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Huntsville Heroes 5K

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Location:

Decatur,AL,

Member Since:

Jan 27, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

New blog at http://runkeeper.com/user/schotz/

Short-Term Running Goals:

2010 Race Schedule:

6/5: Eurocross 5K/8K

7/17: HTC Twilight Run 5K

8/7: Hot to Trot 8 Hour (Atlanta)

9/18: Hartselle Depot Days 5K

9/25: Elkmont Rails to Trails 10K

10/16 Liz Hurley 5K

10/24: Stone Steps 50K (Cincinnati,OH)

11/13: Chickamauga Battle Field Marathon (TN)

12/4: Frosty Freeze 5K (Decatur)

12/31: Recover 50K (Huntsville)

Long-Term Running Goals:

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Personal:

Born 1972 in north central Wisconsin

Married for 11 yrs to very supportive non-running wife. Two children : Fiona, 6 (in picture) and Elliott (2 yrs)

Co-Race Director of Delano Park 12 Hour Run (www.delano12.com). President of River City Runners (www.rivercityrunners.org)

3 cats and 1 dog (chocolate lab)

In high school, I was an slightly overweight , badly asthmatic J.V. cross country runner. I enjoyed being part of the team but never excelled. The summer after my freshman year in college I decided to run a marathon. 6 weeks later I ran a 3:11 at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth (1991) and I was hooked on long distance running where my asthma wasn't as much of a factor.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Ohana Racers Lifetime Miles:						232.86
Saucony Trail Lifetime Miles:						147.44
Lunar Racer Lifetime Miles:						69.61
Lunar Glides Lifetime Miles:						132.75
Kayano 16 - 1 Lifetime Miles:						276.41
Kayano 16 - 2 Lifetime Miles:						19.11

Sat, Nov 08, 2008

Race: Huntsville Heroes 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:19:50, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

I put a unique handicap on myself during this race. I was given the opportunity to compete as the Nesquik Bunny My mom was visiting from Wisconsin and put together a nice Smilebox slide show of the event (click link). It was great fun. Lots of people wanted pictures, kids followed me around, my daughter and nieces were thrilled. It made for a unique day for many people which makes me happy.

The costume was built really well and they did the best they could to make it suitable for running. I was glad it was only around 50F because even with that it got hot. The head is pretty heavy so I'm expecting a sore neck by tomorrow although it feels ok. The whole costume slowed me down by 30 seconds per mile on average. My first mile was 6 minutes but the heat and the weight wore me down by the final mile. I kept Mike Greene in my sights the entire time. He said he was fully aware a bunny was 100 yards behind him and did not want to get beat by a bunny. I told him he was a very good carrot. I did the same for him last weekend when I beat him by 30 seconds.

Got out of the costume and cooled down on miles 18-21 of the Rocket city marathon course.

Comments

From Kathy Nevels on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 19:13:13

Enjoyed the slide show -- somehow you look taller as a bunny!! Those ears must be a good look for you!

From kelsey on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 21:39:26

Haha that is way too awesome. And that is a pretty impressive time for a man wearing a bunny suit!!

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