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Striders 5k

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Greenville,SC,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

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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: 15.50 Month: 55.50 Year: 154.50
Fastwitch Lifetime Miles: 82.50
Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 86.50
Road N1 Lifetime Miles: 31.00
Trail M2 Lime/black Lifetime Miles: 297.00
Road M3 Grey And Yellow Lifetime Miles: 324.00
Road N2 Purple 2 Lifetime Miles: 222.50
Road N2 4 Grey Lifetime Miles: 51.00
Race: Striders 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:17:56, Place overall: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.900.000.003.100.0010.00

Striders 5k.  Not sure what to expect at this race, but I was excited.  Race temp was somewhere between 15-20 deg F, with a slight breeze that put the wind chill in single digits or low teens.  Drove with Cody and ran the course for warm up.  Looked like a great course- very hilly, which plays to my strengths.  Met Chad and Andy at the start, as well as Walter.  Only other fast runner I knew was Tim Wight.  Not as many runners as last year.

Started off at a good pace, with the first mile in 5:59.  Probably slower than it should have been.  There was a group of 6 of us at the one mile mark, though we were spread out over about 10-20 meters.  I didn't push it much up the uphill- decent pace, but not borderline anaerobic or anything like that.  Hit the top of the hills at mile 1.5 in 6th place, then came the downhill.  I quicly picked up the pace and found myself running in 1st place, though I still didn't feel like I was working too hard.  There was another good hill up to mile 2.  It was the first time I felt like I was actually in a race and moving at a decent pace, though Chad passed me around here.  Mile 2 was 6:00 even.  Then there was another downhill, flat, gradual down, then gradual up.  At this point, Ben (the eventual winner) went flying by Chad and myself, getting a 10 m lead in just a few seconds.  Chad caught him and I was about 5 -10 meters back.  I almost caught them on the last downhill, then we turned a corner and had a gradual up followed by a steady uphill to the finish.  Mile 3 was 5:24 but felt pretty good.  I started a kick with .1 mile to go and caught Chad, but then he started his kick and left me in his dust.  Ben came in first, then Chad, then me, with Cody a few seconds behind.

Overall, I am very happy with the results of the race.  I felt great and could probably take off 15-30 seconds if I were to race it again tomorrow.  It was my first race under 9 miles in years, so I underestimated the pace I could have held.  I didn't push hard at all on the uphill and only pushed a bit on the downhills.  I plan to have a faster pace at the 10k.  It gets me excited for this whole race season.  Plus, I don't really feel like I am in shape but I am almost exactly 1 minute over my PR on a course that everyone agrees is 1 minute slower than a flat 5k.  I don't have plans to do another 5k this year, but I imagine I could set a PR pretty easily if I wanted.

Congrats to bloggers- places 2-4, plus Andy just behind!  Good job to all!

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Comments
From Brent on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 14:42:35

Jon, congrads, very tough course, your leg strength up those hills, wow. Likely seen you warming up with Cody. Darn amazing to us normal runners, running that time on such a tough course. Great year for you ahead. Top FRB runners really don't need commando points, but, you would get a bunch today.

Stay Kool, Run hard and faster

B of BS Rools out

From MichelleL on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 15:06:37

Great job on your race today. I think 5k's are a strange race, now that my focus is a marathon. It's hard to put your body into the "this hurts so much" place by the mile 1 marker, which is about where it should start hurting. It wouldn't surprise me to have you hit your 10k in a faster pace.

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 16:29:15

Great run. Worth a sub-17:00 in Draper Days on a good day.

From Cody on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 21:18:33

Good Job Jon. A very smart race. Way to use the hills to your advantage. You are in better shape than you think. It should be a great year for you.

From jtshad on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 09:21:35

Great race, Jon, you are running very strong.

From Lybi on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 14:55:10

Great job, Jon! So were you wearing your rockin' green shorts? It was pretty cold, so I'm thinking not! Congratulations and way to do the blog proud.

From Jon on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 21:41:01

Lybi- I had my green shorts in the car, but was wearing my black shorts. Was planning on tights, but changed at the last minute. Green shorts at the next race!

From Adam RW on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 22:01:59

Sounds like a real race. It is fun to go neck and neck like that to get pushed...

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:33:51

Once again nice job. Of course I talked to you during weekend, but figured I'd add to your comment total.

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