Rhett

Havasu High School Cross Country Fund Raiser

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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 High School Cross Country Fund Raiser (3.1 Miles) 00:20:21, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.900.003.100.000.005.00

Today was the annual Lake Havasu High School cross country fund raiser which they do right before one of their races.  It's at one of the local golf courses. It's fun to run on the grass, but makes the race more challanging than a normal 5k on the roads. There are lots of ups and downs and turns and a few places you have to run through some sand.  I'd bet most people are about a minute slower on this course than they would be on a typical road course.  

After warming up for a little less than 2 miles, the race started after getting off the line and settling in I was in 10th place. I slowly moved up and by the end of the first mile was in 6th place.  It was a two lap course. At the end of the first lap there was a sharp up and down and on the down, I few into 5th.  I kept pushing and very slowly caught up to  the guy in 4th right about at two miles. I stayed behind him for a few paces to gather myself and then went past him with a burst of speed so he wouldn't go with me. It worked and he dropped off me quickly.  I never got close to the third place guy, but just pushed myself as hard as my body would let.  I finished comfortably in 4th place with no one close behind.  Even though I got 4th overall, I was 3rd in the 40-45 age group. What's up with that?

Splits: 6:05, 6:28, 6:30, not sure about the last 0.1

Overall: 20:21

Considering I've done no speed or tempo work since last winter, I'm satisfied with my race.

Asics Tarther Miles: 5.00
Comments
From Smooth on Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 15:47:02 from 67.2.102.76

Stellar performance! Love your strategy in passing the 4th guy! :) nicely done, Rhett! U R FAST!!! 👍👟👣🏃

From Toofdoc on Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 14:55:26 from 24.156.8.226

I saw you swimming out of the corner of my goggles this morning but as usual you flew on by. We riding this weekend?

From Rhett on Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 12:28:18 from 24.121.0.8

Thanks Smooth. It was fun to race. It's been a while for me.

Blake, yes. Let's try and get in about 50 Friday morning.

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