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Fellrnr.com is dedicated to making you a better runner, whether you're a beginner or a competitive athlete. Many of the articles are general in nature, but specific attention is given to the marathon and ultramarathon distances. I don't claim to have been running since 1997any specific training beyond my own experience as a competitive ultrarunner and I advise you to [[Trust No One]]. I'm a believer in the scientific method, and since so this site is a mixture of my personal perspective and an analysis of the available scientific evidence. I have learned that time [[Documentation Is Evil]] and therefore try to keep things short and to the point, so a lot of articles on this site may be shorter than you might expect. You can email me using "contact <a-t> fellrnr -dot- c o m". =Product Reviews=Because this site is to make you a better runner, I have avoided putting any advertisements on this site. I've completed 32 ultras (including 5x 100 milers)do have a number of product reviews that use "affiliate links" which result in a small commission of any resulting sale without increasing the cost to you. You may find that the product reviews on this site are a little more critical, and 16 marathonsI will often recommend the cheaper, better value for money products where possible. My 24 Hour PR This is 132 milespartly because I have no relationship with a supplier or manufacturer that I need to protect, and my 100 mile PR I am in a financial position to run this site at a loss. The products I review I pay for just like you would. (I do occasionally take part in product development by giving feedback or data to manufacturers, but this is not intended to be used to develop content for this site. This includes an NDA with Garmin.) More formally:''Fellrnr.com is sub 16 hoursa participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it, Amazon. For most de and other Amazon stores worldwide''=My Story=Because of my life I avoided exercise due to a genetic skin condition [[Epidermolysis Bullosa| skin condition]]I never did any exercise as a child. As By my early-30s I was overweight inactive and not terribly healthy. It was at this point I got my "wake-up call" in the form of a resultparticularly severe migraine. This migraine was unusual in that the early symptoms included not only loss of vision but also impaired the speech center of the brain. I was unable to speak coherently, understand what was said to me, or even read and write. In many ways the symptoms mirror those of the stroke, and were quite frightening. This migraine did not last long and I eventually gained enough weight to inspire recovered fully but it made me realize that unless I did something can to start runningimprove my health than the stroke was a very real possibility.I have been started off by joining an aerobics class and got into running as a software engineer by profession since 1984 way of getting to and from the class. My weight dropped from its high of 205 pounds and I started getting into longer distance running. I entered my other hobbies are photographyfirst half marathon woefully unprepared having only run a maximum of 6 miles before. I was nearly the last one to finish the race competing for DFL with a 70-year-old woman. I could barely walk for a week afterwards, backpacking, reading and Home Theaterso naturally I signed up for the London Marathon. I was born finished the London Marathon in Bedford, England 1999 and moved to the US in 2000, where I continued running marathons. After a few years of marathon running I realized that speed was not my forte but I did have a lot of endurance. I found the world of ultrarunning rather more relaxed and over time found myself becoming competitive in the longer distances. My sister's book [http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Life-His-Paws-Story/dp/1473635675 My Life In His Paws] gives far more insight into our skin condition than I ever could. It's also a great book for dog lovers, and shows how strong the bond can be between a dog and its owner as well as how much can be achieved with careful training. [[File:MyLifeInHisPaws.jpg|center|thumb|200px|My sister Wendy's book, book [http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Life-His-Paws-Story/dp/1473635675 My Life In His Paws].]]=My Genetic Profile=I've had genetic testing using [http://refer.23andme.com/s/jfsavage 23 and Me], and [[Genetic Testing| published an overview of my genetic testing results]]. =Bio=[[File:Fellrnr fatboy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Me, circa 1995 at about 205 pounds.]][[File:Fellrnr hl24 2010.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Me again, but at Hinson Lake in 2010, weighing 135 pounds.]]* '''Name''': Jonathan Savage * '''Nom de plume''': Fellrnr * '''Location''': Charlotte, NC, USA * '''Occupation''': Software architect specializing in security.* '''Started running''': 1997 (For most of my life I avoided exercise due to a US citizen genetic skin condition [[Epidermolysis Bullosa]]) * '''Started running ultras''': 2005 * '''PRs''': 146 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 20092:53. * '''Favorite Run''': [[2008 Double Crossing of the Grand Canyon]].* '''Typical training week''': See [[Training Macrolog]].* '''Injury history''': [[Epidermolysis Bullosa]] and [[Back Surgery ]]. =Supporting this web site=If you shop at [http://go.fellrnr.com/?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=Self&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F Amazon.com],[http://jfsavagego.fellrnr.com/?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=Self&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zappos.com%2F Zappos.com], [http://go.fellrnr.com/?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=Self&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadrunnersports.smugmugcom%2F RoadRunnerSports.com] or [http:/photos/917620190_Brcvm-Mgo.fellrnr.com/?id=35454X937677&xs=1&xcust=Self&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rei.com%2F REI.com], then clicking on these links will result in a commission coming back to help fund this site. This has no cost to you.jpg =Why 'fellrnr'?=I chose wanted fellrunner, but that username was taken on the nom de plume first site when I tried to use it, so fellrnr was a natural abbreviation. The shorter 'fellrnr' for several reasonsalso has the advantage of being unique and fitting on a NC vanity license plate. FirstlyI like the name especially because of the ambiguity of 'fell', which has at least three meanings in English:* 'fell running' is - the English term for trail running. It comes , coming from old Norse Fjell, meaning hill. However, * 'fell' also means - 'Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce'. More mundanely it means to * 'fell' - one who has taken a fall.=Why the Logo?=The logo for this site shows someone running downhill, and this represents my belief in the importance of [[Downhill Running]].=Hosting=Fellrnr is hosted on [https://www.linode.com/?r=ddc30af5d9c62bb38dcf435500144d90b10650b8 Linode], and I would highly recommend them if you're after Linux or Windows hosting. =Privacy Policy, Terms of usage, and Disclaimers =This site does not share personal information with third parties nor do I store any information about your visit other than to analyze and optimize content and reading experience through the use of cookies. You can turn off the use of cookies at any time by changing your specific browser settings. I am not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without permission. This ambiguity appeals privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on September 9th, 2014. 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