Talk about motivation …
Marist Running Alums Conor Shelley and Matt Walsh were back in action on Long Island on Saturday. This time, it was the Sayville Running Company 10-mile run to the Brewery. Conor and Walsh worked up a good thirst by going 1-2 in this event, in some pretty solid times.
Conor remains in excellent racing shape as he continues to represent NYAC. He won the race in 53:27.7 (5:21 pace). He held off a hard-charging Walsh (second place, 53:48.1, 5:23 pace). Walsh ran a serious negative-split effort, closing his last 5 miles in a lightning fast 26:12 (!).
Here is an excerpt from Walsh’s post-race email report: “I'm very happy about for a few reasons. One is I essentially broke 50 for 15k, a goal of mine since I've gotten more into this running thing. Two, my pace for the second half of the race was faster than any of the three 5k's I've won this month. This helps to validate my choice to stay off the track and instead do what I did. Three, you had two Marist boys running after college finish 1-2 at a race that attracted over 1000 finishers (editor’s note: 1,035, according to the official results, for those keeping score at home).’’
Among the photos above is a classic, post-race image with beverages in hand, with third-place finisher Shawn Pollard (54:57.1).
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