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Location:

Columbus,IN,US

Member Since:

Jun 13, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

37 Marathons -- PR - 2:48:53 (Fall 2014)

A bunch of Half Marathons -- PR - 1:19:20 (Aug. 2015 - Converted)

10k - 36:30 Unaided // 35:25 (July 2014 - Aided)

5k - 17:28 (Aug. 2015)

1mi. - 4:58 (July 2014 - Track)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

10k and 5k's to get back into the swing of thing this summer

Sept. 21:  Mill Race Marathon - Under 3:00.  LET's GO!  

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

R2R2R in Grand Canyon  5/18/19 

Marathon < 2:45

Half Marathon < 1:18

Top 10 in Bluegrass 10k

5k < 17

Personal:

400m/800m competitively in track in high school.  Took 15 years off. Started running again in 2010.  Married to my beautiful wife, Tiffany, with 2 little boys, now 4 and 6.  I'm a civil engineer working for the Indiana DOT in Seymour, IN.   I live in a slightly larger town about 20 miles north - Columbus, IN.  Originally from Lexington, KY.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Barefoot Running Lifetime Miles: 4.00
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.20
Elliptical Lifetime Miles: 81.50
Vilano Road Bike Lifetime Miles: 1216.95
Vilano Bike On Mag Trainer Lifetime Miles: 277.85
Red Peregrine Velcro Lifetime Miles: 314.94
Red Peregrine NO Velcro Lifetime Miles: 171.83
Saucony Kinvara 11 Lifetime Miles: 237.33
Blue Arahi 4.2 Lifetime Miles: 662.17
Nordictrack TM Lifetime Miles: 358.98
Hoka Bondi 7 Lifetime Miles: 325.22
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.600.000.000.0051.60

R2R2R in Grand Canyon!  

Five of us caught a 5a shuttle over to South Kaibab TH.  We barely made it to the bus :)

We hopped off and made our first mistake of the day: used the bathroom and got behind the large group of people on the bus, who were mostly not running or in a hurry at all. 

Gear check: Ultimate Direction hydration pack with 2 x 600ml bottled in pockets and plenty of calories - Clif Bars, Lara Bars, Tuna PAcks, Jerky, and RK single packets (PB/Honey/Egg Whites) 

3 of us were R2R2R from our group, but, there was alot of people doing the same thing - the trail was crowded until Phantom Ranch.  We made down across the bridge over the Colorado by about 8a.  Parted ways with our other 2 guys in the group and set off from Phantom Ranch up through the flat part ot Cottonwood and then on up the North Kaibab to TH on my own.  Happily we agreed to our own paces at Phantom Ranch.  Ran out of water w/ 1 mile to go up to the North Rim - yikes.  Rested 30 minutes or so, refilled water and joined a group of Canadian folks going down to return on their own group R2R2R journey.  Made it back to Phantom Ranch, and was feeling a bit beat up at this point.  about 3pm, and strangely, Phantom Racnh was deserted.  At this point, MY watch is showing 42 miles, and I have realized long before that GPS is not accurate.  I take a break, refill water (ran out again), and head out for the final climb going up Bright Angel to the South Rim.  Crossing the Steel bridge was terrifying.  Steel grates are see through (watching the Colorado rush by beneath), and they move around when you step on them.  I really struggled the rest of the day.  Walked and power hiked most of the rest.   Finshed well after dark.  No Head Lamp needed.  The moonlight lit the trail and a large crowd of other folks were hiking back up the trail as well.    

To recap the stats:

5:30a to 8a   SK TH to P Ranch (7130 ft. down to 2600 ft.) 7 miles,

8:30a to noon   P Ranch to N Rim (2600 ft. up to 8120 ft.) 14 miles,  

12:30-3p   North Rim down to Phantom Ranch (8120 down to 2600 ft.) 14 miles,

3:30p - 9:30p   P Ranch up to Bright Angel TH (2600ft. up to 6500ft.) watch died

Before watch died, total moving time was 13:33:41 and final GPS recorded an erroneous 51+ miles

 

Red Peregrine Velcro Miles: 51.60
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Mike on Fri, May 24, 2019 at 08:07:05 from 168.213.7.107

Sounds fun! Did you enjoy it for the most part?

From joebell1981 on Fri, May 24, 2019 at 13:13:16 from 68.50.58.216

yes! Epic adventure for sure.

From Jason D on Fri, May 24, 2019 at 21:25:20 from 73.144.88.57

Well done, Joe. I know that one has been on your list for a while.

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