Three RMEC runners raced on Sunday at the 11th Annual Inside-Out Sports Classic - Half-Marathon. This race is held in annually in Cary. This year they had a new course, but I believe it used much of the same route as past years. The first mile was on paved roads that lead into Umstead. The next 10 miles were an out-and-back over rolling hills, and the last two were on the green ways. 228 finishers are listed in the results.We were all hoping for a nice drizzle to cool things down. It was hot and humid for the first 75 minutes of the race. We got some rain, but it was a downpour! I love running in the rain, but I could have done without the extra weight to finish the race.
I finished 29th overall and 5th in my age group with a time of 1:40:56. Fresh off his marathon debut, Ron Flemming ran an impressive 1:55:35 finishing in 95th place. Ron missed a PR by only a few minutes, however considering the course difficulty it is pretty certain he is more then capable of setting a new one now.
Frank Lilley decided to make a rare appearance in a half marathon, and did very well. If you have not been to a race with Frank, he likes to "analyze" race numbers to determine if you have a fast our slow number. This is all based on the shape of the number. In Frank's opinion "5" is the slowest number. You can only imagine my laughter when Frank greets me at the race wearing "555". Despite the slow number, Frank pulled out a 2:31:50.
It was a nice course, and was staffed well with volunteers. Being an out and back gave all runners a chance to see the leaders, and they were flying. Most impressive was the female winner Yvonne Ou, who ran a 1:28:13, only finishing behind two men.
NOTE: I plan to do a short write up on the Blooming Festival, but can not find the results. If anyone has this, please email them to me.
Not much for me to add here. I thought it was a fun race...I really like running trails. The hills were long and the course was more challenging than I was thinking it would be. It poured for my last 4 miles. Had a great time though. It was nice to be able to make a quick trip to Raleigh and return home by mid-morning with a half marathon under my belt for the day!
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen the medal yet.
great job everyone even Frank and his 555, at least it wasnt 666!
ReplyDeleteTracy H
Here are the results for the Blooming Festival 5K.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.co.nash.nc.us/Departments/ParksandRecreation/Events/tabid/524/Default.aspx
Sorry link was cut off. I sent an email with the results to Michael.
ReplyDeleteGot 'em. Thanks Jon!
ReplyDeleteThe I-O 10K was ok, but there were no mile markers! I left extensive comments on the active.com site where they had the results posted.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Anthony from Wilson
Anthony - I don't recall any mile markers either. Even though the website specifically says they would have mile markers for both races.
ReplyDeleteI remember coming up to the first waters stop after the 10k turnaround point and hearing a watch beeping and someone saying "I guess we are at 4 miles".