SPEED GROUPS WITH THE RUNNING COMPANY STORE

We meet at 90th and 5th every Tuesday morning at 6.30am (advanced) or Tuesday evenings at 7pm. (beginners to intermediate). Both groups will come together as we meet again on Saturdays at 8am.

2010 Year Results:

Club Championships – August 7th

Ana Johnson was the first home for Henwoods Hounds with a 6th place overall female. An awesome effort considering she was running a 90 mile week as she trains for the Chicago Marathon. She ran a 5.54 pace. Tara Conroy ran a 6.42 pace for her best time around the park for being the second runner on the team to finish. Great run Tara! Then we had Julia Knittel (7.14 pace) after running a Marathon 2 weeks before and Suzanne Wirtz was next with a 7.21 pace. Christine Heulster ran a fantastic PR at 61 yrs old with an 8.38 pace. She is smoking! Nice running, Hounds!

San Francisco Marathon  - July 25th

On a very hilly course, Julia Knittel ran 3hr33min15 secs which was well off her best but a good solid run with a cold. Ken Yoshioka Ran 3hr41mins42 secs to easily beat his previous best marathon of just over 5 hours. Show what training does! Nice job!

Queens Half Marathon – July 24th

In 86 degree heat, the Henwoods Hounds did a fantastic job today. Laura Kirk was 3rd women overall (1hr30min33secs) and Mary Darling was 5th women overall. (1hr32mins53secs). Brad Gerderman ran his first ever half marathon to finish in 1hr25mins43secs and sec in his age group (45yrs old). Marcus Wilhelm came in 4th in his age group in 1hr28.56 and  61 yr old Christine Heulster came in 3rd in her age group in her first ever half marathon. Wow Christine! Daniel Osias decided to turn it into a training run with the heat and finished in 1hr36mins31secs as did Mad Max Chen . (1hr37mins07 secs). Anthony Berritto who has really just taken up running ran a solid 2hr15mins. Well done Anthony! Overall, a good strong effort by the team.

Run For Central Park 4 miler- July 17th

A big turn out for the team in Central Park for this “very hot” 4 miler race. In the womens event, Ana Johnson was 5th women overall with a nice 5.53 pace.  New runner to the team, Melissa Raddatz, ran a solid 6.20 pace as she hopes to be on her way to break 3 hours for a marathon this year. The next female runner for the team, Mary Darling ran a 6.22 pace which is one of her best races in a while. Good stuff Mary! 17 yr old Ann Powers tempo’ed a 6.35 pace after recoverying from an injury. Another new runner to the team, Tara Conroy, ran a 6.50 pace after a solid Thursday workout, which made the race tuff. Ellen Basile, who is still in a low milage phase ran a 7.03 pace. She will smash this around as her fitness increases with the mileage. Suzanne Wirtz ran a 7.16 pace after a long spell out. She ran very well. Dani McIntyre ran her best race in her 12 race history around Central park with a 7.47 pace for the 4 miles. She has only been with the team for a few weeks and I expect much more improvement to come. In the mens race, Brad Gerdeman ran awesome again with a 5.53 pace, while Mad Max Chen ran a nice 5.56 pace (Which probably included no stoppage time). Nice! Marcus Wilhelm ran a little better than I expected with a 6.03 pace after taking some down time. Good run marcus! Daniel Osias ran a nice 6.15 pace, to be the next runner from the team. Daniel will also be looking to break 3 hours for a marathon this year. His brother Brian, ran a solid 6.33 pace for his best run around the park. Nice going guys!

Half Marathon in Germany -June 27th

Julia Knittel ran 1hr37mins for 23rd place out of 1539 women in hot humid conditions. Nice running Julia!

FRNY Lesbian and Gay Pride Run – June 26th

7 Henwood Hound athletes were in the top 4 of their age group Saturday. Fantastic running!  They were Brad Gerdeman – 3rd, 5.59 pace and a big PR!, Max Chen – 4th, 6.03 pace, Marcus Wilhelm  - 3rd, 6.03 pace and a big PR!, Ana Johnson -3rd and 4th overall women, 6.03 pace, Laura Kirk – 4th and 7th overall women, 6.21 pace, Mary Darling – 3rd and 10th overall women, 6.30 pace and Christine Heulster – 2nd , 8.48 pace. New comer Daniel Osias ran a 6.22 pace and will be around 6min pace soon. Karen Mateo ran a solid 7.48 pace while Blossom Coryat ran a 9.03 pace.

Mini 10km – Central Park June 12th

Kelly Chin finished in 32nd place with 37mins 19secs after a little break from training. Solid performance on that note. Julia Knittel ran solid also with a 7.03 pace during a phase of high mileage training for a Marathon at the end of next month. Kristine Carleton ran a 7.09 pace after a long spell from training. She currently lives in Vietnam. Blossom Coryat AGAIN ran another personal best for her with a 8min11sec pace per mile. Awesome Blossom!

Japan Day 4 miler – Central Park June 6th

Max Chen finished 54th place overall with a 6.03 pace 4 miler after having to stop twice in the race with cramps. Brad Gerdeman ran a 6.11 pace which is right at his best after just returning to training after a break from the Boston Marathon. Brad has stepped up to another runner and will run a lot faster in the next few months. Michael Darling (Charlie) ran a solid 6.54 pace. These times were all very good considering the humidity as well.

Ridgewood 5km – New Jersey May 31st

Kelly Chin finished 2nd with a 5.55 pace after having a few days off with a small injury. Nice run kel.

Brooklyn Half Marathon May 22nd

Kelly Chin “Won” the Brooklyn Half Marathon in 1hr19mins 51 secs. She cruised most of the way and then kicked hard the last 50 meters. This was very special to Kelly as Brooklyn is her home. Blossom Coryat also ran well for her second best half marathon pace of 8.34. Ira Wolfson ran an 8.27 pace which seemed solid but he has been busy with other commitments over the last few weeks.

Healthy Kidney 10km May 15th

Eric Rahe just keeps getting better as he gets older (41 yrs old) with a 6.23 pace for his best performance in Central Park. Hopefuly a sub 3hr marathon for Eric this year in New York! Christine Huelster finished 5th in her age group with a 9.02 pace. Fantastic run by Christine as well!

Mothers Day 4 miler – Central Park – May 9th

Christine Heulster finished 7th in her age group and ran an 8.57 pace today at 61 years old. Awesome effort and her first race in about 2 years.

Newport 10km in New Jersey – May 8th

Max Chen finally had a race! He ran 38mins 24secs for a 6.11 pace in the race. That’s a good start although Max can go a lot faster in the coming months.

Cincinnati Marathon – May 2nd

Marcus Wilhelm took over 3mins of his best marathon to run 2hr58min54 secs in a storm in Cincinnati Sunday. In horrible weather, on a hilly course, Marcus rocked out a top run and will run much faster in better conditions next time.

School track meet – April 30th Icahn Stadium

17 yr old Trevor Day runner Ann Powers ran a best time for the 1,500m’s with a time of 4min51secs for 3rd place. That is about a 5.10 mile pace. Ann is flying right now!

More half Marathon -April 25th

Ranna Smith continued her improvement as she ran 1hr56mins 22secs for the hilly course around Central park. Well done Ranna!

London Marthon -April 25th

Laura Kirk(2hr55mins29secs) and Mary Darling(3hr11mins29secs) both ran personal records in the 2010 London Marathon. Laura finished 18th non-elite female and Mary 125th non-elite female out of about 13,000 female runners. Awesome job ladies!

Boston Marathon – April 19th

Brad Gerderman runs 2hr57mins46secs to take about 12 mins off his best marathon time and running his goal of breaking 3 hours in the process. An awesome effort as he battled through his build up. Nicholas Florio ran 3hr7mins33secs after having a lung infection for 6 of the last 8 weeks. Great run for Nick considering the circumstances! Gail Winiecki Ran 3hr55mins06secs for her Marathon time. She has been running with the group for the last month.

Run for Central Park 4 miler – Central Park April 18th

Michael Darling ran his best time for Central Park with a 6.50 pace 4 miler. Nice effort Mike.

New York track relays for schools – Icahn Stadium April 16th

Ann Powers ran 10mins25 secs for 4th in the 3,000m’s.  Her performance was only 10 secs off qualifying for the USA Track and Field Junior Nationals and a huge best time. (5.35 pace). Fantastic run from Ann!

JP Morgan Chase 4 miler – April 11th

Eric Rahe ran his best race in Central Park with a 6.13 pace for the 4 miles. Nice run Eric!

Schools track meet  - Icahn Stadium April 10th

Ann Powers ran 4min57secs to finish 5th in a windy 1,500m’s in her race. Solid run by Ann!

Scotland Run – April 3rd

Betsy Burke ran a 6.04 pace to finish 8th on tired legs as she continues her marathon training for Ottawa. Blossom Coryat ran yet another best time. This time for 10km with a 8.17 pace. Ranna Smith ran an 8.29 pace after running long a couple of days before. Steve Beck ran a 9.04 pace and he trys to get in some consistant training.

New York Half marathon – March 21st

It was a great day for fast times on a rolling course around Central Park and down to Battery Park. Max Chin came in steady for 1hr22mins54 secs. Marcus Wilhelm ran his best time by about 4mins coming in at 1hr23mins37 secs. Laura Kirk ran her best time of 1hr24mins10secs but was a little disappointed as she had a lot of aches and pains in the race. Nick Florio ran 1hr27min08 secs after being sick for 2 weeks a week ago, so a fantastic run from Nick! Mary Darling had her best race in over a year with a 1hr27min42 sec half marathon which is her second best time. Great run Mary!  Darren Pollack ran a solid 1hr33min18 secs after having most of last year off. Nice! Michael Darling took 3mins of his best time with 1hr36mins 34 secs. A stunning run by Mike! Julia knittel also ran 1hr36mins34secs even though she finished behind Michael at the line. That was just a solid tempo for Julia so she did very well. Blossom Coryat ran her best time by 1min40secs with a time of 1hr49min06 secs. She has grown wings with her new orthotics! Kelly Chin had to pull out at 8 miles after a very hard work week. That’s New York for you. It’s not easy to run fast when working long hours.

Coogans 5km – March 7th

Ann Powers ran a solid 6.05 pace today which was outstanding for a 17 yr old on a hilly course! Blossom Coryat flew today as she ran her best race in her 58 race history with a 7.34 pace. That’s a huge run for Blossom! I finished 14th in a 4.58 pace after blowing up at half way. Eric Rahe ran a solid 6.17 pace. Nice! Glen Tacinelli just joined a week ago and ran a 9min20sec pace. Good improvement for him on his last couple of races.

Paris Half Marathon – March 7th

Ilan Stern ran 1hr26mins34secs for a solid run in Paris today. Solid run on limited running!

Thursday night at the races- Armory Track Feb 25th.

17yr old Ann Powers won the 1,500m’s easy with a time of 4mins 53secs. This is a 5min 14sec mile pace. Awesome effort Ann! Huge PR.

Breast Cancer Marathon in Jacksonville , Florida – Feb 21st , Caroline Qualifies!

Caroline Bierbaum-Lefrak qualified for the Olympic trials with 2hr44mins and 33secs to finish 9th in a humid day in Florida. Awesome! This took 2mins of her best when she finished 22nd in the New York Marathon in 2008 and the course yesterday included 2.5 miles in the sand on the beach. Caroline was set to run the Myrtle Beach Marathon last week but it was cancelled last minute so she had to pick herself up mentally to run this marathon a week later. Great performance!

Run for Haiti 4 miler – Feb 20th

Great placings with the females in Central Park! Laura Kirk finished 3rd female with a 6.12 pace best time around the park. 17yr old Ann Powers finished 5th female overall with a 6.15 pace. Wow! Mary Darling finished 7th female overall with a 6.27 pace. Suzanne Wirtz ran a huge best pace of 6.34 per mile to finish 13th overall female. Awesome Suzanne! Emily de la Bruyere had some breathing issues and ran a 7.06 pace. She ended up 3 secs ahead of Julia Knittel who ran a 7.06 pace after a slow start. Ranna Smith ran a huge best time with a 8.09 pace. Fantastic result for Ranna! Blossom Coryat ran a 9.05 pace after some limited training. In the males, I managed to win the race with a pace of 5.09. (same as my marathon pace from NY Marathon 2005). New Runner Marcus Wilhelm ran a solid 6.10 pace. Brad Gerdeman is on the come back with a 6.20 pace. Michael Darling had a good effort with a 6.51 pace while Darren Pollack has finally committed to some running with a 6.55 pace. Mac Jakubowski ran with a sore groin and ran a 7.01 pace. Steven Beck ran his fastest pace since 2004 with a 8.31 pace. Mason Haupt who also is coming off a groin strain ran a good 10.33 pace. Well done guys!

Thursday night at the races (Indoor track) – Feb 11th

In the 2 mile race, 16yr old Emily  de la bruyere finished 8th in 11mins37.20secs while 17yr old Ann Powers finished 10th in 11mins 46secs. Well done girls! I was the ambulance boy at the back of the field in the 800 m’s with a time of 2min08.5 secs. Ouch!

Gridiron Classic  4 miler – Feb 7th

Michael Darling charged his way around the course for a 6.52 pace in this Central Park race. This is around his best. Good stuff Charlie!

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