Rock ‘n’ Roll is a series of marathons and half-marathons that take place throughout the United States. The races feature live music, cheering spectators, and scenic views as participants run through cities such as San Diego, San Antonio, and Boston. The race series has also expanded to include international events in Madrid, Scotland and Dublin.
At the Brooklyn Greenway Half Marathon, Team HHRT placed 4th thanks to Kaitlyn Kiernan (1:31:53), Jane Seo (30:53-7th AG), Jennie Cohen (31:16-9th AG), Brigette Kolson (20:18), and Chandler Rainey (31:44). We also had some great age group performances from Caroline Pena (4:07:23-1st AG), Katarina Janosikova (6:24:43-3rd AG), Emmi Aguillard (6:33:08-6th AG), and Kim Martineau (3:32:36-2nd AG).
The men’s team had a stellar showing at the NYC Runs Verrazano Festival Of Races half marathon. Brad McMullen ran a fantastic 1:23:43 to place 2nd in his age group and BQ at the next Boston Marathon. Matt Morano ran a solid 1:24:46. Jane Vongvorachoti tempoed a nice 1hr18mins45sec and will be looking to improve on that at the Brooklyn Half. Sharon Caspi paced a great 1hr23mins34sec and will be looking to break that at the Brooklyn Half as well. Ivan Kayser ran a good 7min06sec pace and then Michael Darling stepped it up with an 8min07sec pace. Elizabeth Saxon and Maggie Moore ran their best NYRR races for the club at this race. 65yr old Rosemary Mulia won her age group at this race running an impressive 9min16sec pace.
Several runners had strong performances at the BUFF Turkey Trot 5 miler this weekend. Alia Stern ran her first marathon ever and came in 3rd overall with a time of 2hr53mins32secs. She is now on the track to BQ in her next marathon. She was followed by Katelyn Schultz who ran a nice 2hr28mins45secs. New runner on the team Locky Trachsel destroyed her previous PR by 4mins and won her age group in 1hr22mins26secs.
Several Whippets braved the wind and rain at the Runner’s World New York City Marathon this past Sunday. We had a lot of great age group performance, including the following: