Jesse Davis and Jackie Dikos represented Personal Best Training in the 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston on January, 14^th.  Both Jesse and Jackie had a frustrating time managing freakish injuries during their trials buildup and ran very close to what I thought  was the best for which we could hope.  Jesse was 68^th of

Lucas McCabe, Kenny Nichols, Liz May, and Amy Herrin ran the Tecumseh Trail Marathon on Saturday.  Returning from his Monumental Marathon success Lucas placed 2nd on the trail with a 3:08:21.  This is almost a half hour slower than last month on the roads.  This should give you an idea of the trail difficulty and why this course is something that helps runners remember their Tecumseh experience for a long time.  Great jo

It was a very special and memorable weekend of racing.  Saturday was the Monumental Marathon and Half Marathon.  Blake Roberson found the 4^th time was the charm as he figured out the marathon and was able to finish with his fastest miles of the day and lead the yellow Athletic Annex singlets across the finish line in 2:40:42 (PR).

The highlights this week come from Indianapolis, Columbus and Grand Rapids.  The weekend started on a very good note with Lucas McCabe winning the Indianapolis Half Marathon in 1:17:04.  Art Letzler was just a few minutes behind in 1:22:16.  Lisa DeVries had a top 10 finish in 1:36:31.  All 3 plan to run the Monumental Marathon in 3 weeks.  Cindy Reynolds completed her first half marathon on the hills and in the wind in

Lack of clear directions cost Aziz the win in Columbus.  He was on pace for a sub 1:04 half marathon close to the finish when things went wrong.  Here is a link to an article about this and the other races yesterday in Columbus.

Let's start with the highlights from this past weekend.  John Stewart ran a brilliant race in conditions really too warm for running fast marathon times.  He PR'd by taking 4:30 off of his time from last year under similar conditions in Chicago.

John Herc ran through 95% hunidity (is that 5% humidity away from it being a swim?) and rain and hills to a 3:06:40 (& a 1 second negative split) in Pittsbugh on Sunday.  How about flat and fast for the next one?

Roger Hilden PR'd in Cleveland on Sunday with a 4:10:48.  Way to go Roger!

Just a reminder we begin the new schedule of 7:30 am start time on Saturday mornings on 5/14/11.  The women's NCAA rowing champs is being held in our normal spot, so see you at the playground.  Tuesday evening remains 5:40 pm meet/5:45 pm run.