Harrisburg Half

[frojoe23]

Good luck to Rob Smith and David Mertz as they travel up to Harrisburg for a half-marathon on Sunday. From what I was told, it should be a good chance for them to run a fast time and see what kind of shape they are in for their marathons. Great timing to go and get a half in as well. 7 weeks out for Dave and 8 for Rob. It gives them enough time to evaluate what they need to work on over the next month before they begin to taper.

Good luck guys. Expect to see some fast times and a race recap on here as well.

[baldisbetter]

Hard to describe this race other than, my worst race to date :: It was indeed very hot, enough so, I did run without a shirt for the second half of the race and I took water 5 times. However, no excuses here just a turd of a run.

First mile was controlled at 6:14, mile 2 was great 12:22. Miles 3 – 5 were very hot, just no air moving at all and no shade. After that it’s kinda of a blur until mile 9. I knew I was in trouble mile 9 was 59:10. Final time 1:27:38……………………………………………………………..

www.runhigh.com/2007%20Results/2007%20Results%20A/R090907CB.html

That’s right 1:27:38. That is my marathon pace…. The only good thing, I passed 4 people in the last mile. The 4th at the finish line.

Matt Wagoner got the money at 1:10:40 and Tim Schuler from Chambersburg was 1:20 for the masters. He ran at the Iron Furnace this year.

I did really like this race. It’s kinda low key. It’s in a great area and its easy travel. I would definitely run it again.

There are several funny stories to be told about our walk around 2nd Street the night before the race. I had a hard time keeping Mertz and Luke out of the nightclubs.

[mertz]

Like Rob said this is a hard race to describe. I started out the way I wanted. I went out slower then I usually do to try to not die at the end. That did not work at all. Like Rob said there was really no wind at any point of the race. I dont think the heat really got to me. At 5 miles i was 30:02 and had a feeling it was not going to be good. I'm not sure if I should have went out a little faster but running by myself really sucked. The biggest mistake I made was my shoe selection. My feet were killing me from mile 3 on. I now have some of the worst blisters I have ever had. My final time was 1:22:24 I believe. I did get passed by the two guys holding hands while crossing the finish line. I'm happy I missed seeing that. We also agreed next year we are going to go up for the whole weekend to spend time at the nightclubs.

[Justin]

Don't worry too much about those times guys, the heat was pretty brutal this weekend. Just look at the times from Saturday at Frankfort. Just imagine how good those cool Fall temps will fell soon.