Detroit Turkey Trot 2008 - 27 second PR

Place Oall No. Name City Sta Ag Split Time Pace
7 42 2747 Zane Sherman Belleville MI 19 18:06 36:15 5:50

http://www.runmichigan.com/results/full.php/2008/11/27/2008-detroit-turkey-trot.html

A 27 second personal record and seventh place in the 15-19 age group for Steven 'Zane' Sherman.

Although I finished 33rd last year, I was still rewarded with a better time. A record turnout (over 11,000 people) added to the already fierce competition. I think the time could have been better, possibly under 36 minutes. Carter and I started a little late and found ourselves stuck between packs of middle-aged women joggers and men looking for their athleticism, only to find a receding hairline and aching shins. The first mile was slowed down from the congestion and scurry to get around people.

Remember though, 36:15 was my actual time for the 10k, all races use a timing chip that does not start the runner's time until they cross the actual start line (11,000 people take up a lot of space). Both races this year used a new disposable chip, the ChronoTrack 'D'-Tag, to save a lot of time and congestion at the finish line.

As mentioned before, this year's race (26th annual) set a record turnout: "About 11,000 people registered for this year’s race, exceeding last year’s total by about 1,200 runners," said Jack Riley, senior vice president of Fifth Third Bank, the event’s main sponsor. “And I would bet that another thousand runners didn’t get here in time to register and so they just ran the race.”

Pictures:

Rounding a corner with legs of steel:
http://www.runmichigan.com/photogallery/08/turkeytrot112708me_window.php?157



Playing catch-up with poor form.
http://www.runmichigan.com/photogallery/08/turkeytrot112708dm_window.php?193

Pretty tired.
http://www.runmichigan.com/photogallery/08/turkeytrot112708dm_window.php?192


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