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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
76.5010.000.000.003.5090.00
ERide Miles: 10.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 44.50Fuel Miles: 7.00NB 860 Miles: 10.00SC2 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
18.000.000.000.000.0018.00

AM- 8 ez. Feel good other than the bit of PF I've been fighting for a month.

Lunch- 10 on another hot day. Summer will end eventually.

ERide Miles: 10.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.003.5015.50

Lunch- 5 in the pouring rain with Dan and Jim.  Lots of rain- high of 75 today and 2.74 inches of rain, complete with 12 hours of flash flood warning.  Basically ran through puddles all run.

PM- Didn't go to PM cause I got stuck late at work and everyone else had bailed due to work and rain concerns, so I ran at GE.  7+3.5. About 5 miles less than planned today.  Oh well.

Looks like Nathan HPL #28 vests are on sale at Zombie Runner if anyone wants to buy a classic, useful item.  Of course, the new ones look even better. 

Fuel Miles: 7.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Lunch- 10 with the guys 

Want to know a bit more about Hardrock 100?  Watch this video, or at least from the 4:30 min mark for a couple minutes and you'll see why it's the toughest, most beautiful race in the country.

 

Hanging out at Hardrock 100 - 2012 from Carson Rickey on Vimeo.

 

 

NB 860 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.0010.000.000.000.0021.00

Gotta love the days when you wake up at 3 am for absolutely no reason and can't fall asleep despite an hour of lying in place.  Oh well, might as well go for a run now.

AM- Planned to do the BW I missed yesterday.  3 mile warmup, then planned on 2x4mile at faster than MP.  Felt like trash the first 1.5 miles of the workout and couldn't get going faster than 6:05-ish pace, but then kind of settled in and just sweated it out.  Decided at mile 4 to not take a break, decided at mile 7 to extend the workout to 9 miles, then all the way to 10.  10 miles in 61 min.  2 miles cooldown, giving 15 total in 98 min.  Last BW before Waldo 100k.

Lunch- 6 more with Aaron, Scott, and Dan.

It's still a bit far to look at the weather forecast for Waldo, but they are expecting highs of mid-60's this week and lows below 40.  Brr.  I might freeze to death.  Although normal temps are 80/50.  For me, though, I hope they get a nasty heat wave- the hotter it is, the more to my advantage.

SC2 Miles: 15.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Lunch- 8 with the guys

Test Shoe 3 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
17.500.000.000.000.0017.50

AM- 8.5 miles pushing Zach in the stroller, then 9 by myself. Definitely easier with no stroller. Last run of 2+ hrs before Waldo.  My 413 miles in Aug was my second most ever, and I'm feeling pretty good for the race.  It should be competitive and gorgeous scenery.  

Test Shoe 3 Miles: 17.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
76.5010.000.000.003.5090.00
ERide Miles: 10.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 44.50Fuel Miles: 7.00NB 860 Miles: 10.00SC2 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
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