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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Hagg Lake 50K

Had a good day at Hagg. The course was relatively dry, with just a few patches of shoe-sucking muck. Other than that, good running. There are no big climbs at Hagg, just gentle rollers. Finished in 4:42:40, which is a 50K PR for me. This in spite of losing some time after taking a wrong turn. Lots of fun. Good representation from Corvallis, including John, Jan, Ken and Rita. Josh and Ashley were also there. Ashley did great, finishing 3rd in 4:10. Full results are here.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Orcas Island 50K

Ran the Orcas Island 50K this past weekend. This was my 5th time running this race. We had a great crew from Corvallis, including Gaby, Ken, Cary, Todd, Kathleen, Erica, and the Millers. The weather was perfect. The course was changed from last year a bit, and had a total climb of 8,400'. I finished in 6:28, which is a bit more than I was hoping for, but not bad. Cary did real well, running a sub-6, and Andrew did a fantastic job, coming in 5th overall with an amazing time of 4:52. Full results are here. My Garmin track is here. And while we were all running, Marilyn and Diane had a fun time exploring Lopez Island and rock hounding.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Mac Ass 50K

Ran the Mac Ass 50K out of McMinnville, organized by Jeremy Hurl. This was a fat ass with minimal support. Still, Jeremy and his crew did a lot of work laying out and marking a challenging course. A big crew went from Corvallis, including Todd, Rita, Alinna, Gaby, John, Mike and the Millers. It was a very cold day, but no precip and no real snow accumulation on the ground. The course had a lot of intersections. The 50K was 2 loops of a 25K. There was also a 10K and 25K race going on at the same time. Runners seemed to be running every which way. Early in the race I was passed by a bunch of elite runners who should have been way ahead of me. It was a little crazy and at times had this Alice-in-Wonderland feel, but it was lots of fun. I think I actually managed all the correct turns. But after the first loop I was ready to bail. I hooked up with John who coaxed me into doing the second loop (thanks John!). We were joined by Alinna and Jacob and finished together. Great company ... I really enjoyed that second loop. We were close to DFL, taking 7 hours! But only about 10 runners finished anyway, so maybe that's not too bad :) A good time. Hope it becomes a regular fixture.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Wasatch Front 100

This past weekend I ran the Wasatch Front 100-miler. It was the toughest race I've ever run, with some really difficult trail, most between 7,000 and 10,000'; about 26,000' of total vertical climb and an equal amount of descent. But awesome views. Just an excellent adventure. I finished, in 28 hours 58 minutes ... a sub-30, which is more than I could have hoped for (and good enough for the cougar buckle!). I couldn't have done it without the awesome pacing of Mikio, and the great crew support of Marilyn. Thanks so much you two.