Trent Crandall ran a Half Marathon Race and finished with a time of 1:29:42.
This was my first big race I ever did that was longer than a 5k way back in 2009 and it went spectacularly horrible way back then haha. I think you could have written a book on “what not to do on race day” based on all the stuff I did so I felt like I needed to try to conquer it. The first part of the race felt awesome and I really felt like I stuck to the plan well. There were 2 rather large hills at approximately 8 and 9 miles that I struggled with and had to to walk a few times after that but was able to get back into a rhythm. I wanted to try to get between 1:25-1:27 but with the walking and the hills I decided to just push to get under 1:30 and dug deep at the end to get it! Not a a PR but honestly a lot to be proud of especially with how bad this race went previously. Able to overcome the hilly course and a hot day to get 22 overall; thanks for the great plan!
Andrew Burke ran the Haliburton Forest Trail Race 12k and finished this distance in the time of 1:06:56, which was a PR!
This was my first trail race, intended as a tuneup for my half marathon race next month. I was not familiar with the course or terrain ahead of time, and running a race of this kind was definitely a new experience for me. Most of the terrain was quite rugged with some sections of steep hills and descents, and much of the path was rocky and muddy. I was thankful to have only fallen once towards the end – I bumped my knee but it didn’t seem to affect my finish.
This was also my first race outside my home community, and it was gratifying to finish 5th overall [118 finishers] and 1st in my age range. I thought the event lived up to its reputation as a friendly and supportive atmosphere with diverse participants and committed volunteers, and I’m glad to have experienced it.
Mary Shepherd ran the One Sole Purpose 5k, finishing this distance in the time of 34:52.
This race lived up to the hype–a challenging course but doable (heavy on the challenging). The race started with about 0.15 mile uphill, then downhill for maybe a mile or so. The second mile was very hilly, long uphills, one steep downhill. The third mile was okay ending downhill, but the last part was a steady uphill. I used 60/24 intervals throughout although I had a second timer set to 20/20 if I thought I needed it. Let’s just say my times tell the challenge of the course. I did speak with the 2nd place overall female winner and her paces were nearly identical to mine if you added 3-3.5 minutes per mile to hers. I appear to have been the oldest female runner who wanted a time–there were walkers also, but I was not the last female runner. I came in 3rd in my age group–of 3, but was just barely more than a minute slower than the first place 64 year old. The age groups were in 10 year bands. I will admit that I walked about 10 seconds (because of the steady uphill again) before the final 100m sprint to the finish line and I passed a runner about 5 steps before the finish.
Mike Bromberek ran the Pumpkin Fest 10K and finished in a time of 43:47.
Being able to run well in the race after having an issue with Tendonitis affecting my training about 5 weeks earlier. Felt hot and very humid the whole time. Ended up getting slower as the race went on due to the heat affecting me a lot.
Legs and feet felt good throughout the race but just did not have the energy to go as fast as I wanted. Was able to pick up the pace during the last 0.2 miles when someone else was pacing me and the finish line was in site.
Joe Allen ran the Rise ‘N Shine 5K 5k and completed this distance in the time of 27:59.
This is about as hard a 5K course as I’ve ever run. It’s virtually all up and down hill all the way with 3 steep hills of 1/4 mile or more. I was concerned about my hamstring but as we got rolling it felt good so I started pushing harder. There were about 40 people in the race and I immediately spotted more in my age group (which gets easier once you reach 70). He was obviously a pretty good runner and had a good lead as we started but I noticed I was gaining on him on the first steep hill. I surged past as we started the 2nd hill and pulled further ahead. I was still feeling good and picked it up a little more, finally finishing in 13th place and winning my age group. It wasn’t until I saw the results when I got home that I realized that I’d beaten a very good runner in our region that had beaten me for many years. I have a lot of respect for him so that made my day!
Rom Prescott ran the Sydney Marathon and finished this race in the time of 4:34:37.
Ran with my friend for her 50th, felt great all the way, managed by nutrition and did not bomb out along the way! A beautiful and enjoyable run, managed to maintain a fairly consistent pace throughout. Great atmosphere and a very scenic course. Loved it! Feel great the day after, so this training has definitely helped.
Brooke George ran the Orca Half Marathon with a finishing time of 2:06:27, which was a PR!
Got put in the 02:15:00 wave so started out slower than I would have liked. No pacer and the race course made it difficult to pass runners for the first few miles. Knee pain started right around mile 8, other than that I felt really good. In hindsight I think I could have pushed harder in the last couple of miles.
Jeff Parsons ran the Williamette Valley 1/2 Marathon and finished with a time of 2:19:54.
I have been looking forward to this race since the Spring. I got the opportunity to run a half marathon with my college-aged daughter and one of her friends. She came to the finish of a marathon I ran in the spring, thought it was a fun environment, and decided she wanted to try a half.
I have to admit that running with them was a different experience than I am used to at a race. We stopped and chatted with the volunteers at almost all of the aid stations, did some stretching at a couple of them, and at one, we noticed that a lot of cups hadn’t been picked up, so we got those all in the trash before we moved on. Their goal was to finish averaging 11:00 minutes a mile, and we beat that goal by nearly 20 seconds per mile, even with all of our stops.
It was a beautiful course, we had great weather, and it was a wonderful weekend!!!
Kevin Dollard ran the USATF 12K Masters Nats and finished in a time of 52:40.
I had taken a few days off prior to the race, so as not to bother my Achilles that hurt me on an easy run. I’m still OK with the race time. It was the same pace as I had done a few weeks ago in the 10 miler, but it was a more difficult course.
Connie Ward ran the Rut 28K (25k) and finished this race event in the time of 7:27:08.
I had an excellent time and physically felt fantastic and had I been on terrain I could run on when it wasn’t so steep; I am sure I would have been faster. I am so happy I got to experience this race and admire those excellent runners and I’m very proud I finished—esp after realizing how technically difficult it was for me.
Neal Mcmahon ran the Sydney Marathon and completed this race event in the time of 3:16:28.
Sydney Marathon today was tough. A beautiful course but hilly and in strong winds. It wasn’t a PR time but happy with my effort considering the challenges. My left hamstring got fussy in the last 4 KM. Had to baby it a bit to prevent full cramping. That prevented me from putting the hammer down at the end like I had planned. Happy with my race pacing and even splits from start to finish. I finish 47th out of 473 in the Age World Championships, which I’ll take considering the quality of the field. On to Chicago with my son in 4 weeks.
