This past Saturday, Team NORSA members Tom Saffell, Steve, Matt White, Julia Brockman, Leo Weitzenhoff, Bethan Haaga, Fred Kukelhaus, and Adam participated in the popular Rockville Twilight 8K.
The race started in downtown Rockville and snaked through hilly suburban neighborhoods before emerging on to Route 355 near Montgomery College for the one-mile downhill finish. Despite the start getting pushed to 9:00 (originally 8:45), the temperature and humidity of the evening still lingered and made the race quite a challenge. Thankfully, there were plenty of water stops for the runners along the course. Also, several homeowners came out to their front yards in order to shower the participants with cold water from their garden hoses, helping to keep racers from overheating.This year's event showcased the increasing competitiveness for Team NORSA, with Steve and Adam both beating their goals and setting personal records for the course. They had both previously run the race in 2006 (40:42 and 42:44, respectfully) and 2004 (43:15 and 42:32, respectfully). The race also served as training for future NORSA races; the Nation's Triathlon (Matt, Leo, Steve, and Adam), Louisville Ironman (Adam), Culpeper Sprint (Steve and Fred), and the Lake Logan Tri (Adam).
The team results:
Rank Bib # Name Age Time Pace318 649 Adam 25 36:54 7:26323 672 Fred Kukelhaus 25 37:02 7:2782 606 Julia Brockman 24 37:56 7:38419 640 Steve 25 39:49 8:01440 721 Leo Weitzenhoff 26 40:05 8:04171 642 Bethan Haaga 25 43:06 8:41748 666 Matthew White 25 47:17 9:311087 639 Thomas Saffell 25 64:10 12:55
A bit of NORSA history: this is the first race at which NORSA made a showing, with Adam and Steve participating on a whim in 2004. Prior to that point, NORSA had been exclusively an outdoor recreation society (e.g., camping and canoeing). It was with this race, and the many to follow, that NORSA members found ways to challenge their fitness level in the outdoors.
3 comments:
I'm living proof that eating a Five Guys bacon cheeseburger with cajun fries two hours before a race is not a good idea.
Don't know how Matt did so well.
I'm living proof that eating a 7-Eleven quarter pound big bite with mechanically-squirted chili and cheese two hours before the race is a good idea.
A pre-race Yuengling Black and Tan is an even better idea.
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