Patrick Douglass ran the Run 4 your life 5k and finished with a time of 21:21, which was a PR by 46 seconds!
Perfect race!!! PR by 46 seconds on this 5k. I’ve been trying to get under a 7 min pace since I started running 10 years ago. Finally 6:54 pace, and I’m almost 50!! I was first in my age group and the team I organized won first place. My whole family was there as well as many friends making this a great race and day. Now to PR my half marathon in 2 weeks.
El Jines ran the Mich ultra 20th John D Kelly Logan House 5k, finishing this distance in the time of 22:17.
Hilly going out. Legs felt tired form thursdays 5k but pulled out a Masters win (3rd female) and beat last year by 10 seconds. GREAT after party! Huge trophy. ??
Jordan Lanfair ran a 8k race and finished with a time of 0:56:59.
It was my first race back since my injuries cut last year short. I felt strong and even though it wasn’t my fastest time at this race, it was a strong start to this marathon training season.
Shatchakarn Chaiear ran the Tohoku Food marathon 2019 (5k) and finished in a time of 38:46.
First overseas running event, in the cold and windy weather. I had 3 layers plus hat/scarf/gloves. Six hills along the way, so the distance on my watch is off from the course by 850 meter. Per my watch my PR is really good 5km at 33 min 11 seconds. The last km was the toughest, because I had to run against the wind. First race that I did the 2km warm up before the race.
Karen Casko ran the NYC Half Marathon with a finishing time of 2:40:59.
This was my first RC race, and the first race that I trained for with any kind of discipline beyond simply increasing my distance to match the race. The course was frontloaded with significant hills, followed by flat(ish) stretches, finishing with intermittent climbs that were short, but significant in places.
My plan was to set my watch for 2:30/:30, but to actually run :60/:30 on the uphills in the first half of the race, which were up two actual hills in Prospect Park and then up the Manhattan Bridge. My training had gone relatively well, and I felt confident enough in my ability to make the goal of 2:45 that I’d set for the race that I got pace bands for 2:40, 2:45, and 2:50.
I ran a conservative effort for the first couple miles, but checking my pace bands, I knew the pace was a bit fast. I’d contemplated keeping my intervals at :60/:30 on the early downhills, but opted against that. At around Mile 8 I started to get mildly concerned because I had the very discrete thought of “I’m tired,”. I decided to table decision making to Mile 10ish, when we’d be getting off the FDR and heading in to Times Square.
At all the inclines on the “flat” part I’d switched to :60/:30, so I decided to keep with that for the rest of the race. I made my way through Times Square, climbing the obnoxious little hill. I was happy that I knew going in to the last little bit that I wasn’t going to clear 2:40 but that I was going to clear 2:45 quite comfortably so finishing was hard, but not stressful.
Two things stand out to me as weak points of the race – my pace in the first 5K (too fast) and how I felt in the last third of the race (tired). Things to do better in the future – the obvious work on pacing and hills, but also, I know I didn’t make as much of the platform as I could have. I mountained the molehill of logging workouts, thereby depriving myself of the vast expertise and experience of people sitting right here, ready to geek out with me. And while there were many firsts along the way, me overthinking things isn’t one of them.
I was certainly happy with my time (4 minutes under the goal I had set and my fastest time – by far – in 9 years), but the highlight of the day was seeing how incredibly supportive my friends were, both on the road ahead of me and on the sidelines cheering for us. Zooming out on the whole experience, I feel good about taking the plunge in the first place, following the plan relatively well, and not throwing the baby out with the bathwater when I strayed. I’m looking forward to continuing!
John Hiestand ran the Los Angeles Marathon and completed this race event in the time of 3:11:03.
Second fastest race for me (1min 11sec slower) on a much harder course. Maintained a smart, even pace throughout race with some slowing on the hills in miles 20-23. Finished 283 overall out of over 24,000 at the start.
Marcela Tossetto ran the Los Angeles Marathon with a finishing time of 4:30:10.
It was my first marathon, an incredible experience! The atmosphere was the best of everything, along the way many people encouraging the runners was very motivating. It was very exciting when the race started, I started with a lot of energy, I found a pace leader who would finish the marathon at 4:15, I started running very close to her and ran with that group until around mile 20. From mile 20 I started walking the water stations. The end of mile 22 was especially difficult after the water station, it was hard for me to run again. I walked from the water station to mile 23 where I was able to run again until the end. Throughout the race take 2 energy gels, after one hour of running and after one hour of having taken the first one. I did not experience stomach sickness, but I felt a little rejection of the idea of taking one more. Reminders for myself: 1- Learn to drink water while I’m running. 2- Train my stomach to take the energy gels that are necessary for the entire race. 3- Do my strengthening exercises.
Anup Sharma ran the VIRA Comox Valley Half Marathon and finished this race in the time of 2:05:12.
Good race, second best on this course for me, well executed with a plan ! No body passed me after half way in this race, I must have passed and counted at least 150 – 200 runners ! A great feeling, negative split by 8 minutes and 49 seconds, it was good pacing, just like I had planned.
Chad Stuart ran the Los Angeles Marathon and finished in a time of 5:31.
Another big city race under the belt.
Diane Knowles ran the Frank Nealon Boston Tune-up 15K and finished in 1:12:08, which was a PR!
This is a long standing, very competitive, race in the Boston area some amazing runners. It is my first 15K and therefore a PR. ? I wanted to get a descent effort in today as a reference point for a half I am doing in May. I was shooting for 1:10 but given this is a hilly course, I am satisfied with the outcome. I ran pretty consistently and even passed some youngins in the last couple miles. Overall, pleased. Thanks RC coaches for your support!
Susan Spencer ran the Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up 15K with a finishing time of 1:15:24.
I broke my foot. Actually, I ran through it thinking, hmm, there’s a discomfort on the outside of my foot that doesn’t seem to be going away. But it didn’t really affect my stride and I finished about where I expected on this very hilly course.
Gena Heminover ran the Carmel marathon and finished with a time of 3:48:50. This was a personal record by 2 minutes!
I had to drop out of my last race at the half so finishing this with a 2 minute PR in the pouring rain, feels really good!
Boh Boon Chiang Boh ran the Key Power Sport Run 2019 10k and finished in 1:13:08. This was a new personal record by 5 minutes!
Able to run a consistent race with average pace of 7:00 despite the hot weather in Malaysia. An overnight shower helped cooled down the temperature .
Philippe Delecheneau ran the 2019 MS Half Marathon and finished this race in the time of 2:01:31. This was a personal record by 0:06:15.
I did this race last year with a good friend of mine. She is a great runner and she paced me all along. Last year, due to bad weather and flooding, the course had to be modified and end up at 20 kms unfortunately. We did that in 1h53 according to Strava. This year, it rained yesterday but no flood, just very muddy in some part. Weather was pretty fresh 14 C, windy.
Slow start in the crowd. First km 6mn , decided to pick up the pace to catch up. Second went faster 5.27 maybe too fast, had to slow down as we went down a tunnel to access the horse race track: lot of mud and puddles, a bit of a bottle neck. Anyway, on the actual track, I relaxed and run fine up to km 11. At the end we had 520m of climb. the main hill is 3 kms from finishing line , which cut your pace big time.
I had a gel at 11 km, end of the first loop . Then pace drop, didn’t know how to get my pace up again. Knew I miss the goal of under 2h. Anyway keep on going, started to overtake a few people who had started walking, the hill killed a lot of runners. Didnt sprint to the finish . Anyway, went to finishing line and remembered from previous experience that Strava doesnt always measure the same distance, so kept on running another 150m before I saw that I went past the 21.1km needed to be register.
Stava told me I had a new PR for HM, 20km and 15km. I am pretty happy with that. Thank you Team for pushing me and making me a better runner.
Nicola Tortora ran the Rimini ten miles and finished this race event in the time of 1:18.
Did this as tune up race approaching London marathon at the end of April. Happy with the outcome, I did average 4:40 min/km but never felt stressed or felt was execcesively fast. Not bad considering I had not trained much for fast paced recently and have been traveling last two weeks for work. Was a lovely sunny day as well with many colorful people in the race.
Fabio Vannucci ran the Flashback Night Run 10k and completed this distance in the time of 0:39:33, which was a PR by 50 seconds!
This was a very hilly race. I haven’t run many 10Ks. So, there was a good chance of PR(ing) and I did. Because of the hilly course, Coach Dylan advised me to compete and let the field push me on the hills. He was spot on! This was one of fun race I’ve ever run.
I ran all the race on the chaser pack (with 5 other runners) behind the 2 leaders. I was trying to focus on staying on the pack and wait until someone makes a move to go with him. The pack broke after mile 3 (~5k). We were now 3 runners chasing the 2 leaders. I did feel that I could push a bit harder, but decided to save energy for the last half mile. I was kind of confident on my strong final sprint. At this point, I was purely focus on bringing home the third place. I waited patiently until one runner make a move about 1 mile to go. I went with him and left him behind in the last half mile or so. It was a pretty awesome feeling that I haven’t felt before. I’ve heard a lot about tactical race but never lived one like I did today.
Nils Ackerholm ran the Varvetmilen Norrköping 10k and finished with a time of 0:43:05, which was a PR by 40 seconds!
My old PR was almost 20 years old, so to beat that time felt great. Compared to my “modern time” races it was an improvement of one and a half minute. Terrible conditions with all kind of weather (snow, rain, sun, but mainly cold and very windy). Super flat track on an old airfield., with nothing to hinder the wind.
David Garner ran the Magnolia Meltdown Half Marathon with a finishing time of 1:34:47. This was a new personal record by 5 minutes!
I think I ran this race according to my plan. Spent most of the race by myself with no one to pace/chase. Wasn’t dead when I finished so probably still left some time on the course, but overall feel better about where I am heading into the summer and my BQ attempt(s).
Catie Markesich ran the Naked Prussian 50 miles and completed this distance in the time of 9:28:37, which was a PR!
This was my first 50 miler, and it went really well overall! 3rd woman, 9th overall finish. 5000ft gain, which is not a lot for a 50 I think, but I still felt it! It was 40F hotter than my training conditions, and that proved to be both nice but also a challenge! The RC team did a GREAT job of prepping me for this race! What a great experience!!
April Palmer ran the Magnolia Meltdown Half Marathon with a finishing time of 2:22:01.
First time to run this race. Real close to my house so I knew the course and where the hills would be located. No negative splits this race.
Tom McCray ran the Philadelphia Love Run Half Marathon and finished this race in the time of 1:36:12.
Stuck to my race plan, kept a steady rhythm for the first 8, worked the one major hill and used the downhill to build up a faster turnover that I tried to hold until the end. Happy with my last 5k but it wasn’t enough. Ugh…Missed my PR by 5 seconds, but that was 3 years ago so I’m going to count this race as my Masters PR?.
Philip Stoop ran the Around The Bay Hamilton 30k and finished in a time of 2:29:43. This was a PR by 18 minutes!
30K Race as tune-up. The plan was roughly 4K easy + 22K marathon pace + 4K easy. At start of the race, temperatures were around freezing, with light wind.
First 4K at easy pace: I was passed by many people but did not bother, it’s usual at start of a race. At 4K I stepped it up to marathon pace, which went well. I had to pass many people though. The first 6 miles of the course were mostly lightly rolling roads and highway, with the wind in our backs. At 7 miles the loop turns northwest into the wind. I managed to keep to the target pace on average, but with more variability than usual.
At 12.5 miles in, the race turns tough as 5 miles of real rolling hills start, with the grand finale “”heartbreak hill”” at km 26. I did not manage to keep up any semblance of target marathon pace in this stretch. Two positive factors: I did keep up with the same runners that had my same marathon pace before the hills, they were quite strong. And at 16.5 mi there was a flat section for a mile, in that stretch I did revert to target marathon pace OK.
So at km 26 the hills were done, then it’s a slight downhill to the finish. This last 4K I was supposed to run easy, which I did. I was tired though, and it had been a tough race. This is not my target race, so good call on the coaches to advise to take it easy and avoid an extensive recovery period.
Some good practical lessons learned. I am very confident I can now keep target pace up for a half marathon. For a full, it will be challenging, but I also realize many factors should be better in the target race. So now I realize I’m not where I need to be yet, and will have to keep up the training unabated. I have made tremendous progress already.
Melissa Romero ran the Reto Volcanico 25k and finished this race event in the time of 2:52:00, which was a PR!
First 25k, it was a trail run. The majority of the race was on sand which was extra difficult. Had a lot of fun! But it was really haaaard!
Stephanie Krishnan ran the Terry Fox Run 10k and completed this distance in the time of 1:25.
Helped a Friend and felt like I had a lot more effort to put in.
Michelle Cox ran the Run the Bluegrass Half Marathon and finished with a time of 2:35:00.
I love this race despite all the hills! It is a very pretty race with horse farms along the way. I felt steady and consistent for most of the race although near the end I could feel myself starting to fatigue which I suppose is normal. I ran this race back in 2015 and my only goal this time was to improve my time by a little and I accomplished that. I used the Run-Walk-Run method 3:1 and did not waiver on the hills. Stayed steady from beginning to end. My recovery went well also. No GI issues which is a first for me. Starting to feel more confident with my nutrition plan.
