Next up in the CARS was the Woodchuck “Classic” 5k which was my favorite in the series because it has a choice of a t-shirt or a 16 ounce jug of maple syrup. I always take the maple syrup! The days leading up to the race were not great as I had another migraine and was in a post-migraine funk. I was also dreading the 150’ of downhill in the first ½ mile of the race which my arthritic foot would not appreciate. As this would be my sixth race in the series and you need six to score I knew I’d get through and give it my all. Race day was just about ideal with low humidity and temperatures in the low 60’s. I ran the course for a warm-up and there weren’t even any deerflies out and the dirt road parts were in pretty good shape. Things were looking up.
I switched into race flats and headed out for another mile catching up to Darrin for a moment. Over 200 lined up for the mad dash down through the Canterbury Fair. I got on the right side of the line (no timing mat so I wanted to be as close to the start as possible but out of danger) and off we went. I counted at least 30 ahead of me as the steepest grade eased after a quarter mile. I was a bit surprised to hit the half in 2:43 and didn’t lose any places passing the mile in 5:48 (3:05 second half mile). This was as fast as I’d run last year and I was expecting to be about 30-45 seconds slower than last year (based on my other races so far this year). I was passing some early fast starters and as we hit the first tough little hill the lead woman went flying by. I was shocked at how hard she took the 50 foot climb. I dug in and tried to close the gap on a few in front of me. A 6:36 second mile had me still well under my goal pace and even with a shot at breaking 20 minutes. I caught Rob Franger on the tough 70 foot climb (dirt road) from 2.5 to 2.75 miles and we had a good battle. I thought I dropped him but he went back by me on the final downhill to the finish line. I can’t complain, the 20:05 is only 12 seconds slower than I ran last year and my second fastest time for any 5k this year. This course may be the toughest 5k in the series with 213’ of climb. Mike V from Knight Riders met me at the finish with congrats and an ice cold water (thanks Mike!) and I headed up the hill for a short ½ mile warm-down. Then it was off for a much nicer 4 mile warm-down to close out the morning.
1 15:39 Cody Symonds Male 29 Alexandria NH FLOAT
2 15:53 Hiroshi KawakatsuMale 29 Greenwich CT
3 16:33 Colton Ham Male 32 Loudon NH
4 16:51 Eli Lemire Male 20 Weare NH DELTA DENTAL
5 17:25 Dave Beaudoin Male 48 Manchester NH KNIGHT RIDERS
6 17:25 Andrew Tuttle Male 31 Rochester NH BASSET HOUNDS
7 17:26 Nicholas Gosling Male 43 Bristol NH DELTA DENTAL
8 17:37 Mike Veilleux Male 48 Weare NH KNIGHT RIDERS
9 18:11 Corey Girard Male 44 Pembroke NH KNIGHT RIDERS
10 18:16 James Busi Male 29 Pembroke NH FLOAT
11 18:18 Max Acree Male 34 Manchester NH
12 18:50 Liam Conery Male 24 Concord NH DELTA DENTAL
13 18:59 Jack Gagne Male 15 Chester NH
14 19:04 Thomas Cook Male 40 Amherst NH KNIGHT RIDERS
15 19:13 William Bohlke Male 47 Kingshill VI
16 19:26 C.J. Hiltyq Male 25 Concord NH GRANITE STATE ENDURANCE PROJECT
17 19:36 Maya Brochu Female 21 Bow NH
18 19:55 Justin Clark Male 31 Canterbury NH
19 20:04 Rob Franger Male 30 Salem NH FLOAT
20 20:05 Dave Dunham Male 62 Bradford MA DELTA DENTAL
21 20:20 Matt Russell Male 27 Concord NH
22 20:31 Luke Robichaud Male 34 Penacook NH
23 20:33 Elliott Morin Male 13 Goffstown NH
24 20:38 Benjamin Strauss Male 55 New Boston NH OVER THE HILL
25 20:40 Jasmine Syed Female 27 Canterbury NH
26 20:45 Adam Hoffman Male 42 Londonderry NH
27 20:46 Osama Duwaji Male 36 Rochester NH
28 20:55 Sarah Burdette Female 48 Concord NH DELTA DENTAL
29 21:11 Emma Bouton Female 29 Contoocook NH
30 21:22 David Saarinen Male 55 Bedford NH KNIGHT RIDERS
31 21:27 Caleb Wing Male 13 Concord NH
32 21:36 Bill Tidd Male 63 Alton Bay NH BASSET HOUNDS
33 21:38 Charlotte Boyington Female 15 Chester NH DELTA DENTAL
34 21:45 Darin Brown Male 59 Madison NH DELTA DENTAL
35 21:50 Sarah Galligan Female 39 Concord NH DELTA DENTAL
36 21:59 Mike Frappier Male 32 Concord NH
38 22:02 Richard Clymer Male 66 Concord NH OVER THE HILL
37 22:02 Vincent Perelli Male 62 Hopkinton NH GRANITE STATE ENDURANCE PROJECT
39 22:10 Steve McGowan Male 53 Concord NH GRANITE STATE ENDURANCE PROJECT
40 22:20 Taylor Livingstone Male 14 Holderness NH HOLDERNESS HAWKS
42 22:21 David Hartmann Male 17 Concord NH
41 22:21 Sarah Zarnowski Female 39 Concord NH GRANITE STATE ENDURANCE PROJECT
43 22:23 Scott Williams Male 41 Concord NH
44 22:29 Dave Gagne Male 54 Chester NH
45 22:32 Elizabeth Beeson Female 54 Holderness NH HOLDERNESS HAWKS
46 22:52 Justin Davis Male 38 Concord NH
47 22:58 Bruce Dyke Male 60 Chichester NH GRANITE STATE ENDURANCE PROJECT
48 23:13 Hannah Clarner Female 15 Contoocook NH
49 23:14 Ellison Gregory Female 15 Contoocook NH
50 23:21 Michele Busi Female 28 Pembroke NH FLOAT
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