Inspiring

Check out this movie trailer on You Tube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OOzG0z1K3Do

It will put a smile on your face, make you realize and give you hope.

Angeles Crest 100 - pacing duties

Checking out a new race is always a ton of fun and getting to travel with friends is all the better. This weekend Justin & Maggie Angle and I headed to California for the Angeles Crest 100 miler. The start is in Wrightwood, a quiet ski town and finishes in the city of Pasadena. The runners zig-zag back and forth across highway 2 making it relatively easy for the crews.

Justin put together a great 100 mile effort. In only his third 100 miler he placed 4th overall in a time of 20:38. The race was a good one to watch as the top spots shifted quite a bit. Justin stayed consistent and was in the top 10 all day. Final Results I picked him up at Chilao, mile 52 and got to take him all the way to the finish. I'd had a dream the night before that he dropped me in the last 11 mile descent from Sam Merrill to the finish, so made it my goal to become a better downhill runner before the end of the race. Fortunately I was able to stick with him and see him cross the quiet finish line.

I'm guessing Justin will write a race report on his blog, so check there for more details. A great weekend out in the hills, checking out a new course (yes, I'm thinking about next year). I only captured a few pictures. Clicking on the picture of Justin should get you there.

Congrats to all the AC, Plain and Cle Elum racers the past 2 weekends! Busy racing time!

Lots of great racing this weekend!

It isn't often that I look forward to a call to wake me up before 4am, but this morning I was anticipating it. My phone rang at 3:50am and on the other end was Roch Horton super happy to have arrived at the Homestead (Wasatch Front 100 finish line) before the 24 hour mark! Sub 24 at Wasatch means acceptance to the Royal Order of the Crimson Cheetah, a Cheetah belt buckle and participation in the ceremony. Congrats Roch!

Same race, Kyle Skaggs in his first 100 blazed it in 19:35, which I think is a new course record by 10 minutes. Liz Irvine also in her first 100 ran 23:29, the sixth woman ever to go under 24 hours! Hiroki Ishikawa finished the grand slam this year, slipping his final race in just under 30 hours. So many stories out there and great finishes.

Also this weekend was the IAU 100 World Championships, final results are now posted online. The US women placed 4th, with Kami Semick placing 9th, Devon Crosby-Helms 15th and Julie Udchachon 16th. The US men placed 3rd with Howard Nippert 8th, Greg Crowther 11th and Chad Ricklefs 17th.

Finally another race I was watching was the McKenzie River 50k, results are not yet posted.