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Berk Clare at the Copperas Cove Road Race

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The Roger Boak Award: Blake Henning

The Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA) awards The Roger Boak Award to the runner who runs the most races in a calendar year. Blake Henning was the honored recipient of the Roger Boak Award for 2010. Last year, Blake competed in:

The Chevron Houston Marathon
The Bayou City Classic 10K
The Koala Luke's Locker Half Marathon
The HMSA Classical 25K
The Sugar Land Lakes of William Ranch 30K

Not only did Blake run often, he ran fast! Blake set some PRs last year in these races as well. Blake also ran the Houston Marathon last weekend and plans on racing Ironman Texas in May.
Congrats Blake! Keep on running (well, and biking and swimming!)

Blake Henning

Bill Dwyer and Blake Henning

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Archive for 04 February, 2011

Berk Clare at the Copperas Cove Road Race

OutRival Racing Cat 5 Cyclist Berk Clare made his 2011 Racing debut at the Copperas Cove Road Race last weekend. Racing with the Woodlands Cycling Club Racing Team (WCCRT), Berk was able to contribute to the team and finish mid-pack in the 54-mile race.

The race started out a little harried for Berk. Lacking time to warmup (not recommended, btw), Berk had to line up at the back of the field and then work through the pack at the start of the race. When the front of the pack split, all four WCCRT cyclists (John Hertel, Berk Clare, John Scott Wilmeth, and Lee Allen) got stuck on the wrong side of the split. Berk was able to help bridge the gap back up to the front pack, bringing with him formerly ORR-coached cyclist, John Scott with him. John Scott went on to win the race!

Here is a short race report from Berk:

"Lots of self-inflicted issues. We got there at the last minute, did not have a chance to warm up, had to line up at the very back of the field. Could not get around people for the first 30 miles. Then the field split and all 4 WCC guys were on the wrong side of the split. John Scott grabbed onto my wheel and I bridged across to the front pack. Took about 3 minutes of redlined effort to get him there and I then popped and faded. On the bright side, John Scott went on to win the race. Anyway, it took me a solid 5 miles to recover afterwards, during which time almost everyone else passed me. I eventually recovered and started treating it as a time trial. Picked up a couple other guys and started rotating through. Slowly re-passed people, making sure to grab Lee Allen and JJ when we went by them. Ended up with a convoy of about 7. Told Lee that I would be his lead-out guy for the final sprintand pulled him from about 2K out until 200 meters out and he then sprinted around… not that it mattered; only one other guy in our convoy even made an effort at the sprint."

Next up for Berk is the Tour of New Braunfels next weekend. Let's hope the race isn't cancelled due to a 'predicted snow storm'. :-)

Congrats to both Berk and John Scott! Good luck in the Tour of New Braunfels!

02/04/2011 | | Michelle LeBlanc

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