Sunday, January 10, 2016

2015 Race Results

2015 was a solid running and racing year for me.  To be able to run at all is a blessing, and to be able to compete is icing on the cake!  I can't put in the mileage that many runners do since I am injury-prone, but I focus on making those miles into quality workouts and finished the year with 1941.7 running miles (an average of 37.3 miles/week).

I kept a table of my race results over the year, and the laziness in me thinks it's the easiest way to share my results.  I pray that you all reading this have healthy, happy, speedy 2016s!

My highlights were:
  • No injuries that required time off (see my this post for how I conquered PF with no time off)
  • PR half marathon - 1:24:33
  • PR full marathon - 3:01:45
  • Garmin PR 10K (unofficial, but it made me happy) - 38:05
  • Overall female at the Bass Pro Marathon (with my husband, daughter, mother, and father watching)
  • 2nd overall female at the Dallas Marathon
  • Meeting an awesome training partner who pushes me on long runs and who shares my Christian faith 
  • Sharing most events with my husband and daughter, and seeing them compete sometimes
  • Winning my local running club's Runner of the Year competition
Runner of the Year award & $$ at the OMRR banquet
My low-lights were:
  • Contracting cryptoporiduim after tubing and swimming in Table Rock over the summer.  It took me about 8 weeks to re-gain full running strength after that!
  • DNFing a half marathon when I had crypto (should have DNSed, but you know).
  • Missing a sub-3:00 in Dallas
  • Every 5K I ran, except the second 5Ks of my 10Ks which were always faster than my open 5Ks!

Date
Event
Place
Time
Notes
Jan. 24
Frostbite Series Half Marathon, St. Louis, MO
2nd overall female; 1st AG 30-39
1:29:24

Jan. 31
Jack Frost 5K, Springfield
2nd overall female
18:42
(short)
I think the course was about 30 seconds short
Feb. 14
Run with the Wind 25K, Carthage, MO
1st overall female
1:50:14
Missouri state record for age 34; very hilly course
March 21
Dash for Down Syndrome 5K, Springfield
1st overall (female & male)
19:45 (long)
While leading I took a wrong turn that resulted in running about 0.15 farther than the course distance
March 28
Highline Run for Scouting Half Marathon, Springfield
2nd overall female
1:27:51
1 male ahead of me, windy out and back
April 4
Crystal Springs 2 mile, Cassville, MO
1st overall (female & male)
12:08
Missouri overall state record, despite being a poor time run on very tired legs
April 11
Rock the Parkway Half Marathon, Kansas City
9th overall female; 2nd AG 30-34
1:27:08
Hilly course
April 25
Frisco Railroad Run 8K, Willard, MO
1st overall (female & male)
32:29
Course record; very windy and tricky elevation profile
May 3
Prairie Fire Spring Half, Wichita, KS
3rd overall female
1:30:15
Very windy; felt horrible
May 9
Running of the Squirrels 10K, Marionville, MO
1st overall (female & male)
35:45 (short)
Course was about a half mile short
May 30
Medical Mile, Springfield
1st overall female
(5:36 Garmin time)
Course was 0.1+ long & official time was 6:08
May 30
Medical Mile 5K, Springfield
2nd overall female, 1st AG 30-34
14:59 or 17:59
(short)
Course was short & 3 minutes were added to times but that wasn't enough; actual time would have been 18:50ish
June 6
Ken Coleman 5K, Springfield
1st overall female
19:09

June 13
Maryville Half Marathon, Maryville, MO
2nd overall female; 1st AG 30-34
1:31:41
Extremely hilly course
June 28
The Double Road Race 15K, Overland Park, KS
2nd overall female; 1st AG 30-34
59:58
39:57 10K, then 20:01 5K
July 4
Firecracker Cross Country 5K, Pittsburg, KS
1st overall female
19:41
Muddy course
July 18
Missouri 10 Series 10 mile, Springfield
1st overall female
1:08:42
Over 90 degrees at the finish; 1 male ahead of me
July 25
Bentley Fund 5K, Springfield
1st overall female
19:08

Sep. 5
KLife 5K, Branson, MO
1st overall female
19:46
1 male ahead of me
Sep. 7
Run for a Child’s Hunger 10K, Rogers, AR
3rd overall female
40:22
Both women ahead of me were professional athletes
Sep. 13
Johnston’s Half Marathon, Wichita, KS
1st overall female
1:28:08
2 males ahead of me
Oct. 3
Panther Run 10K, Springfield
1st overall female
39:19
2 males ahead of me; many turns on the course & ran through slower 5K & 15K runners that hampered my path (10K at 38:35 on Garmin)
Oct. 10
The Arc Trick or Trot 5K, Joplin, MO
1st overall (female and male)
19:55 (long)
While leading, took a wrong turn at the end and ran extra distance (3.28 miles on Garmin)
Oct. 17
Waddell and Reed Half Marathon, Kansas City
5th overall female
1:24:33
Personal record on a course with around 800 ft of elevation gain
Nov. 1
Bass Pro Marathon, Springfield
1st overall female
3:06:57
Ran as a training run for the Dallas Marathon
Nov. 26
Joplin Turkey Trot 5K, Joplin, MO
1st overall female
19:06
Out-and-back course with a 22 mph headwind coming back
Dec. 2
10K Time Trial, Ozark, MO
n/a
38:05
Not official, but you know
Dec. 13
Dallas Marathon, Dallas, TX
2nd overall female
3:01:45
Rainy and windy, but managed a PR!
Dec. 19
Run for the Ranch Half Marathon, Springfield, MO
2nd overall female
1:26:15
4-loop course with turns/congestion, 6 days post-marathon
Dec. 31
Eve Fest 5K, Columbia, MO
2nd overall female
19:03
5K course with 217 feet elevation gain

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