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Hartselle Depot Days 5K

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Decatur,AL,

Member Since:

Jan 27, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

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Short-Term Running Goals:

2010 Race Schedule:

6/5: Eurocross 5K/8K

7/17: HTC Twilight Run 5K

8/7: Hot to Trot 8 Hour (Atlanta)

9/18: Hartselle Depot Days 5K

9/25: Elkmont Rails to Trails 10K

10/16 Liz Hurley 5K

10/24: Stone Steps 50K (Cincinnati,OH)

11/13: Chickamauga Battle Field Marathon (TN)

12/4: Frosty Freeze 5K (Decatur)

12/31: Recover 50K (Huntsville)

Long-Term Running Goals:

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Personal:

Born 1972 in north central Wisconsin

Married for 11 yrs to very supportive non-running wife. Two children : Fiona, 6 (in picture) and Elliott (2 yrs)

Co-Race Director of Delano Park 12 Hour Run (www.delano12.com). President of River City Runners (www.rivercityrunners.org)

3 cats and 1 dog (chocolate lab)

In high school, I was an slightly overweight , badly asthmatic J.V. cross country runner. I enjoyed being part of the team but never excelled. The summer after my freshman year in college I decided to run a marathon. 6 weeks later I ran a 3:11 at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth (1991) and I was hooked on long distance running where my asthma wasn't as much of a factor.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Ohana Racers Lifetime Miles:						232.86
Saucony Trail Lifetime Miles:						147.44
Lunar Racer Lifetime Miles:						69.61
Lunar Glides Lifetime Miles:						132.75
Kayano 16 - 1 Lifetime Miles:						276.41
Kayano 16 - 2 Lifetime Miles:						19.11

Sat, Sep 19, 2009

Race: Hartselle Depot Days 5K (3.1068 Miles) 00:18:15, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.74	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.74

Rained hard all night but stopped before the start.

Ran in third in a pack of 3 until mile 1. Patrick Fagerman leading. Came in at around 5:45. After the mile mark, there is a long straightaway on a slight decline. I picked it up and moved into the lead. I wasn't planning on making a move but they didn't respond so I kept going. Race was pretty uneventful after that . I gradually pulled away and kept Patrick a good distance behind me. He's a great sprinter (which I am not) so I wanted to maintain a good gap. Ended up 10 seconds ahead of him.

This is my first road race win and 2 seconds off my PR. I was hoping to get to 18 minutes by December so I'm ahead of schedule. Last year at this time, I was in the low 19's. Gives me more confidence I may be able to PR in the marathon at Huntsville. We'll see. I have two full more months of training.

Ohana Racers Miles: 10.74

Comments

From mike mcclellan on Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 22:19:39 from 192.28.0.21

Great race Eric, you are still getting faster.I hope that you got your car unlocked. :)

From Nevels on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:29:34 from 131.204.15.93

Congrats on the win and the solid time. You'll be giving us all a run for our money now....

From Eric Schotz on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 15:22:03 from 192.28.0.21

thanks for the flattery. I don't believe the part about giving Nevels a run for his money but I appreciate it nonetheless. I think my body would fall apart if I tried to run that fast.

From Nevels on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 15:28:30 from 131.204.15.93

Nonsense; once you're under 18 (which you will be very soon at this rate), it's anyone's game at many races around; some days an 18 is just faster than what I have in the tank (remember, I've won races running 18:45 and lost them running 16:59)

From The Howling Commando on Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 19:58:16 from 72.224.31.230

Super great race! You have SPEED!!!!!!

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