I'm retired from racing. Really.

March 18, 2024

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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
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

AM- Woke up early and drove with Joe all the way to Beaver Mountain... just to turn around and come home.  We planned to run Stump Hollow, but a major thunderstorm was raging overhead.  I'm not a fan of running on top of mountains with lightning nearby.  We drove down the canyon, hoping Jardine or even the River Trail would be clear, but no luck.  So I went home and slept for 2 more hours.  It may be the first time I actually drove 1.5 hours without running, but that's life.  A bit bummed I couldn't run the wonderful Stump one more time.

PM- Wow.  How to summarize the run this evening?!?  Epic.  Crazy.  Long.  Beautiful.  Slow.  Cody and I ran the Wellsvilles from Deep Canyon to Rattlesnake Canyon.  The hardest "short" run of my life.  Started at 5:30 pm, finished 1 hour after sunset (and Cody didn't have a light).  A 3.5 hour run should count for more than 13 miles!!!

I think a few numbers will summarize:

13 miles, 5500 ft climb, 5500 ft descend =  850 ft elevation change per mile.  3 hr 30 min = 16:34 min/mile average.  Yes, the slowest run of my life.  Fastest mile = 10:04, slowest = 23:37 (pretty fast, actually, supposing I was climbing an off-trail ridge).  3000 ft climbing in the first 3 miles.  3500 ft descending in the last 3 miles.  Nutso steep and overgrown.  Amazing views.  I'll summarize the rest with pictures.

 Very green at the start.  Very green.

 

Cody looking at the ridge we will run

 

Hey, look, a wildfire 

Overlooking Cache Valley

 

"Wait, we have to climb that ridge to get to Wellsville Cone?!?"

 

Yes, the sun is setting, and these two numbnuts still have to run 4.5 miles and 4000 ft down.  It will take them 70 min.  Not the brightest crayons in the box.

 

Let's play a game.  It's called "Where is the trail?"  With the similar game, "Let's see how much skin we can take off Jon's and Cody's legs while running through undergrowth!"

I see it!  Cody found it!  He is the blue dot, looking over the amazing Sardine Canyon. (And yes, that is the trail between him and I.  Do you see it?)

 

Yes, steep.  And rocky. 

 

XT Wings 2 Miles: 13.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From marci on Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 01:56:56 from 75.169.138.179

wow! that run is intense! I'm glad you finally conquered it. AND for sitting me down for 30 minutes and described the whole run to me with visuals on Google Earth and all. thanks. :)

I love how much you love mtn running!!

From Predog on Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 03:06:17 from 24.10.140.186

My jealousy knows no bounds. Cursed work. :( Oh well, I will do it sometime. And now I know that 16:34/mi. is the pace to beat. hehe

From jtshad on Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:00:30 from 204.134.132.225

Wow, what a run...you guys are nuts!

From jun on Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 13:13:26 from 63.224.105.43

Wicked cool.

From Paul on Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 17:48:01 from 65.103.252.214

Now that I know someone who has run the Wellsvilles, I no longer have any desire to do it. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you.

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