THANKSGIVING, AKRON….Henry….15th age group, 36:09 Megan….12th age group, 34:29 Emily…9th age group, 33:11

FALL CLASSIC 1/2 MARATHON….1:47:49, 9th age group, 111th overall 8:14 pace

WESTERN RESERVE RACING DIRTY DIRTY 12K time….1:16:47 7th age group out of 13

SATURDAY OCT. 25TH ANGELA..TIME 31:21, ROXANNE..31:46 (SEE PIC OF GROUP IN COSTUME)

STEVE….. 1/2, 6TH AGE GROUP…74TH OVERALL TIME 1:42:54 ASHLEY, HENRY 1/2 RELAY….TIME 2:03

Columbus 1/2 – October 19:

1:24:11, 93rd overall (out of 10,411). 5th in my age group. Overall, we had optimum race conditions, and with a new course, some challenges I had not experienced in the first couple of miles of previous Columbus Half/Full marathons. I went out a little aggressively given the elevation climb in the first 2.5 miles, and paid for that a bit later, with a relatively slower paces for mile 8, 11, and 12 (7-15 seconds off goal pace). On the plus side, the new course did take us past Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which was an added bonus. It was a lifetime PR age-graded (now I AM starting to sound old!), but not for the “raw time”. Close but no PR!

It was a very small run for the their homecoming weekend festivities. Mostly students, a few alumni and myself (my friend works in financial aid there and invited me to tag along). It was just stop watch timed, but they had someone measure it for distance. I had a good run. Nice to do one so small and not have to weave around people the whole time. New PR for me 28:49 (but again just stop watch timed).

TIME 43:47

STEVE….. 1/2… 9TH AGE GROUP OUT OF 51, 99TH OVERALL TIME OF 1:41:38, 7:45 PACE GRETCHEN…. 10K…4TH AGE GROUP OUT OF 50, TIME 53:01, 8:33 PACE

Ran my first 1/2 at the Mighty Niagara in Niagara Falls NY on Saturday. Wanted to finish in less than 2:30, but the 15-20 mph winds had other plans. First 9 miles weren’t bad, but at mile 9 our direction changed and we headed into the wind. Started cramping up at mile 10.5 and had to keep stopping to walk out the cramps. I ended up finishing in 2:34:40. Happy to have finished it and now the bar is set for the next one.