Did you run a race or time trial in 2020?

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Did you run a race or time trial in 2020?

Raced in 3 trail ultramarathons and volunteered at 3. I would’ve done more races but surgery forced me to withdraw from a few ultras.

3 marathons this fall. All small races with spread out start.

2020 was a crappy year, no doubt about it. I am thankful that I was able to stay employed and my loved ones and I have been healthy all things considered. That is the most important things about this year.

I write this with a bit of guilt, but 2020 was a good year for running since there were no weekend distractions. Logged the most miles that I have since college (10+ years ago)

In the spring i ran three time trials

1. 5k in 16:46

2. 10k 2 weeks after in 35:40

3. Went for a Strava segment that was a 7 mile trail run around a local lake. Missed a section that was about 100 yards or would have had it. Avg. under 7 min pace so I was ecstatic with it.

Summer-lots of miles and hills. No racing. Finished my basement.

Fall

1. A a small Labor Day 5k race. Wore masks at the start and sent in waves of three every ten seconds. Ended up winning on chip time in 16:19. The vaporflys are for real.

2. Half marathon time trial in October. 1:15:48 at the local flat crushed rock trail. 2+ min PR

3. Two mile time trial a few weeks later in 10:12 at the same trail. Ran this with a friend who needed help to try and break ten.

4. Late October-Orienteering mtn. Bike, trail run and kayak. Didn’t finish the entire course

But made it nearly 50 miles total.

March: 2 mile race (awful)

April: Mile and 800 TTs (awful)

August: 3k and 800 TTs (big PRs)

September: Mile, 400 TTs (big PRs) 5k x 2 (both PRs) 10k (awful)

December: 10k TT (massive PR)

Could've been worse

10k in Febuary

Half in Atlanta on March 1st the day after the Trials which was my main reason for being there.

Time Trial 50k in May after all my races canceled but I was in pretty good shape and hated to waste it. (PR)

5k in early December that I ran as a tempo.

5k on Christmas Eve.

25K trail race coming up Jan 9th and Road Half on the 23rd.

Assuming it is meant since the world closed in mid-March.

Trail 5M and trail 5k, which was about all there was within 45 minute drive. Actual races, not TT (which is what any sort of wave start chip timed thing is even in normal times).

A few open water swim races where I cheerfully admit I finish in the bottom 1/3rd.

And I conducted two races. Actual races, with chip timed TT option offered for those who felt more comfortable that way. The later one saw course records in lousy conditions, because a few higher class runners showed up for the only game in town.

One of the swim races was closed out at 200 participants. National anthem played just prior to start. Guess how many did something other than stand respectfully and cover their hearts or sing along.

I ran 2 5ks prior to covid.

Then after covid I ran 6 in-person races. 2 half marathons and 4 5ks. Also did a 50 mile mountain bike race in-person. And did a 20 mile time trial solo.

All the races were trail races with a couple hundred people in each event. They did a dispersed start method for each where you could start any time within a time window. Worked pretty well and eliminated the conga line at the singletrack sections. No masks required at all.

how old are you???

I ran 6 races and 4 time trials. The races were all good, time trials were terrible. I guess I need the extra adrenaline of a race to run fast

Nothing, zero, nil ?

This year will be better ???

Half marathon in January. That's all folks!

Lucky enough to race a half in January. Did a couple of low key events in the fall that were all time trial starts 1 by 1, masks on until you started, masks back on at the finish. Some time trials mixed in. Some time trials planned this winter.