Weekend Bling Report
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No bling today. Ran 25:32.8 for 6K at the Pete Glavin XC Race #4 (men's masters race). The fact that this was also the USATF Niagara Region Cross Country Championship meant a strong field showed up. I finished 4th of 26 in the M 60-69 age group; my team finished 2nd (2-4-11) behind Syracuse (1-3-5) for the M 60-69 team competition.
It rained. The women noticed the course got worse as they ran. I noticed the course got worse with each loop. The open men ran 8K after we did, and got muddier than I did.
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@7lenny7 -Love the "race bling" and bake/egg sale finds. So cool that you found $$ on the course and spent it at the sale! I get it about the medals. I ran quite a number of races that never gave out medals and, quite honestly, I didn't even realize it most of the time until somebody brought it up they were disappointed there were no medals.
Recently a running friend of mine was at my house and asked to see my medal collection. Ummmm. I have most of them upstairs in a box? My husband bought me a medal rack a while back and I have been meaning to hang it up.
But, recently I visited the same friend's house and she has quite an impressive collection. She told me that she only runs races that give out cool medals. Her collection includes a hand woven basket medal with the name of the teen who made it on the back from a HM in Amish country and a hand blown glass medal form a local arts college. This morning I told my husband that we need to hang up my medal rack. I also realized that my 5K and 10K PR races did not give out medals. I told him that I have to run new 5k and 10K PRs so that I have a medal for my rack. I guess I get it too.2 -
I ran the Auckland Half on Sunday. I was happy with my performance but the fates weren't helping - the ferry to the start was late, meaning, instead of arriving with 15-20 minutes to have a coffee and get my head in the right space, I ran from the ferry, tossing my bag to an attendant on the way past, and straight over the start line, five-and-a-half minutes after the gun went off. That meant I spent nearly five kilometres weaving through the hundreds of walkers and slow runners until I found myself with enough clear air to relax into a consistent rhythm. I'll have to do that PB next year... (This ghastly photo is about 20 metres from the finish line.)5 -
2:00 pacer at the Moose Pond Half Marathon, Bridgton, ME on Saturday. Ran 1:59:20. Pleased I was able to pull a small group to new PRs.
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Two new PRs last weekend at the Disney Wine and Dine Two Course Challenge. On Saturday, I beat my old 10k PR of 1:00:35 with a 56:50! On Sunday, I beat my old half marathon PR of 2:26 with a 2:12 half! I'm still pushing towards a half under 2 hours, but I'm proud of what I've accomplished.
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Independence Day 5k. I think I met my time goal and am satisfied with my effort level. Best part - I got 3 of my friends to run this race, too! One was running her first race ever!
Ironic that they cut down a tree to make the medals for a trail race, but I think wooden medals are in style right now. 
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Ran 8K of cross country today, the Pete Glavin XC Series Race #5. My expectation was to be 2nd scorer on the M 60-69 team for GVH, and to be 4th or lower in my 10 year age group. I figured there was a chance I could be on the 2nd place M 60-69 team for this race, but we were out of the running for the series title. Accordingly, I expected no bling.
I ran 34:42.6, for 2nd in the 10 year age group behind my team captain. We finished 1-2-6 to beat Syracuse Track Club's 3-4-5 for this race, though Syracuse took the team title for the series. GVH M 60-69 finished 2nd for the series, and I contributed to that.
So . . . for being on one of the top 3 teams by 10 year age group, I got a beer glass. And I was totally surprised to get a bottle of wine for being in the top 10 individuals of my age group for the series, as I only ran 2 of the 5 races. I think they said I was 7th? It was based on a point system that I had never looked at, and there was no minimum number of races to make the points count for the individual top 10. No single race bling for 2nd in the age group, and that's okay.
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I finished the Harrisburg Marathon today in 3:59:54. While it was not the result I wanted, it wasn't unexpected and it was the very best effort I could give today. Those last 10 miles were Hell. Now I really have to be disciplined and hit the weight room. Way too many issues caused by weak glutes and core.
https://www.relive.cc/view/g15515213681
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I ran my 4th half marathon, the Monterey Bay Half. The course was gorgeous and mostly flat. I went out WAY too fast at the beginning, couldn't sustain the pace after the first 10k, and so it was HARD. Still, I finished in 2:19:20, beating my previous PR by 7 minutes. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't keep up with the 2:15 pacer, but I'll take the PR (and the beautiful handmade medal) any day.
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I ran the Honor Run half marathon for veterans in Florence, Kentucky on Sunday. It was a very patriotic event and I was running in honor of my father who passed away 5 years ago. I finished in 1:41:30, which was good for 2nd in my age group (F 45-49) and 8th female overall. Not a PR, but I was happy with the result because I didn't do any specific training and the course was pretty tough. My age group result got me a gift card to a local running store and the race medal was spectacular. (I wish I could share a photo, but the camera in my phone is broken).6
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20-Mile Country Run in Clarksburg near Sacramento. 11:16 pace. Not bad for a guy who weighed over 400lbs three years ago.9 -
Half-marathon bling! Finish time of 2:10:46 - a new PB.
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Ran the Race with Grace 10K at 9 AM Thanksgiving morning, for my 7th consecutive year. I was a bit banged up, so I held my pace to a nice tempo run. Finished in 41:53 official. A recently aged up 60 year old took the First Senior award with a time of 39:54, so I got 1st in the M 60-64 age group over 40 other guys. I was 42nd of 763 finishers overall.
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Both races complete (and I can still sorta walk ).
As usual I got hung up in traffic at the start of the Turkey Trot (I really tried to get to the front but there's just to many people). I managed to run 22:27.
For the Cocoa Bean 5k I paced a friend who wanted to PR. She wanted under 23 minutes and she came in at 22:54 (I got 22:56).
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Did the Brazos Bend 100. I did the full marathon and my son did the 100 mile. He finished in 29 hours. The winner of the 100 did it in 14 hrs! Mymarathon Time was unremarkable but a finish! I like trail runs.2
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Ran the USATF National Club XC Championships (Masters Men 60+ 8K) on Saturday. Finished in 34:19, which was 18th of 110 in a field of men older than 60 years; but I was only 27th on an age graded basis. 17th of 43 in my age group, which is the youngest age group allowed in this race. No honors for placement, but there was a nice pint glass for showing up and running.
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Saturday was the Bovington Marathon, followed by the Half Marathon on the Sunday. It's on the training area at The Armour Centre, Bovington, home of the Royal Armoured Corps, where we train tank crews and various promotion courses for Royal Tank Regiment and Cavalry units. I only ran the full, a few friends did both full and half.
The races start from the Tank Museum and start out in Training Area South, which is largely wooded terrain and suitable for light tracked vehicles and wheeled recce vehicles. We move North around the main camp through mixed forestry before breaking out into the heavy training area, suitable for the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, so more open and mud/ gravel.
It was pretty cold throughout, ranging from -2 up to 3C through the day.
I've been struggling with training recently, after a very serious illness. Having been hospitalised earlier in the year I relapsed a couple of moths ago and still haven't really got back to normal. With that in mind I knew it was going to be challenging. Having done the Half the previous year I knew what I was getting into.
A friend fell and gashed his face, so a bit of a stop to make sure he was ok, with the medical staff, and then getting off route so adding an extra couple of miles, led to quite a long day.
The route:
https://www.relive.cc/view/1316104375#
And the bling, this year styled on the Tiger for the Marathon and the Sherman for the Half. My HM from last year is a Chally2:
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Ran the Chevron Houston Marathon Sunday, plus the ABB 5K on Saturday (as warm-up). Second marathon. Under-trained for this, so my time was same as last year. I did feel better during most of it and after. Perfect weather helped, started at 35 degrees, and wasn't more than 50 or so when I finished. Sunny, and not much wind.
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Quite late in posting this. Back in December I ran my first full marathon. I've always stuck with half marathons up to this point. I did the Brazos Bend 100 Marathon. My son, who is in the picture with me finished the 100 mile run. The picture is of us when we crossed paths. I was around mile 11 and he was at about mile 30 for his race. An awesome race. Love trail racing, even with the alligators on the trail! So for anyone who thinks running is for the young folks... I didn't even run my first race until I was 53. It isn't about speed to me. I finished right in the middle of the pack and had zero soreness, zero lack of energy, zero problems. Run your race folks, it's about finishing, and finishing stronger than last time.
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This is what happens when only 2 people in your age group are brave enough to do the whole marathon, instead of the half or "mini" marathon. Great race, great laid-back culture on Madeira island. I have no idea what everyone was yelling as I ran by, since I don't speak Portuguese, but it sounded encouraging! This was my second marathon, a 17-minute PR, and it was really hard towards the end. It was also totally worth it!
Not pictured: white technical t-shirt with red "Run Funchal" design (same as on the trophy).10
