Born 6/17/72 and raised in Winston-Salem, NC.
Went to Mount Tabor High School where he graduated in 1990.
Went on to run at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
Kyle won several ACC titles in track and was All ACC in Cross Country twice. Currently holds several Pantheon records.

Track PR's  -  5,000 14:13   10,000 29:21

Accolades include:
Division I All-American at 10,000 (1995)
ACC Champion at 5,000 and 10,000 meters (1995 outdoor meet held at WFU)
ACC Champion at 5,000 meters at ACC Indoor meet in 1995.
Two-time all ACC in Cross Country
Participated in three NCAA Cross Country Championship meets while at WFU
Member of two ACC championship teams while at WFU
Member of US Junior team that participated in the 1991 World Cross Country meet in Antwerp, Belgium
 
 

Week 1
Thurs- 40 min. elliptical
Fri- Off
Sat- 45 min. elliptical
Sun- 30 min. run

Week 2
Tues- 35 min. run
Wed- 35 min. elliptical
Fri- 35 min. elliptical
Sat- 30 min. run

Week 3
Wed- 30 min. run
Fri-35 min. run
Sat-35 min. elliptical
Sun-34:44 Downtown Windermere loop

Week 4
Tues- 30 min. run
Wed- 40 min. elliptical
Sat-35 min. elliptical

Week 5
Tues- 40 min. elliptical
Wed- 30 min. run
Fri- 40 min. elliptical

Week 6
Tues- 30 min. elliptical
Wed- 30 min. elliptical
Thurs- 20 min. run, 20 min. elliptical
Fri-30 min. elliptical

Week 7
Mon- 5miles
Tues- 30 min. elliptical
Wed- 5 miles
Thurs- 30 min. elliptical
Fri- 5 miles
Sun- 6.5 miles

Week 8
Wed- 6 miles
Thurs- 30 min. elliptical
Fri- 5 miles
Sun- 9 miles

Week 9
Tues- 30 min. elliptical
Wed- 6 mile run
Thurs- 30 min. elliptical
Fri- 6 mile run

Week 10
Mon- 7 miles
Wed- 7 miles
Fri- 7 miles
Sun- 4 miles

Week 11
Tues- 5 miles
Wed- 6 miles
Fri- 6.5 miles
Sun- 7.5 miles

Week 12
Tues- 6 miles
Thurs- 8 miles
Fri- 6 miles
Sun-5 miles

Week 13
Tues- 6 miles
Wed- 5 miles

Week 14
Mon- 6 miles
Tues- 8 miles
Thurs- 6 miles
Fri- 11 miles
Sun- 8 miles

Week 15
Mon- 8 miles
Wed- 2 miles w/p, 8 x 800 (3:00) with 400 jog (3 min. rest) between reps with Betsy, 2 mile cooldown (10 miles total)
Fri- 10 miles at Salem Lake in 71 minutes
Sat- 10 miles

Week 16
Tues- 7 miles
Thurs- 9 miles
Sun- 8.5 miles including 8 x Deacon Hill (2 sets of 4 with last rep in each set extended)

Week 17
Tues- 10 miles, 70 minutes
Thurs- 8 miles including 1,2,3,2,1 minutes faster pace
Fri- 6 miles
Sat-  8 miles
Sun- 2 1/2 w/p, 1 mile of stride the straights, jog the curves, 6 x 300 in 54 with varying rest, 2.5 w/d ......8 total
Total- 40 miles

Week 18
Tues- 10 miles
Wed- 7 miles including some surges
Thurs- 7 miles
Fri- 9 miles including some surges
Sun- 7 miles             Total- 40 miles

Week 19
Thurs- 5 miles easy
Sat- 12 miles (1:29....Longest run since the 2004 Chicago Marathon I believe)

Week 20
Tues- 9 miles including 8 x 1:15 surges with 1:30 jog rest, and 800 at a good pace
Thurs- 10 miles
Fri- 6 miles
Sat- 2 w/p, 5k in 19:10 (Greek Festival)....4 w/d
Sun- 6 mile run                         40 miles total

Week 21
Tues- 9 miles including 4:22 surge (3:30 recovery jog), 2:20 surge (3:00 recovery jog) 1:15 surge
Wed- 7 miles
Thurs- 10 miles including some surges
Fri- 7 miles
Sat- 8 miles        41 total

Week 22
Mon-12 miles
Thurs- 7 miles
Sun- 2 miles with strides....Hamstring strain...

Week 23
Monday- 7 miles
Tuesday- 10 miles
Thursday- 7.5 miles in the rain
Friday- 6.5 miles on Muddy Creek Greenway in 44 including two (2) 1.5 mile up tempo runs.
Sunday- 9 miles                    Total- 40 miles

Week 24
Monday- 7 miles
Thursday- 9 miles including surges of 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 2 min, 1 min. with 3 times surge time recovery.
Friday- 6 miles at Reynolda, Wake....loops in trails of 10:13, 10:00, felt pretty good....
Saturday- 12 miles...pretty good middle miles...
Sunday- 6 miles easy....felt sore.

Week 25
Wed- 8 miles easy with Phil Ponder
Thursday- 8 miles total- tempo run at Salem Lake- 7:18, 6:42, 6:35, 6:20, 6:22, 6:13, 6:50
(eased up on 7th mile-took right at bottom of hill to stay on paved path), 8th mile easy
Saturday 12 miles with TCTC crew- good pace in middle miles...struggled last 3 miles in heat       28 total

Week 26
Tues- 10 miles at Bethabara- moderate- loops of 7:11, 7:13, and 7:12 in the middle
Wed- 7 miles from Old Town Country Club (51 min.) after swim meet...tired.sore
Thurs- 6 miles in 45 at Reynolda...wake....very tired
Sat- 9 miles at Tanglewood in the middle of the day....hot
Sun-14 miles at Salem Lake 1:39:52 (out and back)....felt relaxed....with Longhurst, John Anderson (6:45 last mile)         46 miles for the week

Week 27
Tues- 9.5 miles moderate
Wed- 2 1/4 w/p, 3 loops in trails at Wake  8:35, 12:00, 8:34, 1 3/4 w/d.....8.5 total
Fri- 6 miles easy
Sat- 6 miles easy
Sun- 14 miles at Moses Cone Park with TCTC crew....Parts of the run were pretty quick.  Felt good on uphills.  Tired and a little sore at the end.
total 44 miles

Week 28
Wed- 6 miles easy with TCTC Cross-Country Camp
Thurs- 6.5 miles easy/moderate with Betsy at 6 a.m.
Fri- 2 3/4 w/p, 4 100 meter strides in 16-17, then 3 x 5:35 in trails with 5 min. jog/rest recovery, 1 1/4 w/d, felt pretty good.....8.5 miles total
Sat- 12 miles at Tanglewood in 1:31....Felt a little tired/sore
Sun- 7 miles at Reynolda Gardens/Wake trails during the middle of the day...54 min. felt dead

Week 29
Wed- 10 miles total at Bethabara including 6 x (just past Reynolda Road bridge to 2nd bridge) in 1:18-1:20 with 3:15-3:30 recovery jog
Fri- 6 miles-45 minutes
Sat- 2 w/p, Beat the Heat 5k in 18:27 ( 5:43, 11:45) 2.5 w/d- 7.5 miles total....felt lethargic        23.5 miles total

Week 30
Monday- 8 miles easy at Bethabara
Wednesday-10 miles at Bethabara including 6 x 1:16-1:20 surges with 3:15-3:30 jog recovery. Felt o.k.
Thursday- 7.5 miles moderate
Friday- 13 miles in 1:32 including a 35 minute tempo run (including 3 loops at Wake in 9:54, 9:44, 9:28)
Sunday-6.5 miles easy at beach              45 miles total

Week 31
Tuesday- 8.5 miles at the Beach including 6 x 1 minute surges with 3 minutes jog recovery
Friday- 8 miles at the Beach
Sunday- 8 miles in 57:04 at Salem Lake including 4th mile at 6:08.  Wanted to run a twenty minute tempo run but felt
very lethargic from week at the beach and travel from yesterday.
24.5 miles total

Week 32
Monday- 9 miles at Tanglewood
Tuesday- 2 w/p, strides, stretching, 6 x 800 on Muddy Creek Greenway between 1.5 and 2 mile mark,
with 2:30 jog rest between each interval (2:40, 2:50, 2:47, 2:47, 2:47, 2:45). 1 3/4 w/d...8 total
Thursday- 7 miles easy at Reynolda Gardens
Friday- 10 miles at Salem Lake in 1:07 (out 5 then back)....first 2 easy(7:39, 7:03). then 8 miles averaging about 6:35 pace
(slowest 6:42, fastest 6:28)
Saturday- 6 easy at Bethabara                40 total

Week 33
Monday- 10 miles easyTuesday- 2 1/4 w/p, stretching, strides, 8 x Deacon Hill (jog back the other side) 3:30 jog, then 3 x 2:45 in trails with
2:30 jog....2 w/d (8.5 miles total)
Wednesday- 7 miles easy
Thursday- 8 miles easy
Friday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides, 2.5 miles at Hanes Park track (3:01, 6:06, 9:09, 12:15, 15:18)...felt o.k...2 w/d....
A little sore...6.5 miles total 40 miles total

Week 34
Monday- 9.5 miles easy at Tanglewood
Tuesday- 2 miles w/p, stretching, strides, Muddy Creek Greenway... 4 x 800 with 2:30 jog recovery then 3:30 jog recovery then
1 mile....(2:48, 2:47, 2:47, 2:46, 5:47 (2:48, 2:59)...2 miles w/d....8 total...felt pretty good...90 degrees...
Thursday- 7 miles easy
Saturday- 9 miles total   (20 minutes easy, then 30 minute tempo run on Wake trails including three loops (9:28, 9:27, 9:26), 15 minutes easy...humid..
Sunday- 6.5 miles easy                40 miles for the week.

Week 35
Monday- 8 miles easy at Tanglewood
Tues- 2 w/p, stretching, strides....4 x 4:15 (approx. 3/4 mile) on Muddy Creek Greenway with 3:30 jog recovery...went through half in
(2:51, 2:52, 2:47, 2:51)....2 w/d...legs felt a little heavy....8 total
Wed- 7 miles easy at Reynolda Gardens
Friday- 10 miles at Salem Lake
(wanted to do 2 easy then 8 mile tempo but felt very lethargic so stopped tempo at 5)....8:00, 7:10, 6:21, 6:25, 6:32, 6:34, 6:29, 7:17, 7:13, 7:17
(1:09.24 total)....need to back off total mileage of upcoming Tuesday's workout....
Saturday- 7 miles easy at Reynolda Gardens    40 miles

Week 36
Monday- 8 miles easy on roads with Betsy and Phil Ponder
Tuesday- 2 w/p at Muddy Creek Greenway, stretching, strides, 8 x Deacon Hill (42-43 sec.) with jog down the other side,
3:30 jog then 4:00 honest pace, 3 w/d....felt good...8 total
Wednesday- 7 easy at Reynolda Gardens....52:30...ran about 400 to 500 Meters more than normal for this route...is it 1)
lower temps and humidity 2) mileage/workouts finally kicking in3) lower total mileage of workout yesterday
Friday- Muddy Creek Greenway, 2 w/p, stretching, strides, 20 minute tempo run from Robinhood Road side.....(3:10, 3:00, 3:12, 3:00, 2:58, 3:07).
18:28 to 3 miles and kept going to 20 minutes..to mile 2 marker and back...3 3/4 w/d....felt relaxed....9 total....need to get
AMR to look at the distances for each "half mile" on the trail.
Saturday- 8 miles on the roads at 6 a.m.....(7.81 miles in 59:32)...felt o.k....
a little sore from yesterday's workout.... 40 miles total

Week 37
Monday- 8 miles....1 hour...normal "7" at Reynolda Gardens and added on past Village Tavern, past Reynolda House and took path to main trail behind house...felt good.
Tuesday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides....5 x 1/4 mile at Muddy Creek Greenway with 4:00 jog between each (approx. 600 meters)...(1:15, 1:19, 1:18, 1:19, 1:17)...5:00 jog (800 meters), then 1 mile from Mile 1 to Mile 2...5:36(2:52, 2:44)....2 w/d.....8 miles total
Wednesday- 10 miles at Tanglewood...easy run
Friday- 2 1/4 w/p with some strides then 30 minute tempo run at Wake trails including three loops (9:07, 9:18, 9:18) felt relaxed....1 3/4 w/d......8.5 miles total
Sunday- 5.5 miles easy Reynolda Gardens....   40 miles total

Week 38
Monday- 7 miles
Wednesday- 7 miles
Friday- 1.5 w/p, 7.23 miles (44:44---6:12 pace......felt good on this leg), .5 w/d.....9 total
Saturday- 1 w/p, 4.33 miles(26:58- 6:13 pace.....3:00 in the morning...felt terrible), .5 w/d,....1 w/p, 6.69 miles
(41:54- 6:16 pace.....jogger war with other teams...)......13.5 total
...Cardiovascular felt pretty good....Legs shot....We got 6th place overall, 1st in our division....
36.5 miles for the week.

Week 39
Wed- 2.5 miles
Thurs- 7 miles
Friday- 8 miles
Saturday- 10 miles
Sunday- 12.5 miles        Sore all week.  40 miles total...

Week 40
Mon- 8 miles including 3 20 sec. strides in the middle
Tues- 8 miles easy
Wed- 8 miles including strides and then  4  1:15 surges with 3:45 jog recovery
Thursday- 7 miles easy (52:30)
Friday- 14 miles easy (1:45)...hurting after about 1:25.
Saturday- 5 miles easy (including loops in trails at Wake of 11:09, 11:04, 11:00)

50 miles for the week

Week 41
Monday- 7.5 miles easy from home including strides and 7.36 in 52:54
Tuesday- 7 miles easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn (52:30)
Wednesday- 10 miles at Tanglewood including strides and 6 x 1:15 hard with 3:45 jog between each.  Felt good.
Friday- 7 miles on treadmill at Y at night (52:30).One hour after eating.  Felt sluggish
Saturday- 6.5 miles from home at 6:00 a.m. (7:30 pace)...Felt sore (right calf, left forefoot)
Sunday- 12 miles at Wake including strides and 30 minute tempo run (including 3 loops in trails of 9:09, 9:18, 9:19)..
felt pretty good.  pretty similar times to tempo run 4 weeks ago but higher mileage now....(20 minute run, 30 minute tempo run, 40 minute run)
50 miles this week

Week 42
Monday- 7 at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Normal "7"...was able to get back to Village Outdoor and then to Water Fountain....
Don't know if this is 1)  Legs starting to recover from mileage increase   2) Legs still feeling positive effects from tempo run pace yesterday
Tuesday- 7 at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Felt a little sluggish and sore
Wednesday- 7 at Salem Lake....Felt really sore and sluggish
Thursday- 2 w/p, strides, then 8 x Deacon Hill (42-43) with jog down the other side, 3:30 jog then 2 x 2:45 surge with
2:30 jog recovery, 2 w/d....8 total...Felt good
Saturday- 5 easy at Reynolda Gardens
Sunday-16 miles at a 7:18 pace with TCTC crew.  Most miles were between 7:00 and 7:10...(First mile was 8:33)...
Felt pretty good.  Longest run since Chicago Marathon in 2004.  Sore after run but to be expected.            50 miles total

Week 43
Monday- 7 miles easy at Graylyn/Reynolda Gardens
Tuesday- 7 miles easy at Graylyn/Reynolda Gardens
Wednesday- 9 miles easy at Tanglewood
Thursday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides, 8 x 800 from 2 to 1.5 mark at Muddy Creek Greenway with 2:30 jog recovery after each interval
(2:45, 2:44, 2:45, 2:45, 2:45, 2:43, 2:43, 2:42) 1 3/4 w/d
Felt pretty good.  A little sore but not too bad.  Turns out this 800 meters is actually only 783 meters.....9.5 miles total.
Saturday- 5.5 miles easy at Wake trails.
Sunday- 12 miles at Salem Lake including 9 mile tempo run (7:55, 7:12, 6:31, 6:31, 6:35, 6:27, 6:31, 6:24, 6:21, 6:19, 6:16, 7:08)
1:20.15....Felt pretty good.       50 miles total

Week 44
Monday- Normal "7" at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Was able to get back to Village Outdoor, then Water Fountain,
then a minute more.  Body must like the previous day's tempo run.
Wed- 9.5 miles on roads around Buena Vista, YMCA, Reynolda Gardens, etc.
Thurs- 2 w/p, stretching, strides, 4 x 1200 at Muddy Creek Greenway with 3:30 jog(600 meters) recovery between
each interval (4:09, 4:10, 4:09, 4:13).  2 w/d....8 miles total
  Wanted to do 5 intervals but felt dead.  Wonder if 1) Tempo run on Sunday was too long given current mileage
2) Max VO2 workout is too tough after longer tempo run.  Legs felt tired.
Fri- 7 miles from home.  Easy run.  Felt tired but not completely dead
Sat- 4.5 miles easy at Reynolda Gardens.
Sun- 14 miles from Peak with strides in the middle at Wake.  Felt o.k.  Pace did not accelerate at the end of the run.   50 miles total

Week 45
Monday- 7 easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Was able to get back to Village Outdoor, Water Fountain, and then another 25 seconds
Tuesday- 7 easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Was able to get back to Village Outdoor.
Wednesday- 9 easy at Salem Lake.  7:30 pace.  Felt tired.
Thursday- 2.5 w/p to Shaffner Park/Silas Creek Greenway...stretching, strides....8 x 200 hill (Burkewood) with 200 jog down...1/2 jog then
4 x 2:45 (approx. 800 meters) with 2:30 jog (approx. 400 meters) between each....2 w/d.....10.5 total....Felt pretty good.
Friday- 4.5 easy at Reynolda Gardens.  Inside of right hip is sore.
Sunday -12 miles at Reynolda Gardens/Wake with 30 minute tempo run in the middle.  Within the tempo run ran 9:07, 9:06, and 9:05 for three
loops in the trails.  28 seconds faster(total) for these loops than 4 weeks ago.  Felt pretty good.  Quads felt a little sore from standing up all
day yesterday at the XC Championships.  20 minutes easy(including 3 strides), 30 minute tempo run, 40 minutes easy...Probably more than
12 but that's how I will count it.            50 miles total

Week 46
Monday- 7 easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Was able to get back to Village Outdoor, Water Fountain, and then another 45 seconds.
Tuesday- 7 easy (52:30) on treadmill at the Y
Wednesday- 8 with Betsy at about 7:18 pace from the house.  Terrible weather outside.
Thursday- 9:00 workout at night on the treadmill at the Y.  2 w/p, stretching, strides, then 2 miles in 11:47, 2 minute jog, 1 mile 5:55, 2 mile w/d.
Felt a little lethargic.  Not used to running hard on the treadmill.  10.2 mph for workout......7 total..........Ending up waking up at 5:00 a.m. with
diarrhea and then threw up at 6:00 the next morning.
Saturday- 7 easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Made it back to Village Outdoor.
Sunday- 14 moderate with Longhurst.  Loop in trails, YMCA loop, Loop in trails...1:41 total.  Most miles between 7:05 and 7:10.
Felt pretty relaxed.  75 degree day.                                50 miles total

Week 47
Monday- 7 easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Made it just past the field.  Felt a little lethargic.
Don't know if feeling the effects of the long run yesterday or a fuel issue.
Tuesday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides (Muddy Creek Greenway)....4 x 800 with 2:30 jog recovery (400 meters)....
2:40, 2:40, 2:41, 2:40...then 2:30 jog (400 meters) and 2 x 1600 with 1 min. recovery(short jog)....5:55, 5:55...1 w/d.
Legs felt great.  Probably best workout of the year....8 total.
Wednesday- 8 easy
Thursday- 8 easy
Friday- 12 miles at Salem Lake including a 7 mile tempo run in the middle, strides during 2nd mile....7:52, 7:25, 6:31, 6:29,
6:25, 6:18, 6:16, 6:17, 6:12, 7:03, 6:58, 7:05....1:20.59 total.  Legs a little sluggish probably due to switching workouts to
Tuesday/Friday from normally Thursday/Sunday.
Sunday- 7 with Betsy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn.  Legs felt great.            50 miles total.

Week 48
Monday- 7 miles at Wake including three strides in the middle
Tuesday- 8 miles on the treadmill finishing at 9:45 at night
Wednesday- 1.5 w/p, stretching, strides, 4 x 400 (with 3:45 recovery jog...600 meters)  74, 77,75,74....5:00 jog(800 meters)...
1600 in 5:20....1.5 w/d.....6.5 miles total.  Felt a little sluggish..9:00 a.m. workout.
Thursday- 9.5 miles with Mike in a little more than 1:08.
Saturday- 10 miles at Salem Lake with 5 miles tempo in the middle...strides during 2nd mile  (7:44, 7:10, 6:21, 6:16, 6:18, 6:03,
6:01, 7:03, 6:50, 7:01)...1:06.51.  Legs felt good.  Throat is a little sore.  Need to watch that.      41 miles total

Week 49
Wed- 5 miles easy.  Recovering from cold, sore throat.
Thurs- 7 miles easy.  Feel sluggish from cold, Nyquil.  A few easy strides in the middle of the run
Fri- 5 miles easy.  Legs feeling better
Sat- Mistletoe Half-Marathon, 2 w/p, stretching, strides.....6:12(up by Reynolds Gym, Runnymeade), 6:16(Runnymeade Hill up to Stratford),
6:06, 5:58, 6:09, 6:00, 6:23(Bio Hill), 6:07, 6:05, 6:21(Back through Gardens), 6:07, 5:52, 6:02, :35....1:20:20....9th place overall...about 10 seconds
behind Longhurst.  Felt pretty good the whole way.  Quads were really hurting in the last mile.....1 w/d..40 degrees and raining at the start...16 miles total
Sun- 9 miles easy with John Anderson, Alan Marion                42 miles total

Week 50
Monday- 5.5 miles- quads hurting
Wed- 6 miles- tried some strides but quads still tender
Friday- 7 miles at Gardens/Graylyn.  Finished just past the end of the lower field(Stringfest) at the Gardens
Saturday- 8 miles with Betsy on the roads.  Feel pretty good.
Sunday- 9 miles in cold(34 degrees) and rainy conditions.            35.5 miles total

Week 51
Monday-(Treadmill at the Y) 2 w/p, stretching, strides, 1/2 at 10.2 mph, 3 min. jog, 1/2 at 10.7 mph, 3 min. jog, 1/2 at 11.2 mph,
5 min. jog, 1.5 miles at 10.2 mph....7 miles total
Tues, Wed.- A little sick
Thursday- 7 miles easy at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn
Friday, Saturday- Snow
Sunday- 5 miles on the indoor track at the Y.....7:06, 6:40, 6:28, 6:18, 6:14....32:47 total...Felt pretty relaxed.   19 miles total for week.

Week 52
Tues- 8 miles
Thurs- 8 miles
Fri- 8 miles
Sat- 3 miles        27 total

Week 53
Monday- 6 miles easy
Wednesday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides...then 4 min., 3 min. 2 min. 1 min. surges with equal recovery....2 w/d...7 miles total