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Post by janice on Feb 24, 2005 22:52:06 GMT -5
Meg says I should post this ;D
any feedback on SCUR? We need to learn much from our first year
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Post by greggoodson on Feb 25, 2005 16:26:32 GMT -5
no concrete, please!!! rather than that i had a great time Greg
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2005 22:47:47 GMT -5
i have to agree on the concrete. It took a toll on me. I also did not understand the start and turnaround locations. Coming from Atlanta it made more sense to switch the start and turnaround. That's a long ride into nowhere.
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Post by Johnny B on Mar 26, 2005 23:09:24 GMT -5
I only worked an aid station too, but I thought it went well. Apparently plenty of runners from across the country considered it as something they were up for. It's not like the field was full of rookies. After all, whether it's mountainous, desert, swampy, or adverse weather conditions, it's the same for everyone that pins the # on. Good job Janice.
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Post by Perry127 on Apr 30, 2005 8:51:09 GMT -5
I noticed in Ultrarunning magazine, that the SCUR 100K is in question for next year. Any updates on that? If it is in question, how about a 50K/50 Miler instead?
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Post by Johnny B on Apr 30, 2005 18:26:22 GMT -5
I heard that Kennesaw was inline to be the next Six Flags. Cell ph towers, paved access all over the the mt. with motorized vehicles??? May not have to do trail work much longer there...
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Post by janice on May 3, 2005 13:50:01 GMT -5
We will have the 100K next year at SCUR. If there are very few entrants we'll have to reconsider for 2007. Hadn't heard of the demise of Kennesaw Mtn. Am I gonna have to move?!
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Post by Johnny B on May 6, 2005 15:25:12 GMT -5
It doesn't mean you have to move, you just have to promise not to throw-up on the roundy-round rides...
Good luck to all the Guts crew going up to the "Jim"!
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Post by Todd Baum on May 17, 2005 20:39:59 GMT -5
This was my first 100k. Going into 25k, I heard the comments about the concrete, generally worrying about how much worse it could get.
I came down from N.Y. for the chance to get under 8 hours. I didn't do it, but I can't blame it on the course or concrete. I'm just not that strong of a runner, not yet anyway. At 47, my "not yets" are soon to be "never mores".
I find ultras to be more than qualifying times. These things are sometimes trails that are under water, a road race during a heat wave, and sometimes we run 62 miles on concrete. It's all the same. We enter knowing that we are going to flip that switch, that switch that turns on some premative instinct to run under any condition, making choices along the way that determine our pace and finish.
While we try to minimize our suffering with planning and training, it's no fun if we start entering races that are comfortable. It was a great course, and it had great support.
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Post by feedback on May 18, 2005 16:39:22 GMT -5
Well, I just loved it!!! The course, the aid stations, the helpers, the participants, everything was great. I am looking forward to the next one. Ultraspud
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