Running Stats

Putting the Hammer Down In the 2009 Grafton Road Race
MARATHON	DATE	LOCATION	TIME	COMMENTS
Richmond Newspapers	8-Oct-78	Richmond, Virginia	2:59:55	Boston qualifying time was 3:00 hours so I made it with 5 seconds to spare!
Marine Corps Marathon	5-Nov-78	Washington, DC	2:55:00	I didn’t realize I had farther to run when I first spotted the Iwo Jima Memorial
Virginia Beach Marathon	17-Mar-79	Virginia Beach, Virginia	2:47:28	Unexpectedly emotional finish on the boardwalk!
Boston Marathon	16-Apr-79	Boston, Massachusetts	2:48:35	Just an amazing trip.  Drove up from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia in a Fiat 128!
Rockford Marathon	4-Jul-80	Rockford, Illinois	2:45:27	The first of an impressive string of Rockford finishes!
Iowa City Marathon	2-Nov-80	Iowa City, Iowa	2:40:51	Out and back through the farms.  This was an amazingly flat course.
America’s Marathon	27-Sep-81	Chicago, Illinois	2:33:41	This was definitely a breakthrough marathon for me!
Rockford Marathon	4-Jul-82	Rockford, Illinois	2:39:34
Chicago Marathon	27-Sep-82	Chicago, Illinois	2:40:25
Milwaukee Marathon	10-Oct-82	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	2:45:59
Boston Marathon	18-Apr-83	Boston, Massachusetts	2:38:44	This is my Boston Marathon PR!
Chicago Marathon	16-Oct-83	Chicago, Illinois	2:33:55	This was my second 2:33 marathon on this course!
Rockford Marathon	13-Nov-83	Rockford, Illinois	2:33:13	This was my third 2:33 and my all-time marathon PR!
St. Louis Marathon	4-Dec-83	St. Louis, Missouri	2:40:34	I didn’t plan to run this marathon.  I had to have my running shoes sent to me.
Lake County Marathon	29-Apr-84	Waukegan, Illinois	DNF	I dropped out at 21 miles
Twin Cities Marathon	30-Sep-84	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN	2:40:34
Grandma’s Marathon	Jun-85	Duluth, Minnesota	2:39:58
Grandma’s Marathon	Jun-86	Duluth, Minnesota	2:44:51
Twin Cities Marathon	Oct-87	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN	2:40:40
Twin Cities Marathon	2-Oct-88	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN	2:54:58
Twin Cities Marathon	8-Oct-89	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN	2:58:40
Chicago Marathon	28-Oct-80	Chicago, Illinois	2:40:06	This was the new Chicago marathon course!
Boston Marathon	15-Apr-91	Boston, Massachusetts	2:51:05
First Tennessee Marathon	1-Dec-91	Memphis, Tennessee	2:51:35
Rocket City Marathon	14-Dec-91	Huntsville, Alabama	2:50:55
Hyannis Marathon	1-Mar-92	Hyannis, Massachusetts	DNF	I pulled my calf muscle at 5 miles.  I was one of two invited runners and was flown in from Madison, WI.  Huge dissappointment!
Boston Marathon	19-Apr-93	Boston, Massachusetts	DNF	Dropped out at mile 23 because of the heat!
Ocean State Marathon	10-Nov-96	Narragansett, RI	3:06:51	I decided to run this marathon while attending the pasta party the night before with Mark Lorden
Boston Marathon	21-Apr-97	Boston, Massachusetts	3:06:03	I ran with an injured right knee and shouldn’t have.
Portland Marathon	3-Oct-04	Portland, Maine	3:16:54	Finished 14th  out of 96 in my age group.
Hartford Marathon	11-Oct-08	Hartford, Connecticut	3:31:23	Finished 28th out of 144 in my age group.
Boston Marathon	20-Apr-09	Boston, Massachusetts	3:23:23
Providence Marathon	3-May-09	Providence, Rhode Island	3:20:38	Finished 3rd out of 73 in my age group.
Phoenix Rock n’ Roll Marathon	16-Jan-11	Phoenix, Arizona	3:27:47
Half-Marathon	DATE	LOCATION	TIME	COMMENTS
Colonial Relays Half-Marathon	18-Apr-79	Williamsburg, Virginia	1:17:26
Kunsan Half-Marathon	Sep-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	1:12:12
Corn Festival Half-Marathon	28-Sep-80	Morris, Illinois	1:14:07
Harvest Hustle Half-Marathon	12-Sep-82	Cary-Grove, Illinois	1:19:00	This was an unbelievably hilly course!
Johnny Kelly Half-Marathon	7-Sep-92	Hyannis, Massachusetts	1:20:40
New Bedford Half-Marathon	16-Mar-97	New Bedford, Massachusetts	1:20:50
Law Enforcement Half-Marthon	14-Mar-04	Wakefield, Massachusetts	1:31:38
Boston Run To Remember	24-May-09	Boston, Massachusetts	1:27:54
Boston Run To Remember	30-May-10	Boston, Massachusetts	1:35:30	Finished 7th out of 214 in my age group.
ING Hartford Half-Marathon	9-Oct-10	Hartford, Connecticut	1:32:27	Finished 9th out of 207 in my age group.
Ten Miles	DATE	LOCATION	TIME	COMMENTS
Catfish Days	27-Jul-80	Wilmington, Illinois	56:06:00
Wilmington 10 Miler	26-Jul-81	Wilmington, Illinois	56:55:00
Coal City Centennial 10 Miler	16-Aug-81	Coal City, Illinois	56:28:37
Valley Fox Trot 10 Miler	31-May-82	Elgin, Illinois	54:49:50
Valley Fox Trot 10 Miler	30-May-83	Elgin, Illinois	55:29:00
Newburyport 10 Miler	3-Aug-88	Newburyport, Massachusetts	1:03:03	This was an evening race and it was unbelievably hot!
10,000 Meters (10K)	DATE	LOCATION	TIME	COMMENTS
Spring Thing 10,000 Meters	20-May-79	Newport News, Virginia	35:06:00
Casemate Classic 10K	1-Jun-79	Ft. Monroe, Virginia	34:31:00
Old Canals Day 10K	16-Jun-79	Lockport, Illinois	37:41:00
Old Canals Day 10K	21-Jun-80	Lockport, Illinois	34:37:00
Carbon Hill 10,000	22-Jun-80	Carbon Hill, Illinois	34:51:00
Ogelsby 10,000	28-Jun-80	Joliet, Illinois	34:58:00
Olympian Classic 10K	20-Jul-80	Joliet, Illinois	34:20:00
Seneca 10,000	10-Aug-80	Seneca, Illinois	34:10:01
Rockdale 10,000	24-Aug-80	Rockdale, Illinois	34:52:00
Chanahon 10,000	7-Sep-80	Chanahon, Illinois	33:28:52	I won this race.  It was the only race my mom wasn’t able to attend all summer!
Shorweood 10,000	21-Sep-80	Shorewood, Illinois	34:23:00
Governor’s 10,000	5-Oct-80	Kankakee, Illinois	33:28:00
Gordies Run	12-Apr-81	Joliet, Illinois	35:10:00
Heritage Bank 10K	14-Jun-81	Crest Hill, Illinois	36:10:00
Carbon Hill 10,000	21-Jun-81	Carbon Hill, Illinois	34:23:15
Joliet Days 10,000	12-Jul-81	Joliet, Illinois	34:27:00
Northbrook 10,000	9-Aug-81	Northbrook, Illinois	34:37:84
Poplar Creek 10,000	30-Aug-81	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	34:38:71
Rockdale 10,000	7-Sep-81	Rockdale, Illinois	34:44:00
Shorweood 10,000	13-Sep-81	Shorewood, Illinois	34:12:00
Rosemont Horizon 10,000	26-Nov-81	Rosemont, Illinois	32:25:19
Rockdale Ramblin Run	5-Sep-82	Rockdale, Illinois	34:54:00
Rockdale Ramblin Run	5-Sep-83	Rockdale, Illinois	34:10:00
Dundee Tenathon	10-Sep-83	Dundee, Illinois	33:55:00
McHenry 10,000	1-Jul-84	McHenry, Illinois	33:32:96
Rockdale Ramblin Run	3-Sep-84	Rockdale, Illinois	34:09:00
Run In The Sun 10K	9-Sep-84	Dundee, Illinois	34:12:00	I won this race!
Get In Gear 10K	27-Apr-85	St. Paul, Minnesota	33:26:00
Winsted Legion Days 10K	11-Aug-85	Winsted, Minnesota	33:27:00
Wild Rose 10,000	16-Jul-88		35:16:00
Pickering Wharf 10K	5-Aug-88	Salem, Massachusetts	36:18:00	This was an evening race and was unbelievably humid!
Badger State Games	25-Jun-89	Madison, Wisconsin	35:58:00	I finished 17th overall!
Chileda Classic 10K	2-Jul-89	Lacrosse, Wisonsin	35:28:00
Central Life Special Olympics	29-Sep-90		33:53:00	I finished 2nd overall!
Optimist Run	7-Dec-91	Madison, Wisconsin	36:17:00
Freezeroo 10K	8-Feb-91	Madison, Wisconsin	34:01:00
Various Distances	DATE	LOCATION	TIME	COMMENTS
Jogging Jamboree	19-Nov-79	Langley Air Force Base, Virginia	17:24	This was the very first race that I ever raced in.  I had the number 3 written on an index card in magic marker!
Gosnold’s Park 3.7 miler	26-Aug-79	Langley Air Force Base, Virginia	N/A
Virginia Beach 5 Miler	6-Jan-79	Virginia Beach, Virginia	27:18:00
Black History Week 3 Miler	15-Feb-79	Langley Air Force Base, Virginia	16:41
PTC Winter Championships	11-Mar-79	Hampton, Virginia	30:28:00	The distance of this race was 5.5 miles.
Yorktown Victory Run	26-May-79	Yorktown, Virginia	N/A	The distance of this race was 8 miles.
Kunsan 6 Miler	16-Sep-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	32:40:79	The following 3 races comprised the Korean Military Running Championships.  I won all three races.  In addition, I set a half-
Osan 3 Miler	28-Sep-79	Osan Air Base, South Korea	16:31	marathon PR when I won the Kunsan Air Base Half-Marathon in 1:12:12!
Kunsan 6 Miler	30-Sep-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	35:00:00
Kunsan 2.9 Miler	4-Nov-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	14:38
Kunsan 6 Miler	11-Nov-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	33:59:00
Kunsan 3 Miler	18-Nov-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	16:05
Kunsan 3 Miler	25-Nov-79	Kunsan Air Base, South Korea	N/A
Japan 4 Miler Walk-A-Thon	16-Mar-80	Okinawa, Japan	42:00:00	I had never competed in a walking race before.  I found it extremely difficult and my hips hurt immensely afterwards.
Japan 4.35 miles	16-Mar-80	Okinawa, Japan	26:43:85
WLS Run For The Zoo	1-Jun-80	Chicago, Illinois	51:20:00	The distance of this race was 8.9 miles.
5 Mile Prediction Run	11-Jan-81	Joliet, Illinois	28:13:00	Watches were prohibited from being worn during this race.
Frosty 5 Miler	25-Jan-81	Chanahon, Illinois	27:06:00
Naperville YMCA Halloween 4 miler	31-Oct-81	Naperville, Illinois	21:08	This race was run at night and their were lighted pumpkins lining the finish line!
BIX 7 Miler	30-Jul-83	Davenport, Iowa	39:44:00	I ran this race in 5:40 pace.
Crains Challenge 12K	24-Jul-83	Itasca, Illinois	40:55:00
Alzheimers Disease 5K	6-Nov-83	Chicago, Illinois	16:05	New Balance sponsored this race and I was a tech. rep. for them in the midwest.
Carol Stream 5K	4-Jul-84	Carol Stream, Illinois	17:04	I ran this race in 5:30 pace.
St. Charles Lite Beer 8K	7-Jul-84	St. Charles, Illinois	26:38:00
BIX 7 Miler	28-Jul-84	Davenport, Iowa	39:22:00
Bush Lake 4 Miler	22-Nov-84	Bloomington, Minnesota	22:12
Minneapple River Run	Jul-85	Minneapolis, Minnesota	29:26:00
Valentine’s Day 5K	15-Feb-86		17:12
St. Patrick’s Day 5 Miler	16-Mar-86		27:04:00
IRSA 5K	Mar-87	Dallas, Texas	16:59
YMCA 4 Miler	20-Sep-92	Wakefield, Massachusetts	22:16
Alamo 5 Miler	10-Apr-93		28:56:00	I ran this race in 5:45 pace.
Breakheart 6K	1-May-93		21:26	I ran 5:46 on an incredibly hilly course.
Stu’s 30K	9-Mar-97	Clinton, Massachusetts	1:58:44	This was one of the most difficult races that I’ve ever run.  It had a particularly challenging hill at the finish line.
Whitin 5 Miler	Novermber 22, 2001	Whitinsville, Massachusetts	31:38:00	I ran this race in 6:20 pace.  This was also my first race in nearly 4 years.
Ric Buxton Memorial 5 K	2-Dec-01	West Boylston, Massachusetts	19:41
Grafton Gazebo 5 Miler	4-May-02	Grafton, Massachusetts	32:09:00
Charlton 5 Miler	2-Sep-02	Charlton, Massachusetts	33:03:00	This was also one of the most challenging (i.e., hilly) courses that I’ve ever run.
Ronny’s Run 4 Miler	23-Aug-03	Worcester, Massachusetts	25:27:00	I ran this race in 6:22 pace and finished 13th overall.
Heroes 5K	4-Apr-04	Lowell, Massachusetts	19:09	I ran this race in 6:10 pace.
Ronny’s Run 4 Miler	28-Aug-04	Worcester, Massachusetts	25:00:00	I ran this race in 6:15 pace and finished 7th overall.
Sweetcorn Festival 5K	4-Sep-04	Columbus, Ohio	19:00	I ran 6:07 pace and finished 23rd overall.  I didn’t even place in my age group.  This was the first race my dad ever saw!
Marathon Sports 5 Miler	Jul-05	Wellesley, Massachusetts	33:44:00	I ran 6:45 pace on a very hot and humid evening.
Grafton Gazebo 5 Miler	5-May-07	Grafton, Massachusetts	33:58:00	I ran this race in 6:45 pace.
Grafton Gazebo 5 Miler	3-May-08	Grafton, Massachusetts	33:50:00
Marathon Sports 5 Miler	17-Jul-08	Wellesley, Massachusetts	33:18:00	I ran this race in 6:45 pace.
Whitin 5 Miler	27-Nov-08	Whitinsville, Massachusetts	32:28:00	I ran this race in 6:29 pace.
Grafton Gazebo 5 Miler	2-May-09	Grafton, Massachusetts	32:04:00	I ran this race in 6:25 pace.
Whitin 5 Miler	26-Nov-09	Whitinsville, Massachusetts	32:05:00	I ran this race in 6:25 pace
Grafton Gazebo 5 Miler	1-May-10	Grafton, Massachusetts	34:13:00
Ultramarathons	DATE	LOCATION	TIME	COMMENTS
Border To Border	17-Aug-87	Minnesota	9:43:12	This was a 200 mile bike relay with Mark Lorden
Border To Border	18-Aug-87	Minnesota	10:20:39	This was a 215 mile bike relay with Mark Lorden
Border To Border	19-Aug-87	Minnesota	5:03:44	This was a 50 mile run relay with Mark Lorden
Border To Border	20-Aug-87	Minnesota	10:02:30	This was a 50 mile team canoe race with 12 portages.  It wasn’t pretty
Edmund Fitzgerald 100K	22-Oct-89	Duluth, Minnesota	8:41:47	This was the National Championships for 100K and I finished 5th overall.  I happened to be in Duluth and decided to run.
F.A.N.S. 24 Hour Run	30-Jun-90	Minneapolis, Minnesota	16 hours	I only completed 73.4 miles before I had to take a nap.  When I awoke the race was over.  I won’t make that
Ice Age Trail 50 Miler	18-May-91	Kettle Morraine, Wisconsin	7:06:36	This was my first ultra trail race.
F.A.N.S. 24 Hour Run	30-Jun-91	Minneapolis, Minnesota	24 hours	I covered 107.3 miles in this race!