The Going Green 2-miler was the 3rd MCRRC race used this season by the National Road Racing League. What a competitive night on the track to end the Olympic fever as well!
Only 2 teams were able
to muster a full lineup of 2 males and 2 females for this one, and it was
Capital Alumni Network pulling out the victory over Kinetic Fitness by a score
of 8 – 12 (low score wins). The
CAN team of Liebowitz, Howell, Nistler and Drake held off Kinetic's Savoy,
Brown, Henneman and Mathey. Drake
and Liebowitz led the way for CAN, being the first female and males runners in
the team competition.
Individual runners from
teams that don't have a regulation roster for the race (at least 2 males and 2
females) are not factored into team scoring, but those runners do count in the
Individual Points scoring. The
team rankings have been shaken up just enough to keep things exciting for the
final 2 races! DC Running Coach
holds a narrow lead over 2nd and 3rd place teams, CAN and AWL, respectively,
with Kinetic and Evolution not too far behind. Remember that the tie-breaker to determine the league
champion (if needed) is the team with the most 1st place team finishes
throughout the season, for which DCRC currently leads that category with 4.
In the Individual
Rankings, Elissa Sosland cranked out another race for Evolution Personal
Training Studio and took advantage of the small race field, earning 3rd
place and jumping out to a dozen-point lead over AWL captain Melani Hom, who
holds a 20-point lead over fast-paced Faith Korbel of DCRC. Cristina Nistler
from CAN ran well in the last race and put herself into a 4th place
tie with teammate Susannah Still.
These 5 ladies have 2 more races to sort out the race for the podium!
The men's race is also
down to a 5-horse show. Liebowitz
and Howell from CAN have come on strong and are currently sitting 1-2 over
Holman and Williamson from AWL, both of whom are consistent runners. Saenz from Evolution sits in 4th
place in the thick of things as well.
Similar to the team
competition, the tie-breaker in the individual rankings is determined by the
number of 1st place finishes, or 2nd place finishes, etc, until a tie-breaker
is found.
The final 2 NRRL races
and the updated results can be found HERE. The trophy in the picture above reminds you what your team is racing for! This is about healthy team competition, the first of its kind to bring clubs and groups together from all over the DC area!
We head to the Navy
5-miler next, with a new start location by the Washington Monument.
Hope to see your there!
Mike