The year is winding down, but Striders have been hot during this Fall's marathon racing season. There were many PRs, with the women's open marathon record falling TWICE in just two weeks.
Adam Wytko opened things up in September with a solid 2:53:54 to win the Bagel to Beer Marathon in Columbia.
Linda-Lou O'Connor ran the Wineglass Marathon for 3rd Master in 3:22:51, and toed the line again less than a month later to run the NYC Marathon in 3:33:32.
Noel McCracken also ran the Wineglass Marathon, notching a 3:14:49, good for 17th.
Ed Wilson (3:18:26), Tunde Morakinyo (3:24:44 as a pacer!), Alex Wang (3:12:01, also a pacer) knocked out respectable performances in Baltimore.
Beth Hannon knocked out a solid PR at Marine Corps, running 3:10:44.
A contingent of Striders were also at the Philadelphia Marathon two weeks ago, with Craig Lebro leading the way with a huge PR (2:36:51). Kevin Ford was next in 2:44:32 (also a PR), while Alex Wang slashed about 5 minutes off of her PR by running 2:45:25. Alex's time was good for a women's RTR. Ed Wilson also set a RTR for the Grand Master category, destroying his Baltimore time and running under 3 hours (2:59:32).
The performance of the hour has to be Julia Roman-Duval's Olympic Trials Qualifying marathon performance at the California International Marathon. She ran even splits for a 2:40:36, which makes her the newest racing team record-holder. Great job Julia!
Congratulations to everyone who were able to see their hard training to completion this Fall. Keep up the great work!
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Sunday, December 6, 2015
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
HOORAH! Rocking the streets of the Nation's Capital
Well, the time had finally come....
THE MARINE CORPS MARATHON
With forecasters predicting a real whammy from the approaching Hurricane Sandy, the organizers and runners of this race could have cared less what Mother Nature had in store. It appears as though the weather wasn't terrible other than gusty winds, particularly while crossing the bridges into and out of the District.
We had a strong male trio competing this year: Keith, Conrad, and Kevin. Keith, a former Marine, ran his PR of 2:38 at this race last year. To our surprise, he decided to wear shoes...what an idiot! Conrad recaps running with a fellow Navy teammate until Mile 14 where he fell off and he met up with Keith. These guys ran together until Mile 20 or so before Conrad picked up the pace and claimed a top 25 finish and 3rd Master. Keith was right behind him. Kevin, in his debut marathon, went out at a comfortable pace going thru the half in 1:23. We've all told him all summer that he had a good shot to break 2:50 if he ran smart. Judging by the splits, he tailed off a bit the last few miles but crushed his goal of 3 hours, running 2:53 and setting a high standard for future 26.2 adventures. Official results:
THE MARINE CORPS MARATHON
With forecasters predicting a real whammy from the approaching Hurricane Sandy, the organizers and runners of this race could have cared less what Mother Nature had in store. It appears as though the weather wasn't terrible other than gusty winds, particularly while crossing the bridges into and out of the District.
We had a strong male trio competing this year: Keith, Conrad, and Kevin. Keith, a former Marine, ran his PR of 2:38 at this race last year. To our surprise, he decided to wear shoes...what an idiot! Conrad recaps running with a fellow Navy teammate until Mile 14 where he fell off and he met up with Keith. These guys ran together until Mile 20 or so before Conrad picked up the pace and claimed a top 25 finish and 3rd Master. Keith was right behind him. Kevin, in his debut marathon, went out at a comfortable pace going thru the half in 1:23. We've all told him all summer that he had a good shot to break 2:50 if he ran smart. Judging by the splits, he tailed off a bit the last few miles but crushed his goal of 3 hours, running 2:53 and setting a high standard for future 26.2 adventures. Official results:
Conrad Orloff 2:41:07 24th
Keith Levasseur 2:41:43 26th
Kevin Ford 2:53:13 72nd
Keith Levasseur 2:41:43 26th
Kevin Ford 2:53:13 72nd
In related news, Phil Lang held his 2nd Annual 9k Around The Fairway race at The Timbers at Troy golf course in Elkridge. To everyone's surprise, he decided to participate this year and took home top honors, clocking a 34:25.
We have another big weekend coming up with the NYC Marathon. Adam Wytko and Hall of Famer, Mick Slonaker will be running through the Big Apple. Hopefully the city will be back up and running by then. Also on Sunday, the Run Through the Grapevine 8k will take place on the grounds of Linganore Winecellars. Regardless of the condition of the course, I know the hills will be calling everyone's name!
Thoughts and prayers out to everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy! At least we all have running to fall back on as a secondary means of transportation.
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