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Milliken Earth Day Run 5k

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Location:

Greenville,SC,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

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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:	16.50	Month:	63.50	Year:	219.00
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:						59.00

Sat, Mar 17, 2012

Race: Milliken Earth Day Run 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:16:30, Place overall: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
9.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	0.00	12.00

Won a race (my third this month), set a road/off-road 5k PR, and had an overall great time at the Milliken Earth Day run. And wore a leprechaun hat the whole time- really. Good times. Who says you have to do speedwork to set a 5k PR- I think you should just train for a 100 miler! Race report here. Even broke out my oldest shoes for the first time in 5 years- go NB 800's (the precursor to the NB 101's). Must be lucky.

NB 800 Miles: 5.00	NB 860 Miles: 7.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 14:03:14 from 67.177.21.60

Great job Jon!

I agree with your thoughts - all the speedwork in the world isn't going to get you very far unless you are stacking it ON TOP of a huge aerobic base. Your ability to PR @ 5K is a testament to that philosophy.

Looking forward to seeing how you run at Umstead. Seems like training has gone really well this year, and you're ready for a great race.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 14:06:08 from 76.27.122.13

Maybe Lagat or Rupp will read this post and see the light.

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 14:07:21 from 67.177.21.60

I really hope Lagat and Rupp and reading fast running blog

From Lybi on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 01:09:42 from 68.3.188.21

Wait...you ran a PR wearing a leprechaun hat?!? Love it. Hope they gave you a pot of gold!

From Jon on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:46:45 from 98.71.138.90

Thanks, everyone.

Lybi- yes, I literally wore the leprechaun hat the whole race. Plus warm up, cool down, and awards ceremony.

From Jake K on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:59:42 from 67.177.21.60

You thinking of jumping in a half-marathon now that you're in 5K PR shape? :-)

From Jon on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 13:15:30 from 98.71.138.90

No, not with Umstead. That's my focus race. But, I'm considering a half in October here in SC and was just trying to guesstimate a good goal (long ways off, I know). In general, the running scene here isn't as deep, with the local marathon winning time ~2:40 and the half ~1:15.

From jtshad on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 13:36:07 from 69.20.183.178

Congrats on the PR and the win!

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 14:10:13 from 76.27.122.13

I think you would dominate the Paris Mountain Road Race in December. 20k.

From Jon on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 16:01:52 from 98.71.138.90

We won't find out this year, Rob. It's the same day as another race you might have heard of in San Francisco.

From SlowJoe on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 20:21:50 from 69.131.141.92

I like seeing your success in a 5k without speedwork. Another excuse to never go to the track. Congrats, great run and win.

From Little Bad Legs on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 21:29:05 from 68.186.75.3

Impressive streak of running this month. Your range of abilities is impressive to say the least!

From Superfly on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 16:15:56 from 74.211.21.81

Jon your ability continues to impress. That's a solid 5k for a 100 mile guy. BTW I ran with an ultra guy by the name of Jon Olsen who just ran a 13:14:00 100 miler. Something like the 7 fastest 100 by an American ever. Do you know him. He's also got your range. I only beat him by 15 seconds in the marathon. Maybe there's something to all this Ultra training?

From Jon on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 18:33:47 from 98.71.138.90

Clyde- I know of Jon Olsen- heard about his fast 100. Impressive. Congrats on your win, by the way.

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