Race Resume

This is a listing of only “official” races. To see a complete list of events (with more links to reports and photos), check the right sidebar of my blog.

Races are listed in reverse chronological order, meaning the newest races are at the top.

- - - 2011 - - -

• Challenge Depression Track Meet, Dec 4: 17:49.36 for the 5000, 4 out of 16 overall, 1 out of 4 in the 19-34 "open male" age group. Race Report, Race Splits

• The "Kitten" Mile, Oct 15: 6:47, 3rd in the "elite male" category. Race Report

• TC 10 Mile, Oct 2: 1:01:20, 139 out of 7548 overall, 21 out of 506 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2 (with farm animals), the Famous "Sexy Farm Animal Video", Official Photos

• Lake Marion Sprint Tri, Aug 22: 1:16:53, 6 out of 314 overall, 3 out of 20 in the 30-34 age group.Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2

• Waseca Sprint Triathlon, July 31: 1:18:27, 6 out of 147 overall, 2 out of 17 in the 30-39 age group. Race Report, More Photos (in my Examiner write-up), Official Photos

• LTF Sprint Triathlon, July 9: 1:17:30.3, 22 out of 820 overall, 5 out of 49 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, Examiner write-up (and pro photos), me and the pros pre-race, a few more race details

• Liberty Triathlon, June 11: registered, but didn't race. Instead, I was at the hospital watching my son be born!

• Apple Duathlon, May 28: 1:36:42, 21 out of 226 overall, 2 out of 21 in 30-34 age group. Race Report, Photos and Results (on my Examiner page), More Examiner Photos, Even More Photos, Race Photos

• Gear West Duathlon, May 22: 1:17:08, "Team Happy Pants," 1 out of 20 teams, 1 out of 8 all male teams. Race Report, Photos and Results (on my Examiner page), More Muddy Photos

• Oakdale Duathlon, May 14: 1:09:58, "Team Happy Pants," 1 out of 25 teams, 1 out of 11 all male teams. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page), Race Photos

• Falls Duathlon, April 30: 1:12:56, 12 out of 131 overall, 4 out of 13 in the 30-34 age group. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page), Final Thoughts, Race Photos

• St. Paul Winter Carnival Half Marathon, Jan 29: 1:15:14. (Only around 11.6 miles.) 25 out of 817 overall. Race Report, Photos and Results (on my Examiner page), Race Video, Race Photos

• MDRA Meet of the Miles, Jan 10: 4:49.53 for the mile. 12 out of 136 overall. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page), Results

• New Years Resolution Track Meet, Jan 2: 17:17.3 for the 5000. 2 out of 19 overall, 1 out of 4 in the 19-34 age group. Race Report, Finishing Photos, Race Photos

2011 photos from memorable races: Matt and I coming from behind in 2 duathlon relays to take the win (at the Oakdale Du [top] and the Gear West Du [middle]), and winning my first "Apple" at the Apple Duathlon (bottom) - a goal of mine since my first duathlon in 2006:

(I also wore the "Tutti Frutti" shorts for every mulitsport race this year!)

- - - 2010 - - -

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri, Nov 14: 1 out of 41 overall. Race Report, Results

• Twin Cities Medtronic 10 Mile, Oct 3: 59:05, 43 out of 7,017 overall, 18 out of 458 in the 22-29 age group. Race Report, Photo and Video links (on my Examiner page), Spectating Photos, Cheering Video, Official Photos

• Mosquito Man Duathlon, Sept 4: 1:15:07, 4 out of 84 overall, 2 out of 6 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Video, Photos and Report (on my Examiner page)

• Waseca Sprint Tri, Aug 1: 1:18:27, 5 out of 136 overall, 2 out of 18 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos, Photos and Report (on my Examiner page)

• Great Prairie 2.5 K Open Water Swim, July 18: 47:57, 3 out of 16 in the "wetsuit division," 1 out of 1 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos (on my Examiner page)

• Liberty Olympic Tri, June 12: 27:34 / 1:45 / 1:07:07 / 0:59 / 38:14 = 2:15:37. 8 out of 164 overall, 1 out of 6 in 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos

• Gear West Duathlon, May 25: 1:20:25, "Team Happy Pants," second place team (2 out of 12 teams total, 2 out of 4 all male teams). Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2, Video

• Oakdale Duathlon, May 15: 1:09:45, "Team Happy Pants," 3 out of 30 teams, 3 out of 9 all male teams. Race Report, Photos, More Photos (on my Examiner Page)

• Cannon Falls Duathlon, May 1: 1:13:14, 12 out of 207 overall, 2 out of 10 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2, Photos from Erik, Official Photos

• Pine Line Half Marathon, Apr 24: 1:22:51, 2 out of 78 overall, 1 out of 5 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Results and More Photos

• MDRA Mudball Classic (trail race), Apr 18: 25:04, 3 out of 76 overall, 2 out of 3 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Photos from the Kids Race, One More Photo

• The Human Race 5K, Mar 28: 17:11, 2 out of 498 overall, 1 out of 26 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Photos

• MDRA Lake Johanna 4 Mile, Mar 20: 22:42, 6 out of 140 overall, 1 out of 5 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri, Mar 14: 2 out of 88 overall. Race Report, Results

• 100% Irish For a Day TC 10 Mile, Mar 13: 1:02:44, 18 out of 779 overall, 9 out of 81 in the 22-29 age group. Race Report, Photos

• Securian St. Paul Winter Carnival Half-Marathon, Jan 23: 1:28:55, 34 out of 786 overall, 8 out of 53 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Video (I ran with a camera), Photos.

2010 photos from great races: Running to a 5K PR and biking to an Oly Tri PR:

- - - 2009 - - -

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Nov 22: 1 out of 60 overall. Race Report, Results.

• Tesfa 5K, Nov 7: 18:15, 1 out of 52 overall, 1 out of 6 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Results.

• Monster Dash 10 Mile, Oct 31: 1:02:19, 3 out of 937 overall, 1 out of 48 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos, More Photos.

• Medtronic TC 10 Mile, Oct 5: 1:02:43, 95 out of 5797 overall, 84 out of 2254 men, 48 out of 436 in the 22-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Cannon Wells Duathlon, Sept 26: 1:08:21, “Team Happy Pants,” first place team. Race Report, Results.

• Get Ready to Rock 10K, Sept 12: 36:46, 1 out of 105 overall, 1 out of 7 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Photos.

• St. Croix Valley Olympic Tri, Sept 6: 29:38 / 1:39 / 1:12:43 / 0:47 / 38:16 = 2:23:00. 15 out of 111 overall, 13 out of 83 men, 2 out of 9 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Photos.

• Chisago Lakes Sprint Tri, July 26: 1:33:29.6, 47 out of 822 overall, 40 out of 375 men, 9 out of 59 in age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Free to Run 4 Miler, July 4: 23:49, 3 out of 154 overall. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Liberty Olympic Distance Tri, June 13: 28:07 / 2:06 / 1:12:09 / 1:13 / 39:33 = 2:23:06. 37 out of 194 overall, 35 out of 135 men, 9 out of 15 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Apple Duathlon, May 23: 1:41:59 (would have been 1:39:59 without penalty), 102 out of 308 overall, 69 out of 193 men, 9 out of 24 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Race Photos, More Race Photos.

• Gear West Duathlon, May 17: 1:22:41, “Team Happy Pants,” second place team. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Cannon Falls Duathlon, May 2: 1:18:03, 12 out of 135 overall, 6 in age group. Race Report, Race Photos and Results.

• Winter BeGone Duathlon, April 26: 1:07:13, 15 out of 115 overall, 4 out of 7 in age group. Race Report (4th in AG), Race Photos, More Photos.

• MDRA Mudball Classic, April 19: (4 mile trail run) 24:48, 4 out of 70 overall. Race Report.

• Ironman 70.3 New Orleans, April 5: 38:44 / 4:41 / 3:02:11 / 6:23 / 1:36:28 = 5:28:25. 433 out of 2321 overall, 356 out of 1672 men, 50 out of 186 in 25-29 age group. Race Report, Post Race. (Find more links on this race in the sidebar.)

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Eagan, Mar 8: 3 out of 60 overall. Race Report, Results.

• Rochester LUABC Half-Marathon, Feb 15: 1:28:05, 5 out of 120 overall. Race Report, Race Photos.

• St. Paul Winter Carnival Half-Marathon, Jan 24: (shortened to a 10.25 K due to the cold) 40:10, 18 out of 670 overall, 6 out of 43 in age group. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Challenge Resolution Track Meet, Jan 1: (1 mile [not 1600] on a 200 meter track) 4:54.6, 4 out of 21 overall, 2 out of 4 in age group. Race Report.

2009 photos from great races: (left to right) Frozen half-marathon finish, IM 70.3 New Orleans finish, and exiting the water during one of two 2:23 olympic triathlons in 2009:

- - - 2008 - - -

• Challenge Courage Track Meet, Dec 21: (1 mile [not 1600] on a 200 meter track) 5:00.7, 3 out of 15. Race Report, Race Photos.

• Giving Thanks 5K, Nov 27: 18:07, 4 out of 700. Race Report, Race Photos.

• 623 Run, Roseville, Nov 8: (6.23K) 24:20, 12 out of 427. Race Report, Results.

• Tesfa 5K, Nov 1: 17:48, 2 out of 52 overall, 1st in my age group. Race Report, Results.

• Monster Dash 5K, Oct 25: 18:38 (in a costume), 2 out of 700 overall. Race Report, Results, Revised Results & Photos.

• Challenge Aging 5K, Oct 12: 18:29, 1 out of 70 Race Report, Race Photos, More Photos.

• Osceola Duathlon, Sept 28: 1:24:22, “Team Tighty-Whitie,” first place team. Race Report, Race Photos, Newspaper Article.

• Cannon Lake Duathlon, Sept 13: 1:07:20, “Team Happy Pants,” first place team. Race Report.

• Square Lake Half Ironman Tri, Sept 7: 38:13 / 3:51 / 2:54:26 (short) / 4:06 / 1:53:24 = 5:33:58. Video, Race Report Part 1, Race Report Part 2, Race Photos.

• St. Croix Valley Sprint Tri, Aug 30: 1:11:10, 39 out of 529 overall, 8 out of 29 in 20-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Chisago Lakes Sprint Tri, July 27: 1:23:03, 73 out of 781 overall, 16 out of 52 in my age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Lifetime Olympic Tri, July 12: 31:56 / 4:26 / 1:16:19 / 2:16 / 42:34 = 2:37:33. 231 out of 1148 overall, 26 out of 111 in 25-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Free To Run 5K, July 4: 18:08, 3 out of 114 overall, 2nd in age group. Race Report, Photos & Results.

• Grandmas Marathon, June 21: DNF Race Report (DNF Part 1), Race Report (DNF Part 2).

• Apple Duathlon, May 24: 1:48:25, 97 out of 269 overall, 6 out of 15 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, Results & Photos.

• Gear West Duathlon, May 18: 1:25:55, “Team Happy Pants,” second place team out of 16. Race Report, More Photos.

• Winter Begone Duathlon, April 27: 2:07:27, 10 out of 52 overall, 2 out of 4 in the 20-29 age group. Race Report, Results, Photos.

• Doughnut Run 5K, April 13: 10:24 (“doughnut adjusted” time), 1 out of 300. Race Report, Results.

• Joe Plant 5K, Mar 30: 17:27, 1 out of 300. Race Report, Results.

• Human Race 8K, Mar 16: 30:30, 121 out of 1033 overall. Race Report.

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Feb 24: tied for 10 out of 100 overall. Race Report, Results.

• Race Up The Place Stair Climb, Feb 2: 4:11, (900 step stair-climb) 1 out of 334 overall. Race Report, Photos.

• St. Paul Winter Carnival Half-Marathon, Jan 26: 1:29:25 , 71 out of 1211 overall, 17 out of 90 in age group. Race Report, More Photos.

2008 photos from an interesting race: Square Lake Half Ironman. I did the entire 13.1 mile run in a grim reaper costume. It rained, so the costume got heavy and rubbed off my nipples. And I did the run without knowing there was a big, puffy cat toy in my shoe (I just thought I was getting a huge blister at the end of my toe):

- - - 2007 - - -

• Reindeer Run 5K, Dec 1: 19:34, 20 (or so) out of 800 (or so) overall. Race Report.

• Giving Thanks 5K, Nov 22: 18:43, 2 out of 200 overall. Race Report.

• Tesfa 5K, Nov 3: 19:11, 1 out of 40 overall. Race Report.

• Monster Dash 5K, Oct 27: 19:28, 13 out of 250 overall. Race Report, Official Results.

• Ironman Wisconsin Triathlon, Sept 9: 1:29:10 / 10:48 / 7:06:53 / 8:38 / 4:58:03 = 13:53:32. 1538 out of 2209 overall, 130 out of 156 in the 25-29 age group. Ironman Race Report. (Find more links on this race in the sidebar.)

• Chisago Lakes Half IM Triathlon, July 29: 44:35 / 5:08 / 3:05:13 / 4:00 / 1:48:15 = 5:47:13. 134 out of 225 overall, 95 out of 144 men, 16 out of 22 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Apple Duathlon, May 26: 1:56:36 (would have been 1:54:36 without penalty), 151 out of 195 overall. Race Report 1, Race Report 2.

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Feb 18: 13 out of 100 overall. Race Report 1, Race Report 2.

2007 photos from a big race: My FIRST Ironman:

- - - 2006 - - -

• Turkey Day 5K, Nov 23: untimed chaos (around 29:00). Race Report.

• Chisago Lakes Sprint Tri, July 30: 1:41:53, 115 out of 668 overall, 93 out of 311 males, 15 out of 39 in age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Lifetime Fitness Olympic Distance Tri, July 15: 2:18:32 (shortened due to the heat). 536 out of 976 overall, 408 out of 661 men, 54 out of 82 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report, More Photos.

• Apple Duathlon, May 27: 1:54:30, 134 out of 255 overall, 15 out of 21 in the 25-29 age group. Race Report.

• Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri, May 7: 25 out of 87 overall. Race Report.

2006 photos from a big race: My FIRST Triathlon: