2009 The Raw Numbers and a Summary

Here are the raw numbers for my 2009 running.

The Raw Numbers

Miles run: 2396

Average week: 46.1 miles

Biggest Week: 91 miles

Lowest week: 0 miles

Biggest Month: 349 miles

Lowest Month: 45 miles

The Race Numbers

Races: 21

Races Won: 8

Top 3: 9

Top 5: 14

PR's: 4 (3k track, 5k track, 3 mile road, 12k)

By Race Distance

3k: 1

3 miles: 1

5k (track): 2

5k (road): 5

4 miles: 1

5 miles: 1

10k: 3

12k: 1

7.6 mile: 1

10 miles: 1

1/2 Marathon: 3

Marathon: 1

Highlights by Month

January

• Ran indoor track for the first time in a long time.
• Ran a 3k PR of 8:56 at the GBTC Invite.
• Ran a 5k PR of 15:29 at the BU Terrier Invite.
• Ran 148 miles

February

• Ran the USATFNE Indoor Track Championships for the first time ever.
• Ran the 5k at the USATFNE Championships in a PR of 15:28 and 5th place overall.
• Ran 192 miles

March

• Ran Spring Ahead 3 miler in PR of 15:04 beating Wilson Perez for 1st place.
• Ran Gilmanton 5k, the first race of the CARS series of races. Finished in 5th place.
• Ran 257 miles.

April

• Ran the SEA 5k, 2nd race in the CARS series, Finished 1st in 15:57.
• Ran the Merrimack Trail Race 10m. Finished 1st in 57:31. The 5th fastest time ever and 3rd fastest person ever, only behind Paul Low and Dave Dunham. Beat a very quality field that included Kevin Tilton and Ben Nephew.
• Ran 209 miles

May

• Ran Children's Museum 5k placing 1st in 15:57 beating John Mentzer
• Ran Big Lake 1/2 Marathon in 1:12:06 for first place beating Scott Rowe, Wilson Perez and Jim Johnson. This was probably my best race all year and it was against a very talented field of runners.
• Ran the Bedford 12k, a USATFNE Champioship race. Finished 12th place in 39:19. My best finish ever in a non marathon USATFNE Championship race.
• Ran the Canterbury XC Challenge (CARS Series) the day after Bedford. I won in 17:35 over a very tough course. But I paid for it. This is where I pulled my hamstring and all my issues started. Too much racing!
• Ran Redhook 5k. Finished 4th place in 16:05. But was in a lot of pain and it was here that I knew I had some real issues.
• Ran 198 miles

June

• Ran the Run for Rusty 4 miler (CARS Series). Finished first in 21:51. Ran just hard enough to win.
• Ran Mt Washington Road Race. The most miserable experience of my life. See the write up! Finished 58th in 1:20:44. A very poor performance.
• Ran 145 miles

July

• Ran the final CARS Series race. The Bill Luti 5 miler. I finished 5th place in 27:14. Just enough to seal the Men's Open CARS series Championship.
• Still constantly getting treatment on hamstrings to allow myself to run.
• Ran 269 miles

August

• Ran my First Beach to Beacon and it was a great time. Finished 44th in 33:12.
• Ran Sunders at Rye Harbor 10k. Finished 5th in 32:46. This was the first race since May that I actually felt good, with minimal leg issues
• Got in some really good marathon training.
• Ran 349 miles

September

• Ran run to The Rock 1/2 Marathon in 1:13:29 for first place becoming the first person to ever have won all three races (5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon)
• Ran Lone Gull 10k, a USATFNE Championship, finishing in 32:49 for 33rd place. Had some pretty bad cramping issue in this race.
• Ran 308 miles

October

• Ran The Baystate Marathon, a USATFNE Championship, ran 2:41:58 for 18th place. This race was a disaster. It was my worst marathon time ever. My hamstrings went bizerk about 10 miles in and the weather was brutally awful.
• Ran 198 miles

November

• Ran Seacoast Half Marathon in 1:14:43 for 3rd place. Another worst ever time for the distance. Legs were gone and it was obvious I was in need of time off.
• Time off completely from running.
• Hiked 6 NH 4000 footers
• Ran 79 miles

December

• Tried running a few time early in the month, but the legs were still not having it.
• Hiked 1 more NH 4000 footer
• Started running again consistently right at the end of the month.
• Ran 45 miles

Overall it was a frustrating year. I felt like I was off to great start and I was running better than I ever have. Then injuries made the rest of my year very inconsistent. I still had some good performances, some great training, and even in the fall I thought I was stronger than I ever have been. I just couldn't put it together when it counted. I hope that the time off I took to rest and recover was the right thing to do. I hope to come back in 2010 running smarter and stronger than ever! See you out there on the roads, trails, and mountains!