Heather’s Run 5k – Lawrence KS – 06.17.2006

Running Bib Info:
Heather’s Run 5k
June 17, 2006
Lawrence, KS USA
Official Finishing Time: 31:27
Personal Record (PR)? Yes. First 5K ever.
Full race report is at http://insipid.com/2006/06/heathers-run.html.
submitted by Dave Hull

Carrera Atlética – Mérida Yucatán México – 02.19.2006

This was my first road race. I had only started running in early January. Though I had gone out and run once every couple of weeks before January, I had not started running seriously until then.

I found out about this race about 4 days before it was to run. The announcement said to be there an hour early so that we could register. No one showed up to take registrations until 30 minutes before. I was there with a friend sitting on the curb wondering if there really was a race that day.

The race itself was non-spectacular other than it was a first for me. It was supposed to be an 8 Km race. Later I found out it was only 7.75 Km. Which is typical of races here. They are not too exact on the distance. I have run a 5K that was really 5.5. A 10K that was only 9.2. And worst of all was the 5K that was only 3.3 K.

I came in pretty much last. There was a 70 year old lady and a guy in a wheel chair that were behind me, but for all intents and purposes, I was the last one who was seriously running. And I ran, or shuffled, the whole way.

Running Bib Info:
Carrera Atlética “Athletic Race” (David’s Comment: Good original name)
Supposedly 8K, but really only 7.75 Km
Mérida, Yucatán, México
February 19, 2006

Official Time: 49:42 (PR!!!!)
Did you win an award? A good bit of pride.

Submitted by David ww.mythoughtspot.com

Brickfest 5k – Malvern AR – 06.24.2006

The interesting thing about this race, for me, was the fact that I ran it, got my bottle of water and after-race fruit, and contemplated staying for the awards ceremony, which I never do. There were 121 participants. There was no way I could have won an award, I thought, regardless if there was 121 participants or 121,000. Plus, I needed to go and pick up my husband from the airport. He had been away on business. The ironic thing is that he works in the small town of Malvern. The next day I looked up the race results online. My jaw dropped when I saw my name as the fifth place winner for 30-34 females! It was my first hardware! And isn’t it clever — a brick for Brickfest! I am so very proud of my award!

I forgot to include one fact about the running shoes. That race was their final run. I retired those shoes that day with 415 miles on them. They were my first pair of “real” running shoes, “prescribed” for me by an expert at a running store after I suffered from a nasty, dark toenail. I have bought a new pair exactly the same!
Running Bib Info:
Malvern Brickfest 5K
June 24, 2006
To benefit the town of Malvern, Arkansas during their annual Brickfest. Malvern, Arkansas is the home to Acme Brick

Your Official Time 34:58.65
Did you win an award? yes!!!!! first time!!!!!

Submitted by Susan Stout

Boston Marathon – Boston MA – 04.17.2006

Steve Runner was part of the 110th running of the Boston Marathon in April of 2006. He doesn’t have the normal race report to share because Steve is the host/producer of a running podcast called Phedippidations:

A PodCast for, and by runners: Thoughts, opinions, observations and rambling diatribes composed during distance long runs. Steve Runner is a mild mannered middle-of-the-pack distance runner who shares the output of his oxygen starved cranial stimulation with his audience while training for his next marathon. Phedippidations is a RunCast named after the legendary Greek messenger: Phedippides. A modern day messenger of sorts; Steve runs near his home in Central Massachusetts. Each show is dedicated to an aspect of running, covering topics such as: training, injury, gadgets, nutrition, strategies and Steve’s pathetic attempts at breaking four hours in the marathon.

Steve, in a series of podcasts, goes through his pre-race, race and post-race experiences of the marathon. Episode 40 of the podcast, tours the marathon course and details some of historical highlights of this high profile running event. Episodes 41 and 41b records Steve while running (he runs with a microphone and recorder) the event… everything from pre-race excitement to trying to put the train back on course and just cross the finish line. Post marathon memeories, recovery and analysis are covered in Episodes 42 and 43.

Steve Runner can be contacted via his podcast website www.steverunner.com.