Run SMART client Monica Diez Silva of Boston, MA set a new PR last week at the BAA 5k. She finished 5th out of 452 in the 35-39 age division. Her official time was 21:13.
Monica is coached by Dr. Jack Daniels.
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Rob DeLong Sets 5th PR
Run SMART client Rob DeLong set his 5th PR since signing up for coaching roughly 11 weeks ago. At the JFK Rotary Club “5k Runway Run” DeLong finished in 23:37, over two minutes faster than his previous best!
“The plan was for Rob to negative split the race in 7:45, 7:40 and then shoot for a 7:35 last mile which was uncharted territory for him,” said his coach Brian Rosetti. “His actual splits were 7:46, 7:36 and then 7:18. His last mile was the fastest he’s ever run by far!”
Tom Klimek Sets 8K PR – Again!
After three years of working with The Run SMART Project Tom Klimek is still making big improvements. This past weekend he finished 25th overall at the Gener8tion 8k in Philadelphia. Tom’s official time was 30:00 (6:02 per mile), 1:15 faster than last year’s performance in the same race, which is also a 52 second PR for the distance and the fastest pace he’s ever averaged in a race! Full Results.
His coach Vince Sherry said afterwards, “It was by far Tom’s best race since joining Run SMART. We dropped the mileage this season and have been focused on speed work.”
Cathrine Wolden Finishes 37th At Boston Marathon
Run SMART client Cathrine Wolden finished 37th female overall at the 2012 Boston Marathon. She managed to run 3:02:29 under extremely difficult conditions with temps reaching the 80′s towards the second half of her race. Complete results.
Big congrats to Cathrine for such a brave race and her coach Alicia Shay for preparing her so well to run under those conditions.
Ed Balow Drops 15 Minutes Off Half Marathon Time
Ed Balow purchased a Jack Daniels Half Marathon Training Plan last December. His goal race is in two weeks at the Run Raleigh Half. Recently, Ed checked in with us after jumping in a local half marathon simply to do his marathon pace workout.
My intention was to run it as a 2 mile easy, 8 miles at marathon pace workout, but to go hard the last 5K of the race. Amazingly, it went according to plan. It was fun to have those first 2 easy miles because I pretty much blew by everyone for the next 5 or 6 miles until I settled into the group of folks at my 7:30 pace. I had lots of energy left after 10 miles and was able to finish strong coming in at 1:39:30 which blows my old half PR out of the water by about 15 minutes!
Regardless of what happens in two weeks I already consider this plan a great success. You got me into starting corral C for the Chicago Marathon and sub 1:40, and I didn’t even have to race very hard to get it!
Congrats on the new PR, Ed! Good luck in Raleigh!
Rob DeLong Sets New 10K PR
Run SMART client Rob DeLong set his second PR in just a week at The Race At Roosevelt Island 10k. His official time was 51:47, almost seven minutes faster than his previous best when he signed up for private coaching two months ago. Full results at NYCRUNS.
Big congrats to Rob and his coach Brian Rosetti.
“Wanted to let you know how well the plan is working!”
More positive feedback. This from Danielle Duhon…
I am following my Jack Daniels Training Plan to the second to train for Grandma’s Marathon June 16 (goal 3:35). I ran Dallas Rock & Roll Half yesterday in warm weather and had a 2 minute PR running 1:38:57 (the plan predicted a 1:39:45 by week 9). Of course I’m ecstatic and wanted to let you know how well the plan is working!
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Another PR While Running Under The Influence
Jason Klaitman just reported to us that he set a new PR at the Tobacco Road Marathon after following his very own Jack Daniels Training Plan.
I had what I feel was a very good race. I wanted to run a 2:59, but it was hotter and more humid that I would have liked and I fought off cramping in the second half of the marathon – something I have never dealt with before. I ended up running a 3:03:15. My previous PR was 3:11:07, so a big improvement and good enough for 3rd in my AG and top-30 OA. I think on a flatter course like Chicago, I could have easily broken three hours, but regardless, I re-qualified for Boston.
I really appreciated your plan: I ran more miles on back to back days then I have ever run but stayed healthier than I ever have during a marathon training cycle.
Congrats, Jason! Next stop, sub-3!!
Rob DeLong Improving Quickly
When Rob DeLong signed up for private coaching six weeks ago his short term goal was to finish his first half marathon in 2:05. As a newbie runner the longest Rob had ever run in one run before getting started with Run SMART was 15k or 9.3 miles. We’re happy to report that Rob smashed his goal time by almost 10 minutes at the NYRR’s NYC Half Marathon last weekend.
His official time was 1:56:59 (8:56 per mile). Full Results. Rob’s Run SMART coach Brian Rosetti noted afterwards, “The game plan was to run conservative early and break the race up into three parts slowly getting faster as the race went on. He really nailed the pacing and now he’s feeling great and ready to focus on getting faster.” Rob’s 10k split was 56:44 (9:07 per mile) so he came home a lot faster over the second half of the race! And we should note that in his last 10k earlier this year he ran 58:05, so even while going out conservatively he still managed to set a new 10k PR during the race!
Hanging With The Elites At Age 14
Meghan Lockett, at age 14, hung with the top runners at the 24th St. Patrick’s Day 8k in Washington, DC, finishing 9th female overall in a race of 6,841 finishers. Lockett was the youngest competitor in the Top 10 by 10 years! She also managed to crack 30 minutes for the first time at this distance, with an official time of 29:57. Her performance was roughly 30 seconds faster than last year and she managed to set two personal bests by dropping an 18:20 split at 5k! After the race, her coach Alicia Shay said, “Meghan crushed it!”
For the full recap and race results in Washington Running Report go here.
