Sharksbite Thursday Night Run

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June 5, 2008 @ 6:30 PM EST

A Gently Rolling 4.44 Mile Run

Blazing Boriana and Speedy Shenna bring it in to the finish.  (All the guys stopped talking and intently watched the drama unfold....uh, yeah.)

 

Footfeathers doesn't seem to mind the heat; wonder what's in the cooler?

 

Post race sweaty socializing, while Footfeathers stands alone staring at a clipboard (can you say, "introvert"?).

 

New member, Carla, show us how to finish a race in style.

 

Eimear enjoys(?) a pre race splash of icy water in front of the

 Charlotte Running Co.

 

Our first test of summer with upper 90's and high humidity.  Should be a nice next three months.  Still, a good number turned out for the hot run, especially the ladies who seem to actually perform better.  Eimear set a new PR.  Carla and Sarah braved their first exposure to our group (who are actually some of the nicest and open people around).

 

Boriana and Shenna tied for the women's first place.  Boriana used the run as a warm up to her fastest 5k ever on Saturday, cracking the 20 minute barrier with a 19:42!  Sweet job, Boriana.  Scandal in the form of cutting the course once again taints the men's race with Chris Lamperski coming across the line in a scorching time of 23:52.  50 push ups await the young Mr. Lamperski next Thursday.

 

Next week, June 12th, will be Footfeathers' last time as the regular race director of the Thursday Night Run.  Jay Holder, Brad Popple, and others will take over management of the run with Courtney Clark handling the post race data entry and sorting of times (yes, she implied that bribes are accepted).

 

Photos by Jim Payne. 

 

The frightening thing about 100 degrees are the stripping of shirts and ensuing post race hugs.

The Thursday night run is for all abilities and open to everyone (well, almost everyone).  Come out and enjoy the free timed run the free food and bottled water, the great give-aways, and all the nice people you'll meet.  The only requirement is that you bring or buy a beer for the Race Director at some point.

Thursday Night Race Head Quarters, complete with the traditional "Dept. of Peace" water cooler.

 

Carla and Michelle discuss the potential of hot guys at the run (the guys made me write that).

 

5 bonus points for every new person (must have a pulse) you bring to the run, 6 points if it's a girl (7 if she's single).

RESULTS

Place Name Time Pace
1 Brian McMahon 27:49:00 6:15
2 James Haycraft 28:22:00 6:23
3 Travis Anthony 30:53:00 6:57
4 Adam Newman 30:54:00 6:57
5 Bo Jordan 31:21:00 7:03
6 Gary Taylor 31:41:00 7:08
7 Todd Patterson 31:59:00 7:12
8 Matt Chisholm 33:27:00 7:32
9 Stan Austin 33:36:00 7:34
10 Boriana Bakaltchiva 33:38:00 7:34
11 Shenna Kevorkian 33:38:00 7:34
12 Carla Jones 33:56:00 7:38
13 Eimear Goggin 34:14:00 7:42
14 Brian Trotter 34:27:00 7:45
15 Pete Hunt 35:26:00 7:58
16 Mohammed Idlibi 36:07:00 8:08
17 Michelle Clark 41:47:00 9:24
18 Stephen Philips 43:07:00 9:42
19 April Siejka 44:30:00 10:01
20 Jeri Siejka 44:30:00 10:01
21 Lynwood Padgett 44:30:00 10:01
22 Joshua Donaldson 47:48:00 10:45
23 Sarah Hunt 49:37:00 11:10
24 Suzi Siejka dnf  
25 Paul Martino dns  
26 Phil Garland first 50k Sat.  
27 Tim Long Race Director  
28 Chris Lamperski (short course) 23:52:00 5:22
     

 

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