1/8-9 Race Reports

Big weekend for TAF Racing:

• Dave Meyer, despite swearing he would never run again after last weekend's ankle twisting on the Jan. 1st trail run, placed 3rd in his age group in the Run for Young. Only 5sec separated 2nd through 4th in his age group... must have been a mad dash to the finish! CONGRATS DAVE. (results)
• Lisa Howell and John Tate battled through 18mph head winds to finish 1st in their age groups at the Ocean Isle Half Marathon. Joey Anderson placed 4th in his age group... WAHOOO! (results)
  
• We also had a big group at the Frosty 50K. Even though Brad S. didn't quite know what day it even was, he still managed a 3:49 to place 8th overall (and would have BQ'd at the 26.2 distance... always key when the race is 31 miles long!). Kirby was next across the line for our team, running a 4:02... glad he put his shirt back on sometime during the second lap. Rita, in her first ultra ever, ran a 4:14, earning her 4th female overall (and she was only off 3rd by like a minute in a half... CRAZY). In my first try at the 10x5K distance (because this was totally what I was thinking), I ran a 4:23 for 5th female overall. Brad B., having run a PR'd in the marathon not even a month ago, added another PR to the books. We all placed in the top 50... it was a great race and definitely frosty! We also saw some of our other friends from NCRC out there... GREAT JOB EVERYONE! (results)