Spring '07
 CRC decides to represent at a local 5k, serving as USATF
Ohio 5k ChampsOld Truck Bess took some CRC diehards over to Powell to catch some action in the Powell 5k, serving as the USATF 5k championship, which means the winner gets a stipend to help him/her get to the national championship. Ordway raced up front, dueling it out with Eric Putnam for 4,995 meters. Unfortunately the last 5 meters were a bit tough on Josh as he fell just short of victory, but finishing in a great 15:07 on a tough day. As Josh crossed the finish line, it was the CRC train that took over. CRC employee Ben Engelhardt rolled into a 3rd place finish, followed by Nate Ritz and then Matt DeLeon. Choo Choo. |
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Jim gets dizzy running fast at the Ogden 20k It's hot. It's hilly. It's everything Jim always wanted in a 20k down in West Virginia. Racing a stacked field, Jurcevich ran a strong 1:05:57 over the 12.4 mile course. The effort was good enough to spot him 5th, 2nd American. "I nearly relived Grandma's," said Jim, referring to the sun-baked marathon Jim and Josh did in 2006. The real delight of the trip was when his wife made him drive to Pittsburg to visit the nearest Ikea. Not to be outdone, he managed to get back to Columbus in time for some Crew tailgating. What a day. Take a couple days off, Jim. |
| Sawicki laces up the flats, winning Tallmadge 5k in
15:31 In his first race since relocating, Mike pulled in an impressive time and win at another Memorial weekend 5k. It's good prep for the upcoming Columbus 10k, and will undoubtedly shed some light on his draft status for the CRC challenge- an inter-squad battle between team CRC. Whose team will prevail- Dan the Man's or CRC employee Bradley BBalls Newsad? More details to come later.... |
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Eric Hamner squeezes himself onto the CRC record board
with a fast 5k tune - up Hambone is hungry, folks. He's hungry for the Grandma's Marathon this June, but that doesn't mean he won't snack beforehand. Down at the fast memorial 5k in Lancaster, he blazed to a 14:41, not far behind winner Eric Putnam. The time nudged Jim off the record board until he can ante up. Things look good Hamner as he prepares for another shot at the Olympic Trials Qualifier over father's day weekend. |
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CRC sisters run the daunting Filthy Farm and live to
tell about it At the start of the race, race timer Eric Fruth was really the only one who knew what the upcoming 5k course was to hold for it's participants. Being organic may sound wussy, but there was nothing of the such on this organic farm 5k. Kelley asked Eric, "I ran a 18:43 5k the other day, what do you think I'll run here?" Eric looked at her and smiled, "you won't break 21." Sure enough, the CRC sisters finished 1-2 in the event, but somewhere in the 22 minute range. A lesson learned here - numbers are but a irrational assignment of something onto nothing. |
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Store Team CRC's newest member can't resist
showing off her singlet Riding off her winter marathon training, Kelley put in a streak of strong races over consecutive races this spring. At the Fisher's 5k, with her husband watching, she put in PR of 18:43! She then braved the crowds at the Race for the Cure, running 18:50ish, we don't know for sure since they don't take results. In the UA 5 Miler she placed 2nd with a time of 31:59. The rookie knows how to represent. |
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Ordway and Hamner represent well at the Cleveland 10k - the race
where everyone went different ways It's always a good field at this annual event tied to the marathon; Josh and Eric were looking forward to seeing what they could do. Josh was running strong, and then he kept running, and running, and running some more. 10k came and went. Not far behind, Hamner was running somewhere else. Nobody knows really how far Josh or Eric ran, nobody knows really how far anyone ran. All we know is that people ran, and ran hard. For the record, Josh finished second Ohioan. |
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Blue Team Update! CRC blue team has been out in force and representing well. For the ladies, Jamie made her post Boston debut with a 2nd place finish at the Filthy Farm. Greg McGill pulled a double - finishing the Blendon Woods 5k in the morning, then running the Christine Wilson in a very impressive 19:15 later that evening. Brent Stark put in strong finishes at Blendon Woods, an 18:22 at the Memorial 5k in Hilliard, and cleaned up at the Genoa trail festival 5 miler, winning the thing by over 7 minutes. At the same trail festival, Chris returned to racing with a win and an 18:40 5k. |
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Ordway smells cash, comes back to
Columbus for a race Josh Ordway's face was planted in a book about facial bone structure over at Wright State when the wind shifted and he got a whiff of Columbus. He was fresh on a scent of a race with some prize money. He immediately picked up the phone and notified Jim of his intentions. In order to get money Josh would have to be winning at mile 2 and the finish. Nothing stops an Ordway on the scent trail of cold cash, and a growling, scowling Josh was able to secure a 3 minute lead and hold it until the finish of the four miler. Blue teamer Brent Stark was representing as well, finishing 6th, with a much nicer look on his face. |
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Neal chases his first sub 30 at the coveted Penn Relays;
Rowe heads up to a loaded 10k at Hillsdale. We haven't got the full updates yet, but CRC was represented in a couple big meets this weekend. First was Neal, running in the Olympic Development 10k at the famous Penn Relays. Feeling it was time for a new PR in the 10k, he hung with the leaders into mid-race. Ironically, the field included another DIII XC Champion in Macharia Yuot. Neal was able to finish well, but just missed his goal with a 30:26.33. His write up is here. Meanwhile, Aaron Rowe was up in Michigan for a stacked Hillsdale 10k under the lights. He too was looking at a sub-thirty effort, but things weren't there and he finished up in 32:25. You can't have them all, but look for these guys to hit their marks soon... |
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CRC Blue team hits the spring running well The blue team for the CRC isn't waiting for the warm weather to see results from their winter training. Besides the results listed below, Aaron Kramer rolled to a 2nd place finish at the Here's Looking at You, Kid 5k in 18:04. At the Chase 4ish Miler, Brent Stark finished a strong 6th in 23:45. Greg McGill took 2nd two consecutive weekends, once at Out Run Autism and then again at the OWU Presidents run, turning in a 19:14, approaching his '07 goal of going sub-19. |
 CRC stays the course in Boston with two team
finishes. Matt DeLeon, Eric Hamner lead with 2:34'sThe CRC was 'fortunate' enough to hit up the East coast for what will be one of the more memorable Boston Marathons. The CRC took an entourage of store teamers, employees, and friends out to the famed marathon, looking to put a taste of Cbus in the chowder. Check out this 2 minute news clip from race day if you don't believe our ability to create a scene. In the men's race, Hamner followed the leaders and opened up a 69 minute half marathon before shutting things down. Matt, determined to break 2:30, held pace for quite a while before giving in to the elements and finishing up with Hamner in 2:34. Meanwhile Nate Ritz, fresh off a marriage and honeymoon, ran conservatively to a 2:57. The CRC men finished 5th of 69 teams. Meanwhile, the trio of new CRC blue and red team members Kelley Newsad, Jamie Sims, and Rachael DeLeon ran strong for the CRC. Kelley led the way with a 3:23, and Jaime and Rachael gutted the end out together in 3:28. The CRC |
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Jim and Josh lead the way for the CRC at
the Columbus Distance Classic The rain held off for showdown up front, at the Kenyan Penguin Daniel Cheruiyot, Hanson's Clint Verran and Kyle O'Brien, and CRC's Jim Jurcevich and Josh Ordway held the pack together early. In the end it was Clint and Daniel in a photo finish, with Jim not far behind coming in at his half marathon PR in a CRC jersey (1:07:12). Ordway out distanced the second Hanson in the last mile, finishing in 1:07:44. Meanwhile, McGill and Stark ran strong for the blue team with 1:32:15 and 1:33:14 finishes, respectively. Then it rained. |
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Neal Holtschulte submerges himself in pain but gargles
out a 14:34 5k in Chicago We'll get a new picture of this guy when he runs a race in state. In the meantime, we'll let him continue to tear it up across the midwest. Neal headed up to Chicago for the The Race That's Good For You, 5k for a tune-up before Penn Relays. What he ended up with was a heart-thumping duel to the line. His recap can be found here. We'll leave you an excerpt: "I knew I was going to puke, knew I'd feel better if I did, but my stomach had to torture me first." |
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Eric Hamner smashes his PR in a Boston Marathon tune-up
5k on the track Hambone is looking strong on his Boston build-up, winning his 5k heat and clocking a 14:44 PR down at Duke University. We found some sweet pictures at www.prettysporty.com, but you have to buy them. Otherwise you get little pictures like the one to the left. This is Eric kicking it in, looking ripped ladies. |
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