Everything you want to know about my winning streak, and a
lot more
Last month I got my first win of 2016 which kept my streak
going. I’ve got at least one win for 38 consecutive years (1979-2016). 1991
was probably my best year for wins when I got 38 out of 57 wins, although a lot
of those were wins at the CMS weekly 5k. Those should not be discounted as I
ran sub-15 numerous times including a 14:44. In 1997 I won 88.9% of my races,
taking the victory in 8 of the 9 races I completed. My season ended early that
year with a broken bone in my foot (hint: don’t run on a stress fracture for a
year). Oddly when I break down my wins by what type of race (indoor track,
outdoor track, roads, mountains, etc.) my highest winning percentage is on the
outdoor track. That must be from a lot of high school wins, I’m not winning on
the track in recent years. Also oddly my lowest percentage of wins is in
Mountain racing, which is probably my strongest category. I guess that makes
sense as I’ve done a lot of high quality mountain races (New England, National,
and World championships) so I may have run well but not scored many wins.
I’ve won at distances from ¼ mile to 100km (62.2 miles)
with the most wins at the following:
5k = 87
5m = 55
2m = 44
Mile = 23
10k = 21
10 miles = 15
½ marathon = 11
Marathon = 6
I’ve had wins in 15 different states and one win outside
of the USA (Germany), top states:
MA = 250
NH = 85
VT = 10
RI & ME = 6
Wins by type of race
|
Type
|
Wins
|
Total Raced
|
% won
|
|
Mtn
|
18
|
154
|
11.7%
|
|
Snow
|
27
|
123
|
22.0%
|
|
XC
|
34
|
143
|
23.8%
|
|
Total
|
378
|
1340
|
28.2%
|
|
I track
|
32
|
113
|
28.3%
|
|
Road
|
189
|
586
|
32.3%
|
|
Trail
|
31
|
93
|
33.3%
|
|
O track
|
47
|
125
|
37.6%
|
Wins by year
|
By year:
|
Races
|
%
Won
| |
|
1979
|
3
|
26
|
11.5%
|
|
1980
|
13
|
46
|
28.3%
|
|
1981
|
22
|
47
|
46.8%
|
|
1982
|
18
|
47
|
38.3%
|
|
1983
|
4
|
20
|
20.0%
|
|
1984
|
10
|
23
|
43.5%
|
|
1985
|
7
|
14
|
50.0%
|
|
1986
|
3
|
9
|
33.3%
|
|
1987
|
7
|
20
|
35.0%
|
|
1988
|
16
|
32
|
50.0%
|
|
1989
|
12
|
24
|
50.0%
|
|
1990
|
10
|
28
|
35.7%
|
|
1991
|
38
|
57
|
66.7%
|
|
1992
|
20
|
48
|
41.7%
|
|
1993
|
35
|
59
|
59.3%
|
|
1994
|
13
|
26
|
50.0%
|
|
1995
|
18
|
43
|
41.9%
|
|
1996
|
24
|
45
|
53.3%
|
|
1997
|
8
|
9
|
88.9%
|
|
1998
|
7
|
28
|
25.0%
|
|
1999
|
7
|
29
|
24.1%
|
|
2000
|
11
|
44
|
25.0%
|
|
2001
|
14
|
38
|
36.8%
|
|
2002
|
6
|
34
|
17.6%
|
|
2003
|
3
|
28
|
10.7%
|
|
2004
|
1
|
27
|
3.7%
|
|
2005
|
1
|
33
|
3.0%
|
|
2006
|
2
|
57
|
3.5%
|
|
2007
|
9
|
49
|
18.4%
|
|
2008
|
7
|
41
|
17.1%
|
|
2009
|
5
|
46
|
10.9%
|
|
2010
|
2
|
39
|
5.1%
|
|
2011
|
3
|
40
|
7.5%
|
|
2012
|
10
|
62
|
16.1%
|
|
2013
|
4
|
37
|
10.8%
|
|
2014
|
3
|
42
|
7.1%
|
|
2015
|
1
|
24
|
4.2%
|
|
2016
|
1
|
12
|
8.3%
|
|
378
|
1 comment:
How about course records you set when you won?
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