| Barbara Pearce: New Haven 20K Times |
| Predicted | ||||||
| Minimum | ||||||
| No. | Date | Time | Pace | Age | Time | Difference |
| 11 | September 5, 1988 | 1:53:00 | 9:06 | 33 | 1:21:54 | 31:06 |
| 12 | September 7, 1989 | 1:41:41 | 8:11 | 34 | 1:21:54 | 19:47 |
| 13 | September 3, 1990 | 1:40:00 | 8:03 | 35 | 1:21:54 | 18:06 |
| 14 | September 2, 1991 | 1:30:03 | 7:15 | 36 | 1:22:33 | 7:30 |
| 15 | September 7, 1992 | 1:35:25 | 7:41 | 37 | 1:23:13 | 12:12 |
| 16 | September 6, 1993 | 1:29:52 | 7:14 | 38 | 1:23:52 | 6:00 |
| 17 | September 5, 1994 | 1:29:15 | 7:11 | 39 | 1:24:36 | 4:39 |
| 18 | September 4, 1995 | 1:26:15 | 6:56 | 40 | 1:25:15 | 1:00 |
| 19 | September 2, 1996 | 1:29:40 | 7:13 | 41 | 1:25:55 | 3:45 |
| 20 | September 1, 1997 | 1:32:58 | 7:29 | 42 | 1:26:39 | 6:19 |
| 21 | September 7, 1998 | 1:30:09 | 7:15 | 43 | 1:27:18 | 2:51 |
| 22 | September 6, 1999 | 1:49:00 | 8:46 | 44 | 1:28:03 | 20:57 |
| 23 | September 4, 2000 | 1:41:22 | 8:09 | 45 | 1:28:47 | 12:35 |
| 24 | September 3, 2001 | 1:35:56 | 7:43 | 46 | 1:29:26 | 6:30 |
| 25 | September 2, 2002 | 1:32:38 | 7:27 | 47 | 1:30:10 | 2:28 |
| 26 | September 1, 2003 | 1:56:42 | 9:23 | 48 | 1:30:55 | 25:47 |
| 27 | September 6, 2004 | 1:32:26 | 7:26 | 49 | 1:31:39 | 0:47 |
| 28 | September 5, 2005 | 1:35:40 | 7:42 | 50 | 1:32:23 | 3:17 |
| 29 | September 4, 2006 | 1:38:22 | 7:55 | 51 | 1:33:07 | 5:15 |
| 30 | September 3, 2007 | 1:34:44 | 7:37 | 52 | 1:33:51 | 0:53 |
| 31 | September 1, 2008 | 1:36:00 | 7:43 | 53 | 1:34:36 | 1:24 |
| 32 | September 7, 2009 | 1:35:35 | 7:41 | 54 | 1:35:25 | 0:10 |
| 33 | September 6, 2010 | 1:36:09 | 7:44 | 55 | 1:36:09 | 0:00 |
| 34 | September 5, 2011 | 1:44:10 | 8:23 | 56 | 1:36:58 | 7:12 |
| 35 | September 3, 2012 | 1:40:53 | 8:07 | 57 | 1:37:42 | 3:11 |
The predicted minimum times were computed on the aging part of this site: Aging in Sports and Chess. These calculations are based on an age corrected best time of 1:36:09 at age 55. This is not Barbara's best time, which is 1:26:15 at age 40, but it is the best age corrected. Barbara's four races between ages 52 and 55 were remarkable---essentially on the line each race. Her time for the 2011 race was not as good, but she came back closer to the line in 2012. |