Looking back - July 1989

July 1989 (30 years ago):  I raced three times during this month, all pretty short races.  The first race was the Chelmsford 4th of July 2.1 mile that I won in 9:27.  Eric Beauchesne pushed the early pace but I was able to pull clear in the last ½ mile to win by 6 seconds.  The Sullivan Farms Racing Team put 8 in the top 12.  The next day I hit the track at Cawley Stadium for the GLRR 2 mile series.  Bob Hodge bolted out at the start and soloed to an impressive 8:54. I took 2nd place in 9:03.  Ten days later (07/15) I travelled to Buffalo for the Subaru 4 mile race.  I wasn’t happy with my race despite running 18:47 (4:42 per mile) which was good enough for 7th place ($150).