Comments on: 52 Miles? | Delano Park 12-hour Race Report

By: Heather Whiteside

Heather Whiteside — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:59:22 +0000

Christian:

Hey, I didn’t realize you’d done the Delano run last year too! That makes the Mountain Mist the second Ultra we’ve both been in (without actually meeting). –heather

By: heather whiteside

heather whiteside — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:44:41 +0000

Almost two months afer the race, I ran across your blog. I had to LOL at the pics of the muddy shoes—yep; mine looked that way too!!! It was my first ultra and I suprised the hell out of myself by finishing 46 miles. See you next year? –heather

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By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:17:10 +0000

@Susan

Thanks. So much support in our community, it’s hard not to get addicted.

People, please check out Susan’s running / motivational blog at http://www.susanruns100s.com/ — she’s an excellent writer and one of the most experienced ultramarathoners in the WORLD!

p.s. Susan, check your tweets before you send {wink}

By: Susan Donnelly

Susan Donnelly — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:28:02 +0000

Love your race report. Keep running fun and keep blogging it.

By: Mike OMelia

Mike OMelia — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:49:43 +0000

Great job! What about your mosh-pit dive in the mud hole? Cracked me up man. You just knew that grassy appendage to the course was going to end up like that. And the hard core runners ran it straight knowing that the ever expanding patch of hog heaven would be adding to the course distance. That did not even occur to me until Rob mentioned it. But that was shoe sucking mud! Wonder if Eric & John will get hit for a resodding bill. LOL!
Delano rocks. Uh,.. Go Dogs?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:15:49 +0000

Hi Christian,

It was so great to meet you! Congrats on a fabulous finish! You rocked it!

By: David Ray

David Ray — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:34:50 +0000

Another good one. I wanted to do this race but the schedule didn’t fit. I consoled myself with the thought that Christian will put up a great report that will fire me up for next year. I’m not disappointed.

Christian, I see you got to meet Mr. Winkles! Congrats on 50+ miles in <10 hours. Thanks for the link to Jamie’s blog. Now I’m gonna go read her story.

By: SteveO

SteveO — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:45:43 +0000

Hey Christian. I thought about you guys on Saturday during the steady rain. I can’t imagine humping it for 12 hours in the rain. Bravo. Enjoyed the report and the pictures as well. When do you publish your first book?

By: Robert Youngren

Robert Youngren — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:44:47 +0000

Great run Christian! It was a good event to see folks, that’s why I keep coming back to Delano. I’m a mountain runner at heart but there is just something about this venue that I like. You can really appreciate the effort everybody is putting in lap after lap. And this year was even more exceptional as the conditions were horrible! I ran more in the mud for 12 hours than I think I ever have in any “trail” race! The only thing missing was ducks floating in all the standing pools! Great job and see you around! BTW, I’m also a strong proponent of running as much as you can; however it is still good to know when to throw in a break. If you try to run until you HAVE to walk then you’re in trouble.