Jerry Kargman ran the NYCRuns Prospect PArk 10K and finished this distance in the time of 1:12:56, which was a PR!
Official clocking was 1:12:56, which is an 11:46 pace. Training runs suggested I might be able to manage close to an 11 min. pace, but apparently treadmill times, at least for me, are faster than road times. Also, may have scotched race day performance in training, to whit: 14+ miles on Wednesday, including 3 “fast finish” late miles (11:20, 10:50, 10:05), and then on Thursday, 1:15 of weightlifting, “5” effort. Friday, when I was scheduled for 3 easy, I took the day off.
Race day, by the way, was gorgeous – 40F. Ran a negative split, roughly, 37 for the first 5K and 36 for the second, but the course is offset, not 2 identical loops, so not a pure picture. My Garmin 235 was useless as it gives fluctuating pace read-outs. With technology of no assistance, body wisdom had me pace it just about right, Spent whatever I had on the course, but recovery was quick. Had no spark for a push at the end, but I didn’t slow down, either. Second in my age group. That’s good. However, only 4 over 70 guys showed up. Legs were fine during and after, maybe thanks to all the strength training, as I certainly don’t stretch or roll.
On the bright side, I ran an age-graded 51:06. On the one hand, that’s a little more than a minute per mile slower than what I could do in my 40s. On the other hand, I’m lugging 25 more pounds now, not to mention 30 more years. I guess that means that, Jerry 2.0 is in comparable shape to Jerry 1.0. Since I’ve only been running for 10 months in this iteration, looks like I’ll be able to be better than I was back in the day. Just gotta keep repeating my mantra: It’s the weight, stupid. Now for my next trick . . .
Tom Van Ongeval ran the Virgin Money London Marathon and finished in a time of 02:39:08. This was a PR by 03 minutes 10 seconds!
Great run on a warm sunny breezy day in London. After a relaxing travel to Blackheath the Queen herself started the race. Although I started in the “Fast for age” group, I had no issue to stay upfront in the first 3 km. I started with a 36 minute 10km (a bit fast but ok I did not feel I was overdoing it), followed by a new PR half marathon of 1h16m01s. At half way I felt strong and I had plenty of gaz in the tank. Then, I still don’t understand how but I made a runner in front of me fall by touching his legs. So I stopped briefly to check if he was all right. Luckily he had only a bit of chaving wounds and could also continue his race. I really felt bad for a short while but then I concentrated again on the race. I had closed the gap again to the runners who were with me before the incident. Splits were now rising a bit but with still 10km to go I clocked 1h57min, so keeping open all options for a good time. At km37 however I felt my legs started to cramp. At km39 I had to stop completely when my right leg cramped all over. After a minute stop and some painful stretching I restarted under huge encouragements of the London crowds. It lasted only one km before I had to take another shorter stop for the same reason. I decided to reduce my speed to be able to keep going. Finally I made the turn to the mall and I finished in 02:39:08 a new PR. Along the way I had heard at least 1000 times my name and it was due to the crowds that I could keep going that long at such a speed. Thank you London!!! I realized part of my A goal (sub 2:40); I missed my top 5 age group ranking by less than 50 seconds. Without cramps a podium was possible (3the place 2:37:09). I am still very proud and happy with my achievement though. I ended 133th overall.
Luis Enriquez Ducoing ran the Madrid Rock N Roll Marathon and finished this race in the time of 4:17.
This race was tough and hilly. I really enjoyed the whole race, from start to finish.
Liat Reuveni ran the Orlen Warsaw Marathon with a finishing time of 4:09:10. This was a new personal record by 7:45 minutes!
I enjoyed this marathon so much! 12-19 deg C in a sunny day with forewinds of 20 km/h from km 24 up till the end. Due to the heat and winds I used a bit more conservative race plan and kept my avg pace about 5sec slower than what was planned. I managed to run a slight negative pace by 4 sec/km and this is a PB by 7 min than last year Vienna Marathon. The marathon was well organized, the course is flat, the crowd was amazing, the expo, goodie bag and treats after the finish line were wonderful. We even got massage and full lunch at the end of the marathon. I definitely will go back for this marathon. GU gels every 6 km, salt pill every hour. Thanks Claire for an amazing race plan and great tips. I owe you my success and my high satisfaction and for RC team for proving me once again that your training schedule Rocks!
Kim Ritola ran the Loudoun Half Marathon and finished with a time of 1:44.04. This was a PR by 4 minutes!
My second half-marathon ever and a 4 minute PR. Actually, it is a little more than 4 since the course was long. It was comical to hear everyone’s watches indicate the 1st mile and then a collective shaking of heads when the marker showed up a QUARTER mile later. Super happy about a PR and trying not to be too bothered that I was 13 seconds off the awards. I really didn’t feel comfortable until mile 4 or 5, then found a good running partner to take me through mile 9, I starting picking it up from there and found I had quite a bit left in the tank, even for the last mile (7:27). I felt strong and confident and that is a great feeling to have during a race! I look forward to getting a better grasp on how my training time translate to race day. Thanks coaches and the RC community!! It has been many moons since I PR’d!
Ed Hubbard ran the Mahwah Thunderbird 10k, finishing this distance in the time of 53:17. This was a PR by 28 seconds!
My first 10K was 2 weeks ago and I ran it conservatively, not knowing what to expect. I knew afterwards I was capable of a faster pace. Last week’s course was fairly flat; today’s had a short uphill (120 foot gain) to start, then downhill, then tough uphill for the last mile with a crazy steep pitch for 50 yards. The last stretch completely busted me! This makes my PB all the more rewarding – I know I put a lot into this race, more so than my first 10K.
Nice bonus: I got 3rd in my age group and a medal to prove it. Having said that, it was a small field (100 runners). But having said that, my 5K split for today would have also put me in 3rd place for my age group for the 5K that was run simultaneously, and the 5K had a field of 500+ runners. Overall, tough but fun experience today, and I felt like I made progress!
Ryan Shakely ran the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5k and finished in a time of 22:28.
Had a lot of fun as the atmosphere for this race is great. Felt good but not particularly “fast”, probably because the whole first mile is uphill! Didn’t have much available time to fully train and rest the past two weeks, but did beat my previous time from two years ago on the course by 1:25!
Brian Kampmann ran the 605 Running Company Run to the Falls Half Marathon and finished in 1:30:23, which was a PR by 0:01:37.
This was a tune up race.
Andra Ghent ran the Wintrust Lakefront 10-Miler and finished with a time of 1:19:32, which was a PR!
Fantastic morning! First time I’ve run a 10-mile race. I exceeded my own pace expectations by more than 25 seconds per mile and ran 35 seconds per mile faster than the pace I ran a half-marathon at just last month. I actually set a 10K PR by a considerable margin en route! Huge thanks to all the RC coaches and all the support from other runners!! I’m quite certain I could not have done this without y’all.
It’s a BIG confidence booster going into the marathon next month. I now think I can finish in under 4 hours. This would be a big delta (28 minutes!) for me but it’s only a 9:09 pace which is feasible with good conditions on race day.
Scott Gibson ran the Spring Chance BQ Marathon and finished with a time of 3:35:51.
This is a “Last Chance to BQ” style race, meaning all 179 runners had to time qualify with a certified race within 10 minutes of their age group’s BQ time. The pace groups aimed for times 4 minutes faster than published BQ times. The weather was PERFECT. 41° F at race start, fully cloudy, no wind, no rain. The course was great: relatively flat but with a few long inclines and declines on the 3.25 mile loop. This loop was traversed 8 times, meaning family got to see you pass multiple times, as well as witness the very start and finish lines.
I completed the course in 3:35:51, which was 2 minutes slower than PR and 9 minutes slower than my target BQ pace. I felt strong and was on target until mile 22 roughly, at which time my achilles/lower calf decided to go on strike. I was able to run the remaining 4 miles with considerable strain. The knee which was vexing me 3 weeks prior to race never presented anything, for which I was grateful. Time to sit down with a coach or two and plan some strength and form training remediation, as I see a pattern now:
Napa (3/2016).- Mile 19: right calf spasms
Chicago (10/2016) – Mile 14: full on Charlie horse of right calf
Eugene (5/2017) – Mile 20: slight calf spasms, hit the wall?
Sacramento (12/2017): Mile 21: Right calf problems
Geneva (IL) (4/2018): Mile 22: Achilles/lower calf painSo by my calculations I need only run four more marathons to get to 26 miles without incident. I ended up pacing on my own, even though I started with a pace team, and for the first time I felt pretty confident about that.
