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Woburn Man Wins CompassBank Cape Cod Marathon; Rhode Island Master Takes Women's Title

Robert Dabrieo

Dabrieo, 37, won with a time of 2:32:56 seconds, about two-and-a-half minutes ahead of second-place finisher Jim Garcia of Westford, the race's1995 winner. Knowing the experienced Garcia was behind him, Dabrieo said he was happy he had a large lead headed into the final miles of the26.2-mile race. "Luckily, I had a little lead because I didn't run that well the last four or five miles," said Dabrieo, who runs for theWhirlaway Racing Team.

Over the first half of the race, another runner led the race, but he planned only to run half of the race and dropped out as planned at 13.1 miles.Dabrieo then took over first place and led the rest of the way. Garcia's second-place finish also captured him first in the master's division formen 40 and over.

In the women's race, Marge Bellisle of Warren, R.I., employed a come-from-behind strategy and an unusual piece of running equipment to win the race.At 19 miles in the hilliest section of the course, Bellisle passed early leader Christine Reaser of Dayton, Maine. In addition to being the firstoverall woman, Bellisle, 44, also captured the women's masters division.

Bellisle credited her victory to a restaurant placemat tucked inside the waistband of her shorts. The rubber placemat provides protection forabdominal muscles that trouble Bellisle after surgery two years ago. "The rubber blocks the wind," she explained. The day before the raceshe ran three miles without the placemat. "I was in agony by two because I didn't have my placemat." Bellisle said she too struggled latein the race, but added, "Being in first place psyches you up to keep you going."

In the Dunkin' Donuts Marathon Relay, the Merrimack Valley Striders masters team took first place with a time of 2:36:36. The winning women's relayteam was the Cape Cod Road Runners II in a time of 3:19:41, and the winning mixed team was Critz Money, an ensemble of Falmouth High School crosscountry runners, in 2:42:30.

The 22nd running of the Cape Cod Marathon was a record-setter for the host Falmouth Track Club with the largest fields ever. The marathon drew1,043 entrants, and 150 teams took part in the five-leg relay.

RESULTS OF 22ND CAPE COD MARATHON AND DUNKIN' DONUTS MARATHON RELAY

Woburn Man Wins CompassBank Cape Cod Marathon; Rhode Island Master Takes Women's Title

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