Short kudos report but some BIG milestones!

Staying local in the Prevent 5k/10k, Jenny Clark (1st masters female in the 10k!), Andy Emerson, and Hugh Emerson had a great run on a cool morning. Tony Rigdon was out helping make sure everything ran smoothly. Great race, guys!

Shelly Frazier had a HUGE weightlifting competition in Boston, where she showed ’em all up and walked away with not only a silver medal but three AMERICAN RECORDS and a WORLD RECORD in the benchpress – 155lb benched by all 117lb of Shelly. Holy moly! Way to go, Shelly!

The Marine Corps Marathon is the 4th largest marathon in the country, 9th in the world. The usual mantra is “beat the bridge,” which means make it to the bridge at 20mi before the race cutoff, but this year the battle cry was “beat the hurricane!” Running ahead of Sandy were first-timer Jake Simpson and DC transplant Jessica Johnson. Welcome to the marathon club, Jake!

And we missed John Stone in his recent (or not so recent…) move to Florida. Flying his CMC colors in the sunshine state, he rocked his was to a 3rd place AG finish! So that training stuff is good for something! Way to go, John Stone!

Send some good vibes to the group headed down to crush Ironman Florida on Saturday: Caroline Cue, Bob Grone, Mackenzie Rickman, and Nancy Yaeger! Go get ’em!

Photo of the week: Check out these two from Stacy Turpin (far right) of the Big Sur Trail Marathon a few weeks ago with Carol Crooks (second from right). Gorgeous!

The Countdown:

 

• IM Florida: 3 days
• IM Arizona: 18 days

 

Did you race/cheer/volunteer? Have a winter race to add to the countdown? Snap a great CMC photo? Keep us in the loop!