I'm retired from racing. Really.

Iron Mountain 50 mile trail run

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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
81.000.000.000.009.0090.00
Hoka Bondi B Miles: 10.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 17.00ERide Miles: 3.00Crossmax Miles: 51.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
16.000.000.000.005.0021.00

AM- 6+5

Lunch- 10 more.  Guess I'll start a mini-taper soon. 

Hoka Bondi B Miles: 10.00Test 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 ez

Test Shoe 3 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.001.004.00

AM- 3 miles with Todd, then a bit of xt.

Test Shoe 3 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.003.003.00

AM- 3xt

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

AM- 4 strides, 3 white tail deer, 1 spider web, 0 people.  All in 3 miles behind GE.

ERide Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Iron Mountain 50 mile trail run (50 Miles) 08:03:33, Place overall: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
51.000.000.000.000.0051.00

Quick report- legs felt tired and a deep fatigue in the legs right from the start (probably due to 200 miles in 2 weeks, including the race and from not sleeping the night before due to crying baby in tent- Zach did not sleep at ALL). Didn't feel energetic but stuck with leaders till mile 29, then entered a dark place and walked most of next 5+ miles. Started feeling a bit better, then came around and felt great from mile 40 to the finish- it's great fun to have turnarounds and run fast again. Ran 3rd to 5th all race, finishing 3rd, about 30 min behind where I hoped to be (8:03 for 50 miles with 8500 ft climbing). Not the most spunky race, but enjoyed being on some beautiful and challenging trails in the mountains. Great low-key race with good competition. Arrived home at 9 pm with the family after we bagged trip to Pigeon Forge, TN. Collapsed into bed for a solid 10 hour sleep.

Finally made a bit of a race report as part of this blog post

Random thought- Even though I've finished a few 100 miles, they are tough. Sitting at the finish of this 50 miler, I couldn't fathom getting up and running the course again. It's nuts. And the Bear 100 would have 30% more vert!  So, I guess what I'm saying, is good luck with that whole Bear 100 thingy, Cody. ;)

Crossmax Miles: 51.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
81.000.000.000.009.0090.00
Hoka Bondi B Miles: 10.00Test Shoe 3 Miles: 17.00ERide Miles: 3.00Crossmax Miles: 51.00
Weight: 0.00
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