Bradford is a village and former town according to
Wikipedia. Go get your history. Not too many road races out there for the tough folks seeking to hit the pavement
in early February. Bradford just so happens to be home of Dave Dunham and Dan
Verrington, long time CMS studs. Mr. Verrington lives steps away from the start
and finish. In fact, three generations of Verrington’s ran in the race on
Saturday.
The Bradford Valentine Race has a 6K and 5 mile distance. I
tried to convince Krissy to take part in the team event where I run a distance
and she runs the other. She would have none of it and I stubbornly ran the same
5 mile distance she wanted to tackle with friends. Sure. No problem. I seem to
have forgotten the hills and elevation on this one. A mile in, I was reminded.
Into mile 2, yep, just passing by Bradford Ski Area. Enough said.
I got a huge can a whoop ass laid on my legs and trainers. But
nice course though. I got zero company after setting up camp once Jaclyn Solomine (the UML alum and her dad won the team event for father/daughter) went
by after a mile. I had one 19 year old constantly 15 seconds ahead but no head
or tail wind on the day was going to help me. 31:24 for a time at the finish
line, 11th place, 1st 40 plus age group.
Dug deep into the archives to see what I ran here back in
2006 at age 31. 7th place with a sterling 27:57, rather respectable
that I would not have called it a hilly course then. Dave Hinga smoked the
course in 25:45. Time flies. Splits below, stopped my watch about 7 seconds after the finish. 2019 Bradford Valentine 5 mile results.
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