Bill Luti 5 mile race

The guys were interested in testing themselves over 5 miles and I was definitely interested in that.  I invited about a dozen guys and we got a decent turn out of 5.  I did a quick check of the gates that might block the course and was happy to find that the one at 2 miles was not a problem.  The one just after 4 could be negotiated but was a bit tight.  The final gate onto the track at Memorial field would be impossible so we’d reroute the last ¼ mile of the race.

Tim Cox, Scott Clark, Jim Angell, and Jay Smith joined me for an easy 3 mile warm-up (checking out the last 1.5 miles of the course).  Then we all got into race gear and headed to the line.

It was a close race with a fair number of lead changes and pushing each other the whole way.  Tim Cox took it out for the first mile, I took the lead heading up the hill (1 – 1.5 miles).  Jim and Scott went by on the downhill through St Paul’s school.   We stayed bunched with no one getting more than a couple of strides lead.  Scott pushed the uphill from St. Paul’s to the Concord Hospital (3.5 – 4 miles).  We were still tightly grouped with ½ mile to go, then Jim made a move as we turned onto S. Fruit Street with less than ½ mile to go.  I went by Scott but could not drop him (or gain any ground on Jim) as we headed for the finish.  The locked gate at the parking lot meant we had to alter the end of the course, heading through the second parking lot entrance and then heading clockwise on the track for the final 200 meters. 

Bill Luti Invitational 5 mile – July 11, 2020 8:00am

Pl            Time      Name                   Age        City,St                  Age Grade%        Age Grd Time     

1             31:02     Jim Angell            M56       Hopkinton, NH   81.61%                 26:07

2             31:05     Dave Dunham     M56       Bradford, MA     81.39%                 26:11

3             31:06     Scott Clark          M54       Gilmanton, NH   80.01%                 26:31

4             32:38     Tim Cox               M47       Northwood, NH 71.96%                29:37

5             35:00     Jay Smith             M61       Concord, NH       75.52%                 28:13

Tropical weather!  77 degrees at the start with a dew point of 71 and 84% humidity with 18 mph winds (mostly cross winds).

Splits and climb

3:03                      -6’

3:06       (6:09)     +2’

3:34                      +125’    

3:05     (6:39)       -38’

3:06                      -11’

2:56     (6:02)      -72’

3:13                       +46’

2:59     (6:12)       +3

3:04                       -36’

2:58    (6:02)       +0