(Team RhoQuick victories at the finish line!!) Picture taken by Agnes PommierTeam RhoQuick was represented by a full team: Jim Magill, John Burton, Andy Benkhart, Pierre Couteaus, 2x winner Jean Pommier, and myself. With 7 runners, we were sure to get 1st place points for the PA/USATF.
John, Pierre and I ran together for the first 15 miles, often trading places as we would take turns pulling each other up the steep hills. At the top of Rose Peak, my legs were feeling strong for the downhill as I passed John and Beth Vitalis. Beth would pass me again at Schleper Rock, and I wouldn't see her again until the finish.
I was cruising the downhill, a mile from the finish line when I noticed that previous course record holder Kevin Swisher was trying to make a move on me. This motivated me to put on the gas and finish 5:30, for 12th place and default age group winner.
I call myself the default age group winner, because Leor Pantilat (age 26) won the race with a course record time of 4:26, and since Leor was the overall winner I am the default age group winner:)
Jean Pommier finished 2nd overall (4:45), John Burton took 10 minutes off his PR (5:36) and Pierre finished shortly behind John (5:37).
1 comments:
Great job, but it was May not June and Kevin Sawchuck, not Swisher was the previous course record holder you stayed ahead of. (Minor details, it's the running that counts!)
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