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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
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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So Eric got this idea that we should do a crazy long run during Christmas week. We had both recovered well form the marathon on the 13th so in Christmas Eve day we set off from his house in SE Decatur at 6:12am with the plan to run to the Fleet Feet store in Huntsville; 39+ miles away.

The Fagerman Bros. and Larry Dickerson joined us for the first 13.1 out of Decatur and through the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge to Mooresville. This route added mileage but kept us off busy state highways with no shoulder.

We kept a steady, comfortable 7 mile/hr pace with breaks for aid and nature. Running out of Mooresville to Madison we made good eastward progress but were more exposesed to a SE wind running on an accces road along I565. My right shin started to give me problems about 19 miles into the run, getting tighter and tighter so I had no flex in my ankle, making running very painful. I did manage to hold out until 26.5 to get my ultra in (4:15), but the last two miles were all walking. Thankfully one of Eric's co-workers had come out to give us an aid stop and I gladly accepted a ride and called Kelly to pick me up early. Eric on the other hand was still moving strongly and getting faster. Kelly and I met him over at Fleet Feet at 12:12pm. Nearly 40 miles in 6 hours and he looked like he could've kept going. His endurace amazes me.

I will do this run again in the future and finish it.

I hope everyone has a joyous holiday season.

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I'm doing the RICE thing to rehab my shin. My co-workers had my at work birthday party today and gifted me "The Stick". It came in handy to massage my shin. I might run a race in Wisconsin on the 31st, if the weather cooperates.

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