Sub 18

I've accomplished many things in the short time I've been running ultras.  In my first two years of running ultras I ran four 100 mile races, five 50 mile races, twelve 50k races, a few road marathons, and even had to take 2 months off for a stress fracture.  Within my first year of running ultras I ran and finished 16 events, and that doesn't count road marathons.

I've been running a lot of ultras ever since my first one on February 6th of 2010.  I love running ultras, and I've accomplished a lot in the short time I've been running them... but there's one goal I've been chasing for the last 3 years that keeps getting away from me.

What's that goal?  It's a short one... My goal is to run a sub 18 min 5k.  That's right, the guy that has been on an ultra marathon rampage just wants to run a really good 5k (3.1 mile) race.  So far my 5k PR is 19:01.  I need to shave over a full minute off of my best time.  I really hope 2012 will be the year I can do this.

After I accomplish this goal, I will go for the other goal I haven't reached yet... running a half marathon in under 1 hour and 30 minutes.

As much as I love running trail ultras, and being out on the trails running for hours at a time, I also still have a love for really fast paced short races.  It's also nice to run a race and be done before lunch time.


until next time... keep running!!!!

intro

this is the first entry of my running blog.  i've been meaning to start this blog for some time now, and i'm finally getting off my ass and doing it.  i'm going to use this to talk about running, trails, ultras, 5k races, training, products, and anything else i can think of.  i plan on giving fairly detailed encounters of races i run, along with races i crew at for my fellow running friends.  i hope to keep this somewhat entertaining and fun.