Thanksgiving Day Race Recap

 What would Thanksgiving be without road racing? We brought several PRs and age group awards to our Thanksgiving gatherings. Spewak Training athletes competed in several different events in the St. Louis area and elsewhere. We are super proud of the team. Read the full report below! Kirkwood Webster Turkey Day Run 3 & 6 mile John Fischer 17:22 (1 min PR on this course & 2nd in AG!) Matt Temple 17:57 (Huge PR & 4th in AG!) Jackson McNeal 18:11 (Solid first race post Indy Half!) Grant Lanham 19:12 (Huge PR & 1st in AG!) Tim Basler 19:52 (First race on his marathon training cycle!) Mona Vespa 20:44 (1st race in over a year! Comeback story of the day!!!) Cecilia Pascual 21:27 (Paced a friend & was 4th in AG!) Jill Finklang 21:51 (Lifetime PR & 2nd in AG!) Corey Franklin 22:18 (Improvement from last race & putting together healthy half marathon cycle!) Camille 23:56 (Strong race & crushed the big hill at the end!) Donna Manley 25:07 (First race post injury & ready for more!) Molly Stehn 25:28 (PB on race course & first race post half!) Marley 25:36 (Another strong race for her!) Erin Lanham 25:52 (2nd fastest time on course!) Kaitlyn Donahue 29:06 (Spewak Training debut + ran perfect negative splits!) Vanda Wilder 48:20 (Paced 6 mile with a friend & strong performance!) Maria Holt 50:10 (Spewak Training debut + ran a strong race on the hills of the 6 mile course!) Other races!  Barb Leonard 19:10 (Season best 5k + 3rd in AG!) Isabel Erdman 20:30 (Fastest road 5k + 2nd in AG!) Scott Minton 20:51 (First race post marathon!) Stephanie True 21:33 (Big time PR + 1st in AG!) Angela Morello 22:34 (Spewak Training debut + close to PR!) Katie Evans 23:49 (Ran the St. Charles 5k as an easy run!) Kathryn Weigel 24:37 (Another strong race for her!) Denise Buehrer 30:54 (2nd fastest 5k of all, perfect negative splits, & 5th in AG!) Bill Burke 38:45 (Strong run pacing Julie!!!) Chloe Cole 32:39 (PR in 5k & 8k + 2nd in AG!) Tara Rueter 39:24 (Strong 8k performance + 3rd in AG!) Anya Ponce 2:04:37 (half marathon PR + had mom pacing!)   *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.*