WOW is all we can say about all of the unbelievable efforts and resulting PBs that were thrown down today. Congratulations to everyone who raced and pushed their fitness to the limit! Here’s how the team did:
Coach Sean was the first in for the team with a PB of 1:16:06.
Nick ran his longest hard effort since being injured, and still finished in an impressive 1:22:07!
Jonathan had an incredible performance, running a PB of 1:22:08! Not only did he earn a H+P B-Standard, he was also a mere 5 SECONDS off of the H+P Masters Men Club Record, which is still held by Dave Rutherford! Jonathan is only a marathon away from being the first H+Per to become a B-Standard champion…
Dave surprised even himself by running an incredible 1:22:53 – even crushing his Fridgee 8km time in the process! Dave also earned a H+P B-Standard today, which now gives him 2 out of the 4 possible B-Standards.
Coach Gill was in next for the team, tying her PB of 1:26:28!
Aaron ran a massive personal best of 1:27:29. This was a H+P Career Best ranking performance, and his first time ever cracking the 19min barrier in an equivalent 5k time! Because of this race, he improved his overall H+P ranking time by 20 seconds and passed two people!
Jessica ran a smart race and finished in a solid 1:26:36, only seconds behind Aaron!
Robyn ran a strong 1:28:16, which is only 5 seconds off of her PB AND her 4th fastest ranking time ever!
Andrew ran his first race with the team, running an inspiring 7-minute PB of 1:29:49 – his second fastest ranking time ever!
Vicki crushed her PB by over a minute, running 1:30:58 – her THIRD fastest ranking time ever!
Emily had one of the best performances of the day, not only running a PB of 1:31:06, but also achieving her fastest race ever – a H+P Career Best ranking time! Emily moved up the H+P rankings by 17 seconds!
Holger topped off an intense week of training with a casual half marathon – and still ran a solid 1:32:17!
Val returned to action after a slow build back from injury, and executed her marathon pace workout to perfection – she finished in a strong 1:37 flat.
Rebecca was the 3rd H+Per of the day to run a H+P Career Best ranking time in a huge PB of 1:37:20! Rebecca flew up the H+P rankings by 14 seconds because of this race.
Brad was next in for the team, finishing in a solid 1:38:24.
Kristin crushed her previous PB in an awesome 1:43:50, which is also her 4th fastest H+P ranking time ever and the 3rd fastest current ranking time!
Terry also has a solid race, finishing just behind Kristin in 1:44:12!
Angelika ran a solid race of 1:49:20, despite battling a persistent cold!
Michelle destroyed her 2012 self, running her 2nd fastest half ever and a course PB of 1:52:18! Incredibly, this is also a H+P Career Best ranking time – beating out both her downhill Fall Classic 5k times! This also moved her up the H+P ranking by 29 seconds.
Mark cracked the 2-hour barrier in a solid 1:59:55.
Jill destroyed her half marathon PB by running an awesome 2:17:31 – her second fastest H+P ranking time ever!
Andrew and Heather Heij ran the race together, finishing side-by-side in 3:03:40 & 3:03:41, respectfully!
Deb was the lone H+Per in the 5k event – she crushed her 5km PB in her FIRST race in 10 years, running an impressive 27:57!
Congrats to everyone who did their best and pulled out some increidble performances today. Thank you to everyone who posted awesome pictures of themselves and their teammates for us to share!
#cantwontstop
