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FOOTLOOSE FREDDOGG
FROM MESSNER TO MASSER A FUN FIVE MILER
Lucas Messner is a 27 year old laid off Harley worker who doesn’t need to be kick started to run fast. The father of two who went to high school at Couder Sport on the Pennsylvania/New York border cruised the Masser five miler in 28:59.
“I stopped running my sophomore year in high school,”Lucas said with a smile. “Now I run 50 miles a week.”
Cindy Conant won the women’s race in 33:10 not bad for a 48 year old with a noticeable hitch to her stride. Cindy combines focus and pace and always appears to be running to the brink of the pain barrier.
Lee Masser himself now 73 years old finished the race with his customary smile and when if that ever disappears everyone needs to run back out onto the course because the end is near.
The little kid’s race was entertaining as always I particularly liked the one who distracted himself with a sideways somersault.
Regulars may have noticed that Breck Vanderwende ran his usual strong race and placed second but his family stayed back in Bridgeville no doubt doing church while running is Brett’s religion.
I did notice that I would have won my age group with a PR except my PR was in 1978 and currently I couldn’t win my age group in a 1k fun run for the orthopedically impaired.
And then there was the “young women of the western world running in short skirts club.” Their picture is here on this site and they sure do look happy and I think more post race chorus lines may increase attendance.