40 years ago: December (1984) - This was during my sophomore year at the University of Lowell; it does not feel like 40 years ago. The first race was weird in that it was an “away” meet, but it was kind of a “home” meet as well. We did our track workouts at Tufts University (it would be another year or two before we started sneaking into Harvard and BU). We won the quad meet and had a strong showing in the two mile. Dennis Simoniaitis and I tied in 9:05. Tom Chamberas ran 9:09 and Dave Quintal ran 9:10, I believe it was a PR for both.
My final race in December of 1984 was another quad meet, this time it was at BU against UMASS, S. Conn, and Bentley. We (me, Dave Q, and Chambo) took turns leading in the early going and somehow, I managed to get to the finish line first (just ahead of Dennis who I don’t recall helping with the early pacing). My 14:20.9 was an indoor personal best. Soon after this race I ended up with plantar fascia problems that were bad enough that I was sidelined for three weeks. I worked-out hard in the pool and on the bike and was rewarded with a 14:12 and a fifth place finish at the national championships later that season.
35 years ago: December (1989) – I didn’t race at all this month I was recovering from “fatigue syndrome”. I did put in 412 miles over the month with no days off.
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