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Chilly Cheeks
Challenge |
10
mi 1 mi |
1:06:07 7:38 |
Training's been
very down--disc problem in lower back (and winter travel and
busy times). This race re-aggravated it and put me
down for a good week or so. Given all that and my
faster final lap, I'm happy with this result. Tough
age group here. Went very easy on the mile, as my back
was hurting by the end of the 10 mile--hard to do much. |
9th 9th |
| 2-23 |
Spring
Thaw |
10,15,20 mi |
1:14:46 1:52:06 2:28:51 |
Left hip is still
a problem (related to back trouble?), so I decided to try to
use this race to practice my hoped-for pace at JC Stone in a
month. I'd like to run 7:30's there, so I hung with
the 7:30 pace group for the first 5-6 miles. It was
weird to go out that slowly. Pace group was lagging a
bit by mile 6, so somewhere around there I took off on my
own. Hip never blew up, pain was up and down, but
never debilitating (like last year at this race), so I
managed to hold really steady at ~7:30 pace. I even
managed a negative split, which I basically never do.
Given the trouble I've had so far this year, I'm really
happy with how this went. |
113th 61st 26th |
| 3-23 |
JC Stone |
50K |
DNS |
So disappointed to miss this
race. Disc problem evolved into painful ruptured disc,
requiring surgery. This race was pre-surgery.
Did a "50 hours lying flat on my back" event instead. |
DNS |
| 3-30 |
Just a Short Run |
30K |
DNS |
A couple of days
post-surgery. Feeling human again, but no way. |
DNS |
| 4-13 |
Glacier
Ridge Trail |
50mi
Trail |
DNS |
Thought
about going and walking, probably would have if I were in
one of the shorter races, but just as well I didn't. |
DNS |
| 5-10 |
Lead the
Way |
5K |
Plan |
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| 5-15 |
Run Like
an Animal |
5K |
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| 6-1 |
Villa
Maria |
5K |
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| 6-7 |
Half
Century |
5K |
Plan |
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| 6-15 |
Dayspring
Harvest |
5K |
? |
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| 6-29 |
Run
Between the Suns |
12hr
Trail |
Hoping
I feel good enough for
this.
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| 7-13 |
Run for Your Heart |
10K |
Plan |
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| 7-27 |
Burning
River |
100mi
Trail |
Pd |
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| 7-31 |
Kalajainen |
5K |
? |
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| 8-24 |
Baker
Trail |
50mi
Trail |
Plan |
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| 9-14 |
Youngstown
Ultra Trail Classic |
50K
Trail |
Plan |
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| 10-5 |
Oil
Creek 100's |
100mi
Trail |
Pd |
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| 11-10 |
Marshall
Mangler |
50K
Trail |
Plan |
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| 1-21 |
Chilly Cheeks
Challenge |
10
mi 1 mi |
1:04:10 6:06 |
Not bad.
Ground was slick in places, and the one downhill stretch was
covered in a few inches of snow again, though not as bad as
last year. So while I would have liked to challenge my
time from two years ago, this is pretty good. |
5th/2nd 3rd |
| 2-25 |
Spring
Thaw |
10,15,20 mi |
1:07:12 1:43:57 2:28:17 |
Pretty strong
winds. Felt good enough first 10 miles. Third
loop got tough, and hips were unresponsive for the fourth
loop. Nearly 9' mile pace that last loop.
Ouch. At least not the total disaster of two years
ago. |
35th 17th 26th |
| 3-17 |
JC
Stone |
50K |
4:11:42 |
Right hip was hurting by the
end of loop 2, quite a bit by the end of loop 3, got a
little better during loop 4. ~Marathon split at 26.1
mi was at 3:23:45, so whatever my true marathon split was,
it demolished my marathon PR. But by then my legs were
pretty locked up, as that 5th loop was in 9 minute mile
pace. 6th loop in 9.5 min mile pace, but I picked it
up for a big kick to pass and put a full minute on 9th place
over about the last 400 m or so. I thought I'd be able
to get under 4 hours, but my hips kept me from that.
Still, a way better day than either of my marathons.
And, as it's my first road 50k, PR. |
8th |
| 3-31 |
Just
a Short Run |
30K |
2:11:34 |
Same problem with my right
hip again... :( Managed to hold onto ~7' avg pace for
the lap between 8.6 and 13.6, and dropped to ~7.5' avg page
for the last lap when several muscles tried to cramp.
At least it wasn't the breakdown to 9' pace like at Spring
Thaw. |
24th |
| 4-14 |
Glacier
Ridge Trail |
50mi
Trail |
9:21:54 |
First
section 10.2 mi in 1:35:57. Left aid station
1:37:21. Arrived at Jennings aid station (15.5 mi)
2:28:45. Left aid station 2:29:12. Left 21.2 mi
aid station at ~3:28:37. Left 29.4 mi aid station at
5:01:59. Left it again inbound after turnaround (32
mi) at 5:32:28. Arrived at final aid station (40.2 mi)
at 7:06:12 and departed 7:10:41. Seems like my early
pace was a little too fast. No specific physical
breakdowns--hips, knees, achilles all behaved pretty
well. Just got some dead legs for a couple of
several-mile stretches. Didn't get all my in and out
times at aid stations, but I may have wasted a few minutes
overall there that I should have been moving for.
Pretty sure my main problem was not enough
preparation. Not enough long runs, not enough runs on
the terrain. Still, this was within the goal I had set
for myself (< 10 hr), it was pretty close to the fastest
time I had imagined for myself (~9 hr), and of course it is
a PR as it's the longest distance
I've ever run. |
10th |
| 6-23 |
Hell
Hath no Hurry |
8hr
Trail |
~39
miles |
Ran 6
loops of ~10k/each and 2 loops of ~1 mile each.
Approx. splits 59:21, 1:00:51, 1:09:17, 1:19:42, 1:18:04,
1:25:59, 15:27, 27:13. Really toast by the end and
totes walked the last mile after standing around at the
finish for a while, planning to quit at 38. Somewhat
disappointed, as I'd hoped to get in 7 full loops.
Nonetheless held on pretty well despite some difficulties
during the race. |
1st |
| 6-30 |
Run
Between the Suns |
12hr
Trail |
35
miles |
So...important
lesson learned here. Don't do ultras on back-to-back
weekends. I was so not recovered from last weekend's
race. My quads felt totally trashed before the 4th
5-mile loop was done. Stubbornness and cajoling from
friends got me through 7 loops, but they were bad.
Quit after about 7.5 hours. Compounded my troubles by
going out initially at what was probably a slightly too-fast
pace, and honestly, training for this kind of effort hasn't
been what I wanted. Great course, the kind that makes
you want to go back for redemption. Still feel bad
about quitting with time on the clock...Probably the smart
choice, but that doesn't make it any easier. |
17th |
| 7-14 |
Run
for Your Heart |
10K |
38:39 |
Didn't feel too positive
heading into the race, but ran well. Felt pretty good
until the last mile or so. Ran basically the whole
race either just ahead of or just behind Dave
Chinchilla. Lost ground to him in that last mile or
so. This is my 2nd fastest 10K time, about a minute
slower than the Thanksgiving race from 2009. Really
happy with this time. |
5th/1st |
| 7-28 |
Big
Dawgs |
5K |
18:35 |
Cool but humid. Didn't
feel like I was running well and not as fast as
expected. #2 among official Big Dawgs. |
6th/1st |
| 8-1 |
Kalajainen/Run
to Breathe |
5K |
19:02 |
Much slower than
expected. Not sure why. Felt unwell post-race. |
5th/1st |
| 8-18 |
Damon
Zipay |
5K |
17:49 |
Course felt short. Not
expecting to run under 18. In any event my 5K PR
(at least for non-certified courses). |
3rd |
| 8-25 |
Baker
Trail |
50mi
"Trail" |
9:42:09 |
Thought
I could go under 9 hours. Second half of the race,
especially sections 7 and 11, shut me down. |
11th |
| 9-15 |
Youngstown
Ultra Trail Classic |
50K
Trail |
4:57:28 |
Under
5 hours was the goal. This was my 10th ultra, and it
was the first one where I felt like I got the pacing
right. Good for me! Weather was great, course
had some tough sections but lots of very runnable sections
too. PR. |
5th |
| 9-29 |
Crisis
Shelter |
5K |
17:58 |
Felt flat by the end, with no
top gear. Course may be short; friend's GPS said
3.0mi. Only my 4th time under 18 min on a "5K" course,
and this is the first time to do it twice in a single year. |
3rd |
| 10-13 |
Oil
Creek 100's |
100K
Trail |
12:26:38 |
Under
12:30 was the goal. I was a little worried about the
pacing, as I ended up finishing the first loop in
~5:40. End of first loop and beginning of second was
really rough--I think I hadn't eaten enough during the first
loop and it took its toll. But I bounced back and was
moving pretty well by sometime near the end of section 1
loop 2. By the last section and a half, I had enough
left to get in under goal. Higher weekly mileage seems
to be doing me well, but need more long runs. Longest
run ever: PR. |
11th |
| 11-11 |
Marshall
Mangler |
50K
Trail |
5:24:34 |
Tougher
course than I remembered. Hips were really bothering
me about half-way, but managed to hold on OK. While I
was hoping to shoot for the 5 hour mark again, this is
pretty good given the hip problem. |
11th |
| 11-22 |
Gobbler's Gallop |
10K 5K |
37:52 18:44 |
Felt pretty good. Happy
with the times. Felt like I was lacking a higher gear
though. |
4th/1st 3rd |
| 12-1 |
Christmas in Volant |
5K |
18:51 |
Kind of ran out of
steam. Muscles and joints were good, but I just felt
like I wasn't getting enough air. Unusual for
me. More importantly, Saga's first race, a "1/4
mile" kids' race. |
4th/1st |
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| 1-22 |
Chilly Cheeks
Challenge |
10
mi 1 mi |
1:08:27 6:56 |
Very cold!
The only real trouble, though, was the difficult section of
the course where the road hadn't been plowed. My guess
is that's what slowed people down so much. Hard to
tell exactly, but it looks like fast people were slowed by
something like 4-8 minutes relative to last year. So I
can't really tell whether this was a good time for me in
those conditions or not... Glad I went though!
As for the mile, I was so stiff that I was barely running
the first half, more like a slog. Loosened up as we
went. |
9th 11th |
| 2-19 |
Runnin'
Outta
Our
Mine
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5K |
18:42 |
This race was fun. I'd
expected a faster time, but the course through the mine was
very winding--heard an estimate of 30 turns. That
would be expected to slow things down. |
23rd/2nd |
| 2-26 |
Spring
Thaw |
10,15,20 mi |
1:06:49 1:41:41 2:17:50 |
That was
nice. Precisely the same 10 mi time as last
year. Still sub-7 pace for the third loop, and 7:14
pace for the last loop. So much better than last
year. I inhaled a number of gels in the early miles to
try to make sure that blood glucose and electrolyte
concentrations remained high through the race. PR
for both the 15 mi and 20 mi distances. Very satisfied
with the race. |
37th/3rd 19th 12th |
| 3-6 |
Millcreek
Classic |
1/2 Mar | 1:28:06 |
Weather conditions were a
little less than ideal--some frozen stuff on the
ground. I'm not sure it really affected me that
much. Much more consistent effort than last year on
this tough course for a time 14 seconds faster. Felt a
little off the whole time though. Sore hip flexor from
the beginning and just felt pre-fatigued. Given all
that, a good time. |
15th/2nd |
| 3-26 |
Just
a Short Run |
30K |
2:09:40 |
Something goofy about the 3.6
miles before we hit the 3x5mile loops. Last year, I
ran the first 3.6 miles in 21:11. The winner ran it in
18:42. This year, I ran the first 3.6 miles in
24:01. The winner ran it in 22:39. Something
about that does not add up--everyone was at least 3-4
minutes slower for the first loop this year? The
opening loop was different this year, and it was pretty
hilly, but was it also long--or was last year's short? Anyway, felt terrific through the 8.6 mile split (at 6:40/ pace). Shortly thereafter, started to feel a cramp in the left hamstring. Backed off the pace to prevent it from seizing up completely. Third loop was still OK, but 4th loop slowed a lot. Managed to keep from total muscle failure though. |
18th/3rd |
| 4-9 |
Glacier
Ridge
Trail |
50K
Trail |
5:25:40 |
Took
out a little too aggressively. Led for about 20
minutes during the first hour and was ~with the lead group
of 3-4 for the whole first hour. Left the 10 mile aid
station after 1:35:27. Left the aid station in
Jennings (mile 15.2) at 2:24:48. Somewhere in
Jennings, I started to have that left hamstring cramp up
again, but I managed to keep it out of total failure for the
most part. Left the 10 mile aid station inbound (mile
21.3) at 3:23:53. Last 10 miles took slightly over 2
hours, 26:19 longer than first 10 miles. Passed a guy
to get into 3rd in the last half mile of the race and didn't
even know it until after! Totally new event--first
trail 50k, so PR. |
3rd |
| 5-15 |
Pittsburgh
Marathon |
Marathon |
3:57:43 |
Who would have thought it
could be even worse than last year? Half in
1:32:46. So ~2:25 for the second half! GI
trouble was the main problem... |
1226th |
| 6-11 |
Paul
Richey |
1/2 Mar | 1:28:19 |
Having some achilles trouble
and haven't been running much. Felt a little flat most
of the race, and it started to get a little warm by the
end. 5 mi in 32:42, 10 mi in 1:06:34. Last three
miles slowed to ~7 min pace, but I still felt in control of
the running. Passed the guy in 5th with about a mile
left. Happy with the effort. |
4th/1st |
| 7-2 |
Ellwood
City Ledger |
10K |
38:51 |
Fastest time yet on this
course (by ~5 seconds), but still feeling
disappointment. I shouldn't really--I haven't been
running much as I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to rehab a
painful achilles. At the very least, I think I could
have finished stronger. |
15th/2nd |
| 7-9 |
Run
for Your Heart |
10K |
38:46 |
Flat course. Hot
day. Ran well the first 5K. All the people near
me were stopping at 5K, so I ran alone the last 5K and
lagged some because of it. Took off nearly all of last
week. Achilles seems to be improving. |
4th/1st |
| 7-17 |
Presque
Isle |
1/2 Mar | 1:35:47 |
Oh that was so bad. In
trouble already by mile 5. I think I've finally run
out of winter base. I'm just not in shape, and it
showed. Haven't been slower in a half since
2007. Achilles still hurting. |
72nd |
| 7-30 |
Run
with the Deer Flies |
25K
Trail |
2:35:43 |
Since
I knew I wasn't in shape, I ran pretty conservatively.
The hills in the second loop still beat me up pretty
good. I was hoping to break 2:30, but at least it was
better than last year. And this year, I ran the actual
course! |
8th |
| 8-6 |
Run
to
Breathe |
5K |
18:25 |
Given the low mileage I've
been getting in, I figured that breaking 18:30 would be a
good goal, and I made that. |
7th/1st |
| 8-27 |
Moebius
Monster |
50K
Trail |
5:41:44 |
Five 10K loops on a trail course (not very technical) near Aurora OH. 52:52, 51:03, 67:09, 95:55, 75:31. Was leading (or in lead group) until partway through third lap when right knee developed sharp pain. I didn't feel like I was pushing it very hard, but I know my run-specific and ultra-specific fitness are both pretty poor, so I should have seen it coming. Rallied somewhat in the final loop, as I realized I wouldn't even break 6 hours if I didn't pick it up. | 15th |
| 9-17 |
Youngstown
Ultra Trail Classic |
50K
Trail |
6:46:57 |
Purposefully
was taking it easy to try to avoid trouble. Alas, both
knees were bad this time, starting only about 1/4 of the way
through the race. Thought about dropping at the 25K
point (at 2:36) but went on. Told them I was dropping
at the 37.5K point after walking the majority of the
previous 12.5K, but unquit after about 10 minutes at the aid
station. Managed to run more of the last loop, but
still a lot of walking. Course was much less difficult
than Glacier Ridge and should be pretty fast if I run it in
shape. Fun course with a lot to look at, and the
weather was fantastic. Just so unfit... |
61st |
| 10-8 |
Oil
Creek 100's |
50K
Trail |
5:52:29 |
Right
knee flared up already before the first aid station. I
discovered that running fast hurt a lot less than running
slow, so I alternated walking and running hard for a
while. Had some Advil at AS1, and that may have helped
a lot--before long, the pain was very manageable.
Eventually low fitness and the early faster running caught
up with me, and I had some significant hamstring
cramps. Given the past 4-5 months, I'm pretty happy
with this performance. This course was definitely the
hardest of the four 50k trails races I've done this year, so
this is definitely a better result than either of the last
two races. Achilles didn't seem to hurt so much this
time. |
7th |
| 11-24 |
New
Castle YMCA |
5K |
18:35 |
Started trying to come back
from injuries on Oct 31, so it's less than 4 weeks in.
Only been doing ~25 mile weeks + cross-training. Happy
with this result, especially since it seems that the course
may be long (advertised as 3.2 mi). |
6th/1st |
| 12-17 |
Christmas
in Volant |
5K |
18:50 |
That was one hilly
course! Took out really hard on the mostly-uphill
first half. Still getting fit, so on this course at
this point, I think this is a really good time. |
6th |
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Chilly Cheeks
Challenge |
10
mi 1 mi |
1:02:05 5:43 |
Weather was
really good for January. I felt great. I've
never run a 10 mi race, so this is a PR!
And it would have been anyway--according to the McMillan
Calculator, this is my best race performance at any distance
ever (though basically the same as my 17:51 5k). And there
is some hill on that course. Tough crowd--lots of fast
people. |
9th/3rd 5th |
| 2-27 |
Spring
Thaw |
10,15,20 mi |
1:06:49 1:44:30 2:46:44 |
Cold day, but the
course was clear, and I chose the right clothes, so that was
good. Hit the 5 mile mark in 32:56 (6:35 pace), which
was just a little on the fast side of where I wanted to
be. Next 5 miles in 33:54 (6:47 pace), which was
basically the pace I wanted to be running. So through
10 miles, everything felt pretty good. Somewhere in
the 3rd lap I started to slow down, and I hit that 5 mile
lap in 37:41 (7:32 pace), definitely slower than intended,
but I still felt ok. Around mile 16, I felt like both
legs were going to cramp up if I kept running, so I stopped
to walk and walked most of the next two miles. A gel
just before mile 18 let me jog a lot of the last two
miles. So that last lap was in 1:02:15 (12:27
pace!). I had trouble getting sports drinks/gels from
the aid stations most of the race and I think my blood
glucose concentrations tanked. Lesson: carry
gels with you even if the race advertises that it will have
gels at aid stations. Anyway, I guess this is a PR for both 15 miles (1:44:30) and 20 miles (2:46:44) since I've never raced those distances before. The 20 mile is obviously weak, and the 15 mile equates to about 1:30:36 for a half-marathon (McMillan) so is not as strong of a time as my half-marathon PR. |
33rd 22nd 63rd |
| 3-7 |
Millcreek
Classic |
1/2 Mar |
1:28:20 |
Wow. This
was so much hills! My calves were hurting for several
days! Mile 1 was at the pace I wanted, but I took out
too hard in mile 2 (under 6:00), which probably cost me a
bit later. Still, substantial hills and only 1 minute
slower than my PR from last June, so satisfactory. |
28th |
| 3-27 |
Just
a Short Run |
30K |
2:09:06 |
Felt absolutely great for the first 16 or so
miles, then started to hamstring cramp -- that slowed me
down near the end, where I was passed by 5 guys in the last
lap. Definitely a better result than the 15-mile or
20-mile results from last month though, and since it is a
new distance anyway -- PR.
Split at 13.6 miles was 1:29:18, which equates to a
half-marathon in just under 1:26. So I undoubtedly
broke my half-marathon PR from last year on the way to
this. (Official results show me in 17th, but it looks
like the guy officially in 15th didn't actually run the last
lap, so I'm saying 16th for me.) |
16th |
| 4-3 |
Prep
for Pitt |
1/2 Mar |
1:28:58 |
This course was tougher than I
remembered. Lots of hills. Spent a lot of the
race thirsty--could have used another couple fluid
stops. Still, I came out ahead of several quite good
people, and this was more than 4 minutes faster than last
year's race. |
8th/2nd |
| 4-17 |
Earth
Day |
5K |
19:09 |
Cold day. I think it
was under 40. I was satisfied with this race. It
was quite a bit faster time than last year. I
purposely went out easy, and I never really felt like I went
all out. But I'm pretty sure that first was out of my
reach anyway. Chessa and Alton both won their age
groups, Chessa in 43:27 and Alton in 49:40 |
2nd |
| 5-2 |
Pittsburgh
Marathon |
Marathon |
3:47:55 |
So I had a cold and it was raining, but those
weren't the problems. First half was going well, and
then leg cramps set in right around the half-way mark.
I wasn't feeling particularly fatigued, but that pretty much
shut it down. So something like first half 1:32,
second half 2:16. Better luck next time? And of
course, first marathon, so PR. |
761st |
| 5-25 |
Quality
Life #1 |
5K |
18:17 |
Hot day, but the race went
well. 4th in my age group. |
9th |
| 5-29 |
Kalajainen |
5K |
18:22 |
New course for this race, not
as tough as the old course. Feeling muscle soreness
the whole race (from TKD). |
1st |
| 6-5 |
Beaver
VFD |
10K |
39:05 |
Hoping for at least a minute
faster... I probably took out too fast the first
mile. I've been bothered by a hip for the last few
weeks, so I probably really am not even building back up
after the marathon yet. |
2nd |
| 6-9 |
Strawberry
Days |
5K |
18:34 |
Really humid day! I
think I'm still not pushing enough when I'm tired. |
21st/2nd |
| 6-12 |
Paul
Richey |
1/2 Mar |
1:30:51 |
Took out fast, first mile
~6:00, hit 6.5 in a little over 42. Hip flexors
started to really hurt, which slowed me a lot later.
They announced me as 2nd in the 30-39 age group at awards,
but the results show me in 3rd? |
6th/3rd |
| 6-19 |
Dayspring
Harvest |
5K |
19:01 |
Good start, fatigued as the
race went on. Hills were pretty rough, and it was
pretty warm/humid but I'm still not happy with this
time. It seems that my fitness is considerably down
from its Oct-Mar levels. Hip is still reducing my
training. |
3rd |
| 6-26 |
Butler |
5 mi |
31:15 |
Didn't quite beat last year's
time, but this is the first race is a while where I actually
felt strong through the whole race. Splits almost
perfectly even. Big kick on the final uphill, passing
two guys. |
21st/3rd |
| 7-3 |
Ellwood
City Ledger |
10K |
38:56 |
Like last week, I again felt
strong through the whole race. |
7th/2nd |
| 7-7 |
Fredonia |
5K |
18:54 |
Very hot. I ran very
conservatively. Felt really strong the whole
way--didn't really go all out. |
16th/2nd |
| 7-11 |
Trail
Blazer |
15K |
59:48 |
Under an hour. PR!
Haven't run a 15K since Boilermakers in late 90's.
This is not as strong of a result as my 10 mi PR from Jan
though. Anyway, I'm happy with the performance--very
steady pacing after a somewhat too-fast first mile. |
5th/1st |
| 7-18 |
Presque
Isle |
1/2 Mar |
1:27:06 |
A PR,
though just barely. Pretty well-paced, started with
just below 6:30's and ended with around 6:50's. None
over 7:00. Though I was hoping for about 2 minutes
faster based on recent results, I can't be too upset with a
PR. 4th in my age group, needed about 1.5 min faster
for 3rd this year. |
29th |
| 7-25 |
Run
with
the Deer Flies |
25K
Trail |
2:47:30 |
Got
off course at least twice, the first time probably added
about a mile + to the distance. The second time
probably cut some...but I don't have a sense of how much
since I didn't know it happened until after the
finish. And it just poured down rain later on the
course. Still, a lot of fun, especially the stream
crossing. |
10th/3rd |
| 7-28 |
Chase at the Lake | 5K |
18:50 |
Went out pretty
conservatively again, as I was still pretty sore from
Sunday's race, but I held on well through the race. |
18th/3rd |
| 7-31 |
Hustle
for Muscle |
5K |
18:22 |
Feeling better, so I went out
aggressively. Third mile faded a bit, but I got back
to the kind of times I ran two months ago. |
3rd |
| 8-7 |
Run
to Breathe |
5K |
18:05 |
Another fade during mile 3,
but this is still the #2 time I've ever run for 5K. |
7th/1st |
| 8-15 |
Two
Mile Run County Park |
30K
Trail |
2:50:04 |
Course
was not as tough as last month's Deer Fly race, and it was
much better marked. The course was wet from recent
rain, and we got just a little rain during the race.
Felt pretty good for over 2 hours of the race; left
hamstring cramping kicked in late in the race and backed off
just in time to keep ahead of top female finisher. |
5th/3rd |
| 8-18 |
Ice
Cream Race |
5K |
18:30 |
Felt pretty fatigued from
Sunday still. Ran reasonably consistent paces--slower
second mile though. Alton and Chessa went through in
46:37 and 46:46. I finished in 11th in the Quad
series results. |
39th |
| 8-21 |
Piston's |
5K |
18:07 |
Good resilience. Course
included some grass and quite a few turns, so pretty good
time. |
5th/1st |
| 8-24 |
Quality
Life #4 |
5K |
17:55 |
Woot! Sub-18 for only
the second time ever! And this was not an easy
course--pretty hilly. |
7th/2nd |
| 9-4 |
Fisher
Invit. |
8K |
30:56 |
Nice cool morning. Felt
pretty good--kind of felt a little disconnected though, like
I wasn't really focusing on the race. PR
for 8K xc (not quite as fast as my 5 mile road PR though). |
66th |
| 9-11 |
IKEA-Montour
Trail |
1/2 Mar |
1:25:56 |
Strange splits. First
mile on the huge downhill in 5:45. The rest of the way
to the turnaround was slightly uphill and my splits were
surprisingly slow even so. After the turnaround,
picked it up a lot. Really felt wiped out the last two
miles but still ran 6:40 splits. I was in the beast
age group--only 6th in my age group. And a PR
by 70 seconds. |
22nd |
| 9-18 |
Grandparents Race |
10
mi 5K 1 mi |
1:06:55 18:55 5:43 |
An unmarked turn just after
mile 9 cost me >3min on that 10 mile time. I had
hit the 8 mi split in 50:38, so I probably would have
finished in 1:03:xx had I not gone off course. I also
would have finished 3rd instead of 4th in that race, as the
first woman got ahead of me while I was off course.
The 5k and mile were difficult after the 10 mile race, but I
held on pretty well. I was 2nd in the "Triple Trot"
for the set of three races. Other than the missing
direction after mile 9, the event was really great.
The 10 mile course was very uphill on the way out and
downhill on the way back. |
4th
(3rd) 4th/1st 2nd |
| 10-2 |
Dyslexia |
5K |
19:21 |
Had a pretty bad cold, and it
was soon obvious I wasn't going to be able to stay close to
Doug in 1st. Since 3rd was even further behind me, I
took a lot of it easy. Result: Slowest time ever
for this course and slowest 5k since that super-hilly course
last July. Alton was 20th with a 39:15 for second in
his age group. (My 30th race of the year.) |
2nd/1st |
| 10-9 |
Crisis
Shelter |
5K |
18:47 |
Still feeling the effects of
the cold I've had, but not nearly as bad as last
weekend. Course was different from last two years--a
stretch through the trail, probably made the course
harder. Basically the same time as last year, so the
time doesn't worry me. |
2nd |
| 10-16 |
Buffalo
Creek |
1/2 Mar |
1:24:41 |
Fast first mile downhill,
then pretty steady pacing throughout--fell just a little
slow on miles 10-12. Hip flexors were really hurting
for a bunch of the race. Still coughing, but I think
the effects of the cold are not much now. PR
by 75 seconds. Once again, mine was the toughest age
group, and I was 4th. |
18th |
| 10-31 |
Farmer's
Inn |
1/2 Mar |
1:29:23 |
Second mile was really steep
downhill, third really steep uphill. Much of the rest
of the course felt pretty tough. A good course, just
not fast. |
9th/2nd |
| 11-14 |
Marshall
Mangler |
22.5K
Trail |
1:58:04 |
Really
enjoyable trail course. Unfortunately, it seems there
were some places where the trail directions weren't
clear. The guy in the lead got off course and ended up
8th, while 2 guys behind me ended up with a shortcut and got
ahead of me without ever passing me, including the official
winner. So I was "really" in 4th. |
5th/2nd |
| 11-25 |
Gobbler's Gallop |
10K 5K |
38:45 19:20 |
Pouring down rain.
Cold. But I felt pretty good. Top 10K time of
the year--expecting to run a better time today though.
Final race of the year--35th race of 2010. |
6th/1st 6th/1st |
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| 2-28 |
Winter
Wonderland |
5K |
19:19 |
I've got a
damaged knee, a slight cold, a new baby, it's ~30 degrees,
and it's February. Given all of that, this is a super
good way to start the year. Ran a lot Sept-early Jan,
so there's a lot of base there. Felt like I could have
given a little more in the last few minutes. |
12th/2nd |
| 4-4 |
Prep
for
Pitt |
1/2 Mar |
1:33:20 |
This course was
really hilly. It was ~37 degrees outside and windy.
I wore too much to try to stay warm.
Nonetheless, I set a ~3 minute PR
at the race. I took out slightly too fast, with the
first three miles in 6:30, 6:20, and 6:45. Then I
settled into a long string of 7:00's. Somewhere around
mile 9 (I think), things started slipping to 7:15-7:30 or
slower, but I'm still really happy with the race. |
12th/3rd |
| 4-18 |
Earth
Day |
5K |
19:47 |
The course is
still long...and I don't believe their clock either.
My watch had more like 20:00 when I hit the finish
line. No overall awards, and the guy who won was in my
age group. Alton in 47:27 won his age group; Chessa in
47:44. |
2nd |
| 4-22 |
Sunset
Sprint |
5K |
18:43 |
How about that? A sub-19
at this time of the year? 11 seconds away from a PR in
April. That's a good sign. And I started at a
good pace. And I held on to finish strong, outkicking
the two guys behind me in the last 1/4 mile or so. |
7th/2nd |
| 5-2 |
Quality
Life #1 |
5K |
18:26 |
Yeah, that's a PR,
breaking the old one set in 2004. Just like the Sunset
Sprint, a well-executed race--appropriate start speed, good
continue, but I kind of wonder if I had a little more at the
end. |
11th |
| 5-13 |
Muskie |
5K |
18:38 |
Another good time. Still running about
a minute ahead of last year. |
8th/2nd |
| 5-30 |
Beaver
VFD |
10K |
39:21 |
Haven't had a chance to run this distance
often. The race went really well, though I had a rough
last mile. This is a big PR,
breaking the old one set in 1999! |
5th/1st |
| 6-10 |
Strawberry
Days |
5K |
18:54 |
Good finishing kick, but my third mile was
otherwise pretty weak. Felt off from the beginning but
tried to work through it. |
37th/2nd |
| 6-13 |
Quality
Life #2 |
5K |
19:06 |
Pretty tough first mile, and I wasn't happy
with my work in the second mile either. |
10th/3rd |
| 6-20 |
Kalajainen |
5K |
19:09 |
Shouldn't have let #1 gap us so much...but a
good time for this tough course and a strong finish.
Maybe too strong--start using it earlier. |
2nd |
| 6-27 |
Butler
Road Race |
5 mi |
31:04 |
Really even splits (15:29, 15:35), even
though that uphill finish is a monster. Good run.
Also, another big PR, beating
my old one from 1998! |
31st/3rd |
| 7-4 |
Ellwood
City Ledger |
10K |
39:01 |
This course was billed as being mostly flat
with two small hills. I don't think I'd say that about
it--it was pretty substantial hills in the middle part of
the race. Good run. Another PR,
breaking the previous one set just over a month ago by 20
seconds. |
10th/2nd |
| 7-11 |
Quality
Life #3 |
5K |
19:29 |
This was the single hilliest race course I
have ever been on. Whoah. |
10th/2nd |
| 7-19 |
Presque
Isle |
1/2 Mar |
1:27:12 |
Another big PR,
breaking the one from April 4 by another 6 minutes!
That's a drop of about 9 minutes in my half-marathon PR this
year. This went great--lost some pace in the last
several miles, but overall great. Then we had a good
time at the beach and Wegmans :) |
26th/3rd |
| 7-22 |
Chase
at the Lake |
5K |
18:36 |
Still tired from the half-marathon, but had a
fantastic race anyway, beating a couple of people I haven't
beaten before. |
18th/3rd |
| 7-25 |
Raider
Maze |
5K |
18:06 |
Wow. PR.
Three races in one week? No problem. |
7th/1st |
| 8-1 |
Quality
Life #4 |
5K |
18:37 |
8th/3rd |
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| 8-5 | Fredonia |
5K |
18:20 |
Pretty good. Would have been a PR if I
hadn't just PR'd at the Raider Maze last week. :) |
16th/2nd |
| 8-19 |
Ice
Cream
Race |
5K |
19:01 |
This felt awful. First
mile wasn't too bad, the rest was really bad.
Absolutely my worst race of the year. :( I
ended up 10th overall in the Quad
series. Alton walk/jogged it in 47:25. |
44th |
| 8-22 |
Piston's |
5K |
19:12 |
Felt much better than
Wednesday. Not sure why the times were slow--part of
the course was on grass...some people thought the course was
long...don't know. Lost the kicking battle at the
finish. |
6th/1st |
| 9-5 |
Fisher
Invit. |
8K |
32:09 |
So much better than last
year. This is about what I expected to run, about a
minute slower than my road 5 mi time. Think I'm still
suffering from DisneyWorld. There were 113 finishers. |
78th |
| 9-12 |
Crisis
Shelter |
5K |
18:46 |
FTW! Chessa and Alton
walk/jogged it in 45:23 and 45:25. Tauni and Joram
walked it in 55:08 and 57:18. |
1st |
| 10-3 |
...Dyslexia... |
5K |
18:59 |
And again, FTW! Chessa
and Alton came to this race too, Chessa finishing in 44:04
and Alton in 53:22. Felt like I had a lot left at the
end, like I was doing a tempo run. |
1st |
| 10-11 |
Pizza
Joe's |
5K |
18:26 |
Solid race. Felt good,
but not great. There's still more there. Lots of
slope on this course. |
2nd |
| 10-17 |
Monster
Stomp |
5K |
18:20 |
Took out very fast for the
first mile, trying to hang with the leaders. Slowed up
for it later. A successful kicking battle with the
same guy as last week. Wonder if I should have tried
to gap him earlier though? Pretty solid time on what I
think is a tough course. Chessa ran 39:14 for 6th in
her age group, Alton mostly walked 53:27 for 5th in
his. Emma and John went 55:38/55:39. |
3rd |
| 10-25 |
Quality
Life #6 |
5K |
17:51 |
Under 18! PR!
This was pretty flat, and it was a perfect day. I was,
I think, 3rd in the overall series standings. |
6th/2nd |
| 10-31 |
Camp
Cadet |
10K
Trail |
48:26 |
Tough
trail course: rocks, steep descents, tree limbs, wet leaves,
mud, stream crossings. I had a great time. |
3rd |
| 11-26 | Gobbler's Gallop |
10K 5K |
37:25 18:34 |
It's gotta be the
shoes! :) I did wear racing flats for the first
time ever, and undoubtedly they helped somewhat. But I
think it's mostly the training this cycle with the xc team
that's made the difference. That's a huge PR
in the 10K, and I felt great. The 5K started maybe 45
minutes after I finished the 10K? I did not expect to
run so well in the second race too. |
6th/1st 5th/1st |
| 12-5 |
Shenango
Thon |
5K |
18:19 |
Well, I was hoping for under
18 again, but I ran pretty close to some fast guys, so maybe
the course was just tough or long or it was just cold.
Felt pretty good, but felt like I didn't really push it all
the way today. My 29th race of the year (not counting
last week's as separate). |
7th/2nd |
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| 4-23 |
Sunset
Sprint |
5K |
20:34 |
This was a really
tough course (hills), but the main thing to note here is
that I had to stop and wait for a train for ~30 seconds.
So this was really more of a 20-flat race, even with
the hills. I've got to be happy with that level of
fitness in April! |
11th |
| 4-26 |
Earth
Day |
5K |
21:11 |
Nice race on
campus. I'm pretty sure it was long though...
There were actually two guys ahead of me, but they
were awarded first together, and I was awarded second.
Chessa won her age group in 51:59 completely on her
own. Tauni, Alton, and Joram walked it, but Alton was
feeling sick, so they went pretty slow, with Joram in
1:18:00, and Tauni/Alton in 1:19:10. |
2nd |
| 5-21 |
Muskie |
5K |
19:35 |
11th/2nd |
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| 6-4 |
Strawberry
Days |
5K |
19:39 |
First 1.5 miles was really good,
but maybe initial pace was too fast, as I lost a lot of
steam in the second half of the race. |
30th |
| 6-14 |
Dayspring |
5K |
19:36 |
Downhill out. Uphill
back. Rough patch for me just after the turn, but I
recovered for a good finish. |
5th/1st |
| 6-21 |
Chardonnay |
5K |
19:55 |
Took out too fast. Bad finish. |
8th/2nd |
| 6-25 |
Chase
at the Lake |
5K |
19:29 |
Wanted a little faster, but best time of the
season (barely) so far. Much more controlled start,
and I held on a little better. Strong finish. |
27th |
| 6-28 |
Butler
Road Race |
5 mi |
33:23 |
Took out a bit too fast on downhill opener.
Uphill finish was tough. |
50th |
| 7-16 |
Fredonia |
5K |
19:28 |
28th/3rd |
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| 7-26 |
Raider
Maze |
5K |
18:50 |
Yay! Under 19 again. |
18th/3rd |
| 8-13 |
Ice
Cream Race |
5K |
18:52 |
Yay again! I feel like the interval
work with Kurtis has really paid off! Felt really
strong the whole race. Splits of 6:11, 12:20, 18:19,
18:50 (chip). I ended up 16th overall in the Quad
series. |
66th |
| 8-16 |
Kalajainen |
5K |
19:10 |
Woot! Flagged on the hill the second
time around but really good otherwise. |
1st |
| 8-23 |
Piston's |
5K |
19:24 |
Getting over a TKD-inflicted knee injury. |
11th/2nd |
| 8-30 |
Fisher
Invit. |
8K |
34:20 |
Westminster's cross-country meet! It
was a lot of fun, but I had a disappointing race. Took
out too fast (6:04 first mile), aggravated a hamstring
strain, and just felt sluggish. There were 103
finishers. |
83rd |
| 9-7 |
Pizza
Joe's |
5K |
19:36 |
Felt really dead-legged but held on well.
A good race mentally. |
7th/2nd |
| 9-27 |
NCCA
Faith |
5K |
19:19 |
I was really 4th overall, but Herb took
himself out of the results. |
3rd |
| 10-4 |
...Dyslexia... |
5K |
19:05 |
A second overall win this year! Whee!
I was looking to beat last year's time and maybe get a
season best here, but I was kind of all alone for almost the
whole race. Chessa and Alton both walked/ran this as
well, Chessa finishing 31st/1st in 48:26, and Alton
finishing 36th/2nd in 53:00. |
1st |
| 10-11 |
Crisis
Shelter |
5K |
18:34 |
A season-best time for the 5K, just 2 seconds
off my PR. I've really increased my weekly mileage
more than I've ever done the past six weeks (all 30+
miles)--perhaps that has helped me out here. Good
race, but I kind of mentally let go in the last mile.
Otherwise, I might have at least made a play for first
(and maybe a PR too). |
2nd |
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| 6-6 |
Strawberry
Days |
5K |
20:55 |
60th |
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| 6-9 |
Kalajainen |
5K |
21:21 |
10th/1st |
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| 6-27 |
Chase
at the Lake |
5K |
20:27 |
So very tired.
Near the end of summer school. |
25th/2nd |
| 7-18 |
Fredonia
|
5K |
20:09 |
26th/2nd |
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| 8-4 |
New
Wilmington Road Apple |
5K |
19:56 |
Pretty bad hill on the way
back up 956. |
7th/1st |
| 8-15 |
Ice
Cream Race |
5K |
19:45 |
Best race I've run so far this year.
Very steady pace--maintained strong effort to the end.
I ended up 15th overall in the Quad
series. |
64th |
| 9-8 |
IKEA-Montour
Trail |
1/2 Mar |
1:46:50 |
I can't believe how badly this went.
Really. |
168th |
| 9-15 |
Run
for the Red |
5K |
19:44 |
12th/1st |
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| 9-29 |
Homecoming Market Street
Mile |
1 mile |
5:06 |
Nice race down Market Street and then onto
campus, ending in front of the Field House. Only maybe
25-30 people there? The course is downhill, but I've
got to be happy with a time like that. :) PR! (Old PR of ~5:25 extrapolated
from a 1500 on 3-19-00!) |
3rd/1st |
| 10-6 |
...Dyslexia... |
5K |
19:02 |
Woo! Best race time in a while!
(They doubled up overall awards with age group
awards...) Chessa did 41:14, Tauni 42:40. |
2nd/1st |
| 10-20 |
Monster
Stomp |
5K |
19:37 |
Tough course on a tough day (lots of headwind
in the last mile). Yay for an overall trophy!
Chessa did 48:11, Emma 48:23, Alton 48:35, Tauni
59:15, and Joram (age 4) 59:33. |
3rd |
| 11-22 |
Gobble
Wobble |
5K |
42:12 |
Obviously, I didn't actually run this.
I ran/walked with Alton, who finished just ahead of me
at 42:11 in 780th. He got 2nd in the 7&under age
group. He pushed pretty hard. Tauni and Chessa
walked it together, with Tauni finishing in 51:40 (895th)
and Chessa in 51:45 (898th). There were a total of 940
people there! |
781st |
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| 4-23 |
Burgh's
10K |
10K |
43:37 |
Bleah. |
26th |
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Kalajainen |
5K |
20:51 |
Weather was a
little warm. I've not been feeling well or running
well for the last couple of weeks, but I felt in better
shape than this time suggests. |
7th/1st |
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| 6-5 |
Kalajainen |
5K |
20:14 |
Had about three
good weeks of training (15-20 miles in each of those weeks).
So I wasn't counting on much. A nice surprise to
run pretty strong for this point in training. This is
a nice course. There's a pretty ugly hill on it that
you hit twice, but it was bearable. Ran the first
"mile" in 5:45? Despite the presence of a good piece
of downhill in that first mile, that still seems a little
unlikely. This morning's weather was perfect.
Won my age group (30-34). |
12th/1st |
| 6-16 |
Laurel
Lions
Run for Sight |
5K |
19:19 |
Well, this was a
nice surprise. Haven't run faster than this since
1998. Took out really fast for the first mile again.
Need to back off that a bit probably. This was a
Wednesday evening race--kind of hot and muggy, so far from
ideal conditions. Need to start my finishing kick
earlier. |
11th/2nd |
| 7-10 |
Big
Beaver VFD |
5K |
19:08 |
OK! This
was a real breakthrough. Not a PR, but this course was
hilly! I held onto the guy who eventually took 5th in
the beginning, then passed him just after an uphill around
mile 2. He got past me again with less than a
half-mile left. I hung with him for a while, but
couldn't keep it up all the way in. Still, this was
only 14 seconds off of a PR, and the hills out there were
pretty tough. Promising! |
6th/1st |
| 7-17 |
Balloon
Quest |
5+K | 20:57 |
This wasn't a bad race, though
it was raining pretty heavily through most of it.
However, this course was definitely long.
My guess it was pretty close to 1/4 mile too long,
based on my own time and the times of others. Age
group award was funny--1st, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th were all
in my age group. Legs felt a little flat. |
5th/2nd |
| 8-21 |
Raider
Maze |
5K |
18:32 |
Yay! This was a fine
race, and a beautiful day. PR!
(Old PR of 18:54 on 8-30-98!) |
17th/1st |
| 8-29 |
Adams
Ridge |
5K |
19:25 |
Humid and hilly. I just didn't have it
today. |
11th |
| 9-4 |
Signature
Hill |
5K |
19:46 |
Pretty bad hill at about 2.2 mi. Also,
I think I took out too fast. |
4th/1st |
| 9-11 |
IKEA-Montour
Trail |
1/2 Mar |
1:39:33 |
Well, this was interesting. Took out
the first (way downhill) mile in 5:55! Yikes!
But things were going ok at mile 9 still.
Running just a few seconds faster than 63 min, right
on top of 7 min pace. Even slowing as I was, the
finish should have been ok. Somewhere around 9.5
miles, I hear a loud crack ahead of me and the telephone
wires start shaking. Someone drove off the road maybe
100m ahead of me and hit a telephone pole. So the guy
ahead of me goes to the car to help and I turn around and
race back to the last water stop to get someone to call 911.
That was pretty much it for me. I lost a bunch
of time directly because of running back, and since I ran
back fast, it largely burned out what little my legs had
left. So, the remaining ~3+ miles were kinda bad, and
the time didn't turn out too good. If not for the
turnaround, this would definitely have been a PR. Oh
well. Next time. |
125th |
| 9-19 |
Pizza
Joe's |
5K |
18:58 |
Nice race. Felt good. But I got
outkicked by TWO guys at the end. I had pretty much
spent what I had just to catch one of them, so oh well. |
11th/1st |
| 10-16 |
Monster
Stomp |
5K |
19:18 |
I should have caught the guy in 4th, but I
didn't have the guts to go for it. Boo! On a
happy note, Chessa walked/ran a 41:23 to get third in the
under12 age group. Emma walked/ran a 43:50 to get
fourth in the under 12 age group. Alton walked a 45:31
to get second in the boys' under12 age group, and Tauni
finished with him in 45:32. Last race of the Lawrence
County Quad series. I was second in the quad
championship results! Good for me! |
5th/1st |
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| 9-14 |
Pizza
Joe's |
5K |
21:07 |
My, it has been
awhile, hasn't it? I've been running for maybe 1.5 - 2
months again. Training is progressing, albeit slowly.
My goal was 21:00, but it's still hard to come in at
such slow times. Hopefully next race will be
considerably better. Won my age group (31-35). |
19th/1st |
| 10-23 |
Monster
Stomp |
5K |
20:12 |
A better time
(best since 2000 ...I'm slowly getting back into shape.
Hope to get another shot at a race this year.
Won my age group again (21-30). This was a
really conveniently located race, and it was quite
well-organized, especially given that it's a first-time
event. This will have to have a regular place on my
schedule. |
7th/1st |
| 11-8 |
Titan Trot |
5K |
20:35 |
On Westminster
campus. Pretty cold today--mid 30s during the race.
Took out too fast (~6:10 for the first mile), and that
cost me later. Another good race. If I could get
my mileage up above averaging about 10/week, I might be able
to get back to better times again...I hope. |
17th/2nd |
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My first race after moving to Pennsylvania. In addition, this race was just a couple of weeks after our move to the new house. Training has been spotty so far. A good positive start to racing here in our new home, though naturally slower than where I want to be. |
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| 5-26 | RecWay |
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What a hill in the final ~1.5 miles of this monster. A race following the pattern of late last year-- consistent effort throughout even if the final result is something of a disappointment. The whole family came with me and ran a 3K fun run. The girls are good little runners. | 16th |
| 6-9 | Tortoise&Hare |
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The hill in this race is not to be believed. However, since my training at this point is essentially nonexistent, I'm somewhat surprised to have done even this well on this course. At least it was another year where I neither fell nor got lost. The whole family came with me again for a 1 mile fun run. | 34th |
| 6-20 | Ithaca Twilight |
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As it happened, my final race before moving from Ithaca. It was a good evenly-paced race, even if not especially swift. | 29th |
| Date | Race Name | Distance | Finish Time | Comments | Place |
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| 1-16 | FLRC Indoor Track |
4x400m |
4:10 |
Reasonably happy with my racing, given the extreme lack of training I've been doing. My left knee has continued to have problems, limiting my running hugely. This is why I ran neither open 3000 or 1500. However, some of my race strategy left much to be desired--too slow early in the open 1/4, too slow reacting to a late passer in both races. Emma ran here too. She ran an 11.57 55m, but she ran a terrific 2:15 for the 400m! Her 200m split beat her open 200m time last month. All in attendence were amazed at the tiny little girl running so well. | 3rd
3rd |
| 1-29 | Snowshoe Race |
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My goodness, running in snowshoes in deep snow is hard--I crashed and gasped and took a wrong turn right at the end, causing me to approach the finish line from the wrong way. | 2nd |
| 2-13 | FLRC Indoor Track |
200m |
27.32 |
Given my time in the 1000m, I should have just run the mile today--that time extrapolates to a PR mile. Had never run 1000m before, so technically that's a PR too, but not very satisfying. Had a slight hamstring pull in left leg from first lap of 1000m, caused me to go pretty easy most of both races. Emma's 55m was allegedly in 14.6. I'm not sure about that one. | 6th
3rd |
| 3-19 | FLRC Indoor Track |
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A fun day at the track with the children. The girls ran around a bunch and had fun. I'd never run a 1500m before, but my time corresponds to a PR (<5:25?) in the mile (old PR dates back to a solo time trial in 1992? = 5:26). Anyway, I was pretty happy with it. | 9th? |
| 3-26 | Forks XV |
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The first 5K went well, but I just coasted the rest of the race at Easy pace. Felt worn out and knees were problematic. Still, I'd hoped for better than this. | 89th |
| 6-10 | Tortoise & Hare |
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This race went well. I've had about three good weeks of running leading up to this. Since it's so early in the season for me, I was just trying to get under an hour. Fast crowd this year. | 30th |
| 6-22 | Ithaca Twilight |
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About where I'd guessed I'd be, though I still hoped for better. In many ways, the best race pacing ever. | 24th |
| 7-16 | Forest Frolic |
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This went well. Again, I paced it just right. Here, my hill climbing was the best it's ever been. Conditions were really muddy, but I managed not to fall. | 29th |
| 7-29 | Fillmore |
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This race felt good, but my first mile was considerably faster than overall pace. | 18th |
| Date | Race Name | Distance | Finish Time | Comments | Place |
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| 2-14 | FLRC Indoor Track |
mile 200m 2x800m |
5:37 27.0 5:04 |
Not really in shape at this point, just a couple of weeks running again since last fall's hip pain problems--which are still a problem in training now, but lessening. Last previous quasi-regular training was last year's Red Baron race. Relay was with Tom. | 5th
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| 4-11 | Skunk Cabbage |
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Suffering from bronchitis, I survived due to my powerful codeine cough medicine. | 33rd/2nd |
| 5-8 | Guthrie Gallop |
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PR (old=42:00 Skunk Cabbage '98), but not as fast as I'd hoped to go. Only had three solid weeks of running since my month-long bout with bronchitis. | 15th/3rd |
| 5-16 | Tom Bugliosi |
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A trail run with an actual distance of 14.6 miles, according to the race officials. I felt great through the first loop and about half of the second loop. Then I started to cramp in both quads. Ouch. This is the longest race I have run. | 15th |
| 6-12 | Tortoise & Hare |
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1:00:15 | Along with a large group of others, I took a wrong turn somewhere on this trail run. How much time did it cost me? I'm not really sure, but since I passed over a dozen people once I got back on the trail, I'm thinking it cost me plenty. | 32nd |
| 7-11 | Utica Boilermaker |
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1:06:03 | What a crappy race! Why they didn't include the timing chip in the race packet is a continuing mystery. I lost my warmup time to standing in line waiting for a chip. I got the chip 3 minutes before the start of the race! I ran to my correct start corral and was off. Perhaps the inadequate warmup explains the poor time and the multitudinous injuries I suffered. | 904th |
| 8-29 | Pud's Run |
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Well, given how my running has gone this year, especially the past month or two, I couldn't really expect much better than this. A bit of a bummer nevertheless. | 69th |
| 12-5 | FLRC Indoor Track |
200 m |
26.4 |
Another track meet, another time to be really out of training. I haven't really run significant mileage since July! Not bad, given that. Mile race really killed my 200--felt legs failing around final curve--and I was in lane 7. Better luck next time. Emma ran a 14.30 55m, which would have been faster but for lane confusion problems. She ran the 200m in 62.1, which again would have been faster but for confusion at the finish line. | 19th
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| 4-5 | Skunk Cabbage |
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My first actual road race in almost two years! I was very happy with the time. Shattered previous PR of 43:45 run by myself. | 34th |
| 5-9 | Guthrie Gallop |
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A new PR. Previous best time for a 3 mile time trial by myself translated to 19:57. | 11th/2nd |
| 6-4 | Ithaca Twilight |
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A new PR again for 5K! A race I was pretty happy with except after passing Tom with about a half mile left, I let him outkick me at the finish. | 21st/3rd |
| 6-13 | Tortoise & Hare |
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This sucked. It rained a lot. I couldn't see where I was going most of the race, and I fell hard on my keister 3/4 of the way through. Am I going back in '99? Of course! | 20th |
| 7-12 | Utica Boilermaker |
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Exciting to be at a big major race! Not the time I wanted to run. | 729th |
| 8-30 | Pud's Run |
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Alright! I ran great. And a PR in the 5K again! | 25th/3rd |
| 9-13 | Ithaca 5&10 |
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I was happy with this race. When I ran this race back in 1996 (my last until 4-5-98), I ran something like a 35:30? A PR. | 22nd |
| 10-18 | Danby Down & Dirty |
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A really great course predominantly on the Abbot Loop of the Finger Lakes Trail. Unfortunately for me, I managed to turn three ankles during the latter part of the race. (You do the math.) | 7th |
| 11-1 | Red Baron 1/2 Marathon |
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Things went great for the first 10 miles, then I fell apart. I think my last mile took something like 13 minutes. I screwed up on a big downhill section around miles 5-6 when I put down two consecutive miles in sub-6:00 pace. Very stupid. A very disappointing time. Still, new distance = PR. | 51st |
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