Loving the Hills 2010?

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/6/2010 at 7:57 PM

Beautiful.

But. Ouch.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Onionbag1

posted: 2/6/2010 at 8:47 PM

Quote from Trent on 2/6/2010 at 7:57 PM:

Beautiful.

But. Ouch.

Correct on all counts. Was there, I mean...what the?

“I used to be a runner. Uh-huh. Not a marathoner. A runner. Marathons are bullshit. They’re all hype. Some official picks a random day, and rain or cold, you’re out there pounding the pavement alongside 50,000 other dumbfucks. No. There’s some things it’s better to do all by yourself.” Augustus Hill, Oz

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/6/2010 at 8:54 PM

Dude. You persevered.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/6/2010 at 9:10 PM

Snow:

Onion, Jeff, Me prerace

A relatively benign hill

One of uncountable creek crossings

Snow on the lake

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Onionbag1

posted: 2/6/2010 at 10:30 PM
modified: 2/6/2010 at 10:32 PM

Trent - from the LLTH FAQ:

"2. Will my feet get wet ? There are several small streams -- no creek crossings. Most of the time the streams are dried up or frozen this time of year. If water is flowing, you can usually jump over them or carefully pick your steps across."

Number of dried up creeks: 0

Number of frozen creeks: 0

Number of creek crossings: Well over 30

Just sayin'.

“I used to be a runner. Uh-huh. Not a marathoner. A runner. Marathons are bullshit. They’re all hype. Some official picks a random day, and rain or cold, you’re out there pounding the pavement alongside 50,000 other dumbfucks. No. There’s some things it’s better to do all by yourself.” Augustus Hill, Oz

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/6/2010 at 11:05 PM

Yep.

Dude.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

cbaker

posted: 2/7/2010 at 10:34 PM

looks like, um...fun?

Weather certainly was not on your side. Glad to see y'all survived and stuff.

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/7/2010 at 10:46 PM

Some more pics.

From Ed's blog:

LLTH 2010 - a tough one

The challenge of LLTH is not just the hills. The uncertain February weather & course conditions will always be a part of the race:

This year saw a storm dump over an inch of rain onto an already wet course Friday, leading to high streams & lots of standing water on the trails. With the rain changing to snow overnight, the puddles & the mud would be hidden from sight with a 1-2" white blanket. It wouldn't take long though, for the runners to reveal all those puddles, splashing water & mud everywhere. Eventually the mud worked it's way to the top on most, but not on all the trails. Where the trail drained well & was on the shady side of the hills, the snow would remain & become packed down as the day wore on. On some hills, the wet snow actually provided better traction than had there been mud alone.

Temperatures hovered at or just below the freezing mark all day. There was a 15-20 mph north wind most of the day. Gusts were in the 25-30 mph range & most noticeable on the ridge tops.

Counting race day registration, there were close to 200 entries for the 50k &15m races this year -- a record. Also a record in the number of 15m finishers. The slushy, muddy parking areas in the grassy fields next to the Start held up surprisingly well. This was the first test as they've always been fairly dry or frozen in previous years.

Lodge:

Congratulations are in order for everyone who finished this day! Special honors go to Eric Grossman, the one responsible for starting this wonderful race in 2004 and returning for his 3rd 50k overall win this year. Full results are posted on the Headfirst Performance website.

THANKS go out to Cynthia & Todd Heady, who once again put on another great event and to all the runners & volunteers who helped make LLTH another success!

Anyone who took pictures & wishes to share them on this site, let me know! The Forest was a really gorgeous backdrop to the race this year with the wet snow plastered onto the trees and the snow covering everything with a sound deadening blanket -- a true winter wonderland!

prerace:

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Onionbag1

posted: 2/8/2010 at 9:06 PM
modified: 2/8/2010 at 9:08 PM

Kinda surprised I didn't finish last, although I do remember meeting several of those folks along the way. The two women that finished last were speaking rapid-fire Japanese and giggling like mad along the way. Somehow.

“I used to be a runner. Uh-huh. Not a marathoner. A runner. Marathons are bullshit. They’re all hype. Some official picks a random day, and rain or cold, you’re out there pounding the pavement alongside 50,000 other dumbfucks. No. There’s some things it’s better to do all by yourself.” Augustus Hill, Oz

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/8/2010 at 9:11 PM

I saw another report that spoke of the two Japanese women laughing all the way. It also named you in it. It was in the link above: Some more pics.

How do you feel today?

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Onionbag1

posted: 2/9/2010 at 8:28 AM

Calves are hurting in an unusual way. The decision to make that 50k my first trail run over 4 miles looks better every day.

“I used to be a runner. Uh-huh. Not a marathoner. A runner. Marathons are bullshit. They’re all hype. Some official picks a random day, and rain or cold, you’re out there pounding the pavement alongside 50,000 other dumbfucks. No. There’s some things it’s better to do all by yourself.” Augustus Hill, Oz

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 2/9/2010 at 8:37 AM

Well, they will only get easier now.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 11/25/2010 at 12:28 PM

Website for 2011 is up and running.

Crappity.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Onionbag1

posted: 11/25/2010 at 6:59 PM

Um...great?

“I used to be a runner. Uh-huh. Not a marathoner. A runner. Marathons are bullshit. They’re all hype. Some official picks a random day, and rain or cold, you’re out there pounding the pavement alongside 50,000 other dumbfucks. No. There’s some things it’s better to do all by yourself.” Augustus Hill, Oz

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 11/25/2010 at 7:25 PM

Heh. See ya Feb 12, Onion. Et al.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

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