Boston Send-off Party & Spring Social
2011-04-13 Wednesday, 6:30-9:00pm
Location: Six Paupers – Hockessin DE
Join us as we wish our fellow PCVRC Boston marathoners a safe and successful marathon. Various appetizers/finger food will be served, compliments of the club. Drinks will be available from the bar.
For those who have not yet received club shirts, they will be available. “Notable Achiever Glasses” can be picked up by those eligible. We’ll also have club singlets for sale for just $10. Bring a guest to join the club!
Non-members are encouraged to donate a few bucks towards food.
Please RSVP to Rachel.
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Sponsors get rewards
If anyone knows of a possible DDC / club sponsor, contact Ray() asap and he’ll provide information to the business. For as little as a $250 donation, the company gets logo on race T-shirt, a prominent link on our website, and mention in every eBulletin for a year!
Tyler Arboretum 10K Results
Pike Creek Valley Running club had seven members participate in the second race of the 2011 MA-USATF Off-Road Series at the Tyler Arboretum 10K on Saturday, April 2. The team placed third in the race and is third overall in the series after two events. It trails the teams of the Rosemont Running Club abd the Greater Philadelphia Track Club. The three teams should have a good competition all the way through the series for the top three spots.
32 FRED SHUFFLEBARGER 62 0:46:35 72.94 348.78
14 THOMAS STEENKAMER 52 0:42:51 72.81
26 EPI CAMACHO 55 0:45:19 70.58
8 MATTHEW CUTRONA 40 0:41:37 68.27
41 LISA JALOT 40 0:48:50 64.18
17 CHRISTOPHERJAMES 36 0:43:12 63.88
337 JOHN SCHULTZ 78 1:30:25 46.22
The next event in the series is the Triple Crown 10K at Carpenter State Park, 10:00 A.M. on April 30.
Age Group Records Broken
The club is very fortunate to have newly recruited club member, former Olympian Vic Zwolak, competing in the Ma_USATF Grand Prix Series. As noted last week, he has already set two age group state records while competing for the club. On Wednesday, he was featured in a column by Kevin Tresolini in the News-Journal: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110406/SPORTS11/104060321/At-72-Zwolak-still-hard-catch?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Phillies 5K
On March 26, Lynn Knothe was the winner of the Phillies 5K in 19:29. As such, she got a tour of some areas of the stadium and had her picture taken with the 2008 World Series Trophy. Greg Cauller was the 1st Male Master in 17:43.
2nd DVRTF One Step at a Time 5K, April 6
17:30 Greg Cauller, Overall winner
17:43 Matt Cutrona, Second overall
19:17, Lynn Knothe, Female Winner
Austin Gee takes 3rd at Martian Marathon
Below Austin Gee recounts his running the space-alien titled Martian Marathon in Dearborn, Michigan and finishing third overall in 2:42. which is an improvement of about seven minutes over his previous best time. He talks about his plan for continuing to imporve.
In checking the results, I noticed the irony of the fact that the race was won by David Mars! Being skeptical, I checked the website Athlinks, to determine if this was an actual person. He is and his improving times should give all beginning runners hope about getting faster through years of training. Living in Ohio, he has typically run the Akron Marathon most years. Seven years ago, at the age of 25, he ran it for the first time in 3:23. Good, but not spectacular. But in subsequent years, he knocked off chunks of time with each finish. This past fall, he won the race in 2:29, a 54 minute improvement from his initial effort!
Austin’s mile by mile account
Pre race:
I followed a new training plan for my 6th marathon that was featured in the Jan issue of Runners World. The Hanson Brothers out of Michigan have trained the likes of Brian Sell on a plan that puts you on tired legs and then has you run at pace on them. I was a bit worried because the longest run is only 16 miles, but after running a 13 miler during training and getting the “hitting the wall feeling” I knew that the plan would work. I picked the Martian Marathon (think little green aliens everywhere) in Dearborn MI as my 6th, because it is flat, and close to my parents home in Ann Arbor, and I had the possibility to win it with a PR.
I was disappointed by an early 5k effort (it was a hilly course) and another ok 10 effort. But when I started doing the “strength” workouts on Tuesday nights (Think two 3 mile repeats, or three 2 mile repeats) things changed. I PRd in a half marathon in NJ winning it! I PRd a week later at the Adrenaline 5k… Things were coming together.
Race morning:
I have not been nervous per se before any other marathon, but I had put a lot of pressure on my self to see if this new plan had paid off, so I had knots in my stomach before the start. I just wanted to start and get out there and get into rhythm. I couldn’t even finish half of my bagel with peanut butter that’s been my pre race staple for 3 years!
Start:
This has happened to me before, but it made me smile and relax when it happened again. People are afraid to be on the start line i think. In my 2nd half marathon, OC NJ, I was one of three guys to toe the line at the start. At this marathon I was the only person to toe the line!? When the gun went off the eventual winner took off and I could really only see him through the first half mile.
Mile 1: 6.16
Race pace was supposed to be a 6.20 (2:46 finish time) so I tried to settle in and relax. The guy that eventually finished 2nd came by me in the first mile and we chatted. It was his first, he was trying to hold 6 min pace. I let him go thinking “I’m sure I’ll see him again!”
Miles 2 & 3: 12:32
There was no mile 2 marker! So at 3 I saw that I was holding the 6.16 pace still… SLOW down!
Mile 4: 6.18
There we go.. much better.
Mile 5: 6.12
Two guys come up and pass me. They are together, so now I’m in 5th and I thought about staying with them… too fast though. pull back.
Mile 6: 6.23
OK, maybe not that far back! but it’s a long race, not a big deal.
Mile 7: 6.18
Like clock work now. perfect!
Mile 8: 6.08!
Trying to pass the 4th place guy who’s fallen behind the other… Don’t! you have 18 more miles to catch him!
Mile 9: 6.18
back to the comfort zone! And I pull even with the guy in 4th. nice.
Mile 10: 6.14
feeling good, good to see my folks, sister, and wife out on the course! Guy’s still with me… that’s ok he’s working hard at this pace.
Mile 11: 6.18
I can run that pace all day… that’s the point of the plan!
Mile 12: 6.17
This is going by really fast! Almost half?! dropping the guy now. when to start pressing to get the guy in 3rd?
Mile 13: 6.29
Up a hill, and a 180 degree turnaround- slows you down… right behind the 3rd guy now though! Half in 1:22!! even if I hold even it’s a 2:44! a 5 min PR! I take a gu at the water stop 🙂 Yum.
Mile 14: 6.14
Hold back… save it. He’s coming back, and maybe the rookie up ahead might too!
Mile 15: 6.22
That marker is off- that was long.. i haven’t slowed pace. relax, don’t panic!
Mile 16: 5.49
Yep, the 15 mile marker was long, cause this was short.. no way i’m dropping that!
Mile 17: 6.08
I’ve picked it up… but I’m feeling good… less than 10 to go. Time to start dialing it down!
Mile 18: 6.00
OK that’s a bit too fast too early… don’t get excited!
Mile 19: 6.09
Saw family again, and passed the 3rd place guy. Told him to “come on! The 2nd place guy up here is a rookie.” He said that he’d look for him around 21. I agreed. We’ll see. I have my own bike escort guy now. Nice!
Mile 20: 6.07
Feeling good under 6.10 per mile?! CRAZY! time to push- only 10k left. Plan said to forget splits, empty the reserves and give it everything you have. Here it goes. Gu to help!
Mile 21: 5.59!
GU helped… downhill too… only 5 to go. just over 30 mins at this pace!
Mile 22: 5.51!
Dang that’s fast! slow up.. focus, don’t crash!
Mile 23: 6.18
Wow… I really can’t believe how easily my body goes into default 6.18 pace- even this late! The plan has really paid off! 5k left! 2:41 something is possible?! I tear up a bit. All that hard work, on my own, in the dark, and snow… Focus Austin! Finish!
Mile 24: 6.01
out of body at this point… feeling my legs spin underneath me and just trying to breathe deep! The lead Half marathon guy passes me… “stick with him” someone offers, good plan… but he’s moving!
Mile 25: 6.07
Feeling it a bit… lot of turns in this section. Guy coming up behind me… focus and push, do not get passed!
Mile 26: 5.59!!
Sub 6 at mile 26! this is crazy!! Make the final turn for a nice down hill quarter mile. Push, beat the guy behind me.
26.2- 2:42.10 (a 1.12 quarter)
I cannot even compute the pace on that?! My dad has to take out the cell phone to do the math. 6.11 average!! A PR by 7 mins (16 seconds a mile)… what?! 3rd overall! (by only 17 seconds- nice job by the guy behind me).
I know what plan I’m following for marathons in the future! Just change the race pace goal from 6.20s to 6 mins.
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