February 2017 Running Challenge
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Love it @mobycarp ha ha!!!
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »
Ever have to poop mid-run, but there's nowhere to stop, so you have to deal with it until you get home? Yeah, that happened today. (I seem to recall @7lenny7 ran an entire marathon while having to poop.)
Yes!!! Also, this has been my biggest fear over the past few days about the marathon tomorrow. Eating so much carbs over the past few days isn't really agreeing with me. I apparently go less eating healthy! Lol Took a Pepto today and have the chewables in the race bag for tomorrow.1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@katharmonic @vandinem nice runs!
Thanks man! A quick loop into town and back tomorrow and I'll hit the stretch goal of 100, which is not bad for me on a short month!2 -
2/1 - 4.3
2/2 - rest
2/3 - 3.1
2/4 - 5.0
2/5 - 4.6
2/6 - 3.1
2/7 - 3.1
2/8 - 6.0
2/9 - rest
2/10 - 5.0
2/11 - 5.0
2/12 - 4.0
2/13 - 3.5
2/14 - 5.5
2/15 - 5.0
2/16 - 3.1
2/17 - rest
2/18 - 4.0
2/19 - 4.0
2/20 - rest (sick)
2/21 - rest (sick)
2/22 - rest (sick)
2/23 - rest (sick)
2/24 - 3.0
2/25 - rest (sick)
Feb total: 71.3/100mi.
Thought I was getting better yesterday so I went for an easy 3 mi. Woke up feeling lousy again, finally went to dr. & tested positive for Influenza A. It has really kicked my @$$ this week!0 -
Farm to Pub 2017
25 February 2017
MFP MRC
When registering, I estimated I’d finish the 16.4 km in 1 hour 45 minutes. This was about 7 minutes more than if I’d run it at my half marathon pace, to allow for it possibly being hot on the day.
It was a clear, sunny afternoon, but there was a strong head wind all the way. Haven’t got the official results but my estimation was almost exact per Garmin.
11 km was on a straight, gravel road.
We were running to raise money for Beyond Blue, the organisation to help people with depression, and that wind was certainly depressing! At least we wouldn’t have to put up with it for *too* long.
I could physically feel the strength of the wind pushing on my stomach where the race bib was. Strange sensation! At one point, there was a 300 metre Cypress hedge that blocked the wind. My pace increased all of a sudden by about a minute! It was like someone put me on fast forward!
It was quite a battle. Last year I did the 8.4 km event, and it was my furthest distance ever. I really struggled, and at the time thought it was a hellish race and wouldn't do it again. I remembered this at about the 12 km mark on Saturday, and this really fired up my pace, thinking how far I've come since then.
15 of us from parkrun were there doing various events, most of us doing the 16.4 km, the longest event. We all sat together at the pub for dinner afterwards. We noticed one of our group hadn’t got back yet, and word soon reached us that she’d taken a wrong turn, and done over 22 km instead, and was about to finish. A bunch of us quickly ran down the track to meet her and we accompanied her home to the finish. She was quite OK with her run, and I was impressed by her attitude. I’d be stressing out, I’m sure! We told her she’d done very well – she’d won the half marathon!
I had an awesome day. It was my "special birthday" too, and I couldn't have chosen a nicer "rent-a-crowd" to share it with.
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Made it to goal but hoping for better performance/not being perpetually sick in March.
February 1- 15km
February 2- 11km
February 3- 11.1km
February 4- 22km
February 5- 10km
February 6- 15.1km
February 7- 5.1km
February 8- 14km
February 9- 11km
February 10- 10km
February 11- Rest
February 12- 18km
February 13- 6km
February 14- Rest
February 15- 11km
February 16- Birthday from hell
February 17- 11.1km
February 18- Rest
February 19- 18.2km
February 23- 5.2km
February 25- 5.3km
201.1 km/200 km
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@JessicaMcB Great job making your goal despite being sick! I have a feeling your March will be much better!0
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No running from me today, but just wanted to wish @BeeerRunner good luck for tomorrow's marathon, and a happy 9th birthday to her son.0
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It took me a while to get out the door, busy with laundry and getting things ready for me to leave again tomorrow morning. Once I did though it was perfect! Sunshine and a cool breeze, maybe hit 60 but it felt cooler. I had planned for 5, maybe 6 miles and ended up with htver 8. It just felt that good and it seems like it has been forever that it has felt like that!
Looks like I will make my goal after all! WhooHoo! That's assuming I get at least a couple of runs in St Louis in the hotel gym or maybe outside.
@RespectTheKitty - I have had that issue quite a few times (twice today as a matter of fact). I am fortunate that there are bathrooms along the trail I run so I can stop if I need to. I always worry about races but I have never had a problem during a race and besides there are usually port-a-potties or bathrooms of some kind along most race routes, all it does is suck up your time.
@skippygirlsmom - That is amazing about your hip and that you have been running on it! I hope the surgery can fix it. Did they say how long the recovery is?
@Elise4270 - I couldn't find the original posts regarding races in Hawaii but regardless I am in, As long as it isn't in Sept/Oct of either year. I already have commitments those months in both years.
Date........Miles........Total
02/01......4.63........4.63
02/02......0.00........4.63 - + Strength Training and Rally
02/03......2.35........6.98
02/04......0.00........6.98 - Race Expo
02/05....13.36......20.18 - Surf City HM
02/06......0.00......20.34
02/07......5.23......25.57 - + Strength Training
02/08......5.97......31.54
02/09......5.27......36.81 - + Strength Training and Rally
02/10......0.00......36.81
02/11......9.30......46.11
02/12......2.00......48.11 - Dog Beach Sunday!
02/13......5.00......53.11 - + Agility
02/14......4.42......57.53 - + Strength Training
02/15......0.00......57.53
02/16......4.39......61.92 - + Strength Training and Rally
02/17......0.00......61.92 - Monster storm
02/18......6.50......68.42
02/19......9.09......77.51
02/20......0.00......77.51 - + Agility
02/21......3.00......80.51 - To Dallas - Hotel Treadmill
02/22......4.05......84.56 - Treadmill Intervals
02/23......0.00......84.56 - Home from Dallas + Rally
02/24......2.75......87.31 - Fast walk with Hobbes
02/25......8.39......95.70
My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon2 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Calvin2008Brian wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »I ended up running the 15.12 miles in 2:24:22 for a 9:33 pace, which is stretch marathon goal pace -22sec. Too fast, like I said, but I got it done.
How do you know it's too fast? Are you still monitoring HR? Do you feel like you are racing your workouts, in particular your long runs?
HR was 165 That's too high. I wasn't tracking HR during the run, just checked after the run, just zoned out and ran. truth is it might not be too fast. I'm still new enough to not know for sure where my limits are.
In that time where you just zoned out and ran, how do you think you would have fared on the Talk Test?
Pacing -- for training and racing -- is always an interesting question for runners like yourself who have improved rapidly and continue on an improvement curve. I was BQ focused in my first 3-4 marathons and based paces off of that goal, with confirmation using "feel" and "the talk test." I didn't get closer than 11 minutes from a BQ, but would still say the training went ok to a degree. In hindsight, though, I wish I'd done it the way you are. HR seems like a more reliable, conservative metric.
No matter what, there are very few recreational runners who are going to reach the finish line of a marathon and feel they had too much left in the tank. So, definitely nothing wrong with taking the more conservative approach to pacing.0 -
Will there be a thread for March? I'd like to join if so. I don't run any where near what some of you do but I try to run 3 times a week.1
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Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Feb 01 6.5T 6.5 Feb 02 4.7T 11.2 Feb 04 5.6 16.8 Feb 05 6.5 23.3 Feb 06 5.1 28.4 Feb 09 5.6 34.0 Feb 11 6.8T 40.8 Feb 12 6.8T 47.6 Feb 13 4.6T 52.2 Feb 18 11.3 63.5 Feb 19 6.2 69.7 Feb 20 5.1 74.8 Feb 22 6.9T 81.7 Feb 24 6.5 88.2 Feb 25 8.2 96.4 Feb 26 4.3 100.7
Made it! Congratulations to all of February's athletes ... see you in March!1 -
Phew!
After a two week break of ANY exercise (and a seemingly insatiable appetite that makes me terrified to step on the scales) I went out for an hour or so today. I figured it didn't matter how FAR I went, and long as I stayed moving, and forced myself to stick to run/walk intervals of 9min 30 run/30second walk.
And it worked. I'm back in the game.
I'm sad because I didn't feel able to compete in a hilly off-road 10k today, but happy because by the time I got home I'd done a 10k at a leisurely pace.
Hopefully this is means my HM training stays on schedule. Roll on March!!3 -
Hi all!
Goal: 100k
2/2: 3.1k easy, incline
2/4: 1.2k -abandoned
2/7: 1.5k -run/walk adductor testing, pain slightly
2/8: 2k -easy run, so easy a lvl 1 zombie could catch me. Adductor behaved better.
2/9: 1.5k -warmup for strength training-improvement
2/10: 6k -easy, testing adductor went good
2/12: 6.5k -easy
2/13: 3.5k easy + 3k bicycle
2/17: 6.4k easy
2/18: 2k -warmup for strength training-
2/19: 9.5k
2/20: 1.5k -warmup for strength training-
2/21: 5.1k -cool down from strength thraining and bicycle-
2/22: 10.6k -intervals ~5:10 min/km-
2/24: 7k
2/26: 11.7k
79.1/100k
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Obviously my goal is shot! I finally feel good today. It's just this blasted cough. The worst thing is somehow I pulled something while coughing, right where the ribs are. It hurts!
Tomorrow will go back to work and hopefully can make it through the day without a nap - what a flu! I really want to try to run tomorrow but I know it isn't a good idea with this cough. I may try to go to strength training and I can just do as much as I feel like. Will just have to see how I feel during the day.
@skippygirlsmom - I feel the same with trying to keep up. And I'm just home!
@elise4270 - I would love a Hawaii MFP run! ... just not sure I can work it out with timing. That's a long way from Orlando and I don't get time off - except in summer and spring/Christmas breaks. Unless I have the flu for a week.
Definitely had bathroom issues on long runs. If I am at home and running I know which ways to go so that I can pass by bathrooms. Even on my morning 4-5 mile runs I stay close to home the first 1.5 miles because for me, if it's going to happen on a short run, that's when it hits. So I just run back home, go to bathroom and then the remaining run I'm light on my feet!
2/1 - strength training
2/2 - 4.30 miles
2/3 - rest day(5)
2/4 - cycling 34 miles
2/5 - Daytona HM - 2:22.01
2/6 - Strength training
2/7 - 3.5 miles
2/8 - Strength training + 3.1 miles with running group
2/9 - rest day (6)
2/10 - 4.1 miles
2/11 - 44 miles biking
2/12 - 53 miles biking
2/13 - 3.2 miles + strength training
2/14 - rest day (7)
2/15 - 5 miles + strength training
2/16 - 4 miles
2/17 - strength training
2/18 - 5 miles
2/19-2/26 - FLU. UGH
2/27 -
2/28 -
Upcoming races
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando - DNS0 -
@shanaber Before we knew about the tears the doctor said a few weeks on crutches, 6-8 weeks of PT and 3 - 6 worst case before I can run without pain. Not sure now, I know more tomorrow afternoon after my appointment.
@ddmom0811 I know someone who broke a rib from coughing. Feel better. I'm so sorry you miss your HM
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Will there be a thread for March? I'd like to join if so. I don't run any where near what some of you do but I try to run 3 times a week.
@RuNaRoUnDaFiEld - There will almost certainly be a thread for March. Expect @Stoshew71 to announce it tomorrow or Tuesday.
As far as not running much, many of us didn't always run this much. Last October, I ran all of 16 miles. I'm healthier now, and putting up some mileage that might intimidate new runners; but you start from wherever you are, and go to wherever you're comfortable going.2 -
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2/1 7.5
2/2 athletic conditioning class (60')
2/3 8.0
2/4 11.0
2/5 1.5 warm up + athletic conditioning class (60')
2/6 7.2 with 3' pickups
2/7 4.5 (hard) with 6x strength circuits
2/8 7.25
2/9 athletic conditioning class (60')
2/10 3.75 + 30' stair climber
2/11 3.6 + athletic conditioning class (60')
2/12 7.2
2/13 7.25
2/14 3.5 + 40' tabata class
2/15 6.0 (hard, with 6 X 3' pickups)
2/16 5.0 EZ run + 30' with trainer for strength
2/17 10 (with 5 miles at just under 8 mpm)
2/18 3.6 + athletic conditioning class
2/19 7.5 EZ (sore after AC class!)
2/20 7.25 with 8 x super sets of 6 mins each
2/21 4.5 (hard) with 6x strength circuits
2/22 6.0 with 4 @ 10-miler pace (hard!)
2/23 4.5 (hard with 6x strength circuits)
2/24 7.3 8x super sets 6 mins each
2/25 3.6 + athletic conditioning class
2/26 7.5
144/135
I have a presentation to give tomorrow that needs to be finished today. Gaaah! I hate working on the weekend. Currently procrastinating on MFP and sadly grazing from the gigantic Cosco container of Jelly Bellys....Got my run in though and was pleasantly surprised to realize I did a little over 40 miles this week. Must. Do. Work.0 -
So cold. No run today (probably, unless I somehow rally) but I volunteered at the finish line for a local half marathon. Terrible winds off the lake and some snow flurries. I was wishing I was just running the darn thing because I was so frozen standing out there for hours. We had to unwrap all the medals and my fingers are still numb. It was fun to see all the runners finish and get to give them medals but next time I'm probably volunteering in February for that job.
@ko4q I hear you on the Must. Do. Work thing. All I want to do is take a nap under about a thousand warm blankets but I have crap to do before tomorrow's meetings. Pass over the Jelly Bellys.0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Will there be a thread for March? I'd like to join if so. I don't run any where near what some of you do but I try to run 3 times a week.
@RuNaRoUnDaFiEld - There will almost certainly be a thread for March. Expect @Stoshew71 to announce it tomorrow or Tuesday.
As far as not running much, many of us didn't always run this much. Last October, I ran all of 16 miles. I'm healthier now, and putting up some mileage that might intimidate new runners; but you start from wherever you are, and go to wherever you're comfortable going.
Ugh! How can February be over? I never got it started! Yikes!
@ddmom0811 Hawaii in the summer sounds good to me! That is a long flight. Wonder if we should try for a two stop destination? Maybe.... Monterey? The Big Sur? I know I'm not the only one that wants to run it. Haha! I'm dreaming! I better get after it if I wanna run at all! Although, its very possible I'll have surgery again this year... Worst case, I'll just cheer everyone on! Y'all can buy me a Moscow mule.
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Date Distance Total To Goal (55)
2/1 3.0 Mi 3.0 52.0 Mi
2/2 Yoga
2/3 Rest
2/4 5.0 Mi 8.0. 47.0 Mi
2/5 Stretching and rest
2/6 3.0 Mi 11.0 44.0 MI
2/7 Rest
2/8 1.5 Mi 12.5 42.5 Mi
2/9 Rest (Insanity at work)
2/10 Rest
2/11 6.0 Mi 18.5 36.5 Mi
2/12 Travel day for hockey
2/13 3.0 Mi 21.5 33.5 Mi
2/16 4.0 Mi 25.5 29.5 Mi
2/18 5.0 Mi 30.5 24.5 Mi
2/22 4.0 Mi 34.0 20.5 Mi
2/26 6.5 Mi 40.5 14.0 Mi
I am over 400 posts behind since I have not been on is a while and have no hope of catching up. I hope all is well with everyone. I am also not going to make goal for the month but I still doubled what I did last month. Looking forward to starting fresh in March.
March 11- St Malachi 5 miler (partial course preview for Cleveland Half)
April 9 - Cleveland Towpath 5 miler (maybe)
May 20 - Cleveland Marathon 8K (Maybe)
May 21 - Cleveland Marathon Half
June 10 - Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k
June 11 - Run and Ride Cedar Point Half Marathon (Back up Plan) or Quarter Marathon
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Too sore to meet my trail run group this morning, but I got 2.5 in on a quest to get angel food cake. I ended up with reduced fat Swiss cheese.1
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@elise4270 @ddmom0811 the flight at one time isn't bad, in February we did Huntsville AL to Atlanta to Hawaii. Long day but well worth it!1
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2/1- 8.1
2/2- REST
2/3- 4.23
2/4- 14.11
2/5- 3.16
2/6- 6.16
2/7- REST
2/8- 8.09
2/9- REST
2/10- 4.04
2.11- 14.01
2/12- 3.04
2/13- 6.06
2/14- 3.16
2/15- 8.15
2/16- REST
2/17- 4.66
2/18- 15.04
2/19- 4.03
2/20- 6.06
2/21- 3.66
2/22- 8.15
2/23- REST
2/24- 4.66
2/25- 15.12
2/26- 4.15
Total: 147.84
Monthly goals:
Mileage goal: 150
Real Goal: Stay healthy enough to get into the swing of real marathon training.
Today's notes: With freah snow on the ground, I figured it was as good a time as any to try out the new Brooks Cascadia 11's I got a few days ago. Great shoes, they handled the snow very well. Beyond that, it was a pretty vanilla run, except that I AGAIN! ran too fast. got my 4.15 miles in with a 9:13 pace, which is fast HMP for me. Oh well. Cutback week starts tomorrow with another 4 miler.0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Will there be a thread for March? I'd like to join if so. I don't run any where near what some of you do but I try to run 3 times a week.
@RuNaRoUnDaFiEld - There will almost certainly be a thread for March. Expect @Stoshew71 to announce it tomorrow or Tuesday.
As far as not running much, many of us didn't always run this much. Last October, I ran all of 16 miles. I'm healthier now, and putting up some mileage that might intimidate new runners; but you start from wherever you are, and go to wherever you're comfortable going.
Thanks I'll watch out for it.
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Date activity Run dist (mi)
1-Feb Yoga 60 min
2-Feb rest
3-Feb rest
4-Feb run 10
5-Feb rest
6-Feb Yoga 60 min
7-Feb HIIT 40 min
8-Feb Yoga 60 min/ run 7.5
9-Feb rest
10-Feb HIIT 40 min
11-Feb run 12
12-Feb run 6.5
13-Feb Yoga 60 min/ HIIT 40 min
14-Feb rest
15-Feb Yoga 60 min/ run 7.7
16-Feb run 5
17-Feb rest
18-Feb run 5.8
19-Feb run/walk (sick) 5.4
20-Feb sick
21-Feb sick
22-Feb Yoga 60 min/run 7.7
23-Feb run 7.2
24-Feb rest
25-Feb run 12.3
26-Feb run 7.1
27-Feb
28-Feb
94.2
Goal (miles) 100
left (miles) 5.8
2017 Races
1/14/2017 Menchville Winter Chill 5K 22:12 1 AG 15 OA
2/11/2017 Run for the Heart 10 mile 1:17:25 1 AG 12 OA
2/18/2017 Gloucester 8K 35:04:00 1 AG 12 OA
3/4/2017 Fort Eustis 10K
4/1/2017 Joe & Sue Moore 5K
4/15/2017 Victory at Yorktown 10K
4/22/2017 Run the DOG Street 5K
5/13/2017 Bull Island 4 miler
5/29/2017 Yorktown Freedom 8K
7/29/2017 Coast Guard Day 5K
8/19/2017 Smart Smiles 5K
9/16/2017 Mulberry Island HM
TBD Poquoson Run with the Bulls 5K
TBD Yorktown Battlefield 10 miler
TBD Run with the Son for Haiti 5K
Saturday was NICE! 76F and sunny. Ran around Yorktown and the battle fields. Got a bit of a sun tan. This morning was 38F and cloudy but a nice change. Almost there! Two days to get 6 miles. Probably going to rest tomorrow and do all 6 on Tuesday.1 -
@ddmom0811 - I'm right there with you! Goal shot for Feb. because of flu w/bad cough that I've been battling for 6 days. Hoping I feel well enough tomorrow to get a little run in. Pray you're feeling better soon, too!0
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February Running Totals (miles)
2/1 – 7.00 easy
2/2 – 2.63 easy shakedown run
2/3 – travel day, didn't get a run in
2/4 – 7.99 warm up on road + 8K cross country
2/5 – travel day, didn't get a run in
2/6 – travel day
2/7 – 9.26 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/8 – 7.02 group run
2/9 – 12.03 MP intervals
2/10 – rest day
2/11 – 18.63 paced run + solo miles
2/12 – 11.48 easy 90 minutes
2/13 – rest day
2/14 – 12.25 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/15 – 6.62 group run
2/16 – 10.05 easy with hills
2/17 – rest day
2/18 – 22.17 paced run + solo miles
2/19 – 12.97 easy 100 minutes with hills
2/20 – rest day
2/21 – 10.47 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/22 – 11.17 easy
2/23 – 14.21 aborted intervals + make up miles
2/24 – rest day
2/25 – 7.18 warm up + race
2/26 – 9.32 MP intervals
February total to date – 192.45
Nominal Challenge Goal – 225 miles
Real Goals: Survive travel to and from Bend. Train well toward Boston. Avoid injury.
Today's notes – Today's assignment was 2 x 5K at MP with 2 minutes recovery. I decided to run the 5K intervals around RIT campus, so I added commute miles to get there and back. Temperature in the mid-30s (single digits C) with 15 mph W wind and partly sunny skies made for pleasant running, along with the negligible campus traffic on Sunday. I was targeting a 7:30 pace for MP, but would accept 7:25. I kept having to slow myself down, and the actual 5K intervals came in at 22:58 and 22:48 for average paces of 7:23 and 7:20. Then on the way home I kept gravitating toward MP when I should be running easy. Oh, well. It was close enough. If I never run anything faster than a 7:20 at Boston before Commonwealth Avenue, I'll likely be OK.
One of those odd things I notice but couldn't deliberately plan was that the total workout came out to 15K, i.e. I ran just about a 5K around two 5K intervals.
Rest day tomorrow. I won't hit the nominal goal of 225 miles for February, but Tuesday's workout should be long enough to put me over 200 miles for the month.
2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY)
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Virginia Beach, VA)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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