Ultra Runners

Welcome New Members! (Read 1874 times)


Into the wild

    Hello James...I missed your arrival! Welcome, belatedly. I have a itch that is New Zealand and I intend scratching it when finances allow. There was an ultra on South Island in March sometime which appealed last year...maybe I'll get there one of these years!
    Nice to meet you..I look forward to your posts and experiences from NZ.
    I hope you haven't been affected by the terrible news from South Island.

    Shut up and run

      Welcome, James!  Sorry I didn't see your post earlier.  I echo Johnny's comment re an itch to get to New Zealand.  Come back and visit us often!

      Leslie
      Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain
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      Trail Runner Nation

      Sally McCrae-Choose Strong

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      erockalot

        Hello

        I've been lurking on the threads for a while and finally joined the Ultra Runner group. Last year I didn't run any marathons only ultras. (Superior 50k, Ice Age 50k, KM100k, Katy 50-DNF, and Fall50) I also was able to pace at WS100. 

        It's been helpful to glean advice from some of the posts and laugh at others.

        My goal for this year is Miwok100 and WS100. I've run as far as 81 miles in a 24 hr but never finished a 100 (DNF @ KM100 in '08)

        I currently reside in MN but am moving to CA sometime in April. Looking forward to the change.

          Welcome!!   Good luck with the move and at WS100!  :-)

            Welcome, Erockalot.  Check back in often.

             

            I crewed for a friend at WS.  It was a blast!

            Leslie
            Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain
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            Trail Runner Nation

            Sally McCrae-Choose Strong

            Bare Performance

             


            Queen of 3rd Place

              Another newbie here, decided I should stop bugging Leslie all the time and come here.

               

              AR 50 will be my first trail ultra. Sort of skipped doing a 50K first, that was probably dumb!

               

              My next act will be to post more questions here! Big grin

              Ex runner

                Arla - Are you following me?? Wink

                Leslie
                Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain
                -------------

                Trail Runner Nation

                Sally McCrae-Choose Strong

                Bare Performance

                 

                runnerclay


                Consistently Slow

                  Another newbie here, decided I should stop bugging Leslie all the time and come here.

                   

                  AR 50 will be my first trail ultra. Sort of skipped doing a 50K first, that was probably dumb!

                   

                  My next act will be to post more questions here! Big grin

                  Most people think  ultra people are dumb.Smile

                  Run until the trail runs out.

                   SCHEDULE 2016--

                   The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff

                  unsolicited chatter

                  http://bkclay.blogspot.com/


                  Queen of 3rd Place

                    Arla - Are you following me?? Wink

                     

                    Ha! So I guess I'm going to end up bugging you after all!

                    Ex runner


                    The King of Beasts

                      Most people think  ultra people are dumb.Smile

                       

                      and I bet we all know why that is ?

                      "As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles." ~ Jimmy Buffett

                       

                      "I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way."”

                        I've decided to cross over to the darker side....according to my family, marathon running was already the dark side, this is the next level!  Smile

                        Michelle



                        Mishka-old log


                          I've decided to cross over to the darker side....according to my family, marathon running was already the dark side, this is the next level!  Smile

                           

                          Welcome, Michelle! (can a newbie welcome another newbie? Big grin )

                           

                          Hi everyone...same story for me...crossing over from the long stuff to the super long stuff. Just, uh, curious and looking for a new challenge. I'll probably lurk here mostly, looking to soak up knowledge from some of you who've been there.

                          xor


                            Mishka sighting.

                             

                            runnerclay


                            Consistently Slow

                              Welcome. What race is in your futures? Sweetwater 50k Saturday for me. Have not been past  official 50k. Trails seem to be longer. 40 miler May 1.Cool

                              Run until the trail runs out.

                               SCHEDULE 2016--

                               The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff

                              unsolicited chatter

                              http://bkclay.blogspot.com/

                                I guess I'll crawl out from under the rug, too.

                                 

                                I've run a couple marathons and a little over a 50k in a 6 hour (all of this a few years ago). Since then my running has been pretty sporadic. Volunteering with jlynnbob at Rocky Racoon earlier this year, has rekindled my goal to try my hand feet at a 50 miler. Right now, I'm in get-my-fat-ass-back-in-shape mode and tentatively planning on the 50 miler in Palo Duro Canyon in October.

                                When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?