Heavy challenges for Tony Young, Alisa Harvey at Hartshorne

Between them, Tony Young and Alisa Harvey hold about a dozen American middle-distance records. But when they take the line Saturday in the elite masters miles at the annual Hartshorne races at Cornell University, they’ll have butterflies. Both are among the oldest in their races, and the newbies will be hot on their tails, including Nick Berra of Pennsylvania and Aeron Arlin Genet of California. This is shaping up as the best series of races in the event’s 43-year history. And it could have been even better! Monica Joyce had to bow out because of work and Jim Sorensen “has been on antibiotics the last week and unfortunately the treatment did not succeed in making him feel race worthy,” reports Tom Hartshorne from Ithaca, New York. “Nonetheless, the fields are still the strongest ever and very competitive in all four elite races.” And Peter Taylor, our all-star announcer, will be back to call the miles.

From left, elites Aeron Arlin Genet, Alisa Harvey, Nick Berra and Tony Young.


The entry form for elite women said: “The overall winner of the elite masters mile will be awarded $300, with $150 and $50 for second and third places, respectively. A $400 bonus will be awarded to the winner who also finishes under 5:06, and another $200 for establishing a new Barton Hall Masters record (the current record is 4:51.32, set by Alisa Harvey of Manassas, VA in 2007). We will again have medals (created by Kevin McMahon of Vermont) for 1st through 3rd finishers.”

But my bet for star of the show?
I’m thinking Nolan Shaheed, who turned 60 last July, might be poised to take a sizable chunk out of the listed world indoor record of 5:01.76 by American Dan Conway in 1999.

Here are the main fields at Hartshorne:

 

HARTSHORNE MEMORIAL MASTERS MILE

STARTER’S LIST:  M40’S
ELITE RACE:  2010

START TIME:  12:45 PM    SAT.  
JAN. 23rd

 

Rabbit:  Scott Weeks    37        Groton, NY

 

1.  Tony Young            47        Redmond,
WA

2.  Tracy Lokken          41        Marquette,
MI

3.  Michael Sherar        47        Toronto, ONT

4.  Kevin Forde            46        Philadelphia, PA

5.  Kent Lemme           42        Williamstown,
MA

6.  Nicholas Berra        40        Enola,
PA

7.  Francis Burdett        44        Brewster,
NY

8.  Bob McGinty          42        Coopersburg,
PA

9.  Vince Friel              
47        Barrie, ONT 

10.  Joshua Brown       42  
      Burlington, VT

HARTSHORNE MEMORIAL MASTERS MILE

STARTER’S LIST:  W40’S
ELITE RACE:  2010

START TIME:   12:30
PM     SAT.  JAN. 
23rd

 

Rabbit:  Natalie
Gingerich      26        Syracuse,
NY

 

1.   Alisa Harvey                       44        Manassas,
VA

2.   Aeron Arlin-Genet              42        San Luis Obispo, CA

3.   Lisa Valle                           43        Albuquerque, NM

4.   Christine Olen                     40        Boise,
ID

5.   Bernadine
Pritchett             42        London, England

6.   Karen Steen                       45        Olympia,WA

7.   Christine Reaser                 44        Dayton,
ME

8.   Chris Ashby                       40        Bellingham,
WA

9.   Terry Ballou                       42        Staten Island, NY

10.  Katie Aldridge                   36        Ithaca,
NY

HARTSHORNE MEMORIAL MASTERS MILE

STARTER’S LIST:  W50’S
ELITE RACE:  2010

START TIME;   12:00
NOON  SAT.  JAN 23rd

 

Rabbit:   Katie Aldridge         36   
       Ithaca, NY

 

1.   Maureen de St.
Croix         56        Vancouver,
BC

2.   Cheryl Bellaire                    51        St. Davids,
PA

3.   Suzanne Myette                  52        Enicott, NY

4.   Coreen Steinbach               58        Pompey, NY

5.   Patti Ford                           54        LaFayette, NY

6.   Barbara Gubbins                50        Southhampton, NY

7.   Lynda de Boer                   50        Etobicoke, ONT

8.   Julie Hayden                       50        Ashburn, Va

9.   Wendi Glassman                 54        Elizabeth, NJ

10.   Nancy Sweazey                54        Mississauga,
ONT

11.  Kathryn Willis                    51        Cambridge,
ONT

12.  Nancy Briskie                    51        Schenectady,
NY

HARTSHORNE MEMORIAL MASTERS MILE

STARTER’S LIST: M50’S 
ELITE RACE:  2010

START TIME:    12:15
PM  SAT.  
JAN. 23rd

 

Rabbit:  Nicholas
Scalfone                    Ithaca,  NY

 

1.   Nolan Shaheed                   60        Pasadena,  CA

2.   Anselm LeBourne               50        Maplewood,
NJ

3.   Tom Dalton                        50        Schenectady,
NY

4.   David Cannon                    53        Seattle, WA

5.   Francois Martel                  56        Terrebonne, QUE

6.   Jerry Kooymans                 54        Markham, ONT

7.   Steve Chantry                     55        Williamsburg,
VA

8.   Casey Carlstrom                 50        Ithaca,
NY

9.   Tom Cawley                       50        Hazlet, NJ

10.  Chuck Shields                   50        Abington, PA

11.  Tim McMullen                   56        Churchville, NY

12.  Gary Radford                    53        Cicero, NY

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January 21, 2010

11 Responses

  1. Doug Thompson - January 21, 2010

    Best wishes to all the runners, and to Tom himself, for an exciting and well-running event. I wish I was there, at least to watch!

  2. Frank Speedy Condon - January 21, 2010

    Go Nolan—!! get that World Record –it is so good to see you back on the track race circut !!!
    Frank

  3. Heather Young - January 21, 2010

    Good luck to everyone! Hope you have an awesome race Tony!

  4. Panama Kid - January 21, 2010

    Horace Grant were are you?

  5. Ken Effler - January 21, 2010

    What a great event. Hopefully someone will video tape it and make it available on You Tube. With Pete’s commentary, it should be informative and exciting to watch.

  6. Ken Stone - January 21, 2010

    Aaron Munzer’s story is online here:
    http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100121/SPORTS/1210342/1119/Masters-runners-converge-on-Cornell

  7. peter taylor - January 22, 2010

    Yes, Ken Effler, it is indeed a great event. I will be leaving my fitness club this morning (Fairfax, Virginia) at 10:15 and hope to be in Ithaca at 4:20 this afternoon. A trip of 6 hours and 5 minutes will be a pleasure, and I am expecting things to go well in the big races tomorrow.
    Others will have traveled far greater distances than I, but that is part of what gives the Hartshorne Mile its luster. This is now international (Canada, the US, and the United Kingdom this year), and we have Tom Hartshorne, Rick Hoebeke, and their associates to thank for that. I predict that two records will be set but will not divulge my predictions.

  8. Ken Effler - January 22, 2010

    Safe travel Pete. Looking forward to seeing the results later tonight when I arrive back in the USA. The event reminds me of the Wanamaker mile at the Milrose Games. During the late 60’s and the 70’s I never missed that event, which was the highlight of the meet. This years Hartshorne looks to be a great one with all the familiar faces, and several new challengers.

  9. Barry Givens - January 22, 2010

    To Lisa, Christine and Nolan from SoCal Track Club: I wish you all the best of luck and to kick tail. I’ll see you all in Boston in 2 months.

  10. peter taylor - January 22, 2010

    Thanks, Ken. It took me exactly 6 hrs and 30 minutes from Fairfax to my hotel in Ithaca. I am sure you would love to be here — the women’s 40+ race will be absolutely outstanding, with Alisa Harvey, Aeron Arlin-Genet, and Lisa Valle heading the field. Wow. Can’t get any better than that, and they don’t charge admission.
    Weather here is good, and the masters look like they are full of run. Will head over to Barton Hall tomorrow for the big event (Tom Hartshorne will drive us — there is no better host).

  11. Patti Ford - January 23, 2010

    I’ve run many Hartshorne miles, and I must say that the fields this year were absolutely incredible–perhaps the best EVER. It was a joy to watch these amazing athletes in action. Let’s have a round of applause for all involved in offering us the opportunity to continue being active in the sport we love! I get fired up for the whole indoor season at Hartshorne!

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