| Race |
Date |
City |
ST |
Finish
Time |
Distance |
Bib |
Overall
Place |
Sex
Place |
Age
Place |
Remarks |
| Fresno |
11/09/85 |
Fresno |
CA |
2:38:03 |
Marathon |
26 |
12/ 190 |
|
3/ 42 |
All Time PR. The stars were aligned that day. Perfect weather - overcast 45-51°F. At the starting line I heard a group of Buffalo Chips, a Sacramento, California running club, discussing their splits. A group of them were going to start out slightly faster than I was planning. I went with them on the theory that it is easier to hold a pace as a group. The group broke up over time, but it was a great help. Oh, there was a tailwind over the last 10 miles. Bib number was 26. |
| Los Angeles |
03/09/86 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
2:40:04 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
|
57-67°F I knew I was taking marathoning too seriously when people mentioned the Playboy Bunny aid station after the race. I hadn't seen them. |
| Bakersfield |
02/04/84 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
2:41:22 |
Marathon |
|
2/ 78 |
|
2/ 33 |
PR This was probably my best chance to win a marathon. I heard later that the guy who won was visiting from out of state and entered on a whim.
52-62°F |
| Fresno |
11/08/86 |
Fresno |
CA |
2:41:30 |
Marathon |
|
4/ 114 |
|
1/ 21 |
45-55°F |
| California International |
12/07/86 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:42:18 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
|
One of the best races to run a PR. Slightly rolling early on but level after 16-18 miles. 35-48°F |
| Nike/OTC |
09/09/84 |
Eugene |
CA |
2:42:46 |
Marathon |
|
19/ 307 |
|
5/ 86 |
Drove directly to and from the race from Visalia, Calif., 700 miles, 15 hours with a friend who deteriorated into an ultra runner in the coming years. This was the first marathon I ran with 5 year age groups. Honored to finish on Pre's home track. 58-68°F |
| Bakersfield |
02/05/83 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
2:42:48 |
Marathon |
|
7/ 127 |
|
6/ 55 |
PR 42-50°F. Flat fast course. |
| Fresno |
11/10/84 |
Fresno |
CA |
2:42:51 |
Marathon |
|
11/ 143 |
|
2/ 35 |
Fresno Marathon takes over from Central California Marathon. 45-57°F |
| Central California |
11/20/82 |
Fresno |
CA |
2:43:02 |
Marathon |
|
9/ 325 |
|
7/ 106 |
PR. Flat fast course. 42-53°F. |
| Bakersfield |
02/01/86 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
2:43:11 |
Marathon |
|
3/ 43 |
|
3/ 18 |
50-65°F |
| San Francisco |
07/24/83 |
San Francisco |
CA |
2:44:26 |
Marathon |
|
212/ 7238 |
|
|
56 - 62°F. I passed a guy on crutches at about six miles. I don't know if he finished. He was setting a sub-7 minute pace! |
| San Francisco |
07/21/85 |
San Francisco |
CA |
2:44:36 |
Marathon |
|
103/ 4309 |
|
13/ 771 |
55-65°F |
| California International |
12/02/90 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:45:13 |
Marathon |
|
89/ 1689 |
|
10/ 247 |
34-46°F |
| Kona |
03/22/87 |
Kailua-Kona |
CA |
2:45:35 |
Marathon |
|
2/ 17 |
|
2 |
Moved to Hawaii. Rolling course. Similar to Ironman Triathlon course. They do it after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112 and in the heat of the day. 68-75°F. They're iron. I'm tinfoil. |
| Napa Valley |
03/11/84 |
Napa |
CA |
2:46:50 |
Marathon |
|
43/ 965 |
|
20/ 340 |
Rolling terrain. 50-68°F |
| California International |
12/03/89 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:47:08 |
Marathon |
|
94/ 1360 |
|
13/ 154 |
Moved back to California. 38-47°F |
| Central California |
11/12/83 |
Fresno |
CA |
2:47:46 |
Marathon |
|
15/ 200 |
|
7 |
57-68°F. |
| California International |
12/08/91 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:48:10 |
Marathon |
|
133/ 1615 |
|
6/ 161 |
38-50°F |
| Stockton |
11/01/81 |
Stockton |
CA |
2:48:12 |
Marathon |
|
20/ 283 |
|
8/ 109 |
PR. Part of the course on gravel. 60-75°F |
| Central Coast |
12/18/83 |
Arroyo Grande |
CA |
2:48:13 |
Marathon |
|
9/ 111 |
|
4 |
Rolling terrain. 50-60°F. |
| Big Island |
07/05/87 |
Hilo |
HI |
2:49:16 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
|
68-78°F |
| California International |
12/05/93 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:49:33 |
Marathon |
|
90/ 1688 |
|
7/ 203 |
36-48°F |
| Bakersfield |
02/02/85 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
2:49:33 |
Marathon |
|
4/ 65 |
|
3/ 27 |
45°F |
| Honolulu |
12/11/88 |
Honolulu |
HI |
2:49:35 |
Marathon |
|
75 |
71 |
10 |
70-80°F |
| Bakersfield |
02/02/80 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
2:49:44 |
Marathon |
38 |
31/ 196 |
|
19/ 81 |
PR. I came under the spell of the Boston Marathon after reading a book about the history of the race. BQ by 16 seconds. |
| Napa |
03/11/90 |
Napa |
CA |
2:50:04 |
Marathon |
|
47/ 1185 |
|
9/ 199 |
45-65°F |
| California International |
12/06/92 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:50:05 |
Marathon |
|
79/ 1508 |
|
5/ 166 |
40-45°F |
| Central California |
11/08/80 |
Fresno |
CA |
2:50:37 |
Marathon |
|
24/ 330 |
|
14/ 112 |
Flat fast course. 54-70°F |
| Big Sur |
04/27/86 |
Big Sur |
CA |
2:50:43 |
Marathon |
|
13/ 1442 |
|
1/ 209 |
Initial Big Sur Marathon. Frank Shorter ran beside me for about a half mile. He was the celebrity guest of the marathon and he ran the first half as a workout. This is a hilly but beautiful course. The only flat sections are the tops and bottoms of hills. |
| Western Hemisphere |
12/07/80 |
Culver City |
CA |
2:50:47 |
Marathon |
|
14/ 200 |
|
|
This race used to be the second oldest (next to Boston) marathon in the US. Uneven management over the years and competition has apparently closed it down. This year (1980) they had 25 "officials" at the start in sports coats and poor directions on the course sending me on a detour in the last mile. |
| Sacramento |
10/06/91 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:51:48 |
Marathon |
|
4/ 172 |
|
1/ 22 |
65-73°F |
| Napa |
03/08/92 |
Napa |
CA |
2:53:17 |
Marathon |
|
47/ 969 |
|
5/ 131 |
45-60°F |
| Big Sur |
04/28/91 |
Big Sur |
CA |
2:53:17 |
Marathon |
|
29/ 1914 |
|
2/ 211 |
45-65°F |
| Napa |
03/10/91 |
Napa |
CA |
2:53:21 |
Marathon |
|
51/ 1306 |
|
6/ 195 |
48°F |
| 24 Hour Cancer Run |
09/22/91 |
Visalia |
CA |
2:53:53 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
|
Ran 105 laps @ Redwood High School 26.25 miles. |
| Kona |
03/27/88 |
Kailua-Kona |
HI |
2:54:33 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
|
68-78°F |
| Sacramento |
10/02/83 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:54:40 |
Marathon |
|
18/ 271 |
|
|
60-70°F. |
| Honolulu |
12/13/87 |
Honolulu |
CA |
2:55:38 |
Marathon |
|
|
93/ 6513 |
13/ 846 |
Not a PR course, especially for mainlanders. 76°F
|
| California International |
12/03/95 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:55:46 |
Marathon |
|
252/ 3186 |
|
13/ 49 |
46-53°F 100th Boston Marathon the next year made the field for this fast course double in size. |
| Napa Valley |
03/03/96 |
Napa |
CA |
2:56:29 |
Marathon |
|
36/ 704 |
|
1/ 120 |
48-55°F It's easier to do well in your age group if "everyone else" is resting up for the 100th Boston. |
| Big Sur |
04/26/92 |
Big Sur |
CA |
2:57:18 |
Marathon |
|
45/ 1870 |
|
3 |
60-75°F |
| Sacramento |
10/04/92 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:58:31 |
Marathon |
|
4 |
|
1 |
65-75°F |
| Sacramento |
10/03/93 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:58:34 |
Marathon |
|
7/ 133 |
|
1/ 23 |
58-70°F |
| Napa |
03/05/95 |
Napa |
CA |
2:58:39 |
Marathon |
|
63/ 1279 |
|
4/ 143 |
45-50°F |
| Trackathon |
01/21/96 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:58:51 |
Marathon |
|
2/ 6 |
|
|
46-52°F |
| Sacramento |
10/01/95 |
Sacramento |
CA |
2:58:59 |
Marathon |
|
11/ 257 |
|
1/ 38 |
55-65°F |
| Boston |
04/21/80 |
Boston |
MA |
2:59:43 |
Marathon |
|
1682/ 7500 |
|
1407/ 2112 |
Official time 3:01:04. I'm posting the amount of time it took me to get from the start to the finish. This was the last year Bill Rodgers won and the year Jacqueline Gareau also won but had her glory stolen by Rosie Ruiz. |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/07/95 |
Weott |
CA |
2:59:49 |
Marathon |
|
24/ 499 |
|
2/ 69 |
55°F One of the beautiful courses I've run. It's also almost level considering it is run through huge redwoods. |
| Central California |
11/10/79 |
Fresno |
CA |
3:00:59 |
Marathon |
|
45/ 266 |
|
18/ 95 |
Flat, fast, and cool. (45-55F) First time I "raced" a marathon. |
| St. George |
10/01/94 |
St. George |
UT |
3:01:27 |
Marathon |
|
273/ 3082 |
|
18/ 290 |
45-60°F Unique race. Some like this downhill course for PR possibilities. I found the altitude canceled out the drop. It was unique in other respects, though. Only race that had bonfires and lighted portable toilets at the start. It was also the only race where they diligently made you show your race number to get on the bus. How many people would impersonate a marathoner to get a free bus ride 26 miles out of town into the desert? The portable toilets weren't that great. The unique feature I liked the least was the motel tried to change the rate at check out. Is this even worse now that they are on a lottery basis? |
| Windward |
05/15/88 |
Kailua |
HI |
3:01:34 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
|
70°F |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/04/97 |
Weott |
CA |
3:02:00 |
Marathon |
|
19/ 437 |
|
2/ 36 |
55-67°F |
| Trackathon |
01/22/95 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:04:34 |
Marathon |
|
3/ 5 |
|
|
47-52°F Ran on an all weather track in the rain. |
| Napa |
03/02/97 |
Napa |
CA |
3:05:34 |
Marathon |
|
74/ 1610 |
|
4/ 73 |
50-55°F |
| Big Sur |
04/28/96 |
Big Sur |
CA |
3:06:27 |
Marathon |
|
53/ 2305 |
|
2/ 158 |
58-68°F |
| Bakersfield |
02/07/81 |
Bakersfield |
CA |
3:07:23 |
Marathon |
|
113/ 254 |
|
|
Flat fast course. 49°F. Back pain interrupted training. |
| Napa |
03/07/99 |
Napa |
CA |
3:07:58 |
Marathon |
|
92/ 1560 |
|
5/ 106 |
40-52°F |
| Los Angeles |
02/19/84 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
3:08:43 |
Marathon |
|
184 |
|
|
This was the shakedown of the Olympic course for 1984. It finished in the L.A. Coliseum where Ms. Benoit had her triumph later that year. |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/03/98 |
Weott |
CA |
3:11:35 |
Marathon |
|
27/ 448 |
|
1/ 30 |
50-65°F |
| Boston |
04/21/97 |
Boston |
MA |
3:11:35 |
Marathon |
|
1617/ 8908 |
|
49/ 883 |
52°F Ran with Maniac #984 until he got tired of my lame jokes. I went on to high(low) five every kid on the course that I could reach. |
| San Joaquin |
04/11/99 |
Fresno |
CA |
3:13:35 |
Marathon |
|
45/ 483 |
|
5/ 41 |
45-52°F Flat fast course but race only lasted one year. |
| California International |
12/07/03 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:13:52 |
Marathon |
|
255/ 2930 |
|
3/ 113 |
52-59°F |
| Burney |
09/15/93 |
Burney |
CA |
3:14:22 |
Marathon |
|
4/ 50 |
|
2 |
50-70°F Burney Falls is still there but the marathon is gone. Nice scenery. Fire roads, trails, etc. |
| Newport |
06/05/04 |
Newport |
OR |
3:14:47 |
Marathon |
|
50/ 540 |
|
1/ 28 |
52-66°F I felt pretty happy with winning my age group until I noticed that Herb Phillips had finished 27 minutes ahead of me in an older age group! Congratulations, Mr. Phillips! |
| San Francisco |
08/19/84 |
San Francisco |
CA |
3:14:51 |
Marathon |
|
1062 |
|
|
60-65°F Hilly course. It is San Francisco. This was the second marathon in 1984 (LA was the 1st) where I paced someone else and used one marathon to train for another. Maniacal behavior two decades before it became official. |
| Silicon Valley |
10/28/01 |
San Jose |
CA |
3:15:12 |
Marathon |
|
77 |
|
1 |
55-60°F |
| California International |
12/03/00 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:15:46 |
Marathon |
|
|
269/ 1591 |
17/ 173 |
40-45°F |
| Newport |
06/01/02 |
Newport |
OR |
3:16:15 |
Marathon |
|
55 |
|
2 |
50-55°F Maniacs love this race with good reason. Fast, mostly level course, generally good marathon weather. Only race I've run with oysters at an aid station. |
| Humboldt |
10/19/03 |
Weott |
CA |
3:16:28 |
Marathon |
|
12/ 201 |
|
1/ 21 |
48-60°F |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/06/01 |
Weott |
CA |
3:16:41 |
Marathon |
|
29/ 662 |
|
1/ 24 |
50-75°F |
| Napa |
03/07/04 |
Napa |
CA |
3:17:27 |
Marathon |
|
108/ 1555 |
|
3/ 63 |
44-60°F |
| California International |
12/05/04 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:19:08 |
Marathon |
|
401/ 2963 |
|
5/ 107 |
35-43°F |
| Silicon Valley |
10/29/00 |
San Jose |
CA |
3:19:08 |
Marathon |
|
306 |
|
7 |
50-60°F |
| California International |
12/02/01 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:20:21 |
Marathon |
|
271 |
|
8/ 88 |
45-50°F |
| Silver State |
08/28/94 |
Sparks |
NV |
3:20:21 |
Marathon |
|
15/ 160 |
|
7/ 36 |
55-70°F 4000 ft elevation. Goes around a dry lake. Desert landscape. |
| Santa Monica |
08/26/79 |
Santa Monica |
CA |
3:21:02 |
Marathon |
|
187/ 581 |
|
74/ 196 |
Warm day (70-85°F). Some nausea at finish. Finished on Santa Monica City College track running to the applause of the crowd. (They were applauding for a lady finishing behind me.) Lesson: Run marathons for yourself. The general public doesn't really care unless you are at the Olympics or Boston. |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/02/04 |
Weott |
CA |
3:23:00 |
Marathon |
|
34/ 537 |
|
1/ 30 |
55-78°F |
| Sacramento |
10/07/01 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:23:03 |
Marathon |
|
7 |
|
2 |
55-65°F |
| Pacific Shoreline |
01/31/99 |
Newport Beach |
CA |
3:24:27 |
Marathon |
|
76/ 529 |
|
2/ 42 |
49°F and rain 75% of the race. |
| Napa |
03/04/01 |
Napa |
CA |
3:25:18 |
Marathon |
|
99/ 1363 |
|
9/ 106 |
45-50°F Rain and wind (40 mph) |
| Napa |
03/02/03 |
Napa |
CA |
3:26:43 |
Marathon |
|
186/ 1740 |
|
10/ 60 |
36-50°F |
| California International |
12/04/05 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:27:01 |
Marathon |
|
585/ 3248 |
|
13/ 159 |
33-45°F |
| Silicon Valley |
10/31/04 |
San Jose |
CA |
3:28:53 |
Marathon |
|
85/ 636 |
|
6/ 79 |
52-62°F |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/05/02 |
Weott |
CA |
3:29:27 |
Marathon |
|
68/ 759 |
|
1/ 38 |
50-60°F |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/04/03 |
Weott |
CA |
3:29:30 |
Marathon |
|
56/ 596 |
|
2/ 23 |
45-55°F |
| Sacramento |
10/01/00 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:30:38 |
Marathon |
|
13/ 113 |
|
2/ 12 |
60-75°F Plantar fasciitis was still coming and going. I decided to run a marathon a week for the month of October to decide my running fate. I finished the marathons and had my Maniac qualification. |
| Humboldt |
10/16/05 |
Weott |
CA |
3:30:49 |
Marathon |
|
28/ 155 |
|
2/ 7 |
53-63°F |
| Humboldt |
10/17/04 |
Weott |
CA |
3:32:03 |
Marathon |
|
21/ 146 |
|
3/ 12 |
55-58°F Drizzle and rain for entire race. |
| Volcano |
01/30/88 |
Volcano Nat'l Park |
HI |
3:32:56 |
Marathon |
|
7/ 105 |
|
3 |
Unique trail marathon through stark landscape. Only marathon I ever ran where they disinfected my shoes prior to the race to avoid alien species being introduced into the National Park. 60-70°F |
| Honolulu |
12/08/02 |
Honolulu |
HI |
3:33:23 |
Marathon |
|
869/ 26,407 |
|
44/ 1032 |
73-78°F |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/01/05 |
Weott |
CA |
3:33:25 |
Marathon |
|
61/ 543 |
|
3/ 28 |
48-60°F |
| Humboldt |
10/15/00 |
Weott |
CA |
3:34:58 |
Marathon |
|
74 |
|
10 |
50-60°F |
| Sacramento |
10/07/02 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:35:35 |
Marathon |
|
16/ 94 |
|
2/ 9 |
60-75°F |
| Redding |
01/01/03 |
Redding |
CA |
3:35:38 |
Marathon |
|
12/ 54 |
|
2/ 2 |
35-47°F |
| Napa |
03/06/05 |
Napa |
CA |
3:37:30 |
Marathon |
|
272/ 1595 |
|
9/ 70 |
46-65°F |
| Sacramento |
10/03/04 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:38:14 |
Marathon |
|
39/ 257 |
|
3/ 18 |
56-72°F |
| Napa |
03/01/98 |
Napa |
CA |
3:42:05 |
Marathon |
|
482/ 1478 |
|
29/ 104 |
45-65°F |
| Napa |
03/05/06 |
Napa |
CA |
3:42:07 |
Marathon |
|
273/ 1438 |
|
6/ 63 |
45-49°F |
| Redding |
01/01/05 |
Redding |
CA |
3:42:54 |
Marathon |
|
18/ 66 |
|
2/ 7 |
35-42°F |
| Redding |
01/01/02 |
Redding |
CA |
3:43:16 |
Marathon |
|
21/ 60 |
|
1/ 5 |
50°F This marathon has had at least 4 separate courses in its short history. 10-15 miles along Sacramento River is especially beautiful. Much of course is along old railroad right-of-way. Big downhill at the start. Not a PR course. The start is on Shasta Dam. Because of the proximity to 9-11, this was the only race I've attended with searches (pretty minimal) in the staging area carried out with National Guard troops armed with M-16's. |
| Newport |
05/31/08 |
Newport |
OR |
3:43:17 |
Marathon |
|
191/ 613 |
|
2/ 13 |
48-55°F |
| California International |
12/02/07 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:44:57 |
Marathon |
|
1531/ 4743 |
|
12/ 93 |
41-52°F |
| Newport |
06/05/10 |
Newport |
OR |
3:46:13 |
Marathon |
788 |
153/ 643 |
|
1/ 14 |
50-60° Great weather between two days of rain. Enjoyed meeting more Maniacs. |
| Napa |
03/03/02 |
Napa |
CA |
3:46:30 |
Marathon |
|
|
|
14/ 54 |
38-60°F |
| Blackhorse |
10/22/00 |
Fort Irwin |
CA |
3:46:32 |
Marathon |
|
13 |
|
2 |
50-67°F This was the only marathon course that had multiple tank crossings on the road. I saw a coyote at an ATM on the base. |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/04/08 |
Weott |
CA |
3:46:38 |
Marathon |
|
70/ 280 |
|
2/ 12 |
48-55°F |
| California International |
12/05/10 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:46:44 |
Marathon |
5103 |
1600/ 5849 |
|
14/ 116 |
48° - 55° Almost perfect conditions. A no excuses kind of day. |
| Redding |
01/01/04 |
Redding |
CA |
3:46:51 |
Marathon |
|
12/ 54 |
|
2/ 5 |
40-48°F |
| Cowtown Sacramento |
10/04/09 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:47:05 |
Marathon |
3552 |
92/ 328 |
|
2/ 10 |
48-62° I started running this race in 1983. These were the best conditions I have encountered here. |
| Lake Tahoe |
10/08/00 |
Lake Tahoe |
CA |
3:47:30 |
Marathon |
|
63 |
|
3 |
50-65°F |
| Cowtown |
10/05/08 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:48:08 |
Marathon |
3205 |
61/ 288 |
|
2/ 7 |
55-64° |
| Santa Rosa |
08/29/10 |
Santa Rosa |
CA |
3:51:07 |
Marathon |
135 |
52/ 184 |
|
1/ 7 |
More great weather for August, 51-61°! Nursed a tight hamstring for the last 16 miles, but overall a great day. Chatted with many Maniacs. |
| Humboldt |
10/17/10 |
Weott |
CA |
3:51:40 |
Marathon |
1139 |
66/ 206 |
|
2/ 8 |
52-57° Overcast. Excellent conditions. |
| Redding |
01/14/07 |
Redding |
CA |
3:51:41 |
Marathon |
|
28/ 105 |
|
2/ 5 |
22-50°F Coldest starting temperature for me. (I am from California.) |
| World Masters Athletics |
07/17/11 |
Sacramento |
CA |
3:52:56 |
Marathon |
4238 |
148/ 227 |
|
8/ 17 |
Unique race. Sort of Fantasy Camp Olympics for age-group athletes. Unlike real Olympics, qualifying consists of reaching for your credit card. Weather was luckily 12-15° below normal. 58-63° and overcast. Some serious folks here. For example, winner of men's 80-84 ran 3:54:00. |
| Napa Marathon |
03/07/10 |
Napa |
CA |
3:53:16 |
Marathon |
1429 |
541/ 1735 |
|
7/ 39 |
42-56° Fun race. #1 and 2 were there in a gaggle of Maniacs. Ran almost entire race with #984 who was off because of lack of training. |
| San Francisco |
07/12/98 |
San Francisco |
CA |
3:53:59 |
Marathon |
|
902/ 3697 |
|
40/ 166 |
60-70°F Plantar fasciitis greatly hampered my training. Maniac #984 ran with me for 16 miles, went on almost to the finish and then waited outside the stadium (10 minutes?) so that we could finish together. |
| Napa |
03/02/08 |
Napa |
CA |
3:54:58 |
Marathon |
|
689/ 1781 |
|
10/ 38 |
45-55°F |
| Santa Rosa |
08/28/11 |
Santa Rosa |
CA |
3:55:19 |
Marathon |
349 |
219/ 416 |
|
2/ 3 |
51-70° Ace (EWDOG) Ewing (#4130) escorted me across finish line after I took a tumble after mile 26. A good day. |
| Napa Marathon |
03/06/11 |
Napa |
CA |
3:56:14 |
Marathon |
1612 |
531/ 1755 |
|
7/ 35 |
50-55° Rain & drizzle about half the race. |
| Santa Rosa |
08/30/09 |
Santa Rosa |
CA |
3:57:06 |
Marathon |
318 |
37/ 86 |
|
1/ 5 |
My first race in Maniac yellow. I got to meet Bob Hearn, Jeannette Quintana, Guillermo Rios, Tim Marquardt, and Maniac Royalty Larry Macon and Yolanda Holder. I also saw Chuck Engle, but he was busy finishing an hour+ ahead of me. Course relatively flat on bike path and ditch bank. About 2/3 "groomed" gravel. A little dizzy from the 14 bridge crossings and 90 and 180 degree turns. Inaugural running of this race. Would recommend to all not in search of an absolute PR. 57-66° |
| Newport |
06/04/11 |
Newport |
OR |
3:59:07 |
Marathon |
219 |
205/ 673 |
|
3/ 10 |
55-75° Warmest day in 13 year race history, but still OK. Good Maniac turnout, as usual. |
| Napa |
03/04/07 |
Napa |
CA |
4:03:59 |
Marathon |
|
554/ 1236 |
|
12/ 31 |
42-59°F Stress fracture of knee diagnosed after race. Note to self: If knee is swollen BEFORE race, don't run race. Maniac #984 accompanied me in my run/walk strategy. |
| California International |
12/07/09 |
Sacramento |
CA |
4:05:51 |
Marathon |
4758 |
3192/ 5845 |
|
41/ 119 |
30-45° Lots of small problems but finished feeling good. Last three miles faster than first three. Snow the next day. |
| Big Island |
03/20/05 |
Hilo |
HI |
4:06:20 |
Marathon |
|
43/ 151 |
|
5/ 16 |
63-72°F Different course than earlier Big Island Marathon. Rolling terrain for first few miles and flattens out for last 2/3 of race. Suffered from asthma symptoms. |
| Avenue of the Giants |
05/07/06 |
Weott |
CA |
4:07:05 |
Marathon |
|
139/ 362 |
|
6/ 12 |
50-63°F |
| Humboldt |
10/16/11 |
Weott |
CA |
4:10:53 |
Marathon |
1127 |
58/ 149 |
|
1/ 2 |
52-60° Good conditions. I had an off day. This is my last competitive marathon. |
| Mineral King |
10/03/82 |
Kings Canyon Nat'l Park |
CA |
4:11:31 |
Marathon |
|
2/ 12 |
|
|
Uphill 1400 ft. to 7800 ft. at finish. One time event. Rangers said we should not have been given permission to hold the race after it was over. |
| California International |
12/07/08 |
Sacramento |
CA |
4:13:04 |
Marathon |
4093 |
3083/ 5198 |
|
51/ 100 |
This year's conditions were excellent. 42° start/44° 6 hours later, overcast, virtually no wind. I was not excellent. My pace doubled a few steps after mile 24 as a hamstring tightened up severely and I walked in from there. My son, Glenn, ran his first marathon to add a sunny spot to the day. |
| California International Marathon |
12/04/11 |
Sacramento |
CA |
4:50:12 |
Marathon |
5184 |
4326/ 5775 |
|
35/ 57 |
34-48° My LAST marathon. Healthy and enjoyable running to Maniacs everywhere. Had a great time running with my son and annoying the crowd. |
