5/19-20 Race Reports

Lots of racing... and lots of TOTALLY WICKED AWESOME results!!! We'll start with the races that do not include the word marathon in their names:

• Tim G. was 1st OA at the Run for the Pig 5K in Wendall, NC. He ran a 17:46... second place was 21:32... yes, he won by 3min and 46sec. Walt also ran a great race, placing 4th overall (1st AG by over 1.5min)... WOW! (results)
• The fact that he had to pace the 1:50 group at the Tobacco Road Half Marathon didn't stop Dave M. from racing on Sat. He ran well, grabbing 1st Master's at the Equinoxalizer 5K in Durham NC. Bill kept the winning streak alive, placing 1st in his age group... AWESOME! (results)
• Devin Swann won the Old Town Draught House Beerun 5 Mile in Greensboro, running a time of 25:32, which was 1min and 35sec ahead of #2... NICE JOB! (results)

Now on to Sunday's marathons and half marathons:

• Tim Surface added to the overall wins on Sunday, finishing nearly 9min ahead of the second place runner at the Wrightsville Marathon (he ran a 2:42:16)! The half marathon also saw some fast times and great results. Brian Fowler was 6th overall (and I think 1st in his age group), running a 1:17:17. Laura Frey was the 6th female (and I think 1st in her age group), running a 1:29:19. Katie ran a great race, finishing in the top 40 females, and Jacci ran a 4-min PR. AWESOME JOB Y'ALL... great times, especially with a brutal head wind!  (marathon male, marathon female, half marathon male, half marathon female)
• The Tobacco Road marathon and half marathon also turned out well for RRO / FAST Coaching. Starting with the 26.2-mile distance... we spotted two bright orange singlets (not traffic cones) running together up the final 1/2-mile long hill, and it was Kirby and Laura B! Kirby ended up crossing the line in 2:59:13 (3rd AG) and Laura B, in her 1st marathon, was the 3rd female (2:59:33). Keith was next across the line for us, running a PR. Marty G. managed to negative-split the race, and Brad S. and Oyler ran together for the last 5K. Our training partner Steffen also ran a great race. In the half, Brandon C. was 6th overall (2nd AG) in the half marathon, running a 1:13:31. Sean paced the 1:30 group, and finished right under pace. Jennifer C. (1st Master's) and I virtually crossed the line together, both running PR's. Natalie T. (2nd AG and PR), Katie L. (3rd AG), and Rita B. (2nd AG and a PR) were close behind, Dan H. had a much better race than he had anticipated, and Jeff S. and Erica (huge PR) went sub-1:50. Dave expertly paced the 1:50 group, and Sam and Mark B. both ran excellent races. Our friends Lisa and Joey set PR's, and I saw a ton of our other "running pals" out there and running strong... WAHOOO! (marathon, half marathon) 

I know I'm missing people, because I definitely saw more RRO singlets out on the Tobacco Road course, and I'm not sure who all ran Wrightsville. So, let us know how you did, and and and CONGRATS EVERYONE ON AN AWESOME WEEKEND OF RACING!!! Seriously, aside from the overall and age group wins, there were tons of PR's set. And thank you to everyone who came out to support us and cheer. As an aside, you can fit 8 runners and their gear in a Honda Fit and still drive safely... thank you Jennifer!!!