March 2024 results kicked off with a stand out for the 23-24 race season.  Our own Jose Lim is no stranger to long distance runs, having completed four of the World Marathon Majors in his career at New York, Boston, Chicago and Berlin.  Well, Joey Go added the prestigious Tokyo Marathon to his trophy cabinet on March 3, 2024.  Jose finished the course in 4:42:06, which left him in 21,505 place in the massive field and number 105 in his age group (trust me, that’s good).  Congratulations to Jose who needs just the London Marathon to complete his World Marathon Major Six Star journey.  Way to go, Jose!

Meanwhile across the world, intrepid teams from FRWFL were in the no less exotic location of Miami-Dade County to participate in two spotlight events.  First, we take you to South Beach for the annual 305 Half Marathon and 5K.  Four of our own tackled the course, led by Evan Richard at 1:57:02.  Hot on his heels were Guillermo Barreto (2:00:49), Michael Nendick (2:03:55) and Rick Buckheit (2:08:10).  To round out the racers, FNU Juwandinata competed in the accompanying 5K, finishing in 32:22.  Great job, guys!

The FRWFL Triathlon Team represented the club at the 305 Triathon on beautiful Virginia Key.  The team enjoyed the amazing views of downtown Miami as they swam, biked and ran in the sprint triathlon competition.  Our top finisher was Tom Conlon, completing the challenge in 45:31.  Tom finished 11th overall and first in his age group.  Amazing time!  The rest of the team featured two pairs who finished with similar times.  First, Roger Chandler (58:50) and Don Whittaker (58:51) finished within one second of each other.  They finished second and third in their age group, respectively.  Incredibly, Julian Biske (1:04:43) and Eric Runyan (1:04:44) repeated the one second difference feat just a few minutes later.  Congrats to the tri team!

As everyone took a breath on March 10, Evan Richard carried the flag on his own and time traveled to the I Love the 80s 5K in Davie.  Evan burned up the course and finished in a totally tubular time of 22:57, good for third place overall.  Radical!

The Shamrock Run is an annual favorite on the South Florida race calendar, especially in a year like 2024, when March 17 falls on a Sunday.  Fifteen FRWFL members donned their best green to enjoy the course along Las Olas on a beautiful morning.  Guiding the way we have a pair of familiar names to the leaderboard.  Luke Marsh slayed the course in 26:42, good for 21st overall.  And Emily Daycock came in at 26:52, 25th overall and third female finisher.  Congrats to both!  Tom Conlon took the FRWFL bronze medal with a speedy 29:00 finish.  The rest of the team (in order of finish) were Michael Glikes (30:08), Rick Buckheit (32:18), Ray Willis (33:08), Zach Strong (33:45), Mark Cotovsky (37:43), Gabriel Ferwalt (41:35), Paul Clifford (43:29), Craig Booth (46:38), Edward Hashek (46:46), Guillermo Barreto (46:47), Byron Irmeger (46:47) and Pasco Loffredo (50:57).  Great work by all!

Also on March 17, a shamrock of a different distance was happening in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where Evan Richard continued his non-stop month with the Shamrock Marathon.  Evan completed the 26.2 mile course in a very impressive 3:40:48!  Way to go, Evan!  

And just a bit further north, Michael Hall was participating in the NYC Half, a scenic journey from Prospect Park in Brooklyn to Central Park in the heart of Manhattan.  Michael finished with a time of 3:07:05.  Congratulations, Michael!

Just five running results remain in the month but three of them belong to one person.  We will give you a moment to guess who the guilty party is… and of course, it’s Evan Richard!  First, Evan ran back-to-back half marathons on March 23 and 24.  What a feat!  Evan completed the Sunrise Half Marathon in 2:06:27 and followed that up by torching the course at the Run Doral Half Marathon.  He finished Doral in 1:45:40, good for 8th in his age group.  And Emily Daycock joined Evan in Doral, blazing through the field in 1:35:50, which is good for the number three female finisher.  Great accomplishment by both!

We travel to the west coast for our next athlete.  It’s none other than Jack Milam, who competed in the GOVX San Diego Half Marathon.  Jack enjoyed chilly conditions and battled the winds, but he finished in a quick 1:56:19.  Way to go, Jack!

Checking in with the triathlon team, FRWFL was represented at the Swim with Nick Ocean Race on March 24 in Dania Beach.  The event is held in honor of Nicholas Dworet, who died on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.  Nick was an avid swimmer and this charity swimming event is held annually in his honor.  The event is a 1.2 mile open ocean swim and featured Thomas Nguyen (50:10), Helene Walisever (55:30) and Eric Runyan (57:33).  Great work!

Our final result of the month belongs to Evan Richard.  He managed to sneak one more half marathon into the month (that’s six races in March, but who’s counting).  Evan ran in the Game On Run Singer Island Half Marathon and finished the course in 1:49:15.  That time was good for 86th overall and 7th in his age group.  Way to finish March strong!  And congrats to all of our March runners!  

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Our FRWFL Flashback for April is from our annual banquet, this edition in 2018.  Do you have the 2024 edition on your calendar?  It takes place on May 4 at Hagen Park Community Center in Wilton Manors. Aside from food and fun, the event will feature lots of fanfare, including recognition of our Couch to 5K team, highlights from the 23-24 Race Season and our Strava prize giveaways.  Buy your tickets here.

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