2023 Race Schedule

Calendar and Results

1/15: Naples Half Marathon (Naples, FL)
1:31:44 (7:00/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 18, Overall: 76th of 891
I was very pleased with my time. The medicine I’m taking for a blood disorder has been very effective in getting me back in the game.

1/21: USATF Club XC 8k, (Richmond, VA)
35:48 (7:00/mile)
Age Group: 3rd of 18, Overall: 76th of 891
Very easy course with good conditions and weather.
My 70+ team placed three runners in the top 10, but Boulder beat us out for first place.

1/28: The Itch 50k (Ocala, FL)
6:27:26 (19:18/mile)
Age Group: Overall: 8th of 13
Very nice low key event. Mostly single track. Always scenic, rarely easy. I was having trouble with shortness of breath, so my pace was even slower than the conditions dictated.

2/ 4: Rocky Raccoon 100 (Huntsville, TX)
This would have been my fifth RR100, but I strained a muscle in my abdomen four days before the race and I had to DNS.

2/25: USATF Masters 5k National Championships(Atlanta, GA)
21:22 (6:52/mile)
Age Group: 4th of 16, Overall: 133rd of 253
I skipped a race last week due to my injury, so I went into this race with virtually no training for the last three weeks. My legs felt fine, but my labored breathing due to my battle with Thrombocytosis kept me from going any faster. The pain from my abdominal muscle hurt a bit out of the opening gate, but not too bad the rest of the race. I had a nice battle for 4th place with Kirk Larson coming down the finishing stretch, nipping him by a step or two.

2/25: Atlanta Marathon (Atlanta, GA)
3:38:17 (8:20/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 2, Overall: 125th of 1335
Seems a shame to spend all that time and money of a 5k, so I entered the marathon held the next day. It was a struggle after the first half - tired legs, fighting off cramps, labored breathing. I was fairly pleased with my time considering my lack of training. My finish time was good enough to qualify me for the 2024 Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group Championships.

3/ 4: Naked Bavarian 20mi/40mi (local)
9:00:22 (13:11/mile)
Two loops near Blue Marsh Lake. “Naked” refers to the fact that it is a no-frills race, not a reference to running attire. The trail was generally easy running with some significant climbs.

3/11: J&J 50 mile trail race (TX)
15:34:56 (18:42/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 1, Overall: 14th of 15
Another warmup for the Western States 100. I entered at the suggestion of long time running friend, Julie Deery. It was relentlessly technical, hence the very slow time. Lots of hard, jagged, limestone littered the trails.

3/18: MAUSATF Haddonfield Adrenaline 5k(local)
21:24 (6:53/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 15, Overall: 181st of 726
I ran my 5k PR of 19:01 here in 2014, but nowhere close to that today. I seem to have a “governor” that prevents me from running much faster than 7:00 per mile. I also strained a thigh muscle heading for the finish line.

3/26: Love Run Half Marathon(local)
I was the 1:50 pacer, but I pulled up lame after four miles. The injury last week was more severe than I thought.

4/ 2: USATF 10 Mile (Sacramento, CA)
It was to be my final race in the M70-74 age group, but I had to withdraw on account of the injury.

4/30: USATF 10k (Dedham, MA)
I set the national M70 age group record here five years ago, so I was hoping history would repeat itself now that I’m M75, but I withdrew out of an abundance of caution.

5/13: Dawn To Dusk To Dawn 12 hour (local)
25k: 2:48:33 - national record
30k: 3:24:08 - national record
20mi: 3:41:28 - national record
50k: 5:40:39 - national record
50mi: 9:25:10 - national record
100k: 11:56:26 - national record
12Hr: 100.481k - national and world record

6/ 3: Cayuga Trails 50 (Ithaca, NY)
14:13:52 (17:04/mile)
Overall: 114th of 169
I really look forward to this race every year. It was my final tuneup for Western States.

6/24: Western States 100 (CA)
Missed the cutoff by 3 minutes at 71 miles. Still, an amazing experience.

7/20-23: USATF Masters Outdoor (Greensboro, NC)
5k : 22:07 (7:07/mile), National Champion
10k: 48:11 (7:45/mile), National Champion
2k Steeplechase: 9:51 (7:55/mile), National Champion

7/30: MAUSATF Off Road, Triple Trouble 15k, 50k (local)
15k: 1:20:18 (8:37/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 3 (M70+), Overall: 40th of 226
50k: 7:14:28 (13:59/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 1 (M70+), Overall: 26th of 30

8/20: MAUSATF Off Road, Chobot Challenge 13.25k (local)
1:16:44 (9:19/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 3, Overall: 29th of 99

8/25-27: Hood To Coast Relay (OR)
29:33:35 (9:02/mile)
Division: 1st of 7, Overall: 343rd of 1166
This was the third year in a row of competing on a 12-runner team of all 70+ year olds. With only four women on the team, we couldn’t compete in the mixed division, and the last age group was 60+, so we competed in the open 60+ division, and we placed first!

9/17: USATF 12k (Sandy Hook, NJ)
50:50 (9:19/mile)
Age Group: 1st
National Champion

9/24: Berlin Marathon
3:18:23 (7:34/mile)
Age Group: 1st
I was in sight of the finish line when I got a cramp in my left calf and right thigh, which I had to stop and work out. As a consequence, I missed the American M75 record by 13 seconds.

10/ 8: Chicago Marathon
3:17:01 (7:31/mile)
Age Group: 1st, Overall: 5693rd of 48394
Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group champion
This finish time set a new M75 American record, beating the time of 3:18:10, set by Warren Utes 28 years earlier.

10/21: Bethlehem Running Festival 5k (Bethlehem, PA)
21:02 (6:45/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 10, Overall: 39th of 920

10/21: Bethlehem Running Festival 10k (Bethlehem, PA)
44:37 (7:11/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 10, Overall: 53rd of 770

10/22: Bethlehem Running Festival half marathon (Bethlehem, PA)
1:41:18 (7:43/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 11, Overall: 105 of 770

10/28: Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Trail Race (AZ)
28:19:30 (17:00/mile)
Overall: 423rd of 515, Oldest finisher

11/ 5: MAUSATF Philadelphia half marathon (local)
1:35:33 (7:17/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 17, Overall: 798th of 13,006

11/ 5: MAUSATF Bridge Run 10k (local)
44:48 (7:13/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 6, Overall: 79th of 1193

12/ 9: Kiawah Marathon (SC)
3:25:51 (7:51/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 2, Overall: 137th of 1363

12/17: Naked Nick 50k (local)
6:54:51 (13:21/mile)
Age Group: 1st of 2, Overall: 114th of 150