Official results: 7th Annual Ras na hEireann U.S.A. 5Km

The race results were posted today. Here are my results from the main results page.

Place Div/Tot  Div   Guntime Nettime Pace  Name                   Ag S Race# City/state           
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3177  21/39    CLYO3 36:45    32:26  10:27 Jim O'Brien            34 M  3334 East Weymouth MA

Here are my results within my category:

Place Guntime Nettime Pace  Name                     Age Sex Race# City/state          
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21   36:45   32:26   10:27 Jim O'Brien               34 M    3334 East Weymouth MA

Some un-glamorous pictures of me made it on the results site as well:

http://jimrhoades.com/09/rasna/images/090315-733.jpg

http://jimrhoades.com/09/rasna/images/090315-734.jpg

http://jimrhoades.com/09/rasna/images/090315-735.jpg

What the pictures don't show the casual observer was that I had just turned on a huge burst of speed and was passing all the other people pictured ahead of me.

Quick post-race post

The race was really fun, very well organized... and very easy to participate in. A credit to the people organizing it.

Thanks to Marissa, my parents, Joe and Mandy for coming out to the race. Always nice to have someone cheering you on.

My unofficial time (love the garmin) was 31 minutes and 50 seconds. This is a little off as i didn't press start right at the start line. This would be about a 10.2 minute per mile pace, not bad.

More ramblings on this topic later.

Ras na hEireann USA

"Ras na hEireann is the most genuine Irish race this side of the Atlantic. It is a celebration of traditions dating back centuries—and simply a celebration of spring in Somerville, Massachusetts."

I registered for Ras Na hEireann, a 5K race in and around Davis Square in Somerville on St. Patrick's day (Sunday, March 15th).  It looks like I got quite lucky that they expanded the registration this year (from 3000 last year to 5000 this year).  It appears that there is a special scoring section for 'bigger' runners, but it's interesting that in the running world bigger is above 170 pounds... Oh well, doesn't matter.

The race is run by the Somerville Striders and B.A Event Promotions.  Here is a link to the race website Ras na hEireann USA race.

I'm not exactly sure what to expect, but with St. Patrick's day in full swing and 15 local bars sponsoring the race, it should be an interesting one.

In the sage words of Mr. Steve... "wow. going crazy with the new hobby."