The Lost Races

I just started this blog, and I am feeling SAD because I raced so much this winter and there is no way in hell I'm going to go back in time and write about them all, even though I want them to be written about. It's tragic. So, just because I feel like it, I am going to make a list of all the races I ran. Maybe as time passes I will supply race reports for each of them. Probably not, though. I'll jot a few words about each instead.  

2007 Races  

Jan. 1 Run 4 New Year's Day. Just a note about this race. I won it for women. Yes, it was a dinky little thing, and yes it was pouring, and who in their right mind runs a race in the pouring rain when they could be drinking cocktails to toast the new year or sitting on their asses watching football? So the field wasn't too competitive. But I won! I got a big trophy and everything. My kids were pretty impressed. They quickly developed a game in which each of them ascended the podium to receive the trophy. It was broken by the end of the day. Oh well. Time: 27:54 Pace: 6:59 Jan. 15  

Frostbite 15K Love this race. The course is a little short,which in my opinion is always a good thing. Time: 1:05:46 Pace: 7:05 Jan. 21  

Boston Prep 16 Miler in Derry Derry: The Legend. It was hard, but Stu's was harder, and that's all I have to say. Time: 2:06:30 Pace: 7:54 

Feb. 4 Cape Classic Ten Miler I run this baby every year. It's hilly, but lovable, likely only to me b/c it's in my hometown. Time: 1:11:45 Pace: 7:11 

Feb. 17 Martha's Vineyard 20 Miler This was cold and windy and basically a miserable race for me. I had a great dinner with my friends afterward, however, which included a least a vat of wine. Time: 2:39:47 Pace: 8:00 

March 4 Stu's 30K As I said before, harder than Derry. Those last few miles had me crying for Mom. I loved it! Time: 2:29:23 Pace 8:02 

March 24 New Bedford Half Marathon Cold, windy, miserable. Not sure I will make a return visit for this one. Time: 1:36:54 Pace: 7:24 

April 16 Boston Marathon Great day for moi! Loved every minute of it! (Well, at least that's how I remember it...) Time: 3:31:43 Pace: 8:05 

April 29 James Joyce Ramble, 10K Perhaps a bit too soon after Boston, but it was a Grand Prix race for my club. Need I say more. I want to win that baby. www.greathernorwoodrunner.org Time: 44:24 Pace: 7:09 

May 13, Sudbury Spring Sprint Triathlon My first ever triathlon. I wasn't ready for the swim or the bike, but it was still fun. Honestly, it was so short, it didn't matter that I wasn't really ready... Here is the breakdown:

Place/Swim/Div Time/Swim (400 yards)

7/71 6:22

Place/Bike/Div (8 miles) Time/Bike 11/125 25:16

Place/Run (2.4 miles) Time/Run

5/61 16:33

Place/Overall Time/Overall Place/Div 73/468 48:11 6/74

May 26 Joseph and Rose Gilio Mem. 5K I always run slowly on this course. It's that super annoying last mile which is a gradual uphill. (But I still love the race--really, Mike I do.) Time: 21:42 Pace: 7:02

June 23 The Wildbear Triathlon My second ever triathlon. My friend Ange won it. Here is an article written about the goddess that is Angela. Time: 1:24:52 Place: 8th woman, 2nd age group

July 4 Firecracker 5k I had a good race, but I thought my heart was going to explode during that last mile. Super uneven splits. Time 20:54 Pace: 6:44

July 10 Cohasset Triathlon by the Sea I kicked some butt! I am most proud that I was the first out of the water in my wave. The pics on this site are from Cohasett.

Place/Overall   Place/Div Time       Place/Swim
60/600        2/58  1:12:10         31

Time/Swim Tran1   Place/Bike Time/Bike  Tran2  Run/Place  Run/Time
7:17        2:32        92       36:31     1:09     77       24:41  

I guess the times don't mean much unless you know the course: .28 mile swim, 12.22 bike, 3.3 run according to my faithful friend, the Garmin.

July 13 Marathon Sports 5 Miler Not my greatest race. Can you say overtrained? Also, I seriously dislike this course, which is super hilly and ends (the last mile mile) on grass. Yick! I might have to stop torturing myself each year with this one, even if it does earn Grand Prix points. Time: 35:11 Pace: 7:02

That's it! 2007 so far!

Next on my race calendar?

Ocean Park 5K Beach to Beacon 10K The Brew Run (maybe) Timberman 1/2 Ironman (OH MY GOD) Walpole 10K or maybe that 25 K in Gloucester Run leg of the Lobsterman Triathlon (relaying with my friends) CELT Challenge run leg (again, a relay with my friends) The Chicago Marathon