About Fellrnr

Name: Jonathan Savage
Nom de plume: Fellrnr

• 'fell running' - the English term for trail running, coming from old Norse Fjell, meaning hill
• 'fell' - 'Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce'
• 'fell' - one who has taken a fall

City/State: Charlotte, NC
E-mail: fellrnr <at> fellrnr <dot> com
Occupation: Software engineer/architect
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 135 Lbs (down from a high of 205 as shown below)

Birthplace: Bedford, England
Date of birth: July 11, 1966 (start of 1966 FIFA World Cup)
Started running: 1997 (For most of my life I avoided exercise due to a genetic skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa)
Started running ultras: 2005
PRs: 133 miles in 24 hours, 100 miles in 15:58, 100K in 9:31, 50 miles in 7:08, 50K in 3:38, 26.2 in 2:53.
Shoes I run in: Modified Nike Free
Favorite running surface: My mind prefers trails, but my feet prefer asphalt
Some ultras I have completed: Races
Ultra achievement I enjoyed most: Double crossing of the Grand Canyon
Typical training week: See Training Macrolog
Injury history: Epidermolysis Bullosa and Back Surgery
Favorite ultra foods: I often use just liquid fuel
Favorite ultra beverages: Carbohydrate/Protein mix - Fellrnr's Go Juice
Things I like most about ultras: The people and culture
Things I hate most about ultras: The half way point
Why I do ultras: “For those who ask the question, no answer will suffice”
Running Hero: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Castro