Bob Cargill’s Best Times and Biggest Feats as a Runner
Half Mile 2:13 1974
One Mile 4:44 1974
Two Miles 10:17 1975
5K (3.1 Miles) 19:06 1990
Five Miles 27:50 1974
10K (6.2 Miles) 39:04 1983
Seven Miles 45:33 1978
Falmouth (7.1 Miles) 47:23 1990
Eight Miles 49:10 1978
Ten Miles 1:07:57 1987
Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 1:34:28 1989
Marathon (26.2 Miles) 3:22:47 1980
Notable Facts and Highlights
- Undefeated in one mile and two mile races (dual meets-Hockomock League) as a member of the winter track team at Franklin High School in 1975/1976.
- Placed sixth in the Hockomock League cross country meet as a member of the Franklin High School cross country team in 1975.
- As a junior at Franklin High School, was on the undefeated cross country team that won the Hockomock League Championship.
- Completed approximately 350 road races, ranging in distance from 3.1 miles to 26.2 miles.
- Awarded seventh place in the Grand Prix ranking for the 2003-3004 season by the Greater Framingham Running Club, third for the 2004-2005, 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 seasons, first for the 2008-2009 season, second for the 2011-2012 season, third for the 2015-2016 season, tied for first for the 2016-2017 season, second for the 2017-2018 season, fourth for the 2019-2020 season, sixth for the 2021-2022 season and fourth for the 2022-2023 season.
Completed 21 Marathons
1980 Amherst 3:22:47
1981 Boston 3:34:24
1984 New York City 3:58:54
1987 New York City 3:37:15
1990 Boston 4:00
1996 Boston 4:03:33
Raised $1,596 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1999 Boston 5:06:50
2002 Boston 4:06:34
Raised $2,927 for The Home for Little Wanderers
2003 Boston 4:12:32
Raised $3,488 for The Home for Little Wanderers
2005 Boston 4:24:51
Raised $2,809.40 for Children’s Hospital Boston
2006 Boston 3:52:49
Raised $3,570.00 for Children’s Hospital Boston
2009 Boston 4:10:11
Raised $4,426.94 for MassGeneral Hospital for Children
2010 Boston 5:42:04
Raised Approximately $3,753.60 for Christopher’s Haven
2013 Boston (40K Time — 4:03:53) 4:17:16*
(*Projected Time, Which is Recognized by the B.A.A. as an Official Finish)
Raised $2,557.00 for Christopher’s Haven
2014 Boston 4:54:00
Raised $2,179.00 for Christopher’s Haven
2017 Boston 4:20:45
Raised $2,807.00 for Christopher’s Haven
2018 Boston 4:40:08
Raised $1,870.00 for Christopher’s Haven
2019 Boston 4:25:40
Raised $2,053.00 for Christopher’s Haven
2020 Boston [Virtual] 5:01:31
Raised $1,797.00 for Christopher’s Haven
2021
Raised $2,566.80 for Christopher’s Haven 4:35:47
2023
Raised $2,590.00 for Christopher’s Haven 4:27:52
Completed Mount Washington Road Race (7.6 Miles up tallest peak in New England) Three Times
1991 Mount Washington 1:37:43 340/950
1999 Mount Washington 1:49:57 478/1000
2004 Mount Washington 1:45:42 396/1100
Completed Falmouth Road Race (7.1 Miles) 15 Times
1987 50:52 764
1988 48:39 683
1989 48:30 672
1990 47:23 630
1991 48:24 536
1992 51:29 1289
1993 53:02 1376
1994 54:14
1996 53:35 1100
1997 56:03 947
1998 55:59 1500
2000 50:35 774
2001 54:42 1295
2003 54:13 705
2004 50:33 626
Completed 15 Half Marathons (13.1 Miles)
1989 — New Bedford — 1:34:28
2002 — New Bedford — 1:42:39
2003 — Hyannis — 1:49:19 — 262/1000
2003 — Boston — 1:41:07 — 413/3000
2005 — New Bedford — 1:42:44 — 613/1340
2006 — New Bedford — 1:41:08 — 561/1574
2007 — Lowell — 1:44:04 — 191/782
2008 — New Bedford — 1:44:15 — 702/1664
2008 — Lowell — 1:39:23 — 110/996 — 6/61
2012 — New Bedford — 1:47:12 (48:34) — 898(1011)/2771 (2778) — 157/304 — (8:11) 8:16/Mile
2014 — Ashland — 2:04:16
2016 — New Bedford — 1:52:07 1126/2480
2017 — New Bedford — 1:57:02 1107/2287
2018 — New Bedford — 1:54:04 968/2478 (8:43/mile)
2019 — New Bedford — 1:51:27 (8:31/Mile)
Best 10K Times
39:04 6/4/83
39:13 9/9/90 Stouffer 10K 135/2000
39:28 10/26/03 Waltham YMCA 10K 9/53 3/13
39:42 9/30/78 Hampshire Gazette/Northampton Y 36/150
39:55 10/28/90 Medford 10K 72/1000
41:35 4/4/04 Wellesley Miles Page 9/70 2/10
41:58 10/29/00 Metrowest Y 22/90
Best 5K Times
19:06 10/21/90 Downtown 5K 330/3395
19:42 1123/03 Sudbury 6/54 4/17
19:46 11/21/99 Sudbury 12/70
19:49 10/20/91 HCHP 486/4000
19:53 9/25/05 Wayland 10/128 4/18
19:55 10/23/05 Milford/Neely 8/60 Third in age group!
19:56 11/21/04 Sudbury 12/58 6/15
19:59 11/13/05 Sudbury 16/80 5/17
20:00 11/8/03 Walpole
20:04 2/1/04 Lowell 39/263
20:14 3/14/04 Wakefield 22/700 6/85
20:18 10/7/01 Marlboro 10/110 First in age group!
20:21 5/11/96 Sudbury 1/20 First overall!
20:24 6/27/04 Hopkinton 35/456
20:27 5/23/04 Franklin 16/204 8/36
20:29 8/31/03 Lowell 19/100 Second in age group!
20:30 8/28/05 Marlboro 4/17 1/5
20:34 6/16/02 Needham 25/440
Best Five Mile Times
27:50 Circa 1974 Franklin High School Practice Run
31:12 9/24/78 College Town Classic in Amherst, MA 81/700
31:16 9/16/90 Doc Linskey, Cambridge
32:17 5/5/91 Silver’s Gym, Franklin 20/100
33:12 3/7/04 Lowell 99/598 10/61
33:55 2/8/04 Brockton 88/388 27/95
34:05 10/10/04 Southboro 19/140 3/11
34:41 7/22/04 Weston 128/721 29/125
34:45 9/10/00 Maynard 33/200
Completed Wachusett Mountain Run (4.3 Miles) Twice
5/27/00 Wachusett Mountain 38:30 115/260
5/24/03 Wachusett Mountain 36:29 79/247
Completed Ragnar Reach the Beach 200+ Mile Relay Race Twice in New Hampshire and Once Virtually
9/13-14/19 (Four Legs for a Total of Approximately 20.6 Miles and Elevation Gain of 2,022 Feet)
9/14-15/18 (Four Legs for a Total of Approximately 23.1 Miles and Elevation Gain of 1,664 Feet)
9/5-6/20 (Three Legs for a Total of Approximately 15.9 Miles)
Completed Two Biathlons
5/92 Hudson Biathlon 55:38 Run 2/Bike 10/Run 2
7/93 Marlboro Biathlon 1:57:22 Run 3/Bike 20/Run 3
Completed One Triathlon
5/2/99 Sudbury Triathlon 54:42 152/232 218th/171st/67th
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