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

2015

Water Gap 50K, Milford, OA: 3:57, 3^rd overall, 1^st Masters

Recover From the Holidays 50K, Staatsburg, NY: 348, 1^st overall

Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain, NC: 5:33, 5^th overall

Prospect Mountain Uphill Race, Lake George, NY: 2^nd overall

Cayuga Trails 50 Mile (US Championships), Ithaca, NY: 8:40, 26^th overall

Whiteface Vertical Kilometer, Wilmington, NY: 18^th overall

Whiteface Sky Marathon, Wilmington, NY: 17^th overall

2014

Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain, NC: 5:44, 6^th overall

Survival Race, New Windsor, NY: 1^st overall

Whiteface Mountain Uphill Race, Wilmington, NY: 4^th overall

Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run 50K, Rosendale, NY: 2^nd overall

Tesla Hertz Run 50K, Rocky Point, NY: 1^st overall, 4:08:20 (course record)

2013

Recover From the Holidays 50K, Staatsburg, NY: 3:32, 1^st overall

Rock the Ridge 50 Mile, New Paltz, NY: 7:29, 4^th overall

Cayuga Trails 50 Mile, Ithaca, NY: 8:48, 16^th overall

Great Cranberry Island 50K, ME: 4:01, 9^th overall

2012

Blues Cruise Ultra (50K trail), Leesport, PA: 4:01, 6^th overall

Whiteface Mountain Hill Climb, Whiteface, NY: 2^nd overall

Wakely Dam Ultra (55K trail), NY: 6^th overall

Warrior Dash-New York, Windham, NY: 1^st overall

2011

Mount Mitchell Challenge, Black Mountain, NC: 5:18, 5^th overall

Recover From the Holidays 50K, Staatsburg, NY: 3:53, 1^st overall

North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, Bear Mountain, NY: 4^th overall

Traprock 50K, CT: 4^th overall

Warrior Dash-New York, Windham, NY: 5^th overall

Gunks Trails Challenge, New Paltz, NY: 2^nd overall

2010

Vermont 50 Mile, Brownsville, VT: 7:31, 9^th overall

Virgil Mountain Monster Marathon, Virgil, NY: 4:00, 1^st overall

Savoy Mountain Trail Race (22mi), Savoy, MA: 3:30, 5^th overall

Sybil Ludington 50K, Carmel, NY: 3:51, 3^rd overall

Mount Penn Mudfest 15K (trail), Reading, PA: 10^th overall

Warrior Dash-New York, Windham, NY: 4^th overall

2009

North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, Bear Mountain, NY: 5^th overall

909 Trail Marathon, Pleasant Valley, NY: 1^st overall

Mount Penn Mudfest 15K (trail), Reading, PA: 3^rd overall

2008

Caumsett 50K (US Championships), Lloyd Harbor, NY: 3:25, 6^th overall

Mount Penn Mudfest 15K (trail), Reading, PA: 6^th 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/)