I train harder because they told me it can’t be done. In their eyes: I don’t have the knee lift and leg power, I started too late, I am too far behind, my body has physical limits, my speed can’t be augmented, I too am lazy, I don’t have enough fast twitch fibers, I don’t run enough mileage, I…
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Joe Gentsch: Road to the Olympics: Why?
2020
February 29th – Colchester Half Marathon (1:28:00) 18th place
May 3rd – HCPB Marathon (4:38:08)
May 9th – Destiny Unbound 50k (5:25:46)
May 29th – Greater New Haven 100-mile Endurance Run (25:52:40)
July 18th – Trumbull 104
2019
April 13th – Traprock 50k (6:10:53) 8th place
June 1st – Worlds End 100k (16:10:59) 28th place
June 22nd – Manitou’s Revenge (15:41:13) 34th place
September 2nd – New Haven Road Race 20k (1:28:24) 125th place
October 6th – Nipmuck Trail Marathon (4:31:08) 9th place
October 20th – Bimblers Bluff 50k (6:04) 17th place
November 24th – Fall Fling 400 (16 loops, ~32 miles) 13th place
2018
April 16th – Boston Marathon (3:10:40) 3163rd place
May 26th – Hamden 5k (19:33) 2nd place
June 9th – Spring St. Mile (4:59.6) 41st place
July – Thursday Night Track Series at Manchester (7/5) Night 1: mile (5:28.44) and 800 (2:33.84)
(7/12) Night 2: 800 (2:34.72) and 2-mile (11:42.64)
(7/19) Night 3: 5000 (17:59.89)
(7/26) Night 4: 3k steeplechase (12:05.0) and 800 (2:33.26)
July 8th – West Rock Super Prestige 5k (22:02.3) 2nd place
July 21st – USATF Connecticut Open/Masters Championship: 3000 (10:45.21) 1st place & 1500 (4:55.75) 1st place
Sept. 3rd – New Haven Road Race 20k (1:35:23) 131st place
October 13th – Hartford Half (1:24:24) 65th place
November 18th – Philly Marathon (3:05:45) 422nd place
December 30th – West Rock Winter Fat Ass 50k (7:15:07) 1st place (tie)
2017
February 25th – Colchester Half (1:33:17) 40th place
March 25th – Two Rivers Marathon (3:24:35) 12th place
April 15th – Traprock 50k (7:47:39) 58th place
May 13th – North Face Bear Mountain 50 Miler (10:31:07) 58th place
June 17th – Manitou’s Revenge 54 Miler (15:19:26) 25th place
August 12th – Eastern States 100 (31:42:31) 43rd place
September 23rd – Ray Crothers XC 5k (19:12) 14th place
November 19th – JFK50 (8:56:12) 113th place
2016
February 6th – American Canyon 50k (5:38:52) 8th place
March 12th – Marin Ultra Challenge 50 Mile (10:21:59) 37th place
April 18th – The Boston Marathon (3:25:04) 5165th place
May 7th – The Canyons 100k (13:27:12) 33rd place
June 17th – Bighorn 100 (31:14:11) 100th place
September 18th – Pisgah Mountain 50k (5:26:23) 13th place
October 23rd – Bimblers Bluff 50k (5:33:10) 11th place
November 5th – Stone Cat 50-Miler (8:18:15) 16th place
November 26th – Cardinal Foley Turkey Trot 5k (19:01) 8th place
December 10th – Roxbury Marathon (3:10:27) 3rd place
2015
February 1st – Kaiser SF Half Marathon (1:29:03) 213th place
February 21st – Chabot 50k – DNF
March 15th – LA Marathon (3:21:57) 393rd place
April 19th – Ruth Anderson Ultras 50k (4:24:36) 5th place
May 2nd – Miwok 100k (12:37:11) 77th place
May 17th – Tilden Tough Ten (1:07:45) 12th place
May 25th – Marin Memorial Day 10k (38:35) 106th place
June 7th – Lake Chabot Half Marathon (1:43:44) 13th place
June 21st – Woodminster XC (1:10:01) 29th place
July 26th – Redwood Anvil 20 Miler (2:51:10) 6th place
August 23rd – Santa Rosa Marathon (3:07:01) 78th place
September 26th – Garin Park XC Challenge 5k (20:10) 91st place
September 27th – LMJS Fourth Sunday 10k (40:32) 2nd place
October 25th – LMJS Fourth Sunday 5k (19:45) 4th place
November 22nd – LMJS Fourth Sunday 5k (20:03) 2nd place
2014
February 22nd – Chabot 50k (4:44:15) 7th place
April 12th – Lake Sonoma 50 (9:18:32) 66th place
May 3rd – Miwok 100k (12:47:54) 79th place
June 7th – San Diego 100 (25:24:08) 33rd place
August 3rd – Skyline 50k (5:07:38) 36th place
September 20th – Coastal 50k (5:05:56) 9th place
December 6th – TNFEC Championship 50-miler (9:23:17) 111th place
2013
April 13th – Lake Sonoma 50 (12:25:19) 177th place
May 11th – Cinderella Trail Marathon (4:50:12) 4th place
May 26th – Dirty German 50k (4:41:43) 13th place
June 16th – Woodminster XC (1:13:03) 27th place
June 29th – North Fork 50 (10:07:12) 15th place
July 21st – La Sportiva Table Rock 27k (2:45:10) 32nd place
August 11th – Skyline 50k (5:01:24) 34th place
September 7th – Woodsy (1:01:58) 6th place
September 21st – Coastal 50k (5:25:33) 13th place
October 12th – Dick Collins Firetrails 50 (9:07:35) 53rd place
December 7th – TNFEC Championship 50 (9:41:22) 81st place
2012
January 28th – Steep Ravine 30k (3:14:22) 24th place
April 7th – Grizzly Peak Marathon (4:51:53) 7th place
May 12th – Cinderella Trail 13.1 (2:05:14) 16th place
June 3rd – Canyon Meadow 50k (5:45:08) 6th place
June 17th – Woodminster XC (1:22:23) 53rd place
August 12th – Skyline 50k (5:40:32) 58th place
September 9th – K2 Summit 55k (7:08:00) 10th place
October 13th – Dick Collins Firetrails 50 (10:53:42) 125th place
November 3rd – Lake Chabot 50k (5:38:53) 21st place
2011
July 31st – San Francisco Half Marathon (1:49:50) 560th place
September 18th – Lake Merced Half Marathon (1:44:04) 45th place
November 5th – Lake Chabot 13.1 (1:48:28) 10th place
December 31st – Rodeo Beach 20k (1:55:51) 38th place
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