Sunday, December 19, 2010

BU Mini Meet #1

The first Boston University sponsored Mini Meet took place on Saturday. Ryan Miller ran the mile in 4:41 while Jamie Aubuchon ran 25.82 in the 200 meters and 55.18 in the 400. The next mini-meet will take place on December 26! The action starts at 10am at the BU Track and Tennis Center.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Harvard Open

Caitlyn Clark and Matt Germain competed in the mile event at the Harvard Open. Caitlyn finished 3rd in a time of 5:04.99, already within five seconds of a sub-5 PR time early on in the indoor season. Matt finished with a time of 4:35:51. The next indoor meet will be the BU Mini Meet at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center on December 18 starting at 10:00am.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

This Week in Sisu

On Saturday, Matt Germain (15:36) and Ryan Miller (15:54) kicked off the indoor season by running the 5K at the Jay Carisella Indoor Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center. This is definitely a great start this early in the indoor season.

Mike Griffin his impressive streak despite limited mileage with another victory. Mike ran a 15:32 5K at the Mayor Higgins Hot Chocolate Run, winning the race by 7 seconds.

Also, last weekend Laura Rudd ran the Andover Country Club 3.5 Mile Cross Country Race in 24:09.

Congratulations to all!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving Day Races

Many Sisu Project runners went out to run in some Turkey Day classics on Thanksgiving 2010. In Andover, SP was very well represented at the Feaster Five:

5 Ryan Miller 27:08
11 Andrew Gallant 28:09
27 John Rheaume 30:15
94 Tim Gallant 33:19
167 Laura Rudd 35:02

Up in Portland, Mike Griffin ran very strong in the 29th Thanksgiving 4 Miler with a 19:52 2nd place finish while Matt Germain ran 16:07 at the Turkey Trot in Frederick, Maryland just several days after his PR half marathon in Philadelphia. Also, Caitlyn Clark continued her tradition of running the St. John's Turkey Trot and Kristina Miner ran at the 74th Annual Manchester Road Race.

Congratulations everyone for getting out there on Thanksgiving morning. Please let us know if we are missing anyone.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Recent November Races

On November 20, Mike Griffin notched another victory at the Field, Forest, and Orchard 5K in Philippston, MA where he ran 15:37! The next day, Ryan Miller ran 26:12 at the Slattery's 5 Miler Turkey Trot. Congratulations to both runners on their fine performances and good luck to everyone who is running a Thanksgiving race this weekend!

Big Three Shines in Philly

Much like the Boston Big Three, the trio of Caitlyn Clark, Matt Germain, and John Rheaume shined in the 8K, Half Marathon, and Marathon respectively. Things started off on Saturday with Caitlyn finishing 4th at the Rothman 8K in a PR 28:51 (details in previous post). Matt Germain took care business in the half today with a PR of his own in 1:13:31 and 12th overall. John Rheaume kept the PR train going with an 11 minute PR of 2:56:39 (167th overall) in the full marathon.

It was a fun and extremely successful weekend that showed exactly what Sisu is all about.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Clark 4th in Rothman 8K, runs 28:51

Caitlyn Clark breezed through the Rothman Institute 8K in Philadelphia today in a lightning time of 28:51. She finished 4th place in a very talented field and made a significant improvement to her already-impressive PR. We congratulate Caitlyn on her amazing performance.

Matt Germain and John Rheaume look to continue the Sisu PR train tomorrow. Matt will be running the half marathon and John will be running the full.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Sisu Project Awards Night

Caitlyn Clark graciously hosted the annual Sisu Project Awards Night for an evening of great food and fun times. Some awards were serious and others were quite amusing. Here is the list of awards:

Runner of the Year: John Rheaume
Runner of the Year: Caitlyn Clark
Heart of Sisu: Sumner Fletcher
Heart of Sisu: Ryan Miller
Sisu Warrior: Mike Griffin
Sisu Warrior: Julie Collins
Your Goal is My Goal: Steve Bartholomew
Your Goal is My Goal: Christine O'Connell
Ambassador of Sisu: Jonathan Towle
Ambassador of Sisu: Alix Slayton
Performance of the Year: Kristina Stone (Around the Lake 12 Hour Ultra)
Performance of the Year: Chris Stone (Bay State Marathon)
Promising Newcomer: Dani Sargent
Promising Newcomer: Nat Coughlin
Comeback Kid: Adam Malek
Titanic Award: Mike Griffin
When Animals Attack Award: Andrew Gallant
When Animals Attack Award: Adam Malek
"Where Do You Cram All that Graham" Award: Tim Gallant
Team Inspiration Award: Kristina Miner
Team Tinkerbell: Laura Rudd
Positivity Award: Fawn Krumpelbeck
Positivity Award: Jeff Bartlett
Sisu Up Award: Steph Jette
Sisu Up Award: Chris Stone
Everybody Loves Mr. Bartlett Award: Jeff Bartlett

Next up is the Sisu Project Goal Summit which will be taking place on New Year's Eve. The location is TBA, so stay tuned for more information.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

USATF-NE XC Championships

8 Sisu Project runners competed in the USATF-NE Cross Country Championships at Franklin Park. It appears that the Sisu men will finish the Grand Prix in third place behind BAA and Greater Boston. It also appears that Caitlyn Clark will wrap up her fourth straight individual Grand Prix title! Way to go!

Here are the results from the race:

Womens 6K Championship

18 Caitlyn Clark, 22:42
33 Danielle Sargent, 23:49
56 Laura Rudd, 25:46

Mens 10K Championship

12 Mike Griffin, 31:36
49 Matthew Germain, 33:32
63 Adam Malek, 34:06
73 Ryan Miller, 34:44
101 John Rheaume, 39:34

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Recent October Races

Sisu Project members have made several appearances at events across the region recently. On October 23, two runners ran the Peabody Police Charity 5K with John Rheaume running a PR of 18:14 and Chris Stone running 20:27 just 6 days after running the Bay State Marathon! John went on to PR the following weekend at the White Mountain Milers Half Marathon in North Conway with a 1:26:59 while Mike Griffin picked up a victory at the Canton Fall Classic 5K with a 15:36!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bay State Marathon

Hats off to our Sisu Project Bay State Marathon athletes who did an amazing job in Lowell this weekend. Chris Stone (3:51:39), Jenelle Cunningham (4:19:21), and Jonathan Towle (4:54:37) completed the marathon while Kristina Stone finished the half marathon in 1:39:24. Congratulations to all!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Topsfield Cross Country Festival

The Sisu Project Mens Team finished 3rd at the Topsfield Cross Country Festival on yet another windy day. The finish puts the team in a tie with Greater Boston TC going into the New England Championships, which will take place on November 7. The women were represented by Caitlyn Clark and Dani Sargent.

Mens 8K

5 Mike Griffin, 27:28
8 Matt Germain, 28:08
14 Stevin Bartholomew, 29:06
15 Ryan Miller, 29:21
18 John Rheaume, 33:19

Womens 5K

Caitlyn Clark, 19:34
Dani Sargent, 20:10


Photo courtesy of Tom Derderian

Sunday, October 3, 2010

RMH of Providence Womens 5K

Caitlyn Clark, Sumner Fletcher, and Dani Sargent made the trip down to Rhode Island to run in the Ronald McDonald House of Providence 5K, a USATF-NE Grand Prix event. Caitlyn finished 12th with a time of 18:07 with Sumner and Dani coming in with times of 19:00 (30th) and 19:03 (32nd) respectively. Here are some shots of their exciting track finish:

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Recent September Races

The Sisu Project was involved in several races recently. Mike Griffin ran a blistering 15:22 for 2nd place at the Dan Cardillo Memorial 5K in Falmouth, ME. The following weekend, Steve Bartholomew and John Rheaume went to run at the Pelham Old Home Days 5K where they ran 16:29 and 18:56 respectively while Bob Parks ran a 4th place 16:57 at the Walk, Run & Roll 5K in Brattleboro, VT. At the Codfish Bowl, Matt Germain (28:18), Steve Bartholomew (29:06), and John Rheaume (33:06) ran the 5 mile race in windy conditions while Caitlyn Clark (19:59) and Dani Sargent (21:04) ran the 5K course. Meanwhile, Mike Griffin ran in the Eliot Festival 5K race in 15:40. The very next day, Chris Stone ran the Bradford Elementary School 5K in 19:10, good for 9th place overall. Nice work, everyone!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sisu Project Annual Retreat

The Sisu Project held its second annual retreat in Vermont from August 27-29. We stayed at a beautiful vacation home in Waterbury where everyone was able to enjoy a great assortment of activities including canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and even billiards. There was a hot tub and even a sauna!



Saturday involved a trip into Burlington for lunch and tea at the Dobra Tea House. We then went back to the house for more outdoor activities and dinner.



On Sunday, we head over to Red Rocks Park in South Burlington to run the GMAA Scholarship Run where we had a successful race. Competing for the Sisu Project were:

1. Mike Griffin, 15:51
2. Matthew Germain, 16:22
4. Stevin Bartholomew, 17:03
15. John Rheaume, 19:28
17. Sumner Fletcher, 19:42
19. Caitlyn Clark, 20:03
22. Chris Stone, 20:28
37. Kristina Stone, 23:04

It was an awesome experience, and there has been a lot of talk of our third retreat next summer in 2011!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Recent August Races

We had Sisu Project runners participate in several races recently. I ended up running a PR in the mile at the High Street Mile in Newburyport with a 5:28 on August 1 followed by a 31:53 at the Sandown Old Home Days 5 Miler on August 7. On the same day, Mike Griffin ran the Beach to Beacon 10K in an impressive time of 32:08. Matt Germain ran the challenging Bridge of Flowers 10K course in 34:54 on the 14th. On August 19, Laura Rudd ran the Saunders at Rye Harbor 10K with a time of 42:53.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

River Rivals Track Series

Several Sisu Project members participated in the 5th Annual River Rivals Track Series. Here are the team results from all five races:

July 13, Amesbury High School

1 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 4:54; Andrew Gallant, 5:24; John Rheaume, 5:36; Tim Gallant, 5:37

2 Mile - Andrew Gallant, 10:57; Steve Bartholomew, 11:24

July 20, Triton Regional

1 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 4:51 (win); Andrew Gallant, 5:15

2 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 10:52 (win); Andrew Gallant, 10:54

August 3, Newburyport HS

1 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 4:50 (win); Andrew Gallant, 5:18; John Rheaume, 5:52; Tim Gallant, 5:55

2 Mile - Andrew Gallant, 10:51; Steve Bartholomew, 10:51; Tim Gallant, 12:13; John Rheaume, 12:28

August 10, Newburyport HS

1 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 4:52 (win); Andrew Gallant, 5:15; John Rheaume, 5:37

2 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 10:39 (win); Andrew Gallant, 10:48

August 17, Newburyport HS

1 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 4:44 (win); John Rheaume, 5:47

2 Mile - Steve Bartholomew, 11:30 (win)

Steve also finished 3rd place in the Mens Open series points total. Congratulations to all four athletes.


Andrew Gallant and Steve Bartholomew running in the 2 mile event

Friday, July 30, 2010

Kristina Stone Completes 12 Hour Ultra

Major congratulations are in order to Kristina Stone who completed the 12 hour race at the Around the Lake Ultra in Wakefield, MA. Kristina covered a distance of 53.92 miles by running a 3.17 mile loop around Lake Quannapowitt a total of 17 times! She finished in 13th place overall. Way to go, Kristina!

Mike Griffin Strong in Local Races

Sisu Project standout Mike Griffin completed a strong month of training with several solid finishes in Maine. He started things over with a third place finish (15:58) at the Run for Cash 5K at Old Orchard Beach on June 25. Mike went on to finish third again at the LL Bean 10K on the Fourth of July where he finished third in 33:16. On July 17, he went to Yarmouth and ran a 26:13 five mile at the Yarmouth Clam Festival. Mike topped of July with a 15:33 at the Ocean Park 5K Race on July 30.

Congratulations to Mike as he keeps moving forward!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Yankee Homecoming Races

Many Sisu Project runners made their way over to Newburyport on a warm Tuesday evening to take part in the 50th Anniversary of the Yankee Homecoming races. In the ten miler, the men's team was made up of Matt Germain (57:40), Steve Bartholomew (1:04:56), Nat Coughlin (1:08:30), Jonathan Towle (1:37:21), and John Rheaume (1:46:36) who got sick mid-race but managed to finish to salvage a team score.

In the 5K, the Sisu Project was represented by Andrew Gallant (17:46), Tim Gallant (20:45), and Laura Rudd (20:57).

Congratulations to all the participants!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Stowe 8-Miler

The Sisu Project women wrapped up a solid 4th place finish at the Stowe 8-Miler. The trio of Caitlyn Clark (51:09), Sumner Fletcher (51:55), and Stephanie Jette (56:56) ran strong to make a definitive presence at the popular USATF-NE Grand Prix event. Congratulations to all three!


Photos courtesy of Ted Tyler

Sunday, July 4, 2010

LL Bean 10K

The LL Bean 10K has been a recent favorite of mine for the past few years, but this Fourth of July I was accompanied by several teammates. Making the trip up to Freeport were Mike Griffin (33:16, 3rd overall), Matt Germain (35:17, 5th overall), Caitlyn Clark (39:04, 2nd female), and myself in 40:37. It was a beautiful course and worth noting that the only woman to beat Caitlyn was none other than the legendary Joan Benoit-Samuelson!