Races Results
Date Race Name Time Place Comments
5k (3.1 miles)
6/1/03 Seattle Race For The Cure (Seattle, WA) 27:20 unknown First ever race. Had plantar fasciitis, couldn't train properly
6/6/04 Seattle Race For The Cure (Seattle, WA) 21:13 7/124 in age group,
46/888 for all males		 Over 2 minutes per mile faster than previous year
9/25/04 Northwest Trek Run Wild (Eatonville, WA) 20:10 1st in age group,
10/126 overall		 1 week before Portland Marathon
4/30/05 Redmond Hawk Walk (Redmond, WA) 20:18 1st in age/gender group,
24/209 overall		 Speed work for marathon training - Hadn't planned on running this fast with sore calf. Probably could have PR'd if I started in the right spot. Had to weave through people for the first 5 minutes
5/14/05 Loop at the Lake (Seattle, WA) 20:21 8/94 overall Hadn't trained in 3 weeks. Still a decent time.
6/4/05 Seattle Race For The Cure (Seattle, WA) 20:54 4/99 age group,
23/624 for all males,
24/1460 overall		 Annual tradition - no training for 7 weeks previous (injury). Not a bad time under those conditions. Still 19 seconds faster than the year before!
9/24/05 Tom Wales Community 5K (Seattle, WA) 19:32
(4.5K)		 4/14 age group,
7/94 for all males
8/191 overall		 Run with friends. I was on PR pace and somehow my group got redirected and didn't run the official course (I think we ended up running 3 miles). So this time doesn't count. Besides, after the error was discovered (about 1.25 miles in) I didn't run hard. I don't really count this time, but the place is probably accurate.
10/09/05 Woodinville Country Slough Run (Woodinville, WA) 17:32
(4.5K)		 3/26 in age group,
7/199 for all males,
7/430 overall		 Would you believe this course was messed up to. The Volunteers set the turnaround point too early, making this course a little under .3 mile short. At the pace I was running, I probably would have finished 19:15-19:30, a new PR. Oh well, I'll try again at Toys for Tots, which will be hilly. If not, maybe I find one in December...
11/19/05 Thanksgiving Dash 5K (Olympia, WA) 20:07* Finished second overall I wasn't in the best of shape for this one, but I still PR'd. Would have had faster PRs if the 5Ks I ran before were fully 5Ks. This race marks a hiatus for me. I need a break for a long while.
10k (6.2 miles)
11/20/04 Thanksgiving Dash (Olympia, WA) 47:28 2nd in male age group,
8/47 overall		 Was sick during race, and did not train. Not a good time, but my first 10K!
8/28/05 Lynnwood Hi-5 (Lynnwood, WA) 45:26* 5/10 in male age group,
13/37 for all males,
15/70 overall		 Good place to see where I am after recovering from my injury. And to get more experience with pacing for 10ks. Pretty tough course, and I'm happy with my progress so far. The only PR I expect this racing year after injuries.
Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
9/6/04 Super Jock 'n Jill Half Marathon (Woodinville, WA) 1:37:26 31/75 in male age group,
164/649 for all males,
199/1197 overall 		PR. Flat fast course. First Half Marathon - longest distance I'd ever run at this point
3/20/05 Mercer Island Half Marathon (Mercer Island, WA) 1:41:51 28/73 in male age group,
210/742 for all males,
258/1300 overall 		Hilly, windy course. Fairly tough. Towards beginning of training season
4/16/05 Toe Jam Hill Half Marathon (Bainbridge Island, WA) 1:43:58 4th in male age group,
11th overall		 Unbelievably tough course. Many hills, some really steep. Glad to have finished!
9/5/05 Super Jock 'n Jill Half Marathon (Woodinville, WA) 1:34:51* 29/95 male age group,
135/625 for all males,
161/1153 overall 		This was my return to distance running after injury. I had only been training for 5 weeks, but something told me to go for a PR around mile 3 and I surprised myself with this PR. Maybe this year won't be a lost year for PRs after all! My new training program seems to be working.
Marathon (26.2 miles)
10/3/04 Portland Marathon (Portland, OR) 3:39:02 83/294 in male age group,
669/2707 for all males,
832/5838 total		 First ever marathon! Seriously hit the wall at mile 19!
6/12/05 North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Sequim, WA) 3:58:01 5/13 in male age group,
105/238 for all males,
147/439 overall		 Injury stopped my training for 2 months prior. I could only run once a week! Still I had already paid for this so I decided to run it anyway. Not a bad time. Had I been able to train I probably would have been below 3:30. Had some bad cramping and hit the wall a bit around mile 22, but I'm very happy to finish, considering I hadn't been running, I had and injury, and I was sick (and on medication!)
10/22/05 Halloween Marathon (Olympia, WA) 3:18:02* 3/32 overall,
1st in age group		 The course was fairly flat, and even though this was my fastest marathon, it also seemed pretty easy. I might have been able to run it faster, but I am more than happy with the time. Only had a little cramping at mile 25 that slowed me down a bit, but otherwise - no wall! I'm getting closer to qualifying for Boston! I have PRs this year at all my distances except a 5K...


* - Indicates Personal Record