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Mohammed Lahseni and Danielle LaMagra recorded victories at the weekly SIAC Run for Fun at Clove Lakes Park. Lahseni covered the three-mile course in 16:37, narrowly turning back second place Mike Cassidy (16:38). Scott LaMorte finished third in 17:52, while Jeff Benjamin (19:00) and Vin Stasi (19:55) rounded out the top five.

LaMagra cruised to victory on the women's side in 20:27, with Gail Marino second in 21:23. Kim Chan (22:53), Brooke Anderson (23:38) and Fran Messina (23:50) placed third through fifth, respectively.

The weather was hot and humid for today's affair, the morning after a devastating one- hour storm last night, which dumped over an inch of rain on the Island. The course was thus muddy and dangerous in some spots, but the runners prevailed as always. Mohammed Lahseni of the North Shore Track club won a stirring stretch duel with Mike Cassidy by a stride.

Lahseni also showed his honesty and generosity before the race when he approached us with a $20 bill that he had found moments before on the ground. He wanted us to return the bill to its rightful owner, or use it for SIAC if we were unable to find the owner. We did not learn who dropped it, so Mohammed should know that the $20 will go toward refreshments for the next race. Thanks for your integrity and generosity, Mohammed.

We had quite an influx of runners from the Tottenville girls track team, all of whom ran well. Unfortunately, a few got lost on the course because of its winding turns, and did not finish. We'll make sure this doesn't happen again when the Tottenville team returns, as we want everyone to get their full workout in.

As of this writing, the softball game that followed the race at the adjoining ballfield is probably still happening. I invite a participant or spectator to share the story on the website for our amusement. Otherwise, I'll get the details and share next week.

Place	Name			Time	Pace	
1	Mohammed Lahseni	0:16:37	0:05:32
2	Mike	Cassidy		0:16:38	0:05:33
3	Scott	LaMorte		0:17:52	0:05:57
4	Jeff	Benjamin	0:19:00	0:06:20
5	Vin	Stasi		0:19:55	0:06:38
6	Ernie	Beach		0:20:01	0:06:40
7	Jonathan Rodriguez	0:20:27	0:06:49
8	Danielle LaMagra	0:20:27	0:06:49
9	Art	Noland		0:20:32	0:06:51
10	Sonny	Gortych		0:20:52	0:06:57
11	Anthony	Skomina		0:20:58	0:06:59
12	Gail	Marino		0:21:23	0:07:08
13	Mark	Vogt		0:21:39	0:07:13
14	Anthony	Pitarresi	0:21:55	0:07:18
15	Ken	Pickell		0:21:55	0:07:18
16	Jason	Hart		0:21:56	0:07:19
17	Sean	Dixon		0:22:03	0:07:21
18	Chris	Burek		0:22:17	0:07:26
19	Michael	Mooney		0:22:19	0:07:26
20	Andy	Burek		0:22:29	0:07:30
21	Kim	Chan		0:22:53	0:07:38
22	Tommy	Hart		0:23:13	0:07:44
23	Brooke	Anderson	0:23:38	0:07:53
24	Fran	Messina		0:23:50	0:07:57
25	Jessica	Lewis		0:23:52	0:07:57
26	Bill	Rivers		0:24:15	0:08:05
27	Anthony	Catania		0:24:31	0:08:10
28	Alan	Fairbrother	0:24:40	0:08:13
29	Larry	Araneo		0:24:40	0:08:13
30	Erika	Cella		0:24:54	0:08:18
31	Alma	Ramos		0:25:01	0:08:20
32	Christine Citera	0:25:06	0:08:22
33	Fred	Rigolini	0:25:18	0:08:26
34	Mary	Molski		0:25:18	0:08:26
35	Stephen	Hook		0:25:18	0:08:26
36	Paul	Forster		0:25:54	0:08:38
37	Jim	Duffy		0:26:01	0:08:40
38	Jean	Clinton		0:26:17	0:08:46
39	Pushaen	Gunasinghe	0:26:29	0:08:50
40	Lena	Chao		0:26:56	0:08:59
41	Joann	Clinton		0:26:56	0:08:59
42	Debbie	Chan		0:26:56	0:08:59
43	Matt	Moore		0:27:19	0:09:06
44	Kim	Sheeran		0:27:29	0:09:10
45	Marissa	Burek		0:27:30	0:09:10
46	Ruth	Fairbrother	0:27:39	0:09:13
47	Mike	McCool		0:27:48	0:09:16
48	Al	Nilles		0:27:49	0:09:16
49	Karie	Gonzalez	0:28:15	0:09:25
50	Lisa	Rigolini	0:28:27	0:09:29
51	Mike	Garone		0:29:14	0:09:45
52	Sara	Gardner		0:30:26	0:10:09
53	P.J.	Maglione	0:32:53	0:10:58
54	Marie	Garone		0:37:54	0:12:38