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Carter Kicked My Butt

On July 12th 2009, Carter and I participated in the Ann Arbor Gallop Gallup 5k Race. He beat me by an applausable 20 seconds: 17:46 vs my 18:06. The race was held on my home turf in Gallup Park at Huron Parkway and Geddes; NO, I did not jump off the bridge during the race (ask Jack Dean, Brandon Easterday, Kat Hotton, James Erickson, etc.). Carter placed 3rd in his age group and 8th overall. Meanwhile, I was 4th and 11th overall.

Congratulations Carter! Good luck in the upcoming season!

Dexter-Ann Arbor: 13.1 Miles

I have successfully completed my first half-marathon race. Let me tell you, 13.1 miles is quite different than racing a 10k. I went into this race with a goal of 90 minutes (6:52 pace); I finished with a time of 1:23:08 (6:21 pace). Planning to run the first 10k at an easy pace of 6:52 and picking it up from there is apparently more difficult for me to do than run ~6:10 pace consistently, which is what happened for miles 1-9. This impressive time earned me 48th overall (of 2500) and 2nd in the 18-19 age group. I'm two for two in "Dexter-Ann Arbor Award Winner" mugs, placing 1st in my age group of last year's 10k (4th overall, 37:47).

I look forward to running more half, possibly even full, marathons. About 150 miles prepared me for this race. This is a fair amount for one month, but I definitely could have prepared more. Longer runs and being more comfortable with a slightly faster pace would definitely of helped. Still, it's better than Jack Dean's 2 week preparation. By the way, this was his first race ever.

Results:
http://tinyurl.com/og5p6x

Time: Pace: Overall: Sex Place: Age Place:
1:23:08 6:21 48 / 2500 40th 2nd

Splits:
Mile: Time:
1 6:11
2 6:06
3 6:13
4 6:11
5 6:08
6 6:08
7 6:09
8 6:16
9 6:17
10 6:31
11 6:42
12 6:41
13.1 7:35

Carter Sherman Runs a 4:47 Mile

Congratulations to Carter Sherman! My younger brother, currently a Junior in high school, ran a 4 minute and 47 second mile. Amazing! The time and place were perfect. By setting a new PR, Carter set the tone for this Summer's training. This great result landed him 5th place in the Mega Red league meet; his brother placed 8th his Senior year. My fastest mile is a 4:52. Great Job Carter!

Dexter-Ann Arbor Run 2009

This year I (along with housemate Jack Dean) have signed up to compete in the REAL Dexter-Ann Arbor Race -- the Half-Marathon. Being my first 13.1 mile race, I still haven't set a goal time; hopefully my goal of 700 miles this Summer will prepare me.

The Half Marathon is the main event on May 31st. The route is 13.1 miles of scenery on winding Huron River Drive with the finish in Downtown Ann Arbor.

Last year I ran the 10k, placing 4th overall with a time of 37:47 (6:05 pace).

Sunrise on Sunset

A lot of people wake up early on St. Patrick's Day to experience a green beer...or two...or twenty.  Wallstreet (aka Jack Dean) and I were part of this dedicated crowd, but for a different reason: a 7am run up the grueling Sunset Rd hill.

With alarms set for 7am sharp (to prevent any ideas of hitting snooze), we arose, ready to go; a somewhat weird phenomenon, as we seem to have trouble waking up for 11am Differential Equations.  We departed with the sun still down, traveling westbound on Fuller amongst commuters heading for work.  From Fuller we climbed Sunset Rd to Hunt Park where we stopped to take a snapshot of the Ann Arbor skyline with a rising sun in the background.  After our quick rest we headed south on Newport Rd to Miller Ave, heading downtown.  Eventually reaching Couzens Hall, we were greeted with a warm shower and a sleepy Rob Schutt.

The pace was slow and relaxed; an 8km (5 miles) run in a leisurely 37' 16".