Catching up on some Run SMART race results…
This past weekend in the Shamrock Shuffle 5k in Albuquerque, Jamesina Simpson was the second female to cross the line and even more impressively she was 5th overall in the race. Her time over a very hilly course at 5,000 ft. was 20:30. Full results.
Lisa Mire set a new half-marathon PR in the Alston+Bird LLP Corporate Cup in Charlotte, NC finishing in 1:31:43!
Lisa Mire ran a personal best at Flying Pig for the second year in a row! Lisa’s new marathon PR stands at 3:16. She ran almost dead even 7:25 mile splits through 22 miles. The best part is she finished feeling good and has recovered well. Lisa’s consistently throughout the winter paid off, not only in her performance, but in her recovery as well.
With the warmer weather upon us (a major understatement for some parts of the country), spring racing is in full swing. Here’s an update on the results we’ve had recently….
Lisa Mire – On March 7 Lisa ran a very impressive race at the Corporate Cup Half marathon, in the midst of her training for the Flying Pig marathon (which takes place this Sunday). Lisa’s time was just under 1:36, on what was to be a marathon paced effort. She recovered quickly and resumed for her marathon. Keep an eye out for her result from Flying Pig early next week.
Bill Risch – On April 10th Bill ran a very smart race at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. Bill averaged 7:24 pace, finishing with a time 1:13:51. Not bad considering his original goal was closer to 8 minute pace. Something worth mentioning about Bill’s race is that his finial mile only varied by 3 seconds from his first.
Everett Hill – On April 11th Everett better his 7k PR by 30 seconds. In my opinion Everett’s 7k PR from April of ’08 was his strongest up until this point. To have bettered that race by 30 seconds was impressive, to say the least.
Phil Manning – On April 25th Phil Manning dropped his 10 mile PR from a year ago (from 1:15:30) by almost 2 minutes (to 1:13:31). Phil is currently training for the Cleavland Half marathon, on May 17th.
Alex Gardner – Alex decided very early in the year that it was time to focus on the 5k, rather than the marathon this spring. She set a very respectable goal of lower her PR by over a minute and thirty seconds. Alex has run a handful of 5k races this spring and every one of them has beat her previous PR from a year ago. Her best time to date stands as 22:17 (over 1:20 better that her PR from a year ago). Alex has a couple more chances to achieve her 5k goal before it’s time to shift to marathon training.
Stay tuned for more results over the next few weeks. There are several races to come.
On May 4th Lisa Mire and Melissa Bell lined up for the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, OH. Both women traveled from Charlotte, NC with the intention of setting a personal best at the distance, and so they did.
Lisa ran near even splits throughout the race to set a new PR of 3:17:38. The time bested Lisa’s previous marathon PR by 5 minutes 21 seconds.
Melissa went out at a slightly faster clip, coming through the first half of the race on 3:10 pace. Though she started to feel the fast early pace around mile 16, Melissa stayed tough and finished in a very strong time of 3:19:12. Melissa bettered her previous marathon best by over 20 minutes.
The race was not without its share of drama this year. As it turns out the course had to be rerouted due to an “early morning fire emergency.” The course ended up being .2514 miles long. The times above reflect Lisa and Melissa’s adjusted times. We’ll call the extra quarter mile a cool-down.
Run SMART clients Melissa Bell and Lisa Mire represented well at the YMCA Corporate Cup Half Marathon on Saturday, March 8th. Melissa placed 4th in 1:30:58, while Lisa was fifth in 1:34:59. The last third of the race was run into a very strong head wind, making for a tough finial stretch. Despite the challenging conditions both women managed a strong showing and Lisa even managed to pull off a new PR!
Both Melissa and Lisa are training for the Flying Pig Marathon, which takes place in Cincinnati on Sunday, May 4th.
