Frostbite/Phoenix Marathon Report

 We have been busy racing this winter! We had several runners complete the last Frostbite Series 3 mile/15k & Phoenix Half & Full Marathon on 2/8. The temps in St. Louis were tough but our team toughed it out and brought home some fresh new hardware! Our runners in Phoenix were spoiled with great weather and strong performances. Read the full team report below! Frostbite 3 mile Jackson McNeal 18:07 (2nd in AG + Won overall AG in the final series standings!) Matt Temple 18:17 (1st in AG + Won overall AG in the final series standings!) Caroline Becker 19:27 (3rd female OA + 1st in AG + Won overall AG in the final series standings!) Grant Lanham 19:32 (3rd in AG + 3rd overall in AG in the final series standings!) Lotta Eklund 19:49 (4th female OA + 2nd in AG!) Kathy Sprehe 19:55 (7th female OA + 3rd in AG) Stephanie Zwicker 19:59 (8th female OA, 4th in AG + 2nd overall in AG in the final series standings!) Isabel Erdmann 20:17 (1st in AG + 2nd overall in AG in the final series standings!) Cecilia Pascual 20:19 (Break through race + 5th in AG + 5th overall in AG in the final series standings!) Stephanie True 20:21 (1st in AG + 1st overall in AG in the final series standings!) Johnny Tiet 20:30 (Break through race + 5th in AG + 6th overall in AG in the final series standings!) Stephanie Schnepp 21:01 (Faster than her 3k & 2 mile pace + 4th overall in AG in the final series standings!) Jill Will 24:08 (7th in AG + another solid speed workout in the tank!) Marcie Schumert 25:20 (3rd in AG + first race back!) Kellie Burns 26:25 (4th in AG + another strong race!) Erin Lanham 26:26 (6th AG+ First race back post surgery & nailed it!) Lindsey Latzke 31:49 (Overcame stomach bug & gave great effort in first race for us!)  Frostbite 15k  John Fischer 58:06 (15k PR + 5th in AG + excellent Boston workout!) Jeff Tomich 1:14:15 (Nailed 15k goal + strong tempo run!) Vanda Wilder 1:17:38 (Excellent marathon tempo run!) Vince Furnish 1:19:01 (Final marathon tempo & he crushed it!) Phoenix Half & Full Donna Manley 2:05:54 (First race back + top 100 in AG!) Carole Travis 3:59:20 (Huge PR + first time under 4 & first Boston Qualifier!) Jill Finklang 4:20:37 (Had an amazing training cycle + battled to the bitter end on race day & inspired so many in the process!)  *Spewak Training coaches are accepting new clients. Please feel free to reach out to us contact@spewaktraining.com to learn more about our training services.*