Recent Results - much delayed!

Sorry NACHOs...Pen has been traveling and his internet has been wacky at his house, so the results took awhile to compile!  We know you've been eagerly awaiting them...!

Congrats to Jon for taking the Triple Crown award in the Goodtimes Race Series in Lowell MA this year!  What is the triple crown?  According to his proud wife Kerri, "setting a personal record, completing all races in the series, and finishing 3rd in his age group"!  Congrats Jon!

Jon with his swag

June 6th: Summer Race Series #2, Cambridge MA

Team NACHO finished 9th out of a very competitive 12 team field, with strong performances from all of their runners; Ray, Kyndal, Serena, Christine, Kevin and Meghan.  Congrats on Kyndal for her new 5K PR, going under 7 minute pace!  Blazin' fast!

June 8th: Walpole Village 5K, Walpole MA

Kyndal kept the fast streak alive with ANOTHER incredible 5K performance, finishing this race in 22 flat, good enough for 3rd place female overall!!  We're so proud of you, Kyndal!

June 8th: Camp Pendleton Mud Run 10K, Camp Pendleton CA

Jason, Casey, Brian and Anne joined some of their great friends to raise money for the Fleisher Foundation and run through the mud for "The World Famous Mud Run" at the Camp Pendleton Marine base in southern California.  Anne caught the team in action with her "super camera" as they battled fire hoses, ran up mountainsides, climbed over walls, sloshed through mud and crawled through obstacles.  Brian had a great day, finishing 10th/241 in his age group and 41st man overall.  Jason also finished 10th/259 in his age group and 97th overall.  Not bad for close to 3100 men running!  Not sure how Casey did (couldn't find his results), but he got muddy just like the rest of the crew!  Sarah and Jay traveled from NY, and finished 44th and 25th in their age groups, respectively!  Amy got muddy with her entire family (Howie, Ayla and Jayden) and cruised to a 74th place finish in her age group!  Well done everyone!  And what event is complete without fast cars?  Ask Jason Ha. all about it!

Brian, Jason and Sarah letting the mud sink in!

June 15th: Mount Washington Road Race, Pinkham Notch NH

Big congrats to Xiao who bravely climbed the "rock pile", beating over half the field and finishing under 2 hours!  Photos can be found here, but it's tough to appreciate HOW STEEP the grade is of the mountain!  Some stats on the "course"...

• Elevation gain 4727 ft. (1440.79 meters)
• Length 7.6 miles (12.23 kilometers)
• Grade Avg. 12%, extended 18%, final 100 yards 22%
• Road Surface 87% paved, 13% packed gravel

Pretty bad ass, Xiao.  We're proud of you!  Well done representing NACHO!

June 16th: Battle of Bunker Hill 8K, Charlestown MA

Well done Chris for competing in this tough course through Charlestown!  Chris ran a competitive 40:18, averaging just over an 8 min mile!  Great job!!

Chris (in orange, what else?!) working hard!

June 16th: Ribfest 5M, Merrimack NH

Congrats to the MANY NACHOs (!!) who rocked out at the Ribfest (yum!) 5 miler!  Jon ran an impressive 30:48 to finish 12th overall!  Gretchen continued her fast streak finishing in 43:47, and Kerri, who has been superwoman running with a hip injury, wasn't slowed at all, finishing in 46:18!  Kevin crossed the tape in 49:52, and his Mom Sherri wasn't far behind, in 49:58!  Looks like other family members ran as well, great job everyone!

The Will family celebrating fathers day with a race and ribs!

Jingle Bell Rock'n 5K/10K: Folsom, CA

Big congrats to Geri, Mike and Anne for representing NACHO at the 1st Annual Jingle Bell Rock'n 5K/10K in Folsom, CA! Mike rocked the 5K, finishing 5th in his age group in an impressive 30:55! Geri and Anne raced the 10K and cleaned up in the awards: Geri winning her age group (49:34), and Anne finishing 2nd woman overall (44:19)!

SacTown 10M: Sacramento, CA

New NACHO recruit Michael Todd rocked it at today's 10 mile race, setting a great pace at his first 10 mile race! It was a cold start at this inaugural race, and a long one too - with a 30 minute delay due to a passing sky rail! Hopefully they iron out the glitches for next year. Overall it was a flat but windy course. Geri had a solid finish, winning 3rd in her age group, and was the 24th woman overall!

Ras na hEireann 5K: Somerville, MA

Holy NACHO!  Can we say, "NACHOs Grande?"
This was, by far, the largest most successful NACHO event ever, with 17 NACHOs and friends of NACHO participating!  We had some great performances, with four NACHOs setting personal records and Sandra running her first road race EVER!  The Cambridge NACHOs welcomed back Geri for a speedy cameo, and original NACHOs Anne, Mark, Brian and Lew shared a beer and told the tale of the first NACHO event back in the day...
Great running, awesome beer, and a migrating green mustache made it a great day for all.  Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Check out the photos here!

Lucky Seven 7K: Davis, CA

Congrats to Geri Lake-Bakaar and Mike Todd for strong performances at the Lucky Seven 7K in Davis, CA!

Davis Stampede 5K: Davis, CA

It was a chilly 50 degree start in Davis, CA as new NACHO recruits Kim Helmbold and Mike Todd lined up for their first 5K race as NACHOs. Overall, the race field totaled 3800 runners and walkers - which was quite a showing for a small town race! Kim and Mike started off for the 5K and finished together with a chip time of 33m:28s (507 and 508 overall out of 1006 runners!). Geri Lake-Bakaar started out a little later for the 10K, once the sun had come out and started to warm up the crowd (and runners). She had an OK race, not a PR, but still respectable finishing in 47m:43s (83 out of 976 and 6th overall in her age group). Not too bad for the first official Davis NACHO race!
Go NACHO!

Angel Island 12K Trail Run: Tiburon, CA

Anne flew out to California to chill with Geri for the weekend...and why not throw in a couple of races! Geri was totally bad-ass, racing this incredibly difficult trail run 6 days after running the California International Marathon in 3:43. The girls drove from Davis down to San Fran for this event, parking in Tiburon and taking a chilly ferry to the island. The girls brought attention to NACHO right off the bat, with Anne leading the entire race field in the Star Spangled Banner before the start due to the fact that she had travelled the farthest to attend the race! With a NACHO shirt, the girls quickly became known as the “singers from Boston who like cheese!”. They both did very well, with Anne finishing in 1:08, and Geri right behind in 1:09. Great job ladies! Check out the photos!

Christmas Relays: San Francisco, CA

After celebrating the strong finishes at the trail run the DAY BEFORE by drinking with the Golden Valley Harriers, the girls drove back down to San Fran for more racing! The girls met up with some awesome ladies from the GVH to race in the San Fran xmas relays: a competitive 4 x 4.45M event. All participants (including Geri’s dog, Rose!), dressed for the occasion! Check out the photos! Great race, good times!