NO Times-Picayune CCC 10K News and Notes
Wade, Mosqueda come away with CCC masters titles
Legend Rodgers runs in Classic to lend his support to race
Sunday, April 16, 2006
By Andrew Canulette
Staff writer
The masters champ Saturday wasn't Phil Mickelson. (Great line by the writer, by the way.)
The winner of the masters (over-40) division was Texas' Sean Wade, who finished the 10K course in 30 minutes, 52 seconds. Sylvia Mosqueda of California led the women's masters field in 34:31.
Wade finished 12th overall in the men's open race, and Mosqueda placed ninth among all women.
BOSTON BILLY: Bill Rodgers, who won the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon four times each, ran the CCC this year to bring attention to the race in the post-Katrina world in New Orleans. It was the first time he had been in the CCC since he finished second in 1980. (Rodgers finished in 47:40.)
Rodgers headed back to Massachusetts not long after the race where Boston Marathon commitments await, but he said he was honored to be a part of this year's CCC.
"When (elite race director) Gary Gomez asked me if I would come, I said 'Of course.' Everyone knows you have to do your part. And taking part in something like this is like making a blow against the storm. It says 'We're competitors. That's what we do.' "
PARTY ON: When Tad Gormley Stadium received major damage after Hurricane Katrina, it looked like the CCC would lose the venue for its wildly popular post-race party. But officials with City Park and the race worked together to get the job done. Generators were brought in to provide power, and extra portable toilets were made available.
"Those are the kind of give-and-take things you have to do," said event director Rick Lusky.
"We were determined to have as much as we could the way it was. We didn't want to go tweaking things here and there because of the storm. We want to be the face of the comeback."
M*A*S*H* UNIT: The medical tent near the finish line usually gets busy on humid days. Saturday was no exception, as the number of visitors increased as the morning wore on and temperatures climbed.
Dehydration, dizziness, cramping and general fatigue are most often seen at the tent.
"The later it gets, that's generally the less fit or in shape people you're going to have," said Jimmy Stevens an EMS worker with East Jefferson Hospital. "But we're here. We'll take care of them."
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON: Music is a big part of New Orleans, so why not a big part of its biggest road race? At least four bands were playing on the course at the beginning of the race. One was located at the corner of Poydras and Rampart and two were on Esplanade. Another musical outfit with base drums was set up in front of the Museum of Art. At the post-race party, Bonerama and Terrence Simian played for racers.
HIGHLY RANKED: In its 28-year history, the CCC has been the site for some of the most impressive racing times in the world. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians lauded the CCC when it recently ranked the men's race the second-best 10K in the world.
The women's race was rated fourth in the world for its annual competitiveness. In all, 71 times under 28 minutes, 20 seconds have been posted at the CCC. Thirty-one of those times were under 28 flat, and nine of them were under 27:40. One time was under 27:20 -- Sammy Kipketer's world-record jaunt set on the streets of New Orleans in 2002.
HELPING HAND: MarathonFoto, which handled running photography for this year's CCC (they also did for the Mardi Gras Marathon), is donating all net proceeds of this year's photo sales to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Participants interested in purchasing their race photo can go online to www.marathonfoto.com.
ONE WOMAN'S VIEW: "My husband and I went driving around the city yesterday and saw some of the worst-hit areas. And it's really sad," said Australia's Benita Johnson, who finished second in the women's field.
"We think that coming to a big race like this and supporting a community event is the best thing you can do to rebuild the community and bring people together. I think the city has done a great job. The people have helped themselves. The people are so passionate about their city and their homes. And I think that's fantastic. It's certainly something to aspire to."
Legend Rodgers runs in Classic to lend his support to race
Sunday, April 16, 2006
By Andrew Canulette
Staff writer
The masters champ Saturday wasn't Phil Mickelson. (Great line by the writer, by the way.)
The winner of the masters (over-40) division was Texas' Sean Wade, who finished the 10K course in 30 minutes, 52 seconds. Sylvia Mosqueda of California led the women's masters field in 34:31.
Wade finished 12th overall in the men's open race, and Mosqueda placed ninth among all women.
BOSTON BILLY: Bill Rodgers, who won the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon four times each, ran the CCC this year to bring attention to the race in the post-Katrina world in New Orleans. It was the first time he had been in the CCC since he finished second in 1980. (Rodgers finished in 47:40.)
Rodgers headed back to Massachusetts not long after the race where Boston Marathon commitments await, but he said he was honored to be a part of this year's CCC.
"When (elite race director) Gary Gomez asked me if I would come, I said 'Of course.' Everyone knows you have to do your part. And taking part in something like this is like making a blow against the storm. It says 'We're competitors. That's what we do.' "
PARTY ON: When Tad Gormley Stadium received major damage after Hurricane Katrina, it looked like the CCC would lose the venue for its wildly popular post-race party. But officials with City Park and the race worked together to get the job done. Generators were brought in to provide power, and extra portable toilets were made available.
"Those are the kind of give-and-take things you have to do," said event director Rick Lusky.
"We were determined to have as much as we could the way it was. We didn't want to go tweaking things here and there because of the storm. We want to be the face of the comeback."
M*A*S*H* UNIT: The medical tent near the finish line usually gets busy on humid days. Saturday was no exception, as the number of visitors increased as the morning wore on and temperatures climbed.
Dehydration, dizziness, cramping and general fatigue are most often seen at the tent.
"The later it gets, that's generally the less fit or in shape people you're going to have," said Jimmy Stevens an EMS worker with East Jefferson Hospital. "But we're here. We'll take care of them."
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON: Music is a big part of New Orleans, so why not a big part of its biggest road race? At least four bands were playing on the course at the beginning of the race. One was located at the corner of Poydras and Rampart and two were on Esplanade. Another musical outfit with base drums was set up in front of the Museum of Art. At the post-race party, Bonerama and Terrence Simian played for racers.
HIGHLY RANKED: In its 28-year history, the CCC has been the site for some of the most impressive racing times in the world. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians lauded the CCC when it recently ranked the men's race the second-best 10K in the world.
The women's race was rated fourth in the world for its annual competitiveness. In all, 71 times under 28 minutes, 20 seconds have been posted at the CCC. Thirty-one of those times were under 28 flat, and nine of them were under 27:40. One time was under 27:20 -- Sammy Kipketer's world-record jaunt set on the streets of New Orleans in 2002.
HELPING HAND: MarathonFoto, which handled running photography for this year's CCC (they also did for the Mardi Gras Marathon), is donating all net proceeds of this year's photo sales to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Participants interested in purchasing their race photo can go online to www.marathonfoto.com.
ONE WOMAN'S VIEW: "My husband and I went driving around the city yesterday and saw some of the worst-hit areas. And it's really sad," said Australia's Benita Johnson, who finished second in the women's field.
"We think that coming to a big race like this and supporting a community event is the best thing you can do to rebuild the community and bring people together. I think the city has done a great job. The people have helped themselves. The people are so passionate about their city and their homes. And I think that's fantastic. It's certainly something to aspire to."
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