Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Harvard 10 Miler, Apple Harvest Ramble 10.2.11


Just looking around... pretty wet, huh?
 Beautiful and yes, hilly course... excellent, challenging... needed a longish run this weekend.  

In 2006 & 2007, Harvard was part of the USATF, New England Grand Prix Series, so I had an idea what to expect. 

Previous Harvard 10 milers:
2006   1:15:16     7:32
2007   1:18:30     7:51


I got a laugh when we ran by a familiar stone wall.   In 2007, jumping the wall for a pre-race bathroom, the other side surprisingly dropped off about 6 feet and I could not climb back over!!!   Yelling "HELP!!!!" until teammate, Jim Chopas, heard me and lifted me over on his shoulder. 

It was a stellar day, about a 2.5 minute course PR. 

Finish time, 1:12:42,   7:17 pace
4th woman & 2nd master woman.   

Results


Lisa Williams and I hung closely for some hills