more thought. Anyway, everybody got across the mats, through the course and finished in fine fashion inside Heinz Field.
Our fastest Big Dawg was Dan Dygert who made the circuit in 17:01 winning his Age Group 1st place.
Leslie Perry was next with 18:06 for AG 5th in a very tough Age Group. Danielle Lucas was our fastest Dawgette
coming in at 21:31 for AG 6th Scott Brown AG 17th 21:41 Gary Chabala AG 8th 21:42
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 22:22 John Antinossi AG 2nd 23:25 Tom Gorka AG 18 24:22
Harry Green AG 4th 24:42 Dave White AG 2nd 24:49 Ray English AG 1st 25:02
Lenny Yensull AG 43 25:32 Gale Mussey AG 7th 25:35 Mike Poff AG 6th 25:37
Buddy Turner AG 8th 25:50 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 25:53 Sherree May AG 13th 27:38
Alyson Collins AG 42nd 29:26 and a new PR Mary Chabala AG 8th 29:57 Vickie Turner AG 16th 32:46
and five new members...see the New Member Page. Thanks to John Antinossi & Lenny Yensull for the Pics.
Special message for Danielle Lucas...we keep missing you to hang out a little, plus we need a better picture. Will you be at the Montour Half Marathon on the 10th?
Danielle said she will be there.

Run Your Rox Off, McKees Rocks, PA, 6:30 Friday evening, September 2, 2011

I know Lou will get his violin out when he reads this posting but...it was HOT (85-90 degrees) and humid and not even the slightest breeze and the course was tough with many hills, and a really tough & long up-hill at the end on a brick road. Even the neighborhood Dogs found a shady place to rest and had no interest to bark as we ran by. Runners came in breathing hard and glistening with steam and tired. Heart rates were slow to recover (just ask Lou) and everybody wished they could have jumped into the nearby swimming pool. Water ran out and they went and got more. But there was pizza and beer and hot dogs and soft drinks and soon everything got back to normal. What a run...thanks Scott Baker.
And here are the Big Dawgs who don't know enough to stay out of the sun...Herb Cratty 3rd Overall in 19:05
Bonnie Smirk 3rd Overall Female in 23:26 Gary Chabala AG 1st 23:55 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 24:53
john Antinossi AG 1st 25:14 Dave White AG 2nd 27:40 Mary Chabala AG 1st 33:11
and three new members...see the New Member Page. Congrats to some wild and crazy Big Dawgs.

Panerathon 2 Mile & 10K, Youngstown, OH August 28, 2011

Since this was a 10:00 start, the sun was getting warm, a brisk breeze blew and we were off and running. First to the finish line was Tommy McNear after a "tough" 2 Mile run for 10th overall & 1st AG in 12:42.
The 10K runners were next with Dave Chinchilla AG 2nd 40:15 Mark Osbourne AG 3rd 42:09
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 46:36 Bruce Hall AG 11th 47:58 John Antinossi AG 1st 49:53
Frank Tarantine AG 18th 51:54 Renee Bodden AG 4th 52:05 Dave White AG 2nd 54:42
John Adams AG 12th 55:00 Lou Lodovico AG 1st 1:05:51

Run For Shelter 5K, Veterans Hospital, Butler, August 27, 2011

Pictured here-kneeling...Buddy Turner the Race Director, New Members Billy Wolfe, Carter Judy, Julia Murray and Dawgette April McCarthy.

Standing...Jesse Allen, Debra Kuminoski, Dave White, Dez Csizmadia, Eugene McClain, Dave Murray, John Antinossi, Lisa Moss, Kathy McDonnell, Robyn Stewart, and Vicky Turner.

It's a nice course with a few rolling hills that you get used to the 3rd time around. Really good hot dogs, awards and prizes...thanks to Big Dawg Race Director Buddy Turner.
Brian Forester Overall 1st place in 18:06 and John Antinossi 8th place Overall all and AG 1st in 23:30
Harry Green 11th Overall & AG 2nd 24:15 Dave White AG 1st 24:50 Eugene McClain AG 2nd 25:06
Dez Csizmadia AG 2nd 26:48 Lisa Moss AG 2nd 28:25 Robyn Stewart AG 2nd 28:54
Debra Kuminoski AG 1st 29:46 Jesse Allen AG 3rd 30:15 Vickie Turner AG 2nd 32:13
Buddy Turner AG 5th 33:38 April McCarthy...you were there but not listed in the 5K???

Run to Break the Cycle 5K & 10K in Beaver, August 27, 2011

Six Big Dawgs were in the 5K...ET Santillo 2nd Overall in 18:06 Steve Goldcamp 3rd Overall in 18:19
Bruce hall AG 2nd 22:04 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:39 Frank Tarantine AG 4th 24:04
and Sherree May AG 2nd in 26:48, which exactly ties her time from last week.
Twelve Big Dawgs in the 10K...EJ Santillo 1st Overall in 38:42 Bob Sforza 7th Overall & AG 1st 44:00
Curt Grimm 10th Overall & AG 1st in 45:20 Danielle Lucas AG 1st 46:01
Mike Johnson AG 2nd 47:32 Bonnie Smerk AG 2nd 47:50 Jim Nagel AG 2nd 48:10
Cindy Grimm AG 1st 48:34 Boone Weatherly AG 4th 52:05 Lenny Yensull AG 2nd 53:53
Ray English AG 1st 54:05 Barbara Nagel AG 1st 57:46

Whitehall 5K in Pittsburgh, 8/27/2011

Spotted 3 Big Dawgs in this one...Gary Chabala AG 2nd in 24:12 Tom Gorka AG 8th in 31:12
and Bob Walker AG 2nd in 25:38

Clipper Cross Country Series, 8-25-11

Big Dawg Tommy McNear became the overall male Champion at the 13th annual Clipper Cross Country Series with 23 points.
Way to go Big Dawg Tommy McNear!

Quality Life Cup Series #4, Mercer, August 23, 2011

There were 58 finishers in this race and 25 of them were Big Dawgs...that's 43% of the field. Before long the entire Region will be Big Dawgs!
We had 3 Dawgs in the top 5 Overall...Dan Dygert 1st 16:56 Herb Cratty 3rd 17:36 & Lesie Perry 4th 18:14
Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:07 Dave Donahue AG 2nd 21:27 Scott Brown AG 3rd 21:38
Ted George AG 4th 21:46 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 22:19 Dave Suber AG 6th 22:28
Dave Adams AG 2nd 22:46 Cindy Grimm 1st Female 22:50 Lori Thomas 2nd Female 22:55
John Antinossi AG 3rd 22:59 Frank Tarantine AG 8th 24:12 Colby Bamberger AG 4th 24:16
Casey Bamberger AG 1st 24:18 Kathy Shoaf 1st F Masters 26:10 Ken Tack AG 5th 26:27
Cindy Suber 2nd F Masters 26:40 Sherree May AG 1st 26:48 Dez Csizmzdia AG 2nd 27:29
Peter Winkler AG 9th 27:52 Lou Lodovico AG 3rd 30:15 Chris Bamberger AG 2nd 32:53
Jean Dobay AG 2nd 37:48 That's the way to run Big Dawgs!
Thanks for the pictures John.
By the way, Sherree May is now a professional runner since she won a cash prize of $25.00, AND her time of 26:48 is also a PR. Congratulations Sherree!

Safe harbor 5K, Youngstown PA, August 21, 2011

Some Dawgs ventured over to Ohio to run in this one...
Herb Cratty 2nd Overall in 18:50 Congrats Herb Lou Alaksin 8th Overall & AG 1st 24:32
PJ Winkler AG 2nd 24:56 John Antinossi AG 1st 24:56 Frank tarantine AG 1st 25:47
Renee Bodder 1st Masters 25:59 Peter Winkler AG 3rd 29:44

Race at Pistons, Hermitage, PA, August 20, 2011

The Big Dawgs were out in force for this one. It was foggy getting there but the day was great and lots of good food and plenty of prizes.
Dan Dykert 2nd Place Overall in 17:17 Congrats on a great run! Lori Thomas AG 4th 28:06
Dan Reed AG 1st 23:10 Sherree May AG 2nd 28:15 Mark Osborne AG 1st 19:14
Tom Macri AG 2nd 19:22 Frank Tarantine AG 6th 25:22 John Adams AG 6th 25:45
Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 26:35 Dee Banks AG 3rd 38:35 Eugene McClain AG 1st 25:12
Sondra Hall AG 1st 36:34 Harry Green AG 1st 23:23 John Antinossi AG 2nd 23:56
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:06 Dave White AG 2nd 24:54 Lou Lodovico AG 1st 30:16

Buffalo Township Parks & Recreation 10K, Sarver, PA, August 20, 2011

Thanks to Debbie Kuminkoski for sending in these pictures. Looks like you're having a great time.
Brian Forester 2nd Overall in 39:07 Dave Adams 7th Overall & AG 1st in 47:41
Ken Tack AG 4th 58:08 Debbie Kuminkoski AG 2nd 1:02:18
Dez Csizmadia AG 1st 1:02:27 Jesse Allen AG 6th 1:04:52

Jaime Roselline Memorial 5K, Butler, PA, Friday night, Aug. 19, 2011

Even though it was a night time race, the Dawgs did a great job...
Brian Forester 10th Overall & AG 1st 18:51 Leslie Kramer 11th Overall & 1st Female 19:07
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:44 John Antinossi AG 1st 24:16 Harry Green AG 2nd 24:32
Dez Csizmadia AG 2nd 27:38 Peter Winkler AG 4th 28:36 Buddy Turner AG 3rd 28:44
Debbie Kuminkoski AG 2nd 29:51 Vickie Turner AG 1st 33:13

Findlay Township 5K, Clinton, PA, Friday night, 8-19-11

I've heard this is a tough course, but it didn't seem to bother our Big Dawgs...
Shane Hughes AG 3rd 18:47 Bob Sforza AG 3rd 21:47 Gary Chabala AG 4th 24:10
Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:59 Mary Chabala AG 1st 32:04

Courtney's Ice Cream 5K, Grove City, PA,, August 17,, 2011

Amazing what a dish of ICE CREAM will do for race attendance...848 crossed the finish line and 285 of those were 12-19 years old...fully 1/3 of the field. Dodging all these kids were 16 Big Dawgs who also made their way to the Ice Cream tables.
Congrats to Leslie Kramer 3rd female Overall in 19:04 and also, David Adams AG 16th 31:56
Tom Macri AG 3rd 19:39 Warren Smith AG 3rd 19:58 Tom Gorka AG 23rd 29:36
Peter Winkler AG 27th 32:35 Curt Grimm AG 2nd 21:17 Buddy Turner AG 10th 26:18
Dez Csizmadia AG 2nd 27:38 Robyn Stewart AG 35th 29:38 Kristen Kelosky AG 2nd 23:04
Lori Thomas AG 8th 26:44 Renee Bodden AG 3rd 24:47 Cindy Grimm AG 1st 23:42
Vicky Turner AG 5th 32:34 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 26:44

Late Entry...Outer Banks Sandbar 5K, Kitty Hawk, NC August 7, 2011

Thanks for this Debbie Kuminkoski. Great to see you and Jesse in the Big Dawgs Shirts at the race. Looks like fun, but as you said..."it was a tough, grueling race in the wet sand, dodging the waves, what a great workout."
You placed 6th out of 19 in 32:18 and Jesse Allen was 16th out of 25 in 32:53

Roeblings Run, Saxonburg, 8-13-11

Thanks to Debbie Kuminkoski for sending this picture from the Roeblings Race:
Front l to r...
Eugene McClain AG 2nd 25:40,
Bob Sforza AG 1st 22:34,
Dez Csizmadia AG 1st 28:04.
Standing l to r...
Vicky Turner AG 1st 35:02,
Robyn Stewart AG 3rd 30:38,
Buddy Turner AG 3rd 27:34,
Jesse Allen AG 5th 32:37,
Debbie Kuminkoski AG 1st 30:47

North Park Purple Stride 5K, 8-14-11

Two of our newer Dawgs hit this one in North Park...PJ Winkler with a fine 9th Place Overall & AG 1st in 22:03
and his Dad, Peter Winkler AG 3rd 27:43

Pleasant Hills 5K, 8-13-11

A lone Dawg ran this one...Grant Anderson AG 5th 35:20

Howl at the Moon, Beaver, Saturday Evening, 8-13-11

Somehow they avoided the rain and got the run in...in the dark. I always knew Dawgs could see in the dark!
ET Santillo 9th Overall & AG 1 18:45 Guess you were hungry to get this over with. Congrats
Tommy McNear AG 2nd 19:13 EJ Santillo AG 1st 19:42 Mike McBride AG 3rd 21:06
Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:51   Bruce Hall AG 4th 21:58 Scott Brown AG 4th 22:44
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:13   Jim Nagle AG 1st 23:21 Kristen Kelosky AG 1st 23:26
Cindy Grimm AG 1st 24:27   Frank Tarantine AG 6th 24:47 Renee Bodden AG 1st 25:41
Barb Nagel AG 1st 28:13

Brookline Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA 8-13-11

The hills going out were tough and long, but oh-so-sweet on the long downhill to the finish line. The Dawgs ruled again with 11 runners & 9 Age Group Awards. The watermelon tasted terrific and the pizza hit the spot.
ET Santillo AG 3rd 19:03 EJ Santillo AG 3rd 19:15 Warren Smith AG 1st 20:10
Gary Chabala AG 4th 22:00 Tom Gorka AG 7th 24:20 John Antinossi AG 1st 24:33
Bob Walker AG 2nd 24:39 Harry Green AG 3rd 24:47 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:08
Dave White AG 2nd 25:35 Mary Chabala AG 2nd 29:49

Frontline Initiative 5K & 10K, Beaver, PA, August 7, 2011

This race started at 6:00 p.m. and it was hot and muggy. Congrats to all runners who braved the elements and looked good doing it.
5K...Tommy McNear 2nd place Overall in 20:42 and Lou Alaksin 10th Overall & AG 1st in 23:28
Frank Tarantine AG 1st 24:59
10K...Leslie Kramer AG 1st 41:57 Curt Grimm AG 1st 46:10 Cindy Grimm AG 2nd 51:04
and John Antinossi AG 2nd 51:41

Run to Breathe 5K, New Castle, PA, August 6, 2011

Twenty-one Big Dawgs showed their support for this race in New Castle and 14 ran away with Age Group Awards...Leslie Perry 6th Overall & AG 1st 18:11 Craig Caylor 7th Overall & AG 1st 18:25
Brian Forester 9th Overall & AG 1st 18:41 Tom Macri AG 2nd 19:40 Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:29
Bob Hardman AG 2nd 22:04 Dave Suber AG 3rd 22:55 Kristen Kelosky AG 1st 23:23
Cindy Grimm AG 1st 23:40 PJ Winkler AG 8th 24:04 Boone Weatherly AG 3rd 24:18
Eugene McClain AG 3rd 25:01 Lenny Yensull AG 3rd 25:06 Casey Bamberger AG 6th 25:30
Gale Mussey AG 4th 25:45 Colby Bamberger AG 11th 25:55 Cindy Suber AG 1st 26:45
Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 27:08 Peter Winkler AG 6th 31:54 Chris Bamberger AG 5th 35:06
Doug Petrik AG 4th 54:24...this has to be your time for three loops of the 5K course!

St. Barnabas 5K in Gibsonia, PA, August 6, 2011

This is a fun race every year with lots of good food, a good course and local celebrity hosts. This year, hosts Trisha Pittman and Larry Richert, announced the winners and were totally taken in by the Big Dawgs prowess on the race course.
Dave Chinchilla 3rd place Grand Master in 18:48 and on his heels was Emmett Santillo AG 2nd in 18:49
Gary Chabala AG 5th 22:38 Bob Sforza AG 4th 21:59 Tom Gorka AG 6th 23:45
Buddy Turner AG 7th 27:56 Bob Walker AG 2nd 23:40 Harry Green AG 3rd 23:41
John Antinossi AG 4th 23:54 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 22:34 Dave White AG 2nd 25:22
Lou Lodovico AG 1st 31:09 Sherree May AG 3rd 28:14 Robyn Stewart AG 12th 30:48

San Francisco Marathon, 7/31/11

Just received word from John Antinossi that his son, Big Dawg Matt Antinossi, finished the Marathon in 4:17:00, good for 311th out of 599 in his Age Group. Congratulations Matt!

Junkyard Jaunt 5K in Natrona Heights, PA, 7/31

Guess this is a race made for us "Junkyard" Dawgs and 8 Big Dawgs showed up for the challenge...
Two Big Dawgs in the top 10 finishers...Herb Cratty 6th Overall 17:58 and Brian Forester 7th Overall 18:32
Lou Alaksin AG 2nd 23:06 John Antinossi AG 4th 24:13 Vickie Turner AG 1st 31:55 Buddy Turner AG 5th 31:56 Grant Anderson AG 6th 32:32

Walker's Run 5K, Ellwood City, 7/30

There was a fair amount of shade for most of the course but when there was none...wow, did it get hot. Jake Walker started us out and led the run on his bike. He also directed traffic and gave out the awards.
Twenty-four Big Dawgs showed up to support him and we also picked up a new member.
Special congratulations to the 1st & 2nd place Overall winners...Doug Petrik 16:50 & Brian Forester 17:58

The Runners (except for Race Director, jake Walker, reclining in the front)...
Kneeling...Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:07, Dave White AG 2nd 26:24, Gale Mussey AG 2nd 24:48,
Mary Chabala AG 2nd 29:00, Lenny Yensull AG 3rd 24:53, Sherree May AG 1st 27:23, Bruce Hall AG 2nd 22:00
Standing...Curt Grimm AG 1st 20:48, Cindy Grimm AG 1st 23:17, Frank Tarantine AG 4th 23:29,
Russ Hall-King of the Fast Walkers, Cristiana White AG 3rd 30:23, Brian Forster 2nd OVERALL 17:58,
Buddy Turner AG 4th 26:31, Sondra Hall AG 3rd 34:25, Robyn Stewart (New Member) AG 1st 31:21,
Mike Poff AG 3rd 25:45, Gary Chabala AG 1st 21:39, Mike Johnson AG 2nd 21:00, Peter Winkler AG 5th 29:59, PJ Winkler AG 2nd 22:31, Kristen Kelosky Female Masters Winner 23:12, and Jeff Spyhrit AG 3rd 23:10 and missing this unique photo op is Doug Petrik 1st place OVERALL 16:50 and John Adams AG 4th 25:00...
Were you guys off chasing a cat or something???

Run for Roch 5K, Mt. Washington, 7/30

This is a very tough, hilly race...so who needed the hot and humid weather to boot.
You Dawgs deserve an extra snack...
Bob Sforza AG 7th 23:22 Dave Chinchilla AG 1st 20:34 Warren Smith AG 2nd 21:47
Tom Gorka AG 3rd 26:02 Harry Green AG 2nd 26:02 Eugene McClain AG 4th 28:07
and Cindy Suber AG 3rd 28:49

Chase at the Lake 5K, Quad #3, Lake Latonka, Mercer, 7/27

It's the middle of the week and our Dawgs are still on the prowl...
Leslie Kramer continues to dominate the ladies as the 3rd female overall runner...in 19:21
PJ Winkler AG 7th 21:44 Dan Dygert AG 2nd 17:38 Tom Macri AG 2nd 20:00
Warren Smith AG 3rd 20:43 Peter Winkler AG 10th 31:50 Curt Grimm AG 2nd 21:21
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:33 and Cindy Grimm AG 1st 23:49

Rubes Run 5K, Prospect, 7/23

This was the Dawgs favorite race today and 20 showed up to do their thing.
Lesie Perry 4th Overall in 18:57 Dave Chinchilla 6th Overall & AG 1st 19:25 Curt Grimm AG 1st 22:12
PJ Winkler AG 1st 22:27 Bruce Hall AG 3rd 23:02 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:26 Dave Suber AG 4th 24:01 Cindy Grimm 1st Female Overall 24:05 Tom Gorka AG 1st 24:12 Harry Green AG 2nd 24:25 John Antinossi AG 3rd 24:57 Lenny Yensull AG 6th 27:00 Gale Mussey AG 4th 27:09 Ken Tack AG 5th 27:20 Cindy Suber AG 1st 27:52 Dez Csizmadia AG 5th 28:11 Peter Winkler AG 3rd 31:47 Lou Lodovico AG 6th 33:48
Debra Kuminkoski AG 3rd 30:09 Jesse Allen AG 6th 31:42

Stampede in the Park, Boyce Park, Plum, 7/23

The morning was overcast, hot and humid, but 3 Big Dawgs hit the pavement here anyway.
Gary Chabala AG 2nd 23:11 Dave White AG 1st 25:36 and Mary Chabala AG 1st 30:01

Quality Life Race #3 in Apollo, 7/19

Nineteen Big Dawgs (and 2 new members) hit this one Tuesday evening. The Course must have been tough, or maybe the heat or maybe the humidity or maybe all of these combined to result in some of the slower times this year for some of the runners. But I have to say that it didn't seem to bother Dan Dygert 5th Overall & AG 1st in 18:39 or Herb Cratty 6th Overall and 1st Male Masters in 18:40.
Curt Brown AG 2nd 21:56 Curt Grimm AG 1st 22:34 Dave Suber AG 3rd 24:30 Dave Adams AG 3rd 24:30
Lou Alaksin AG 1st 24:38 Cindy Grimm 1st F Masters 25:03 Frank Tarantine AG 7th 25:38
John Antinossi AG 4th 26:25 Cindy Suber AG 1st 27:59 Ken Tack AG 6th 28:48
Casey Bamberger AG 3rh 28:49 Sherree May AG 2nd 29:37 Colby Bamberger AG 3rd 29:40
Lou Lodovico AG 2nd 35:05 Chris Bamberger AG 3rd 38:31 PJ Winkler AG 5th 38:45
Peter Winkler AG 9th 41:00 & New Members...Leslie Perry 2nd Masters 19:08 Jean Dopay AG 2nd 39:33

Miltonman Triathlon (750 yd swim.. 16 mile bike & 5K run) Lake Milton State Park

Tommy McNear did his thing in fine Dawg fashion taking AG 2nd place and 17th Overall in 1:27:55. Congrats!

Presque Isle Half Marathon, 7/17

The only Big Dawg at this event...Danielle Lucas 5th place out of 69 in her Age Group in 1:46:58

Run With the Buffalos, New Castle, 7/16

Dan Reed sent me a heads-up on this...Thanks...said the race was held on the Laurel High School Cross Country Course. Dan Reed AG 2nd 23:30 John Adams AG 1st 27:15 Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 27:36

Raider Maze 5K, Harmony, PA 7/16

True to its name, this race has more turns than Heinz Field has seats, but 10 for our Big Dawgs found their way to the finish line in record time...
Brian Forester 3rd Overall 18:14 Emmett (ET) 7th Overall 18:33 Emmett (EJ) 8th Overall 18:35
Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:13 Dave Adams AG 2nd 23:04 Jim Nagel AG 3rd 23:10
Cindy Grimm AG 1st 23:22 Frank Tarantine AG 2nd 23:53 Sherree May AG 6th 27:01
Barbara Nagel AG 1st 27:27
No Maze can fool our Big Dawgs! Also...it seems this is a new PR for Sherree...Congratulations!

North Boroughs 5K, 7/16

Another warm one at North Boroughs and all of our Dawgs were HOT crossing the finish line...
Doug Petrik 6th Overall & AG 1st in 16:57 Mark Knapp AG 4th in 21:26 but ran without his Dawgs shirt???
Gary Chabala AG 2nd 22:41 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:48 Harry Green AG 1st 24:33
John Antinossi AG 2nd 24:49 Eugene McClain AG 2nd 25:04 Dave White AG 2nd 26:19
Lou Lodovico AG 3rd 31:46 and 3 New Big Dawgs...Leslie Petrik AG 2nd 25:23 Ray English and
Tom Gorka AG 5th 224:22

Freedonia 5K, 7/13

Twelve Big Dawgs went to Freedonia to run...
Leslie Kramer 3rd place Overall Female in 20:07 PJ Winkler AG 9th in 22:38 Tom Macri AG 2nd in 20:21
Frank Tarantine AG 12th 24:06 Warren Smith AG 3rd 20:34 Peter Winkler AG 14th 33:01
Curt Grimm AG 1st 21:21 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 23:17 Cindy Grimm AG 1st 24:01
Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 27:37 David Adams AG 16th 33:09 Kristen Kelosky AG 1st 23:34
Nice Running Big Dawgs!

Burgettstown Plum Run 5K/10K, 7/9

Danielle Lucas ran this and did very well...22:17 in the 5K and good for 2nd Female Overall and 4th Female in the 10K in ??:?? Gary & Mary Chabala also ran the 5K...Mary AG 2nd in 29:32 & Gary AG 6th in 23:11

Meadville Trail Blazer 5K/15K, Meadville, PA, 7/10

In the 15K...Overall Male Grand Master Lou Alaksin in 1:14:21 and John Antinossi AG 2nd in 1:20:00 and New Member Brian Forester 4th Overall and 1st Male Master in 1:00:60
and in the 5K...Overall Male Grand Master Lou Lodovico in 29:45 PJ Winkler AG 4th in 30:13 and
Peter Winkler AG 3rd in 33:02. Congratulations Big Dawg Runners!

Central Connect 5K, Aliquippa 7/9

Three of our Dawgs went to Aliquippa to get three AG awards...Mike Johnson AG 2nd 22:51
Boone Weatherly AG 1st in 25:29 and Eugene McClain AG 1st in 26:37

Butler YMCA Triathlon, Morraine State Park, 7/9

Swim 1/4 mile, Ride 7 miles, Run 3.1 miles. Tommy McNear, AG 5th place with a very good time of 55:21

Run for Your Heart 5K/10K, New Castle (Big Dawg, Doug Petrik...Race Director)

The Big Dawgs showed their support for Big Dawg, Doug Petrik's race today with 27 of us there to show the way. It was sunny & warm & a record 24 Dawgs walked away with hardware...
In the 10K...Leslie Kramer smoked the field with 1st place Overall Female in 41:20 and Bonnie Smerk with a fine 45:17 to take 2nd place Overall Female.
Sherree May AG 2nd 58:46   Kathy Shoaf AG 1st 57:02 Craig Caylor AG 1st 38:46   Dan Reed AG 3rd 51:16
Mark Osborne AG 1st 39:46 Jeff Syphrit AG 3rd 49:40 Bob Hardman AG 1st 44:28
John Adams AG 2nd 54:37   Jim Nagel AG 2nd 49:08 Harry Green AG 2nd 49:43
And in the 5K...
Emmett (ET) Santillo blazed across the finish line in 18:12 to take 2nd place Overall Male.
Cindy Suber AG 1st 27:45 Barbara Nagel AG 1st 28:17 Sondra Hall AG 2nd 38:41
PJ Winkler AG 5th 21:22 Tony Nocera AG 1st 18:28 Emmett (EJ) Santillo AG 1st 18:51
Tom Nacri AG 1st 19:33 Ted George AG 3rd 22:00 Dave Suber AG 5th 22:54
Frank Tarantine AG 6th 23:32 Peter Winkler AG 3rd 37:33 Lou Alaksin AG 1st 22:04
Dave White AG 2nd 25:44 Lou Lodovico AG 3rd 28:52

Whiskey Rebellion 5K, Canonsburg 7/4

Thanks for your message Danielle and Harry.
Three Big Dawgs ran in this 5K...Danielle Lucas Age Group 1st Place in 22:30
Gary Chabala AG 4th in 22:38 and Mary Chabala AG 1st in 29:58

Run for Virginia, Cranberry Township, 7/4

Looks like 8 Big Dawgs showed up for this one...including 4 new members from the Ellwood Leger Race
Curt Brown AG 3rd in 19:13 Sherree May AG 8th (out of 48) in 27:44 Scott Brown AG 4th in 21:02
and Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 22 flat. Since Lou's AG was 60 and up, I'm happy to see you showed those 60 somethings, a thing or two about running.
Our 4 new members are...Chris Bamberger AG 21st in 32:25 Casey Bamberger (Age 14) 12th AG in 26:44
Becki Baumgartner (from Tennessee) in 27:27 but missing from the results and our youngest new member, Colby Bamberger at 12 years old for a 3rd place AG finish in 25:10
Way to go BIg Dawgs!!!

Brentwood Firecracker 5K, Pittsburgh 7/4

Only found 2 Big Dawgs in this one...Warren Smith AG 2nd place in 20:35 and Bob Walker AG 4th in 29:24.
So Bob...what's going on with this? Did you miss a turn? run into a tree? or are you...hopefully not...injured?

The Canfield Firecracker 4 Miler, (803 finishers) Canfield, OH, 7/4

A little warm and humid, but all in all, a good day for a race. The results are not yet posted (let's hope it will be soon) but the following Big Dawgs made their best effort to get across the finish line in the shortest possible time. I can say however, that Cindy Grimm 30:35 & Dave Chinchilla 24:47 both won 1st place in the Senior Masters...special congratulations...and Curt Grimm 28:01, Harry Green 31:43, Dave White 34:23,
Kathy Shoaf 36:07, Frank Tarantine 31:07, John Antinossi 32:07 and his son, Matt 30:48, and recent new member Renee Bodden 32:21...all did very well. Age Group finishes were not posted.

Ellwood Ledger 10K, Ellwood City, PA 7/2

Twenty-three Big Dawgs at this event...second only to the Dayspring 5K with 26 Big Dawgs
Leslie Kramer 2nd Female Overall in 41:32 & Bonnie Smerk 3rd Female Overall in 43:43. Congratulations!
Cindy Grimm AG 1st in 48:43 Sherree May AG 5th in 58:28 Katthy Shoaf AG 1st in 58:15
ET Santillo 6th AG with 38:48 Doug Petrik 2nd AG with time of 35:09 Mike Johnson 11th AG in 47:17
Craig Caylor AG 2nd in 38:51 Steve Goldcamp Ag 1st with 38:16 EJ Santillo 2nd AG in 38:58
Yenny Yensull 8th AG in 54:39 Scott Brown 6th AG in 46:48 Dan Nagel AG 8th with 47:47
Frank Tarantine 12th AG in 51:00 John Adams 1st AG in 52:30 Ed Leymarie AG 3rd with 54:00
Curt Grimm AG 1st in 44:31 David Adams AG 2nd in 48:33 Gale Mussey AG 5th in 55:32
John Antinossi AG 1st in 50:27 Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 46:30 Lou Lodovico AG 1st in 1:00:37
Congrats to all...GO BIG DAWGS!

Moon Township 5K, 7/2

Warren Smith finished 1st place in his AG with 20:30 & Boone Weatherly AG 2nd in 24:29

Gem City Day 5 Miler, Toronto, OH, 7/2

All 3 Big Dawgs in this race took home Age Group 1st place finishes...
Dave Chinchilla (also 5th overall) in 31:24 Danielle Lucas in 37:50 and Harry Green in 38:47

Lisa Clay Styles Memorial 5K, Bethel Park, 6/25

We had one Big Dawg at this race...Danielle Lucas, who turned in a fine time of 22:04 to take 7th place out of a very competitive group of 54.

Mountaineer Triathlon, Morgantown, WV, 6/25

750 yard swim, 20K bike ride, & a 5K run...Tommy McNear did it in 1:29:27 for an AG 3rd place

Knights of Columbus 5K, Boardman, OH, 6/25

Three Dawgs went over to Ohio to run in this one...
Kathy Shoaf AG 1st in 27:52 John Adams AG 6th in 25:37 and Harry Green AG 1st in 23:14
Nice runnin' Dawgs!

Butler Road Race...5 Miler, 6/25

This event got 12 of our Dawgs up and running the 5 mile distance...
Cindy Grimm 2nd place Masters in 38:51, Congratulations Cindy.
Emmett still the faster Santillo for AG 6th in 31:14 and Emmett almost as fast Santillo AG 2nd in 31:22
Dave Chinchilla AG 2nd with time of 31:33 Frank Tarantine in competitive AG 19th with 39:30
Curt Grimm AG 3rd in 35:26 John Antinossi AG 8th in 40:12 Ken Tack AG 10th in 44:44
Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 37:02 Dez Csizmadia AG 2nd in 44:39 Lou Lodovico AG 3rd in 47: 20
and Sherree May AG 7th in 46:50
We also had new member Big Dawg Debbie Kuminkoski in the 2k...she took AG 1st in 11:10
Way to go BIG DAWGS!

Strawberry Days 5K in Grove City, 6/22

Seven of our Dawgs ran this one on Wednesday...
Congrats to Leslie Kramer Third Place Female Overall in 19:57 Curt Brown AG 5th in 19:23
Warren Smith AG 3rd in 20:46 and nice to see Terry McClusky for an AG 1st in 18:41
Curt Grimm AG 2nd in 21:56 Cindy Grimm AG 1st in 24:30 and Kathy Shoaf AG 2nd in 28:36

2nd Quality of Life in Sarver, PA, 6/21/11

We had 13 Big Dawgs at this race and 4 new members have jumped on board.
Herb Cratty 3rd Overall in 18:24 Curt Brown 7th Overall with time of 20:01
Leslie Kramer 1st Lady Overall in 21:36 Cindy Grimm 3rd Lady Overall in 24:26
Frank Tarantine AG 5th in 24:38 Lou Alaksin 1st AG in 23:35
David Subor AG 2nd in 24:05 Cindy Subor Masters? in 28:28
Curt Grimm AG 2nd in 22:19 John Antinossi AG 3rd in 25:17
Debbie Kuminkoski AG 1st in 31:35 Lou Lodovico AG 3rd in 32:03 Dez Csizmadia AG 2nd in 27:12
Pictured l-r...Age Group 70+ is Dez, Lou Alaksin & Lou Lodovico

Fathers Day 10K in Pittsburgh, 6/19

Four Dawgs ran the 10K (in the rain?) with 3 of the 4 placing in their Age Groups...
Emmett Santillo AG 1st in 39:53 Gary Chabala AG 6th with time of 45:46
Curt Grimm AG 1st with 45:07 and Cindy Grimm AG 1st in 49:02

Uniontown Triathlon (S: 200 yds, B: 13 miles and R: 5K)

Big Dawg Dave White wore his new replacement Dawg shirt so he'd look good crossing the finish line for pictures. He was 51st to cross out of 66 (very hilly bike ride & run) but 1st in his AG of 70+ with a time of 1:42:24.

Dayspring Harvest 5K, Ellwood City, PA 6/18

Great day for this race and the Big Dawgs showed up in force...26 in all, not counting the many new members to sign up that morning. The Dawgs represented a full 1/3 of the total field, which make some think that next year's race should be called the "Dayspring Big Dawg Harvest & Reunion 5K".
Our Dawgs were not just sitting on their hind legs either...the top 4 places went to the Dawgs, also a 9th place Overall, and 18 Big Dawgs placed in their respective Age Groups.
Photos to follow soon.
Doug Petrik 1st Overall in a howling time of 17:15. Congrats to Doug and hope you like the Dawgs Hoodie!
Emmett the younger Santillo 2nd Overall in 18:58 Dave Chinchilla 3rd Overall in 19:03
Emmett the elder Santillo 4th Overall in 19:15 and Warren Smith 9th Overall in 21:54
The rest of the pack as follows:
Scott Brown AG 2 in 21:54 Lou Alaksin AG 1 in 22:31 Bruce Hall AG 1 in 22:49 Gary Chabala AG 2 in 22:59
Mike Johnson AG 2 in 23:19 Harry Green AG 1 in 23:35 Bob Walker AG 1 in 23:50
Frank Tarantine AG 3 in 23:57 Boone Weatherly AG 4 in 24:35 John Antinossi AG 2 in 24:39
Dan Reed AG 5 in 24:56 Ed Leymarie AG 5 in 25:18 Lenny Yensull AG 7 in 26:11
Dave White AG 2 in 26:19 Gale Mussey AG 3 in 26:28 Eugene Mc Clain AG 7 in 27:05
Dez Csizmadia AG 3 in 27:21 Kathy Shoaf AG 1 in 27:48 Sherree May AG 1 in 28:23
Mary Chabala AG 2 in 29:44 and the leader of our pack...Lou Lodovico AG 1 in 30:34

Laurel Highlands Ultra 50K (31.07 miles), 6/11

Danielle Lucas ran this grueling race on Saturday in 7:59:42. 64th out of 93 overall and 15th out of 24 women overall. This Ultra starts in Ohiopyle, PA, follows the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail and ends at the Trailhead near Rt. 31. There is a ten hour time limit but Danielle beat it easily. Way to go Big Dawg Danielle!

Parkinson Awareness 5K, Uniontown, PA, 6/11

Only one Big Dawg in this race...Harry Green Age Group 1st with time of 24:09

Ohio Police & Fire Games 5K Muster, Warren, OH, 6/11

Back to Ohio again. Six Dawgs at this one and one new member...Kip Minnick (on the left).
Mark Osborne AG 2nd in 19:48 Lou Alaksin AG 1st with 22:32
Frank Tarantine AG 7th in 23:25 John Antinossi AG 3rd in 24:02
John was also 2nd for the Vets Special Award.
Kip Minnick AG 5th in 27:29 Sherree May AG 2nd with 28:14
and our Chairman, Lou Lodovico AG 3rd in 30:02

IHM Festival 5K in Austintown, OH, 6/9

The Dawgs had a good turn-out for this one...and all 8 of them placed...
Emmett Santillo AG 3rd in 18:42 Tommy McNear AG 1st with time of 19:31 Bob Hardman AG 3rd in 21:13
Curt Grimm AG 1st with 21:13 Lou Alaksin AG 1st with 22:15 Frank Tarantine AG 2nd with time of 23:10
Cindy Grimm AG 1st in 23:36 John Antinossi AG 2nd with 23:36

Greenville Glide, Schenley Park, 6/5

Six of our Dawgs ran this race on Sunday...it's a good one and they have some really good food.
Bruce Hall AG 6th in 22:57 Frank Tarantine AG 7th in 24:50 Harry Green AG 1st with 24:31
John Antinossi AG 1 in 25:04 Lou Alaksin AG 1st with time of 23:06 Lou Lodovico AG 3rd in 31:44

Darlington Derby 5K, Darlington PA, 6/4

Our Big Dawgs dominated this race with a new course record and 5 out of 7 top finishes Overall.
Congrats to Doug Petrik on setting a new course record with a time of 16:18 & 1st place Overall.
and Herb Cratty 3rd place Overall in 17:22 and Steve Goldcamp 4th Overall in 17:42
and Emmett Santillo 5th OA and AG 1st in 18:15 and Tommy McNear 7th OA & 1st AG in 18:51
Mike Johnson AG 1st in 21:37 Lou Alaksin AG 1st with 22:04 Frank Tarantine AG 2nd in 22:49
John Antinossi AG 1st in 23:08 Boone Weatherly AG 1st in 23:09 Eugene McClain AG 3rd with 23:15
and Sherree May AG 2nd with time of 27:24 and New Big Dawg Members....
Peggy Lavery AG 1st in 27:14 Barb Nagle AG 1st with 28:02 and Jim Nagle AG 2nd in 48:04
Steve Goldcamp, Tommy McNear, Frank Tarantine and Boone Weatherly also did the Beaver 10/5K.
You guys are tough!

Run for Alex - 5 Miles, Bentleyville, PA 6/4

Three of our guys showed up for this one in Bentelyville...Dave Chinchilla AG 1st in 32:17
Gary Chabala AG 1st with time of 38:31 and Harry Green 2nd AG finish with 41:15
Nice run fellows, especially with that one long hill in there.
Also...Mary Chabala did a fine job in the 2 mile race coming in 2nd in her AG in 19:05

Beaver VFD 10k and 5K in Beaver, PA 6/4

Six Big Dawgs did the 10K...Steve Goldcamp AG 2nd in 39:29 Curt Grimm AG 1st with time of 44:18
Bob Hardman 1st in AG with 44:41 Danielle Lucas AG 1st in 48:32 Cindy Grimm AG 1st with 49:08
and Lenny Yensull AG 4th in 54:05
And in the 5K...Shane Hughes with a 2nd Overall finish in 19:03 Tommy McNear 5th OA & 1st AG in 19:49
Brice Hall AG 1st in 22:40 Frank Tarantine AG 5th in 24:21 Boone Weatherly AG 3rd with time of 24:26
and Gale Mussey (welcome back) AG 2nd in 26:19

Freeport Flash 5K, Freeport, PA 6/4

One of our Senior Dawgs hit this one...Dez Csizmadia Age Group 1st in 27:44

North Strabane 5K in Cannonsburg, 5/30

Four Big Dawgs showed up at this difficult race and four Big Dawgs walked away with 1st place AG finishes!
Gary Chabala in 24:03 Harry Green in 25:54 Danielle Lucas in 25:03 and Mary Chabala in 33:59
Very nice running Dawgs!

Kalajainen Klassic 5K, New Castle, 5/28

Thirteen Big Dawgs showed up for this event but so far, no pictures. Anybody??
Doug Petrick smoked the field with an 1st Place Overall finish in 17:07
Tom Macri (as posted but isn't this Big Dawg Tom Mackry?) Ag 2nd in 20:50
Curt Grimm AG 1st in 21:28 Dave Suber AG 3rd with a time of 22:57 Frank Tarantine AG 4th in 22:59
Dan Reed AG 2nd in 23:07 Harry Green 2nd in AG with 23:17 Cindy Grimm AG 1st in 23:30
Boone Weatherly 3rd in AG in 23:40 Eugene McClain AG 4th with time of 24:17 John Adams AG 5th in 25:03
Ed Leymarie AG 6th in 25:41 and Cindy Suber AG 1st with 26:44

New Brighton Triathlon (1/4, 11.0, 3.1) 5/28

New Brighton is not flat. It does not have rolling hills. It has monsters that no biker or runner should ever have to encounter. But there we were...3 Big Dawgs and 75 others, who did it anyway.
Tom McNear in 1:09:48 Bruce Hall in 1:11:13 and bringing up the rear...Dave White in 1:35:37

Youngstown Memorial 5 Miler in OH, 5/28

Pictures & results from John Antinossi...thanks John.
New Members Renee Bodden, winner of the Masters Div in 40:06 & Mark Osborne Masters Winner in 33:00
Sherree May AG 2nd place Dee Banks Ag 2nd place John Antinossi Ag 1st with 41:06 and
Lou Lodovico AG 1st & almost a WORLD RECORD in 49:10

Quality of Life Race in Grove City, 5/24

This may be a new record...15 Big Dawgs at the same race. Way to go Big Dawgs
Dan Dygert 4th place Overall in 17:18 Herb Cratty 5th place Overall with time of 17:32
Curt Brown AG 2nd in 19:10 Leslie Kramer 1st Overall Female in 19:31 Warren Smith AG 3rd in 20:20Curt Grimm 1st AG in 21:02 Dave Adams NEW MEMBER AG 2nd in 22:33 Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 22:34
Dave Suber AG 6th in 22:53 Dan Reed 7th AG in 23:11 Frank Tarantine AG 9th in 23:25
Cindy Grimm 3dr Overall Female in 23:40 John Antinossi AG 3rd with time of 24:40
Cindy Suber Masters in 27:12 and Lou Lodovico AG 2nd in 29:28

Charlottes Run 5K, Monaca (Beaver Valley Mall) PA, 5/21

I'm sure at least 4 Big Dawgs ran this race but the results are not yet posted.

Ohio Valley Hospital 5K, McKees Rocks, PA 5/21

Two new Members from this race...Gary and Mary Chabala - Welcome to the Big Dawgs.
This is a tough course, but lots of good food.
Dave Chinchilla 7th Overall and AG 1st in 19:15     Bob Walker AG 1st in 23:55   Lou Alaksin AG 1st with 24:39
John Antinossi 2nd in AG with time of 26:35       Danielle Lucas AG 1st in 24:22
and New Members...                        Gary Chabala AG 2nd place with 23:06      and          Mary Chabala AG 1st in 30:58

Mars Band on the Run 5K, Mars, PA Saturday, 5/21

It was a really great day and we got to see the sun for the first time this year...it also helped inspire us for the uphill last mile..ugggg.
Frank Tarantine AG 3rd in 23:31 Boone Weatherly 3rd in his AG with 24:27 Eugene McClain AG 5th in 24:46
Harry Green with a 3rd place AG in 24:09 and Dave White AG 1st in 26:05

Vision for Veterans 5K...Columbia, OH, Friday 5/20

Our Big Dawgs made a great showing today...5 entered the race and 5 got awards...
Herb Cratty 6th Overall and 1st Masters in 18:03 Tommy McNear AG 2nd in 19:52 Lou Alaksin 1st Sr Masters in 22:53
Frank Tarantine 3rd in AG with time of 23:45 and John Antinossi AG 1st in 24:34 and Special Award for Veteran's.

Pittsburgh Marathon / Half Marathon, Sunday 5/15

I hope I was able to find all the BIG DAWGS who ran this race.
Doug Petrik 70th Overall out of 4278 and for a new PR in 2:56:23
Steve Goldcamp 4th in the AG in 3:06:37 Herb Cratty in 3:27:43 Bob Walker in 4:20:16 and
Dan Reed in 4:21:58 (thanks for letting me know Dan).
In the Half...Curt Brown AG 10th out of 400 in 1:34:35
Curt Grimm AG 2nd with 1:41:03 Mark Knapp AG 10th in 1:38:04 Cindy Grimm AG 2nd in 1:51:30
Way to go Big Dawgs!

Cleveland Marathon / Half Marathon, Sunday 5/15

The weather was crumby (or is it crummy?) in Cleveland but our guys and lady perserved with two Big Dawgs in the Full Marathon, one in the Half and one in the 10K...
Emmett (EJ) Santillo 9th in his Age Group and 103rd overall with 3:06:16
Mike Johnson in 4:26:40 Sherree May in the Half in 2:11:22 and Emmett (ET) Santillo in the 10K in 39:15 good for 7th out of 85 AG
Good Job Big Dawgs

The Davis YMCA Triathlon in Boardman, OH, Sunday 5/15

500 yard swim / 14.50 mile bike ride / 5K run...The swim got us wet, but the rain kept us wet. Anyway, as with most other races on Sunday, there was a lot of rain to go around, although I think it was better than an 80 degree+ day with the sun beating down. Three Big Dawgs entered this race and all finished in great position...
Tommy McNear 7th Overall & AG 3rd in 1:17:19 Bruce Hall 18th Overall & AG 2nd with a time of 1:23:15
and Dave White AG 3rd in 1:42:02 ( I could tell you how my time should have been faster, but I can already hear Lou Alaksin's violin beginning to play). i did however, get recognized in the Vinidacator Newspaper for being the oldest competitor...see Vindy.com - 100 in triathlon in Boardman triumph over Mother Nature for my fleeting moment of fame.

ACMH Hospital Rocky's 5K in Kittanning, PA Saturday, May 14th

Three of our Dawgs ran this race and they all had Age Group Wins...
Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 22:50 Frank Tarantine AG 3rd in 23:46 & Lou Lodovico AG 2nd in 28:59
Thanks for representing the Dawgs in Kittanning.

Economy 5k Race, Economy, PA...May 7th

This is still one of the toughest races in the area, but I have to tell you that 12 Big Dawgs (incl. one new member) showed up and 12 Big Dawgs went home with Age Group winnings, including 1st place overall.
Emmett Santillo, 1st Place Overall in 20.01 Tom McNear AG 1st with time of 21:34
Warren Smith (our newest member) AG 1st in 21:44 Curt Grimm 1st in AG with 23:04
Bruce Hall AG 2nd in 24:23 Frank Tarantine 3rd in AG with 24:25 Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 24:50
Cindy Grimm AG 1st with 26:00 Harry Green 2nd in AG in 26:30 John Antinossi AG 1st in 26:59
Dave White AG 2nd in 27:10 and Lou Lodovico AG 1st in 31:57

Brian's Ride Triathlon at Slippery Rock University, May 1st

Three Big Dawgs competed in this Swim (375 yds) Bike (9.45 miles) & Run (2.70 miles) event on a breezy, rainy, sunless morning, but otherwise, a great day.
Bruce Hall...32nd overall out of 161 competitors & 6th place out of 25 in his Age Group 40-54 with a
   time of 1:05:00. Well done Bruce, especially since you took a fall on your bike at that 1st sharp turn.
Tom McNear (New Member) 60th overall out of 161 competitors & 9th out of 18 in his 30-39 AG with a fine
   time of 1:10:24. Way to go Tom!
Dave White in his first Triathlon...110th overall out of 161 competitors & 10th out of 17 in Age Group
   55 and up, with a time of 1:20:59. Was a great new experience and I should do it again.

Prep for Pitt Half Marathon at Goddard State Park, April 30th

This was the Dawgs biggest turn-out of the weekend with six members testing their readiness to run a
Half Marathon and posting 5 first place Age Group finishes.
Emmett (EJ) Santillo AG 1st in 1:27:35 Frank Tarantine 4th in AG with 1:50:24
Bob Hardman AG 1st in 1:45:06 Curt Grimm 1st place AG with a time of 1:43:20
Lou Alaksin running great for AG 1st in 1:41:19 and Cindy Grimm AG 1st with 1:51:17

Bridge to Recovery 5K in Butler, April 30th

Weather-wise it was not the greatest day for a race but our Dawgs did very well...
Eugene McClain 1st in his AG in 24:47 Harry Green AG 2nd in 25:07
and Dez Csizmadia AG 1st with a time of 26:06

Sunset Sprint 5K in Grove City, PA, Wednesday, Apr. 27th

Thanks to John Antinossi for sending over the race results and a couple of pictures. the BIg Dawgs did very well, as usual, in this race...
Curt Brown 2nd OVERALL in 19:15 New Member Mark Knapp AG 2nd in 21:55
Curt Grimm 1st in AG with 22:11 Lou Alaksin AG 2nd in 22:42
Frank Tarantine hit some tough competition...AG 7th in 23:51
Cindy Grimm 1st AG with 24:37 & John Antinossi AG 3rd in 25:32

Pictured here is New Member Mark Knapp with John Antinossi, Lou Alaksin & Frank Tarantine

Carrie Walsh-Jones 5k in Warren, OH, April 23rd

The Dawgs missed the rain this morning and enjoyed the cool weather run, dodging pot holes, water & mud on the short section through the park. Results to follow when posted but the Dawgs made a good showing for the Warren, OH runners.
l to r...Emmett Santillo, Frank Tarantine
New Member Molly Estes
New Member Tom McNear
Dave White Harry Green
Lou Alaksin Lou Lodovico

Warren, OH Court House, circa 1895

A fine example of late 19th century architecture and a favorite of Lou Alaksin...this photo is for you.

Kittainning Bigfoot Half Marathon & 5K, April 16th

in the Half...Emmett (EJ) Santillo 2nd place Overall in 1:28:25
   Lou Alaksin 9th OA & AG 1st in 1:41:26 and
   Bob Hardman 12Th OA & AG 1st in 1:44:32
In the 5K...Dez Csizmadia AG 2nd in 27:55 and
   Lou Lodovico AG 4th in 29:35
Nice run fellows...I mean Dawgs!

Genesis Riverside 5K & 10K in Pittsburgh, April 16th

Dave White AG 1st in 24:35 for the 5K and
Bruce Hall AG 5th in 48:32 for the 10K.

Martha's Run (10K) in Mt. Lebanon, April 9th

Five Big Dawgs turned up at the tough Martha's Run today and came away with 5 AG Awards:
Emmett Santillo Sr 1st with 39:50 Curt Grimm 1st in 45:15 Lou Alaksin 1st in 47:55
Bob Walker 2nd in 50:42 and Cindy Grimm 1st in 51:40

Pittsburgh Pirates Home Run 5K, April 9th

Looked high and low for Big Dawgs at this race but found only one...Dave White. Anyway, if you look at the Age Group listings for the Pirates Race you won't find him. Whoever made the entry from the app to the computer didn't list his age. So rather than getting an AG first place with 25:07 and a pre-game Award Presentation at PNC Park at tonights game, he only got listed in the overall at 287th position out of 1882 finishers.

Penn State Shenango - Hustle for Muscle 5K...Sharon, PA, April 2nd

Six Big Dawgs made the trip to this one. A flat course that wove its way around town...20 turns going out & 20 turns coming back, plus the turnaround. Short Course...Miles of Smiles says it was 2.9 miles.
Lou Lodovico AG 2nd in 25:34 Harry Green AG 2nd in 21:56 Dave White AG 1st in 23:31
Frank Tarantine AG 5th in 21:01 Eugene McClain AG 3rd in 22:21 John Adams AG 4th in 23:22

Howland Tigers Run 5K, Warren Ohio, March 27th

Thanks to Frank Tarantine for the heads-up on this one...
Lou Alaksin AG 1st in 21:57 Frank Tarantine AG 1st in 22:49 John Antinossi AG 3rd in 24:30
Nice run fellows...especially Lou in breaking 22 minutes!

Just a Short Run at North Park, March 26th

It was a cold morning, but thankfully very little wind and the sun was shining. Five Big Dawgs were at this event and again the Dawgs made a very good showing.
In the 5K..Dave White AG 1st in 25:57
In the 8.1K..Bruce Hall AG 2nd in 1:07:14 and Harry Green AG 1st with 1:07:58
In the Half Marathon...Emmett Santillo (EJ) AG 4th in 1:29:38 and...
In the 30K...Craig Caylor AG 3rd in 2:09:40

Only 1 picture taken today...had no time to hang around. Sorry Bruce, I missed you coming in.

Harry Green (behind the cute girl) charging to
the finish line just missing his target of 1:06.

Blue Band Funk 5K at Ellwood City, March 26th

Ten Big Dawgs made their presence known in this 5k with 7 runners in the top 20 Overall...
Curt Grimm 2nd Overall in 21:31 Frank Tarantine 10th OA & AG 1st in 23:06
Lou Alaksin 12th OA & AG 2nd in 23:43 John Antinossi 15th OA & 4th in AG with 24:06
Cindy Grimm 16th OA & AG 1st in 24:14 Eugene McClain 18th OA & AG 2nd in 24:22
John Adams AG 3rd in 25:14 Lou Lodovico 5th in AG in 27:46 & Sherree May AG 2nd in 28:44 and...
Mike Johnson 9th OA & AG 1st in 22:24 (Thanks to Frank for catching my omission).

Big Dawgs at the Ides of March 5K in Niles OH...March 20th

Thanks to John Antinossi for the pic's & Frank Tarantine for the links to their Web site for the results.
The Dawgs proved themselves up to the challenge and showed those Ohio boys a thing or two about running...Curt Brown (New Member) was 2nd Overall with 18:43...John Antinossi AG 3rd in 24:32
Lou Alaksin AG 1st with 22:18 Lou Lodovico AG 70+ 3rd place with 27:18 and Frank Tarantine AG 1st
in 22:39 and also another new PR for a 5K.
Congrats to all and keep those PR's a comin'.

Campbell-Dickenson Tear TCFR 5K in Toronto, Ohio...Mar 19th

Harry Green spotted the listing for Bob Hardman finishing 10th overall & 1st in his AG with a time of 22:10

St. Patrick's 5K in Chippewa, Saturday, March 19th

The sun peeked out a few times but it was mostly windy & chilly. None-the-less, 12 Big Dawgs ran this difficult course (especially enjoying the 100 foot+ hill climb starting at mile 1.6) and most were rewarded with a place in their Age Groups.
Doug Petrick was 2nd Overall with 17:44 (special congrats on that Doug), Scott Brown 22:11
Curt Grimm 22:30 Lou Alaksin 23:21 Frank Tarantine 23:22 Harry Green 24:13
Boone Weatherly 24:23 Cindy Grimm 24:58 John Antinossi 25:29 Dave White 26:40
Len Yensull 27:29 and Sherree May 29:10. Way to go BIG DAWGS!!
Thanks to John Antinossi and Harry Green for the photos below. Click on the pic for full size view.

March Mad Dash 5K, 5 Miles & 10 Miles...North Park, Saturday, March 12th

Five Big Dawgs were at this event: In the 5 mile run...Harry Green, 1st AG 41:28 & Bruce Hall 2nd AG 39:38.
In the 10 mile run...Curt Grimm, 1st AG 1:18:08 Bob Walker 2nd AG 1:26:37 & Cindy Grimm 3rd AG 1:24:06

St. Patrick's 5K in New Brighton, Saturday, March 12th

Three Big Dawgs in this one...Lou Alaksin 8th OverAll in 22:39 Frank Tarantine 9th OA with 22:47 and
Boone Weatherly 12th OA in 24:18. Age Groups not listed.

Cool Springs Fitness...Indoor, Mini-triathlon, Mercer, PA March 12th

Swim 1/4 mile, Stationary Bike 4 miles, Treadmill Run 2 miles. This is Pre-school level for real Triathletes, although for Dave White, it was a great venue for his 1st try. Results not yet published but we know he won his AG.

Millcreek Classic Half Marathon & 5K...Sunday, March 6th

What a change from yesterday's weather. Snow and cold today...when is it ever going to end! In spite of this, the Big Dawgs made a good showing this morning with 6 runners in the Half and 3 in the 5K. The Dawgs also took home 4-1st place and 3-2nd place Age Group finishes. Congratulations to all.
In the Half...Kathy Shoaf 1st AG 2:22:24 Doug Petrik 2nd AG 1:27:54 Craig Caylor 2nd AG 1:28:06
Dan Reed 19th AG 2:01:18 Eugene McClain 9th AG 2:07:40 Lou Alaksin 1st AG 1:48:32
and in the 5K...Harry Green 2nd AG 26:57 John Antinossi 1st AG 26:48 Lou Lodovico 1st AG 29:32

Thanks Sondra & Harry...I missed including Dee Banks in the 5K. She was 1st in her Age Group with 40:40.

Pictures below thanks to John Antinossi.....click on the pic to see the caption.

Winter Wonderland in Ellport, Saturday, March 5th

The rainy weather must have kept some runners away from today's race but it didn't bother the BIG DAWGS one little bit...14 runners (the Dawgs were 20% of the entire field). Rain and puddles on the course but relatively warm...50'ish. The Dawgs collected 6-1st place & 3-2nd place finish medals. And the RUNNERS are:
Doug Petrik 4th Overall & 1st AG 16:52 Curt Grimm 1st AG 21:43 Scott Brown 1st AG 21:55
Mike Johnson 5th AG 22:36 Lou Alaksin 1st AG 22:49 Frank Tarantine 2nd AG 22:58 and a new 5K PR
David Suber 4th AG 23:38 Boone Weatherly 5th AG 23:58 Cindy Grimm 3rd Overall Ladies 24:15
John Antinossi 1st AG 25:55 Dave White 2nd AG 26:19 John Adams 7th AG 26:29
Sherree May 1st AG 28:12 Cindy Suber 2nd AG 28:17

Congrats to all and to Frank for his PR.

Dawgs at the Spring Thaw in North Park, Saturday, 2/26/11

Three Big Dawgs ran the 10 Mile Race...Curt Grimm in 1:17:43 for AG 3rd place, Harry Green, 5th place
with 1:22:10 and Cindy Grimm 3rd place in 1:28:33
Bob Walker was in there for 15 Miles good for AG 2nd in 2:20:06 and
Two Big Dawgs hung in there for 20 Miles. Craig Caylor, AG 2nd place in 2:17:50 and Herb Cratty,
AG 1st with 2:10:10.

In the MINES, Saturday, 2/19/11

February 19th..."Runnin' Outta Our Mine 5K" in Wampum, PA. We avoided the cold and high winds Saturday for a Run indoors in 55 degrees...plus a little dust and some gravel, but all-in-all, it was a great experience. I counted 22 Big Dawgs in the race with
5-1st place and 6-2nd place finishes. This picture was taken after the awards, so some Dawgs had already left...we'll do better next time.
If you missed seeing it on FB...take a look at http://shar.es/3C5ar
It's a write-up of the race and a video.

The Runners....

Lori Thomas 27:43 Sherree May 29:23 Cindy Grimm 27:51 Kathy Shoaf 29:17 Doug Petrik 17:27
Mike Johnson 22:14 Dan Dygert 17:25 Craig Caylor 18:42 Dan Reed 23:29 Steve Goldcamp 19:36
Tom Macri 21:47 Frank Tarantine 24:24 Boone Weatherly 24:20 Eugene McClain 25:41 Scott Brown 22:03
Terry McCluskey 18:45 Curt Grimm 22:10 Harry Green 24:22 John Antinossi 27:47 Lou Alaksin 23:22
Dave White 27:41 Lou Lodovico 31:28

Go BIG DAWGS!!!

The Frigid Five Miler at North Park, Sunday, Jan. 9th, 2011

Two of our Big Dawgs braved the elements and the long, tiring, final mountain-hill to take 1st Place in each of their Age Groups...Harry Green in 41:34 and Bob Walker in 41:50. Nice run guys!

Three Big Dawgs got a jump on the new 2011 season running in the Jan. 8th James Snyder Memorial Resolution Run 5K at North Park.

Lou Alaksin came in AG (65 & Up) 1st Place with 23:07 Harry Green also was AG (60-65) 1st Place in 23:57
Our Chairman...Lou Lodovico was 2nd in AG 65 & up with a very nice time of 29:48