Week in Review - PR at the Swoosh

Week in Review 

Why do we do this? Why wake at 5:30 am for morning miles before work? Why skip (ok, delay) happy hour for blistering reps on the track? Why tack on those extra two miles when our legs have already called it quits? Why stick with it after all these years? 

We do it for the day when it “clicks”. For that feeling when your legs surprise you. For those few moments of contentment before the inevitable thought pops in your head - “I think I can go faster!”. 

Scott has put in weeks of hard work on his speed this summer. He’s run track workouts at 5k pace, races at 1500, and tempos on the wood chips… and it’s paying off. This past Saturday, he lined up for the notoriously fast Bowerman 5k with the goal of nabbing his first sub-16. Well, he got it… and then some. 15:36 - way to take advantage of a fast course and a deep field, SW! 

Bowerman 5k - Nike World HQ, Beaverton, OR
Scott Williams - 11th - 15:36
Results

‪#‎FearThePony‬ // ‪#‎DevoteToTheGoat‬

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Photo Credit: Soh Rui Yong

Week in Review - Midnight Drag Racing

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Just one race to recap this week. Javan and Chass made the two-hour trek to Pigeon Forge, TN for the ARC-favorite Midnight 8k Road Race. This race and it’s long flat straightaways has treated the Collective well in the past - Stuart has been a repeat winner and Javan has now PR'ed here twice. 

While Javan and Chass were disappointed that they weren’t able to fit in a quick trip to Dollywood, both guys took advantage of opportunity to get in a quality race effort. This event is usually competitive and this year was no exception. The Collective boys battled with frequent rivals (and Knoxville studs) Ethan Coffey (2nd) and Stewart Ellington (6th), among others. In the end, Chass held on to a strong 3rd place finish and Javan pulled off 4th in a sprint finish. Nice racing, fellas. 

Midnight 8k Road Race - Pigeon Forge, TN
Chass Armstrong - 3rd - 25:38
Javan Lapp - 4th - 26:04 (10-second PR!)
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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
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Beat the Heat 5k - Winston-Salem, NC
Justin Gragg - 3rd - 15:21 
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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
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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
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AJC Peachtree 10k Road Race - Atlanta, GA
Peyton Hoyal - 16th - 31:55
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Aquafina OTC Butte to Butte 10k - Eugene, OR
Scott Williams - 8th - 34:10
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Finish Line Video

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