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| We put this Last Chance Half-Marathon on our calendar in
September and fit our marathon training around it. On Saturday we got up around 5, drank coffee and drove to Woolmarket only to find out that everything had been cancelled due to anticipated bad weather except the 5K and the Mile Run! Both of us tried to act like we were bummed out, but deep inside I was saying "yeaaaaaah"! The Gulf Coast Running Club put on a good race under bad conditions. Chad Defrene (40) ran 18:19 to edge out 16 year old Tino Gonzales for the overall win. Nicolle Rosetti (19) finished 5th overall (first female) in 19:15. The third or forth place finisher was pushing a loaded double baby stroller. Dude! We finished in 27:32, another PR for Renee'. She was the first female over 50 (again) and now makes me call her "Miss" Renee' (Grand Mistress). Alas, there were no awards in this race; instead, every runner got to go up to the table and choose two tee shirts and one left over trophy. Denise Longino and Leonard Vergunst are to be commended for putting on an unusual and fun race.
It was Baby Jogger's first race (picture). On
our run the day after |
