February 25, 2010

By The Numbas

1,102 days in the run streak as of 2.25.10

687 calories in that totally yummy McSkillet Bfast Burrito i just knocked down!!!

200 laps of the same 400-meter track that i ran in 7:44 one 1995 August day in Maryland

129 finishes marathon or longer in my "career"

90 miles, my 24-hour format PR ... so far :)

45 marathon finishes

25 Shamrock Marathon finishes

20 pull-ups done after this morning's run

16 100-milers I have managed to finish

14 laps of the 2.5-mile road circuit over at EMU covered in a long training run last summer

12 Mountain Masochist Trail Run 50-Miler career finishes (really???)

10 Umstead 100-Miler finishes i will have after i bag this year's in late March :)

8 DNFs at 100-milers across the years (OH to be even half as tough as my friends)

5 guys who will gather tomorrow morning at 5 a.m. to run w/ me

2 hours of run/walk for this morning's "workout"

1 ultra finish it took me to find my true home

February 16, 2010

One of the Giants

Ladies and Gentlemen, the phenomenal Ed Whitlock ... in the conversation of the fastest of all time. The personification of simplicity.