Race Results & PR’s
By MichaelHere are results from races since I began eating a Fruitarian Diet in January 2008:
2008:
2/10: Bronx 1/2 Marathon: 1:17.29, 12th Overall
2/2: Napa Valley Marathon: 2:34.07, 2nd Overall (PR)
3/30: 10km Central Park NYC 35:30, 30th Overall
4/22: Boston Marathon: 2:35.3, 93rd Overall
7/6 Calgary Marathon: 2:39.23, 3rd Overall
7/23 Ironman Lake Placid New York: 10:10.57, 79th Overall
9/28 Toronto Marathon: 2:32.34, 26th Overall (PR)
10/11 Ironman Hawaii World Championships: 11:36.32 1011th Overall (fun run)
11/2 NYC Marathon: 2:31.49, 48th Overall (PR)
11/9 NYC X-C 3.0mile Race Van Cortlandt Park
11/15 Knickerbocker 60km Ultra Marathon NYC: 4:32.07, 1st Place Overall
11/22 JFK 50 mile Ultra Marathon: 6:24.36, 5th Overall
11/30 NYC X-C 15km in Van Cortlandt Park: 56.03, 1st Overall
2009:
1/25 Bronx 1/2 Marathon NYC: 1:18.23, 27th Overall
2/8 NYC 1/2 Marathon: 1:15.21, 8th Overall
3/1 5km NYC (Coogan's): 16:04, 32nd Overall
4/20 Boston Marathon: 2:35.30, 110th Overall
5/3 New Jersey Marathon: 2:38.54, 1st Overall
5/30 Brooklyn Half Marathon NYC: 1:11.47, 7th Overall (PR)
6/13 NYC Central Park 10km: 32:48, 2nd Overall (PR)
6/28 NYC Central Park 5mile: 27:31, 10th Overall
10/11 Chicago Marathon: 2:35.01, 118th Overall
11/1 NYC Marathon: 2:35.34, 148th Overall
11/8 Harrisburg,PA Marathon: 2:32.17, 1st Overall
11/21 JFK 50 Mile Ultra Marathon: 5:50.58, 2nd Overall (PR)
12/6 Palm Beach Marathon 2:30.59, 2nd Overall (PR)
2010:
3/7 Napa Valley Marathon: 2:31.26, 1st Overall
3/21 NYC Half Marathon: 1:10.56, 38th Overall (PR)
3/28 NYC 15K Central Park: 50.29, 2nd Overall
4/3 NYC 10K Central Park: 32.55, 23rd Overall
4/10 USA 100km National Championships (Madison, WI): 7:27.46, 5th Overall
4/19 Boston Marathon: 2:28.29, 57th Overall (PR)
4/26 Sybil Ludington 50km: 3:30.52, 1st Overall
5/2 New Jersey Marathon: 2:37.53, 1st Overall (85F, full sun and 85% humidity- HOT! Race Report)
5/8 NorthFace 50 Mile Ultra Marathon (Bear Mt. NY): 8:00.30, 5th Overall (insane technical course! Race Report)
6/19 Joe Kleinerman 12-Hour (Queens NY) 73.6 miles, 2nd overall
6/26 Western States 100 Mile: DNF 20 hours 30 minutes, mile 85.2 (had a terrible race! hamstring pull at mile 35! Race Report)
7/17 Vermont 100 Mile Ultra Marathon: 5th overall, 17 hours 12 minutes Race Report
7/24 New York Road Runner's Queens Half Marathon: 1:28 (85F, ate too much before the race, bombed)
7/28 Central Park 10km: 34:13 (89F HOT!) GPS Data
7/30 Around the Lake 12 Hour (In Massachussets): 61.59 miles GPS Data
8/4 Times Square NYC to the top of Bear Mt. 62.76 miles (fat ass race) GPS Data
8/7 New York Road Runner's 5 Mile Team Championships (Central Park) 27:04 (5:24 per mile) 55th overall
Note: I've been running 180-210 miles a week for the last 2 months!
8/14 Leadville Colorado 10km (starting elevation 10,200ft. 590ft of climbing in race): 38:42, 1st overall (6:14 per mile)
8/21 Leadville Colorado 100 Mile Ultra Marathon (16,000ft of climbing and 16,000 ft of decent. Got lost, ran more than 100 miles!) 22:48, 31st overall
8/24 Sri Chinmoy Marathon (Rockland State Park New York): 2:39.41, 1st Overall (yes I won this marathon in a fast time just 2 days after running the Leadville 100 mile ultra marathon!)
Here were my PR's prior to starting my Fruitarian Diet in January 2008.
Note: I have been running competitively since High School
Mile: 4:36 (High School)
3200meter: 9:44 (High School)
5km: 15:46 (19 years old)
10km: 36:50 (19 years old)
1/2 marathon: 1:18 (20 years old)
marathon: 2:45* (I ran this time many times from 20 years to 30 years old),
*At the age of 30, I tried a calorie restriction/Atkins diet and ran 2:34.19, but immediately thereafter had a debilitating tibia stress fracture which sidelined me for 8 months.
Since adopting a Fruitarian Diet I have set or improved on the following PR's:
10km: 32:48 (NYC Central Park, Rolling Hills)
Here is my GPS data on this race:
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Gender/ |
Distance |
Gun |
Net |
Pace/ |
Overall |
Gender |
Age |
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NYRR Dash 10K |
M32 |
6.2 |
32:48 |
5:17 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
82.5 % |
15km: 50:29 (NYC Central Park, rolling hills)
Here is my GPS data on this race:
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Gender/ |
Team |
Distance |
Gun |
Net |
Pace/ |
Overall |
Gender |
Age |
|
Colon Cancer 15K Challenge |
M33 |
New York, |
9.3 |
50:29 |
5:25 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
81.9 % |
1/2 Marathon: 1:10.56 (NYC 1/2 Marathon Central Park to lower Manhattan
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Gender/ |
Distance |
Gun |
Net |
Pace/ |
Overall |
Gender |
Age |
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2010 NYC Half-Marathon |
M33 |
13.1 |
1:10:56 |
05:25 |
37 |
33 |
9 |
83.63 |
Marathon: 2:28.29 (2010 Boston Marathon)
Here is my GPS Garmin data on this race:
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50 Mile: 5:50.58 (2009 JFK 50 Mile. Course:single track technical/hills, flat dirt road, and asphalt road)
I placed 2nd Overall, 45 seconds behind the winner. My 5:50.58 time is the 4th fastest time ever recorded in the 47 year history of this race.
100km: 7:27 (2010 USA National Championships, Mad City Madison Wisconsin
I placed 5th overall.
100mile: 17 hours 12 minutes (vermont 100mile trail ultramarathon 2010 I placed 5th overall.
Awesome!
Great website. Amazing accomplishments. Please keep all us motivated with your diet thur this website.
Are you still going to run Western States?
Yup, Western States is my next big race! The training is brutal!
can't wait for the Vermont race report Mike!