2020 Race Schedule
Includes future events and results of past races
1/1: NYRR Midnight Run (4 miles)
27:26 (6:51 min/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 24, Overall: 130th of 5209
The race started in Central Park at the stroke of midnight. There were fireworks, which I usually get a kick out of seeing, but the course had us running with our backs to the display. I’m not sure why my pace was so slow. Bundled up for the cold was a factor, but I just didn’t have it.
1/19: Naples Daily News Half Marathon (Florida)
1:25:10 (6:30 min/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 2, Overall: 61st of 1398
This was a much better performance than I was expecting - I was just 4 seconds off my national record of 1:25:06. Training had not gone well at all on account of an unexplained illness that had lingered on for months. This result gave me hope that I might have a shot at Ed Whitlock’s world record of 1:22:23.
2/1: Jed Smith Ultras 30K (Sacramento)
2:09:04 (6:55 min/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 2, Overall: 3rd of 24
This was a new national record, breaking the 2:13:01 set by Clive Davies in 1986.
2/8: Tarawera 100 (New Zealand)
34:01:50 (20:32 min/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 1, Overall: 164th or 199
This was my slowest 100 miler ever. It was a tough course - there was even a runner who died the day after finishing. I needed to complete the race in 30 hours to qualify for Western States, so if you are looking for an easy qualifier, this is not it!
2/22: Frostbite 5 Mile (Ambler, PA)
32:40 (6:32/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 20, Overall: 113th of 1268
A new race PR for me by four seconds. This the fourth time I’ve run this race since the first in 2013.
3/ 8: Los Angeles Marathon (with my daughter, Hilary Shirazi)
3:25:39 (7:50 min/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 106, Overall: 864th of 21877
This was a training run for both Hilary and me. We ran together for the first 20 miles, and then I picked up the pace a little more.
3/21: Haddonfield 5K - Cancelled
3/29: Love Run Half - Cancelled
4/ 4: Tyler Arboretum 10K - Postponed to 11/7
4/ 4: Quarantine Backyard Ultra
54th of 2413
I ran 4.167 miles each hour for 24 hours - 100 miles
4/20: Boston Marathon - Postponed, then cancelled
4/26: London Marathon - Postponed, then cancelled
5/ 3: Broad Street 10-Mile - Cancelled
5/ 3: Emily Morley Challenge 5K
19:18
5/10: Zion Traverse (55 mile fun run with friends) - Cancelled
5/17: Coventry Woods 10K - Cancelled
5/30: Cayuga Trails 50 - Not cancelled, but closed to non-NYS residents
6/ 4-8: The Irrational S.O.U.T.H. 200 (Australia) - Cancelled
6/20: Soria Moria til Verdens Ende 100 (Norway) - Held, but Norway closed to visitors
6/21: Grandma's Marathon (Minnesota) - Cancelled
6/28: A Run For The Ages 10K Trail Chase - Cancelled
7/ 4: Afton 50K (Minnesota) - Cancelled
7/ 8: Lebanon 7M (Minnesota) - Cancelled
7/20-8/1: World Masters Athletics championships (Toronto) - Cancelled
I intended to enter the 1.5K, 5K, 10K, steeplechase, half marathon, and triple jump.
7/9-12: USATF Outdoor Track (Greensboro, NC) - Cancelled
8/ 7-11: Bigfoot 200 (Washington) - Cancelled
8/16: Double Trouble 15K
1:50:06, 11:48 min/mile
Age Group: 1st of 4, Overall: 53 of 139
This was my first race since I injured my right foot way back in April. I was still not fully recovered, so I took it easy.
9/ 7: Main Line 5K - Cancelled
9/14: Virtual Boston Marathon
3:26:16 (7:50 min/mile)
9/19: Leg 44 of the Great American Relay (10.7 miles)
Great fun with seven other Boston Buddies!
10/ 3: Camp Innabah 5M - Cancelled
10/4: Valley Forge Marathon - DNS, injured
10/11: Chicago Marathon - Cancelled
10/11: Dumb Dutchman Half Marathon - DNS, injured
10/18: Evansburg Challenge 10 Mile - Cancelled
11/ 1: Run The Bridge 10K - Cancelled
11/ 7: Tyler Arboretum 10K - DNS, Injured
11/14: Rothman 8K - Cancelled
11/15: Philadelphia Marathon - Cancelled
11/22: Labor Pain 10 Hour Race
Just coming off an injury, but I managed to complete three 4-mile laps before deciding discretion was the better part of valor.
12/ 7: Rehoboth Beach Marathon - Cancelled
12/19: Ancient Oaks 100 (Florida) - still scheduled
It was supposed to have been a jam packed year:
1) About 35 races: 6 marathons, 6 ultra marathons, 23 others
2) 11 states (PA, FL, CA, MA, UT, NY, MN, NC, NJ, IL, DE)
3) 5 countries (USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, England)
