I ran my first race in years this past week (and my next is this Saturday). It was a time to see old familiar faces at the start line - and then I noticed that "old" and "familiar" points to something I've talked about endlessly here. People used to race, whereas now they participate; the old-time racers continue to race and they're still near the front of the pack, beating the participators a generation (or more) younger. Here's the top 10 from the race:
RUN FOR THE APPLES 5 MILE RUN/WALK
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN OCTOBER 18, 2014
Place Name Age Sex Time Pace
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1 Greg Hexum 43 M 27:52 5:35
2 Daniel Strike 44 M 29:31 5:55
3 Adam Carlsen 22 M 29:59 6:00
4 William Sikorski 44 M 30:51 6:11
5 Jim Ramacier 51 M 31:37 6:20
6 Luke Charpentier 49 M 32:30 6:30
7 Gary Simon 46 M 32:40 6:32
8 Michael Kennedy 56 M 32:46 6:34
9 Daniel Nowlan 38 M 33:09 6:38
10 Jessica Paschke 29 F 33:26 6:42
I was 35th, 8th among men over 50 (36:54).
1 comment:
I have been participating in races for over 35 years. This participation you complain about is nothing new.
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