Look around you on race day. Those who are busy turning their heads and looking for their competition in the first few miles are too stressed. Those are the folks who aren’t going to have a good day.
Karl Meltzer, winner of 34 100-mile races, reminding us to put pressure on ourselves later in the race, only after we’ve settled into a nice rhythm (in the same article he states that the “race doesn’t really start until mile 70”.) .
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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