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Post by wvrunner on Oct 28, 2007 9:54:59 GMT -5
Amazing race by Jaron-2:25.29 good for 3rd. Jeremy just finished in 2:49.44 another excellent race. I'm still waiting for Dave's results he was on 2:44 pace but I lost him on the computer. I'll check back soon. GREAT JOB!
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Post by tommy on Oct 28, 2007 11:58:48 GMT -5
Dave got 2:49.21. I know this because I signed up for email alerts on all 3 of them, and I guess the system screwed up because it's been sending me non-stop duplicate emails for about an hour now. I'm talking over 200 emails, and that is not an exageration. There's smoke coming out of my Blackberry right now. Ok that part is an exageration.
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Post by wvrunner on Oct 28, 2007 12:32:00 GMT -5
Tommy, Thanks for the results. The same thing happened to me but only with Dave. I received just one e-mail for each split for Jeremy and Jaron. I've had over 200 e-mails with Dave's splits.
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Post by tommy on Oct 28, 2007 12:56:49 GMT -5
It was only David for me as well, until Jeremy finished, now it's sending me the finish line time for Jeremy and David over and over. Well, until I stopped the service altogether.
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Post by davetreber on Oct 28, 2007 12:59:58 GMT -5
Congratulations on great races!
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Post by Ruckert on Oct 28, 2007 17:51:17 GMT -5
Do I smell Olympics !!! Jaron great race, wish I could have been at the finish line to see you cross. Dave and Jeremy job well done !!! You have all got to be happy. All most makes me want to do a marathon!!!!! Rob do you think I still have enough time left to do the New York?
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Post by flyinghighrunner on Oct 28, 2007 18:30:55 GMT -5
uh oh....*scared to check his inbox*...I didn't get anything during the race even though I signed up...I kept at my computer to track them. Once again, great race to all. Correct me if I'm wrong Jaron, but if you run a qualifying time right now, it won't qualify you for the next trials. I think it's within 2 1/2 years of the qualifier.
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Post by frojoe23 on Oct 29, 2007 8:38:32 GMT -5
Thought that I would try and post a small recap of the race before I had some time to think about things. First, thanks for all of the support from everybody. And Matt, you are correct, the window to qualify won't open for 3 years or so.
Obviously, things went really well for all three of us. I think all of us decided to go with a short taper for the race (10 days) and it really helped me to stay fresh. I had run 111 for the week prior to the final week before the race. I didn't come in to this race feeling sluggish and the difference was amazing.
I basically was in a group of guys the entire time and it whittled down until we got to Haines Point and then it was only 6 of us. By the time we came off of Haines Point, the pack was three ahead of me and I was alone with 5th place about 20 seconds back. I struggled from 17 miles to 23 miles, but at 23, Spinnler pointed out that third place was maybe 300 meters ahead and fading. I worked hard to try and catch him and it seemed that I was making up no ground at all. At mile 25, the gap was 80 meters or so and I was hell bent on getting that spot. I came up on him and thought about tucking behind and waiting to sprint, but it was clear that if I passed him, he couldn't respond. So, I was able to come from about 52 seconds back of third at mile 22 and get into third with less than 1/2 mile to go. It was exciting to still be racing that late in a race and pick up such a huge spot!!!
The reason I show up on the leaderboard as being the leader by about 3 seconds for most of the race is that I started about 10 people deep in the race. I am either sitting right behind the leader or to his side, but my chip time is faster. Jeremy and Dave have probably noticed that there have been a few seconds added to our finishing times. I have no idea why. My watch said 2:25:32 and the website in the Media tent afterwards had cut two seconds off of that, but somehow now I ran 2:25:34. Also the winner and 2nd place got two seconds added to their time as did Dave. I think Jeremy ended up getting more than that added to his.
But thanks for all of the support. Jeremy and Dave ran great and I am so glad that we went down and all had such a positive experience. It was quite the impressive debut for Dave. A huge 21 minute PR for Jeremy and a 10 minute PR for me. All I can say is watch out for what Rob throws out next weekend.
As soon as I find some team scores, I'll let everybody know if we won. I think our aggregate time was 8:04 and some change!
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Post by burgrunner on Oct 29, 2007 9:36:34 GMT -5
This weekend was a great experience. I haven't looked at my splits yet so I'll post a longer recap later. A few observations of the weekend: Traveling with a group really makes the trip a lot easier and more fun. The actual Marine Corps course is nothing like what was posted on the website. I was expecting a few small rises but a generally flat course. There were several spots on the course that the "uphills" continued what seemed like forever. The course isn't extremely hard but I wouldn't consider it a "fast and easy" course. The wind is not your friend, especially since it felt like it was a head wind from right about the halfway point on. At some points, it literally stood me up. The Washington news last night said that the gusts were 25mph. Dave is recognized where ever he goes. Everywhere we went this weekend, you could hear wispers of "is that really THE David Mertz. It was like traveling with a rockstar. Regardless of the different training philosophies, I am a firm believer that high mileage really helps. Our group really is amazing, and I'm glad that I can be a part of it. There is no way that I would be where I am without Jaron, Rob, and Dave, among others, pushing me each and every time out. Thank's guys!
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Post by Justin on Oct 29, 2007 10:23:55 GMT -5
Great Racing Guys!
Makes me want to go out and hammer a bunch of miles. Talk about inspiration!
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Post by mertz on Oct 29, 2007 11:43:40 GMT -5
I have to agree with jeremy and Jaron. This weekend was great. I really had no idea what to expect going into it execpt for what people have told me. Being with a group really did make the race easier in a way. There were more hills then I thought there would be but running in frostburg and cumberland helps out. I did have to make a pit stop around mile 8 but I was able to make up the gap in just a couple miles. Boston will should be exciting. We will all be signing autographs. I did hear people saying how they so impressed with someone with a bib number of 20,000 doing so great. Maybe me and jeremy could get lucky and have a marine follow us around after the race next year. I would like to thank jaron, jeremy and rob for pushing me through all the runs. Theres no way I would have ever been able to do this without your guys help. I never thought running over 20 miles for a workout could be fun.
Good luck to Rob in his marathon next week. Enjoy the trials and finish off the FAB 4 domination.
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Post by burgrunner on Oct 29, 2007 12:05:22 GMT -5
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Post by baldisbetter on Oct 29, 2007 14:02:22 GMT -5
First let me say, my family and I want to thank you for the privilege of sharing in such a special day.
A mist the tears of the Redskins lost yesterday, on page E-5 of the Washington Post you will find the race recap including several quotes by our own Jaron Hawkins. Flip the page and look no further then 81st and you will see that Dave Mertz and Jeremy Rice have finished in the top 100 as well. The total field for this race was 20,677 which means that all finished in the top .3%. Yes, that the top .3% another words less than 1% for those that are math challenged.
In addition, from the Pentagon Metro station to the start is at least 2 miles, plus 10 minute metro ride, plus standing in the corral for who knows how long. So, on the day I would guess 4 miles of walking before the race starts. When you watch the video of the finish you’ll notice that each of the hometown boys where very strong at the finish.
What does all this mean, we are”Boston Bound Baby” April 21, 2008.
"That's Clutch" Hawkins Distance Project
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Post by BWI Marylander on Oct 29, 2007 15:55:29 GMT -5
Congratulations, Jarron!
I was one of many race volunteers keeping you folks hydrated.
I was at Water Point 7 -- 14.5 miles into the race -- and got to see the lead pack blow by me with you in the lead.
I knew you were fast, but that was amazing!
Best Regards,
Hans
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Post by tommy on Oct 29, 2007 17:58:42 GMT -5
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