CRECC 2003
The 6th Annual Cedar Rapids Existentialist Cup Classic
Saturday August 9, 2003




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Overall Results: 

       Name  City    Age Div    Time

  1. Ray Hunt, Deer Lodge 35-39 22:51
  2. Brian Mastel, Bozeman 30-34 27:48
  3. Dan Harrington, Butte 41-44 32:13
  4. Tim Saylor, Anaconda 40 33:05
  5. F1 Eddi Walker, Butte 45-49 34:03
  6. Clifford Kindt, Butte 50-56 34:03
  7. Leonard Baluski, Bozeman 45-49 34:27
  8. John Wulf, Butte 57-62 42:56
  9. F2 Cheryl Peterslie, Butte 45-49 42:56
  10. F3 Sheila Franey, Butte 50-56 42.56

Overall Winners:

  • Male: Ray Hunt 22:51 (CRECC record)
  • Female: Eddi Walker 34:03 (MT record)

ONPRRF Winner:

  • None

Male Age Group Winners:

30-34: Brian Mastel 27:48
40: Tim Saylor 33:05
41-44: Dan Harrington 32:13
45-49: Leonard Baluski 34:27
50-56: Clifford Kindt 34:03
57-62: John Wulf 42:56

Female Age Group Winners:

45-49: Cheryl Peterslie 42:56
50-56: Sheila Franey 42.56







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CRECC 2003: Ray Hunt of Deer Lodge, Montana, set a new CRECC course record and gracefully collected the cash prize purse of $1.14. Dressed in a sleek, silky Versace gown, he blew away the rest of the field at a 5:27 clip and buried them in the fashion department as well. One biker (I later discovered he was the local Catholic priest) politely waited at the side of the trail as Ray blew by. When the rest of the "pack" neared the unsuspecting biker minutes later, someone shouted, "Hey, have you seen a guy in a red dress?" The priest seemed impressed beyond words. Yours Truly ran the race, (sadly without a dress - I split the back out of my red polka dot number two years ago). It was the first, and very likely the last time I will ever run one of my own sadistic, gradual-uphill-finish type courses. It was in the high 90s yet again, and by race time, the blacktop was already hot, so the fake, dry, Oreo cookies were especially tasty at the finish line. Fashion runners-up, including John Wulf, Clifford Kindt, and Leonard Baluski, were challenged this year by several dogs wearing red bandanas - a new CRECC twist - and by Dan Harrington's Hawaiian shirt. Brian Mastel took second with an impressive 27:48, but like me, was shunned by the rest of the field socially for poor fashion sense. Eddi Walker took the women's overall trophy with a steady, even pace, followed by Sheila Franey and Cheryl Peterslie.