Larkin, Jones to top 100 finishes in Broad Street Run
Fellow blogger Duncan Larkin, 34, of Exton, Pennsylvania finished 45th overall this morning in the annual Broad Street Run i10 Miler in Philadelphia. Larkin, who was the runnerup earlier this year at the Napa Valley Marathon in early March and is training for the Vermont City Marathon, covered the distance in 53:59.
One of the individuals that was an inspiration for me to begin running (after he came down to Houston and finished 20th in the 2001 Houston Marathon) is West Chester, Pennsylvania's Rob Jones. "Jonesy", 37, finished 92nd today in a time of 56:52.
"We got lucky beautiful weather, so most times were fast," Jones said.
His wife, Lysa, 42, covered the 10-mile course in 1:29:44. The duo both ran Boston three weeks ago.
"Lysa and I are both just starting to feel recovered after Boston," he added before commenting on his most recent Boston effort. "Actually, I’ve lost about 10 pounds and have started feeling better on a lot of my runs.
"I had a great Boston Marathon for over 24 miles, and was < 1.5 miles away from something in the low 2:40’s when my hamstring cramped forcing me to stop & walk.
"While I ended up running 2:50, I know sub 2:40 is very realistic based on how I felt until my muscles quit on me."
Next up for Jones is October's Chicago Marathon. Jones' marathon history since 2000, courtesy of marathonguide.com, is as follows:
January 2001 - Houston Marathon, 2:51:21 (17th overall)
October 2002 - Steamtown Marathon, 2:57:27 (33rd overall)
October 2003 - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marathon, 2:50:12 (7th overall)
April 2004 - Boston Marathon, 3:44:16
June 2004 - Grandma's Marathon, 2:50:29 (75th overall)
November 2004 - Philadelphia Marathon, 2:43:36 (45th overall)
April 2006 - Boston Marathon, 2:50:05 (421st overall) - Age 37
Jones, the co-founder of Chester County Running Store in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was clipped by his former partner, Kevin Kelly, who finished 82nd in 56:31 and Kelly's current partner, Scott Purcell, who finished 54th in 54:32.
Six (6) Texans ran the event.
They are as follows: Mari McCain, Katy, F, 31, 1:14:24; Gilbert Morong, Trophy Club, M, 57, 1:15:31; David McNamara, Spring, M, 44, 1:16:56; John Wilson, Dallas, M, 23, 1:18:48; Ed Meyertholen, Austin, M, 51, 1:19:42 and Steven Cronan, Houston, M, 48, 1:34:47.
One of the individuals that was an inspiration for me to begin running (after he came down to Houston and finished 20th in the 2001 Houston Marathon) is West Chester, Pennsylvania's Rob Jones. "Jonesy", 37, finished 92nd today in a time of 56:52.
"We got lucky beautiful weather, so most times were fast," Jones said.
His wife, Lysa, 42, covered the 10-mile course in 1:29:44. The duo both ran Boston three weeks ago.
"Lysa and I are both just starting to feel recovered after Boston," he added before commenting on his most recent Boston effort. "Actually, I’ve lost about 10 pounds and have started feeling better on a lot of my runs.
"I had a great Boston Marathon for over 24 miles, and was < 1.5 miles away from something in the low 2:40’s when my hamstring cramped forcing me to stop & walk.
"While I ended up running 2:50, I know sub 2:40 is very realistic based on how I felt until my muscles quit on me."
Next up for Jones is October's Chicago Marathon. Jones' marathon history since 2000, courtesy of marathonguide.com, is as follows:
January 2001 - Houston Marathon, 2:51:21 (17th overall)
October 2002 - Steamtown Marathon, 2:57:27 (33rd overall)
October 2003 - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marathon, 2:50:12 (7th overall)
April 2004 - Boston Marathon, 3:44:16
June 2004 - Grandma's Marathon, 2:50:29 (75th overall)
November 2004 - Philadelphia Marathon, 2:43:36 (45th overall)
April 2006 - Boston Marathon, 2:50:05 (421st overall) - Age 37
Jones, the co-founder of Chester County Running Store in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was clipped by his former partner, Kevin Kelly, who finished 82nd in 56:31 and Kelly's current partner, Scott Purcell, who finished 54th in 54:32.
Six (6) Texans ran the event.
They are as follows: Mari McCain, Katy, F, 31, 1:14:24; Gilbert Morong, Trophy Club, M, 57, 1:15:31; David McNamara, Spring, M, 44, 1:16:56; John Wilson, Dallas, M, 23, 1:18:48; Ed Meyertholen, Austin, M, 51, 1:19:42 and Steven Cronan, Houston, M, 48, 1:34:47.
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