RACES
We had a big weekend of racing, highlighted by the Navy 5 miler and half marathon, and there were many outstanding performances. The undisputed race of the day, however, was Kristin's 1:20:40 in the half, which was a humongous 6 minute PR. This was a major breakthrough for Kristin, and while it was not unexpected given that she ran superb workouts all summer, it's one thing to run well in practice, and quite another to run well in races, and Kristin delivered when it counted. Kristin executed her race plan perfectly, which was to stay comfortable through 10 miles, and she would have run much, much faster if she had opened it up earlier. We're going to see many, many more major breakthroughs from Kristin in the weeks and months ahead.
There were other notable performances at Navy, including but not limited to (as we lawyers are so fond of saying) the following:
Sara's GRC debut in the 5 mile. Sara had a fantastic senior year at Dickinson, where she was a D-III All-American in cross country and outdoors, placing 4th in the 10,000 at Nationals, and ran PRs of 4:33 for 1500, 16:53 for 5,000, and 35:40 for 10,000. Sara is going to have a shot at rewriting the GRC record book on the track this spring, so keep an eye on that young lady.
Maura's meet record in the 5 mile of 30:03. Maura missed the start of the race last year, but she was on the line when the gun went off this time around, and ran a strong race considering that she was solo from the mile mark.
Paul Balmer's half PR of 1:10:59. Despite running the second half of the race totally solo, Paul PR'ed by a minute, which was a very encouraging sign as he prepares to make his marathon debut in Portland on October 5.
Kerry's very controlled 1:21:20 in the half. Kerry is just starting her training cycle for the California International Marathon in December, and she showed that she is ready to get down to business as she prepares for a major PR in Sacramento.
Emily's excellent half debut of 1:24:46. Emily has almost no experience with longer distances on the roads, and her goal was to break 1:30, so we can call that mission accomplished.
Strong races in the 5 mile from our contingent of recent graduates. Sean O"Leary ran a very solid 25:49, followed by Stewart in 25:56, James in 26:27, and Kyle in 26:38. Sean and Stewart rebounded nicely from less than stellar 5ks in early September, and they will continue to improve as the season goes on. James had not run a race that long in almost two years, and we will see continued progress from him on the roads as he builds his strength for track season. Kyle's training has been limited by a minor injury the last two weeks, but we'll be seeing much more from him this fall, and beyond.
Strong races in the 5 mile from our contingent of grizzled veterans. Jerry Outlaw sharpened up for the Philly half in 25:42, followed by Dickson in 25:51, Dave O in 27:18, and Patrick in 27:21. This was Dickson's best performance in recent memory, and his focus on shorter races this fall is starting to pay off.
In non-Navy news, Dave Wertz successfully defended his title at the Navy Federal 5k, and Tom ran a 5k PR of 16:13, not only winning the Race for Schools, but also beating a world record holder in the half marathon in the process. That 10 year-old thought he could use his strength to wear Tom down, but he didn't factor in Tom's superior finishing kick.
WORKOUT
Due to another conflict at BCC, we're on the mall again this week. The drill will be the same as last week--we'll meet at 6:15 on the 7th street side of the loop, and I'll be there to watch your stuff while you warm up. We'll get rolling at 7:00. If you need additional information on logistics, let me know.
I'll see you on the mall on Wednesday night.
Jerry
We had a big weekend of racing, highlighted by the Navy 5 miler and half marathon, and there were many outstanding performances. The undisputed race of the day, however, was Kristin's 1:20:40 in the half, which was a humongous 6 minute PR. This was a major breakthrough for Kristin, and while it was not unexpected given that she ran superb workouts all summer, it's one thing to run well in practice, and quite another to run well in races, and Kristin delivered when it counted. Kristin executed her race plan perfectly, which was to stay comfortable through 10 miles, and she would have run much, much faster if she had opened it up earlier. We're going to see many, many more major breakthroughs from Kristin in the weeks and months ahead.
There were other notable performances at Navy, including but not limited to (as we lawyers are so fond of saying) the following:
Sara's GRC debut in the 5 mile. Sara had a fantastic senior year at Dickinson, where she was a D-III All-American in cross country and outdoors, placing 4th in the 10,000 at Nationals, and ran PRs of 4:33 for 1500, 16:53 for 5,000, and 35:40 for 10,000. Sara is going to have a shot at rewriting the GRC record book on the track this spring, so keep an eye on that young lady.
Maura's meet record in the 5 mile of 30:03. Maura missed the start of the race last year, but she was on the line when the gun went off this time around, and ran a strong race considering that she was solo from the mile mark.
Paul Balmer's half PR of 1:10:59. Despite running the second half of the race totally solo, Paul PR'ed by a minute, which was a very encouraging sign as he prepares to make his marathon debut in Portland on October 5.
Kerry's very controlled 1:21:20 in the half. Kerry is just starting her training cycle for the California International Marathon in December, and she showed that she is ready to get down to business as she prepares for a major PR in Sacramento.
Emily's excellent half debut of 1:24:46. Emily has almost no experience with longer distances on the roads, and her goal was to break 1:30, so we can call that mission accomplished.
Strong races in the 5 mile from our contingent of recent graduates. Sean O"Leary ran a very solid 25:49, followed by Stewart in 25:56, James in 26:27, and Kyle in 26:38. Sean and Stewart rebounded nicely from less than stellar 5ks in early September, and they will continue to improve as the season goes on. James had not run a race that long in almost two years, and we will see continued progress from him on the roads as he builds his strength for track season. Kyle's training has been limited by a minor injury the last two weeks, but we'll be seeing much more from him this fall, and beyond.
Strong races in the 5 mile from our contingent of grizzled veterans. Jerry Outlaw sharpened up for the Philly half in 25:42, followed by Dickson in 25:51, Dave O in 27:18, and Patrick in 27:21. This was Dickson's best performance in recent memory, and his focus on shorter races this fall is starting to pay off.
In non-Navy news, Dave Wertz successfully defended his title at the Navy Federal 5k, and Tom ran a 5k PR of 16:13, not only winning the Race for Schools, but also beating a world record holder in the half marathon in the process. That 10 year-old thought he could use his strength to wear Tom down, but he didn't factor in Tom's superior finishing kick.
WORKOUT
Due to another conflict at BCC, we're on the mall again this week. The drill will be the same as last week--we'll meet at 6:15 on the 7th street side of the loop, and I'll be there to watch your stuff while you warm up. We'll get rolling at 7:00. If you need additional information on logistics, let me know.
I'll see you on the mall on Wednesday night.
Jerry
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