Fourth of July Race Results

I expect I missed some from the RMEC that raced over the 4th of July weekend, but I wanted to share a few results. Ursula and I raced for the 3rd year in the Reedville Firecrack 5k. This is a fun 5k race that primarily takes place on a small point the overlooks the Chesapeake Bay. It actually draws around 400 runners each year.

Being a small race, the results are still not posted (sigh), but I can report that Ursula ran a new PR of 25:00. This knocked a full minute off her previous PR that was set a little over a month ago. A Flat course, cooler temps, and hard training paid off. Michael (yes I just went 3rd person) ran a 19:42 and took first in his age group. This was my first time getting under 20 minutes as an adult which felt good.

Wayne Painter raced in the Great Raleigh Road Race this year. The number of people racing this year was cut in half over last year, but that did not keep the fast runners away. Wayne posted a 25:29 in the four mile race (6:22 pace). In most races in our area this would easily have cracked the top 10, but when 11 runners run the race with a pace between 5:00-5:59 it is hard to chase them down. Despite the stiff competition, Wayne was able to place 3rd in his age group. Nice work Wayne!

If anyone else is out there racing, please let us know so we can share the results online. Also if you have not already done so, please email your race PRs (all distances) to runrmec@yahoo.com