Run to Win

It was a beautiful evening for a run tonight. Now that week 12 is under the bag, there are only 6 races left so if you haven’t run yet then you need to show up next week in order to appear on the leader board.

Chris Harmon made his first appearance since week 3, repeating his first place performance. Heather Pagano ran her fastest time this season, coming across first in the ladies’ race in 18:32. She’ll still need to cut another 16 seconds off of her time in order to retake the course record.

Scott Gorneau (01:44:50) didn’t race this week, but maintains his lead in the overall standings. Chris Reynolds (01:49:31) made his debut on the leader board in 3^rd place.

For myself, I fell back a little as David Mann (01:50:51) improved his time by over half a minute to push me back a spot. I did not improve my time at all as I took a nice leisurely jig jog with my wife. My race was actually at a 20 second per kilometer slower pace than my warmup or cool down.

(Full Results – Leader Board – Photos)

The 3^rd Weekly Back Cove race was this evening, and for the first time this year I picked up the pace a little. And by a little, I mean by about 10 minutes.

I donated my $40 to Portland Trails for a pair of the t-shirts. It is the first t-shirt I’ve had that has had my new logo on the back (which you can also see in the banner to the right.)

The goal for me this week was to run even 4:00/km splits. I went out a little quick though (3:29/km) so I decided to just keep that 3:30/km pace throughout the race. I succeeded at that, at least. Chris Harmon took the lead today, cruising to an easy win in 17:03.

The results are online on the website at: http://backcove.runtowin.com/

I have also included links in the results from week 1 and week 2 to the pictures that were taken by Don Penta at the races.

(Photo Credit: Don Penta)

Logan Price (12^th: 16:56)

The 10^th Annual Kerryman Pub 5k Road Race (and Mary’s Walk) was yesterday in Saco, Maine. Some decent weather and good competition led to some blazing fast times in a March race, with a dozen people running under 17 minutes.

The race also appealed to a younger demographic than is usually the case in this area, with only 2 runners in the top 10 over the age of 30 and 4 runners in the top 20 that were 16 or younger! There were a total of 737 finishers.

Despite the large number of fast times, the course record was safe for the first time in years. Casey Carroll was the overall winner with a time of 15:49, outsprinting Chris Harmon and Jeff Sprague by only 5 seconds.

Jenna Desrochers had a slightly more comfortable lead in the women’s race, coming through in 19:22. She was 13 seconds ahead of 13-year old Emily Durgin.

Photo Credit: Don Penta (Set 1 – Set 2)
Results: Full – Top 10 M&F – Age Group