Danvers 5k

Finally getting this post up about the Rockport Father’s Day 5K/10K race last week.

It was a good turnout and lots of D5Kers came away with points for the YMCA series — like over 600 points if I am counting correctly.

Awesome.

For future reference, this is a very hilly course and it appears that the 10k course is a little long. Don’t go out too fast like I did.

5K Results

3  David Long    2/19   M3039 17:48  5:44 (3rd M Overall)
14 Anne Willis   3/16   F2029 20:36  6:38 (1st F 20-29)
16 T.R. Ramsdell 4/21   M4049 21:00  6:46 (3rd M 40-49)

10K Results

9  Colleen Ryan    1/7    F3039 43:38  7:02 (2nd F Overall)
12 Aaron Toleos    3/11   M3039 44:16  7:08 (2nd M 30-39)
13 Matt Adams      4/11   M3039 44:23  7:09 (3rd M 30-39)
58 Kevin Counihan 16/19   M4049 56:07  9:02

As always, let me know in the comments if I missed anyone.

Aaron

All in all, considering the past few weeks climatic punishment of precipitation, I would say we had some rather good weather for our little run this week. Not that bad weather would deter runners like you from showing up anyway.  

So as far as show ups go, we had 42  runners show up ready to taunt mother natures wrath and keep the D5K fire burning bright. With  a special guest appearance and late run by our very own “Herbalicious”.

While we are on special guest appearances, I must send out some love to Aaron Toleos. Aaron brought down his son Adam to do the D5K, he is the fastest 7 month year old I have ever seen. Along with being the youngest official D5Ker, he did an exceptional job carrying his dads ass around the course. Good job Adam.

We had 3 first time runners this week, along with 3 personal records, so Kudos and welcome are in order.

Special thanks for there generosity this week got to:

Aaron Toleos

Alison Moore

Beth Picardi

Aaron and Alison each brought in a 12 pack of Sam Adams for your drinking needs. And of course Beth is very pro-hydration, by supplying us with a case of water to keep us all vertical after the run. Thank you guys very much.

see you next week.

Was there something in the Air? Maybe it was the upcoming inclement weather, or our new aerial advertising. Whichever, runners were crawling out of the woodwork tonight. We hosted a total of 60 runners this evening, the most we have had in quite some time. As well we were shy an easy half dozen regulars, so who knows what could have happened if everyone showed up.

Among the 60 runners, 7 of them were first first time D5K’ers, one of which “Henry Winfield” came in first place overall, not bad for his first time. There were 6 Personal Records sprinkled on top for a little extra flavor too.

Special thanks to the runners who came down representing Great Oak School, we hope you enjoyed the run.

We will see y’all next Wednesday.

D5K.

Living proof that Lyme Disease increases foot speed.

It looks like we have five races to cover this weekend so I am going to try and do it all in this one post. Before I get into it, I want to highlight two performances: (1) Ben Goodhue ran three 5ks this weekend PR’ing  on Saturday and placing 2nd 30-39 on Sunday, and (2) James Deluca who placed 3rd overall in his Saturday race (a PR I think) and 1st overall in his Sunday race.

Great job guys!

Friday – Winthrop Seaside Striders 5K Foot Race

Ben Goodhue appears to have been the lone D5Ker at this event, the first of three races for Ben over the weekend.

24   191 BEN GOODHUE   7/29   34 DANVERS   21:10  6:49

Saturday – Squirrel Run 5Miler in Quincy

Looks like it was a close finish. Like the sub-8s.

102   39:20  7:52    9 50-59   72 M   363 Jack McManus
105   39:34  7:55   18 40-49   75 M   103 Mark Jones

Saturday – Market Square Day 10k in Portsmouth, NH

19   10/235  M3039   38:02   38:03   6:08 David Long   35 M
1403 40/67   F5059 1:08:10 1:07:47  10:55 Betty Cooper 54 F

Saturday – Byfield Days 5k

D5Kers Invade Byfield

This is my second week in a row running a race where organizers failed to produce results. Still nothing on coolrunning and not holding my breath.

Here’s what I do know:

3 – James Deluca -  (sub 18 and a pr?)

And the straight flush:

14 – Ben Goodhue (20:15, PR)
15 – Matt Adams (smiles as he passes TR)
16 – TR Ramsdell
17 – Frank Lanzillo
18 – Aaron/Adam Toleos (21:30, stroller)

Ben had both a fast and a smart race – starting last in our group and holding  a steady 6:30 pace to beat us all in the end. Note my sub 7 pace while pushing the stroller – not too shabby, eh?

Sunday – Burlington Rotary & Meals on Wheels 5K

A one/two finish for Wicked members and D5Kers Deluca and Short. Ben Goodhue aka Gouchie placed 2nd in the 30-39s. Dean Malerba placed 1st in the 40-49s.

1   1/10   M0129   17:59  5:48 James Deluca   25 M
2   2/10   M0129   18:45  6:03 Timothy Short  28 M
7   2/10   M3039   21:17  6:51 Ben Gouchie    34 M (Goodhue?)
9   1/12   M4049   21:35  6:57 Dean Melerbo   40 M (Malerba)
31   4/5   M5059   25:52  8:20 Douglas Bollen 50 M

- Aaron

47 runners, 10 personal records, 5 first timers, and yet another new course record. To think, at 6:40 I was sitting by myself flippin popsicle sticks and crackin open a fresh brewsky, what a difference 20 minutes can make.

Junyong Pak must have really been listening when I was giving out some free pointers, because he laid  down a 16:46 crushing the previous course record formerly held by “Junyong Pak” Not too bad.

It was a record night for our regulars. With Se7en of the 10 PR’s set by our faithful D5K’ers.

Diana Davis decided not only that tonight would be a good night to try the D5K for the first time, why not go ahead and be the first female finisher to boot. My knid of thinking.

A warm welcome to the 5 first timers who wore out some rubber on the D5K course on the fast path to glory and immortality.

Nice job done by all this week, I look forward to next Wednesday, who knows what could happen.