03/12/2022 Nancy Wardell St. Malachi Church Run Cleveland, Ohio

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3/12/2022

St. Malachi Church Run

5 Mile Run Race

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  44:29

Overall Place:  268th Place / 738

Division Place:  17th Place / 51

Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:

I ran the 43rd St. Malachi Church Run 5 miler today in Cleveland and it was a chilly windy day!   It was 22 degrees with winds that had me running mean lean but I got it done!!  It wasn’t my best run time but definitely a run I’ll remember!

3/5/2022 Ken Frankenbery Dirty Pecan 80 Mile Bike Ride Monticello, Florida

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3/5/2022

Dirty Pecan 80 Mile Bike Ride

Monticello, Florida

Ken Frankenbery

Finish Time:  06:03:00

Ride Recap By Ken Frankenbery:

I’ve done harder rides (Leadville 100-Mohican 100), I’ve done longer rides (Rain Ride 160 miles) but when it comes to great scenery, a challenging course, and awesome people the Dirty Pecan is at the top.  The ride starts at Florida state line and goes north into rural Georgia.  My good friend Glen from Canada joined me, and anytime I would drop my pace he was right there pushing me hard.

The ride begins with a mass start behind a police escort at 8 am.  Temps were cool in the 50’s with cloud cover.  The clouds lifted by 930 am and record temps in upper 80’s were forecast.  Not wanting to freeze for 2 hours or have to carry layers of clothing in my Camel Back later I picked up a heavy flannel shirt for a few dollars at Good Will store.  I used it and cheap work gloves over my biking gloves for first 90 minutes then made a quick stop and “donated” them to first house we passed.

The route is 70% dirt roads weaving thru scenic back country.  What made this year tougher than in the past was hot dry conditions that turned several sections of dirt into a deep sand.  It was like riding on the beech and many people walked through these sections.  The total elevation was over 3000 feet.  No monster climbs but plenty of short punchy hills that were challenging.  Once the sun came out the temps jumped and the heat was brutal.

Even with tougher conditions I finished in 6 hours and 3 minutes which was 32 minutes faster than 2020  so very pleased.  I had a great day!   Put this ride on your must do list!

2/13/2022 Roy Miller Super Valentine’s Day 5K Canton, Ohio

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2/13/2022

Super Valentine’s Day 5K

Canton, Ohio

Roy Miller

Finish Time:  23:58

Overall Place:  23rd Place Overall

Division Place:  1st Place

Race Review By Roy Miller:

I subbed in for a fellow team member Russ Neubert at this race.  I needed a training run and Russ couldn’t make it. The race started inside the Canton Civic Center and finished inside the Canton Civic Center.  It made for a very unique race.  It was cold outside but the road conditions were great.

The race offered different categories for a 2 person team race. Both members’ times were added to determine the overall team time. I had a partner that is not a team member but ran in Veronica’s place.  We ran in the married division.  There were categories for dating, sisters, friends and bromance.  My partner and I won the married division and got a 25 piece chocolate box from Fannie May.  They were the sponsor and every medal had a different type of chocolate attached to it.