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Greenville,SC,

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Feb 24, 2007

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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:	3.00	Month:	28.00	Year:	537.50
Fastwitch Lifetime Miles:						82.50
Trail M2 Lime/black Lifetime Miles:						299.00
Road N2 Purple 2 Lifetime Miles:						222.50
Road N2 4 Grey Lifetime Miles:						104.50

Fri, Sep 04, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
13.00	10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	23.00

AM- Long run with a BW. Started at the in-laws house but mainly ran on the Idaho Falls greenbelt and Freeman Park. Warmed up 8 miles (7:19 avg pace), then started my 10 mile tinman tempo. Goal was around 6:00 pace, though I discovered that the greenbelt is not the ideal tempo route due to number of people, quite a few stoplights, plus a few cutbacks. And it has a few hills. Nevertheless, did the tempo in 1:00:57, which averages 6:05. Last mile was a 5:47. I was happy with the workout- I did it late morning, so the temp was ~75 deg, plus the course certainly added at least 5-10 seconds per mile. And 10 miles is a long way to tempo. Cooled down 5 miles at 7:13 pace, giving a total workout of 23 miles in 2:35:43 (6:46 avg). Legs are tired now- last long run before TOU.

Doing my long run on Fri should secure me at the top of the mileage board for the rest of the day... :)

NB 769 2 Miles: 23.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Ashbaker on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:07:29 from 76.23.56.75

Pretty decent run Jon! I suspect we'll be keeping each other company for a while at TOU?

From Ashbaker on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:09:07 from 76.23.56.75

By the way you have until 5pm on the mileage board and then you have to go run again!:)

From Jon on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:14:36 from 198.60.103.104

Thanks for the warning, Steve. I was going to pound out a few more miles tonight, anyways.

Yes, hopefully we can work together at TOU. Any idea of a time goal?

From jtshad on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:18:56 from 204.134.132.225

Nice run Jon, welcome to my home turf. I find the same issues with trying to do long tempos there as well. I usually do fast stuff on West River Road or on Snake River Parkway (though that is only 1.25M long.

From Ashbaker on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:21:04 from 76.23.56.75

1:13 for the first half and then 1:16-1:17 for the second if I have enough strength on those hills at the end. Big maybe. But my confidence is up now and my fitness seems pretty decent now. I just wish I could get a day off to race somewhere! What is your goal?

From jtshad on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:33:12 from 204.134.132.225

Dude, you already got bumped by Holt by 1pm! You mileage animals!

From Ashbaker on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 16:35:18 from 159.212.71.17

Somehow that doesn't surprise me..

From Ashbaker on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 16:51:06 from 159.212.71.17

Jeez, I can't believe how Holt is. He's like a machine!

From Jon on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 17:17:36 from 198.60.103.104

Not sure, Steve. My TOU 1/2 time predicts a 2:32, but I think I'll go out a bit more conservatively than that.

From allie on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 21:24:13 from 129.123.26.13

nice run. so it's your last long run before TOU...what about BWs? any more of those in the next two weeks? i am planning on one tomorrow, but still trying to decide about one toward the end of next week. do you think that's a bad idea? i am going with a one week taper again.

From Jon on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 21:53:11 from 198.60.103.104

Allie- likely a 16 mile BW Monday, then a 15 miles Wed. So 2 more.

From Holt on Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 23:09:11 from 75.169.74.94

This is my crown!

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