8/22 there are 16 spots left in the race
I am on the fence if I am going - Leadville showed me what I will get when I am fat and stupid. For me it was the Leadville 70 mile race. To recover and lose a minimum of 15# in less than 4 weeks is a tough task.
What I do have going for me is that I am really pissed off.
Long dead ... But my stench lingers !
Self anointed title
I think I am angry enough to give Northcoast a try - Fat and less then ideal fitness.
2011 NorthCoast is filled - Registration is Closed
I hope the post the final list soon - I would like to see who got the final 11 spots
PS - I am starting to get pissed off - Any time I start to actually do work outs I seem to tweak something - Either I am getting old or need a stride analysis.
Sat was a nice round of Hill Loop repeats - Not specially hard - Good work
Monday a reasonable 18 miles with 6 x 5 minutes at CV - Monday night I was cruising 9 miles, just because it was so damn nice out and tweak goes the calf / upper achillies. I was running a bit fast for an easy run - But common man!
Unlike before Leadville (Same damn calf / upper achillies) I will try and ignore this one - Lots of calf massage and some icing + ibuprofen.
No time to be injured.
NorthCoast will be a crap shoot - I have never run a 24 hour this heavy - Hoping to be @ 210 (Currently 215)
My goal is to not do anything stupid - To be conservative from lap #1
Realistically - I think I have 135-140 possibility in me, with an outside chance at 145 and more realistically < 130.
Slow Medium Fast
1st 50 8:15 7:45 7:30
2nd 50 8:45 8:15 8:00
remander 35 Mi 40 mi 45 Mi
As long as I can hit 100 in under 18 hours I am not allowed to pull the plug of pain until the horn sounds.
The Top 2 get a auto spot to Poland in Sept 2012 - I can not fathom how I have a chance - But if the Lads let the 2nd spot slip to 140-145 range then I have a long shot.
Men of interest - Although the last 11 spots may have some studs - Will update when they post
I do think that the field is weaker this year – Dan Rose is running Spartathon and there are not really any big name 100 mile people
Women of interest
Women
Connie Gardner
Debra Horn
Jamie Donaldson
Anna Piskorska
Shannon McGinn
Lisa Bliss
?? Jenny Hoffman
Of course WrigleyGirl is on the list and would fit in with the top 4 above - But I am told she is a DNS for the race and needs to get her ass healed up!
Im looking forward to this..but am very pissed @ myself for not being prepared at all. The foot has really bothered me and could end up being my downfall.
I figure I could walk close to 75 miles in 24 hours..and that my be exactly what I end up doing. I plan on being on the track the whole time..but really am going to be more of a spectator. I dont see that I have a shot at 100. On paper it would seem do-able. But I know many runners that are 10X better prepared than me have fallen short of even that. At least I will have a baseline for next time.
On On
Here is the list they gave me. Still missing a few names.
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There are not many runners smarter or tougher than you and that is what it takes for you to get > 100 is gutsy smartness. Its all about leaving yourself in a postion to be moving well after mid-night ... all the best moves get made in the dark.
Congrats on the backside picture in UR from Badwater.
Do you have a crew?
Im looking forward to this..but am very pissed @ myself for not being prepared at all. The foot has really bothered me and could end up being my downfall. I figure I could walk close to 75 miles in 24 hours..and that my be exactly what I end up doing. I plan on being on the track the whole time..but really am going to be more of a spectator. I dont see that I have a shot at 100. On paper it would seem do-able. But I know many runners that are 10X better prepared than me have fallen short of even that. At least I will have a baseline for next time.
Kim Martin is always super fit and has hit low 120s - Capable of mid 130s - Maybe this time?
Sabrina Moran is a young fireplug - Just having run 137.82 at 20 in 24 (Philly)
David Ploskonka - 29 year old with some great 100 mile times and some fast 50k times - Could be a player
Ray will drive you crazy if you hang with him too long as he is a non-stock talker
The womens field just got stonger!
Here is the list they gave me. Still missing a few names. 190 189 Williams Jay Dalton OH 53 M 191 190 Martin Kim Lakeville MN 46 F Y 192 191 Moran Sabrina Sussex NJ 25 F Y 193 192 Rodriquez Mark Greencastle PA 35 M 194 193 Ploskonka David Baltimore MD 29 M Y 195 194 Penburg Niki Pittsburgh PA 34 F 196 195 Krolewicz Ray Pontiac SC 56 M Y
I believe (If weather is reasonable) we will see 3 or more women > 130 miles
On the men's side - Serge will run 150
Phil & Nick - It depends on pacing - Phil is in > 150 shape
All I can hope for is a moderate cold rain most the day - As all the skinny runner types do not have the sheath I do to protect from the cold
There are not many runners smarter or tougher than you and that is what it takes for you to get > 100 is gutsy smartness. Its all about leaving yourself in a postion to be moving well after mid-night ... all the best moves get made in the dark. Congrats on the backside picture in UR from Badwater. Do you have a crew?
Not sure if you are mixing your mesages, or confusing me..No backside pictures of me at Badwater
Yeah, I signed up with NERC..my Brother in Law is active with them and they will have a large crew..so I plan on setting up with them..even though I only know my BIL out of the whole group. Hopefully, I will just need a place to stash my stuff..and not too much additional attention.
I dont expect to get to 100 miles..but I'm going to keep to a 5mph pace from the start..and not concede that goal. I've always done most of my running at night. I just want to stay as fresh as possible until evening.
I will have look at the sept issue closer
Here is the last few names they gave me.
Now the men's field got stonger - Mark Godale
John Geesler is an experienced veteran - He can still clip > 140
Here is the last few names they gave me. 189 Williams Jay Dalton OH 53 M 190 Martin Kim Lakeville MN 46 F Y 191 Moran Sabrina Sussex NJ 25 F Y 192 Rodriquez Mark Greencastle PA 35 M 193 Ploskonka David Baltimore MD 29 M Y 194 Penburg Niki Pittsburgh PA 34 F 195 Tuomala Luke Pittsburgh PA 28 M 196 Yutz Vikena Dallas GA 40 F Y 197 Geesler John St. Johnsville NY 52 M 198 Godale Mark Aurora OH 41 M 199 Krolewicz Ray Pontiac SC 56 M Y 200 Dwyer Frank Medina OH 40 M Y 201 Walz Dieter Stanford CA 76 M Y