The toughest National Road Racing League race
on paper did not disappoint! The
Riley's Rumble Half is hands down one of the toughest races in the country,
especially for those trying to tackle the course with any sort of competitiveness. Up and down and round-and-round, the Maryland
course had everyone spent who crossed the finish line.
In the end, Evolution
proved to be the most dedicated team, as they had the only full race lineup and
took the team title for the race.
The overall team standings remained unchanged after this race, but hats
off to Evolution for a job well done!
Only 3 NRRL men took to
the course, with Ben Mitchell of DCRC coming in less than a minute ahead of AWL
rep Taylor Williamson. Steven
Leibowitz of CAN took the bronze and leapfrogged into 1st place in the overall
Individual Rankings in what has now become a 5 person race perhaps, as Mitchell
will be unable to race the final two races (according to inside sources close
to the DCRC camp).
On the women's side,
Faith Korbel of DCRC made it 4-for-4 and won another one among NRRL runners,
finishing just 5 seconds behind the overall female winner (non-NRRL runner). Melani Hom finished 2nd and Tracy Dodge
was 3rd. All 3 of these women are
in the top-10 in the Individual Rankings, along with Elissa Sosland and Sandra
Grance, who completed the brutal course.
The NRRL results are updated
on the website.
There are now 3 races
left in the 2012 season, all short-distance races. The team competition and overall individual titles are still
up for grabs! In the heart of Olympic
fever, the next race the Going Green 2-miler on the track Friday night!
We hope to see you
there!
Mike
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