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Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:20 PM
Subject: Incline Club V8 TH #14-15 LR #33-34
Hi there ICers,
Busy time of the year - lots of racing and lots of R reports...
IC news:
Way to go to ICer Brenda Willis for finishing the TCR 12K summer round up! She is now weighing in under 250 lbs — almost 60 lbs lighter than when she joined the IC:-)
Congratulations to ICer Justin Chaston who over the weekend made his 3rd Olympic team!!!! Indeed, he WON the British 3000 meter steeplechase Olympic trials.
Other news:
Barr Trail Mountain Race (club run for this Sunday)
The race is full. However, if you want to show up at the finish line to cheer on fellow ICers and possibly be put to work that would be cool:-)
Barr Camp water update:
None. As in no update and no water. Well, there is an update but the update from Barr Camp is that there is no update from the Forest Service. Apparently trees grow faster than FS approval processes which begs the question of why, oh, never mind...
See you on the mountain!
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Thursday, July 15, 5:45pm — Hydro Street
Meet and warm up from Memorial Park! Leave the park in time to get to Hydro Street on time. Taper run for the Barr Trail Mountain Race. Do a time check from the race start to the end of the 1st switchback. Those not doing the BTMR get to do 30 mins of 1 min hard, 1 minute easy.
Sunday, July 18, 7:00am — Barr Trail Mountain Race
Put your training to the test! Do a good warm-up and race up to Barr Camp and Back via the Barr Trail! Many ICers meet at Memorial Park since we are used to starting from there anyway. Those not doing the BTMR or volunteering at it can meet at 7am at the Pikes Peak Hwy tollbooth for an Elk Park run.
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Brenda Willis Ultra 100
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Starting point 3/21/04: 307.5lbs
Last club weigh-in 7/11/04: 249 lbs
Brenda entered and completed the TCR Summer Round Up 12k on Sunday, July 11. Her weight loss is back on track as well:-) The key was starting a food journal where she wrote down EVERYTHING that went into her mouth. Turns out there was some “nibbling” going on during the day and the calories quickly added up. The journal, along with getting rid of the tempting stuff and increasing her walking, has helped her get to the lightest weight she has been in 16 years!!! Curves of Manitou Springs has also sponsored Brenda so she can start the next phase of her fitness goal - getting strong.
You can track her weight loss (and pictures taken along the way) on this page:
http://www.inclineclub.com/bwu100.htm
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R REPORTS:
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Diane Repasky reports:
Race = Summer Round Up-Trail Run
Location = Bear Creek Park Co. Spgs. Co.
Date = July 11,2004
Distance = 12K
Goal = 1 Hour 4 Minutes
Results = 1 Hour 13 Minutes
Website = http://pikespeakmarathon.org
General = 2nd leg of the Triple Crown of Running. New Course this year, out and back on well groomed dirt trails. Tougher course.
Right = Paced well on the uphills, drank at every aid station.
Wrong = Need to be more aggressive in passing slower runners.
Other Stuff = More difficult course this year but a good training run for the Ascent or Marathon. Did not like the race start. Headed out across a grassy field, many starting out too fast probably to get to the trail head and avoid the bottle neck on the narrow trail.
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John O’Donnell reports:
Race = Summer Roundup Trail Run
Location = C.S.C.
Date = July 11,2004
Distance = 12k
Goal = Finished under 1;30
Results = 1:15
Website = http://pikespeakmarathon.org
General = New trail race and found it a great challenge.
Right = Plenty of fluids and gels.
Wrong = Not enough carbs. On vacation and not enough rest.
Other Stuff = Great course. Several IC’S running.
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Nancy Hobbs
Race = Summer Round Up
Location = Bear Creek Park
Date = 7/11/04
Distance = 12K
Goal = 1:10; top 10 women
Results = 1:00:12; 3rd woman, 2nd in age group.
Website = http://www.pprrun.org
General = Out and back, some elevation gain...up/down and rolling. Most trail.
Right = Got up early and had some protein drink. Ate part of Gu before start; no warm up but a short jog to the start line. Surged a bit on the out bound. Ran :35 or less out and :25 back. Hammered the downhill to get ready for running down the Peak for the PPM.
Wrong = Could have done some more surges on the outbound.
Other Stuff = Like the new course.
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Brenda Willis reports:
Race = same
Location = GOG 10 miler and Summer RUTR
Date = 7/11
Distance = 10 miles and then 7 miles
Goal = to not stop and to finish sore
Results = goal accomplished
General = I DID IT ALL BABY! My first races ever in my life. Woo-Hoo! I had to know if I had the stuffins to start and finish a race, mission accomplished. Next year 05 I will be so much lighter (100lbs to be exact) so I will finish so much faster. My husband wanted to take me on the GOG trail and show me what I would be up against and I said “NOPE BECAUSE I WILL SEE IT ON RACE DAY” I did and I loved it. Hey folks today I have lost 60 lbs 7-14-04 and my clothes are getting baggy. Honey I am going shopping, somebody stop me!!!
Right = I showed up, walked, ran the down hills, and finished.
Wrong = It was all good!
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Mary Jo Campbell reports:
Race = Summer Trail Roundup 12K
Location = Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs CO
Date = Sunday, July 11, 2004
Distance = 12K
Goal =
Results = 1:31:26
General = Trail was narrow and crowded at the beginning. Liked the shady portions of High Drive, despite the steep incline.
Right = Stayed hydrated, slurped a HammerGel packet about 1/2 way. Saved enough energy to pass a lot of folks in the last 2 miles. Kept a good tempo pace and finished strong.
Wrong = Should’ve worn white or lighter colors. Sun was intense.
Other Stuff = Nice assortment of refreshments afterward.
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Kevin Waters reports:
Race = Summer Roundup 12k
Location = Colorado Springs
Date = 11 July
Distance = 12k
Goal =
Results = 1:06
General = Ran the Summer Roundup last Sunday. Not a great time due to nagging back problems.
Right =
Wrong =
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Curt Krieger reports
Race = Midnight Madness
Location = Ames, Iowa
Date = July 10, 2004
Distance = 5K (10K also)
Goal = Second race of the day for me; age group placing
Results = 19:34 good for 2nd in age group
Website = http://www.fitnesssports.com/july_races/Madness/MidnightMadness_info.html
General = 33rd Annual Race with a tradition of attracting top runners. Names like Dick Beardsley, Mike Slack, Mark Curp have been here in the past. Recent winners have been from Kenya. The 5K attracts well over 1000 runners each year even though conditions tend to be hot and humid. The party after the race is an event that you’re sure not to miss!
Right = Began working on the track to improve speed. I was tending to feel as if I was running long and slow all the time. I tried to see if the speed work and two short races in one day would bring back some leg turnover. (I did achieve my goal in the morning of setting a new age group record (11:51) in the 2 mile at Duesey Days, which is a race I wrote about last year.)
Wrong = Not much to be concerned with here. I normally would not race two races in one day but as I said, I planned to be working on speed. I had hoped to stay a bit more focused in the 5K but let my mind convince me to back off enough that I dropped a place in my age group during the final mile.
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Derek Griffiths reports
Race = Vail Hill Climb
Location = Vail, CO
Date = 7/4/2004
Distance = 7.5 miles
Goal = Break 60:00
Results = 35th in 56:47
Website = http://www.vailrec.com
General = The Vail Hill Climb is a 7.5 mile race up Vail mountain. The first 1.5 miles are flat on pavement and then the rest is on the jeep roads of Vail Mtn. It is a pretty good climb (2200’ in 6 miles), but no Pikes Peak. I was actually surprised to have about a mile of flat and downhill once we got up on the dirt.
Right = Went out conservatively on the flat section. Passed a lot of people in the first mile of the climb.
Wrong = Did not scout the course before hand. I don’t think I pushed as hard as I could. I kept thinking it was gong to get steeper, and it never did. This might have cost me about 60-120s. Next year, I will know that I can push harder!
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Andy Kovats reports:
Race = Vail Hill Climb
Location = Vail CO
Date = July 4, 2004
Distance = ~7.3M
Goal = 65 min
Results = 65:01
General = One of the most competitive fields I can ever remember racing in. Flats and even slight downhills in 2nd half of course were nice and the gondola ride down was really fun too. Several IC’ers attended and it was nice to hear some in the crowd cheering for us.
Right = Was able to capitalize on the flats and make up a few places and some good time. IC Thursday uphill quality workouts are great training for this course.
Wrong = Took off too fast, but it is hard not to with this course. The start was very crowded and even starting several rows back from my usual point did not offset the increased number of faster runners. Also there was a bottleneck effect with a narrow street at the start so runners behind were pushing the pace as well. Due to some kind of mixup with some of the Active.com registrations, I had to stand in a 2nd long line to get my bib and only had about 10 minutes to warm up which was not enough. Needed to focus more on a fast turnover early in the race, did finally do this and it helped the 2nd half of the course.
Other Stuff = The first 3/4 mile or so is relatively flat and on pavement which also adds to the tendency to start fast. After that the course follows a wide packed-mud/dirt cat walk on the ski slopes and gains elevation from about 8,000 ft to the Gondola top around 10,200 ft
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Nancy Hobbs reports:
Race = Teva Vail HillClimb
Location = Vail, CO
Date = July 4, 2004
Distance = 7.6 miles (course shortened .4 due to construction) Trails/service roads up Vail Mountain
Goal = 1:15; top 20 women
Results = 1:09; 17th woman; 4th in age group.
Website = http://www.vailrec.com
General = Elevation/altitude change biggest factor. Switchbacks long and sweeping up the mountain.
Right = Paced in one gear the whole way. Figured the race a good training run because legs still sore from the race last weekend (2:15 effort). Wanted to just grind up the hill which I did. Ran down single track trail post awards to get some downhill training for Pikes Peak Marathon. Good overall up/down run.
Wrong = Not enough rest from the race weekend before, but I’ll be tired for PPM so get used to it!
Other Stuff = Great awards, NACAC Champs and Teva Mountain Team selection race. Very competitive field.
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Mary Jo Campbell reports:
Race = Vail Hill Climb
Location = Vail, CO
Date = Sunday, July 4, 2004
Distance = 7.5 miles
Goal = Make the cut-off of 2 hours, not be last.
Results = 1:39:11
Website = http://www.vailrec.com/adult/running
General = I did this race 12 years ago and knew it would be a good Peak preparation run with 2200’ elevation to climb. My legs were dead from climbing 2 Fourteeners the day before, but I needed a more aerobic workout and signed up race day to suffer with others and finish off any muscle fibers that weren’t already trashed.
Right = Arrived early to get bib number; tried to stay hydrated before, during and after; had a Hammer Gel handy for when the few bites of oatmeal wore off; ditched the long sleeved layer at the last minute; saved enough energy to pass 5 people in the final yards.
Wrong = If I was approaching it as a race that mattered and not an expensive training run ($32), I sure wouldn’t have climbed 2 mountains the day before and sleep would have been more of a priority. Should have signed up ahead of time at Active.com and saved $10 (Ouch) but had to work around several other family members’ schedules. Nothing was confirmed until after 11 pm the night before.
Other Stuff = Mile markers weren’t always obvious. Nice goodie bag selection of snacks. No small t-shirts available at the finish, so I have another swimsuit cover-up. =)
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Fred Wright reports:
Race = 3rd Annual Otter House 5K
Location = Castine, Maine
Date = July 4th, 2004
Distance = 5K
Goal = 8 minute pace
Results = 25:04
General = Part of the 4th of July events, the 5K benefits the Otter House, the Castine Community Child Development Center. Other events include a children’s costume parade, Fire Truck rides, sack races (don’t ask!), tug-o-wars for kids and adults and cook-outs. The weather was pretty good, 60’s and very humid, and the race basically went around the very historic town.
Right = Looked forward to the activities.
Wrong =
Other Stuff = Castine is a very typical hilly, Maine coast town. Although largely unknown these days, it has a significant historical past having been fought over by first the Dutch, French and American Indians, and later the British and “the rebels” i.e. Americans. This period dates from the early 1600’s up to the 1780’s. Little known is the fact that Paul Revere faced Courts Martial for leaving the battle field in the face of the enemy, the Brit’s, during the Penobscot Expedition of 1779 — 1784.
Castine population triples in summer, when wealthy families from Boston, New York and parts south, take up residence in their summer homes. My wife’s (Sarah)family has roots dating back to the early 1700’s, and have a number of houses in the area.
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Karl Schab reports:
Race = Camp As Sayliyah Independence Day 5/10K
Location = Camp As Sayliyah, Doha, Qatar
Date = 7/4/2004
Distance = 10K
Goal = Finish
Results = Personal Worst
General = My Sunday stared with a 4:15 am wake up and shower, in order to make the 5 am show time. I had decided that the next time there was a race at camp, I would run the 10K instead of the 5K. What a silly decision. Two reasons, but a warning to gentle readers: I will be talking about bodily functions here, so skip ahead if this overwhelms your sensitivities. Reason one has been previously analyzed here, and it is the heat. And while this race started a half hour earlier (5:30 am) than the last one I ran, it was probably 5-10 degrees hotter. So I sipped water from a bottle the whole run.
Reason two requires a digression. Ever since a recent trip to the UAE, I have been battling some intestinal “issues.” Let’s just say that I have become somewhat unpredictable in the timing of the daily constitutional, and it’s not likely to be, um, well, solid. On race day, I thought I was pretty well cleaned out before I got to the event. I was wrong. OK, I’ve got that part over with.
There were probably 50 runners total at the start, but only 15 were running the 10K. We started before the 5K, and I set a maintainable 9:30 per mile pace, just looking to finish in under an hour. I was clearly going to be the last 10K finisher. There was a van (the “meatwagon”) following me. The course for the race was a 2.5K track that was out-and-back for 5K, and two trips for 10K. I got about 3.5K under my belt before the 5K runners started catching me. By the time I hit the turnaround at 5K I knew that I could be in need of a toilet, in a hurry. I trotted (no pun intended) bravely on, and made it to the turnaround at 7.5K before the bathroom emergency hit. By then the 5K was over and I was the last 10K runner by a pretty good margin, although my ego requires me to tell you that several 10K runners dropped out after one lap.
Did I mention the bathroom emergency? It was as though I had eaten 10 bags of those potato chips made with olestra, the indigestible fat that causes a certain “leakage.” Fortunately, God was smiling on me, and there was a porta-john less than 50 feet away. And the good news was that I made it there in time. The bad news was that it was like an EZ-bake oven inside, and so I became drenched in sweat while I was in there, for less than 2 minutes. When I staggered out, the meatwagon was there, waiting patiently, and the medic inside looked like he was going to call for reinforcements. But I waved him off with a smile (forced) and a thumbs-up sign, and got back on the road. Now the 90 plus degree breeze felt cool, and I actually gained speed all the way home. I finished in just over an hour (hooray, another Camp As Sayliyah personal worst) and got the t-shirt.
Right = Entered the race. Unwilling to surrender to the heat or my gut.
Wrong = Inadequate training.
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James Cannon reports:
Race = Leadville Trail Marathon
Location = Leadville, CO
Date = July 3, 2004
Distance = Marathon
Goal = 6:00
Results = 6:58
General = As the announcer proudly stated, the entire course of this marathon is above 10,000 ft elevation, and it surely felt it. The course is run on mostly rutted and rocky four wheel drive paths through mine country east of Leadville with some gravel road and single track. It is an out and back course circling Bald Mountain going out (and coming back) and hitting the midway point with a killer climb up to Mosquito Pass (13.1k ft.). The race was fairly small (230) and the race support good with three well stocked aid stations. No mile markers or time splits on the course, but this race is more about competing in and finishing the grueling course more than setting a PR or qualifying for Boston.
Right = Trained with the IC. All those winter and spring runs up Rampart Range Road, Intenman, and Barr paid off. Not that I crushed the course (it actually crushed me), but I was able to keep good stamina and keep moving. Again, this race was more about finishing and declaring victory, than setting a PR.
Wrong = Not enough altitude training. The lack of oxygen in the air really fatigued me more than at Front Range elevations. I really felt my heart rate go up and breath get short on the inclines, especially above 11k ft. Even felt my head spinning a few times.
Other Stuff = I spoke with a man who said this race is tougher than Pikes Peak. I don’t know about that, but it was sure tough. Even the downhills were treacherous. Steep and through loose rock. Also, the views are killer. Facing west, the line up of 14ers is unmatched. I was wise and brought my camera to document the event. Probably the smartest thing I did all weekend.
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Don Bartow reports:
Race = Leadville Trail Marathon
Location = Leadville CO
Date = July 3, 2004
Distance = 26.2 M
Goal = In order: 6:00 — finish — have enough legs left to run the back side of the Leadville 100 (30 M)
Results = 5:20 (49/218 overall, 19/57 division) — Had legs to do 30 M more.
Website = http://www.leadvilletrail100.com
General = Beautiful race, both the course (out and back) and the scenery. Chatting with other runners, this race is comparable in difficulty to the Pikes Peak Marathon.
Right = Paced, hydrated, and ate very well, was feeling very strong and able to kick into the finish very well. Also held back sufficiently to be able to do the training run planned for later that day.
Wrong = Started a little fast, but don’t think that hurt. The marathon went very well. (Still need to work on nutrition during the longer runs as I was bonking on the last leg later that night.)
Other Stuff = The course starts in Leadville and has about half mile of pavement before hitting gravel roads and jeep trails. Climbs to the first aid (3.9M), rolls awhile trending up, single track trending down to the second aid (7.3M). Back on gravel roads downhill to aid #3 at the bottom of Evans Gulch. A long climb up to Mosquito Pass (13,188 ft), aid #4, and the turn-around. I found the downhill back to aid 5 (3 outbound) very difficult as it is scree on hardpack. The footing was unsteady and lots of hard edges to catch on. Reverse the course back inbound with the finish downhill.
After lunch with the family, I ran three sections of the back-side of the Leadville 100. This started me at Winfield at about the time I expect to hit the turnaround in the race. Winfield to Twin Lakes over Hope Pass, Twin Lakes to Halfmoon, and Fish Hatchery to May Queen. Needed lights about halfway thru the Twin Lakes to Halfmoon leg.
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Rick Crawford reports (Sorta)
Race = Leadville Trail Marathon
Location = Leadville, Colo
Date = July 3, 2004
Distance = 26.2
Goal = under 7hrs
Results = 6:29:46
Website = http://
General = 26.2 miles starting at 10,200ft and climbing to the top of Mosquito pass 13,187 with lots of elev.+/- throughout the old mining district. In my opinion tougher than the PPM.
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Steve Bremner reports:
Race = Leadville Trail Marathon
Location = Leadville, CO
Date = July 3rd, 2004
Distance = 26.2 miles
Goal = 4:15, Top Ten
Results = 4:32, 11th
Website = http://www.leadvilletrail100.com/
General = I entered this race just a couple weeks ago, thinking it couldn’t hurt to get it in as part of the buildup to the Leadville 100 mile race that I am running next month. Glad I did.
Rebekka and I climbed Mt Oklahoma, 13,842’, on Friday. Oklahoma is on the Continental Divide west of Massive and one of CO’s highest 100 summits. I’ve climbed 74/100. It offers rare views of the backsides of Massive and Elbert, as well as the Elks on the distant western horizon. I don’t think climbing it affected my race the next day.
About 400 rugged mtn runners lumbered out of downtown Leadville at 8 AM. Right away the course got down to business of gaining altitude. Leadville is at 10,200 feet and that would be the lowest elevation we saw for the rest of the race. After a couple miles I fell in just behind the two leaders. One was Paul Pope of Col Spgs, and the eventual winner. They were enjoying a casual conversation. I asked myself if I felt like I could carry on a conversation. The answer was no, so I backed off. About 30 minutes into the race the lead woman passed me. She went on to win in record time of 4hrs flat and was 3rd overall! Impressive.
We climbed past two aid stations and soon were soaring above treeline at approx. 12,500’. The jeep road became singletrack as we traversed around Baldy Mountain. Gorgeous views extended towards the Mosquitos. Then we lost nearly all the elevation, dipping down to about 11,000 feet before the real test: the steep jeep road leading to the half-way point, 13,100 foot Mosquito Pass. This was tough.
I was in ninth going in to the last stretch, but slipped to 12th on the climb. I passed one back at the summit, and stayed in 11th until the finish. PPM Age group record holder for 40-44, and 45-49, Senovio Torres passed me on the climb. He just turned 50, so look for another record to fall next month.
My splits were 2:24 to the Pass, then 2:08 return. This is not a good split, since it is an out and back with net loss of 3000 feet on the return. Indeed, my first 3-mile segment, all uphill, was only two minutes slower than my return on the same stretch, this time all downhill! I felt beat up. Directly after the race I thought it was harder than the PPM. The next day though I decided it wasn’t. It is the 2nd hardest measured marathon I’ve run out of 61.
Right = Carried camelbak and gel. Kept well hydrated on my own timetable.
Wrong = Maybe not enough miles on my legs.
Other Stuff = Leadville is a quirky, quaint corner of Colorado. This was my closest look. Interesting history. They need to clean it up though. Get rid of junk cars and knock some buildings down.
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Gina Harcrow reports:
Race = Bighorn 50 Mile Trail Run
Location = Bighorn Mountains, WY
Date = June 19th, 2004
Distance = 50 miles (actually 52)
Goal = Under 11 hours
Results = 10:54:44
Website = http://bighorntrailrun.com
General = Beautiful course. Park at the finish, bus you out to the mountains, and you never see civilization again until the last 8 miles through a campground. Great weather, cloudy and cool. Alternate between mountain trails and deer trails where you are running through meadows on narrow single track. Tons of wild flowers.
Right = Went out very slow. Tried to keep my attitude positive even when things felt bad. Was able to run the second half almost an hour faster than the first. Ate enough, seems that pb and j sandwiches, fig newtons, and marathon bars all sit well with my stomach. Took 4 suceed pills and had 3 gels. Carried Gatorade in my hand and water on my waste pack to ensure that I am drinking far more Gatorade than water.
Wrong = Was fairly upset when my drop bag wasn’t at mile 18 aid station. Spent way too much time there being upset rather than just accepting it and moving on. Probably wasted 10 minutes.
Other Stuff = I seem to be struggling from mile 12-18 at alot of the long runs. Its good to know that if I just keep moving I can push through it. Great race that has a 30k, 50k, and 100 mile option. Entry fee included good BBQ after run, t-shirt, pancake breakfast at the awards ceremony the next morning, and a great finishers running fleece jacket.
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Harry Harcrow reports:
Race = Bighorn Trail Run
Location = Dayton, WY
Date = 6/19/2004
Distance = 52 miles
Goal = 9:30
Results = 9:18
Website = http://www.bighorntrailrun.com
General = This is a beautiful course in the Bighorn mountains near Dayton, WY. For the most part the course is downhill for the first 18 miles, uphill for the next 16 and down again for the final 18 with a couple of hills thrown in. The weather was perfect. It was cool at the start and I wore a long sleeve incline club shirt and running pants. I changed into shorts at mile 34 and luckily the sun never really came out. Most of the race is on a rocky single track trail which prevents you from looking at the great scenery all around you. You feel like you are out in the forest in the middle of nowhere, which you are.
Right = I hydrated well and really enjoyed the run. I have switched from bringing water to an endurance sports drink. I tried to eat a little at every aid station in addition to gels that I was taking. I have had issues in the past in terms of proper hydration, but I seemed to have solved that problem this year.
Wrong = Probably spent too much time at the aid stations, but this was my first 50 mile race and I didn’t want to push too much. Somehow I ended up partially tearing my peroneal tendon in my left foot. I don’t know how or when it happened, but I could barely walk the next day.
Other Stuff = The course starts out at 8800’ and climbs a few hundred feet in the first mile or two before going way down. At this point the course is on a rocky single track trail. At mile 18 is the first full service aid station and where you first drop bag should be ( unless they forgot to bring yours ). You then cross a river and head up for 2000’ in 3.5 miles. From there until the next major aid station( 2nd drop bag location) at mile 34 the course is up and down and parts are on a 4 wheel drive trail. After mile 34 the course alternates a bit from dirt road to rocky single track with some uphill sections. Somewhere around mile 40 you start to run down again through a field of wild flowers. The bad part is that the trail is very steep and rocky and I really hated this part. Eventually you get down and enter a nice canyon for a few miles before hitting a hard dirt road for the final 5 miles.
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Derek Griffiths reports:
Race = Casper Marathon
Location = Casper, WY
Date = 6/6/2004
Distance = 26.2
Goal =
Results = 4th in 3:15
Website = http://www.runwyoming.com
General = This years race in Casper was much hotter then last year. The temperature at the finish was in the 80’s! The changed the course a bit to finish in the new baseball park that they have. This was nice because you could walk back to the hotel instead of hitch a ride on the shuttle. The thing that made it tougher was that we had to go out farther on the bike path. There just happens to be a huge hill at the new turn around (we did not go that far last year).
Right = Went out slow (1:38) and carried my own water and food due to the increased heat. I was able to negative split (1:38, 1:37) and pass 10 people in the last half without picking up the pace!
Wrong = Didn’t drink enough sports drink. Due to the increased heat, I should have been drinking all sports drink instead of my normal sports drink every 3rd stop. I should have filled my water bottle with sports drink instead of H2O. This would have helped my recovery. Also drove from Casper to Littleton without stopping to stretch my legs. Just wanted to get home, and I paid for it the next day.
Other Stuff = The Casper Marathon is still on of the best run little marathons in the country. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get a good 26.2 miles in.
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7/11/2004 Sun: With the Summer Round Up 12K taking place today “only” 45 ICers were left to run on Pikes Peak. About a 1/3rd of the group started from Elk Park or the top and the rest started from the bottom. A little warm at the bottom but it cooled off nicely — unless you ran back down into the really warm stuff!
7/8/2004 Thur: A fairly large group of 46 headed up the Barr Trail for a 30 minute tempo run. While it started off very hot a light sprinkle and cool breeze (not to mention some gain in altitude) helped make it a pleasant run. 10 Hydro Hell repeats finished the day.
7/4/2004 Sun: 63 ICers started from the top, bottom or middle of Pikes Peak today. The weather was perfect all the way up. A tad crowded in the summit house due to the 4th of July holiday but all and all just an awesome day to be on the mountain. Well, other than the fact that there is no water available at Barr Camp.
7/1/2004 Thur: 35 ICers headed up the Barr Trail for 30 minutes of 1 min hard, 1 min easy. For a change there was no rain during the run. However, a damp trail made for perfect traction. 10 Hydro Hell repeats finished the workout.
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