Ashley Bass and Brian Lankford continue with their racing in the Second Empire Series. This past weekend as one of the longer race distances in the series. Both Ashley and Brian raced in Anna's Angels 10-Miler. Ashley seems to have recovered from his Blue Ridge Relay experience, because he clocked a 59:44 on his way to a 5th place overall finish. If you are trying to do the math, this was a 5:59 pace for 10 miles.
Not to be outdone, Brian ran an equally impressive race with a 1:05:17 time. This was good enough for 15th overall and 1st in his age group. Make no mistake about it, this was a competitive race. The Second Empire Series always brings out a strong group of runners. 268 runners competed, and over 80 of the finished with a sub 8:00 pace.
Frank Lilley was also back on the prowl this weekend when he competed in the Hinson Lake 24 Hour Ultra. The concept of this event is simple to understand, but hard to do. . . Run as far as you can for 24 hours. The heat slowed everyone down, but Frank was able to log 31 miles (a 50k) before packing it in. The winner, Mike Morton just narrowly edged out Frank when he completed 153 miles. To read Frank's Race Report, check out his blog.
A case of the tortoise and the hare?
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