Cheers to daughter Hallie for running a consistent 6:20 pace to come in third in the women's division (ninth overall) of the short course (5K) of the Seaport River Run. Her official time, according to the Lewiston Tribune, was 18:41:15. The women's division included ages 18-49. First and second place was won by college students, twin sisters, evidently 19 years old, who passed Hallie in the final stretch. As a teen-ager, Hallie won this race twice, but she said Saturday's run was her best time ever. It was a bit of a heartbreaker to be passed so close to the finish line. "I had no kick," she said, since she was already giving it her all. "I didn't know I was capable of running that fast," she added.
The annual Seaport River Run is a rather loosely organized fun run consisting of the short course and a longer 6.2 (10K) course. Although some participants are competitive with regard to winning, most are simply runners and walkers hoping to finish. The price to participate is right -- $10 plus a little more for the t-shirt. This year's entry total was 1,361. Top finishers are listed, but there are no awards. KW[Top photo: That's Hallie in the bright shirt and dark shorts as she crosses the finish line. In the photo right she leans on husband Nick as she recovers.]
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Exact mile splits were 6:20, 6:37, 5:44 (the last leg was nine tenths of a mile which converts to approximately 6:18 pace). I expected to run 6:40 - 6:45 mile pace on a good day, so I'm QUITE pleased with how it went. Will I race again? Before the race, the answer was no, now the answer is maybe. :)
Wow!! Way to go, Hallie! I didn't think to look in the paper so I wasn't aware of your great run. Those girls had an age advantage on you and you still gave them a run!! Well done.
Exactly what we told Hallie. When she first finished, she was quite upset to have been passed at the end, but Nick said, "Those girls were kids." It would be more realistic to have more age divisions, but the Seaport wants to appeal to all comers.
What we see is that at 31 Hallie trained to run the Seaport and then ran a personal best. It's takes know-how and dedication in order to train, and she did it.
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