Yesterday, I woke at 4 a.m. and launched into a flurry of fall cleaning; storing all spring and summer clothing and bringing out fall and early winter clothing, including running gear. Temperatures are now in my ideal range for racing a marathon 2C-12C. I have not run a marathon earlier, than the 3rd week of October for this reason with the risk of seasonally high temperatures a worry to heat-shy marathoner, any earlier than this. The fall marathons I’ve run in the past decade are the Columbus marathon and the Detroit marathon, twice each and the Chicago marathon.
The year I ran the Chicago marathon I did so because it was unusually timed a couple of weeks later than usual. The conditions were close to ideal that year, albeit a tad breezy. A far cry from a couple of recent disastrously hot days for that event. The billing this year is 10-10-10 with the race taking place next Sunday.
Chicago has a huge field of close to 40,000 runners, to manage the various paces, runners are positioned are seeded and assigned corrals at the start. It is possible that in 2006 I was the oldest woman in the first corral, right behind the elite athletes, as I had run 3:10:09 a year earlier in Detroit.
Because of my closeness to the starting line, it only took me 17 seconds to get there thus the differential between my Gun Time and Chip Time was 17 seconds. The table below shows my 1st place finish. I’ve spent far too much time trying to edit the table so here you have it the top 25 finishes in the 50-54 category. If you click on my name, split times will pop up.
I’m remembering that over the last 1KM a motorcycle pulled up beside me and was filming me. I wondered if I was doing to be on television however, I believe it was a commercial photographer, as many runners were offered the chance to buy a CD with video footage. I didn’t buy the CD and rather regret it now. It seemed expensive at $75 however considering the service and who knows whether I’ll ever place 1st again, I should have bought it.
I’ll have to check the timing for the 2011 race, as the course superbly delivers on its “fast and flat” promise.
| Bib | FName | LName | City | State | Country | Age | Sex | ChipTime | ClockTime | Overall | SexPl | DivPl | Citizenship | Starttime | Split5K | Split10K | Split15K | Split20K | Half | Split25K | Split30K | Split35K | Split40K |
| 5408 | Lynn | Kobayashi | Toronto | CANADA | 51 | F | 3:13:53 | 3:14:10 | 256 | 2091 | 1 | CAN | 0:00:17 | 0:22:55 | 0:45:22 | 1:07:15 | 1:29:38 | 1:34:30 | 1:52:27 | 2:15:42 | 2:39:31 | 3:03:35 | |
| 8781 | Nancy | Ferris | Goode | VA | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:26:44 | 3:28:07 | 551 | 3669 | 2 | USA | 0:01:24 | 0:24:22 | 0:48:08 | 1:12:12 | 1:36:34 | 1:41:52 | 2:01:15 | 2:26:17 | 2:50:55 | 3:15:44 |
| 7672 | Kimberly K | Anderson | Kenmore | WA | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:27:18 | 3:29:27 | 576 | 3771 | 3 | USA | 0:02:10 | 0:23:44 | 0:46:59 | 1:10:31 | 1:34:02 | 1:39:09 | 1:57:36 | 2:22:41 | 2:47:32 | 3:14:42 |
| 6786 | Mary Z | Steinberg | Bellingham | WA | UNITED STATES | 51 | F | 3:28:32 | 3:33:33 | 614 | 3991 | 4 | USA | 0:05:01 | 0:25:12 | 0:49:05 | 1:12:50 | 1:36:53 | 1:42:05 | 2:01:13 | 2:25:25 | 2:50:49 | 3:16:51 |
| 4946 | Grace | Wasielewski | Prospect Heights | IL | UNITED STATES | 53 | F | 3:29:51 | 3:31:10 | 664 | 4300 | 5 | USA | 0:01:19 | 0:24:24 | 0:49:26 | 1:14:14 | 1:39:01 | 1:44:27 | 2:03:35 | 2:28:25 | 2:53:36 | 3:18:41 |
| 7297 | Maureen | Tippen | Clarkston | MI | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:32:50 | 3:34:35 | 787 | 4802 | 6 | USA | 0:01:46 | 0:24:20 | 0:48:44 | 1:13:25 | 1:38:07 | 1:43:33 | 2:02:53 | 2:27:56 | 2:54:04 | 3:20:58 |
| 4989 | Gertrud | Droste | Schmallenberg | GERMANY | 51 | F | 3:33:34 | 3:34:56 | 822 | 4926 | 7 | GER | 0:01:22 | 0:23:58 | 0:48:26 | 1:13:02 | 1:37:49 | 1:43:15 | 2:03:10 | 2:29:21 | 2:55:31 | 3:22:11 | |
| 9028 | Marcia | Herzik Ralph | Austin | TX | UNITED STATES | 52 | F | 3:35:46 | 3:36:44 | 937 | 5335 | 8 | USA | 0:00:58 | 0:23:26 | 0:47:23 | 1:11:05 | 1:35:25 | 1:40:39 | 2:00:11 | 2:25:25 | 2:52:28 | 3:22:12 |
| 6940 | Barbara | Leininger | Minneapolis | MN | UNITED STATES | 53 | F | 3:36:50 | 3:37:47 | 1020 | 5539 | 9 | USA | 0:00:58 | 0:24:45 | 0:49:20 | 1:14:07 | 1:39:06 | 1:44:30 | 2:04:05 | 2:29:51 | 2:56:23 | 3:24:28 |
| 8462 | Jennifer | Sullivan | Boulder | CO | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:37:20 | 3:39:41 | 1057 | 5648 | 10 | USA | 0:02:21 | 0:24:51 | 0:49:57 | 1:14:50 | 1:40:05 | 1:45:32 | 2:05:12 | 2:31:30 | 2:58:21 | 3:25:31 |
| 34039 | Mary F | Faria | Austin | TX | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:37:25 | 3:39:50 | 1059 | 5657 | 11 | USA | 0:02:26 | 0:25:40 | 0:50:40 | 1:15:28 | 1:40:40 | 1:46:11 | 2:06:08 | 2:32:25 | 2:59:30 | 3:25:54 |
| 10164 | Patricia | Clune | Toronto | CANADA | 50 | F | 3:37:47 | 3:42:06 | 1084 | 5724 | 12 | CAN | 0:04:19 | 0:26:29 | 0:52:21 | 1:17:22 | 1:43:03 | 1:48:43 | 2:08:50 | 2:34:41 | 3:00:22 | 3:26:17 | |
| 41229 | Debe M | Jajko | Jefferson City | MO | UNITED STATES | 52 | F | 3:39:14 | 3:42:14 | 1222 | 6081 | 13 | USA | 0:03:00 | 0:26:03 | 0:50:47 | 1:15:57 | 1:40:35 | 1:45:59 | 2:05:51 | 2:31:32 | 2:58:01 | 3:26:10 |
| 12338 | Sherri | Knupp | Crystal Lake | IL | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:39:54 | 3:41:42 | 1292 | 6247 | 14 | USA | 0:01:48 | 0:23:33 | 0:47:49 | 1:12:42 | 1:38:00 | 1:43:30 | 2:04:08 | 2:31:32 | 3:00:05 | 3:28:13 |
| 11522 | Geri M | Wallace | Halifax | CANADA | 51 | F | 3:40:02 | 3:43:56 | 1306 | 6284 | 15 | CAN | 0:03:54 | 0:26:11 | 0:51:27 | 1:17:07 | 1:42:56 | 1:48:38 | 2:08:31 | 2:34:20 | 3:00:51 | 3:28:15 | |
| 11582 | Holly O | Coit | Portland | OR | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:41:12 | 3:44:51 | 1369 | 6509 | 16 | USA | 0:03:40 | 0:27:19 | 0:54:09 | 1:19:49 | 1:45:57 | 1:51:31 | 2:11:46 | 2:38:14 | 3:04:13 | 3:30:06 |
| 32878 | Renate | Steiner-Gnigler | Innsbruck | AUSTRIA | 50 | F | 3:42:17 | 3:47:14 | 1447 | 6736 | 17 | AUT | 0:04:57 | 0:26:41 | 0:53:06 | 1:19:22 | 1:45:43 | 1:51:22 | 2:12:01 | 2:38:34 | 3:05:04 | 3:31:09 | |
| 6702 | Luz Maria | Davila | Brookline | MA | UNITED STATES | 53 | F | 3:43:38 | 3:45:57 | 1528 | 7029 | 18 | USA | 0:02:20 | 0:24:43 | 0:49:49 | 1:14:31 | 1:39:37 | 1:45:13 | 2:05:45 | 2:33:10 | 3:01:41 | 3:31:19 |
| 10217 | Laurel | Gillis | Arlington | VA | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:44:21 | 3:46:18 | 1580 | 7208 | 19 | USA | 0:01:58 | 0:26:05 | 0:51:28 | 1:17:05 | 1:43:17 | 1:49:14 | 2:10:09 | 2:36:56 | 3:04:29 | 3:32:41 |
| 11573 | Jodi M | Sogaard | Poplar Grove | IL | UNITED STATES | 52 | F | 3:45:26 | 3:49:03 | 1658 | 7451 | 20 | USA | 0:03:37 | 0:25:52 | 0:52:38 | 1:18:04 | 1:43:42 | 1:49:27 | 2:10:01 | 2:36:29 | 3:04:38 | 3:33:17 |
| 10220 | Pattie | Messmer | Fort Wright | KY | UNITED STATES | 52 | F | 3:45:33 | 3:48:35 | 1666 | 7480 | 21 | USA | 0:03:02 | 0:25:21 | 0:50:36 | 1:16:07 | 1:42:25 | 1:48:07 | 2:09:33 | 2:36:23 | 3:04:55 | 3:33:11 |
| 3084 | Patricia A | Gilley | King William | VA | UNITED STATES | 54 | F | 3:46:35 | 3:52:59 | 1737 | 7741 | 22 | USA | 0:06:25 | 0:27:28 | 0:53:26 | 1:19:33 | 1:46:00 | 1:51:47 | 2:12:33 | 2:39:13 | 3:06:41 | 3:34:24 |
| 10553 | Karen O | Steger | Palm City | FL | UNITED STATES | 50 | F | 3:46:38 | 3:51:24 | 1742 | 7753 | 23 | USA | 0:04:46 | 0:26:03 | 0:52:24 | 1:18:05 | 1:43:58 | 1:49:36 | 2:10:35 | 2:38:09 | 3:06:27 | 3:34:45 |
| 12143 | Roberta A | Reardon | London | CANADA | 51 | F | 3:46:44 | 3:48:45 | 1750 | 7774 | 24 | CAN | 0:02:01 | 0:25:52 | 0:52:12 | 1:18:19 | 1:44:58 | 1:50:40 | 2:11:21 | 2:37:48 | 3:05:36 | 3:34:03 | |
| 26748 | Cristina | Mejfa | Mexico City | DF | MEXICO | 52 | F | 3:48:55 | 3:59:17 | 1922 | 8313 | 25 |
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