Good Running News of the Week

Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Good Running News of the Week. We at New York Road Runners hope you are staying healthy. And we hope that something here makes you smile today. 

Shalane Flanagan and her husband, Steven Edwards, welcomed their son Jack Dean Edwards into the world and into their home through adoption.  

 

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By far, the greatest gift we have ever been given. Jack Dean Edwards. On April 28th, Steven and I welcomed Jack with full hearts and open arms into our family through adoption. I was not prepared for a love like this.💙 4-28-20 8:56am 6lb 10oz

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Roberta Groner (pictured at top, finishing the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon) will run a virtual Pittsburgh marathon on Sunday. Groner, a Pittsburgh native and a nurse herself, is raising money to send buffs to healthcare workers; you can donate here. 

 

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Inspired by my dear friend @brianreynoldsrunner this weekend I have decided to run a Virtual @pghmarathon on May 3. I will be running to honor all the essential workers fighting this pandemic! I am setting up a fundraiser to send inspirational buffs from @kfg_llc to hospital employees to Keep Fearlessly Going! Please consider donating to let them feel the support and inspiration for all that they do! Let’s Keep Faith Going, Kick Fear in the Ground , and just Keep Freaking Going! Check out bio for link to GoFundMe ! #virtualmarathon #pittsburghmarathon #keepfaithgoing #kfg #essentialworkers #fightingthispandemic #frontlineheroes #keepfearlesslygoing

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More pro athletes competed for glory in the NYRR Virtual 5K. In Arizona, Lauren Paquette and Rory Linkletter went head to head (Paquette had a two-minute head start for social-distancing purposes), with Linkletter winning in 15:02 to Paquette’s 17:09. 

 

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And the winner is... @rory_linkletter!! Thanks to everyone who followed along yesterday as we ran the @nyrr Virtual 5k presented by @strava. Rory ran 15:02 which was just over 2 minutes faster than @hotpaquettes who ran 17:09. The winner of our prediction contest was @saulonet who guessed Rory in a time of 15:00. Nice work! He’ll win shoes from @hokaoneone, sunglasses from @rudyprojectna, and a training plan from @final.surge. A special shout out also to @stephrothstein who actually had the time of the day (16:36) from earlier in the morning. But mostly just another huge thanks to everyone for getting behind this thing. The New York Road Runners did an incredible job and raised a ton of awareness and $ for the COVID-19 emergency relief fund in NYC. Keep staying safe everyone. And keep running!! #HOKAONEONE #timetofly #rudyprojectna #elevateyourperformance #finalsurge #nyrr #nyrrvirtualracing

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Steph Bruce ran the NYRR Virtual 5K yesterday as well, in 16:36. She donated $500 to the NY Mayor’s Fund for COVID-19 relief afterward. 

 

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Welp, that was fun and hard and rewarding. Just as I hoped for. Finished my solo 5k time trial at 7000ft this morning and going off Strava results, the time was 16:33. Off our measurements it was 16:36.0. (5:19 average) Please message me if you guessed 16:33 or 16:36.0 There are over 800 to look through, but I’m working on it.🤦‍♀️ Through this small effort, I’m donating $500 to NY COVID relief fund, and with @larryrosenblatt matching it, a $1000 total.💪🏻❤️🙏 I feel fortunate I am healthy and fit enough to push my body to an uncomfortable zone and test my fitness. Next week I would have lined up to race a 10,000m on the track chasing the Olympic standard of 31:25, but of course all that has changed. Today doesn’t tell me I would have gotten it but it tells me the effort I’m putting forth in training will show up one day in a race. And that’s enough motivation to keep moving forward. Shoutout to @karagoucher and @bbjamin15 for commentating my run and to my @naz_elite teammates who I passed along the roads. I miss all of you so much, and our time together.

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Made today’s workout a little extra fun by adding a bib to my tempo run. Thanks @nyrr for all you do to support the running community and beyond! . . #NYRRVolvoVirtualRacing #Adidas #MotherRunner #MaskedRunner #5k #TheGirlInTheThreeStripes #GetRunning

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Virtual race finally happened today! Most of us @naz_elite participated in #nyrrvirtualracing 5k. I am pretty sure that I was the slowest among the women of our group 17:29 that’s 5:37 average pace. To put this into perspective, at the Olympic marathon trials, I ran 5:38 average pace for 26.2 miles, yup there you have it, and I am pleased😜😁. To be honest though, I am working hard to not get fit, (not like I like being out of shape) but for once I have no reason to get super fit. I know you are thinking, she is weird, and you are right🤣🤣. #nazelite #nyrrvirtualracing #hokaoneone #hawimanagement #rudyprojectna

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Ricardo Benitez, a 19-year-old Baylor University football player who was born without femurs, ran a marathon on his own Saturday after his hometown race, the Silo District Marathon in Waco, Texas, was postponed. Runners World covered the buildup to his race. 

Spencer and Penny made WeRateDogs, and the results will not disappoint. 

This is Spencer and Penny. For the last five years, they’ve cheered on runners of the Boston Marathon. Today, even with the race postponed, they visited their usual spot along the route. And told everyone to stay strong and they’d see you soon. 14/10 for both pic.twitter.com/qjkvM7MelC

— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 20, 2020