Saturday, May 26, 2007
Krista is in!
Congratulations Maniacs!
Over and out. Photos to come.
Over and out. Photos to come.
Cheryl
Is in. Way to tough it out!
Update
Dwayne came in about 5 minutes ago, and Holly just got in too. Yay Maniacs!
Stuart is in!
Way to go my friend on your first 50k.
Where we're at
8:49 was first male, 9:15 was first female. Incredible!
Kevin is not going back out. His legs seized up. Congratulations on a very hard effort Kevin! And congrats on running 75k.
Kevin is not going back out. His legs seized up. Congratulations on a very hard effort Kevin! And congrats on running 75k.
Tracy is in!
Congrats on the 25k.
More 25k
Jill and Karen just finished. I see Kevin putting shoes on, but I still don't know if he's going out for his last loop.
Krista
She's just left for her last loop. Go Krista!
Kevin update
He's in from the third loop. I can't tell if he's doing good or bad. Stay tuned.
Fast and furious!
Adam is in too, looking great!
First of our 25k Maniacs in!
Jocelyn is in. Congratulations!
Found him!
I took a little hike up the trail to go look for Dwayne. I was worried. But I found him. Apparently the Ensure he took at the last pit stop didn't sit particularly well. But he's off on his last loop.
Cheryl
Is through home base, heading for her second loop. She says it's rough and her legs are wrecked. Go Cheryl!
First of our 50 km through
Stuart just came through home base. Time for his second loop!
Krista update
Krista was in and out in a flash. New shoes and socks, some food and beverage, ready to roll.
Kevin
Has just come in after his second loop. He's looking great! Off he goes for the third loop!
Dwayne
He is through after his second loop. We got to see his octagon nip guards; very hot ;-).
50 km runners are off...
Congratulations to all Maniacs in the group!
Krista update
In and out, looking great!
Kevin update
He's in. Doing a quick change before he goes back out.
Dwayne update
He was in and out in a flash. Looking good!
50 milers are off!
Bill, wherever you are in the pack, good luck!
They're off!
100 km runners have left the staging area. My fingers are frozen. I saw Krista, Dwayne and Kevin. I still haven't met Terry but I assume he was out there.
Because this race is the Canadian 100k championship this year, there's over double the runners. It's neat to see so many ultra-freaks all together in the same place :-)
Stau tuned!
Because this race is the Canadian 100k championship this year, there's over double the runners. It's neat to see so many ultra-freaks all together in the same place :-)
Stau tuned!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Test
Hi folks, if this works, then this is where you will be able to get updates on the Blackfoot Maniacs. :-).
Saturday, May 05, 2007
An ultra double-double
Today was the first half of my last double-double weekend. And no, there was no Tim Horton's involved...
This morning was just less than 21 miles ran with the marathon clinic group I'm leading. At about mile 17 we did one last pit stop to refill water and some hit the bathroom. Of all the places we stopped, it was a Robin's Donuts. Earlier in the run, I was joking that maybe if we stopped there, I'd get a donut to keep me going. As we walked in the door, I dug into my pouch to find a loonie so I could buy some robin's eggs. A moment later I had a bag with a dozen eggs in my hand. I scarfed down three or four and shared them with the group. Much better than another shot of gel at that point in the run!
Just before dinner I did another easy run, 6 1/2 miles in under an hour to bring the daily total to nearly 5 hours of running.
Now it's time to feed the very hungry beast living in my belly. Let's just hope tomorrow's runs go as well as today!
D.
This morning was just less than 21 miles ran with the marathon clinic group I'm leading. At about mile 17 we did one last pit stop to refill water and some hit the bathroom. Of all the places we stopped, it was a Robin's Donuts. Earlier in the run, I was joking that maybe if we stopped there, I'd get a donut to keep me going. As we walked in the door, I dug into my pouch to find a loonie so I could buy some robin's eggs. A moment later I had a bag with a dozen eggs in my hand. I scarfed down three or four and shared them with the group. Much better than another shot of gel at that point in the run!
Just before dinner I did another easy run, 6 1/2 miles in under an hour to bring the daily total to nearly 5 hours of running.
Now it's time to feed the very hungry beast living in my belly. Let's just hope tomorrow's runs go as well as today!
D.
Friday, May 04, 2007
The Final Push
Well, three weeks from today I'll be in Edmonton, getting ready to race the next day. How quickly the time passes!
I've got about 10 hours of running lined up for this weekend as my last really big training effort. So far, all the little aches and pains that seemed to have been lingering from those earlier injuries seemed to have faded to the past.
My biggest concern at this point is the blistering. Last weekend I ran a half marathon (setting a new PR in the process 1:36:24) and I developed some crazy blisters on the balls of both feet. 5 days later, one of them is still tender enough that my foot bled during my run last night. Good thing I don't wear white socks anymore :-) It was those blisters that stopped me in my tracks when trying to continue my run on the hill later that morning. My feet just hurt too much.
Interestingly enough, when I run on the trails, my feet are fine. It seems to be the roads that mash them up. I'm not sure what the root cause is, but it's pretty frustrating. Bodyglide only goes so far in keeping them at bay so I must do some more research on other preventative techniques.
Now is the time to start making my packing list for the trip. Surprisingly, I didn't forget anything last year. Now if I can just find that list, I'll be golden.
The best part of the weekend is knowing that Natalie is able to make it! For a while we weren't sure as her work commitments might have kept her away. A big plus is that she'll be able to post to the blog from her blackberry so you, the caring fans, can find out how things are going on the trail.
The social side of the weekend is shaping up to be huge too, it will be good to meet some of the virtual maniacs coming from afar.
D.
I've got about 10 hours of running lined up for this weekend as my last really big training effort. So far, all the little aches and pains that seemed to have been lingering from those earlier injuries seemed to have faded to the past.
My biggest concern at this point is the blistering. Last weekend I ran a half marathon (setting a new PR in the process 1:36:24) and I developed some crazy blisters on the balls of both feet. 5 days later, one of them is still tender enough that my foot bled during my run last night. Good thing I don't wear white socks anymore :-) It was those blisters that stopped me in my tracks when trying to continue my run on the hill later that morning. My feet just hurt too much.
Interestingly enough, when I run on the trails, my feet are fine. It seems to be the roads that mash them up. I'm not sure what the root cause is, but it's pretty frustrating. Bodyglide only goes so far in keeping them at bay so I must do some more research on other preventative techniques.
Now is the time to start making my packing list for the trip. Surprisingly, I didn't forget anything last year. Now if I can just find that list, I'll be golden.
The best part of the weekend is knowing that Natalie is able to make it! For a while we weren't sure as her work commitments might have kept her away. A big plus is that she'll be able to post to the blog from her blackberry so you, the caring fans, can find out how things are going on the trail.
The social side of the weekend is shaping up to be huge too, it will be good to meet some of the virtual maniacs coming from afar.
D.
