Comments on: Roger Thornhill’s McGuffin

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:37:29 +0000

Thanks #191.

The race report will be up in a few days.

- #540

By: Russ #191

Russ #191 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:09:19 +0000

Hey Dean,
Man, that was fun yesterday, 50k in pouring rain and wet sand. How about that “dry riverbed” that was a fast-running creek on loop 2, it just about knocked me over.
Hope to see you in NYC

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:37:54 +0000

If it’s one thing I’ve learned, Ultraphiles are a distinct sect of the running sub-culture. They’re low-key purists… different from the typical marathoner, who may or may not be a runner for life.
Am I becoming an ultra guy? I don’t know. I still feel a strong draw to Boston. It’s an an important milestone for me. You’ll be happy to know that I run mostly on trails these days and have in fact, grown to dislike the road.

As for Aiken, I promise not to linger for the cheesecake at the aid stations.

- Dean

By: nattie

nattie — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:31:44 +0000

ha! i knew it was just a matter of time with you, that you’d eventually be lured into the raw and honest world of ultras. another one bites the dust! all kidding aside, i hope you have a blast, dean. chances are you’ll give up on the boston thing entirely and become “one of us”. once you run a trail race, ultra or not, it’s hard to want to go back to pavement. little piece of advice: don’t get too excited at aid stations (mini catering stops), grab what you need and keep going. we can easily spend 2-3 minutes at each one, and that hurts our time in the end. HAVE FUN!

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:31:36 +0000

Oh man! That is an excellent idea, but I will be washing my hair that Saturday. Sorry.

- Dean

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 17 May 2007 01:10:56 +0000

Well seeing as you want to spend more time in your “breakdown zone”, I do believe this event will definitely help you on that goal. You sure you don’t want to run Sunburst with me the day before just to seel the deal?

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:41:11 +0000

Sweater heat, coyotes, ankle-deep sand, slightly deadly hills and a runner who prefers Tanzania instead…

This sounds like my kind of race.

- Dean

By: anne

anne — Thu, 10 May 2007 11:34:33 +0000

Yes, I run here frequently–no trails untouched, no bushes untested, the coyotes know me well.
Alas I will be in Tanzania on a Medical Mission trip so I will not be able to participate in what is sure to be a fun event. The sand currently is ankle deep in places, and there are a few hills that are just this side of deadly, a lovely combination.
Enjoy!
Anne

By: Brian the Red

Brian the Red — Thu, 10 May 2007 02:13:21 +0000

Bicycles are prohibited, but several years back myself and a couple other renegades went mountain biking in the a couple of times on summer evenings. If the heat didn’t get you, the wide sandy trails would, we nicknamed them cake icing. But fear not, there are quite a few trails that are hard packed dirt, just depends on the loop.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 10 May 2007 01:47:29 +0000

Aiken in the summer = two words: stagnant heat. You wear it like a sweater.

By: rick (the other white meat)

rick (the other white meat) — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:29:12 +0000

I never met a bush I didn’t like.

By: ian

ian — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:20:27 +0000

I checked out the website. I like:

“No restroom facilities. Lots of bushes.”