NYC Marathon today

Congrats to the following three Marist Alumni who ran strongly at today's New York City Marathon:

Mike Guarascio: 2:55:56. 661st place. G was proudly representing the Greater Boston Track Club and, of course, the Marist Alumni Racing Team. Nicely done, my friend!

Sean Hopkins: 2:57:48. 791st place. 13.1-mile split: 1:27:56.
Chris Camp: 2:58:59. 908th place. 13.1-mile split: 1:27:49.

Notice the splits and the finishing times. Close race between Hopkins and Camp. Of course, a little history and perspective is needed here. Back in their college days, while sharing a few (well, maybe more than a few) Barley Pops, somehow they got to discussing who might be a better post-collegiate marathon runner. A ridiculous bet was hatched. Four years after graduation, they would go head-to-head (mano-a-mano?) at the NYC Marathon. The winner would get to slap (punch?) the non-winner in the face.

I know. Very mature, right?

So at the halfway mark, Camp had the slight edge. But Hopkins closed a little stronger. As of this writing, the Winning Slap had not been delivered. But don't worry. It's Hopkins. He will deliver. Perhaps he already has!

Great job to all three alums, all of whom finished in the top 1,000 of the field.

In addition on Sunday ...

-- Brian Sheehan, dad of women's team sophomore (and All-MAAC runner!) Kathryn Sheehan and big supporter of our program, finished strongly in 3:13:05, 278th in his age group. He had to overcome a ridiculously slow start in the crowd (23:33 first 5km!), but worked his way through for the strong finish (his 13.1 split was 1:37:46). Nicely done, Mr. Sheehan!

-- Erin Duggan, sister of men's team junior Pat Duggan, completed the race in 4:26:31. Members of the Duggan Family are also avid supporters of the Running Red Foxes. Congrats on the finish, Erin.