Vince "the Machine" Howard
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Vince HowardWent 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, (Still one of only 2 athletes in North Carolina history to win all 3 titles indoors!!), 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.

2002 mileage

Week 1 -  Jan 1-6, 2002
20 miles this week, hip pain now

Week 2    Jan 7 - 13
42 miles this week, felt better

Week 3
40 miles this week, felt better

Week 4
40 miles this week

Week 5
42 miles this week, incl. first 14 miler in over 6 months

Week 6
42 miles this week again

Week 7
44 miles this week

Week 8
41 miles this week

Week 9
42 miles this week

Week 10
40 miles in 5 days this week, 7th place in Dupont St. Forest 7.5 miler in 45:10

Week 11
40 miles for the week.  26:51 for the five mile race.

Week 12
40 miles this week, 16:46 5k Saturday.

Week 13
53 miles this week

Week 14
Tuesday - I did 400, 600, 800, 400, 600, 800 last night.  The 800's were 2:25 and 2:28.
The 600's were 1:50 and 1:48.  The 400's were 1:12 and 1:12.
week's total - 38 miles, beach trip, I don't run at the beach

Week 15
40 miles this week, sick part of the week, (wedding jitters)

Week 16
43 miles this week, wedding date drawing ever soooo close now

Week 17
50 miles this week

Week 18
44 miles this week, 15k race on Sat.

Week 19
56 miles this week

Week 20
47 miles this week

Week 21
5 miles this week, gone on honeymoon all week.

Week 22
31 miles for the week, ran 5k on Sat. night, It ended up raining in the late afternoon and did cool off for the race.  Debole went +/- 14:51, Phillips 15:06, B Mack 15:21, A Bowman 15:43, K Seeber 16:11, El M 16:21, J Anderson 16:58.  My Ultimate Ass injury flared up in the last 800.  I ran a painful 4 miles yesterday.  Hoping that I'm
just tight and will be ok in a couple of days.

Week 23
37 miles this week

Week 24
44 miles this week, incl 5k in GSO in 16:44

Week 25
21 miles this week, sore hamstring

Week 26
36 miles this week, did not race

Week 27
25 miles this week

Week 28
24, another bad week.  Only ran 4 days.  Hope to go over 30 this week

Week 29
34 miles, bitten by a dog on Saturday.  No worries: he has and I have all shots current

Week 30
37 miles this week

Week 31
30 miles this week

Week 32
45 miles this week

Week 33
45 miles this week

Week 34
40 miles this week, 7th at Brenner's 5k, slow run

Week 35
46 miles this week

Week 36
19 miles this week

Week 37
20 miles this week

Week 38
36 miles this week

Week 39
30 miles this week

Week 41
35 miles this week, 2 workouts

Week 42
40 miles this week

Week 43
45 miles this week, Hawg Run in 17:09, 5th place

Week 44
41 miles this week

Week 45
43 miles this week

Week 46
51 miles this week, 12th at Old Reliable Run in 35:16

Week 47
50 miles this week, 3rd at Apex, NC 5k in 16:28

Week 48
46 miles this week, 16:05 5k Saturday

Week 49
45 miles this week

Week 50
50 miles this week, 1:14:32 for 3rd at Kiawah 1/2 mar.

Week 51
60 miles this week

Week 52
42 miles this week

12/30 and 12/31