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Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:48 PM
Subject: Incline Club V6 TH #17-18 LR #37-38
Howdy ICers,
Judging by the cheers and applause at Thursday’s announcement that there would be no Hydro Street hill repeats after the main workout I would say we are ready to race! That’s right, if you have been following the website — or better yet coming to the workouts — we are now in taper mode. I for one enjoyed finishing Thursday with some gas in the tank. This Sunday should leave us feeling even better because the planned run is rather short by IC standards.
I get a lot of questions about tapers and to be honest there is no set answer. The key point is that a good taper means having the confidence to back off! Most tapers are blown because of people trying to get in “just one more hard one.” In fact, I have heard from several that were planning 3, 2, 1s on the top as late as next Wednesday!? I think this is crazy. They may improve their fitness but they will be too tired to use it come race day. Bottom line, the training is done — 37 weeks worth for many of us — and it is time to really cut back! I recommend running about 25% across the board for the next week. However I should stress that is quantity — not quality. Keep your pace about the same as normal (easy on scheduled easy days, fast on scheduled fast days) but since you are doing 75% less you should end up feeling great. I say this because while some people like to slow down as well as go shorter I personally (and many people I talk to) find that going slow all the time makes me fe el lethargic. In some ways it is hard work to go slower than what we are used to so if you cut back on the pace just do it a little. On the other side of the coin, and as we discussed Thursday, don’t make the mistake of going faster just because you are going shorter! That is NOT a taper and can do more harm than if you were to not even do a taper.
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NEXT RUNS:
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Sunday, August 11, 7:00am — PP Hwy Tollgate
After going through the Pikes Peak hwy tollgate carpool to the summit. Run down to the 1 or 2 mile mark and back up and that should about do it!!! Trail work to follow:-)
We will be working on about a 300 yard section on the West side of Pikes Peak just behind the Army building. Basically the IC is responsible for building the top portion of the Crags to the summit trail before 100s of volunteers come to work on the next lower section on September 7th.
Thursday, August 15, 5:30pm — Soda Springs Park
Warm-up to PPA/M start line via Lovers Lane to Memorial Park. Saturday Ascent runners do a race pace time check to Ruxton (2.5-8.5 minutes). Sunday Marathon runners do a race pace time check to Hydro (7.5-20 minutes). Run easy back down to the park. Done!
Saturday, August 17th, and/or Sunday August 18th, 7am — Memorial Park
Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon
Thursday, August 22? TBA — TBA
Incline Club annual party! Stay tuned for more details.
PLEASE check to see that your *s and Rs and whatever’s are up to date so that I can figure out who has made the # of workouts required for an IC award — 35.
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ICers WRITE:
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Marilyn Goodloe writes (Forwarded from Yvonne Carpenter):
We [John, Marilyn and little Leah Grace Goodloe] are definitely getting used to the night shift. Here are the stats of our little Leah. She was born on 7/31/02 at 8:19 pm, weighed in at 6lbs, 6 oz. There are conflicting reports on her length. The hospital said 19 1/2,” but she was 20 1/2” at her first doctor’s visit. We’re all doing fine.
(Matt C adds: IC baby #8 was born just 4 days after IC baby #7! Here is that list once again:-)
2002 IC baby list (club runners listed):
Fred & Sarah Wright — 2/6/02, boy Wesley, girl Adabelle 1st & 2nd
Connilee Walter — 4/22/02, boy Payton 1st
Paul Sullivan — 5/8/02, boy Westin 4th
Eric Gabe — 6/7/02, girl Briana 2nd
Matt & Yvonne Carpenter — 7/9/02, girl Kyla 1st
JD VanLancker — 7/25/02, boy Jack 2nd
John & Marilyn Goodloe — 7/31/02, girl Leah 1st
Still Cooking:
Robin & Andy Kovats — 8/19/02, boy Julius 1st
Rich Muzzy — 8/24/02, ? Devon or Gabriel 2nd
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Gary Hellenga writes:
Since we had Alex, Lynn and I have had to alternate who gets to do IC
workouts (and other activities, as well); only rarely do we get someone
else to watch him so we can both do a major event (like a race)
together.
I thought that with the number of IC members that have recently had children, especially those families where both parents run with the IC, that we could form an “Incline Parents Club.” This group could rotate responsibilities for watching the kids, so the others would get to train with the group (e.g., if 6 parents get together and agree to have one adult watch the 3 kids, then the other 5 can do the training run, instead of only 3 getting to do it). I’d like to invite any other parents interested in this idea to contact me. We may want to form several such groups, to make sure that the designated kid-watcher(s) don’t get more kids than they can handle; each group can determine how they want to run things (meet at Soda Springs Park and let the kids play together on the playground? or have everyone drop the kids off at someone’s house before the workout? A lot will depend on the ages of the kids). Anyone wanting to explore this idea can contact me at (e-mail address removed for www posting).
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Doug Laufer writes:
The Power Of The Club
The Incline Club has had a positive impact on many people. In large part the impact relates to the positive attributes on running, not just racing and training, but enjoyment and sharing of the whole process. The impact also stretches beyond just running. For me the Incline Club played a major role in me finding my birth mom. Let me give a bit of background and then the story.
Me the runner: Besides my love and focus on trail running and the Peak (20 some finishes, have not missed a year since 1985) I am also on a quest to run a marathon in all 50 states. To date I have done 30 states. I picked up states 29 and 30 this year (South Carolina and New Jersey) both play an important role finding my birth mom.
Me personal stuff: I was born in New York City in 1952, placed at New York Foundling and adopted about 6 months after birth. I had very little interest in my roots until about 2 years ago when I began my search for my birth mother. I was able to gather some facts, including that my mother’s maiden name was Pappas, but as is often the case in adoption searches I had hit a dead end and was making no progress on obtaining identifying information that would allow me to complete the search. Then I went to do the Myrtle Beach Marathon.
Power of the Club: One of the fun things about the Incline Club is seeing fellow Incliners on trails around the area. It is especially powerful to see all the shirts at BTMR or most any day on the Peak. The shirt can also be a good conversation icebreaker when running outside the area. At Grandfather’s Mountain Marathon in North Carolina, a local runner saw the shirt and was in awe. He knew all about the Incline Club and was on the E-mail distribution list even though he had never been to Colorado. He was 20 something and his goal was to get a job in Colorado and run “real mountain trails.” He was very impressed that I knew Matt:-) Anyway that experience led me to wear an Incline Club shirt for most all my out of state races (and many training runs). Such was the case this past February in Myrtle Beach.
Notes from Myrtle Beach Marathon experience:
February 9, 2002
Marathon #72
State #29
Pre Race: Not focused, training off, but rested anyway.
Race day: Conditions: close to perfect, bit of chill at start (6:30 still dark, light before mile 3). Bit of wind early, a little warm by end. Temp = 55. Course all in town not great, traffic an issue but not bad, could have been a lot worse. Strong points: mile markers, conditions. Acceptable: aid stations Weak: course, t-shirts.
Around mile 4 or the race a woman (Cheryl) took note of the shirt and asked about Pikes Peak. We struck up conservation about marathons we had done and were planning to do. Had it not been for the Incline Club shirt we probably would never had said a word to each other. She mentioned that she was Greek and really wanted to do the Athens Marathon. I mentioned I was Greek too (based on mother’s maiden name). Cheryl asked me my last name and I explained that really was not relevant to being Greek since I was adopted but I went on to explain that my birth mothers name was Pappas. Well amazingly that was Cheryl’s maiden name (the energy was getting very weird and powerful). Over the next mile or so I told my story: background, search efforts, etc. and learned that Cheryl’s uncle (Arthur Pappas) was a priest in the Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan, and had been for many years. Cheryl was certain that he would be happy to help me in my search for my birth mom and might even know something about the family when given the facts I had to date (hospital I was born in, mothers age at my birth).
At this point we were close to the seven-mile mark of the race. As all of you know the mind loses it ability to process information and remember facts somewhere between 18-24 miles. The probability of staying together with another runner during a marathon also diminishes with each passing mile. Cheryl was headed home to Raleigh NC after the race, so the problem was how to get a hold of her to get information on how to contact her uncle. A solution was easily within my grasp. At about the 9-mile mark of the race the course went by the hotel I was staying at. My wife, Pam, was at the race and was planning to be on the course at that point. Cheryl told me her phone number so when I got to Pam, without much in the way of explanation I said, “This is really important, remember this phone number, go write down.” I guess she decided all was on the up and up and that I was not trying to pick up the woman I was running with:-) Good thing too because somewhere around 15 miles Cheryl and I drifted apart and I did not see her after the race.
The day after the race I did call Cheryl, she did put me in touch with her uncle, and he did provide me with the key piece of information for my search. I guess it would be a real storybook tale if he knew my mother or some similar situation. Turns out he knew nothing of my roots but he did talk to a priest at the hospital where I was born and baptized and was able to get information from the baptism records. He learned that my mother’s first name was Elizabeth. This information was critical to me finding my mother’s birth date, which I did during a fact-finding mission to New York City following the Jersey Shore Marathon.
Notes from Jersey Shore Marathon experience:
April 28, 2002
Marathon #73
State #30
Pre race: Awful shape, left leg problems (hip & ham), sick for spell, lungs limited (just allergy or asthma?)
Race day: Conditions: 9 am start very heavy rain until start, then for race strong head wind 23 miles! Some rain, soaked by end, temp ok but humid heavy air, bit warm for last 3 miles when finally had wind. Temp = 60.
Course: along ocean — Sandy Hook, down Ocean Blvd to Long Branch HS. Early miles in park nice, Ocean Blvd, some concrete, some traffic annoyance, traffic not major issue. Some parts very nice; probably better if conditions were different. Strong points: mile markers with times every mile, first 7 in park very nice, course along coast, , nice T-shirts. Acceptable: aid stations, traffic Weak: early bus times
Following the marathon I spent a couple days in the New York Public Library, digging through old records I came up with the birth date for an Elizabeth Pappas. With this information it was possible to search a database to find the present locations for all women named Elizabeth born on that date. It was not long until I discovered that my birth mom was alive, well, and living in the San Diego area as were my two sisters (one a full sister, the other a half sister). The next step is to go and meet them, which I will do the weekend after the Peak. I wonder if I should wear an Incline Club shirt?
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Tom Kelecy writes:
This is a pretty amazing surprise. These folks, Nancy and Bruce Rose, were
really close friends of mine about 18-19 years ago, when I lived and worked
up in Denver. They moved away, and we lost touch after a year or two. I do
not yet know the story of how they ended up in Hawaii, and more curiously,
why someone in Hawaii would be browsing the IC site, and happen to notice my
name somewhere. I e-mailed them a brief summary of my life over the
intervening years, so I hope to receive a response, and reconnect with these
wonderful people. It’s almost like finding long-lost family! Thanks.
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Here is the message that Tom got:
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I’m looking for the Tom Kelecy my husband and I were friends with back
when we lived in Denver in the 1980’s. Tom worked at Martin Marietta with
my husband Bruce. If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.
Aloha,
Nancy Rose
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Sherry Alvares writes:
Our perfect streak has ended but what an awesome week! We spent 5 days at altitude and I got some great runs in.
Al did the 24 Hours of Adrenalin mountain bike race. He and his partner. Geno Guiterrez, came in second place in the two man “DUO” category! WOW! What an outstanding performance.
Al and Geno were the oldest of the bunch at ages 42 and 43. There was one guy who was 36 and the rest of them were in their twenties and early thirties.
The race began with a LaMans style start at noon on Saturday. The competitors ran 600 meters, and rode a 1 mile prologue lap before beginning the actual course. Al, of course, was selected to do this leg of the event because of his running expertise. The course was a 6.7 mile loop filled with steep climbs, quick turns and lots of rocks, stumps etc. The object was for each team to complete as many laps as possible in 24 hours. It was Al and Geno’s goal to complete each lap in 55 to 60 minutes for the entire race.
Things were going along fine for the first 2 laps. Al’s team was in 8th place. Then it started to rain. And then there was mud. This made the course very slippery and much more technically challenging. They moved up to 7th place. The rain stopped and the course began to dry out. They moved into 6th place. At about 8:00 PM it rained again and they moved into 5th place. By now it was getting dark and lights were required. After it stopped raining, the course did not dry out. At midnight, they moved into 4th place. Fatigue was setting in badly. They were averaging about 67 minute laps — slower than they had hoped but still consistent. At about 3 am they slipped into 3rd place. This seemed to inspire them to keep going. The sun rose, and so did their standing. They gained 28 minutes on the 2nd place team in the first three light laps in the morning and overtook them.
They completed 21 laps and had time to do 22 but chose not to because it would not have changed their 2nd place standing.
They each won a silver medal and a Platypus hydration pack.
It’s tuff to break a 36 week streak, but it seemed worth it today :-)
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Joel Jenkins writes:
The hospital on Fort Carson where I work, Evans Army Community Hospital, is
having a MEDDAC Challenge Run on 14 Sep. It’s a 10K and will be the
qualifier for the Army 10-miler in Washington, D.C. in Oct but we are going
to open it to the public. Colorado Running Company is going to time it and
we have a number of other sponsors. Small entry fee, not for profit, just
making ends meet. It should be a fun short run. I will have more
information after next week but I wanted to get the word out so anyone
interested can put it on their calendars.
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Tom Kelecy writes:
Re: IC Baby #7 / ICer Anita @ Badwater
I’m not running ultras, and I’m not having babies. But thanks for the news
anyway. It really is wonderful to hear about Anita’s success. It’s satisfying to
see the hard work finally pay off. I’m sure it will encourage a lot of
folks, especially some of those attempting Leadville for the 1st time. The
IC group really is a supportive bunch. The group dynamic helps a lot in the
training. I feel like when one succeeds, we all do.
If I get some time within the next few days, I’ll do a little write-up on mine and Laura’s little adventures this past weekend. It involves (1) the Hell’s Angels, (2) almost starting the next largest wildfire in Colorado state history, (3) the “Grin and Bear It” trail race in Crested Butte, (4) an alpine adventure climb of Castle Peak, and (5) a very “hot” reception in our return to the Springs. No, there are no babies involved.
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Doug Laufer writes:
Glycerol — I have been using TwinLabs product Glycerol Fuel for a few years to help with hydration before marathons and longer trail races/runs, think it helps. Anyway Twin Labs quit making product. In my search for replacement I found one research article questioning its health effect and a number of articles debating if it really works.\
Question: Have any Incliners heard/read anything that would cause pause to using Glycerol? Assuming no heath risk any recommendations for alternatives to the Twin Lab product?
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Anita Bower reports (for a Thursday R):
Race = Badwater
Location = Death Valley California
Date = July 23, 24, & 25
Distance = 135 miles
Goal = finish under 60 hour cutoff time
Results = 54:51:25
Website = http://www.badwaterultra.com
General = Badwater 2002 was unlike any race I ever entered before. It started at Badwater, 282 feet below sea level and went up to over 8000 feet above sea level to the Whitney Portals. The logistical efforts were just as challenging as the race itself. There were also film crews from all over the world. Me and my crew had a film crew from Brazil film us at 37 miles in the scorching wind and blowing sand. The Discovery Travel Channel also tagged along for various segments of the race. My crew and I would run and stand up tall when they were there, and then go back to “wogging"( a cross between walking and jogging) when they left.
Right = I finished. Also I drank and ate right. I used Penta water, which they claim is more easily absorbed through the cell walls, and mixed Pedialyte with my water for calories. I experienced no nausea or vomiting, and very little dehydration. I also ate soup, and small salty things, like crackers. Fat was kept to a minimum, since it is so hard to digest, and I didn’t want to waste energy digesting fats. When I did eat soup and crackers, I ate it sitting down while fixing blisters, which saved time and made it more easily digestible. Small sugary fruit chews also helped when I began to get depressed. I never cried or got teary eyed or lost my temper, except for one small hissy fit at 97 miles. Having a good crew was invaluable. They were awesome. Now two of them want to run it next year. I am running it next year too. Another thing I did right was start saving money late last year for the trip. Badwater isn’t cheap, but there are things that you can do to keep costs down. The last thing I did rig
ht was wearing an IC shirt across the finish. The Discovery Channel interviewed me right afterwards, so now the whole world will know about the Incline Club.
Wrong = I’m looking at the background of this web page that says extreme pain is extremely good. Well, if you like extreme pain, you should do Badwater. Extreme pain that lasts an extremely long time. I have never blistered in any race before, but at Badwater I did. I was soon to be known as the Blister Bitch among my crew members. Every mile after running down Townes Pass I developed blisters. Big ones. I went to a blister seminar over the 4th of July. Thank God, because I quickly became an expert at fixing blisters. For over 25 miles, I continued to get blisters. Every two miles, I would get a new one, and have to stop and fix it. But the Navy decided to fly fighter jets over head for a five mile segment of where I was repairing my feet, so that was kind of surreal. I ended up cutting the toe boxes out of my running shoes, and even the toes out of my socks. Blisters are what kept me from getting a 48 hour buckle. My feet hurt so bad at the end of the race that I had to sit in a portable chair in the sh
ower which I so badly needed afterwards.
Other Stuff = There were two times I wanted to quit. One time was when I was resting at the top of Townes Pass,(it’s an 18 mile uphill hike after going 42 miles through the hottest part of the course)and at 111 miles, around 3:30 a.m. the second night. Sleep deprivation started to kick in, and my crew chief wouldn’t let me sleep. Finally I told him “how it was going to be and he no longer had any say in the matter.” I rested for 45 minutes, then bolted awake, and said, “That’s it, we’re going to the finish. Lets go!” There were lots of spiders and scorpions on the ground, and that helped keep me alert. Unfortunately there was a forest fire somewhere in California, and it all blew where we were running, and that made me tired. I ended up wearing goggles and a face mask to help keep the smoke away. We couldn’t see the stars and had no idea where we were at for miles. We just plodded along, or “wogged” until we got into Lone Pine. Lone Pine was lovely, and t
he trip up the Whitney Portals road was grueling, but reminded me of some of the crazy stuff we do here in the Incline Club. That was one of my best times in the run. Another outstanding element of this race was that the crews and runners were all so supportive and positive of each other. There were a lot of selfless acts of kindness out on the course. I am still recovering. My feet are still swollen, and I find it hard type, and my thoughts are still unorganized. I don’t know why this is. But hopefully it will all go away because I can’t wait to be back on Pikes Peak on Sunday.
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Mikko Ahola reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Manitou Springs
Date = July 14, 2002
Distance = 12 Mile
Goal = make it to Barr Camp under 1 hr 30 minutes
Results = 1 hour 31 minutes
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = In general, felt I did well. Weather was hot to run in
for me. This was my first race up Barr Trail, so I guess there is still room for improvement for the Ascent.
Right = Did manage to conserve energy on the W’s section and tried to save it for upper half. Ran most of the ridge,
and passed a few people there.
Wrong = Not sure if I did much wrong. Went as hard as I could.
Still struggled on last 1/2-3/4 mile into Barr Camp. Will try to get more altitude training in the next 3 weekends.
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Al Alvares reports:
Race = BTMR
Location = Colo Spgs
Date = 7/14/02
Distance = 12 mi.
Goal = Beat Last Years Time
Results = 2:27:19
General = Had a great day. Beat last year’s time by 4 minutes. Felt good when I got into Barr Camp.
Right = Ran a consistent pace. Backed off a few times when I got going a little too fast (relative term) on the way up. Hydrated and ate well
Wrong = Did not taper much as I am training for a 24 hour bike race in two weeks. Could not afford to miss a week of training for that. Fell down about a mile out of Barr camp on the way down and slightly sprained my ankle trying to pass someone. Had to stop and walk for a while.
Other Stuff = Great fun to be back on the Barr Trail!!
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Joey Alvares reports:
Race = BTMR
Location = Colo Spgs
Date = 7/14/02
Distance = 12 mi.
Goal = 3:11
Results = 3:01:25
General = This was the longest hardest race I have ever done. My only other races were 5Ks.
Right = Did well to survive. Trained with the incline club on Thursday’s. Ate well and drank a lot before the race.
Wrong = Went up a little too fast and was tired coming down. Did not eat enough during the race
Other Stuff = I really liked the Bear I won in the drawing and the Shoes and the award.
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Sherry Alvares reports:
Race = BTMR
Location = Colo Spgs
Date = 7/14/02
Distance = 12 miles
Goal = 3:00
Results = 2:52:20
General = I’ve been struggling with an IT band. Can go uphill fine but downhill sucks. Had to stop and stretch a few times. Pushed the uphill because I knew I would not be able to go fast down.
Right = Had my best time ever to Barr Camp.
Wrong = Didn’t drink enough.
Other Stuff = Really proud of my boy!
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Matt Von Thun reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Manitou Springs, CO
Date = 7/14/02
Distance = 12mi
Goal = 1:06 up; not get hurt coming down
Results = 1:07 up; injured leg coming down
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = Executive summary: The race had its ups and downs.
Details: I applied a start out easy strategy, which made for a mentally encouraging run on the way up as I was able to pass lots of people that started out at a faster pace. I reached Barr Camp at 1:07:05 which was slower than I had hoped for, but I had lots of energy, and fairly fresh legs, so I thought I could make up time on the flatter, rolling sections between Barr Camp and No Name on the way down. The plan seemed to be working until about a mile back down the trail from Barr Camp I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of my calf. At first I tried to Jog, stretch, and Jog a little more. But eventually I had to give up and just walk back down.
Right = Did not go out too fast.
I actually walked through the aid stations which allowed me to get down a full cup of water instead of sloshing it all over the place like I usually do.
Wrong = I did not warm up and stretch properly. I have been nursing a mild case of plantar fascitis and an associated tight calf muscle for the past few months, but It has not bothered me in my other races, because they were all up hill. I think I should have done some additional warm up and stretching because of the up and down, (slow/fast) nature of this race.
Other Stuff = It was disappointing to see my hopes of a top 10 finish dashed by an injury, but I was thankful to be back out on Barr Trail again enjoying God’s Creation.
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Jonathan Veteto reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Our trail !
Date = 14jul02
Distance = About 12 miles
Goal = do my best :) 2:15 or so
Results = 2:11
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = How great it was to be on the trail again ! Thanks Larry, Matt & everyone else who made it happen.
Right = Well watered, well rested, ready to run.
Wrong = Didn’t stretch. Didn’t warm up enough.
Other Stuff = Never actually done the race before. I had a blast. It was so good to see so many people do so well. Lots of i.c. t-shirts out yesterday. Yeah ! It was *cool* to see Glen Ash figuring so prominently in the newspaper article. Way to go Jedi Master Glen!
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Bill Ransom reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Pikes Peak Barr Trail
Date = 7/14/02
Distance = 12 mi
Goal = 2:30
Results = 2:31
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = This was a great race. It was low keyed and everyone was out to have a good time. Best of all, for the first time in over a month we were allowed to run Barr Trail. So this was almost like a training run for PPA/PPM.
Right = Nice steady pace. Didn’t push real hard on the way down, so unlike a lot of folks — didn’t crash.
Wrong = Didn’t run up hard enough. Spent too much time admiring the view.
Other Stuff = The race was very well organized. One of the few races I actually had fun doing. :-)
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Robert Castaldi reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Barr Trail
Date = July 14
Distance = 12 miles
Goal = Have Fun
Results = 2:08
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = My goal race for the season is the Ascent. It was fun to run on the trail in a race environment (fun to be on the trial, period). I’m still not a good uphill runner, so I stayed conservative. Unfortunately I missed my goal Barr Camp time by 5 minutes. Goal 1:20, actual 1:25. Happy with my downhill time of 43 minutes. Overall 2:08. My age group is tough, I was out of the top 10.
Right = I ran the Summer Roundup the weekend before, so I didn’t run much during the week. Went into the race well hydrated. Took 2 glasses of water from every aid station. Saved energy for the flats and downhill sections.
Wrong = Out until past midnight on Thursday and Friday, messed with my sleep pattern. Oh well :-)
Other Stuff = How the hell do the fast guys reach Barr Camp in 1 hour?
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John O’Donnell reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Manitou Springs Colo.
Date = July 14,2002
Distance = 7.44 Miles
Goal = 2:30
Results = 2:33
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = Ran a good pace up but seem to loose it on the down hill. Got to hot to start. Still cut 11 seconds off.
Right = Good pre-race with rest and dinner.
Wrong = Not enough fluids early.
Other Stuff = A lot of loose grave in places.
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Keith J Lonnquist reports:
Race = BTMR
Location = Manitou Springs
Date = 14 Jul 02
Distance = 12mile
Goal = 2:45
Results = 2:32:53
General = Overall, good. I checked the split calculator prior to the race, so had an idea where I ought to be.
Right = I relaxed and watched a lot of folks go out way too fast at the start. I then passed about 3 dozen people in short order after the spur connection to Barr Trail.
Wrong = After drinking 6 cups of water & Gatorade at the finish line, I saw that I had dehydrated (duh) in spite of drinking “a lot” of water during the race. This will be a good lesson for the PPM. I need at least a quart/hour.
Other Stuff = Race volunteers & staff were great. Very, very well run race! Thanks.
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Dave Sorenson reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Manitou Springs, CO & Pike National Forest/Barr Trail
Date = July 14, 2002
Distance = 12 Miles
Goal = To beat the cutoff (3 hr 3 min)
Results = 3:06:28
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = What a fun day! It was so good to get back on Barr Trail. And we didn’t have to worry about any hikers getting in our way.
Right = I stay well-hydrated, drinking lots of water on Saturday, several cups before the race, and 2-3 cups at each water stop. For the parts of the course that I walk, I concentrated on pumping my arms to speed up the walking, similar to super-hiker Craig’s technique.
Wrong = I forgot to check out the views. Man, what a dummy I am! :-)
Other Stuff =
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Dave Reily reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mtn Race
Location = Pikes Peak
Date = 7/14/02
Distance = 12 miles
Goal = 2:21
Results = 2:16:42
Website = http://www.runpikespeak.com
General = Felt well prepared and enjoyed the race! Finished 6th in my age group, and was only a month from going up into the next older group! Gordon Barnett was a great pacer — too bad I couldn’t keep up with him on the downhill!
Right = Kept a good pace, actually better than I predicted. Pushed my downhill speed... need more practice there!
Wrong = Could have pushed my uphill times even more I think. I was running 2-5 minutes ahead and was unsure about how much more to push. Comes with inexperience this season on Barr Trail.
Other Stuff = Nice aid station volunteers. Would like more Gatorade. Better T-shirt than last year.
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Chris Britton reports:
Race = Barr Trail Mountain Race
Location = Barr Trail
Date = July 14,2002
Distance = 12 miles
Goal = 2:30
Results = 2:23:13
General = Good race; 2nd in age group — a surprise. Up was tough, could have used more time training on the trail.
Right = Training rampdown & rest in last week.
Wrong = Not enough training on steep trails.
Other Stuff = Late report: left on vacation day after race. Managed some good long runs in Albuquerque and Phoenix.
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Jonathan Veteto reports (for a Thursday R and to maintain a perfect streak:-)
Race = Palmer Lake 4mi
Location = Palmer Llake
Date = 04JUL02
Distance = 4 miles
Goal = 26 minutes
Results = 27:5?
General = Fun race. Nice, wide trail, not too hot, tons of people from Monument everywhere (they have a parade the morning of the 4th). Race was from Palmer Lake to Monument.
Right = Well hydrated, had morning coffee. Got to the race early and had time to hang out with lots of friends. Met Antonio’s father (also Antonio) :)
Wrong = Should have noticed when the race started :) A couple of us were chatting *far* away from the start. Didn’t even know the race was going until someone asked if I was going to run ! Ha !
Other Stuff = One way course. A great thing happened in that my buddy Kyle and I found a friend of ours who was watching the parade with his family. He loaned us his car so we were able to drive back to palmer lake and get the car. What a way to start a holiday ! :)
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John Mills reports:
Race = Grin-and-Bear It Trail Run
Location = Crested Butte, CO
Date = 27 July 02
Distance = 9.3 miles
Goal = First time — finish in under 2 hrs.
Results = 1:51:XX, third in my age group
Website = http://www.visitcrestedbutte.com
General = Small race (80 folks), very scenic, mostly shady, well organized and supported, Large goody bag, fair shirts, finisher ribbons. This race will become an annual affair.
Right = Training with the IC. Longs Ranch Road in particular.
Wrong = Not staying around for the awards and prize drawings.
Other Stuff = An out and back (up and down) course. 8,900 ft start, 10,600 ft turnaround at Green Lake. Mostly soft, winding, single track, some rolling dirt road, and approx 1/4 mile of Incline like road. I was able to pass several people on the “incline” so the Longs Ranch Road training paid off. Pretty rocky near the top — runnable if you dare.
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8/8/02 Thur: 52 of us enjoyed the first of a several taper runs. We did 20 minutes of 1 minute hard, 1 minute easy instead of 30 minutes. There were also no Hydro Street hill repeats today to the cheers of many. Kind of nice to finish a workout feeling kind of peppy for a change:-)
8/4/02 Sun: 61 ICers were all over the peak today. Most starting from either Elk Park or the top to work on the top miles. 5 of us put in some work on the Craig’s trailhead from the West side of the summit of Pikes Peak. However the big news today is that after 37 weeks we have our first new leader on the Sunday long run board thanks to a bike race occupying the previous leader.
8/1/02 Thur: 48 showed for a day that was a tad cooler than what we have been getting. This helped quite a few score some PRs for the 30 minute tempo run on the Barr Trail. 8 Hydro Street hell, I mean hill, repeats rounded out the day.
7/28/02 Sun: An awesome day to be on the mountain and 73 of us did just that! We were everywhere with a bunch starting from the bottom, a bunch starting at Elk Park and still more running from the top. Lots of people doing repeat segments as well. 7 of us took a pick to a short rocky section just before the finish line and got it all smoothed out. The trail is looking good and the ICs adopted mile is ready for the race.
7/25/02 Thur: The club’s return to the Barr Trail had 57 doing 30 minutes of 1 minute hard, 1 minute easy. The trail is dry and dusty and made for a slow day for some but it was great to be back on the trails again after a month of repeats on the roads!
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Go out hard, when it hurts speed up...
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