10 Years of Running: My 10 Favorite Bibs

December 1 will mark 10 years since I became a runner instead of a smoker and changed my life. On the way to that 10th runnerversary, I am going to celebrate with an occasional top 10 post.

My 10 Favorite Bibs

10. 2012 New York City Marathon. I keep this one wrapped in a drawer for posterity. Superstorm Sandy forced the only cancellation of a NYCM -- controversially decided within 48 hours of the race. A thousand of us ran instead on Staten Island with orange race shirts and our backpacks filled with relief supplies to help victims there. I ran the Harrisburg Marathon as a replacement two weeks later.

Training for the Airbnb Brooklyn Half

By Rachel | Hi, everyone! As you may know I'm running the Airbnb BrooklynHalf on May 16 with Mark (@marathoner). I ran my first half marathon in The Hamptons last September (right) and the Staten Island Half two weeks later!

I originally had really big goals (for me) for this race and planned on following my New York Road Runners training plan religiously. I really wanted a sub-2-hour half. Unfortunately, right before my training plan started, I increased my mileage way too fast. Next thing I knew I had a plantar fascia strain and couldn't run for two weeks. After that I jumped right back into my plan like nothing happened. I then pulled my gluteus medius. I shouldn't have been so surprised, considering I was increasing my mileage way, way too fast!

100 Races & 50 Lessons Along The Way

As I celebrate my 100th race (#rundred) this Saturday at the Brooklyn Half, I am going to gradually add some thoughts here about the many little lessons I have learned along the way since I quit smoking on 12/1/06 and started running. Here are 50 in case any of them help. Feel free to add yours.

1. The more you run, the faster you get.

2. You can accomplish anything in life if you do this.

3. Don't worry about post-race letdowns and temporary loss of purpose. It is natural. You may run for a loved one and PR and pour everything in your being into that race, and then feel a little empty in the days and weeks after. But just stay light of heart. Help others, take the opportunity to do yardwork or new things. Sign up for another scary marathoner or half. Schedule a destination race. Things out of your control will happen along the way so just take a deep breath and don't worry.

4. Relax your arms and lean slightly forward over your heels. Think about it often every mile.

5. Wash your running gear in cold water on delicate, and then hang up everything and lay socks flat to dry. Never use a dryer on your running gear. I only hand-washed in a kitchen sink my first couple of years, but gradually I realized that delicate cycle on wash is fine. I learned a hard lesson when I developed a huge blister on the ball of my foot for the last 10 miles of the 2010 Miami Marathon, due to a raised seam caused by drying a pair of socks in a dryer. Don't waste your money on that crappy and smelly sport-wash, either. Just regular Tide.

6. Drink water constantly. On race week, a water bottle should be an extension of your arm.

7. Wear the right shoes, and for me those are neutral ASICS. Don't experiment too much unless you like injuries, and always get running shoes a half-size longer than your usual shoes. No exception. Get the video gait analysis, but don't forget to have someone check your arches -- overlooked by too many.

8. Seize the moment. How do you think I got the @marathoner account on Twitter? Go after it early.

9. Be proud and loud. Support others and let others support you. I joined the Big Cat Runners Group on myspace before everything went to FB & TW & IG, and it made all the difference in the world backing each other. It still does. Use #runchat. Put a 26.2 sticker on your car.

10. You are inspiring someone. If that is just one person, then that is important enough. I have fed off of hearing from people I never knew that they were inspired to run, and one such example was a runner who I met in the 2008 Knickerbocker 60K ultra at Central Park. He had been a commenter on  my blog, and he was so moved to run that he started running ultras as well. It was such a pleasure to meet him and run with him.

11. Running is 80% mental, 10% mileage and 10% nutrition.

12. Carry those little salt packets you get at restaurants, and bring along salty pretzels and crunch them up. Salt = No Cramps.

13. I run better in the rain than in anything. I am focused and determined, less distracted. And it doesn't matter because I am sweating through my tech gear anyway, so who cares?

14. Find a good mantra for every race. Right now I'm going with "Everything Forward" thanks to Coach Andrew Kastor.

15. Eat oatmeal.

16. You are adding years to your life. I know that I have added a good five to 10 since I changed from smoker to runner in 2006. I have perfectly clean lungs and I am strong.

17. Everything about you looks better, from your hair to your toes. Well, OK, not your toes.

18. Ask a Kenyan some questions. After a New York Road Runners race several years ago, I approached the winner who had just come off the awards stand in the postrace festival. "Is there any advice you can give someone like me who is trying to get better as a runner?" I asked him. He said: "Practice hard and race easy." It reinforced the commitment that I needed at that time to my solitary mileage, and his point was that you're prepared so it should be natural running during the big day.

19. Finish times are overrated. Finishing is what matters.

20. Unless you are headed for the Olympics, don't be over-concerned with your times. If you spend your life in BQ stress mode, re-evaluate. I see it all the time. Be balanced in life. My marathon finishes are typically over 5 hours, and ASICS approached me to run for them. Running companies are looking to expand their reach through social media, and your ability to blog is not completely ancillary to your ability to run.

21. Finishing is not only important in running, but in all things in life. As you finish incredible hard endurance races, you realize that you can finish other things as well.

22. You have energy for your whole day. You excel in the workplace. You are creative. You are a machine.

23. You can eat cupcakes because you are a fat-burning factory smokestack that is unstoppable.

24. Be positive and not a pet-peever. There have been times when I wanted to rant about busted running etiquette that I have encountered, but I almost always just move on. Running is a positive condition of life. Not a negative one. I don't need your negativity in my world and you don't need mine, so let's be positive.

25. Running gives you courage and confidence. It makes you adventurous, like Teddy Roosevelt in the Amazon or Captain Cook. I am talking that adventurous. It led me to definitely "date up" and I met Lisa in NYC and proposed to her at the finish line of the New Jersey Marathon and we bought a house and are living happily ever after.

26. Never look at the crest of a hill. Pull the bill of your cap down just enough so you only see a little in front of you, enough to run safely. Count backwards from 100.

27. Don't let yourself think you are hot if it is a hot race. I learned that from Ryan Hall the morning before the ASICS LA Marathon. He said he never lets himself think he is hot while running, because once he gives in he will keep repeating that he is hot. Apply that to other conditions as well.

28. Live in the mile you're in. When running a marathon, don't think of the big picture and how many miles to go. Focus on that mile you are in and make the most of it, savor it, because there is no going back. During the ASICS LA Marathon in March, I spent several blocks around mile 11 actually running on top of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and it is all I thought about for that stretch.

29. Easier on your legs to pound packed-dirt paths than pavement. Give your legs that break when you can. When training at Central Park, I usually run the bridle path instead of the standard 6.2 pavement loop.

30. Blog. The best thing about it is the archived chronicles of your own running that you can refer back to later in your running days. It comes in really handy, as it is for me now with No. 100.

31. Consider a hill as a chance to use other muscles for the first time in a race. I learned this from Deena Kastor in training for the 2014 ASICS LA Marathon. I am still trying to master this one, but anything she says is gold so I would listen, too!

32. Train with music and race with nature. I remember the widespread fear so many race organizers had of the new iPod craze in 2007. Where was this going? We have proven the ability to mix running and music. Just make sure you don't miss the beauty of a marathon or a half, which is your support and your surroundings. I wear my music for marathons only to fill in solitude stretches with jams.

33. During a taper, be aware of your caloric intake, because with the reduced mileage you don't want to gain too much weight before a race. Adding a pound or two is natural and good. See my 5 Questions With Michelle Lovitt, the ASICS Fitness Expert.

34. Body Glide. I had a bloody nipple during the hot 2007 Oklahoma City Half before I knew what Body Glide was, and I've experienced some awful chafing in other runs. The only time I have a problem is when I forget Body Glide.

35. Stretch. I don't stretch as much as I used to, but I still like to stretch after my first mile of a training run, when I'm heated up. Then I try to do some cooldown stretching afterwards. Thoughts have changed a lot on stretching since I started running. For me, it's still important.

36. Join your local running club. I was very fortunate to have New York Road Runners in my immediate world, and I joined the day I bought my first box of ASICS. I have renewed my membership each year and we have expanded it to a family membership and this year added Rachel as a third member. I run at least nine scored races with one volunteer assignment each year, to qualify for guaranteed entry into the next year's TCS New York City Marathon, because you don't want to rely on the lottery.

37. Gu. For me it is always Plain, Chocolate Outrage, Vanilla or Espresso.

38. It's OK to walk if you have to. It's about finishing. My goal at NYRR races has always been "station to station" - run to the fluid station, walk the length of it as I sip, and then resume running. There are times when I don't want to stop my flow because I don't want my heart rate to drop, and I rarely stop at a final fluid station because there is no chance for your body to absorb the water before you finish anyway.

39. From spring through fall, there is no need to bring liquids with you to Central Park. I know where every water fountain is along the way, just as I know where every bathroom is. And if I want a Gatorade, I'll stop at one of the many vendor trucks next to the running path and get one. Run free there, don't carry!

40. Do hill repeats. They really make you strong and fast. My best races have been after hill repeats.

41. There is no such thing as weather. We just went through the most brutal winter I ever could imagine in New York, but a trip to Paragon Sports in the city to buy an ASICS Storm Shelter jacket immediately took care of a big issue so that I could run Central Park in a freezing drizzle and overcome anything.

42. Write your name in magic marker on your arms or somewhere during a marathon so spectators can shout your name as you move by them. It can be a huge pick-me-up.

43. Travel is more fun. Three words: MARATHON DE PARIS.

44. You get to help others. Someone you know is fundraising right now. Our NYRR events often are helping an important cause, so you know your race entry fee is going somewhere meaningful.

45. Because pale yellow pee.

46. Use common sense when running near automobiles. They will always win any collision, and you have no way to control whether they are texting or otherwise distracted. We have seen tragedy when there was nothing else a runner (Meg) could do. Accidents are happening too often now. Wear reflective gear, and bottom line is don't take chances and put your life in the hands of a random bad driver.

47. Let yourself be coached. I was amazed by what I learned from Coach Kastor this past winter. You might want to try out the new Pear Sports app, too, as Coach Kastor and other experts help you train on that.

48. Choose "No Bag Check" if you are running the TCS New York City Marathon. I have done it both ways, and the new feature of no bag check is far more enjoyable. You get a comfy parka at the finish line and you don't have to herd like cattle for a bottleneck mile in the cold to get to a baggage truck.

49. Watch "Spirit of the Marathon."

50. Visualize your whole race at least once and ideally more. I love to watch the youtube videos where someone has done a fast-motion virtual tour of the entire race course, whether it's New York's five boroughs or the myriad neighborhood turns through Miami. Then it is muscle memory when you run. And you just power your way through the course and grab the bling and hold your head up proudly and be happy your are running.

Lookdown Survey Video: ASICS Dominates The Field

I have read in the past that one out of every two pair of shoes in the 50,000+ TCS New York City Marathon field is ASICS. I actually believe the percentage is higher -- 66% I think, so I decided to start putting this to the test in what will be a series of 2014 Lookdown Survey Videos on this blog.

Here is the first randomly shot iPhone video, while 8,000 of us were being herded toward the start of Saturday's UAE Healthy Kidney 10K, another weekly New York Road Runners event at Central Park. It is MORE than 66% ASICS shoes in my immediate area (7 of 9), including my own ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16s. I used the x2 slow-mo in youtube and captured stills below for further detail and comment.



The first glimpse is of a flash of purple-hued ASICS, along with my black ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16s (you know what they look like from my previous blog posts here). . . .

Brooks on the left, I believe, and the other two are ASICS...

The green ASICS on the left are already counted above. Immediately to my right are Nikes because I could identify the red swoosh. The aqua-hued shoes on the far right were unidentifiable to me after looking at the frames over and over, possibly Sauconys, so I was going to list those as undetermined...

...until I looked at my frames on the iPhone, which was clearer resolution. So I blew this up in Photoshop and sure enough, those are also ASICS:

The blue on the left are already counted in the second photo above. Immediately ahead of me in the black capris is an ASICS runner. And I initially listed the dark shoes in the upper left as undetermined although I suspected they were ASICS. . . .

...and then again I took a closer look at the iPhone frame by frame and it was clear as day. Those dark shoes in the upper left are indeed another pair of ASICS -- maybe Kayano 20s like mine:

So that's 9 runners, 7 ASICS, 1 Nike, 1 Brooks. And in this case we were going to start running very soon so I urgently took this at the last minute and on the move. It was very clear looking around me that almost everyone seemed to be wearing ASICS.

Again, I don't claim this to be scientific but I will be doing these Lookdown Survey Videos occasionally throughout the year at our NYRR races and I think it will become clear. ASICS provides me with running shoes to test from time to time, some I buy. The company has nothing to do with this video series; it's just something I want to do out of my own curiosity. I went through a long stretch of only Brooks Glycerins for a few years, and I've tried all major types. I'll wear ASICS for my 100th race this Saturday.

Undoubtedly the numbers are more spread out at the head of the pack, where there are many runners endorsing various shoes, but I am focused on the field in general and don't feel that the elites at the head are representative nor relevant to this type of survey in terms of runner volume. If you want to know what shoes runners are wearing in races, look at all the corrals and just compare.

I think two out of every three runners is in ASICS at our NYRR events year-round, including the TCS NYC Marathon. Look around at the feet around you and see for yourself.

100 Races: It's Party Time

Brooklyn Half Week is here, and that means my 100th Race! This is a big milestone for me, one I have coined as #Rundred -- when you hit triple digits in official/scored races. Now that the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K is in the books with a 1:07 finish, I thought I would paste all the New York Road Runners results since I started running in December 2006 and add any other races along the way. This is what 99 races looks like heading into Saturday's party, and shortly I am going to blog about 100 things I've learned.

King Bingley is ready for our 100th Race! #BrooklynHalf Week #rundred #runchat #nyrr http://t.co/k8kCdjLNsX pic.twitter.com/hnIMDZaIPf
— ASICS Marathoner (@marathoner) May 12, 2014

It all started with a 1:18:40 finish in the Joe Kleinerman 10K, once around hilly Central Park on a cold and sunny day on Dec. 10, 2006, nine days after I quit smoking. This list is all my scored/official races, so I did not include a couple of marathons that I ran on my own or the #12RunsOfChristmas, etc. It includes the NYRR 8K in March 2008, when ice at Central Park meant it had to be a "fun run" but was still included as a qualifier for the NYC Marathon. The Emerald Nuts Midnight Run on the last day of 2010 is included, because it is a NYCM qualifier but not scored. For the record, I also ran the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run on Dec. 31, 2007, but I'm guessing we did not get credit for it that year.

NYRR's introduction of "My NYRR" in 2013 made it a little trickier to just string together these results, so I had to delete some columns from the 2013 section, and they also no longer include the NYC Marathon with all the other NYRR results now so I had to add that one to 2013. To see specifics on my 14 marathon or ultra finishes, you can go to my Marathon Maniacs page. Here's the Hot 100:

2014 - I started running for ASICS and got to run a mile with Ryan Hall!

Race Name	Date					Distance (miles)	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place	Gender Place	Age Place	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
98 Run as One (4M)	April 27, 2014					4.0	40:44	10:11	5966	3433	281	34:29	48.88 %
97 Run for the Parks	April 6, 2014					4.0	42:42	10:41	4434	2478	182	36:09	46.62 %
96 Scotland Run	April 5, 2014					6.2	1:08:03	10:57	6963	3862	280	57:36	46.62 %
95 NYRR Gridiron 4M	February 2, 2014					4.0	43:35	10:54	4835	2623	185	36:54	45.67 %
94 Fred Lebow Manhattan Half	January 26, 2014					13.1	2:43:44	12:30	3883	2357	215	2:19:52	42.34 %

93 ASICS LA Marathon in March

2013 - Ran NYC Marathon for first time in 5 years

Race Name	Date					Distance (miles)	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place	Gender Place	Age Place
92 Ted Corbitt 15K	December 14, 2013					9.3	1:51:17	11:57	4059	2109	153
91 Staten Island Half-Marathon	October 13, 2013					13.1	2:37:57	12:04	6356	3686	265
90 Grete's Great Gallop	October 6, 2013					13.1	2:37:45	12:03	5233	2777	217
89 Bronx 10M	September 29, 2013					10.0	1:56:39	11:40	6071	3547	256
88 NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile Presented by N...	September 22, 2013					1.0	8:36	8:36	4125	2484	150
87 Marathon Tune-Up	September 15, 2013					18.0	3:58:19	13:15	4958	2526	247
86 Autism Speaks 4M	September 7, 2013					4.0	43:01	10:46	4232	2165	138
85 NYRR 5-Borough Series: Queens 10K	July 21, 2013					6.2	1:18:46	12:41	6285	3624	224
84 2013 American Heart Association Wall ...	May 30, 2013					3.0	37:48	12:36	4635	2631	122
83 Run for the Parks	April 21, 2013					4.0	44:34	11:09	5511	2971	223
82 Scotland Run	April 6, 2013					6.2	1:13:15	11:49	7274	3946	250
81 NYRR Gridiron Classic	February 3, 2013					4.0	49:43	12:26	5199	2706	198
80 Manhattan Half-Marathon	January 27, 2013					13.1	2:35:26	11:52	4570	2836	247
79 Joe Kleinerman 10K Classic	January 5, 2013					6.2	1:10:17	11:21	2855	1634	139

78 Fort Lauderdale/A1A Marathon in February
77 New York City Marathon in November

2012 - 3 marathons including my first outside of USA (Paris); beat ITB Syndrome

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
76 ING NYC Marathon Tune-up September 23, 2012	18.0	3:53:32	3:49:07	12:43	4107 / 4326	2210 / 2280	200 / 211
75 NFL Back to Football Run August 30, 2012	4.0	45:52	42:22	10:35	2693 / 3446	1468 / 1685	70 / 85	36:09	46.5 %
74 Run to Breathe July 21, 2012	6.2	1:15:02	1:06:57	10:47	3951 / 4840	2204 / 2470	155 / 185	57:37	46.5 %
73 CPC Run for Central Park July 14, 2012	4.0	46:02	42:32	10:38	4123 / 5073	2366 / 2622	182 / 202	36:36	46.0 %
72 Achilles Hope & Possibility June 24, 2012	5.0	58:37	54:47	10:57	2356 / 3382	1307 / 1673	105 / 131	47:08	45.2 %
71 Portugal Day June 17, 2012	5.0	57:14	52:11	10:26	3642 / 4425	2472 / 2749	205 / 227	44:54	47.5 %
70 Brooklyn Half Marathon May 19, 2012	13.1	2:38:57	2:29:15	11:23	12839 / 14187	6761 / 7110	335 / 363	2:09:44	45.6 %
69 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K May 12, 2012	6.2	1:17:28	1:10:21	11:20	7204 / 7934	3968 / 4191	271 / 294	1:00:32	44.3 %
68 NYC Half March 18, 2012	13.1	2:52:00	2:27:45	11:16	13623 / 15376	7007 / 7476	528 / 565	2:08:26	46.1 %
67 Joe Kleinerman 10K January 7, 2012	6.2	1:34:54	1:29:33	14:26	5261 / 5313	2770 / 2779	201 / 202	1:17:04	34.8 %

66 Miami Marathon in January
65 Paris Marathon in April
64 MLB All-Star Game 5K in Kansas City in July
63 Harrisburg Marathon in November

2011 - No marathons this year but maintained a base year-round

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
62 Emerald Nuts Midnight Run December 31, 2010	4.0	MQ MQ	MQ MQ	0:00
61 Ted Corbitt 15K December 17, 2011	9.3	1:51:23	1:46:33	11:27	3942 / 4290	1960 / 2043	138 / 144	1:32:09	44.6 %
60 Join The Voices! 5M December 4, 2011	5.0	54:25	52:06	10:25	4010 / 5006	2165 / 2437	158 / 175	44:50	47.5 %
59 Portugal Day June 19, 2011	5.0	1:06:08	1:00:25	12:05	4365 / 4643	2824 / 2925	244 / 250	52:25	40.6 %
58 NYRR Celebrate Israel June 5, 2011	4.0	52:10	46:21	11:35	4582 / 5182	2578 / 2761	186 / 202	40:12	41.8 %
57 Brooklyn Half Marathon May 21, 2011	13.1	2:46:49	2:38:00	12:03	5611 / 5921	2806 / 2885	135 / 142	2:18:33	42.7 %
56 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K May 14, 2011	6.2	1:18:45	1:13:02	11:46	7065 / 7564	3767 / 3920	249 / 257	1:03:21	42.3 %
55 Japan Run 4M May 8, 2011	4.0	53:24	49:04	12:16	4755 / 5073	2610 / 2690	199 / 204	42:34	39.5 %
54 NYRR 4-Mile April 23, 2011	4.0	49:29	44:07	11:01	4578 / 5161	2617 / 2790	167 / 178	38:16	44.0 %
53 Scotland Run April 10, 2011	6.2	1:20:51	1:12:38	11:42	7998 / 8493	4394 / 4518	284 / 291	1:03:01	42.6 %
52 NYRR Manhattan Half January 22, 2011	13.1	2:52:14	2:46:15	12:41	4286 / 4369	2646 / 2676	204 / 208	2:25:47	40.6 %

2010 - Fewest races, as I got hitched and settled into new house

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
51 NYRR Ted Corbitt 15K December 19, 2010	9.3	1:55:44	1:53:14	12:10	3397 / 3541	1793	134	1:38:46	41.6 %
50 Brooklyn Half Marathon May 22, 2010	13.1	3:03:25	2:49:59	12:58	6905 / 7015	3403 / 3423	167 / 169	2:30:19	39.3 %
49 Scotland Run April 3, 2010	6.2	1:15:41	1:11:07	11:28	7133 / 7795	3908 / 4074	241 / 259	1:02:12	43.5 %

48 Miami Marathon in January
47 MLB All-Star 5K in Anaheim in July

2009 - Proposed to Lisa at finish line of New Jersey Marathon

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
46 Joe Kleinerman 10K December 6, 2009	6.2	1:09:48	1:06:51	10:46	4139 / 4803	2211 / 2401	164 / 175	58:28	46.2 %
45 ING NYC Marathon Tune-Up September 27, 2009	18.0	4:01:22	3:57:49	13:12	3521 / 3567	1975 / 1993	160 / 164
44 NYC Half-Marathon August 16, 2009	13.1	3:01:25	2:46:51	12:44	9592 / 10195	4879 / 5050	430 / 446	2:28:49	39.7 %
43 Colon Cancer 15K Challenge March 22, 2009	9.3	1:40:09	1:37:55	10:31	2035 / 2347	1119 / 1216	132 / 140	1:26:51	47.3 %
42 NYRR Bronx Half-Marathon February 8, 2009	13.1	2:41:44	2:38:01	12:03	3513 / 3677	2236 / 2291	259 / 264	2:20:57	42.0 %
41 NYRR Gridiron Classic February 1, 2009	4.0	0:48:02	42:15	10:33	4316 / 5270	2478 / 2764	268 / 294	37:15	45.2 %

40 New Jersey Marathon in May
39 MLB All-Star 5K in St. Louis in July

2008 - Best shape of my life, PR'd in two marathons (St. Louis & NYC)

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
38 NYRR Holiday 4-Mile December 13, 2008	4.0	0:46:31	39:11	9:47	3161 / 4880	1702 / 2174	168 / 205	34:32	48.7 %
37 Joe Kleinerman 10K December 7, 2008	6.2	1:05:15	1:02:29	10:04	3319 / 4339	1998 / 2339	196 / 223	55:05	48.7 %
36 Knickerbocker 60K November 15, 2008	37.2	9:51:00	9:51:00	15:53	78 / 80	62 / 63	17 / 17
35 ING New York City Marathon November 2, 2008	26.2	5:51:45	5:13:27	11:57	32064 / 38096	22241 / 25216	3426 / 3810	4:43:17	44.0 %
34 NYRR Grand Prix Queens Half September 14, 2008	13.1	2:25:32	2:22:55	10:54	2407 / 3059	1592 / 1888	176 / 207	2:07:28	46.4 %
33 Run for Central Park July 19, 2008	4.0	0:43:27	38:13	9:33	2790 / 4613	1772 / 2325	192 / 253	33:58	49.6 %
32 Hope & Possibility 5M June 22, 2008	5.0	0:52:05	49:49	9:57	1015 / 2043	627 / 974	75 / 109	44:16	48.1 %
31 WABC Fight/Prostate Cancer June 15, 2008	5.0	0:54:13	49:45	9:57	3828 / 5515	2739 / 3462	327 / 402	44:13	48.2 %
30 Healthy Kidney 10K May 17, 2008	6.2	1:10:35	1:02:07	10:01	5019 / 6282	3075 / 3441	289 / 329	55:12	48.6 %
29 NYRR Brooklyn Half May 3, 2008	13.1	2:20:24	2:15:46	10:21	4957 / 5839	2991 / 3294	282 / 320	2:02:07	48.4 %
28 Scotland Run 10K March 30, 2008	6.2	1:06:45	59:56	9:40	4811 / 6977	2967 / 3669	281 / 362	53:16	50.4 %
27 Colon Cancer Challenge 15K March 9, 2008	9.3	1:43:11	1:37:54	10:31	2888 / 3286	1628 / 1757	194 / 204	1:27:33	47.0 %
26 NYRR Bronx Half-Marathon February 10, 2008	13.1	2:21:00	2:20:32	10:43	2891 / 3265	1952 / 2113	235 / 254	2:06:24	46.8 %
25 NYRR Gridiron Classic February 3, 2008	4.0	0:47:37	41:26	10:21	3967 / 4940	2360 / 2669	284 / 325	36:49	45.7 %
24 NYRR Manhattan Half January 27, 2008	13.1	2:26:00	2:18:58	10:36	4255 / 4997	2782 / 3116	345 / 391	2:05:00	47.3 %
23 NYRR Fred Lebow Classic January 12, 2008	5.0	0:56:54	53:21	10:40	3789 / 4425	2152 / 2351	272 / 295	47:25	44.9 %

22 St. Louis Marathon in April

2007 - First full year of running, signed up for every race I could & chugged water

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
21 NYRR Hot Chocolate 15K December 1, 2007	9.3	1:38:42	1:35:16	10:14	3880 / 4773	2059 / 2323	213 / 237	1:25:11	48.3 %
20 Race To Deliver November 18, 2007	4.0	0:42:37	37:35	9:23	3097 / 5213	1807 / 2486	177 / 233	33:24	50.4 %
19 ING New York City Marathon November 4, 2007	26.2	6:23:41	6:08:25	14:03	36986 / 38607	25255 / 26072	3814 / 3909	5:35:55	37.1 %
18 NYC Half-Marathon August 5, 2007	13.1	2:31:48	2:26:01	11:08	8671 / 9927	4789 / 5164	459 / 501	2:12:27	44.7 %
17 Naples-New York Park to Park July 14, 2007	6.2	1:03:45	58:55	9:30	2728 / 4566	1786 / 2392	173 / 234	52:46	50.8 %
16 WABC Fight/Prostate Cancer June 17, 2007	5.0	0:53:07	47:55	9:35	3297 / 5010	2508 / 3280	306 / 394	42:55	49.7 %
15 Japan Day June 3, 2007	4.0	0:39:58	37:01	9:15	2507 / 4599	1776 / 2558	176 / 257	33:09	50.8 %
14 AHA Start! Wall Street Run May 22, 2007	3.0	0:35:28	27:51	9:17	3631 / 6672	2506 / 3635	485 / 706
13 Healthy Kidney 10K May 19, 2007	6.2	1:02:21	57:11	9:13	3576 / 5419	2450 / 3087	236 / 308	51:13	52.4 %
12 NYJL Mother's Day 4M May 13, 2007	4.0	0:38:09	36:54	9:13	1659 / 3194	1111 / 1581	98 / 144	33:03	50.9 %
11 NYRR Brooklyn Half-Marathon April 14, 2007	13.1	2:22:35	2:19:03	10:36	4125 / 4853	2588 / 2831	258 / 284	2:06:07	46.9 %
10 Scotland Run 10K April 1, 2007	6.2	1:05:57	1:01:17	9:53	4316 / 5721	2721 / 3178	271 / 320	54:53	48.9 %
9 NYRR 8K Run March 17, 2007	4.9	MQ		0:00
8 Colon Cancer Challenge 15K March 11, 2007	9.3	1:38:31	1:36:15	10:20	2025 / 2403	1235 / 1341	135 / 143	1:26:46	47.4 %
7 Salsa, Blues + Shamrocks 5K March 4, 2007	3.1	0:31:51	30:17	9:46	1902 / 2874	1244 / 1618	128 / 159	27:07	47.5 %
6 NYRR Gridiron Classic February 4, 2007	4.0	0:49:17	43:05	10:46	3837 / 4482	2267 / 2501	244 / 256	38:35	43.6 %
5 NYRR Manhattan Half January 21, 2007	13.1	2:34:22	2:30:03	11:27	4108 / 4404	2649 / 2777	328 / 340	2:16:06	43.5 %
4 NYRR Fred Lebow Classic January 7, 2007	5.0	57:03	54:01	10:48	3636 / 4181	2177 / 2364	255 / 274	48:23	44.0 %

3 Oklahoma City Half Marathon in May

2006 - Bought my first pair of ASICS, joined NYRR and started running

Race Name, Date	Dist. (miles)	Gun Time	Net Time	Pace per Mile	Overall Place/ Total Finishers	Gender Place/ Total Males	Age Place/ Total in Age Group	Age-Graded Time	Age-Graded Performance Percentage
2 NYRR Hot Chocolate 10M December 16, 2006	10.0	2:10:55	2:07:07	12:42	3945 / 4034	1971 / 1996	207 / 210	1:54:44	38.6 %
1 Joe Kleinerman 10K December 10, 2006	6.2	1:21:13	1:18:40	12:41	4731 / 4910	2552 / 2610	300 / 305	1:10:28	38.1 %

Question: How many races have you run? What does it mean to you to be able to look back on your previous races?