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)
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/)
