Rob Mandje – Loop Winner 2002 – Makes Cover of Running Times

Roberto Caraciolo Mandje, the runner on the cover of the January 2012 issue of Running Times, is a Fox Lane grad who won the Leatherman’s Loop in 2002. His mother is originally from Equatorial Guinea and he currently competes using his mother’s last name. He competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 1500 meter race for … Read more

2002 Results Republished

Click below to see 2002 results. 2002 Leatherman’s Loop Results 1 Rob Caracciolo 39:23:00 19-29 2 Mark Clifford 39:39:00 30-39 3 Gerard Sullivan 40:08:00 19-29 4 Joey Ziminsky 40:22:00

Leatherman’s Loop: For Caracciolo, Third Time’s a Charm

(republished from old website) by J.B. COZENS The Lewisboro Ledger, April 2002 (post-loop article), Cross River, New York Click the article image to view a larger scan of the article form the Lewisboro Ledger in April 2002 from the week after the Leatherman’s Loop. The Leatherman’s Loop 2002 Race Results Sunday, April 28, 2002 • … Read more

10k of Bruising, Squishy Racing

(republished from old website) by Jim Wright, The Bergen Record, March 28, 2002 And now for something completely different: The Leatherman’s Loop, a six-mile steeplechase through the backwoods of northern Westchester County, offers a few certainties. You will get soaking wet when you cross two wide streams.  You will run slower than in any other … Read more

Post Loop 2002 Wrap

AS I see it, there are three groups who need to be thanked for the great success of our 16th Leatherman’s Loop. First you runners who are by far the most beautiful group of people imaginable to gather together and take on such a difficult task. Second, our group of 30 friends/volunteers. This group already … Read more

Pre Loop 2002 Note

We’re getting excited about this year’s event!!! More than 100 pre-entries received to date (last year at this time, we hadn’t yet received any). Next Saturday morning, a group of us plan to run the course. Anyone who’d like to join us, meet us in the parking lot near the starting line at 9:00AM, on … Read more