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!

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!

Race(s) Recap: May 26th

Run to Remember Half Marathon, Boston MA

Neither rain, nor wind, nor cold could keep these determined NACHOs from racing 13.1 miles through the city streets of Boston and Cambridge!  Congrats to the NACHOs who completed this course in less than ideal conditions!  Word got back from spectators that there was a large NACHO presence at this event - well done!



Freedom Run 5K, Cambridge MA

Bring on the beer drinking!!  NACHO did not disappoint in this component of the event, and definitely celebrated at the post race party!  Leading up to the party, there were some great performances as well.  A special kayak challenge kicked off the event, with Brian and Brad representing NACHO in the 0.75 mile Charles River kayak race.  The times from this event were added to their 5K times for the awarding of the Glen Doherty Cup.  Brian finished 3rd in the challenge and Brad was 17th, finishing the kayak race in 9:28 and 10:23, respectively.  This kayak race was also the debut of the NACHO Flag, something that I bet we'll see a lot of in the future!  (Big thanks to Kevin for running the 5K race with the flag!)

Once the kayak portion was done, it was time to race!  Joined by a large group of NACHOs, the team had a great showing, placing 4th out of 33 teams!  Well done everyone!!  Although the team missed out on the trophies for FASTEST runners (top 3 teams were honored), the group did walk away with some hardware - Derek, Brian and Brad were crowed "men's costume winners" with their outfits that definitely channeled the theme of the day: FREEDOM!  More pictures from the day can be found here.

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!

Hipster or German?

This NACHO is turning 40.

Happy Hour

The next Cambridge/Boston happy hour will be May 22nd (in honor of NACHO Mark's birthday), so join us at Cambridge Brewing Company starting at 5pm and help us celebrate one of the original NACHOs' big day!  RSVP here so we can reserve a table.  

Race(s) Recap: May 2nd-5th

Here we go, more NACHOs kicking butt!

May 2nd: Boston 5K Summer Series #1, Cambridge MA
In this "new" summer series, we had a number of NACHOs ringing in the summertime with some fast times!  Curt (who was nursing an injury) headed up the team with a PR in the 5K finishing in 19:15 (that's a 6:12/mile pace!).  Close behind was was Derek B with a quick 21:25!  Megan B rocked the NACHO orange in a fast 25:53, and Gretchen and Kevin were right on her heels in 26:08 and :09.  Apparently NACHO was scored as a team, but we couldn't find those results...if anyone has them, please let us know!

May 4th: Rotorua Marathon, Rotorua New Zealand
An impressive showing by one of our Kiwis, Maurice, in his big spring (or is it fall?) marathon, finishing in a very solid 4:49:07!!!

May 5th: Pittsburgh Half Marathon, Pittsburgh PA
A big congrats to Chris B for his new PR in the half marathon, breaking 2 hours and representing NACHO with a impressive 1:59:49!  We're proud of you Chris!