See also: Recent, running-related blog posts
One problem with the Web is that the history it captures grows more incomplete for times before the Web was first adopted (1990+) results go back to 2001, with only summaries available for the other 100+ years. (the complete results would provide an invaluable dataset for comparing results from year to year, correlating with weather, the economy, world events, etc.). A rare gem, the Mt. Washington Road Race Website has results going back to 1936.
I'll try to use this page to build a record of high/low-lights of my more ancient running history ... before I forget. Some of the more recent race results can be found on Athlinks, my blog posts since early 2012, Boston Marathon results site and individual race sites.
Most of my fair racing times came between 1980 and 1983, when I was 23 to 26 years old. Here are some scans of pages from my logs from that era:
- Races from April 1980 to October 1981 (29 races)
- Races from November 1981 to September 1983 (36 races)
- Log from week with most miles logged ever (123 miles)
| Era | 5 K | 10 K | 10 Mile | Half Marathon | Marathon | Other |
| High School and Undergraduate 1972 - 1979 |
? | 34+? | 56+? | ? | 2:52:43 State College PA 1978 (1st marathon: Harrisburg Nat'l 1975 3:00:02 ) |
Westhill High (lost 30 lbs before 1st XC season. 1st running shoe: Adidas SL'72. XC/track Capt 1974-75) (Syracuse, NY) Infamous Phi Psi 500 - 1.1 miles 7 bars, 7 beers: 2nd fastest times in 1978 and 1979 (course, tee shirt) |
| Grad School 1980 - 1984 |
? | 31:43 Northport NY 1983 |
52:17 Williamstown MA 1983 |
1:10:00 San Diego1981 |
2:27:28 Newport RI 1981 |
MIT, Cambridge Sport Union (MA) |
| Early Working/Family Guy 1985 - 1996 |
? | 35:20 Reston VA 1989 |
56:25 DC 1989 |
1:18:05 LaJolla 1986 |
2:41:50 San Diego 1986 |
SAIC, San Diego TC (CA) SAIC/DARPA, DC Road Runners (VA) |
| Masters/Family Guy 1997 - 2006 |
? | 38:18 Vienna 1998 |
1:04:14 Newburyport MA 2004 |
1:25:06 Boston 2006 |
3:14:27 Boston 2006 |
CTBTO, VIC Running Club (Vienna, Austria) W3C, Winchester Highlanders, Cambridge Sports Union (MA) |
| Seniors 2007 - 2016 |
? | 37:17 Groton MA 2007 |
1:23:09 New Bedford MA 2007 |
3:09:07 Boston 2007 |
W3C, Web Foundation, Winchester Highlanders (MA), GS1 (NJ) | |
| Veteran 2017 - 2026 |
21:35 Orleans, MA 2023 |
Orleans MA - Cape Cod, MITRE (MA), ACI (MA) | ||||
| Date | Race | Distance (miles) |
Time | Location | Place | Age Group | Notes |
| 1980 Apr 21 | Boston Marathon | 26.2 | 2:40:40 | Hopkinton - Boston | 395/5500 | 1st Boston. Used as John Blendell's number. Results. | |
| 1980 Jun 15 | Mt. Washington Road Race | 14 | 1:11:10 | NH | 14/550 | Only 1 hill. Results. | |
| 1980 Sep 1 | Cape Ann / New England Championships | 15.5 | 1:26:41 | Gloucester, MA | 4/560 | Hot | |
| 1980 Nov 2 | Ocean State Marathon | 26.2 | 2:27:33 | Newport, RI | 5/2500 | Pic. | |
| 1981 Apr 20 | Boston Marathon | 26.2 | 2:28:04 | Hopkinton - Boston | 229/6845 | Slowed last 8 mi. Results. | |
| 1981 Jul 4 | Coronado Half Marathon | 13.1 | 1:10:10 | San Diego, CA | 20/4500 | Very hot. Even pace. | |
| 1981 Nov 2 | Ocean State Marathon | 26.2 | 2:27:28 | Newport, RI | 12/2700 | Slowed last 4 mi. . |
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| 1982 May 16 | Mt. Equinox Hill Climb | 5.2 | 46:47 | S. VT | 7/120 | ||
| 1982 Jul 25 | Escarpment Trail Run | 20 | 3:09:17 | Catskills, NY | 4/140 | Toughest course. Results. | |
| 1983 Apr 10 | Purple Valley Classic | 10 | 52:17 | Williamstown, MA | 1/160 | Smartest, tactical race | |
| 1983 Apr 18 | Boston Marathon | 26.2 | 2:28:55 | Hopkinton - Boston | 276/6664 | Started back. 13:50 1st 2 mi. Results. | |
| 1983 Jun 19 | Mt. Washington Road Race | 8 | 1:08:42 | NH | 5/800 | One of best races. Results. | |
| 1983 Sep 10 | Cow Harbor | 6.2 | 31:43 | Northport, NY | 47/3000 | PR on hilly course | |
