Great Bay 5K

 Great Bay 5K 2023 Race Results

This is a fast 5K course in Stratham, NH. A course record on the men's side was set today with a 14:30 (Gun Time) 14:28 (Chip Time) for this 25th Anniversary of the race. 43 year old CMS teammate reached the line with a 15:33 chip time. Warm October temperatures in the 60's under partly cloudy skies set the picture. I got a 2 mile warm up before getting to the start line. About 800 were registered per race director, Bob Kennedy. I got out to a 7:08 first mile. I was hoping to be under seven minute pace. With the next mile slowing to a 7:16, I knew a sub 7 paced day was out of the question. The last mile provided another 7:16 and came to the finish line with a chip time of 22:22 (22:26 gun time). 89th place. 7:12 pace overall, 6th in the age group. I ran 20:01 last year with better fitness overall. Still, was nice to get out and race this one. 

Ravenswood Trail Race - Gloucester

 Zipped up Rt 128 to 127 to the Ravenswood Trail Race. Signed up and got a 10 minute warm up. Got the the narrow start line. New course as the swamp walk was not available but the distance was expected to be 4.4 miles per RD, Dave Geary. First mile was a 7:43. There was some elevation on this one and had to focus on steps and caution to not trip up. Next mile gave us the awesome lookout out toward the ocean. That was a slow mile with a 9:23 followed by a 8:25 where the first women went by. Three more men ran by in the next mile and a half (9:17 into mile 4). Finished 15th overall in 38 minutes flat (8:34 pace per GPS) for 4.44 miles. I was not in the 1st print of results so I went to the Ab-Mac timing truck and worked with Joe Abelon for the next half hour helping him determine and enter in about 20 missing entries/times. Thus, the delay in age group and corrected results.