Freedom Run / National Running Day / What's Up For June?

Happy National Running Day!

Hope everyone's having a good day and getting out there to squeeze a few miles in. This past weekend the Nacho AC crew participated in the Freedom Run at the CambridgeSide Galleria, brought to us by our friends at the Cambridge 5K Series (Craigfest, Oktoberfest, etc.). This was a team event for the crew and we lucked out. Everyone did a great job and we brought home a 3rd place victory - a surprise to most!

Freedom Run Results - June 1, 2014
Mike Dow			19.43
Brian London			21.51
Kyndal Michel			22.07
Anne London			25.54
Jacquelyn Pourroy			26.35
Fred Cobey			26.51
Grant Fromer			27.01
Kathryn Andrews			28.46
Norman Lee			28.47
Rob Colonna			29.37
Kristen Noto			29.37
Annette Ferrari			29.38
Maggie Pastuszak			30.51
Sam Marks			33.18
Lindsey Hopkinson			34.03
Brad Coyle			43.41

We even had a few guest appearances from the Nacho Babies, who were both rocking their onesies.  

If anyone else has results from this past weekend, let us know, so we can post them! We LOVE to celebrate everyone's successes.  

June Happenings:  

I'm going to let Pen take this one with the email coming out tonight, so keep an eye out for that. Make sure to follow the link at the bottom of the email, so you can fill in all of the races you're entered in for the season. Make sure you've joined the facebook group too because this holds more recent information regarding races.   

Also, a final note - there were rumblings this weekend after the Slumbrew team was walking around with super cool coozies / glasses. Would anyone be interested in getting these to be used at future races / drinking events? I'll see what I can find. Just let me know in the comments if you would be interested in purchase.  

Thanks, 

Pen's Sidekick 

Kyndal 

kyndalmichel@gmail.com

May Update!

Happy End of May and Beginning of June - Nachos!  

Hope everyone has had a good May and is looking forward to the summer ahead. Seems that after this long long winter, people are starting to get back into racing mode.   

Cambridge 5K - Craicfest:

Curtis Wright - 21:40

Brian London - 21:59

Derek Blair - 23:26

Anne London - 24:19

Kerri Wilk - 27:34

Serena Crutchfield - 28:22

Kristen Noto - 29:51

Spring Classic 5K:

Serena Crutchfield - 24:28

Gretchen Desmond - 24:58

Kevin Kalish - 25:22

Meghan Butler - 28:12

Matthew Goehlert - 28:42

Kristen Noto - 30:11

Harpoon 5 Miler:  

Team Nacho

Jon Wilk - 33:48

Kyndal Michel - 38:38

Matt Goehlert - 39:40

Chris Baldwin - 39:46

Jill Morrissey - 45:35

Casey Phoenix - 53:59

Run to Remember - 5 Miler:

Run to Remember - Half Marathon:

Christine Hart - 1:58:49

Kristen Noto - 2:26:46

Johnny Kelley Half Marathon - Hyannis, MA:

Kyndal Michel - 1:42:48 - 2nd in the Filly Division  

My apologies if I missed anyone. Please let me know and I will add you to the list. It looks like it’s been a great start to the season for everyone!  

NACHOs are looking forward to the Cambridge Freedom Run on Sunday, June 1. We will have a few members competing in the kayak race, with the run to follow. Please join us, if you haven’t signed up already.

The following races are also coming up:  

BAA 10K - June 22

Tory Row 5K - June 29

VERT Sasquatch Team Race - July 14 - TEAM RACE

Save the Bay Swim - July 20

Blessing of the Fleet 10M - July 25

Run 4Kerri 4M - August 3  

VERT - Trail Mastah Killah - August 16 - NYC

VERT Big Bad Wolf Trail Run - September 13  

Please use the link below to add yourself to the races. This allows us to look for you there and to gather the results after the race.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T60JWZRhF29iB_xj_Ov3KS91z2S1L-qDcwmX7RFuUR4/viewform

And please let us know if there are anymore races you would like added to the list!  

Any advice or tips for this or future blog posts - please let me know. And send along any pictures for posting.

Sidekick of Pen -

Kyndal Michel

kyndalmichel@gmail.com

Freedom Run!

NACHOs are gearing up for the Freedom Run this Sunday!  Hope to see you there!  http://cambridge5k.com/freedom/ #c5kfree #nachoac #willrunforbeer

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!