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
Jan. 1 - 4 miles

Week 2
Monday- 45 minutes including 6 x 1 min. surges with 3 min. jog between each
Tuesday- Weights
Wednesday- 40 minute run
Saturday- Salem Lake 50k Relay (12.5k each).....ran 2nd leg (back from Greenway near WSSU and reverse way around the Lake....
6:25 pace for about 7.8 miles (splits from 7 mile mark back to normal "start"...6:27, 6:19, 6:20, 6:26, 6:27, 6:32, 6:32....49:53 overall)......felt o.k.
Sunday- 45 min. easy run

Week 3
Monday- 41 min. easy
Tues- Weights
Wed- 47 min. with Nate Ayers
Friday- 50 min. including 7 x 1 min. surges with 3 min. jog between each
Sat- Weights, 45 min. run
Sun- 1 hour, 20 min. run        35 miles for the week

Week 4
Monday- 51 minute run easy
Tuesday- Weights
Wednesday- 50 minute run including interval session in trails at Wake (1 min. hard, 1 min. easy, 2 min. hard, 2 min. easy,
3 min. hard, 3 min. easy, 4 min. hard, 4 min. easy, 3 min. hard, 3 min. easy, 2 min. hard, 2 min. easy, 1 min. hard)
   ran a little faster than current 5k race pace......laps of 9:30, 10:17, 9:40 during session.
Thursday- Weights
Friday- 55 min. run easy
Sat- 50 min. run easy
Sunday- 12 mile run with John Anderson starting at Central Y......Jogged out to Reynolda Gardens water fountain, then ran
2 3/4 miles uptempo around Wake and back to water fountain (6:47, 6:30, 6:10 pace for last 3/4).....jogged
3/4 mile and ran last 5k of Mistletoe Course pretty quick   (6:02, 6:04, 6:23, 19:10 for 5k) 1.5 jog at the end........
Pace and breathing felt pretty easy.....legs felt tired from the week and distance of the run......Anderson ran about 6:00 pace.
40 miles total

Week 5
Monday- 51 minute run
Tuesday- Weights
Wednesday- 55 minutes run
Thursday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides......10 x 200 hill with jog back down (Burkeshore) then 3 x 1:20 hard with 4 min. jog  on Silas Creek Greenway
1 w/d......7 total
Saturday- 51 minute run
Sunday- 1:35 run with Espo (probably 12) , Weights in the afternoon
40 miles total

Week 6
Monday- 52 minute run
Wednesday- 2 w/p including strides, 4 x 1 mile with 1 min. rest (6:33, 6:27, 6:26, 6:27) 1 w/d.....7 total
Thursday- 7 mile run, Weights
Friday- 55 minute run
Saturday- Weights
Sunday- 12 mile run including 6 miles uptempo in the middle on the Muddy Creek Greenway (6:42, 6:43, 6:42, 6:45, 6:42, 6:39)
40 miles total for the week

Week 7
Mon- 52 min. easy
Tuesday- Weights
Thurs- 2 w/p with strides then tempo run in trails at Wake  (2 loops.....8:58, 8:54)  Felt o.k. 2 w/d......7 total
Friday- 52 min. easy, Weights
Saturday- 52 min. easy
Sunday- 12 miles with John Anderson and Alan Marion.....Very cold
40 miles for the week.

Week 8
Tuesday- Weights
Wed- 3 w/p, then 10 x 200 with 200 jog (avg. 36.97) 1.5 w/d
Thurday-7 miles easy, Weights
Sunday- 10 miles easy.
24 miles total.  Needed to recharge the body.

Week 9
Wed- 2 w/p, 4 x 1200 in Wake Trails with 4 min. jog rest (1st and 3rd rep from start to 1200 (downhill).  2nd and 4th rep from 400 to 1600 (slightly uphill)
4:15, 4:15, 4:06, 4:21 1.5 w/d
Thursday- 1 hour run, Weights
Saturday- 16 mile run with John Anderson and Alan Marion including 6 miles in the middle (6:36, 6:19, 6:28, 6:32, 6:25, 6:36).....
Really windy.  Last 4 after tempo was tough.
Sunday- 1:07.30 run
40 miles total

Week 10
Tuesday- 7 miles
Wednesday- 5 miles
Thursday- 9 miles including 8 x 1 min. pickups with 3 min. jog between each
Friday- 10 miles, Weights
Sunday-9 miles
40 miles

Week 11
Monday- Weights
Tuesday- 2.5 miles.  Felt terrible.
Wednesday- 7 miles
Thursday- 8 miles
Sunday-10 miles
27.5 miles.......Felt pretty beat this week.

Week 12
Monday- 7 miles including 5 x 1 min. pickup with 3 min. jog
Tues-Light Weights
Wednesday- 6 miles including strides and an 800 in 2:51 (first 800 of Wake trails)
Sunday- 5 miles
18 miles for the week.  Left side of abdomen and lower back are sore.

Week 13
Monday, 3 miles, ill rest of week

Week 14
Mon- 6.5 miles at Wake including a couple of 200's at the end with Alan Marion (33,32)
Wed- 5 miles at Wake
Sun- 5 miles at Tanglewood (4 strides at the end)

Week 15
Monday- Weights
Tuesday- Loop around Salem Lake from Linville Road side (4:30, 7:13, 6:58, 7:08, 6:48, 6:55, 6:46, 2:45)   49:06
Wednesday- Easy 8 at Tanglewood including 4 strides towards the end of the run
Friday- Easy 8 at Tanglewood including 4 strides towards the end of the run
Saturday- 9 miles at Wake trails (6+ loops).  1st (10:51) and 6th loops (10:27) easy.
2-5 loops (First 800 decent pace, then the rest of the loop at a steady pace)
3:00(9:35)
2:59(9:34)
2:59(9:33)
2:59(9:22)
1:03 overall for the run
Sunday-8 miles easy
40 miles total

Week 16
Tues- 8 miles including surges of 5 min, 5 min, and 2:45 with 5 min. jog between each surge.  Tired.
Wed- 9 miles including 4 strides towards the end of the run
Thursday- 7 miles
Friday- 10 miles including 4 strides towards the end of the run
34 miles total

Week 17
Mon- 7 miles easy with strides during the run
Tuesday- 7 miles total including strides and 2 loops of the Wake trails (8:57, 8:59)
Wednesday- Weights
Friday- 8 miles including strides during the run
Saturday- 2 w/p including strides, then 5 x 1000 meters on Muddy Creek Greenway with 3:30 rest (400 jog)   3:44, 3:38, 3:34, 3:28, 3:16, 2 w/d
Sunday- 7 miles easy.....right knee very sore
37 miles total

Week 18
Mon- Weights
Tues- 8 miles
Wed- 8 miles including strides and 2 x 1 min. good pace with 3 min. jog
Saturday- 20 min. w/p, stretching, strides......Vienna 5k   18:16 including 4:55 first mile (70 foot elevation drop.  Went with a pack of 4 and paid for it.   )  2 w/d
Sunday- 10 mile run
33.5 miles total

Week 19
Tues- Weights
Wednesday- 8 miles at Wake including strides and 6 x 1 minute hard with 3 minute jog between each
Friday- 8 miles easy at Tanglewood
Saturday- 8 miles easy at Wake including 4 strides towards the end of the run
Sunday- 8 miles at Salem Lake.  First mile easy then lap around the lake from the Linville Road side 4:17, 7:09, 7:00, 7:02, 6:53, 6:52, 6:48, 2:42 (48:48 total)
Tired this week.  Food poisoning on Thursday.  32 miles

Week 20
Mon- Weights
Wed- 2 w/p with strides, stretching, 4 x 1200 meters on the Muddy Creek Greenway with 4 min. rest between each (400 jog).......4:14, 4:09, 4:11, 4:08, 2+ w/d
Friday- 9 miles easy
Saturday- 9 miles easy with 4 strides toward the end of the run
Sunday- 9 miles including 3 loops in the Wake Trails (first 800 good pace, rest of the loop steady)
1- 2:57, 9:16(for the loop)
2- 2:57, 9:11
3- 2:58, 9:05
Felt a little fatigued going into the run but definitely getting fitter.
35 miles for the week

Week 21
Wed- 10 miles including 8 x 1 minute hard with 3 minute jog between each.
Thursday- 8 miles easy
Friday- 8 miles easy
Sunday- 2.5 mile w/d, strides, stretching,  1 loop in the trails at Wake 7:49,  4.5 mile cooldown.  Felt a little lethargic but not too bad.
34.5 miles for the week.

Week 22
Monday- 8 miles
Tuesday- 6 miles
Wednesday- 9 miles
off rest of week

Week 23
Monday- 5 miles easy
Tuesday- 7 miles including strides and 4 x 1 min. fast with 3 min. jog between each
Wednesday- 9 miles easy at Tanglewood
Saturday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides, PTI Runway 5k (5:36, 11:24, 17:55)  2 w/d.  Felt sluggish the whole way
Sunday- 10 miles
38 miles for the week.

Week 24
Tuesday- 7 miles at Wake including 40 minutes at a solid pace (last loop in the trails in 8:58)
Wednesday- weights
Thursday- 10 miles at Tanglewood
Friday- 8 miles at Wake
Sunday- 9 miles at Wake trails including six plus loops.  1st loop easy with strides, then 3 loops with 2 min. on(a little slower than 5k pace) ...3 min. off (steady pace)....
loops of 9:20, 9:18, 9:10.....2 + loops easy.....Felt a little tired
34 miles

Week 25
Tuesday- 8 miles at Reynolda Gardens including 4 strides towards the end of the run
Wednesday- 2 w/p, stretching, strides, 4 x 1200 with 4 min. rest(400 jog) at Muddy Creek Greenway (4:06, 4:05, 4:06, 4:03), 2+ w/d
Thursday- 9 miles at Wake Forest
Friday- 8 miles at Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn (felt dead)
Saturday- 7 miles including 10 x 35 sec. pickups (every 2 minutes) at Wake.
40 miles total

Week 26
Mon- 8 miles
Wed- 10 miles
Thurs- 6 miles including light tempo and 2:36  800 between 400 and 1200 marks at Wake trails.   Very hot and humid.  Felt tired.
Sat- 8 miles on roads at 6:00 in the morning.
Sun- 8 miles including first 31 minutes at an honest pace then 10 minutes at a good clip on roads at Tanglewood, easy from there.
40 miles

Week 27
Monday-8 miles
Wed- 9 miles including 10 x 45 sec. surges(at mile to 3k pace) every 3 minutes
Thurs- 9 miles
Friday- 7 miles
Sunday- 7 miles
40 miles, extreme heat

Week 28
Tues-8 miles including strides towards the end of the run.
Wed- 20 min w/p, strides, stretching.. 2 loops in trails at Wake 1st 800 solid then steady the rest of the way(2:48, 9:19, 2:48, 8:57) 20 min w/d.
Thurs- 10 miles
Sun- 5 miles at DisneyWorld
31 miles total.  Tired.

Week 29
Wed- 5 miles including 10 minutes at a good clip plus strides towards the end
Sun- 8 miles including 4 strides towards the end of the run.
13 miles....Disney Trip was draining.

Week 30
Tues- 4 miles
Thurs- 4 miles
Sun- 6 miles
Feel dead.  14 miles total

Week 31
Tues- 8 miles(strides at the end)
Wednesday- 7 miles
Thursday- 8 miles(strides at the end)
Saturday- 7 miles
Sunday- 10 miles
40 miles for the week.

Week 32
Tuesday- 8 miles at solid pace at Tanglewood (including 4 strides toward the end of the run)
Wednesday- 8 miles at Wake including figure eight loops in 19:10, 18:45, 18:40
Friday- 5 miles easy
Saturday- 8 miles at Wake including figure eight loops in 19:47, 18:15, 17:37
Sunday- 11 miles at solid pace at Tanglewood (including 4 strides toward the end of the run)
40 miles total.

Week 33
Tuesday- 8 miles steady at Wake
Wed- 9 mile hill loop with TCTC group
Friday- 8 miles steady at Wake including figure eight loops of low 19's, 17:48, and 17:27.  4 strides toward the end of the run
Sat- 8 miles easy at Tanglewood
Sunday- 10 miles easy/steady at Wake including 4 strides towards the end.
43 miles total.

Week 34
Tues- 8 miles at Wake with 4 strides towards the end of the run
Wed- 5 miles at Wake
Friday- 9 miles at Bethabara including loops of 6:48, 6:38, 6:34, 6:27........4 strides toward the end of the run
Sat- 8 miles easy at Tanglewood
Sun- 12 miles easy with Betsy and Glenn Wells (1:34)
42 miles for the week

Week 35
Mon- weights
Tuesday- 8 easy with strides at the end
Friday-12 at Tanglewood including 20 min. solid pace.  Strides at the end.
Sat-10 easy at Tanglewood
Sun- 10 at Wake including 30 minutes steady in the middle.
40 miles

Week 36
Mon-weights and 37:30 easy on elliptical
Wed- 9 miles including loops of 6:35,6:31,6:24, and 6:09 at Bethabara   4 strides toward the end of the run.
Thurs- 6 easy
Friday- 9 easy at Tanglewood
Sat- 15 easy with TCTC crew.  really tired at the end
Sun-1 easy
40 miles total.

Week 37
Tuesday- 7 miles including 4 strides toward the end
Wednesday- 37:30 easy on the elliptical, weights
Thursday- 8 miles including 7 x 1 minutes good pace(with one minute rest jog)
Friday- 8 miles
Saturday- 8 miles very easy
Sunday- 12 miles at Salem Lake (3 strides during 3rd mile)
(7:53, 7:28, 7:13, 6:37, 6:41, 6:40, 6:43, 6:46, 6:38, 6:42, 6:46, 6:49)  1:23.01 total........Legs felt a little dead and tired.
43 miles for the week.

Week 38
Tuesday- 8 miles easy
Wednesday- 6 miles including 4 x 2:45 at a good pace with equivalent recovery, strides in the beginning.
Thursday- Weights, then 37:30 on elliptical easy
Friday- 7 miles
Saturday- 8 miles including 4 strides
Sunday- 15 miles at Salem Lake with Glenn, John, Mark, Pirate, Craig
(8:31, 7:34, 7:31, 7:27, 7:29, 7:22, 7:22, 6:19(short), 7:42, 7:18, 7:15, 7:20, 6:58, 6:29, 7:30 (1:50.14 total)....felt pretty good.  Good conditions.
44 miles total

Week 39
Tues- Weights, 37:30 on elliptical
Wed- 8 miles including surges of 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes with equal recovery, strides during run
Thurs- 5 miles
Friday- 9 miles
Sat- 8 miles
Sun- 6 miles including 4 strides and light tempo......Feel pretty tired.
36 miles for the week.  30k race next weekend.

Week 40
Mon- Easy Weights
Wed- 8 miles with 4 one minute easy surges
Fri- 3 miles easy
Sat- 0.5 miles warmup, then 30k at Salem Lake.    (6:23, 6:27, 6:32, 6:23, 6:32, 6:34, 6:49, 6:44, 8:44(1.3), 8:52(1.3),
6:56, 7:22,7:10,7:57,7:50,10:32,10:31,9:07.....2:17.32)  really struggled at the end including a couple of walk breaks in the last few miles.
 30 miles total

Week 41
Fri- 4 miles
Sun- 7 miles (51:00 around Salem Lake
11 miles for the week.

Week 42
off all week for rest

Week 43
3 miles, taking some down time from running

Week 44
Mon- Tanglewood......28:47.....Big Dipper, Little Dipper, 2:05 from road to gravel lot.  Good run.  Call if 4.
Thurs- 3 miles easy
Sun- 1:00 at Tanglewood.  Good pace in the last half.  Call it 8.
15 total

Week 45
Mon- Weights
Sun- 8 miles

Week 46
Friday-5 mile run
sat- weights, 30 min. elliptical
sun- 50 min. Run

Week 47
Wed- 4 miles including "Walker" workout
Thursday- 45 min. on elliptical including 6 x 3 min. hard (with 2 min. recovery)
Friday- 30 min. easy at Bethabara.

Week 48
Thurs- 20 min. run
Fri- Weights
Sat- 30 min. run
Sun- 1 hour run.

Week 49
Tues- 5 mile run
Wed- 30 min. on elliptical
Fri-Weights
Sat- 30 min. run.

Week 50
off, ill all week

Week 51
Sat- Weights
Sun- 30 min. run

Week 52
30 minute run

Week 53
Tues-30 min.
Fri- 36 min.

Week 54