Date Distance Time Pace Comments Additional Details Total Marathons: 9 Los Angeles Long Beach Surf City
2009 Apr 04 26.20 3:59:56 0:09:09 Full Marathon - Beach strand TRAINING run, (20mi split: 03:02:23)     3 3 2
2009 May 25 26.20 4:14:42 0:09:43 24th Los Angeles Marathon - Ran on an injured left foot, resulting in my undertrained hamstring cramping up. I walked at least an entire mile and stopped to stretch hamstring numerous times.
(My Garmin watch:  26.54mi @ 4:14:40, 9:36min/mi)
Overall Place 2283
Gender Place 1922
Division Place 282
Age Grade 49.1%
Pace 9:11.1
2010 Mar 21 26.20 4:00:46 0:09:11 25th Los Angeles Marathon 2010:
Chip Time 04:00:46
Overall Place 2680 / 22548
Gender Place 2108 / 13345
Division Place 346 / 1775
Age Grade 52.1%
Pace 9:11.1
· 5K (3.1mi) 0:25:58 @8:23 pace
· 10K (6.2mi) 0:53:23 @8:37 pace
· 15K (9.3mi) 1:20  @8:39 pace
· 20K (12.4mi) 1:46:56 @8:37 pace
· 25K (15.5mi) 2:13:57 @8:39 pace
· 30K (18.6mi) 2:42:58 @8:46 pace
· 35K (21.7mi) 3:15:17 @9:00 pace (cramped up)
· 40K (24.8mi) 3:47:59 @9:12 pace
2010 Oct 17 26.20 3:41:03 0:08:26 26th Long Beach Marathon (in Asics DS Trainer 15 shoes)
Elevation Gain: 645 ft (according to my Garmin)
Time for water refills: 1 min, 20 secs.
PowerGels: 6 (taken around mile 5, 10, 14, 17.5, 20.5, 23)
Hydration: 8 Nuun pills (½ pill each refill)
Overall:      455 out of 3552
Men:           367 out of 2175
Div(35-39): 57 out of 319
Age/Grade: 56.74% Place: 908
Finish: 3:41:03 Pace: 8:26
10Km split:  0:49:28 @ 7:58 pace
12.50 Mile:  1:43:59 @ 8:24 pace
18.00 Mile:  2:30:56 @ 8:23 pace
24.00 Mile:  3:22:04 @ 8:26 pace
26.20 Mile:  3:41:03 @ 8:26 pace
2011 Oct 09 26.20 3:30:24 0:08:02 27th Long Beach Marathon (in Asics Piranha SP3 racing flats)
Elevation Gain:
552 ft (according to my Garmin)
Sleep: I slept @ 8:45pm, woke 12am, 2am, rolled around till 4am.
Morning RHR =
52, Weight = 128, Body Fat Percent 7 - 10%
Time for water refills: 1 min, 13 secs
Hydration: 5 nuun pills
S!Caps: 3 (one before start, then mile 11, mile 20)
6 PowerGels: mile 4.5, 8.5, 12, 15, 18, 21)
Overall:  216 out of 3234
Men:  185 out of 2018
M 35-39:  39 out of 299
Age/Grade:  59.91% Place: 460
Finish:  3:30:24 Pace: 8:02
Split Times (First 13 mi @ 7:59 pace, Final 13.37 miles 8:01 pace)
10 Km:  47:08 Pace: 7:52
13 Mile:  1:43:59 Pace: 8:00
18 Mile:  2:24:45 Pace: 8:03
24 Mile:  3:12:40 Pace: 8:02
27th Long Beach Marathon
My Garmin Pace splits: (26.37 miles @ 3:30:48, ave pace 8min/mi)
1@ 7:53.3           15 @ 8:04.5
2 @ 7:48.9          16 @ 7:52.9
3 @ 7:45.9          17 @ 7:59.1
4 @ 7:55.3          18 @ 8:17.2
5 @ 8:13.0          19 @ 7:36.3
6 @ 7:51.0          20 @ 8:00.1
7 @ 7:56.5          21 @ 8:07.0
8 @ 7:53.5          22 @ 8:25.3
9 @ 8:20.8          23 @ 8:02.6
10 @ 7:52.8        24 @ 8:03.7
11 @ 8:00.7        25 @ 8:04.6
12 @ 8:07.6        26 @ 7:52.5
13 @ 8:02.0        27 @ 7:29.0  (last 0.37 miles)
14 @ 7:53.9          
2012 Feb 05 26.26 3:29:16 0:07:58 2012 Surf City Marathon - ran in Asics Piranha SP3's w/an injured right knee:
Hydration: 5 Nuun pills
5 Endurolyte pills
6 PowerGels
Course Elevation:  approximately 297 feet.
Overall:  251 out of 2448
Men:  217 out of 1546
M 35-39:  42 out of 240
Age/Grade:  60.24% Place: 535
Finish:  3:29:16 Pace: 7:59
Tag Time:  3:29:16
My Garmin Splits:
1 @ 7:53     15 @ 7:58
2 @ 7:50     16 @ 7:57
3 @ 7:53     17 @ 8:01
4 @ 7:58     18 @ 7:59
5 @ 7:27     19 @ 8:08
6 @ 8:07     20 @ 8:05
7 @ 7:48     21 @ 8:24
8 @ 7:50     22 @ 7:58
9 @ 8:28     23 @ 8:00
10 @ 7:39     24 @ 8:12
11 @ 7:55     25 @ 8:06
12 @ 7:59     26 @ 7:53
13 @ 7:46     0.20 @ 7:26
14 @ 8:08
2013 Feb 03 26.31 3:29:24 0:07:58 2013 Surf City Marathon - I was under-trained because of flu/cold 3 weeks ago, 3 hours sleep and my first time running a full marathon in barefoot shoes (Altra-Samson's). No blisters or black toenails :) I missed my PR by 3 seconds! (PR = 3:29:16, Today = 3:29:19)
· Hydration: 5 Nuun tabs
· Powergels: 6 - one at mile 5, 9, 13, 16, 19, 22
· S!Caps: 3 - one at start, 10, 20
Overall:  191 out of 2306
Men:  162 out of 1392
M 35-39:  29 out of 195
Age/Grade:  60.65% Place: 450
Finish:  3:29:19 Pace: 7:59
Tag Time:  3:29:19
My Garmin Splits:
1 @ 7:38     14 @ 7:55
2 @ 7:42     15 @ 8:23
3 @ 7:57     16 @ 7:48
4 @ 7:50     17 @ 8:00
5 @ 7:31     18 @ 7:56
6 @ 7:55     19 @ 8:00
7 @ 7:52     20 @ 8:11
8 @ 7:58     21 @ 8:05
9 @ 7:59     22 @ 7:56
10 @ 7:46     23 @ 8:15 
11 @ 8:05     24 @ 8:01
12 @ 8:19     25 @ 7:58
13 @ 8:02     26 @ 8:03, last 0.20 @ 7:24 pace
2014 Oct 12 26.23 3:31:23 0:08:04 30th Long Beach Marathon: I ran in New Balance NRC5000's
I went into this race, very under-trained.  My left calf cramped during mile 25 but I was able to stretch it out for about 10 seconds and run with it to the finish.  Pain is my friend - have you ever ran with a cramped calf?  It's no daisy, but hell, I've been through far worse pain.  It was worth it ;)
Hydration: 5 nuun tablets (1 @ start, mile 5, 9, 12, 15, 18)
Electrolytes:  7 PowerGels, 1 @ mile 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23)
1 @ 8:02     14 @ 7:49
2 @ 7:55     15 @ 7:55
3 @ 7:41     16 @ 7:43
4 @ 7:56     17 @ 7:58
5 @ 7:47     18 @ 8:21
6 @ 7:57     19 @ 7:55
7 @ 8:07     20 @ 8:15
8 @ 7:56     21 @ 8:05
9  @ 8:00    22 @ 8:27
10 @ 7:57    23 @ 8:35
11 @ 7:53    24 @ 8:38
12 @ 7:50    25 @ 8:51
13 @ 7:59    26 @ 8:08, last 0.23 miles @ 7:38 pace
2015 Mar 15 26.20 3:42:39 0:08:30 30th LA Marathon
1.)  I was very undertrained (I only ran 16, 18, 20 milers during training, and all back to back weekends instead of every 2 weeks)
2.)  Weather was too hot 75º - 85º
3.)  My Garmin watch battery died during mile 26
30th LA Marathon - I ran in a new pair of Mizuno Ekiden 9's. (Temperature was about 75º at start, at finish temp was over 80º)  My Garmin watch battery died during mile 26.
Hydration:  1 NUUN tablet @ start, mile 6, 10, 15, 18
PowerGel:  6 - one at mile 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21
1 @ 8:16     14 @ 7:59
2 @ 7:20     15 @ 7:39
3 @ 7:51     16 @ 8:05
4 @ 7:50     17 @ 8:12
5 @ 8:16     18 @ 7:58
6 @ 8:26     19 @ 8:12
7 @ 7:49     20 @ 8:15
8 @ 7:58     21 @ 8:52
9 @ 8:18     22 @ 9:27
10 @ 8:05     23 @ 9:07
11 @ 7:59     24 @ 10:07 (Left hamstring cramp)
12 @ 7:55     25 @ 10:13
13 @ 8:12     26.2 @ 9:53
        Date Times Pace
        1 2009 Apr 04 3:59:56 0:09:09
        2 2009 May 25 4:14:42 0:09:43
        3 2010 Mar 21 4:00:46 0:09:11
        4 2010 Oct 17 3:41:03 0:08:26
        5 2011 Oct 09 3:30:24 0:08:02
        6 2012 Feb 05 3:29:16 0:07:58
        7 2013 Feb 03 3:29:24 0:07:58
        8 2014 Oct 12 3:31:23 0:08:04
        9 2015 Mar 15 3:42:39 0:08:30
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