Back to Concord for the Capital City 10k! There just aren't enough 10k's out there so I was really looking forward to this race which is the longest race in the CARS (Capital Area Race Series). I was hoping to be competitive with the other CARS guys and run a decent time. Based on my 5 mile last weekend my goal was to run 5:55 pace since I wouldn't have a Mt Washington race the day before to get me tired.
I got to Concord at 645am for the nice and early 8am start. I'd previewed the course a month ago but always like to see the last part to be really get a clear idea of where I am during the race. I headed out for my warm-up covering the last 1.5 out and back. The three miles did not feel good. I was tight, tired, and my ankles and right knee were not feeling great. I'm starting to worry about the knee which has been sore for nearly 2 months now (and hurts while walking). Anyway, I switched in race gear had a quick chat with Richie Blake then headed toward the start for another mile. I was surprised to see so many teams present and a lot of quick runners. Then I remembered it was a NH grand prix race. I bumped into Brian Ruhm from GCS who would be tough in the 50+ age group. Game on!
There seemed to be about 10 minutes of announcements and instructions before we finally set off. It was 62 degrees and cloudy with no wind, a great day to race. I kept out of trouble at the start and tried to stay off of any lane markers as they were a bit slick. My watch beeped at 1/2 mile and at 2:53 I was a little quick but nothing crazy. I eased back ever so slightly and a big pack blew by. By the mile I wasn't in the top 20. Ruhm went by just after the mile and I tried to relax as I lost more ground. It was very early and I was not feeling all that good. I noticed that Mark Laprade, who I'd just kept ahead of at the last CARS race was a good 10 seconds ahead. Set on him I picked it up a bit and by 2 miles I'd gotten by Ruhm and was catching a group of four that included a couple of very quick teens (Kirpal Demian and Luke Brenan). I reached 3 miles in the group and we passed 5k in about 18:24...pretty much on the pace I'd hoped for.
Our group rolled on and caught Laprade near 4 miles, then we hit the first climb of the race a 55' hill over 1/2 mile. The youngsters gapped me as I latched onto Timothy Lindberg who had outkicked me at the last CARS race. I was hoping to get some distance between us but we just kept trading back and forth. The 40' climb from 5.3 to 5.5 put a hurt on me and right after that I was dropped by Lindberg. I did some quick math at 5.5 and knew I had a shot at sub-37 minutes and kept working as hard as possible. Right at the 6 mile mark I heard footsteps and ZOOM on one side Laprade went by and on the other Erin Lane. Lane had kicked my ass at a couple of the CARS 5ks and would do so again today. I stayed well to the left so she wouldn't have any interference as she broke the tape a stride ahead of me.
I was please to take the 50+ age group and hit my goal pace of 5:55's. Only one more CARS race for me, the Luiti 5 mile in a month. That should be a barn-burner!
1 16 36:46 36:46 5:55 Dave Dunham 54 M 17 Bradford MA
2 23 38:19 38:17 6:10 Brian Ruhm 53 M 579 Hollis NH
3 28 39:16 39:14 6:19 Rich Disalvo 53 M 516 Derry NH
4 40 40:17 40:14 6:29 Peter Madden 54 M 518 Manchester NH
5 45 40:31 40:28 6:31 Paul Donovan 52 M 440 Hollis NH
6 47 40:45 40:43 6:34 Darin Brown 51 M 48 Madison NH
Capital City Classic 10K
June 23, 2018 10 Kilometers (USATF Certified #NH16020BK) Concord, NH
Place Div/Tot Div Guntime Nettime Pace Name Ag S Race# Hometown
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1 1/3 MOPEN 32:50 32:50 5:17 Neal Darmody 28 M 344 Bow NH
2 2/3 MOPEN 34:28 34:28 5:33 Warren Bartlett 20 M 338 Loudon NH
3 3/3 MOPEN 34:31 34:31 5:34 Colin Smith 24 M 341 Bethesda MD
4 1/33 M3039 34:42 34:42 5:35 Brandyn Naro 31 M 223 Manchester NH
5 2/33 M3039 34:58 34:57 5:38 Mark Furler 35 M 246 Hollis NH
6 1/57 M4049 35:14* 35:14 5:41 Rich Smith 48 M 565 Enfield NH
7 1/25 M2029 35:18 35:18 5:41 Christopher Dunn 23 M 474 Kennebunk ME
8 2/25 M2029 35:23 35:23 5:42 Jacob Wormald 23 M 363 Pelham NH
9 3/33 M3039 35:49 35:48 5:46 Jotham Burnett 38 M 471 Canaan NH
10 2/57 M4049 36:21 36:20 5:51 Casey Carroll 46 M 572 Dover NH
11 1/16 M1319 36:28 36:26 5:52 Kirpal Demian 17 M 117 Bow NH
12 2/16 M1319 36:35 36:33 5:53 Luke Brennan 14 M 449 Derry NH
13 3/25 M2029 36:39 36:37 5:54 Timothy Lindberg 24 M 260 Ashland NH
14 3/57 M4049 36:41 36:40 5:55 Mark Laprade 45 M 67 Bedford NH
15 1/3 FOPEN 36:45 36:45 5:55 Erin Lane 37 F 484 Contoocook NH
16 1/40 M5059 36:46 36:46 5:55 Dave Dunham 54 M 17 Bradford MA
17 4/33 M3039 36:58 36:56 5:57 Adam Goldstein 35 M 519 Hudson NH
18 4/57 M4049 37:03 37:01 5:58 Matthew Lane 40 M 485 Contoocook NH
19 4/25 M2029 37:05 37:02 5:58 Thomas Cantara 27 M 371 Nashua NH
20 2/3 FOPEN 37:11 37:09 5:59 Corey Dowe 25 F 462 Barrington NH
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