It is not often I use one blog post to give updates on a 5k and a Marathon, but as I said below, I am playing catch up. As a reminder to all of the RMEC. I welcome anyone who wants to write a personal race report or would like to write a results update for a race.
Grandma's Marathon: This race is an old stand by for Tracy Proctor. Kind of like Russ running the Indianapolis Mini Marathon, Tracy heads back home to Duluth, MN every year to take on Grandma's Marathon. It is one of the last chances to run a marathon without the raw summer heat. This year Grandma once again proved to be tough (not like the sweet Grandma's we are all used to).
Tracy had a strong start htting the half in 1:55. The second half is a more challenging course which includes the infamous "Lemon Drop Hill". Her overall time was a solid 4:13:02. This was good enough for 630th place out of 2,147 females, and well below the average finishing time of 4:26 for all (men and women) runners. Great job Tracy!
If you want to travel in your marathon running, I strongly recommend Grandma's. It is a great race, and is consistantly rated as one of the best by runners.
Flat Out 5k: Much closer to home is Greenville's Flat Out 5k. This popular race draws nearly 200 runners each year. In 2010, Brian Lankford clocked a 18:42 time. His 6:01 pace was good enough for 3rd overall. The 47 year old Brian was only beaten by a 23 and 24 year old. He also managed to outkick a 16 year old who took 4th. Way to win one for the "seasoned runners" Brian!
Tom "Mr. 5k" Thurman ran an impressive 26:30 in the race as well. This time placed him 54th overall and 4th in the 60-65 age group. Arthur Bennet was close behind with a 28:47. For complete results, visit ECRun. Great job guys!
Be sure to let us know when you are racing. I try to find them, but know I can't see them all.
As you can see by the Flat Out Results page, I am the oldest member of the Wesleyan College 5K team.
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