LEPRECHAUN CHASE RECAP

runguru March 9, 2015

Getting right to it this morning:

And they’re off! Proud of our Nebraska Run Guru Elite ladies, Amber and Jessica and Stacy and Linda, for having No Fear! Our lads Pete & Kyle would be off shortly.

Bridget Easley almost snuck by me in her Lincoln Running Co. race kit, back home where she belongs. Half a step behind is that ageless wonder Michelle Paxton (38 years old and popped a fast 37:14!) representing Oiselle.

Same story for the last 15 years. Christy Nielsen (she turns 40 in May, look out!) fronting our Jessica Pape. I implored Jessica to work up and pass Christy, poor girl, lord knows she has tired of hearing me urge my runners to catch her. Heavy is the burden. She’d hold off Jess this time.

Cory Logsdon finished 4th overall in 32:39 and won the Nebraska 10K Road Championships. Right behind is Women Run Nebraska President Adeline Hohman.

A hell of a fight between Scott Haug and Matt Seiler of Team Nebraska. There were some ugly elbows being thrown at the bottom of this hill. Don, good job on raising a level headed boy, not sure I could have maintained such decorum during the heat of battle.

A highlight of my morning was Logan Watley’s sense of humor. Here we share an inside joke about “tagging off.”

Amber Sargent. Getting ready for next month’s Boston Marathon.

Jessica wouldn’t catch Christy but did hold off a cadre of Women Run Nebraska athletes.

Badwater Badass Pete Kostelnick ran a personal best 34:14 to finish 10th overall.

El Jefe also ran a personal best, 35:28, his by nearly 40 seconds. On an extremely pr unfriendly course. He and I not surprised at all given his success understanding my marathon training program. He will be this year’s men’s litmus test for the program.

Stacy Mangers Shaw. Didn’t run a personal best today, but at 49 years old ran 42:06 to just miss the overall masters title (Amy McCracken, age 41 in 41:56). Most likely the top age graded performance of any male or female of the day.

My dear sweet Linda. Racing on 36 hours notice that the LC had been named our Association 10K Chammps, handily winning the women’s 50-54 age group. Thanks Ben Cohoon for granting her a last minute entry to defend her spot as the top 50+ female around.