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:	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

Sat, Nov 08, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

AM- Met Joe at the start of the canal and ran with him up the canyon to the Logan River trail where we met Paul. Cody was a no-show. Then we ran up almost to Guinavah Malibu campground, then back down. I talked Paul's and Joe's ears off the whole way. About 30 deg, nice day for a run- very peaceful feeling with most the leaves scattered about the ground. Very few people on the trail. Easy pace, about 15 miles, 1:59:27.

XT Wings Miles: 15.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From wheakory on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 15:30:23

Sounds like that was a fun trail run. Nice job for staying on your feet for a while to get a good aerobic base run.

Jon I'm not that experienced on good trail running shoes, could you give me some suggestions what you consider good. Of course I know that they have to fit my foot arch, but good suggestions would help. I could have ran a nice trail race today if I would have had trail shoes.

From Jon on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 16:21:32

Kory- not sure if there is a best trail shoe. I definitely did not like my Mizuno's. But beyond that, I have had good luck with some New Balance (806, 808), Adidas (though many years ago), and my current pair of Salomon. You just need to decide how much protection/support you want and choose the best pair based on that- there are big differences in tread pattern (i.e. gnarly for only off road, less gnarly for occasional road/trails) and weight. I have heard good things about La Sportiva, too, with their Fireblade and Crosslite. And the Brooks Cascadia. Just try them on. I don't think you need to pay extra to get some with GoreTex, though- I've never needed it out here in the west.

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