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 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!!!

Race(s) Recap: June 21st-23rd

Another busy week for the NACHOs all over the USA!

Friday June 21st: Summer Solstice 5M, Newton NJ

Tom's rundown of the event, which he completed in 46 minutes!

"well, this course kicked my ass something fierce! lots of climbing up and down intense rocky hills. i started out reasonably fresh, and felt totally spent by the first mile. i'd run the course three years ago, in 42ish, so i knew what i was in for. and so i was pretty much holding myself back through out the race. i didn't want to end up halfway up the big hill, with nothing in my tank. the downside is, i never was able to get my mind into race mode - only survival mode. not that i think a more keen mental approach would have helped - indeed, had i pushed any harder earlier in the race, i surely would have been done for in the 4th mile. it didn't help that the promised water stop at 2-miles in never materialized. so cruel!
i'll be back here in november, for a trail half marathon, and this course will be the final five miles of that race. hoo boy.
i've got some work to do."

Tom looking psyched before the race!

Saturday June 22nd: Narrow River Turnaround 1M Swim, North Kingstown RI

Brian, Joe and Casey took to the water for the first open swim race of the NACHO season!  Casey was brave enough to tackle the course without a wetsuit, and finished first in an impressive time of 28:57.  Not bad for zero training!  Brian and Joe battled it out for 2nd place NACHO, with Joe lunging for the Popsicle stick a little faster than Brian, with their times 33:23 and 33:24.  Joe's analytical analysis of his and Brian's swim, looking back at last year's results;

"You got 5% faster and I got 1% slower than last year.  If we both stay healthy and in shape, I do not expect to cross the finish line ahead of you in the future. Looking at the middle 80% of the field, the average time in 2012 was 30:30 and in 2013 was 30:35 (0.3% slower). Of the 123 swimmers, I could match 37 names for both years. They were 0.6% slower in 2013 than 2012.

You are getting better, I am getting older."

Well done gentlemen!

Casey, Brian and Joe ready to hit the water!

Sunday June 23rd: NY Giants Run for Champions 5K, East Rutherford NJ

Tom was at it again, crushing his second race of the weekend in 24 minutes!

"it was a hot morning for a parking lot 5k. and my quads were still very very sore from friday's 5-mile trail race. but somehow i managed a fairly respectable 5k today. managed to do a few gear-changes and passing maneuvers, but wasn't quite into race-mode. it'll come back, i'm certain. 51/299 M35-39, 320/2993 overall
after the race, tommy ran a 60-yd kids race, and had a lot of fun."

Very determined to run!

Sunday June 23rd: BAA 10K, Boston MA

Lots of NACHOs raced this great event which honored all affected by the Boston Marathon bombings this year.  Some great performances on a hot muggy day!

Meghan B and friend post race!

Mike and friends post race!

Derek's view post race, enjoying the sunshine!

Race(s) Recap: May 18th-19th

Big race weekend with a lot of active runners!  Here's the breakdown...

Saturday May 18th: Brooklyn Half Marathon, Brooklyn NY

Grant has clearly recovered from his shin splits, because he ran a nice 2:17:19 at the Brooklyn Half Marathon with his Leukemia and Lymphoma team mates!  Well done Frowmdawg!

Saturday May 18th: Strawberry Shortcake 10K, Plympton MA

Congrats to Kyndal for her impressive finish at the Strawberry Shortcake 10K!  With her time of 49:11 (that's a 7:55/mile pace!) she qualified for the Houston Marathon this coming year, her goal!  Congrats lady, we're proud of you!

Saturday May 18th: Run around the Lake 8.2M, Lake Mohawk NJ

Congrats to Tom Z who covered the 8.2 mile distance in 1:06:00.  That's a 8:03/mile pace over a hilly course - well done!

Sunday May 19th: Superhero Half Marathon, Morristown NJ

Anne Z. added another medal to the growing wall with the completion of this half marathon (her 23rd!)!  She covered the course in a solid 2:06:28, a nice pace on a springtime Sunday!  Great job Anne!

Sunday May 19th: The Harpoon 4.8 Miler, Boston MA

Huge showing for the NACHOs at this competitive race!  (Seriously, there were some really fast people there this year!).  The four teams ran incredibly well, with the co-ed NACHO CHEESE team finishing 6th out of 50 teams.  The two men's teams, NACHO BEER and NACHO CHIP finished 4th and 16th out of 21 teams, respectively.  For the first time NACHO fielded a LADIES team, which had an impressive showing and finished 8th out of 50 teams!  Well done everyone!!

Race(s) Recap: May 11th-12th

Another weekend, another great set of results coming in from the NACHOs...!

May 11th: Dylan's Dinosaur Stomp 5K, Hopatcong NJ

Congrats to Anne Z for her 2nd place age group finish in the Dinosaur Stomp 5K!  She covered the course in 27:39 (8:55/mile) and had a great time! Well done!

Sunday May 12th: Cox Rhode Races Half Marathon & Marathon, Providence RI

Congrats to Jose who completed his first marathon in PVD this past weekend!!  He finished in 5:02:38, averaging a 11:33 mile!  Great job!!  And well done to Anne L. who raced the half marathon the same morning, coming through in 2:00:55, averaging a 9:14 mile on a hilly course.  Both runners battled the elements a bit, with some pretty hard rain coming at some points...but not a bad way to celebrate mother's day!

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!

Race(s) Recap - April 20th

Sorry for the delay in posting results, I got totally side tracked prepared for and celebrating World Penguin Day!

April 20th: Main Street 5K, Sparta NJ

Congrats to Tom Z for his strong finish at the Main Street 5K, placing 3rd in the competitive 30-39 age group and finishing 31st overall in 23:17!  Can you spot the smiling NACHO in the photo?

April 20th: Blue Hills Half Marathon, Roanoke VA

Liz B traveled south to Virginia to race quote "America's Toughest Course" with 3620 feel of total elevation gain and 7234 feet of total elevation change.  Sounds intense!  Well, that didn't stop Liz from cruising to a 7th place overall finish in 1:42:02 (7:47/mile) and placing 2nd in her age group!  Liz we are so proud of you, those morning track workouts are really paying off!

 

NACHO at the Millrose Games!

Not, competing...but we were there!

NACHO Mary (from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter) was able to attend the game and report on some of the fastest athletes in the world!  This is what she reported back to us,

"I got to wear a tie as I was an "official" for the night.  My first time wearing a tie in awhile, but someone was able to help me put it on.  My main role for the night was updating the MillroseGames Twitter account on the meet results while I sat in the Millrose media room.  I was able to watch most of the meet when I wasn't on Twitter (or as much as my view allowed me to see, as I could only really see the finish area and not much else of the race).  I was able to get up close with some Olympians who competed last night, and a friend took some photos of me with them.

Trey Hardee was the 2012 silver medalist in the decathlon this past summer Olympics.  He competed in the 60 hurdles last night.

Bernard Lagat set a new American 2-mile record last night, running a 8:09.49.  Nick Symmonds is the 6-time outdoor 800m national champion and placed 5th in the 2012 Olympics.  He ran the 600m last night.

Adam Nelson, a Dartmouth grad, was there last night as a lifetime achievement segment.  But for a lot of people at Millrose, it was more like a recognition ceremony for the gold medal he should have won originally in 2004 Olympics (the original gold medalist has since been found of doping).  He's won two silver medals in the shot put at the Olympics.

A very cool night indeed!  Hope you get a chance to watch the replay on ESPN this afternoon."

Check out some of her photos!

Mary with Trey Hardee

Mary with Bernard Lagat and Nick Symmonds

Mary with Adam Nelson

2012 Alexandria (VA) Turkey Trot

Patrick and Mary finally have woken up from their thanksgiving-induced food coma to share with the world about their turkey trot results.  Last Thursday, the Boggses decided to justify eating the extra servings of turkey and mushroom risotto by running a 5-miler that was near their Thanksgiving destination: the Alexandria Turkey Trot.  They have previously done this race before, back in 2009 (Mary had finished in 46:29 while Patrick finished in 38:27 back then).  Now, three years older and faster, they both shattered their 2009 times.  Patrick finished in 37:45 (placing 305th overall, 90th in his age group) while Mary finished in 39:25 (488th overall, 44th in her age group).  It should be noted that the results claim there were 4,247 finishers that included semi-pro racers, baby strollers, and dogs on leashes.  Ahh... success and turkey never tasted so good.

Zombie Mud Run & Feats of Strengths - Berks County, PA

On Saturday, September 22nd, Patrick and Mary competed in a Zombie Mud Run 5K race in their home town of Sinking Spring, PA. The couple should have realized that the race would not end well for them when Mary shared with Patrick on the car ride over that she did not sleep well the night before as she had many ominous Zombie dreams.  Nevertheless, Patrick gave Mary a good luck kiss right before the gun went off and wished her luck.  After that, he left her behind and never looked back.  After he was bitten 3 times (i.e. all 3 of his flag-football flags were taken) by zombies and was 'killed', he realized that maybe he would have been better off facing the dead with a partner in crime.  Mary also did not survive the race, and blamed her bright orange NACHO shirt for blowing her cover and making her easy to spot by the zombies.  Patrick ran the course in 29:09 and Mary ran it in 31:11.

The couple's lives as new Zombies is going extremely well.  Celebrating Festivus early, Zombie Patrick and Zombie Mary successfully competed in multiple Feats of Strength.  Patrick won a free tee-shirt by hitting the bell on a High Striker game (by hitting the lever with mallet), and Mary place 2nd in a field of 29 participants in the Oley Valley Community Fair hay bale toss!  Mary's toss (26' 9") beat out all of the Berks County ladies, except for Olga Knickerbacker, who is the 7 time reigning champion as she threw it over 27 feet.  Mary was awarded a handsome check for her impressive Feat of Strength.  By the time of printing of this article, Zombie Mary had not yet decided what to buy with her prize money of $4.50.

Patrick and Mary enjoying their last moments of life with Melinda, a Shockoberest celebrity

Mary climbing out of what would later be her own grave

Patrick managing to get away from this zombie

Finishing on a dirty mattress as the 5th dead finisher in 29:09

Mary finished as the 8th dead finisher (2nd woman) in 31:11

2012 Third Thirsty Thursday Series - Reading, PA

For the third year in a row, Mary Boggs (Mid-Atlantic) represented NACHO for the Third Thirsty Thursday 5K series in Reading, PA.  The series spans from April through September with crowds ranging from 200 to 350 runners on a given night.  Mary participated in all of the races that made up the series this year and was able to lower her 5K personal best by nearly 90 seconds once the series was done.  A mini-recap of each race is below:

April – 26:04, placed 122^nd out of 310;

May – 24:57, placed 117^th out of 326, including the teenage boy that she outkicked to the finish line (no one who walks in the last half-mile can beat her!)

June – 26:30, placed 103^rd out of 211; WICKED HOT as it was in the upper 80s during the race, and this was at 7pm!

July – 24:45, placed 107^th out of 315

August – 24:15, 92^nd out of 245; thanks to the guy who pushed her at the end to set the personal best

September – 24:44, 90^th out of 258;

Mary hopes to one of these races actually place in her age group, but she will need to drop an additional 2 minutes off of her time to do so.  She is still proud of how much faster her cruising pace is now.  But the free beer and pretzels at the end is always a plus.

Blessing of the Fleet 10M: Narragansett RI

Great job to Grant, Brian and Anne who all ran PRs for the 10 mile at the 41st annual Blessing of the Fleet! The trio battled traffic down/up to Rhode Island (a meetup of the midatlantic and boston chapters!) for this event, which draws some of the fastest runners of the area (we're talking about you, Matty P!). After a 30 minute delay due to incredible rain, the gun went off and the runners ran down to the beach, greeted by an amazing rainbow! 10 miles later they were all celebrating with some Kingston Pizza! Not a bad way to start the weekend!

Oley Valley Country Classic: Oley, PA

On 11/6/11, Mary and Patrick decided it was a good day to be crazy enough to run 10 miles. Patrick had plenty of training already and was ready to set a new PR. Mary was praying she wouldn’t die on the course. Luckily for both of them, they both exceeded their personal expectations. Patrick set a new personal best of 1:21:33 (over 2 minutes faster than what he ran 2 years ago). Mary survived, running 1:36:57 (and somehow she was still smiling at mile 9.5). Good job Patrick and Mary!

Blues Cruise 50K: Reading, PA

On Sunday, October 2nd, Pennsylvania NACHO Patrick Boggs completed the Blues Cruise 50K in 7hours 27 minutes 32 seconds. This is a personal best for Patrick at this distance. Unfortunately, it is also a personal worst. The course was a complete loop around the Blue Marsh Lake, located just outside of Reading, PA. The course was comprised of: fantastic views, a stream crossing (which came up to the waist), 7 amply stocked aid stations, and a lovely wife timing at the finish line (please refer to Mary Boggs). As of Tuesday, October 4th, Mr. Boggs was able to walk again.

Run for Rachel 5K: Livingston, NJ

NACHO superstar, John Ahearn, contiues to be the enthusiastic comic relief of the Mid Atlantic Chapter - not to mention a PR machine! Check out his account of another successful NACHO outing!

"So after running back-to-back Sat/Sun 5K's the weekend the NACHO's came down to Duc's (the first time I'd ever done back-to-back races) with great times in both races, I wanted to test myself and top my best time. I ran a 29:03 in April of 2010, and I knew I was back to that form, if not beyond. I found the Run for Rachel in Livingston, NJ, and after driving the course during the week I told myself I was gonna PR that bastard. Anything under 29 minutes was gonna be good enough for me, but I blazed it better than I could have ever expected, finishing at 27:50 (official chip time was 28:10, results linked below, but I'm a regular back of the pack starter, so I know I crossed the start line at the :20 mark). Feel free to paraphrase that however it makes sense to you, I'm actually quite intoxicated as write this..."

Mad Dash 5K

What a clash of the NACHO chapters! Jaime, Brian and Anne made the trip to the diiiiirrrtyy Jerzzzz...to meet up with the Mid Atlantic crowd for a really great little 5k. John suggested this fun jaunt through an office park which provided a rolling course and nice wide roads for the NACHOs to dominate. Anne and Jaime churned out top 10 finishes, and Grant, Tom and John made their NACHO debuts! A big thanks to Anne Z for her awesome photo skills!



ps: a lot to be said for the running after the shenanigans the night before!

Run4Luck 4M: Lancaster, PA

Patrick and Mary broke out of their winter-racing hibernation and competed in Lancaster's Run4Luck 4-miler on 3/12/11.  The race was challenging in that a) new distance, b) over 700 people were racing around a small residential neighborhood, c) the first 2 miles were hilly, and d) Patrick has a conspiracy theory in that the mile markers were not placed in the right spot due to the 3rd mile that seemed like it too forever to complete.  Regardless, it was a great race.  Patrick learned the meaning of a good finishing kick after being edged out by another competitor at the line.  However, he ran a 29:01, averaging a 7:15/mile pace and placing 70th overall.  Mary surprised herself by having an overall race average of a 8:40/mile pace and finishing in 34:43 that placed her within the top 36% of the race (she thought she would be running a 9:00/mile pace and be MUCH further back).  What a good way to enter the spring!

Shiver by the River 5K/10K: Muhlenburg Township, PA

The Shiver by the River 5k/10k road race in Muhlenburg Township, PA is unique in multiple ways: 1) it is a winter racing series that takes place the 1st Sunday of each winter month, 2) homemade chicken noodle soup is offered to everyone at the finish line, and 3) you could decide as you finish the 5k loop whether to stop or be insane enough to do another 5k loop through a rolling hill neighborhood (and funny enough, there are no rivers nearby). Patrick and Mary decided to run due to the unseasonably warm weather conditions and their desires to start their New Years Resolution on getting back into shape. Patrick raced to lower his 10k PR, which he EASILY accomplished, running an unofficial 47:08. While Mary was hoping to run for fun, she surprised herself in lowering her 10k PR as well, completing the two loops in 56:11 unofficially. What a good way to start the new year!