[mountainmilers] Re: Only in Hollywood do they make stories like this - Desert Classic Results
- From: Deborah Baker <deborahdances@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:28:44 -0700
well done fellers
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:12:24 -0800
From: trifivelover@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mountainmilers] Re: Only in Hollywood do they make stories like this
- Desert Classic Results
To: mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well so much for Garmin watches! Rob was running with tunnel vision as always.
I have never seen him look side to side , up or down. In his sorta defense,
unless you were behind other runners, and saw them make the turn, we know that
does not happen much with Rob, the turn around where signs were, were not any
larger than the bibs we were wearing. So with bad ankles, blisters and ? we had
a pur'ty good day.
Dave
From: John Poggendorf <wersc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 2:22:49 PM
Subject: [mountainmilers] Re: Only in Hollywood do they make stories like this
- Desert Classic Results
You missed your calling. You could still be a stringer for Runners World you
know.
On 1/30/2011 9:19 AM, Golfdood51@xxxxxxx wrote:
On a lonely desert highway, three men within a group; one man with ankles
hurting, a second man on a mission inspite of blisters and a third man a leader
in one group soon finds himself in the midst of another group – a group foreign
to him - alone, confused and not sure of what to do…I am Rod Serling and this
is the Surprise Arizona Twilight Zone…
And so it was on this strange race day at the Desert Classic. Stephen Mueller
was in the house and I got to talk to him before the race. Per the half
marathon results page, he ran just a tick over 2 hours…Stephen continues to
impress. Did not see Mark Hellenthal but the clock shows him at 4:07 for the
marathon. Good job Mark! Deb Cowell and John Poggendorf had to canx at the
last minute.
Dave still getting over an ankle issue, won an age class medal for the 5K
beating his Boston time by 20 seconds so it was a PR for Dave! My mission was
to win my age class and run 1:41ish…I took off smooth and by mile 4 mile left
foot sock was bunching and I was getting a hot spot on the ball of my foot.
Trying to ignore it, I knew I was getting a blister so I pulled my shoe off at
mile 8 and again at mile 9 trying to fix my sock which lasted a few steps so I
gave up on that idea and it cost me winning my age class. I altered stride,
gutted it out, got a fun blister and finished 2nd in my age class losing by 49
seconds…still happy with my time of 1:43 and I finished 38th overall of 234
finishers still feeling pretty fresh.
Finally the race story of the day…Rob Turpin. Rob took off smoking fast and
heading west. As I neared the turnaround and saw runners coming back, NO ROB.
Closer I got to the turnaround and NO ROB. SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD
BOLTED FOR THE CALIFORNIA BORDER! But no, he had just missed the half marathon
turnaround signage and ran nearly 1.5 miles extra. Just before I got to the
turnaround here comes Rob and he was not a happy guy. Well it must have
motivated him because he still finished 10th overall in 1:32 inspite of running
exactly 14.5 miles. I am still not sure how he got the medal for finishing 2nd
in his age class because the website still shows him as 4th. I can only guess
that the top 3 overall male finishers (2 of which were in Rob’s division) got
other awards so they were dumped from age class awards? Adds to the mystery of
this entire race which started with the parking and I won’t even go there or
the last minute ”gifts” that Rob and I left in a vacant lot rather than the
porta potties…
I am getting too old for this. Another ROAD TRIP in the bag and another story
for the book…Ken
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