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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
Thu, Sep 01, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.502.000.000.500.0017.00

Here a great article from someone who voted Obama last election, but now will be voting Ron Paul in 2012.  Very short, thoughtful read.

Lunch- 10

PM- A local high school student asked me to help him break out of his 7-min pace he runs every day, even in his cross country races.  After some warmup, we ran a 6 min mile over very hilly terrain, then a 6:40.  Then we did some sprints, 100-300 yards, very fast (4:00ish pace).  7 miles total. 

Pace 3 Miles: 7.00NB 760 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 21:55:48 from 98.202.141.17

You know, many high school coaches aren't full time teachers at the school where they coach. I coached high school xc for 6 years in Greenville and I can tell you that there definitely is a lack of knowledge among the coaches...

I know you have a job and all but coaching is a lot of fun and very rewarding.

From steve ash on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 22:13:44 from 24.10.169.210

I'ts not just the media that feels threatened, it's anyone who works for or depends on government money for their livelihood.. By the way I read an interesting article on how the DOE wasted half a billion in loan guarantee money to a now bankrupt solar panel company. Nice huh.. All the more reason to vote for Ron Paul. He's got my vote for sure and I don't care if it does take away votes from the Republicans as they are just as corrupt as the dems..

From Jon on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 22:27:49 from 74.177.100.34

Rob- I've thought many times about coaching. I think it would be a blast. Time consuming, yes, but rewarding. However, my job just does not permit it right now. Maybe sometime in the future, though- I'd love to do it. And I really think I could help the kids meet their potential. Here's hoping.

Steve- yup, good point. Not really much diff between most Rep and Dem candidates these days, except on a few small points, despite what the media tells us. All want bigger govt, more debt.

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 23:57:32 from 98.202.141.17

But if you coached for a public school you would be receiving "government money".

I won't tell Steve if you don't :)

From Jon on Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 18:02:29 from 74.177.100.34

:)

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