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Muddy and beaten to the finish
Photos by KrissyK |
Progress. I managed to keep my shoes on this year. I lost a
shoe in the mud last year, finished 5
th with a time of 40:09. I
managed 38:14 (6:10) on Saturday, good for 2
nd place and stayed in
front of Dave Long which has been a challenge (he dusted me at Kupenda and the
Firecracker Four). This was race number three of the North Shore Trail Series. I trailed a group that included Matt Curran, Chris Smith,
and David Long early in the 1
st of two loops that start and finish
on the Pingree school athletic fields. I passed Matt half way through and got
past Chris and David 200 yards before entering the 2
nd loop. They
were hammering the down hills pretty hard. Me, not so much, kept it under
control and would catch up any lost ground on the flat sections. The mud was
manageable, however, nearly stopped me in my stride once. The deer flies were
not bad at all – rare for this time of the year. I caught second place, John
Dudley, shortly after the 2
nd loop began. We chatted briefly and
made him aware of the potential stalking behind me. I kept the pace and put a
few seconds on the gap to the finish line. I never saw the winner, Zack Schwartz,
after 2 miles. He killed it despite losing a shoe at some point. It looks like
will be joining the ranks of SRR after I talked to him during the cool down.
Photos by KrissyK.
I am going to run some mile repeats tonight with the SRR
crew, run easy tomorrow, and give the Jim Kane Sugar Bowl 5K a test this week.
Hamilton, MA, July 13, 2013
Place No. Name Time Pace
Div/Tot Div City St
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1 227 Zack Schwartz 37:13
6:00 1/11 M2029 Medford MA
2 186 James Pawlicki 38:14
6:10 1/19 M3039 Lynn MA
3 249 John Dudley 38:42
6:14 2/19 M3039 JamaicaPlain MA
4 163 David Long 38:57 6:17
3/19 M3039 Beverly MA
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| Finish line came almost two minutes quicker this year |
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