Thread: Stone Steps 50k race report (Cincinnati) (long)

Anders Lustig said:

> "Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:<jL4gd.35250$4C.9438934@twister.nyc.rr.com>.. .
>
>> I do a fun Fat Ass 50k in January which is 5k loop that you run 10
>> times. Every 25 minutes or so I go passed my car and take complete care
>> of myself.
>
> FWIW there´s a Finnish ultra running event called the
> "Masochist´s Dream", it´s a 100K race on a 1800m loop...
>
>
>> It's not the distance that I think is crazy but the flat "ultra" short
>> loop.
>
> ...which OTOH does appear saner than the 6h race that
> takes place on a 400m cinder track. To break the monotony
> (and to avoid one-sided stress, I suppose) the runners
> change direction every two hours.

The Self Transcendence 3-day Ultra-Triathlon

http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/au/ev...tra_triathlon/

finishes with a 100km run on a 2 km loop.

http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/au/ev..._triathlon/run

Steve = : ^ )

Harold Buck <no_one_knows@comcast.net> wrote:

>In article <rbr1o0dnr689ifkf3a425ti5mk3bkf705d@4ax.com>,
> Mike Tennent <ironpeng@darientel.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Sorry to hear about the DNF, but I agree that it was the smart thing
>> to do.
>>
>> I'll be doing an ultra one of these days, but that one doesn't sound
>> like a good one to cut my teeth on. <g>
>>
>> Which IM are you thinking about?
>>
>
>
>I'll be doing Pineman next year, provided I hold up my end of the deal
>and make sure my wife gets time to work out, too (so far, so good).
>Pineman is about 3 hours from Indy and, I think, about $250 cheaper than
>an M-dot event.
>
>--Harold Buck


For your next ultra attempt, you might look at:

http://www.mattmahoney.net/wickham/


It's Matt Mahoney's Wickham Park Marathon and 50, 100, and 200 mile
Fun Run. It's absolutely flat. However...

Be sure to read the Entry form - it's a hoot. But the race is for
real.

I've tried to talk Doug F into running it, but he's always got some
excuse. <g>

Mike Tennent
"IronPenguin"

"Mike Tennent" <ironpeng@darientel.net> wrote in message
news:pgc4o01a1ossa6s5te8ave13csoham5f0o@4ax.com...
> http://www.mattmahoney.net/wickham/
>
>
> It's Matt Mahoney's Wickham Park Marathon and 50, 100, and 200 mile
> Fun Run. It's absolutely flat. However...
>
> Be sure to read the Entry form - it's a hoot. But the race is for
> real.
>
> I've tried to talk Doug F into running it, but he's always got some
> excuse. <g>

Just two excuses, fear and common sense. If you want to be truly mean
then there is the Barkley a mere 60/100 mile jaunt in tenn.

Harold, I can only say that its a wonderful ultra for those of us crazies
who love hills (I live in Louisville). I was the blonde lady at the aid
station trying to keep everyones water/powerade bottles full, the snacks
stocked, and pass the numbers on to the race director so he could track
the splits. Its a hard race, but the race director is so awesome that I
am sure hoping he holds it again next year so I can try it. I think loops
are especially good if you aren't sure you can go the whole way as you have
several chances to stop and be right by your car and food. Meg

Harold, I can only say that its a wonderful ultra for those of us crazies
who love hills (I live in Louisville). I was the blonde lady at the aid
station trying to keep everyones water/powerade bottles full, the snacks
stocked, and pass the numbers on to the race director so he could track
the splits. Its a hard race, but the race director is so awesome that I
am sure hoping he holds it again next year so I can try it. I think loops
are especially good if you aren't sure you can go the whole way as you have
several chances to stop and be right by your car and food. Meg

In article
<0e33768e85594406eee74b699938bc9f@localhost.talkab outsportsnetwork.com>,
"megwestlake" <meg_westlake@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Harold, I can only say that its a wonderful ultra for those of us crazies
> who love hills (I live in Louisville). I was the blonde lady at the aid
> station trying to keep everyones water/powerade bottles full, the snacks
> stocked, and pass the numbers on to the race director so he could track
> the splits. Its a hard race, but the race director is so awesome that I
> am sure hoping he holds it again next year so I can try it. I think loops
> are especially good if you aren't sure you can go the whole way as you have
> several chances to stop and be right by your car and food. Meg


I thought it was very well-run for such a small race, and I had no
problem with the loop course. But I'm used to trails being a little
better maintained, and that and the hills really did my IT band in. In
principle, I think I would have been fine with the hills if my ITB
hadn't flared.

Thanks for volunteering. Next time, though, bring bee repellant :-)

--Harold Buck


"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson