Saturday, September 29th
9:00 AM - MK Alumni 5K
23 min warmup
Race - 15:35 (5:13, 4:59, 4:53, :29)
52 min cooldown/fartlek
Total = ~15 Miles, 91 min
Started the morning by meeting up with Kirby, Goode, and Andy in the locker room to get in a light jog over to Jim's tree dedication. The University planted a new tree on campus in Jim's name and put a nice plaque at the tree's base with the following engravings:
James Hegedus
May 4, 1984 - May 13, 2006
Do not go where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.
UMaine Alumni 2005
We met up with Jim's parents and everyone at the tree and said a few words about Jim and the impact he's had on our lives both before and after his accident last spring. After the short dedication and pictures by the tree, we put in another 15 min on the trails and finished our preparation for the race. Since I was the event organizer, I was a little rushed before the race with trying to get the trophies to the finish line and making sure we had people to help time and record results and everything. Nonetheless, I made it over to the start on time and got in a couple short strides. There wasn't quite the turnout I was expecting so it was a small (but quality) group at the start.
As for how the race played out, most people weren't in the racing mentality so the first half mile consisted mostly of joking around and making sarcastic remarks to each other as we looped around the athletic fields. Once we entered the woods, things got a little more serious as Carter proceeded to push the pace. At the mile, the pack consisted of Carter, Kirby, Goode, and myself and even though the start was somewhat conservative, I think we were all disappointed to hear 5:13 as we felt the effort was substantially faster. Carter and I both pushed the pace a little more in the second mile and just before 2 miles, I made a sustained surge and opened a small gap on Carter and Kirby. The plan was to run negative splits and try to close hard with as little effort as possible. Even though it wasn't as easy as I had hoped, I still carried out the plan successfully and felt good for the most part. So I pulled off the win with Kirby and Carter not too far behind and was satisfied with the effort for this stage in my training.
When organizing this race, I thought we would get a better turnout so I ordered trophies for the 1st place male, 1st place female, and of course, DFL. So with me getting the mens trophy, and Guerette holding up his expectations of DFL honors, the only one left was 1st place female... however, since no women were in attendance, we needed to find someone else to give it to. So we unanimously decided that it would take the place of the runner up trophy, thus Kirby had the honors of being the 1st place female. Complete results are below.
After the alumni race, we headed out for a cooldown on the course so we could also watch the womens race. This "cooldown" consisted of Goode and I sprinting from spot to spot on the course, enabling us to see as much of the race as possible. After that I met up with Carter and Maloney for their "cooldown" which again consisted of random surges and became more of a 4 mile fartlek workout. Lastly, I got back from that in time to meet up with Kirby and Goode to once again join them in another sprint-cheer-sprint routine for the mens race. After finally making it back to the track, I found myself both drained of energy and in need of both nourishment and ice.
Now after finally getting in an ice bath, shower, visiting with friends, and a huge lunch, I now need to take a nap to restore my energy levels so I don't pass out at 9pm and miss all the action this evening. I'll try to get some pictures posted from the race when I get back to beantown but I have no guarantees for tomorrows post. I hope everyone else had or is having good experiences this weekend as well and I'll try to catch up with people later in the week.
Murray Keatinge Alumni 5K Complete Results:
1. Jeff Caron, UMaine, 15:35.5
2. Kirby Davis, UMaine, 15:46.6
3. Matt Carter, Minnesota, 15:49.8
4. Adam Goode, UMaine, 16:22.5
5. Justin Maloney, UMaine, 16:37.5
6. Jon McGonagle, UMaine, 17:50.4
7. Robert Winslow, St. Francis Xavier, 17:59.4
8. Mike Dabrieo, UMaine, 19:41.6
9. Andy Caron, UMaine, 20:18.7
10. Tyler Littlefield, UMaine, 21:07.1
11. (DFL) Pat Guerette, UMaine, 22:33.6
9:00 AM - MK Alumni 5K
23 min warmup
Race - 15:35 (5:13, 4:59, 4:53, :29)
52 min cooldown/fartlek
Total = ~15 Miles, 91 min
Started the morning by meeting up with Kirby, Goode, and Andy in the locker room to get in a light jog over to Jim's tree dedication. The University planted a new tree on campus in Jim's name and put a nice plaque at the tree's base with the following engravings:
James Hegedus
May 4, 1984 - May 13, 2006
Do not go where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail.
UMaine Alumni 2005
We met up with Jim's parents and everyone at the tree and said a few words about Jim and the impact he's had on our lives both before and after his accident last spring. After the short dedication and pictures by the tree, we put in another 15 min on the trails and finished our preparation for the race. Since I was the event organizer, I was a little rushed before the race with trying to get the trophies to the finish line and making sure we had people to help time and record results and everything. Nonetheless, I made it over to the start on time and got in a couple short strides. There wasn't quite the turnout I was expecting so it was a small (but quality) group at the start.
As for how the race played out, most people weren't in the racing mentality so the first half mile consisted mostly of joking around and making sarcastic remarks to each other as we looped around the athletic fields. Once we entered the woods, things got a little more serious as Carter proceeded to push the pace. At the mile, the pack consisted of Carter, Kirby, Goode, and myself and even though the start was somewhat conservative, I think we were all disappointed to hear 5:13 as we felt the effort was substantially faster. Carter and I both pushed the pace a little more in the second mile and just before 2 miles, I made a sustained surge and opened a small gap on Carter and Kirby. The plan was to run negative splits and try to close hard with as little effort as possible. Even though it wasn't as easy as I had hoped, I still carried out the plan successfully and felt good for the most part. So I pulled off the win with Kirby and Carter not too far behind and was satisfied with the effort for this stage in my training.
When organizing this race, I thought we would get a better turnout so I ordered trophies for the 1st place male, 1st place female, and of course, DFL. So with me getting the mens trophy, and Guerette holding up his expectations of DFL honors, the only one left was 1st place female... however, since no women were in attendance, we needed to find someone else to give it to. So we unanimously decided that it would take the place of the runner up trophy, thus Kirby had the honors of being the 1st place female. Complete results are below.
After the alumni race, we headed out for a cooldown on the course so we could also watch the womens race. This "cooldown" consisted of Goode and I sprinting from spot to spot on the course, enabling us to see as much of the race as possible. After that I met up with Carter and Maloney for their "cooldown" which again consisted of random surges and became more of a 4 mile fartlek workout. Lastly, I got back from that in time to meet up with Kirby and Goode to once again join them in another sprint-cheer-sprint routine for the mens race. After finally making it back to the track, I found myself both drained of energy and in need of both nourishment and ice.
Now after finally getting in an ice bath, shower, visiting with friends, and a huge lunch, I now need to take a nap to restore my energy levels so I don't pass out at 9pm and miss all the action this evening. I'll try to get some pictures posted from the race when I get back to beantown but I have no guarantees for tomorrows post. I hope everyone else had or is having good experiences this weekend as well and I'll try to catch up with people later in the week.
Murray Keatinge Alumni 5K Complete Results:
1. Jeff Caron, UMaine, 15:35.5
2. Kirby Davis, UMaine, 15:46.6
3. Matt Carter, Minnesota, 15:49.8
4. Adam Goode, UMaine, 16:22.5
5. Justin Maloney, UMaine, 16:37.5
6. Jon McGonagle, UMaine, 17:50.4
7. Robert Winslow, St. Francis Xavier, 17:59.4
8. Mike Dabrieo, UMaine, 19:41.6
9. Andy Caron, UMaine, 20:18.7
10. Tyler Littlefield, UMaine, 21:07.1
11. (DFL) Pat Guerette, UMaine, 22:33.6
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