GW Birthday Marathon Relay Results

The Dojo had a great early season showing Sunday morning at the GW Birthday Marathon Relay. Held annually in Greenbelt, Maryland, the GW Birthday Marathon is turning into an annual rite of passage for Dojo-ites to shake off the rust and stretch the legs.

Last year, we sent one co-ed and one open men's squad. After a pitch battle, we swept the top two spots, with the co-ed squad coming out on top.

This year, we sent three full teams, two in the open men's and one in the masters men's categories. Our open men's entries consisted of the "Stripes" (Brian Savitch, Steve Moore, and Geoff King) and "Stars" (PJ Martinez, Richard Rainey, and me) squads. Our masters entry was a talent-loaded squad, with Rob Wolfe, Rob Gillanders, and Nick Haffenreffer.

End result: a fantastic showing. The three teams opened up plenty of space on the rest of the field after great opening legs, and PJ came into the exchange zone with a few seconds on Rob and Brian. Steve ran a great middle leg to take the lead for the "Stripes" squad, and the "Stripes" team, anchored by Geoff, maintained the edge all the way to the finish line. Stripes squad takes the overall win, with the Masters team coming in second (first masters team), and the Stars squad rounding out the top three (2nd open men's team).

Great job to all those who raced today.


2/3rds of the overall winning relay team, Steve and Geoff (missing: Brian)


2nd overall and winning Masters team: Rob, Nick, and Rob


1/3rd of the 3rd overall and 2nd open men's team: PJ (missing: Richard and Dan)

Tuesday Workout

4 x 1200 at 3K pace or 5K pace

6:50 @ 12th and Penn
7 AM @ Hains Point

GW Birthday Marathon Relay Teams

Teams for the GW Birthday Relay

 

Dojo of Pain - Open Men - Stars

PJ Martinez

Richard Rainey

Daniel Yi

 

Dojo of Pain - Open Men - Bars

Steve Moore

Brian Savitch

Geoff King

 

Dojo of Pain - Masters Men

Robert Wolfe

Robert Gillanders

Nick Haffenreffer

 

Ground Control to Henry Wigglesworth...

This is ground control to Wigglesworth. Take your protein pills and point your helmet north.

 

Henry Wigglesworth blasted up the Empire State Run-Up last Wednesday, finishing 22nd overall out of a field of more than 500 international runners. It should also come as no surprise that Henry won his age group.

 

Congrats Henry!!!

Re: Season Kick-Off Race

We have enough for one team, and need one more person to fill out a second. If that person is over 40, all the better, because we will have a pretty awesome Masters team. Looking in Bryan's, Robert's, Henry's, or Hamley's direction...

 

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Daniel Yi <daniel.yi@gmail.com> wrote:

All -

The George Washington Birthday Marathon Relay is coming up again, and we are looking to put in a team or two or three this year.  A great early-season workout and prep race. 

Here are the details:

Race Date: February 19
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Cost: $25 per person
Leg 1: 9 miles
Leg 2: 8 miles
Leg 3: 9.2 miles

Depending on interest, we can put in teams in the open men's, open women's, and co-ed divisions.

Please let me know by COB Tuesday, Feb. 7 if you are interested, and I'll set up the teams.

Dan

Season Kick-Off Race

All -

The George Washington Birthday Marathon Relay is coming up again, and we are looking to put in a team or two or three this year.  A great early-season workout and prep race. 

Here are the details:

Race Date: February 19
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Cost: $25 per person
Leg 1: 9 miles
Leg 2: 8 miles
Leg 3: 9.2 miles

Depending on interest, we can put in teams in the open men's, open women's, and co-ed divisions.

Please let me know by COB Tuesday, Feb. 7 if you are interested, and I'll set up the teams.

Dan