Langely Speedway Criterium

15 April I raced in a Criterium on the Langely Speedway, a .4 mile oval.  Wind was strong going into turns 3 and 4.  I was able to stay with the main group four about 4/5 laps before they stopped their warmup and took off.  I rode by myself for the majority of the race, occasionaly hooking up with the back tire of a group that was passing me.  I was still exhausted from the previous days half marathon, but the main group was going faster than I am comfortable going for an extended period of time.  Still, it was fun and I look forward to doing it again.  If I lost 20-30 pounds I'd probably be a lot faster.

PLACE	BIB#			MEN 5
1	527	JIMMY	PICARD	RICHMOND VELO SPORTS- RVS	RICHMOND	VA	27	5	361553	ACTIVE	CAT 5
2	525	JAMES	NICHOLSON	FAT FROGS CHESAPEAKE	CHESAPEAKE	VA	36	5	305776	ACTIVE	CAT 5
3	514	CHRISTOPHER	GOYNE	CELERITY CYCLING P/B BROOKS SYSTEMS	HAMPTON	VA	34	5	365001	ACTIVE	CAT 5
4	523	COTY	MILLS	TEAM TRI POWER	NORFOLK	VA	25	5	368191	ACTIVE	CAT 5
5	526	JARRED	ORFF	EAST COAST BICYCLES	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	33	5	273938	ACTIVE	CAT 5
6	508	ROBERT	CARTER	CELERITY CYCLING	CHESAPEAKE	VA	23	5	355676	ACTIVE	CAT 5
7	517	CHRISTOPHER	KURTZ	TEAM KAINER	CHESAPEAKE	VA	46	5	337828	ACTIVE	CAT 5
8	518	CHRIS	LLOYD	FAT FROGS RACING	CHESAPEAKE	VA	14	5	332566	ACTIVE	CAT 5
9	515	BRADLEY	GRESHAM	FAT FROGS RACING	CHESAPEAKE	VA	42	5	368172	ACTIVE	CAT 5
10	521	ANDY	MCKAY	FAT FROGS RACING	CHESAPEAKE	VA	35	5	304012	ACTIVE	CAT 5
11	512	PETER	FOYTIK		PORTSMOUTH	VA	30	5	369515	ACTIVE	CAT 5
13	532	FRANCISCO	ZARATE	FAT FROGS RACING	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	42	5	364883	ACTIVE	CAT 5
14	513	SEAN	GILMARTIN		GLOUCESTER	VA	46	5	ONE DAY		CAT 5
15	516	MATT	KEIPER	HILTON CYCLING CLUB	VIRIGNIA BEACH	VA	40	5	371360	ACTIVE	CAT 5
16	510	ALAN	DAWKINS	JRVS/ AMERICAN PRIDE AUTOMOTIVE	HAMPTON	VA	37	5	276653	ACTIVE	CAT 5
17	511	LARRY	DEAN	JRVS/AMERICAN PRIDE	FORT EUSTIS	VA	36	5	367487	ACTIVE	CAT 5
18	507	JIMMY	BRUCE	HILTON CYCLING	VA BEACH	VA	44	5	374709	ACTIVE	CAT 5
19	529	KENNETH	SPENCE	TEAM KAINER CYCLING	CHESAPEAKE	VA	40	5	356686	ACTIVE	CAT 5
20	524	JAMES	MORTSON	THE BIKE LANE	FALLS CHURCH	VA	43	5	357983	ACTIVE	CAT 5
21	528	DANIEL	SPAGONE	FAT FROGS RACING	MOYOCK	NC	27	5	261092		CAT 5
22	506	CHRIS	BRENNAN		ALEXANDRIA	VA	24	5	369115	ACTIVE	CAT 5
23	505	JACOB	BRAUN		NORFOLK	VA	34	5	282728	ACTIVE	CAT 5
24	522	JOSEPH	MERCURIO		YORKTOWN	VA	46	5	285686	ACTIVE	CAT 5
DNF	509	JOSHUA	CHANDLER		NORFOLK	VA	24	5	374684	ACTIVE	CAT 5
DNF	519	CHUCK	LONG	FAT FROGS RACING	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	45	5	368917	ACTIVE	CAT 5
DNF	520	THOMAS	MARKLEY		VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	28	5	351480	ACTIVE	CAT 5
DNF	530	EDWARD	TORRES	FAT FROGS RACING	NORFOLK	VA	40	5	333880	ACTIVE	CAT 5
DNF	531	MARK	WOOLERY		CHESAPEAKE	VA	60	5	222226	ACTIVE	CAT 5
DNF	504	CREGEN	BRADY	HILTON CYCLING CLUB	HAMPTON	VA	23	5	298386	ACTIVE	CAT 5

Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon

Stats from this morning's half marathon

The weather at the start was sunny, 52 degrees at start 71 degrees high, SW wind 9 mph.
There were 49 finishers in the Male 30 to 34 age group and 771 finishers in the Run division.
My overall finish place was 334, my age group finish place was 32 and my gender finish place was 230.

My time 2:01:13.14 gave me a  9:15 pace per mile.
My 3M time was 26:38.64 for a pace of  8:53 per mile
My 6M time was 53:48.79, split time 27:10.15 for a pace of  9:03 per mile
My 7M time was 1:02:58.77 Split time 9:09.98 for a pace of  9:09 per mile
My 10M time was 1:30:40.81 split time 27:42.04 for a pace of   9:14 per mile
My Finish time was 2:01:13.14 split time 30:32.33 for a pace of   9:51 per mile

For a full listing of results visit http://www.dismalswampstomp.mettleevents.com 

At about mile 10 my quads started to get real sore and real tight, by mile 11 I was doing the "old man" shuffle and saw the 2hour pace runner pass me.  Though I didn't reach my goal of finishing in under 2 hours, I got pretty darn close.  I know with a little better training, longer distances, and quad strength improvement I'll finish under two hours next year.

Now, I have to repair my body for the 50 minute criterium I signed up for tomorrow.

Thursday Evening Ride by braun.frederick at Garmin Connect - Details

Thursday Evening Ride by braun.frederick at Garmin Connect - Details

Smithfield Sprint Triathlon

In the Smithfield Sprint Triathlon I competed in the Clydesdale Category, over 200 pounds.  I finished one place of the medals, 4th.  But the competition was mostly fat, hence the name Clydesdale.  Overall I finished 124 out of 280 men, in the TOP HALF!  GO fitness!

Place	Bib	Ag	S	NAME	city/state	DQ	Rank	SWIM	Rank	T1	Rank	BIKE	Rank	T2	Rank	RUN	PENALTY	TIME	DQ
124	80	34	M	Jacob Braun	Norfolk VA		69	00:05:03	174	00:02:28	83	00:29:26	144	00:01:30	179	00:24:43		01:03:09

Place	Bib	Age	Code	NAME	CITY/STATE	DQ	Rank	SWIM	Rank	T1	Rank	BIKE	Rank	T2	Rank	RUN	PENALTY	TIME	DQ
1.	135	32	C	Adam Perone	Glen Allen VA		3	5:07	1	1:23	1	27:03	2	1:00	2	21:33		56:05
2.	65	27	C	Austin Jackson	Fairfax VA		1	4:24	2	1:34	7	30:23	4	1:11	1	20:42		58:11
3.	201	37	C	Eric Vance	Blacksburg VA		5	5:59	3	1:35	2	28:43	3	1:09	3	22:37		1:00:01
4.	80	34	C	Jacob Braun	Norfolk VA		2	5:03	7	2:28	4	29:26	6	1:30	4	24:43		1:03:09
5.	276	35	C	James Hammer	Gloucester VA		8	6:12	5	1:48	3	29:24	5	1:19	11	26:45		1:05:26
6.	178	31	C	Michael Britt	Suffolk VA		4	5:51	4	1:41	6	30:23	7	1:30	8	26:16		1:05:40
7.	246	35	C	Brett Zank	Virginia Beach VA		6	6:02	11	2:38	10	32:16	8	1:34	5	25:04		1:07:33
8.	473	30	C	Glenn Atherton	Norfolk VA		11	6:48	8	2:31	8	31:10	11	1:50	9	26:30		1:08:48
9.	275	34	C	Sean Ironmonger	Chesapeake VA		9	6:17	6	1:53	11	33:56	9	1:40	7	25:37		1:09:21
10.	426	34	C	Roger Winslow	Norfolk VA		7	6:09	10	2:38	12	34:43	10	1:47	6	25:04		1:10:19
11.	485	37	C	Alan Richardson	Fairfax VA		10	6:37	13	3:54	9	31:43	13	1:54	10	26:32		1:10:37
12.	413	40	C	Scott Hitt	Portsmouth VA		12	6:50	12	2:48	5	29:34	14	2:03	14	30:08		1:11:21
13.	349	35	C	Brad Poore	Front Royal VA		14	7:24	9	2:35	13	37:00	1	0:54	12	27:04		1:14:56
14.	425	31	C	Scott Eckes	Suffolk VA		15	7:48	14	5:22	14	38:06	12	1:50	13	29:36		1:22:41
15.	382	34	C	Damon Baldini	Alexandria VA		13	7:24	15	5:52	15	44:39	15	2:24	15	36:25		1:36:42

2012 Sleepy Hole Smackdown

My first Criterium.  I got lapped three times on a half mile track.  I think I was with the group for about 1.25 laps before they pulled away.  Good workout though.

Men - Cat 5 - Category E - 34
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	16		Jacob Braun	Norfolk, VA		282728	101