| Date |
Race |
Distance |
Time
|
Pace
|
Comments* |
Goals
for 2005:
 | 5K <0:30:00
* 30:26 is
the closest so far this year |
| 5M
<0:50:00
* no 5-milers
or 8km races run this year |
| 10K
<1:00:00
* 1:04:31 is
the closest so far this year |
| 10M
<1:50:00
* 1:52:57 is the
closest so far this year |
| Half Marathon
<2:25:00
*
2:37:50 is the
closest so far this year |
| Marathon
<5:00:00
* not
even close yet (5:59 and 6:33 marathons this year) |
| 1 Olympic
distance triathlon completed <4:00:00
* DONE IN
4:06:58 (close enough for my first attempt!) |
| 1 Half
Ironman triathlon completed <8:00:00
* DONE IN
8:50:50 (not close at all to the time goal, but done!) |
|
| JANUARY
2005 |
| January
1, 2005 |
Rotary
Resolution 10K, Leesburg,
VA. |
10K |
»»Goal:
To finish
(after 5K yesterday)!
1:14:11 watch time
1:14:05 chip time |
11:56 |
This
course is *SO* hilly - but SO beautiful, too! 19/23 AG (82%),
145/158 women (91%). WAVA 44.7%. |
| January
9, 2005 |
Tsunami
Survivors Run, Baltimore,
MD, Canton
Waterfront Park |
4-10M |
10 mile
option:
1:55:04 watch time
|
11:30 |
Unofficial
PR by 3:50! Too bad it wasn't formally timed! Pretty course circling the Inner Harbor. WAVA 47.2%. |
| January
16, 2005 |
MLK
5K, Washington,
DC |
5K |
31:54 official
time |
10:17 |
Had
planned to do the 20K but it was just too cold! Wimped out! My
2nd fastest 5K, but it was a car-measured course. Hmm. 48/53
overall (90%). WAVA 50.2%. |
| FEBRUARY
2005 |
| February
5, 2005 |
Bank
of America Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K, Tampa, FL |
15K |
Dream
goal #1 PR:
<1:40:00
Goal #2: <1:45:00
»»Goal #3: Have fun!
1:51:09 chip time |
11:57 |
Jeep
Liberty Challenge
Dream goal: <4:50
total time (=5:00 marathon)
»»#2 goal: <5:40 total time (=5:51 marathon)
5:21:00 TOTAL
(~5:29:48 marathon pace), 139/146 finishers (92%);
139/158
starters (87%).
|
Finishing
was a PR (1st 15K). 167/191 in AG (87%), 3032/3621 overall
(84%). WAVA 45.4%. |
| February
5, 2005 |
Bank
of America 5K, Tampa, FL |
5K |
Dream
goal #1: <30:00
Goal #2 PR: <31:36
»»Goal #3: Have fun!
40:19 chip time |
13:00 |
194/328
in AG (59%), 4092/6140 overall (66%). WAVA 39.7%. |
| February
6, 2005 |
Bank
of America Tampa Bay Half Marathon, FL |
13.1M |
Dream
goal #1:
<2:30:00
Goal #2 PR: <2:38:37
»»Goal #3: Have fun!
2:49:32 chip time |
12:56 |
85/98
in AG (85%), 1347/1604 overall (84%). WAVA 37.9%. |
| February
26, 2005 |
Belle
Haven 25K,
Alexandria, VA |
25K
15.53M |
Dream goal
#1: <3:06 (12mpm)
Goal #2: <3:10 (12:15mpm)
»»Goal #3: Have fun and don't fall on any ice!
3:25:24
watch time |
13:13 |
Snow, slopes and sloth slowed me
down! DFL 118/118 (100%) but also a PR for my first 25K.
(Equivalent pace of 2:53 half marathon). WAVA 37.5%. |
| MARCH
2005 |
| March
6, 2005 |
B&A
Trail Half Marathon,
Severna Park, MD |
13.1M |
Goal #1: PR
<2:38
»»Goal #2: <2:49
»»Beat
my course record: 2:53
»»Goal #3: Have fun!
2:39:54 clock time
|
12:12 |
A beautiful day and a good run,
especially for not being prepared for it! My 2nd fastest half
marathon, reducing my course record by 13 minutes. 500/531
(94%), 19/23 AG W45-49 (82%), WAVA 45.2%. |
|
March 13 & 20, 2005 |
REI Total Bike Maintenance Class, 12-4PM √done! |
| APRIL
2005 |
| April
3, 2005 |
Cherry
Blossom Ten Miler, Washington,
DC |
10M |
»»Goal #1:
<1:55
»»Goal #2: PR <1:59:14
»»Goal #3: Course record: <2:01:51
»»Goal #4: Have fun!
1:52:57 chip time |
11:18 |
Woo hoo! Big PR by 6:17!
44*F and wind gusts 35 mph+. 228/289 AG (78%), 3645/4308 women
(84%), 7663/8596 overall (89%), WAVA 48.1%.
Previously:
2001?: 2:03:20 chip time
2003: 2:01:51 chip time |
| April
17, 2005 |
Cure
Autism Now Sprint Triathlon,
Bethesda, MD |
500-yard
swim, 10-mile bike, 2.5-mile run
|
Goals:
»»Swim 500yd <15:00;
»»Bike 10m <40:00;
»»Run 2.5m <30:00;
T1+T2 <5:00;
Total <1:30:00
Swim 650yd+: 17:10
(Swim 500 yd: 12:32)
T1: 6:23
Bike 10m: 38:44
T2: 4:54
Run 2.5m: 28:22
Total w/o transitions:
1:24:16
Total with transitions: ~1:35 |
Swim: 2:30.4 per 100 yd
Bike: 15.49
mph
Run: 11:20
mpm |
VERY FUN! But totally screwed up
my lap counts and watch timing, so swam 2 or 3 extra laps.
Actual time for first 10 laps/500 yards = 12:32.82 or 2:30.5/100 yards
(PR). LONG transitions were not officially counted. Bike
PR: 3:54 min/mile or 15.3 mph (PR). 284/352 finishers =
80.6% overall (better than my running races). |
| MAY
2005 |
May
1, 2005
Sunday |
Potomac
River Run Half Marathon,
Belle Haven Marina, VA |
13.1M |
|
DNS |
DNS:
Didn't
have what it takes today! |
May
22, 2005
Sunday |
Columbia
Triathlon, Columbia, MD |
1.5K/ 1640y
swim, 41K/ 25.5M bike, 10K run |
Goals:
Swim 1500m <41:00;
»»Bike 41k <1:55;
Run 10k <1:15;
»»T1+T2 <9:00;
Goal:
finish <4:00:00
Official times:
Swim: 48:15 (387th)
T1: 5:36 (306th)
Bike: 1:50:02 (355th)
T2: 2:45 (244th)
Run: 1:20:21 (366th)
Total: 4:06:58 (366th) |
Swim: 2:56 per 100 yards
Bike: 13.9 mph
Run: 12:57 mpm |
Jeez,
that was hard! This race totally and
completely KICKED MY BUTT!! Those hills are freaking
RELENTLESS!!
Rankings:
Athenas 40+: 4/5 finishers (80%)
Women: 366/393 starters (93%), 366/382 finishers (95%)
Overall: 1205/1249 starters (96%), 1205/1227 finishers (98%) |
|
JUNE
2005
|
June
12, 2005
Sunday |
Eagleman
Half Ironman Triathlon,
Cambridge, MD |
1.2M/1931m swim, 56M bike, 13.1M run |
Goal
#1:
Finish <8:00:00
»»Goal #2:
Finish
Official times:
Swim: 81:22
T1: 7:34
Bike: 3:55:56
T2: 3:49
Run: 3:22:11
Finish: 8:50:50 |
Swim: 3:48 per 100 yards
Bike: 14.2 mph
Run: 15:26 mpm |
HOT!!! I did receive a medal, but
finished above the cutoff times for the swim and finish line.
LAST finisher of 1436 for the
day, but 90 DNFs. |
| JULY
2005 |
|
July 9, 2005 |
Women's Distance Festival,
Annapolis, Maryland |
5K |
Watch time:
31:49
Official time 31:49 |
10:15 |
2nd fastest 5K! Rolling 2-loop
course, slowed due to heat. Splits 9:58, 10:16, 10:29, and 1:05
for the final 0.1 mile. 133/259 women (51%). WAVA 50.8%.
|
|
July 31, 2005 |
Blackwater
Traverse Duathlon, Cambridge, MD, 7:30AM |
5K run
30K bike
5K run |
Run 5K: 34:13
T1: 2:13
Bike 30K: 1:11:03
T2: 1:45
Run 5K: 38:10
Total time: 2:27:27.10 |
Run1: 11:02 mpm
Bike: 16.2 mph
Run2: 12:19 mpm |
Overcast, 74*F, humidity 84%,
wind east 6mph at the start. Felt much hotter! Fun event
with Ellie, Dianne, Jeanne, Holly, and the girls.
1st (and only) Athena 40+ over.
Would have been 6th/6 women 45-49. 146/153 overall (95%). Bike
course and T2 PRs! |
| AUGUST
2005 |
|
August 4, 2005 |
Bluemont 5K, Arlington, VA |
5K |
Official time:
34:53.55 |
11:14 |
Hot hot hot 99*F temperatures and
that bigass hill on the W&OD Trail kept me slower than usual.
168/180 overall (93%). |
| August
28, 2005 |
Annapolis
Ten Miler,
Annapolis, MD |
10M |
Chip time: 2:01:20
|
12:08 |
Course record by
10:35, over a minute per mile improvement - my 2nd fastest ten
miler! 3805/3867 overall (98%)
Previously:
2002 2:12:09 chip time
2001 2:14:46 chip time
2003: 2:11:55 chip time |
| SEPTEMBER
2005 |
|
September 10, 2005 |
St.
Michaels Historic (Metric)Century, St. Michaels, Maryland |
62.5M |
DNF |
|
Only finished 53.3 - back and
neck pain. |
| OCTOBER
2005 |
| October
1, 2005 |
Volunteer
at
Chesapeakeman, Cambridge, MD |
Vol |
√ |
|
√ Helped
at body marking and swim exit |
|
October 8, 2005 |
Seagull Century,
Salisbury, MD |
100M |
DNS |
|
DNS due to other commitments
(good thing, record deluge that day) |
| October
15, 2005 |
Baltimore
Marathon, Baltimore, Maryland
|
26.2M |
Dream
goal: <5:40 (2001 relay time)
PR goal: Under 5:51:38
»»Baseline goal: Finish upright
Watch time
5:59:59
Official time 5:59:51
|
13:44 |
Marathon #7. 65/82 women 45-49 (79%), 793/885 women (89%).
Three seconds slower chip time
than Chicago Marathon last year! |
|
October 30, 2005 |
Pace
Holly at
Marine Corps Marathon,
Washington, DC |
~10M |
√ |
|
√
Did ~12 miles on the course! What
a great day! Congratulations to Holly! |
| NOVEMBER
2005 |
| November
6, 2005 |
New
York City Marathon, NY, NY |
26.2M |
Official time 6:33:23 |
15:00 |
Finished #8! Trudge,
trudge, trudge - walked it in the last 10km. |
|
November 6, 2005 |
Register for Ironman
Florida 2006? |
|
|
|
Done! I'm in! |
|
November 24, 2005 |
So Others Might Eat 5K,
Washington, DC |
3.1M |
Watch time 30:26
Official time 30:28 |
9:49 |
PR! Race did not have
official individual times, though. :-( WAVA 53.16%. First race
under 10:00 min/mile pace! Ave. HR 175. |
|
November 25, 2005 |
Talbot YMCA
Run for Hospice 10K, Easton, MD |
6.2M |
Watch time
1:04:31
Official time 1:04:30 |
10:24 |
PR! 30/37 (81%) overall. WAVA 51.8%. |
| DECEMBER
2005 |
|
December 3, 2005 |
Gar Williams Half Marathon, Alexandria, VA |
13.1M |
Watch time
2:37:46
Official time 2:37:50 |
12:02 |
PR! WAVA 46.1%. 205/209
(98%). |
