Frozen Sasquatch 50K - RunUltra Marathon


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Charleston, West Virginia
United States
West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 5h 20m 25s
Overall Rank = 9/42
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 5/12
Pre-race routine:

Got up, ate a waffle, an egg, drove to the race, drank 6 oz Gatorade, and walked around
Event warmup:

not much. Wh needs to warm up when you will be running for 5+ hours
Run
  • 5h 20m 25s
  • 31.07 miles
  • 10m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first 50K. It was fantastic. I took it nice and easy the whole time. Never felt too beat up. Felt better at the end of it that I normally do after a marathon. 4 aid stations per loop, mostly 3-4 miles apart. Good volunteers, good ultra food/gel/soup at stops. The soup tasted so good at the last stop, after all of the sugary drinks for 4.5 hours.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I wasn't trying to set any records, just finish comfortably and make my flight home.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate a fantastic bowl of chili, took a hobo shower in the bathroom and drove straight to the airport

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing

Event comments:

GREAT race. No frills. Patagonia long sleeve tech shirt - still ugly. Very organized. Great aid stations and volunteers. Great trails - just in the middle of nowhere. Very well marked, never got worried about being lost, even though I ran for the last 2 hours without seeing another runner. Would highly recommend it.




Last updated: 2012-01-01 12:00 AM
Running
05:20:25 | 31.07 miles | 10m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/12
Overall: 9/42
Performance: Good
Course: 2 loops of a 15.8 mile trail. Very well marked, a few steep hills, both up and down. Several very small creek crossings - you could jump across or skip over rocks easily.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5