Greg Greenwell Breaks 70.3 Cherry

Greg worked hard the last few months to boost his swim endurance to confidently finish a half iron. In his words:

Ironman Longhorn finisher here. Good swim for me (:43). Fair bike (3:01). Awful run (2:49). 6:42 total. Calves blew up on the hills. Had a great time though.

Finishing a half is impressive. It is a hard race. Go Greg!

Shari Payne BQ's at St George Marathon

After triathlon season Shari Payne set her sights on Boston Qualification (BQ) standards. She needed to run under 2:50:59 to do so. She chose St George Marathon in Utah because of the favorable terrain and climate.

Her time was 3:48:55....just under the requirements...a big congratulations to Shari! There is nothing sweeter than a narrow margin of victory.

Photo: Shari at St George's Marathon in Utah.

Photo: I'm not sure what this hand gesture signifies, but if it means "sub 2-50" then it is spot on.

After a disappointing race at Country Music Marathon, she had some unfinished business.
One of the smart things that Shari did was end her triathlon season early to focus on marathon training. You can't have your cake and eat it too...unless you strategize. I bet that BQ "cake" is mighty tasty.

Photo: Shari (center) during a warmer time of the year at Old Hickory Triathon.

George Allen at the Big Dance

George Allen is an amazing triathlete in Nashville. I am not his only coach but he does do some of his workouts with the STtrainer team.

George finished 11th out of ~60 racers in the M60-64 age group (remember this is the World Championship Ironman!) with a time of 12:17. He is highly motivated and plans to go back next year and do even better.

Fox wins AG

Lora Fox won her age group at the Inglewood 5K with a time of 24:20. She is training for the Nashville Half Marathon.

ACME Tailgate Party

I arrived in time to score some shop coffee and get my kit ready. Mark Evans gave instructions for the 50 mile ride.


There was a good turnout for the 50 mile ride.



It was a cold ride today. I rode with some roadies but they were in the off season...which was probably how I could keep up with them.

There were lots of festivities, food, and interesting people around after the ride.

Nashville Ultra 50K and 50 Mile

Ashly Dewberry 7:02:23
Alice Kim 11:45:25
Walter Harris 6:06:33
(First ultra for all three of these runners.)

I arrived just in time this morning to give Ashly Dewberry a quick pep talk. It was cold but I figured it would get warmer later.


Photo: I could never match colors...check out the new STtrainer Swiftwicks.



The Nashville Ultra is a welcome addition to the local race calendar.



Photo: The race director gave a few last minute directions. Like a typical ultra, everyone was chill and looking forward to the run.


Clients Walter and Ashly were both doing their first ultra on this day.



Photo: The race director yelled "go" and the race was started.



Ashly finished 2nd place in the 50 mile with the help of his wife/sherpa Catherine. She crewed for him all day by bike.

5K PR

Cynthia is part of the large running training group that has been meeting all summer long on Monday nights. In that program I have helped participants return to running after a long lay-off, or start running for the first time. But the best is when someone experiences a new breakthru in speed.

Cynthia writes:

Hi Stephen, just wanted to thank you guys for helping me get faster! That Love Circle Hill Repeats run must be doing something!! I did a PR yesterday on the Oktoberfest Germantown 5K.Second in my age group!! Wahoo. I appreciate my Run for the Party Peeps!!!

CYNTHIA K 23:28 7:34