Marathon Maniacs Marathons/Ultras run by #731
Iris Chen

Seq Race Date City ST Finish
Time		 Distance Bib Overall
Place		 Sex
Place		 Age
Place		 Remarks
41 Boston Marathon 04/15/13 Boston MA 3:39:36 Marathon 16430 11155/ tbd 3306/ tbd 510/ tbd 1:20 negative split (1:50:28 at half), but took <1 min bathroom break at start of second half. Went in with super low expectations and was overjoyed/emotional as I crossed the finish line to have done better than expected (first time I remember feeling that-- much of it was bc I felt that running wasn't over for me after all, despite the recent injuries/car accident)..but that obviously all changed just one hour later when I heard the news from another runner in the hotel gym shower.
40 NYCRUNS Central Park Marathon (inaugural) 02/24/13 New York NY 3:55:26 Marathon 134 127 28 4/ 17 Ugh, this was tough! 5 5-mile laps of CP plus change. Continued injury/minimal training. See more detailed race report in my files.
39 Marine Corps Marathon 10/28/12 Washington DC 3:50:08 Marathon 3000 2970/ 23527 659/ 10002 85/ 1606 Despite threats of Hurricane Sandy, we got near perfect weather -- mid to high 50s and overcast. Just a little drizzle and head winds in patches. Coming off my L5 vertebra fracture (10 wks ago) followed by the cab accident (2 wks ago -- just 5 days after the x-ray cleared me to move/run again :-(), I had low expectations - had only run or worked out a grand total of 9 times since the vertebra accident on 8/18/12, most in the 3-5 mile range and all in the last 2 wks. I'd gotten in just one 'longish' run at 17 miles, between the 10/11/12 x-ray clearing me to run and the 10/16/12 cab accident that took me back to square one. So I took my time, arrived late, and started with the 4:30-4:45 group, thinking I'd be lucky to finish in 4:15-4:30. I didn't want to block other runners or tempt myself to go too fast, when I wasn't supposed to be running the marathon at all. But I'd forgotten how packed it'd be, and ended up spending the first 5 miles weaving through walls of runners and trying to get to pace. Thought I was in trouble by miles 5-7, with aches/pains and 'hit-the-wall' fatigue -- wasn't planning to DNF, but guessed I'd have to walk or at least jog the latter part of the course. Thankfully, the amazing spectators, including our awesome servicemen and high-fiving kids, carried me (and so many others) through. By the halfway mark, when I realized that a sub-4:00 was actually within reach, I felt renewed energy and steadily picked up speed as my body warmed up. By M25, I realized I had a shot at hitting my new 2014 BQ time, and picked up the pace (which surprisingly wasn't too tough - actually felt easier on my sciatica). Sadly, despite pushing up the final hill and to the finish, I missed my 2014 BQ time by 8 seconds! I also achieved an all-time high negative split of 7:40 - not proud of that.. Average pace for my 5K splits followed by the final ~2K split: 0:09:35; 0:08:38; 0:09:02; 0:09:12; [HALF] 0:08:43; 0:08:38; 0:08:34; 0:08:23; 0:07:58.
38 Long Island Marathon 05/06/12 East Meadow NY 3:37:49 Marathon 26635 128/ 128 17/ 17 4/ 4 Very flat course, great weather (mid 50s - mid 60s, overcast whole way although a tad humid). Two very short bathroom breaks (less than 1 minute each) and two very short shoelace breaks (less than 1 minute combined). Small (1 min 13 seconds) negative split: half marathon time was 1:49:31. Longer bathrm break and shoelace stops were in second half.
37 Boston Marathon 04/16/12 Boston MA 3:47:42 Marathon 18690 5931/ 21606 1337/ 8991 203/ 1522 Steamy hot weather - about high 70s at start (10:40 AM) and high 80s by end. But the heat didn't bother me too much, thanks to the fabulous spectators -- I poured cold water on me the whole way which kept the heat at bay. I started in the first corral, third wave, bc I forgot to submit my newer BQ time. But turned out to be a blessing with the heat. The sciatica still bothered me, but things went better than expected given that and the heat. I wish I could go back and thank all the spectators, who stood for hours in the oppressive heat cheering us on and saving so many of us. Thanks especially to the two guys, at different points, who handed me large cloth napkins drenched in ice water. :-)
36 ING New York City Marathon 11/06/11 New York NY 3:38:38 Marathon 20983 7660/ 47199 1339/ 17246 267/ 3070 Ran this last minute (as in Monday 4 PM pre-race -- ran via charity bib). Great weather. Neg split by 2 sec is misleading bc I took a 3-4 min bathroom break (long lines) in first half, at M13. Still injured with sciatica.
35 Marine Corps Marathon 10/30/11 Washington DC 3:37:31 Marathon 2450 1739/ 21023 315/ 8596 38/ 1346 Everything that cld've gone wrong went wrong and almost didn't run, but lucked out on course. Started 20 minutes late (got lost on way to subway). No sleep (0!) 2 nights prior, about 2-3 hrs night before (but lazing around during day). Was supposed to be much colder than orig forecast, but turned out to be not so bad. Still injured with sciatica and wore old shoes. Happily made it thru. 1:50:40 at half mark (neg split).
34 New Jersey Marathon 05/01/11 Long Branch NJ 3:51:26 Marathon 2765 499/ 1856 126/ 721 16/ 102 Still injured, but ran as fast as I thought possible for me! And 5+ minutes positive split. :-(
33 Boston Marathon 04/18/11 Boston MA 3:47:07 Marathon 10406 12575/ 23879 3833/ 10073 710/ 1807 Uggh, despite PERFECT WEATHER (high 50's, partly sunny) and a tail wind, this was a tough one and by M5 I feared I'd DNF. Nagging injury, minimal running, and dog-eared shoes = losing formula. Given my poor shape, I also started too fast and ended with a large (5:09 min.) positive split. But despite the early disappointment, the toughness and feeling of giving it my best made me all the more grateful to cross the finish!
32 The St. Patrick's Day Marathon 03/13/11 New York NY 4:39:00 Marathon   24/ 33     My first trail run and did it as a Boston training run! Wet/muddy but interesting. Injured still.
31 Knickerbocker 60K 11/20/10 New York NY 6:01:55 60 km   76/ 215 11/ 57 1/ 6 Injured.
30 ING New York City Marathon 11/07/10 New York NY 3:57:30 Marathon   13557/ 44923 2723/ 16109 517/ 2796 Injured from spring running, no training/almost no running since June (was planning to jog/walk it). So had a relatively good day that far surpassed expectations.
29 Capital City Marathon 05/16/10 Olympia WA 3:38:04 Marathon 121 66/ 373 9/ 148 2/ 24 Partly sunny, low to mid 50s. Tough hilly course but no runner bottlenecks!
28 New Jersey Marathon 05/02/10 Long Branch NJ 3:43:32 Marathon 1919 117/ 1376 23/ 570 2/ 70 Steamy! Start in low 70's, end in mid 80s.
27 Big Sur International Marathon 04/25/10 Big Sur CA 3:41:13 Marathon 438 350/ 3448 61/ 1502 15/ 238 7-8 minutes lost in first half over 2 stops (poor planning). Splits not available.
26 Boston Marathon 04/19/10 Boston MA 3:49:37 Marathon 9524 12811/ 22629 4100/ 9524 786/ 1685 Perfect weather (mid 50s by end)! The night before and morning of I was wavering re: running vs skipping, as I had insomnia all night and what I feared was an injury from Exeter two days prior. But my B2B obligation compelled me to at least try, with the option to drop out, and once on the course the aches/pains and lack of sleep somehow faded away. Not a great time, but so immensely grateful to finish, especially given my very low expectations at the start.
25 Exeter Marathon 04/17/10 Exeter RI 3:40:53 Marathon 36 37/ 54 10/ 18   Inaugural race! I think there were only about 55 of us. Drizzly overcast weather, cool temps. Gun time only (no chips).
24 NYRR Knickerbocker 60K 11/21/09 New York NY 5:21:41 60 km 235 26/ 187 2/ 44 1/ 8 59 Degrees, 66% Humidity, Wind 8 mph, Sunny (felt much colder to me; start of race likely low to mid 40s; low to mid 50s by my end time). Splits pretty even, with final lap the fastest. Footnote: NYRR gave me wrong bib so I ran under someone else's name (subsequently fixed).
23 ING New York City Marathon 11/01/09 New York NY 03:27:13 Marathon 622 4490/ 43,660 529/ 15,175 88/ 2642 Negative split by 17 seconds. Weather: 54°F, 49% humidity, wind 5 mph variable. Used finishers (not starters) for place statistics.
22 34th Marine Corps Marathon 10/25/09 Washington DC 3:31:59 Marathon 6336 1435/ 21,405 195/ 8,433 24/ 1304 Ran for SS. Negative split by about 3 minutes.
21 27th Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon 10/11/09 Schenectady-Albany NY 3:39:34 Marathon 123 258/ 726 46/ 257 5 Started 15-20 minutes late and timing mat had been removed, so got gun time results only. My first marathon negative split (I think)! Weather: 40F at Start; low 50s by end
20 113th Boston Marathon 04/20/09 Boston MA 3:35:35 Marathon 9282 8927/ 22843 1872/ 9298 280/ 1644  
19 Knickerbocker 60K 11/15/08 New York NY 5:46:19 60 km 45 19/ 81 6/ 18 1/ 2 Heavy rain for about 1 hour and took the wrong turn!
18 ING New York City Marathon 11/02/08 New York NY 3:31:32 Marathon 588 4932/ 37,899 696/ 12,827 156/ 2,216 Weather Fair, 47°F, 41% humidity, wind NE 8 mph.
17 The Amica Insurance Breakers Marathon 10/18/08 Newport RI 3:36:06 Marathon 798 94/ 610 20/ 245 5/ 81  
16 26th Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon 10/12/08 Schenectady-Albany NY 3:22:17 Marathon 86 99/ 536 6/ 190 1/ 36 Total age group runners is unofficial/manual count
15 112th Boston Marathon 04/21/08 Boston MA 3:25:32 Marathon 9933 5479/ 21948 758/ 8929 608/ 4903  
14 Paris Marathon 04/06/08 Paris   3:29:49 Marathon 1574 5211/ 28844   51/ 1799 4672 female runners total; sex place does not appear to be separately reported. Age group refers to the grouping the organizers reported the results in; doesn't seem to correlate exactly to age.
13 Knickerbocker 60K 11/17/07 New York NY 5:32:57 60 km   26/ 131 4/ 31 1/ 10 Gun time; no net time available (manually scored without chips)
12 ING New York City Marathon 11/04/07 New York NY 3:25:59 Marathon   3329/ 38607 411/ 12535 155/ 4438  
11 ING New York City Marathon 11/05/06 New York NY 3:48:35 Marathon   8072/ 37880 1277/ 12321 497/ 4367  
10 Marine Corps Marathon 10/27/02 Washington DC 3:31:40 Marathon 12888 814/ 14108 89/ 5447 25/ 1135  
9 Boston Marathon 04/16/01 Boston MA 3:36:31 Marathon   5074 753 623  
8 Boston Marathon 04/17/00 Boston MA 3:21:17 Marathon 11758 4147/ 15680 325/ 5473 264/ 3660  
7 Boston Marathon 04/19/99 Boston MA 3:36:18 Marathon   4733/ 11293 778/ 3767 645/ 2617  
6 New York City Marathon 11/02/97 New York NY 3:37:18 Marathon 1240 4528/ 30427 354/ 8413 129/ 2472 Gun time; net time not available (no chips used)
5 New York City Marathon 11/03/96 New York NY 3:43:34 Marathon 866 5746/ 28182 566/ 7433 181/ 2264 Gun time; net time not available (no chips used)
4 New York City Marathon 11/12/95 New York NY 4:08:15 Marathon 822 11250/ 26754 1253/ 6470 423/ 1843 Gun time; net time not available (no chips used)
3 New York City Marathon 11/06/94 New York NY   Marathon         Ran with a wheelchair athlete so no official time recorded (took us 7+ hours)
2 New York City Marathon 11/14/93 New York NY 4:18:52 Marathon 904 12994/ 26597 1783/ 5816 552/ 1501 Gun time; net time not available (no chips used)
1 New York City Marathon 11/01/92 New York NY 3:31:45 Marathon 6892 5823/ 27797 301/ 5441 101/ 1472 Gun time; net time not available (no chips used)

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