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Show 17 HilKop,..-;May 27, 1999 ? Lfu SQUu dropped way off was really what happened." Carol Butler of L3 Communications, the third place finisher for the women, said that she had heard about the event through her company's running club. "They tell us what runs are coming up," she said. "This is the first year I have trained for more than a 5K. I liked the course. There was a lot of flat, some uphill, some downhill. There was a good variety." The staff of the Hess Fitness Center made sure that water stations were available at various mile markers all along the course, and at the finish line, race sponsors Gatorade and Powerbar donated their products for the runners. The staff also made water, oranges and bananas available at the finish and had a trailer following the runners in a vehicle in case any competitor was unable to complete the race. Other top runners for the men included third place finisher Tony Koch at 1:32:35. Ken Pierce, running in the old category, finished the race in 1:39:01 to take the fifth best time of the race. For the women, Lisa Hansen and Allison Payne crossed the finish line together at 2:02:17 to tie for third place. I by Steven R. Ford Hilltop Times staff On a sunny and hot Saturday, MSgt Dan Green-bauscorched the blacktop on his way to the top overall time in the Around the Base Half Marathon, finishing the race over three minutes ahead of the second place runner. The annual event attracted military and civilian personnel from all over the base as well as the surrounding community.' Greenbaum, who says he runs almost daily, circled the base in 1:26:41 to take first place in the men's division. In the women's division, Trina Nitz came across the finish line with the best time, finishing in 1:40:00. "I just got out here in December from California, so I'm still kind of getting used to the place," Greenbaum said, noting that it took him some time to become acclimated to the change in altitude. "I. started out nice and easy. I had no idea or intention of going out to win the race. I just wanted to set a decent pace and stick with it, but as the miles went on, I felt really good and picked up the pace. I had m Older but tough by Steven R. Ford Hilltop On Saturday, Joe Fitzgerald beat Guy Ventura 15-1-1 and 15-- 9 in the championship match to claim first place in the Hess Fitness Center's Old Timer's Racquetball Tourna- ment. In the old Ventura, a lefty, had the his game on early, quickly dispatching old Ray Iehausen 15-- and 15-- 3 with a variety of shots. His left hand serve along the left wall was difficult for the right handed Iehausen to dig out of the corners, but it was the precision of the open court shots that doomed the younger man. Ventura cut down the usable court and ran the younger man around just before killing one in the cor65-ye- s, ar 55-ye- ar 6 ner. "He was just on today," Iehausen said of his opponent. "I wasn't even close." . ; In the championship, Ventura was simply no match for d the Fitzgerald, who, having gone undefeated the previous day, was playing his first match of the day. Not only did the younger man play well; he played smart. well-reste- hhtrrifitS ih'i Photo by Steven R. Ford Jodi Iwasaki, center, signals the start of a good race as the field begins the first leg of the 13.1 mile Around the Base Half Marathon. a good time and really enjoyed it." Second place finisher, Sam Bellarosa, a civilian working for GTE on the Artemis and Minuteman proe mark, jects, said that he led the race until the but the harsh sun proved to be too much for him. Bellarosa finished the race in 1:29:46 to claim the second best time overall. "The sun was out, and the heat just got to me," Bellarosa said. 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For their efforts, Fitzgerald and Ventura were awarded first and second place plaques by the Hess Fitness Cen- I' n 11' y.w,'.',' !!!! "There were no Fitzgerald cautioned. "The old guy ran out of gas. That's all it was. It was a tag team, me and Ray against Guy, and I nailed him. "He still had the shots in the championship , but he didn't have the speed to get up to the front. If you don't have the hustle to get the corner shots, your opponent will put you in the back court some place and throw pinch shots at you, or he'll let you get into the frontcourt and throw ceiling shots that run you into the back. It's a game of attrition. The one that runs out of gas first gets second place." 'i ' ' Seeing that his opponent was tired and lagging in the backcourt, Fitzgerald played his shots closer to the front court and ran his opponent with multiple-wal- l shots and lobs wherever possible. give-aways- ," Times staff semi-final- uu7D UUL fr-i-g SS" BUYER'S GUIDE GALL ITZ! AW ir1 |