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AMAA runners persevere.


Another warm sunny Monday Monday: see week.  in Hopkinton Hopkinton is the name of several towns in the United States:
  • Hopkinton, Iowa
  • Hopkinton, Massachusetts
  • Hopkinton, New Hampshire
  • Hopkinton, New York
  • Hopkinton, Rhode Island
 greeted the AMAA AMAA Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937
AMAA American Medical Athletic Association
AMAA American Maine-Anjou Association
AMAA Afghan Medical Association of America
AMAA Armenian Missionary Association of America, Inc.
 contingent Fortuitous; dependent upon the possible occurrence of a future event, the existence of which is not assured.

The word contingent denotes that there is no present interest or right but only a conditional one which will become effective upon the happening of the
 of marathon Marathon (mâr`əthŏn), village and plain, ancient Greece, 20 mi (32 km) NE of Athens. Here the Athenians and Plataeans under Miltiades defeated a Persian army in 490 B.C. (see Persian Wars).  runners runners

a defective gait in foxhounds in which affected animals are unable to gallop or jump fences.
 at the 2005 Boston Marathon Boston marathon

famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]

See : Endurance
. For those competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t.  who had endured the heat of 2004, the forecast high of the low 70s was not welcomed with enthusiasm. YIPPEE yip·pee  
interj. Informal
Used to express joy or elation.


yippee
interj

an exclamation of joy, pleasure, or anticipation
 was not heard on the buses to Hopkinton on the 3rd Monday in April. Yet despite the warm start, a headwind head·wind or head wind  
n.
A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship.


headwind
Noun

a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship

 kept runners cooled as they approached downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense.  Boston Boston, town, England
Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent.
.

I have run Boston twice, both times with the weather playing a factor. That's the nature of Boston. Most runners will take bright sun over a headwind, although a headwind in Boston brings in cooler breezes off the water. I experienced those conditions during my first Boston First Boston Corporation was a New York-based investment bank, founded in 1932 and acquired by Credit Suisse in 1988, when it became 'CS First Boston'. Globally referred to as Credit Suisse First Boston after 1996, the First Boston part of the name was phased out in 2006.  and was fortunate enough to have a slight headwind combined with overcast skies. The second Boston I ran was the second warmest, or hottest, Boston since 1976. My last run in 1989 was eerily ee·rie or ee·ry  
adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est
1.
a. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.

b. Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. See Synonyms at weird.
 familiar to the 2004 race.

The reason Boston runners pay attention to wind and sun is that those two environmental factors are big determinants of your race performance at Boston. And it's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 no coincidence Coincidence is the noteworthy alignment of two or more events or circumstances without obvious causal connection. The word is derived from the Latin co- ("in", "with", "together") and incidere ("to fall on").  that the noon start affects how much those factors affect your fun meter meter, unit of measure
meter, abbr. m, fundamental unit of length in the metric system. The meter was originally defined as 1/10,000,000 of the distance between the equator and either pole; however, the original survey was inaccurate and the meter was later
 on marathon day. At the completion of this year's race, we saw many more smiles from AMAA veteran marathoners This is a list of notable people who have completed a marathon.

Note that this list is intended to showcase people who are known for accomplishments outside long-distance running. For elite athletes known for running, see .
 than that from a year ago. Probably just enough to urge them to return to the rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains.  of the famous Hopkinton to Boston road race.

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Listed are official chip times of members who ran with AMAA numbers and those who attended the symposium symposium

In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings.
, but qualified on their own. Some names may be missing due to lack of information.

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FIRST        LAST                CHIP
NAME         NAME           AGE  TIME

George       Adrian         50   4:27:01
Kerry        Alexander      44   3:16:55
Larry        Armstrong      45   4:09:48
Robert       Armstrong      38   4:24:20
Victor       Arroyo         38   4:56:28
Lane         Ashmore        55   5:02:21
Jake         Aslanian       59   4:52:19
Alan         Atkinson       50   4:43:50
William      Bachicha       41   4:32:13
Paula        Bacon          46   5:16:20
Anthony      Bedsole        63   4:28:30
Randall      Bell           51   4:19:14
Kathleen     Biggins        31   4:15:40
Anna         Blestel        42   5:23:00
Larry        Boies, Jr.     73   5:57:00
Michael      Bornstein      40   5:19:00
Walter       Bortz          75     ~7:00
Richard      Bosshardt      52   4:52:58
Robert       Boyd           57   4:59:10
Gary         Brown          43   4:09:48
David        Bryant         40   4:07:35
Christopher  Bullock        42   4:06:26
Kenneth      Burke          58   4:11:06
Mary         Cady           53   5:20:26
Dana         Caledonia      50   4:07:01
Robert       Castro         46   4:46:48
Firas        Chazli         39   4:54:20
Moses        Christian      72   6:58:56
Sam          Clark          38   3:58:28
Steven       Coffman        57   4:48:20
John         Cogan          58   4:58:04
James        Cole           40   4:29:53
Ruben        Contreras      50   3:23:22
Robert       Cope           47   5:19:35
Craig        Cornwall       37   3:35:21
Gerry        Craigen        52   3:55:42
Ralph        Cranford, Jr.  49   4:24:22
Craig        Cupp           50   5:06:46
Dan          Dahle          56   4:51:48
Charles      Daniels        64   5:32:39
Glenn        Davis          56   4:18:58
Brian        Deutsch        42   3:24:56
Thomas       Duntemann      52   3:34:03
Douglas      DuVal          51   4:08:04
Buddy        DuVall         40   4:53:31
Irene        Duvo           46   4:06:49
Ron          Eaker          46   4:39:00
John         Eichelberger   50   4:18:44
Erik         Ensrud         41   5:05:50
Michael      Estes          52   5:16:13
Meghan       Estes          23   4:30:02
Rebecca      Estes          52   6:02:00
Roger        Evans          66   7:00:00
Mark         Falahee        51   4:50:03
Charles      Fazio          51   4:42:59
Theodore     Fenske         42   4:41:22
Cathy        Fieseler       46   4:35:25
Eric         Flint          46   4:40:55
Gary         Forcier        51   4:25:46
Patricia     Fox            53   4:28:07
Josephine    Futrell        57   5:03:11
Victor       Gambone        55   3:44:32
Gary         Ganiban        42   4:01:28
John         Garofola       61   4:21:01
Gregory      Gauvin         58   5:19:23
Eric         Gierke         41   3:22:49
Mark         Gostine        53   4:41:09
James        Grua           50   4:08:15
Steven       Grufferman     52   3:49:19
Kevin        Haley          53   3:54:56
Tom          Harrington     51   3:40:19
Ross         Hauser         42   4:11:37
Jeffrey      Hawkins        57   3:32:06
Stephen      Hinton         46   3:32:22
Debbie       Hoffman        37   4:01:07
William      Hooper         55   3:59:47
Anthony      Jackson        59   4:57:33
Richard      Jacques        51   3:41:23
Rob          Janigian       43   4:13:06
Brian        Jaski          50   4:35:34
Michael      Johnstone      49   4:18:11
Leigh        Jones          43   5:22:41
Dennis       Keating        60   6:09:00
Brian        Koller         46   4:01:41
Allen        Kuhn           38   3:15:40
Cindy        LaRoe          47   4:58:00
Gina         Latham         40   4:08:56
J Mark       Lawson         51   4:14:40
Judy         Lee            64   5:43:00
Lloyd        Lense          53   4:25:42
Stewart      Levenson       47   4:59:47
William      Lewis          48   4:39:04
Michael      Lewis          53   5:23:23
Dennis       Lindeborg      42   4:25:43
Barbara      Mack           49   4:00:48
Ajit         Maniam         45   5:55:00
David        Martoccia      40   3:27:13
Robert       Mathes         52   3:27:00
Richard      Mayerchak      50   4:50:35
Steven       McAllen        44   3:23:04
Laura        Ment           56   5:40:00
George       Miller         53   3:52:19
George       Morris         38   3:33:29
Kathleen     Muir           44   6:09:00
Don          Nelson         66   5:37:43
Todd         Nickel         38   4:22:22
Robert       Niedbala       57   4:11:57
David        O'Brien, Jr.   40   5:25:00
Thomas       O'Donnell      54   4:39:19
Frank        Ognibene       57   5:15:02
Frank        Ouseley        62   5:32:55
Kitti        Outlaw         40   4:26:00
Gokhan       Ozuner         44   3:49:57
Samuel       Paris          67   5:12:38
Richard      Pectol         39   3:25:01
Dominador    Perido*        60   6:19:00
Mark         Perido*        32   6:19:00
Joe          Pevahouse      48   3:54:09
Suresh       Pinnamaneni    48   5:12:34
James        Puklin         63   5:27:52
John         Purcell        55   4:53:24
David        Reichwage      58   3:39:17
Andrew       Riemer         43   3:31:20
Martin       Rindahl        41   2:48:57
Carlos       Rodriguez      51   5:54:48
Peter        Rosenblatt     43   4:06:27
Irene        Russell        58   5:42:00
Steven       Saef           47   5:22:53
Jerold       Saef           47   4:46:23
Peter        Sardella       43   4:11:38
Martin       Schear         51   5:15:37
Susan        Schear         50   5:10:36
William      Schwartz       66   5:13:49
Ron          Sevcik         55   4:42:07
David        Shapiro        40   3:55:18
J Mark       Shreve         50   4:39:03
Joseph       Smith          55   4:19:15
Paul         Smith          50   3:21:23
Geoffrey     Starr          39   4:24:15
Joe          Stavas         50   3:37:00
John         Steers         43   4:18:55
Michael      Steuer         45   4:26:17
John         Storment       40   4:09:54
Janine       Stuart         44   4:36:00
Kevin        Stuart         45   3:55:19
Charlie      Surran         54   5:45:00
Jose         Tongol         46   3:55:19
Patrice      Vermillion     47   4:53:31
Claude       Warner         52   5:17:48
Jack         Weaver         39   3:23:58
Kipp         Webb           53   3:40:48
Martin       Weiss          38   4:10:54
Thomas       Wells          50   3:42:04
Ellen        Wells          47   5:35:52
Steven       Wells          46   5:35:52
Kimberly     White          35   3:42:41
Henry        Whitehouse     55   4:25:58
Bruce        Wilk           48   5:30:14
Timothy      Williams       51   5:16:30
Christina    Williamson     55   4:22:45
Cristi       Wilson         49   4:48:59
Selly        Wolkov         65   5:03:15
Thomas       Yingling       51   4:23:41

* Dominador and his son, Mark, assisted a blind runner by leading him
to the finish line after he was separated from his guide.
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Title Annotation:American Medical Athletic Association; 2005 Boston Marathon
Author:Watt, Dave
Publication:AMAA Journal
Geographic Code:1U1MA
Date:Jun 22, 2005
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