This weekend's midsummer championship was very summer-like, 81 feels like 274, per Weather Channel at the start. Round numbers, of course. The humidity was worse than the heat, as Nora, running for a second consecutive week, noting out of the gate that she could barely breathe the air was so thick. At least she looked great. Adding insult to injury, an informal poll of runners going down South Street agreed that this is one of the hardest Roxbury courses. However, opinion was divided about which is harder, running the course down South Street or up. A difficult question unlikely to be resolved soon.

Congratulations to this week's winners, who are also the Midsummer Champions, Ken Merrick with a time of 30:40 and, in a legitimate surprise, Mary Schafer in 42:31. Having also paid Nate's entry fee, she is particularly enthusiastic to have broken even on the day.

Good to see Brian back at the races and let it be known that on the uphills, he is the man to beat. Thanks to Chris for the particularly artful photos displayed below. Congratulations and best wishes to our friend and fellow runner, Kim Pollard, who was married on Saturday night!

Congratulations to this years inductees into the roxbury hall of fame: Dan Lynch, The Charlies, Jeff Sheldon Cooper, Mike Abraham, and Rockin' Rob. Just asking: what does it take for a woman to be considered worthy of the Hall of Fame in this town? Other than being the legendarily epic Pam Quist.

Next week there will be no Roxbury race--we'll all be at the New Milford races or sleeping in. We regroup on August 3rd for the annual Scott Benjamin Challenge--6.2 miles up and over Painter Hill. See you there!

Race Results

	Roxbury Race Series 2013 - Race #22 - July 20 , 2013
	Squire Road - counter clockwise (5 Miles)

	Order of Finish
place	name	age	time	pace

1	Ken Merrick	44	30.40	6.08
2	Jeff Sheldon	33	31.32	6.18
3	Joshua Rockwell	33	33.25	6.41
4	Steven Leslie	48	35.11	7.02
5	Lance Saevitzon	44	35.14	7.03
6	Rob Zapletal	43	35.44	7.09
7	Mike Abraham	54	35.55	7.11
8	Ryan Ripp	27	36.12	7.14
9	Steve Whitcomb	35	37.10	7.26
10	David McNamara	57	38.02	7.36
11	Dan Readyoff	44	38.07	7.37
12	Greg Meyn	28	38.33	7.43
13	Nate Mahrer	41	38.52	7.46
14	Russ Pribanic	59	38.55	7.47
15	unreadable		39.14	7.51
16	Jeff Tindell	63	39.40	7.56
17	Larry Deming	56	40.02	8.00
18	Ross Levy	62	40.09	8.02
19	Tom Dever	61	40.16	8.03
20	Scott Cooney	50	40.27	8.05
21	Scott Benjamin	55	41.37	8.19
22	Kieren Duggan	15	42.04	8.25
23	Mary Schafer	38	42.31	8.30
24	Brian Gildea	51	42.35	8.31
25	Jeff Bishop	31	42.59	8.36
26	Jeanne Bartkus	53	43.35	8.43
27	Greg Sholtes	45	43.43	8.45
28	Lacy Sprague	31	43.59	8.48
29	David Mariani	49	44.44	8.57
30	Irene Clarke	45	45.26	9.05
31	Mckenna Leaden	14	47.30	9.30
32	Nora Hulton	49	47.35	9.31
33	Janet Levy	59	48.20	9.40
34	Missy Cornelis	50	48.21	9.40
35	Heather Duggan	49	48.22	9.40
36	Maura Leaden	14	48.34	9.43
37	John Leaden	43	48.35	9.43
38	Craig Puffenberger	51	48.55	9.47
39	Paul Butler	55	49.35	9.55
40	Jennifer Claybrooks	23	49.39	9.56
41	Sharon Gawe	60	49.52	9.58
42	Bob Lewis	48	50.09	10.02
43	Alison Badolato	45	50.32	10.06
44	Keith Dupree	70	52.07	10.25
45	Charlie Euston	68	58.20	11.40
46	Nita Drakatos	51	57.08	11.26
47	Bob Satterlee	64	58.26	11.41
48	Cynthia Shaw	44	58.31	11.42
49	Lee Anne Zarger	58	74.10	14.50
50	Rob McNamare	44	120.18	24.04



	Alternate Distances
		age	distance	time

51	Terri Lee	50	7.00
52	Susan Ratcliffe	53	4.50	44.17
53	Dirk Feather	38	2.02	29.47
54	Jamie Feather	5	2.02	29.47
55	Chris Deming	46	1.27	12.11
56	Marissa Bishop	31


Volunteers - start / finish line, course marking, results, general, reporting
	Scott Benjamin
	Bob Lewis
	Greg Meyn
	Nate Mahrer
	Mary Schafer
	Chris Deming
	Larry Deming
	Dirk Feather

Race Report by Mary Schafer

Race Results