Run The Woodlands 5K #182 Race Report
I finished last today out of 65 finishers, but, hey, that's perfectly OK.
It isn't like I haven't done it before at Run The Woodlands 5K, but if it kept Waverly from finishing last ... isn't that what a Dad is supposed to do? (When we run in the neighborhood is where I don't let her beat me because I want her to try and push at the end - just like I want somebody to push me as well.)
It wasn't necessarily that hot this morning, but it certainly was on the humid side as I ran with Waverly this morning. She completed her first week of getting just a little bit over 9 miles in. (Next week will be a good test for her as I'll be in Fremont, California for work.)
Her race went pretty well even though she got a little sick in mile 3, but she pressed on and finished off strong. Here were her splits:
Mile 1 -- 11:52.11 (about equivalent to her warm-up mile from Tuesday)
Mile 2 -- 12:33.89 (24:26 for a 2-mile pace of 12:13 ... better than her runs Monday and Thursday)
Mile 3 -- 12:50.80 (she walked a little bit here)
Last .1 -- 1:03.92 (good solid 10:30/mile "sprint")
Overall -- 38:20.72
As Vincent Attanucci from The Woodlands pointed out, the miles during the summer time will pay off during the winter and it was two Januarys ago that she broke the 36-minute threshold at the Rockets Run 5K a week before her half marathon effort.
Even though I'm not part of the operation of the event anymore nor do I compile the results and do the traditional race writeup, it is still a good place to go to be around good friends.
Here's today's rundown:
+ The Woodlands' Vincent Attanucci and his middle son, Matt. (Matt just graduated from the University of Texas. Vincent will once again do his annual White Rock-Chevron Houston marathon double this season.)
+ Conroe's Mike Mendeck, who is getting the benefit from a 10-miler every other weekend as well applying Danny Dreyer's philosophies from his book, "Chi Running" dropped back under 26 minutes this morning. (His next The Woodlands Running Club profile in the upcoming August edition of "Deer Tracks"? Gary and Denise Van Kuiken.)
+ Houston's Sabra Harvey, who has been participating in the Wednesday night All-Comers meets at Oak Ridge High School, said she slipped back under the 21-minute mark after tying the U.S. single age mark in early May with a 19:48 effort. Sabra's 58! (On Wedneday night, she ran 5:33 in the 1,500 meters.)
+ Speaking of the Oak Ridge High School All-Comers meets, co-founder of the Oak Ridge Track Club, Jacob Mazone, who arguably is one of the top Masters runners in the area, finished second today with a time of 17:11.
+ Houston's Danny Gilbreath, a long-time regular at Run The Woodlands, adequately commented that $1 is better than a $30 late entry fee for today's Mosquito Chase 5K in Clute.
+ The Woodlands' Tom Pinney, who has only been able to run three or four Run The Woodlands so far this year, is pressing towards the 100-race mark at RTW. He ran the course, as he always does, with one of his salukis, Rjole.
+ One of the most knowledgeable high school track fans in the greater Houston area and the Southwest, Russell Henderson of Houston was out for the first time in awhile. Russell was often seen at many, many meets with a mutual friend, the late J Fred Duckett.
+ Thomas McHale, who was part of the Luke's Locker half marathon training program from last year. His daughter, Liz, ran the 1,500 meters Wednesday night at Oak Ridge in 5:47.
+ The race was supported by Luke's Locker employees Mick Long and Oak Ridge High School trackster Becky Isaac, who will run for Theresa Fuqua this fall at Houston Baptist University. Debbie Tripp broke away from the Woodlands Fit half marathon group to snap a few pictures at the finish.
+ During the race, we saw a number of The Woodlands Team in Training (TNT) runners and coaches including Don Steele, who is also the webmaster for The Woodlands Running Club (TWRC) website, and Jim Fredricks, the publisher of the Conroe Courier.
+ TWRC members Ann Leoni, Carlos Ortegon and Denise Van Kuiken. Denise's husband Gary in a couple of days will be biking the Badwater course and then hiking to the top of Mount Whitney. Hopefully, we'll see a report in the September issue of "Deer Tracks". Dick Esselborn was also out with Accelerade for interested runners. (Cassie would feel at home then.)
At breakfast afterwards at Skeeter's Mesquite Grill, Waverly and I saw The Woodlands Running Club member Scott Brian, 46, who earlier had completed a 16-miler in continuing preparation for the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Pennsylvania in October. Brian is part of the South Montgomery County YMCA's training group. (A good thing ... but you need a scorecard up here to keep up with the different groups!)
And speaking of marathon training, that'll be the subject of tomorrow's running column in the Conroe Courier!
It isn't like I haven't done it before at Run The Woodlands 5K, but if it kept Waverly from finishing last ... isn't that what a Dad is supposed to do? (When we run in the neighborhood is where I don't let her beat me because I want her to try and push at the end - just like I want somebody to push me as well.)
It wasn't necessarily that hot this morning, but it certainly was on the humid side as I ran with Waverly this morning. She completed her first week of getting just a little bit over 9 miles in. (Next week will be a good test for her as I'll be in Fremont, California for work.)
Her race went pretty well even though she got a little sick in mile 3, but she pressed on and finished off strong. Here were her splits:
Mile 1 -- 11:52.11 (about equivalent to her warm-up mile from Tuesday)
Mile 2 -- 12:33.89 (24:26 for a 2-mile pace of 12:13 ... better than her runs Monday and Thursday)
Mile 3 -- 12:50.80 (she walked a little bit here)
Last .1 -- 1:03.92 (good solid 10:30/mile "sprint")
Overall -- 38:20.72
As Vincent Attanucci from The Woodlands pointed out, the miles during the summer time will pay off during the winter and it was two Januarys ago that she broke the 36-minute threshold at the Rockets Run 5K a week before her half marathon effort.
Even though I'm not part of the operation of the event anymore nor do I compile the results and do the traditional race writeup, it is still a good place to go to be around good friends.
Here's today's rundown:
+ The Woodlands' Vincent Attanucci and his middle son, Matt. (Matt just graduated from the University of Texas. Vincent will once again do his annual White Rock-Chevron Houston marathon double this season.)
+ Conroe's Mike Mendeck, who is getting the benefit from a 10-miler every other weekend as well applying Danny Dreyer's philosophies from his book, "Chi Running" dropped back under 26 minutes this morning. (His next The Woodlands Running Club profile in the upcoming August edition of "Deer Tracks"? Gary and Denise Van Kuiken.)
+ Houston's Sabra Harvey, who has been participating in the Wednesday night All-Comers meets at Oak Ridge High School, said she slipped back under the 21-minute mark after tying the U.S. single age mark in early May with a 19:48 effort. Sabra's 58! (On Wedneday night, she ran 5:33 in the 1,500 meters.)
+ Speaking of the Oak Ridge High School All-Comers meets, co-founder of the Oak Ridge Track Club, Jacob Mazone, who arguably is one of the top Masters runners in the area, finished second today with a time of 17:11.
+ Houston's Danny Gilbreath, a long-time regular at Run The Woodlands, adequately commented that $1 is better than a $30 late entry fee for today's Mosquito Chase 5K in Clute.
+ The Woodlands' Tom Pinney, who has only been able to run three or four Run The Woodlands so far this year, is pressing towards the 100-race mark at RTW. He ran the course, as he always does, with one of his salukis, Rjole.
+ One of the most knowledgeable high school track fans in the greater Houston area and the Southwest, Russell Henderson of Houston was out for the first time in awhile. Russell was often seen at many, many meets with a mutual friend, the late J Fred Duckett.
+ Thomas McHale, who was part of the Luke's Locker half marathon training program from last year. His daughter, Liz, ran the 1,500 meters Wednesday night at Oak Ridge in 5:47.
+ The race was supported by Luke's Locker employees Mick Long and Oak Ridge High School trackster Becky Isaac, who will run for Theresa Fuqua this fall at Houston Baptist University. Debbie Tripp broke away from the Woodlands Fit half marathon group to snap a few pictures at the finish.
+ During the race, we saw a number of The Woodlands Team in Training (TNT) runners and coaches including Don Steele, who is also the webmaster for The Woodlands Running Club (TWRC) website, and Jim Fredricks, the publisher of the Conroe Courier.
+ TWRC members Ann Leoni, Carlos Ortegon and Denise Van Kuiken. Denise's husband Gary in a couple of days will be biking the Badwater course and then hiking to the top of Mount Whitney. Hopefully, we'll see a report in the September issue of "Deer Tracks". Dick Esselborn was also out with Accelerade for interested runners. (Cassie would feel at home then.)
At breakfast afterwards at Skeeter's Mesquite Grill, Waverly and I saw The Woodlands Running Club member Scott Brian, 46, who earlier had completed a 16-miler in continuing preparation for the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Pennsylvania in October. Brian is part of the South Montgomery County YMCA's training group. (A good thing ... but you need a scorecard up here to keep up with the different groups!)
And speaking of marathon training, that'll be the subject of tomorrow's running column in the Conroe Courier!
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