Week in Review: July 20th - 26th

ARC members took part in a few different races on a variety of surfaces last week. We had Scott in action for a track 1500m in Eugene, OR, Justin mixing it up at a road 5k in Winston-Salem, NC, and Victor & Mark giving it a go at a beer mile in Asheville, NC. 

Scott started things off on Thursday at the Oregon Track Club All-Comers Meet at historic Hayward Field. While he is known as a long distance specialist, SW has been using these mid distance races to get back in touch with speed. His 4:21 1500m shows he’s making progress. 

On Saturday, Justin took to the roads for the always-competitive Beat the Heat 5k. In his first race effort since the Spring, he had a strong run and earned 3rd place in 15:21. Justin looks to be on track for another successful season of racing this Fall.

Also on Saturday, Victor and Mark made their Beer Mile debuts at the second edition of the 2015 Asheville Beer Mile series. This edition was run XC style on grass and rolling trails. Victor had a great debut and a strong battle with Wedge Run regular, Arek Robinson. In the end, Victor had to settle for second after Arek pulled away on the final lap. Meanwhile, Mark proved that Frankie is not the worst chugger on the team, and ended up earning a penalty lap by failing to keep down the final drink. Pathetic. 

OTC All-Comers Meet - Eugene, OR
Scott Williams - 1500m - 4:21
Results

Beat the Heat 5k - Winston-Salem, NC
Justin Gragg - 3rd - 15:21 
Results 

Asheville's Beer Mile - Bent Creek Neighborhood Park, Asheville, NC 
Victor McHenry - 2nd - 7:23
Mark Driscoll - ?? - Slow

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Week in Review - Beer Relay Edition

A clash of titans occurred this past weekend at Oskar Blues REEB Ranc. Team Lapp / Mielke battled Team Adkins / McHenry in the Burning Can Festival’s Beer Relay.  After 4 x trail 2 miler and 4 x beer chugs for each team, Team Lapp / Mielke (Representing Urban Orchard Cider Company and Ba) were victorious by mere seconds.  

Early reports suggest Adkins’ notoriously poor chugging skills cost his team dearly. Check out the video below and you be the judge. 

Oskar Blues Burning Can Festival Beer Relay - Brevard, NC
1st - Team Urban Orchard (Javan Lapp / Shiloh Mielke) - 45:47.46
2nd - Team ARC - Devote To The Goat (Frankie Adkins / Victor McHenry) - 45:49.69
Results 

Also - The Beer Relay’s has an excellent photo gallery: 

7/18/15 Beer Drinkin' and Trail Runnin' Relay!

Posted by The Beer Relay on Monday, July 20, 2015

Week in Review

In the first week of July, we had three members of the Collective racing in three different states. 

On Tuesday, Javan finished up his track season at the Sir Walter Miler Pop-Up Mile Championship in Raleigh. His race didn't go as he had hoped (including a tumble in the first lap), but he was in the mix and gave it a go on a rough day at the office. Nice season, Lapp! 

On the Fourth, both Peyton and Scott raced 10k road races, but on opposite sides of the country. Peyton competed in the always-competitive AJC Peachtree Road Race down in Atlanta. This race is a yearly tradition, and his 16th place finish in the open division was one of his best performances at Peachtree to date. Strong running! 

Scott toed the line for the first time since moving out to Oregon at the Aquafina OTC Butte to Butte 10k in Eugene. After a tough and slow uphill first mile, he found a strong rhythm and brought it home on PR pace in the last few miles. Keep it rolling to some PRs this summer, SW! 

Sir Walter Miler Pop-Up Miles Championship - Raleigh, NC
Javan Lapp - 3rd - 4:36
Results

AJC Peachtree 10k Road Race - Atlanta, GA
Peyton Hoyal - 16th - 31:55
Results

Aquafina OTC Butte to Butte 10k - Eugene, OR
Scott Williams - 8th - 34:10
Results
Finish Line Video

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Week in Review

It has been a quiet week on the racing front for the ARC - Javan was the only Collective member in action. Most guys are building miles for the fall, Captain Adkins has been vacationing out West, and Scott has been recruiting athletes for the Blue Ridge Relay at the USA Track & Field Championships out in Eugene (it's pretty cool to meet the world's greatest athlete just walking down the street). 

Javan continued his track campaign with a strong race at Tuesday's Sir Walter Miler Pop-Up Mile at Cary Academy outside of Raleigh. He won the tactical race in 4:26 after a 2:23 opening 1/2 mile. Javan now moves on to the championship race this week. 

Tuesday's Pop-Up Mile was part of a series of mile races taking place in the Raleigh area every Tuesday in June. The top 10 times of the first 4 weeks qualify for June 30th's championship mile. The winner of the Pop-Up championship race earns the final spot into August's Sir Walter Miler Elite Race on August 7th. The Sir Walter Miler folks struck gold with this idea! 

Sir Walter Miler Pop-Up Mile - Cary, NC
Javan Lapp - 1st - 4:26
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Weekend Race Results

The Boone-area members of the Asheville Running Collective, Caleb Masland and Peyton Hoyal, were in action on the roads this weekend. 

For the second year in a row, Caleb took the win at the Cub, a very challenging 7-miler. This race is part of the High Country Triple Crown series, which has been won by either Caleb or Peyton each of the last 3 years. The Cub was just a warm-up for Caleb’s title defense at the upcoming Grandfather Mountain Marathon on July 11th. The marathon begins in Boone at an 3,333 feet and climbs to an elevation of 4,279 ft on Grandfather Mountain. Keep climbing, Caleb! 

Peyton also had a great race this weekend at the Rhododendron 10k in Burnsville, NC. It was a competitive race up front with ZAP Fitness's Cameron Bean taking the win in 31:48, and Peyton taking second place in 32:39 - 23 seconds faster than his winning effort from last year. 

Congrats are in order for Peyton for his excellent coaching, as well. Over the past few years, he has done a phenomenal job guiding his star Watauga HS athlete, Kathleen Mansure. This Fall, Kathleen burst onto the national scene by earning a ticket to the prestigious Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships. This past weekend in Greensboro, she capped off a successful senior year with a strong 6th place showing in the 5000m (17:08) at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Nice job, Peyton and Kathleen!

The Cub 7-Miler - Valle Crucis, NC
Caleb Masland - 1st - 40:47

Rhododendron 10k - Boone, NC
Peyton Hoyal - 2nd - 32:39
Results 

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