2012 races

Races in 2012

All in all 2012 was a good year for me.  I really can’t complain, I made it through with only a couple of injuries and was able to run a record 62 races.  I ended up getting named USATF masters mountain runner of the year and also finished second in the 45-49 in the USATF New England Grand Prix.  I was top master in nearly half of my races (29).  Here are some stats.

Races by type:

6	Indoor
15	Outdoor
5	XC
20	Road
4	Snowshoe
7	Mountain
5	Trail
62	Total

Total raced = 218.14

Worst three races this year:

No.	Dt	Loc	St	Dist	Time	Pl	Field	Name
1	03/18/12	New Bedford	MA	13.11	1:16:48	89	2276	USATF NE 13.1m
2	03/30/12	Bradenton	FL	3.11	17:28.7	5	1254	Robinson Preserve
3	07/17/12	Amesbury	MA	2.00	10:52.4	2	9	River Rivals

I ran out of gas at New Bedford and really struggled over the last four miles, the only good that came out of it was a new 40+ PR.  The Florida race was hot and humid and I felt terrible the entire way.  The River rivals 2 mile was just brutal.  I had nothing and Dan ended up kicking my ass by 10 seconds on a 90 degree night.

Best 10 races this year:

No.	Dt	Loc	St	Dist	Time	Pl	Field	Name
1	06/16/12	Greens Grant	NH	7.60	1:08:19.0	26	953	US Mountain champs @ Mt Washington
2	11/18/12	Westfield	MA	4.96	0:27:54.0	13	84	USATF New England XC champs
3	08/02/12	Lisle	IL	3.11	0:16:53.8	3	10	USATF Masters Nationals
4	02/11/12	St Louis	MO	4.96	28:16.6	22	96	USATF XC National champs
5	05/19/12	Bedford	NH	7.45	41:45.0	39	511	USATF NE champs
6	08/25/12	Laurel Springs	NC	6.22	0:46:19.0	9	102	US 10km trail champs
7	02/26/12	Amherst	MA	10.00	57:15.0	62	607	USATF NE 10 mile
8	01/01/12	Salem	MA	4.00	21:54.0	5	675	Frosty Four
9	07/28/12	Carver	MA	5.00	0:27:22.8	60	583	USATF NE champs
10	09/03/12	Portsmouth	NH	3.11	0:16:53.0	5	1148	St Charles NH 5k champs

Mt Washington was probably my best race of the year, I picked up a new 40+ PR and finished second in the masters category.  I also raced it from wire-to-wire with Ross Krause, neither of us giving the other a break.  The Bedford 12k was probably my best New England championship of the year, I tracked down a lot of people after 3 miles and even gave Wayne Levy as scare (until he decided to REALLY kick).

Wins: Half of my wins were at the River Rivals series, but I always had Dan racing me so they were never easy.

1	01/14/12	Fudge Series	Tewksbury	MA	3.15	17:21
2	02/04/12	Fudge Series	Tewksbury	MA	3.15	17:20
3	07/10/12	River Rivals	Newburyport	MA	2.00	10:40
4	07/10/12	River Rivals	Newburyport	MA	0.49	2:26
5	07/24/12	River Rivals	Newburyport	MA	2.00	10:31
6	08/07/12	River Rivals	Amesbury	MA	0.49	2:22.7
7	08/07/12	River Rivals	Amesbury	MA	1.00	5:09.3
8	08/12/12	Old home day	Epsom	NH	4.00	22:16.0
9	08/14/12	River Rivals	Newburyport	MA	2.00	10:40.9
10	09/07/12	Friendly Kitchen	Concord	NH	3.11	17:36.0

Lifetime Personal Bests:  It helps that I’ve never raced any of these distances before!

	02/19/12	USATF NE champs	Cambridge	MA	200 m	33.0
	07/01/12	Four on the fourth	Concord	NH	4 km	13:38
	08/14/12	River Rivals	Newburyport	MA	100 m	16.9

Masters Personal bests: This was my best year since turning 40.  I set 18 40+ PRs this year, although some were for “odd” distances.  In order I set 40+ PRs at 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 4km, 4 miles, 5 miles, 10km, 10 miles, and half-marathon.  I also got PRs at Pack Monadnock, Mt Washington, and Mt Ascutney.

02/19/12	USATF NE champs	Cambridge	MA	0.12	:33.0
07/01/12	Four on the fourth	Concord	NH	2.48	0:13:38.0
08/14/12	River Rivals	Newburyport	MA	0.06	0:00:16.9
01/01/12	Frosty Four	Salem	MA	4.00	21:54.0
01/08/12	Dartmouth Relays	Hanover	NH	0.93	4:44.6
01/08/12	Dartmouth Relays	Hanover	NH	0.49	2:26.9
02/19/12	USATF NE champs	Cambridge	MA	0.49	2:24.5
02/26/12	USATF NE 10 mile	Amherst	MA	10.00	57:15.0
03/18/12	USATF NE 13.1m	New Bedford	MA	13.11	1:16:48.0
06/03/12	Pack Monadnock	Wilton	NH	10.00	1:06:37.0
06/10/12	Newton 10k USATF NE champs	Newton	MA	6.22	0:34:27.2
06/16/12	Mt Washington	Greens Grant	NH	7.60	1:08:19.0
07/22/12	Mount Ascutney	Windsor	VT	3.70	0:31:04.0
07/28/12	USATF NE champs	Carver	MA	5.00	0:27:22.8
08/05/12	USATF Masters Nationals	Lisle	IL	0.93	0:04:40.9
08/07/12	River Rivals	Amesbury	MA	0.25	0:01:08.1
01/14/12	Fudge Series	Tewksbury	MA	3.15	17:21.0
08/07/12	River Rivals	Amesbury	MA	0.49	0:02:22.7