Age: 36
Huntsville, AL
Website/Blog: munisano.blogspot.com
Brief Biography
Born in Woodland, California and grew up just a bit away in Sacramento. Attended the Virginia Military Institute (1997) where I graduated with a B.S. in Physics (minor in Astronomy). Met my lovely wife Kathy not long later and relocated to Alabama. Earned my M.S. in Computer Science from UAH and am currently pursuing my PhD in Computer Science. Have been working as a computer scientist / analyst for over 10 years. In addition to my passion for running, I also enjoy offroad unicycling as a means to cross-train for trail running. I hope to one day have an offroad unicycling resume that matches my ultra-marathon resume.
Short Term Goals
Finish Barkley Marathon Fun Run in April: http://www.mattmahoney.net/barkley/index.html in April. Complete the 135 mile Badwater Ultramarathon (including summitting Mt. Whitney): http://www.badwater.com/ in July. Race the JFK 50 mile in November: http://www.jfk50mile.org/. In between mix in numerous local and regional races and epics.
Long Term Goals
Run/Hike the 500 mile Colorado Trail within the next few years, return to Alaska to finish the Susitna 100 and then move on to other winter ultra-distance events: Iditarod Trail Invitational (350 mile and 1100 mile foot races). Do some overseas events including Ultra Tour de Mont Blanc, Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon, etc... Be the first person to unicycle the Colorado Trail.
Personal Records
- 800m at High School 2:09
- 1 Mi at High School 4:48
- 2 Mi at Time Trial at VMI 9:56
- 5 km at Run for Glory 5km 16:47
- 4 Mi at Winter Winds 4 mile 22:56
- 8 km at Wake Forest Invitational (XC) 28:10
- 10 km at Crawfish Crawl 10km 35:19
- 15 km at Monte Sano 15km 55:05
- 13.1 Mi at Rocket City Half-Marathon 1:19:33
- 26.2 Mi at Rocket City Marathon 2:50:46
- 50 km at Peach Tree Classic 3:41:26
- 50 Mi at Mississippi 50 Mile Run 6:12:55
- 100 Mi at Old Dominion 100 Mile Run 17:49:18
- Other at Pinhoti Trail 335 Mile Adventure Run 6d 8h 48m
- Winter Winds 2 Mi 10:40 2nd OA
- Black Warrior 25km Other 1:47:10 4th OA
- Antarctica Marathon (The Last Marathon) 26.2 Mi 3:50:02 1st OA
- Alabama A&M 10km 10 km 39:41:00 0
- Pinhoti Trail Adventure Run (335 miles) Other 6d 8h 48m FKT
- San Juan Solstice 50 mile 50 Mi 13:28:47 0
- Lean Horse 100 Mile 100 Mi 22:36:54 0
- Firecracker 5km 5 km 17:26 1st OA
- Spooktacular 5km 5 km 16:53 5th OA
- Huntsville Half-Marathon 13.1 Mi 1:19:33 8th OA
- Mountain Mist 50km 50 km 1/22/2011 Sub 4:20 (check! ;) )
- Barkley Marathons Other 4/2/2011 Finish Fun Run (60 miles)
- Badwater 135 Mile Other 7/11/2011 Sub 30 hours and summit Mt. Whitney
- JFK 50 Mile 50 Mi 11/19/2011 Sub 6:41 (course PR)
- Mercedes Marathon 26.2 Mi 2/13/2011 Sub 3 hours
- Delano 12 Hour Other 3/12/2011 Long catered training run
- As many local/regional races as I can fit in.