Good luck racers!!!
Brian just called -- several times. They were lousy connections but here's what I got:
Ben True first Mainer. Judson 13th overall and second Mainer.
Then they came through fast and furious and it looked like the following order of Mainers or former Mainers:
Ethan Hemphill, P.J. Gorneault Evan Graves, Jeff Caron, Robbie Gomez, Jeff Sprague, Adam Goode, Andy Beardsley, Kristin Barrie, Sheri Piers, Jefferson Ashby, ...
Officially he got the first 3 results too:
Men: Ed Mugo 27:52 Maregu Zewtie 27:53 Kiplim Kimutai 27:58
Women: Edith Masai 31:55 Liudmila Biktasheba 32:03 Yuri Kamo 32:16
I hope someone will post more results of Eden athletes too!
Congrats all.
Male Mainers: Ben True, 31:01 (but can't take money. Yay!) Judson, 31:48 John Wilson, 31:50 (also can't take money) Ethan, 31:55 Donny Drake, 31:58 PJ, 32:00 (will happily take money as he got a seat belt violation ystdy) Evan, 32:21 Robbie Gomez, 32:27 Matt Dunlap, 32:38 Dan Franek, 32:55, 1st Master Andy Beardsley, 34:00, 3rd Master
Maine Women: Kristin Barrie, 34:37 Sheri Piers, 34:47 Kerry Buterbaugh, 36:46.
Now I've got to go bike Cadillac for a while.
can't wait to hear more results!
Ginger had a great race! 49:30 on her watch which was a 1:15 p.r. Wow!! Now I really have to get out before the phone rings again. :-)
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Nice running Judson, and way to go Ginger! After that recent workout on the track, I did have a feeling your 10k PR was going down soon :-)
I ran an easy 7 up to and around WHP from DBB this morning. It was a nice morning for running slow, with the humidity offset by the cool mist. My hamstring feels back to normal after my taking it easy for the last couple of days.
First off, congratulations to the Beach-to Beacon runners. Come Hell or high water I'll be running it with you guys next year. :)
So for the Cape Jellison 5.5-miler. It was a foggy, overcast day and conditions were just right for a good run. I started right up at the line with RK, Peckenham, and a couple of others. After the start I stuck with the pack for the first quarter mile, getting a feel for my legs and pace. Confident that I was feeling well and that my legs were turning over great, I started my move forward.
After the first half mile, I was in the lead and never looked back.
Mile 2 and 3 were run decently but I was suffering a bit at the 4th mile. RK said he saw this and nearly expected me to crash on the dreaded 5th mile and be overtaken. It never happened. I recovered and fought hard through the constant turns and inclines, barely keeping myself under 7 for the mile. Once I saw the mile 5 mark I knew I was home free. I turned it up a few notches and let the sound of footsteps behind me fade into the mist. I soared like an eagle the rest of the way to the finish, with a time of 35:11 - 6:24 pace.
Mile Splits: 6:09 6:19 6:23 6:30 6:59 2:51 (5:42 pace)
Great job Spotter!
You've made amazing progress the past few months. And congrats to Judson (2nd Mainer!), Ginger (big PR!), and the rest of Team Eden at B2B. Thanks for the updates, Lid.
8.7 miles on the water. Manset shore to the Pool inside of Great Cranberry where I did a loop. The tide was in and the water back in there was actually warm. A bit of exploration on Islesford and then back to Manset. If you get out to Islesford check out this program. Very cool. Islesford Boatworks
50:34
I had a very tough race today, and for some reason I have been going through a very tough time mentally. I started out and was right within target pace, but then in mile two I felt very warm and thirsty. I actually stopped and walked through the water stop, which I never do. I really struggled in mile 5, but had a nice strong finish with that mile being in target range, too. My second best 10K but then again I've only ever done four of them.
I finally broke down and told Judson today that I am in a funk. I had no fun today whatsoever (how can you NOT have fun at B2B??) and I have been dreading my runs. I can see with such clarity the 3 weeks before Sugarloaf....I was right at that perfect pencil point Tom talks about. But I have felt like a broken pencil since then. I am officially on a two week break with instructions to relax and enjoy life. I know I am in physically, probably the best shape of my life. But mentally, I am really struggling.
Congratulations to Judson, Ginger, Tom and Judy....and all the other runners.
Good luck with your rest Suzanne. I have been resting for a month now and the ol' body doesn't want to cooperate. Mentally I am bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to try anything that comes along, physically, my legs hurt at everything I try and have no spring. I tried two weeks of just a little walking, then last week added short runs and what should have been easy rides, same for this week. My 5k times get more pathetic with each race. Went from a 21:49 to a 23:14 to a 24:09 within a month. I feel like a 400 pound person trying to jog for the first time in their life. I need to start training for NY Marathon soon, sure hope this gets better.
I have been wondering how you are! I am sorry to hear you are still struggling. I didn't know you were doing NYC...that awesome! Its on my wish list, especially since I am from NY originally.
We seem to have opposite problems. My legs and my body feel great....its my head thats messing me up. I was so pumped up for races before Sugarloaf, now when I do them I am always thinking "I know this isn't going to go well.." I know how to replace the negative thoughts, and I really try....but I just don't feel mentally tough like I did a few months back. In my case I have started working PT, which isn't a lot, I know....but with 3 older kids and a busy toddler, I find that I have no down time whatsoever. Fitting my runs in started to feel like work, instead of pleasure and stress relief. So I think I need to find some balance there.
This is probably a silly question but have you seen your MD just to make sure there is no other underlying problem (since your legs actually hurt?) I am so sorry to hear your legs are not feeling well....I know how active you are and that you do a multitude of things. This must be really hard for you. Tom said something to me yesterday..."Don't worry, it will come back." I am wishing the same to you. (((hugs))) Please stay in touch and let us know how you are.
For having a race that wasn't up to par with most this summer I came out pretty good. Humidity really hurt me, but I stuck to my plan of going out between the lead pack which went out in 4:12 for the first mile and the Pack of Mainers and elite women. Went through in about 4:45. True and Wilson passed me about mile 2 after I ran a slow 5:14 second mile and I elt aweful. Went with them for a half mile or so but I was hurting and really thought I was going to get caught by he main pack. But no one came as I clicked off splits of 5:06 for mile 3, 5:10 for mile 4, and really died on the 5th mile which is mostly downhill and only ran 5:14, Just about then the Elite women's motorcycles caught me, so I knew I was about to get attacked, but I pressed as best I could and held them off. Into the park and up the steep hill I sneaked a peak behind and there was a good sized pack with a bunch of Mainers chasing. I went like crazy over the last 600 meters and caught Jon Wilson and finished before I could get caught by any of the chase pack. My 6th mile was 5:20, so I was very lucky to run like that and win $1000.
Full story later on the trip down, but it was exciting leavinng at 3am with Brian and blasting my new CD at 5am to wake me up.
Always up for a road trip.
Got up just before 2:00 to stoke some coffee, shoveled Judson into his sleeping bag in the car at 3:00, bumped on the audio just past 5:00, and at 6:00 topped it all off with a few quality minutes of Jeff Ashby.
Beyond my duties as manager and valet, I was just a spectator this year. So, I planted myself at the apex of the curve just before the 6 mile clock. It's a fabulous spot and I was a little surprised how few people took advantage of that area. Seeing the top three runners coming around that turn still duking it out shoulder to shoulder was a sight worth paid admission.
Besides Judson's big payday, there were quite a few other awesome Maine performances. PJ and Robbie Gomez ran really, really well, as did Road Hags Kristin Barry (new Maine course record), Sheri Piers, and Carry Buterbaugh. Within only five or six minutes, I was hoarse from cheering Maine runners.
Great job on the PR, Ginger. Nice also to get a few minutes to catch up with DT whose knee apparently is strengthening back up.
Back home for a nap by mid-afternoon.
Not that Judson's race yesterday needs any excuses -- 13th overall and the top Maine money would make almost anyone else envious. But, as I'm privy to his training, I'd like to point out that I doubt that anyone else in yesterday's elite field worked a double shift at a restaurant until 11PM the night before and then napped for a couple of hours in the back of a car on the way to the starting line.
I did get to wake up to Robin William's "Good Morning Vietnam". I actually felt good in he morning, but when I got home I must say I slept for over 3 hours, woke up, it was dark, Autumn was gone(still at work), and I thought it was February and I was late for the Mid Winter 10-miler. I was all messed up.
True ran well and he's a way better athlete than I am or I could ever be and even if I could have stayed with him it probably would have been useless. He's a sub 4 minute miler, so any kick I could have tried would have been funny. Plain and simple, I tried to run the entire Maine field into the gound, and just had a off day which probably would have had the same results, but instead of outkicking Wilson I wouuld have been outkicked by True. True and Wilson were smart enough to go out just behind me and detach themselves from the big Maine chase pack and in the end we went 1,2,3 Mainers with the rest of them closing down fast, but the strategy worked. Other than Those guys hanging on me for a couple of miles, me hanging onto the guy from Mass. for a 1/2 mile and True hanging onto him for a 1/2 mile we all ran solo most of the race. The rest of the Maine field ran as a nice pack and worked off each other. Usually when a small breakaway happens like that in a race the pack wins, but Ben, Jon and I are obviously in really good shape to be able to do that to Ethan, Donny, Evan and PJ and the rest of Maine. If I'm in shape and I know I'm in shape I will never make the race tactical. I did that at the Turkey trot one year and ended up 7th place. If I would hav run with tha big pack at B2B I can say right now I would have finished behind at least Donny, Ethan and PJ because they all have way better speed than I do. I wasn't going to let that happen and I did something about it by going out faster than they wanted to go.
Of course if any of those guys want a rematch all they have to do is go to any 4 of the 5-milers up this way over the next 4 weeks. I'd love the competition, although in each case I'll say it right now, I'm going for course records, so be ready to go out in 4:40 or faster each time.
Train harder than me, and hope I have a bad day, then maybe you'll win. heehee.
was fun. I feel like I've gotten to a point where I can enjoy racing now. It's a great feeling. I had a 1 min. 17 sec pr. breaking 8 min. miles for the first time. The hills were much easier and I felt in control unlike years before. Maybe it's the new racing flats:)
Suzanne, you have many great races ahead of you. You've come a long way FAST! You've just hit a little mental wall that you WILL bust through. I agree, you ARE in the best shape of your life. I saw how well you were running the other night at the track. I certainly couldn't keep up with you:) Have fun and take one run at a time.
... from Parkman with Vanessa. Congratulations to all our racers & big kudos to those with PR's.
Suzanne, all you can do is your best on any given day and adjust, which you've done. Enjoy!
Glad to hear your hamstring is good again Mark.
thanks for the updates Lid.
Life is good in the woods.
here's my race report. i had a great time shopping at the mall with Ginger the night before, and was thankful that Frank and Jean Woodard (Frank is a Fossil) let me take up their offer to stay at their place in Falmouth with them even when I called up at the last minute.
I had a good race, 9:17 ave. pace and felt more like I was on a strong run than in a race. There was a reason for going 'tempo' though...I arrived at the start with two left shoes and only 1 orthotic insert !!!!
So I can pack into a timble when I go away for a week, but just driving down to Portland, I need the kitchen sink. I left the house in a tizzy, and didn't know what shoes to bring. I grabbed the NB that I don't run in and use for the gym, I brought my new Mizuno's that I thought I might run in, but I hadn't had time to re-lace for my high arch feet, and I brought my latest Loco's which currently had my orthotics in them (or that's what I thought I had).
The night before the race I brought the Locos and the Mizuno's in the house, relaced one of the Mizuno's, then decided to wear the Locos and put the timing chip on the left shoe.
In the morning, Frank (he ran too) drove the Jeep to the start line, parking in the field there. I forgot that the NB were in their Subaru from the night before , so they were left behind. I took out the Locos and put them on the hood of the car...and immediately said to Frank 'Well this is a disaster.' I had two left shoes, both Locos, but definitely two left shoes. And although I had the Mizuno's with me, they had no insoles in them at all as I have been shifting the orthotics back and forth. Well, what to do.
I couldn't use the normal Loco left foot insert in my right Mizuno shoe....but I couldn't run in two left shoes either. Nor did it make sense to run in a left foot Loco with orthotic insole and a right foot Mizuno with no insole.
Only option left: Run with the Mizunos, use the orthotic in the left shoe, and no insole in the right shoe, and be prepared to stop if I started getting blisters or something went wrong with my right foot. And that's what I did, trying not to go out too fast. My thought was that it would be sort of like a strategic move into barefoot running... :)
In the end, the bottom of my right foot was beginning to burn around mile 4, and I have a bit of a rub on the inside of my foot, and my heel is a bit sore this morning, but otherwise, all ok.
9:18 9:29 9:00 9:03 9:18 9:47
You are so funny! I had to chuckle reading your post! Congrats on a great race with two left feet! :)
going to have to rework the script for our pilot sitcom. And to think that I went out and got a haircut and took a shower last Wednesday in anticipation of filming beginning this week.
Did you know that the overall woman runner yesterday, Edith Masai, is 41, yes 41, years old !!!!!
Edith Masai 31:55
other B2B stats...
1st time over 5,000 finishers 14 nations represented 44 states entried out in under 24 hours
The women elite winners included two from Japan, one from Norway?, one from Russia and two from Kenya, I forget the others..
My favorite running tshirt statement: "In my dreams I'm a Kenyon"
My favorite running shorts that I saw: had built in little pockets in the back
My favorite after-treat: little Snickers bars
My favorite race management trick: after going over the timing mat, you must walk up a hill before and then bend over and take off your own timing chip. That hill is a wonderful mandatory after-run stretch
check out the videos at http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=91059&catid=2
all you racers!!
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