Duke Of Bad Judgment
Drock: Thanks (not) for reminding me of the mosquitoes. I was plagued too at the end of both races. I'm 100% sure I saw your yellow shirt out there a few times.
Gatsby: Here's a picture of me in action, coming down one of the fun ramps: https://brianmccurdyphotography.smugmug.com/Squamish-50-Miler-2018/i-HFBTDc9/A
Self-made aid station: You can make things like smoothies beforehand and keep them in a cooler. In addition to having ice blocks in the cooler, you can drape a wet towel over the cooler and that helps a lot.
Someone who doesn't know better asked for my Ouray report. It's very very long: https://pointlenana.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/ouray-100-july-2018/
https://brianmccurdyphotography.smugmug.com/Squamish-50-Miler-2018/i-pbS9BdP/A
having a cookie, just coming out of the aid station
Club Fat Ass New Years Day 50k - Jan 1 - 6h13m
First Half HM (road) - Feb. 9
Chuckanut 50k - Mar. 21
Sun Run 10k - Apr. 19
BMO Vancouver Marathon - May 3
Vancouver 100k (Club Fat Ass) - 32h07m 2 runs, pacing 100 miler friends
Whistler Alpine Meadows 100 miler - September 25
Pain is my friend
I take frozen burritos in my pack on long runs. They defrost by the time I need them. Taste good and lots of calories. I love quesadillas and grilled cheese/ham sandwiches.
QOTD: What are a couple things u like to see at AS?
QOTD: What are a couple things u like to see
at AS?
ATY 24 141.445 2019 1st
Bear 100 22:08 2021
Jackpot 100 Feb 14:59 - 5th
Pulse endurance 48 hr 175.3 miles
Bonnevile Backyard ultra
Ute 100 Aug
24 hour loop race?
I want to do Beverhead 100k. Been looking at that one for a few years. I may have to just do that one next year for my WS qualifier.
nOOky, you see that Beaverhead 100k is now a WS qualifier? Beginning in 2019. 19 hour cutoff. No I won’t be signing up.
They are sounding the alarm today that there is another event in town, so if you want lodging you'd best book it now for Beaverhead. I guess you can always cancel later...
Istria 110k 4-6-2024
WS100 6-29-2024
UTMB 171k 8-30-2024
MCM 10-27-2024
I do know better, and I know I had a easy morning at work to read it all
First off, congrats for even finishing that race. I can't imagine I'd ever have the required stamina or mental toughness to finish a race like that. I don't know if I'd even want to it's so much suffering.
Your blog was very detailed for a race that long, I don't know how you recall everything like that, the blog must have taken hours to complete.
I'm very sorry to read about your dog. We have a female shepherd with cancer that should be gone by now, but she keeps hanging on months past when we thought we'd lose her. She was my main running buddy until last spring. The day she goes I don't know if I'll be able to even work or function. Your Goldie was fairly old so I'm guessing you have the comfort of spending many quality years with her.
I have somehow picked up a summer cold, and it will make tomorrow's relatively "easy" 50 miler seem like a 12 hour slog I am guessing. Looking forward to being done and I haven't even started yet lol
Drock: Thanks (not) for reminding me of the mosquitoes. I was plagued too at the end of both races. I'm 100% sure I saw your yellow shirt out there a few times. Gatsby: Here's a picture of me in action, coming down one of the fun ramps: https://brianmccurdyphotography.smugmug.com/Squamish-50-Miler-2018/i-HFBTDc9/A Self-made aid station: You can make things like smoothies beforehand and keep them in a cooler. In addition to having ice blocks in the cooler, you can drape a wet towel over the cooler and that helps a lot. Someone who doesn't know better asked for my Ouray report. It's very very long: https://pointlenana.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/ouray-100-july-2018/
I enjoyed both Squamish RRs! Congrats to Drock and Seamax. Nooky, what 50 are you running?
king of the non-sequitur
on aid etc. i wonder if they will let me use a mini- cooler as a drop bag. i'd like to have some dinner somewhere at ML course but dont really trust them to have a meal for me.
Bridle Trails 50k 1-13-24 5:39
Cottontail 6 Hour 4-13-24
Cougar Long Series (May,June,July,Aug 2024)
Carkeek 6 Hour 10-19-24
FunkyHD - I had my wife bring me a chilled latte during the Squamish 50 miler, I got that idea from you when you did SD50. It was a good treat at the halfway point. You could ask them if you can use a mini cooler, I guess even an insulated lunch bag might be okay, depending on what the food is
63 mile week. I am so ready to taper for Wasatch 100 now.
I think you could, as long as it was something that locks closed. I have seen people use clear plastic storage boxes as drop "bags." Obviously ask first but generally the important things about drop bags are they stay closed, they aren't giant, and they don't leak all over during transport.
Are we there, yet?
Just finished a 40 mile week which is my highest this year I think, about what most of you run in your final taper week. Looking at another heat wave this coming week with temps reaching the 90s. Talked myself into pacing a friend next Sunday, Sep 2nd, at the Labor Pain 12-Hour race. I think this is the first year they've allowed pacers. I can pick her up after she finishes her second 5 mile loop. Since she's planning on running 50K, I should get in a good 20 mile run.
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K, 9:11:09 06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
It was a very small race called the Underdown trail races. Only 13 started the 50 mile, and 11 finished. It was tougher than I expected, I'm pretty beat up today. So many little ups and downs that just wore on you. It was very beautiful though, mostly narrow singletrack with some ground foliage already turning colors etc.
Don't think I could run a 50k today on the same course without some major taping and a caffeine I.V.
Slower but happier
I find boxes so much easier to get what I need and get going. But I do fret about them coming open. I think a small cooler is fine because many people bring boxes where I’ve raced.
2020 goal: couch to 5K, currently working on the couch block
I had a new thing with my “race” yesterday. RR to come. I usually run into stomach issues which may be cramps and or nausea. This time they were not bad but then 2 hours late I got bad nausea. I couldn’t move. Also legs seizing up, now I know what people mean by cramps! Im trying to figure out this delayed nausea thing. Also different from the in race gi issues which include cramps and bloating.
It was super humid 77%. Temp87, but weatherbug said feels like 98, (we ran around a lake) so I wonder if it was some kinda of heat stroke or dehydration.
Has anyone had this where a couple hours after you get intractable nausea?