Well, I took Sun, Mon, Tues off and started back up jogging Wed and by today I actually feel fairly normal again (whatever normal is, since I'm not sure I have a reference base for that assertion). This recovery week I have 35 miles. The thing that surprizes me the most after racing so damn much (5 100s in 3 months) is that I'm mentally eager to run and feel fresh. When I set out on this year's challenge, I figured I'd barf at the sight of running shoes by now. Nope, still reading, thinking, and practicing running every day. Anyway, the chance of me getting over to Moab for the race this coming weekend has gradually climbed to about 90%.
I walked over to the finish line of the St. George Marathon this morning before my own run. The winning time was 2:24, with 2nd in 2:26, then 3, 4, 5, 6 all in the 2:29 minute. Seems like it'd be a fast course since it drops pretty consistently about 3,000 ft from start to finish. I snapped a pic of the winner just before he reached the line. Second place at 2:26 is a guy in his 40s from MA. Surprized that I didn't recognize his name since I know pretty much all of the 10,000 runners around Boston in some way or another. Of course, he lives in Hudson, MA, a good hike west of Boston. The best running community in the country, no contest.
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| Jonathan Kotter from Provo UT winning in 2:24 |
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| Italian, Ivan Cudin wins Spartathlon in 22:57, shaving 6 mins off his winning time in 2010. |
Has anyone in the US competed in more 100s than you this year?
ReplyDeleteHey GZ.
ReplyDeleteI'm certain there are several who have run as many but maybe not in the short amount of time that I've done mine in.
I'm on a pace for 18 in a year. I was actually thinking about goals for next year and going after the record for the number of 100s in one year is one of them, another is running across the US. I used to think I was a badass for racing a couple 5ks and/or 10ks in a weekend. Perceptions.
The record for most 100's in a year is something ridiculous - 30+ I think. I was thinking someone should go for two 100's in one weekend...a Friday start, finish by 1-2 AM, and then start another at 5-6 on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good run next weekend.
Yeah, it's crazy. It's 25 in a year set last year by Monica Scholz.
ReplyDeleteNick,
ReplyDeleteDidn't Peter Bakwin essentially do that with his Hardrock double? I still find that mind boggling.
Tim,
Good luck at Slickrock. You can do 26!
-T
Yea there are some people who try to do 10 or 20 hundreds or more, but they are all (at least the ones I've ever read about) mostly walking and barely making the finishing cutoffs. Tim's been pretty darn competitive!
ReplyDeletePeter Bakwin's double Hardrock was more than a back to back 100. It was a 40+ hour run twice. He started Wednesday morning and got done with the first Hardrock about 6 hours before the 'real' race began Friday morning...and then went another 40+ hours. Yikes!
The limiting factor on attempting over 25 100s is money. I could probably drive to most of them to cut costs but the reg fees would be $5-$6,500 alone!
ReplyDeleteBakwin's double Hardrock (run concurrently within the cutoff times) is hard to imagine. I guess if you could get done in 40hrs, sleep for 6-7 hrs, then do the second, it doesn't SEEM as bad. I was picked to the bone by the time I finished just one.
Yes, I know that Peter did a similar thing at HR a few years back. But, I think that what I am proposing may actually be a little harder. It would be two actual races. You would have to run 20ish hours at the first one, and then scramble to get to the start of another hundred in a couple hours. There is a bit more of a logistical headache with this...also I think it could be a little harder in terms of actual running. I don't underestimate the difficulty of two hardrocks, but the biggest issue is likely sleep deprivation and altitude since the pace is relatively slow. Running a 20 hr 100 and then doing another one in a couple hours would be very hard from an actual running perspective.
ReplyDeleteYou're sadistic, Nick. I just looked through the list of 100s listed on run100s.com and, without a private jet waiting at the finish of the first race, there really aren't two 100s you could do in one weekend. Ultrarunners are a whacky bunch.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't know if it was even a possibility. And, I never said it was a good idea or something I would want to do ;)
ReplyDeleteJared C. tried something like this last year at Wasatch. He did Wasatch, jumped in his car, and started some long bike ride (forget the distance, but long). He ended up having to drop from the bike ride part way through
This is the endeavor Nick is talking about.
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