This weekend the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials will take place in Houston, TX. These trials are shaping up to be one of the most competitive in US history. There is a lot of speculation that records will fall, not only the fastest winning times in the history of the trials, but also the fastest times to make the team.
LetsRun goes into great details on their site about the competitors and how everything will shake out, see the links below and see the other links to interviews etc. they have up on their main page.
LetsRun Men's Preview
LetsRun Women's Preview
So how do I think things will turn out? I don't believe that it will take a sub 2:10 to make the men's team as Ryan Hall has stated. Not that I think it will be a much slower time, but probably in the 2:11-2:12 range. The women's top three on the other hand, will have to have a great day. I feel it is possible that 2:25 will be needed to make the team, will it actually happen, we will see?
Picking the top three for both the male's and the female's is tough, a lot can happen in a championship race. There may be some underdog's that go for it, which will shake the race up depending on when moves are made. Anyway you look at it, there is great depth in each field, which will make for some exciting racing, too bad we won't be able to watch it live!
So here are my top three picks...
Men
1-Ryan Hall
2-Dathan Ritzenhein
3-Meb Keflezighi
I don't see any upsets happening in the men's race, with that said, I also would not be surprised if Meb does not make the team and the same goes for Dathan. Meb is coming off of NYC and wasn't able to get back into full training as soon as he wanted to, but that might have been a good thing, maybe he will be fresh and ready to roll. Ritz..I can see him out of the top three, but I can also see him beating Hall. He hasn't raced a marathon in a while, but he certainly has not hit his full potential in the marathon.
So who can pick up the pieces if these guys falter? There are many guys waiting for these guys fall apart...Mo Trafeh and Brett Gotcher are just two that could come though, but there are a half dozen other runners that I wouldn't be surprised if they were standing on the podium at the end of the day.
Women
1-Desiree Davila
2-Shalane Flanagan
3-Amy Hastings
Again, I think the women's race will have more ladies together late in the race. I do feel the top two are a lock, and I pick Amy Hastings as a dark horse getting it done...Obviously if Kara Goucher has a normal day, she should be there and can also win outright. And what about Deena Kastor?
Now the race up front will be very interesting to see, but I am also excited to see how the "ultra runners" fair tomorrow. There is a good group of runners that mainly focus on distances greater than 26.2 miles, but they made the trials and will be toeing the line. See iRunFar.com for a great preview of those runners.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Year in Review
Another year in running has passed, most of the races and adventures that we conquered earlier in the year seem so distant, it is as though they never happened. Here is a re-cap of some of the events I was lucky enough to be a part of this year.
1/1/11 - I started the year off defending my title at the Hangover Classic in Bristol, RI, winning in 27:57. The previous 2 years this race had bad snow luck, the course was covered in inches of snow and ice. This made for slow and dangerous conditions, so it was nice to get on some dry roads this year.
1/2/11 - This date was supposed to mark the first snowshoe race for the TNT Snowshoe Team, however, Hollis, NH did not have enough snow, so the race turned into the Beaver Brook Snowy Slushy Trail Race. With a small field of 17, I was able to take my second victory in two days, I think that was my last win of the year!
1/15/11 - Feel Good Farm Snowshoe Race... this is one of my favorite snowshoe races. Feel Good Farm is an interesting place, as is the owner. This ended up being the first snowshoe race for TNT in 2011, and for some unlucky soles, it was their first snowshoe race ever. FGF is a tough place to strap on the shoes for the first time. We had 10 Turtles toe the line at FGF and I finished 7th in a field of 67. Unfortunately, this race has been taken off the Granite State SSS schedule.
1/22/11 - Whitaker Woods Snowshoe Race was one of our longer snowshoe race trips, heading up to North Conway, NH. This was a first time event put on by Kevin Tilton. He had a great course set-up and we had another good TNT showing, with 12 runners toeing the line. The highlights of this trip were popsicle sticks and a trip to Moat Mountain.
1/29/11 - A group of 7 made their way up to Center Sandwich, NH (Home of the largest dining room set in the Northeast). The Sidehiller 4 Miler was the next race on the Granite State Snowshoe Series calendar, and also a northeast qualifier for the USSSA Nationals, which meant there would be a strong field. I had a pretty good race and it came down to my first ever snowshoe sprint battle in the last 1/4 mile with Charlie Thierrault and Danny Ferreira, both of acidotic RACING. In the end I beat Danny, but Charlie out leaned me at the line...it made for a fun finish.
2/5/11 - Another snowshoe race, this time in Exeter, NH for the Exeter Snowshoe Hullabaloo. This might have been my worst race of the year, up until this point at least! The path was super narrow and I kept clipping my shoes and went down multiple times. The course was pretty cool otherwise...but this just wasn't my day.
2/6/11 - I was talked into running the Super 5k in Narragansett, RI so we could field a men's team and win the team prize. It was a beautiful day down in Narraganset albeit a little windy. With the afternoon start, I was still able to get in a long run in the morning and then attempt to run a 5k off of a race the day earlier and a long run a few hours earlier. I was happy to come away with a 4th place finish in 17:00 and more importantly, the team victory!
2/19/11 - Snowshoe double-header...Since the Beaver Brook Snowshoe Race from 1/2/11 was postponed we ended up with a double-header on 2/19/11. The TNT SST made the trip to Hollis, NH in the morning for the BBSSR, which by the way WAS my worse race of the year, then we headed to Milly's Tavern in Manchester, NH for some food and beer before heading to Madbury, NH for the Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe Race. The night race is by far the most fun of the year, and after running like hell in the morning I came back to run a good race, but ended up finishing 5th instead of 3rd after following Geoff Cunningham off course.
2/26/11 - The next to last snowshoe race was held at Northfield Mountain. This was to be the first NEF Snowshoe Championship, it was a tough race with lots of climbing and it made me tired.
3/13/11 - 2 weeks after running up Northfield Mountain on snowshoes we headed way up north to the FINAL! snowshoe race of the season, The Granite State Snowshoe Championships. This race starts across the street from Mountain Washington. It was a nice mix of groomed trails and long climbs. The race went well for me, finishing in 5th place behind 4 acidotic guys. We finished out the year sipping on some beer provided by Redhook and acidotic RACING.
3/20/11 - The New Bedford Half Marathon, finally a race where I could show that I was in shape, getting ready for the marathon doesn't usually result in great 3-4 mile snowshoe races. This race went pretty well, and I ran faster than I had expected. I tied my PR according to the official results, and on the watch I beat it by a second. I ran with teammate Matin Tighe late int he race, but couldn't reel him back in, in the final half mile, and he got me by 2 seconds.
4/10/11 - Doyles Emerald Necklace 5 Miler, It was a great after party, I don't think I raced? Jackie ran a 5 mile PR though!
5/1/11 - The Cox Sports Marathon was the main goal of the spring. This was actually the first time I had ever run a marathon in Rhode Island, so that was something to check off my list. The race went pretty well, I feel I ran as well as I could with the training I had in the legs. I finished with my second fastest marathon in 2:42:37
5/21/11 and 5/28/11 - We through in two USATF Mountain Series races before getting down to training for the Transrockies Race. Northfield Mountain Race on 5/21/11 and Wachusett Mountain Race on 5/28/11. The Wachusett Race went much better then the Northfield Race, but both were a blast.
7/17/11 - North South Trail Long Run. Jackie, Karen and myself ran 35 miles of RIs NS Trail. It was a great run in 90+ degree heat!
8/7/11 - Because we are in the Brooks ID program, Jackie and I were lucky enough to get a free entry into the 1st Annual Rock n Roll 1/2 Marathon in Providence, We had no intentions to race this 1/2, but took it as a good opportunity to get in a long run. I ran 17 miles before the race, while Jackie did slightly less. We then ran in the race together, starting out EZ and passing all the runners that went out too fast. You can read about it HERE.
8/21 - 8/26 - Transrockies Run...the epic run of the year. I highly recommend anyone that enjoys running in the woods to try this adventure. You can read about it here!
9/18/11 - Our Turtle teammate Karen Benway was planning on racing the Pisgah 50k. This worked out well because Jackie and I had 30 miles on the schedule. So we decided to make the trek up to the race and it made for a nice easy way to get in 30+ miles, while practicing fueling for the upcoming JFK 50 Miler. Other than a wrong turn late in the run for me, it was a great day.
10/5/11 - 6:45 pm TNT vs NRA Showdown. This was probably the most proud I have been of the Tuesday Night Turtles as a team. When there is a race on the line, and the other team is trash talking that they would beat us to death, the Turtles came out of the woodlands :) We might not have the fastest folks around, but we had the most team pride on this night, and with that we took home the big W...it was a great night!
11/13/11 - RI 6 Hour. This was the third running of the RI 6 Hour, not bad for a race I thought up in the shower one morning. The 2011 event went well, other than those damn cops.
11/19/11 - The JFK 50 Miler was a great trip. I was happy with my new 50 mile PR and super happy to see the TNT Women's Team of Jackie Jackman, Karen Benway and Issy Nielson, come away with the team victory and also breaking the Women's Team Record that was set back in 2002 by over 2 hours!! JFK Race Report
So those were the major explorations of the year, there was also running the Fat Belly to Fat Belly the afternoon after running Northfield Mountain and the Grog and Dog Jog on Columbus Day Weekend. Not to mention the Run for Hope a few weeks ago, but I had enough recapping! On to 2012, which I already started with a not so good race at the Hangover Classic, ending my three year winning streak. But I followed that up with a great 2 hour long run today in the Arcadia Management area with Karen Benway and Zak Kudlak, so things are already looking up! Good Luck to everyone with their 2012 adventures!
1/1/11 - I started the year off defending my title at the Hangover Classic in Bristol, RI, winning in 27:57. The previous 2 years this race had bad snow luck, the course was covered in inches of snow and ice. This made for slow and dangerous conditions, so it was nice to get on some dry roads this year.
1/2/11 - This date was supposed to mark the first snowshoe race for the TNT Snowshoe Team, however, Hollis, NH did not have enough snow, so the race turned into the Beaver Brook Snowy Slushy Trail Race. With a small field of 17, I was able to take my second victory in two days, I think that was my last win of the year!
1/15/11 - Feel Good Farm Snowshoe Race... this is one of my favorite snowshoe races. Feel Good Farm is an interesting place, as is the owner. This ended up being the first snowshoe race for TNT in 2011, and for some unlucky soles, it was their first snowshoe race ever. FGF is a tough place to strap on the shoes for the first time. We had 10 Turtles toe the line at FGF and I finished 7th in a field of 67. Unfortunately, this race has been taken off the Granite State SSS schedule.
1/22/11 - Whitaker Woods Snowshoe Race was one of our longer snowshoe race trips, heading up to North Conway, NH. This was a first time event put on by Kevin Tilton. He had a great course set-up and we had another good TNT showing, with 12 runners toeing the line. The highlights of this trip were popsicle sticks and a trip to Moat Mountain.
1/29/11 - A group of 7 made their way up to Center Sandwich, NH (Home of the largest dining room set in the Northeast). The Sidehiller 4 Miler was the next race on the Granite State Snowshoe Series calendar, and also a northeast qualifier for the USSSA Nationals, which meant there would be a strong field. I had a pretty good race and it came down to my first ever snowshoe sprint battle in the last 1/4 mile with Charlie Thierrault and Danny Ferreira, both of acidotic RACING. In the end I beat Danny, but Charlie out leaned me at the line...it made for a fun finish.
2/5/11 - Another snowshoe race, this time in Exeter, NH for the Exeter Snowshoe Hullabaloo. This might have been my worst race of the year, up until this point at least! The path was super narrow and I kept clipping my shoes and went down multiple times. The course was pretty cool otherwise...but this just wasn't my day.
2/6/11 - I was talked into running the Super 5k in Narragansett, RI so we could field a men's team and win the team prize. It was a beautiful day down in Narraganset albeit a little windy. With the afternoon start, I was still able to get in a long run in the morning and then attempt to run a 5k off of a race the day earlier and a long run a few hours earlier. I was happy to come away with a 4th place finish in 17:00 and more importantly, the team victory!
2/19/11 - Snowshoe double-header...Since the Beaver Brook Snowshoe Race from 1/2/11 was postponed we ended up with a double-header on 2/19/11. The TNT SST made the trip to Hollis, NH in the morning for the BBSSR, which by the way WAS my worse race of the year, then we headed to Milly's Tavern in Manchester, NH for some food and beer before heading to Madbury, NH for the Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe Race. The night race is by far the most fun of the year, and after running like hell in the morning I came back to run a good race, but ended up finishing 5th instead of 3rd after following Geoff Cunningham off course.
2/26/11 - The next to last snowshoe race was held at Northfield Mountain. This was to be the first NEF Snowshoe Championship, it was a tough race with lots of climbing and it made me tired.
3/13/11 - 2 weeks after running up Northfield Mountain on snowshoes we headed way up north to the FINAL! snowshoe race of the season, The Granite State Snowshoe Championships. This race starts across the street from Mountain Washington. It was a nice mix of groomed trails and long climbs. The race went well for me, finishing in 5th place behind 4 acidotic guys. We finished out the year sipping on some beer provided by Redhook and acidotic RACING.
3/20/11 - The New Bedford Half Marathon, finally a race where I could show that I was in shape, getting ready for the marathon doesn't usually result in great 3-4 mile snowshoe races. This race went pretty well, and I ran faster than I had expected. I tied my PR according to the official results, and on the watch I beat it by a second. I ran with teammate Matin Tighe late int he race, but couldn't reel him back in, in the final half mile, and he got me by 2 seconds.
4/10/11 - Doyles Emerald Necklace 5 Miler, It was a great after party, I don't think I raced? Jackie ran a 5 mile PR though!
5/1/11 - The Cox Sports Marathon was the main goal of the spring. This was actually the first time I had ever run a marathon in Rhode Island, so that was something to check off my list. The race went pretty well, I feel I ran as well as I could with the training I had in the legs. I finished with my second fastest marathon in 2:42:37
5/21/11 and 5/28/11 - We through in two USATF Mountain Series races before getting down to training for the Transrockies Race. Northfield Mountain Race on 5/21/11 and Wachusett Mountain Race on 5/28/11. The Wachusett Race went much better then the Northfield Race, but both were a blast.
7/17/11 - North South Trail Long Run. Jackie, Karen and myself ran 35 miles of RIs NS Trail. It was a great run in 90+ degree heat!
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| Jackie and Karen on the NST |
8/7/11 - Because we are in the Brooks ID program, Jackie and I were lucky enough to get a free entry into the 1st Annual Rock n Roll 1/2 Marathon in Providence, We had no intentions to race this 1/2, but took it as a good opportunity to get in a long run. I ran 17 miles before the race, while Jackie did slightly less. We then ran in the race together, starting out EZ and passing all the runners that went out too fast. You can read about it HERE.
8/21 - 8/26 - Transrockies Run...the epic run of the year. I highly recommend anyone that enjoys running in the woods to try this adventure. You can read about it here!
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| Stage 2 Transrockies |
9/18/11 - Our Turtle teammate Karen Benway was planning on racing the Pisgah 50k. This worked out well because Jackie and I had 30 miles on the schedule. So we decided to make the trek up to the race and it made for a nice easy way to get in 30+ miles, while practicing fueling for the upcoming JFK 50 Miler. Other than a wrong turn late in the run for me, it was a great day.
10/5/11 - 6:45 pm TNT vs NRA Showdown. This was probably the most proud I have been of the Tuesday Night Turtles as a team. When there is a race on the line, and the other team is trash talking that they would beat us to death, the Turtles came out of the woodlands :) We might not have the fastest folks around, but we had the most team pride on this night, and with that we took home the big W...it was a great night!
11/13/11 - RI 6 Hour. This was the third running of the RI 6 Hour, not bad for a race I thought up in the shower one morning. The 2011 event went well, other than those damn cops.
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| Sunrise @ Warwick City Park |
11/19/11 - The JFK 50 Miler was a great trip. I was happy with my new 50 mile PR and super happy to see the TNT Women's Team of Jackie Jackman, Karen Benway and Issy Nielson, come away with the team victory and also breaking the Women's Team Record that was set back in 2002 by over 2 hours!! JFK Race Report
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| 2011 JFK Course Record setting women's team! |
So those were the major explorations of the year, there was also running the Fat Belly to Fat Belly the afternoon after running Northfield Mountain and the Grog and Dog Jog on Columbus Day Weekend. Not to mention the Run for Hope a few weeks ago, but I had enough recapping! On to 2012, which I already started with a not so good race at the Hangover Classic, ending my three year winning streak. But I followed that up with a great 2 hour long run today in the Arcadia Management area with Karen Benway and Zak Kudlak, so things are already looking up! Good Luck to everyone with their 2012 adventures!
Friday, October 21, 2011
TransRockies Wrap-up
So all the racing was finally done. We checked in to our hotel, went through our bags yadda yadda...showered up and headed downstairs to the hotel lobby to check into our flight which was scheduled to fly out on Saturday @ 1:45pm. I go to the computer, put in the info and AHHH, CANCELLED! Damn Hurricane Irene had caused chaos in the flights around the U.S. especially in New England. So now we had about an hour and a half to figure something out before the after party. I attempted to book another flight heading out earlier, and got to the PURCHASE button and bam...someone got the last seat before me. So when all was said and done we booked a flight for Monday instead of Saturday and were going to stay for 2 extra nights in a rinky dink hotel near the Denver Airport for two nights before heading back to RI.
Before we got there however, we had some celebrating to do. The final dinner for the Transrockies was in the Beaver Creek Resort Ballroom. The food was great, there was some free beer, and good company with AJ and Keri Wheeler and Thor, Jay, and their wives. This was our finally hurrah with these guys and we enjoyed every minute of it.
After dinner it was the same ol' routine. Awards, photos, and videos...but this time it was an accumulation of the whole week! There was a lot to watch and crazy how some of the events seemed so long ago even though it was only a few days.
Once all that was over we had to say our goodbyes to AJ and Keri. They were not going to the 7th Stage, as the Transrockies people called it, instead they had to get back to their hotel because they had an early departure in the AM. It was pretty weird saying goodbye to them as we had spent most of the week hanging out, and now we wouldn't see them in the morning and didn't know if or when we would ever see them again.
On the other had we were STUCK with Thor and Jay. They were going to the 7th Stage, which by the way is the after party to the final banquet, and not only that they lived in Massachusetts, so it will be hard going more than a few months without seeing them...DAMN! (I hope they don't read this)
The 7th stage was held at some bar I can't remember the name of and this place, even though was in a resort, looked very "Colorado" to me, it probably looked that way because it was a resort. There were animals hanging from the wall, there was a red glow to the place, and it was packed! We were fortunate enough to get in there pretty early and get a table for the 6 or us. We had a few Colorado brews took in the scenes and around midnight decided to call it a day. We said our goodbyes to the Kirleiss' and Newtons' and headed back to a night in a BED, no more air mattress for us!
The rest of the story is unimportant and irrelevant to Transrockies the race, so I will keep it short. With our whole travel debacle, we took our reserved shuttle from Vail to the Denver airport...but we had no plane, so we took the Comfort Inn Hotel shuttle to our hotel. On the way we passed a few dozen hotels, all nice and close to all the restaurants that Avon, CO had to offer, our hotel was just over a mile from those - damn. So for the next day and a half we walked over to these restaurants for lunch and dinner, we ran one of the days, and other then that we sat in the hotel watching movies. I was a little scared to go in the pool, and one of the vending machines had expired food, but other than that it was a good time :).
Finally Monday came and we made our way to the airport to get out of Colorado and back home to see if there was any damage and hoping we had power as many were still out. We were good on all matters, so that was a relief.
Sooo...Tranrockies was a cool experience. It was one of those races I saw in an ad for awhile and couldn't get my mind off of, so I decided we should do it. Would we do it again? Yes, but it wouldn't be anytime soon, the race is just too damn expensive.
I do think running this race is a cool way to roam the Colorado mountains without having to worry about much other than running, so that was nice and I would definitely recommend the race if anyone asked about it.
Before we left for CO, a lot of people said "you are going to want to move out there when you get back" etc. So many people said this that I was planning on moving out there before we even left! But Jackie and I both felt Colorado isn't the place to be. It is nice, but we still love RI too much to leave everything behind!
...and because I forgot about this in all of these posts, here is a short list of some of the gear that we had with us, not including all the obvious shorts and tops etc.
Brooks Cascadia
Brooks Arm Sleeves
Salomon XT Advance Skin 5 S-Lab Set Pack (I carried everything so Jackie didn't have to)
Ultimate Direction Fastdraw Plus Handheld Bottles
Nuun Electrolyte Tabs
Final Results
Here are a few final photos...finally I can write about something else!
After dinner it was the same ol' routine. Awards, photos, and videos...but this time it was an accumulation of the whole week! There was a lot to watch and crazy how some of the events seemed so long ago even though it was only a few days.
Once all that was over we had to say our goodbyes to AJ and Keri. They were not going to the 7th Stage, as the Transrockies people called it, instead they had to get back to their hotel because they had an early departure in the AM. It was pretty weird saying goodbye to them as we had spent most of the week hanging out, and now we wouldn't see them in the morning and didn't know if or when we would ever see them again.
On the other had we were STUCK with Thor and Jay. They were going to the 7th Stage, which by the way is the after party to the final banquet, and not only that they lived in Massachusetts, so it will be hard going more than a few months without seeing them...DAMN! (I hope they don't read this)
The 7th stage was held at some bar I can't remember the name of and this place, even though was in a resort, looked very "Colorado" to me, it probably looked that way because it was a resort. There were animals hanging from the wall, there was a red glow to the place, and it was packed! We were fortunate enough to get in there pretty early and get a table for the 6 or us. We had a few Colorado brews took in the scenes and around midnight decided to call it a day. We said our goodbyes to the Kirleiss' and Newtons' and headed back to a night in a BED, no more air mattress for us!
The rest of the story is unimportant and irrelevant to Transrockies the race, so I will keep it short. With our whole travel debacle, we took our reserved shuttle from Vail to the Denver airport...but we had no plane, so we took the Comfort Inn Hotel shuttle to our hotel. On the way we passed a few dozen hotels, all nice and close to all the restaurants that Avon, CO had to offer, our hotel was just over a mile from those - damn. So for the next day and a half we walked over to these restaurants for lunch and dinner, we ran one of the days, and other then that we sat in the hotel watching movies. I was a little scared to go in the pool, and one of the vending machines had expired food, but other than that it was a good time :).
Finally Monday came and we made our way to the airport to get out of Colorado and back home to see if there was any damage and hoping we had power as many were still out. We were good on all matters, so that was a relief.
Sooo...Tranrockies was a cool experience. It was one of those races I saw in an ad for awhile and couldn't get my mind off of, so I decided we should do it. Would we do it again? Yes, but it wouldn't be anytime soon, the race is just too damn expensive.
I do think running this race is a cool way to roam the Colorado mountains without having to worry about much other than running, so that was nice and I would definitely recommend the race if anyone asked about it.
Before we left for CO, a lot of people said "you are going to want to move out there when you get back" etc. So many people said this that I was planning on moving out there before we even left! But Jackie and I both felt Colorado isn't the place to be. It is nice, but we still love RI too much to leave everything behind!
...and because I forgot about this in all of these posts, here is a short list of some of the gear that we had with us, not including all the obvious shorts and tops etc.
Brooks Cascadia
Brooks Arm Sleeves
Salomon XT Advance Skin 5 S-Lab Set Pack (I carried everything so Jackie didn't have to)
Ultimate Direction Fastdraw Plus Handheld Bottles
Nuun Electrolyte Tabs
Final Results
Here are a few final photos...finally I can write about something else!
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| Final awards dinner |
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| Wall art... |
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| Some more of that. |
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| This is what everything looks like at Stage 7 |
Monday, August 8, 2011
Rock 'n' Roll 30 Miler?
I had 30 miles on the schedule for 8/7/2011 but I also was given a free entry through the Brooks ID Program for the Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon in Providence. Straight away I thought no problem, I will just get to the race early and do a LONG warm up, do the race and call it a day. Well, then I actually looked at the details for the race and saw that the start time was 7am! So as much as I hated the thought of getting up super early it was still better then adding on a lot of miles after the race. So the plan was for Jackie to drop me off 4 miles from Providence and I would run to where we would be parked for the day. I would meet up with her there and we would run just over 10 more miles together before the race, we would then do the race and run back to the car with a little extra added on to make 30 miles for me and 26 for Jackie. All of this went to plan, Jackie dropped me off, I made it to the parking lot in the time I thought I would and we got all our mileage in before the start...the only thing that did not cooperate was the weather. Now I definitely can't complain too much because it could have been 95 degrees out, but instead it was just a steady rain all morning. This was actually good running weather, and I wouldn't have disliked it at all if I didn't wear glasses!
As for the race, I wouldn't recommend running a Rock 'n' Roll event. I say this mostly because the price is absurd. This particular RnR event for the inaugral. It started 15 mins late, but really that was the only issue with the race itself. The course was marked well, the traffic was controlled, and everthing else was in working order.
Jackie and I ran the race together starting off around 7:20 pace and picking people off as we went along. We stayed in a relaxed training mind set the whole race and never got faster than about 6:50 pace and finished right around 1:32, it made for a good run on a rainy day that otherwise would have been a pain to get 30 miles in.
After the race we met up with some friends and headed to breakfast and then hit up another coffee shop after that waiting for a pub to open! Once that time arrived we headed over to Fat Belly's Pub, meeting up with some other friends and had our fill of good beer and after breakfast wore off we had some lunch, all of this before 2pm, a pretty productive day!
As you would imagine this was the last LONG run before Transrockies which begins in less than 2 weeks! Now we just have to stay healthy, maintain the fitness and get to Colorado.
As for the race, I wouldn't recommend running a Rock 'n' Roll event. I say this mostly because the price is absurd. This particular RnR event for the inaugral. It started 15 mins late, but really that was the only issue with the race itself. The course was marked well, the traffic was controlled, and everthing else was in working order.
Jackie and I ran the race together starting off around 7:20 pace and picking people off as we went along. We stayed in a relaxed training mind set the whole race and never got faster than about 6:50 pace and finished right around 1:32, it made for a good run on a rainy day that otherwise would have been a pain to get 30 miles in.
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| Hanging @ Fat Belly's |
After the race we met up with some friends and headed to breakfast and then hit up another coffee shop after that waiting for a pub to open! Once that time arrived we headed over to Fat Belly's Pub, meeting up with some other friends and had our fill of good beer and after breakfast wore off we had some lunch, all of this before 2pm, a pretty productive day!
As you would imagine this was the last LONG run before Transrockies which begins in less than 2 weeks! Now we just have to stay healthy, maintain the fitness and get to Colorado.
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