Happy New Year! It is time for our annual New Years Day run in Battleboro, NC. If you are geographically challenged, this is 10 minutes from the Harris Teeter. For this year's run we will start at Gerry's house. We know that many of you will be celebrating the night before, so we pushed the start time back to 8:30 instead of the normal 7:00 am.
This is always a fun morning of running. It is the one day when you can honestly say "I have not missed a day of running this year".
Right now I just have the 8.4 mile loop posted. Because of where we are running, the shorter route will probably be an out-and-back (these are long country roads). Gerry will have some recommendations for those that want to go longer as well.
So start the year off on the right foot, and join us at the RMEC New Year's Day Group Run!
I am overdue on posting some race results. Life has been pretty busy, so this took a back seat. I am always happy to have someone else collect race results if they are interested. Just write a short summary and email it to runrmec@yahoo.com (hint. . . hint).
18 runners (that I could find) ran at the Dash for Cash two weekends ago, and had some very impressive performances. With this many running it would take too long to write details about everyone, so I will stick with a list instead:
10 Mile Results:
6th - 1:01:22 Ashley Bass (6:09 pace) 1st Age Group
10th - 1:04:09 John Batchelor (6:25) 2nd AG
16th - 1:05:51 Derek Hurdle (6:36) 2nd AG
33rd - 1:12:09 Emily Bass (7:13) 5th Overall Female and 1st AG
39th - 1:13:39 Tim Shea (7:22) 2nd AG
63rd - 1:18:53 Levi Moore (7:22)
64th - 1:18:57 Greg Delbridge (7:54)
68th - 1:19:58 Wayne Painter (8:00)
5k Results:
7th - 19:32 Zack Shea (6:18) 1st AG
99th - 25:35 Tom Thurman (8:14) 2nd AG
100th - 25:37 - George Mount
117th - 26:03 Jon Shingleton (8:24)
144th - 27:28 Amber Shingleon (8:51)
162nd - 28:09 Arthur Bennett (9:04)
176th - 28:34 Margaret Bentley (9:12)
197th - 29:07 Eric Ghiloni (9:23)
399th - 38:46 Brandie Ghiloni (12:29)
416th - 40:37 Alane Floyd (13:05)
Team Competition:
In the 10-Mile Ashely (Ageless) Bass took 6th overall. He lead the RMEC relay team (Ashley, John, Emily, and Tim) to a third place finish. The Kenyan team from Chapel Hill put together a team that was untouchable (they won by over half an hour). 2nd place went to the Greenville team which happened to have a team member with a very strong resemblance to Derek Hurdle.
In the 5k team competition, Zack Shea (Tim's son) lead the RMEC to a second place finish. The team consisted of Zack, Tom, George, Jon, and Amber. They beat the third place team by over three minutes. The other RMEC team consisted of Margaret, Eric, Brandie, and Alane. The powerful rookie team posted a combined time of 1:36:27.
It was great to have som many from the RMEC out supporting local racing, and supporting each other. Great job everyone!
Sorry for the late RSVP post! Life has been busy lately. We will plan for a 7:00 am cold run tomorrow morning from the Teeter. To keep things simple I have used the old standby 6.67 mile loop. It is easy to adjust, and supplies two fluid stops every time. Run Details:
Remember, even though it is cold, you still need fluids. You will not sweat out as much as you do in the summer, but it is still important to stay healthy. Bring gloves and a hat to keep your warm!
This is a post I have used several times, but it is a good one. Some of you already know this, but being reminded never hurts:
Wear Layers - You can always take extra clothing off as you warm up. If you however start with just your base layer and a heavy jacket, you have no "middle ground". You are likely too hot or too cold. If you have layers, you can peal them off little by little.
Be Technical - Be sure to keep technical clothing as your bottom layer. It is fine to throw an old cotton t-shirt on as a middle or top layer, or a sweatshirt. Just keep some wicking clothing on as a base layer. This will pull the sweat away from your body.
Head and Hands - Do not forget to keep your head and hands warm. If you don't have one, go buy a cheap stocking hat. An ear warmer is fine too, but with temps in the 20s and 30s you will want to hold in the heat. As for gloves, go cheap. My recommendation is going to the kids department in Target. You can buy a two pack of kids gloves for $1.49. They are super stretchy, and you can put on both pair at once. If your hands get hot, peal off a single pair. These gloves fit my hands in case you are wondering how stretchy they are.
Band aides and Body Glide - Don't forget this! Guys, protect your chest. Cold weather can make you chafe badly. You do not want to finish your run with a bloody shirt. Also when you are not seating, your clothing does not have a layer of moisture to glide against. This can mean chafed thighs, legs, etc.
Get Warm - When you finish your run get warm! Have something in your car to put on. Once you stop running, your body will very quickly get a chill. Don't take a chance at getting sick. You may even need to take of wet clothes and replace with something dry.
Eric has a friend that runs a company called TrailHeads. They are currently running a special that has a 25% discount code. When you order type in KENT25 (in all capital letters) and you will get a 25% discount and free shipping.
Eric has used the products before and says it is good quality stuff. Also, a portion of sales go to National Sports Center for the Disabled, Guiding Eyes for the Blind and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Back in September the RMEC put together a 6-man team for the Blue Ridge Relay. Just in case you do not know, the BRR is a 208 mile relay race through the Blue Ridge Mountains. Three months later I finally got around to making a video of our trip. This squeezes 28 hours of running into a 10 minute video. The video takes a while to load, so I strongly recommend pausing it and letting it buffer for a while before hitting play.
[Mild Warning on the video. . . we missed a turn that added 12 miles to our run, and the emotions show just a wee bit]
So why am I posting this video in December? I am trying to fire people up to want to do a relay! If this video does nothing to get you excited, then a relay is probably not for you. If it got your heart rate up just a little bit. . . give it a try! You do NOT need to be some super skilled experienced marathon to do this.
The RMEC currently has two teams that are running the American Odyssey Relay on April 29-30. This 200 mile race starts in Gettysburg, PA and finishes in Washington, DC. Although the distance is roughly the same as the Blue Ridge Relay, the course is far less challenging in regards to hills.
Team 1 is Ryan, Dave, John, Dennis, Michael, and Derek. Team 2 is Scott, Greg, Steve, Eric, Levi, and Ron. We would LOVE to have at least one more team join us. There are several women who have mentioned putting together a team (Kinnie, Tracy, Liz, Ursula, Emily. . .)
There are several options to pull off another relay team. . .
Option 1: A six person Ultra team (everybody runs 6 times and takes one van)
Option 2: A nine person team (everybody runs 4 times and you could take one big van or two mini vans)
Option 3: A 12 persion team (every body runs 3 times and you take two big vans)
If you do option 3, you could easily put together a team that had 6 guys in one van and six girls in the other. There are lots of options. We just need people to commit. Prices go up on January 1st. We are mailing our application in this month. If we get a third team, we can work out a discount too.
This is more about an accomplishment, and less about speed. Don't wait for others to say they want to do it before you chime in. It will take some people committing to get the ball rolling. . . So, who is in?
I am posting a RUN RSVP for the weekend, but am not sure if we will have a big group run. Please use this post to let others know when, where, and how far you plan to run. Even if you plan for an afternoon run, let us know. You may grab a running partner.
This evening several from the RMEC will be enjoying so Christmas celebration late into the evening. For this reason, I do not expect an early start for. In addition about 15 of you are racing on Sunday afternoon at the Dash for Cash in Greenville, so you may not be planning for a Saturday run. Add those two things together, and a small crowd is expected.
Good luck to Ted and Liz at the Dallas Marathon this weekend, and good luck to all of the Dash for Cash runners (even that traitor Derek).
Happy New Year! It is time for our annual New Years Day run in Battleboro, NC. If you are geographically challenged, this is 10 minutes from the Harris Teeter. For this year's run we will start at Gerry's house. We know that many of you will be celebrating the night before, so we pushed the start time back to 8:30 instead of the normal 7:00 am.
