I'm retired from racing. Really.

March 2016

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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: 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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
200.000.000.000.000.00200.00
Trail N2 Miles: 30.00Road M2 2 Miles: 122.50Road M3 3 Miles: 4.00Road M3 2 Miles: 13.50TS11 Miles: 14.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

PM- PM with Seth, Barry, and, for the first time in a year or so, Merle. Seth and Barry dropped off after 4 miles. Warm today, 70 deg or so. Nice day. We moved quick but I felt pretty good.

Trail N2 Miles: 10.00
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Lunch 10.5

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.50
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lunch 9 with Aaron and Jim.

Road M2 2 Miles: 9.00
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Lunch short run then frisbee

Road M3 3 Miles: 1.50
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

AM- 7. I need to start getting up earlier so I can get in more miles before Marci has to leave at 8:20 each Sat morning.

Road M3 2 Miles: 7.00
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Lunch- big group for some of the run on a gorgeous, sunny, 60's day. 10 miles.

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

Lunch- Frisbee Friday on a Tuesday. Playing twice a week this month due to exceedingly nice weather.

PM- Normal PM run with Barry and Seth. Legs were very tired from earlier today but time wasn't much above normal. 1:43 or so.

Trail N2 Miles: 10.00
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Lunch 10.5

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.50
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AM- 10.

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Lunch run then ultimate frisbee. Mid-70's, felt warm. Fun. Less sloppy than last week.

Road M3 3 Miles: 2.50
Weight: 0.00
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9.000.000.000.000.009.00

AM- 9

Road M2 2 Miles: 9.00
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PM- PM. Instead of Barry and Seth, it was Eddie and Merle. Eddie's doing his first 100 in a few weeks, so we talked about that most of the time. It was the hottest run of the year so far, already 80 deg. Didn't feel too bad, though. Usual 10 miles 1:38.

Trail N2 Miles: 10.00
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Lunch- snake day. Right as I started running, I saw what looked like a small dead snake on the GE track. As I went to poke it, I decided better and grabbed a stick. Then a longer stick. I poked the little critter (maybe 18 inches long) and it was very much alive. It started slithering off the track, then curled up in stricking position. Inspection by the 3 of us out there led to the conclusion that it was a timber rattlesnake. I'm glad it didn't bite me. A few minutes later, we saw a big (2.5 or 3 feet long) black rat snake in the middle of the road. Jim jumped over this one. Ran 10.5 miles or so on another hot day- not as bad as the record 86 deg high yesterday, but still warm today.

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.50
Weight: 0.00
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Lunch- run and Ultimate. Beautiful day outside.

Road M3 2 Miles: 3.00
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No official run, but I did play 5 hours of paintball. It was a blast (get it?)

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Lunch- 10 miles. There was some sort of accident on Dublin at the sharp corner and the road was closed (someone said there were bodies in the road, another said power lines down, so who knows), so we ran the GE trails and track instead. Colder today, in the 40's. Last week was in the 70's and 80's.

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.00
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Lunch 10- perfect day for a run.

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.00
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lunch- 10 miles on another gorgeous spring day

Road M2 2 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

AM- lots of lunch meetings, so morning run. 50-ish, felt great. First few miles with Dan, then the rest by myself. My neck and back have been very painful for a few days (like the pulled muscle, can't move kind of pain), and the run didn't help it. I wanted 6-10 miles, ended up stopping at 7. Good times.

Road M2 2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Lunch- 3.5 run then an hour of ultimate. It was 4 v 5 today, and very windy. I was on the 4 person team, so more running than usual. My back is improving.

Road M3 2 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

AM- in Charleston on vacation for a few days. Ran around Mount Pleasant and over the huge Ravanel bridge. It's a pretty cool bridge. 8 miles, an hours.

Road M2 2 Miles: 8.00
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AM- second day around Charleston. This time I ran to Shem Creek boardwalk, then the Mount Pleasant nature trail, and some roads. Another hour. We had a great trip- perfect weather, lots of walking around, kids were generally good.

Road M2 2 Miles: 8.00
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Lunch- nice day. Ran with the guys. Discussed work, Lance Armstrong and ultrarunning, and government/private property rights. I enjoy these conversations.

TS11 Miles: 10.00
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Lunch- due to rain tomorrow, we played frisbee today. I ran a bit first, then we had 3 vs 4. I was on the 3, so lots of running. However, my sore back/neck really acted up and I've been incredible pain ever since. I can barely move. Ouch. I'm not sure I'll even be able to go to work tomorrow.

TS11 Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Trail N2 Miles: 30.00Road M2 2 Miles: 122.50Road M3 3 Miles: 4.00Road M3 2 Miles: 13.50TS11 Miles: 14.50
Weight: 0.00
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