overtaking haynes

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Location:

Redding,CT,USA

Member Since:

May 11, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1M: 4:57.9 (May 21, 2008)

5k: 17:45 (2008)

5M: 29:11 (2008)

1/2 marathon: 1:24:38 (2005, 2008)

Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim 50+ miles (2005)

50M trail race 11:12 (2005) san juan solstice 6th place

50M trail race Zane Grey Highline trail race (2006)

52M trail race bighorn trail run (2006)

Wapack 50 (2007) 2nd place

Goretex Transalpine run finisher 8 day stage race (2007)

laugavegur ultramarathon (2008) in iceland (55km) 7th place

mount mitchell challenge 40m trail race 2009 10th place
Ironman 11:37 (2001) Ironman lake placid

Easily beating Haynes by 8:45+ in back to back trail races over 12 miles! (2008) and also the marathon by less than 1 sec :)

Mohawk Hudson River Marathon 2:57:53 (2008)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 marathon

Sub 1:20 half marathon

Sub 17 minute 5k


Long-Term Running Goals:

Have the courage to enter and finish a 100 mile trail race.

Sub 2:40 marathon! but i can't say i expect to ever run that fast.

Win any race with over 100 entrants in it.

Personal:

Triple majored in chemical physics, philosophy, and biology.

PhD in biomedical science

Was doing aging research but for now switching to chemistry and am planning to write a science fiction novel.

First year I have trained properly, 2nd year of being serious about running.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks GTS Racer Lifetime Miles: 169.70
Puma Trailfox 3 Lifetime Miles: 157.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.500.500.000.0012.00

easy trail run, super slow and comfortable. 1hr 59 min.

took new montrail hardrocks out of box for the first time...i love those shoes,
should probably get something lighter for racing but whatever...

 ran 1.65 miles out and back with brothers in the evening. was challenged by my middle brother who attempts to run circles around me since i'm not usually fresh or rested i have no explosiveness. On the last big hill he tried to kick me and he blew himself out by the top of it and he stopped. it was awesome...

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From haynes on Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 19:08:11

I spawned a long debate on cheston's blog about the biking miles. You should read it.

From haynes on Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 19:12:25

or perhaps not, I just read it and its all kinda worthless

From bedoukian on Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 20:01:10

I totally read it. i liked how the one guy also didn't like it. good job, but it doesn't look like he's going to change it. It was really cool here today, great job sticking out the workout. my legs are so dead running 10 a day on trails. I can't even consider doing a workout right now. if i'm going to race i need to take a full day off. found a trail marathon in NY this sunday only an hour away, i might do it and actually not race. although i don't know...

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