who is doing an ultra this weekend? (Page 6)

report from my Kettle100 Ultra is now up!

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=444131

I've got Mohican 50 mile trail race in Ohio this weekend, and I'm looking forward to getting on some new trails since I've been burning out all the trails around me.  It's going to be a scorcher out there this weekend in the midwest.  Hope everyone stays hydrated and salted up.

I decided that this is my last ultra before Leadville 100 run in August, so I better make it count!

Jenn

Is there an online tracker for the Mohican 100?

I was trying to find the results ... GREAT JOB RYAN!!!  Can't wait to hear a race report.

I can't find them, there are a couple loclas running the 100

Hey thanks!  Mohican is a super tough course, with tons of hills, very rocky + rooty terrain, a hand over hand root climb out of a gorge, and beautiful views along the way.  Highlights included several soft pine sections, 200+ foot dropoffs along the ridgeline, and 95% single track.  The 100 milers out there were absolute beasts, for that is one hard race.  

I was lucky enough to move up in the ranks almost entirely between miles 42-47, which was a new experience for me and a nice reminder that ultras really are a patient runner's game.  

There was no tracker for Mohican -- in fact there weren't even any timing chips!  Just shout out your number at the aid stations, old skool style.  Hopefully Leadville will have more live info on their website.  

That looks like an awesome course.  Have a great time out there.  Those first 15 miles are going to be killer!  I was considering this race earlier this year but travel didn't work out.  

Had a good race.  It was super hot out which lead to a greater than 50% DNF rate.  I ended up finishing in 7th place with a time of ~26:30.  Nice course and well organized.

Going 63 miles at Black Hills (in your first 100 mile attempt) in those weather conditions is still a great accomplishment.  It was rough out there.  One definitely needed to stay on top of hydration and electrolytes as any little error would lead to signification negative effects.  Don't feel bad about it.  Learn from this event and the next time you will get it done.  I am sure that if the weather was "normal" you would have probably been just fine.

Hey Bill, big congrats to you on your race!  I was just reading Scott Dunlap's race report, and he mentions your name in there. Some good pics in there, and certainly looks like a helluva tough day.  He says, "Bill Geist took a full shower before hitting the road home (he would get 7th in 26:30)"  

Nice work.  Glad to hear that you had a good time.  This was the first 100 mile race in NM, so that lone finisher is the only person to have completed a 100 miler in NM.

Thanks for the link.  That report describes the race and conditions well.  My quick summary of the race:

After about 20 miles it got super hot out, so I took it easy and tried to drink as much as possible.  At around mile 30 I took a pretty bad fall and cut my elbows and chin and bruised my right hip really good (the next day I had a black and blue mark the size of my hand).  Coming into the 50 mile turn around I got off course by about a 1 mile and subsequently ran out of water.  I could tell at the 50 mile aid station that I was getting dehydrated and my muscles felt like they were going to cramp.  So I hung out there for over 30 minutes and drank a ton of water.  On the way back I continued to drink lots of water and take salt pills.  It never really did cool off at night but at around mile 70 I was feeling great again.  I was peeing a bunch and my muscles did not feel like they were going to cramp any more.  This was the first 100 mile race I actually ate to lot of solid food so many miles in.  So I actually ran fairly strong from mile 70 to 95 and passed a few people along the way.  When the sun came up the next morning it got hot quickly again and the last few miles were in the full sun.  So I just finished without killing myself.

I was really happy how I recovered during the race and was able to finish strong.  Overall it was a good race with mostly nice single track trail.  The volunteers and organization was great.  Up next is UTMB! 

Yes, we sat around for many hours discussing this while waiting for that finisher. He's a young kid, 26 and a strong runner. He'll be a hunted man next year!

Good luck and have a great race this weekend!  Looking forward to the RR when you're all done with a big shiny new buckle on your waist.  

What's that saying?  It's 90% mental and the rest is all in your head.  

A couple guys I run with around here are going to be there as well.  That's one helluva tough but fun looking course.  If you happen to be running with Matt or Steven from Michigan at any point during the day, know that you're in good company with some ultra vets...  And tell them Ryan is cheering for all of you. 

Electrolytes and patience (smart pacing), and that buckle will be yours.

Good luck!