Notable Race Times

My race times are listed for the standard race distances and for Lake Merced. I ran my first race in 1995 as a master runner. Through the 90's I ran predominantly 10K's. I never ran as an open division racer and don't have those pesky times from my 20's and 30's to worry about.  

 10K (6.2 Miles)

First: 48:19, 12/3/95, Smith Barney Beverly Hills 10K
Best (LA): 38:54, 12/14/02, Venice Marina Christmas Run
Best (SF): 38:59, 11/26/06, Run Wild
First Under 40 Minutes: 39:51, 9/19/99 Alive and Running
Worst: See First
Latest: 39:01 (Gun)/38:53 (Chip), 5/30/11, Marin Memorial Day Races
Best Age Grade: 82.2 at 5/30/11 Marin


5K (3.1 Miles)

First: 20:13, 9/13/97, State Bar Conference 5K
Best (LA): 18:34, 4/27/03, Achievable 5K (Century City/LA)
Best (SF): 18:40, 11/19/06, DSE Conservatory 5K
First Under 19 Minutes: See Best (LA) - Achievable 5K
Worst: 20:59, 8/6/06, DSE Daly City Scenic Run 5K
Worst on a Level Course: 20:23, 10/28/07, DSE Ballpark 5K
Latest: 19:08, 4/17/11, Run for Recess
Best Age Grade: 80.31 at 4/17/11 Run for Recess

12K (7.46 Miles)

First: 49:21, 5/15/05, Bay to Breakers
Best: 46:51, 10/1/06, Bridge to Bridge
Worst: 1:04:16, 5/20/07 Bay to Breakers
Latest: 47:36 (Gun)/47:28 (Chip), 5/15/11 Bay to Breakers
Best Age Grade: 81.23 at 5/15/11 Bay to Breakers
(12K's are a San Francisco thing.  I don't recall ever seeing a 12K in LA.)

DSE Lake Merced 4.5M Races

First: 29:41, 7/24/08
Best: 27:27, 7/21/11
Worst: See First
Latest: 28:23, 5/31/12

Best Age Grade: 82.83 at 7/21/11 race

10M

First: 1:10:22, 8/24/02, Crim (Flint, MI)
Best: 1:03:22, 3/5/11, Norcal 10 Miler (Redding, CA)
Worst: See First
Latest: 1:04:39, 3/3/12 Norcal 10 Miler (Redding, CA)
Best Age Grade: 83.02 at 3/5/11 Norcal

Half Marathon (13.1 Miles)

First: 1:37:37, 11/12/00, Long Beach Marathon & Half
Best: 1:22:23 (chip), 10/21/12, Humboldt Redwoods
Half Marathon
First Under 1:30: 1:29:08, 1/26/03, Pacific Shoreline Marathon/Half (Huntington Beach, CA)
Worst: See First
Latest: 1:22:23 (chip), 1:22:27 (gun) 10/21/12, Humboldt Redwoods Half Marathon
Best Age Grade: 85.65 at 10/21/12 Humboldt Redwoods Half

Marathon (26.2 Miles)

First: 4:00:43, 6/21/98, San Diego Rock 'n Roll Marathon
Best: 2:59:25 (Gun)/2:59:19 (Chip), 12/4/11, California International Marathon
Worst: 4:02:17, 5/23/99, San Diego Rock 'n Roll Marathon
Latest: Happy Just to Finish, 4/16/12 Boston Marathon
Best Age Grade: 82.14 at 12/4/11 CIM

Ultra (Over 26.2 Miles)

First: 33.891 Miles, 7/10/11, DSE 6 Hour Distance Classic (ran five hours)