I'm retired from racing. Really.

Shut In Ridge 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: 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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
88.0018.000.000.0025.50131.50
NB 769 3 Miles: 27.00Progrid Guide Miles: 18.00Pace 2 Miles: 32.00XT Wings 2 Miles: 27.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.500.000.000.000.008.50

Lunch- 8.5 uneventful miles.

NB 769 3 Miles: 8.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.002.0010.00

Lunch 8+2.  Our Utah house sale recorded today, so I have no official ties to that state any more.  Happy and sad- we enjoyed our time there, but have less stress now.  One good thing about SC- My vote today might actually matter in the election, unlike in Utah... :)

Progrid Guide Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Lunch- 7

Pace 2 Miles: 7.00
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Lunch 7 xt.  I'm definitely having a low-key approach to my race on Saturday.  My training has been pretty mediocre, and my health is iffy (injury wise)... so this will be a race where my primary goal is enjoyment.  It's supposed to be 25 deg at the start, with a chance of snow!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Lunch- I only wanted to go 4-5 miles, but 40 min had passed the first time I looked at my watch, and we were still 2 miles out.  Time flies when you're having fun.

Pace 2 Miles: 7.00
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Race: Shut In Ridge Run (17.8 Miles) 02:49:29, Place overall: 11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0018.000.000.000.0018.00

Race report on green shorts running page.

XT Wings 2 Miles: 18.00
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12 hours of work, no run.  Which is fine, since I wasn't planning to run anyways after the race.  No soreness (really wasn't that much downhill, compared to this summer), just a bit of left hammy tightness.  And my Achilles feels better than expected.  Unfortunately, my right foot still hurts- feels like the start of a stress fracture.  Probably some cross training and not much running for a week or two.  And for the first time in 2+ years, I have absolutely no races on my schedule.  Any ideas/recommendations?

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.006.006.00

13 hours at work, but snuck in some cross-training to blow some steam.

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13 hrs work, no workout.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.003.005.00

Lunch- ran 2 miles just cause I felt like it, then cross trained for a while.  Felt pretty good.

Pace 2 Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.007.507.50

Lunch workout, then house shopping all afternoon.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Lunch run 8

Pace 2 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

PM- Met a new trail runner from work, Barry.  The lucky guy lives right next to Paris Mtn.  So we ran about 9 miles on it, mostly in the dark.  Looks like I'll have a new trail running buddy.  He's a long time runner, but has only done one road marathon and no trail ultras, but has lots of interest.  And he's as fast as me.  Now if I can only find a house up by the mountain!

XT Wings 2 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.500.000.000.000.0010.50

Lunch 10.5

NB 769 3 Miles: 10.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Lunch 8

Pace 2 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Lunch 4. 

Progrid Guide Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

AM- To all of you snow-bound folks in Idaho, Utah, and Colorado... I enjoyed my 6 miles on the beach today in 70 deg weather, running on Isle of Palms, Mt. Pleasant, SC, just outside Charleston.  Beautiful, sunny 75 deg weather yesterday, and 77 deg for today.  

In case you're wondering if garmin elevation profiles are accurate... here's proof towards the negative.  I was on the beach, not 60 ft under water...

 

Progrid Guide Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Lunch run 8- felt crappy, not surprising since this was only my second run in 10 days.

NB 769 3 Miles: 8.00
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Sick- no run.  Which is too bad, since Tuesday is the day Paris Mountain state park is open late so I can run after work.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
88.0018.000.000.0025.50131.50
NB 769 3 Miles: 27.00Progrid Guide Miles: 18.00Pace 2 Miles: 32.00XT Wings 2 Miles: 27.00
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