A simple question: Have YOU ran 100 miles?

cool story bro, changed my life

My first time, it got pretty rough at the end; I could easily feel my pulse through my skull. Couple of days later: “It wasn’t as hard as I thought.”

Finished Arkansas Traveler twice. First time as a novice everything about race was interesting and fresh. Second time, the thoughts of pumpkin pie at mile 95 kept me going for many miles.

You're obviously somewhat of an old timer. What made you stop doing 100 milers?

Ghgh wrote:

Have you RUN...

Grammar corrections are seriously for betas.

Grammer Correction is such a beta move first off. Second off...I highly doubt you got into hardrock the first time having only ran the bear...and then UTMB after that. The probability is too low and I know this is a complete lie

MUT and Road Runner wrote:

Second off...I highly doubt you got into hardrock the first time having only ran the bear...and then UTMB after that. The probability is too low and I know this is a complete lie

I did exactly those things in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Do you want to bet everything you own that I did not? My results can be found on those individual websites as well as Ultra SignUp. I am registered here and the Brojos can play referee to assess the validity of my statement. You ready to take that bet?

no more? wrote:

You're obviously somewhat of an old timer. What made you stop doing 100 milers?

To be honest I never really wanted to run a 100 to begin with, seemed crazy and not at all interesting. Except for one thing - I absolutely fell in love the San Juan mountains when I first moved to CO in the 80's and have been recreating down there every chance I get ever since (live in Denver). Including running, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, anything really. So as the years passed by Hardrock became just about the only thing I hadn't done. Initially I started pacing it, then decided I simply had to do it, resulting in me having to run a qualifier (horror of horrors). Did Bear and somehow got in on my first try. At the finish Dale asked if I'd be putting in again, I said absolutely not - once is enough. Of course nobody believed me - but indeed I have never put in again (I do go back and pace every year, really fun).

UTMB? I had absolutely no designs on this or any other 100 miler after finishing HR. Until my HR pacer (whom I had paced there in 2010) suggested I do it - assuring me it's the coolest 100 in the world (he had already done). So against my initial inclination I believed him and got in (much easier lottery at that time). I'm surely glad I did as he was right - it's out of this world awesome.

Why no more? Well I just did HR then UTMB, what else is there really? These events are awesome for their staggering "epicness", but outside of that, I have no love for running 100 miles per se.

The last 4 years my favorite has become the 41ish mile Grand Traverse from Crested Butte to Aspen. Stunningly beautiful mountains and race course, but start and finish in daylight without needing to sell my soul just to finish. Good times!

I did 65 miles in a 12 hour race. That wrecked me enough I have no desire to do a hundo.

How can this be a simple question when you asked two questions?

MUT and Road Runner wrote:

Ghgh wrote:

Have you RUN...

Grammar corrections are seriously for betas.

Nah, he's right and you failed. You are a gamma.

trhjr wrote:

MUT and Road Runner wrote:

Grammar corrections are seriously for betas.

Nah, he's right and you failed. You are a gamma.

Ok you delta

Thanks for the reply. Always interesting to get others perspective. I think you really do have to have some screws loose to want to do 100 milers every year. For me, every time before the race I say 'this will be the last one then I'll take a break next year' but then come lottery time there I am throwing my name in again.

Thats pretty epic that you were able to get into two of the most iconic ultra's in the world on the first try like that.

Fartherest run before that was 38. wrote:

I did 65 miles in a 12 hour race. That wrecked me enough I have no desire to do a hundo.

That's not bad for (assumingly) your first ultra.

For a 100 miler I recommend 3-5 years of ultra running experience.

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

How can this be a simple question when you asked two questions?

We can handle that.

MUT and Road Runner wrote:

trhjr wrote:

Nah, he's right and you failed. You are a gamma.

Ok you delta

You lose, Omega.

Yes, twelve finishes in twelve different hundos. I figure if I’m going to do them I don’t need to do the same one twice.

Some of them went well and some didn’t, some both at the same time, but I like the training, the process and the challenge.

Spending quality time out there on beautiful trails is also a great thing.

Cool man wrote:

Thats pretty epic that you were able to get into two of the most iconic ultra's in the world on the first try like that.

Epic to the nth for sure - who could have imagined such a thing? It's also part of the reason I don't do them anymore - the Karma gods already shined down on me so much I'd rather pass it along now (pace others at Hardrock, etc..)

MUT and Road Runner wrote:

.I highly doubt you got into hardrock the first time having only ran the bear...and then UTMB after that. The probability is too low and I know this is a complete lie

Why is that a lie.

I did a similar thing. Leadville 100 was my first real Trail 100 miler and I got into Hardrock with that.

I totally believe that.