tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568731.post111137594391812082..comments2023-08-02T05:16:05.990-07:00Comments on The Running Jackal Podcast: Chuckanut 50KThe Jackalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694538568373709826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568731.post-1111471604460415832005-03-21T22:06:00.000-08:002005-03-21T22:06:00.000-08:00Taken fron P.I.H. website(chatline)Posted by mello...Taken fron P.I.H. website(chatline)<BR/>Posted by mellow...<BR/><BR/>This will be fairly short. I'll let the other Chuckanutters add details.<BR/><BR/>Off from Vic. was Adrienne, Dan, and myself. Picked up race pack. on Friday at Fairhaven runners the day before. Pleasant little area, kinda of touristy.<BR/><BR/>Pasta dinner.<BR/>Bed by 9pm, did sleep well Adrienne and I, we think there was some kind of soliciting next door to our room which ended up in a huge yelling match at 12:45am.<BR/><BR/>I had ear plugs, didn't hear it. Restless sleep though.<BR/><BR/>Off for a cafe in the morning at the Starbucks drive through, slooooooow and complicated!<BR/><BR/>Race parking lot by 6:50am fills up quick so we were Pellow early of course!<BR/><BR/>Dan connected with some email buddies, I checked out the competition, just kidding. Only person I recognized was Scott Jurek.<BR/><BR/>Cloudy not raining away we go.<BR/><BR/>Fist 10K is flat on a gravel path. I see Adrienne way ahead, she must be excited.<BR/><BR/>I take it easy, maybe run 50 min first 10K. In this kinda of race when you never been before, I always say to myself when the running is good you must RUN! When there is a b@st@rd of a hill it will sloooow you down. So that's basically what I did all day.<BR/><BR/>Chatted with many runners American,a guy from Barcelona Spain, Russian lady, young lady 21yrs from Bellingham area.<BR/><BR/>Fast forward to the last 6 miles (Oh my I am talking miles!) this is where it is exciting. I pass Russian lady who is running the Grand Slam 100 mile ultra events. She is walking/running on the last 10K. I know she is toast, I am cruising in the last 10K. Advice from Rob Smith said " save something for the last 10K" I did, and have left nice Russian lady behind.<BR/><BR/>2 miles, I hate miles b/c they feel like so f***ing looong! Anyways see another lady. She looks tired. I am closing. Oh sh!t we are in the park. I am on her ass. I sprint the last 100m with her. Funny picture I am sure, one I am not a sprinter or do I have fast finishing legs, two I just ran 50K up a mtn. Anyways the crowd goes wild, I finish on her shoulder, behind by 1/2 sec.<BR/><BR/>I give her a hug and congratulate her!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I have learnt a couple things in the short time I have been doing ultras:<BR/><BR/>1. Train according to you, that is do what you think will prepare YOU for the course.<BR/><BR/>2. Save something for the last 1/3rd 1/4 or whatever it may be, this way you can pass many people.<BR/><BR/>3. I feel better each time I finish, getting faster, therefore I feel I can run harder longer during these 50K's. <BR/><BR/>So I eat a little, change and cheer in Dan, Adrienne.<BR/><BR/>First Male OA Uli Steidl 3:43 AMAZING!!!!<BR/>First Female OA Trish ? 4:51<BR/><BR/>Lindsay Pellow 5:20 maybe 10th or 11 female OA.<BR/>Dan Fraser 5:59 very happy to break 6 hrs!!!<BR/>Adrienne Gnidec 6:19 2nd in the F50,faster than she expected.<BR/><BR/>We will be back next year to all have PBs!!The Jackalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694538568373709826noreply@blogger.com