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Planned and possible
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| 20 March 2010 |
National Marathon/Half |
| 27 March 2010 |
Yakima River Canyon Marathon |
| 24 April 2010 |
Ocean City Half (Ocean City MD) |
| 25 April 2010 |
Blossoms of Hope Half (Columbia MD) |
| 1 May 2010 |
American River Parkway Half |
| 2 May 2010 |
Orange County Half |
| 6 June 2010 |
North Olympic Discovery Marathon |
| 26 June 2010 |
RnR Seattle (possible) |
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Half marathon
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| 20 Feb 2010 |
Bay Breeze Half (San Leandro CA) |
1:46:21 (chip time) |
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Started at Marina Park in San Leandro, and followed the Bay Trail south almost to the San Mateo Bridge. Cool, somewhat breezy day; good running weather. Nice people, not too many runners. Lots of shore birds along the way--tide was out, so there was a lot to see. Got third place in my age division. |
| 7 February 2010 |
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon |
2:21:14 (chip time) |
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Nice day, nice race and course as usual. Ran with Craig! Plenty of rabbits. Felt great afterward. |
| 17 January 2010 |
RnR Arizona (half) |
1:46:01 (chip time) |
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After a bad week, I just about bailed out the night before. But instead decided to run anyway... and it turned out to be a decent race. Ran the first three miles or so with Juan, which helped keep the initial pace sane. Picked it up in the middle third but didn't quite get it to the cruising pace I had hoped for. At mile 10 or so, a guy came up alongside and chatted a little about pace... which was exactly what I needed to push in the last three miles. I missed my personal goal time by a minute, but still beat my previous best. Next time, with more sleep and less interrupted training... |
| 13 December 2009 |
VA Runner Blue and Gray Half |
1:49:34 (chip time) |
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Drizzy, dark, and beautiful. Started and ended in a shopping center, but then went up and over a hill into quiet residential neighborhoods. Lots of old houses, winter trees, nearly empty streets. Fairly small race but not too small; there were enough spectators to make it nice. Bonuses: pizza, hot soup, and doughnuts at the end. |
| 31 October 2009 |
Healdsburg Wine Country Half |
1:57:46.3 |
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This turned out to be a beautiful run, and easier/faster than the same route last year. Once again the race started just before dawn at Coppola winery, went south, over a hill, and north up the Dry Creek Valley. There was a lot of fog in the valleys at the start, and it was around 50 degrees out. We didn't run in any of the fog, but it lent a pleasant atmosphere. |
| 4 October 2009 |
RnR San Jose Half |
1:47:56 (chip time) |
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Decided to run this at nearly the last moment. I had had a training run scheduled for around ten miles, and decided to do the half instead. Partway in it was clear that training has paid off, and the speed felt great. |
| 26 July 2009 |
San Francisco Marathon (first half) |
2:17:20 (chip time) |
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First race that Craig and I did together. Very crowded, especially on the bridge. |
| 27 June 2009 |
RnR Seattle Half |
1:50:53 (chip time) |
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Nice course, great weather. Felt great. |
| 17 May 2009 |
Avenue of the Vines Half, Lodi |
2:10:06.1 (chip time) |
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Hot; long straight roads; got dehydrated by the end. Dairy farms halfway through posed a particular challenge. |
| 2 May 2009 |
American River Parkway Half |
2:10:32.4 (chip time) |
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Nice route, nice people. A little rain along the way but nothing major. Came in faster than expected but felt lousy from lack of rest and gut cramps. Most amusing fact: I had bib number 666. |
| 25 October 2008 |
Healdsburg Wine Country Half |
2:16:50 (chip time) |
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This was the first running of the Healdsburg half. The route was great: country roads, much of it through vineyards in a fairly narrow valley. The route was rolling hills and as a result a relatively slow course; there were a lot of people who seemed to give out in the last two or three miles. |
| 5 October 2008 |
RnR San Jose |
2:03:37 (chip time) |
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Big (20k people), fast, not terribly scenic but very very convenient. |
| 3 August 2008 |
San Francisco Half Marathon (first half) |
2:09:36 |
| 3 February 2008 |
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half |
2:03:29 (clock time) |
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The KP SF half is a quick, fun route. The first half is easy—going downhill west through Golden Gate Park. Then an out-and-back on the Great Highway, where people seem to start to fall apart. Ends with an uphill into the finish. |
| 16 July 2006 |
Carneros Wine Country Half |
1:54:40 |
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One of the prettier races out there. An early morning start at a vineyard is nice. A few bumps but no real hills. |
| 5 February 2006 |
San Francisco Half |
1:54:02 |
| 17 July 2005 |
Wine Country Half |
1:58:59 |
| 17 April 2005 |
Santa Cruz Half |
2:01:00 |
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Not my favorite race. Too many horses had been on the trail in days before, and one had to avoid their leftovers. And who thought finishing in the sand was a good idea? |
| 6 February 2005 |
San Francisco Half |
2:08:12 |
| 11 July 2004 |
Wine Country Half |
2:19:16 |
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Marathon
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| 7 March 2010 |
Napa Valley Marathon |
4:24:00 (chip time) |
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Once again I have been lucky with the Napa Valley Marathon and had good weather. Reports are that last year was an ugly, rainy mess... but this year was sunny, cool at the start, still wind to a little side breeze. Felt good all the way through, and hit a new best time. |
| 6 December 2009 |
California International Marathon (Sacramento) |
4:36:08 (chip time) |
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Cold and windy. Hillier than expected. |
| 11 October 2009 |
Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon |
4:29:31 (gun time) |
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This was the first time I had run the same full marathon route twice. It seemed different from my recollection of the first time, four years before: longer, straighter, maybe a little less solitary. The fall colors were a week away from being at their peak but nice anyway. I felt pretty strong up through mile 22 or 23, around the tunnels, and had trouble after that but still finished at the pace I wanted. |
| 2 March 2008 |
Napa Valley Marathon |
4:42:59 |
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Highlight of the run: a coyote trying to cross the road, confused by hundreds of runners in its way. Steady downhill, and a tailwind this time. |
| 9 October 2005 |
Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon |
4:42:43 |
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A spectacular route. Below freezing at the start, but the first few miles are a gentle uphill and I took off outer layers fairly soon. Bright yellow autumn foliage in the canyons. |
| 12 June 2005 |
North Olympic Discovery |
5:13:00 |
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First marathon. Ran in front of the house I grew up in, and my mom and Craig kept going from spot to spot to cheer us on. |
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Other distances
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| 8 November 2009 |
Clarksburg Country Run (20 mi) |
2:56:55.3 (gun time) |
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This race was a last-minute whim. I hadn't heard of it until a friend registered for it and mentioned it. I was scheduled to do a long run on this day in my training plan, so I decided to try it. The route turned out to be quite a nice on: almost completely flat, cool but not cold, sunny, but mostly along country roads with oaks and walnuts lining either side. The race people seemed nice as well. Recommended. I managed the best time I have ever hit at this distance (8:51/mile), which leads me to think that my full marathon time can improve significantly. |