Saturday was certainly a scorcher. It was in the mid-70s and humid as hell as the sun rose. Unfortunately, The North Face Endurance Challenge races were kicking off. In the 50k, Tunde participated in his first ultra and ran well given the subpar conditions, finishing in 5:44:44 for 43rd and 5th in his AG. Caroline battled through the heat, telling me that the race was way harder than it should have been. She crossed the line in 5:42:26 for 7th and 2nd in her AG. Tiffany, also running her first ultra, took 3rd in her AG in 6:02:02.
To nobody's surprise, Keith ran the longest race offered...the 50 miler. The course definitely had some good hills thrown in but he ran a solid time of 7:27:31, good for 7th overall and 2nd in his AG.
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| The postrace North Face gang...good day for Striders all around! |
On Sunday, the racing conditions weren't much better, but it was one of the popular local races...the Bel Air Town Run. Chris led the way for the men, running 18:33 for 26th and 2nd in his AG despite dealing with a stomach bug. Weems and John had a friendly battle, with Weems taking it, 19:10 (39th) and 19:13 (40th), respectively for 2nd and 3rd in their AG. Mick rocked his AG, running 19:55. Dorothy had another day as well, winning her AG handily in 21:41.
Finally, though nobody treated it as a race, the Striders put on the 4.09mi Run Benefiting the Be Strong Stay Strong Fund. All proceeds went to support two local runners that were severely injured in at the Boston Marathon, Erika Brannock and her sister, Nicole Gross. Over 300 runners participated with several others donating money, raising $8,000 for the fund. Runners doing what they love for a great cause!!!
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| The start of the 4.09mi run |
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| The Brannock family nearing the finish line |
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