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@cvschmid

Portland, OR Raving since 2022 Active 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Personal Bests (3)

Race Distance Location Date Result
Marathon Staten Island, NY Nov 6, 2016 3:58:00
Half Marathon Bridgton, ME Nov 7, 2015 1:40:48
10K Portland, OR Apr 23, 2023 49:59

Future Races (11)

Race Distance Location Date Paid
Marathon Burlington, VT May 26, 2024
Marathon Portland, OR Oct 6, 2024
Marathon Berlin, Germany TBD
Marathon Hopkinton, MA TBD
Marathon Cincinnati, OH TBD
Marathon Coeur d'Alene, ID TBD
Marathon Fargo, ND TBD
Marathon Honolulu, HI TBD
Marathon Tokyo, Japan TBD
Marathon Minneapolis, MN TBD
Marathon Lake Buena Vista, FL TBD

Past Races (30)

Race Distance Location Date Result My Raves My Performance
Half Marathon Boring, OR Sep 10, 2023 1:54:47
Marathon Grand Island, NE Aug 26, 2023 4:21:15
Marathon Olympia, WA May 21, 2023 3:58:30
10K Portland, OR Apr 23, 2023 49:59
Marathon London, United Kingdom Oct 2, 2022 4:03:10
Marathon Big Sur, CA Apr 24, 2022 4:07:41
Half Marathon Portland, OR Mar 13, 2022 1:55:40
Marathon Staten Island, NY Nov 7, 2021 4:09:40
Half Marathon Portland, OR Oct 3, 2021 1:53:51
Half Marathon Portland, ME Oct 6, 2019 2:02:49
Half Marathon Independence, OR Sep 1, 2019 1:56:27
Half Marathon Grand Island, NE Aug 24, 2019 2:09:35
Marathon Wells, ME May 13, 2018 4:17:37
Half Marathon Greenland, NH Apr 22, 2018 2:03:42
Marathon Chicago, IL Oct 8, 2017 4:31:33
10K Cape Elizabeth, ME Aug 5, 2017 54:34
Marathon Staten Island, NY Nov 6, 2016 3:58:00
Half Marathon New York City, NY Mar 20, 2016 1:42:57
Half Marathon Hampton Beach, NH Mar 6, 2016 1:42:57
Half Marathon Sherbrooke, Canada 2016 1:52:12
Half Marathon Gloucester, MA Dec 6, 2015 1:46:12
Half Marathon Portland, ME Nov 22, 2015 1:43:02
Half Marathon Bridgton, ME Nov 7, 2015 1:40:48
Half Marathon Bar Harbor, ME Oct 18, 2015 1:46:21
Half Marathon Portland, ME Oct 4, 2015 1:46:24
Half Marathon Lubec, ME Jun 28, 2015 1:44:19
Half Marathon Wells, ME May 9, 2015 1:43:44
Half Marathon Montreal, Canada Apr 26, 2015 1:41:13
Half Marathon Portland, ME Oct 5, 2014 1:49:47
Half Marathon Bridgton, ME 2014 1:54:25

My Raves

The course runs through my hometown and I ran because it runs by my parent's house a few times in a lake area. It is done during a relatively hot … MORE

The course runs through my hometown and I ran because it runs by my parent’s house a few times in a lake area. It is done during a relatively hot part of the year for Nebraska, but luckily it was only in the 60-low 70’s during this particular year. A few days before it was up to 100F. The packet pick up is easy, but nothing fancy. Just a table with your shirt and packet at the YMCA. Not a race for swag, but a large, nicely made race medal. The course is very flat, and very easy, but more difficult for me due to difficulty with training this season. You get a free admission to the state fair and it is fun to spend time there after the race. It would not be my first choice for views, but the relatively flat course may be good for someone within Boston qaulifying time range, if the weather was not really hot. There is a change it could be very hot though, so there may be other options that would be better, as it is almost always a high of 80-90’s at least during this time of year.

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The course along the California coast was gorgeous. Definitely had plenty of breathtaking views throughout to keep you going. It was challenging with a lot of elevation changes and periods … MORE

The course along the California coast was gorgeous. Definitely had plenty of breathtaking views throughout to keep you going. It was challenging with a lot of elevation changes and periods of high wind and mist. Overall I enjoyed the race. It was fun to be able to see breathtaking views of the ocean from an iconic coastal road.

In order to get to the start, you have to leave Monterey before 4 in the morning by bus and travel to Big Sur 45 minutes away. Long line to get on the bus, so waited in line for at least 30 minutes before our bus time of 4 AM. There is a very small area for the start, and the bathrooms are highly condensed. Runners were packed in tight, so you had to step over some that were sleeping or sitting on the ground. It was very difficult to tell where any lines were for the bathrooms because of the crush of people. Ran out of coffee by the time I got through the bathroom line. They tried a reusable cup opt in to avoid wasting a lot of paper cups. I commend the effort, but there was only one person with a pitcher to fill the cup at two mile interval water stops. I missed the second one, so I started taking paper cups because I did not want to miss out on water. There must be a VIP option because we saw some runners with special VIP bags and swag and a whole tent just for VIP’s. It seems like the regular P’s were a bit of an afterthought.

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4
PRODUCTION
3
SCENERY
5
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