1987 – 35 years ago: I only raced twice in January of my final year of indoor track at U-Lowell. I was on the 4x1 mile relay team with Jason Cakorous (4:28), Rick Dawe (4:20), and John Cotter (4:14) at the Dartmouth Relays. Our time of 17:13 still stands as the school record. I ran a PR of 4:10 for my leg. At the end of the month, I took a shot at the school record for 2 miles (8:48 – Mike Hurton). I took 5th place at the Harvard invitational in a fast field on a fast 220 yard track. After a slow first quarter (69) the tempo upped with splits of 63, 66, and 65 getting me through the mile in 4:23 and still having a shot at the record. A 67, 67, and 68 put the record out of reach and I settled for a personal best of 8:52.1. It was a bit disappointing as I had run as fast as 8:55 as a freshman five years before this. I’d never run faster, and indoor track races (with the exception of the mile) are now held in metric distances, so the 2 mile record isn’t even listed anymore.
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