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AKRON MARATHON RACE REVIEW ……KEN

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Akron Marathon 9-28-2013

Weather wise, a perfect day, 55 degrees at the start- no wind and a clear sky

First 4 miles were a little crowded, but not bad, felt good, and had to keep watching my pace, was feeling good, and had to really hold back.

At 11 mile mark, things really thinned out, when all the ½ marathon people took the turnoff. There is a massive mile plus downhill, and I tried to let it fly, but was hard after 10 miles on my legs, and knowing I had not even hit the ½ way mark. I held a 7:15 pace (my goal pace) all the way to mile 16, but that’s when you hit the sand run parkway, which is a 4 mile section of up and down hills, with a huge straight up hill at the end. Those hills dropped me to a 7:25 pace, but the toll it took on my legs was huge. The 7.27 pace group started to pass me, and I tried everything to hang with them. I did not know it at the time, but was within 30 seconds of 2nd place till mile 22, then lost 4 minutes to him. I think He was in that group

 I was doing well drinking, and took in 2 jells on schedule  feeling ok, but at mile 24 had dropped to a 730 pace,1/2 the 727 group had slowly pulled away, the other ½ dropped behind me . The   last 2 miles are downhill, and there was not dropping my time down like I had anticipated, my legs would just not let me get into a long stride (they kept wanting to do the Ali shuffle- short little strides).

I finished in 3:18, 3rd in my class, 96 overall (out of 1664),a cool finish with a huge crowd in the Aero’s stadium,

Not sure any more marathon are on my 2 do list, I miss the multi-sport racing

Ken

ERIE MARATHON SEPT 15TH

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PAUL L……..

Rough race for me in Erie.  On pace thru first half at sub 1:35 but never got in comfortable pace with heart rate jumping up early.  Started to have issues at 16-20 mi and finished in 3:26, 1 min off BQ cut.  As far as race goes, scenic and flat 2 loop marathon on Presque Isle.  Had about 3,000 runners between full and half.  Abundant fluid stops every mile, but low key, monotonous type race with little to no fanfare making it a bigger challenge.  Often wondered about flat courses but now believe some rolling hills are better for me.  Looking at possibly ending fall with another marathon before letting go of the 18 wks of Daniels marathon training and going into winter mode.  Some cross training with swimming and cycling over the next 1-2 weeks will help me make the decision.

RAY F. …….

4TH AGE GROUP, TIME OF 3:10:29

PORTAGE LAKES TRI SEPT. 19TH

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SPRINT DISTANCE

JASON……..2ND AGE GROUP 127:09

HENRY…3RD AGE GROUP   135:37

 

OLYMPIC DISTANCE

SCOTT…… ….FIRST OUT OF WATER WITH A GREAT SWIM, BUT WRONG TURN ON BIKE COURSE ENDED AS A DNF

MEGAN……2ND OVERALL FEMALE 1ST AGE GROUP TIME 2:39:47

ALEX ……2ND AGE GROUP 2:29:13

MIKE……12TH AGE GROUP 2:58:06

RESULTS FOR AUG. 25TH – SEPT.8TH

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ANGELICA……..FOX 8,   FOXTROT 5K……2ND AGE GROUP TIME 24:33

KEN……..

North Coast Challenge, Westlake Ohio 8-30-2013

5 Mile race, with a lot of competition! Just over 300 runners, but they pay large cash prices for overall winners (including Masters), and cash bounty for anyone who breaks course record (Male/ Female and Masters). A very well organized race and a deep field

Top 3 runners were under 25 minutes (4.40 minute mile average), the top Masters runner came in at 28.05 (5.37 mile), which under the conditions (over 70 degrees and very humid) was solid.

I had a good race, 32.17 for 30th overall, and 2nd in my age group.

ALEX……..70.3 GREATER BUCKEYE HALF

I did the 70.3. sunday and I think I had a great race. I improved my PR by 5 minutes which is awesome. Did it in 5h3min 42secs. I had a great swim just under 35mins, then the hilly bike ride in 2h38mins and the run in 1h45. It was soo hot!! we only started at 8.30am. But hey that is a half ironman. You never know what the weather will be like. Overall a great race. I was 11th overall and 3rd in my age group although the winner was in my AG. Winning time was 4h38 or something in that area.

 

RAY……ALLIANCE CASTLE RUN 10K

Alliance Castle Run 10K – 41:32, 15th overall (227 finishers total), 1st age group.  Monday morning’s high humidity and temperature added difficulty to an already challenging course.  I was really proud to see my wife (Peggy) get 3rd in her age group (55:02), and my daughter (Brigitte) get 1st in her age group (44:21).  It was a good day for the Fryan’s!

 JIM……..RIVERBLUFF TRI NASHVILLE

 I did the Riverbluff tri in Nashville – Unfortunately I blew up on the bike leg (pushed a little too hard on a very hot day) and ended up DNF- I would recommend this tri for anyone looking for a late season race – Very well run and the venue is beautiful – The swim is in the Cumberland river – very light current – almost not noticeable – the bike is a pretty tough rolling course in the hills that run alone the banks – part is in an “old wood” forest – probably great in the fall when the colors change – the run (they tell me) is flat and in the same forest – kinda like a tow-path surface – The have a sprint, oly and half distances – about 700 participants – fully 1/3 of which were doing the half – turns out the half is a trainer for a lot of people doing IM Florida in November

 HENRY……..REV 3      1/2 IRONMAN  CEDAR POINT……….    6TH AGE GROUP TIME 6;25.   swim moved to bay because of  waves in Lake Erie, it was longer  1.35 for 1/2 but no waves!  Long transition for T-1 since we had a .6 mile run back to bike. We battled the winds on the bike course which made for longer bike times. The run was protected in the city from the winds and only had to battle a headwind  for the last mile back to the finish. Overall good race, great venue and with the bay option there will always be a smooth swim!

BRENDA……FULL IRONMAN CEDAR POINT………8TH AGE GROUP TIME 14:53

 

RESULTS FOR AUG. 25TH – SEPT.8TH

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ANGELICA……..FOX 8,   FOXTROT 5K……2ND AGE GROUP TIME 24:33

KEN……..

North Coast Challenge, Westlake Ohio 8-30-2013

5 Mile race, with a lot of competition! Just over 300 runners, but they pay large cash prices for overall winners (including Masters), and cash bounty for anyone who breaks course record (Male/ Female and Masters). A very well organized race and a deep field

Top 3 runners were under 25 minutes (4.40 minute mile average), the top Masters runner came in at 28.05 (5.37 mile), which under the conditions (over 70 degrees and very humid) was solid.

I had a good race, 32.17 for 30th overall, and 2nd in my age group.

ALEX……..70.3 GREATER BUCKEYE HALF

I did the 70.3. sunday and I think I had a great race. I improved my PR by 5 minutes which is awesome. Did it in 5h3min 42secs. I had a great swim just under 35mins, then the hilly bike ride in 2h38mins and the run in 1h45. It was soo hot!! we only started at 8.30am. But hey that is a half ironman. You never know what the weather will be like. Overall a great race. I was 11th overall and 3rd in my age group although the winner was in my AG. Winning time was 4h38 or something in that area.

 

RAY……ALLIANCE CASTLE RUN 10K

Alliance Castle Run 10K – 41:32, 15th overall (227 finishers total), 1st age group.  Monday morning’s high humidity and temperature added difficulty to an already challenging course.  I was really proud to see my wife (Peggy) get 3rd in her age group (55:02), and my daughter (Brigitte) get 1st in her age group (44:21).  It was a good day for the Fryan’s!

 JIM……..RIVERBLUFF TRI NASHVILLE

 I did the Riverbluff tri in Nashville – Unfortunately I blew up on the bike leg (pushed a little too hard on a very hot day) and ended up DNF- I would recommend this tri for anyone looking for a late season race – Very well run and the venue is beautiful – The swim is in the Cumberland river – very light current – almost not noticeable – the bike is a pretty tough rolling course in the hills that run alone the banks – part is in an “old wood” forest – probably great in the fall when the colors change – the run (they tell me) is flat and in the same forest – kinda like a tow-path surface – The have a sprint, oly and half distances – about 700 participants – fully 1/3 of which were doing the half – turns out the half is a trainer for a lot of people doing IM Florida in November

 HENRY……..REV 3      1/2 IRONMAN  CEDAR POINT……….    6TH AGE GROUP TIME 6;25.   swim moved to bay because of  waves in Lake Erie, it was longer  1.35 for 1/2 but no waves!  Long transition for T-1 since we had a .6 mile run back to bike. We battled the winds on the bike course which made for longer bike times. The run was protected in the city from the winds and only had to battle a headwind  for the last mile back to the finish. Overall good race, great venue and with the bay option there will always be a smooth swim!

BRENDA……FULL IRONMAN CEDAR POINT………8TH AGE GROUP TIME 14:53

 

RESULTS FOR AUG. 25TH – SEPT.8TH

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ANGELICA……..FOX 8,   FOXTROT 5K……2ND AGE GROUP TIME 24:33

KEN……..

North Coast Challenge, Westlake Ohio 8-30-2013

5 Mile race, with a lot of competition! Just over 300 runners, but they pay large cash prices for overall winners (including Masters), and cash bounty for anyone who breaks course record (Male/ Female and Masters). A very well organized race and a deep field

Top 3 runners were under 25 minutes (4.40 minute mile average), the top Masters runner came in at 28.05 (5.37 mile), which under the conditions (over 70 degrees and very humid) was solid.

I had a good race, 32.17 for 30th overall, and 2nd in my age group.

ALEX……..70.3 GREATER BUCKEYE HALF

I did the 70.3. sunday and I think I had a great race. I improved my PR by 5 minutes which is awesome. Did it in 5h3min 42secs. I had a great swim just under 35mins, then the hilly bike ride in 2h38mins and the run in 1h45. It was soo hot!! we only started at 8.30am. But hey that is a half ironman. You never know what the weather will be like. Overall a great race. I was 11th overall and 3rd in my age group although the winner was in my AG. Winning time was 4h38 or something in that area.

 

RAY……ALLIANCE CASTLE RUN 10K

Alliance Castle Run 10K – 41:32, 15th overall (227 finishers total), 1st age group.  Monday morning’s high humidity and temperature added difficulty to an already challenging course.  I was really proud to see my wife (Peggy) get 3rd in her age group (55:02), and my daughter (Brigitte) get 1st in her age group (44:21).  It was a good day for the Fryan’s!

 JIM……..RIVERBLUFF TRI NASHVILLE

 I did the Riverbluff tri in Nashville – Unfortunately I blew up on the bike leg (pushed a little too hard on a very hot day) and ended up DNF- I would recommend this tri for anyone looking for a late season race – Very well run and the venue is beautiful – The swim is in the Cumberland river – very light current – almost not noticeable – the bike is a pretty tough rolling course in the hills that run alone the banks – part is in an “old wood” forest – probably great in the fall when the colors change – the run (they tell me) is flat and in the same forest – kinda like a tow-path surface – The have a sprint, oly and half distances – about 700 participants – fully 1/3 of which were doing the half – turns out the half is a trainer for a lot of people doing IM Florida in November

 HENRY……..REV 3      1/2 IRONMAN  CEDAR POINT……….    6TH AGE GROUP TIME 6;25.   swim moved to bay because of  waves in Lake Erie, it was longer  1.35 for 1/2 but no waves!  Long transition for T-1 since we had a .6 mile run back to bike. We battled the winds on the bike course which made for longer bike times. The run was protected in the city from the winds and only had to battle a headwind  for the last mile back to the finish. Overall good race, great venue and with the bay option there will always be a smooth swim!

BRENDA……FULL IRONMAN CEDAR POINT………8TH AGE GROUP TIME 14:53

 

IRONMAN LOUISVILLE

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MARK GORRIS……  TIME 10:31    8TH AGE GROUP OUT OF 300!  130TH OVERALL

CHRIS SCHMAUDER….70TH AGE GROUP 658 OVERALL….( SEE FOLLOWING RACE REVIEW)

Louisville Ironman!
Got into Louisville on Thursday and went for an easy run. Found out that 90 degree heat is pretty oppressive but still felt good. Friday I started with an easy 20 ride and was feeling confident and fast. I got in touch with Mark about meeting up for the pre race swim on Saturday and found out we were staying in the same hotel. Apparently that was the hotel for Clevelanders with many of us staying there. Saturday swim came and forgot my goggles, luckily one of those nice Clevelanders could spare an extra. Mark and I went out for an easy 15 min swim then talked about race strategy.
Race day.
Got to transition early, got stuff set up and left for the swim start. Apparently I showed up late to the start line and fclt like I had to walk a half mile to my place in line. 6:50, pro cannon goes off, 7:00 amateur cannon and the line starts moving. Right around 7:30 in tell Beth and my mom I’ll see them later and jog down to the docks and jump in, thus starting my day. I felt strong in the swim but being in the back of the line hurt since I had to swim over a lot of people. I follow Mark’s and my plan to get out from shore a little to catch more current after the turn. 67 min later I run out of the water and grab my bag. Decent time considering no wetsuit and getting slowed by other swimmers. I put on my bike gear outside of the tent since it was packed. I run through transition, grab the bike and go. While starting the ride I kept thinking about what Mark said, spin on the hills and stay relaxed on the rest of the course. I stick to this plan and stay within myself and still fly by many riders. We start hitting the more major hills and I spin easy like Mark said. Sure enough, loads of energy saved and watched many other rides fall apart after the hill while I went flying down the road. Sticking to my plan of drinking about 2 bottles of fluid per hour I feel great. Little did I know the tri gods had a challenge up their sleeve for me. Mile 75, drop a chain going up a small hill and bend the chain. I begin to panic a bit because I have been feeling great on the bike. I try getting the chain back on and fixed. I begin to ride a bit and drop the chain again. This time the chain and bike fights back. The bike slips and I cut my leg and hand on my crank. Still panicking a bit I get the chain back on and ride. Every pedal stroke the chain slips a bit. Fortunately the tri gods had enough fun with me and a tech guy was only another half mile down the road. Just when I thought it would be a long last 40 miles back I had some relief. Tech support replaced the chain and I was back on the road. What felt like an hour was about 10-15 min. I could tell I was panicking to make up time as I saw my heart rate climb. Fortunately I relaxed about 10 miles down the road and got settled in. Finished the bike in just under 6 hours but knew it would have been better if not for an unfortunate mechanical. Thanks, to Marks race strategy talk and staying calm I get off the bike feeling awesome and very fresh. I toss on my run shoes and get on my way. I didn’t think my legs could feel that good after that ride but I started running awesome. All I can think is how good this run will be. Then the heat caught up with me at mile 3. Shortly after seeing Lisa on course I had to begin walking. The heat started giving me a headache and sickness to my stomach. I thought I could keep running but if did I may get so sick I couldn’t finish so the walk, jog started. I attempted to do everything I could to keep cool with sponges, water, ice, you name it, but with little help. Finally I start to cool off a bit shortly before the turn and I begin running well again. I make the turn running well and see my support crew there cheering me on. I kept running for a bit more before the stomach issues came back so the walk and jog continued. Finally, I see the 25 mile mark and tell myself to try and run this last mile no matter what. Despite a bunch of pain, sickness, and a slight hamstring twitch I make it to the finish area where the crowds were awesome. I can feel the energy and almost go into a full sprint and run over the line knowing I made it through a tough day with a time of 12:15:30.
The days not over.
Tired from the run I grab my finisher swag and sit down. This is when it hits, nausea and shakes, the day has taken its toll. I am taken to the med tent where I was given a bag of fluids which was apparently just what I needed, of course they screwed up the first IV and had to place a second. It jus so happened the nice lady who helped my with goggles on Saturday was on the cot next to me. The day and heat were taking its toll on everyone.
Reflection.
While not happy with my time I still crossed the line. The race is meant to push you to the limits and it did just that. Knowing I have much more, thanks to all the winter bike and run training with Mark, makes me want to get back out there rock the next one.
588 male
658 OV
70 AG
Thanks all,
Chris

RESULTS FOR WEEKS OF AUG 3RD -18TH

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CHRIS S.   HERMES 5K run all inside  LAKE VIEW CEMETERY

“Tough course, lots of rolling roads but definitely unique!”

RAY F.         BUEHLER`S ” Heart and Soul” half marathon   time 1:26:55 1st age group 9th overall

“Beautiful weather challenging course”

 

Craig M.    TALLMADGE  Circle Mile……time 8:51

 

MIKE W.     VERMILION, LINWOOD PARK  Olympic Tri……4th age group time 2:45:59

SCOTT M.     VERMILION, LINWOOD PARK  Olympic Tri……6th age group time 2:22:09

 

COLLEEN P.  MACHINE HEAD, West Branch Tri     Olympic 1st age group..time 2:59:46

ALEX K.           MACHINE HEAD, West Branch Tri     Olympic 2nd overall….time 2:21:45

                              Alex proposes to Colleen at finish line, she says YES!   see photos 2013

HENRY H.        MACHINE HEAD,   West Branch Tri     Sprint   3rd age group time of ….1:26:23

 

JASON H.         OLYMPIC DISTANCE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, Milwaukee …….   187 out of 211  time 2:38:59

Henry H.             OLYMPIC DISTANCE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, Milwaukee …….    53rd out of 76  time 2:43:04

see photos 2013

MARK GORRIS STEELHEAD 70.3

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This past weekend I raced Ironman 70.3 Steelhead up in  Michigan. This was my fourth time doing the race, it is one of my favorites
I spent four days with the family relaxing and enjoying a little pre race vacation as we all love the area, the beaches and town of St Joe’s.
Race morning saw near perfect conditions with a 10-15mph north wind.  Most assumed we would start the race at the northern start point vs the usual start at Tuscornia Park.  However, the course was set up as it usually is with a south to north swim.  In a nut-shell, this lead to some very slow times and some chop on the swim.  As I swam I noticed that every bouy had at least one swimmer from earlier waves clinging to them.  My thoughts were that there were some scared people out there in Lake Michigan.
Having spent many a summer surfing down at Cape Hatteras and Rodanthe, I was very comfortable in the water.  Although my swim time was 37:36, a full 8 minutes slower than my fastest swim at Steelhead, I exited the water 8th in my AG out of 120+.  That never happens at the bigger Ironman brand races.
My goal for the bike was to ride at an IF of 82-85%, and then hang on for the run.  I did not taper for this race, basically it was a train through race as I gear up for IMLouisville in three weeks.  The bike went great save one minor mechanical issue at mile 18 where I hit a large pot hole and my add-on gear holder for the Speed Concept 7 popped open.  I tried to get it back on while still riding then thought about my friend Kevin Park who was involved in a serious bike accident the week prior.  Best to pull off the road and fix the problem.  Because of the jarring effect of the pot hole, all the small items shifted to the bottom and I could not close the lid and my Vitorria Pit Stop was spraying all over the place…rather comical.  I finally got everything in order and was back on the road, with about 1.5 minutes of time to take care of the mishap
After 56 miles of riding aero the entire time [huge shout out to JB from Eddy’s Bike Shop for my re-tooled bike fit] I cruised into T2 in 2:25:40, just over 23mph avg.  I rode at an IF of .843, spot on, and a NP of 219 watts, and exited T2 in 3rd place in my AG.
My goal for the run was to not slow down, knowing it would not be my fastest run due to the lack of taper/heavier than usual work load leading up  to race day.  The course is two loops with 3 big hills you need to climb – OUCH!  I broke the run into 4 three mile segments.  Through the first 3 miles I was at a 7:11 pace, slowed a bit miles 4-6 with a 7:16 pace.  It was also at mile 5 where I was caught by my good friend Brian Stern.  He would go on to run a 1:22:11 split, that is crazy fast.  The next 3 mile segment I dropped the pace to 7:11 and the final 3 mile segment a little lower, to 7:10.  A pretty solid and even effort through 12 miles with 1.1 to go.   It was nice running in my new Kinvara 4’s that Josh from Ritchie’s Sporting Goods was able to order for me, shout out to Josh!   In Muncie three weeks prior I ran in my Saucony Fast Twitch flats, right out of the box.  I love those shoes but I made the mistake of ordering the wrong size, 11 vs 11.5.  My toes paid the price for my mistake so it was nice to have my feet wrapped in some comfie shoes.   It was also nice and comfie to see my wife and children so many times on the course.  My son Luke ran part of mile 1 with me, decked out in Team ER gear, ringing his cowbell.  Gotta love the support I get from the best family ever!
In the final mile I managed to catch one athlete from my AG and crossed the finish line [love the beach front finish] in 4:43:33, with a 1:34:11 run split.  A solid days effort and good for a podium spot #3/120+ in my AG, and some Ironman hardware.  There were almost 1600 athletes/pros and relay teams that toed the line race morning and my finish time put me in the top 100,.
Always one of my favorite races, the kids want to go back in 2014.  Before that, I need to get ready for my A race, Ironman Louisville, in less than 3 weeks!