Technical Jazz
Home Base: Frederick Maryland, USA
Ultra Life
Started Running:
Personal Records (PR's):
1 M (5:21) - Market St. Mile (Frederick, MD) 1996
5 K (18:56) - 4th July 5k (Frederick, MD) 1997
10 K (40:00) - Governors Bay Bridge Run (Annapolis, MD) 1996
10 M (1:06:04) - Cherry Blossom (Washington, D.C.) 1996
26.2 (3:15:29) - Marine Corps Marathon (Washington, D.C.) 1996
50 K (4:14:41) - Capon Valley 50k (Capon Valley, WV) 2001
50 M (7:44:01) - JFK 50 (Boonsboro, MD) (2004)
100 K (9:35:13) - GNC 100k National Championship (Pittsburgh, PA) 1997
100 M (18:24:41) - Vermont 100 (South Woodstock, VT) 1997
24 Hour (116.7) - USATF National Championship (Olander Park, Ohio) 1997
Ultras Completed: 57 Breakdown: (27)-100's // (2)-100k's // (12)-50's // (15)-50K's // (2)-24 hr's
(*(2)-JFK 50 Double*)
2007- (1) Capon Valley 50k // VT100 // Wasatch 100 //
2006- (2) Vermont 100 // JFK 50
2005- (5) Rocky Racoon 100 // Capon Valley 50k // Vermont 100 // Javelina 100 // JFK 50
2004- (4) Maryland Fat Ass 50k // Hinte-Anderson 50k // Vermont 100 // JFK 50
2003- (3) Capon Valley 50k // Vermont 100 // JFK 50
2002- (8) Maryland Fat Ass 50k // Rocky Racoon 100 // Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k
// Umstead 100 / /Old Dominion 100 // Vermont 100 // Haliburton Forest 100 // JFK 50
2001- (6) Rocky Racoon 100 // Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k // Capon Valley 50k // Vermont 100
// USATF 24 Hr. Nationals // JFK 50
2000- (6) Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k // Bull Run Run 50 // Massanutten Mountain 100
// Old Dominion 100 // Angeles Crest 100 // JFK 50
1999- (5) Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k // Umstead 100 // Capon Valley 50k // Arkansas Traveller 100
// *JFK 50/100
1998- (7) Maryland Fat Ass 50k // GNC 100k Nationals // Western States 100 // Vermont 100
// Leadville Trail 100 // Wasatch Front 100 // *JFK 50/100
1997- (7) Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k // GNC 100k Nationals // Vermont 100 // Leadville Trail 100
// USATF 24 Hr. Nationals // JFK50 // Fet Bakdel 50k.
1996- (2) Vermont 100 // JFK 50
Achievements:
Favorite Ultra Events: 100 Milers
Favorite Running Shoes: New Balance
Preferred Running Surface: Any and all, why be picky.
Favorite Drinks, Food and other Stuff:
Favorite Training Run:
(old) - Pancake Ultra Run (PUR for short) out and back - Starting at Gathland State Park (Maryland) run south on the Appalachian Trail (AT) to the C&O canal. Run north on the C&O tow path past Harpers Ferry and continue and turn around when mileage needs are satisfied. On the return trip take the bridge over to Harpers Ferry (West Virginia) have a gut busting pancake breakfast and then finish the run back to Gathland.
Typical Training Week:
(before Dad-hood)Out of season: 35-50 miles/week.
Swimming:
In season: 5-7 miles/wk (Jan 01 - June 15)
Monday through Friday - long swim of 2+ miles then any combination to hit the weekly goal.
Out of season: 2-3 miles/wk
Weights:
Hammer and arm curls to build strong running arm motion at low weight with high repetitions.
Typical Training Week: (after fatherhood)
Running:
Saturday: 27-31 miles
Rest of the week: What ever, when ever (not much) I can.
Swimming (beginning 7 weeks before the Great Chesapeake Bay Bay Swim): Injuries:
Tuesday-Thursday 2.2 miles / day
Rest of the week: What ever, when ever (not much) I can.
Why I Started Running Ultras:
Read an article in Runners World about the Leadville Trail 100 and said "hmmm... I gotta do that".What I Enjoy Most About Ultras:
The challenge, adventure and the people.What I Hate Most About Ultras:
Blisters and black toenails.
2007 Run/Swim Schedule:
04/14 - Bull Run Run 50 - Centerville Aid Station
05/06 - Frederick Marathon (3:22:33)(66 / 722 / ??? )
05/12 - Capon Valley 50k (5:04:31) (19 / 132 / 135)
06/10 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:18:35) (431 / 636 / ???)
07/16 - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run
(21:19:58) (24 / 142 / 200?)
08/04 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run - Race Director
09/08 - Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run
(33:07:39) (97 / 160 / 230)
11/17 - JFK 50
2006 Run/Swim Schedule:
04/08 - Bull Run Run 50 - Centerville Aid Station
04/30 - Frederick Marathon (3:25:55) (80 / 670 / ??? )
06/11 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:38:18) (433 / 599 / 660)
07/15 - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run (23:12:06) (47 / 152 / 220?)
08/05 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run - Race Director
11/18 - JFK 50 (9:05:22)(198 / 1017 / ????)
2005 Run/Swim Schedule:
02/05 - Rocky Racoon 100 (20:29:38) (15 / 104 / 143)
04/09 - Bull Run Run 50 - Centerville Aid Station
05/01 - Frederick Marathon (3:16:09) (36 / 535 / ???)
05/14 - Capon Valley 50k (5:16:49) (18 / 170 / 179)
06/12 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:18:51) (344 / 621 / 633) (11x)
07/16 - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run (23:46:48) (57 / 135 / 235?)
08/06 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run - Race Director
10/19 - Javelina Jundred 100 (24:46:04) (10 / 47 / 101)
10/30 - Marine Corps Marathon (3:42:16) (1,615 / 19,211 / 20,072)
11/19 - JFK 50 (9:15:50) (194 / 952 / 1201)
2003 Run/Swim Schedule:
03/30 - Frederick Marathon (3:45:44) (80 / 452 / ? )
04/12 - Bull Run Run 50
- (Centerville Aid Station)
05/17 - Capon Valley 50k (4:51:00) (37 / 164 / 168)
06/08 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:28:46) (334 / 512 / 550)
07/19 - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run (19:50:36) (31 / 216 / 290)
08/10 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run - Race
Director
11/22 - JFK 50 (8:40:36) (101 / 830 / 926)
2002 Run/Swim Schedule:
01/05 - Maryland Fat Ass 50k (4:39:06)
02/02 - Rocky Racoon 100 - Stan's site or
Rocky Racoon 100 - Peyton's site (19:33:13) (19 / 91 / 132)
03/23 - Hinte Anderson Trail 50k (4:48:30) (27 / 258 / 320)
04/06 - Umstead 100 (19:47:37) (12 / 76 / 195?)
04/13 - Bull Run Run 50
- (Centerville Aid Station)
06/01 - Old Dominion 100 (21:48:05) (8 / 24 / 32)
06/16 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:08:47) (299 / 581 / ?)
07/20 - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run (22:44:48) (70 / 190 / 282)
08/10 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run - Race
Director
06/01 - Haliburton Forest 100 (23:43:00) (5 / 21 / 37)
11/23 - JFK 50 (8:43:19) (102 / 862 / ?)
2001 Run/Swim Schedule:
02/03 - Rocky Racoon 100 - Stan's site or
Rocky Racoon 100 - Peyton's site (19:52:40) (25 / 96 / 123)
03/24 - Hinte Anderson Trail 50k (4:36:29) (21 / 248 / 298)
04/07 - Bull Run Run 50 -
Centerville Aid Station
05/06 - Patriot's Cup Corporate Challenge 8K , Results (32:15) (19 / 258 / 258)
05/19 - Capon Valley 50k (4:14:31) (8 / 106 / 109)
06/10 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:16:21) (251 / 544 / 563)
07/21 - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run (21:20:00) (35 / 174 / 259)
08/11 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run
- Race Director
09/15 - USATF 24 Hour National Championships (115.8) (13 / 148)
10/20 - The Baltimore Marathon (3:21:00) (226 / 5218 / ? )
11/17 - JFK 50 (8:10:52) (64 / 818 / 925)
11/18 - Marathon In The Parks (3:56:51) (341 / 1129 / ? )
2000 Run/Swim Schedule: 1999 Run/Swim Schedule: 1998 Run/Swim Log:
02/20 - Washington's Birthday Marathon (3:32:18) (33 / 163 / 163 )
03/12 - B&A Marathon (3:21:05) (33 / 226 / 226)
03/25 - Hinte Anderson Trail 50k (4:46:05) (21 / 230 / 305)
04/15 - Bull Run Run 50 (8:49:54) (34 / 242 / 275)
05/13 - Massanutten Mountain 100 (30:45:19) (24 / 61 / 128)
06/02 - Old Dominion 100 (25:50:52) (38 / 65 / 95)
06/11 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:36:07) (388 / 541 / 559)
06/24 - Pace/Crew - Western States 100
08/12 - Race Direct -Catoctin 50k Trail Run
09/30 - Angeles Crest 100 (29:55:53) (59 / 109 / 167)
11/04 - JFK 50 (7:56:45) (52 / 703 / ? )
11/05 - Marathon in the Parks (3:43:22) (198 / 704 / ?)
03/13 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run (Race Direct)
03/20 - Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k (4:41:05 / 33 place / 211 finished / 255 started)
04/10 - Umstead 100 (20:07:02) ( 8 / 51 / 165??)
04/17 - Bull Run Run 50m - Centerville Aid Station
04/25 - Laguna Beach 10k Trail Run (50:51) (50 / 349 / 349)
05/15 - Capon Valley 50k (4:36:20) (6 / 41 / 41)
05/16 - Olympian 5k Run (19:32) (7 / 99 / 99)
06/13 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:29:04) (195 / 472 / ?)
07/04 - Frederick 4th July 5k (19:??)
07/17 - Vermont 100 (DNF)
08/21 - Catoctin 50k Trail Run (Race Direct #2)
10/07 - Arkansas Traveller 100 (22:10:29) (13 / 84 / 129)
10/24 - Marine Corps Marathon (Safety Patrol) (3:58)
11/06 - Harrisburg Marathon (3:26:21) (76 / 357)
11/20 - JFK 50 (9:46:28) (308 / 858 / 996?)
11/20 - JFK 100 (20:59) (1 / 1 / 2) Splits 11:13, 9:46
01/10 - Maryland Fat Ass 50k (4:17:21) (5 place / 10 finish / 27 start)
03/29 - GNC 100k Nationals (10:35:31) ( 29 / 40 / 77 )
04/20 - Boston Marathon ( 3:20:58) (3293/10307/? )
06/14 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 miles (2:02:36) (240 / 533 / 590) pace 27:52
06/27 - Western States 100 (27:44:11) (124 / 258 / 397) pace 16:39
07/18 - Vermont 100 (22:32:03) ( 52 / 172 / 252)
08/22 - Leadville 100 (29:40:50) (189 / 209 / 394)
09/12 - Wasatch 100 (34:27:00) (120 / 152 / 199)
11/22 - JFK 50 (11:22:36) (578 / 774 / 938)
11/22 - JFK 100 (21:38:35) (1 / 2 / 2)
My Report Unofficial 50 splits 10:55, 10:43
1997 Run/Swim Log:
03/16 - Wash D.C. St Paddy's 10k (40:28)
03/29 - Hinte-Anderson Trail 50k (4:42:05) (24 / 141 / 182)
04/12 - GNC 100k Nationals (9:25:13) My Report
04/19 - Bull Run Run 50 (Centerville Aid Station)
05/04 - Governors Bay Bridge Run 10k (41:38) (62/4134)
05/31 - Old Dominion 100 (Crew for Grand Slammer Jay Hodde)
06/08 - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4m (2:20:43) (199/424)
07/04 - Frederick 4th July 5k (18:56)
07/19 - Vermont 100 (18:24:41) (15 / 160 / 211)
08/10 - Leadville 10k (46:xx)
08/16 - Leadville 100 (27:55:23) (72 / 149 / 325) My Report
09/27 - USATF 24hr Nationals at Olander Park (116.7 miles) (15/169) (2nd Pl. Team BHTRC)
11/22 - JFK 50 (8:00:48) (53 / 718 / 815)
12/13 - Fet Bakdel 50k (5:50) (11 / 35 / 46) (VHTRC Fat Ass)
1996 Run/Swim Log:
06/?? - Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4m (2:26:??)
07/18 - Vermont 100 (22:48:47) (57 / 145 / 195)
10/?? - Marine Corps Marathon (3:15:29)
11/23 - JFK 50 (7:57:28) (58 / 625 / 690)
Long Term Ultra Goals: Have fun, smile, meet new friends and be a well versed runner.
Fantasy Ultra Goal: Run a 100 miler with my son (Crocker) with have my wife (Mary) as crew chief.
Not All That Interesting and Totally Ego Related Statistics:
Every March Ultra Running magazine lists the fastest times for all the major ultra distances raced in North America for the previous year. The lists aren't considered a ranking due to the vast differences in courses and conditions. For example, a flat and fast 100 miles at Rocky Raccoon is quite different from a hilly, rocky and slow 100 miles at the Wasatch Front.
Aggressive cut-off times must be met in order to be included on a particular list. The distance (miles) and times (hours) are:
Distance Events
50 K - 4:30
50 Mile - 8:00
100 K - 11:00
100 Mile - 24:00
Time Events
12 Hour - 60
24 Hour - 100
Even though it means nothing in the "big picture" of ability it's still fun to see your name on the list :-)
1998
1998 statistics for the number of ultras and ultra runners in North America:
Races - 335; Total Starters 19,880; Total Finishers 15,550; Average per race (start) 60 and (finish) 46.
*The actual number of different people who ran ultras is obviously lower (perhaps half the totals given), since many ultra runners run several ultras in a year.
1997
1997 statistics for the number of ultras and ultra runners in North America:
Races - 335; Total Starters 19,100; Total Finishers 14,860; Average per race (start) 63 and (finish) 49.
1996
1996 statistics for the number of ultras and ultra runners in North America:
Races - 317; Total Starters 16,900; Total Finishers 13,140; Average per race (start) 53 and (finish) 41.