Photo taken from the website of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Highland (Howard County), Maryland, the church that helped put on the First Annual Mission: Mississippi Harvest Run 5K. This photo is from: http:www.mtzionhighland.comI made it to the First Annual Mission: Mississippi Harvest Run 5K at Meadowbrook Park in Ellicott City, Maryland this morning. Despite the damp and overcast weather (with little sprinkles of rain), it was fairly warm and great running weather. I was pretty happy about that, because yesterday's forecast was calling for thunder showers around that area this morning. I'm grateful the weather forecasts yesterday morning were apparently not accurate; even now the sun has come out :)
I came there hoping to run maybe in the low 19's/high 18's, because I wanted to budget my energy for other races I have coming up in the near future. I think there were close to around fifty runners that showed up on this cloudy morning for the event, but that was fine because I ended up earning a random door prize award :)
Anyway, the course was pretty much all on bike paths winding through the park, with plenty of hills (noone of which were too long or steep, but it gave me a solid work out). There were plenty of bends, curves, and turns so there wasn't a dull moment. In fact, whent he race started I wasn't sure exactly which direction we would be heading in, but fortunately there were others around me when we started so I didn't get lost there. We went up a small hill, and then a downhill that curved fairly sharply to the left. At the bottom of this hill and after turning left, I made took the lead and extended it over the course of the next six or seven minutes or so. Now this course was pretty much two loops (the first loop being a little longer than the second). During this first loop I ran by a couple of playgrounds and some fields. However, towards the end of this first loop I kept on going straight on this road when I should have hung a right on this path (I heard that there wasn't a course marshall at this point, and I wasn't sure if that was true). I had never run a race in Meadowbrook Park before, so it wasn't exactly obvious to me which way I should go. Needless to say, I ended up back around the finish line area within a minute of passing the path and I knew something was wrong (and I think it was because some of the race workers told me we would not be oming to that area of the park until the very end and I knew I still had a ways to go in the race before finishing). So, I called out "which way?" and as I neared, they were like "I don't know" or something like that, I guess they were only supposed to work the finish line area and not be course marshals, which was understandable as to why they did not know how to help me find my way back to the course.
So in somewhat of an angry sort of panic, I started turning around and around yelling, "hey!" "hey!" "Where do I go?" "Hey!"
Suddenly one of the officials pointed out in the direction I had come from and said something like, "see that person in the red jacket, go to him" And of course I didn't have my glasses on so I could not see very well, and I was like,
"no, not really I can't see!"
Then in frustration I ran back the way I came just a bit and saw someone in a red shirt or jacket, as well as people running up a hill I had run up, but going right onto the paths versus going straight the way I had come. I was ticked that I had blown the lead, over something like going the wrong way, but God helped calm me down and I believe He helped me be resilient and get back on course. So, I ran back the way I had come (I think I had cut a couple of corners briefly to get there) yelling for someone to help me find my way back for a couple of seconds, and then I was able to pick up the pack from where I had made the wrong turn (I made a left here while everyone else who was going th right way was making a right). I ran by the course marshal, feeling tempted to yell at him for not putting some kind of marker or for letting me know I was supposed to turn right, but God helped me focus on the race and realize it was probably an honest mistake. Afterall, this was the first year they were doing it and it has been my experience with inaugural races that there can sometimes be... quirks every now and then, here and there. I prayed that God would give me the strength to continue and to still glorify Him with my race (I think I prayed something like that).
As we ran through the woods and up and down some hills in the fields behind the starting and finish line area, I think I also prayed that God would help me take back the lead if that was His will, and if not, that no matter what I could please Him with this race." I tried to think positively that I was at least seeing some more of the park that I hadn't run in very much in the past, and the word "resilience" (pretty much bouncing back from a disappointment) was in my head (and that's a big quality that we encourage our students with at the Homewood Center where I work). I'm sure at some points here I slowed down, and I'll admit that I was angry, because I was pretty sure I would have been in the lead and much closer to being done had I not slipped up and gone the wrong. Heck, I probably lost about a minute or so doing just that. Though, I think God used that anger to provide me with positive energy and adrenaline to keep on trucking through the hilly course. I tried not to be bitter about it but to just focus on making the best of the situation and remember that I was running to glorifty God and to help benefit a missions trip thing to help with hurricane relief efforts in Mississippi.
Well, when we were going down this steady downhill that switched back a bit, I passed this younger gentleman and was in third place with the first two runners not all that much further in front of me. I thought something like, "well if I maintain this position, at least I might do better than an age-group award and finish in the top three"). Yet, God continued to provide me with enough energy and as we crossed this little wooden bridge to the area with playgrounds again (of course we were now on the second loop of the course), I was closing the gap on the first two runners, and I knew we didn't have much further to go. I caught up with one of them not long after crossing the bridge and the gentleman in first was a little bit further ahead, but I was fortunate enough to be able to have caught him at the top of this small hill as we were going around a bend to the left.
After I passed him and reclaimed the lead, there was a steady downhill and I was able to extend my lead just a bit. I knew this would be trouble some, because running downhills tyipically isn't as much of a strength for me as it is for other runners. Yet I pressed on, figuing that the people behind me would be getting ready to kick and I was feeling quite exhausted after trying to get back in the lead. I kenw there wouuld be a steady uphill just before the finish line too.
Right around the time I came back to cross the wooden bridge I prayed that God would hlep me to maintain the lead, and right aroudn the time I crossed the bridge, I heard one of the marshalls yell, "he's gainin' on you!" I wasn't quite sure if he was talking to me or someone behind me, but at that point I saw the hill ahead of me and I felt confident that if I could just maintain up this hill, the finish line would be easy to get too. And sure enough, God empowered me to reach the top of the hill and still have enough energy to make a couple more turns and run up a small hill, and sharp right turn to finish in about 20:16 :)
YES!!!
I know I had run a 20:16 the last time I ran a race in Howard County (the "Scrubs"/All-Comers Race at the 2A South and 3A North Regional High School Cross Country Championships at Centennial High School in Ellicott City on Thursday, October 30, 2008) and I wasn't that pleased with it, but I was pleased with this 20:16 because I knew I had run at least probably about a minutes's-worth extra and I had still managed to barely pull out a win. I thank God for helping me to not only run strong throughout, but to bless me with an overall win. Even when I thought I had really messed up the race for myself, God still helped me maek the best out of it and run strongly. I think that had I run the course correctly, I probably would have hit low 19's/upper 18's, which was what I was going for anyway. I'd like to think I covered 5 kilometers around that time!
I met a lot of cool people there, one of which actually goes to the church I go to and others knew the same people that I did. It's so funny, I've been doing races in Howard County for over ten years, and I've been a member of hte Howard Coutny Striders, and I did not see anyone I recognized here or who knew me. Pretty much after my first success at running in a running event in eveyr county of Maryland, I don't think I've ever been to a race in Maryland or Delaware where someone doesn't know me or I don't know/recognize someone. Nothing wrong with that, it was terrific to meet some new people and I thought it was just strange because the race occurred near where I grew up in Howard County. My friend David said he was going to do it, but he didn't show up. I know he had run a couple of other 5K's recently at the same venue, so maybe he was Meadowbrooked out, haha :)- I hope he's doin' all right.
That was an excellent race, and if they have it in the future, I think I would look forward to running it again (and hopefully I can run the course properly, haha). Tomorrow morning (Sunday, November 16, 2008), I hope to run the 2nd Annual Cedar Lane Stroll in the Bel Air area of Harford County, MD with my friend Joe (and this race is said to be an uncommon distance somewhere between four-and-five miles). I hear it may be hilly with some adverse terrain, so we'll see what happens. I hope to recover at least a little bit to do well at that one. Then, tomorrow afternooon I might go and do the six-mile run (which will likely be three two-mile laps) at Oakland Mills Middle School in Columbia, MD with the Howard County Striders (it's one of their weekly series races). If I do the six-miler, I hope to run that one fairly easily, sort of as a recovery run.
Then, on Tuesday (November 18), I hope to run a hard mile in this road race near where I live at the Community of College Baltimore County (C.C.B.C.) Catonsville campus in Catonsville (Baltimore County), MD. It's the college's Turkey Trot one-mile run and it's a loop around the campus that includes about one or two uphills and a noticeable downhill. I hope to run well there; 'cause I haven't run a mile race competitively since early July. It's been a while, and God-willing I hope I can run a nice mile time for myself. The hills will throw in some interesting factors for sure and I hear there might be some light snow/freezing rain on Tuesday morning, but I hope they still have the race, because I hope to take a half-day off of work to do it. I actually am taking a history class at this college as well; it'd be great to help support and I like racing the mile as a distance. Of course, the weather forecast seemed off for this morning's weather, and I had seen that forecast for Tuesday yesterday morning, so it could very well have changed.
All right, I hope to get some more up here in the near future. Thank you all for reading and continue to have a nice weekend!
Running Events I have done this year as of Monday, November 3, 2008
(Italicized ones are the ones within my attempt to run a running event in all of Maryland’s counties within a half-a-year period from Saturday, May 3, 2008 – Monday, November 3, 2008)
Maryland
Allegany County
- First Annual Spring is Here! 10K – Sunday, April 6, 2008 – Cumberland, MD – 7th overall (20-29 age-group division winner) – 41:40
- Queen City Junior Striders Meet #2: Paris N. Glendening Park – Tuesday, June 17, 2008 – Frostburg:
- 1-mile cross country race: Winner – 5:52.11
- 2-mile cross country race: 8th overall - 13:13.08
- Andrea’s 5K Memorial Run – Saturday, August 16, 2008 – Barton – 8th overall (3rd in male 20-29 age-group division) – 18:49
Anne Arundel County
-Valentine’s Day 5K Run – Saturday, February 9, 2008 – Kinder Mill Farm Park, Millersville/Severna Park – 10th overall (3rd in male 20-29 age group division) – 17:59.15 (my best time on course J)
- John Wall Mile – Sunday, July 6, 2008 – Severna Park High School Track, Severna Park – 8th overall (fastest heat – 2nd in male 20-29 age-group division) – 5:07
- Annapolis Striders Women’s Distance Festival “Run After the Women” 5K (Men’s race) – Annapolis – 7th overall (25-29 age-group division winner) – 18:50.60 (clock), 18:49 (watch)
- Dog Days 8K Cross Country Run – Sunday, August 3, 2008 – Anne Arundel Community College/Earl Scott Trail, Arnold – 22nd overall – 32:33.04 (clock), 32:30 (watch)
- 22nd Annual BWI 4-Mile Run – Sunday, September 28, 2008 – Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Linthicum – 16th overall – 25:34.6, (clock) 25:33 (watch)
- Down’s Park 5 Mile Run/The Hog Neck Scamper – Saturday, November 1, 2008 – Down’s Park, Pasadena – 14th overall (2nd in 25-29 male age group division) – 31:18.21 (not bad considering I was dressed in a “nerd” costume :)
Baltimore City
- Kelly St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock 5K – Sunday, March 16, 2008 – Baltimore City – 61st overall (guntime-based) – 18:33 (guntime), 18:28 (chiptime)
- Dreaded Druid Hills 10K – Saturday, June 28, 2008 – Baltimore City – 22nd overall – 43:12.65
Baltimore County
- Baltimore Road Runners Club (BRRC) Grand Prix Series Eight-Mile Run – Sunday, January 13, 2008 – Loch Raven Reservoir – 11th overall – 53:34
- Patapsco State Park Trail Run (5-6 miles) – Sunday, May 11, 2008 – Patapsco State Park Avalon Area, Arbutus/Catonsville area – 41st overall- 1:05:59
- Inaugural TEVA Genessee Valley Trail Run 5K – Saturday, June 21, 2008 – Genessee Valley, Parkton – 5th overall (20-29 age group division winner) – 20:07
- Inaugural Maryland Running Cross Country Trials (5K) – Tuesday, August 26, 2008 – Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville – 12th overall (finished 11th overall, but the gentleman behind me accidentally started late and ran a faster time than I did, so really I ran the 12th fastest time in that race instead of the 11th – I was 9th in age group, awarded for 8th place)) - 19:20.1
Calvert County
- First Annual Southern Maryland Community Network Resolution 5K Run/Walk – Tuesday, January 1, 2008 – Prince Frederick – 4th overall (20-29 age group winner) – 18:47
- 13th Annual North Beach 5K – Saturday, September 27, 2008 – North Beach – 2nd overall – 19:01
Caroline County
- First Annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K – Saturday, March 15, 2008 – Denton – 2nd overall (20-29 age group division winner) – 18:58 (clock), 18:55 (watch)
- Caroline Hospice Remembrances Run 5K (first year running a 5K course here instead of a 5-miler) – Saturday, September 20, 2008 – Federalsburg Marina Park, Federalsburg – 3rd overall (20-29 age group division winner) – 19:15
Carroll County
- Winfield Mile – Tuesday, January 1, 2008 – South Carroll High School, Winfield – 6th overall (2nd in 20-29 age group) – 5:11 (clock), 5:10 (watch)
- Kowomu Trail 5K Road Race – Sunday, August 17, 2008 – Westminster – 2nd overall – 20:21
- 5th Annual Labor Day 5K Rogue Race – Monday, September 1, 2008 – Liberty High School, Eldersburg – 5th overall (20-29 age-group division winner) – 18:28 (my personal best time on this course and at this event to-date J)
Cecil County
- Inaugural Run for Reading 4K – Saturday, May 10, 2008 – Bayview Elementary School, North East – Winner – 13:13 (accidentally cut the course a bit short) As of this race, Daniel Williams ran a race in every Maryland County along the Mason-Dixon Line J
- Inaugural Paws for Life/Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue May Day 5K – Sunday, May 18, 2008 – Chesapeake City – 20th overall – 29:18
- St. Roch’s Trail Run 7K – Saturday, July 19, 2008 – Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area (N.R.M.A.), Fair Hill/Elkton – Winner – 51:36 (this was after running a little past the actual finish area J)
- Inaugural Charlestown Riverfest River Run 5K – Sunday, September 14, 2008 – Charlestown – 4th overall (20-29 age group division winner) – 20:13
Charles County
- General Smallwood Sprint Triathlon – Sunday, June 29, 2008 – General Smallwood Park, Indian Head/Ironsides/Silver Hill – 194th overall (112th male finisher) – 1:59:32:
- 750-meter swim – 21:15 (ranked 111th fastest male time at this point)
- 1st transition area – 6:29 (ranked 132nd male time at this point)
- 16-mile bike – 1:10:28 (PR and it was ranked 135th male time at this point :)
- 2nd transition area – 1:18 (ranked 60th fastest male time at this point)
- 5K – 20:03 (ran very evenly or even had negative splits, and it was ranked 4th fastest overall, and 3rd fastest among the males J)
Dorchester County
- North Dorchester High School Eagle Athletics Boosters 5th Annual Eagle 5K Run – Saturday, October 4, 2008 – Hurlock – Winner – 18:49 (as of this race, I ran in a running event in every county of Maryland within 2008; God is Awesome J)
Frederick County
- Inaugural the Great “Deadman’s Hill” Down Hill Mile – Friday, April 4, 2008 – Brunswick, MD – 4th overall – 4:50 (off-track PR for a mile distance J) - They had mistaken me for finishing 8th overall with a time of 4:54
- Frederick Steeplechasers Summer Track Series (Two miles on the track) – Wednesday, June 18, 2008 – Frederick High School, Frederick:
- One mile warmup
- Two miles - 6th overall (13th in age-adjusted time) - 11:47 (I ran negative splits :)
- 3X800-meter relay race – Our team earned 2nd overall – My 800-meter splits were about: 2:53, 2:48ish, and then 2:26 (and I think I ran negative splits on that last one as well as keeping a fairly even pace on the first two J)
Garrett County
- Inaugural TEVA Adventure Games 10K Trail Run – Saturday, July 26, 2008 – A.S.C.I./Wisp Ski Resort, Deep Creek Lake – 6th overall (4th male finisher and 20-29 age group division winner) – 50:24 (I ran negative splits on one of the most hilliest and challenging races I’ve run in so far, and it was great scenery too J)
Harford County
- Leap of Faith Fun Run (7K prediction run – Approximately 4.35 miles) – Sunday, February 17, 2008 – Abington – 3rd/4th overall (8th closest to predicted time) – 27:24 (predicted time: 28:00)
- World No Tobacco Day 5K – Sunday, June 8, 2008 – Liriodrendron Mansion/Ma & Pa Trail, Bel Air -- overall (2nd in 20-29 age-group division) – 19:37
Howard County
- Howard County Striders (H.C.S.) Weekly Series (“Operation Iceberg”) #1: Burleigh Manor Middle School 5-mile run – Sunday, January 6, 2008 – Columbia/Ellicott City area – 7th overall – 32:18
- H.C.S. “Operation Iceberg” #3: Atholton High School 5K Run – Sunday, January 20, 2008 – Columbia – 6th overall – 18:38
- H.C.S. “Operation Iceberg” #5: Jeffers Hill Neighborhood Center 15K (first 15K I’ve done as part of the H.C.S. weekly series :) – Sunday, February 10, 2008 – Columbia – 11th overall – 1:10:11
- Road Runners Club of America Ten-Mile Club Challenge – Sunday, February 24, 2008 – Columbia – 122nd overall – 1:07:58.85 (clock), 1:07:52 (watch)
- H.C.S. “Operation Iceberg” #9: Elkhorn 10K – Sunday, March 30, 2008 – Columbia – 13th overall – 43:42 (clock), 43:39 (watch) – Ran negative splits: 21:53 the first half! J
- Mt. Hebron High School Viking Backers Viking 5K – Sunday, April 13, 2008 – Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City – 2nd overall – 18:52
- 30th Annual Clyde’s 10K – Sunday, April 20, 2008 (my five-year anniversary of accepting Jesus Christ as my personal Savior J) – Columbia - - 42:09 (clock), 42:05 (chip)
- H.C.S. “Vernal Velocity” # : Thunder Hill Elementary School 2-miler – Sunday, May 18, 2008 – Columbia – 4th overall – 13:35
- First Annual Friends of the Howard County Library Fun Run/Walk (approximately 2.3 miles) – Saturday, June 7, 2008 – East Columbia Branch Library, Columbia – Winner – 14:25 (I ran a little further past the actual finish area J)
- Damien F. Massella Run for Recovery 5K (new course) – Sunday, June 22, 2008 – Columbia - overall – 18:38
- H.C.S. “Summer Sizzler” #2: Burleigh Manor Middle School 5-miler – Wednesday, June 25 – 6th overall – 32:26
- Police Pace 5K – Sunday, September 7, 2008 – Centennial Park, Ellicott City – 11th overall – 18:17.94 (my personal best time on this course to-date J)
- H.C.S. “Legends of the Fall” #2: Longfellow Elementary School 10K – Sunday, September 21, 2008 – 2nd overall - 44:32 (great pacing, because I went through the first half in about 22:13 J)
- H.C.S. “Legends of the Fall” #3: Atholton High School 5K – Sunday, October 12, 2008 – 11th overall – 20:38 (clock), 20:37 (watch) – I ran with a water bottle J
- H.C.S. “Legends of the Fall” #6: Longfellow Elementary School Two-miler – Sunday, October 19, 2008 – Winner – 11:59.53 (my best time-to-date on this course J)
- Maryland Public Schools 2A South and 3A East High School Cross Country Regional Championships (“Scrubs”/all-comers/junior varsity race) – Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Centennial High School 5K Cross Country Course, Ellicott City – 20:16 (my best time to-date on this revised course J
- First Annual Mission: Mississippi Harvest 5K Run/1-Mile Fun Run/Walk – Saturday, November 15, 2008 – Meadowbrook Park, Ellicott City – Winner (I was also awarded winner of the 25-40 year-old male age group division) – 20:16 (great time considering I ran a little extra by accidentally running the wrong way J)
Kent County
- 32nd Annual Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic 5K – Saturday, May 24, 2008 – Chestertown – 3rd overall (20-29 age-group division winner) – 19:15 (clock), 19:12 (watch – best time at this event J)
- 27th Annual Rock Hall Flat Five – Friday, July 4, 2008 – Rock Hall – 2nd overall (“Open Men” age group division (20-36) winner) – 32:31 (it probably would have been a bit faster had I not accidentally missed a turn towards the beginning).
- 1st Annual Queen of the Roses 5K – Sunday, October 26, 2008 – Chestertown (same course as the Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic 5K route) – 3rd overall (2nd in 20-29 age-group division) – 19:03 (my best time on the course to date J)
Montgomery County
- 5th Annual Walnut Hill Ribbon Run 5K – Sunday, February 10, 2008 – Gaithersburg – 2nd overall – 19:51
- Riley’s Rumble Half-Marathon – Sunday, July 27, 2008 – Riley’s Lock, Seneca/Poolesville – 132nd overall (117th male finisher) – 1:48:18 (clock), 1:47:27 (watch) – First half-marathon J
- Sandy Spring Friends School Practice Meet #1 (5K cross country race) – Wednesday, August 20, 2008 – Sandy Spring – 3rd overall (ran unattached) – 19:42 (I really picked it up the third mile J)
Prince George’s (P.G.) County
- Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex Track Showcase (indoor track) – Sunday, January 27, 2008 – Landover:
- 1,500 meter race – 15th overall - 5:04.9
- 800 meter race – 2nd overall –2:17.5
- 3,200 meter race – winner – 11:24 (best indoor track time for that distance by one second, and the 10:43 3,000 meter split I believe was right around an indoor track best time for me as well J)
- Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex Track Showcase (indoor track) – Sunday, February 3, 2008 – Landover:
- 800 meter run – 3rd overall – 2:15
- 3,200 meter run – 2nd overall – Have not gotten time yet, but I’m sure it was close to the 11:24 I hit there last weekend J
- Poker Run (3 laps around the lake at the Buddy Attick Park which is approximately 3.79 miles) – Friday, July 11, 2008 – First finisher (my poker hand did not win anything) – 24:44ish (and I was trying to break 25 minutes J)
- 10th Annual Run for Kathy 5K – Saturday, October 11, 2008 – Allen Pond Park, Bowie – 8th overall (male 20-29 age group division winner) – 18:28 (clock), 18:27 (watch)
Queen Anne’s County
- A Day at the Races – Saturday, March 29, 2008 – Queen Anne’s County High School, Centreville:
- 5K (on the high school cross country course) – Winner – 18:59 (probably a little shorter than a 5K, somewhere between 3 and 3.1 miles)
- 1,600 meter/1-mile track open fun run – 3rd overall – 6:34
- Kent Island Relay for Life – Saturday, June 7, 2008 – Kent Island High School, Stevensville – I ran about or almost four miles worth and I was one of the few joggers/runners at the event.
- Kennard Alumini Association 5K Walk/Run & Family Day (new course this year) - Saturday, June 14, 2008 – Kennard Elementary School, Centreville – Winner – 19:20
Saint Mary’s County
- 27th Annual Chaptico Classic 5K – Saturday, August 30, 2008 – Chaptico – 4th overall (20-29 age-group division winner) – 19:10
Somerset County
- 3rd Annual McCready Health Services Foundation Founder’s Day 8K – Saturday, May 3, 2008 – Crisfield – 2nd overall – 34:51 (clock), 34:27 (watch)
Talbot County
- Talbot Kids Fun Run (advertised as three-miles, but less than that) – Saturday, March 8, 2008 – North Easton Sportsplex (Rails-to-Trails), Easton – Winner – Probably ran low-to-mid 14’s based on the times of other runners (I did not run my watch on this one)
- 7th Annual Fall into St. Michaels 5K Run/Walk – Saturday, October 25, 2008 – St. Michaels Elementary School, St. Michaels – Winner – 18:54 (I accidentally made a wrong turn towards the end of the race, but this is the race where I finished out my half-year endeavor; praise God! J
Washington County
- 27th Annual Gary Brown Memorial C&O Canal Five-Mile Run – Saturday, August 23, 2008 – Williamsport - 21st overall – 31:31
Wicomico County
- Mid-Shore Family YMCA Funny Bunny 5K Run – Saturday, March 8, 2008 – Salisbury – 2nd overall (20-29 age-group division winner) – 19:35
- Winter Place Park Summer Cross-Country Series #1 – Saturday, August 2, 2008 – Winter Place Park, Salisbury – 4th overall (won a Chick-Fil-A coupon as a door prize) – 19:01
- Vernon Powell Shoes The Athlete 5K Challenge – Saturday, October 4, 2008 – Salisbury – 5th overall (2nd in 20-29 age-group division; second to Fernando Guerrero, a famous boxer) – 19:08
Worcester County
- Ocean City Factory Outlets 5K – Saturday, April 12, 2008 – Ocean City – 2nd overall – 19:11
- 8th Annual Pink Ribbon Classic 5K – Saturday, October 18, 2008 – Ocean City – Winner – 18:36
Events outside of Maryland
Delaware
(Italicized ones are Delaware counties that I ran in the week of 5-25-to-5-31-2008)
Kent County
- 4th Annual Firefly 5K Run – Wednesday, May 28, 2008 – Smyrna – 6th overall (2nd in male 20-29 age-group division) – 18:53 (clock), 18:52 (watch)
New Castle County
- 7th Annual Friends of Mary Husty 5K – Monday, May 26, 2008 – University of Delaware, Newark – 8th overall (male 19-29 age-group division winner – Now I’ve won my age group in all three counties of Delaware in my lifetime J) – 18:38 (clock), 18:36 (watch)
Sussex County
- 15th Annual Masser Five-Miler – Sunday, May 25, 2008 – Lewes – 12th overall (3rd in male 25-29 age-group division) – 31:47 (clock), 31:45 (watch – My pace got faster later in the race :)
District of Columbia – Washington
- 410th Tidal Basin 3K – Wednesday, March 19, 2008 – Tidal Basin, Washington D.C. – 9th overall – 10:46
- 412th Tidal Basin 3K – Wednesday, June 18, 2008 – Tidal Basin, Washington D.C. - overall – 11:01
Virginia
Accomack County
Arlington County
- Potomac Valley Track Club All-Comers’ Indoor Track & Field Meet – Sunday, February 3, 2008 - Thomas Jefferson Community Center, Arlington:
- 1 mile run – 6th overall – 5:17.0
- 800 meter run – 6th overall – 2:22.5
- 3,000 meter run – 7th overall – 10:59.8
Fairfax County
- 30th Annual Patriot’s Cup 8K – Sunday, May 4, 2008 – George Mason University, Fairfax – 20th overall – 32:27 (clock), 32:23ish (watch)
Northampton County
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