UPDATE: ROCHE WINS HALF MOON BAY HALF

Although the federal government may be shutting down, the GRC is open for business.  On Saturday, nine runners will be hitting the roads of Virigina in the Clarendon Day 5k and 10k, put on by our friends at Pacers Events.  In the 5k, Kristie Nunes will race for the first time in nearly two years.  Since tearing her achilles tendon in 2011 during her second race with the team, the former Nittany Lion has marked some significant milestones -- getting married, having a daughter, handing out water at the Father's Day 8k -- but missed out on the reason we have this club: to run and race.  She's back, and looking to get after it.  Susan Hendrick will run along side her in the 5k together with GRC first-timers Mary Grace Pellegrini and James Frick.  Beth Young (fresh off a 13.1 PR in Philly), Kerry Allen, Sean Barrett, Kieran O'Conner, and Tom Kelly will be sending it on the fast and flat, out-and-back 10k course.  I plan to watch the race while doing some easy running tomorrow along the course on Wilson Boulevard so comment if you want to try to link up. 

UPDATE- CLARENDON DAY
5k
4.  Kristie Nunez 18:14
5.  Susan Hendrick 18:36
6.  Elyse Shimada 18:58
7.  Mary Grace Pellegrini 19:07

5.  James Frick 15:36

10k
3.  Kieran O'Connor 31:08
4.  Sean Barrett 31:49
14.  Tom Kelly

3.  Beth Young 37:13
4.  Kerry Allen 37:50

On the West Coast, reigning USATF 10k Trail Champion David "Bad Moon" Roche will be making his GRC debut at the Half Moon Bay Half Marathon.  As told in this press release, Roche will be running the race with his fiance, whom he will see for the first time since their engagement in August.  Says Coach Jerry Alexander, "David has tremendous potential on the roads, and it will be a lot of fun to watch his development."

GRC alumnus Patrick Reaves will be running his last race as a single man at Half Moon Bay's marathon.

UPDATE- HALF MOON
ROCHE CAPTURES FIRST!  1:12:13.
FIANCE WINS WOMENS' RACE!

In Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania natives Charlie Ban and Maura Carroll habitual visitor Sam Luff, plan to drop their competitiors like they drop their "ing's" during the Great Race 10k.  All three ran well at this race last year and are looking to do somethin' special on Sunday.  Closer to home, Kevin McNab (aka "Johnny Running"), an All-American steeplechaser at Texas A&M, will take to the streets of Baltimore for the Run for Kids 10k.  This course appears to be tough, but Alexander thinks that "Kevin is in great shape, and he will be a force to be reckoned with this fall."  

UPDATE- GREAT RACE
7.  Luff 31:51
7.  Carroll 36:30
17.     Ban  32:59