The arrive of a new year typically causes me to think about past years-this usually involves remembering how good I used to be. Since some might suspect that the older I get, the better I used to be, I thought I’d post my best running times. Or at least the best times that I actually have supporting documentation for-I did not actually start recording my runs until the fall of 1987 and the tracking of Maine races back in the 1980s was limited, at best. There are probably some dusty records back at Marietta College as well-I should probably look for those one of these days.
As might be imagined, my current times are somewhat slower than these. But time can be cruel.
WTP will note that I have used an old newspaper clipping rather than a shirtless image of myself. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to post somewhat fewer such photos than in 2012. It will be tough, but Dr. Phil is coaching me and Sixpack Chopra (Deepak Chopra’s cooler and less annoying younger brother) is also on board as my spiritual guide.
| Distance | Time | Date/Race |
| 1 Mile | 4:54 | 8/18/1998 |
| 5K | 16:30 | 3/13/1988 |
| 10K | 33:45 | Peter Ott’s 10K |
| 8K | 28:10 | 9/21/1996 |
| 5 Miles | 26:32 | 10/31/1987 |
| 12K | 44:06 | 2/7/1998 |
| 15K | 55:24 | 3/8/1997 |
| 10 Miles | 58:04 | 9/22/1991 |
| 20K | 1:19:39 | 10/10/1998 |
| 13.1 (Half Marathon) | 1:24 | 1/17/1999 |
| 15 Miles | 1:32 | 2/16/1992 |
| 30K | 1:58:20 | 2/6/1999 |
| 26.2 (Marathon) | 2:45:03:12 | 11/10/1991 |
| 50K | 3:47:58 | 12/9/1995 |