Race To The Top of Vermont - 4.3 miles Uphill

41:44.6
13th overall out of 293
Pace/Mile: 9:43
Age Grade: NA
Age Group Place: 4th of 48
Date: 8/29/2010
Location: Stowe, VT
Comments: The first 0.3 miles are paved and the rest is hard packed dirt. Fortunately, I was able to run the whole way although there were a few steep sections that my run was slowed to a crawl. Even though my splits where kind of uneven I think I paced myself much better than Mount Washington. My first mile was my quickest; however, I would definitely say that it is the easiest mile of the race. All in all I was happy with my result and I actually liked the distance better than Mount Washington, long enough to test you, however not so long that it totally wastes your legs. I opted to run back down because I figured it would be the quickest way down and I am glad I did. It gave me a chance to better see some of the scenery, cheer the other racers on, and was a good cool-down. It didn't seem to pound my legs that much since most of it was packed dirt.

Splits (my watch)
8:40 at 1.0
18:18 at 2.0 (9:38)
28:46 at 3.0 (10:28)
39:38 at 4.0 (10:52)

Escarpment 30k Trail Race - One and Done

4:53:36
79th overall out of 187
Date: 7/25/2010
Location: Windham, NY to North Lake in Haines Falls, NY
Comments: The race is called the Escarpment Trail Run 30K. For me it was more like a 15K trail run followed by a 15K hike. All in all it was a disaster; however, I am still glad for the experience. In many ways I was not adequately prepared for the race in addition to starting out too fast. Anyway about halfway through the race my legs cramped/stopped functioning like they have done at the end of most of my marathons . However, the big difference this time is that I had to navigate over boulders and technical/treacherous trails on legs that hurt with every step. All in all it made for a very long day.

From Wikipedia, "An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escarpment

Garmin Splits
Mile Split
1 9:20
2 11:10
3 13:47
4 13:36
5 13:09
6 12:48
7 13:16
8 12:22
9 24:57
10 24:01
11 13:01
12 20:34
13 18:39
14 20:54
15 16:46
16 19:22
17 26:19
17.6 9:28

Pine Beach 5K

17:24.24 (chip time)
7th overall out of 893
Pace/Mile: 5:36
Age Grade: 80.76%
Age Group Place: 3rd of 47
Date: 6/27/2010
Location: Pine Beach, NJ
Comments: Last mile was really tough as I tried to shake one of my running buddies (Rudi), however in the end it all worked out.
Approximate Splits:
1 mile: 5:38
2 mile: 5:41
3 mile: 5:29