Thankful for Another Winning Year
Virginia Triathlon Series Age Group Runner up.
Other highlights/results:
Jan., 2011: Ran the 800 indoors at PGS&LC in 2:41
Feb.: Tribute to the Military 5k Run & Fitness Walk – Coral Gables, Florida, Age Group runner up, 23rd out of 714
Mar.: DC Road Runners Club 10km Championship, Fort Hunt, VA, 9th overall and 1st in the Age Group
Dulles South Youth Sports 5km in 19:04 for 10th overall out of 228, 2nd in the 45-54 Age Group !
Apr.: Strasburg Duathlon (Run 5k, Bike 30k, Run 5k), 6th overall, Age Group Champ
May: Winchester VA Apple Blossom Festival 10km., repeat Age Group Runner Up, 41:38
3 races in 36 hours:
Friday evening the 20th, 5km barefoot on sand at Madeira Beach Florida 5km., 6th overall, 1st place over 50
Saturday morning, Clearwater Marine Aquarium 5km., 6th overall, age group runner up in 19:55
Sunday morning, Centreville VA “Fins, Wheels & Feet” Sprint Triathlon, 8th overall, over 50 winner
Salute to the military Sprint Triathlon, Fauquier County VA, 5th overall out of 158, Age Group winner
June: Tri-performance Sprint Triathlon, 4th overall, Age Group Winner
DC Splash & Dash Duathlon at the Martin Luther King Aquatic Center, 3rd overall
North Mountain Duathlon, LoCo Racing, winner
Greystone Racing Sharon Sprint Triathlon, CT, 7th overall, over 50 winner
July: Stissing Sprint Triathlon, Pine Plains, NY, 11th overall, Age Group winner
Forge 5km., NYC, overall winner (after racing the famous “Diamond in the Rough in the Rough Triathlon in Maryland)
Virginia Triathlon Series (VTS) 3-Sports Sprint Triathlon, Richmond, VA, Age Group Winner
VTS Culpeper Sprint Triathlon, 20th male, Age Group winner
Aug.: VTS Goochland Sprint Triathlon, 4th Overall, Masters Champion
(The next day averaged 20 mph and was Age Group Runner Up, 15th out of 333 racers at the Dog Days Sprint Triathlon riding my mountain bike !)
Atlanta, Georgia 5km, 13th, Age Group winner (The next day, in another 5km in Georgia, 4th overall, 1st Place Master)
USAT National Sprint Triathlon Championships, 11th in the Age Group
Sept.: Fawn Lake, Spotsylvania Sprint Triathlon, 3rd overall (after leading out of T-2 !)
Reston Duathlon, VA, 3rd in the Age Group in this run-bike-run due to the storms
VTS Warrenton Sprint Triathlon, 11th overall, Age Group winner (Melissa was 3rd in her age group!)
“Be the Match” Bone Marrow Donor, Atlanta Georgia 5km., 12th out of 567, 1st place in the Age Group
VTS “Giant Acorn” Sprint Triathlon, Spotsylvania, VA, 3rd in the Age Group
Oct.: Manassas Hilly 5km., VA in 19:26, 5th overall out of 290, over 50 winner
Goblin 5km., Fairfax, VA, First Place Team, “Friends” category
Nov.: Fairfax Firehouse Fundraiser 5km., 3rd overall
Suntrust Richmond Marathon 8km., 32:23, 5th place Age Group Award Winner, 86th out of 3,700
Dec.: Run with Santa, Reston 5km, First Place Team, 3rd in the Age Group