Saturday, February 7, 2009

Crushed It?


I think I did well. It's always hard to determine success in these sorts of races since times go out the window. I finished in 42nd place and Georgetown Company WON the team title. SLAM DUNK!

I went out way too hard (2:55 thru 1000m, sub 6 thru 2000m). I realized my error and pulled back and let dozens of runners pour past. I was in rough shape but put my finger in the dike at 8K and stopped other runners from passing me and began to do some passing of my own. I hit 8k in 25:53 and then attacked. I worked hard in the last 4K and caught a good group of guys.

39:34...whatever that means. I ran with, and beat, some good names. I think this was a good one.

Thanks to EVERYONE shouting "Klim", "Jake", "Red Fox" or "you owe me money"...it made a huge difference. It got tough out there and you got me through it.


Success comes with a price...my stomach hurt so bad after the race I couldn't cool down. It's ravaging me as I type. The bottom of my left foot is covered in a blood blister. Racing well is worth all of this and more. More to come later...including videos and photos.

RESULTS BELOW

1 2 Meb Keflezighi 33 San Diego CA Nike 36:06
2 486 Tim Nelson 24 Portland OR Nike 36:06
3 4 Robert Curtis 24 Ardmore PA Reebok 36:09
4 1 Jorge Torres 28 Boulder CO Reebok 36:16
5 11 Edward Moran 27 Williamsburg VA Nike 36:18
6 465 Ryan Vail 22 Gresham OR unattached 36:24
7 13 Brett Gotcher 24 Flagstaff AZ McMillan Elite 36:41
8 9 Edwardo Torres 28 Boulder CO Reebok 36:45
9 8 Max King 28 Bend OR Bowerman AC 36:54
10 586 David Nightingale 23 Blowing Rock NC ZAP Fitness 37:00
11 405 Lucas Meyer 25 Hartford CT unattached 37:06
12 385 Jeremy Johnson 24 Bloomington IN unattached 37:08
13 18 Giliat Ghebray 25 Flagstaff AZ McMillan Elite 37:10
14 10 Stephen Pifer 24 Eugene OR Oregon TC Elite 37:18
15 19 Antonio Vega 25 Stpaul MN Team USA Minn 37:24
16 392 Thomas Kloos 31 San Francisco CA unattached 37:32
17 22 Forest Braden 25 Spokane WA Brooks ID 37:33
18 31 Stephen Furst 23 Raleigh NC Adidas RaleighTC 37:34
19 343 Benjamin Bruce 26 San Luis Obispo CA unattached 37:36
20 328 Jesse Armijo 26 Albuquerque NM unattached 37:39
21 3 Anthony Famiglietti 30 Knoxville TN Saucony 37:49
22 17 Bret Schoolmeester 24 Cornelius OR Bowerman Athletic Club 38:06
23 368 Joshua Glaab 26 Superior CO unattached 38:09
24 21 Sergio Reyes 27 Los Osos CA Asics Aggie Running Club 38:10
25 587 Nate Peck 24 Blowing Rock NC ZAP Fitness 38:14
26 28 Fernando Cabada 26 Boulder CO unattached Reebok 38:20
27 20 Luke Watson 28 State College PA unattached adidas 38:23
28 481 Timothy Young 21 Fredericksburg VA unattached 38:26
29 14 Blake Boldon 29 Colorado Springs C Boulder Running Company 38:27
30 391 Ryan Kienzle 23 Canton OH unattached 38:31
31 544 Will Christian 25 Norfolk VA US Navy 38:42
32 7 Nathaniel Jenkins 28 Lowell MA unattached Saucony 38:50
33 382 Seth Hutchinson 25 Charlottesville VA unattached 38:52
34 431 Pat Reagan 22 Slippery Rock PA unattached 38:58
35 584 Charles Moran 24 Blowing Rock NC ZAP Fitness 39:00
36 113 Daniel Whitt 22 New York NY Columbia University 39:01
37 379 Kristopher Houghton 27 Albuquerque NM unattached 39:07
38 264 Andrew Dumm 23 Washington DC Pacers/Brooks Racing Team 39:17
39 16 David Jankowski 24 Rochester Hills MI Hansons-Brooks Distance Project 39:21
40 316 Michael Hanlon 24 St Louis Park MN Team USA Minnesota 39:28
41 551 Aaron Lanzel 28 Oak Harbor WA US Navy 39:32
42 320 Jake Klim 28 North Bethesda MD The Georgetown Running Co A 39:34
43 482 Robby Young 23 Colorado Springs C unattached 39:35
44 67 Kevin Crosby 27 Chapel Hill NC Carrboro Athletics Club 39:44
45 473 Michael Wardian 34 Arlington VA unattached 39:46
46 579 Matt Thull 34 Milwaukee WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 39:51
47 357 Ronald Duncan 21 Morehead KY unattached 39:56
48 399 Pat McGuire 26 Greensburg PA unattached 40:00
49 578 Aaron Nodolf 30 Menomonee Falls WI Wisconsin Runner Racing Team 40:04
50 251 Christopher Ellis-Fer 24 New York NY New York Athletic Club 40:05



51 444 Thomas Slosky 23 Philadelphia PA unattached 40:09
52 518 Levi Severson 28 Boulder CO US Air Force 40:10
53 380 David Hryvniak 24 Spencerport NY unattached 40:11
54 377 Stephen Hill 22 Collierville TN unattached 40:19
55 381 Charlie Hurt 25 Scottsville VA unattached 40:26
56 292 Daniel Nally 23 Warrenton VA Runners Retreat Elite 40:36
57 265 Bert Rodriguez 29 Arlington VA Pacers/Brooks Racing Team 40:41
58 507 Jacob Johnson 31 Sherwood Drive AR US Air Force 40:45
59 69 Marc Jeuland 29 Carrboro NC Carrboro Athletics Club 40:47
60 352 Joe Dare 23 Souderton PA unattached 40:52
61 255 Justin Patananan 28 Palmdale CA Nike Team Run LA 40:56
62 475 John Wetzel 23 Charlottesville VA unattached 40:57
63 288 Gabriel Small 23 Lafayette CO Rocky Mountain Harriers 41:01
64 318 Samuel Blasiak 29 North Potomac MD The Georgetown Running Co A 41:01
65 514 Benjamin Payne 27 Columbus MS US Air Force 41:03
66 286 Daniel Pinter 22 Colorado Springs C Rocky Mountain Harriers 41:06
67 516 Jason Schlarb 30 Colorado Springs C US Air Force 41:09
68 548 Timothy Fahey 35 Arlington VA US Navy 41:12
69 529 Sean Barrett 23 Emerald Isle NC US Marine Corps 41:19
70 73 Harsha Thirumurthy 32 Carrboro NC Carrboro Athletics Club 41:24
71 547 Corey Duquette 26 Bremerton WA US Navy 41:26
72 510 Ian McFarland 22 Columbus MS US Air Force 41:32
73 154 Matthew Sandercock 39 Exton PA Downingtown Running Club 41:35
74 322 Kyle Smits 30 Baltimore MD The Georgetown Running Co A 41:47
75 321 Patrick Reaves 24 Silver Spring MD The Georgetown Running Co A 41:54
76 263 Scott Anderson 35 Washington DC Pacers/Brooks Racing Team 41:56
77 558 Steve Slaby 28 Manlius NY US Navy 42:00
78 565 Matthew Wagoner 31 New Cumberland PA West Shore Running Company 42:05
79 293 Kevin Shirk 29 Winchester VA Runners Retreat Elite 42:06
80 157 Juan Ortega 23 Albuquerque NM Dukes Track Club 42:11
81 172 Ben Ingram 31 Baltimore MD Falls Road Running A 42:13
82 323 Alex Eversmeyer 27 Gaithersburg MD The Georgetown Running Co B 42:17
83 342 Jeremy Brown 28 San Diego CA unattached 42:20
84 195 Chad Byler 25 Rochester NY Genesee Valley Harriers 42:24
85 199 David Rappleyea 23 Rochest NY Genesee Valley Harriers 42:30
86 285 Dennis Wolff 26 Waldorf MD RIADHA 42:31
87 521 Matthew Cavanaugh 29 Sierra Vista AZ US Army 42:32
88 234 Zach Starr 26 New York NY Manhattan Track Club 42:37
89 152 Seth Kampf 24 Phoenixville PA Downingtown Running Club 42:38
90 522 Liam Collins 38 Princeton NJ US Army 42:40
91 53 Aric Holmes 20 Boulder CO Boulder Running Company 42:51
92 443 Christopher Sloane 25 North Potomac MD unattached 42:52
93 218 Randy McDermott 36 Alexandria VA Howard County Striders 43:00
94 349 Adam Crandall 32 Hannibal NY US Marine Corps 43:02
95 423 Picard Picard 23 Richmond VA unattached 43:05
96 291 Justin Fritzius 24 Purcellville VA Runners Retreat Elite 43:07
97 84 Jordan Michael 21 Arlington TN unattached 43:11
98 402 Dickson Mercer 27 Takoma Park MD unattached 43:11
99 407 David Miller 25 Leesburg VA unattached 43:16
100 506 Kenneth Grosselin 23 Marina Del Rey CA US Air Force 43:18
101 325 Patrick Murphy 24 Washington DC The Georgetown Running Co B 43:19
102 508 Matthew Lowe 28 Arlington VA US Air Force 43:21
103 141 Joseph Racine 30 Arlington VA DC Road Runners' Club 43:23
104 561 Mike Carriglitto 33 Philadelphia PA West Shore Running Company 43:27
105 324 Jesse Keith 24 Arlington VA The Georgetown Running Co B 43:28
106 416 Dj Palmer 23 Chantilly VA unattached 43:31
107 319 Patrick Hughes 22 Washington DC The Georgetown Running Co A 43:36
108 448 William Snoberger 24 Ridgeley WV unattached 43:39
109 450 Nate Spears 19 Bellbrook OH unattached 43:42
110 383 Bert Jacoby 26 Fredericksburg VA unattached 43:44
111 170 Brennan Feldhausen 24 Baltimore MD Falls Road Running A 43:45
112 564 Andrew Ramell 22 Camp Hill PA West Shore Running Company 43:50
113 524 Joshua Keena 34 Pflugerville TX US Army 43:52
114 562 Eric Demerice 27 Harrisburg PA West Shore Running Company 43:54
115 231 John Cote 27 Manhattan NY Manhattan Track Club 44:00
116 536 Richard Jennings 32 Albany GA US Marine Corps 44:00
117 413 Robert Nelson 22 Albuquerque NM unattached 44:09
118 153 Brian McNally 24 Phoenixville PA Downingtown Running Club 44:16
119 545 Richard Cochrane 35 Kailua HI US Navy 44:19
120 563 Jason Gish 33 Camp Hill PA West Shore Running Company 44:24
121 332 Wylie Belasik 24 Philadelphia PA unattached 44:39
122 175 Luke Holman 25 McLean VA Falls Road Running B 44:50
123 171 Justin Gerbereux 33 Baltimore MD Falls Road Running A 44:52
124 82 Maxwell Group 19 Memphis TN unattached 44:59
125 534 Ryan Ellis 22 San Diego CA US Marine Corps 45:01
126 142 Michael Rooney 23 Arlington VA DC Road Runners' Club 45:02
127 71 Dustin Shinholser 27 Chapel Hill NC Carrboro Athletics Club 45:05
128 68 Scott Ickes 27 Carrboro NC Carrboro Athletics Club 45:08
129 317 Billy Askey 25 Arlington VA The Georgetown Running Co A 45:09
130 159 Robert Casassa 21 Virginia Beach VA Emory & Henry College 45:09
131 356 Shawn Dodge 30 Kapolei HI unattached 45:23
132 326 Nathan Timm 28 Montgomery Village The Georgetown Running Co B 45:23
133 535 Tyler Hubbard 29 Quantico VA US Marine Corps 45:26
134 86 Kyle Smith 19 Collierville TN unattached 45:54
135 266 Sylvester Coons 35 Reno NV Pacific Striders 45:57
136 432 Andrew Rolph 33 Alexandria VA unattached 46:00
137 418 Dana Patton 25 Albuquerque NM unattached 46:01
138 541 Matthew White 25 Stafford VA US Marine Corps 46:05
139 527 Erik McFarlane 25 Savannah GA US Army 46:07
140 390 Christopher Kehoe 36 Jefferson LA unattached 46:30
141 33 Charlie Mercer 38 Arlington VA Arlington Cooperation Foundatio 46:46
142 174 Terence Baptiste 24 Baltimore MD Falls Road Running B 46:49
143 83 Rex Hammonds 19 Memphis TN unattached 46:52
144 177 Jeffrey Rumbaugh 38 Pikesville MD Falls Road Running B 46:57
145 223 Jason Tripp 36 Ellicott City MD Howard County Striders 47:10
146 351 Jay Daly 31 Philadelphia PA unattached 47:20
147 88 Jimmy Whitaker 20 Arlington TN unattached 47:27
148 133 William Bondurant 37 Charles Town WV DC Road Runners' Club 48:11
149 376 Nicholas Higgins 19 Latrobe PA unattached 48:22
150 176 Ryan McGrath 27 Baltimore MD Falls Road Running B 49:01
151 403 David Mertz 23 Cumberland MD unattached 49:29
152 542 Kristopher Williamson 20 Madison OH US Marine Corps 50:12
153 411 Marlin Mullins 32 Jacksonville NC unattached 50:24
154 330 Stephen Barton 40 Chantilly VA unattached 50:40
155 144 Bryan Taylor 32 Washington DC DC Road Runners' Club 51:01
156 347 Thomas Chandler 26 Cumberland MD unattached 51:37
157 365 Jason Geiger 24 Sugar Hill GA unattached 51:57
158 526 Anthony Lee 36 Arlington VA US Army 52:41
159 178 Thomas Stott 26 Columbia MD Falls Road Running B 53:35

1 comment:

JARRIN said...

Foxy: You earned it today. I saw it and have the pictures to prove it. More importantly you should be really proud of yourself. You did not relent; attacked to the end...did not surrender. Excellent work.

JARRIN

PS - Did you see Bert Rodriguez? Oh that's right...he was BEHIND you.