Race History
| Race: | Feaster Five |
| Date: | Thursday, November 23, 2006, 8:30am |
| Location: | Andover, MA |
| Course: | Suburban roads, flat with some long gradual ups and downs. |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, threatening rain, cold, 40F. |
| Distance: | 5M |
| Time: | 30:10 (6:02 pace; 6:12, 6:09, 6:09, 5:51, 5:48) |
| Place: | 29th out of 2334 (5th in division) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | A- |
| Comments: | Pretty dang good, pushing but relaxed. Last 5K was 18:25, last 4M was 23:57, a PR. |
| Race: | Veteran's Memorial 11K |
| Date: | Friday, November 11, 2006, 11:11am |
| Location: | Stoneham, MA |
| Course: | Around Spot Pond, a few long gradual up/down hills. |
| Conditions: | Partly cloudy, cool, 60F. |
| Distance: | 11K (6.82M) |
| Time: | 43:35 (6:23 pace; 6:04, 6:15, 6:24, 6:24, 6:39, 6:21, 5:26 (6:38)) |
| Place: | 4th out of 257 (1st in division, plaque) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B+ |
| Comments: | Nice weather, shorts, black drifit. Pretty tough really pushing and points, some negative thoughts, really wanted to be in the low 43:00s but no dice, only 5 seconds faster than last year. Hit 10K at 39:15 - broke my 1982 record. Garmin reports the course as 6.87 miles, 0.05 longer than the 6.82, if true, then I really ran 6:21 pace. |
| Race: | Run For All Ages 5K |
| Date: | Sunday, October 29, 2006, Noon |
| Location: | Wakefield, MA |
| Course: | Around Quannapowitt Lake, pretty much flat. |
| Conditions: | Clear, cool, 48F, very blustery/windy. |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:48 (6:03 pace; 5:50, 6:05, 6:07 splits) |
| Place: | 14th out of 359 (2nd in division; $15 gift card to Dick's Sporting Goods) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | A- |
| Comments: | Not bad, I think the strong head winds, for about half the race, may have slowed my time by up to a minute. |
| Race: | Reach the Beach Relay, Leg #26 |
| Date: | Friday, September 15, 2006, 9:30pm |
| Location: | Somewhere in NH |
| Course: | Rural roads, pretty big ups/downs, 50' net elevation rise. |
| Conditions: | Sunny, getting hot, 78F |
| Distance: | 4.5M |
| Time: | 28:57 (6:26 pace) |
| Place: | 20+ kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Hayward |
| Grade: | B- |
| Comments: | Tough uphills, and some serious downhill (late for hand off!) |
| Race: | Reach the Beach Relay, Leg #14 |
| Date: | Friday, September 15, 2006, 9:30pm |
| Location: | Somewhere in NH |
| Course: | Rural back roads, fairly big ups/downs; 50' net elevation rise, 260' range. |
| Conditions: | Clear, cool, 58F |
| Distance: | 7.77M |
| Time: | 52:30 (6:45 pace) |
| Place: | 30+ kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Vomero |
| Grade: | A |
| Comments: | Pretty nice, pushing, but holding up. |
| Race: | Reach the Beach Relay, Leg #2 |
| Date: | Friday, September 15, 2006, 12:30pm |
| Location: | Bretton Woods, NH |
| Course: | Rural highway, flat then gradual uphill |
| Conditions: | Sunny, 75F, not too hot |
| Distance: | 3.1M |
| Time: | 19:45 (6:22 pace) |
| Place: | 10+ kills (and killed once, last 10 yards!) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B+ |
| Comments: | Out too fast, nearly bonking, gradual uphill took a toll; 200' net elevation rise, gradually up from start. |
| Race: | Equity Office Thompson Island 4K |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 31, 2006, 6:30pm |
| Location: | Thompson Island, Boston, MA |
| Course: | Cross country course, twisty, grassy, dirt, quick ups/downs |
| Conditions: | Sunny, not too hot, 70F |
| Distance: | 4K |
| Time: | 15:32 (6:15 pace) |
| Place: | 8th of 267 |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B- |
| Comments: | Met (and beat!?!) Bill Rodgers. Rolled right ankle and fell with a quarter to go, not too bad, back and and finished strong. |
| Race: | Hood to Coast Relay , Leg #12 , 5.97M |
| Date: | Friday, August 26, 2006, 2:35am |
| Location: | Portland, OR (downtown) |
| Course: | Urban roads, mostly flat, 50' net elevation drop |
| Conditions: | Clear, 65F |
| Distance: | 5.97M |
| Time: | 39:14 (6:34 pace) |
| Place: | Lotsa kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Hayward |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Hood to Coast Relay , Leg #24 , 5.03M |
| Date: | Saturday, August 26, 2006, 10:35am |
| Location: | Mist, OR (or there abouts) |
| Course: | Rural roads, pretty flat, no net elevation gain/drop |
| Conditions: | Sunny, not yet quite hot, 75F |
| Distance: | 5.03M |
| Time: | 30:35 (6:05 pace) |
| Place: | Lotsa kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Hayward |
| Grade: | A |
| Race: | Hood to Coast Relay , Leg #36 , 5.22M |
| Date: | Saturday, August 26, 2006, 5:08pm |
| Location: | Seaside, OR (or there abouts) |
| Course: | Roads, mile up, couple down, flat, 350' net elevation drop |
| Conditions: | Clear, nice, not too hot nearing coast, 75F |
| Distance: | 5.22M |
| Time: | 32:45 (6:16 pace) |
| Place: | Lotsa kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Hayward |
| Grade: | A |
| Race: | Yankee Homecoming 10 Miler |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 6:35pm |
| Location: | Newburyport, MA |
| Course: | Suburban roads, some minor ups and downs |
| Conditions: | Hot, humid, heat emergency, 100F |
| Distance: | 10M |
| Time: | 1:15:00 (7:30 pace) |
| Place: | 119th of 984 |
| Shoes: | Nike Vomero |
| Grade: | D+ |
| Comments: | Bonk! Can't handle the heat nor anything beyond 7 miles! Need more long steady miles, like last winter when I ran a 6:37 pace half marathon! Too much racing too, 10th this year, I'm done now, until H2C, then Thompson Island 4K, then RTB. |
| Race: | Jerry Garcia Memorial River 4.2M |
| Date: | Saturday, July 27, 2006, 7:30pm |
| Location: | Cambridge, MA |
| Course: | City sidewalks, trails, mostly flat |
| Conditions: | Warm, somewhat humid, 75F |
| Distance: | 4.2M |
| Time: | 25:32 (6:05 pace) |
| Place: | 11th of 862 (2nd in division) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B+ |
| Race: | Seacoast Seven |
| Date: | Saturday, July 22, 2006, 9:00am |
| Location: | Gloucester, MA |
| Course: | Rural/suburban roads, not at all flat, ups and downs |
| Conditions: | Warm, very humid, foggy, 75F |
| Distance: | 7M |
| Time: | 45:22 (6:29 pace) |
| Place: | 5th of 97 (1st in division; trophy) |
| Shoes: | Asics Cumulus |
| Grade: | C+ |
| Race: | Marathon Sports 5M |
| Date: | Sunday, July 13, 2006, 7:00pm |
| Location: | Weston, MA |
| Course: | Suburban roads, ups and downs (USATF) |
| Conditions: | Hazy, somewhat hot, slightly humid, 75-80F |
| Distance: | 5M |
| Time: | 30:52 (6:10 pace) |
| Place: | 42nd of 735 |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B |
| Race: | Take the Lake 5K |
| Date: | Sunday, July 9, 2006, 8:30am |
| Location: | Wakefield, MA |
| Course: | Around Quannapowitt Lake, pretty flat (USATF) |
| Conditions: | Partly cloudy, hot, 75F-85F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:20 (5:55 pace) |
| Place: | 11th of 586 (1st in division, crappy medal) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B+ |
| Race: | Father's Day Wellspring 10K |
| Date: | Sunday, June 18, 2006, 9:15am |
| Location: | Rockport, MA |
| Course: | Suburban neighborhood roads, moderate hills, little shade |
| Conditions: | Clear, hot, 85F, no wind, hot |
| Distance: | 10K |
| Time: | 39:49 (6:25 pace) |
| Place: | 2nd of 133 (1st in division, red ribbon) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | B- (not USATF, ~120 yards long according to Garmin) |
| Race: | Jamie McKeown Town Day 5M |
| Date: | Saturday, June 3, 2006, 9:00am |
| Location: | Winchester, MA |
| Course: | Suburban neighborhood roads, couple moderate hills |
| Conditions: | Rain, 55F |
| Distance: | 5M |
| Time: | 30:35 (6:07 pace) |
| Place: | 2nd of 53 (1st in division, gift certificate) |
| Shoes: | Saucony Grid Type A |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Boston's Run To Remember Half Marathon |
| Date: | Sunday, March 12, 2006, 8:20am |
| Location: | Boston & Cambridge, MA |
| Course: | Urban roads, some mild hills |
| Conditions: | Partly Cloudy, cool, 40F |
| Distance: | 13.1M |
| Time: | 1:26:43 (6:37 pace) |
| Place: | 133rd of 4135 |
| Shoes: | Nike Vomero |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Hyannis Half Marathon |
| Date: | Sunday, February 26, 2006, 10:00am |
| Location: | Hyannis, MA |
| Course: | Suburban/rural roads, some mild hills |
| Conditions: | Clear, cold, some snow, ice on ground, 25F |
| Distance: | 13.1M |
| Time: | 1:29:28 (6:50 pace) |
| Place: | 58th of 1216 |
| Shoes: | Nike Vomero |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Bradford Valentines 5M |
| Date: | Saturday, February 11, 2006, 10:00am |
| Location: | Bradford, MA |
| Course: | Suburban/rural roads, some hills |
| Conditions: | Clear, cold, 22F |
| Distance: | 5M |
| Time: | 31:35 (6:19 pace) |
| Place: | 29th of 238 |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A- (actual time was 31:41, but slow/crowded start) |
| Race: | Chatham Turkey Trot 5K |
| Date: | Thursday, November 24, 2005, 8:00am |
| Location: | Chatham, MA |
| Course: | Around some pond |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, cold, 30F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:20 (5:55 pace) |
| Place: | 3rd of 60-80 or so |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A- (actual time was 18:04, but course was a bit short) |
| Race: | Veteran's Memorial 11K |
| Date: | Friday, November 11, 2005, 11:11am |
| Location: | Stoneham, MA |
| Course: | Around Spot Pond, a few long gradual up/down hills |
| Conditions: | Clear, sunny, cold, 38F |
| Distance: | 11K (6.82M) |
| Time: | 43:40 (6:24 pace; 5:59, 6:13, 6:33, 6:49, 6:35, 6:23) |
| Place: | 14th of 246 (6th in division) |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Run For All Ages 5K |
| Date: | Sunday, October 30, 2005, Noon |
| Location: | Wakefield, MA |
| Course: | Around Quannapowitt Lake, pretty flat |
| Conditions: | Clear, beautiful, 64F (snowed day before) |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:48 (6:03 pace; 5:48, 6:07, 6:16) |
| Place: | 11th of 375 (2nd in division, trophy) |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A- (seemed long, but it is USATF certified) |
| Race: | Al Duff Jr. Memorial 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, September 10, 2005, 9:00am |
| Location: | Stoneham, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat |
| Conditions: | Sunny, beautiful, 68F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:09 (5:51 pace; 5:58, 6:00, 5:37) |
| Place: | 6th of 110 (1st in division, trophy) |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A (awesome, but maybe short, not USATF certified) |
| Race: | Hood to Coast Relay, Leg #7, 5.56M |
| Date: | Friday, August 26, 2005, 7:44pm |
| Location: | Sandy, OR (or there abouts) |
| Course: | Roads, rolling hills, 100' net elevation drop |
| Conditions: | Clear, 70F |
| Distance: | 5.65M |
| Time: | 36:36 (6:29 pace) |
| Place: | 22 kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Hood to Coast Relay, Leg #19, 5.7M |
| Date: | Saturday, August 27, 2005, 3:13am |
| Location: | Scappoose, OR (or there abouts) |
| Course: | Roads, hills, 300' net elevation gain |
| Conditions: | Clear, dark, moonshine, chilly, 48F |
| Distance: | 5.7M |
| Time: | 39:21 (6:54 pace) |
| Place: | 40+ kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | A- (beautiful) |
| Race: | Hood to Coast Relay, Leg #31, 4.1M |
| Date: | Saturday, August 27, 2005, 10:56am |
| Location: | Olney, OR (or there abouts) |
| Course: | Roads, few hills, 200' net elevation drop |
| Conditions: | Clear, nice, 70F |
| Distance: | 4.1M |
| Time: | 24:26 (5:58 pace) |
| Place: | 40+ kills |
| Shoes: | Nike Air Zoom Elite |
| Grade: | A (flying with Red Bull!) |
| Race: | Brew Run 5.2M |
| Date: | Saturday, August 13, 2005, 4:00pm |
| Location: | Brewster, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat, couple hills |
| Conditions: | Sunny, hot, very humid, 85F |
| Distance: | 5.2M |
| Time: | 33:54 (6:31 pace; 6:17, 6:22, 6:42, 6:40, 6:15) |
| Place: | 24th of 982 |
| Shoes: | Nike Skylon |
| Grade: | B+ |
| Race: | Marathon Sports 5M |
| Date: | Saturday, July 14, 2005, 7:00pm |
| Location: | Weston, MA |
| Course: | Roads, some hills |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, hazy, hot very humid, 80F |
| Distance: | 5M |
| Time: | 32:06 (6:25 pace; 5:50, 6:30, 6:32, 6:51, 6:21) |
| Place: | 46th of 704 |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-Landreth |
| Grade: | C- (went too fast, faded after 2.5M) |
| Race: | Appleton Farms 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, June 18, 2005, 10:00am |
| Location: | Ipswich, MA |
| Course: | Trails, rolling hills |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, 58F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:40 (6:01 pace; 5:48, 6:16, 6:00) |
| Place: | 14th of 159 (2nd in division) |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-Landreth |
| Grade: | B |
| Race: | Brewster in Bloom 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, April 23, 2005, 10:00am |
| Location: | Brewster, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat |
| Conditions: | Clear, 60F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:46 (6:04 pace; 5:38, 6:03, 6:26) |
| Place: | 5th of 170 (1st in division, trophy) |
| Shoes: | Nike Air Zoom Miler |
| Grade: | C+ (I've no business going out that fast) |
| Race: | Natick Family 5K |
| Date: | saturday, April 9, 2005, 9:00am |
| Location: | Natick, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat, some hills |
| Conditions: | Clear, 50F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:35 (6:00 pace; 5:54, 6:03, 6:02) |
| Place: | 4th of 105 (1st in division, gift certificate) |
| Shoes: | Nike Air Zoom Miler |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Turkey Trot 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, November 25, 2004 |
| Location: | Maudlsay State Park, Newburyport, MA |
| Course: | Trails, rolling hills |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, mild, wet ground, 60F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 19:34 (6:19) |
| Place: | 34th of 644 |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-Landreth |
| Grade: | C (bonked with 600m to go) |
| Race: | Halloween Hustle 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, October 30, 2004, 9:30am |
| Location: | Waltham, MA |
| Course: | Roads, flat |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, misty rain, 45F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 18:41 (6:02 pace; 5:49, 5:59, 601) |
| Place: | 21st of 547 (4th in division) |
| Shoes: | Nike Air Zoom Miler |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Al Duff Jr. Memorial 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, September 18, 2004, 9:00am |
| Location: | Stoneham, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat |
| Conditions: | Rain,downpour, 50F |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 19:11 (6:11 pace; 6:09, 6:10, 6:15) |
| Place: | 6th of 135 (1st in division, trophy) |
| Shoes: | Nike Air Zoom Miler |
| Grade: | B+ |
| Race: | Brew Run 5.2M |
| Date: | Saturday, August 7, 2004, 4:00pm |
| Location: | Brewster, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat, couple hills |
| Conditions: | partly cloudy, beautiful, 75F |
| Distance: | 5.2M |
| Time: | 37:20 (7:11 pace) |
| Place: | 156th of 1092 |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-Kayano |
| Grade: | B |
| Race: | Appleton Farms 2.8M |
| Date: | Saturday, June 26, 2004, 10:00am |
| Location: | Ipswich, MA |
| Course: | Trails, rolling hills |
| Conditions: | Cloudy, 65F |
| Distance: | 2.8M |
| Time: | 18:46 (6:42 pace) |
| Place: | 27th of 144 |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-Kayano |
| Grade: | A- |
| Race: | Brewster in Bloom 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, May 1, 2004, 10:00am |
| Location: | Brewster, MA |
| Course: | Roads, mostly flat |
| Conditions: | Clear, beautiful, 75FF |
| Distance: | 5K |
| Time: | 21:14 (6:51 pace) |
| Place: | 10th of 184 |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-2080 |
| Grade: | B- |
| Race: | Turkey Trot 5K |
| Date: | Saturday, November 27, 2003, 8:20am |
| Location: | Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA |
| Course: | Trails, rolling hills |
| Conditions: | Clear, 60F |
| Distance: | 5K< |
| Time: | 21:28 (6:55 pace) |
| Place: | 96th of 747 |
| Shoes: | Asics Gel-2080 |
| Grade: | D |
| Comments: | Sprained ankle, badly, but finished (like an idiot!) |
