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Location:

Mooresville,NC,

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Highlights: Litchfield Road Race (7.1) in 58:36

2008 Highlights: New Jersey Marathon in 4:12, Bay State Marathon in 3:10:30

2009 Highlights: Boston Marathon in 3:13:26, Litchfield Road Race in 49:30, New Haven 20k in 1:25:03, Bay State Marathon in 3:09:09

2010 Highlights: Bradley 10k in 39:58, Litchfield Road Race in 48:06, New Haven 20k in 1:23:59, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:29:12 (trail), Philadelphia Marathon in 3:06:59

2011 Highlights: Litchfield Road Race in 47:44, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:28:35, Goshen Turkey Trot in 40:46, Jingle Bell 5k in 19:05

2012 Highlights: Finished Boston Marathon in 3:41:59 in 89 degree heat, broke the top 100 in Litchfield Road Race (82nd), 1st Place (overall) in Solstice 5k, Hogsback 1/2 in 1:29:36, and bq'd in Bay State Marathon (3:14:20).

Personal Records

1-mile: 5:39/track (2008)

5k: 19:05/Jingle Bell (2011)

10k: 39:58/road race (2010)

20k: 1:23:59 (2010/New Haven)

1/2 marathon: 1:28:35 (2011/Ghost Trail)

marathon: 3:06:59 (2010/Philly)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-3:05 marathon in Fall

Sub-1:23 in New Haven 20k

Sub-46 min in Litchfield RR

Sub-19 in 5k

Sub-5:30 in mile

Upcoming Races:

TBD

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub-3hr marathon

sub-5:15 min mile

become a competitive master's runner

win age division in smaller marathon

Personal:

Married w/six daughters (9 year age span)

Pastor a church in NC

Enjoy travel and recreation with family

Began running in November of 2007

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	33.00	Year:	424.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles:						401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles:						335.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles:						363.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles:						384.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles:						334.00
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles:						98.00

Sat, Aug 14, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.25	1.25	0.00	0.00	10.50

5 miles on the TM w/1.25 @ 6:55 pace.

OK...had quite the experience on a hotel run. Tried the TM at a hotel in GA (11pm) and found it to be useless. Decided to venture out and found a dark road in the middle of nowhere on a backroad alongside highway 95. I went about 1.5 miles and got spooked, came back to the hotel, decided it was ok, and headed back for a second round. The 2nd go round I felt a little more confident, yet at about the 5 mile point I heard a rustle in the woods and something the size of a small dog/fox/racoon was running alongside me. Slowed to see if it was my mind playing games with me...no, it was a small creature running alongside me in the woods. Suddenly my entire system kicked into panic mode and I took off on an adrenaline fueled spurt that seemed to last 1/4 mile, but was probably more like a couple hundred yards. At one point my loose fitting pants began to fall to my knees and I pulled them up, held them, and just kept going. Within a few minutes I reached hotel lights and regained my composure. Upon checking my garmin at the hotel, my speed had sparked up to 12mph pace...wow!! I may never know what it was in those woods, but I think twice before my next midnight run in unknown territory.

Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 5.50	Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 21:35:34 from 72.102.248.132

This reminds me of a run I did down a lonely side road off of HWY 95 in McDermitt, NV in April. 5 miles out and back in pitch black. It was a little too creepy and possibly a little dangerous. I don't think I would do it again, but at the time I was committed to getting my miles in right before Eugene.

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