https://brianmccurdyphotography.smugmug.com/Squamish-50-Miler-2018/i-pbS9BdP/A

having a cookie, just coming out of the aid station

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. 

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/

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.

63 mile week. I am so ready to taper for Wasatch 100 now.

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.

 

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.

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.