News Sept-Oct 2021
Oct 27
These runLawrence guys went far and wide (and up) in the last 4 days:
Doug Hewitt, Cliff Hanger 10K (KCMO), 1st M70 in 52:57 (Oct 23);
Damon Mar, Palo Duro Canyon 50K (TX) in 7:03:58, 23rd overall (Oct 23);
Matt O'Reilly, Loco Marathon (Newmarket, NH) in 3:17:04 (Oct 24);
Keith Dowell, Empire State Building Run-Up (NYC), 3rd M60 in 20:58 (Oct 26).
Oct 10
RunLawrencians collected awards and state records at the Prairie Fire Half Marathon in Wichita.
Dee Boeck, new state record of 1:59:09 (F70-74)
Matt O'Reilly, 1st M35-39
Molly Wood, 1st F65-69
Elim Myers, 1st F50-54
Jackie Wilson, 2nd F45-49
William Parker, 2nd M30-34
Gene Wee, 2nd M70-74
Heather Krase-Minnick placed well in 9th out of 39 in F45-49.
Full results
Also, a shout out to Morgan Sponholtz (Lawrence), 1st F13-15 in the 5K.
And Lawrencians in the Chicago Marathon (Oct 10):
Josh Baden, 90th overall, 2:35:23
Jordan Weber, 3415 overall in the HM, 3:45:47
JoeBerry, 16957 overall, 5:02:51
Mari Thomeczek, 17535 overall, 5:07:11
Katie Treadwell, 22880 overall, 5:56:48
Oct 4
On Oct 2nd, Greg Burger made it 9 yards this year (37.5 miles) out of 44 starters at the Little Dog's Backyard Ultra (Bell Buckle, TN). It was very humid so lots of people dropped early. Only 17 left when Greg dropped. Winner went 37 hours in154 miles!!!
"It was my 6th time in Laz's Backyard. I have the honor of being a 5 time Big Dog Backyard Ultra DNF'er and now 1 time Little Dog DNF'er!" Greg said.
Backyard ultra is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6706 meters (4.167 miles) in less than one hour. When each lap is completed, the remaining time within the hour is typically used to recover for the next hour’s race.
Sep 26
Day after running the Shoreline Shuffle,stairclimbing specialist Keith Dowell won the I Double Ogg Dare You 5K at Shawnee Mission Park. 5K = 3 trips up and down Ogg Rd.
Pictures don't always show how steep a climb can. Over 650 feet of climb in this event.
Mile 90 Photo
Sep 25
Nice morning for the Shoreline Shuffle 5K Trail Race. Cristina Estenes along the Red Trail.
Sep 20
Lots of Lawrence area runners competed in the Konquer the Konza, Sunday, Sept 19. Here's a photo of Keith Dowell who took 2nd in the M60+ 10K race. Results
Sep 14
Haven't done an ultrarun before? You can get a taste of last weekend's Hawk Hundred on this YouTube video. Kudos to the Trail Hawks.
Sep 8
Run Love. It’s not all moonlight and roses. My relationship with running has had its ups and downs over the years. The past year, however, has been complicated. I moved state, leaving behind the most amazing group of running buddies. Having qualified for, got into, and got to the 12th week of 18 in training for the 2020 Boston Marathon, it got cancelled and then, my chance to do the real one, snuffed out and sent back to square one more
(by Jackie Wilson, from Jackie's Open Journal, Aug 8, 2021)