Comments on: White River 50-Mile Race Report http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/ Race reports, gear reviews, and ultramarathon trail running stories simply for the love of it Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:27:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jay T http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 Jay T Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:53:04 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6222 Great story, dude! Very well written and held my interest all the way through--I felt your pain and your pleasure. Congratulations! Great story, dude! Very well written and held my interest all the way through–I felt your pain and your pleasure. Congratulations!

]]> By: Aunt Suzie http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6219 Aunt Suzie Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:38:33 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6219 As one of the only non-runners that reads this blog, I have to tell you that I'm finally starting to get it. Before, I just thought you had a competitive screw loose somewhere, but I'm beginning to savor the joyful flavor of the chase, and suddenly I can dig it. At the beginning of your run, I kept hearing an old phrase "you have to be nice to the people on the way up...because you meet the very same people on the way down" -- but now the review was held on the dirt path, rather than through the hierarcy of life. And the brain changes are the same ones I hear from golfers and swimmers -to politicians and businesspeople -- all regarding the ecstacy of success vs. the agony of defeat. Enjoyable reads, $C. As one of the only non-runners that reads this blog, I have to tell you that I’m finally starting to get it. Before, I just thought you had a competitive screw loose somewhere, but I’m beginning to savor the joyful flavor of the chase, and suddenly I can dig it.
At the beginning of your run, I kept hearing an old phrase “you have to be nice to the people on the way up…because you meet the very same people on the way down” — but now the review was held on the dirt path, rather than through the hierarcy of life. And the brain changes are the same ones I hear from golfers and swimmers -to politicians and businesspeople — all regarding the ecstacy of success vs. the agony of defeat.
Enjoyable reads, $C.

]]> By: Jessica Grady http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6207 Jessica Grady Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:02:12 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6207 Great job out there and don't be so hard on yourself. Although I am fairly new to ultra's, I think we have all experienced those feelings of desperation within a race--and it takes all you got to reach in and get some to get out of the hole...but you did and that's all that matters. Congrats on chasing those demons. Great job out there and don’t be so hard on yourself. Although I am fairly new to ultra’s, I think we have all experienced those feelings of desperation within a race–and it takes all you got to reach in and get some to get out of the hole…but you did and that’s all that matters. Congrats on chasing those demons.

]]> By: Runners Blog Tag | Run 100 Miles http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6205 Runners Blog Tag | Run 100 Miles Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:57:24 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6205 [...] I tend to be very emotonal about my races, and at all kinds of different levels. I loved the White River 50-mile trail championships because I had never been that far north in the Pacific Northwest, and I fell in love with Seattle, [...] [...] I tend to be very emotonal about my races, and at all kinds of different levels. I loved the White River 50-mile trail championships because I had never been that far north in the Pacific Northwest, and I fell in love with Seattle, [...]

]]> By: “Trotting Hotties”, a Hot 2 Trot Race Report | Run 100 Miles http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6199 “Trotting Hotties”, a Hot 2 Trot Race Report | Run 100 Miles Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:10:51 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6199 [...] having just completed the White River 50-mile Trail Championships near Mt. Rainier in Washington, I was tentative about doing Hot 2 Trot. I had almost resolved to [...] [...] having just completed the White River 50-mile Trail Championships near Mt. Rainier in Washington, I was tentative about doing Hot 2 Trot. I had almost resolved to [...]

]]> By: ronnie pettit http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6198 ronnie pettit Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:41:23 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6198 hey christian... i've enjoyed reading your blog lately. i have been an avid mountain biker since the early 80's. i got all serious about it and won alot of races...got out of it...came back older...won some more...flipped over to singlespeeding and started the international association of singlespeeding in the late 90's...started doing long distance rides and races, and have done plenty of off road 100 milers on the rigid singlespeed....bla bla bla. not too long ago i sold my 21year old bike i had been riding due to my lack of cash flow as a starving artist. to fulfill my need to experience that meditaion trance that comes sometime well after the first two hours of an effort, i decided to take up running. globally i hate running. as a biker, running sucks, and hurts. i have a memory as a 11 year old running a five miler with my airborne ranger dad, on the spur of the moment...i puked but kept running. i also use the sore knee the appalachian trail gave me as an excuse to not like running. im used to calculating distance in hours not minutes and seconds... but, i figured i could afford running shoes easier that another high level bike.... 72 bucks on a pair of asics, plus i already had a pair of solomon trail runners i use for hiking. ive been at it for a couple of weeks...slowly and once or twice a week. i was up to about three miles max at a ten minute mile pace. yesterday i ran for 1:06 on the local mountain bike trails. today...my hip flexor hurts and my left heel has a thing going on...but, i'm familiar with those kinda things. yesterday while running i thought about your writeups....about puking when i was running with my dad...about bonking on on a 12 hour mtb race and talking to the trees...and somewhere on your blog the mention of "relentless formward motion." so, im up to...ah, about 5 miles or so, we'll see what happens next. -- Ronnie Pettit www.ronniepettit.com hey christian…
i’ve enjoyed reading your blog lately.
i have been an avid mountain biker since the early 80′s. i got all serious about it and won alot of races…got out of it…came back older…won some more…flipped over to singlespeeding and started the international association of singlespeeding in the late 90′s…started doing long distance rides and races, and have done plenty of off road 100 milers on the rigid singlespeed….bla bla bla. not too long ago i sold my 21year old bike i had been riding due to my lack of cash flow as a starving artist. to fulfill my need to experience that meditaion trance that comes sometime well after the first two hours of an effort, i decided to take up running. globally i hate running. as a biker, running sucks, and hurts. i have a memory as a 11 year old running a five miler with my airborne ranger dad, on the spur of the moment…i puked but kept running. i also use the sore knee the appalachian trail gave me as an excuse to not like running. im used to calculating distance in hours not minutes and seconds…
but, i figured i could afford running shoes easier that another high level bike…. 72 bucks on a pair of asics, plus i already had a pair of solomon trail runners i use for hiking.
ive been at it for a couple of weeks…slowly and once or twice a week. i was up to about three miles max at a ten minute mile pace.
yesterday i ran for 1:06 on the local mountain bike trails. today…my hip flexor hurts and my left heel has a thing going on…but, i’m familiar with those kinda things. yesterday while running i thought about your writeups….about puking when i was running with my dad…about bonking on on a 12 hour mtb race and talking to the trees…and somewhere on your blog the mention of “relentless formward motion.”
so, im up to…ah, about 5 miles or so, we’ll see what happens next.

–
Ronnie Pettit
http://www.ronniepettit.com

]]> By: David Ray http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6196 David Ray Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:41:29 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6196 I'm loving the recurring theme of C going out hard and giving everything. Makes me want to risk more up front next time. Good report and great videos. Looking forward to the next one. I’m loving the recurring theme of C going out hard and giving everything. Makes me want to risk more up front next time. Good report and great videos. Looking forward to the next one.

]]> By: Matt K http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6195 Matt K Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:59:58 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6195 You're a G. Sick report! You’re a G. Sick report!

]]> By: Rick Spencer http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6194 Rick Spencer Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:38:17 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6194 Good job in the race. I need to make it out to a race in the West. Good job in the race. I need to make it out to a race in the West.

]]> By: Rick Spencer http://run100miles.com/blog/white-river-50-mile-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-6193 Rick Spencer Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:37:48 +0000 http://run100miles.com/?p=988#comment-6193 Your consumption in Aid Station 6 was impressive! Wow. Your consumption in Aid Station 6 was impressive! Wow.

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