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Post by janice on Feb 5, 2009 21:41:22 GMT -5
i think i have to run this race www.brewtobrew.com/they also have a relay race. i CHALLENGE a GUTS team to be formed to beat me as a solo runner. as an added incentive i am running a trail marathon the day before in Ellsworth, KS. AND I will buy all relay runners on the GUTS team(s) that beat me, even though i will be running solo, a BEER. Maybe even some fries and wings. Teams can be from 2 - 10 persons, but are only allowed 1 team vehicle. Are you ready? Do you really have GUTS? Can you HTFU? I am waiting.....
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Post by janice on Jan 26, 2009 21:38:31 GMT -5
it was awesome to see so many GUTS folks and hang out afterwards i ran the race with my brother. his first 50k and first trail run! i thought he did great, as he finished just over 7 hours, and he hardly trained at all!!! i swear it. i only had to give him the HTFU speech on the rest shelter hill i posted a few pics www.flickr.com/photos/getguts/sets/72157613030733154/
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Post by janice on Jan 18, 2009 11:01:01 GMT -5
i am going too.
looks like they are sold out, so if you don't already have a ticket you are out of luck
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Post by janice on Jan 5, 2009 21:12:18 GMT -5
Run For Your Life is a fun, loving and inspirational tribute to Fred Lebow, the eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania who created the New York City Marathon. The film will be showing at the Lefont Sandy Springs movie theater on Sunday, January 18 @ 11:50am. This will be the Southeast Premiere of the documentary. Pricing for tickets varies with General admission being $10.00, Seniors( 65 and older) $9.00 and Students (with valid student ID) $9.00. Go to the film festival website www.ajff.org to find out more about other movies that will be showing and where to purchase tickets. Might provide some inspiration for Mtn Mist??? Anyone interested in seeing it?
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HTFU
Dec 28, 2008 19:16:14 GMT -5
Post by janice on Dec 28, 2008 19:16:14 GMT -5
Im losing my first toenail due to running. Does this mean Im a real runner now? yes, it does! i went years without a "big" toe nail. it actually seems weird now that i have both again, as i haven't been running as much as previous years. i have 7 toenails now, which is really pretty good for me i guess i need to HTFU and run more and get rid of them again!
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Post by janice on Dec 17, 2008 16:58:52 GMT -5
i am wearing the Cascadia right now. i like them OK. they have a nice cushy feel to them. they are pretty good on rocks and stuff. i do find them a bit narrow for me in the forefoot.
My favs right now are Inov-8 Terroc 308s. They are light weight, very grippy soles, and wide in the forefoot. Plus the Inov-8s have very low to the ground profile so i find i twist my ankles less than the old Montrail style trail shoes. They do require a break-in period to get your feet used to the difference.
i have not yet run in Sportivas.
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Post by janice on Dec 17, 2008 16:53:32 GMT -5
Question for Janice & Jaydene: I fall into the "late bird" category and unfortunately missed the race registration, however - can I still bring my children up to participate in the youth run? If so, please let me know whether there's any required registration for them. Thank you. yes, the kids race is still open. i am sure that Jaydene would prefer that you sign them up ahead of time. You can do so on active or send in a form. It is $5 per child. We will have finishers awards for them, thus the cost and we have to get your signature of course for them to be able to run!
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Post by janice on Dec 17, 2008 16:51:42 GMT -5
Marietta HS track is always open (on Whitlock just outside Kennesaw Mtn park) and is very nice!
Marist is really nice too. it even has a cross-country course that goes around campus (good for warmup and warmdown). It is located just inside 285 on Ashford Dunwoody
Walton is good too. It is just off the 120 loop just west of Johnson Ferry
Another one that i like that is always open is Lovett. It is right next to the river on Paces Ferry Rd (2 miles inside 285). But the surface is not quite as nice as the others
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Post by janice on Dec 8, 2008 21:21:21 GMT -5
i was so happy that sarah let me run pmtr, that is until i started running pmtr...... man i felt like crap the first 20 miles, but it was fun to see all my folks like tony, christian, drew and finally robert as i finally caught up to them after my slow start it was kind of cold for picture taking, but i did take a few. www.flickr.com/photos/getguts/sets/72157610864405715/thank you to all the volunteers. i really enjoyed being out there and very much thank you for all your help. Esp Steve who knew exactly what i needed and Jay for that advil and TP it was a tough trail, with lots of rocks and leaves, but it is a lot of fun and a great run for anyone interested in some rocky, fun trails
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Post by janice on Dec 5, 2008 12:51:14 GMT -5
Saw this today....enter soon! you only have until the 8th and even then it's a lottery The new "no crew/pacer" is interesting. Entry and information on the 2009 Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run is now available at: www.vhtrc.org/mmt/index.htmThis will be the 15th running. Some notable changes include: - Open, transparent lottery for entry(similar to what we did for BRR '08). - New "solo" division(no crew/pacer). - Larger field(175). - Had to revert back to the older course to accommodate the larger field. Entry to the lottery can be done online from Dec 1 - 8.
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Post by janice on Dec 5, 2008 11:56:53 GMT -5
I found that if I eat enough carbs in the 4 hours prior to the race and then take sport drink at the aid stations, I have more than enough energy to complete the marathon distance. That way I can worry about my running and not my fueling. Ah, i remember the days we ran marathons on just water and a couple of slices of an orange ;D But i agree, if you are "only" running a few hours (<5) there isn't a need for a lot of fuel. Take a gel with you in case you bonk or something, but you should be OK with just sport drinks.
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Post by janice on Dec 3, 2008 19:41:56 GMT -5
Run up and down Kennesaw Mtn and you'll be fine. Better yet, run a long run which includes a couple of trips over the top, and then when your legs are really tired and you think you can't go another mile, make one last trip up the steep side of the mountain. Hmmm... good advice; however, my recollection recalls that the majority of Mist is rocky, single track, especially in the latter stages, but Kennesaw is more like Red Top training. Runners preparing for Mist might also consider to HTFU (I love this acronym and will use it religously from now on) and head on up to North Georgia for any one of the AT segments - my favorite, of course, being the Meat Grinder at Amicalola Falls. Looking forward to Mist this year - Hell, looking forward to all races this upcoming year - and seeing everyone here and there. MOST of Kennesaw is ez stuff, but the trip up the backside is rocky, steep and difficult; pretty good for metro ATL i do agree though that the real hard stuff is in North GA. Of course Amicalola is one of the "nicer" trails you can do, for some ugly stuff, go for blood mtn, jacks knob, duncan ridge, trey mtn, and anything really in the cohuttas
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HTFU
Nov 21, 2008 21:21:37 GMT -5
Post by janice on Nov 21, 2008 21:21:37 GMT -5
would be fun to create some video either for or at the GUTS party for HTFU purposes.... i have so many ideas in mind
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Post by janice on Nov 21, 2008 13:42:28 GMT -5
it's like starting Christmas commercials in July
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HTFU
Nov 21, 2008 13:39:38 GMT -5
Post by janice on Nov 21, 2008 13:39:38 GMT -5
Ok I'm pissed off that its 3 in the freakin morning and I still have so much more studying to do... School sucks doesn't it?? Waaaaah! I have to study till three in the morning and after the test I'll have several days of parties, football games, hanging out with young hot women, and my parents are paying for it all. Waaaaaah! HTFU. LOL! Be forewarned - don't post to the HTFU thread and expect sympathy!! HTFU already ;D
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HTFU
Nov 20, 2008 17:08:23 GMT -5
Post by janice on Nov 20, 2008 17:08:23 GMT -5
Hopefully the admins will start a new thread. Use this thread to vent.....but basically you need to HTFU if your using this thread!! Or you could use this thread to tell your tales of woe. And then we can all tell you to HTFU!
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Post by janice on Nov 19, 2008 11:11:54 GMT -5
uh...PREZ: do you want to explain HTFU? Looks like they figured out a good way to explain it ;D Funny, i originally had HTFU in my report, SEVERAL times, but i took it so as not to offend anyone.....guess i should've left it in there
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Post by janice on Nov 17, 2008 22:36:15 GMT -5
so, i entered the moab Ultimate XC 50k, thinking it would be great scenery, and i would get the state of UT.... but it was hard. really hard. good thing i had my nice bracelet from reeve. weather was perfect. scenery was awe inspiring. but by about 4 miles, i was tired! the sand was already laying waste to my energy. so, i resigned myself to picture taking. the miles seemed long. longer than horton miles. the aid stations were very minimal. for $100 for a 50k i thought i'd get a lot more than a GUTS race, but it was pretzels, water and sponsor provided heed and gels. i was glad i packed a moonpie and a bunch of sharkies and sports-beans. 10.5 miles took me about 2.5 hours. that's pretty long for me. but i started to pass people as we moved up a long climb of "Scorched earth"; a completely exposed trail, with a hard drop-off to one side. at the top there were cool views of the colorado river. those apprx 3.2 miles took me almost 1.5 hours! but really the fun was just beginning. there was much more sand in my future, some rope climbing and a stone mtn like climb, only twice as far and twice as steep. i hit "20 miles" in 4:58. most GPS already read 24 miles. then it was off for a final 10 mile loop. just after that aid station was a short climb up an extreme rock slope, requiring a long rope for guidance (after a short section where we had a choice of ladder or rope-i chose ladder). i held my bottle in my teeth as i needed both hands to navigate the rope. soon after i got a foot full of cactus needles. i had to stop and yank them out of the side of my shoe. then 1 more rope section before i reached a very brief stretch of road. at this point i realized my shoes were full of sand. i stopped and tried to empty my shoes, but the fine sand had sifted into my socks and i couldn't really get a lot out. so back on went the shoe. from there it was a 25 minute uphill of sheer rock. it wasn't too bad as there was no need to run. after reaching the top i began a section that a volunteer told me was a "short 2 mile loop". ha! it took over 40 minutes to get around the loop which included an especially evil 200 meter sand hill climb to reach a 2nd mandatory orienteering punch (to prove you did the loop). i was wiped out, out of water and all food. i slugged my way over the next mile, where i was glad to reach the downhill of sheer rock. oh yea. by now my legs were cramping beyond belief. i took 4 E-caps at the aid station, gobs of pretzels and several cups of heed. then i was off for the final 3 miles. the small amount on the road was ez. but just after getting back on trail was the first rope section. i attempted to step up on the rock and pull on the rope. as i stepped up both calves and inner thighs froze into severe cramps and i felt completely unable to move either up or down on the rock. ok, i have to keep going.... i pulled on the rope more with my arms and eventually swung my legs to the top. the next 10 minutes it was hard to jog, but i had found that it was even worse to stop or walk, so i continued to run through the leg cramps. finally i reached the final rope section. i waited while another runner went down the ropes. the guides who were "helping" guide people on the ropes suggested i throw my bottle down to the road so i wouldn't have to hold it on the ropes. it exploded as it hit the first rock, but it did reach the road. i grimaced as my cramping legs went down the rope climb. after going back down the ladder i stopped to pick up my destroyed water bottle. i wasn't really looking at my watch as i jogged through the finish in a few seconds over 8 hours. ouch. not a personal worse. but close. no real altitude either. tops was 5000. total climb maybe 5000. but total mileage was probably 35-36 miles. the last few hours were a real struggle, but i was happy to make it through them with no injuries. that night i had full fledged long ultra "hot and cold" bouts and although starved by dinner time, i could only eat a modest amount (for me!). it was like running 100K!! for a very long day, it was a lot of work, but there was a lot of reward in seeing a new state and finishing a very long 50k! pictures www.flickr.com/photos/getguts/sets/72157609299679172/
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Post by janice on Nov 10, 2008 21:12:57 GMT -5
i will let Jaydene give the official distance (she's got my wheel), but i think we were planning on about 0.5 mile (half mile). we thought this would be enough to be fun, but not too far
hope y'all will join us! janice
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Post by janice on Nov 9, 2008 19:17:05 GMT -5
plz excuse my lack of accuracy, but here is what i could piece together from the support crews and the awesome GUTS aid station #14 (mile 75 - home of fried egg sandwiches)
Mike Cosentino - 2nd place overall Robin Meagher - sub 24 hour Spurgeon and Lane - 26:30ish (ran the last 30+/- or so together) Jon Obst - 27+ Robert Newcomer - 27+
Andrew Powell and Mike Delang DNF :-( Larry (gitagoing) DNS
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