Marathon Maniacs

Marathons/Ultras completed by
Maniac 153, Eric Barnes


Seq Race Date City ST Finish
Time
Distance Bib Overall
Place
Sex
Place
Age
Place
Remarks
90 Orcas Island Fat Ass 02/06/10 Moran State Park WA 6:32 50 km         Beautiful weather! Steve and I didn't get lost! Another great James Varner event. Course PR by 22 min.
89 Lake Youngs Pigtails 01/23/10 Renton WA 4:47 50 km 173       Great crowd! Really good run for both Steve and I. Rained most of the run. Love that out and back at the end! Despite Van's doubts Steve and I didn't get lost.
88 Capital Peak Mega Fat Ass 01/17/10 Littlerock WA 5:31:00 30 mi         This race was first cabin all the way! Well marked, great SAR support, parking crew in the morning, and wonderful food and shelter at the finish. They even had extra TP in the bathroom at the Start/Finish area! John Pearch and his crew of volunteers rocked!
87 Western WA. Fat Ass 01/02/10 Issaquah WA 6:37:59 50 km         Great conditions running with Van Phan who led the charge for Steve Stoyles, Tom Gibson, and me.
86 Pigtails Flatass 12/19/09 Ravensdale WA 4:01:13 Marathon         Wet, soggy, moist, misty, sloggy, drippy, watery, humid, not dry, liqidy, sopping, sodden, damp, soaked, but fun!
85 Ghost of Birch Bay 12/12/09 Birch Bay WA 4:06:46 Marathon 99       Corn snow during the first few miles but overall good weather at about 25 degrees F. Wind was light at times but never really uncomfortable. Great hot dogs and other treats at the finish. Thanks to the RD Scott Krell and all the volunteers.
84 Seattle Ghost 11/28/09 Seattle   3:57:23 Marathon 103       Mad Monkey run with Steve "The Stick" Stoyles. Some wind but no rain to speak of.
83 Doppler 50K 11/22/09 Silverdale WA 6:46:23 50 km         Rain held off after downpour before the event. Ran in "flowing trails" and puddles. Great course that in good weather would have great views of Olympics, and Cascades. Added some extra miles with a wrong turn. Nic P and I ran together the whole run.
82 Halloween Marathon 10/31/09 Bellingham WA 4:10:15 Marathon         Nice 10 laps around beautiful Lake Padden. Fun costumes! Weather was as good as could be expected with no rain! Thanks to Stacy Otter for putting this on and being a great RD! Joe Tompkins won the show with his drag queen outfit.
81 Thorpe Mt. Fat Ass 08/02/09 Snoqualmie Pass WA 8:13:14 27 mi         Cardiac needles, hot weather, long hard day.
80 White River 50 Mile 07/25/09 Crystal Mt. WA 10:39:24 50 mi 54       PB for course by 11 min. Anton broke CR. Heat of the day made for a tough day. Seemed like lots of drops. Don't think I heard anyone say "That was really fun". Well run event, great volunteers.
79 Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 06/27/09 Seattle WA 3:45:06 Marathon 6114       Beautiful day. Lots of concrete to run on. Took a dive in the Battery Street Tunnel after being hog-tied by a 12 inch hubcap ring. Just a couple of scrapes. Laura Huston was the "beer fairy" at mile 19. Added 60 seconds to the second half with the fall and the beer but overall very consistent.
78 Blanchard Mt. 05/30/09 Alger WA 7:29:00 50 km         Added some extra credit miles with a missed turn. Kill Bill Hill is a nice challenge. Great weather and a wonderful NW Ultras event! 3 loops of 11 miles
77 Tacoma City Marathon 05/03/09 Tacoma WA 4:14:13 Marathon 19       First time as a pacer. Limo ride! Coughed an S-Cap into my sinus cavity that lead to a wonderful burning sensation. Luckily I am trained in snot rocketing so I was able to clear the salt from my sinuses. Owww!
76 Capitol Peak 50 Mile 04/25/09 Olympia WA 11:17:07 50 mi 18       Pulled through a real rough spot which seemed fueling related. Steve Stoyles stuck with me and we finished together. Thanks to RD John Pearch for a well organized race. The trails were in great shape! The trench of death is filled with gravel!
75 Yakima River Canyon 04/04/09 Yakima WA 3:46:46 Marathon 72       Sunny weather, 24 degrees at the start with 62 degrees at the finish.
74 Pac Rim 24 Hour 03/21/09 Longview WA 7:29:00 50 km 28       Drove from Chuckanut with Linda Barton & Jess Mullen. Linda got in 50K and Jess made 49 miles. Very very sleepy, very very achy, very very happy to have completed this back to back on 3 hours of sleep.
73 Chuckanut Mt. 50K 03/21/09 Bellingham WA 5:46:48 50 km 151 98/285     Fantastic weather, dry all day with views to die for at the ridge. Suffered from calf cramps which started on the ridge and lasted to the finish.
72 Valentine's Marathon 02/08/09 Olympia WA 4:22:45 Marathon 660       RACE 13! - The "puppy mill" of marathons. Streak of 13 races in 12 weeks "CHECK!" 7 Marathons 6 50K's
71 Orcas Island Fat Ass 02/07/09 Moran State Park WA 7:51:50 50 km 155       RACE 12 - Bluebird day, got lost twice by not paying attention and overthinking adding 1.5 miles to the always difficult climbing course. James Varner RD has a winner year after year with this event. Ran with Steve "Mad Monkey #1" Stoyles
70 Yours Truly 01/25/09 Covington WA 6:02:28 50 km         RACE 11 - Snow in the morning with four out and backs. Whew!
69 Pigtails 01/24/09 Renton WA 4:58:00 50 km 64       RACE 10 - Ran strong with Steve Stoyles. Cold but dry with very little mud. Thank's to Van for putting on a great event!
68 Capitol Peak MEGA Fat Ass 01/17/09 Olympia WA 5:37:10 50 km         RACE 9 - Ran with Steve Stoyles. Alternate course from Littlerock side of Capitol Peak. Nice 15 mile loop. Mud was sporatic as was water on trail. Super effort by RD and Search & Rescue.
67 Bridle Trails Mudfest 01/10/09 Kirkland WA 5:26:20 50 km 5       RACE 8 - Ran four strong laps and two mud induced slog laps. If you like mud this race is for you! Tough but fun!
66 First Call to Run 01/01/09 Bothell WA 5:25:11 50 km 504       RACE 7 - Due to snow conditions on trail race was limited to a double out and back in just one direction. Had to deal with one mile section of icy snow four times but the weather was good! DOUBLE back to back.
65 Mary's Last Chance Marathon 12/31/08 Bellingham WA 4:26:00 Marathon 09       RACE 6 - Great weather with no rain. Mary provided a nice hand made finishers tile. Ran with LB
64 Pigtails Flat Ass 12/20/08 Renton WA 4:45:53 Marathon 28       RACE 5 - First Marathon on snow. It was similar to running in sand. I had screws in my shoes for traction. Thanks Van for a great event. Can hot soup ever taste any better than after a 20 degree marathon?
63 Ghost of Birch Bay 12/13/08 Birch Bay State Park WA 4:00:08 Marathon 10       RACE 4 - Clear and cold. Beautiful run in the area where I grew up.
62 Seattle Marathon 11/30/08 Seattle WA 3:40:45 Marathon 212       DAY 3 - Perfect day for running! Negative splits! So much fun seeing so many Maniacs out on the course. Great finish for a triple. Triple Marathon CHECK!
61 Seattle Ghost 11/29/08 Seattle WA 3:59:00 Marathon 13       DAY 2 - Great weather and super food at the aid stations. Nice soak in Lake Washington post race to care for the wheels.
60 Wishbone Trail Run 11/28/08 Gig Harbor WA 5:05 27 mi         DAY 1 - Great course with wonderful host Bill Barmore! Huckleberry Pancakes rocked! First of a triple
59 Marine Corps Marathon 10/26/08 Arlington VA 3:41:39 Marathon 3263 2008/18265 1674/11118 113/946 Great day for the race. Ran in a crowd to mile 21 then it opened up a bit. Ran with Steve Stoyles. If you run this spend a week and take in all the capitol has to offer.
58 Leavenworth Marathon 10/04/08 Leavenworth WA 3:44:11 Marathon 704 20/100 16/55 2/6 Brain cramp early in race, decided to keep up with Van. Leg cramps late in race, Van kicked my pitootee. Race Report and photo's at http://journeytoacentum.blogspot.com/2008/10/leavenworth-marathon-2008.html Oktoberfest is a huge drunken party in downtown on Saturday night.
57 Baker Lake Trail Run 09/20/08 Concrete WA 9:09:00 50 km 5       29th wedding anniversary run with Michelle. DFL Baby! Great weather and wonderful runners! Varner crushed the competition! Photos and report at www.journeytoacentum.blogspot.com
56 North Face Canadian Death Race 08/02/08 Grande Cache AB 19:31:46 125 km 112 23/223 20/177 4/26 Holy crap! This one kicked my arse. Ran first 3 legs with T. Sentinella. Got lost in the last 6K adding 4-5K of extra credit bonus distance. If you are part Mt. Goat you will love this run. Climb Climb Climb. You can do it!
55 North Olympic Discovery 06/08/08 Port Angeles WA 3:30:05 Marathon 13       Negative splits, great weather, well organized marathon.
54 Tacoma City 05/10/08 Tacoma WA 3:34:17 Marathon         Negative splits baby! Ran first 20 with Main Maniacs #1 & #2 the 3:40 pacers. BQ!
53 Big Sur Marathon 04/27/08 Carmel CA 3:47:11 Marathon 418       Weather never gets any better than what we had for race day. Beautiful course and a well organized run. Ran with DK for a few miles. Can I say... Respect the distance? See race report at www.journeytoacentum.blogspot.com
52 Peterson Ridge Rumble 04/13/08 Sisters OR 6:05:25 34 mi 5       Beautiful weather with first hot run of the year! Just about the entire course was runable. The heat combined with some dead legs forced me to hike more than I expected.
51 Yakima River Canyon 04/05/08 Selah WA 3:39:40 Marathon 4       Bluebird day with start at 28 degrees and finish at around 42 degrees F. Ran with amibro Steve Stoyles.
50 Chuckanut Mt. 50K 03/15/08 Bellingham WA 5:34:40 50 km 6       50th Marathon or greater distance! Dry weather, lots of tired folks dragging themselves in with comments about the mud. A must do run!
49 Des Moines Creek 6 HR 03/01/08 SeaTac WA 4:10:21 Marathon 26       Nice 4 mile trail loop. Noisy aircraft every 5 min. at the south end of SeaTac runway. Ran most of the distance with Rattler - his 13th in 12 wks
48 Invest In Youth Fund Run 02/23/08 Snohomish WA 4:03:51 Marathon 191       Mistakenly wore my shoes with four pounds of lead in each insole. Some days are diamonds, some days are stone. The weather was great!
47 Orcas Fat Ass 50K 02/17/08 Moran State Park WA 6:54:40 50 km 154       Tough Varner course with incredible weather!
46 Lord Hill 02/03/08 Snohomish WA 6:00:06 50 km 103       Great weather! Once again... chicked by Van.
45 Yours Truly 01/27/08 Covington WA 7:26:57 50 km         OK so maybe I wasn't ready for a double back to back 50K. Ran with Michelle, Rob, & Jamal the entire way. Lots of ice & some snow.
44 Pigtails 50K 01/26/08 Kent WA 5:06:48 50 km         Caught Hester at mile 28.
43 Capitol Peak 01/19/08 Olympia WA 7:49:05 34 mi         Slip Sliding and Slogging through the mud and snow. Weird "mud rash" on my calves with micro cuts that feel like a sunburn.
42 Western WA. Fat Ass 01/05/08 Issaquah WA 7:23:00 50 km         Three amigos run!
41 Last Chance 12/31/07 Bellingham WA 3:52:00 Marathon 135       Great weather! Ran with Rob "Rattler" and Steve S.
40 Tiger Mt. Dumb Ass 12/15/07 Issaquah WA 8:16:16 50 km         Kick your Dumb Ass is more like it! Look at the profile at: http://journeytoacentum.blogspot.com/2007/12/kick-your-dumb-ass-50k.html This is a must do for those looking for a tough run!
39 Seattle Ghost Marathon 11/24/07 Seattle WA 3:37:00 Marathon         Low key event, course was about a mile short but the Garmin kept me honest so I ran the balance on an out and back. Last mile 6:33 pace
38 Ron Herzog 50K 11/10/07 Granite Falls WA 5:46:53 50 km 31       Great weather! The tank traps were fun!
37 Autumn Leaves 11/03/07 Champoeg State Park OR 4:38:15 50 km 61       New 50K PR!
36 Cle Elum 50K 09/15/07 Cle Elum WA 6:27:03 50 km 5       Marty & Chris Fagan did a great job as RD. Volunteers were outstanding. Challenging course.
35 Cascade Crest 100 08/24/07 Easton WA 28:51:16 100 mi 12 36/93     Kudos to Charlie Chrissman RD for a great experience. My Crew Michelle and Sonya did a great job. Pacer Steve Stoyles made it happen! 100 miler "Check"
34 12 Hour Watershed 05/19/07 Redmond WA 11:37:00 100.0 km         First 100K, Strong Finish, Great experience! Very nice trails! (63.45 miles)100K "Check"
33 Tacoma City Marathon 05/13/07 Tacoma WA 3:37:47 Marathon         Nice course, well organized. Tacoma Police and Volunteers Rocked!
32 Vancouver Intl. 05/06/07 Vancouver BC 3:25:40 Marathon   302/3109 270/1840 10/184 Flame on, perfect day for a run. Nice BC Place pre and post race area.
31 Eugene Marathon 04/29/07 Eugene OR 3:47:14 Marathon   468/1496 361/835 22/84 Great course! Double weekend, SUNSHINE!
30 Capitol Peak 04/28/07 Olympia WA 10:18:53 50.0 miles         Hell's loop is appropriately named. Great weather!
29 Yakima Marathon 03/31/07 Yakima WA 3:30:48 Marathon   51/458     Great weather! Bob Dolphins 400th Marathon!
28 Chuckanut Mt. 03/17/07 Bellingham WA 5:44:49 50.0 km   84/257   7/33 Fabulous run with great organization and good post run food! A tad wet but it is the PNW.
27 Orcas Fat Ass 50K 02/24/07 Moran State Park WA 6:58:34 50.0 km         Tough climbs,Snowy surprise, very scenic, must do again!
26 Pigtails Run 02/03/07 Renton WA 5:14:00 50.0 km         Great run with future Maniac Steve Stoyles. Good surface, challenging course.
25 Capital Peak Fat Ass 01/20/07 Olympia WA 7:14:50 34.0 miles         Sunny Skies with light snow at the start. Conga line up the Mt.
24 WW Fat Ass 50K (Tiger Mt.) 01/06/07 Issaquah WA 8:08:20 50.0 km         Feel the burn baby!
23 Last Chance Marathon 12/31/06 Bellingham WA 4:11:08 Marathon         Great weather, added additional loop for a total of 32 miles to finish the year!
22 Seattle Marathon 11/26/06 Seattle WA 3:28:07 Marathon   176   13/107 Gortex kind of run! Snow mixed with rain. NEGATIVE SPLITS Check!
21 Autumn Leaves 11/04/06 Champoeg Park OR 8:11:00 50.0 miles   10/33 7   50 mile PR
20 Portland Marathon 10/01/06 Portland OR 3:33:46 Marathon   757/7548 631/3328 41/359 Beautiful Day but the "best organized marathon" marketing badge needs a little tuning for the start and gear check.
19 Haulin Aspen Trail 08/13/06 Bend OR 3:58:26 Marathon   19/120 13/61 1/10 Nothing like taking a first in your age group the day before your Birthday. Hello 50-55!
18 WR 50 07/29/06 Crystal Mt. WA 10:50:46 50.0 miles   78/124     WOW! WOW! WOW! Great runners, great organization, great volunteers, and a great challenge. I sound like Tony the Tiger.
17 Mayors Midnight Sun Marathon 06/17/06 Anchorage AK 3:25:40 Marathon   57/1547 48/637 9/80 Saw two moose in the first two miles! Good destination run with many hikes and other activities to participate in while in the area.
16 Capital City Marathon 05/21/06 Olympia WA 3:42:45 Marathon   122/455 96/296 16/47 Nice scenic course with good hill challenge. Went out too fast, the rest is history
15 Mt. Si Ultra 04/23/06 Snoqualmie WA 5:00:04 50.0 km   24     Great running surface, last five hot and flat. Beautiful day for my first 50K "Check"
14 Yakima River Canyon 04/01/06 Selah WA 3:34:56 Marathon   54/383 44 8/31 Every race director in America should study and implement the planning and organization that made this a first rate experience.
13 Tahoe Triple Day 2 10/07/05 Tahoe City NV 4:09:38 Marathon         Houston we have a problem... Blew a tibia, I hate it when that happens!
12 Tahoe Triple Day 1 10/06/05 South Lake Tahoe CA 4:12:13 Marathon         Last 5 miles were a nice up hill challenge
11 Seafair Marathon 07/10/05 Bellevue WA 3:20:42 Marathon   48 44 8/62 PR
10 Rainier to Ruston 06/04/05 Carbonado WA 8:27:00 50 mi   4/5 4/5 1/1 First Ultra "Check" First 50 Miler "Check"
9 Capital City 05/15/05 Olympia WA 3:32:38 Marathon   91/485 74/292 11/47  
8 Boston Marathon 04/18/05 Boston MA 3:41:47 Marathon   6063 4998 1963 Heat and tourist legs got me
7 Marine Corps Marathon 10/31/04 Washington DC DC 3:28:28 Marathon   456 408 40 Never been called sir so many times in my life as I did at the expo and the race. Must do race!
6 Portland Marathon 10/03/04 Portland OR 3:21:29 Marathon   346 306 36  
5 Boston Marathon 04/19/04 Boston MA 3:43:07 Marathon   4040 3414 1243 Nice warm day!
4 Vancouver International Maratho 05/04/03 Vancouver BC 3:29:03 Marathon   474 423 57 BQ "Check"
3 HP Houston Marathon 01/19/03 Houston WA 3:46:50 Marathon   999 839 139 Second BQ attempt,concrete jungle, two hills, both overpasses. Mr. crampy hit me at mile 18. OUCH
2 Portland Marathon 10/06/02 Portland OR 3:32:59 Marathon   699 555 70 First attempt BQ (3:30)
1 Seattle Marathon 12/01/98 Seattle WA 3:46:16 Marathon         First Marathon "Check"


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