Well, I did not do a good job of looking at the RnR results. There were some other RMEC members who raced as well.Travis Hartney (the son of Jeff) ran a 1:58:58. This an impressive time for just about any runner, but Travis is only 14. His sub 2-hour performance was good enough for 12th place in his age group! Way to go Travis!
Steve Cooper has been having an amazing summer with his marathon training. Every run he seems to get stronger. It should come as no surprise that he set a new PR, and broke the two hour barrier for the first time. His finishing time was 1:56:34, knocking 18 minutes off his previous PR. WOW! (edit: make that 7 minutes off. . . still impressive)
Several others from Rocky Mount, Battleboro, and Nashville also raced who will be in Ford's Colony. If you are a reader but not a member (you know who you are). . . Congrats to you too!
Actually, I just knocked 7 minutes off my previous PR. I ran a 2:03:42 at the Crystal Coast Half Marathon at Morehead/Atlantic Beach in March of this year.
ReplyDeleteFantastic job, Steve!! You've worked hard and it shows!!
ReplyDeleteThis was Travis' first Half Marathon. and his goal was to be under 2 Hours. of course, I am sooooooo proud! He is also planning to run the OBX half.
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ReplyDeleteTell Travis he did an AWESOME job. For this to be his first half marathon and post under 2 hours with the heat and humidity like it was is quite a feat.
Nice job, folks! Great times !
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