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Running Resume




Running Background

High School: Clarkstown High School North (NY) 1989-93
Twice All-State, Four-time All-Section, Seven-time All-County in XC and track
Track and XC team captain, 1990-3
College: Cornell University (NY) 1993-7
Varsity XC, 1996; Varsity track, 1995-7
Brooks/Haddonfield Running Company (NJ) 2001-2007
Inov-8 Pro Deal Team, 2011
Mountain Peak Fitness/Red Newt Racing Team, 2015-present

Mountain/Ultra/Trail Results

2016
Bandera 100K (US Championships): 9:23, 6th overall, 2nd Masters
Caumsett 50K (US Championships): 3:30, 13th overall, 3rd age group
Canyon Meadow 50K, Oakland, CA: 1st overall (4:22, #7 all-time)

2015
Water Gap 50K, Milford, OA: 3:57, 3rd overall, 1st Masters
Recover From the Holidays 50K, Staatsburg, NY: 348, 1st overall
Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain, NC: 5:33, 5th overall
Prospect Mountain Uphill Race, Lake George, NY: 2nd overall
Cayuga Trails 50 Mile (US Championships), Ithaca, NY: 8:40, 26th overall
Whiteface Vertical Kilometer, Wilmington, NY: 18th overall
Whiteface Sky Marathon, Wilmington, NY: 17th overall

2014
Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain, NC: 5:44, 6th overall
Survival Race, New Windsor, NY: 1st overall
Whiteface Mountain Uphill Race, Wilmington, NY: 4th overall
Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run 50K, Rosendale, NY: 2nd overall
Tesla Hertz Run 50K, Rocky Point, NY: 1st overall, 4:08:20 (course record)

2013
Recover From the Holidays 50K, Staatsburg, NY: 3:32, 1st overall
Rock the Ridge 50 Mile, New Paltz, NY: 7:29, 4th overall
Cayuga Trails 50 Mile, Ithaca, NY: 8:48, 16th overall
Great Cranberry Island 50K, ME: 4:01, 9th overall

2012
Blues Cruise Ultra (50K trail), Leesport, PA: 4:01, 6th overall
Whiteface Mountain Hill Climb, Whiteface, NY: 2nd overall
Wakely Dam Ultra (55K trail), NY: 6th overall
Warrior Dash-New York, Windham, NY: 1st overall

2011
Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain, NC: 5:18, 5th overall
Recover From the Holidays 50K, Staatsburg, NY: 3:53, 1st overall
North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, Bear Mountain, NY: 4th overall
Traprock 50K, CT: 4th overall
Warrior Dash-New York, Windham, NY: 5th overall
Gunks Trails Challenge, New Paltz, NY: 2nd overall

2010
Vermont 50 Mile, Brownsville, VT: 7:31, 9th overall
Virgil Mountain Monster Marathon, Virgil, NY: 4:00, 1st overall
Savoy Mountain Trail Race (22mi), Savoy, MA: 3:30, 5th overall
Sybil Ludington 50K, Carmel, NY: 3:51, 3rd overall
Mount Penn Mudfest 15K (trail), Reading, PA: 10th overall
Warrior Dash-New York, Windham, NY: 4th overall

2009
North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, Bear Mountain, NY: 5th overall
909 Trail Marathon, Pleasant Valley, NY: 1st overall
Mount Penn Mudfest 15K (trail), Reading, PA: 3rd overall

2008
Caumsett 50K (US Championships), Lloyd Harbor, NY: 3:25, 6th overall
Mount Penn Mudfest 15K (trail), Reading, PA: 6th overall


Coaching Experience
Guest speaker, Mohonk Triathlon Camp, 2009-11
Run leader, Mohonk Hikers’/Trail Running Week, 2012
Founder and co-director, Shawangunk Running Camp (2006-8)
Assistant Mens’ and Womens’ XC Coach, SUNY-New Paltz, 2007-8; volunteer assistant, 2008-10
Assistant coach, Ithaca HS XC, 1995
Recreation director/run leader, Smoky Mountain Running Camp, Asheville, NC, 1996-8
Recreation director/run leader, Green Mountain Running Camp, Lyndonville, VT, 1996-8

Running/medical

Head Physician, Survival of the Shawangunks Triathlon, 2006-present
Volunteer physician at Western States Endurance Run, Manitou’s Revenge Ultra, Cat’s Tail Trail Marathon

Other running-related interests/accomplishments

Co-owner, Shawangunk Running Company (running specialty store), New Paltz, NY, 2008-10
Author, “Confessions of an Ultramarathon Skeptic,” Marathon and Beyond magazine, Nov/Dec 2007 (view at http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/choices/Friedman.pdf)
Author, “Townsmen of the Stiller Town,” Marathon and Beyond magazine, Nov/Dec 2008
Featured in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Josh Dean, Runner’s World, Oct 2010 (view at http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-238-511-0-13667-0,00.html)

Guest on Ultrarunner Podcast, August 2014 (listen at http://ultrarunnerpodcast.com/jay-friedman-md-interview/)