2010 Races
Jan. 17 – Rock ‘n Roll Phoenix Half Marathon – 1:35:05. New PR! Was shadowed throughout the race by a cyclist as part of filming a promotional spot for American Cancer Society DetermiNation. Ran awesome negative splits.
April 19 – Boston Marathon – 3:31:54. 7669/22,645 overall; 6137/13,112 men; 1083/2388 M45-49. My first Boston!
May 8 – Indy Mini Marathon – 1:32:48. New PR, breaking the one I just sat in January!
May 15 – Keys 100 Relay – Ran about 17 of the 100 miles, including all of the Seven Mile Bridge.
May 23 – Heritage Corridor 25K – 2:08:09. Totally cooked from three straight weekends of hard racing.
June 11 – LaGrange Rocks 5K – 20:15.
June 26 – Rock ‘n Roll Seattle Half Marathon. I paced a friend for the first 15 miles of her marathon, then I finished my “half” and went back to mile 22 to pace her back in for a new marathon PR. 20 miles total for me. This was the very first RnR race that was “for benefit of” ACS.
Aug. 1 – Rock ‘n Roll Chicago Half Marathon. Paced Brian R. to a new PR.
Oct. 10 – Chicago Marathon – 3:29:37. 2nd fastest marathon. 2940/36,159 overall; 2478/19,769 men; 272/2386 M45-49.
Nov. 7 – New York City Marathon – 3:32:28. My 3rd “world major” marathon of the year (Boston, Chicago) and my 2nd in a month. 5572/44,969 overall; 4822/28,845 men; 707/4289 M45-49.
Dec. 4 – St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon – Paced Brian R. to his new PR.
2009 Races
March 29 – Shamrock Shuffle – volunteered at the starting corrals with American Cancer Society. Report.
April 5 – Cherry Blossom 10 – 1:19:55. 7:59 pace. 2615 overall; 1926 men; 192 men 45-49. My first race running with a camera. Race report.
May 2 – Indy Mini Marathon – 1:41:06, personal best at Indy. 7:44 pace. 2100/30,282 overall; 1809/14,392 men; 199/1663 men 45-49.Race report.
May 23 – Western Springs Tower Trot 10K – 44:25, personal best at Tower Trot.
May 24 – Western Springs Tower Trot 5K – 22:27, personal best at Tower Trot.
July 4 – Riverside 5K
Aug. 21-22 – RAGNAR Great River Relay – 26:37:26 (yes, that’s 26 hours), our 6-person team finished 2nd in ‘ultra’ division
Oct. 11 – Chicago Marathon – 3:28:42, a PR and Boston qualifier!
3777/33,703 overall; 3256/19,077 men; 350/2149 M45-49.
Nov. 15 – San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon – 3:09:36, ran with Brian R. in his 1st half ever
Nov. 22 – La Grange Pilgrim Pacer 5K – 20:20
Nov. 26 – Drumstick Dash (Broad Ripple, Ind.) 4.5 miles – 29:35
2008 Races
March 30 – Shamrock Shuffle – volunteered at chip retrieval with American Cancer Society.
May 3 – Indy Mini Marathon - 1:43:25 NEW PR. 2347/30,052 overall; 2031/14,316 men; 224/1682 men 45-49. Race report.
May 24 – Western Springs Tower Trot 10K - 45:13. 68/387 overall; 59/222 men; 13/45men 45-49. Race report.
May 24 – Western Springs Tower Trot 5K - 22:57. 81/843 overall; 71/431 men; 11/67 men 45-49.
July 26 – Waterfall Glen Xtreme 10 Miler - 1:22:53. 235/657 overall; 22/57 men 45-49.
Aug. 10 – Chicago Distance Classic – volunteered at an aid station with American Cancer Society.
Aug. 31 – Nike+ Human Race 10K - 44:07, NEW PR. Race report.
Sept. 14 – Chicago Half Marathon – 1:44:35. 968/11,078 overall; 735/4381 men; 54/382 men 45-49. Race report.
Sept. 21 – CARA Ready to Run 20 Miler – volunteered at gear check with American Cancer Society.
Oct. 12 – Chicago Marathon – volunteered at American Cancer Society tent. Race report.
Oct. 25 – Run for Cover 5K – 19:06 (A PR with an * as we think the course was short). 5th overall, 1st in men 40-49. Race report.
Oct. 26 – Frank Lloyd Wright 5K – 21:43. 60/764 overall; 44/336 men; 4/38 men 45-49. Race report.
Oct. 26 – Frank Lloyd Wright 10K – 44:26. 66/671 overall; 52/375 men; 8/61 men 45-49. Race report.
Nov. 15 – Navy SEAL Challenge 5K – 27:01. 2nd in men 45-49. Race report.
Nov. 23 – La Grange Pilgrim Pacer 5K – 19:47. NEW OFFICIAL PR. 10/427 overall; 8/199 men; 2/41 men 40-49.
Nov. 27 – Bonfield Express 5K – 19:54.7 (official clock time; my watch a.k.a. “chip” time was 19:46) 40th overall of 1151 officially, plus ~900 more; 38/634 men; 4/116 men 40-49.
Dec. 6 – St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon – 1:35.13. NEW PR. 150/6662 overall; 134/2673 men; 9/285 men 45-49. Race report.
