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| April 20, 2009 | Tri for the Cure and Pat Tillman Run | | What a big weekend for us at Tri-Scottsdale! Our Susan G. Komen Tri For The Cure went off Sunday quite well, and many of us competed in various races on Saturday. Congratulations to all of the 800 women who came to compete on Sunday at the event, you all are an inspiration!
Awards will be given three deep in the duathlon, triathlon, and relay divisions. They will be distributed from 5-7 p.m. at Gainey Village Health Club and Spa, 7477 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. You can check your results in the results section of the http://www.triforthecureaz.com website.
We had a great time putting on the triathlon and thanks to all the Tri-Scottsdale and non-Tri-Scottsdale volunteers who are absolutely essential in allowing a race like this to go well. The new venue at Chandler High School seemed to work perfectly, we're always interested in positive feedback and constructive criticism too!
On Saturday I chose to race the Pat Tillman "Pat's Run" in Tempe with 25,000 of my closest friends! I had planned on arriving 90 minutes before the event as I had trained hard on Friday and knew a solid warm-up would be necessary to run fast. As it turned out, with the road construction and massive crowds of people in Tempe I only got to the start 20 minutes before the race and I had yet to register! I spent the ten minutes in the registration line jumping up and down and stretching, hoping to get some kind of a warm-up in. Next year, I'm leaving 2 hours early!
At the start I looked around and saw some fast guys I know, and some guys who looked really fast I didn't know. I figured I would do the best I could and also knew that the 4.2 miles only takes about twenty minutes so why not push it hard out the gate-
The gun sounded, off we went. The normal group of kids who run the first 100 meters flat-out took it to the first corner, and then I took the lead. Through mile one I could tell I had a little gap on the group of pursuers and I read 4:30 on the first mile pace clock halfway accross Mill Avenue Bridge. That was pretty fast, but I was feeling strong and loose so I kept it going. Around the end of the second mile a pro runner named Aaron Aguayo ran up to me and we started having a little conversation which is unusual in such a short event. He was talking about all sorts of things, later I found out this is his "style" and it's his way of getting in everyone's head. I found it funny...
In the last mile I got tired of chattering so I put in a couple of surges and Aaron had no problem going with me. With about 600 meters to go he dropped the hammer and pulled away seemingly easily to take the win with me in second. Second again! I got second place in the Pat's Run in 2006 as well! Now the course is a little longer than it was then, and my time this year was faster, so it seems I'm making progress in the speed department!
I found out later that Aguayo is the 5000 meter record holder at ASU, he went 13:49 to set that record! Even though he seemed fairly comfortable out there, I'm excited to be in his company, as much as I hate finishing second! Third through sixth were also quality runners that I was excited to be racing well against, congrats to everyone who finished the race. Running into Sun Devil Stadium and finishing on the 42 yard line is one of the coolest things I've gotten to do in sports.
That's about all for now, hope everyone had a great spring weekend. cheers, Lewis
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06.17.10 Sunday June 20th Dinner Bike Cruise!!!! TriScottsdale Gage is heading south for a bike event like no other on Sunday June 20th at 5:30pm. Break out your bike (cruiser, mountain, road, or whatever) and join us for a leisurely... More>>
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