Week In Review - XC is Here

Cross Country season has arrived! On Saturday, the Collective braved the elements in Greensboro at the Hagan Stone XC Classic (which ended up being moved to a different location due to the storm), which also served as the USATF-NC Club XC Championships. This was a race-within-a-race, as the clubs ran in the University section. It was a wet, windy, and muddy affair on the two-loop 8k course. The ARC had a good battle with Bull City Track Club and earned the USATF-NC win with 26 points. This XC race was an important first step on our way to the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in San Francisco this December. 

Also this weekend - Brent Schouler lined up for the Harwich Cranberry Harvest Half Marathon in his motherland - Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He felt the effects of Hurricane Joaquin with strong winds throughout, but still managed to post a strong result and earn the W. Clearly Brent is in fine form, as evidenced by his recent capture of the all-important “Wedge Run” Strava CR. He is rumored to be making an attempt on the infamous Chumbawaba 8.7-mile CR (set this weekend by Victor McHenry) in Bent Creek in the coming weeks. Contact ARC’s bookie, Javan Lapp, to place your bets.

USATF-NC Club XC Championships - Ivy Redmond Park, Greensboro, NC
ARC - 1st place USATF-NC team, 2nd in University / Open teams
Shiloh Mielke - 4th  
Mark Driscoll - 5th  
Chass Armstrong - 8th
Javan Lapp - 11th
Frankie Adkins - 30th
Results
*Some of the times in the results are a bit off, but the places are spot on. 

Harwich Cranberry Harvest Half Marathon - Harwich, MA
Brent Schouler - 1st - 1:13:24
Results not posted yet

Blue Ridge Relay Roster Reveal - Part 3

Finally, the third set of the Asheville Running Collective's Blue Ridge Relay roster.  

How did your favorite Collective member fare at the BRR?  Stay tuned for a recap coming soon.
 

 

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Hometown: Odessa, TX
College: Texas State University
Fueling: Ruby Redbirds with Old Cub chasers
PRs: 1500m- 3:56, 8k XC- 25:37, HM- 1:11:35

 

Hometown: Wolcottville, IN
College: Eastern Michigan University
Fueling: The souls of CRC roadkill and Bell’s Two Hearted Ale

 

Hometown: Nelson, New Zealand
College: Eastern Michigan University
PRs: Largest carp - 30lb, 100 pushups - 1:35, 400m - 57s
Fueling: PBR

 

Hometown: Thetford, VT
College: Wake Forest University
PRs: 5k- 15:43, HM- 1:10:55, Marathon- 2:30:39
Fueling: Appalachian Mtn Brewery Imperial Stout

Blue Ridge Relay Roster Reveal - Part 2

Whoops - the Relay has come and gone, but we forgot to finish the roster reveal on the site!  

Better late than never... 

Word on the sports memorabilia message boards is that the 2015 Lapp card is coming in highly valued after his heroic 4-run performance last year. Some think it might even reach the fever-pitch value of the hard-to-find Stuart Moran card from the 2008 BRR. Time will tell...
 

  

 

 

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Hometown: Kildeer, IL
College: UNC Asheville
Fueling: Virgil's Root Beer
PR’s: 5000m- 14:47, 8k- 25:03, 10k- 31:24

 

Hometown: Hendersonville, NC
College: Northern Arizona University
Fueling: Urban Orchard Cider Company and Bar Sweet English
PR’s: 5000m- 14:36, 10000m- 29:48, Shut-In- 2:16:55 CR

 

Hometown: Thomaston, GA
College: Berry College
Fueling: New Belgium Ranger IPA
PR’s: HM- 1:08:12, 10k- 31:27, Marathon- 2:31:17

 

Hometown: Asheville, NC
College: UNC Charlotte
Fueling: Pisgah Valdez Stout
PR’s: 800m- 1:53, 1500m- 3:58.01, 8k- 26:04

Blue Ridge Relay Roster Reveal - Part 1

This morning, we were cleaning out the attic at the Asheville Running Collective HQ and came across a big box of old stuff - race numbers, cassette tapes, track medals, trading cards, and more. 

It can be fun to take a walk down memory lane once in a while… feel the rush of adrenaline as you hold an old race number, wind up the tape on your well-worn copy of Thriller, and sort through those old trading cards to find some of your favorites. 

Hmmm… wonder if any of these cards are worth anything?

 

After sifting through the big pile of cards, we finally found some that must be worth some serious cash (no, not the 1992 Roger Clemens card).  These cards make up the first set in the three-set Asheville Running Collective Blue Ridge Relay 2015 series.

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Hometown: Bethlehem Township, Warsaw, OH
PR's: Basketball court suicide: 27.4 secs, Longest time without haircut: 20 months, Largest speeding ticket (mph over speed limit): 38 mph
Fueling: orange juice and green beans

 

Hometown: Charlotte, NC
College: UNC Asheville
Fueling: Wedge Iron Rail IPA
Favorite BRR Leg: Mountain Goat
PR’s: 5k- 15:36, HM- 1:13:08, Marathon- 2:33:03

 

Hometown: Collettsville, NC
College: Mars Hill College
Fueling: Green Man Porter
PR’s: Mile- 4:16, 5000m- 14:23, 10k XC- 31:11

 

Hometown: Hyannis, MA
College: UNC Asheville
Fueling: Orange Mocha Frappuccino
PR’s: 8k XC- 26:03, HM- 1:14, Marathon- 2:43

Join us April 18th at 7:30 pm after the normal wedge run for a film screening at the wedge foundation cloud room. We will be watching "3100: Run and Become" a film that explores the spiritual side of running. Watch the trailer here https:
Dont forget to put the Wedge Run 10k on your race calendar. May 4th, 2019, a flat fast 10k with all your best friends. Signup at wedgerun10k.com
Good all around showing today at the NC @usatf xc championships for ARC. Mens team took 2nd place in the team competition. Margaret and Eliza took 2nd and 3rd overall in the women's race and @realdriscoll led the way on the mens side with a 3rd pla
Love Shut In but can't make it out to watch this year? We will be covering the race live tomorrow via the Instagram story feature. Only 1 person with a cell phone so will mostly be covering the race for overall win. Good luck to everyone racing! #