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Store closures negatively impact Tiffany’s Q1 results

Posted on June 10, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

For its first quarter, Tiffany & Co. reported worldwide net sales declined 45 percent to 556 million dollars and comparable sales declined 44 percent; on a constant-exchange-rate basis, while net sales declined by 44 percent as compared to the prior year and comparable sales declined 43 percent. These sales declines, the company said, reflected closures of company retail stores across all of its global markets at various times, due to Covid-19.

Commenting on the results, Alessandro Bogliolo, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “While the first quarter was very challenging with sales and earnings significantly impacted by Covid-19, the impact of which we expect to negatively affect our full-year sales and earnings relative to 2019, I am confident Tiffany’s best days remain in front of us because there is evidence that the strategic decisions we took to focus on our Mainland China domestic business, global e-commerce, and new product innovation are paying off – even against the backdrop of a global pandemic. On the topic of the merger, we are pleased that there has been additional progress with the antitrust / competition process in the last few weeks.”

Review of Tiffany’s Q1 performance

The company added that net loss for the quarter was 65 million dollars or 53 cents per share, compared to net income of 125 million dollars or 1.03 dollars per diluted share, in the prior year. Excluding certain costs recorded in the period related to the pending acquisition of the company by LVMH, first quarter net loss was 64 million dollars or 53 cents per share.

In the Americas, total net sales declined 45 percent to 225 million dollars, which included a comparable sales decline of 45 percent. On a constant-exchange-rate basis, both total net sales and comparable sales declined 44 percent.
In Asia-Pacific, total net sales declined 46 percent to 174 million dollars and comparable sales declined 45 percent. On a constant-exchange-rate basis, total sales decreased 44 percent and comparable sales declined 42 percent as compared to the prior year due to the impact of Covid-19 that caused store closures in Mainland China beginning in February and spread to the rest of the Asia-Pacific markets in March and April. Stores began to re-open in Mainland China at the end of February. As of April 30, 2020, approximately 85 percent of the company’s retail stores in this region were fully or partially open.

In Japan, total net sales declined 40 percent to 86 million dollars and comparable sales declined 41 percent. On a constant-exchange-rate basis, total sales and comparable sales decreased by 41 percent and 42 percent, respectively, as compared to the prior year. As of April 30, 2020, approximately 5 percent of the company’s retail stores in this region were fully or partially open.

In Europe, total net sales declined 40 percent to 61 million dollars, and comparable sales declined 42 percent. On a constant-exchange-rate basis, total sales and comparable sales decreased 38 percent and 40 percent, respectively. As of April 30, 2020, approximately 15 percent of the company’s retail stores in this region were fully or partially open.
Other net sales of 9 million dollars were 65 percent below the prior year due to the impact of Covid-19 and lower wholesale sales of diamonds.

Tiffany closed two company-operated stores in the first quarter and relocated two stores and at April 30, 2020, operated 324 stores (123 in the Americas, 90 in Asia-Pacific, 58 in Japan, 48 in Europe, and five in the UAE), versus 321 stores a year ago.

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Covid-19: les mesures de confinement ont évité 3 millions de morts dans 11 pays européens

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

Les mesures de confinement décidées pour faire face au Covid-19 ont été efficaces pour reprendre le contrôle de la pandémie et ont permis d’éviter 3,1 millions de morts dans 11 pays européens, estime une étude publiée lundi.

Réalisée par l’Imperial College de Londres, dont les scientifiques conseillent le gouvernement britannique sur la crise sanitaire, cette étude analyse les principales mesures prises dans 11 pays dont la France, telles que l’interdiction des événements publics, la restriction des déplacements ou la fermeture des commerces et des écoles.“Mesurer l’efficacité de ces mesures est important, étant donné leur impact économique et social”, soulignent ses auteurs, alors que l’ampleur des effets collatéraux du

confinement est régulièrement soulignée et que certaines voix s’élèvent, notamment au Royaume-Uni, pour réclamer l’accélération de la levée des restrictions.Les chercheurs ont comparé le nombre de décès recensés sur la base de données du Centre européen de prévention et contrôle des maladies avec le nombre de décès qu’il y aurait eu en l’absence de mesures de contrôle, estimé par modélisation mathématique.Ils concluent que les mesures mises en place ont permis d’éviter environ 3,1 millions de décès dans ces pays.Leur article, publié dans la revue Nature, estime aussi qu’elles ont permis de faire baisser de 82% en moyenne le taux de reproduction du virus (le nombre de nouvelles personnes contaminées par chaque personne infectée), permettant de le ramener en dessous de 1, seuil en-deçà duquel le nombre de nouveaux cas diminue.Les chercheurs calculent par ailleurs qu’au 4 mai, 12 à 15 millions de personnes ont été infectés par le Covid-19 (soit 3,2% à 4% de la population en moyenne, avec d’importantes variations selon les pays).

La Belgique aurait ainsi le taux d’infection le plus élevé, avec 8% de la population ayant contracté le coronavirus, suivie par l’Espagne (5,5%), le Royaume-Uni (5,1%) et l’Italie (4,6%).Ce chiffre serait de 3,4% en France. Inversement, seuls 710.000 Allemands auraient contracté le virus, soit 0,85% de la population.Les auteurs soulignent que les mesures s’étant succédé selon un calendrier rapproché, il est difficile d’évaluer l’impact de chacune d’entre elles séparément.Ils concluent néanmoins que “le confinement a eu un effet substantiel” sur le contrôle de l’

épidémie.Les 11 pays étudiés sont l’Allemagne, l’Autriche, la Belgique, le Danemark, l’Espagne, la France, l’Italie, la Norvège, le Royaume-Uni, la Suède et la Suisse.

Fashion must embrace Black Lives Matter for eco-justice

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

World Environment Day and Black Lives Matter protests collided this year but for the first time the chants from the latter drowned out voices around the former. Protests surrounding the police murder of George Floyd have taken place in all 50 states and in 18 countries leading to speculation that we are experiencing the largest civil rights movement in world history.

In 2015 the United Nations launched its Sustainable Development Goals, “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet,” and #16 on the list is Peace and Justice. One of the loudest cries at Black Lives Matter rallies has been “No Justice, No Peace!”

A colonizer’s mentality at home and abroad

In March, acting on reports coming in from suppliers, non-profit organization Remake launched the PayUp campaign to shame fast fashion companies, among them Forever 21, Gap, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, JCPenney, Kohl’s, for reneging on payment for billions of dollars worth of goods already produced by factory workers in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Cambodia. To offset losses from a three-month shutdown these Western retail giants blatantly placed vulnerable communities in jeopardy, during a pandemic no less.

According to Remake, Bangladeshi garment makers earn $95 a month, while an Ethiopian garment worker’s base wage is $26 a month, and many live hand-to-mouth in communities without infrastructure or healthcare, engaging with local materials and crafts that often have been passed down through generations. What’s more alarming than these figures is the fact that workers’ earnings could be denied so willfully by corporate behemoths conducting themselves like capricious colonizers intent on keeping their Black and Brown subjects submissive.

This behavior reveals an unpleasant handout mentality that exists when fashion brands work with diverse ethnicities. Often artisans, but rarely stakeholders in their endeavors, overseas makers often become victims of our casually cruel system which values profit over all else. And even when brands feature images of nameless craftspeople in their branding material, it can seem tokenistic, with an undercurrent of the White savior mindset.

Climate and racial justice, our two existential crises, are inseparable. Brands overproduce, we overconsume, apparel has become a global menace. Pakistani rivers run indigo to maintain our insatiable craving for jeans, while teenaged Bangladeshi bodies lie crushed in factory collapses, and at home our Black and Brown communities are more likely to live near landfills with hazardous pollution, according to studies conducted since the 1980s. It’s worth pointing out that the Trump administration’s proposed 78 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency will only exacerbate domestic problems. There is no ecology without anthropology, and the breaks in our shared humanity have never been more evident than in these past two weeks. Our social fiber is fraying, but will the fashion industry help sew it up?

Black Lives Matter is good for brand storytelling

The pernicious attitudes that Remake’s PayUp campaign brought to light exist at home in stealthier ways. Our industry has a history of latching onto movements and uprisings to sell T-shirts and it has patted itself on the back in recent years for casting models of color on runways and in campaigns. On Blackout Tuesday, brands from Boohoo to Nordstrom to Celine, whose creative director Hedi Slimane has reacted with snaillike urgency to any demand for diversity in his campaigns, demonstrated performative allyship to Black Lives Matter by posting black squares on their Instagram accounts. But there are only four Black CEOs listed on the latest Fortune 500, only one of which is from the fashion industry, Jide Zeitlin of holding company Tapestry. The runway might be about as accurate a representation of Black lives mattering to fashion as the stock market has proved to be of the health of the US economy with its 40+ million unemployed.

Fashion, they say, is a reflection of the culture at large and of what is going on. This nation has now been joined by dozens of others to engage in major soul searching. Cities are seething with unrest, citizens are denouncing abuse of authority, dismissing gatekeepers, toppling statues. Is our industry ready for the same level of self-scrutiny? Hiring models of color to reflect inclusivity for marketing purposes is no longer going to cut it. This moment calls for the overthrowing of a power system which benefits white people. The archetypal “Karens” permeate our industry, white women who have marginalized through word or deed, downplayed micro-aggressions, or propped up controversial practices. There are the “Chads” too, co-conspirators in the oppression, or lords of the problematic regime. These individuals are not necessarily racist but are not actively anti-racist. Are they willing to sacrifice white monopoly, their sense of entitlement, to answer society’s emergency?

Toni Morrison told a crowd in 1975, “The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” Just as dismantling our unjust racial systems must fall upon the white people who constructed them, so too, for now, must environmental activism. For, as climate scientist, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, put it in the Washington Post last week, “How can we expect black Americans to focus on climate when we are so at risk on our streets, in our communities, and even within our own homes?”

Focus on Black businesses not just Black consumers

The 15 percent pledge, an initiative launched by Brooklyn-based Aurora James, founder of sustainable shoe line Brother Vellies, challenges businesses such as Target and Shopbop to dedicate 15 percent of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses. The goal is to make African-Americans stakeholders, equatable to their contribution to society––they make up 15 percent of the US population––and reflective of their value as consumers. As James explained on Instagram: ” so many of your businesses are built on black spending power. stores set up in communities. sponsored posts seen feeds. this is the least you can do for us.>

The industry had 3 months or, to speak in profit analysis terms, a quarter, for its prominent thinkers and talking heads to mull over more eco-friendly practices, a more humane calendar, and to strategize to repair their bottom line. They had collectively viewed the pandemic shutdown as an opportunity, to rethink, reboot, reset. But that was before the protests. Now it requires nothing short of a revolution. Attitudes that have been in place for four hundred years don’t shift in three months.

The fashion industry often chases the zeitgeist, and once in a while it even captures it. No-one wants to be left behind on this. It’s not a good look.

Fashion editor Jackie Mallon is also an educator and author of Silk for the Feed Dogs, a novel set in the international fashion industry.

Photos: FashionUnited

2007 NER Pub Series X Women’s Standings After 2 of 6 Races

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

After two races and thousands of runners to be scored there are numerous ties in the standings but the top rungs are crystal clear as reigning and defending Pub Queen Christin Doneski of the Granite State is but one point shy of perfect with young Meaghan Shaw (youth is on her side) and Hurtin’ For Certain teammate Eileen Cakouros in steady pursuit. Two-time Series champion Miae Jacobs is solid in fourth and as top Master.

With her two toddlers toddling on Billings Field under hubby’s watchful eye, Mara Fitzpatrick has silently but steadily moved into the fifth position. It should be mentioned that Christin’s husband, James, also watched the kids on race day and is running well, as is 2005 champion Jason Cakouros, also on diaper duty this race day. Hey, at least we got the better halves.

Mara’s brother is Reebok Pub connection Ted Fitzpatrick and yes, Mara was wearing the proper shoes while 6th placer and super Senior Eileen Troy was in Reebok racers (Eileen has connections). Check the standings below for a superlative Senior crew. It was rumored that NY superstar Kathryn Martin had pre-registered but who knows. Anyway, NER finally used the $25 Corrib gift certificate she won in 2004, so thank-you Kathryn.

Cambridge Sports Union ace Catherine Farrell is once again Full Speed Ahead in the Veteran’s division with speedy Sara Fay in tow. On the Fashion Front the SHOCKING new black and pink singlets of Team Fabulous were revealed with an expanded team that included two Mother-Daughter tandems: Sue & Kate Maslowski and Liane & Stephanie Pancoast.

That’s it from NER Central, so rest up and get ready to catch some sun, fun and sea spray at the Brew Run 5M down the Cape on Aug. 11. See you there!

NER 2007 Pub Series X Women’s Standings After 2 of 6 Races

Open Women (top 50)

1. Christin Doneski, NH………99
2.. Meaghan Shaw……………….91
3. Eileen Cakouros……………..85
4. Miae Jacobs…………………..81
5. Mara Fitzpatrick……………73
6. Eileen Troy…………………….69
7. Sue McNatt…………………….68
8. Claire McManus……………64
8. Melanie Hire…………………..64
10. Janet Cygielnik…………….50
10. Heather Cappello…………50
12. Trisha Stavinoha………….49
13. Nikki Pery…………………….48
14. Malia Mason…………………47
14. Amy Nedeau………………..47
16. Kathryn Martin, NY……..46
16. C. Hussey……………………..46
18. Marge Bellisle, RI………..45
18. Lara Johnson……………….45
20. Laura Kennedy…………….44
20. Stephanie Pancoast………44
22. Renee Sayce-Dant…………42
23. Ana Hubert…………………….41
23. Daniela Bitto………………….41
25. Michelle Robert-Britto…..40
26. Katy Kelly…………………….39
26. Tara Vance……………………39
28. Meg Hughes…………………38
28. Katie Fobert………………….38
30. Andrea Garipay…………….37
31. Pamela Manley……………..34
31. Sue Maslowski…………….34
33. Jen Treseler…………………..33
34. Jessica Germano…………..31
34. Christine Bradley………….31
34. Molly Lawless……………..31
37. Jen Egan……………………..30
37. Julie Donahue……………30
39. Julia Fahey………………….29
39. Kerry Lyons……………….29
41. Kate Doyle…………………..27
41. Kerry Stevens……………….27
43. Jessica Anderson…………26
44. Karen O’Neill………………25
45. Emily Webster……………..24
46. Christine Kropelnicki……23
46. Carol Lahiff………………….23
48. Patience Tibbs……………..22
49. Caitlin Hollister…………….21
49. Liane Pancoast………………21
51. Kathleen Kirleis……………20
51. Courtney O’Connor………20
53. Aoife Carney……………….19
53. Katie Lynch…………………19
55. Heather Regan……………..18
55. Katie Blumberg……………18
57. Lisa Sullivan………………….17
58. Joanna Slisz…………………16
58. Sarah Perry…………………..16
60. Dawn Duzan………………….15
61. Amy Broadhead……………14
61. Kate Gubata…………………..14
63. Heather Regan……………….13
64. Hannah Mamuszka………..12
65. Mindy Kessler………………..11
66. Keren Paquette, CT……….10
66. Colleen Hultgren……………10
68. Kaitryn Power…………………..8
68. Candace Galvin………………8
70. Annie Kucharski…………….7
70. Tina Sanborn…………………..7
72. Catherine Cagle……………..6
72. Katie Tattan……………………6
74. Robin Silcox…………………5
74. Laurie Bosio…………………5
76. Shannon Sinews……………4
76. Caroline Smith, CT……….4
78. Julie Morris………………….3
78. Amy Kiley……………………3
80. Christie Swett……………….2
80. Christina Ryan……………..2
82. Ann Morrissey……………..1
82. Darlene Hoover……………1

MASTERS (top 10)

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1. Miae Jacobs…………………..19
2. Sue McNatt……………………..15
3. Melanie Hire……………………14
4. C. Hussey………………………..10
5. Michelle Robert-Britto………9
5. Ana Hubert………………………9
7. Jen Egan………………………….7
7. Jen Treseler…………………….7
9. Julie Donahue………………..5
10. Keren Paquette, CT………4
11. Christine Bradley…………3
11. Karen O’Neill………………3
11. Catherine Cagle……………3
14. Carol Lahiff………………….2
10. Robin Silcox………………..1

SENIORS (top 8)

1. Eileen Troy………………………14
2. Claire McManus………………12
3. Sue Maslowski…………………10
4. Kathryn Martin, NY………….8
5. Sue Kenney……………………..7
5. Marge Bellisle, RI……………7
7. Annie Kucharski………………5
8. Darlene Hoover………………..4
9. Barbara Farnsworth…………3
10. Barbara Wilson………………..1

VETERANS (TOP 6)

1. Catherine Farrell…………….12
2. Sarah Fay…………………………8
3. Mary Radin……………………..5
3. Mary Scherr……………………5
3. Regina Wright……………….5
6. Mary Donahue………………3
6. Dorothy Giarla………………3
8. Judy Smith, NY……………..1

NER 2008 Pub Series XI Final Men’s Standings

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

For those who were outside Paddy’s Pub at 8:30 am (the volunteers, timing crew, vendors and Joe Brown) it was tres chilly. By 11:30 there was a bit of sun, still a good deal of wind (the balloon arch by the start was dismantled prior to liftoff), but a great day for racing and sudsing.

Defending pub titan Terry McNatt only needed a top 10 finish and hustled the maillot jeune across the finish line in the shadow of “sit and kickÛ_” ninja Lee Danforth of the HFC. Lee ran 15:47, kicking by Terry on the final Border St. straightaway to place 4th overall behind Alex Taylor, Matt Ely and former BU 4:08 miler Liam Revell who ran 15:02. In a moral victory, Lee cut a point off Terry’s total as the pair finished just 9-points apart, 282 to 273.

Mike McGrane’s mom spurred him on to Pub Series bronze, while Derek Dorval survived a scare in the 4th position as Chris Smith cut Derek’s 9-point lead down to 4. With McNatt & Smith bumping up from the 40+ division to open cash ($150-$125-$100-$75-$50), a valiant John Noland completed a successful injury rebound to claim top Master ($50) ahead of CT’s John Tolbert and Jimmy Fallon.

Tolbert, the elite athlete liason for the New Haven 20K, had a strong second half of the Series and jumped ahead of SRR’s Jim Sullivan in the Open division while breaking a tie with Mr. Fallon in the Masters category.

Thirsty Irish Runner Dave Wessman three-peats plus 1 (as in four x) as Senior suds champ with 1998 Pub Series Masters champ Paul “Corky’ Corcoran of HFC taking second with John Winters third and Cape bartender Jim McLaughlin fourth.

Gordon “FlashÛ_” McFarland ran the BAA Half last week but the sojourn didn’t cost him serious Pub points as he ran 17:39 at Paddy’s and ended up 4 points ahead of a very game Iron Joe Drugan. A game of darts in the Fitzgerald Room at Doyle’s may be needed as a tiebreaker as Duke Hutchinson was caught in the standings by steady Dave Pember. Unlike the decisive donnybrook staged by Ana Hubert and Christine Bradley among women contestants, Duke and Dave end the malt procession in a tie (for third).

The always erudite Dr. Bob Hillman repeated as Septuagenarian speedster with assistant book marker and Marshfield RR teammate Tom Wright 3-frothy points behind.

Also, in a virtuoso display of legs, lungs and livers, Stowe, Vermont’s Tom & Patty Foltz ran the Bay State Marathon in the morning, hopped in the car, paid their entry at Paddy’s, pinned on their numbers and were escorted through the course by women’s winner Mimi Fallon.

Via cellphone, Team Fabulous was alerted to the trio’s progress and joined them for the final half-mile (group photo with the Women’s Results). Wooo-hooo!

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Award night at Doyle’s awaits in Dec. with the 12th annual Malt & Hops lineup to follow early in 2009. Thanks to all for a great 2008 Series and we’ll see you down the road.

NER Pub Series 2008 Men’s Final Standings After 6 of 6 Races

Open Men (Top 50 Score)

1. Terry McNatt                         282
2. Lee Danforth                          273
3. Michael McGrane                  255
4. Derek Dorval                          231
5. Chris Smith                            227
6. John Noland                           224
7. John Tolbert                           188
8. Jim Sullivan                           187
9. Dave Wessman 161
10. Jimmy Fallon    143
11. Gordon McFarland               131
12. Paul Corcoran                       92
13. Nikhil Jain    77
14. Frank Hope                           61
15. Chris Crema                          59
16. Iron Joe Drugan                    31
17. Ben Nosek                             25
18. John Winters                          23
19. Mit Gnivri                             20
20. Duke Hutchinson                  14
20. Jim McLaughlin                    10
21. Jack Murphy                          5
22. Dave Pember                         2

Masters (Top 10 Score)

1. Terry McNatt                            58
2. John Noland                              41
3. Chris Smith                               32
4. John Tolbert    22
5. Jimmy Fallon                            18
6. Jim Sullivan                              14

Seniors (Top 8 Score)

1. Dave Wessman                     41
2. Paul Corcoran                       24
3. John Winters                          9
4. Jim McLaughlin                     7
5. Tom Foltz                                2

Veterans (Top 6 Score)

1. Gordon MacFarland              29
2. Iron Joe Drugan                     25
3. Duke Hutchinson                   15
4. Dave Pember    15
5. Charlie Farrington                  3
5. Joe Brown                              3

Super Vets 70+ (Top 4 Score)

1. Bob Hillman 8
2. Tom Wright 5

Click here for women’s final standings

Sun Shines on the Emerald Necklace

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

It turned out to be a fantastic day for racing and post-race activity at Doyle’s as the forecasted weather front finally pushed in and the sun broke through right before the race start in Franklin Park.

Despite the challenging nature of the route’s first two miles, the men’s race went out hard, sub-5, and was won by Kevin Somers of the Jamaica Plain Runners (RC?) in 25:44 with HFC’s Scott Wisnaskas second in 26:03 and Kevin Gray third in 26:17.

NER Central heard that Somers was actually a bit down the course on a warmup when the gun sounded and looked to DQ himself immediately after the race, but for Pub purposes, we’ll keep him right where he is because the serious Series foam was flying in a battle for the overall fourth spot between early Pub leader Joe Navas and seasoned Saucony veteran Chris Teague.

Navas managed a gap by the turnaround but Teague hung tough, placing just 8 seconds and 1 point behind the Whirlaway speedster in 26:32. It’s not yet panic time for the battling Brit as this keeps him within three points of the top spot.

The women’s race was even tighter following Heather Cappello’s 28:15 scamper (1 second off Caroline Bjune’s course record). In a reversal of fortunes from An Ra’s Mo’r, it was defending and 2005 Pub Princess Mimi Fallon edging BAA teammate Lara Johnson by 7 seconds in 29:59. Bingo, overall tie! Next up for the duo is the Boston Marathon so the playing field will remain level (irrelevant of Johnson being 27 and Fallon 43) when the tie is played out at the Irish Village.

Canada’s Sarah Healey (nee Dupree) is currently in third but we’re not sure (as with many) that her legs will move south for the third race. That puts young Merideth Leenhouts in the bronze position, 2 points ahead of “young in mind’ Marge Bellisle. Leenhouts’ former Franklin High School coach, Pat Sweeney, says she’s not in serious shape, so we’ll see what transpires down the road.

Team Fabulous hired guns Liane Pancoast and Melanie Hire are also among the top 10.

On the men’s side, the mysterious Corey Fehnel resides in third with Lee Danforth (running Boston) and Mike McGrane (working Boston) both having good races to move into the 4-5 slots. Andrew Holmes and Tyler Andrews are also new names, sandwiching two-time defending Pub champ Terry McNatt in 7th with the SRR’s Joe O’Leary in 9th.

We will forgo age-group speculation except to mention that when visiting the standings, the men’s and women’s Veterans divisions as well as the women’s Senior divisions look to be pretty much set for consistent Pub participants at this early stage.

The entire NER staff stayed long enough to view one Pussycat Doll dancing atop a van roof in the parking lot to a driving Euro beat, but our departure (unlike An Ra’s M’or) occurred at a fairly civilized hour, thus preventing post-race party palaver. As we departed, the last two good-byes were imparted to Chris “Wingman” Spinney and Mike McGrane, who were heading into Doyle’s “for a beer.”
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Homegrown Sean Quigley Wins Mayor’s Cup

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Homegrown Sean Quigley Wins Boston Mayor’s Cup

in Closest Race in Event’s 20-year history.

Irene
Kimaiyo victorious in Women’s Championship.

BOSTON ÛÓ Sean Quigley,
24, originally from Braintree, Massachusetts, won in a lean over last year’s
champion Jacob Korir, of Kenya, to win the 20th Mayor’s Cup
Cross Country 8k Championship at Boston’s Franklin Park on Sunday in a
time of 23 minutes, 54 seconds. Quigley, a graduate of LaSalle University in
Philadelphia and who now runs for Puma, returned to the course where he won the
MIAA Division II (state) championship in 2002 while attending Archbishop
Williams High School and beat a talented field of 144 finishers on a picture
perfect day (sunny, 60-degrees F).

Quigley and Korir ÛÓ
along with Andrew Ledwith, Timothy Ritchie, Patrick Mellea ÛÓ ran together
for four miles until the duo separated themselves from the other co-leaders on
the final loop and the course’s landmark Bear Cage Hill. Quigley did not
lead during the race but timed his finish perfectly, outsprinting Korir. A
close, but clear finish gave the local kid the victory, and he recorded the
same winning time as did Korir in 2008. Korir finished one second behind as
runner-up (23:55), while Ledwith followed in third (23:57).

Quigley was an NCAA All-American
and placed ninth at the 2008 US Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at 10,000
meters, his professional debut.

New
Balance Boston was led by Roland Lavallee, scored 75
points, and won the men’s championship team competition. The host
Boston Athletic Association was second (78 pts.) and Genesee Valley
Harriers was third (96 pts.)
among the 11-team field.

In the women’s
5-kilometer championship race, Irene Kimaiyo, a 26-year old native of Kenya who runs for the female winning club
Riadha, based in Maryland, outpaced Virginia’s Samia
Akbar. Kimaiyo’s time was 16:39, 13 seconds better than Akbar’s
16:52, who was fifth at the Mayor’s Cup last year. Riadha ÛÓ
victorious with 43 points ÛÓ placed three runners among the top four, as
Delilah Dicrescenzo (17:05) was third and Serena Burla (17:16) was fourth.
There were 95 finishers and eight teams in the contest. New Balance Boston (53 pts.) was the
runner-up team and the B.A.A. was third (53 pts.).

The Mayor’s Cup has
witnessed Olympians, world cross country team members and running legends
participate over its hill and dale since the first race in 1990. During the
last 20 years, the event has grown from a single race which started on the
adjacent golf course to a full slate of six races ÛÓ including an open,
experiential race and three youth races ÛÓ on a track of dirt and grass
which is synonymous with cross country in the United States. Similar to the
B.A.A.’s Boston Marathon
which began with a field size of 15 starters and 10 finishers in 1897, the
first Boston Mayor’s Cup two decades ago included only a few dozen
harriers. Now, with the support of the same Boston Athletic Association and its partner
adidas, the Mayor’s Cup is the pre-eminent cross country racing
opportunity for clubs and teams on the East Coast. Since that first year, the
race has been nurtured through its development by its single meet director,
Steve Vaitones, who was presented with a memento of special recognition of the
milestone by the B.A.A. following the day’s races. Vaitones is the
managing director of USA
Track & Field ÛÓ New England.

Full results at NER Results

20th Annual Boston
Mayor’s Cup

Cross Country and Youth Races

Presented by the B.A.A. and
adidas;

Directed by USA Track & Field ÛÓ New
England

and Boston’s Centers for Youth and Families

Sunday, October 25, 2009; Franklin
Park, Boston

Boston Mayor’s Cup ÛÓ
Men’s Championship 8k Results

Individual (144 finishers)

Men

1. Sean Quigley, Puma 23:54 ($600
+ $300 for USA)

2. Jacob Korir, Riadha 23:55 ($300)

3. Andrew Ledwith 23:57 ($200)

4. Timothy Ritchie 24:02 NCAA
eligibility

5. Lucas Meyer, B.A.A. 24:10 ($150
+ $200 for USA)

6. Patrick Mellea 24:19 ($100
+ $100 for USA))

7. Ruben Sanca 24:23

8. Justin Lutz 24:34

9. Matthew Withrow 24:40

10. Roland Lavallee, New Balance Boston 24:41

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Boston Mayor’s Cup – Men’s 8k
Championship

Team Results

1. New Balance Boston 75
pts. ($500)

2. Boston
Athletic Association 78 pts. ($300)

3. Genesee
Valley Harriers 96 pts. ($100)

4. New
York Athletic Club 98 pts.

5. Manhattan
Track Club 102 pts.

6. Syracuse
Chargers 118 pts.

7. GBTC 131
pts.

8. Dartmouth
College 202
pts.

9. Central Mass Striders 273 pts.

10. Bellmore
Striders 279 pts.

11. Tufts
University 298
pts.

Boston Mayor’s Cup – Women’s 5k
Championship

Individual Results (95 finishers)

1. Irene Kimaiyo, Riadha 16:39 ($600)

2. Samia Akbar, Reebok 16:52 ($300
+ $300 for USA)

3. Delilah Dicrescenzo, Riadha 17:05 ($200
+ $200 for USA)

4. Serena Burla, Riadha 17:16 ($150
+ $100 for USA)

5. Jenn Donovan, New Balance Boston 17:23 ($100)

6. Katie Decamillo 17:34

7. Alissa McKaig, ZAP Fitness 17:48

8. Kristin Anderson, Riadha 17:49

9. Mallory Champa 17:53

Boston Mayor’s Cup – Women’s 5k
Championship

Team Results

1. Riadha 43
points ($500)

2. New Balance Boston 53
pts. ($300)

3. Boston
Athletic Association 53 pts. ($100)

4. Syracuse
Chargers 98 pts.

5. Greater Boston
Track Club 115 pts.

6. Boston
College 148
pts.

7. Genesee
Valley Harriers 194 pts.

8. Westchester
Track Club 218 pts.

Boston Mayor’s Cup – Franklin Park 5k Results (356 finishers)

Men

1. Antony Taylor 16:04

2. Mike Hawk 16:07

3. Gabe Barr 16:26

4. Miles Richardson 16:29

5. Sam Greenberg 16:44

Women

1. Samantha Chase 19:51

2. Jenna Moen 19:59

3. Alyssa Brigham 20:01

4. Caroline Melhado 20:40

5. Katie Ellinger 21:00

Boston Mayor’s Cup Youth Races (1.1
miles)

10-years old and under (88 finishers)

Boys

1. David Principe, Jr. 6:40

2. Joseph Weston 6:46

3. Troy Sliney 6:21

Girls

1. Chloe Taylor 6:32

2. Audrey Betts 7:33

3. Maille Riley-McNary 7:34

Boston Mayor’s Cup Youth Races (1.1
miles)

11-12 years old (88 finishers)

Boys

1. Isaiah Savage 6:42

2. Todd Cushing 6:47

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The Big One Looms – Mt. Washington’s 50th!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

50th Mt.
Washington Road Race

Mt. Washington Auto Road

June 19, 2010 – 10 a.m.

· Intense national contest looms in the Race to the
Clouds

· Northeast Delta Dental boosts prizes

· Governor proclaims official “Mt. Washington Road Race
Day”

· 50th running, Hall of Fame inauguration,
highlight race weekend

June 13, 2010 — Pinkham Notch, N.H.

One of the largest and most
closely-matched groups of elite American mountain runners ever assembled
in one place will line up at the base of the Mt. Washington
Auto Road on June 19 for the 50th running of the Mt. Washington Road Race. As a
reward for their efforts in grinding their way 7.6 miles the Auto Road’s
unrelenting 12 percent grade, the top ten men and top ten women will
divide the largest purse in the race’s history, thanks to increased
support by the race’s primary sponsor, Northeast Delta
Dental.

Beyond the cash
prizes — $2000 apiece for the male and female overall winners, and
substantial awards to the rest of the top ten of each gender — this
year’s race offers a particular attraction for the country’s top
mountain runners: it is both the 2010 U.S.A.
Mountain Running Championship and the sole selection race this year
for the U.S. Mountain Running Team. The
first American male and female finishers will become the 2010 U.S.
national mountain champions, and the top six American male and top four
American female finishers will be named to the national team, which will
compete in the World Mountain Running Championships in
Slovenia in September. The Mt. Washington Road
Race has served as the U.S. national championship in three previous
years, but this year is the first time it has been the only race in
which an American mountain runner can qualify for the team that will
compete internationally.

Hence the exceptional number of elite
athletes who have requested entry.

In addition, demand has been higher than
usual for the regular entry spots allocated through the race’s annual
lottery. In recognition of the momentousness of this year’s race, New
Hampshire Governor John Lynch has officially proclaimed
this June 19 as Mt. Washington Road Race Day, urging all
Granite State citizens to support the race. Similarly,
Senator Jean Shaheen has sent an official letter from
Washington, D.C., citing the race as “a longtime New Hampshire tradition
and one that puts New Hampshire on an international stage.”

One other reason for the increased
interest in the already popular event is that this year is the 50th
running of the race, an occasion for extra celebration that will
include the inauguration of the Mt. Washington Road Race
Hall Of Fame. On Friday, June 18, the evening before the race
itself, the organizers will officially induct the Hall of Fame’s first
four members, chosen for their outstanding and historic contributions to
this one-of-a-kind event: Bob Hodge, who won this race
an unmatched seven times (1976-1980, 1985, and 1987) and continues to
run it; Anna Pichrtova of the Czech Republic, six-time
Mt. Washington winner and former World Mountain Champion; the late Gary Crossan of New Hampshire, who won Mt. Washington four
times and in whose name the race each year awards a trophy to the first
New Hampshire finisher; and Fred Norris, the legendary
English coal miner who came to the United States at the age of 40,
established himself as one of the strongest runners in America, and, in
1962, set the Mt. Washington masters record that stood for 39 years.

The inauguration of the Hall of Fame and
the induction of the first four members will be held at 5 p.m. on
Friday, June 18, at the Eagle Mountain House in Jackson, New Hampshire. Of the two living inductees, Hodge will be present;
Pichrtova remains in Europe recovering from an injury.

The race starts the next morning at 10
a.m. Among the top competitors at the starting line will be the men’s and women’s defending champions, Rickey
Gates of Boulder, Colorado, and Brandy Erholtz, of
Bailey, Colorado. Gates is only the fifth man ever to break the one-hour
barrier on Mt. Washington, having won last year in 59 minutes 58
seconds. Erholtz has her eyes not only on winning for the third year in a
row but on perhaps breaking the women’s course record, one hour 10
minutes 8 seconds, set in 1998 by Magdalena Thorsell of Sweden.

Gates is closely matched with at least
two familiar rivals, former two-time Mt. Washington winner Eric
Blake of New Britain, Conn., and Joe Gray of
Lakewood, Washington, who finished 4th here in 2008 and then 3rd
in 2009, just behind Gates and Blake. They’ll be joined by 40-year-old
British mountain runner Martin Cox, a veteran of major
races in the Alps; Matt Byrne, of Scranton,
Pennsylvania, who was 6th in 2008 and 4th last
year at Mt. Washington; Zac Freudenburg of St. Louis, 7th
in 2008; Max King, of Bend, Oregon, who has beaten Gray
in trail races in the West; Jeffrey Eggleston, of Flagstaff, Arizona, who ran a 2:14:32 for his debut
marathon this year in Phoenix; Canadian mountain running champion Joel Bourgeois, of Grande-Digue, New Brunswick; Malcolm
Campbell, of Marietta, Georgia, who won the 2008 Hogpen Hillclimb
in Georgia; Timothy Parr, from
Gunniston, Colorado, who has won both the Pike’s Peak
Ascent and the Leadville, Colo., 100-mile ultramarathon; Luke
Watson, of State College, Pennsylvania, a 2:15 marathoner; local
favorite Kevin Tilton of North Conway, N.H.; Ryan
Hafer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the list goes on.

One of the newcomers attracting special
attention is 19-year-old Zach Rivers, of Victor, N.Y.
who will attempt to break the oldest record on the Mt. Washington books
— the course record for runners 19 and under, 1:09:18, set by Sean
Livingston in 1987.

Also for the first time, Tom
Raffio, the CEO of the sponsor Northeast Delta Dental, will be
running the race. He’ll wear # 50, in honor of the race’s fiftieth year.

Among the top women are Laura
Haefeli, from Del Norte, Colorado, who finished 3rd at
Mt. Washington in 2008 while setting the women’s masters course record;
reigning U.S. Mountain Champion Megan Kimmel, of
Silverton, Colorado; Alison Bryant of Elkin, N.C., who
finished 3rd in 2007, 5th in 2008 and 4th last
year; Nicole Hunt of Deer Lodge, Montana,
who placed second in her last Mt. Washington appearance (2007) behind
Pichrtova; Kristin Price of Raleigh, N.C., who won the
2009 US Women’s Trail 10k National Championship; Megan Lund
of Basalt, Colorado, the women’s course record-holder in the Aspen
(Colo.) Mountain Uphill and a 2008 U.S. Olympic marathon trials
qualifier; Amber Moran, a 1:17 half-marathoner from
Arden, N.C.; Rachel Cieslewicz, of Salt Lake City, Utah;
Shewarge Amare, an Ethiopian runner living in New York;
45-year-old Lisa Goldsmith, of Nederland, Colorado;
veteran three-time Mt. Washington winner Jacqueline Gareau
of Montreal, the only woman ever to win both the Mt. Washington Road
Race (1989, 1994 and 1996) and the Boston Marathon (1980); and more.

With the help of its additional sponsors, La Sportiva, makers of high-performance trail and
mountain running shoes, and New England Runner magazine,
the race offers a bonus of $5000 to anyone setting a new men’s or
women’s course record and a $2000 bonus to any man or woman who breaks
the existing masters record (age 40 or older).

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Nat’l Club T&F Champs Back to NYC in 2011

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

INDIANAPOLIS – The 2011 USATF National Club Track & Field Championships
will be held at New York City’s Icahn Stadium, July 8-9. This will
mark the fourth time the championships have been held in New York since
2005. The meet will be hosted by the Central Park Track Club New
Balance, who captured the 2009 combined team title the last time the
event was held at Icahn Stadium.

“We
are extremely pleased that the Club Championships are returning to one
of America’s premier track & field venues, in an area that is a
hotbed for our sport and the USATF club program,” said USATF Director of
Grass Roots Programs Andy Martin. “The 2005, 2007, and 2009 Club
Championships held at Icahn Stadium were very successful, as
participation grew considerably. We look forward to continued growth in
2011 and an exciting event.”

At
the 2010 championships in San Francisco, Calif., the Central Park Track
Club New Balance (Metropolitan) captured the men’s team title, and the
Norfolk Real Deal TC (Virginia) claimed the women’s crown. Both clubs
will look to defend their titles this July in New York.

The
Club Track & Field Championships is an event that supports USATF’s
goal to enhance and expand opportunities for open level, club-based team
competition.

For more information on the 2011 championships visit www.usatf.org/events/2011/USATFClubTFChampionships.

About Central Park Track Club New Balance

Founded
in 1972 just as the running boom started, the Central Park Track Club
has been on the cutting edge of the sport ever since. Sponsored by New
Balance and Strands.com, CPTC has won two national club track titles,
sent dozens of athletes to U.S. open championships and Olympic Trials,
and since its inception has been one of the most competitive clubs in
New York City. Fred LeBow, founder of the New York City Marathon, was an
original member. Today, the club has a diverse membership of more than
350, with regular runs in the famous
Manhattan park from which it takes its name.

ING & Hartford Marathon Extend Sponsorship Thru 2012

Posted on June 9, 2020 by BLOGGERPARUNG

Hartford Marathon
Foundation and ING Partner Through 2012

The Hartford Marathon Foundation is honored to announce the
extension of the ING title sponsorship through 2012 for its signature event,
the ING Hartford Marathon. Enjoying a successful partnership since 2008, the
Foundation recognizes the support of ING which has helped distinguish the
Marathon as a major race event in New England, bringing more than 12,000
runners and 30,000 spectators to the city of Hartford each October. The 2011
event will take place on Saturday, October 15th in Bushnell Park.

The Foundation and ING share similar goals in organizing
eco-friendly race events that promote health, fitness and enjoyment for all
participants. Since the partnership was established, the Marathon has been
recognized nationally, earning Gold Certification by the national Council for
Responsible Sport for their dedication to sustainability and qualifying as a
State Championship Race from the Road Runners Club of America. Both organizations
also have a firm commitment to promoting children’s fitness through
youth-focused initiatives, including the marquis ING Run For Something Better
program and culminating race event.
Since 2008, this program has touched the lives of over 4,000 Hartford-area
middle school students, helping them appreciate the benefits of running and
making physical fitness a part of their lives.

Always on the forefront of implementing innovative race
programs, the ING Hartford Marathon recently launched the new Elite Inspiration
Team to recognize the many amazing
participants that run Hartford each year. Additionally, new Marathon training
groups are being created in towns across the state, including a first-ever
Fairfield County training group in Wilton, CT.

ÛÏWorking with ING as title sponsor has allowed us to add new
race programs to our events, catapulting us to become a signature race event in
New England,Û said Beth Shluger, Executive Director of the Hartford Marathon
Foundation. ÛÏWe are delighted to be in the ranks with the ING New York City
Marathon and ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon and we hope the partnership
continues for many more years to come.Û

ÛÏING is committed to giving back to the communities where we
do business, so weÛªre thrilled to continue sponsoring this outstanding event,Û
said Ann Glover, Chief Marketing Officer for ING U.S. ÛÏThe ING Hartford Marathon brings the people of greater
Hartford and beyond together in a positive way, whether theyÛªre participating,
volunteering or cheering from the sidelines. It also allows hundreds of ING employees to get involved
while inspiring local students to improve their lives through the ING Run For
Something Better program.Û

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Founded in 1994, the Hartford Marathon Foundation was
created to bring large-scale athletic events to the city of Hartford and state
of Connecticut. Now in its 18th year, the Foundation organizes over
50 runs, triathlons and training programs for adults and children. Annually, over 35,000 athletes and
60,000 spectators participate in Foundation events. HMF has been awarded numerous accolades for their
eco-friendly initiatives and commitment to organizing programs that promote
health, fitness and enjoyment for all participants.

The ING Run For Something Better® helps fund school-based
running programs in an effort to combat childhood obesity before it ever
begins. Linked to ING’s commitment to education, the program helps introduce
kids to the benefits of sport, a habit of physical fitness, and a healthy
lifestyle. Nationally, ING has committed over $2.5 million to fund grants and
school-based running programs through ING Run For Something Better. Since 2006,
over $1 million has also been raised by individual donors through a special
charitable fund to encourage others to support the cause by making their own
contributions. When someone donates $10 or more to the ING Run For Something
Better, ING will recognize their contribution by giving them a special pair of
orange shoelaces to wear showing that they are “tied” to supporting
kids’ fitness. One hundred percent of the net proceeds go to the ING Run For
Something Better fitness programs. For more information about the orange laces,
go to www.orangelaces.com.

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