The last couple of days have been all about ‘putting away’ the remnants of the VT 100 – washing dirty running clothes, unpacking aid bags, separating salt tabs from Tylenol, and perhaps most important of all unpacking the experience in my mind. After the initial sadness and disappointment, I have been feeling pretty positive about the experience. I still don’t know anything about running 100 miles, but here is what I learned from NOT finishing the VT 100. [Read more…] about What I learned from NOT finishing the VT 100
Shellygirl’s Top 11 from the Nipmuck Marathon
11. Lefty convincing me to give the race a try, even though my leg left was extremely stiff, achy, and downright painful after last Sunday’s Bluff bite and most of this week. I could always stop after the first out and back when the course comes back to the start, so I went. Thanks Lefty!
10. The pre-race festivities, which included a cameo appearance from Nipmuck Dave….(if anyone knows the person who dropped a gu pack on the course last year, Dave is looking for them…and he isn’t happy!) [Read more…] about Shellygirl’s Top 11 from the Nipmuck Marathon
Top 10 list for the Bear Mountain 50K
10. Eating dinner in the hotel room Friday night and watching Criminal Minds with Lefty
9. Meeting up with Lost C before the race and getting some great photo’s [Read more…] about Top 10 list for the Bear Mountain 50K
Done
We just returned from the closing banquet. Feels like the end of summer camp. The facts: after stage 1 we were 13th out of 23 teams and after 6 stages we finished 8th out of 21 teams in our division, including finishing 7th the last three stages. Got stronger every day, amazing what the body can do! More important than the facts is the experience. Impossible to put in words. Home tomorrow, tired, sore and proud!
BREAKNECK!!! … (yell and start running!)
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Given the events of the past week, most would probably suggest that I NOT run any race with the name Breakneck 20K. That was fine with me because after 2 years of running the course with my girl Ticket the novelty of no trail markings, beaver dam crossings and never knowing if we were on the course or not, had frankly lost its appeal. But given my recent list of injuries and the fact that I had not run a race since Escarpment, I woke up last Saturday contemplating the possibility of going back for round 3. [Read more…] about BREAKNECK!!! … (yell and start running!)
Left Turn at the Escarpment
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There is nothing easy about taking on the Escarpment Trail 30k. Suds, Shelly Girl and I left from the Killingworth Traffic Circle at 4:a.m. We needed to make it to North Lake Campground in Haines Falls New York in time to catch the bus to the start. For the first hour there was torrential rain, which was not only difficult to drive in but made us all wonder if this was foreshadowing as to what the race would be like. [Read more…] about Left Turn at the Escarpment