I'm retired from racing. Really.

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Location:

Greenville,SC,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

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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:	0.00	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

Wed, Sep 15, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Lunch- I planned to cross-train today, but I felt good enough to run. After 20 min warm up, I decided I felt good enough to do some speed, even though it was the hottest day in a few weeks (92 deg and humid)- so I ran 2.04 miles in 11:39 (5:42 pace, including 5:30 for the last .68 mile). And I felt great- despite the lack of speedwork this summer, I felt very relaxed- it felt like 6:15 pace, but I was moving much faster than that. I bet I could go do a 5k tomorrow morning in the "cool" and set a PR. That makes me feel good about my fitness, despite my lack of high mileage or speedwork since July. I'm sure the 1000 ft elevation helps, but the 92 deg weather doesn't. I have definitely acclimated, though, as I wasn't sweating much. Finished the 8 mile run in 53:58 (6:44 avg)

Progrid Guide Miles: 8.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Dale on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 19:50:43 from 69.10.215.11

Seriously? Is it even possible to acclimate to 92F weather? Glad to hear your Achilles is better.

From Jon on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 21:52:06 from 98.71.185.47

I guess it is, Dale. I was barely sweating- they say it takes 2 weeks, so I guess they were right.

Although I think the humidity was only 60-70%, not 90+. So there was a caveat.

From Adam RW on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 22:43:17 from 24.10.132.131

Sounds like everything is falling into place for you!

From Aaron Kennard on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 23:26:27 from 24.8.144.22

That's good news on the achilles feeling better, and the fitness level...good stuff.

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