The TV show Dragnet - those of you under about 45 will probably need to Google it - used to start out with,
"Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."
Well, as we start rolling into the fall racing season in a short while, you'll notice the changes in some of the names here - and, over time, we'll work to introduce them throughout the remainder of 2019.
After a little respite in racing activity in the month of July after the
Baytown Bud Heat Wave on the Fourth, things will once again get busy as our athletes - race for fun or as checkpoints for their upcoming fall marathons.
And, as usual, we got around a little bit. :-)
Alta, Wyoming is not likely the newest location of the store that goes by the same name, but it was where our
Bonnie Scholz and her sister
Michelle Fregia competed in the
Ragnar Trail Tetons.
The duo competed as part of an Open Female division team of eight - named "Let's Get Physically Exhausted" - which covered 126.4 total miles over three trails of four (Jolly Green Giant), 5.3 (Buffalo Solder) and 6.5 (Grand View) miles.
Contested over Friday and Saturday, July 26-27 near the Grand Targhee Resort, the team covered the distance in 32 hours, 39 minutes and 30 seconds (32:39:30).
The next day in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada,
Carrie Hyde got back to racing in preparation for late October's
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, put on by our friend race director Alan Brookes.
And she was happy to do so, she noted, after a five-month hiatus from running due to "acclimating to weather conditions and minus-stupid temperatures".
She posted a time of 1:34:44 for the
Tely 10 Miler.
Produced by the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association, this year's Tely 10 was its 92nd annual running. (Ah, I don't think we'll be here for year 92 of the Texas 10 Series, but maybe Willie will!)
"I ran a steady and conservative pace," she said. "No records broken and happy with the time as finishing strong was the goal!
That she did, along with 3,693 other finishers.
Another steady, conservative effort was sought -- and obtained -- by
Waverly Walk as she ran the
third annual Canton Half Marathon in east Texas on Sunday, August 4 with her Dad.
Waverly, whose early training runs for October's
Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. have been right at 11 minutes per mile, delivered a similar result of 2:27:24 in extremely humid conditions.
The day before, Volte had an excellent group of runners and friends participate in the
fifth annual Southern Star Brewing Company 5K in Conroe.
The Run In Texas-produced race had its most number of finishers ever, and our folks got a little challenge in being part of an event that offered a bit more elevation change than July's pancake-flat Bud Heat Wave.
Jerritt Park led our Volte runners with a time of 22:50 while
Stephanie Reed took first place in her 10-year age group with a time of 24:05.
Jerritt's son
Brayden posted a time of 24:51 while the
Register family - husband
Aaron first in 25:38 and wife
Anita in 28:22 - crossed the finish line next.
Sharon Mitchell notched a new PR - by a little more than a minute with a time of 28:48 beating
Rob Myers to the line by about a half a minute as he cranked out a 29:14 effort.
Tim Russell and
Amanda Becker followed in 34:13 and 37:03, respectively, while
Alfredo and
Letty Gonzalez covered the course in 42:33 and 44:07.
Alfredo has finished all five years that the race has been held.
Volte alumni
Brian Jackson was second in his age group in 19:59.
Mark Amann led all our Volte friends with an overall win of 17:47. It is the second year that Mark has won the race, having done so two years ago.
Chris Weir and
Paul Blutt cracked 21 minutes with efforts of 20:15 and 20:36, respectively, The latter time earned Paul a third place age group finish.
Kim White got in under 25 minutes in 24:21, but while
Julie Stevenson and
Sonia Carr were next, both with age group winnings to show for it.
Julie took second in 25:02 and Sonia was third in her division in 25:06.
Lisa Shulze ran well in 26:56, while
Mary-Ellen Wilderman-Hay and her husband,
Brad, finished in 28:43 and 29:58, respectively, as the Fleet Feet of Greater Houston team was out in support of Run In Texas race directors
Bill and
Karen Gardner.
Seven Hills Running Club's
Ken Johnson of Huntsville, like Alfredo, has finished all five Southern Star Brewing Company 5Ks. He noted on his blog that he was the oldest finisher of 558 and finished in 46:05.
Even though he said he was three minutes slower than last year, he noted, "The beer was good and it was great visiting with a lot of friends."
Ken always comes back for more, though.
Out west in San Leandro, California,
Kate Semmelrogge-Thomas finished the
Summer Breeze 10K in 1:32:32.
Volte wrapped up the weekend with
The Woodlands Running Club's Sunday Night 5K from Barbara Bush Elementary.
Jerritt Park and
Mayra Caamano were the race's overall winners in 22:28 and 23:53, respectively.
Laura Godfrey was not far behind Caamano in 24:01, despite having run 12 miles in training earlier in the day.
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Godfrey gets over 15 miles on Sunday with a sharp effort during the Sunday Night 5K.
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer) |
She noted, after crossing the finish line and looking at her GPS, "Exactly 3.1." (Say "thank you, Nine Volte" for his measuring wheel.)
Volte friend
Curtis Barton led a group of four runners across in the race's 27th minute as he finished in 27:11.
Faith Craig followed in 27:27 while
Robert Dempsey and Volte friend
Lisa Schulze finished together in 27:50.
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Faith says two thumbs up to a strong showing during the Sunday Night 5K.
(Photo courtesy of Bill Dwyer) |
The two multi-day running streakers -
Vincent Attanucci and
Ken Johnson - stopped the clock in 31:06 and 44:21, respectively, while
Letty and
Alfredo Gonzalez walked the course in 51:13.
