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Krispy Kreme Challenge
Distance: 4 miles
Finish Time: 0:45:15
Location: Raleigh, NC Notes: First time doing this race. Race involved running 2 miles from the NC State campus to the Krispy Kreme store, eating a dozen of doughnuts, and running back 2 miles. The challenge is to finish under an hour and not puke. Mission accomplished! This is how you start 2011! -
National Marathon
Distance: Full Marathon (26.2 miles)
Finish Time: 3:51:58 (PR)
Location: Washington, DC Notes: All that winter training paid off! Felt good and happy to get a PR at this distance. -
Cherry Blossom Ten Miler
Distance: 10 miles
Finish Time: 1:17:08 (PR)
Location: Washington, DC Notes: Second time running this race. Was a little scared that I just ran National last weekend. But I still managed to PR this distance! -
Frederick Half Marathon
Distance: Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
Finish Time: 1:46:06 (PR)
Location: Frederick, MD Notes: The PR train is still rolling! It took me a little over two years to break my best time for a half marathon. My goal this year was to PR at this distance. Just did it barely. -
AOL 5K
Distance: 5K
Finish Time: 0:22:25 (PR)
Location: Dulles, VA Notes: 2nd annual race at my worksite. I train on this course all the time. Why not do it? Another PR in the bag. -
Reston Sprint Triathlon
Distance: Swim (0.25 mi), Bike (12 mi), Run (5K)
Finish Time: 1:19:28 (Swim: 0:11:00, Bike: 0:37:23, Run: 0:25:07)
Location: Reston, VA Notes: This is one of the races I was most proud of all year because I have been training since January. I had the run and mostly the bike down but my swimming wasn't up to par. My swim still is my weakest element but I passed so many people during the bike and especially the run. Will definitely do this again next year! -
Metro Dash
Distance: Obstacle Course
Time: 0:13:21
Location: Oxon Hill, MD Notes: I wanted a new challenge for my body. And boy did I get a challenge! This intense obstacle course was probably the hardest 13 minutes I've ever done physically in my life! I started great on the cargo net but I lost all momentum on the weighted sled and it was pure survival the rest of the 20+ obstacles. But I finished and that's great considering I dislocated my shoulder a few weeks ago! -
Rock 'n Roll Virginia Beach Half
Distance: Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
Finish Time: 1:54:50
Location: Virginia Beach, VA Notes: Third straight year I did this race. I was still trying to recover from my dislocated shoulder. My running form was thrown off all summer. So no PR at this race. And this was the race that caused my shin splint the rest of the fall! -
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half
Distance: Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
Finish Time: 1:51:35
Location: Oxon Hill, MD Notes: This is the first of three races in a two week span! For some reason I decided to stack all these races since I wasn't doing a fall marathon (foreshadowing...). Ron talked me into this one. It's close to my parents' house so why not? The hills were killer! -
Army Ten Miler
Distance: 10 miles
Finish Time: 1:22:10
Location: Arlington, VA Notes: First year doing this mainstay race of DC. The race starts at the Pentagon and basically goes into DC with many of the course going through the same roads as Marine Corp Marathon. OK race but they need to work on their start and finish line logistics! There were way too many people at this race. -
Baltimore Half Marathon
Distance: Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
Finish Time: 1:52:01
Location: Baltimore, MD Notes: Last race in three consecutive weekends. Originally my goal at the beginning of the year was to PR at this race. Good thing I PR'ed in Frederick! This race just shows me that Baltimore has too many freakin' hills! It was tough but I got my UnderArmor shirt and my Maryland Double medal. Looking forward to resting... -
Marine Corp Marathon
Distance: Full Marathon (26.2 miles)
Finish Time: 4:22:57
Location: Washington, DC Notes: I wasn't suppose to do this race but my friend Ron wanted focus on his NYC Marathon so I agreed to take his MCM bib. The most mileage I logged this summer was 15 miles. I wasn't prepared to do a full marathon but I wanted to see if I was fit enough to do a marathon on a whim. It was tough but I did finish. Actually I did better than I thought. But I won't be going to a marathon unprepared again! -
Turkey Triple
Distance: 2 5K's and 1 10K
Finish Times: Freeze Your Gizzard 5K: 0:25:55, Herndon Turkey Trot 5K: 0:24:35, Ashburn Farms 10K: 0:52:35
Locations: Leesburg, VA; Herndon, VA, Ashburn, VA Notes: Second year I'm doing all three turkey trots. Not my best times but I felt better about pigging out on Thanksgiving dinner. -
Barbados Half Marathon
Distance: Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
Finish Time: 2:03:21
Location: Bridgetown, Barbados Notes: Third December designation race. What better excuse to escape to the Carribean. It was a bit hot and I was still banged up from all my injuries so I posted my worst half marathon time yet. Oh well, got that over with. Time for some rum punch! -
End of 2011
Here's a pic of all the medals I've earned this year! Looking forward to adding to my stash in 2012!
