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Havasu Turkey Trot

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Location:

Lake Havasu City,AZ,

Member Since:

Sep 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

23 marathons

6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)

3 Half Ironmans

2 Ironmans

3 50 Milers

1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

Marathon PR:

     2:59:00 St. George 2008

     2:58:03 Boston 2010

 1/2 Marathon PR:

     1:25:41  Havasu Half 2009

     1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010

 Half Ironman PR:

      5:25:02  HITS Havasu 2014

5K PR:

       18:23  LHC Turkey Trot 2014

        18:22  LHC Turkey Trot 2017

50 mile PR:

        7:56:14 Avalon50 2016

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours again

Doing it a Boston would be sweet!

It was sweet!

UPCOMING RACES

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun!

 

Personal:

Married

4 kids

Optometrist

 

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Race: Havasu Turkey Trot (3.1 Miles) 00:18:23, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.000.000.003.100.004.10

HAVASU TURKEY TROT 5K

It was a perfect morning for a 5k, 50 degrees, no wind, and clear skies.  Cade (10 y.o.) decided to join me this morning.  After getting our race bibs, I took off for a warm up with Jim.  We ran around a mile.  I threw in a couple strides.  

We lined up and after a few glitches with the timing clock and starting gun, the race was finally under way.  About 10 people flew off the line like they were doing a 400 m sprint. I let them go, knowing I would pass most of them soon.  Sure enough within a quarter mile I was in 4th place.  I knew I would never come close to Dan who is in my AG, but out of my league, but I had my sights set on the other two whom I did not know.  I hit mile 1 in 5:54 and was about 150 yards behind the 2nd and 3rd runner.  I could tell I was starting to gain on them a bit. Right as we hit mile 2, 5:57,  I caught the 3rd place guy and passed him rather qucikly.  The second place guy was about 100 yards ahead at this point.  I was focusing on him and trying to real him in slowly.  As we were nearing the end of the 3rd mile he peeked over his shoulder and saw that I was about 50 yards behind him, and he kicked it up a notch.  Third mile 5:54.  I was giving it everything I had on the last 0.1 but it was not quite enought to catch 2nd, so I ended finishing 3rd overall and 2nd in my AG, BUT WITH A 27 SECOND PR!  18:23

Once again I have proven my theory that triathlon training makes you a faster runner.

Cade set a PR also today running 26:13 and getting second in his AG.  He missed first by only 2 seconds.  

Sketchers Sonic Miles: 3.10
Comments
From Tom Slick on Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 13:51:35 from 69.171.160.8

Yowzza !!! Congrats to you and Cade for getting out and pushing PR's and podium finishes. Did they hand out medals for your accomplishments?

From Smooth on Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 16:57:27 from 67.2.102.76

EXCELLENT race and performance, Rhett! WOW!!! 27 seconds PR is HUGE!!! Congratulations!!! Makes sense that triathlon training makes you an all around fitter athlete and faster runner! AWESOME!!! :)

Kudos to Cade too, he's got your speedy genes! :) Very proud of you both! :)

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