First and foremost, what a great event, and what a great showing by the RMEC and the RMEK. Everywhere you looked you would see one of our shirts. If you check out the photos on the Telegram site, it is like looking at our own personal slide show. This is a great sign for our club that we come out to support our local races.
The RMEK made me me proud to be a part of our club. These kids were AMAZING. We all owe Tracy Proctor a tremendous thank you for having the nerve to and the passion to create this program. We also owe that same thanks to Misty and Elaine for coaching the group at the Sports Complex. And none of it would have been possible without the volunteers who came out. If you never made it to one of the training sessions, you really missed out on some extraordinary kids. We will be looking for your help in the fall when we start again
Official Results
Telegram Photos
RMEK Photos
Here are the results:
-------5k -------
1 ASHLEY BASS 18:21
8 EVAN BRONDYKE 19:55
14 ZACH SHEA 21:14
16 TIM SHEA 21:32 6:56
40 TRAVIS HARTNEY 25:11
47 THOMAS THURMAN 25:53
91 MICHAEL FORRESTER 31:29
99 MURRAY SCHMITT 32:00
105 GRIFFIN WINGFIELD 32:25
107 MACKENZIE PROCTOR 32:25
109 ELAINE WEISNER 32:48
171 CYNTHIA LUCAS 50:28
------- 10k -------
6 KEVIN BOUDREAU 47:20
8 GERRY FELTON 49:36
11 ERIC PATE M 51:24
23 RYAN BULLARD 57:48
26 ARTHUR BENNETT 59:41
28 JON SHINGLETON 1:00:37
29 INDY CHESIS 1:00:48
33 WINSLOW ROGERS 1:02:41
35 AMBER POOLE 1:04:16
40 ROSS CHANDLER 1:07:26
45 CAROL DICKENS 1:10:00
48 INGRID BULLARD 1:16:42
------- 15k -------
6 ANTHONY LUCAS 1:12:42
10 SCOTT WINGFIELD 1:14:32
11 BRENT BRONDYKE 1:19:38
12 WILLIAM LUCAS 1:19:49
16 RON FLEMING 1:21:09
18 LEVI MOORE 1:22:40
19 LAURA HAYNES 1:23:33
30 DEBI BRONDYKE 1:37:01
Highlights:
- Laura Haynes won the 15k with an impressive 1:23:33. Way to go Laura!
- Ashley Bass continues his streak of victories wining the 5k in 18:21.
- New member Ross Chandler ran his first 10k (I believe) in very strong 1:07:26.
- Ryan Bullard ran a 57:48 10k while pushing a stroller!
- Scott Wingfield finished 3rd in his age group with a pace under 8:00.
- Hailee Griffin and Mackenzie Proctor placed 2nd and 3rd in their age group among much older children
- William Lucas ran a 1:19:49 15k, after running with the RMEK for the first two miles.
- New member Winslow Rogers left the bike at home and ran a 1:02:41 in the 10k.
- Zach Shea out kicked his dad Tim to finish in 14th place in the 5k
- Ashley, Zach, Mackenzie, Evan, Misty, Elaine, Eric, Kevin, Gerry, Carol, Laura, Anthony, Scott, Brent, William, and Debi all earned awards in their races!
Next Up for the RMEC. . .
- Marine Corps Training kicks of this weekend. Lets try to have 30+ runners show up so we can all meet each other. We will have a 6-mile and a 9-mile route planned. Get your training started on the right foot. . . don't start out behind.
- Ford's Colony 5k and 10k - As a reminder, we are open for registration. We need your help spreading the word. Thanks to Tim Shea and the people at Eagle Press, we have lots of race brochures. Please help us get these spread out around Rocky Mount, Wilson, Tarboro, Roanoke Rapids, Raleigh, Cary, etc. Registration is open and going well. Right now we have four times the number of entries in the 10k over the 5k. Also, don't forget we added a 1.5 mile Fun Run.
This was a nice event. My only complaint (like everyone elses) was the start time.
ReplyDeleteMuch too late for the end of May. A 7:30 or 8:00 start would have been a lot better.
Also, there was zero post-race munchies. A little something would have been nice!
Wow, I had a great time! Hopefully next year there will be some changes....but over all it was a good first effort for the committee.
ReplyDeleteLaura
Great job everyone. Wish I could have been there too. I've heard a lot of great things about the RMEC & RMEK representation at the "Fun Run for Charities" event.
ReplyDeleteThe race was good except for the weird start. I wonder if 3 separate race lengths is too many races for the amount of runners? It was great watching the kids of the RMEK group run at the finish. Ashley
ReplyDeleteLaura and Ashley. Congrats to both of you on two fantasic victories!
ReplyDeleteRegarding the race feedback. . . I can tell you that the race director (Grace) is one step ahead of us. They already have identified lots of opportunities to improve next year's event. On their list is post race food, start/finish line, and also the time of day.
No promises are being made, but they know where they have opportunities. I expect 2010 will be a fantastic event. The sign of a good race, is one that listens to feedback and makes the approriate changes. I think Grace and her team will make certain to provide the best race possible for years to come.