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.
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| Kristen and Brad post race! |
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| Grant's finisher medal! |
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| 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!!!
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| "Superwoman" at the end of a long fight, congrats Lydia! |
ANOTHER beautiful autumn day, another great event! Congrats to our runners in the BAA Half Marathon! A big congrats to Christine for her PR!
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| Kate, with Distance Medley medal as well! |
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| Christine, psyched for her PR! |
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| 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!
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