2016 Freedom Run 5K

Congrats to Team NACHO who finished 16th of 59 teams in the Freedom Run!

 16.  NACHO AC                                                    
            18:36   21:32   25:32 = 1:05:40
         Matthew Dileo      50, Ian Monk      14, Cassondra Smith      26

Complete results;

22   18:37   18:36   5:59 Matthew Dileo          35 M    50 Boston MA 
132   21:43   21:32   6:56 Ian Monk               28 M    14 Boston MA 
221   23:17   22:48   7:21 Derek Blair            39 M  1518 Charlestown MA
298   30:52   23:36   7:36 Aaron Day-Williams     38 M   907 Cambridge MA
363   24:19   24:14   7:48 Sean Gallagher         37 M  1992 Medford MA 
392   26:02   24:31   7:54 Brad Vatter            31 M   307 Bedford MA  
502   25:48   25:32   8:13 Cassondra Smith        34 F    26 Boston MA 
512   28:12   25:37   8:15 John Janvrin           53 M  1215 Melrose MA
706   29:56   26:58   8:41 Robyn Kennedy          34 F  1677 Worcester MA
733   30:41   27:08   8:44 Matthew Lavallee       38 M  1710 Taunton MA 
751   30:47   27:15   8:46 Lindsey Dillon         36 F  1707 Norwood MA 
783   30:44   27:29   8:51 Jason Debasitis        30 M    53 Somerville MA 
792   30:50   27:35   8:53 Lisa Bedford           32 F   714 Somerville MA 
800   29:53   27:38   8:54 Jason Gitlitz          34 M  1792 Newton MA
1014   30:28   29:37   9:32 Hope Serdakowski       23 F  1520 Boston MA 
1119   33:30   30:32   9:50 Michael Seamus Harreys 45 M  1988 North Attleboro MA 
1230   35:15   31:26  10:08 Grant Fromer           35 M   151 Dedham MA
1270   35:50   31:55  10:17 Rob Colonna            39 M  2228 Boston MA 
1271   35:50   31:55  10:17 Annette Ferrari        37 F  1790 Boston MA
1385   40:43   33:19  10:44 Audrey Day-Williams    43 F    72 Cambridge MA  
1754   48:17   44:35  14:21 Brad Coyle             40 M  1642 Waltham MA 
1789   55:03   51:33  16:36 Stacy Xiong            32 F  1965 Newton MA
1790   55:03   51:33  16:36 Nancy Chan             32 F  1964 Boston MA

Harpoon 5 miler!

A huge congrats to our two teams that competed at the Harpoon 5 Miler this weekend!  It was a gorgeous (but hot!) day, which made the run a bit difficult, but the beer taste THAT much better at the end!
Big cheering squad of Andy, Norm and Ryder, Maana and Max, and Brian and Catherine!  A welcome to new NACHOs Stephanie, Stefanie, Joe and Bruce!
NACHO returned to the podium for the first time since 2012, with the NACHO Ladies team finishing 3rd out of 68 teams!  Great job ladies!!!  And the Co-ed team should feel pretty good too - 23rd out of 235 teams!  Well done!!

Place Div /Tot  Div   Guntime Nettime Pace  Name                   Ag S Race#  Team  

28    8/545  M2129   29:37   29:34  5:55 Tyler Silverman        29 M   3478 NACHO COED 
391  114/806  M3039   36:31   35:59  7:12 Kevin Staffin          38 M   3479 NACHO COED
580   77/324  M4049   37:35   37:21  7:29 Bruce Martin           43 M   3477 NACHO COED 
1516   51/329  F4049   42:55   42:23  8:29 Kathryn Andrews        41 F    911 NACHO COED 
1603  247/1012 F3039   43:17   42:45  8:33 Christine Hart         36 F    912 NACHO COED
2882  636/806  M3039   48:35   48:22  9:41 Joseph Hickson         34 M   3476 NACHO COED


458   42/1012 F3039   36:41   36:29  7:18 Jennifer Buchanan      31 F   3480 NACHO LADIES 
521   49/1012 F3039   37:09   36:57  7:24 Serena Crutchfield     33 F   3481 NACHO LADIES  
683   73/1012 F3039   38:15   38:03  7:37 Jaime Herrmann         33 F    913 NACHO LADIES 
710   77/1012 F3039   38:26   38:15  7:39 Anne London            33 F    914 NACHO LADIES
881  101/1012 F3039   39:25   39:12  7:51 Cassondra Smith        33 F    915 NACHO LADIES
1098  189/1053 F2129   40:26   40:14  8:03 Stefanie Rousselle     29 F   3482 NACHO LADIES

2015 Craicfest 5K!

Congrats to our runners at the first team event for 2015 - Craicfest!!!  We finished 6th as a team in an incredibly fast field - awesome job everyone;

sorry about the quality of this image - cool running took down the results for some reason

A big congrats to Matt for finishing in the top 10 with a blazing fast time - happy to have you running with us!

The post race party was inside!  People stayed until the end and had an amazing time!  Join us next time!!

 9   18:19   18:19   5:54 Matthew Dileo          33 M   425 Boston MA 

68   20:41   20:34   6:37 Dannon Stacer          30 M  1434 Holliston MA 

148   23:58   22:14   7:10 Jennifer Buchannan     31 F   192 Cambridge MA

161   23:46   22:28   7:14 Kyndal Michel          25 F  1056 Boston MA

166   22:38   22:32   7:15 Anne London            33 F   915 Cambridge MA 

225   25:19   23:30   7:34 Brian London           35 M   917 Cambridge MA 

237   24:08   23:42   7:38 Derek Blair            38 M   147 Charlestown MA

285   25:58   24:17   7:49 Jaime Herrmann         33 F   689 Waltham MA
289   24:31   24:20   7:50 Cassondra Smith        33 F  1416 Boston MA  

332   26:43   24:59   8:03 Sean Gallagher         35 M   564 Dedham MA  

361   26:56   25:21   8:10 Ian Monk               26 M  1082 Cambridge MA

373   28:26   25:29   8:12 Karl Steinek           41 M  1440 Watertown MA
425   27:44   26:06   8:24 Kathryn Andrews        41 F    53 Jamaica Plain MA
436   27:56   26:14   8:27 Andrew Martuscello     33 M   986 Waltham MA  
567   29:05   27:29   8:51 Christine Natoli       28 F  1123 Somerville MA
577   29:30   27:34   8:53 Jim Dillon             36 M   426 Dedham MA 

665   31:21   28:24   9:09 Jason Gitlitz          32 M   592 Newton MA

837   32:05   29:50   9:36 Lauren Wilson          34 F  1591 Somerville MA

839   32:05   29:51   9:37 Adam Wilson            33 M  1592 Somerville MA 

943   33:11   30:51   9:56 Erin Stabile           25 F  1433 East Northport NY

949   33:13   30:53   9:57 Grant Fromer           34 M   550 Dedham MA 
965   32:56   31:04  10:00 Hope Serdakowski       22 F  1381 Boston MA 
990   33:42   31:22  10:06 Margaret Pastuszak     34 F  1213 Arlington MA 
1144   35:07   33:13  10:42 Lindsey Hopkinson      35 F   719 Cambridge MA 

Super Sunday 5M

Congrats to the NACHO AC members who braved the cold for the Super Sunday 5 Miler in Cambridge, the race that preceded the Patriots Win!!!  We were a little apprehensive to make our way to the starting line...

But we did it!  5 miles in the frigid temps!

We set a new record for NACHO......wait for it....

LAST PLACE.  LAST!  NACHO was 18th out of 18 teams!

Imagine our surprise as we sat at the bar and pulled up the "live" results...Our reaction?  Laughter and the ordering of another round of drinks!  :-)  The scoring was different in this race, where they add up the times of the first 6 runners...not just the top three :-)

We had a great time (after the race) at the bar, the cold temps made being outside a little (okay very) uncomfortable.  We quickly ditched the free beer and intelligently found a warm bar.

No matter the finish place, we all had a blast!  Congrats everyone!

 

Yulefest 5K

Wow!  What a great event, with our LARGEST NACHO TEAM EVER!!  It was a beautiful day to run through the streets of Cambridge for the 4th Annual Yulefest 5K.  We had a fast fast team, a lot faster than the times reflect; our fastest runners in the lead pack were directed off course by the lead pace vehicle...they had to backtrack and catch the rest of the field!  Oh well, the free beer at the finish line certainly helped their moods!

34   19:02   19:00   6:07 Matthew Dileo          33 M  2316 Boston MA
105   20:45   20:28   6:35 Kyndal Michel          25 F   281 Boston MA
112   20:41   20:35   6:38 Dannon Stacer          30 M  1423 Holliston MA
160   21:15   21:15   6:51 Brian London           35 M   277 Cambridge MA
183   21:35   21:33   6:56 Jonathan Wilk          34 M   425 Lowell MA 
222   22:13   22:04   7:06 Kevin Staffin          37 M   284 Bedford MA 
289   22:59   22:51   7:21 Jennie Sullivan        35 F   283 Natick MA
403   25:28   24:00   7:44 Matthew Goehlert       37 M  1508 Boston MA
492   25:12   24:53   8:01 Louis Demaria          34 M  1636 Saugus MA 
537   25:34   25:11   8:07 Cassondra Smith        32 F  2016 Boston MA
566   25:58   25:25   8:11 Jennifer & Vivian Buchanan      31 F   414 Concord MA 
596   26:09   25:35   8:15 Raymond Buchanan       31 M   415 Concord MA 

621   29:55   25:46   8:18 Anne & Catherine London            32 F   278 Cambridge MA

839   28:23   27:16   8:47 Gretchen Desmond       38 F   314 Medford MA
894   30:51   27:41   8:55 Kristen Noto           34 F   924 Waltham MA
900   27:53   27:43   8:56 Jaime Herrmann         33 F   894 Waltham MA  

901   27:53   27:43   8:56 Andy Martuscello       33 M   895 Watham MA  

1235   30:46   29:59   9:39 Mellisa Ly             29 F  2073 Cambridge MA

1246   30:50   30:03   9:41 Jeffrey Martin         28 M  2074 Cambridge MA
1267   32:30   30:09   9:43 Jim Dillon             36 M   306 Dedham MA 

1300   32:17   30:21   9:47 Dayana Argoti          34 F   679 Charlestown MA
1346   32:31   30:45   9:54 Johanna Barmore        38 F  2092 Somerville MA
1349   34:19   30:48   9:55 Katie Aasland          28 F   374 Somerville MA
1365   34:43   30:55   9:57 John Ahearn            34 M  2248 Secaucus NJ 
1372   34:45   30:57   9:58 Grant Fromer           34 M  1853 Dedham MA     
1378   34:47   30:59   9:59 Erin Stabile           25 F  1856 East Northport NY
1382   32:09   31:03  10:00 Kevin Kalish           34 M   315 Medford MA
1445   36:22   31:24  10:07 Jose Pozo              36 M  2345 Allston MA
1461   32:38   31:32  10:09 Elizabeth Hunter       34 F   533 Charlestown MA
1611   33:45   32:38  10:31 Graham Van Epps        36 M  2440 Milton MA
1695   36:01   33:25  10:46 Kristin Reinke         33 F  2373 Brookline MA
1696   36:02   33:26  10:46 Maggie Pastuszak       33 F  1377 Arlington MA
1830   37:46   35:48  11:32 Matthew Lavallee       37 M  2335 Onset MA 
1831   37:47   35:50  11:32 Jacquelyn Pourroy      33 F  2334 Onset MA
1837   38:23   36:00  11:36 Lindsey Hopkinson      35 F   596 Cambridge MA 
1855   37:26   36:19  11:42 Gideon Bein            32 M  1435 Somerville MA
1990   45:00   41:26  13:20 Liz Murphy             35 F   560 Cambridge MA

1991   44:44   41:33  13:23 Brad Coyle             39 M  1087 Waltham MA

2044 total runners

Halfway to Mardi Gras 5K

Great job to the NACHOs who came out to run the Mardi Gras 5K in Cambridge last night.  Kyndal is getting ready for her big marathon on Saturday, so she was able to watch Catherine as Kristen, Maggie and Anne took on the flat, fast course.  Great run everyone!

Place Name              W No.  Div/Tot  Div    Age City       Time    Pace  Sex/Tot  Sex

99 ANNE LONDON          1  132  12/112  F20-29  25 BOSTON       23:03  7:26  25/325  F

330 MARGARET PASTUSZAK     3  936  66/153  F30-39  33 ARLINGTON    29:04  9:23 140/325  F
358 KRISTEN NOTO           3  925  76/153  F30-39  33 WALTHAM      29:22  9:29 159/325  F

Twist and Shout on the Charles River 5K

The NACHO jungle shirts made their bright debut at the Twist and Shout 5K.  The race format is much improved over previous years, with the runners split into 3 waves.  Kyndal, Jen and Anne were in Wave 1 and were able to open up and run uninhibited.  Congrats to Jen for her first race back post-baby, only 3 months out!!

Place Name                W No.  Div/Tot  Div    Age City       Time    Pace  Sex/Tot  Sex

84 KYNDAL MICHEL          1  167   9/129  F2029   25 BOSTON       21:04  6:48  15/420  F  

133 ANNE LONDON            1  143  12/197  F3039   32 CAMBRIDGE    22:26  7:15  25/420  F
211 JENNIFER BUCHANAN      1   15  27/197  F3039   31 CONCORD      23:59  7:45  53/420  F

768 total runners

Super Sunday 5K/5M - first team race of 2014!

Happy New Year NACHOs!

In Boston we were greeted with unseasonably (but welcomed) warm weather this past weekend for the Super Sunday 5K and 5M!  It was great seeing everyone after the holidays, and people ran really well!

5M Results

Overall	Name	Bib#	Chip Time	Gun Time	Pace/Mile	Age Group	AG Rank
327	Brian London	2191	36:30:00	36:57:00	7:19	F30-39	34/342
348	Derek Blair	1246	36:49:00	37:17:00	7:22	M30-39	111/281
977	Jose Pozo	974	42:51:00	45:00:00	8:35	M30-39	197/281
1274	Katharine Bryant	652	48:25:00	49:56:00	9:41	F19-29	343/403
1310	Grant Fromer	1688	48:30:00	50:30:00	9:43	M30-39	256/281
1311	Robert Colonna	1154	48:37:00	50:33:00	9:44	M30-39	257/281
1312	Annette Ferrari	74	48:37:00	50:33:00	9:44	F30-39	268/342
1316	Anne & Catherine   London	314	49:07:00	50:38:00	9:50	F30-39	277/342
1381	Maggie Pastuszak	1256	50:40:00	52:40:00	10:09	F30-39	290/342
1420	Dayana Argoti	563	52:04:00	53:47:00	10:25	F30-39	311/342

5K Results

Overall	Name	Bib#	Chip Time	Gun Time	Pace/Mile	Age Group	AG Rank
136	Christine Hart	1991	26:00:00	26:33:00	8:22	F30-39	25/145
307	Kristen Noto	1558	29:29:00	30:15:00	9:29	F30-39	81/145
539	Brad Coyle	1929	41:05:00	42:05:00	13:13	M30-39	67/67

A big welcome to Catherine London for "running" her first race.  She slept through it, but seemed happy when she woke up during the post-race Chipotle meal.  And welcome Grant to the Boston/Cambridge chapter from the Mid-Atlantic chapter!

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!

Race Recaps: Sept 21-22nd

21 Sept: Vert Big Bad Wolf 5M, Ipswitch MA

NACHO was a little disorganized putting a team together for this one, but we still had some great individual performances by our runners.  Adam J. and Lauren C. ran on a team called "Critters", and their times of 31:26 (6:18/mile) and 38:44 (7:44/mile) contributed to a team WIN!  Congrats guys!  Derek B. tried to wrangle the NACHOs together to form a team at the last minute and was unsuccessful, but was very successful along the course - running a competitive 41:24 (8:17/mile).  Kristen N. and Brad C. were also able to join in on the fun, and covered the challenging trail course in 53:17 (10:40/mile) and 1:16:22 (15:17/mile).  Great job everyone - I'm sure the post-race beers were wonderful!

22 Sept: Tavern to Tavern 5K, Somerville-Cambridge MA

Run from 1 bar to another?  Sounds like something NACHO can handle!  Meg B. was the lone NACHO to represent the group (what happened there?), but did so in style - setting a PR in 26:02 (8:22/mile).  Great job Meg!!!

22 Sept: Honan 5K, Boston MA

Tim L. did it - he broke that elusive 20 minute mark for the 5K!!!  Congrats Tim; he was flying, covering the 3.1 miles in 19:57!  All of that hard work is paying off!!

Tim - sporting the smile of a new 5K PR!

Race(s) Recap: Late August/Early September

Apologies for not having updated race recaps...been a little crazy at NACHO headquarters!

17 August: Jabberwocky 5K

Congrats to Kate B. who rocked the Jabberwocky 5K on a perfect 70 degree day in late August.  She finished 3rd in her age group with a time of 25:11 (8:07 pace!).  Kate has been getting faster and faster all season - well done Kate!

7 September: Run to the Rock Half Marathon: Plymouth MA

Congrats to Tim L. who ran a 1:46 with limited training (living and drinking his way through Europe this summer!) over a very hilly course!  Well done Tim, way to grind it out!

13-14 September: Reach the Beach Relay NH

Derek and 11 close (mostly Scottish) friends ran Reach the Beach NH, from Cannon mountain to Hampton Beach via some serious hills in just over 27 hours from Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon. His first leg went downhill fast, literally. 3 miles and a 600 foot descent. What goes down must go back up, and leg 2 started with a 300 foot ascent in 0.75 of a mile. The third leg was a nice easy 5.5 miler, with gently rolling hills. All in all a fabulous weekend filled with running, beer, and hilarious jokes (some would say only hilarious because we were delirious!). Already looking forward to next year!

Derek happily crossing off leg #3 from the team van!

15 September: Surftown Half Marathon, Misquamicut RI

Congrats to Jen and Ray who ran a 1:43 and 1:45 (respectively) in the Surftown Half Marathon in scenic southern Rhode Island.  Jen felt great with limited training, and Ray surprised everyone with his strong showing after 3 hours of sleep and a pre-race fuel strategy of 12 hours of continuous drinking the day before.  A true NACHO warrior!

15 September: Harvest Wine Run 3.5M, Newport RI

Kristen N. traveled to RI to enjoy a gorgeous trail run and sample some great wines!  Here's her take on the event; "The Harvest Wine Run at Newport Vineyard was fun this weekend.  It was a 3.5 mile trail run through the vineyard (very pretty), followed by a wine tasting and BBQ dinner.  Wine was good; the lines for the tasting were long but moved quickly and thinned out quickly once the food was available.  I would do it again."   Congrats Kristen!  Sounds like a great event! 

Race(s) Recap: Aug 8th-11th

Thursday Aug 8th: RACE Summer Series #4, Boston MA

Kyndal does it again!  She finished 3rd in the women's race in 22:14 (that's a 7:10/mile pace!).  Adam ran with Team CRC in the co-ed team race and blazed to a 17:19 2nd place overall finish (yeah, that's a 5:35/mile!).  Congrats guys!

Saturday Aug 10th: Zooma Half Marathon, Chicago IL

Kyndal took to the skies and traveled to Chicago to race in this "disorganized" event with a couple of friends...you wouldn't know it by her time, finishing 33rd out of 652 - 1:45:42, and setting a PR by about 8 minutes from her last half marathon in September of 2012!

Saturday Aug 10th: Chilmark 10K, Chilmark MA

This was Kate's 5th consecutive 5K Chilmark Road Race which took place in Chilmark, MA on Martha's Vineyard.  It is a hilly course that draws runners back year after year to race.  Kate tackled the hills with an 8:30 pace finishing in 26.22. Kate's mom, Cammie, and sister, Carrie, also jogged the entire 5k, finishing in 40.10.  This was the first race that both of them have ever run!  Congrats Bryant family!

Sunday Aug 12th: Falmouth Road Race, Falmouth MA

Congrats to the NACHOs who traveled to the Cape for the world famous Falmouth Road Race.  Theresa covered the 7 mile course in 1:05:34, and her sister Colleen in 1:28:37.  Mike C was also there, and completed the course in 1:04:50!  Great job guys!

NEWS!

Big congrats to Anne Z who is running with twins!  TWO little NACHOs on the way!!

Race(s) Recap: Aug 3-4th

Happy August Racing NACHOs!!

Saturday Aug 3rd: Pan Mass Challenge, Wellesley-Bourne MA

Kyndal rode in the Pan-Mass Challenge, 84 miles from Wellesley/Babson College to Bourne / Mass Maritime. Skies were overcast and we had a few drops of rain during the ride, but this turned out to be perfect for keeping her cool - couldn't have asked for a better day. The ride supports Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund, and all together was an amazing experience - she can't wait to do it again next year!

Kyndal and her friend Tom!

Sunday Aug 4th: Niantic Bay Sprint Triathlon, Niantic CT

Congrats to Patty, Jen and Ray who swam, biked and ran to a 5th place finish in the Niantic Sprint Triathlon this past weekend!  Patty had her fastest 0.5 mile swim ever in 16:25; Ray completed his first bike event and covered the 12 mile bike in 37:57; and Jen flew over the 5K course in 21:19!  Great job team, and welcome to NACHO Patty!

Sunday Aug 4th: Run 4 Kerri 4 Miler, Matunuck RI

Anne and Brian were happy to attend the Run 4 Kerri, a great little race in Southern RI that attracts some top notch runners (an Olympian won this year!).  Brian regretted his seafood dinner from the night before, and blamed the lobster reduction on his time of 27:28 (6:53/mile).  Anne was really excited to still be running (at 28 weeks pregnant) and covered the distance in 42:12 (10:33/mile).  Both had a great time and were happy to support such a great event!

Race(s) Recap: July 26th-28th

Friday July 26th: Blessing of the Fleet 10 Miler, Narragansett RI

It was a meeting of the NACHO chapters as Mary and Patrick made the 6 hour trek north to race with Brian for the premier RI summer race, the Blessing of the Fleet.  Mary and Patrick were ready and pumped to race the challenging course for the first time, and Brian, in the spirit of Patrick's training philosophy, realized that "he could run 5 miles so he could most definitely run 10"...and was a late entry.  Anne was an enthusiastic cheerleader and photographer and captured some NACHO moments before, during and after the race.  More photos can be found here.

Sunday July 28th: Lowell Sprint Triathlon, Lowell MA

Big congrats to Jon who finished 2nd in his division for the Swim 0.25 Mile, Bike 11 Miles, Run 3 Miles event!  Rocking an orange tri outfit (love it!), Jon was all smiles as he completed the course in 1:01.59.  That breaks down to the swim in 7:36, the bike in 30:33 and the run in 21:20!  Congrats Jon, we're proud of you!

Race(s) Results: July 21st

Mass Ave Mile - Cambridge, MA

You read that right - just 1 mile!  This neat race in Cambridge tests your speed with an all-out sprint, and we found out that Kate B is damn fast!  She covered the distance in a blazing 6:55, not bad for a distance runner!  We're proud of you Kate, you're having a great summer racing season!

Hockomock Y Sprint Triathlon - Wrentham, MA

A big congrats to Liz B. who represented NACHO in 3 sports (!!) finishing 2nd (!!) in her age group at the Hockomock Sprint Tri.  She swam 0.25 miles, biked 9 miles and ran 3.1 miles in a wicked fast 1:05.12!  You rock Liz!

Save the Bay Swim - Jamestown, RI

This year, the Save the Bay swim had a new course and a different theme.  The "sequester swim" did not traverse the Bay from Newport to Jamestown due to government budget cuts, so the 300 swimmers covered the same distance (1.7 miles) in a clockwise triangle.  NACHO swimmers Joe, Casey, Sarah, Brian and Tommy struggled with sighting and strong currents, but all exited the water at the end - we call that a successful swim!

Casey was the first NACHO out of the water, with a fast 53:05.  Sarah was right behind him, finishing in 54:01.  Brian had a great day, finishing under 1 hour for the 1st time and coming in at 57:39!  Joe struggled with the current a bit, but managed a strong 1:08.00.  

The team had a great support crew, and everyone enjoyed the ice cream and Dels lemonade at the finish line!  More photos of the weekend can be found here!

Race(s) Recap - July 18th

Marathon Sports 5M - Weston, MA

Congrats to Kate for her 45:49 finish in the hot and hilly Marathon Sports 5 miler!!

Jim Kane 5K - South Boston, MA

A hot night and even hotter performances by Team NACHO!  Led by Adam (for a second race in a row!) NACHO placed 3rd behind BAA and SRR in a very competitive team field of 28 teams in the 25th Annual Jim Kane Sugarbowl race.  Temps were well into the 90s and humidity was almost 100% as this crew raced along the waterfront in South Boston.  Katy raced THROUGH the finish line and jumped immediately in the bay!  The hashtag #machonacho was born with the addition of some Yasso sunglasses and mega muscles, and Matt was the biggest winner of them all, walking away with free bagels for a YEAR from Panera!  He found the golden ticket!  Photos of the night can be found here.

Race(s) Recap: July 11th-14th

Another week, another set of results from the NACHOs!

Thursday July 11th: RACE 5K #3, Cambridge MA

We had another group of NACHOs compete in the Thursday summer series races.  There are two options for racing the 5K distance; the co-ed race and the women's only race.  Serena raced with the ladies and finished on the podium; finishing 3rd in 22:47!  CONGRATS!  Also running in the women's race we had Gretchen, who finished 14th in 26:18!  Strong showing ladies! In the co-ed race, we had Adam finishing 4th (17:39), and Kevin 161st (29:56)!

Saturday July 13th: RI Aquatic Hall of Fame 1.2M Swim, Portsmouth RI

In the largest NACHO swim event EVER, we had FIVE NACHOs compete in smooth waters off of the coast of RI.  Sarah was the first NACHO out of the water in 32:27, a fantastic showing for her first NACHO event!  Coming in after her was Casey in 35:09, cruising after his warm up swim last weekend in the Narrow River.  A very happy birthday to Kim who finished 3rd in her division, finishing in 37:07!  Joe had another strong outing, finishing the Save the Bay warmup in 39 flat.  And rounding out the group was Brian in 40:03, saving his energy for next week's big event!

Sunday July 14th: VERT 2.4M Trail Race, Stoneham MA

NACHO for the win!!  NACHO for the win!!  NACHO placed 1st out of 41 competitive teams in the 2nd annual VERT Trail Race!  A huge group of runners for this incredibly fun event, with a lot of first time NACHOs in the mix!  Some photos of the epic post race celebration can be seen here!

Race(s) Recap: June 29th - July 4th

Saturday June 29th: Hyde Park Blast 4M, Cincinnati OH

Kyndal took the NACHO pride to the homeland, and she let us know how she ran with an email update;

"I'm back in KY for the week, but still trying to run. The fam did a little 4 miler this morning. I was supposed to be doing a 13 mile training run today, for my half marathon in August, so I ended up running over to the race. I thought I could find a perfect 9 mile route, but it turned out to be 10.5, oh well. Nevertheless, ran with one of my sisters friends, a junior in high school, and we finished the race in 32:18. It was a lot of fun!"

Great job!  Way to run hard on the road!

Sunday June 30th: City Sports "Back in the Day" 10K, Boston MA

Kate, you were "totally rad" rocking the 80s getup for the "Back in the Day" 10K!  In the HOT weather, Kate did great, finishing the course in 58:56!

 

Thursday July 4th: Camires 4M, Wakefield RI

Kudos to Brian for braving the heat and sneaking in a holiday speed workout.  Facing some incredibly humid conditions, he finished the course in 27:55, sneaking under a 7 min mile!  

Thursday July 4th: Friends on the 4th 5K, Winthrop ME

Mary and Patrick vacationed in Maine and found a way to race while enjoying their time away from PA!  Patrick cruised to a 7th place AG finish in 21:52, with Mary ALSO finishing 7th in HER age group in 24:50!  Well done!  Patrick's Dad Raymond also ran, finishing in 33:10!  Great job Boggs family!!!