Race Results - Susan Spencer
| Date | Race | Location | Length | Time | Pace | Place | Division | Div Pl | Comment |
| 2024-11-11 | Run ‘Round the Mountain/Mass. Senior Games | S. Deerfield, Mass. | 3.1M | 24:45 | 7:59 | 4/29 | F65-69 | 1/6 | Also was 1st female overall! This was the state qualifier for National Senior Games in Des Moines next July, so the field skewed older (oldest was 80). I’m going to Des Moines! |
| 2024-09-29 | Clarence DeMar Marathon | Keene, NH | 26.4M | 3:53:07 | 8:50 | 114/372 | F60-69 | 1/18 | Beautiful day to run this beautiful course from Gilsum to Keene. Lots of rolling hills but not too bad. Placed 1st in age group. Excellent volunteer support, postrace massages and showers! |
| 2024-09-15 | Wine Run at Westport River Vineyards | Westport, MA | 3M | 25:33 | 8:31 | 41/343 | F60-69 | 1/24 | Won the wine! Age group winners got a bottle of Prosecco-like fizzy white. Everyone got a commemorative wineglass. Great food, music and mellow afternoon in the vineyard. |
| 2024-09-08 | Surftown Half Marathon | Westerly, RI | 13.1M | 1:49:23 | 8:21 | 176/873 | F60-64 | 2/21 | Beautiful course that runs by Taylor Swift's home in Watch Hill! |
| 2024-07-07 | Wellfleet 5 mile Road Race | Wellfleet, MA | 4.9M | 41:03 | 8:23 | 64/272 | F60-69 | 1/15 | 50th annual Cape classic. Lots of hills and humidity. |
| 2024-06-23 | B.A.A. 10K | Boston | 6.2M | 51:03 | 8:14 | 1802/8130 | F60-64 | 8/126 | Downpour at the start made it much cooler and more pleasant. |
| 2024-05-27 | Dennis Port 5K/10K RaceCancer | Dennis Port, MA | 3.1M | 25:01 | 8:04 | 9/45 | F (all) | 3/25 | Also 1/6 in 60-69. Muggy day! |
| 2024-05-19 | YPD Blue Run for a Reason | Yarmouth, MA | 3.1M | 24:22 | 7:52 | 59/431 | F60-69 | 1/35 | Nice and cool for a change! |
| 2024-05-04 | Brewster in Bloom 5K | Brewster, MA | 3.15M | 24:38 | 7:49 | 34/210 | F60-69 | 2/16 | Beat by Marge Bellisle (age 68)! Fun little race. |
| 2024-04-15 | Boston Marathon | Boston | 26.2M | 4:11:04 | 9:35 | 17850 | F60-64 | 153 | Hot, hot, hot! |
| 2024-03-17 | New Bedford Half Marathon | New Bedford, MA | 13.1M | 1:49:23 | 8:21 | 855/1829 | F60-69 | 9/53 | Tough competition here for USATF-NE Grand Prix. Also tough headwinds. But always a good time. |
| 2024-01-14 | PwC Bermuda Half Marathon | Hamilton, Bermuda | 13.1M | 1:57:29 | 8:58 | 151/453 | F60-69 | 2/23 | Last event in Bermuda Triangle Challenge (Half marathon version). |
| 2024-01-13 | BF&M 10K | Hamilton, Bermuda | 6.2M | 52:36 | 8:29 | 177/677 | F60-69 | 2/31 | Two down, one to go in Bermuda Triangle Half Challenge. |
| 2024-01-12 | Butterfield Mile | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1M | 7:47 | 7:47 | 253/488 | Females | 90/259 | First of three events in the Bermuda Triangle Half Challenge. |
| 2024-01-01 | First Day 5K | Whitinsville, MA | 3.1M | 24:41 | 7:58 | 59/196 | F60-69 | 1 | Good start to the year. |
| 2023-11-25 | Andrea Holden 5K | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 25:51 | 8:20 | 91/410 | F60-69 | 3/40 | Recovering from COVID. |
| 2023-11-23 | Whitin 5 Miler | Whitinsville | 5M | 41:50 | 8:22 | 138/440 | F60-64 | 2/10 | Another fun time in Whitinsville, but a bit more challenging as I recover from COVID ;-(. |
| 2023-10-08 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, IL | 26.2M | 3:49:44 | 8:46 | 16761/47500 | F60-64 | 53/124 | Division finish was AWMM Wanda age group world championships place. Total mileage ran was 26.5. Total finishers |
| 2023-09-04 | Faxon Law New Haven Road Races - Half Marathon | New Haven, CT | 13.1M | 1:57:02 | 8:56 | 256/965 | F60-64 | 1/6 | HOT! 86 degrees. But fun watching all the elites here for the 20K national championship. I believe Larry Olsen held the master's title here for many years. |
| 2023-08-12 | Brew Run | Brewster, MA | 5.27M | 42:59 | 8:09 | 177/906 | F60-69 | 2/24 | The name says it all. |
| 2023-07-29 | Dennis Road Race | Dennis, MA | 4.9M | 40:31 | 8:16 | 52/250 | F50+ | 1/40 | Hot and humid. Burgers and beers afterward. |
| 2023-07-09 | Wellfleet Road Race | Wellfleet, MA | 4.9M | 39:47 | 8:07 | 48/192 | F60-69 | 2/12 | Another muggy, hilly run on the outer Cape. Nice to get the pottery prizes, though. |
| 2023-06-24 | Independence Half Marathon | Bristol, RI | 13.1M | 1:53:18 | 8:39 | 170/678 | F60-69 | 2/16 | Holy hills and humidity! Much tougher than two years ago when it went in the reverse direction. |
| 2023-05-21 | YPD Blue 5K Run for a Reason | Yarmouth, MA | 3.1M | 24:32 | 7:55 | 36/298 | F60-69 | 1/26 | First “Summah” run of the year. |
| 2023-05-06 | Bloom Run (Brewster in Bloom) 5K | Brewster, MA | 3.1M | 24:04 | 7:46 | 18/154 | F60-69 | 1/9 | 3rd woman overall (got beat by a 27- and a 17-year-old). Beautiful day, nice course. |
| 2023-04-17 | Boston Marathon | Hopkinton/Boston | 26.2M | 3:51:19 | 8:49 | 17621/26603 | F60-64 | 88/527 | Cool and raining, pretty good running conditions. Ran steady till last few miles and didn’t puke. Win! |
| 2023-03-19 | Shamrock Half Marathon | Virginia Beach, VA | 13.1M | 1:47:19 | 8:11 | 726/5214 | F60-64 | 4/127 | Fantastic party weekend on the boardwalk. Cold and windy, but a well run race. |
| 2023-03-05 | Hyannis 10k | Hyannis, Ma | 6.1M | 48:04 | 7:53 | 26/177 | F60-69 | 1/8 | Fun speedwork sandwiched in a 16-mile long run. But don’t be a doofus like me and forget your bib. Had to drive back to Cape house to retrieve before start. |
| 2023-02-18 | MV Winter Classic Amity Island Relay | Martha’s Vineyard | 10M | 1:21:17 | 8:08 | Female team | 3 | Badass Boomers reigned! | |
| 2023-01-01 | 1st Day 5K | Whitinsville | 3.1M | 24:13 | 7:49 | 62/224 | F60-69 | 2/11 | A little traffic jam at the high school driveway loop, but great weather for it this year. |
| 2022-11-26 | Andrea Holden 5K | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 25:00 | 8:04 | 68/420 | F60-69 | 2/55 | Part 2 of Thanksgiving double header. |
| 2022-11-24 | Whitin Five Miler | Whitinsville | 5M | 39:27 | 7:53 | 110/432 | F60-69 | 1/9 | Local classic! |
| 2022-10-02 | TCS London Marathon/AWMM Wanda age group world champs | London | 26.2M | 3:55:37 | 8:59 | 11420/47006 | F60-64 | 52/529 | Placed 35/75 in age group world champs division. |
| 2022-09-04 | Swanzey Covered Bridges Half Marathon (Elijah’s run) | Swanzey, NH | 13.1M | 1:53:08 | 8:38 | 30/134 | F60-69 | 1/10 | Hilly and scenic. 6th female overall. |
| 2022-08-13 | Brew Run | Brewster, MA | 5.2M | 42:54 | 8:15 | 189/790 | F60-69 | 2/36 | Fun race with beer fest afterward. Who needs Falmouth? |
| 2022-07-30 | Dennis Road Race | Dennis, MA | 5M | 39:26 | 7:53 | 75/269 | F50+ | 3/41 | Combined all age groups 50+ :-(. Still did well with negative splits on a hot day… took it as a cutdown tempo run. |
| 2022-07-16 | Osterville Village Library/Cape Cod 5K championship | Osterville, MA | 3.1M | 24:47 | 8:00 | 46/211 | F60-69 | 2/14 | Nice course. But who is that 60-yo from Waban who beat me with a 22:28 |
| 2022-07-10 | Wellfleet 5 Miler | Wellfleet, MA | 5M | 40:20 | 8:04 | 38/135 | F60-69 | 1/12 | Only about 1/3 of the participants that this race used do draw (300-400). Beautiful day, not too humid. A little bummed I was no longer sub-40 on this short-but-hilly course (4.88 miles, 10 hills). Maybe that's age. Still won a handmade mug. |
| 2022-06-20 | Garry Bjorklund (Grandma's) Half Marathon | Duluth, MN | 13.1M | 1:51:21 | 8:30 | 1438/7006 | F60-64 | 5/137 | Beautiful course in an area where my family used to vacation when I was growing up in Minneapolis. Rolling course. Couldn't quite get my legs turning over the way I would have liked, but ran steady. I'd come back here. |
| 2022-05-22 | YPD Blue/Run for a Reason | Yarmouth, MA | 3.1M | 25:12 | 8:08 | 53/307 | F60-69 | 1/20 | Hot. |
| 2022-04-18 | Boston Marathon | Hopkinton | 26.2M | 4:03:22 | 9:17 | 17871/24819 | F60-64 | 108/450 | Steady race interrupted only by a pit stop at the 12.2-mile porta-potties. Apparently also designated as “Shalane’s Throne.” |
| 2022-01-01 | First Day 5K | Whitinsville | 3.1M | 24:21 | 7:51 | 47 | F 60-69 | 1/11 | Another fun race. Thanks, TVFR for taking it over! |
| 2021-11-27 | Andrea Holden 5K | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 25:33 | 8:15 | 85/505 | F60-69 | 1/48 | 20-30 mph wind. Chip time 25:25, but only gun time recorded. |
| 2021-11-25 | Whitin 5 Miler | Whitinsville | 5M | 40:07 | 8:01 | 138/469 | F60-69 | 1/10 | Beat by my son for the first time! |
| 2021-10-11 | Boston Marathon | Hopkinton | 26.2M | 4:07:12 | 9:26 | 10330/15311 | F60-64 | 86/368 | Recovery run 2 weeks after Berlin. Kept a fairly steady pace. Had a party. |
| 2021-09-26 | BMW Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 26.2M | 3:59:17 | 9:08 | F60-64 | 13/225 | Fabulous experience retracing my father’s family’s footsteps through this city. The race was an amazing experience, despite temperatures in the mid-70s, which slowed everyone down. Well-supported. So much fun. | |
| 2021-07-31 | Dennis Five Mile Road Race | Dennis, MA | 5M | 38:36 | 7:43 | F60-69 | 1 | Not so hot this year! | |
| 2021-07-11 | Wellfleet 5 Mile Road Race | Wellfleet, MA | 5M | 39:36 | 7:55 | F60-69 | 1 | ||
| 2021-06-26 | Independence Half Marathon | Bristol, RI | 13.1M | 1:47:44 | 8:13 | 110/583 | F60-69 | 1/25 | Muggy but scenic (and maybe a bit short?). Still 1st in age group. Real snacks at the finish, too! |
| 2021-06-13 | Horseneck 3.5 Mile Race | Westport, MA | 3.5M | 27:44 | 7:55 | 26/191 | F60-69 | 1/8 | Sunny run at Horseneck Beach. But back to old-fashioned racing! |
| 2021-05-02 | Providence Marathon | Providence, RI | 26.2M | 3:56:28 | 9:01 | 293/578 | F 60-69 | 1/11 | First "big" marathon back in person. Temperature climbed well into the 70s with no shade on the back half, so it was an unexpected suffer fest. But still fun. |
| 2021-03-13 | St. Patty’s 5K/10K/pub crawl | Portsmouth, NH | 6.2M | 51:17 | 8:16 | 129/411 | F60-64 | 1/9 | Actual course distance around 6.4. Windy loops around Pease AFB. Another fun Milkennium Running event. |
| 2021-02-07 | Super Sunday 4 Miler | Bedford, NH | 4M | 32:15 | 8:04 | 164/741 | F60-64 | 1/26 | Another great pandemic-era race by Millennium Running Co. |
| 2021-01-01 | Whitin 5 Miler | Whitinsville | 5M | 40:07 | 8:01 | 137/467 | F60-69 | 1/10 | Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, Nov, 25, 2021. My son finally beat me (by 8 seconds!) |
| 2020-11-15 | Upstate Classic | Altamont (Guilderland), NY | 3.1M | 24:25 | 7:53 | 111/406 | F60-64 | 1/12 | Socially distanced/masked at start/finish, staggered start 5K on combination dirt/mud track, gravel road and pavement. Fun to run a real race. But sadly no awards, just bragging rights, for age group winners. |
| 2020-10-11 | Delta Dental New England Half Marathon | Concord, NH | 13.1M | 1:48:29 | 8:17 | 284/911 | F60-64 | 3/27 | A real race in NH! Time trial start - so much fun and good to race with other people again. |
| 2020-09-12 | Virtual Boston Marathon Experience | Hopkinton | 26.68M | 4:17:56 | 9:40 | This includes 10 minutes of stopping at Dunkin's, chatting at the aid stations and taking selfies with running buddies. | |||
| 2020-02-16 | Old-Fashioned 10 Miler | Foxboro | 10M | 1:20:10 | 8:01 | 194/686 | F 60-69 | 1/23 | Fun race! Just did the 10: I’m not quite badass. |
| 2020-01-05 | Weary Travelers Club | Bourne, MA | 4.87M | 38:18 | 7:52 | 41/198 | F 60-69 | 2/15 | Lots of fast older folks here at this ol' Cape Cod classic. |
| 2020-01-01 | 1st Day 5K | Whitinsville | 3.1M | 23:44 | 7:39 | 50/217 | F 60-69 | 1/4 | Great way to start out 2020! |
| 2019-12-07 | Santa Stampede | Orleans, MA | 3.1M | 23:52 | 7:42 | 23/159 | F 60-69 | 1 | A costumed romp through East Orleans, finishing with a cozy bar/buffet scene at the Barley Neck Inn. Course only measured 3.05 miles on my Garmin though. |
| 2019-11-30 | Andrea Holden 5K | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 24:27 | 7:53 | 81/532 | F 60-69 | 1/42 | Another Thanksgiving classic. Getting a little slower but placing higher in a new age group! |
| 2019-11-28 | Whitin Five Mile | Whitinsville | 5M | 39:40 | 7:56 | 125/551 | F 60-69 | 1/12 | Another great Thanksgiving tradition continues. |
| 2019-10-27 | Cape Cod Marathon | Falmouth | 26.2M | 3:58:10 | 9:05 | 346/904 | F 60-69 | 2/7 | New course largely along the water. Winds 16-30+ mph, particularly strong headwinds the last 3 miles along the beach, made it really tough and slow. |
| 2019-09-22 | Lone Gull 10K | Goucester, MA | 6.2M | 50:05 | 8:05 | 448/885 | F50-59 | 23/93 | USATF NE race - very competitive! Slowed down 30 seconds from two years ago. I don't know if it was the revised course route or I'm just older. 10th place F50-59 in USATF scoring. |
| 2019-09-08 | Surftown Half Marathon | Westerly, RI | 13.1M | 1:48:48 | 8:18 | 205/944 | F55-59 | 3/19 | Great course from Misquamicut State Beach, around Watch Hill. Got the cutest little VW Microbus beach mobile award for 3rd in F55-59. |
| 2019-08-10 | Brew Run | Brewster, MA | 5.2M | 44:06 | 8:29 | 313/1098 | F 50-59 | 7/87 | It's not a race; it's the Brew Run! Starts at 4 p.m., rolling hills, but the Bud Light flows freely afterward. First race back since metatarsal fracture at Frank Nealon BTU in March. Kept it as tempo run, which made it more enjoyable. |
| 2019-06-30 | Chatham Harbor Run 10K | Chatham, MA | 6.2M | 56:50 | 9:10 | F 50-59 | First real race back after rehabbing from fractured metatarsal. Did a planned run-walk of 8 minutes run, 1-minute walk. I can’t recall my finishing place but I know I wasn’t on the podium. | ||
| 2019-03-30 | Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up | Upton, MA | 9.3M | 1:15:24 | 8:06 | 363/583 | F50-59 | 15/53 | Um, yeah so I fractured my 4th metatarsal on right foot somewhere in the opening miles, but the pain didn't really seem to bother me too much so I ran through it. 'Guess I'll be off the roads for a while. |
| 2019-03-17 | New Bedford Half Marathon | New Bedford | 13.1M | 1:46:01 | 8:05 | 792/2273 | F50-59 | 20/149 | USATF NE race. Tough competition! Windy as always. |
| 2019-01-20 | Bermuda Half Marathon | Hamilton, Bermuda | 13.1M | 1:51:22 | 8:30 | 113/582 | F 50-59 | 8/91 | Hilly, windy (23 mph winds) and warm/humid - probably the toughest half-marathon I've run, but lots of fun and a wonderful weekend. Slowed down a lot on the second half, when the hills and headwind took their toll. Maybe some day I'll try the Bermuda Triangle challenge and compete in the Front Street Mile and the 10K too. For fun. |
| 2019-01-01 | 1st Day 5K | Whitinsville, MA | 3.1M | 23:32 | 7:35 | 62/253 | F50-59 | 3/30 | Holy wind tunnel, Batman! At least the downhill start and tailwind got me started fast. Slow last mile straight into the 29 mph wind. And I got a cookie :-) |
| 2018-11-24 | Andrea Holden 5K | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 24:00 | 7:45 | 75/578 | F50-59 | 4/59 | Beautiful race on Olde Cape Cod. Getting a little slower these days, though. |
| 2018-11-22 | Whitin Five Mile Road Race | Whitinsville, MA | 5M | 39:13 | 7:51 | 93/384 | F50-59 | 5/32 | COLD! |
| 2018-10-28 | Dennis Police 5K Halloween Hustle | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 23:52 | 7:42 | 22/412 | F 50-59 | 1/49 | Halloween race, dressed up as Wonder Woman. |
| 2018-09-30 | Wineglass Marathon | Corning, NY | 26.2M | 3:43:46 | 8:32 | 423/1674 | F55-59 | 4/64 | This was my 16th marathon, but my first in 18 years. Perfect race for a comeback! Overall slightly downhill course, rural/small towns, welcoming and lots of good swag, including a wine glass and bottle of Finger Lakes champagne. I ran negative splits and it actually just felt like a long tempo run. Ended up being my 6th fastest marathon time, and the fastest since lifetime PR in 1991. Not too bad for two weeks shy of 59. |
| 2018-09-02 | Swanzey Covered Bridges - Elijah's Race Half Marathon | Swanzey, NH | 13.1M | 1:50:23 | 8:25 | 45/176 | F50-59 | 2/20 | What counts as "relatively flat" in NH is really rolling hills the whole way. Not a fast course, but a scenic one. And maple syrup for age group prizes! |
| 2018-07-28 | Dennis Road Race | Dennis, MA | 5M | 39:58 | 8:00 | 74/377 | F50-59 | 4/37 | A steam bath. |
| 2018-07-08 | Wellfleet Road Race | Wellfleet, MA | 5M | 39:43 | 7:57 | 66/259 | F50-59 | 4/26 | Hot, muggy, but always scenic. |
| 2018-06-10 | Ocean to the Bay | N. Truro | 5M | 39:38 | 7:56 | 28/148 | F50-59 | 3/16 | One of the most scenic (and hilly) races on the Cape - from Highland Light to the Bay and back. |
| 2018-05-20 | YPD Blue 5K Run for a Reason | Yarmouth, MA | 3.1M | 23:38 | 7:37 | 87/1144 | F50-59 | 2/137 | This was a special running of this annual seaside out-and-back stroll. It was in memory of Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon, who was fatally shot on duty in April. Lots of law enforcement and military showed up to support the cause. Usually not a tough course, but this year there were 20 mph winds - headwinds for the final mile - and with all the speechifying before the start, it was hard to get into a rhythm. |
| 2018-05-05 | Bloom Run 5K (Brewster in Bloom) | Brewster, MA | 3.1M | 23:28 | 7:34 | 18/169 | F55-59 | 1/10 | Down-home spring festival race from the Woodshed bar. Great Cape Cod vibe and cool prizes, including free entry to next year and a decorated pair of socks for division winners. |
| 2018-03-18 | New Bedford Half Marathon | New Bedford, MA | 13.1M | 1:45:38 | 8:03 | 719/2039 | F 50-59 | 20/152 | Not as windy as last year, but it still puts the brakes on the last four miles. Cold this year too! But as always, a well organized race. And love that chowdah and fish sandwich afterward! |
| 2018-02-18 | Old-Fashioned Ten Miler | Foxboro, MA | 10M | 1:19:54 | 7:59 | 116/435 | F 50-59 | 3/46 | A roller coaster race. Glad I didn't have to do the Badass Half! Fun event, though. |
| 2017-11-25 | Andrea Holden 5K Road Race | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 23:44 | 7:39 | 92/595 | F 50-59 | 5/60 | Beautiful weather. First time I've run this wearing just a singlet on top. Always a good race, but those 50-year-olds in front of me are getting faster! |
| 2017-11-23 | Whitin 5 Miler | Whitinsville, MA | 5M | 38:29 | 7:42 | 111/595 | F 50-59 | 3/53 | Tough headwind that last mile! But good to see so many TVFRs out there. Fun time. |
| 2017-11-12 | Madison Half Marathon | Madison, Wisconsin | 13.1M | 1:44:58 | 8:00 | 352/2334 | F 55-59 | 2/42 | Holy, twists-and-turns, Batman! A fun Tour de Madison, with rolling hills (a few steep), but I never realized how much not running the tightest tangents can add. Garmin clocked 13.32 miles, which would have been an awesome age-group PR. Still close, and probably beats my un-certified and almost certainly short records on Frosty Half Marathon course. Placed 107/1452 women. There were 1,418 females and 916 males in this race! Oh, and my 10K measured Garmin PR (48:30). |
| 2017-10-29 | Dennis Police Halloween Hustle | Dennis, MA | 3.1M | 24:06 | 7:46 | 50/485 | F 50-59 | 3/59 | Even my Wonder Woman costume couldn't help me with super powers here. Felt draggy, ran slowly, but had a fun time at the party at Chapin's afterward. |
| 2017-09-24 | Lone Gull 10K | Rockport, MA | 6.2M | 49:28 | 7:59 | 395/977 | F 50-59 | USATF Grand Prix Race. Beautiful course, but slow this day... I'm blaming Indian summer and sudden heat :-). | |
| 2017-09-10 | Eastham Windmill 5K | Eastham, MA | 3.1M | 23:42 | 7:39 | 20 | F50-59 | 2/7 | A very low-key race. Scenic, friendly out-and-back from the library near the windmill/Town Common down to First Encounter Beach and back. |
| 2017-08-12 | Brewster Brew Run | Brewster, MA | 5.2M | 42:07 | 8:06 | 301/1294 | F 50-59 | 6/86 | Can you say humid? This race begins at 4 p.m. and ends with free beer at the Woodshed bar, so it's really more of a huge fun run in blistering conditions than a race. Despite recovering from a strained quad, and always running at least 20-30 seconds/mile slower here than other races, I did OK. Cut 2 minutes off of last year's swelter fest. |
| 2017-07-05 | Cotuit Firecracker 5K | Cotuit, MA | 3.1M | 24:06 | 7:46 | 39/162 | F 50-59 | 4/22 | I am not an evening runner, and this race started at 6:20 p.m. (was supposed to start at 6 p.m., after the kids race, but the kids got lost because no one was at the turnaround point for them. Police were sent). Anyway, despite feeling off my bio-rhythm, it was a decent jaunt down around the bay and back. Free beer and chowder afterward. |
| 2017-07-02 | Wellfleet 5 Mile Road Race | Wellfleet, MA | 5M | 38:36 | 7:43 | 82/382 | F 50-59 | 3/30 | Humid and hilly! But still the best time I've had there in at least a long time. 'Been running the race since 1992, most years. |
| 2017-06-24 | Harwich 5K | Harwich, MA | 3.1M | 23:39 | 7:38 | 50/526 | F50-59 | 5/56 | Squeaked out an age-group PR by 1 second. Very humid, rain/thunderstorms approaching, but at least not too hot. Didn't go out too fast - a rarity! |
| 2017-06-11 | Ocean to the Bay 5 Miler | North Truro | 5M | 39:36 | 7:55 | 15/94 | F50-59 | 1/8 | Not a PR by a long shot, but good race overall on a hot, hilly course. What goes down must come up, and the last mile back to the lighthouse was all up hill. I was 4th woman overall, and first person over 50. Fun little race, cool prizes, and proceeds go for a good cause of preserving America's first lighthouse. |
| 2017-05-21 | YPD Blue - Run to Remember | Yarmouth, MA | 3.1M | 23:40 | 7:38 | 36/308 | F50-59 | 2/41 | Flat seaside course. Perfect weather. Kick-off to Cape Cod summer! Interesting note: Although the first woman finisher was 17, the second, third (me) and fourth women were all in the 50-59 age group. Old hens rock! |
| 2017-05-06 | Brewster in Bloom - Bloom Run | Brewster, MA | 3.1M | 24:01 | 7:45 | 15/141 | F55-59 | 1/4 | Raining, so the crowd was small. But a good time was had by all, with chili and beer at the Woodshed afterward. |
| 2017-04-02 | Road Race By the Sea | Cohasset, MA | 6.2M | 48:43 | 7:51 | 159/898 | F50-59 | 4/54 | Gorgeous scenery, perfect running conditions and a challenging, rolling course. This was a last-minute substitution after our Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up 15K got canceled due to weather the day before. Ended up making lemonade out of a lemon (from a racer's perspective. Still sad about all the effort that went into planning for the 15K). |
| 2017-03-19 | New Bedford Half Marathon | New Bedford | 13.1M | 1:47:16 | 8:11 | 759/2293 | F50-59 | 18/153 | The good news was it didn't snow! But OMG that wind! If only this had been a 10K I would have had an age-group PR, 'cause that was with a tailwind;-). But last four miles smack into 20-40 mph wind off the water... Lordy! Tough competition too, but we did it! |
| 2017-01-01 | First Day 5K | Whitinsville, MA | 3.1M | 23:52 | 7:42 | 76/298 | F 50-59 | 6/20 | Tough competition out here today! And a tough headwind on the final mile - Yikes, shiver me timbers! Great TVFR turnout. |
| 2016-12-11 | Frosty Half Marathon | Raynham, MA | 13.1M | 1:44:36 | 7:59 | 73/419 | F 50-59 | 1/38 | Baby it was cold out there! A good TVFR turnout, despite the weather, and we all did pretty well. I still think it's a short course though (measured 13.03 on Garmin). |
| 2016-11-24 | Whitin Five Mile Road Race | Whitinsville, MA | 5M | 38:11 | 7:38 | 110/523 | F50-59 | 2/40 | A solid run with lots of competitive women out there. |
| 2016-11-20 | Chatham in the Fall | Chatham, MA | 10K | 49:09 | 7:55 | 36/169 | F50-59 | 1/18 | Inaugural fall version of a summer cult classic. We had wind. We had hills. We had a gathering with a free drink afterward at the Chatham Squire. |
| 2016-10-29 | Cape Cod Half Marathon | Falmouth, MA | 13.2M | 1:46:12 | 8:03 | 210/1305 | F 50-59 | 3/102 | Hit my targets on practically every mile. Out and back course with a little headwind on return. Well run, but starts too darn early (7:30 a.m.). |
| 2016-09-03 | Orleans Police 5-0 5K | Orleans, A | 3.1M | 23:08 | 7:28 | F 50-59 | 1 | Fun race! I suspect the course may be a bit short, unfortunately. Garmin measured barely 3 miles. Drat... there goes that age-group PR. | |
| 2016-08-13 | Brew Run | Brewster, MA | 5.2M | 44:04 | 8:28 | F 50-59 | 7 | A 4 p.m. run in the hot, muggy Cape heat. But free beer afterward and lots of fun! | |
| 2016-07-30 | Dennis Road Race | Dennis, MA | 5M | 39:54 | 7:59 | F 50-59 | 4 | Hot and humid. | |
| 2016-07-03 | Wellfleet Road Race | Wellfleet, MA | 5M | 39:12 | 7:50 | F 50-59 | 2 | ||
| 2016-06-29 | Harwich 5K | Harwich, MA | 5K | 24:18 | 7:49 | F 50-9 | 2 | ||
| 2016-04-02 | Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up | Upton, MA | 9.3M | 1:17:11 | 8:18 | F 50-59 | 7/35 | ||
| 2016-03-19 | Marathon Park Prep Half-Marathon | Ashland | 13.1M | 1:51:14 | 8:29 | F 50-59 | 8 | HILLY!! | |
| 2016-01-01 | First Day 5K | Whitinsville, MA | 5K | 24:10 | 7:47 | F 50-59 | 5/19 |