Razvan Pop ran the Gerar 2.3 2025 10k and finished this distance in the time of 45:22.
Somehow in line with expectations (but not with current target of 3:50/km). It was an asphalt night run, with kind of enough rolling curves and a small slope at 1 point (total positive diff level 50m in 3 laps).
Got 2 minutes better than in 2023 on the same race, but at that time weather was more rough, rainy and slippery. 2023 – 4:23/min, 2025 – 4:14/min. Weather was almost perfect, 6C and dry. General target of 3:50 expected to reach this spring aiming at it in April.
Robin Whitley ran the Manhattan 10k and finished with a time of 1:26:22.
The feels like temp was 9F at the start. My average HR was high. My fastest mile in a year (mile 5) since I last ran this course – 12:13 according to Garmin and I was about 1:49 faster than a year ago (it was 30F in 2024). I can still feel my glute and it seems to mess with my right hamstring a bit too. It was nice to have a race where my feet and insoles did not hate each other.
Christina Kach ran the Disneyland Ahsoka 10K and finished this race in the time of 54:04. This was a PR by 40 Seconds!
A very earned not given 10K. I had to work for it. Even running this course twice before, I forgot how not-straight it is. I had +.19 over 6.2 and that was with trying to go straight. I had some serious self doubt in mile 4. I’m not sure what revived me at the mile 4 marker (my gel from mile 2 hitting? The atmosphere?) but I took off again. Really tackled that hill at mile 5.5 and quickly snapping back into determined pace pushing at the top of it. Knowing that I’d hit a PR, I slowed down slightly at the finish line so I could enjoy that feeling of FINALLY (it feels like forever) getting that 10K PR. I ended up with an amazing finish line photo with a HUGE smile.
Christina Kach ran the Disneyland Adventure 13.1 Half Marathon with a finishing time of 2:04:37.
It was my 19th half marathon and my 4th fastest…. Went FULLY off the pace plan when I got off the start line. I decided since only miles 3 and 4 were going to be the fun “in park’ miles, I would go fast to get there. Mile 3 ended up being really fast too because the atmosphere was so alive and electric. Then, just after hitting mile marker 3 – fun stuff! I stopped for 5 photos during mile 4 a total “idle” time of 2 minutes and worth it, I was just grinning ear to ear. Then we exited the parks at mile marker 4. I held steady through to mile 9 – then was bored of all the streets and ready to get to that finish line, so sped up to 9:15 and faster. I fueled well throughout. And felt some of the best at a half marathon finish line than I ever have. Nice.
