What a day – in both the
kind weather and first-time (and maybe one-and-done) finish setting! I’m still
digesting the experience you all gave yourselves and let me share. More details
to follow in days to come.
A special mention here
to Lindsey. She PRed in a Nevada marathon with 3:08 on Saturday, then flew home
in time to coach her team. We share Leah, who ran a Boston Marathon qualifying
time.
Eugene Marathon races
the numbers…
396.1 official miles raced by this team this weekend.
100% finishers, or all 26 who started – which is our most important
number.
26 to 71 age range of our Eugene team, Ben to Neal.
21 runners went faster in the race than their longest training run,
with Ben the most improved at minus-1:16 per mile and Nobuko the best pacer at
exactly the same average each time.
15-11, women vs. men, and the count would have been 12-11 if Michele,
Carrie and Rhonda hadn’t rallied from late doubts to run.
4th fastest team woman marathoner ever is now Kate at 3:22.
4th fastest team woman marathoner ever is now Kate at 3:22.
3 debuts at their distances: Ben in the half, and Kate and Marcel
in the marathon.
3 couples ran, Laurel-Matt in half, Kate-Marcel in marathon, and Nobuko-Russell with one in each.
2 Boston Marathon 2020 qualifiers, Kate and Leah.
1, Russell, ran his second marathon this year.
1, Trina, had run a marathon the week before. And 1, Amy, Boston was
less than two weeks post-Boston.
1 age-group prize winner, with Neal 3rd in the 70-74 half.
#1 finishers from our team: Sean in the half, two weeks after his
50K (Rachel led women in the half), Kate in the marathon (Marcel led men).
1 ill-timed injury, as Scott sprained an ankle a few days before his
marathon – after doing all the training.
1, John in 5K, missed my welcome at the Saturday finish line, but we
more than made up for it by teaming up there on Sunday as he served as a key
volunteer.
1 coach allowed close
finish-line access; thanks to race director Richard Maher for granting that
special welcome-back spot.
SUNDAY’S EUGENE MARATHON
(with official times and paces)
Marcel – 3:54:56 (8:59
pace) debut
Chris – 6:18:31 (14:27s)
Kate – 3:22:25 (7:30s)
debut & Boston qualifier
Leah – 3:40:43 (8:26s)
Boston qualifier
Russell – 3:57:27
(9:04s) faster than Napa 8 weeks ago
Notable Alum
Norm Phillips – 3:31:10,
Boston qualifier
SUNDAY’S EUGENE HALF-MARATHON
Neal –2:24:25 (11:03s) 3rd
in age-group
Bill – 2:07:59 (9:47s)
Jan – 2:25:05 (11:05s)
Michele – 2:59:54
(13:44s)
Ben C. – 2:09:16 (9:53s)
debut
Rachel F. – 1:49:44
(8:23s)
Jenna – 2:07:59 (9:47s)
Amy – 2:07:59 (9:47s)
Stephanie – 2:09:35
(9:54s)
Carrie – 2:11:23
(10:02s) after long surgery recovery
Laurel – 2:10:06 (9:56s)
Matt M. – 2:09:58
(9:56s)
Frank – 2:06:56 (9:42s)
Sean – 1:48:01 (8:15s)
Desiree – 2:11:01
(10:01s)
Trina – 2:27:58 (11:18s)
week after her marathon
Cindy – 1:59:20 (9:07s)
Wendy – 2:40:59 (12:18s)
Nobuko – 2:51:24
(13:06s)
Rhonda – 2:29:49 (11:26)
after long spring illness
Notable Alums
Rose Ramsey – 1:57:25, 2nd
in age-group
Art Dietz – 3:08:27, 1st
in age-group
SATURDAY’S 5K
John – 27:53 (8:50s)
(Partial team photos, before and after)
