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| Chrissie lettin' 'em know: I want that award this year! |
Of course, Chrissie's race wasn't the only one going on, as 5 of us traveled down to haunted Charleston, SC, for the 2nd Annual Charleston Marathon and Shrimp & Grits 5k. The marathon went off at 8am, starting downtown and heading north into Terribletown. Conrad Laskowski and I started together, but it was quite evident that he was on good legs. And even though he could have easily walked away with the win there, he kept turning around and looping back to check in on me. So thoughtful, that C-Bag. He probably ran 30 miles on the day, but his official time was 3:00:01 for 10th place. I fell apart less bad than I usually do to run a 3:03:43 and finish 15th.
In the Shrimp and Grits 5k, which started up at the marathon finish line at 8:30, it was a clinic on How-To-Win, led by Ed Aramayo and Alyssa Godesky, featuring special guest, Andy Sovonick. Ed cruised to the win in 15:12, and Alyssa won in 19:05. Andy ran with Alyssa for 2 miles before dropping the hammer to run a 5 minute last mile (17:27, 7th). We assumed, correctly, that the course was short, and we confirmed it to be 3 miles. Even tacking on the extra 0.1, it was a great early season time for Ed, and a new PR, easily, by Alyssa.
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| Post-Crushing Butts, pre-Shrimp and Grits |
As previously discussed, we will be holding the first of two Club Challenge course runs THIS Sunday, January 22nd, at Howard County Community College. Here is the pertinent information:
Sunday, January 22
HCCC, off of Little Patuxent River Parkway
RUNNING BY 9AM
What I mean by this is, on the starting line, ready to run, by 9am. If you need additional miles or warm up, arrive earlier. There is no guarantee that the Phys Ed building will be open, meaning no guarantee we will have bathrooms available, although last year I remember there being some port-o-pots around.
There are many people attending, and likely many different ideas for workouts. In merely offering a suggestion, last year for our first workout we did 3-4x2mi on the course, using the first 2 miles as a warmup, and then starting the workout at mile 2. Doing the suggested workout will either take you to mile 8 or the finish. A 2 mile cooldown puts you at 14. Dustin and Nate are going to be running longer, in the 17-18 range. Some may be running shorter. Whatever your flavor is, have at it. I will be going down as a course marshal, driving along the workout to make sure nobody gets lost. This also means I can carry water bottles and nutrition for those who would like to bring it along.
If you have any questions, just ask. For directions and course information, and also to REGISTER if you have not, I refer you to www.striders.net/races/rrca/2012
