I'm retired from racing. Really.

Leatherwoods Mountains 50 mile

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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
71.000.000.000.000.0071.00
Road M3 Miles: 5.50Road N2 Miles: 10.00Fuel 2 (road) Miles: 2.50Road M3 2 Miles: 2.00Trail M2 Miles: 10.00Trail M2 2 Black Miles: 40.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Lunch- 45 min easy. We'll call it 5.5 miles. I have a lot more free time while tapering.

Road M3 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Lunch- chilly out today. 6 with the guys. Feeling excited for the race. Weather is supposed to be rainy and cold on a course known for being muddy and slippery. Jason lost his shoe 3 times in the mud last year and said traction was an issue. And it's horse trails, so they get all chunked up. Sweet.

Road N2 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Lunch- it snowed yesterday. It was 44 deg out with a cold wind blowing. I saw white things everywhere and figured it was small flower petals or something. Then they started hitting my windshield and melting. Wow- snow in SC at the end of March. 5 minutes later, it was gone.

4 miles today, with 4 strides. I barely feel like my run has started and it's already over. Short.

Road N2 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.500.000.000.000.002.50

AM- 2.5 miles.

Fuel 2 (road) Miles: 2.50
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Pm 2 ez. Driving to race now. Predicting rain and thunder all day.

Road M3 2 Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Leatherwoods Mountains 50 mile (50 Miles) 08:31:00, Place overall: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
51.000.000.000.000.0051.00

Quick report- ran, without a doubt, the muddiest, sloppiest race of my life today. Fun, painful, challenging. Finished a distant second to Brian Rusiecki in 8.5 hrs. Rain, rain, mud, water, and more mud. My left knee is absolutely jacked up, too, probably from all the slipping and sliding. Great course with lots of climbing, good aid, perfect markers. 77 starters, 43 finishers.

Trail M2 Miles: 10.00Trail M2 2 Black Miles: 40.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
71.000.000.000.000.0071.00
Road M3 Miles: 5.50Road N2 Miles: 10.00Fuel 2 (road) Miles: 2.50Road M3 2 Miles: 2.00Trail M2 Miles: 10.00Trail M2 2 Black Miles: 40.00
Weight: 0.00
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