Three more races completed
Our running GM, Randy, completed three more races recently for his 2019 #SensGMRuns campaign.
Randy’s been struggling to find races in the Harrisburg area to run this winter so it looks like he’s going to be packing in the miles come spring — which will be interesting because Senators baseball is back in less than 2 months!
Race 2 — Sunday, January 27
His stats:
Distance: 3.1 miles
Total time: 23:36
Placed (total): 19 / 119
Did he medal?: First in his age group!
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His thoughts:
“Ran in Selinsgrove with the Susquehanna Ridge Runners Club. First of a series of 4 weekend races they do. I’m only doing this first one. Ran along the river with snow blowing. No charity involved with this one, but want to keep racing in January!”
Race 3 — Saturday, Feb 2.
His stats:
Distance: 4 miles
Total time: he didn’t tell us.
Placed (total): 14th overall
Did he medal?: Yes, first in his age group
His thoughts:
“With no close races for the weekend, Saturday I traveled to Myerstown to run the 4 Chaplains Scholarship 4-Miler. The race benefits the scholarship fund for military chaplains at the Evangelical Seminary there in Myerstown. It was 17-degrees at race time for a run in the country. Honored to run with a lot of veterans. And they fed us chili after the race to warm us back up.”
Race 4- Sunday, Feb 3
His stats:
Distance: 3.1 miles
Total time: 22:59
Placed (total): 31st overall — — 7th in age group
Did he medal?: Not this time
His thoughts:
“On Sunday I drove almost 2-hours in the other direction to the Run Your Ice Off 5K in Chambersburg. This was part of the Chambersburg Ice Fest celebration so it was busy downtown and was a big field. Even though I broke 23-minutes, which is one of my better times, I still finished only 31st overall and 7th in my age group. Tough competition. The event benefited the Leadership Franklin County Alumni Scholarship and Relay for Life. By contrast, it was 50-degrees and I found myself over-dressed. Fun fact — the overall winner of the race was Josh Sadlock, the winner of the Senators 1K beer run last season.”
2019 race miles total 16.4. Want to donate to our #SensGMRuns campaign? Click here!
