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Post by kevinspradlin on Nov 29, 2008 21:37:13 GMT -5
Bonnette places 10th in NCR MarathonSPARKS, Md. – Beall High School graduate Scott Bonnette averaged better than seven minutes per mile to earn a top-10 finish on Saturday at the NCR Trail Marathon in Sparks, Md. Bonnette, 20, of Frostburg and currently a sophomore at Wheeling Jesuit University, finished 10th overall and fifth in his age group by crossing the line in an unofficial chip time of 2 hours, 57 minutes and 17 seconds. Doug Mock, 41, of Ellicott City, Md., won with an official time of 2:41:52. Bonnette covered the first 13.1 miles in 1:25:07 – a pace slightly better than 6:30 – along the first half of the marathon route, which primarily follows the Northern Central Railroad Trail. The start and finish are at Sparks Elementary School and the first and last few miles of the race are on paved roads. There are a few hills that begin and end the course but most of the race takes place along the flat stretches of the NCR Trail, the surface of which is a compacted combination of dirt and fine stone. The trail winds along Gunpowder River through quiet farmland. Bonnette was sixth at the turnaround point but a slower, 1:32:10 second half resulted in his overall 6:46 pace. His effort was good for second overall in the men’s 20-29 age group. LaVale resident Karen Smith, 42, finished 324th among 389 finishers. Smith averaged 10:48 per mile for a finishing chip time of 4:42:45. Like Bonnette, she had unfriendly, positive splits of 2:08:46 at the halfway mark and 2:34 to the finish line. Complete results, age group winners and team relay standings all can be viewed at www.wmtiming.com and www.brrc.com.
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Post by frojoe23 on Nov 30, 2008 12:12:18 GMT -5
Here are the splits I have for Scott - a normal first time marathon. Went out a little harder than he wanted to and paid for it in the last 10k. He'll do better the second time around. I have from 8 miles on. He told Jeremy that the first 2 miles were sub 6 and he was 31:11 at 5 miles. We were able to get him settled down a little bit more, but were still a little too aggressive early on.
Mile 8 - 51:04 Mile 9 - 57:49 (6:45.34) Mile 10 - 1:04:31 (6:41.48) Mile 11 - 1:11:14 (6:42.64) Mile 12 - 1:17:27 (6:13.66) Mile 13 - 1:24:21 (6:53.38) Mile 14 - 1:30:38 (6:17.67) Mile 15 - 1:37:15 (6:36.26) Mile 16 - 1:43:07 (5:52.02) we heard this was a short one Mile 17 - 1:49:17 (6:10.15) Mile 18 - 1:55:38 (6:21.14) Mile 19 - 2:02:15 (6:37.18) Mile 20 - 2:08:59 (6:43.99) Mile 21 - 2:16:03 (7:03.72) Mile 22 - 2:23:11 (7:08.60) Mile 23 - 2:30:28 (7:16.69) Mile 24 - 2:37:57 (7:79.32) Mile 25 - 2:46:06 (8:08.18) Mile 26 - 2:55:23 (9:16.23) last .2 - 1:54:43 for a 2:57:17
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Post by kevinspradlin on Nov 30, 2008 15:39:10 GMT -5
Is he still running for Wheeling Jesuit? I'm surprised the coach would endorse (read: allow) a marathon debut in a 20-year-old. Why the rush?
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Post by frojoe23 on Dec 1, 2008 8:34:23 GMT -5
His status at WJU is up in the air I guess. I believe he is at least sitting out indoor. He will graduate early next spring, so this is his last year at WJU no matter what.
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Post by frojoe23 on Dec 5, 2008 8:14:07 GMT -5
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Post by davetreber on Dec 5, 2008 10:13:09 GMT -5
Congratulations to Scott and to Karen!
Coaches not wanting their runners in a marathon at age 20? I never ran one at that age but several of my teammates did (long, long ago) and they treated it somewhat as a long training run. My coach told me I should because he figured that if I didn't set a goal like that in front of me after the regionals I would not run at all until just before the next season started. And he was right.
Our coach did tell the marathoners he wanted at least a week of no running afterward and then they go right back on the schedule.
Hope the recovery is going well for all our Fall marathoners. NCT is a great one to run. Perfectly even splits? Well, we can't all be WJU's Jason Griffith. As I recall, he did that one year here where he went from well back to 2nd and would have won if not for that silly requirement that marathons end at 26, 385.
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Post by flyinghighrunner on Dec 6, 2008 18:53:17 GMT -5
Actually kinda curious....just saw the DII regional results. Did Scott not run cross this season, and then choose the marathon? I'm thinking he may have red-shirted and through base training, was strong enough to consider the marathon.....anyone have details?
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