reeve
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Post by reeve on Nov 10, 2008 9:11:52 GMT -5
Spurgeon what a feat!!!! Now how to top it? Show us that you can get out of the dog house before Christmas... Congratulations, you would even make Chopper proud. Well, I survived. Special thanks to Lane for keeping me going through the night and to Tony and Javi for pacing me the last 25 miles. I don't really remember too much of Tony pacing me ... I think I was asleep for most of that leg!! I just remember him yelling "no sleeping!" just to keep us awake. LOL!
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Post by runs4fun on Nov 10, 2008 10:33:24 GMT -5
Congratulations to everyone at Pinhoti: racing, finishing and supporting!
Does anyone know when/where the complete race results might be posted?
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Post by colonel on Nov 10, 2008 11:20:55 GMT -5
Show us that you can get out of the dog house before Christmas... HAW HAW!! I'll see what I can do. Right now she's not talking to me. Maybe when we start communicating again I can ask her if I can get out of the dog house! Here are some pics of the swag and belt buckle .... BTW - has anybody heard how Sarah is doing?
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Nov 10, 2008 11:44:09 GMT -5
congrats to all of the GUTS finishers,
colonel and lane, i was on a gas run when yall came through 14, but heard yall were looking strong.
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Post by robturner on Nov 10, 2008 12:51:31 GMT -5
Congratulations to everyone who participated and volunteered! Something that no one can ever take from you.
Also the finishers awards really look cool - I hope you have a place of honor to display them.
Cheers!
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Post by colonel on Nov 10, 2008 13:33:18 GMT -5
...but heard yall were looking strong. Well, if you call barfing in the bushes after taking my first bite of sandwich "looking strong", then I guess I was looking strong. The second bite, and the second egg sandwich, went down much easier!
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jasonb
Stunned Runner
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Post by jasonb on Nov 10, 2008 13:51:14 GMT -5
...but heard yall were looking strong. Well, if you call barfing in the bushes after taking my first bite of sandwich "looking strong", then I guess I was looking strong. sorry to hear about that, it wasn't until well into the evening that we realized someone had switched the bacon grease we were using with ipecac. i suspect the low rent hustlers at aid station 13, they were causing us trouble all night
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Post by colonel on Nov 10, 2008 13:57:41 GMT -5
i suspect the low rent hustlers at aid station 13, they were causing us trouble all night I'll blame them too! I got sick twice during the run, once right before Bald Rock and the other time at The Pinnacle. I was thinking maybe I ate something bad at an aid station. My excuse thought was that an aid station poisoned me at the beginning of the race and then poisoned me again after they moved further down the line. Blaming the guys at 13 sounds about right. LOL!
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slwrunner
GUTS Member
If you start to feel good during an ultra, don't worry you will get over it.
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Post by slwrunner on Nov 10, 2008 17:56:36 GMT -5
Well, I survived. Special thanks to Lane for keeping me going through the night and to Tony and Javi for pacing me the last 25 miles. I don't really remember too much of Tony pacing me ... I think I was asleep for most of that leg!! I just remember him yelling "no sleeping!" just to keep us awake. LOL! It was pretty hard to get Spurgeon and Lane running partly because of the course but mainly becasue they were both sleep running. I have heard stories of sleep running and that night I saw it first hand. Both Lane and Spurgeon, eyes closed, barley lifting there feet up. I had to shine my light in there eyes and talk about nothing the whole time. I had a good time....I got to sweep, volunteer at the aid stations and pace. ;D
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Post by janede on Nov 10, 2008 20:05:44 GMT -5
Congratulations to everyone who participated! I can't wait to see photos and hear the stories.
Jane
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Post by lucinda on Nov 10, 2008 20:36:11 GMT -5
Good job, everyone! Congrats to all who participated!
Yes, let's see some pics and get some stories!
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Post by bigRahn on Nov 10, 2008 20:47:04 GMT -5
Sweet Swag, I was wondering what the belt buckle looked like, since I didn't get a chance to see one up close. Great job everyone. Sorry I missed the guts stations and a chance to say hi. Here's a link to the photo's I got. For the most part, I don't know who these people are, there are some GUTS folks in there, but a bunch of strangers too. flickr.com/photos/bigrahn/sets/72157608832720315/I'll blame Joe, who I was supporting, for running too dang fast, so I wasn't around to hang out and take more pictures during the daylight hour. But heck, I probably could've gotten pictures of every single support person sleeping in their car at Aid Station 18. (Oh, and usual, if you want a copy of any, drop me a line with an email to send it too.)
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Post by rcnewcomer on Nov 11, 2008 19:23:28 GMT -5
After enduring Pinhoti and actually feeling pretty good today, I want to say thanks to all the GUTS and other folks at #4 and most importantly at #14 . . . Drew for the fried egg sandwiches . . . Jason for rinsing the yucky stuff out of my hydration pack bladder and refilling it with water while I shivered by the fire wrapped in a blanket . . . and to whoever it was that put the blanket around me in the first place . . . and to whoever it was that had the camper trailer with the heater. A first for me, but it sure felt good while it lasted which by the way was about 10 minutes. Yep, the nausea and shivering returned pretty quickly. But by then I was resigned to shivering until the sun came up and to hoping the nausea would leave with it. When the sun came up on schedule (thankfully) and I warmed up, I began to feel a bit better and actually started to run again. After walking almost all of the way between miles 65 and about 83, I ran most of the last 17 miles playing hopscotch w/ John and his pacer for awhile. A dreadful night, but a thankful finish.
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Post by mshardrock2u on Nov 12, 2008 9:30:58 GMT -5
Hello! Any word on results posting? It will be fun to look at all the pictures as well. I cant find anything ...yet. Best wishes to all and congrats to all participants. Thanks to all for great support as well!
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Post by colonel on Nov 12, 2008 10:21:14 GMT -5
Hello! Any word on results posting? I haven't seen anything yet, but I know Todd was leaving the race and going to a convention in Chicago all week. Maybe he won't be able to post the results until he gets back?
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Post by LSDMike on Nov 12, 2008 11:39:01 GMT -5
Just got back to a computor to see how everyone else faired at Pinhoti. It sure was good to see all the GUTS people there, I don't know many but seems like I meet more and more! Pinhoti 100 is a kick butt course! I THOUGHT I was ready, I had a bit of knee trouble after Stump Jump but felt confident that was under control. My weekly milage was good, I had trained on the course some, done Cheaha all 3 times, finished AT100 last fall, so how tough could it be? Todd told us at the prerace, "There will be no quitters". He said if you make it past the 52 mile station, the rest gets better. I don't think that course eased up until yesterday! I, of course, went out faster then I planned but knew I had to bank some for night time. I was way ahead of pace at Bald Rock but it went down from there. I slowed down to a shuffle on the flats and downs and a fast walk on the uphills. This worked well but I could tell I was losing time and place faster then I could afford. I picked up my son at Porters Gap and that got me going again but the night was long and my old knees were aching bad. I had slowed to a walk through the night now and though I never thought of quitting, I was really concerned with the cut off times. I was getting closer to those dreaded times! My son, Michael, was supposed to only go to Bulls Gap but he was feeling good so he decided to pace me on to the finish. At the next to the last aid station I was DFL !! They were closing the station down but said I still had a few minutes so to keep going but pick it up or the next would be the last for me. I passed two sets of runners from there in, I just wasn't going to be LAST!! I crossed the line and got a really nice buckle and a cold beer! I don't even know what my time was, it didn't matter. The food was gone by then but I didn't care I was happy to finish, and I had a beer! We got some lunch and proceeded to crash at 5pm and didn't wake up until Monday morning. Thanks to the GUTS folks at the aid stations, all the people who helped Todd make this a success and especially to my wife, Monette, who crewed me all through the course, and my son who paced me like a pro. This was a great weekend and I hope Todd can make it an annual event, this course will make a believer out of you! Mike Hopton Daphne, AL
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Post by colonel on Nov 12, 2008 11:51:58 GMT -5
Great job Mike! I really admire you for sticking it out and pushing on! I humbly bow in your general direction.
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Post by snake on Nov 13, 2008 22:20:52 GMT -5
How did gitagoing do?
SNAKE
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Post by colonel on Nov 14, 2008 8:43:48 GMT -5
How did gitagoing do? SNAKE He was unable to make it due to an infection.
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jasonb
Stunned Runner
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Post by jasonb on Nov 14, 2008 9:35:59 GMT -5
great job mike!
i still think you should've taken the beer we offered you at mile 75. i was a little bit offended when you turned it down.
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