I'm retired from racing. Really.

December 30, 2024

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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, Nov 04, 2015

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

AM- 10. I'm having to run a lot of mornings as I have lots of dentist appointments recently. I have two implants due a youth bike accident and it appears they have to be removed and replaced, though bone loss is so extreme that they'll likely have to pull the two adjacent teeth and put the implants in those locations, then give me a 4 tooth bridge. Even though we've hit our medical deductible for the year with our new kid, this all goes under dental insurance, which pays a pittance. I'm looking at $10-15k out of pocket. Ouch. This all on top of the fact my medical premiums are shooting up again next year. They are up 49% in 3 years. Everyone I speak to has similar increases, yet the "official" inflation rate for medical expenses and premiums is low single digits. Government statistics are meaningless at best, purposeful lies at worst.

Stinson Miles: 5.00	Road N2 2 Grey Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Steve on Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 20:40:27 from 12.251.244.54

It's insane. My insurance is the most expensive thing next to the mortgage.

From Jon on Thu, Nov 05, 2015 at 06:16:08 from 104.129.204.76

And it's only going up more and more. Making it tough for sure, Steve. The insurance industry (car, home, and especially medical) has it pretty good today.

From allie on Thu, Nov 05, 2015 at 19:11:51 from 24.99.46.55

i had to pay $4k out of pocket for an implant a few years ago because i hit my deductible in january after just one visit. blah.

good luck with all of that -- it sounds complicated but hopefully it's a fairly smooth process without too much pain. :0

From Jon on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 05:51:38 from 104.129.204.69

Dental insurance is sure set up different than medical. In medical, there is an out of pocket max, above which you pay 0. In dental, it is ok for normal items but not expensive like implants, etc, where there is a max insurance for the year above which you pay 100%.

Oh well.

From allie on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 07:24:06 from 66.249.88.82

yes, hitting my deductible was the wrong term. what i meant was that i maxed out my coverage (which was something tiny to begin with) and the rest was out of pocket. it was all very confusing...and clearly i still don't understand :)

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 07:58:10 from 163.248.33.220

This is a small price to pay for those of us lucky enough to have employer based health insurance to make it possible for the previously uninsured, and those in high risk groups, to be able to afford decent coverage under the Obamacare exchanges.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 07:58:27 from 163.248.33.220

Right?

From allie on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 08:35:10 from 66.249.88.71

absolutely

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 09:23:14 from 163.248.33.220

I'm having a hard time even detecting my own sarcasm let alone others!

We are dealing with open enrollment now too. Frustrating. Basically having to choose between much cheaper insurance with astronomical deductibles and much more expensive premiums.

From allie on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 10:57:32 from 50.232.250.30

i don't know what 'sarcasm' means. or 'premiums'

all i know is i'm still paying for that tooth. i often point to it when i smile to make sure people see it and appreciate it so i get my money's worth.

From Jon on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 17:42:19 from 96.33.87.148

Open Enrollment- always fun.

From Jason D on Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 21:04:40 from 68.80.27.222

Allie "Premium Sarcasm" Moore.

Sorry about the expense, Jon. Dental insurance is crazy. I know medical and other kinds are crazy but for regular stuff it's cheaper just to pay it for dental. This of course isn't true in your case.

I had terrible insurance in grad school and I am lucky my wife has decent insurance, otherwise I would be SOL.

I did manage to actually "beat the house" with my Purdue insurance. It somehow covered all but $300 of a $2300 (?) MRI. That was more than I paid in during my time there. The university has extracted (wink, wink) more than that from me overall though.

And now I should probably apologize to all of you for that! I would say that I will pay for your social security but I have added much to that either.

My understanding for medical bills is that as long as you pay them *something* then they don't come to kneecap you.

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