Jason Dwyer, seen here winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, ran a 15:27 at the Haverford Indoor Meet on Saturday. Unfortunately the race wasn't as competitive as last year and he ended up leading the race for 2 miles. Nonetheless a solid effort!
Anyone else race?
Max, Reaves, Bain and I met rival PACERS Bert and Steve Crane at a nice blue stone path on Saturday morning. The trail was as wide as the Canal towpath and meandered around Buddy Attick Pond near College Park. The loop was 2,040m...or just over 1.25 miles. Bert, Crane and I ran 5:20 pace for 4 laps ...actually Crane kept the pace up for a 5th lap (6.4miles). Reaves, Bain and Max followed. Max busted up his ankle somehow on this flat path. We ran a total of 11.5.
On Sunday, Reaves & Bain met again and headed down the Greenway Trail towards Derwood. Melissa and Nate Timm ran together just a bit behind. The Greenway Trail rolls up and down along the Seneca Creek all the way from the Potomac to the Patuxent. We went up and down muddy paths, over brooks, through giant fields until we reached Black Rock Mill in Darnestown...wherever that is. We turned around and cruised at a solid, yet comfortable, clip back to Riley's Lock and then turned left on River Road and hammered up a long hill a la Boston's "Heartbreak" and in doing so passed some a few guys on bikes. We whisked (running out of words here) down to Violettes Lock Road and pushed the last steep hill on our route then eased home along the Canal Towpath. A solid run that brought us through trails, roads and towpaths. 18 miles in total.-
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UPDATE: Next SUNDAY is the planned Sycamore Landing Rd to Old Anglers Inn run. We'll be running 2 miles on, 1 mile off for 12 miles at a little faster than marathon pace.
I am so in
ReplyDeleteActually, that run will now be on SUNDAY. Sorry for the confusion.
ReplyDeleteI am still so in
ReplyDeletecount me.
ReplyDeleteWILL DO
ReplyDeleteI DID NOT KNOW THE PRIZE FOR A NOBEL WAS A BAGEL. CONGRATS JASON
ReplyDeleteI'm in for Sun as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm good for Sunday, even though I've got nothing on McDougal.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone doing just a long on sunday? 15-16 miles?
ReplyDeleteChristiam, I'm going to do a less intense version (6:20 pace as "ON"). Would love the company.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you didn't want to tempo, you could simply go to the parking lot with us and run back to Old Anglers...and just not do it fast.
ReplyDeleteThe distance either way is 15 miles.
Those of us doing the tempo should decide beforehand what the pace should be, no? 5:35-5:40?
ReplyDeleteI'm fine with that. I hope my body is- I'll send it a memo...
ReplyDeleteI will be there. The effort will depend on how my injured area is feeling.
ReplyDeleteSo meet at Old Anglers Inn at 9:15, figure out rides, head to Sycamore Landing.
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