"Cory's 2014 Race Summary"

This sure was one unforgettable year of racing... in 2014 I ran my first marathon (completed 3 this year), my first ultra-marathon 50K (31 Miles), my first Ironman Triathlon Event (70.3 Miles) and ended the year with my first Boston Qualifying marathon time!..  I'm also very grateful (and a little lucky haha) to get 7 overall wins which brought in enough cash and prizes to help pay for some of these events.

While it's hard to imagine 2015 will be able live up to this year's accomplishments, I look forward to training hard, having fun and taking on some new challenges in the upcoming year!

Below is a snapshot of my 2014 Race Year, I believe I may be missing 1 or 2... if anyone notices which ones let me know...

Race	Date	Distance	Event	Time	Pace	Age Place	Overall Place	Shoes
1	1/26/2014	5K	Iowa Winter Games	0:21:36	6:58	1	5	Saucony - Kinvara 4
2	2/23/2014	4 Mile	Chili Chase	0:25:22	6:19	3	7	Saucony - Kinvara 4
3	3/15/2014	8K	Gaelic Gallop	0:30:52	6:06	3	6	Saucony - Type A5
4	4/5/2014	5K	Opening Doors	0:18:59	6:07	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
5	4/13/2014	1/2 Marathon	Marion 1/2 Marathon	1:25:50	6:33	3	10	Saucony - Type A5
6	4/19/2014	5K	Bunny Hop	0:18:23	5:55	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
7	4/26/2014	5K	Steve's 5K	0:18:03	5:49	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
8	5/10/2014	5K	MVRA Trail Run	0:17:52	5:45	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
9	5/27/2014	Sprint Triathlon	Galena Triathlon	1:47:03	-	7	70	Saucony - Virrata
10	5/24/2014	10K	Madison - Twilight 10K	-	-	-	-	Saucony - Type A5
11	5/25/2014	1/2 Marathon	Madison - 1/2 Marathon	1:24:46	6:28	9	17	Saucony - Type A5
12	5/26/2014	5K	Grey Ribbon Race	0:19:15	6:11	1	?	Saucony - Type A5
13	6/7/2014	5K	Rhubarb 5K/10K	0:18:52	6:04	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
14	6/14/2014	4 Mile	Grandview Gallop	0:23:08	5:47	1	8	Saucony - Type A5
15	6/21/2014	Marathon	Grandma's Marathon	3:28:00	7:55	416	832	Saucony - Kinvara 4
16	6/28/2014	Marathon Relay	Run 4 Troops	2:54:38	6:18	2	2	Saucony - Type A5
17	7/4/2014	5K	Firecracker 5K	0:17:53	5:45	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
18	7/20/2014	70.3 Mile Triathlon	Ironman Racine	5:23:24	-	279	1782	Saucony - Virrata
19	7/26/2014	7 Mile	The Bix	0:43:20	6:10	16	199	Saucony - Type A5
20	8/3/2014	Sprint Triathlon	Monticello Sprint Tri	1:18:00	-	4	16	Saucony - Virrata
21	8/9/2014	1/2 Marathon	Mine of Spain 1/2	1:42:46	7:35	5	6	Saucony - Kinvara TR
22	8/16/2014	5K	Alzheimers 5K	0:18:03	5:49	1	2	Saucony - Type A5
23	9/1/2014	1/2 Marathon	Benefit Classic	1:23:28	6:22	1	6	Saucony - Type A5
24	9/28/2014	Marathon Relay	Quad Cities Marathon	3:05:47	7:05	1	18	Saucony - Kinvara 4
25	10/11/2014	50K Ultra-Marathon	The Running Village 50K	4:10:15	8:26	8	10	Saucony - Kinvara TR2
26	10/18/2014	5K	Melon Sisters	0:18:33	5:58	1	2	Saucony - Type A5
27	10/25/2014	5K	Halloween 5K	0:18:22	5:55	1	1	Saucony - Type A5
28	11/9/2014	Marathon	Madison Marathon	3:02:58	6:57	6	32	Saucony - K4 ViziGlo
29	11/29/2014	5K	Festival of Lights	0:18:32	5:59	1	6	Saucony - Type A5

"Catching up"

Sorry for the long delay, been meaning to post again but you know how the holidays go, busy busy busy... so if you haven’t heard by now, I qualified for the Boston Marathon last month!!  I had a great time running the Madison Marathon and finished with a time of 3:02:58.  I have a separate post about my BQ race which I started on weeks ago but still need to finish up and get posted so I swear I’ll get that done soon and fill you in more!  In the meantime I just want to follow up on what has been going on with me the last few weeks.

First of all I am currently just coming off a short running break (about 7 days) which I was using to let the legs heal up after a fairly heavy year of running (about 2,200 miles).  I have tried to make it a habit to take off the last two week of the year but haven’t been able to get more than a week so far haha.   I’m also on a short race break as my last race was November 30^th and I don’t have another until January 25^th…  I am missing the competition but in a way it is nice to get a break to focus on both my current training and the 2015 schedule.

I am also about 1 month into a 3 month national triathlon competition with my team from the Dubuque Area Triathlon Club.  The competition totals up the miles from running, swimming and biking and we compete both as individuals and as a team against the other triathlon teams and athletes across the nation, a great way to stay in shape in the off season.  I also plan on swimming again this year in the Iowa Games so it is perfect timing for me to get in the pool more.  So far things have been going great, I’m swimming about 2,000 yards a day(1.1 miles) and pretty much still base building but I’ll start working on speed this Friday and move on from there.   Almost all my biking has been at the YMCA on the spin bikes but I have been doing a bit on my home trainer which I’m going to force myself to use more to get used to being on my bike… as I’ve said many times biking is my weak link in triathlons so one of my main goals for 2015 is to bike much more than I ever have before, I’m really looking forward to the spring when I can get outside to practice though.

Last but not least I am very excited to have joined the MVRA Board (Mississippi Valley Running Association) as their new treasurer and I’m very amped up to work hard and make a positive impact!    I’ve seen first-hand the growth in the Dubuque running community over the couple years and look forward to working with the board members to make more positive changes… more great things to come, I can’t tell you how excited I am for 2015!... now if I could only get my race schedule complete! J