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White River 50-Mile Race Report

Posted by Christian

July 27, 2009

The White River 50-Mile Trail Championships
This may come as a shock, …but sometimes, I get cocky.
No, really…
But, running the White River 50-mile National Trail Championships this weekend provided me a healthy dose of reality regarding where I really fall in the pecking order of ultrarunners.
And it t’aint where I dream in my own head.
A little background
I [...]

Christian Griffith and Wayne Downey on top of the 4-mile Coosa climb

2010 Race Plans
- ~~01/03 - GUTS Fat Ass 50K~~ (Georgia) (5:53)
- ~~01/16 - Hogpen Hillclimb~~ (Georgia)
- ~~01/23 - Mountain Mist 50K~~ (Alabama)
- ~~02/27 - Mount Cheaha 50K~~ (Alabama)
- 03/21 - ING Georgia Marathon (Georgia)
- 03/27 - The Barkley 100 Mile Run (Tennessee)
- 04/03 - SweetH20 50K (Georgia)
- 05/01 - Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run (Tennessee)
- 05/15 - Keys 100 Mile Race (Florida)
- 06/26 - Western States 100 (California)
- 07/09 - Hardrock 100-mile Endurance Run (Colorado)
- 08/14 - Laurel Valley Whitewater Run (South Carolina)
- 12/11 - Ultramaratón Fuego y Agua 100K (Nicaragua)

Recent Race & Run Reports

Race Reports

Mostly ultra race reports, but some marathon race reports as well, with a few unique shorter ones tossed in for good measure. It's a trip to watch my progress over the years. The reports become a living, breathing experience meter.

CrossFit Running and Endurance

As a CrossFit trainer, I subscribe to the CrossFit running and endurance standard based on the POSE running technique. Below are resources to explore these techniques
- CrossFit Endurance - Official Certification site
- CrossFit Running Videos - from CrossFit HQ
- POSE Running - Dr. Romanov web site
- Atlanta CrossFit training - CrossFit Metro

Personal Records

'cause it's cool to improve.
- 100-miles: 26:52 (2009 Pinhoti 100)
- 50-miles(52): 9:52 (2009 Delano 12-hour)
- 40-miles: 7:05 (2009 Hot 2 Trot)
- 50K: 5:05 (2009 Landsford Canal 50K)
- Marathon: 3:47 (2009 ING Georgia Marathon)
- 10-mile: 1:17 (2008 Carpet Capital)
- 15K: 1:17 (2009 Serenbe Trail 15K)
- 10K: 41:41 (2010 Chattahoochee 10K)
- 5K: 20:27 (2009 Sam Robb 5K)

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