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Location:

Greenville,SC,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I also maintain a blogspot running blog. Check it out. 

5k- 16:01, 1/2 marathon- 1:11:37, marathon- 2:34:16, 50k- 3:58, 100 mile- 15:19

Former World Record holder in 100 x 5k relay 

Ultra history:

8-100 mile, 1-100k, 9-50 mile, 2-40 mile, 14-50k-ish

12 wins, 5 CR's, plus four 2nd, five 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 9th, 16th, 20th, 28th, 38th, and 62nd place, with 1 DNF 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Goals 

Enjoy running, stay fit (and maybe lose a few pounds). Play ultimate frisbee.

4 year coach of Langston Middle School- love it

Long-Term Running Goals:

Unretire at some point

Run a sub-6 hr 50 miler

Win a 100 mile ultramarathon

Personal:

I have five cute kids. And I have some rockin short green racing shorts- I wear them mainly because it embarrasses my wife so much. I like ultimate frisbee, trail running, reading, and cheering for the Denver Broncos!   And I have the absolute best wife in the world.  And I used to run for the now-disbanded national Team Pearl Izumi- Ultra!

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Miles:This week: 4.00 Month: 33.50 Year: 132.50
Fastwitch Lifetime Miles: 82.50
Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 86.50
Road N1 Lifetime Miles: 31.00
Trail M2 Lime/black Lifetime Miles: 297.00
Road M3 Grey And Yellow Lifetime Miles: 324.00
Road N2 Purple 2 Lifetime Miles: 222.50
Road N2 4 Grey Lifetime Miles: 49.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
19.000.000.000.000.0019.00

AM- Well, today was my last run in Utah.  It's been a great week, one with lots of (slow) trail running.  I ran 5 times this week for 65 miles in just under 13 hours (that much time would be 100+ road miles), which means I averaged 12 min miles.  Add in last Saturday's race, and my last 6 runs total 95 miles with just a hair under 27,000 feet climbing and 27,000 feet descending!  And it's been a fabulous month of being a full-time trail runner with over 300 miles of trails and 127,000 ft elevation change.  Heck, my last run on pavement was Jul 23!

Today's run ran from Green Canyon up the Beirdneau trail to Beirdneau Peak, then across to Mt. Elmer and Mt. Jardine, then down Green Canyon.  I had done the first 5 and last 5 miles, but the middle part was awesome.  The first 2 miles and last 5 miles were on nice trail, and the rest was a combination of rough trail, deer trails, and no trail.  Joe, Cody, and myself started well before sunrise and were greeted with almost 2000 ft climbing in the first few miles.  The sun rose as we were on the ridge headed towards Beirdneau- pretty sight.  We enjoyed the views of Logan and Green Canyon.  The ridge took us to the top of Green, where we ran towards Mt. Elmer.  The final miles towards Elmer are slow and rocky, with lots of steep cliffs and scree.  The views were fantastic from on top, though, with big valleys, steep cliffs, and nearby mountains.  We backtracked a bit, then went off-trail to try to reach Mt. Jardine.  It was slow going with some ridgetop scrambling, but this is where we saw 2 backpackers.  We finally turned around and went completely off-trail for the next mile, dropping down into upper Green Canyon with 1000 ft drop in less than a mile.  Cody was leading us from cow path to cow path, claiming each one was an official trail.  Then it was down the familiar singletrack.  The last 4 miles are very runnable, and we pushed rather hard and averaged 6:30's for that section, which was a big change after all the 12 to 20 min miles.  Lovely.  19 miles total in 4:20 with 5500 ft climbing and 5500 ft descending, just under 14 min miles average.  Beautiful views, glad we did this adventure- thanks, Joe and Cody.

Between the Wellsvilles on Thursday and today's run, we did 32 miles in about 8 hours with 11,000 ft climbing.  Slow and steep, but lots of vistas. 

                          Dawn approaches                           

 

Sunrise over the Bear River Mountains, looking towards Right Hand Fork 

                     Ridge running                   

 

Mt. Elmer forest fire- lots of burnt stuff, and the fire is still burning right by the trail

 

Cody and Joe seem miniscule next to some steep cliffs 

 

Final approach to Mt. Elmer 

Looking towards Beirdneau Peak and Mt. Logan from Elmer 

The Three Amigos.  Or is it the Three Stooges?  

Rock scrambling towards Mt. Jardine  

 

 

 

XT Wings 2 Miles: 19.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Bryce on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 00:08:49 from 174.52.190.220

Looks like the perfect last run. Good trails, good friends. You've logged some huge time out there this last month, impressive to say the least. Best wishes on the move. See you in 5 weeks.

From Scott Ensign on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 00:24:19 from 71.35.222.151

nice run, we will miss you, but I am sure you will be back to visit often.

did you see the marble/granite plaque on the top of Bieurdneau? my college roommate and a close friend is a descendant of the birdneau guy the peak is named for. he had the plaque made and hauled it up the mountain and installed it 20 years or so ago. last time I checked it was still there.

From Jon on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 00:42:12 from 75.169.146.44

Scott- the trail skirts below the top of Bierdneau, and we didn't actually summit since Cody slept in and we were short on time.

From jtshad on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 14:07:36 from 69.20.183.178

A great send off to your new adventures in the south!

From Bob on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 16:43:50 from 65.101.166.191

I'm going to miss these views you've shared with us. Have a safe move.

From Predog on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 14:47:39 from 129.123.243.149

Hey, you didn't quit running or something did you? haha. Hope the move went well and that you've found all sorts of trails through swamps to run on. You might want to carry a big stick for the alligators on your runs. haha

From Kory on Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:00:34 from 72.24.26.195

Jon - Good luck on your new adventure in life. I'll pray for you and your family.

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