December and January Recap

With the onset of the winter holidays, racing slowed down a bit in December and January, but the Big River Racing Team still showed up with some speedy times and podium finishes.

Matt Kruger set a blazing fast marathon PR at the CIM Marathon, finishing in 2:23:54. Sadie Smith won the Saint Jude Marathon the same weekend with a time of 2:56:39. This was also her 100^th full marathon. Brian Carter reached the halfway point on his 50sub4 journey at the Honolulu Marathon with a finish time of 3:47:43. Sadie Smith also won the Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon with a time of 2:50:38.

Brandon Dimitri and Stephanie Pruitt represented the team well and won the Hot Chocolate 15k on December 3^rd. Brandon ran a 42:39 and Stephanie came in at 1:05:09. Brandon Schneider ran the Wil in the Woods 10 Mile Race in 1:17:37, taking 3^rd in his age group. Ron Patrick came in 1^st in his AG at the same race with a time of 1:24. Brandon also ran the Pere Marquette Endurance Trail Run and came in 2^nd in his AG (1:04:01.) Zach Legenzoff came in 2^nd place at the Santas on the Loose 5k (16:20) while wearing a partial Santa suit! Corum Hughes finished this race in 18:47. Ron Patrick and Sadie Smith traveled to Springfield, MO for Run for the Ranch to set state AG records in the mile. Sadie ran a 5:52 and Ron a 5:56. Ron went on to take 5^th in the 5k with a time of 22:33, and Sadie was the 2^nd female in the half with a time of 1:30:27.

At the Tower Grove Frosted 5k, Julie Lossos- Snow was the 1^st female and 4^th OA with a time of 18:39. Matt McGinnis was 6^th OA at 19:42, Shane Briscuso was 7^th at 19:50. Connor Walters finished in 20:33, Michael McCuddy ran a 20:47 (as part of his workout), and Emma Mueller was the 2^nd female at 21:24. Jessica Jordan ran a new PR at this race with a 35:01. Ashley Crannage ran the Way of Lights 5k in 21:23, taking 2^nd OA female. Ron Patrick was 1^st in his AG at this race with a time of 22:08.

David Baker ran the Walt Disney World Marathon in a time of 3:41:37. Allison Wakeland also ran the Disney Marathon with a finish time of 3:56. Sadie Smith was the female winner of the Jekyll Island Marathon, finishing in 2:56:38. (This was her 50^th race win.)

Notable Frostbite Series Achievements:

3k- Sadie Smith: 10:55 (1^st female)

3k- Ron Patrick: 11:48 (1^st AG)

3k- Ashley Crannage: 12:14 (1^st AG)

3k- Denise Buehrer: 18:33 (4^th AG)

3k- Jessica Jordan: 20:10 (1^st BR race!)

2 mi: Ron Patrick: 12:54 (2^nd AG)

2mi- Ashley Crannage: 13:15 (3^rd AG)

2mi- John Kertz: 13:40 (4^th AG)

5k- Corum Hughes: 19:05

5k- Sadie Smith: 19:21 (1^st AG)

5k- Ron Patrick: 20:16 (1^st AG)

5k- Shane Briscuso: 20:25 (1^st AG)

5k- Ashley Crannage: 21:25 (3^rd AG)

5k- John Kertz: 21:59 (4^th AG)

5k- Denise Buehrer: 32:33 (5^th AG)

5k- Jessica Jordan: 34:38 (PR)

4 mi- Sadie Smith: 25:45 (1^st female)

4 mi: Shane Briscuso: 26:41 (1^st AG)

4 mi- Ashley Crannage: 28:15 (1^st AG)

10 mi- Julie Lossos- Snow: 1:05:35 (4^th OA, state AG record)

10 mi- Sadie Smith: 1:07:20 (7^th OA, state AG record)

HM- Benjamin Westhoff: 1:25:27 (2^nd AG, PR on a freezing day!)

HM- Michael McCuddy: 1:29:46 (PR on his coldest race ever!)

20k- Preston Jordan: 1:28:22

Notable Snowball Series Achievements:

5k- Preston Jordan: 19:35 (2^nd AG)

5k- Emma Mueller: 21:25 (1^st AG)

7k- Emma Mueller: 30:01 (1^st AG)