Half and full, or maybe just half full.
At least four Creek Road Runners recently poured their all into the spring’s longer, marquis running events—the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon and the Boston Marathon.
On April 3rd, three men from our group ran the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon. At age 37, CRR Barret Michalec led the way with an impressive 1:29:10, finishing 27th overall out of 612 competitors, while 65-yr.-old CRR Doug Repetti (65-69) ran a 1:50:26, and 63-yr.-old CRR Jon Fletcher finished in 2:06:03 (2:04:57 chip).
At this past Monday’s Boston Marathon, CRR Christina Parsons set a personal best at Boston by 5 minutes and 36 seconds, coming down Boylston Street and across the finish line in 3:48:56.
Congratulations to each of you!
This time, CRR Tripp Shenton hopes to actually get to Boston. Last year, though he had a qualifying time, Shenton ended up missing the BAA-imposed cut-off time by just one second! He qualified for Boston by running the Shamrock Marathon last weekend in Virginia Beach in a very commendable 3:36:21, especially given the race conditions (20 mph sustained winds).
It seems that when CRR Diane Kukich wants to compete, she looks for the not-so-run-of-the-mill competitions and always performs well. March 6 was no exception, as she won her age group (60-69) in the 3rd Annual Central YMCA Tri-Scramble indoor triathlon.
CRR April Anderson recently won her age division (70+) in the Hilton Head (S.C.) 5K. Her time was 41:59, edging out her nearest competitor by 40 seconds. Husband and CRR Bruce Hubbard watched and cheered, his own attempt at the Hilton Head Half Marathon having been squelched because, on the way to Hilton Head, he had taken a fall and broken five ribs. He conceded, “Life is tough for us 70-and-overs!”
Having seen the previous post, CRR Tom Apple, one of two Creek Road Runners on the island of Oahu, sent word from Hawai‘i. He says, “We had the polar vortex here too; it was 61 the other morning— BRRR!” Thanks for the “bad” weather update.
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