My name is Matthew and I love, love, love, love, love running (the verb and the gerund). Everything to do with it, I love. The painful feeling of being drained, the heightened endorphins, the training, the coaching, the racing, and the gear (Short shorts or gtfo). I did XC and track year round for 3 years in H.S., and now I'm just running freely in college. I ran my first ultra (50k) February 2012 and it was FANTASTIC. I'll definitely do more in the future.

I'm also a vegetarian wanting to go vegan eventually.

Besides running, I love oreos, water, movies, reading, hanging out with my friends, chips ahoy, feeling clean, going shirtless around the house, colorful things, etc.

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Feb 13, 2012
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soul-runner asked: Hey! Congrats on your ultra :) I'm really proud of you & it sounds like it was an awesome experience. Any idea when you'll run your next? & I wanted to ask if you had any pain in your heels when you started using your vibrams/merrells because I'm about ten steps from cutting my right one off lol

Thanks! Awwwwe, too kind :) I’m not really sure. A friend I ran it with pointed out the Promised Land 50k in April, but that seems a bit too soon for me. At the latest, I’m gonna try to do one this fall after some hardcore training.

No, I don’t think I got any pain in my heels. What kind of pain is it? Is it like the bone on the bottom or the achilles? Are you sure you’re forefoot striking enough and not landing too hard on your heels after your toe strike?

  1. forever-athlete said: might be plantar fasciitis
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