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Jeff's Sports Page

Running
Swimming
Triathlon

How does Jeff get enough wind in the lungs to blow into that Bass Saxophone for a 4 Hour Gig? See Below!

SPORTS BACKGROUND

The origins of Jeff's sports career go back to the 1970s at Suffield Academy where he was a member of the cross-country, swimming and track teams. This turned out be an optimal foundation for what would be a long running career and a brief stint as a professional triathlete.

Running 1984 - 2002

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Links to the best running teams world wide:

LG Bad Soden/Neuenhain FRG (Still active member)

Mohegan Striders New London, Ct.

SCSU Cross Country & Track New Haven, Ct.

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JEFF'S LONG RUN

In 1984, inspired by the Olympics, particularly Joan Benoit’s marathon, Jeff re-took to the streets and prepared for the New Haven 20km. The race was a hoot and the journey began.

Within a couple years, he was participating at the collegiate level at Southern Connecticut State Universityand taking part in big world events like the New York, Boston & Berlin marathons, even logging a win at local races now and then. This ‘run’ lasted until 2002 when the 2nd knee surgery ended things…for now.

Jeff's PRs

These will most likely stand unless some miracle Styrofoam® gets developed for knees. Until then, the sports action having to do with Jeff will be able to be viewed in the swimming section.

3000m, Pfungstadt Abendfest, July 2002

400m	0:56	New Haven, CT.	1988
800m	2:03	Yale U.	1988
1500m	4:09	Yale U.	1988
Mile	4:24	Dedham, MA.	1990
3000m	8:45	Yale U.	1988
2 Mile	9:24	SCSU	1987
5000m	15:24	Brown U.	1988
5km	15:31	W. Haven	1990
5 Mile	26:10	Riverside MA.	1988
10,000m	32:40	CCSU	1988
10km	33:00	Hamden CT.	1988
15km	?	xxxxlookingxxxx
10 mi	56:00	Guilford CT.	1994
20km	1:13:00	New Haven. CT.	1994
1/2Mar	1:17:00	Fairfield. CT.	1991
Marathon	2:45:00	Boston MA.	1991

Jeff's disclaimer- "I fully admit rounding down to :00 on the upper distances because I really don't remember the seconds. I do remember seeing 55:XX at Guilford as I crossed the line, so the 56:00 is probably right for the 10 miler."

After moving to Germany Jeff managed to muster the following towards the end of the ole' running career:

800m	2:12	Wetzlar	2000
1500m	4:24	Bad Camberg	2000
3000m	9:39	Pfungstadt	2000
5000m	16:58	*Hessen g.NED, NW	2000
10km	35:19	Jügesheim	2000
XC (Cross)	**	Hess. Meisterschaft	2002

* 4-Way Meet - Hessen - Netherlands -Nordrhein - Westfallen

** 2nd Place Hessen XC Championship (Hessen Vizemeister M-40 Mannschaft LG-Bad Soden/Neuenhain) 2002

Milestones:

2nd Place SCSU Track & Field Conference Championship 10,000m 1988
Captain SCSU Cross Country 1990
1st Place Connecticut Track & Field Championship (TAC) 5000m 1990
Boston Marathon, 4 Starts /4 Finishes
New York Marathon, 2 Starts / 2 Finishes
Berlin Marathon, 2 Starts /2 Finishes
East Lyme Marathon, 7th Place, 1994. (Also played sax with the band at the post race party.)
Top 5 finisher for Deutsche Bank and top 100 out of 44,000 runners in the J.P. Morgen - Chase Run, Frankfurt, Germany

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Swimming 1976 - on & off...and on for 2010 ?

Jeff was member of the Deutsche Bank company swim team for the past few years - - gearing up for 2010?? Probably not.

Upcoming Swim Meets:

2010 - doubtful, actually... A better bet to see Jeff on the starting blocks again would be 2011...or even a better bet than that - 2012, 2013...

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Triathon 1986 - 1992

Jeff retired from the triathlon scene before digital cameras and results/pictures were posted in the internet. The archives are being searched for a decent picture to scan for the site.

Highlights -

Finisher Cape Cod Endurance Triathlon 1986 (Full Ironman Distance)

1/2 Ironmann (1.2mi Swim, 56mi Bike & 13.1mi Run) Best Time - 4:17, Tupper Lake, NY. July, 1990

1st Place - Sri Chinmoy Triathlon, Fairfield, CT. August 1992

2nd Place (M-30) Bergisch-Gladbach Triathlon September, 1992

"Professional Triathlete" 1990-1992