Friday, May 4, 2018

Not my favorite race...but I keep going back


Pack Monadnock
I’ve had pretty good luck at Pack Monadnock.  The first two years I ran it I won and set course records.  I’ve finished in the top 10 15 times (including 3 masters wins and one senior win).  I’m hoping to run between 1:10 and 1:12 based on my times at the half-marathon and 15km earlier this year.  That means a 32-33 minute opening 5 mile and a 38-39 minute second 5 (where most of the climbing is).  If Kassandra Marin sticks with me like she did at Sleepy Hollow (and the Merrimack River) she may break the women’s course record!


Date       Time       PL            Fin           Master   Senior    Notes
05/31/92 59:30       1              150                                          Ran back from base of mountain to Wilton w Artie in 65 min.  2. Caz 6159
06/02/96 59:13       1              196                                          70-80 dry no wind
06/07/98 1:01:40   1              210                                          Beat Caz on the Climb
06/06/99 58:49.0    2              157                                          Sunny windy 70s, Eric Morse 58:35 course record
06/11/00 1:02:01   2              132                                          Easy first 4 with Eric M, he took lead at 8.5 I got 2nd at 9.9
06/03/01 59:40       2              191                                         
06/02/02 1:04:51   5              158                                         
06/01/03 1:06:08   5              189                                         
06/05/05 1:11:43   3              183          1                              Very hot, felt lousy.
06/04/06 1:06:39   3              173          2                              Nice conditions.  Low 63min just to win. 
06/03/07 1:07:13   3              225          1                              Low 64:35.  Foggy, felt tired, ran decent last couple of miles holding off Rich
05/31/09 1:07:36   9              292          1                              Out a bit too fast, 30:32 at half.  Climbed well but time wasn't quite what I wanted. 
06/06/10 1:11:35   16            364          5                              Ran the first 7 @ 30 sec - 1min slower than last year then the last 3 all-out
06/03/12 1:06:37   6              201          2                              2 seconds under old 40+ PR from 2006
05/11/14 10:02.0    11            248                          1              Caught Rob Edson at 7 put 3 minutes on him, missed the 50+ CR by 14 seconds
06/05/16 1:11:55   10            165                          2              Ed Sheldon 1:40 in front at 9 miles 22 seconds at finish
05/07/17 1:10:29   10            185                          2              Ed Sheldon won 50+ in 1:08:41

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