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A rivalry is developing between Pat Cullen and Chuck Terry on the local road-racing circuit.
Entering Sunday’s Delmar Dash, Cullen and Terry had raced against each other in two Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club events in 2009, with each runner finishing ahead of the other.
So, it was no surprise when Cullen and Terry pulled away from the pack early in the Delmar Dash and began a duel that didn’t end until the final stretch a duel that Cullen ultimately won by a seven-second margin.
That was rough,` said Cullen, a 23-year-old College of Saint Rose track athlete. `Me and Chuck probably put at least five moves on each other before I got to pull away from him.`
Cullen and Terry ` both Albany residents ` charged to the front of the pack in the first mile. By the halfway point of the five-mile race, they were clear of any other challengers, though the pace was not to Cullen’s liking.
`I didn’t think it was going to be so fast,` said Cullen. `He was trying to go faster, and I was trying to go slower.`
Cullen finally took the lead for good as the two runners hit the final stretch along Kenwood Avenue toward Bethlehem Central Middle School. Cullen finished with a time of 25:27, while Terry ` the defending male champion ` crossed the finish line second in a time of 25:34.
`That was my goal today ` to beat Chuck,` said Cullen.
There wasn’t a significant challenger for Schenectady’s Emily Bryans in the women’s division. Bryans won her fourth Delmar Dash title with a time of 30:24, nearly two minutes ahead of Ashley Gorr of Albany.
`It wasn’t too bad,` said Bryans. `It was a windy, raw day, so I was happy with my time.`
Without any women to push her, Bryans fed off the pace being set by the men near her.
`I don’t find it difficult,` she said. `There’s always some men (running nearby), so I just try to stay with them.`
Bryans said she is hoping to build off the momentum of Sunday’s performance as she prepares to run in the Boston Marathon in two weeks.
`I feel I’m in pretty good shape,` she said. `I’ve been putting in the miles, and I’m really looking forward to the next couple of weeks where I can taper and get my legs ready for the marathon.`
Besides Cullen and Bryans, awards were given to the top three runners in 12 age groups in both the male and female divisions. They are:
Male 1-19 ` Chris Collier (Delmar) 29:28, Macky Lloyd (Voorheesville) 30:26, McKinley Gray (Delmar) 33:06
Female 1-19 ` Kate Thomas (Delmar) 34:45. Julie Nabozny (Valatie) 37:10, Irene Somerville (Wynantskill) 38:30
Male 20-24 ` Thomas O’Grady (Colonie) 26:40, Ian Wright (Springfield, Mass.) 28:25, Greg Stevens (Scotia) 29:35
Female 20-24 ` Ashley Gorr (Albany) 32:21, Kerry Barba (Rensselaer) 35:23, Chelsea Maguire (Clifton Park) 37:40
Male 25-29 ` Chuck Terry (Albany) 25:34, Justin Bishop (Colonie) 26:02, Anthony Giuliano (Albany) 26:32
Female 25-29 ` Crystal Cammarano (Guilderland) 32:46, Michele Rider (Schenectady) 34:36, Diana Rodriguez Tobon (Albany) 35:09
Male 30-34 ` Aaron Knobloch (Mechanicville) 28:10, DeDe Lleshi (Guilderland) 28:18, Brian Northam (Guilderland) 29:26
Female 30-34 ` Gretchen Oliver (Guilderland) 34:18, Estelle Burns (Troy) 35:07, Jess Hageman (Schenectady) 35:28
Male 35-39 ` Mike Kelly (Selkirk) 29:50, Jonathan Bright (Slingerlands) 30:07, Jim David (Albany) 31:29
Female 35-39 ` Katie Hodge (Delmar) 33:31, Lori Weaver (Loudonville) 33:34, Kimberly Miseno-Bowles (Amsterdam) 34:43
Male 40-44 ` Tim Van Orden (Bennington, Ver.) 27:58, Tim Hoff (Albany) 29:11., Ed Hampston (Voorheesville) 30:37
Female 40-44 ` Alison Heaphy (Nassau) 33:59, Chris Varley (Albany) 34:45, Lori LeBel-Vink (Delmar) 37:36
Male 45-49 ` John Noonan (Ballston Spa) 28:58, Christian Lietzau (Delmar) 29:14, Ahmed Elasser (Latham) 29:23
Female 45-49 ` Beth Stalker (Burnt Hills) 33:30, Janice Phoenix (Schenectady) 37:37, Wendy Rescott (West Sand Lake) 37:54
Male 50-54 ` Jim Maney (Slingerlands) 29:02, Mark Warner (Slingerlands) 30:05, William Ports (Schenectady) 32:08
Female 50-54 ` Nancy Briskie (Schenectady) 34:01, Lisa Faist (Slingerlands) 37:10, Catherine A. Sliwinski (Albany) 37:33
Male 55-59 ` Lee Pollock (Queensbury) 30:44, Tony Maddaloni (Slingerlands) 32:10, Rob Picotte (Malta) 32:15
Female 55-59 ` Judy Phelps (Rensselaer) 36:11, Carrie McDermott (Albany) 39:05, Katherine Ambrosio (Delmar) 41:15
Male 60-64 ` Thomas Tannone (Catskill) 32:53, James Thomas (Castleton) 36:03, Bob Ellison (Slingerlands) 36:10
Female 60-64 ` Susan Wong (Glenmont) 37:20, Ginny Pezzula (Colonie) 40:41, Noreen Buff (Latham) 56:55
Male 65-69 ` David Hayes (Niskayuna) 38:26, Frank Klose (Castleton) 39:43, Jim Hotaling (Niverville) 41:24
Female 65-69 ` Marge Rajczewski (Ballston Lake) 44:34, Sibyl Jacobson (Canaan) 50:50
Male 70-99 ` Wade Stockman (Rensselaer) 41:30, C. Christoph Rush (Schenectady) 43:35, Ed Douchette (Bennington, Ver.) 47:41
Female 70-99 ` Anny Stockman (Rensselaer) 48:24, Eiko Bogue (Schaghticoke) 57:18.
A record 633 runners took part in this year’s Delmar Dash.“