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Tim Looney
Apr 23, 2009, 7:32:16 AM4/23/09
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Starting next week I would like to start highlighting some of the achievements of list members. If you pushed yourself beyond your own expectations - ran a new distance that you never imagined possible or set a new PR - shoot me an email and I will try to highlight some of those experiences in the weekly email.
A belated congrats goes out to Rick Leedy who ran the 100 miler at Umstead in a time of 23:17:32. Rick, if you have a report posted let me know and I can provide a link in next weeks mailing.
Also, I hope she doesn't mind me mentioning it but list member Nikki Seger went down to McNaughton to run the 150. She ended finishing 120 miles. No buckle, no officail finish but 120 miles is something to celebrate. 120 miles!!
Way to go Nikki and Rick.
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Many of you have heard me talk about The Barkley Marathons - arguably the toughest 100 mile race in the world. It has 52,900 feet of ascent/descent - compare that to Western States which has 18,040 feet of ascent and 21,970 feet of descent over the course of 100 miles. The year I ran Western States (2007) there were 270 finishers (out of 392 starters). The Barkley Marathons have had 8 finishers since the race began in 1986. Yes, 8 finishers. 8 out of 700. And that's with a 60 hour cutoff. Western States has a 30 hour cutoff.
I bring this up because earlier this month Andrew Thompson became the 8th person ever to finish this race in a time of 57:37. You can read his report here: http://team.inov-8.us/2009/04/like-water.html
Hopefully I remain sane enough that I never even think about running this race. Right now it is on my "no way in hell" list.
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Good luck to everyone running the full or half at the Trail Marathon weekend. Both races are full. I have heard from a couple of people who were planning on running and procrastinated. If you know of a way to still gain entry shoot me an email.
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New Items in red.
Please let me know of any events I may have missed. Also let me know if you have suggestions/complaints, comments.
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Thanks to Bob who is a list member and the manager of Bivouac in Ann Arbor members of the Ann Arbor Trail Runners now get a 15% discount off of shoes and outdoor clothes at Bivouac. Just let the cashier and/or the manager know that you are a member of the Ann Arbor Trail Runners and let them know that qualifies you for a 15% discount.
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If you are like me the only thing you stretch is the truth every now and then. For those of you thinking about adding more stretching into your routine Earl Wenk from Arbor Wellness has posted a rather comprehensive outline of stretching for runners. The stretches he demonstrates are what is known as Active Isolated Stretching or AIS. If you are interested you can download the brochure here: http://www.arborwellness.com/Stretching_for_Runners.pdf This will open up a 17 page pdf file which you can print and begin to incorporate into your workouts. If people are interested Earl is planning on putting together a class/demonstration of the technique. I will let you know when he sets the time/place/date.
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Here is the calendar.
April 25, 2009 Pinckney, MI Road Ends 5 Mile
April 25, 2009 New Auburn, WI Chippewa Moraine 50K
April 25, 2009 Lawrence, KS Free State Trail Runs 100K, 40 Mile and 26.2 Mile runs (also 100K relay)
April 26, 2009 Pinckney, MI Trail Marathon and Half
May 9, 2009 Gnaw Bone, IN Dances with Dirt Gnaw Bone 50 mile and 50K ultra, 100K team relay
May 9, 2009 LaGrange, WI Ice Age Trail 50 50 mile and 50 K
May 23, 2009 Rochester Hills, MI Muddy Watters Bump and Run #1
June 3, 2009 Pinckney, MI Tooth, Fang and Claw 10K and Swamp Party
June 6-7, 2009 LaGrange, WI Kettle Moraine 100 100 mile solo and relay, 100K solo, 38 mile night fun run
June 13, 2009 Novi, MI Flirt with Dirt 5K and 10K
June 13, 2009 Mesick, MI North Country Trail Relay
June 13, 2009 Terre Haute, IN Hawthorne Half Day Ultra and Relay
June 20-21, 2009 Loudonville, OH Mohican 100
June 27, 2009 Rochester Hills, MI Muddy Watters Bump and Run #2
July 4, 2009 Lowell, MI T-Rex 10 Miler
July 11, 2009 Kansas City, KS Psycho Psummer Trail Race 50K solo and relay, 15 Mile run
July 11, 2009 Peninsula, OH Muddy Paws 5 & 10 Mile Run details to follow
July 11, 2009 Baraboo, WI Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake 50 mile and 50K ultra, 100K team relay
July 11-12, 2009 Copper Harbor, MI Keweenaw Trail Running Festival 10K, Hill Climb and 25K
July 18, 2009 Brecksville, OH Buckeye Trail 50K details to follow
July 25, 2009 Munising, MI Grand Island Marathon and 10K
July 25, 2009 Rochester Hills, MI Muddy Watters Bump and Run #3
August 1, 2009 Lansing, MI The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Run
August 1-2, 2009 Willoughby Hills, OH Burning River 100
August 8, 2009 Danville, IL Howl at the Moon 8 Hour Run/Walk
August 15, 2009 Lowell, MI Fallsburg Festival of Races 5K, Marathon and Half
August 15, 2009 Paradise, MI Tahqua Trail Run 25K, 10K and 2K kids run
August 22, 2009 Marquette, MI Marquette Trail 50 50K and 50M
September 12, 2009 Hell, MI Dances with Dirt Hell 50 mile, 50K ultras, 100K team relay
September 19, 2009 Manistee, MI North Country Trail Run 50 mile and Marathon
September 25-27, 2009 Pinckney, MI Run Woodstock Hallucination 100 miler, Peace Love and 50M/50K, Reality Check 50 Mile Relay, Mellow Full or Half Marathon, Far Out 5K & Trippin' 10K
October 10, 2009 Traverse City, MI Vasa Trail Run 5K, 10K & 25K
October 10-11, 2009 Titusville, PA Oil Creek 100s Trail Runs
December 26, 2009 Pinckney, MI Fat Ass 50 (details to follow)
--
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
- JRR Tolkien
A belated congrats goes out to Rick Leedy who ran the 100 miler at Umstead in a time of 23:17:32. Rick, if you have a report posted let me know and I can provide a link in next weeks mailing.
Also, I hope she doesn't mind me mentioning it but list member Nikki Seger went down to McNaughton to run the 150. She ended finishing 120 miles. No buckle, no officail finish but 120 miles is something to celebrate. 120 miles!!
Way to go Nikki and Rick.
~~~~~~~~~~
Many of you have heard me talk about The Barkley Marathons - arguably the toughest 100 mile race in the world. It has 52,900 feet of ascent/descent - compare that to Western States which has 18,040 feet of ascent and 21,970 feet of descent over the course of 100 miles. The year I ran Western States (2007) there were 270 finishers (out of 392 starters). The Barkley Marathons have had 8 finishers since the race began in 1986. Yes, 8 finishers. 8 out of 700. And that's with a 60 hour cutoff. Western States has a 30 hour cutoff.
I bring this up because earlier this month Andrew Thompson became the 8th person ever to finish this race in a time of 57:37. You can read his report here: http://team.inov-8.us/2009/04/like-water.html
Hopefully I remain sane enough that I never even think about running this race. Right now it is on my "no way in hell" list.
~~~~~~~~
Good luck to everyone running the full or half at the Trail Marathon weekend. Both races are full. I have heard from a couple of people who were planning on running and procrastinated. If you know of a way to still gain entry shoot me an email.
~~~~~~~~
New Items in red.
Please let me know of any events I may have missed. Also let me know if you have suggestions/complaints, comments.
~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks to Bob who is a list member and the manager of Bivouac in Ann Arbor members of the Ann Arbor Trail Runners now get a 15% discount off of shoes and outdoor clothes at Bivouac. Just let the cashier and/or the manager know that you are a member of the Ann Arbor Trail Runners and let them know that qualifies you for a 15% discount.
~~~~~~~~~~
If you are like me the only thing you stretch is the truth every now and then. For those of you thinking about adding more stretching into your routine Earl Wenk from Arbor Wellness has posted a rather comprehensive outline of stretching for runners. The stretches he demonstrates are what is known as Active Isolated Stretching or AIS. If you are interested you can download the brochure here: http://www.arborwellness.com/Stretching_for_Runners.pdf This will open up a 17 page pdf file which you can print and begin to incorporate into your workouts. If people are interested Earl is planning on putting together a class/demonstration of the technique. I will let you know when he sets the time/place/date.
~~~~~~~~~~
Here is the calendar.
April 25, 2009 Pinckney, MI Road Ends 5 Mile
April 25, 2009 New Auburn, WI Chippewa Moraine 50K
April 25, 2009 Lawrence, KS Free State Trail Runs 100K, 40 Mile and 26.2 Mile runs (also 100K relay)
April 26, 2009 Pinckney, MI Trail Marathon and Half
May 9, 2009 Gnaw Bone, IN Dances with Dirt Gnaw Bone 50 mile and 50K ultra, 100K team relay
May 9, 2009 LaGrange, WI Ice Age Trail 50 50 mile and 50 K
May 23, 2009 Rochester Hills, MI Muddy Watters Bump and Run #1
June 3, 2009 Pinckney, MI Tooth, Fang and Claw 10K and Swamp Party
June 6-7, 2009 LaGrange, WI Kettle Moraine 100 100 mile solo and relay, 100K solo, 38 mile night fun run
June 13, 2009 Novi, MI Flirt with Dirt 5K and 10K
June 13, 2009 Mesick, MI North Country Trail Relay
June 13, 2009 Terre Haute, IN Hawthorne Half Day Ultra and Relay
June 20-21, 2009 Loudonville, OH Mohican 100
June 27, 2009 Rochester Hills, MI Muddy Watters Bump and Run #2
July 4, 2009 Lowell, MI T-Rex 10 Miler
July 11, 2009 Kansas City, KS Psycho Psummer Trail Race 50K solo and relay, 15 Mile run
July 11, 2009 Peninsula, OH Muddy Paws 5 & 10 Mile Run details to follow
July 11, 2009 Baraboo, WI Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake 50 mile and 50K ultra, 100K team relay
July 11-12, 2009 Copper Harbor, MI Keweenaw Trail Running Festival 10K, Hill Climb and 25K
July 18, 2009 Brecksville, OH Buckeye Trail 50K details to follow
July 25, 2009 Munising, MI Grand Island Marathon and 10K
July 25, 2009 Rochester Hills, MI Muddy Watters Bump and Run #3
August 1, 2009 Lansing, MI The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Run
August 1-2, 2009 Willoughby Hills, OH Burning River 100
August 8, 2009 Danville, IL Howl at the Moon 8 Hour Run/Walk
August 15, 2009 Lowell, MI Fallsburg Festival of Races 5K, Marathon and Half
August 15, 2009 Paradise, MI Tahqua Trail Run 25K, 10K and 2K kids run
August 22, 2009 Marquette, MI Marquette Trail 50 50K and 50M
September 12, 2009 Hell, MI Dances with Dirt Hell 50 mile, 50K ultras, 100K team relay
September 19, 2009 Manistee, MI North Country Trail Run 50 mile and Marathon
September 25-27, 2009 Pinckney, MI Run Woodstock Hallucination 100 miler, Peace Love and 50M/50K, Reality Check 50 Mile Relay, Mellow Full or Half Marathon, Far Out 5K & Trippin' 10K
October 10, 2009 Traverse City, MI Vasa Trail Run 5K, 10K & 25K
October 10-11, 2009 Titusville, PA Oil Creek 100s Trail Runs
December 26, 2009 Pinckney, MI Fat Ass 50 (details to follow)
--
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
- JRR Tolkien
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