Thursday, April 7, 2011

March Races

I ran a couple of 5ks in March before the Cooper River Bridge Run, the Flowertown races on March 12  and Catch the Leprechaun 5k on St. Paddy's Day. I have run Flowertown many times in the past as an able-bodied runner in Summerville, SC, once a small town and now with the population that would qualify it for city status. My times of 26:09 (26:04 watch) 4/15 AG and 25:36 (25:28 watch) 10/20 AG aren't quite what I know I am capable of, but have to realize I have just gotten back into the swing of training post-marathon. Both races are deserving of reports, but I won't have time to do them justice this time around.

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33rd FLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL 5K RUN-PRESENTED BY SUMMERVILLE FAMILY YMCA       SUMMERVILLE, SC  MARCH 12, 2011
                 USATF Certified Course #SC11012BS                       
    Results Compiled by Race Management Systems(RMS),www.rmssports.com


Place   Div/Tot     Name                Age  S  City            St     Time  Pace 

99/638   4/15    Richard Blalock     58 M Mt. Pleasant SC   26:09  8:25

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Flying with feet off the ground! (Pic by Dan Clapper)

Catch the Leprechaun
March 17, 2011
All Finishers Report as of 3/22/2011 12:17:38 AM


Place       Name                            Total   Pace    Age   City                 

166/693   RICHARD BLALOCK   25:36   8:15      58    MT PLEASANT SC

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I am very much looking forward to training this summer, getting my mileage back up and working on leg speed and form. I had developed a system of cycles for myself as an able-bodied runner that I plan to employ once again with some slight variations. Having goals, including many small ones, help us reach larger ones. Time to take another step forward.

You can get there from here.
Posted by Richard Blalock at 7:18 PM

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    sounds like these march races have ignited a fire in your belly!

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  2. Richard BlalockApril 11, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I'd say I quiet fire. :-)

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