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St. Jude 5K (Florence,AL)

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Jan 27, 2007

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Boston Qualifier

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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)

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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

Fri, Jul 11, 2008

Race: St. Jude 5K (Florence,AL) (3.1 Miles) 00:18:49, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
11.24	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.24

Ran 3 miles easy at lunch.

Evening race along on the Tennessee River at McFarland Park. Very pretty. Flat. Good portion was shaded. Out and back course with a 180 degree turn around at each end.

Felt good. 5:50 1st mile. Held pretty steady throughout. Finished 6:03 avg pace. My best 5K time since 2006. It was a warm night (conditions for the 7pm start 91F ,48% humidity, no wind) but with a race this short it wasn't a factor and may have helped a little.

Highlight was watching Jon Elmore break the Alabama State Record for 42 year olds in the mile. He bested the previous record by over a second in a time of 4:55.8. He had run a 4:20 before in the 1600 m (high school) so he understood what it took. He's been focused on this all year so it was great to see it pay off for him.

Comments

From Tom on Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 20:27:32

Congrats on running a great race and getting your best time since 06!

From Bob Anderton on Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 09:37:56

Great time on a 5k Eric, especially in 91 degree heat.

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