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: 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 - April 27th & 28th

Another busy racing weekend for NACHOs all over the country!!

April 27th: Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Nashville TN
A big trip and great race to Grant, Kristen and Kim who traveled south to Nashville to brave 13.1 miles in the pouring rain! This was Kristen's FIRST half marathon, hope you had a blast because we can think of a ton more locally that you should do!  :-)
Grant - 2:14:06
Kristen - 2:30:32
Kim - 2:32:42

April 27th: Nike Women's Half Marathon, Washington DC
Congrats to Lydia for competing in the Nike Women's Half Marathon and finishing in a strong 2:47:41.  Not bad for battling the cold Wisconsin winter leading up to the race!  Can't wait to hear about what was contained in the Tiffany box gifted by the hunky firemen at the finish line!


April 27th: James Joyce Ramble 10K, Dedham MA
Liz B continues to kick ass and take names as she rocked the challenging JJ Ramble, setting a new 10K PR of 40:59 (that's a 6:43/mile pace over some HILLS!).  Watch out folks, she's on fire!


April 27th: Race for Research 5K, South Boston MA
As Derek B said, "I'm really getting into these 5Ks"...and setting PRs in the process!  Congrats Derek for breaking 21 minutes with 20:59 (6:45/mile) and finishing 2nd in his very competitive age group!  Derek is thanking the track workouts for getting his times down - glad they're helping!!



April 28th: Newport 10 Miler, Newport RI
Great job to Tim L. who rocked the Newport 10 miler in an impressive 1:12:06 (that's a 7:12 mile average!).  This PR was good enough to place him in the top 8 % and finish 5th in his age group!  Well done!!

April 28th: Spring Classic 5K, Cambridge MA
Only heard about this one because runners went right by NACHO headquarters in Cambridge, and we happened to see Lauren run by!  She was MOVIN', finishing in 20:45 (that's a 6:40 mile pace!) and finishing 1st in her age group!  Did any other NACHOs run this race?!

April 28th: 2.62M Run to Benefit the One Fund, Southborough MA
Great job to Kate B who raced this benefit in a FAST 20:52 (7:57 pace, well done) and raised money to support the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.  You had a great day to stretch out the legs, Kate!

Nashville Country Music Half Marathon

The CHI Nachos traveled to Nashville for the country music half marathon on April 30th, some by air and some by car! Friday night was pretty low-key as we all arrived and prepared for the race. Saturday morning, we got up bright and early, hit the hotel's continental breakfast, and meandered the quarter of a mile between our hotel and the starting line.

The race went well for the entire NACHO team! The weather was great, and though the course was hilly, we all powered through. Josh even won 2nd place!! After the race, we grabbed free beer and munchies and met Ryan Hall who was there for a promotion. Some of us got free copies of his book, and he and Josh waxed nostalgic about their high school running days (they raced each other!). Josh's stellar finish got us all VIP passes to the Patron Platinum Concert for a pre-party before the post-race concert. It was a blast!

Results:

OvrPl	SexPl	DivPl	First Name	Last Name	Chip Time
2	2	1	Josh	Yelsey	1:13:34
842	188	51	Julie	Rodriguez	1:43:36
928	218	61	Betsy	Sylvester	1:44:19
2624	856	184	Karah	Haghi	1:55:10
5078	2069	557	Caroline	Watkins	2:04:41
5271	2172	585	Nicole	Yoder	2:05:31
7246	3353	887	Shreena	Amin	2:12:20
8551	4176	1081	Heather	Macleish	2:16:44
12462	6697	1678	Holly	Guzman	2:31:36

Shamrock Shuffle 8k!

The CHI Nachos were out in full force on April 10th for the Shamrock Shuffle, the world's largest 8k and a race that rivals the Chicago marathon in size!

It was a hot day in Chicago, but the NACHO team powered through for an awesome race! After running, the team engaged in the NACHO tradition of beer and nachos (both breakfast nachos and carne asada style) at Heather and Holly's place - thanks for hosting, ladies!

Results and photos below:

Josh Yelsey, 27:01 (59th overall, 31st in Division!!)

Betsy Sylvester, 38:46

Victoria Carr, 40:21

Matt Gore, 40:45

Lonnie Mollo, 48:14

Nicole Yoder, 48:18

Heather Macleish, 48:18

Holly Guzman, 55:11

Santa Hustle 5K: Chicago, IL

On Dec 4th, Megan, Lonnie, Betsy, Julie, Greg, and Kim ran the Santa Hustle 5k in Chicago. Conditions were snowy and slippery (therefore slow), but the NACHO team donned their beards and santa hats with pride to plow through and earn the cookies and candies waiting for them at the aid stations along the way! Congrats to Megan, Lonnie, Julie, Greg, and Kim on their debuts as NACHO runners!! Check out thephotos!

Hot Chocolate 5K/15K :Chicago, IL

NACHO Chicago burst onto the Chicago area running scene at the Hot Chocolate 5k/15k race on November 6, 2010. The team made a strong showing overall, including a 2nd place finish overall! It was a clear, beautiful fall running day and the NACHOs indulged in post-race chocolate goodies, then brunch including chili cheese fries (unfortunately the restaurant didn't have nachos on their menu...) The race was a great start for CHI NACHOs, and we new NACHOs were thrilled to hear "GO NACHO" from the crowd! Check out the photos!