Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The First 35...


1988 – April New Jersey Liberty State park marathon – first ever marathon, age 30 Billy, Caitlin and I drove to Liberty State park morning of the race in a company van from Progressive auto parts. She was three. She slept in playpen in van, Billy read the NY Times, I ran, a little windy, 3:43


1990 – October - Marine Corp marathon, I was in training and Billy's brother terribly and unfortunate death, Billy trained as quickly as he could and we all drove to Kathy's house in Virginia and Jaime drove us right to the start. Great venue, saw all the monuments. 3:38


1991 – October - Marine Corp – both trained well, 3:33


1994 – November Warwick, NY November on a whim at Applefest, signed up to run with only a month of training. 3:59


2001 – May - wanted to qualify for Boston, needed 3:50, got 3:47 in Burlington, VT Met up with Doug Bartocci and family. Had dinner and drinks, then movie, Pearl Harbor.


2001 – October – Steamtown (Scranton, PA)with Amy and Mary. 3:45 improved my qualifying time


2002 – April – Boston, MA 3:40 great day – Billy never saw me once. Stayed at Sheraton downtown and took subway to buses. Met a lady.


2002 – 10/02 – Hartford, CT Stayed at nice hotel. Went alone, met ORC people. Pouring rain, 3:30


2004 – 4/04 NJ - Sandy Hook – start into town along water. 3:43 – First marathon post break.


2004 – 11/04 – Harrisburg, PA – nice course, stayed at nice hotel. Crown Plaza, Ran with Bob H. 3:36 1st in age!


2005 – September, 2005 – Keene NH. Stayed local. Pasta dinner at college. Met maniacs and Doug B. Ran great 3:34 – 1st in age


2005 – October, 2005 – Connecticut – cold along coast. 3:36


2005 – November 2005 – Twoson, MD – trail run. 4th overall – 3:35


2006 – April, Boston, MA, stayed in Econo Lodge 6 miles from start in Framingham. Billy drove me to start. All alone. Then people came into huge tent. Met a lot of people. Hung out. 2nd corral of second wave. 3:35. Ate at Legal Seafood – nice. Drove home early Tuesday am



2006 – NYC first time. Went with the girls. Missed Tamar, crazy upset. Passed her at mile 25. 3:35


2006 – 11/13/06 – Richmond, VA Richmond Sun Trust – with everyone. M&D visited. 3:43


2007 – 2/13/07 – Myrtle Beach, SC – stayed with M&D. shoelace course. Billy ran the 2nd half with me. Cold 19 degrees. 3:38


2007 – 4/2007 – Nashville, TN – with Doris and Mark, stayed with Kevin. Finished at Titan stadium. Fun time

3:42


2007 – 5/07 – Delaware – four loop course. 10 miles then 3 4.9 miles. Got tedious. M&D stopped on the way up. 3:43


2007 – 7/07 – Slat Lake City, Desezeret News. All of us to visit Kathy. Bus early to Big Mountain, ran up then down into SLC. Then drove to Las Vegas to visit Kate and Ron's family


2007 – 9/07 – Rochester, NY – traveled with Kathleen. Stayed at her father's house. Tow path on canal. 3:41 1st in age.


2007 – 10/07 – Hartford, CT – Billy ran the half, drove with Kathleen. Second running for me, course changed a little. 3:35


2007 – 11/07 – NYC alone. Hard run from 17 miles on…3:43


2008 – 1/27/08 – ING Miami with Toni and Al, beautiful course, cruise ships, inner coastals, new age group – 50! 3:37! First in age!


2008 – 2/24/08 – Mardi Gras – New Orleans, LA Stayed with Dan Feliciano. HOT! Shoelace course – 3:41 First in age!


2008 – 3/30/08 – Atlanta GA – ING flew direct, car rental and stayed with Aunt Bev in Cornelia. Hilly course, crowded at end. 3:42 First in age!


2008 – 4/21/08 – Louisville, KY flew direct – walked, no car needed. Cool course, ran inside the Derby, crossed into Indiana. Issues. 3:42 First in age!


2008 – 5/5/08 – Rhode Island – drove, ok course, hill at mile 22…3:41 1st in age!


2008 – 5/25/08 – Ottawa, Canada – drove, nice city. Great course, 3:37 – 2nd in age!


2008 – 8/23/08 – Green River, WY – flew into SLC, stayed with Kathy, drove 2 hours to Green River. Super 8, Shrimp Boil fest night before. 6 miles climb to top of ridge. Ran with horses, pretty, then downhill from mile 20. Finished in town, at the river. 4:10 – 1st in age. Met many new friends.


2008 – 8/30/08 – Pocatello, ID – hiked Grand Canyon. Home base was Park City. 2 hours north west t Pocatello. Potatoe goody bags. Met people from Newburgh. Nice course. Hot, finished with Billy – 3:50 1st in age!


2008 – 9/27/08 – Akron OH – drove 6.5 hours. Super 8. Finished inside stadium, a little crowded. Stayed over and visited the Football Hall of Fame. 3:43 2nd in age


2008 – 11/2/08 – NYC via UPS 3:45


2008 – 11/15/08 – Richmond, VA. Kate's first 1/2marathon. They ran together. I started after them. Nice course, got a little warm. 3:39 – 1st in age!


2008 – 11/29/08 – Twoeson, MD – trail, soft. 8th women overall. 1st grand master! 3:38 Kate and Billy watched.


2009 – 1/25/09 – ING Miami - second time running. Felt great until mile 16…clif shot bloks. Threw up at finish. 3:40 – 1st in age!


2009 – 2/22/09 – Hyannisport, MA 2 loop course through Craigsville Beach. Windy, end at host hotel, Sheraton. Stayed at Holiday Inn. 3:37 1st in age


2009 – 4/20/09 St. Louis MO. Direct flight, shuttle to hotel. Hampton Inn, right on race course. Walked to find dinner. Poured rain the entire race. 3:33 – 1st in age. Shuttle to airport from hotel.


2009 – May – Stillwater, MN nice course, inaugural, great job. Memorial Day w/e – flags along entire course. Drinks at bar overlooking the river. Flew from LGA to Chicago then to Minnesota. Car rental to Stillwater. St. Croix river, Super 8. Down hill last 5 miles, felt great. 10th women – 1st in age 3:33


2009 – June 26, 2009 - Seattle WA – Inaugural Rock and Roll – nice run, town ok. Super 8. 3 out and backs. Saw Mt Ranier. Two stops and 3:35. 2nd in age Kate met us at hotel. Drove to Lincoln City, OR. 4 hour drive.


2009 –July 4, 2009 -Portland, OR – Sauvie Island, hot, flat hard to get around Portland. Drove from Lincoln City and switched hotels to the Red lion. 3:38 got warm. After race, drove straight to airport for flight home, into Newark, saw fireworks.


2009-September 6, 2009 – Albuquerque, NM Flew from EWR to Dallas, to Albuquerque. Shuttle to hotel. Walked around Old Town, ate lunch. Hotel, relaxed. Buses to start, ran into town past Hotel – Rio Grande. 3:40 1st in age 8th overall, 6,000 ft altitude. No car needed


2009 – October 3, 2009 – Shepherdstown, WV. Drove four hours. Harpers Ferry,, met people on trail, nice first half…VERY hilly 2nd half. Antitam National park. Finished in university stadium. Friend took pictures. Ticked the women off…fourth overall. 3:35 1st in age group!


2009 – October 11, 2009 – Chicago, IL. Direct flight. Took the CTA, no car. Walked a lot, beautiful hotel. Our 27th anniversary. Right on Lake Michigan. Cold start…ran great – the best I have ever felt..3:32, 9th in my age group. (967) 37,0000 runners. Stayed two nights. Fun!


2009- November 1, 2009 – NYC – Chris White went with Billy. Dropped me off at Palisades mall for bus ride to NY. Sat with Carolyn. No time to hang out. Starting corrals had porta potties. Cold out, ran 3:35. White a little late. Home, hot tub, dinner, bed.


2009 – November 22, 2009 – Tulsa, OK traveled with Kathleen via Chicago. Car rental. Found hotel and liquor store. Macaroni Grill. Start on Route 66. OK first half, hot and boring (slight uphill) out to turn around at mile 20. Ran hard. 3:32 1st in age. Changed in car…airport, flight delayed. Finally in at LGA, Billy picked us up.


2010 – March 7, 2010 – Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Canyon. Stayed with Ron and Andrea. Rented a car. Summit, canyon marathon. Hills, 4:07. First in age. Hurt piriformis muscle in right leg.


2010- April 10, 2010- Novi, MI. Flew into Detroit, MI from Newark, NJ direct on Continental. Rented car and drove 6 miles to Dearborn, MI. Hotel was Red Roof Inn, w/I 313 278-9732 5 miles on expo and 2 miles of start and finish. Out and back along a closed road that ran through the park system. Still injured. Stomach issues 3:57 – First in age.


2010- May 1, 2010 – Kenosha, WI. Direct flight from Newark into Milwaukee. Rental car for 25 miles south. Super 8 hotel. 262-857-7963 OK. 5 miles to race start. Warm out, lots of out and backs. Ran along Lake Michigan. Ate post race food. Drove to airport, changed, had drinks. Good flight. Home by 9:00 pm. Went with Kathleen. 3:57 first in age!


2010- May 22 – Fargo, ND Two flights from LGA to ORD. Missed flight inO'Hare, airport for 6 hours. Met many maniacs and arrived in Fargo by 5:30. Car rental to expo, hotel, dinner. Motel 6 – a dive. In morning, drove to Dave's hotel. Unloaded and walked across the street to Fargodome. Homestead Suites. Pouring rain, ½ starred first. Waited, then we statrted. Hard, hurt and then I said enough of running injured. Finished 3:48 for 2nd in age. Hung out at Dave's hotel, fun time. All met at airport. Arrived in Chicago, upgraded to earlier flight. Home by 11:30 pm Course was fine, a lot of left hand turns. Pouring rain, then hot and sunny, then windy. # 35






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