Nancy Peck results
88th overall (out of more than 7000 women runners!)
14/1348 in age group – F4049
42:25 42:23 (net time) 6:50 min/mile
Nancy Peck 42 F 3335 Sunapee NH
Well despite the above fantastic results, I didn’t quite make my “goal “below – – and as I was drivinig home sitting in my leather seats, covered in sweat from the 90 degree day, and then flying to Chicago through DC… I was thinking of my top ten excuses why I didn’ t quite make it (just so I can do better next time)… but then I realized how proud I was to complete this race in the time shown at the finish line. Now looking at the posted results on coolrunning – with more than 7000 women runners, my time is truly something I am proud of – – #16 master in a field of world class women athletes, winning time of 32 minutes – this is a day I will remember as an accomplishment in a very competative summer for me…. Highlight of my day was lining up in the 6 min/mile corral and then running the first mile with Karen Smyers – pro triathlete, Iron man Hawaii winner and more …(early 1990’s) … a true star in my world….
Top 3 reasons why I didn’t hit my “pie in the sky” goal…
1. 12 noon start – Jessica and I ventured and sampled and shopped, hung out at Starbucks and lapped Boston Common after arriving 3 hours before the race (no traffic in Boston on a holiday Monday? Now I know…). Heat was a factor, at a high for this time of year, reaching 90 degrees, with not much shade on the course.
2. Nutrition – see above – although my stomach was fine and I did hit empty my bladder before the start … Or was it the Canadian thanksgiving and red wine the night before? No…. but nutrition is definitely tough the morning of a noon race.
3. New insoles in my sneakers – should have had some miles on them before racing them… caused major blistering on the bottom of my right foot – pain doesn’t help you hold that “I can do it” mindset. This is the first 10K for me this season – – another factor in really not knowing what my body could run…
Enough excuses… time to focus on the next race…. and this one was a great race – – one I hope to repeat in the years to come. Next year! Now I have a PR to beat!
Next race for me (with John, Judy, Beth & others) is the Chicago marathon – less than 2 weeks away – – looking forward to the flat course and a 8 AM start – – but hopefully not too much wind and snow? (they are forcasting snow here in Chicago this week!)….
TOP 25 MASTERS
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Place Time Pace Name Age Race# Hometown Team
1 34:59* 5:38 Sylvia Mosqueda 40 41 Los Angeles CA
2 35:46* 5:46 Patty Murray 41 40 Boulder CO
3 36:00* 5:48 Carmen Ayala-Troncoso 47 43 Austin TX
4 36:13* 5:50 Karen Smyers 45 55 Lincoln MA
5 37:27* 6:02 Joan Benoit-Samuelson 49 45 Freeport ME
6 37:49* 6:06 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 51 42 Ukraine
7 39:08 6:18 Jennifer Rapaport 42 49 Melrose MA SRR – GOLD
8 39:33 6:22 Judi Chiavetta 40 816 Arlington MA
9 39:37* 6:23 Julie Peterson 46 46 Beverly MA
10 40:29 6:31 Stephanie Hodge 41 50 Canada
11 40:51 6:35 Annette Bauer 42 300 Springfield OH
12 41:21* 6:40 Marge Bellisle 51 8001 Warren RI
13 41:33 6:42 Lisa Zappala 45 4667 Derry NH WHIRL
14 41:41 6:43 Virginia Steckowych 45 5886 Greenland NH
15 42:19 6:49 Monica Koshgarian 45 4779 Medfield MA
16 42:25 6:50 Nancy Peck 42 3335 Sunapee NH
17 42:52 6:54 Karen Ringheiser 42 6644 Carlisle MA
18 42:59 6:55 Jodi Feeney 43 1434 Milton MA
19 43:02 6:56 Pamela Ryan 46 3773 Ipswich MA
20 43:11 6:57 Miranda Jones 42 2159 Wayland MA
21 43:15 6:58 Angeles Diaz 45 1190 Norton MA
22 43:26* 7:00 Jan Holmquist 62 2002 Burlington MA
23 43:28 7:00 Cindy Jump 44 2166 Concord MA
24 43:33 7:01 Carol Chaoui 42 787 Wellesley MA
25 43:44 7:03 Deborah Sakr 43 3786 Amesbury MA
