2011 Races
This was a good year for me, 27 races (averaging a race every two weeks) including four 8K races. I saw my times gradually improve from struggling to do 10 minute miles to doing some 8:30 miles late in the year, and in December I ran two races on the same day. I raced in all 12 months this year.
| date | race | location | distance | time | pace |
| 1/29/2011 | Citrus Festival | Mission, TX | 5K | 29:57 | 09:39 |
| 2/26/2011 | Fiesta Edinburg | Edinburg, TX | 3 Mi | 30:22 | 10:07 |
| 3/5/2011 | Great Strides Mission | Sharyland, TX | 5K | 33:00 | 10:38 |
| 3/6/2011 | Individual Time Trial (bicycle 17.9 mph) | McAllen, TX | 10 Mi | 33:30 | 03:21 |
| 3/12/2011 | 5th Annual St. Patricks Day 5k | Pharr, TX | 5K | 30:20 | 09:45 |
| 5/6/2011 | Mason Run | Mason | 5K | 30:23 | 09:46 |
| 5/30/2011 | Big Foot | Dansville | 8K | 53:00 | 10:36 |
| 6/10/2011 | South Church Family Fitness | Lansing | 5K | 28:32 | 09:12 |
| 6/12/2011 | Run for Chum | Dansville | 5K | 28:39 | 09:15 |
| 6/22/2011 | Twilight Run | Lansing | 5K | 29:41 | 09:35 |
| 7/10/2011 | Aid Lansing | Lansing | 5K | 27:37 | 08:55 |
| 7/31/2011 | Hall of Fame Run | Lansing | 8K* | 50:37 | 10:07 |
| 8/14/2011 | Camino of St. James | Mason | 8K | 48:19 | 09:40 |
| 8/28/2011 | Woods & Water GM Lansing Delta trail run | Delta Twp | 5K | 27:59 | 09:03 |
| 9/11/2011 | Kellie Sebrell Trail Run | DeWitt | 5K | 29:40 | 09:34 |
| 9/17/2011 | Perryfest Rambler | Perry | 5K | 26:56 | 08:41 |
| 9/25/2011 | Autumn Classic | Lake Lansing | 8K | 44:47 | 09:01 |
| 10/9/2011 | Green Space Trail run | Mason | 5K | 28:49 | 09:18 |
| 10/15/2011 | Danae's Race | Lansing | 5K | 27:27 | 08:51 |
| 10/29/2011 | St. Mary School | Williamston | 5K | 27:14 | 08:47 |
| 11/5/2011 | Meaningful Moments | Lansing | 5K | 26:51 | 08:40 |
| 11/13/2011 | Burg Run (trail run) | Laingsburg | 5K | 28:28 | 09:11 |
| 11/19/2011 | The Grand Finale (trail run) | Lansing. - Grand Woods Pk | 5K | 28:00 | 09:02 |
| 11/24/2011 | Turkeyman Trot | Lansing | 5K | 26:07 | 08:25 |
| 12/03/2011 | Scrooge Scramble | Lansing | 5K | 27:26 | 08:51 |
| 12/03/2011 | Dashing thru the Snow | Fowlerville | 5K | 26:17 | 08:29 |
| 12/18/2011 | Action Mercy 5K | Alton, TX | 5K** | 24:56 | 08:36 |
| 12/31/2011 | Resolution Race | McAllen, TX | 5K | 27:32 | 08:53 |
The Green Space trail run (Oct 9) was the hardest course. The Scrooge Scramble (Dec 3) was also hard because of ice and snow on the course.
I had heart arhythmias and had to wallk a little on both the Grand Finale (Nov 19) and the Scrooge Scramble (Dec 3). These are annoying but not (obviously) fatal and occur occasionally when I push hard. I had my first one when I was 35 on a bicycle and had an acute throbbing pain in my chest. I thought I was a dead man then. Today I can feel them, but they're not painful. They always go away after a minute or so (I just slow down until they do) and my doctor told me not to give up running/bicycling, if for some reason one didn't stop, I would have time to get to a hospital. I've met other people who say they have the same problem, but you don't hear much about arhythmias.
* The Hall of Fame Run (Jul 31) was supposed to be a 10K, but the course got flooded and so was shortened.
** The Action Mercy 5K (Dec 18) was a little short according to Google Earth. Pace figured using 2.9 miles.