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.