Idlewild 5K run

Race: Idlewild 5K

Date: May 28, 2018

Location: Ligonier, PA

Time: 23:58

Overall Rank: 31 out of 182

Age Group Rank: 5 out of 20

Results: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/46929/IndividualResult/QJqN?resultSetId=117898#U11570055

 

Dear Donna Banko: I just ran the 5K at Idlewild and guess who came in second place overall? Your son, Dean! Wow, tell him congrats for me, My run was very good, at least for me. It was my second-fastest 5K ever, with a time of 23:57.

Penguins 6.6k

Race: Penguins 6.6k run
Date: October 15, 2017
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Time: 33:40
Overall Rank: X out of XX
Age Group Rank: 38 out of 201
Results: http:

This went very well. I had an 8:13 min/mile pace, which is pretty fast for me, and it was faster than 81% of men in my age group. I ranked 38 out of 201. I have run this race twice before. In 2014, the most recent year, I finished in 34:34, so today I finished almost a minute faster. I am still in good shape, despite not having done a lot of workouts this year. Mile 1 was easy. By Mile 2, I had passed the 8:30 pace runner. I knew if I was staying ahead of her, it would be a good (enough) race for me. By Mile 3, I wanted the race to be over, but we were running what seemed like forever along the river and I knew the hardest part was still to come. The last mile was a lot of steady uphill, including the tunnel. When i was within sight of the finish line I started sprinting and it took a lot out of me. I pushed myself today and it was a struggle. Good thing I was rewarded with a good finish time!

Trooper Iwaniac 10K

Race: Trooper Iwaniac 10K
Date: April 22, 2017
Location: Latrobe, Pa.
Time: 52:25
Overall Rank: X out of XX
Age Group Rank: 2 out of X
Results: http:

This is a new race for me, and I think it may be only my second 10K. My first one was Pittsburgh's Great Race in 2012 and my time was 52:19. I have no memory of the course from back then, so I don't know which one was harder. In any case, I am satisfied with my time. In fact, I won second place in my age group and got to stand on a podium with my friend Jym Walters, who got first place. Somehow my friends always beat me by one place. I guess I just surround myself with good athletes.

Pumpkin Chase 5K

Race: Pumpkin Chase 5K
Date: October 17, 2015
Location: Wilmerding, PA
Time: 25:17
Overall Rank: X out of XX
Age Group Rank: 2 out of X
Results: http:

I pretty much knew after the first mile that this would be a tough run. I was more out of breath than normal. Had a good time with Dan, though, and we ended up being the second and third place winners overall. (Small race = not many fast runners)

Turtle Trot

Race: 5K run
Date: July 25, 2015
Location: Turtle Creek, PA
Time: 23:56
Overall Rank: 41 out of 166
Age Group Rank: 3 out of 14
Results: http://www.runhigh.com/2015RESULTS/R072515BB.html

This is a PR for me. I have not had a faster 5K time on any race course. So, this was a great run! The Turtle Trot is full of fast runners so I started off faster than was comfortable. In the first mile, I was running next to someone who expected to finish in 22 minutes. At mile 1, I was running a 7:15 min/mile pace, and I knew this was not sustainable so I let myself slow down a little, but it was kind of too late--I had already spent too much energy and had trouble crossing the finish line without puking. I avoided such spectacle, but it was close.

A Rabbit Runs Through It 5K

Race: 5K run
Date: April 5, 2015
Location: Latrobe, PA
Time: 24:00
Overall Rank: 23 out of 146
Age Group Rank: 3 out of 13
Results: http://www.runhigh.com/2015RESULTS/R040415CB.html

This is my fastest 5K to date. I won 3rd in my age group (out of 13 runners).

Penguins 6.6K Run

Race: 6.6K run
Date: 6 October 2013
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Time: 34:52
Overall Rank: 535 out of 3051
Age Group Rank: 39 out of 167 (top 23%)
Results: http://runhigh.com/2013RESULTS/R100613AC.html

Oddly, with a 8:30 min/mile pace I landed in the top 23% of men in my age group (39 out of 167). I don't think I've ever placed so well with a pace like that. It was a good pace, but it is far from that of a top runner.

The run was fun until the end when there is a hill and I was going faster than normal because I was trying to keep up with a guy who I was having a conversation with. I very slowly got dropped as the finish line approached. Good bye, new friend! Good bye....


Penguins 6.6k run in downtown Pittsburgh