Monday, October 31, 2016

October 2016 Totals

October    -    265.6 km
YTD - 2,952.8 km

Two 50 km  Trails Races completed " The Bad Thing " and " Horror Hill".  

Breakdown ...

Road  -   1X    10.3 km
Treadmill -  14X 96 km
Trail - 8X 150.3 km

23 runs were done with an unprecedented number of rest days 10 in total!  




Horror Hill - 50K Trail Ultra - October 29, 2016

 Did Horror Hill 50K on Saturday.   It was a whole lot easier then the Bad Thing the week before but it wasn't a walk in the park either.   Had a great day with lots of my running peeps.  This was the last OutRace event of the 2016 season so there awards were handed out afterwards,  It was great to see Grant getting his Slam swag as well as his AG award.

 I wasn't sure what to expect this race being that I was only 7 days out from my last  event.  I had a really solid effort fueled almost entirely with Gatorade and Potato Chips.   The 2.5K loop is very familiar to me and I quickly settled in doing more or less repeat segments of the occasional hill walk but it was mostly running.    I completed the 50K in 5hrs44min2sec the fastest 50 on the trail this year.   The quick time was a result of perfect weather a nice breeze and temps pushing into the mid teens ... always welcome in late October!


Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Lunch and some Bad Thoughts and Pictures

Logged the usual 5Ker in my meal break this eve.

I usually leave a few things out of a race report .... " Brain Freeze " ,  " Lucky I didn't break something " and " Trail Toes "   .  awe the unwritten chapters!

Hijacked a few race day pics .....



Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Lunch Run

With another 50Ker this weekend  and one done this past Saturday I decided that taking Sunday and Monday off would be OK.   Logged my usual 5K lunch run this evening on my meal break and was more or less 100% ready to go long again!  

Monday, October 24, 2016

The Bad Thing 50 km Ultra - Saturday October 22, 2016
























 Ran Ontario's only point to point 50K Ultra " The Bad Thing " on Saturday.    Loved the course  a real mixed bag of crazy single track 40% ,   tractor trails 40%   and road sections 20%.    Jumped on a bus in Auburn at around 6:30 am for a short ride into Goderich and before I knew it we were off and running at 7:00 am.   The race started at the Kiwanis Park just above the harbor.       We made an immediate drop to the harbor where the salt mine was then made a spectacular crossing of the Maitland River  over a very high foot bridge.   First single track was along the river bank in the dark narrow with lots of camber.     Made our way through a residential area of Godereich before heading out of town following the beautiful Maitland River.   First half of the run was a series of single track and tractor trails,  some easy and some really tough but all quite enjoyable.   The weather was iffy at best ,  high winds  ,  temps pushing 5C and lake effect showers even a little bit of frozen stuff thrown in.   In the forest it wasn't too bad but out in the open the wind was really nasty.   I was a little bit over dressed but for the most part quite comfortable with a single layer head to toe thermal gear.  Aid stations were space allot further apart then I am use to but I knew about it before hand so it was a no big deal thing.    I was felling pretty good and moving well through 34K but then I hit a section where all the hills were named ,  Lady's Slipper,  Old Eagle Nest and Cedar Hill.   Named hills are always something to behold and through the 40K mark it was pretty tough going.   Was little dehydrated and under nourished through the final 10Ks was still running 90% of the time but was doing the odd walk to  manage the HR and temps besides I wasn't looking for a time.    I the final K we did a river crossing it was a great way to clean up before wrapping the the run up.      Finished in 7hrs15min in 31 st position out of the 39 finishers.    Had a quick beer and a bit of chilly before heading out.    

Overall it was a great event a must so on next years race calendar.   It was staged from a great venue,  had fantastic volunteers including ample marshals at the important places.
























Garmin results ...
















Garmin elevation profile...
















Splits

16:20.86:20.86:171.0020316:216:175:011591760.9981
28:09.514:307:411.005178:097:415:341411680.8781
38:48.123:198:401.00898:488:407:361381620.8261
47:18.130:377:151.003107:187:155:461431610.9676
58:14.938:528:131.0040--8:158:135:171351610.9076
66:12.445:046:091.009156:126:095:471551641.0486
78:21.453:258:091.0026108:228:096:001401700.8575
85:47.059:125:391.0013--5:475:395:291571631.1084
910:361:09:489:291.0044210:369:295:381261750.7563
1010:571:20:459:051.0022--10:579:057:041121850.8156
117:54.41:28:407:491.0016337:547:493:481401790.9078
127:42.21:36:227:381.0011--7:427:384:041441890.9078
135:52.71:42:155:471.00--115:535:475:021541611.1083
147:09.01:49:247:041.0024--7:097:045:341531590.9289
159:54.71:59:188:271.0043309:558:273:391111810.9170
169:28.62:08:479:061.0016379:299:066:231271780.8372
179:57.42:18:448:461.0017299:578:466:001181790.8571
187:04.92:25:497:011.004--7:057:016:121521630.9377
196:21.42:32:116:151.009--6:216:155:581541611.0287
209:13.12:41:249:111.0033299:139:114:311181720.9273
217:44.72:49:087:421.0027--7:457:425:131351630.9575
228:59.72:58:088:311.008309:008:315:511321820.8472
236:42.23:04:506:371.00466:426:375:051521590.9886
249:24.43:14:159:211.0029109:249:215:541241580.8574
259:02.33:23:178:441.0019269:028:446:021311680.8468
266:55.83:30:136:551.00--116:566:555:551511970.9687
277:12.33:37:257:111.00617:127:115:501461560.9589
288:31.13:45:568:151.0011--8:318:153:061361590.8774
298:49.23:54:458:431.009--8:498:436:301301560.8774
308:20.94:03:068:191.007--8:218:194:551261780.9567
317:50.84:10:577:431.00197:517:435:401281591.0080
328:06.14:19:037:561.005208:067:566:371471700.8472
339:18.64:28:228:471.008--9:198:477:231301560.8360
3412:034:40:2510:171.0019712:0410:177:231061680.7853
3513:224:53:4710:281.0013213:2310:287:581081630.6954
369:59.85:03:479:591.0082610:009:596:411151680.8762
3714:085:17:5510:481.00251214:0710:486:44931680.7653
3810:405:28:359:551.0092410:409:557:381251590.7557
398:03.35:36:387:541.003--8:037:546:281391580.9084
4010:055:46:438:401.0023--10:058:405:511041560.9569
417:09.15:53:527:041.002--7:097:045:541431580.9878
427:41.86:01:347:291.0013147:427:296:111371560.9579
438:14.56:09:498:131.0023148:158:136:411341610.9073
447:36.56:17:257:321.00--267:367:326:231431560.9278
458:49.26:26:148:471.0018--8:498:476:201261580.9066
468:06.76:34:217:441.00--168:077:446:061391780.8981
477:03.66:41:256:551.0013107:046:555:551451590.9879
488:21.16:49:468:161.00--58:218:166:351271580.9471
498:15.26:58:018:091.0013--8:158:095:191361590.8962
508:03.97:06:058:031.00--98:048:035:121371590.9174
519:16.37:15:218:381.0024--9:168:386:191181590.9167
520:10.47:15:310:080.03----6:335:026:191521541.012
Summary7:15:317:15:316:53:2451.03668





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