RunningAHEAD - Topic: Gotta love small races

NateFromRI

posted: 10/26/2008 at 5:46 PM

I got my first age group win today! It was far from a PR race for me; I didn't even know I was going to run it until I rolled out of bed this morning. Anyway, thanks to the small size of the thing, my 20:25 finish was good enough to finish well ahead of anyone else 30-39. The win came with a medal and a nice gym bag... not too shabby. A raffle prize, piece of pie and free frisbee combined to send me home feeling like I got more than my money's worth out the entry fee.

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5K - 18:25 - 3/19/11
10K - 39:38 - 12/13/09
1/2 - 1:29:38 - 5/30/10
Full - 3:45:40 - 5/27/07

theyapper

On the road again...

posted: 10/26/2008 at 6:54 PM

Age group wins are fun no matter what size the race! Congrats.

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Paul

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 10/26/2008 at 6:56 PM

awesome!

I will admit to occasionally being partial to the short race in a multi-distance day because age group wins come easier!

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"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

waytogo

posted: 10/27/2008 at 2:08 PM

Very cool! I just registered for a 5k that was advertising 5 year age bracket awards. It should be a pretty small race anyway, so maybe there's a sliver of hope for me. Wink

nkeliher

Running nut

posted: 10/27/2008 at 2:49 PM

Cool - I'd love to run a race where I'm gunning for a place and not just a PR. I guess I should have run that race too, seeing as though I'm also a Nate, in my 30s, living in New England and with a 5K time in the 20-minute range.

redleaf

posted: 10/29/2008 at 9:43 PM

Wow! I bet that was pretty cool. Congrats!

First or last...it's the same finish line

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Kerry1976

Master of the Side Eye

posted: 10/30/2008 at 11:10 AM

Awesome! In our town, the small races are the most competitive, so don't short yourself on your accomplishment!

TRUST THE PROCESS

Bugs

posted: 10/30/2008 at 1:58 PM

Very cool. The small races need runners too. Nice of you to support them!

Bugs

DoppleBock

posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:54 PM

Was it cherry pie Big grin

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DoppleBock

posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:55 PM

Of course its only cherry picking if you purposely pick small races with the sole intention of winning bling-bling. Congrats.

Long dead ... But my stench lingers !

wildchild

Carolyn

posted: 10/30/2008 at 5:03 PM

I've won my age group twice, both (obviously) in small races. I won a 5K that was a fundraiser for an elementary school - not too many 50 year old women with elementary-aged kids! And well over half the racers were wearing the cotton race tees that they'd just received - a sure sign it's not a fast field. Big grin

I didn't win any cool prizes, though, just a ribbon. The coolest AG win was at my first ever half marathon. I had a crappy run - they didn't have anything but water at the aid stations, and I hadn't brought gatorade or gu, so I bonked pretty bad and walked a bunch of the last 3 miles. With a time of 2:24, I WON my age group, 1st out of 4, and won a pair of Solomon trail shoes. Made me feel much less disappointed about my run!

_{I hammered down the trail, passing rocks and trees like they were standing still.}

Roses Revenge

posted: 10/31/2008 at 11:07 AM

In 7 marathons, I've been first in AG twice and 2nd once. Of course in the two that I was first I was also the only one in my AG. I'm not sure why the old women aren't still out there. The old guys certainly are. Maybe they've been lying about their ages for so long that they don't remember how old they are!

Marathon Maniac #991 Half Fanatic #58 Double Agent #22 It's a perfect day and I feel great!

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