Head-to-head records, rivalries, revenge wins, photo finishes, streaks, and the odd facts hiding inside eight comparable races and 801 timed finishers. Summit Run is excluded because a mountain course is a different kind of effort.
506–287Career record · beat 63.8% of everyone faced
504Unique opponents faced
162–80Vs runners younger than you
331–208Vs runners older than you
Field domination trend
Share of each field you beat, race by race. The bars go up.
23%
EORC WK11 Sep 2022
46%
EORC WK6 Aug 2023
57%
EORC WK10 Aug 2023
62%
EORC WK12 Sep 2023
59%
EORC 9/21 Sep 2023
60%
EORC 9/28 · PR Sep 2023
77%
Purple Light Oct 2026
93%
Sheriff Shuffle Oct 2026
Town scoreboard
Your all-time W–L against runners from each town. Chicopee has never beaten you. South Windsor is the problem. Coverage note: EORC never publishes hometowns, so this board only covers the 2026 races — 276 of your 793 head-to-heads.
Springfield33–2
Chicopee25–0
Holyoke17–4
West Hartford12–0
Westfield10–1
West Springfield10–0
South Windsor9–13
Feeding Hills7–2
East Longmeadow7–1
Easthampton6–2
Glastonbury6–1
Ludlow6–1
Enfield6–0
Agawam6–0
South Hadley5–2
Prospect5–0
Hartford4–1
Southwick4–0
Windsor Locks4–0
Wallingford3–0
New Britain3–0
Broad Brook3–0
Wilbraham3–0
Rivalries
Runners you’ve faced at least twice. Left: the ones you own. Right: the ones who own you.
Victims
Joe Misterka7–0
Andy Laughlin6–0
Aidan Musiak6–0
Andrea French6–0
Darlene Fuller5–0
Aimee Walczak5–0
Nemeses
Norm Fuller6–0
John Fuller6–0
Brian St.jean6–0
Thomas Lehoullier6–0
Meredith Mcgowan6–0
Cameron Currie5–0
Photo finishes
Closest runner ahead of you and behind you in every race.
EORC WK11ahead: Rick Wu, 57+19.0sbehind: Marissa Quintero, 41−12.0s
EORC WK6ahead: Patrick Karalekas, 38+7.0sbehind: Greg Sambor, 47−10.0s
EORC WK10ahead: Joe Nichols, 56+11.0sbehind: Kerry Flynn, 29−7.0s
EORC WK12ahead: Peter Ferraro, 38+6.0sbehind: Jim Conway, 71−4.0s
EORC 9/21ahead: Rich Wood, 54+3.9sbehind: Peter A. Slepchuk, 37−19.2s
EORC 9/28 · PRahead: Rich Wood, 54+4.9sbehind: Mark Baillargeon, 60−24.2s
Purple Lightahead: Jonathan Allen, 63+49.7sbehind: Chris Wiegel, 36−5.5s
Sheriff Shuffleahead: Jennifer Murray, 33+1.0sbehind: Jonathan Murray, 54−4.0s
Chasing the winner
Your gap to the race winner, shrinking from +12:13 to under six minutes.
Best days
Your most dominant performances by share of field beaten.
Sheriff Shuffle · Oct 202616th of 203 · beat 92.6% of the field
Purple Light · Oct 202620th of 84 · beat 77.1% · 1st in M30–45
EORC WK12 · Sep 202333rd of 86 · beat 62.4% of the field
Battle of the sexes
You beat women at an 83% clip. Men? Barely above .500. The fields just hit different.
Vs women246–49
Vs men256–240
Revenge tour
26 runners beat you once — then you beat them the next time you met. Receipts:
Andrew Lapradelost Sep ’22 → won Aug ’23
Elena Massa-Musiaklost Sep ’22 → won Aug ’23
Bill Drohanlost Sep ’22 → won Sep ’23
Thomas Shealost Sep ’22 → won Sep ’23
Hiram Cruzlost Aug ’23 → won Aug ’23
Debra Heveylost Aug ’23 → won Aug ’23
Thomas Witkoplost Aug ’23 → won Sep ’23
Mark Baillargeonlost Sep ’23 → won Sep ’23
Age-group record
M30–39 (later M35–39) finishes, worst to first. Two podiums and counting.
EORC WK11 · Sep 202214th of 16
EORC WK6 · Aug 202310th of 13
EORC WK10 · Aug 202312th of 19
EORC WK12 · Sep 20238th of 12
EORC 9/21 · Sep 20237th of 10
EORC 9/28 · Sep 20236th of 7
Purple Light · Oct 2026 — 1st place1st of 4 · M30–45
Sheriff Shuffle · Oct 2026 — 3rd place3rd of 10 · M35–39
From young pup to veteran
Share of each field older than you. At EORC you were the kid. In 2026 you’re mid-pack.
EORC WK1186%
EORC WK671%
EORC WK1080%
EORC WK1283%
EORC 9/2179%
EORC 9/2882%
Purple Light35%
Sheriff Shuffle49%
The comeback
Last EORC race: Sep 28, 2023. Next race: Oct 3, 2026. That’s 1,101 days between starts — and he came back only 23 seconds off his PR.
1,101Days between races
+23.3sOff his PR on return
24:28Next day: 8s faster again
Lucky bibs
Average share of field beaten while wearing each bib number. Bib 109 is magic. Bib 2224 is cursed.
Bib 10992%
Bib 9977%
Bib 3156 ×259%
Bib 3089 ×355%
Bib 222423%
Pace collapse
Minutes per mile, first race to latest. Two full minutes per mile, gone.
Sep 20229:50
Aug 20238:30
Sep 20238:03
Sep 2023 · PR7:47
Oct 20267:52
Decade battles
Your W–L against every age decade. The kids are your toughest matchup. The 70-and-overs are free.
Vs 80s6–0
Vs 70s19–3
Vs 60s72–30
Vs 50s104–61
Vs 20s82–45
Vs 30s98–65
Vs 40s83–59
Vs teens30–26
Vs single digits8–0
Wanted: Rich Wood
The white whale. Two meetings, two losses, by a combined 8.8 seconds.
0–2 vs Rich Wood, 54Lost by 3.9s (Sep 2023) and 4.9s (Sep 2023, PR day). The rematch is overdue.
The anti-DFL
Eight races. Never finished last. Worst day was 73rd of 94 — and even then, 21 people saw your back.
8Races
0Last-place finishes
73rdWorst finish (of 94)
Cold vs hot
Race-day temp against your time. Your three fastest races are your three coldest. (Fitness helped too.)
57°F · Sheriff24:28
61°F · Purple24:36
63°F · PR day24:13
66°F · 9/2124:32
67°F · WK1225:28
68°F · WK1025:03
69°F · WK1130:36
71°F · WK626:27
Evening vs morning
Six evening EORC races vs two morning 2026 races. You are a morning person now.
Morning249–36
Evening255–253
The 1-second club
Every finish of yours decided by under five seconds, either direction.
Jennifer Murray beat you by 1.0s · Sheriff ShuffleL
Rich Wood beat you by 3.9s · EORC 9/21L
You beat Jonathan Murray by 4.0s · Sheriff ShuffleW
You beat Jim Conway, 71, by 4.0s · EORC WK12W
Rich Wood beat you by 4.9s · EORC 9/28 PRL
The gauntlet
Biggest beating anyone ever put on you, and biggest you ever dealt out.
–12:13Taken: Brendan Dean, EORC WK11 (your first race)
+33:54Dealt: Vaughn Steele, Purple Light
Streaks
Races in a row beating at least half the field.
6Current streak (EORC WK10 → Sheriff Shuffle)
6Longest streak (same one — still alive)
Field quality rankings
Your 8 races ranked by winner’s time — toughest fields first.
1. EORC WK10 · Lindsay Smith 16:57you: 45th
2. EORC WK6 · Lindsay Smith 17:32you: 49th
3. Purple Light · Graeme Taylor 17:51you: 20th
4. EORC 9/28 · Brian Muray 18:15you: 27th
5. EORC WK11 · Brendan Dean 18:23you: 73rd
6. Sheriff Shuffle · Nolan Griffin 18:45you: 16th
7. EORC 9/21 · Matthew Marsh 18:51you: 32nd
8. EORC WK12 · Owen Bannish 19:11you: 33rd
1–1 ties
Dead even, one win each. The deciders are still out there.
Bill Drohan1–1
Jay Panniello1–1
Joe Nichols1–1
Gap to 1st in your age group
How far off the age-group win each race. From twelve minutes to zero.
EORC WK11 · Brendan Dean 18:23+12:13 · 14th/16
EORC WK6 · Lindsay Smith* 17:32+8:55 · 10th/13
EORC WK10 · Lindsay Smith* 16:57+8:06 · 12th/19
EORC WK12 · Geoff Nooney 19:46+5:42 · 8th/12
EORC 9/21 · Matthew Marsh 18:51+5:41 · 7th/10
EORC 9/28 · Geoff Nooney 19:27+4:45 · 6th/7
Sheriff Shuffle · Andrew Covington 20:31+3:57 · 3rd/10
Purple Light · YOU 24:361st · age-group champ
The champions’ wall
Every race winner who ever beat you — 8 for 8 against you — and the gap getting smaller each time.
Brendan Dean · EORC WK1118:23 · beat you by 12:13
Lindsay Smith · EORC WK617:32 · beat you by 8:55
Lindsay Smith · EORC WK1016:57 · beat you by 8:06
Owen Bannish · EORC WK1219:11 · beat you by 6:17
Graeme Taylor · Purple Light17:51 · beat you by 6:45
Brian Muray · EORC 9/2818:15 · beat you by 5:58
Nolan Griffin · Sheriff Shuffle18:45 · beat you by 5:43
Matthew Marsh · EORC 9/2118:51 · beat you by 5:41
Signature race
Ranked by runners beaten in a single race. No contest.
187Sheriff Shuffle · 16th of 203
64Purple Light · 20th of 84
58EORC WK10 · 45th of 103
Quirky facts
Youngest runner you ever beat: Aidan Musiak, 5
Oldest runner you ever beat: George Gilder, 83
Oldest runner to ever beat you: Frank Rucki, 73
Youngest runner to ever beat you: Mason Valacheryil, 13
Most common opponent first names: Michael and David (10 each)
Biggest single-race leap: −4:09 between your first two races
You’re 5–0 against “Anonymous Runner.” Whoever that is.
The Fuller family feud: 0–12 vs Norm & John, 5–0 vs Darlene.
No home-field advantage: 62% win rate in Holyoke (7 races) vs 77% in Hartford (1 race).
Excludes the Summit Run 5K (Sep 20, 2026) — a mountain course where the time isn’t comparable to road races. Head-to-heads use chip times where available, gun times otherwise. *The official EORC files list Lindsay Smith in M30-39 — their typo, not mine. Data: official race results, 8 races, 2022–2026. When a new race happens, send the results file and the board gets rebuilt with it.