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X-Terra 15K Trail Race

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Location:

Decatur,AL,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

*1 mi: 4:55.86 (2008)AL Record 42yo
*2 mi: 11:10
*5K: 17:23
*4 mi: 23:20
*5 mi/8K: 29:33

*10K: 36:27
*15K: 58:01
*10 mi: 1:02:38
*1/2 marathon: 1:22:48
*Marathon: 2:57:46 (Boston 2007)
*50K: 4:42
*MT Mist50k: 5:34:52
*Mtn Masochist 50+miles 9:12 (2009)
*Hot to Trot 8 Hour- 42 miles
*Triathalon 400m/15k/5k 1:00:23

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a 100K or 100 miler

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy, encourage others to run.

Personal:

Married to Kelly since 1992, I have three beautiful daughters; Lily, Camille and Avanelle

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
2140 Blue Lifetime Miles:						236.88
Asics Ohana Lifetime Miles:						150.11
Asics Trail 2140 Lifetime Miles:						314.13
2140 White Lifetime Miles:						238.14
2140 Flame Lifetime Miles:						292.94
Asics 2150 Trail Lifetime Miles:						274.94
Asics 2150 Road Lifetime Miles:						250.26
Nike LunaRacer Lifetime Miles:						80.03
Nike Structure Triax 13 Lifetime Miles:						123.78
Nike Streak XC Lifetime Miles:						30.81

Sun, Oct 25, 2009

Race: X-Terra 15K Trail Race (9.45 Miles) 01:14:35, Place overall: 10, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.45	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	11.45

A rare Sunday morning event here in the Bible Belt. The race was advertised as a 15K, but all who wore Garmins had it a little over. The start was on roadway for about .3 miles then we hit the single track steep downhill switchbacks, making for a 6:30 first mile for me. I was in 6th place when we hit the trail and was able to hold onto this position thru the second aid station at 6.5 miles. My plan was to just run how I feel and hope to finish in the top 10. Some short steep climbs started to take a toll on me in the last 2 miles and three runners passed me. If a Masters division would have been included in the results, I would have been third in it. Overall a fun race, and a nice opportunity to run fast on trails.

Asics Trail 2140 Miles: 11.45

Comments

From Nevels on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:59:44 from 131.204.15.93

I saw the results, and from the times, it looks like a brutal course. What trails did it cover on the mountain?

I wish I had been there to run it...

From Jelmo on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 22:43:55 from 68.113.125.7

Started at the ranger station,went down the road to the bikers lot at the start of the Sinks trail ran down to the intersection with Mtn Mist trail toward O'Shaunessy Point where we went left on the Goat trail back to Three Benches, followed the Keith trail around Stone Cuts also using some connector trails to get back to Three Benches, back up part of Sinks then a right on Mtn Mist down to the cross over of closed Bankhead Pkwy, up and up and up Cold Springs to the Blue trail back to the ranger station.

No tough long climbs, but a lot of small ones and and equal amount of fast descents, plus you're not used to trying to run road race pace on the technical trails with fall foliage covering rocks and roots. But hey, that's trail running. Put it oun your calender for next year.

Pinhoti still in play?

From Nevels on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 13:32:08 from 131.204.15.93

Sounds like a fun course; I might have to try it in years to come...

Still chompin ant the bit getting ready for Pinhoti...9 days and counting....

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