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48 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, April 22, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend April 21, 2005 Goodell gets revenge in Boston One year after collapsing along mile 23, the Hidden Valley track coach completes the world’s most famous marathon in 3:19 By DON HUNT Mail Tribune Stan Goodell excised his demons at the Boston Marathon on Monday. One year after high heat and stifling humidity knocked the Grants Pass runner off the course and into a Boston hospital, Goodell raised his hands in triumph as he crossed the finish line of the 26.2-mile race in three hours and 19 minutes. Four other Rogue Valley residents — Grants Pass’ Bruce Stowell and Medford’s Mark Wolfe, Stan Talbott and Teresa Snyder — also completed the world’s most famous marathon. Goodell, 51, spent seven hours recuperating in a Boston hospital last year after collapsing on an aid station table during the 23rd mile. Advertisement Monday, with temperatures in the low 70s, Goodell churned the first half of the race at a 7:24 mile pace, then slowed down intentionally to ensure he’d finish. "The temperature was about 15 degrees lower than last year but it’s hard to tell when you’re out there on the course," said Goodell, who has now tackled the Boston Marathon three times. "After what happened last year, I was a little leery about the weather." Goodell stumbled and staggered up the grueling "Heartbreak Hill" along the 20th mile last year. Monday, he conquered it without difficulty. "I knew I was home free once I defeated that hill," Goodell said. "That’s the stretch I really had trouble with last year. But not this time." Goodell, who has run continuously since his high school days in Bandon, plans to run marathons in Portland, Sacramento, Calif., and Phoenix, Ariz., over the next year. And Boston? "That’s it for Boston," he said. "I had to go back this year and finish what I failed to accomplish last year. I can let it go now. I’m at peace." Goodell said while he likes the formidable course and appreciates the supportive fans that line the streets of Beantown, he doesn’t like the Boston Marathon’s noon starting time. Most marathons begin at 7 a.m. and it’s the early-morning hours when Goodell does most of his training. "I feel my best in the mornings and that’s when I want to run," he said. Stowell, meanwhile, ran a superb race. The Grants Pass doctor placed 100th out of 2,506 finishers in the 50-59 age group, finishing in three hours, 17 minutes and 44 seconds. He knocked 17 minutes off his time from a year earlier. Stowell was speeding along at a 7:15 per-mile clip through the first half of the race but, like Goodell, deliberately slowed his pace when he felt the warmth of the afternoon seep into his body. "I had a 3:10 (time) in my sights, but prudence demanded that I slow down a little bit," Stowell said. "I wanted to make sure I finished." Stowell said fatigue began to set in at the 20-mile mark. "I just kept concentrating on running steady and keeping my form," he said. "My family was at the finish and so that was a nice motivator." Stowell participated in a 2.6-mile fun run with family members the day before the big race. The shorter event starts and finishes at the marathon finish line and takes in many of Boston’s historic sites. Wolfe, a math teacher at Ashland High who did all of his training on a treadmill due to an injured hip, hit the finish line in three hours and 35 minutes. He was at a 7:25 per-mile pace through 15 miles but then slowed considerably. "Everyone said don’t get caught up in the excitement, but I succumbed," admitted Wolfe, who was competing in Boston for the first time. "I’ve never been in that kind of atmosphere. The crowds were incredible. There were kids handing out orange slices and ice pops and holding wet sponges that you could grab and cool off." At mile 15, Wolfe felt someone pat him on the back as the other runner went by. It was Goodell. "He told me to hang in there," Wolfe said. "He was like my guardian angel." Wolfe wilted towards the end, running a couple of mile splits in the 10-minute range. As he crossed the finish line, he crumpled to the ground and wept. "In spite of my struggles at the end, it was still a great experience and I plan to go back next year," Wolfe said. Talbott and Snyder ran together the entire route and came home in four hours and 28 minutes. Snyder wrote her first name on the front of her shirt, a procedure that spawned chants of "Go Teresa!" along the course. "I think we must have slapped a thousand hands," she said. Talbott and Snyder will now begin training for a half-triathlon in July in Santa, Rosa, Calif. That event will comprise a 1.2 mile swim, a 56-mile bike race and a 13.1-mile run. Reach reporter Don Hunt at 776-4469, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. 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