Carlsbad5000 This morning
I really like this race - 19 years in a row
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
When I got up this morning at 5am I looked at the window of our hotel which was located at about the one mile mark on the course, the wind was blowing at least 15 miles per hour. I just don't run well when it is windy. But I felt good and was ready to run. This was race number 15 and my goal was to get under 20:25. I was thinking under 20 earlier but that was before I got sick and lost almost a week of training... I hit the first mile at 6:18 and was feeling strong. Just after the two mile mark I passed Bill Sumner (in blue with sun glasses). Bill beat me last year when he placed second in our division. We are the same age and have been racing togather in Carlsbad for 19 years. I pushed the pace...just before the three mile mark when we round the corner and head home. My high school coach with me at the end of the race. I finished with 20:22 and placed fourth in my division. Bill Sumner finished about 10 seconds back in fifth spot this year. Jodi wanted to get under 25 mintues and finished stroing with 24:09. Verity Breen, who is being featured in our film finished 11th overall in the Master's women race with a time of 18:12. 57-year-old Christine Kennedy blew away the field in her division by running 18:38. She was 16th overall. She too is being featured in "A Long Run" Mike and crew got a lot of footage for our film. Mike also ran in the 30-39 men's race finishing under 25 minutes. Photos by Catherine Cross and Bob Anderson for "A Long Run"
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Good day of filming in Carlsbad
Getting ready for race number 15 in the morning
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
We are in Carlsbad, CA for the Carlsbad 5000. This will be my 19th straight Carlsbad. We had a full day of shooting. My race is at 7am in the morning. Joining us (pictured above) is Jodi and her dog Ollie. Jodi is our fastest Ujena model and hopes to run under 25 minutes. At the Expo we meant up with 11-year-old Jason Gomez and his father-coach Alex. Jason won the mile for 11 year olds and only missed the record by two seconds. He ran 5:06. His goal, he wants to be the youngest runner ever to break the four minute mile. We had a great interview with my high school coach and in fact he timed me running a quarter mile. Hard to believe Coach McGuire turned 80 in January. My coach timed me on a quarter today. I like to open up my lungs the day before a race at race pace. This is the first time my coach has timed me on the track since May 1966. I ran 89 seconds. Lots of good stories for the film... Catherine and Michael getting it all on film. Next up was Jodi...we ran in the flower fields. We had a good day of filming. I am ready to race in the morning. My ankle is bothering me a bit but I hope it will be okay in the morning. Photos by Catherine Cross for "A Long Run" Comments and Feedback
Beat my 25 minute goal!! 24:09! Great race! I loved the course! It is races like this that get you hyped to run more! Thank you Bob Jodi Labossiere 4/1/12 2:05 pm You wanted to get under 25 and you did it. Great time!!! I think the wind the second mile cost us all 10 seconds...It was fun hanging out with you and Ollie... Bob Anderson 4/1/12 10:11 pm Congrads to everyone!! Not too many kids Jason's age have such an inspiring goal! Shari Mernett 4/7/12 6:28 am |