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Post by woody on Mar 21, 2010 12:08:07 GMT -5
Rob ran an 1:25:59 for the half and had a top 100 finish.
Eric also ran very well with a time of 1:32:19 which is nearly a two minute P.R.
I know Bobbi Moose also ran, but the website is not working as of now so I will post results when the site is working.
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Post by woody on Mar 21, 2010 13:12:37 GMT -5
Bobbi finished the race in 1:34:44 and finished 38th out of the women and 3rd in her division. God job to all that ran.
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Post by ericjoe on Mar 21, 2010 19:06:44 GMT -5
Glenn Robinette ran a PR time of 1:38:58 as well. Great weekend. Perfect weather. Nice job guys.
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Post by wvrunner on Mar 21, 2010 19:55:33 GMT -5
Great Work guys and gals! Race Reports coming soon I hope.
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Post by ericjoe on Mar 22, 2010 10:01:19 GMT -5
Race Report
I was a little concerned with a nagging left hamstring issue and a really sore right arch so I wasn’t sure how those injuries would hold up for 13.1 at race pace. I was anxious to see what kind of shape I was in as I have been training hard this cycle. To play it safe I had planned on running a 7:00/mile pace. The weather was fantastic race morning (Sunday) and despite a very really early race start of 7:00am, the temperature was pleasant. I think it was around 50 degrees. We had some trouble getting into the corrals since spectators were actually allowed to stand right along the corral area, but we managed to slip in just in time. The first mile was slower than my goal pace. I got boxed in by other runners. Mile 1 popped up on my Garmin as 7:24. I decided to make up those seconds over the long haul instead of all at once. I slowly lowered that pace over the next several miles. For the first 10-11 miles I was just trying to hold that 7 minute pace. Even though this is probably the flattest race I have run, I always felt like I was on a slight uphill grade. The other downside to a flat course is there is no place to recover—you have to grind out each mile the same as the last mile. Just past mile 11 a young teenager who had been running strong in front of me the whole until this point stopped and put his hands on his knees. My thoughts were he just gave up. I came over to him and told him to come with me and to stay with me until the finish as we had less than 2 miles to go. Just after this, we turned down onto the boardwalk and the wind was blowing in my face the whole way. I tried to duck in behind some people but it was pretty spread out at this point. I did catch up to a guy in front of me and ran just off his shoulder until right before the finish where he sprinted ahead. I finished with a 1:32:19 which was officially a 7:02 pace. My Garmin had me right at 7:00. I did manage to find the kid that I helped and he told me he had run just over 1:33. I told him fantastic job and walked away hoping maybe that little bit of encouragement was what helped him finish the last 2 miles. Afterward, I got together with the other QC Striders and we celebrated with some free Irish Stew and some free Yuengling. It was a great weekend overall and I think we all met our goals. It was a good tune up race for April. Splits to follow......
Mile 1 - 7:24 *** Got really boxed in Mile 2 - 14:26 (7:02 pace) Mile 3 - 21:26 (7:00 pace) Mile 4 - 28:19 (6:53 pace) Mile 5 - 35:20 (7:01 pace) Mile 6 – 42:16 (6:56 pace) Mile 7 - 49:09 (6:53 pace) Mile 8 - 56:02 (6:54 pace) Mile 9 - 63:03 (7:03 pace) Mile 10 -70:05 (7:00 pace) Mile 11 -77:06 (7:00 pace) Mile 12 -84:11 (7:05 pace) ***Wind in my face Mile 13 -91:12 (7:00 pace) *** Wind in my face
My Garmin and the chip time don’t agree. My Garmin has me running 13.18 (and a time of 92:24 instead of the official 92:19) which would be a 6:12 pace for the last .18. So my last .1 was probably somewhere between 6:12 and 6:50.
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Post by glenn on Mar 22, 2010 20:14:34 GMT -5
This was nearly a 3 minute PR for me - I ran 1:41:51 last year. I can only attribute the improvement to Eric's running with me for nearly a whole half-mile and Bobbi's sticking it out for just over 2 miles. Thanks a lot, guys. Seriously, though, knowing that Rob and the other QCS people were up ahead and doing well in such a crowded race was all of the motivation that I needed. And of course my Garmin kept me right on pace. Without it, I'd have been tempted to go with Bobbi and then would have faded at mile 10. This was my 4th year in a row at the Shamrock (2 8K's and 2 HM's). I strongly suggest similar refreshments at the end of every Striders event.
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