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Nate Jenkins Attempts Sub-4 Minute Mile

Nate Jenkins, a marathoner, attempts to run sub-4 in the mile on the Alter G. Nate is not known as much for his speed as his tough attitude. Nate went over to the Sports Spa, owned by Jen and Mike Toomey, in Woburn, MA to hop on there machine and see what he could do.
February 4, 2009

Organization:	Saucony
College:	University Of Massachusetts-lowell
Bio:	Nate Jenkins is a poster boy for hard work. Following solid high school and college careers, (UMASS Lowell D2), Nate took his training to a new level, running up to 140 miles per week. He is now a 2:14… + See More + Nate Jenkins is a poster boy for hard work. Following solid high school and college careers, (UMASS Lowell D2), Nate took his training to a new level, running up to 140 miles per week. He is now a 2:14… + See More - See Less - Nate Jenkins is a poster boy for hard work. Following solid high school and college careers, (UMASS Lowell D2), Nate took his training to a new level, running up to 140 miles per week. He is now a 2:14 marathoner and professional road racer, sponsored by Saucony. In 2007, he became an RRCA road scholar award winner and went on to place 7th in the Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials in New York. Jenkins has established himself as one of the nation’s finest long distance road racers, and believes that hard work will make you just a little better everyday and allow you to accomplish your loftiest goals.

#40	Anonymous Coward August 24 at 9:10pm Nate is the man. No matter how he did in Berlin! reply
#39	Peter February 17 at 12:52am awsome song. dj shadow and mos def reply
#38	Peter February 17 at 12:50am chill out u guys r nuts. its for the machine not him reply
#37	Damon Cook February 12 at 11:23pm That should not count but it looks like fun!!! reply
#36	Flotrack Supporter February 12 at 11:05pm By overhyped you mean appears on flotrack frequently. I'm pretty sure he's not famous anywhere else and Flotrack is still pretty small potatoes in the real world. Based on other pages on Flotrack, Saucony is one of the sponsers or main advertiser for the site. How do you think he pays for all this stuff and makes a living. Don't knock someone trying to grow this sport and create an audience for some of its personalities. reply
#35	FoSho February 12 at 9:21pm is it just me or is this guy just WAY over hyped? i mean come on, and the saucony advertisements all over, im sure mark gets paid pretty good by saucony to do this thing. Seriously this guy has run one good race in his life, 2:14 at the trials. Who knows if he will ever come close to that...what has he done since then? reply
#34	Hefty? February 12 at 8:58pm If running at 80% of your body weight drops 30 pounds, then you weight ~150. 150lbs is not hefty. reply
#33	Jay February 11 at 7:51pm that thing looks so weird!! but thats pretty cool how it works. reply
#32	Isaac Fall February 11 at 3:10pm That's and awesome treadmill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! reply
#31	Paul February 11 at 2:53pm I agree with the others, why is vid on here? Someone should've chased down Tim Nelson after his breakthrough race for an interview or something. What a waste. C'mon now reply
#30	Ghiradelli Brownies February 11 at 2:35pm Mike Lansing....is it true that you used to eat 10,000 calories of Ghiradelli Brownies, in one sitting, while they were still too hot to eat? Like magma hot? reply
#29	Safsdf February 11 at 1:01am What's the most weight you can take off? Could you take off like 90% and run a 3:00 mile? reply
#28	? February 11 at 12:37am is that thing street legal? reply
#27	Mike Lansing February 10 at 11:15pm Great Run!! A lot of Fun. reply
#26	Shookie February 10 at 9:27pm are you guys serious? why is this vid on here? reply
#25	Anonymous Coward February 10 at 7:34pm The question is can Jen Toomey run sub 4 on the Alter G? reply
#24	Jose Kaplan February 10 at 6:45pm 774-991-0226 call me for a great time !!!!!!!!!! reply
#23	Mike Dixon February 10 at 6:42pm FYI the music : Six Days originally by DJ Shadow I'm not sure who remixed it but is'dope! If your a fan of Nate check out his great trackshark blog... reply
#22	Hey February 10 at 6:25pm what this song called, its pretty sweet reply
#21	Come On People February 10 at 6:19pm yea agree with RE:............. bunch of haters reply
#20	Anonymous Coward February 10 at 6:17pm Not sure if this counts as an actual sub-4 mile. Great effort and pretty impressive but still not part of the sub-4 club. reply
#19	Craig MacPherson February 10 at 6:03pm nice post race tutu, nate. you don't look like a girl at all. reply
#18	Nick John February 10 at 4:51pm this is hot reply
#17	4423434 February 10 at 4:36pm jen toomey looks really hot here reply
#16	RE:..................... February 10 at 4:34pm what a bunch of haters here........it was just for fun reply
#15	................ February 10 at 4:23pm What a great tool... said: “This thing should find its way into every training room, imagine the implications for injured athletes!” Yes, it'll help the injured runner, and if you're not injured, you will be after trying to be like Nate and run a sub-4. reply
#14	What A Great Tool... February 10 at 12:51pm This thing should find its way into every training room, imagine the implications for injured athletes! reply
#13	Anonymous Coward February 10 at 12:48pm the guy is obviously a marathoner, its not like hes trying to run a qualifying mile time for any meet. i don't understand what all the hate is for, just having some fun. reply
#12	Enjoy Yourself For Once. February 10 at 12:40pm Just watch the dang video and be glad you saw something you wouldn't have otherwise seen today. I thought this video was fascinating. Criticism is good but being negative just because you don't feel good at the moment is silly. reply
#11	Anonymous Coward February 10 at 12:01pm people look like they are running so much faster when they are on treadmills reply
#10	Hilotee February 10 at 12:00pm let anorexia begin!!!! cuz we all need to lose 20-30 lbs in order to go sub 4 reply
#9	Tom Brown February 10 at 11:33am I ran on the alter G at the sports spa. Its a great place, Jen and Mike are awesome, and hte alter G is really cool. It would be a great way to get in some low impact speed for healthy runners and any running at all for injured runners. reply
#8	I Dont Get It? February 10 at 11:02am whats the point. no one cares that u can go sub 4 on an alter g. maybe if it was a really treadmill that would be a more inpressive. why did all those people come out like a party? i would think any elite runner could go sub 4 on an alter g, it takes away ur body weight. reply
#7	Letsdumb February 10 at 11:00am oh-oh, the conspiracy theorists from letsrun have started posting here. Time to move on. reply
#6	Beef February 10 at 10:00am I agree with below. Love you Nate, but why is this on here? Does Flotrack have an ad contract with the Alter G people? reply
#5	That Is Cheating February 10 at 9:53am No way that counts for anything. who couldn't go sub-4 on that Alter G? reply
#4	Hmmm February 10 at 9:02am interesting, but don't you get strapped into that thing....so basically you can't fall off if you get tired...right? reply
#3	Shihtzu February 10 at 7:33am Great job Nate! Do you think incorporating the alter-g into your weekly schedule would help? I.e. Running faster on the alter-g than you would on the street. Maybe over time gradually increase the percentage of felt body weight. reply
#2	Jim Boyer February 10 at 7:21am awesome nate!!! you inspire me. reply
#1	Darren Peters February 10 at 6:42am Great Job Nate! reply

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