Looking back - July 1989 & July 1994

 July 1989 (35 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).                 

July 1994 (30 years ago):  I raced four times during this month with mixed results.  On the fourth of July I took on 500 others at the North Andover 10k.  I’m not sure why the field was so strong at this race, but probably because of prize money.  I went out in a pack of 10 that eventually dwindle to 5 by half-way.  I ended up running a 30:42 which was only good enough for 3rd place ($100), I noted in my log that I had “not much leg turnover”.  Four days later (07/08) I topped a field of 20 at the Fit Kids track mile at Pinkerton (Derry NH) with a 4:35. The following weekend I got another win at the Couples 5k (Concord NH) running a 14:34 for a 28 second win over Jamie Goodberlet.  I finished out the month (07/27) with a win in Fitchburg MA running a 15:25 at the CMS weekly series 5k.