tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post1489387565967795987..comments2023-05-21T04:38:10.545-07:00Comments on Suck It Up .... Rantings of a Runner on the Edge: Seaton 50 Mile Race Report - My First DNF Everchris mcpeakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488479732649522465noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-75918004441731524292011-05-01T13:05:55.579-07:002011-05-01T13:05:55.579-07:00Great report! Exactly how I felt when I was doing ...Great report! Exactly how I felt when I was doing 52K. My first DNF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-67902729352645163872011-05-01T06:34:58.489-07:002011-05-01T06:34:58.489-07:00I'm so glad I didn't start (my first DNS!)...I'm so glad I didn't start (my first DNS!) This was suppose to be my first ultra and circumstances got in the way and my 3 daughters were going to have to come with me and my hubby. When I saw the forecast I decided last minute to not drag my family through the hell that day would end up being. Hoping for good weather for my first ultra which is now going to be my default race, Creemore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-7366757222328458522011-04-28T03:07:48.929-07:002011-04-28T03:07:48.929-07:00Hey Chris, Great RR and even better run out there!...Hey Chris, Great RR and even better run out there! Believe me, the conditions did not get any better out there on the 3rd loop. Like you, I was happy to head home and be done with Seaton for the year. It was great seeing you and Kim out there and cheering you both on! Cheers!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355447724602202682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-59167293472003446722011-04-25T13:07:20.311-07:002011-04-25T13:07:20.311-07:00Good man, take the good with the not so good and t...Good man, take the good with the not so good and take it in stride, there'll always be firsts whether it's PR's or DNF's. Glad you are feeling good and hope this means your 100 will be amazing!JessiePantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212955523996751336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-6955550829051301562011-04-24T13:31:02.030-07:002011-04-24T13:31:02.030-07:00Great post, thanks for sharing it. Really enjoyed...Great post, thanks for sharing it. Really enjoyed reading it. Unbelievable conditions. You have great determination to keep going in those conditionsThomas Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349342604930037440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-57456585619057888642011-04-21T20:13:40.716-07:002011-04-21T20:13:40.716-07:00Fantastic blog and fantastic attitude! I cried li...Fantastic blog and fantastic attitude! I cried like a baby on my first dnf. I can't get over only 3 finishes. Unbelievable conditions.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538884619777387595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-28053315023014453112011-04-21T06:34:10.152-07:002011-04-21T06:34:10.152-07:00Those conditions would try any man's soul. And...Those conditions would try any man's soul. And how classy of the volunteer to leave the DNF up to you like that. I'm glad to hear you aren't beating up yourself like so many others do when your mind made the right call.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377440606704745517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-78286795800590493252011-04-20T08:08:18.971-07:002011-04-20T08:08:18.971-07:00That is some crazy stuff!!! Wow, cannot imagine. ...That is some crazy stuff!!! Wow, cannot imagine. Congrats to you on kicking ass in one totally nutso scene. Amazing. Ultrarunners are the ultimate bad asses :)Turbo Photographshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805272137384115017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-39171735814301528942011-04-19T22:02:54.850-07:002011-04-19T22:02:54.850-07:00Wow. I am so sorry about the DNF but you are a to...Wow. I am so sorry about the DNF but you are a total trooper and I have nothing but admiration for you.The Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319714826599995511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-73840405634298929962011-04-19T17:27:31.386-07:002011-04-19T17:27:31.386-07:00Making me feel wimpy about my Mesa Trail run last ...Making me feel wimpy about my Mesa Trail run last weekend. :^)Terzahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617301871875902162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-87907305990103575472011-04-19T15:55:30.980-07:002011-04-19T15:55:30.980-07:00Seriously? Wow! All of that mud would have just ...Seriously? Wow! All of that mud would have just drained me. Your description of double fisting your water bottle and trying to get gloves out was so vivid! You are hard core!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870882429676385594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-68763198206755073192011-04-19T14:45:55.257-07:002011-04-19T14:45:55.257-07:00wow and I mean WOW!!!!!!! You are awesome!wow and I mean WOW!!!!!!! You are awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-82809000631049835502011-04-19T10:32:22.041-07:002011-04-19T10:32:22.041-07:00good for you to keep the big picture in mind and k...good for you to keep the big picture in mind and keep yourself uninjured for your 100 miler. <br />I was out there doing my first 50K and I can barely remember it, let alone describe it as eloquently as youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040905930148054173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-86024163801221894412011-04-19T06:33:58.444-07:002011-04-19T06:33:58.444-07:00I had to get rescued on a training run this weeken...I had to get rescued on a training run this weekend, so totally amazed that you were able to even run some of that race! Can't imagine...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946013805052703096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-55436353102692309262011-04-19T03:58:27.957-07:002011-04-19T03:58:27.957-07:00I've never heard those trail conditions! Thank...I've never heard those trail conditions! Thanks for the beautiful race report!Giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16586919083285187135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-12406758804807391282011-04-18T18:16:17.879-07:002011-04-18T18:16:17.879-07:00Wow...and to think I was whining about my hands ge...Wow...and to think I was whining about my hands getting cold and chapped on my sunny, 50* run this afternoon!<br /><br />You did amazing to make it as far as you did and the entire post is just plain....crazy, and inspiring! Definitely a DNF you can be proud of - you covered a lot of grossly muddy ground!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-17682474822557330072011-04-18T17:12:37.421-07:002011-04-18T17:12:37.421-07:00Way to go Chris! While reading your RR I kept see...Way to go Chris! While reading your RR I kept seeing you on a wheel half buried in mud, going around and around, but not really getting anywhere. Dantes race for sure. As you, Spaf and JD all said, great fun! I'm hoping PYP will be as much fun.Pierrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-10854575758281173612011-04-18T16:27:34.036-07:002011-04-18T16:27:34.036-07:00Man, that sounds like hell on earth. I swear I'...Man, that sounds like hell on earth. I swear I'm colder here since I've read your report. I can't believe you lasted as long as you did.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819714901550763235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-10449812273856799752011-04-18T14:57:44.243-07:002011-04-18T14:57:44.243-07:00Not being a trail runner I have a whole lot of res...Not being a trail runner I have a whole lot of respect for it after this weekend as even though I only did 29k it seemed like an eternity out there in the conditions this weekend.<br />As I waited for our start we where informed about the 53 and 80ker's that went out at 7 and all i kept thinking was on course is how unbelievable you people where coming past us going out on your second or third loop.<br />There was NO WAY in hell I would have headed out again on SAT. That was a WAR and completed or not the distance you covered is insane! Conditions that would have made Rambo curl.(Ok maybe not )<br />Hardest run I have ever had, harder then my Marathons by far.<br />As great a Job Chris did in detailing the conditions in this post but you just had to be THERE to really see how insane it was.<br />Words sometimes are not enough. I don't know how you kept running Chris.<br />Great Job Chris, cant believe you covered that distance on that day. Unreal !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573717095697202849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-42371840852180786322011-04-18T14:41:53.201-07:002011-04-18T14:41:53.201-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573717095697202849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-1628639185253592692011-04-18T12:43:14.070-07:002011-04-18T12:43:14.070-07:00The fact that you even started the race is commend...The fact that you even started the race is commendable. You absolutely made the right choice to DNF, but you already know that. Thanks for the race report. Good reading.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603790455041808953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-42384471263792327352011-04-18T12:30:58.679-07:002011-04-18T12:30:58.679-07:00WOW! Those were some brutal conditions. Sorry ab...WOW! Those were some brutal conditions. Sorry about that but I love your attitude about it all! There's other races out there for ya!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174883718651790845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-17182604426174103942011-04-18T12:08:25.229-07:002011-04-18T12:08:25.229-07:00Wow - this makes me cold just reading it. Those c...Wow - this makes me cold just reading it. Those conditions sound absolutely miserable, but I'm glad you're cool with it - I know you'll have your redemption!bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527731795745786604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-44431673377034705652011-04-18T12:04:02.397-07:002011-04-18T12:04:02.397-07:00Wow, Chris. The conditions sound epically brutal....Wow, Chris. The conditions sound epically brutal. I'm amazed by the miles you logged under those circumstances. Sounds like you made exactly the right decision and didn't let pride get in the way of the remainder of your season.Kate Geisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854561265520868538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831613295895512847.post-50538290787170410792011-04-18T11:39:43.486-07:002011-04-18T11:39:43.486-07:00Glad to hear you're not too bummed about the D...Glad to hear you're not too bummed about the DNF. If there ever was one to not feel bad about at ALL, this was it! It was a do-able day for a 29k, a pretty crap day for a 50+k and a downright ridiculous day for a 50M.Sara Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015835021322201315noreply@blogger.com