Women's Distance Festival 5k

Held at Dorthea Dix on Saturday morning, the Capital RunWalk women rocked the WDF5k!

• Kellie Davis was 2nd overall 
• Kelly Becker was 1st in her age group 
• Lisa Howell was 1st in her age group  
• Claudia Mello placed 2nd in her age group  

Great job ladies!

Magnificent Mile

Fantastic showing at the Mag Mile on Sunday by the store racing team.  Bobby Mack and Sandy Roberts represented in black by taking first and second overall.  Bobby, again, the state champion.  Sandy's brother, Logan was 7th overall.  John Simons finished 30th and broke 5:00 as well.

Also showing up in the results are: Brad Smythe at 60th, Jack Smith at 65th, Charles Akers at 71st, Dave Mulley at 80th, Robbie Bass, Jack Bates and Mark Beason on the men's side.

On the women's side, Jennifer Pearsall finished 26th at 6:16, and Dawn White had a great showing to finish in 6:40.

I know there were a lot of Capital RunWalk shirts in the race on Sunday.  If I missed you, please let me know via comment or email.  I'll update with pictures when they're available.  Great job, everyone!

Labor Day 8k

The racing team had a great showing at the Labor Day 8k on Sunday afternoon through downtown Raleigh.  We placed 3 in the top 10 with Jim Stephens leading the charge in 3rd overall.  Charles Akers and Dave Mulley finished 8th and 9th overall.  Great job, guys!

Weeked Race Results

Bobby Mack did work on Saturday, finishing 2nd in the 10k Trail National Championship race at the Continental Divide Trail Race in the North Carolina Mountains.  

Locally, we were well represented at the Run For Your Life 5K at WakeMed Soccer Park. It was a challenging xc course where four team members placed and finished well.

Jack Smith 21:16  -   1st place age group

Ronnie Jones 21:23   -  1st place age group  -   New 5K PR

Dave Mulley  21:37  -  2nd place age group

Jackie Okoth  26:17 -  1st place age group

Great job, all, and keep up the good work!  Fall is around the corner and cooler temps will be here soon.  Racing season will be in full swing and it's time to reap the harvest of hard, hot, and humid summer training.

What's up this weekend?

So, it turns out that while there's not a whole lot of racing going on this weekend, there are some happenings.  Notably:

• This is the Sales-tax-free weekend in North Carolina and the store has some great deals to take advantage of.  The sale begins on Friday and runs through Sunday.  Highlights include:

1.  a free tech tee (while they last) with purchases of more than $100
2. Mizuno will be hosting a demo day on Saturday with a very generous discount for the first 12 customers who buy a pair.
3. A social run and FREE continental breakfast on Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
4. Ask the Experts lecture on Functional Movement Screening on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

• The Olympic Track and Field events start TODAY!
• Finally, a couple races I found, one locally at WakeMed Soccer Park is the Race for the Goal 5k, and there's a triathlon in Canton, called the Lake Logan Tri. 
• Locally, I'll be heading out to enjoy some of our area's off-road surfaces, both at Umstead State Park and Lake Jordan.

Have fun this weekend!

Olympics

Think the Olympics are the only thing going on in London these days?  Think again!  Our teammate, Dave M., was across the pond for the spectacle and took an opportunity to represent!  Dave finished 27th overall in the Kirste 5 Miler.  Results here: http://www.benfleetrunningclub.com/kirste/k-results.htm

Great job, Dave!

Race Results

Dave Mulley represented the team with a fantastic 6th place, overall, result on Saturday at the Triangle Expressway Trot II.  He picked up a 3rd place age group award for his effort.

Bobby Mack is the USATF State 5k Champion (again??) after handily winning the title on Saturday evening in Winston-Salem at the Beat the Heat 5k.  Bobby posted a speedy 14:13 for the win.

Great job, guys!