Run The Woodlands 5K #166 Race Report
Congratulations not only goes out to Gabriel Rodriguez for his win today with a time of 15:56 (and his return to racing after being "pregnant",) but more importantly to his wife, Perla (who really was pregnant,) as she delivered their second daughter two weeks ago!
(I think I'm safe in saying that we'll see Gabriel, store manager at Finish Strong Sports' original store on Memorial Drive, take a shot at Luis Armenteros' course mark of 15:18 sometime in 2007 as he said that today's race was to see "where my fitness is.")
The Houston Striders' Rachel Guenther, who is coached by Bruce Glikin, won for her seventh time at RTW this year with a time of 20:28.
And a winner in another right is my 11-year-old daughter, Waverly, as she did her first 5K since August as she gets ready for the Houston Press/Smart Financial 5K on January 14, 2007. Three months ago when she competed in RTW #159, the competition between the Seven Hills Running Club and the Houston Running Bloggers, she finished in 43:38.
Her recent runs suggested perhaps a 38:44 5K. However, she bettered that target with a time of 38:35 today!
Waverly's Runs To-Date
11/15/06 -- 27:56.02, 2.1 miles (13:18 per mile; 41:19 5K)
11/19/06 -- 26:10.97, 2.1 miles (12:28 per mile; 38:44 5K) - intervals at every 5 minutes
11/21/06 -- 10:54, 1 mile time trial (at Meyer Park)
11/23/06 -- 27:07.68, 2.1 miles (12:54 per mile; 40:01 5K) - 80% extertion
11/25/06 -- 38:35 5K race at RTW #166
I wish my improvement could be as well tracked as hers; however, I ran yet another lackluster race. I felt strong for the first three of the 5 miles on Thursday and I ran the whole way on Friday, but perhaps I just ran out of gas today.
It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. It was 31:25.29.
The splits were as follows - 9:39.44, 10:18.13, 10:27.44 and 1:00.28.
I've got to find out where those 8:50-something first miles followed by the 9:20 second miles are. (Maybe I'll get a bead on them Tuesday night. 2:15 quarters to reach a 9-minute mile.)
I was coming in to make the turn into the Barbara Bush Elementary School parking lot and Bill Dwyer was standing there and said, "Debbie's (Tripp) setting you up for a sprint to the finish." I think I said, "She can have it." And honestly, I did. She had a good kick to the end that even if I had tried - instead of running the equivalent of a 10-minute mile the last .1 - I don't believe that I would have gotten her.
The one thing that I like about Run The Woodlands 5K is that it is a great family event too. Evidence the following:
+ Paul (father), Alex (son) and Kyle (son) Brundage
+ Brian (husband) and Ale (wife) Cretul
+ Gary (husband) and Denise (wife) Van Kuiken
+ Joseph (father) and Jacob (son) Mazone - (4th and 5th overall)
+ Troy (husband) and Daniela (wife) Quast
+ David (father) and Ryan (son) Albright
+ Kati (sister) and Erin (sister) Miller
+ Tim (father) and Eric (son) Vibrock
+ Jon (father) and Waverly (daughter) Walk
+ Jim (husband) and Karen (wife) Braden - Jim ran and Karen manned the TWRC table.
+ Brad (husband) and Susie (wife) Schreiber - Susie was the RD and Brad did the clock.
Some other notes from today's race:
+ Bret Ramsey has been running really well of late, especially after top 15 finishes in the Koala/Luke's Houston Half Marathon and the HMSA Classical 25K. He was second to John Hedengren at the Sugar Land Turkey Trot on Thursday and finished second today in 17:36.
+ Holden Choi ran the race today with 16 other miles sandwiched around it. (Rick Cook ran with him the first two before cooking it on in.)
+ Cook's neighbor, Karen Felicidario, ran her third race in two weeks and finished with a nice and steady 29:41 effort after a 51:10 showing yesterday.
+ Carlos Ortegon, John Soul and Jim Braden all got to run with a marathon winner today. The trio finished within three seconds of each other as they also finished with Ann Leoni, who won the women's division of the Louisiana Trails Marathon last Saturday in Shreveport in 5:15:51. (This time last year, Ann qualified for Boston at Memphis' St. Jude's Marathon.)
(I think I'm safe in saying that we'll see Gabriel, store manager at Finish Strong Sports' original store on Memorial Drive, take a shot at Luis Armenteros' course mark of 15:18 sometime in 2007 as he said that today's race was to see "where my fitness is.")
The Houston Striders' Rachel Guenther, who is coached by Bruce Glikin, won for her seventh time at RTW this year with a time of 20:28.
And a winner in another right is my 11-year-old daughter, Waverly, as she did her first 5K since August as she gets ready for the Houston Press/Smart Financial 5K on January 14, 2007. Three months ago when she competed in RTW #159, the competition between the Seven Hills Running Club and the Houston Running Bloggers, she finished in 43:38.
Her recent runs suggested perhaps a 38:44 5K. However, she bettered that target with a time of 38:35 today!
Waverly's Runs To-Date
11/15/06 -- 27:56.02, 2.1 miles (13:18 per mile; 41:19 5K)
11/19/06 -- 26:10.97, 2.1 miles (12:28 per mile; 38:44 5K) - intervals at every 5 minutes
11/21/06 -- 10:54, 1 mile time trial (at Meyer Park)
11/23/06 -- 27:07.68, 2.1 miles (12:54 per mile; 40:01 5K) - 80% extertion
11/25/06 -- 38:35 5K race at RTW #166
I wish my improvement could be as well tracked as hers; however, I ran yet another lackluster race. I felt strong for the first three of the 5 miles on Thursday and I ran the whole way on Friday, but perhaps I just ran out of gas today.
It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. It was 31:25.29.
The splits were as follows - 9:39.44, 10:18.13, 10:27.44 and 1:00.28.
I've got to find out where those 8:50-something first miles followed by the 9:20 second miles are. (Maybe I'll get a bead on them Tuesday night. 2:15 quarters to reach a 9-minute mile.)
I was coming in to make the turn into the Barbara Bush Elementary School parking lot and Bill Dwyer was standing there and said, "Debbie's (Tripp) setting you up for a sprint to the finish." I think I said, "She can have it." And honestly, I did. She had a good kick to the end that even if I had tried - instead of running the equivalent of a 10-minute mile the last .1 - I don't believe that I would have gotten her.
The one thing that I like about Run The Woodlands 5K is that it is a great family event too. Evidence the following:
+ Paul (father), Alex (son) and Kyle (son) Brundage
+ Brian (husband) and Ale (wife) Cretul
+ Gary (husband) and Denise (wife) Van Kuiken
+ Joseph (father) and Jacob (son) Mazone - (4th and 5th overall)
+ Troy (husband) and Daniela (wife) Quast
+ David (father) and Ryan (son) Albright
+ Kati (sister) and Erin (sister) Miller
+ Tim (father) and Eric (son) Vibrock
+ Jon (father) and Waverly (daughter) Walk
+ Jim (husband) and Karen (wife) Braden - Jim ran and Karen manned the TWRC table.
+ Brad (husband) and Susie (wife) Schreiber - Susie was the RD and Brad did the clock.
Some other notes from today's race:
+ Bret Ramsey has been running really well of late, especially after top 15 finishes in the Koala/Luke's Houston Half Marathon and the HMSA Classical 25K. He was second to John Hedengren at the Sugar Land Turkey Trot on Thursday and finished second today in 17:36.
+ Holden Choi ran the race today with 16 other miles sandwiched around it. (Rick Cook ran with him the first two before cooking it on in.)
+ Cook's neighbor, Karen Felicidario, ran her third race in two weeks and finished with a nice and steady 29:41 effort after a 51:10 showing yesterday.
+ Carlos Ortegon, John Soul and Jim Braden all got to run with a marathon winner today. The trio finished within three seconds of each other as they also finished with Ann Leoni, who won the women's division of the Louisiana Trails Marathon last Saturday in Shreveport in 5:15:51. (This time last year, Ann qualified for Boston at Memphis' St. Jude's Marathon.)
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