Meet list 2017 - season in review

My annual summary.  2017 - a good year!

WMACi World Masters Indoor Championship Gold Medal: 200m - 24.82

 - Ranked #2 in World indoor 200m M55

WMACi World Masters Indoor Championship Silver Medal: 400m - 55.17

 - Ranked #2 in World indoor 400m M55, #1 USA

 - Fastest indoor 400m by an M55 American in 9 yrs (since Bill Collins '08)

 - Fastest 400m by an American in both indoor and outdoor seasons, #33 on all-time list

USATF National Indoor Champion Gold Medal M55 400m - 55.92

USATF National Indoor Championship Silver Medal 200m - 25.07

USATF National Outdoor Champion Silver Medal M55 400m - 56.78

NCCWMA North American Championship Gold Medal 400m - 57.13

Penn Relays Masters M55 100m Silver Medal - 12.25

AWARD: Greater Philadelphia Track Club Athlete of the Year

Season PRs in Blue

--INDOOR--

1/20 - Nashville -  TSU, Ed Temple Classic (flat 300m)

• 200m - 25.65

2/4 - Murfreesboro - MTSU Invite

• 400m - 57.56 
• 200m - 25.62 

2/11 - Birmingham - Samford Open (200m banked Mondo)

• 400m - 56.66

2/17-19 - Albuquerque - USATF Masters Indoor National Championships

• 400m - 55.92
• 200m semi - 25.07
• 200m final - 25.22

3/21-25  - Daegu, Korea - WMACi World Masters Indoor Championships

• 200m  prelim - 25.05
• 200m semi - 24.86
• 200m final - 24.82

• 400m prelim -  58.62
• 400m final - 55.17
• 4 x 200m relay - (M45 Bronze) 

--OUTDOOR--

3/4 - Mt. Berry, Berry College, GA - Victor Ice breaker

• 400m - 55.79
• 200m - 24.92

4/8 - Mt. Berry, Berry College - Berry Field Days

• 400m - 56.33    

4/14 - Sewanee, Mt. Laurel

• 200m - 24.84

4/27 - Philadelphia - Penn Relays

• 100m - 12.25
• 4 x 100m relay - 49.02 (4th)
• 4 x 400m relay - 3:51.33 (2nd)

6/17 - Trussville, AL  - AL State Games

• 200m - 25.69 
• 400m - 56.99

7/14 - Baton Rouge, LA, LSU - USATF Masters Outdoor Nationals

• 400m - 56.78
• 200m prelim (indoor) - 25.88
• 200m final - 25.75
• 4 x 400m relay M45 (Gold)

 9/17 - Toronto - NCCWMA Championships 

• 400m - 57.13  
• 200m prelims - 25.63
• 4 x 400m relay M55 (Gold)

Totals

12 meets

14 races indoor

15 races outdoor

29 - total races including relays

2 - 100m (1 relay)
14 - 200m (1 relay)
13 - 400m (2 relays)

compare:

2017: 12 meets / 29 races
2016: 18 meets / 40 races
2015: 12 meets / 30 races
2014: 19 meets* / 42 races) *not including 3 fall senior games meets 

Some firsts and peculiarities for this season:

 -Indoor and Outdoor seasons overlapped with the 3/4 outdoor meet in GA, and WMACi in Daegu 3/21-25

 - Semifinals of Outdoor Championships contested indoors due to weather.

 - Least number of races in 4 seasons  

 - Most number of (wind legal) sub 25 200m races in a season - four: 24.82, 24.84, 24.86, 24.92