Contrary to the cold weather, last weekend kicked off with Conrad beasting it out at the CISM World Military Marathon Championships in the Republic of Suriname, just north of Brazil. He was representing the USA in a loaded field of 120 men. This place is located just 4.7 degrees latitude north of the Equator. From reading his race report, the gun went off at 0530 and it was already 80 degrees and 100% humidity. Several countries brought 2012 Olympic athletes. Conrad managed to negative split a 2:48:26 in the brutal conditions, grabbing 2nd American and 29th overall. Winning time on the men's side was 2:24 and 2:32 on the women's side. Average age in the race was 25, almost half of C-rad....#beast Next year's race is in The Netherlands, so conditions should be much better!
Sunday featured the Columbia Turkey Chase, hosted by Suzy's RIP IT Events. I've seen advertisements claiming this course is fast, but in my experience running those roads, it has its hills. Jorge ran a big PR, coming in 2nd in 37:08 with Chris right behind him in 37:24. In the ladies' race, Kendra and Emily went 1-2, crossing the line in 41:59 and 42:15 respectively. Here are some action shots courtesy of Mick and Jess:
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| Jorge showing off his finishing kick |
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| Chris all alone in 3rd |
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| Kendra bringing home top honors |
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| (A finally healthy) Emily smiling with her 2nd place finish |
There's tons of options for Turkey Day races tomorrow morning and don't forget about the Prediction 10k Run at Jeffers Hill if you don't feel like racing but rather would just want a training run with company.
WISHING EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO MAY ACTUALLY READ THIS THING A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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