I'm retired from racing. Really.

March 28, 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: 11.00 Month: 51.00 Year: 150.00
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: 51.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
17.500.000.000.000.0017.50

Went camping last night, so didn't get my run in until 12:30 pm.  Hot, hot, hot- 95 when I finished!  I've always wanted to do North Syncline when I could enjoy it, since I have only run it as part of Logan Peak Run.  So I ran up Dry Canyon to North Syncline, then down to Inspiration Point.  The run up Dry was hot and slow (3100 ft climb in 3.6 miles), with lots of pictures.  North Syncline is rather enjoyable and mostly shaded, and rolls between 7800 to 8600 ft.  I was able to enjoy lots of nice views of Logan Canyon that I've never had time to look at before.  Once I hit the end of NS, I ran down the ATV trail to Inspiration Pt, which is a peninsula (of sorts) with wonderful views of Spring Hollow and Logan Canyon.  It took me 1:45 to run the 8.5+ miles to the overlook, so pretty slow.  The run back was enjoyable but hotter as I descended down Dry.  I saw 3 people on my way up Dry, but no one the rest of the day- very isolated.  And did I mention hot?  I drank 32 oz Powerade at the start, all 70 oz in my Nathan pack, and a 32 oz Jamba Juice afterwards, and still lost weight.  I pushed it a bit on some of the downhill, with some sub-6 pace, but generally relaxed.  Total time was just over 3 hours for 17.5 miles, with 5100 ft climbing and 5100 descending.  I enjoy North Syncline, but it would be much better if you didn't have to run up Dry to get to it!  I was also sad to see a ton of cow damage to the trail and surrounding bushes- they really did a number to the plants.

I was looking at last Sat's run with Paul and noticed it was similar to today's run- pretty close, actually.  19.5 vs 17.5 miles,  4 hrs vs 3 hrs, and 5050 ft climbing vs 5100 ft.  I'll post pictures later.

XT Wings 2 Miles: 17.50
Weight: 0.00
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