Which doesn't sound like a concern for someone who is competing in a prediction run. Hot day? Add a minute or two to your prediction. Fast or slow, all that matters is how close you come to your forecasted time, right?
Maybe. But up front, no one looked like he was going to be much concerned about his prediction if someone tried to pass. They were racing up there. They were up there because they were competitors, and when the starting gun (or starting horn) sounded, they were going to do their best to cross the finish line first, whatever anyone said about a prediction run.
Whatever Vince Molosky's motive, he ran the Potluck like a race and won it like a race, leading almost the entire four-mile run over the hills and trails of Phipps Park en route to a winning 22:57. Mike Martinez ran 24:34 for the top master spot. Summer Calder was the first woman in, posting a 26:33, and Jane Johnson ran 30:16 to finish as the fastest female master.
As for the prediction awards, Mark O'Neill, Susan Cornwell, and Brian Molen each came within 2 seconds of their predicted time, a remarkable combination of pacing and good fortune.
Top Ten Men, 2011 Potluck Four Mile
22:57 Vince Molosky (M, 31)
- 23:20 Nate Kaiser (M, 31)
- 23:43 Justin Dickieson (M, 25)
- 24:25 Christopher Coutts (M, 37)
- 24:34 Michael Martinez (M, 45)
- 24:50 Tony Guillen (M, 42)
- 25:17 Sean Hudson (M, 40)
- 25:24 Keith Howell (M, 28)
- 25:50 Douglas Bell (M, 42)
- 26:06 David Knauf (M, 47)
- 26:33 Summer Calder (F, 34)
- 26:49 Kelly Stevens (F, 29)
- 27:23 Sheryl Rosen (F, 27)
- 28:04 Katie Showman (F, 29)
- 28:44 Micah Adriani (F, 33)
- 30:11 Marietta Colberg (F, 39)
- 30:16 Jane Johnson (F, 52)
- 31:02 Kristine Cox (F, 33)
- 31:37 Stephanie Stout (F, 27)
- 31:49 Christienne Coutts (F, 39)
Links:
- Complete results of the 2011 Potluck Four Mile at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2011/potluck_bash_2011.htm - More photos of the 2011 Potluck Four Mile (Part 1)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100788790464433.3155572.5215641&l=e65b46b1dd - More photos of the 2011 Potluck Four Mile (Part 2)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100788849536053.3155595.5215641&l=e7b5eb2342 - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2011 Potluck Four Mile
http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Potluck4_11 - 2010 Potluck story, "Mizereck and Adriani outrun the field at Potluck"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/potluck-2010.html - Lucky and not-so-luck upcoming races in the Tallahassee region
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
Nicely done, Herb! Love the pics, too...as usual, the photos & the story gave me a sense of what went on WAYYY up ahead of me!
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judy
I'm going to say it was mainly my good pacing. If I have to compete in the same age group as Molosky and Kaiser then you have to give me something. ;)
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