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Subject: Incline Club News V10 LR #35R “R” for RACE REPORTS
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“R” REPORTS:
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Tour du Luc
Fred Wright reports:
Location: Bucksport, Maine
Date: June 24, 2006
Distance: 10 miles
Goal: Sub 90 minutes and win age group
Results: 93:11, won age group
General: Temps in the 60’s and 70’s, raining and very humid. Typical small
town New England race, well organized, tons of water on course. $10 entry
included a “T.” Awards were an engraved chunk of local granite (this area
is famous for this).
Things Done Right: Not very much!
Things Done Wrong: Raced Mt Washington the week before, legs pretty tired.
Other Stuff: As is typical in this area, the course was tough. After about
600 yards down hill from the start, the course climbed for the next mile
and a half. From then on there was NO flat sections, just rolling hills
with the initial 600 yards to climb back up to the finish.
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Trophy Selection Race
John O’Neill reports:
Location: Vail
Date: July 9,2006
Distance: 4.8
Goal: none
Results: DFL
General Information: You guys missed an AWESOME trail race yesterday in
Vail. Lots of single track and steep uphill. The course rose 3080 in just
4.8 miles. If this race happens again DO IT!
Things Done Right: None
Things Done Wrong: Many
(Editor’s Note: Cindy and John O’Neill are both mentioned in this article:
http://www.coloradorunnermag.com/news/VailHillClimb_2006.html)
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Lake City 50
Anita Bower reports:
Location: Lake City Colorado
Date: June 17th, 2006
Distance: 50 miles
Goal: finish
Results: Matt finished the Leadville 100 faster
Website: www.lakecity50.com
General Information: The Lake City 50 is one tough SOB of a race that
starts in Lake City and goes up in lots of very mountains, and through
LOTS of streams. I really got my ass kicked.
Things Done Right: Nothing
Things Done Wrong: Didn’t get enough sleep, got lost getting to the race,
had the worst PMS throughout the race, whined constantly, slid 50 feet
down a snow bank and bounced off lots of rocks at the bottom, had a panic
attack, wet myself, ( I came to appreciate those endless stream
crossings)scraped my elbows, knees, shins, and quads, got my feet and legs
so wet and cold they burned, ate a sandwich that screwed up my stomach for
nine miles causing me to bloat and look five months pregnant, barely made
the cutoffs, cussed way too much, and finished
with only seven minutes to spare. I think I need to go back and redeem
myself on this one.
Other Stuff: Lots of pretty flowers.
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Leadville Marathon
Anita Bower reports:
Location: Leadville
Date: July 1st, 2006
Distance: 26.2 miles
Goal: sub-6 hours
Results: 5 hours 53 minutes
Website: www.leadvilletrail100.com
General Information: The Leadville Trail Marathon goes to the top of
Mosquito Pass and back down.
Things Done Right: After spending the night in the Mazda Motel, I was
feeling pretty rough, so I drank two large coffees while washing down a
caffeine pill or two. This helped to wake me up after a restful four hours
of sleep. I stuck with Little Debbies and “ultra-crack” throughout the
race. No sandwiches! I actually ran some of the downhill sections without
much whining, which helped me break 6 hours.
Things Done Wrong: I did enough wrong stuff at the Lake City 50 for many
future races.
Other Stuff: Cool race mementos at the finish!
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Summer Round-Up
Andrea Cichosz writes:
Location: Colorado Springs
Date: 7.9.2006
Distance: 12K
Goal: 1:30
Results: 1:30:40
General Information: The moderate weather for this race was great. Much
better compared to the heat last year. I like the new Adidas T-Shirts.
Things Done Right: Seeing that coming Sunday is the Barr Trail Mountain
Race, this was supposed to be just a training run not a “Go as hard as you
can” race. I did that. Ran a lot of the hills. Ran my own race and didn’t
get carried away by other people’s pace. Not a super time, but for a
training run okay.
Things Done Wrong: I should have probably ran the course once before,
because I relied on my Garmin for the distances and was a caught of guard,
when the course was a little longer than the 3.5 mi it had shown.
Other Stuff: My calves were cramping in the first 2 miles, so I went and
got a massage after the race. I just about jumped off the table when the
lady worked them. I guess it helped, but they hurt all afternoon, but were
fine the next day. Maybe I need to do it before the race in the future.
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Summer Trail Roundup
Adam Feerst reports:
Location: Colo Springs
Date: 7/9/06
Distance: 12km
Goal: Improve Triple Crown standings
Results: 54:59, 7th
Website: http://pikespeakmarathon.org/
General Information: I think I moved up two places in the Series overall
placings. Not everyone listed in the Series standings is doing the
Ascent/Marathon. I padded my lead in the masters standings.
Things Done Right: Didn’t go too hard at the start. Maintained my own
effort level when I was getting passed on the hills over the first mile or
so. Passed people throughout. Moved up to 10th at the turn. Ran the
downhill return as hard as or harder than the uphill to the turn — almost
10 min faster, 32:23 up, 22:36 down. Quickly caught, then pulled away from
the three ahead of me. Continued to run hard on the trail, the last 2.5mi,
even though there was no one in sight on either side.
Things Done Wrong: Probably didn’t warm up enough — both time and hard
enough (i.e., sprints). A lot of people blew by me on the first several
hills. So many, that I didn’t bother counting, and had no idea of my place
until the turn around.
Other Stuff: The trail was a little soft from the previous night’s rain,
but the footing was fine. The turn around was a very long way from the 3mi
sign — 22:29 at mi 3; 9:54 to go 0.7 mi to the turn; 11:13 for mi 4 (the
road didn’t seem that steep and it felt like I was going a lot faster).
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Summer RoundUp Trail 12K
Hank Carey reports:
Location: Bear Creek
Date: 9 July 2006
Distance: 7.44 M
Goal: 1:00
Results: 1:06
Website: http://pikespeakmarathon.org
General Information: Fast, out-and-back trail race from Bear Creek Park up
High Drive, parallel to Section 16
Things Done Right: Very little
Things Done Wrong: Completely underestimated the course (again!)-
particularly the 4th mile, which I turned in a 13:00+ min split. Didn’t
attack the downhill as aggressively as I should have, having expended way
too much on the way out.
Other Stuff: Great race, great course. Ideal stepping-stone for BMTR to
follow and the Ascent. This year the conditions were near-perfect (cool
and overcast) although the trail was a little sloppy in spots- not enough
so to warrant concern.
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Summer Roundup Trail Run
John O’Donnell reports:
Race: Location: Bear Greek Park ,21st 7 argus Street Colo. Spgs . Co
Date: Sunday July 9th
Distance: 7.46 miles
Goal: under 1:15
Results: 1:21
Website: http://pikespeakmarathon.org
General Information: Cool day trails muddy from past rain storms. Several
ICers were out racing.
Things Done Right: Good carbo load and rehydation.
Things Done Wrong: None
Other Stuff: Nice to see Matt C. cheering racers on.
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Barr Trail Mtn.Race
Lori Hawkins reports:
Location: Manitou Springs
Date: 7/16/06
Distance: 12 miles
Goal: Beat the cut-off time
Results: 3:05--a PR!
Website: http://www.runpikespeak.com/
General Information: A challenging race course, gaining 3,630’ in 6
miles--and back! My favorite trail race, because of the philanthropic use
of race fees, the difficulty of the course, and the uniqueness of the
location. Plus, it’s close to home!
Things Done Right: Everything, for a change! Despite the forecast, I did
not carry water, trusting that the aid stations would be well stocked,
which they were. I did carry gel, but they had plenty of that as well.
Last year I bonked in the heat, and did not want that to happen again.
Things Done Wrong: Nothin’
Other Stuff: Having done Leadville Marathon two weeks prior, with short
little runs and a Barr Camp hike between, I did not know what to expect.
But I did excellent!
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BTMR 2006
Gordon Barnett reports:
Location: Manitou
Date: 16-July-2006
Distance: 13 miles
Goal: To volunteer
Results: I volunteered
General Information: I wanted to volunteer this year. I was committed to
help Larry and the other folks who work so hard behind the scenes to help
make this race the success that it is.
Things Done Right: Didn’t sleep through 4:00 alarm. Wore sunscreen.
Kept hydrated. Helped give away “Preems.” Clicked away at the finish line
watching a record number of finishers cross the line — fantastic race
everyone! Got a watermelon from Jeff at CRC — thank you! Pretty cool
seeing all those “sun” GoLite shirts!
Things Done Wrong: Didn’t pull the EPCS&R volunteer shirts.
Other Stuff: Great race Matt.
Congratulations to the BTMR Committee and everyone to helped make this
race the best yet.
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High Mountain Institute 50K
Anton Krupicka reports:
Location: Leadville, CO
Date: July 16, 2006
Distance: 50K
Goal: win, break course record
Results: won, broke course record
Website =
http://www.hminet.org/page.php?pname=programs/events&PHPSESSID=6337cb3a4ca176773095434d75dd112c
General Information: This was my official debut in the world of
ultrarunning. It was a very low-key affair, but (not really knowing what
the course was going to be
like) I was going in hoping to break the course record and go for a nice
long run in a beautiful area. Well, I messed things up right away by
hanging out in the bathroom a little too long and missing the start by
about 30 seconds. Of
course, this produced a shot of adrenaline that had me dramatically
leaping off the porch of the HMI building, tearing off my shirt, and
virtually sprinting after the lead pack for the first 1/2 mile or so until
we came to the first major climb underneath some powerlines and up onto
the elevation of Turquoise Lake. Almost everyone at the front of the race
was walking this uphill (it was very steep, rocky, and loose) but I ran it
and had gained the lead of the race (including all the 25k runners who
were just doing one loop around the lake) before we were barely even 10
minutes in. From there! I just focused on calming down and running a
comfortable yet steady pace around the beautiful trail on the shores of
the lake. The trail here was initially very soft, smooth, and had little
variation in elevation. Soon enough, though, it became quite rocky and
technical in spots and I was glad I’d
decided to wear my new La Sportiva Slingshots so that my forefeet wouldn’t
get bruised. At Mayqueen Campground the course was on pavement for a few
minutes (I used the smooth surface as a good time to slurp down my first
gel--which tasted horribly sweet) until I came to the aid station in 63
minutes or so. As I was coming into the station I asked repeatedly for
water, grabbed a couple cups of what looked to be water and dumped them on
my head just as someone told me that it was Heed. I was sticky as hell.
Somewhat upset over that whole incident I
blindly followed the road left until I realized I hadn’t seen a pink flag
in quite a while. After some deliberation I finally turned around and ran
back to the intersection just in time to see Rick Hessek following the
clearly placed arrow and flags in the correct direction.
I’d lost 7 minutes and was pissed as hell and a little panicked so I
hopped on the shady Timberline trail and started passing the 8 runners who
had caught and passed me in the last 7 minutes. This climb up Sugarloaf
Pass on the Singletrack wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. A few
switchbacks made things a lot easier than they could’ve been and I got
through it all without wasting too much energy but still raging about the
fact that I may have blown my chance at the course record. Interestingly
enough, virtually all of the runners I passed were doing a lot of walking
except for eventual women’s 25k winner Keri
Nelson. The rest of the run back down Sugarloaf to HMI was on a steep
service road under some powerlines that was mostly in the sun and it was
getting freakin’ hot out. I spent most of this time trying to descend
quickly but not fast enough to trash my quads. As I came down the last
part of the descent I cringed at how steep it was when I realized very
soon I’d have to be running right back up it. I left the aid station at
the end of the first loop in 2:15 (for some reason the aid station was set
up around the corner of the porch...kind of confusing and dumb) which with
the omission of my bonehead ability to follow course markings put me at
2:08 for the first half. I took down my second gel as I hit the pavement
back to the powerlines and then
began the grunt back up Sugarloaf. It was definitely hard (and hot as
hell), but I kept a steady pace and never felt really out of control or
anything and the top came quite a bit sooner than I’d imagined it would.
I started getting tired again going back down the singletrack on the other
side of Sugarloaf but sucked down my final gel right before Mayqueen
(which I left in 3:26) and started running 7min pace or so out determined
to get back to HMI under the old course record of 4:26:48. The last hour
was pretty uneventful with me just trying to run hard and get around the
lake as quick as possible. I was tired but felt very strong right up to
the end which I officially finished in 4:23:24, but actually completed the
two loops in something more like 4:16, so over 10 minutes off the old
course record from
2003. Second place was a looong ways back...at least a half hour or so.
Things Done Right: Not too much, really. It was very good that I carried
a water bottle the whole way--it was hot going up Sugarloaf the second
time. I didn’t waste too much time at aid stations, either. I think
people lose a ton of time at those things in these ultra races...it’s a
race for chrissake! The experimenting with gels went well, but I need to
figure out a better transport system...John O’Neill was right about them
pulling down my shorts.
Things Done Wrong: Nearly everything, it seemed. I missed the start of
the race and went off course for nearly a mile mid-race because of my
chronic absent-mindedness, didn’t taper at all (ran 176 miles the week of
the race and climbed a 14er the day before), and carbo-loaded the night
before on stale bagels, peanut butter, and oreos. Sweet.
Other Stuff: This race has a pretty sweet course, but I think the director
needs to decide if she wants it to be just more than a fundraiser (which
is fine, I think HMI is a great organization) and let it become a truly
competitive event (I think the BTMR has shown that you can hold a very
competitive event while still raising a ton of money for good causes).
The race has a good sponsor (HammerGel), a nice prize for first place (a
$100 gift certificate to the Boulder Running Company), and the catchet of
being held on a portion of the
Leadville 100 course, so I think that if these things were advertised a
little more explicitly the quality of competition and the number of
competitors would increase. All in all, a decent event, though.
***
High Mountain Institute 50km
Anita Bower reports:
Race: Location: Leadville, Colorado
Date: July 16th, 2006
Distance: 50km
Goal: 6 hours
Results: NOT! 2nd place in the women’s open division.
General Information: The HMI 25km/50km is a good training run for the
Leadville Trail 100, or any other crazy race one has in mind.
Things Done Right: Wore my hot-pink leopard-print dirty girl gaiters and
ate lots of cheap Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme pies, thus enabling me to
chick several guys on the final loop, finishing in a time of 6 hours and
37 minutes.
Things Done Wrong: Should have took more than one water bottle on the
first loop, as it got really hot fast. Forgot that we had to go up and
over Sugar Loaf twice! DUH!
Other Stuff: Cheap Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies are the best
ultra-food I have yet to discover. Why buy one over-priced crappy tasting
organic vegan bar that’s impossible to chew and looks and smells like
road-kill when you can buy a whole box of 12 super-yummy Little Debbies
for the same price, with even more calories? They may not make you run
faster, but with all the money you’ll be saving you can buy yourself some
really fashionable dirty girl gaiters and look real cool. And isn’t that
what it’s all about?
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High Mountain 50K
Ted Bidwell reports:
Location: Leadville
Date: 7/16/06
Distance: 50K
Goal: Finish — sub 7 hours
Results: Finished — 6:22:20
Website: http://www.hminet.org/page.php?pname=programs/events
General Information: Good training run for any altitude races in the
coming months. Start is at the HM Institute, just outside of Leadville
and the course runs to Turquoise Lake, around it, following the L100
trail, up the Colorado Trail to the jeep road at the crest of Sugarloaf,
down the power line trail and back to the HMI, then turn around and
reverse the course. 8am start and it was already getting toasty. The lake
was crowded with many boaters and campers, on the loop back, the cold beer
looked as inviting as the water.
Things Done Right: Hydrated, ran comfortable and within my goals.
Things Done Wrong: Didn’t lubricate my feet and my blisters from WS gave
me a few problems on the downhills.
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