2005 Marine Corps Marathon - October 30

http://www.marinemarathon.com/
JAMES SHEAFER | Bib #27832 | LEESBURG, VA - US | Age 37 | M
START : 8:19:11 EST
10K : 1:26:13
HALF : 3:04:57
23 M : 5:49:54
Finish : 6:46:29
Pace: 15:30
Placement Overall: 18696
Gender: 11165
Division: 2028

First Marathon! Ran first bit with Sharon. Val joined in Crystal City to the end. Fantastic weather. I never expected to finish - I was blubbering when I made the bridge in time. Very happy with my times until about 17 or so. Need to work on legs, as cardio was fine.
More photos here (thanks Val!) : http://www.flickr.com/photos/84268491@N00/sets/1259235/
And my professional photos from Marathon Foto

2005 Leesburg 10/20K - August 14

http://www.runwashington.com/other/lee02list.html

Ran with Val. Also running 50 AOLers. It was 95 deg, and RED air quality. I swelled up like a balloon (hands and feet) and could not run for the second half. Sarah and Patrick and Ann ran the kids fun run - Sarah is in the black shirt and red shorts in above picture!

2821 kcal 25% fat
3:15:05
Max hr 184
Miles: 11:51, 10:19, 15:51, 14:49, 11:20, 19:29, 14:42, 18:38, 16:22, 17:30, 17:34, 16:52, 9:38 (mile markers completely wrong!)

Place Num Name Age Hometown Net Tim Gun Tim Pace
349 94 Jim Sheafer 37 Leesburg VA 3:12:23 3:14:12 15:38

2005 Spirit of Gettysburg - July 9

http://www.ywcagettysburg.org/5k.htm

http://www.ywcagettysburg.org/05OverallResults.htm

  ID#  PLACE   FINISHER                          START    GUN      PACE

 1313   720       Dm6G7Kf                            :41           35:26     11:26

Ran alone. Also running, Val. I'm VERY happy with my time. I ran with my own chip, and that confused people, so I don't have a name, just a chip number! Pace is calculated from chip time, so subtract start time from gun time and divide by 3.1 miles.

Outstanding course - on the roads through Gettysburg battlefields. I ran the entire race (well, walked through the waterstop), even sprinted at the finish. Uphill to the half and downhill back. Weather was wonderful - maybe a bit warm.

Will certainly do this again next year.

2005 Frederick Marathon - May 1

http://www.frederickmarathon.org/

Well, Val decided to take a rain check to prepare for her Tri, so Chris ran the half with me. I made 2 PRs - longest distance, and fastest time per mile. Weather was COLD and windy at the start, hot, sunny and windy by the time I started at the half. I was clicking 13/mi until the last three, which were terrible (16+).

They screwed up our names, but here are the results (I have fixed the names):

PLACE NUMBER TEAM                           TIME        TIME/Mile                  43          2000           Fueled By Chocolate    4:38:19.55  10:37/M

NUM  NAME      ORDER PLACE SPLIT  GUN          CHIP TIME/Mile
2000   Chris Brock   Half         6    38:23.85    1:38:20.70  1:38:23.85   7:30/M
2000    Jim Sheafer   Finish    43    2:59:55.70  4:38:16.40  4:38:19.55  13:44/M

2005 Rotary Resolution Race - Jan 1

http://www.runwashington.com/other/rr02list.html

Ran alone. Also running, Maxwell.

*sigh* Dead last for the men... 90% uneven gravel trail. Very hilly. Very muddy. Weather was beautiful - mid 60s and sunny.

333  47/47   Jim Sheafer              36 Leesburg VA      85:06 85:57 13:50

2004 Fall into Winter - Dec 12

http://www.restonrunners.org/events/events2004/FIW/fiw_2004_info.php

Ran with Lauren. Also running Chris (DNF - pulled quad) and 25 other AOLers. It was VERY hilly. Quite cold. Wes came out to cheer us on! That time is an early gift... it was more like 1:24!

433 JIM SHEAFER 36 M LEESBURG VA 1:14:22 11:59

2004 LAWS run for the shelter Sept 26

Ran alone. Way too fast in the first half - not happy with my time at all.

http://www.runwashington.com/news/sep04lawsrpt.html

   90   749 Jim Sheafer              36 Leesburg VA        38:20 38:37