Age is not the flight of years;

it is the dawn of wisdom in the mind of man.

–  Joseph Murphy 

I remember he was not fashion conscious.

Remember we were at a race, could’ve been the Avenue of The Giants marathon. The tiptoe through tall timber.

I was complaining as usual about that last hill and Chuck looks at me and asks, “What hill?”

The idea I would be friends with a guy who enjoyed running up and down mountains amuses me still.

I could barely handle the flatlands.

Google him and you get, ‘Charles “Chuck” Smead is an American long distance runner, his most significant mark on the sport a second place in the Marathon at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.

‘Originally from Santa Paula High School in Santa Paula, California, where he was an outstanding two-miler, taking second place at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in 1968.

‘He also won the Avenue of the Giants Marathon in 1974.

‘He continued to excel in long distance at Humboldt State University, where he won the NCAA Division II 6M/10K Championship twice. In 1972 he began a string of three straight wins in the famous Pikes Peak Marathon, he added a fourth victory in 1976. He has completed the race at least a half dozen times.

‘In the 1970s he was among the first luminaries of ultramarathoning. He was twice ranked in the United States top ten in the marathon. He continues to be active, winning the M60 division of the 2012 USA Masters 5K Cross Country Championships.

‘Smead has been credited with spreading the sport of ultramarathoning into Europe.’

Oh, my goodness, I think Google might have missed some stuff about Chuck Smead.

When last I lost track of him, he was a god in Switzerland or any venue with astronomically tall hills.

Hi Jack, Read most of your Original Gangsters of Running. Very interesting!  Sorry you cannot run anymore. I do a lot of walking now, too. NEVER walked before! It is a lot tougher at our age. Think I have out-survived all the runners of my era as far as competing at a high level. No one who I ran against in the old days still competes at a high level. Not a single one, as far as I know.

Everyone among the best in the “old” guys group basically started running later in life. I won the national XC championship year before last. Was second last fall at the 5K XC nationals at the top of my age group.

My answers to your questions may vary a lot because I have been running competitively since 1965. I only stopped for several years in the early 1990s to play tennis.

Guess my thought is like when you ask: “What was your biggest disappointment in running?” Since my running career is still going – and I have been at it almost sixty (60) years – my best answer may not come from the “old days” but recently.

Remember, I was never that great of a track/road runner, compared to mountain running. I will be the freak of everybody you have. Seems everybody you have are track/road/marathon/ultra runners. No mountain runners. I do have all my running books back to 1968, so I can hopefully get things right and not exaggerate stuff.

At our age things are hard to remember and like all old stories from the past, things can get a bit embellished over time. Many times when people find out I run, they tell me stories about their running. I have had many people around my age – or especially quite a bit older – tell how what great runners they were many years ago. Like placing second in Boston marathon.

Never heard of them. I check it out online and at best all they might have done is maybe run – or more likely watched – the Boston marathon once. Did not get second. With the internet you better not make stuff up as you can check on most anything. Running is very obscure compared to Baseball, Football, etc.. No one tries to tell you they played in the Super Bowl years ago as everybody knows about that.

However, running is totally different. No one knows much about it or its history, besides the Olympics. Especially in this country.

Still baffled about my IT Band [Iliotibial Band Syndrome] problem. Figuring out what to do still. Maybe you need a question: What was your toughest injury and how did you deal with it?? IT band is like no other injury. You can run fast (sprint) with it! Just not far. Uphill OK; NO downhill. Can run uphill for six miles – no ill effects. Downhill, 1/4 mile and you’re in trouble. It does not warn you it is going to blow up until way after you run. It feels OK running, then at night it hurts and swells up.

Will answer a few questions to start with and will keep at it until done.

I will put a T if it applies to the old days. N if recently. 

When did you start running and why?

I started running in 1965. I joined the Santa Paula HS cross-country team to get in shape for basketball and tennis. Was a football player. However, freshman football was four short games, no letter and a lot of calisthenics. Figured XC would be better.  I was right. Ended up #1 man. Our team was terrible, so I was not that hot. Was MVP and lettered Varsity. Freshmen very rarely lettered varsity in those days.  MVP of a varsity team never in our area. Eventually gave up tennis 1966 and basketball 1967. 

Toughest opponent?

I have had lots of tough opponents over the last 55 years. Many rivals, also. None of them run any more. The toughest really stand out, one from each era.

T-  I can not recall the exact year but probably mid-1970s. I was winning all the road races in Southern California. Most pretty easily. They had a race in Long Beach, California. It was called the 16.2 Mi. Marathon prep race. I showed up in decent shape. I got my ass handed to me so badly I will never forget it. So bad I thought of quitting running. 

A guy named Otis Martin from San Diego showed up. He made running look so easy. He just cruised away from me after 5 miles and never saw him again. Do not know much about him but he won the 2-mile in the California State Championships. He ran 9:00 flat on dirt track. I think he was about 3 years older than me. Do not know if he even went to college. Showed up out of the blue and disappeared just as quick. Never saw him again in a race or results. I will never forget him.

The other guy who comes to mind is Kirk Pffeifer of San Diego. I did not compete with him much. He moved into my area for awhile. Was able to train with him some. Same year he ran 2:10 in Fukuoka. I set PRs in training with him. NO one beat me uphill in those days. Kirk did.  

N- Most of my races are on the Road/XC. I won all the mountain races I entered lately but that is not very many. The road is challenging. I would say the toughest guy out there is Tom Bernhart. Only way I beat him is if he does not show up. He was done running last year as he has bad knees. There are other guys that may be better for short periods of time but they are injured a lot and not anywhere as consistent as Tom. 

Biggest disappointment?

Pike Peak Ascent 2017. I trained my rear end off all summer. Was in super shape. Wanted to break the 65-69 age-group record. Got the 60-64 record a few years before. The race people decided to cancel the ascent but did not tell anyone until five minutes before the start. They changed the race to Barr Camp (about halfway up). NO chance for record. The reason was “unsafe condition above timberline. Was a lie. Race started at 7:00 AM. Was foggy at the time, so you could not see the top. By 7:20 fog cleared and it was crystal clear on the top. Perfect running weather.

Think race officials were afraid that maybe a thunderstorm would come in the PM. They let in 1000 extra entrants, mostly slow flatlanders from sea level. Apparently, they did not prepare properly for them. ‘Dangerous weather’ was an easy out for them, as they did not have to worry about getting a couple thousand off the top.

However, IF the weather had been bad, it would have been a disaster. Two thousand people racing from 6200-10600 feet. Run hard uphill, then have to run jog walk back. NO warm clothes/sweats at the finish. This is far more dangerous than going to the top where there is a change of clothes waiting for you. Complete fiasco.

I was totally mentally down for a solid month after that. Was a long recovery. Felt like total failure, even though I did everything I was supposed to do except run the race.

What would you do differently, if you could do it again?

Run less junk mileage. Rest more. Do higher speed/quality pickups/intervals and less volume. Especially in high school and college. I think it would have been more efficient for the shorter races I ran then. However, the volume was maybe helpful in my success at road racing and the marathon (2:23 at age 17.)

Things I did right 1) Stay off pavement/roads for the most part. Ran on dirt. 2) Run lots of hills and mountains. I attribute this to why I am still running well at almost 70.

Favorite philosopher?

Murphy – “If you are feeling good do not worry, you will get over it.”

Favorite song?

“Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road” by Loudon Wainwright III.

Favorite comedian?

Rodney Dangerfield. Could identify with him. “Never got any respect.”

What’s the worst injury?

Pulled Achilles tendon in late 1969. Was never the same until summer of 1972.

Forty-eight years later, you are battling another injury. Tell me more about your IT Band [Iliotibial Band Syndrome] problem.

The IT band problem started in late May of last year. IT band is pretty common but is usually misdiagnosed. It appears to be a knee problem, as the band actually attaches under the side of the knee. I have a pretty good Physical Therapist here and he was not even close. He thought I had a bone chip. When you tell someone your knee hurts on the side, they assume it is a problem in the knee itself. NOT a knee problem. 

I had no idea it was IT until four months later. Was basically no better. Carol got tired of me moping around and decided to do research. She found the information and we figured out what it was. I am perfectly fine now.

Main things we learned.

1) almost always IT is misdiagnosed.

2) Typical treatments/therapy/advice do not solve the problem.

3) You need lots of rest to let the inflamed fat on the attachment settle down.

4) Several exercises with bands work.

5) Direct ice on it, followed by heat helps. Unfortunately, it takes a couple of hours to do the treatment. Better have NetFlix or some other entertainment, as it is long boring process.

6) Running sustained on flats and downhill will aggravate the problem big time. Sustained uphill is okay.

7) Sprinting/running fast over short distances did not affect it. Probably only running injury this is true.

I was able to go on longer runs six to eight miles in the mountains with the injury. I ran all the ups. Did pickups (as long as quarter-mile-plus.) on the flats and downs. No ill effects. However, if I went two miles sustained on the flats, it would blow up. Strange injury!

What supplementary exercise, if any, did you do, are you doing?

Basically, in the old days, just pullups and sit-ups. Some stretching/yoga. Also did some lifting on legs. Used a pulley machine. Light weight, lots of reps. Never lifted heavier weights.

Now I have to spend way more time on supplementary exercise. Do the same now but have added two types of back exercises, foundation training, bands and squats with no weight. 

What was your edge? What’s your edge now?

I am built pretty well to run uphill. However, for flat road/track racing, I am built a bit heavy. I guess my edge was to try to 1) Out-train my competition by running difficult courses like 5000′ vertical or at noon when it was 100 degrees. 2)Be consistent in my training. 3) Find other edges like A)Make sure my racing shoes were as light as possible. B) Be prepared for the conditions of the race like if I am going to run in Puerto Rico, be sure I heat train by wearing lots of clothes on warm days.

Now I guess my edge is all the fast guys have retired and I am the only one left out there.

Your build helped with mountain running?

I was 5’9″ tall and 140 pounds in the old days. Do not have small bones like most good road/ track runners. Disadvantage on road/track but good for power for running uphill. 

Like a couple of old distance runners in no particular hurry, took some time to get Chuck’s OGOR application approved.

To be honest, he lost me at ‘mountain running.’

But I am always amazed how hard some people can work. And work and work.

Chuck Smead doing it still.

And getting respect.

Legends of the Trail

By Meghan M. Hicks for Trail Runner magazine. June 25, 2013.

Chuck Smead Takes on the Euros

“In those days, I was getting a course record every time I raced.” Colorado’s Chuck Smead is not afraid to tell you how it is. In reference to his 1970s dominance of American running, he isn’t exaggerating, either.

Smead, now 61, was the 1972 and 1973 winner of the Pikes Peak Marathon and the 1974 and 1976 winner of the Pikes Peak Ascent. His 1976 ascent win included a course-record time of 2:05:22—which stood until 1993 when Matt Carpenter ran 2:01:06. He placed second in the marathon at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, located at 7900 feet altitude, by running a 2:25:32 and 29 seconds back from the winner. And, in 1976, he won the inaugural Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Inc. 50K National Championship; his obscenely fast 2:50:46 was an asterisked American record for years due to different measurement standards.

In 1977, Smead became the first fast American trail runner to take his talents across the pond. That year, he won Switzerland’s Sierre-Zinal, perhaps the most respected mountain-running race on Earth. Smead raced Sierre-Zinal four more times in the late ’70s and early ’80s, bringing with him other fast dudes from the United States like Pablo Vigil and Dave Casillas. This troupe together started a trend of Americans racing in Europe that has grown to what’s now a veritable exodus each summer.

“Chuck was the Jack Kerouac of united states mountain running. he was Just a vagabond in Europe, but such a fast one,” recalls Vigil, the Colorado mountain runner who won Sierre-Zinal four consecutive times between 1979 and 1982. “He blazed the way for me to go for the first time in 1979. Now, I’ve traveled to and raced in Switzerland so many times that it’s my home away from home.”

“Seven or eight summers total I raced in Europe,” remembers Smead. “Each time, I stayed a couple weeks—maybe a month—and ran as many mountain races as I could.” Why exactly did Smead cross the Euro  mountain-running threshold when no one else was?

“Easy answer, money. I was a poor teacher with a mortgage payment, a wife and young kids. making money on running in America made for a scrappy existence.” he continues, “I could go to Europe for a month, all expenses paid [by race organizers], and make $4000. Back then, that was a ton of money.”

Smead has never stopped racing, though he’s now converted to chasing age-group course records at prestigious races. “Let me tell you the truth. I wake up and think, ‘My competition is running today, so I have to run, too.’ I enter races now because they keep me from being lazy. I’m old, but I want to live a lot longer. This crap keeps me healthy.”

Smead and his wife, Carol, live on 10 flatland acres outside of Mosca, Colorado, which is effectively the middle of nowhere. They have three grown boys and the couple is, according to Smead, semi-retired. “I’m a stamp dealer and Carol’s a tutor. We don’t really need our jobs, but be want them. Old people need things to do, you know.” Smead runs most days, “I do lots of speed workouts, not much mileage but almost all of it fast on the dirt roads out here. I live in the death zone, at 7600 feet. Living at this altitude is hard on the body. No two-a-days up here.” On easy days, Smead swims and pool runs at a nearby hot-springs pool.

Turns out, Smead’s still better than almost all of his competition, too. Last fall, he championed the 60-64 age group at the USA masters 5K cross country championships with a 19:42, 32 seconds faster than everyone else. In 2011, he won and set a course record in the men’s 60-64 age group at the Pikes Peak ascent with a 2:58:47.

“I’m not through with the Mount Washington road race. I tried for my age-group win there in 2012, and failed. I’m going back.” Smead is also thinking about another shot at Sierre-Zinal this summer, “Europeans aren’t as into age-group records as Americans are, but I can’t help wanting to go after a record there, too.” Clearly, Smead’s got some more pioneering to do.

Timeline
— 1972 > Chuck Smead wins the Pikes Peak Marathon for the first of two times.

— 1973 > Smead wins the NCAA Division II Six-Mile Championship for the first of two times while in college at Humboldt State University.

— 1974 > Smead wins the Pikes Peak Ascent for the first of two times (In 1976, he would win and set an ascent course record of 2:05:22, which stood until the reign of Matt Carpenter began in the 1990s).

— 1975 > At the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Smead runs to a silver medal in the marathon. Smead nearing the finish line at 14,050 feet during the 2011 Pikes Peak Ascent.

— 1977 > Smead wins arguably the most prestigious mountain-running race in the world, Switzerland’s Sierre- Zinal. He would race it four more times in the coming years, never placing out of the top five.

— 2008 > Smead sets a men’s 55-59 age-group record at the Mount Washington Road Race with a 1:17:15.7.

— 2011 > Smead sets the men’s 60-64 age-group record at the Pike’s Peak Ascent with a 2:58:47.

— 2012 > Smead wins the men’s 60-64 age group at the USA Masters 5K Cross Country Championships with a 19:42. .

Personal bests

These PBs just don’t seem right.

Yes, most of my PRs are wrong. Like I ran 10K on Rd in Switzerland in 28:35. Think half or more are wrong. I will try to figure out what they are.

Type	Distance	Time	Flags	Site	Date	Actions
RD	5 km	14:37		Westlake CA/USA	07 Nov 1982
RD	10 km	29:40		Los Angeles CA/USA	19 Oct 1980
RD	15 km	46:43		Canoga Park CA/USA	12 Oct 1980
RD	10 mi	47:47		Washington DC/USA	30 Mar 1980
RD	20 km	1:03:18		Point Mugu CA/USA	21 Nov 1982
RD	Half Mara	1:05:45		Coamo PUR	06 Feb 1977
RD	25 km	1:17:45		Ventura CA/USA	03 Mar 1979
RD	30 km	1:36:23		Culver City CA/USA	18 Feb 1979
RD	Marathon	2:13:47		Eugene OR/USA	13 Sep 1981
IT	3 km	10:31.66		Albuquerque NM/USA	04 Mar 2011

Performances

Date	Finished	Time	Flags	Type	Distance	Site	Race	Prize money	Actions
28 Oct 2017	50?	1:03:23		RD	15 km	Tulsa OK/USA	Tulsa Run- V40
16 Jun 2012	100	1:26:05	a	RD	12.231 km	Pinkham Notch NH/USA	Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington
02 Oct 2011	94	19:13.5		RD	5 km	Syracuse NY/USA	Syracuse Festival of Races
04 Mar 2011	1	10:31.66		IT	3 km	Albuquerque NM/USA	USA Masters Championships- V55
10 Feb 2007	66	32:00		XC	8 km	Boulder CO/USA	USA Crosscountry Championships- Masters
04 Jun 2005	25?	53:42		XC	10 km	Vail CO/USA	Gore-Tex USA Trail Running Championships
06 Feb 1993	15	1:07:37	a x	RD	Half Mara	Las Vegas NV/USA	Las Vegas	$750
26 Apr 1992	26	25:57		RD	8 km	Denver CO/USA	Cherry Creek Sneak
27 Oct 1991	51	15:20	a	RD	5 km	Chicago IL/USA	Rogaine	$150
20 Oct 1991	40	15:10	a	RD	5 km	Providence RI/USA	Downtown	$250
22 Sep 1991	10	25:02		RD	5 mi	Denver CO/USA	Alamo Alumni Run
04 Sep 1989	25	32:18		RD	10 km	Denver CO/USA	Soundtrack Main Course Challenge
10 Sep 1988	5	1:37:42		RD	30 km	Santa Barbara CA/USA	Festival	$300
28 Aug 1988	1	59:42		XC	12.9 km	Kitzbühel AUT	Hornlauf
30 Aug 1986	4	2:35:57		XC	37 km	Creede CO/USA	Creede Wilderness Run
05 Jan 1985	2	14:55		RD	5 km	Ventura CA/USA	Buena
04 Dec 1983	DNF	DNF	a	RD	Marathon	Sacramento CA/USA	California International
16 Oct 1983	22	2:19:24		RD	Marathon	Chicago IL/USA	America’s
15 May 1983	3	2:18:59		RD	Marathon	Cleveland OH/USA	RevCo Cleveland
08 May 1983	14	30:03	x	RD	10 km	Los Angeles CA/USA	Rock ‘n Run
05 Feb 1983	4	1:08:17		RD	Half Mara	Bakersfield CA/USA	Bakersfield
05 Dec 1982	9	29:54		RD	10 km	Beverly Hills CA/USA	Perrier
21 Nov 1982	6	1:03:18		RD	20 km	Point Mugu CA/USA	Lasse Viren Invitational
07 Nov 1982	3	14:37		RD	5 km	Westlake CA/USA	SPA-TAC Championships
24 Oct 1982	30	2:18:10	a	RD	Marathon	New York NY/USA	New York City
09 Oct 1982	2	23:50		RD	8 km	Los Angeles CA/USA	SPA-TAC
26 Sep 1982	6	31:38		RD	10 km	Stateline NV/USA	Tahoe	$600
29 Aug 1982	1	59:17		XC	12.9 km	Kitzbühel AUT	Hornlauf
15 Aug 1982	6	1:06:39		XC	16.95 km	Montana SUI	Sierre-Montana
21 Feb 1982	DNF	DNF		RD	Marathon	Long Beach CA/USA	Long Beach World Runners
13 Sep 1981	8	2:13:47		RD	Marathon	Eugene OR/USA	Nike-OTC	$2,000
21 Jun 1981	2	30:11		RD	10 km	Century City CA/USA	Century City
24 May 1981	2	30:08		RD	10 km	Brentwood CA/USA	Brentwood
16 Nov 1980	9	1:06:45		RD	20.5 km	Malibu CA/USA	Lasse Viren Invitational
08 Nov 1980	4	29:51		RD	10 km	Woodland Hills CA/USA	Diet Pepsi
19 Oct 1980	4	29:40		RD	10 km	Los Angeles CA/USA	Los Angeles AC Mercury
12 Oct 1980	3	46:43		RD	15 km	Canoga Park CA/USA	Chaminade Reservoir
28 Sep 1980	2	2:16:47		RD	Marathon	Chicago IL/USA	Chicago
14 Sep 1980	1	29:07	x	RD	10 km	Los Angeles CA/USA	NBC Peacock
04 Jul 1980	2	47:08		RD	15 km	Santa Barbara CA/USA	Semana Nautica
24 May 1980	23	2:16:57.6	a	RD	Marathon	Buffalo NY/USA	US Olympic Trials
30 Mar 1980	4	47:47		RD	10 mi	Washington DC/USA	Cherry Blossom
02 Mar 1980	2	1:18:52		RD	25 km	Ventura CA/USA	TAC Championships
26 Jan 1980	13	30:43		RD	10 km	Hamilton BER	Bermuda
07 Dec 1979	8	1:06:00		RD	Half Mara	Las Vegas NV/USA	Las Vegas Celebrity Sun
09 Sep 1979	20	2:16:48		RD	Marathon	Eugene OR/USA	Nike-OTC
26 Aug 1979	11	50:05		XC	6.4 km	Morcles SUI	Trophee des Martinaux
18 Aug 1979	6	49:40		XC	9.7 km	Tanay SUI	Vouvry-Tanay
12 Aug 1979	4	2:38:37		XC	29 km	Zinal SUI	Sierre-Zinal
16 Jun 1979	1	37:42		RD	12 km	Winslow AZ/USA	Clear Creek Hospitality Park
26 May 1979	2	2:20:06		RD	Marathon	Los Angeles CA/USA	Hang Ten
03 Mar 1979	3	1:17:45		RD	25 km	Ventura CA/USA	SP AAU Championships
18 Feb 1979	1	1:36:23		RD	30 km	Culver City CA/USA	SPA AAU Championships
20 Aug 1978	1	52:14		XC	7.2 km	n/a SUI	Six-Blanc
13 Aug 1978	3	2:43:32		XC	29 km	Zinal SUI	Sierre-Zinal
27 May 1978	1		a	RD	Marathon	Athens GRE	Spirit of Pheidippides
14 May 1978	2	2:17:31		RD	Marathon	Cleveland OH/USA	RevCo
05 Feb 1978	7	1:07:16		RD	Half Mara	Coamo PUR	San Blas
11 Sep 1977	3	2:14:39		RD	Marathon	Eugene OR/USA	AAU Championships
27 Aug 1977	1	1:13:13		XC	21 km	Hyeres FRA	n/a
21 Aug 1977	1	35:33		XC	8 km	n/a SUI	Tr du Six-Blanc
14 Aug 1977	1	2:41:48		XC	29 km	Zinal SUI	Sierre-Zinal
19 Feb 1977	7	44:02		XC	14.4 km	Alameda CA/USA	World Crosscountry Trials
06 Feb 1977	8	1:05:45		RD	Half Mara	Coamo PUR	San Blas
27 Nov 1976	17?	31:01		XC	10 km	Phiadelphia PA/USA	AAU Crosscountry Championships
01 Aug 1976	1	2:05:22		XC	Half Mara	Manitou Springs CO/USA	Pikes Peak Ascent
17 Jul 1976	1			RD	23.336 km	Idaho Springs CO/USA	Mount Evans Ascent
17 Apr 1976	2	2:34:50		RD	Marathon	Saratoga CA/USA	Paul Masson
11 Apr 1976	1	19.592 km		OT	One Hour	Santa Paula CA/USA	n/a
21 Mar 1976	1	2:50:45.7		RD	50 km	Sacramento CA/USA	AAU Championships
31 Jan 1976	8	38:20		XC	12 km	Belmont CA/USA	World Crosscountry Trials
20 Oct 1975	2	2:25:31.6		RD	Marathon	Mexico City MEX	Pan Am Games
23 Aug 1975	2	2:28:22		RD	Marathon	Flagstaff AZ/USA	Pan-American Games Team Trial
15 Jun 1975	1	2:23:11		RD	Marathon	Cedar City UT/USA	n/a
04 May 1975	4	1:06:09		RD	21 km	Duitama COL	n/a
11 Aug 1974	1	2:09:59		XC	Half Mara	Manitou Springs CO/USA	Pike’s Peak- Ascent
05 May 1974	1	2:21:05.8		RD	Marathon	Weott CA/USA	Avenue of the Giants
12 Aug 1973	2	3:51:42		XC	Marathon	Manitou Springs CO/USA	Pike’s Peak
04 Aug 1973	1	48:24		RD	15 km	Littleton CO/USA	AAU Championships
06 May 1973	41	3:02:08		RD	Marathon	Weott CA/USA	Avenue of the Giants
16 Dec 1972	6	1:21:30		RD	25 km	San Diego CA/USA	National AAU Championships
11 Nov 1972	6	24:53		XC	5 mi	Wheaton IL/USA	NCAA College Division
13 Aug 1972	1	3:44:21		XC	Marathon	Manitou Springs CO/USA	Pike’s Peak
05 Aug 1972	1	49:10.2		RD	15 km	Littleton CO/USA	AAU Championships
21 May 1972	17	39:31		RD	12.55 km	San Francisco CA/USA	Bay to Breakers
22 Apr 1972	1	1:06:37.6		XC	17 km	Vacaville CA/USA	n/a
19 Mar 1972	4	1:37:09		RD	30 km	Pacific Grove CA/USA	Pacific Association AAU Championships
12 Feb 1972	1	42:40		RD	13.6 km	Trinidad CA/USA	Trinidad Beach Run
27 Nov 1971	51	31:11		XC	6 mi	San Diego CA/USA	AAU Crosscountry Championships
13 Nov 1971	5	30:23		XC	6 mi	San Francisco CA/USA	n/a
30 Oct 1971	6	30:42		XC	6 mi	Arcata CA/USA	n/a
06 Sep 1971	1	1:03:59		XC	12.87 km	n/a CA/USA	Mount Baldy
24 Jul 1971	4	18.895 km		OT	One Hour	Goleta CA/USA	n/a
05 Jul 1971	2	47:40		RD	15 km	Santa Barbara CA/USA	Semana Nautica
06 Jun 1971	15	2:28:01		RD	Marathon	Eugene OR/USA	AAU Championships
29 May 1971	1	59:45		XC	18.5 km	n/a CA/USA	Mount Wilson
08 May 1971	3	1:20:57	x	RD	25 km	Fullerton CA/USA	n/a
06 Feb 1971	4	2:31:10	a	RD	Marathon	Las Vegas NV/USA	Las Vegas
07 Dec 1969	40	2:46:01		RD	Marathon	Culver City CA/USA	Western Hemisphere
29 Aug 1969	1	1:46:34		RD	30 km	Santa Rosa CA/USA	National Junior AAU Championship
26 Jul 1969	2	19.040 km		OT	One Hour	Goleta CA/USA	n/a
04 Jul 1969	1	48:24		RD	15 km	Santa Barbara CA/USA	Semana Nautica
24 May 1969	1	2:23:04	a x	RD	Marathon	Palos Verdes CA/USA	Palos Verdes
11 Jan 1969	4	2:35:59		RD	Marathon	San Diego CA/USA	Mission Bay
08 Dec 1968	3	2:29:57	a	RD	Marathon	Palos Verdes CA/USA	Palos Verdes

Database updated with data from 22 Jun 2020 15:42:51.

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