Saturday, March 18, 2017

Half Marathon

When I reach the finish line at New Bedford this weekend it will be my 34th Half-Marathon which will make it the 8th most raced distance for me.  My top 21 distances raced below, no surprise that 5k leads the list.  I guess I could list 5m & 8km together but never have.  If I did then that would be the 2nd most common distance race (moving it ahead of 10k).
 
Rank     Dist       Number Notes
1          3.11      260       (5k)
2          6.22      115       (10k)
3          5.00      112      
4          2.00      92        
5          10.00    61        
6          1.00      53        
7          26.22    36         (Marathon)
8          3.00      34         (Mostly High School XC races)
9          4.00      33        
10         13.11    33         (Half-Marathon)
11         7.60      27         (Mostly Mt Washington)
12         4.96      24         (8k)
13         0.25      23        
14         0.50      20         Includes some 800m
15         3.50      18         (Weird distance)
16         9.32      17         (15k)
17         2.50      16        
18         1.86      15         3,000 meters (metric 2m)
19         7.45      15         (12k)
20         4.30      14         (Mostly Wachusett Mountain)
21         18.63    10         (30k)
 
I’ve had good luck in my 33 half-marathons, winning 11 and setting 8 course records.
 
Date                  Location                        Time     Pl          Field      Name   
11/27/88           Lowell               MA        1:09:11 1          400       Elks                               PR and CR, Bad blisters
10/15/89           Conway             NH        1:05:42 1          200       White mountain milers    PR, CR, and NH record.  Out/back course 50s, perfect weather
03/18/90           New Bedford      MA        1:05:27 18         1798     NEAC 13.1M                   PR, went through 10m in 49:35 then wind
10/06/90           Hollis                 NH        1:06:31 1          675       Applefest                       CR, 79 degrees and windy, 10k splits 30:35/32:30 won $600
03/17/91           New Bedford      MA        1:06:06 5          1928     NEAC 13.1M                   50s very windy on the ocean
10/12/91           Hollis                 NH        1:08:30 1          750       Applefest                       Intentional tie with Rick Dorion
03/15/92           New Bedford      MA        1:08:57 11         1750     New Bedford 1/2             27 degrees and windy, ran this as a workout
08/15/92           Parkersburg        WV        1:08:02 38         1000     USA championships         100% humidity 70 degrees felt awful
10/10/92           Hollis                 NH        1:06:07 1          775       Applefest                       CR, 60s and drizzle, 10k splits 30:15/32:25
10/12/92           Newport             RI         1:17:05 7          330       Newport                         Ran through as a workout
02/07/93           Hampton           VA         1:05:49 3          1200     Pomoco Colesium           Windsy really bad last 4m, 49:55 at 10 miles
03/21/93           New Bedford      MA        1:05:02 1          1423     NEAC 13.1M                   35 degrees some snow and rain but very little wind
10/09/93           Hollis                 NH        1:08:36 1          819       Applefest                       60 degree and 90% humidity
09/29/96           Newport             RI         1:06:48 1          719       USATF NE 13.1m             CR, Felt lousy didn't get past Craig until 1/2 mile to go
07/04/98           Bedford             NH        1:12:06 1          152       Bedford Lions sizzler        CR, 85 degrees and hum, no shade, ugly
03/14/99           Melrose             MA        1:07:29 5          1592     USATF NE 13.1m             5th place but EIGHT seconds out of first
04/18/99           Worcester          MA        1:10:49 1          131       Fred's                            CR, Ran through pacing Alex Tilson's attempt for sub 2:22
03/12/00           Melrose             MA        1:20:44 118       1769     USATF NE 13.1m             Ran with Petey and Mark B as a workout
10/15/00           Farmington        NH        1:14:27 2          151       Nute Ridge 1/2               78 degrees and windy, won $25
03/11/01           Melrose             MA        1:09:58 9          1875     USATF NE 13.1m             Forgot racing flats!  Lou Ristaino loaned me a pair
10/06/01           Hollis                 NH        1:15:16 2          744       Applefest                       Nothing in the tank
03/10/02           Wakefield          MA        1:15:10 9          1755     Police chase                   45 degrees and windy
03/17/02           New Bedford      MA        1:11:51 46         2073     USATF NE 1/2 champs    
03/19/06           New Bedford      MA        1:18:22 95         1575     USATF NE champs           Ran out of gas after 10, 40+ PR
03/15/09           New Bedford      MA        1:17:11 108       1951     USATF NE champs           Ran with Albee, great conditions, 40+ PR
03/18/12           New Bedford      MA        1:16:48 89         2276     USATF NE 13.1m             Tough last four miles nothing left, 40+ PR
04/07/12           Newmarket        NH        1:18:15 6          1222     Great Bay                       Picking people off the whole way after going out in 640s for the first few miles
03/17/13           New Bedford      MA        1:15:11 81         3500     USATF NE champs           2nd in the 45-49, 40+ PR
05/05/13           Middlebury         VT         1:20:01 8          649       Maple run                      Planned as a workout then ran hard last 3 realizing I might get top 40+
03/16/14           New Bedford      MA        1:18:52 152       2872     USATF NE champs           8th in the 45-49
09/26/15           Amherst             NH        1:25:30 2          35         Joe English                    50+ PR, night race 5x2.6 mile loop
03/20/16           New Bedford      MA        1:19:41 142       2482     USATF NE half                50+ PR, 5th in the 50+ (3rd 50-54)
06/26/16           Campobello        CAN       1:22:23 1          296       Bay of Fundy                  CR, Took the lead 1/2 way through and won by 1:20
 

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