Poznanski flies through New Orleans!The marathon results are starting to roll in! We are passing along this along from Bob Smola....
Had dinner on Bourbon St. with Bob Poznanski the night before. That was great! I don't think I would've headed down there by myself anyway. "Blazin" Bob Poznanski ran a helluva race (3:26:07). KAR/BCRR and Team Garmin were well represented. My race went OK. Not knowing what to expect, I decided to start off by putting the speed dial on 9:00/miles and see what happens. Pretty much ran that pace the whole way. Finished in 3:55:20. Weather conditions were normal for down there. 50's at the start and 60's at the finish, so it wasn't too bad. It was nice to finally run in shorts and a singlet this year. Very flat course (Chicago Type). My knee was very sore afterwards, so were my legs, back, feet, etc. Gee, Imagine That!!! You think we just ran 26.2 or somethin'? In other marathon news, Todd "the animal" Raab ran the Birmingham, AL marathon February 10! "Man was it hilly." reported Todd. This coupled with the poor training on these roads net'd a 4:07 time - which makes me angry of course as I always strive to be under 4 hours." "You simply can't get in the long runs at race pace that you need to." Todd is shooting for the National Marathon in Washington DC at the end of this month.
In other news, Beyond runners paid a visit to Hell Michigan March 1 for the annual Dances With Dirt Registration Run. Beyond Borgess Run Camp defectors Tim and Kayla Kling won the lottery and their rookie Herd of Gazelles team will be participating in the 100k Relay on September 6. Mark Sigfrids will be bailing on the 50k Ultra and has joined forces with Marty Buffenbarger, Steve Downard and several others after their newbie team made the cut. Sherrie Mann combined a shopping trip with her visit to Hell to enter her veteran We Can’t Get No Stinkin’ Signal Out Here team. Peggy Zeeb and Bonnie Sexton made a trip out to Pontiac with marathon evader Dave Walch to tackle an 11 mile turned 8 mile trail run, and then registered their seasoned Come Hell, Hills or High Water, We Can’t Say No team, and run another 4 miles on snow covered trails. All this transpired just a day after a multi-couple “leap year” marriage ceremony took place at the same locale!
