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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
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AM- Met Joe at the start of the canal and ran with him up the canyon to the Logan River trail where we met Paul.  Cody was a no-show.  Then we ran up almost to Guinavah Malibu campground, then back down.  I talked Paul's and Joe's ears off the whole way.  About 30 deg, nice day for a run- very peaceful feeling with most the leaves scattered about the ground.  Very few people on the trail.  Easy pace, about 15 miles, 1:59:27.

XT Wings Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From wheakory on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 15:30:23

Sounds like that was a fun trail run. Nice job for staying on your feet for a while to get a good aerobic base run.

Jon I'm not that experienced on good trail running shoes, could you give me some suggestions what you consider good. Of course I know that they have to fit my foot arch, but good suggestions would help. I could have ran a nice trail race today if I would have had trail shoes.

From Jon on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 16:21:32

Kory- not sure if there is a best trail shoe. I definitely did not like my Mizuno's. But beyond that, I have had good luck with some New Balance (806, 808), Adidas (though many years ago), and my current pair of Salomon. You just need to decide how much protection/support you want and choose the best pair based on that- there are big differences in tread pattern (i.e. gnarly for only off road, less gnarly for occasional road/trails) and weight. I have heard good things about La Sportiva, too, with their Fireblade and Crosslite. And the Brooks Cascadia. Just try them on. I don't think you need to pay extra to get some with GoreTex, though- I've never needed it out here in the west.

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