Vince "The Machine" Howard
Click here for "the Machine's" 2000 training data

Went to Page High School in Greensboro, NC where he graduated in 1988 with a slew of state titles, including:
Cross Country (Class 4A) in 1987, the indoor 3A/4A 1000 meter title in 1987, the indoor 3A/4A mile and 2 mile in 1988, and the outdoor mile in class 4A in 1988.

 Vince is known as the "Machine" in the Pantheon circle due to his running back stature.

Vince went on to run for the University of North Carolina and graduated in 1992. The coaching staff at UNC was rumored to have been very glad that Vince graduated because he was known as a big whiner and moaner, always had SOMETHING to complain about. Probably stems from that UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) attitude he has.

Road Race and Track PR's include:

Road PR's

5k 14:32 (11/23/96) 8k 24:54 (Virginia Beach 1996)
10k 30:58  Half-Marathon 1:09:11 (1994- Kiawah) Marathon 2:42:20 (1995 - Houston)

Track PR's

1500 3:54.2  5000 14:34  400 :53

Collegiate Cross Country Bests

8k 25:03  10k 30:58

Was also captain of the 1991 UNC Cross Country team that qualified for the 1991 NCAA Championships and placed a dismal 21st place.
 
 

Year 2000 Training Data
 click here for Vince's 1999 training data

Sat. 1/1    5 miles in Greensboro
Sun 1/2    9 miles at Salem Lake

Week #1
1/3    6 miles
1/4    4 miles
1/5    7 miles
1/6     7 miles
1/7     5 miles
1/8     4 miles
1/9     off

Week #2
1/10    6 miles
1/11    10 miles
1/12    off
1/13    10 miles
1/14    6 miles
1/15    off
1/16    14 miles

Week #3
1/17    8 miles
1/18    off
1/19    off
1/20    4 miles
1/21    8 miles
1/22    6 miles
1/23    off

Week #4
1/24    6 miles
1/25    off
1/26    7 miles
1/27    6 miles
1/28    10  miles
1/29    off
1/30    off

Week #5
1/31
2/1
2/2
2/3
2/4
2/5
2/6            35 miles this week

Week #7
2/7
2/8
2/9
2/10
2/11
2/12
2/13            45 miles total this week

Week #8
2/14
2/15
2/16
2/17
2/18
2/19
2/20    10 miles            36 miles for the week

Week #9
2/21
2/22
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27   off         20 miles this week

Week #10
2/28    8 miles
2/29    5 miles
3/1     7 miles
3/2     6 miles
3/3     off
3/4    13 miles, Gate River Run 15k, 75th place - 53:38 (5:45)
3/5     4 miles w/ Pantheon, Jacksonville beach            Week's total  43 miles

Week 11
3/6
3/7
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11
3/12            56 miles this week

Week 12
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/16
3/17
3/18    St. Leo's 5k in 16:41
3/19                        60 miles this week

Week 13
3/20    p.m. - 9 miles
3/21
3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25
3/26        50 miles this week, legs tired

Week 14
3/27
3/28
3/29
3/30
3/31
4/1        Wilkes YMCA 15th annual 5 Miler, 1st place in 27:09
4/2        45 miles for the week.

Week 15
4/3    Mon - 7
4/4    Tue - 6
4/5    Wed - 8
4/6    Thur - 6 miles (3 mile WU, 4X200, 2X800, 4X200)
4/7    Fri - 6
4/8    Sat 9 (3 mile tempo)
4/9    Sun 14 (1st loop 44:09)

Week 16
4/10
4/11
4/12
4/13
4/14
4/15    5k in W/S 5th in 16:45
4/16                                                            60 miles for the week

Week 17
4/17    9 miles
4/18    off
4/19    off
4/20    a.m. 3 miles
           p.m. workout 2.5 up and down, 6 sets of 2 * 200, 1 * 400
4/21    6 miles
4/22    7 miles
4/23    14 miles            50 miles this week

Week 18
4/24    9 miles
4/25    6 miles
4/26    10 miles workout 3 sets of 200, 200, 800, 800's in 2:20
4/27    7 miles
4/28    off
4/29    12 miles
4/30    16 miles

Week 19
5/1
5/2
5/3
5/4
5/5    5 miles
5/6    5 miles
5/7    Off, in Vegas                42 miles this week.

Week 20
5/8    Off, return from Vegas
5/9
5/10
5/11
5/12
5/13    5k race in GSO, 2nd in 16:35
5/14    14 miles at Salem Lake            52.5 miles this week.

Week 21
5/15
5/16
5/17
5/18
5/19
5/20    12 miles at Salem Lake w/ Tall Scott
5/21        47 miles this week

Week 22
5/22
5/23    four mile tempo on the tack in 21:08
5/24
5/25
5/26    fartlek run today
5/27
5/28        61 miles this week.

Week 23
5/29
5/30    did 4 x 1200, 2x 400 tonight.  1200's were in 3:37-39
5/31
6/1
6/2
6/3
6/4            61 miles this week.

Week 24
6/5
6/6
6/7
6/8
6/9
6/10
6/11    14 at Salem Lake        67 miles this week

Week 25
6/12
6/13
6/14
6/15
6/16
6/17
6/18    14 miles             65 miles total this week

Week 26
6/19
6/20
6/21
6/22
6/23
6/24
6/25            36 miles this week

Week 27
6/26
6/27
6/28
6/29
6/30
7/1        Summer Breeze 5k in 15:52
7/2                            60 miles this week

Week 28
7/3
7/4
7/5
7/6
7/7
7/8
7/9

Week 29
7/10
7/11
7/12
7/13
7/14
7/15
7/16                61 miles this week

Week 30
7/17
7/18
7/19
7/20
7/21
7/22
7/23    14 miles at Salem Lake                61 miles this week

Week 31
7/24 thru 7/30        58 miles total

Week 32
7/31 thru 8/6        49 miles total

Week 33
8/7 thru 8/13        40 miles total

Week 34
8/14 thru 8/20      52 miles total

Week 35
8/21 thru 8/27    33 miles this week, at the beach

Week 36
8/28 thru 9/3    50 miles this week

Week 37
9/4 thru 9/10    61 miles this week - 18th in Wake Forest CC invite in 27:08 ( 5miles )

Week 38
9/11 thru 9/17    37 miles this week, sick all week

Week 39
9/18 thru 9/24        37 miles this week, still ill

Week 40
9/25 thru 10/1        63 miles this week, 2nd at Greensboro invite 5k cc meet 16:34

Week 41
10/2 thru 10/8        61 miles this week, 21 on Sunday, 2nd in City Stage 8k in 26:44

Week 42
10/9 thru 10/15        54 miles this week, moved to Raleigh

Week 43
10/16 thru 10/22    64 miles this week, 21 on Sunday, Off Sat.

Week 44
10/23 thru 10/29    47 miles this week

Week 45
10/30 thru 11/5        40 miles this week

Week 46
11/6 thru 11/12        5 miles this week

week 47
11/13 thru 11/19        37 miles

Week 48
11/20 thru 11/26        35 miles

Week 49
11/27 thru 12/3        35 miles this week

Week 50

12/4 thru 12/10        50 miles this week

Week 51

12/11 thru 12/17    28 miles this week

Week 52

12/18 thru 12/24    45 miles this week

Week 53

12/25 thru 12/31        38 miles this week.
 

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