Running Career

Awards

2008 Huntsville Track Club Male Performer of the Year
2009 Alabama State Age Record (age 33) 50km distance at Dizzy Fifties 50km
2013 Huntsville Track Club Open Male Gran Prix Series Winner
2016 Huntsville Track Club Open Male Gran Prix Series Winner (where I scored only once as a 39 year old, and the rest were as a master)
2016 RRCA State of Alabama 5k Road Race Champion (Swampers 5km)
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 Huntsville Track Club Open Male Gran Prix Series Runner Up
2010 Huntsville Track Club Male Admiration Award

Other Accolades

Unique Race Memories

Won 2014 McKay Hollow Madness 25km just 8 weeks after knee surgery
Set personal best 4:24 (3rd OA) for Mountain Mist 50km 2014 while running with a torn meniscus at mile 22
Won the 2010 Turkey Trot on my 35th birthday (16:41)
Qualifying for Boston the first time (2007 Green Bay Marathon) then finishing my first Boston (2008) with my parents in attendance
Winning my first major race at Lake Antoine Classic 5 miler 2008 (28:01)

Career Achievements

Ran all 3 U.S. Marathon majors (twice each) and finishing under 3-hours at each event.
- 2009 Boston: 2:56:17
- 2011 New York 2:54:44
- 2013 Chicago 2:49:12
82 overall victories and another 24 as a masters victories (in just 1 year racing as a master)
Sub 3-4-5: Sub 3 hour marathon (2:43) - sub 4 hour 50km (3:53) - sub 5 minute mile (4:57)
Only finisher of every McKay Hollow Madness trail run (12 time) including 2 wins, 4 times 2nd place and a double (50km)
4 time Krispy Kreme Donut Challenge winner (2011, 2013-2015) including 28:53 course record (2 miles + 12 donuts + 2 miles)
Overall winner Care Center 5km six times (2010-2011, 2013-2016)
7 consecutive overall wins on 6 consecutive weekends (1 mile, 10km, 5km, 1 mile, 5km, 1/2 Marathon, 5km) April/May 2012
Paced 7 marathons in the range of 3:10 - 3:45, once pacing 3:40 just 6 days after racing 2:43 PR
Raced against over 417,000 competitors
Raced in 17 different states (AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, NV, NY, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA, WI)

Adventure Running

Set the fastest known time for the 40.4 mile Greenstone Ridge Trail on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, running unsupported from Washington Creek Trail to Hidden Lake Trail on July 10, 2012 in 8:47:36.90. Later lost this time on May 31, 2016.
Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon (41.8 miles, 21,100' of elevation change) 11 hours 9 minutes 58 seconds March 2012
2nd fastest known time Alabama Pinhoti Trail 171.3 miles May 2010

Other Challenges

Bankhead Challenge gate to gate 2.46 miles in 14:28 (6:30 down for 1.23 miles and 7:58 up for 1.23 miles)
Set the course standard Everest 8-miler 48:47 June 2012

Career Racing

Racing Results

Personal Best Times

Track 1 Mile - 4:57.71 at HTC Track Meet May 2013 in Huntsville, AL
2 Mile (race) - 10:38 February 2010 at Winter Winds 2 Mile in Huntsville, AL
5 km - 16:29.83 October 2011 at Spooktacular 5km in Huntsville, AL
5 Mile - 28:01 August 2008 at Lake Antoine Classic in Iron Mountain, MI
10 km - 34:45 November 2008 at Dam Bridge Run 10k in Florence, AL
15 km - 54:59.87 October 2011 at Monte Sano 15k in Huntsville, AL
Half Marathon - 1:15:32 October 2010 at Life Without Limits Half in Florence, AL
Marathon - 2:43:40 December 2010 at California International Marathon in Sacramento, CA
50km - 3:53:15 November 2009 at Dizzy Fifties 50km in Huntsville, AL
50M - 7:14:16 March 2010 at Delano Park 50M in Decatur, AL

​Running Career