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!

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.

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