Is the hardest part. Today is day 12 since I’ve run a step. Only 9 more to go. I’m not the only one suffering this time off as Killer Coach has all of us taking a 3 week break to reconstitute our bodies and our fires. Maybe this blast furnace will have passed in the meantime.
Not all of the mates are taking down time though. Jeff Nielsen continues to crank out the most difficult marathon training program you’ll never attempt. He and Dylan Wilson are both manning up to Killer Coach’s marathon training program. As grueling as it was this past winter/spring, I can’t imagine tackling it in the heat of summer. You guys are freaking tough.
Cory Logsdon continues to race like a mad man, he took 2nd (20:15) at this past weekend’s CASA 5.8K, a rare local road defeat for him, Johnny Fuller (19:51), a 19 year old young buck out of Iowa took him down. Overall female was Alysha Davis (23:47) out of Gillette, Wyoming. Amanda Mortensen was the lucky winner of the free trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro, talk about a door prize!
And a few races coming up in the next few weeks:
The venerable Columbus Downtown Run Around is coming up on July 21st. Not many amenities, not certified, but a flat, fast and competitive 5 Miler.
5K in Harvard, NE on July 28, not certified. Prize money like this: $100 for overall male and female, $50 for top masters. $50 course record for overall male and female, they stand at men= 20:18, women 25:56.
Our mate Shannon Stenger is hosting the Huff n Puff Bluff Run on August 11th in Morse Bluff celebrating his hometown’s 125th anniversary. Not certified but offering some prize money and reasonable entry fees, if you’re interested shoot Shannon an email at [email protected]
Finally, how about 16 year old high school sophomore Mary Cain setting a new American Record in the 1500 meters over the weekend! She ran 4:11.01, that is under a 4:30 mile for the metrically challenged. Smoking fast.
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