MNSA representation was strong at the PF Chang’s Rock –N- Roll Half-Marathon in Phoenix, AZ on January 18, 2009. The temperature at the start of the race was ideal conditions in the high 40s. However, the course quickly began to heat up. By the end of the race, the temperature was over 70 degrees.
Speaking of heating up, Rick (aka Double R) set the hot pace for the MNSA group. He has proven he is the one to beat. He completed his first half-marathon in an astonishing time of 1:57:04. That is a pace of 9 minutes per mile. Barry (also from the Players team) was not far behind Rick. Barry beat his previous time by more than 31 minutes finishing in 1:59:57. Barry had a little scare that he did not meet his goal of breaking 2 hrs when the unofficial time showed he did not make it by 11 seconds. Congratulations to Barry for breaking the 2 hr barrier. Beth from the Sizzle also set a person best despite having some knee issues on the course. She ran 2:23:51, about 5 minutes better than her previous best. Some of you may know Barry’s bf, Josh. He too completed his first half-marathon. Although he did not train much, he had a great time of 2:32:06. Bringing up the rear of the MNSA pack was Dean (from TIME). Despite having back surgery 27 days prior, he still broke the three hours barrier with a time of 2:56:41.
Everyone had a great time and we hope to get more MNSA runners to make the trip to Phoenix next year. Look for everyone in the Country Music Half-Marathon coming in Nashville on April 25th.
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