Race(s) Recap: Oct 12-14th

It's marathon and half marathon season!!

Saturday Oct 12th: Hartford Marathon/Half Marathon

We had a contingent of NACHOs racing the Hartford Half Marathon with near perfect running conditions; sunny and mid-50s for weather.  Grant, Kristen and Lisa were racing, and had support of NACHOs Curt and Brad.  Lisa had a nice race, "followed by a nap and a canoli", finishing the course in 1:50.02!  It would appear by their times that Grand and Kristen ran near each other, coming across the line in 2:15 and 2:16, respectively!

Good friend of NACHO, Matty P, raced the marathon...and finished 2nd in 2:21!  At a 5:22 pace, he said he was "lucky" and didn't have the best day...well done in our eyes Matty!  (ps - he finished 3rd last year).  Hear him in his own words.

Kristen and Brad post race!

Grant's finisher medal!

Lisa, her brother, and friends!

Saturday Oct 12th: Chicago Marathon

East coast meets Mid-West for this great event!  Serena traveled west, Lydia traveled east, and Betsy and Dave ran their home course in another event with perfect autumn weather.  Serena broke 4 hours in her FIRST marathon, 3:55.51!!  Betsy was close behind, in 4:02.16 - not bad for someone who "hadn't trained that hard".  Betsy also ran raising money for the MS Society, a charity near and dear to the heart of NACHO! Dr. Dave came in next, in 4:22.29, and Lydia, battling a foot injury throughout, toughed it out and finished in 6:20.10.  As you can see in the photo below, despite being in pain, she had a huge smile on her face!  We're proud of you!!!

"Superwoman" at the end of a long fight, congrats Lydia!

Sunday Oct 13th: BAA Half Marathon, Boston MA

ANOTHER beautiful autumn day, another great event!  Congrats to our runners in the BAA Half Marathon!  A big congrats to Christine for her PR!

Kate, with Distance Medley medal as well!

Christine, psyched for her PR!

Derek, and friend, running in kilts!

Monday Oct 14th: Tufts 10K, Boston MA

"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing".  That's kind of the NACHO slogan, and exactly what Kristen was thinking as she raced the Tufts 10K two days after the Hartford Half Marathon with her sister Kim and friend Maggie!  The three ladies covered the 6.2 miles in a comfortable 1:08.49 - great job!

Race(s) Recap: Oct 5th & 6th

Lots of NACHOs racing in the fall!  Here's a snapshot of the first weekend in Oct!

Saturday Oct 5th: Rick Maypother Memorial 5K, Sterling MA

Congrats to Gina P. who made her return to racing after a long hiatus due to a knee injury!  Gina covered the course in 27:40, and pain free!  Congrats Gina and welcome back!  Next stop: Superhero 5K!

Sunday Oct 6th: Apple Harvest 5M, Southington CT

Congrats to Grant and Kristen who covered the 5 mile course in the pouring rain!  "Apple fritters at the end helped make up for the rain" was the official quote from Grant, we wholeheartedly agree!  Grant earned those fritters running a 46:22, and Kristen a 47:14!  Well done guys!

Sunday Oct 6th: Oktoberfest 5K, Cambridge MA

A big team showing for NACHO, finishing 5th out of 76 teams!  Well done runners, especially given the rain!  All of that beer at the finish line was a nice treat though I'm sure!  A big thanks to Matt who hosted NACHOs back at his house afterwards for nachos, football and beer!  Some photos of our runners can be seen here!

NACHOs post race at Matt's house!

Welcome to the littlest NACHOs!

NACHO headquarters has some great news to share...

NACHOs Anne and Brian welcomed their daughter, Catherine Donahue London, on 9/28!  All are healthy, and have started training for their next NACHO event!

AND...

NACHOs Kathy and Norm welcomed their son, Ryder Chase Lee, on 10/3!  So many NACHO munchkins, there will be a gaggle of jog strollers very soon!