Two Boulder Road Runners Teams Podium; Zoldak and Ostwald Win at Club Championships in Florida

Results

On Saturday (9-Dec) 21 athletes and three (3) teams from Colorado competed in the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida. A total of 850 athletes competed in the five races (Open Men 10 km, Open Women 10 km, Masters Women 6 km, Masters Men 40+ 10 kkm; Masters Men 60+ 8 km). 
 
The Colorado highlights were:
MASTERS MEN

• Boulder Road Runners M70+ team winning the team title.  The team's scoring athletes were Bruce Kirschner,  Gary Ostwald, and Doug Bell.
• Boulder Road Runners M50+ team finishing second (56 to 59 points against the West Valley TC).  The team's scoring athletes were Frank Zoldak, Chris Grauch, Flavio De Simone, Glen Mays, and Michael Mallon
• Frank Zoldak (Boulder Road Runners) winning the M55-59 division by 2 minutes 27 seconds. His time on the 10 km course was 34:53.
• Boulder Road Runners teammates Gary Ostwald and Richard Katz finishing first and third, respectively in the men's 75-79 division. Ostwald's winning time was 37:38 as his margin of victoru was 1 minute 16 seconds.
• Chris Grauch (Boulder Road Runners) finished second in the men's 50-54 division running 35:03.

MASTERS WOMEN

• The Boulder Road Runners W50+ team finishing fourth with 41 points. They were just seven points short of third place and a visit to the awards podium.  The team's scoring athletes were Charlie Woodcock, Allyson Serrao, and Lesia Atkinson.

The Colorado Results Scoreboard and link to the full championship results can be found here.

The 2024 championships will be held in Seattle on December 14.