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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
60.000.000.000.008.0068.00
Fuel Miles: 6.00Float 2 Miles: 8.00Hoka Bondi B Miles: 8.00Float Miles: 10.00SC2 Miles: 8.00Fuel XC 3 Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.007.007.00

AM- went to the gym intending to run while watching SB recap on Mike and Mike.  3 steps into the run- yowzaa!  Knee pain galore.  Ok, some good xt then.

Lunch- knee hurt just sitting at the desk.  No activities. 

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PM- 1 mile xt.  Laura also put me through a 5 min ab session.  Ouch- I'm a wimp.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

PM- didn't go at lunch cause the drains backed up, flooding the locker rooms and giving Ken a big headache.  So ran in the afternoon.  Good to be running again- and my abs hurt more than my knee, so that's good.  6 miles. 

Is there any difference between Romney and Obama?  Judge Napolitano discusses:

 

Fuel Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
16.000.000.000.000.0016.00

AM- Back to normal running.  8.

Lunch- 8 more.  Got lots of questions/comments about my Hokas. 

Float 2 Miles: 8.00Hoka Bondi B Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
18.000.000.000.000.0018.00

AM- 10 plus 5 min ab session

Lunch- 8 

Jun, I have no idea why you say you can't see the trail in my race photos from Sat.  It's plain as day.  Besides, it's not the leaf strewn trail you have to worry about.  It's the rocks hiding under the leaves.  You just kind of hope you're landing on dirt rather than rock, and you get used to twisted ankles.  See, take a look:

 

 

Float Miles: 10.00SC2 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.000.000.000.0020.00

AM- Ran with Justin and first run with Jeremy Waldrop, in town from NC for a week.  We ran the Blue Wall and Poinsett Passage sections of the Palmetto trail.  I had never been on this trail and found it quite nice, plus it was only 45 min from home- pretty close.  Had a good mix of climbing (800 ft in mile 4, 1800 ft in 3 miles), flat, technical, and smooth.  Chilly and windy, with a few minutes of light snow flurries (first time I've seen snow this winter).  Legs felt better than I thought they would post-race, except for the thorn scratches hurting a bit in the shower afterwards.  Fun time.  Hope we can do it again, guys.  Finished with 20 miles on the dot, just under 3.5 hrs and 4400 ft climbing (SportTracks and Garmin Connect actually agreed for once).  Even carried the camera, hoping to see a bear eventually.  Didn't see one, but a few pics below.  14 miles Mon thru Wed, 54 Thur thru Sat.  Full mileage next week.

 

 

 

Fuel XC 3 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
60.000.000.000.008.0068.00
Fuel Miles: 6.00Float 2 Miles: 8.00Hoka Bondi B Miles: 8.00Float Miles: 10.00SC2 Miles: 8.00Fuel XC 3 Miles: 20.00
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