Monday, November 21, 2011

ETA Coach Athletes at the Philadelphia Marathon, Half Marathon, and 8k!


ETA Coach athletes flooded the starting line at he Philadelphia Marathon, Half Marathon, and 8K this weekend.  Check out everyone’s race results and write-ups below!




Full Marathon

Chakir Bouchaib 2:32:12
Frank Maneri 3:02:56
Dan Bucherer 3:14:08
Garrett Watkinson 3:33:25
Michael Kelly 3:48:18
Samantha Murphy 5:42:15
Jillian Schneider 6:03:38

Half Marathon

Matt Brill 1:15:44
Maggie Brill 1:27:28
Scott Ensley 1:29:44 

Joe Caruso 1:35:38
Tom Whalen 1:45:56
Page Greenberg 1:50:24
Kim Dechen 2:21:31

8k

Holly Geldhauser 32:27

 
Marathon

In the marathon, Chakir Bouchaib led the way with a blistering time of 2:32:12.

Frank Maneri was next to cross the line, setting a PR of 3:02:56 at the young age of 49.

Dan Bucherer was next to cross the line in his marathon debut with a time of 3:14:08, and he’s already talking about what marathon to run next!

Garrett Watkinson also made his marathon debut crossing the line in 3:33:25, and he hopes to run another marathon in the spring.

Michael Kelly had a fantastic race and crossed the finish line in 3:48:18!

Samantha Murphy and Jillian Schneider both struggled with injuries while training for their first marathons, but their hard work and dedication enabled them to finish the marathon in 5:42:15 and 6:03:38, respectively.  




Half Marathon

In the half marathon, Matt and Maggie Brill led the way crossing the line in 1:15:44 and 1:27:28, respectively.  Matt was 2nd in his age group (35-39) and Maggie was 4th in her age group (34-39) and also set a 40-second PR.  That is one strong gene pool!

Scott Ensley grabbed a PR for the day crossing the line in 1:29:44. Not bad considering Scott was forced to take some time off from training due to being hit by a car while cycling! 




Joe Caruso smashed his old PR and running 1:35:38. 

Tom Whalen took on his first half marathon and crossed the line in 1:45:56.

Page Greenberg jumped into the race for fun after recently finishing the NYC Marathon, crossing the line in 1:50:24 and placing 6th in her age group (55-59).

Kim Dechen made her comeback race after having a beautiful baby boy and crossed the line in 2:21:31!

8K

Saturday at the 8K, Holly Geldhauser ran a solid 32:27 and now sets her sights on a half marathon in 2 weeks!

Fantastic job, everyone, and keep up the great work!

Coach Jason, Matt, and Maya