Comments on: Laurel Valley Race Report 2008

By: Foothills and Face Plants | A Chattooga 50K Story | Run 100 Miles

Foothills and Face Plants | A Chattooga 50K Story | Run 100 Miles — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:06:25 +0000

[...] fact, the other side of the trail is where the infamous Laurel Valley is held, yet another beautful [...]

By: Congratulations Brian! | Crossfit Metro

Congratulations Brian! | Crossfit Metro — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:43:49 +0000

[...] says, “I feel as though I almost fully recovered from my mountain trail 40-mile race, so played around with much of the HQ WOD today. I don’t have a GHD, and can’t do [...]

By: David Ray

David Ray — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:14:39 +0000

Good summary on what helped improve the running. Way to handle what sounds like a very tough run. Excellent report as usual.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:02:08 +0000

Nice work with spanking that course! I got no doubt you have the fortitude to finish Sawtooth.

By: Bedrock

Bedrock — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:32:49 +0000

Great seeing you this weekend and congrats on your strong race. I love that course too and wish we could have that weather every year. Good luck at Superior.

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:00:23 +0000

Mike — yessur, ATY.

I am stoked to have gotten the invite email today!

72-hours of runners, sheesh. I can’t even begin to contemplate all that yet. I gotta get through my hundred first.

Good luck in your training. I don’t even know how to train for 72-hours…. {???}

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:57:45 +0000

Christian –

Congratulations on your race at Laurel Valley! Reading your report makes me want to try to sweep next year…

Congrats on getting into the 72-hour at ATY! Since I missed meeting you at the SweetH2O 50K, I’m hoping that I can find you while we spend three days circling a 500-meter track !

I’ve been at ATY three of the past four years – it’s a wonderful event put on by incredibly nice people, and attracts some of the best runners on the planet. What a fun event to just be a part of!

See you there – if not before!

Mike Melton

By: Dirk

Dirk — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:31:32 +0000

run the uphills? what, you’re an animal. another great report.

(kinda thought walking the ups was one of the beni’s of the ultra world};)

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:45:22 +0000

Thanks for the comments …and YEP, for those of you inquiring about ATY, it looks like I;m in for 72-hour.

Better get that airfare while the gettin’s as good as it’s gonna get for awhile.

By: bigRahn

bigRahn — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:30:06 +0000

Nice report. You’re sounding very well prepared.

Running uphill? Reminds me of the advice a friend gave me a few months ago when I was talking about my next PR goal. He said “well, stop walking, and your time will improve.”
Sounds advice. Only problem I had with it is that it meant I had to be running the whole time.

Good luck next month!