Marathon Maniacs News Letter – August / September 2005
August Highlights
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5 new
members for the month of August (173 total members)
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Al Harman easily wins the Loop the Lake Marathon
· The beat goes on…Annie T. wins again, this time at the Crater Lake Marathon.
· A record 11 Maniacs run the difficult Crater Lake / Haulin' Aspen double.
· A double whammy for Maniac Craig Holcomb. Not only has he reached the pinnacle of Maniac Insanity (10 stars), he also wins the Lean Horse Ultra 50km!
*****IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT*****
If you find a discrepancy or are missing any information that
should be in the scorecard (number of marathons/ultras, total count and states/countries/provinces
run, please contact Main Maniac. He will be more than happy to make the corrections.
Or if you find that Main Maniac (with cat on head) has omitted your
name from a milestone (50, 100 marathon mark, placing in races, etc..) please,
please let him know…he wants to give credit where credit is due.
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Upcoming Marathon News
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Skagit Flats Marathon (9/12/05) Race Director and
Maniac #112 Terry Sentinella is happy to inform the Maniacs of a $5 discount on
their entry fee. They can get the discount two ways;
1) Enter online at active.com, http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1198020.
To get the discount on Active, enter 123 in the running club code selection.
Also ask that you enter Marathon Maniac under Club Affiliation, or
2) mail him a copy of the attached entry form. Just subtract $5 from the fee.
Please make sure you tell us you are a Marathon Maniac. I am also offering to
Marathon Maniacs the chance to pick their
number, assuming the number is available. I have had fellow Marathoners tell me
they like to use the number corresponding to the Marathon they are running, or
possible a B-Day, Lucky Number, etc. This is going to be on a first come first
serve basis. I will make every effort to get you the number you want. Once
again entries must be sent to me. I will be assigning numbers and taking care
of the runner databases. Can send entries to:
Skagit Flats Marathon Entry
C/O Terry Sentinella
P.O. Box 1562
Anacortes, WA 98221-6562
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Mount Desert Island Marathon
(10/16/05):
Race Director and Maniac Gary Allen is
extending a special
invitation for members of Marathon Maniacs to attend the 2005 Mount Desert
Island Marathon www.mdimarathon.org. We'll knock $25 off our entry fees (1/2
price!) for all current Marathon Maniacs members. Important Instructions:
1) you MUST apply by mail by printing our offline application
http://www.mdimarathon.com/offline_reg_02.html
2) Fill out the application and include only $25 per entry (plus any optional
pasta dinner fees)
3) Mention you are a member in good standing of the "Insane Asylum"
4) Mail the completed application back to us...Note: the offer is good right up
to race day!
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Cape Cod Marathon (10/30/05): Would you like
to run the Cod for free? If yes, then Maniac #81 Marie Bartoletti has
an offer for you. They are looking for pacers and the race director has asked
Marie to coordinate that effort. Your race registration fee will be comped, so
contact Marie mariebartoletti@hotmail.com
if you're interested.
Please
check out the new feature on the website "Meet the Members". Newest
"interviews" include Maniacs Bill
Mandler, Robert Hester and Lesa Overfield. Our goal is to have
each and every one of you profiled. The
monthly question…Gilligan's Island or Get Smart?
The
Marathon Maniacs…at the Races
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August 6
Frank Maier Marathon: Sue Fauerbach, Craig Holcomb, Larry Macon,
Steven Yee
If you're looking for another race bargain ($30), and you know someone up in Juneau where you can get free lodging, then the Frank Maier is for you. All told there were 50 marathoners, representing 20 states to run the out and back 2 lane highway on Douglas Island. As Sue and I drove to the start, we recognize the familiar gait of Larry Macon at mile 2, who elected to take the early start. One of the more scenic marathons, you'll surely get glimpses of bald eagles soaring the airways, as well as the majestic Mendenhall Glacier across Gastineau Channel just before the half marathon mark. Your reward for finishing the marathon…an all-you can eat BBQ featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, salmon and a variety of salads.
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Loop the Lake: A new maniac name gracing the headlines of marathonguide.com
Allan Harman, of West Vancouver, easily won the 2005 Loop The Lake Marathon with a time of 3:08:49. Peter Talbot, of Panorama, took second place in 3:31:19, and hometown runner Alan Dibb placed third in 3:33:25. The Women's field was led by Angie Abdou, of Fernie, who crossed the finish line in 4:07:30. Second place went to Patty Morris, of Calgary - who finished second in 2004 as well. She finished with a time of 4:17:07. Third place went to Lisa Redhead, also of Calgary, who finished in 4:41:51.
August 13
Crater Lake Marathon: Kevin Brosi, Bob and Lenore Dolphin, Michael Dutton, Sue Fauerbach, Richard Haase, Craig Holcomb, Eric Jensen, Ron Knecht, Kurt Lauer, Larry Macon, Cyndie Merten, Andrew Moore, Lesa Overfield, Keith Panzer, Jeff Perry, Tony Phillippi, Annie Thiessen, Chris Warren, Steven Yee.
Bob Dolphin's Crater Lake race report!
More press clippings from marathonguide.com…
Local Resident Tony Hawkes won the 2005 Crater Lake Marathon with a time of 2:49:00. In June of this year Hawkes was the runner up at the Newport Marathon. Second place went to Michael Georgi, of Honolulu HI, who crossed the finish line in 3:15:42. Georgi was the 2004 winner of the Valentine Marathon. Jack McDermott, of Tallahassee FL - runner up at the Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon earlier this year - placed third in 3:16:47. Annie Thiessen, of Tacoma WA, did it again when she won the Women's title in 3:30:56. This makes it the Marathon Maniac's seventh win this year. Yukiko Nichide, of Rye NY, took second place in 3:34:21, while Sarah Guttery, of Titusville FL, placed third in 3:47:38.
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Eric Jensen, Kieth Panzer, Andrew Moore and the Prez
Paavo Nurmi Marathon:Robert "srlopez" Lopez
Howl at the Moon 8
hour: Rick Korecki
August 14
Haulin' Aspen Marathon: Christel Elliot, Sue Fauerbach, Alex Juchems, Ron Knecht, Kurt Lauer, Larry Macon, Andrew Moore, Lesa Overfield, Jeff Perry, Van Phan, Tony Phillippi, Maura Schwartz, Dennis Spurlock, Annie Thiessen, Olga Varlamova, Mike Wakabayashi, Chris Warren, Rob Willis, Steven Yee, Jennifer Yogi. You guessed it…more Maniac madness from marathonguide.com
Timothy Vandervlugt, of Albany OR, won the 2005 Aspen Trail
Marathon with a time of 3:06:31. He was followed by Todd Ragsdade, of Talent
OR, who crossed the finish line in 3:13:30, and John Stolz, of Bend OR, who
placed third in 3:17:03. Amanda Bullat, also of Bend OR, led the Women's field
with a finish time of 3:32:15. Jennifer
Yogi, of Seattle WA, took second place in 3:48:40. Yogi won the Wenatchee
Marathon in April of this year. Van Phan,
of Maple Valley WA, took third place in 3:57:20.
Leading Ladies Marathon: More marathonguide news…Amy is on a ROLL, setting another personal best!
In the latest marathon to celebrate women in running, Tracey Stewart - the winner of North Dakota's Fargo Marathon in May - was the winner in the inaugural Leading Ladies Marathon with a time of 2:57:17. Cindy Lewandowski came in second in 3:17:19, and Amy Yanni, winner of the Brookings Marathon earlier this year, took third in 3:19:38.
Turkey Swamp 50km: Jack Heely
Log Train Trail
Marathon: Read how Steve "El
Pinquino" Fredrickson's race went…
Until recently, I had never heard of the “Log Train Trail
Marathon”, even though this was the 16th annual version of this event. I
discovered its existence while surfing the net for a marathon or ultra to run
in August. It is staged by the friendly folks of the Arrowsmith Radical Runners
from Port Alberni. There is an accompanying half-marathon. Both races are
billed as low-key “fun runs”. No official times are kept, nor are there any
prizes for
the first place male and female finishers. However, marathon finishers do
receive a “golden” railroad spike with the race name and date painted along the
sides—a nice touch.
For me, the good news is I finished in 12th place, although that placement
looks less impressive when one considers there were only 19 entrants in the
marathon. The bad news is I bonked. It took me 84 minutes to cover the final
12K! It was very hot and I became quite dehydrated. The race entry form warned
runners to carry their own water, so I was wearing my twin bottle pack
containing two bottles filled with Gatorade, plus an assortment of foodstuffs.
I also carried a full hand bottle. It was quite a bit of weight to lug on a hot
day, and when I looked around at the other runners, I wasn’t sure why I was
going to the trouble. Most of the other marathoners were toting just one
bottle. Had I been aware that the aid station personnel would refill the
bottles, I would have run the race with just one hand bottle. My fault—I should
have asked! Nonetheless, even though I burdened myself with the extra weight, I
made one big mistake with fluids that would cost me dearly later in the race.
The course begins and ends at McLean Mill, a restored sawmill a few miles north
of Port Alberni, and the terminus of a popular steam train ride from the town
of Port Alberni. The Log Train Trail was constructed along the old route of the
logging train used by the mill, and is therefore a fairly gentle grade to run.
From the start, runners ran on a gravel road through the sawmill grounds for
about one kilometer to reach the junction with the
Log Train Trail. At this junction, half-marathoners turned left, and
marathoners turned right. After a couple of easy kilometers, the marathon
course left the Log Train Trail, then wound around some back roads and through
some woods to the first turnaround. There was a water stop here.
From this point, we retraced our steps back to the Log Train Trail. After
passing by the trail junction (where a second water stop was placed), the route
continued along the base of the Beaufort Mountain Range. The grade was slightly
uphill for a couple of miles past this point. I enjoyed waving at the
half-marathoners as they headed back to the finish line. After crossing some
railroad tracks, the trail flattened out a bit. From here, I had the
impression that the trail was continuously CLIMBING, which surprised me, since
I was running along at a pretty good rate. In reality, the trail was
DESCENDING! I can't account for the optical illusion--maybe it was the heat.
I reached the turn-around point for the half-marathon and gulped some water at
the aid station there. I dropped my pack and hand bottle, then ran the next 3K
to the marathon turn-around. It was nice the get rid of the heavy pack, but
dumb not to take my hand bottle. This part of the course was pretty exposed,
and it was getting very hot. The aid station folks said there was water at the
marathon turn-around. In fact there wasn't. They offered to give me a package
of Gu, but without water to wash it down, I wasn’t inclined to accept their
kind offer.
While running to the turn-around, it still seemed like I was running uphill. I
could see a couple of runners off in the distance, and they appeared to be
“above” me. With all of this uphill running, I was looking forward to 12K of
downhill to the finish. However, when I turned around for the return leg, I was
stunned when I saw that the road seemed to be going uphill. How could this be?
When I started running, I knew it was true. Instead of “clipping
along”, I was now “laboring along” in the heat. Resigned to my fate, and now
dehydrated, I slowly headed uphill toward the finish.
By the time I reached the water stop where I’d left my pack,
I was very dry and running out of energy. I drank as much water as I could
hold, poured several cups over my head, and ate half a Power Bar. I picked up
my pack and
put it back on. I still had one bottle full of Gatorade, which I calculated
would get me to the finish line just over six miles away. Stupidly, I did not
refill either of my two empty bottles.
I bonked just after leaving the aid station. I switched from steady running to
a pattern of jogging for 3 to 5 minutes, then walking for one minute. I hoped
this strategy would get me in under 4:30 (my 21K split predicted a
4:04 finish!) As the temperature continued to rise, my pace, and the amount of
time I could run, continued to decrease. Much of the course was shaded, but
without any type of breeze, the air in the woods felt very warm and
oppressive. With 5K to go, I had sucked my hand bottle dry. At this point, I was
alternating jogging and waddling for one minute at a time. Incredibly, I passed
another runner during this stretch (I think it was fellow Maniac #107, Jim
Morton). Like me, he was feeling the effects of the heat. Shuffling along, I
finally reached the aid station at the junction of the trail. Thankfully it was
still manned, and I drank my fill of water before starting the last kilometer
to the finish. I calculated that I would need to run this kilometer in under 7
minutes to break 4:30. I didn't make it. As soon as I emerged from the shade, I
was forced to walk. I did manage to run the final 50 meters (uphill) and
waddled across the finish line in 4:30:06. Once I stopped, I felt very dizzy,
and almost went on my lips as I staggered about drunkenly. I worked my way to a
chair in the shade, and was able to recover my senses after a few moments. God,
I love this sport!
August 20
Grizzly Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Eric Jensen, Todd King,
Robert "srlopez" Lopez, Larry Macon, Cheryl Murdock, Terry Sentinella
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Robert "srlopez" Lopez, Marie Bartoletti, Terry Sentinella at Grizzly Marathon
Grey Rock 50km: Van Phan
Leadville Trail 100
miler: Andy Kumeda
LeanHorse Ultra 50km: Craig Holcomb was truly excited…
I actually won a race. I won the inaugural Leanhorse 50km in
SD this weekend. It seems the real talent was there for the 50 and the 100 miler.
But, for a slow guy like me, this was quite a thrill, especially considering
what I'm doing this year by running in all 50 states. Icing on the cake. Just
thought I'd share that with you.
August 21
Humpy's Classic
Marathon: Michael Shiach
Pikes Peak Marathon: Lois Berkowitz, Kurt Lauer, Ruth Morrow,
tony! Phillippi, aNnIe Thiessen
Silver State Marathon: Barb Bumann, Sue Fauerbach, Larry Macon, Chris Marr, Greg Miller, Jeff Perry, Steven Yee. It's been a banner month for the maniacs on the marathonguide.com reader board.
Yevgeny Gorkov of Moscow won the 2005 Silver State Marathon with a time of 3:06:06. He was followed by Michael Mahurin, of Culver City CA, who took second place in 3:06:15, and Joe Bowen, of Reno NV, who came in third in 3:09:23. The Women's race was led by Karen Thernka, of Rocklin CA, who broke the tape in 3:46:56. Jill Nelson of San Francisco placed second in 3:56:24, and Barbara Bumann, of Spokane WA, came in third in 4:02:04.
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Where is Waldo 100km: Meghan Arbogast, Sean Meissner. Ever wonder how it might feel to be amongst the race leaders? Read about Meghan's exciting ultra run…it almost feels like you're there!
Race morning arrived under a beautiful full moon and mild temperatures. I was anxious and excited to get started, and enjoyed the company of Ed and Jeff at the start line. We had done some training out here together and were all feeling ready to have a great day. I was convinced Ed and Jeff would, but this was new territory for me as it was my longest event yet, and I had not had a great experience with my first 50 miler one year ago. My time goals: fantasy - 11:59, reality - under 13 hours. The women's field was strong, with Kami Semick, Bev Anderson-Abbs - both well known, Wendy Montgomery - a Canadian 50k champion (?), Rhonda Sundermeir and Stacy Bunton. My race plan was to keep an honest effort with a HR of 165-ish, and upwards to 170 on the serious climbs.
5:00 a.m. arrived and With the clang of the gong the crowd shuffled off. I used both a headlamp and a flashlight and was glad for both. At the PCT trail head we single filed, and I kept my flash light beam on the heels of the man in front of me. Ed was a couple of runners back from me, and socializing as usual. I could see a woman up ahead going at an easy pace, and mistakenly identified her as Bev. I checked my HRM, and apparently wasn't sweating or was already dead, as it was registering 00. No worries, at least I knew I was going easy. Pretty soon I was passed by Josh - the first half of the Josh and Ashley show. I checked the HRM again. Nothing. Well, the fallback plan was to run with an effort of a short training run, so I decided to pick it up just a little. I passed the man and woman in front, and realized it wasn't Bev. We did a little more climbing, and Kami passed me, telling me I was setting a good pace. We meandered upwards to the music of Ed's chitchat, and up to the first set of lakes. The moon was shining on the water, the air was cool, life was good. And I never heard from Ed again. I repassed Josh, who later told me he was having problems for the first hour. Kami was getting out of site ahead, and then I saw Bev in the bushes. In moments she was flying by me. "Nice run at White River" I said. "Thanks!" "Don't you ever get tired?" I asked. "Yes!" and she was gone. We were now in a nice downhill section. I felt good, I felt patient, and none of my niggly pains were of concern. In less than one hour from the start I was able to turn of my lights.
I hoped to be to Gold Lake aid station by 1:40-1:50, so was quite surprised and somewhat concerned when I got there at 1:35. Curt jumped up from the aid station, ran towards me to make sure I didn't need anything, and I assured him I had crew up the trail a bit. In 100 yards, Brian, Ruby, Jeffers and Perro were waiting. I grabbed a fresh camel back, fresh Nathan pack with sandwich and cookies, and hiked up the trial to the road. I took the sandwich out and chewed off a bit. Kelly Woodke was on the road, and ran me up to the Fuji Trail head, telling me I looked great, asking if I needed anything, and sent me up the trail. I hiked the first bit, struggling with the sandwich was obviously not edible before spatting it out and going for the cookies. I found I could eat cookies and drink Accelerade as it was not unlike cookies dunked in Kool-aid.
Now I was alone. So soon! I hiked the steep bits, ran the runable stuff. The HRM was half working. Or maybe one-third, as I don't think my resting rate is much lower than the 37 it was showing. I ignored it and kept up the 'training pace' feel. I passed the beautiful lakes, breathed in the good air, and stayed focused. Finally, I reached the out and back up to Mt. Fuji and began meeting the early starters. It was a group effort all around out there - everyone fighting for everyone. There were many hiking spots, and I began to wonder if we had hiked this much in training or had I gone out too fast? Oh well, I would know when I summitted, as my time goal was 3:10. I went through the aid station after a drink of Gu-2-O, and began the final ascent. It looked like I was even more ahead of schedule, so I just took my time. Finally, with about 4 minutes to the top, Bev appeared, followed by Jeff, Kami, and then Andy. I summitted at 2:57 to see an excited Craig Thornley "you women are eating up the course!" Since I was ahead of my game plan, I decided to enjoy the view of Waldo for a full 5 seconds. As I started down, Craig yelled "Be patient!". On my way down, I encountered Rhonda and Stacy, both looking very good. At the aid station, Clem was just coming in, and I was encouraged to see him doing so well. For the remaining portion of the out-and-back I met friendly words from many ultra friends. Dana was on her way up and struggling - her stomach gave her irreconcilable troubles for which she deserves a purple heart for covering the 33 miles to Lake Charleton.
At the end of the out-and-back I was alone again, and flying downhill. I hoped to arrive at Mt. Ray aid station at 4:10-ish, and again was still ahead when I arrived in under 4 hours. There was Curt again, flying around, directing us to food - I had never felt better in a training run at this point, but also knew I needed to be eating better. I went up to the aid station and grabbed some PBJ that was actually edible, and then walked to my crew, which now included my dad, gave Brian my camel back for 2 hand held bottles. I told him he could take the sandwiches out of the bags - I couldn't eat them. I grabbed my gel flask, and at the last minute remembered to leave my long sleeve shirt, as the temperatures were rising. I flung in on the trail for Ruby to come get, and off I went.
The next 2 hours would be tough. The climb to the Twins aid station is runable, and uphill. Josh passed me again, for good this time, calling me a superstar - surprising what effect words have on the ego. I passed a few more early starters, some suffering perhaps a bit too much as the encouragement didn't seem to help them. At the Bobby Lakes trail Junction, I passed the other Clem who was very kind, asked me my name, told me to do good. Shortly afterwards the trail was obliviated by a fresh tree fall that caused a bit of a pause, but the high road looked good, and in no time I was back at it. The HR was still not helpful, but the watch was - knowing about how long it took to get to aid stations eased the mind. I could finally hear voices, and WHUMP - I was on the ground. Choice words were spoken, and with a new rush of adrenaline, I was around the corner and in site of the aid station, when WHUMP 2 - there I was again. "Hey - it's Meghan! Go Meghan." Yay, me. I dusted off, walked up drank some coke, and some water, and headed out to the well wishes of Sander and Melissa. A little more climbing and the course gradually changed from uphill, to rolling, to downhill. Soon I saw Craig? - No! It was DFL! He looked fantastic, perky, clean, full of good spirits and so not-in-last-place. I passed dirtygirl gaiters who looked strong - and I have decided on the leopard stripe gaiters. Soon I could I see Charleton Lake and hear the aid station folks. A sharp turn in and there was Dad and Brian - Brian had everything ready for me - 2 full bottles, and a fresh pack - but I hadn't touched mine yet, so kept it on. I ran on into the aid station to the faces and cheers of so many friends. This is the most populated aid station, as it is easy for many to get too. Jan, Els, John, Peter, Ruby, they all blurred together. I looked over the food and decided on watermelon. I had arrived in 6 hours - still 10 minutes ahead, and I wasn't about to sprint out. I said "well, those other girls must be WAY ahead of schedule" and Jan assured me I would catch them. Just as I turned to go, I saw Theresa Schut just beaming at me - she gave me a hard hug which further boosted me on out.
The next section was very runable, but I was also feeling sore all over. I contemplated taking some Alleve, but waited to see if things would change with the terrain. I was getting occasional heart rate readings - sometimes 145, sometimes 175, sometimes 160, then 88. I guess I wasn't staying sweaty long enough. I passed another early starter, and was alone again. When I finally arrived at the next aid station, I was 9 minutes ahead of my projected time. I drank, ate some melon, and sponged the back of my neck. Then I headed into the vortex. This section has been the ruination of a few runners. It is a climb with lots of runable sections. The elevation is a bit more than I am comfortable with, but today I quite frankly sucked here. Perhaps from the accumulation of the event so far - but I felt myself walking more and more, and resetting my goals to "Well, I will probably still get my hat, and hopefully still be under 14.5 hours". I was having the classic low point. I never quit trudging on and finally made to Brian who had run out to the trail from Lake Charleton to crew me and Ed. He was so positive and helpful. I asked him how Jeff was doing - "He is doing GREAT! He is 10 minutes in the lead!" I nearly started crying for him I was so pleased, but held it together. I said "how about Ed?" and he said Ed was hurting, and I was disappointed for him, and missing him telling me to get my butt in gear. I told Brian I hadn't been eating much, pulled out my gel flask and took a shot, then put it back in my pocket. I took my fresh camel back, and Brian told me that when Jeff went by, he was hiking with really long strides, and I might try that too. So on I went, up to Jeff's brother Thomas, who had taken the early start. He had a pacer with him, and he was kind in his words, telling me I looked great. I sure didn't feel it.
When I finally reached the climb the Twin's summit, I was relieved, even though the next 12 minuts would be facing a wall of loose lava dust and gravel. Bev had just come down, so I was somewhat surprised to see I was only 18-20 minutes behind her. Then about 2 minutes up, here comes Kami. We encouraged each other, and I kept my head down to avoid looking directly at the wall ahead. One step in front of the other, I made it up, ran to the end, checked in with the race officials, and turned around to go back down. I skied down, and enjoyed the next almost couple of miles to the Twin's aid station for the 2nd time. I was ready to have more gel, reached down to pull out the flask and - what? It was GLUED to the mesh pocket, which was now a mess pocket. I could not get it out. Sean Meissner was now at the aid station having completed his first half of the relay. I pointed to my mess, and Sander quickly went to work on it. I drank lots of water, took a clif shot, while he finally wrestled the thing out. I told him to keep it for me. I ate a couple of potato chips, more melon, and then off I went. I was feeling good again. I had fallen of the pace by 14 minutes, but was focused and ready to go. The downhill was great. In about 20 minutes I was again crewed by Brian - he brought me an extra bottle to drink right then as he was concerned about my calorie deficit. Flying Bill was there, and he gave me a race update - apparently Jeff was still ahead, and Flying Bill had somehow missed Andy going by - they thought he had dropped - and Bev was quite a bit ahead (no one gave me numbers) and Kami was gaining on her. I started to hang around a little too long, and Brian got after me to get out of there. I was still feeling the goodness of the second wind, and looked forward to the last climb of the day.
As I neared the next aid station, two volunteers were coming down the trail - "What do you need? What can we get you?" "Gel and water, please", and they turned around and started running up the trail. It felt like we ran for a mile, but it was probably only 100 yards. When I got there they were ready with the request. After I drank the water I dumped the ice down my shirt, and they offered to sponge me cool. I ate some melon while they did, then began the last, most wonderful ascent of them all - Maiden Peak. I knew it took an hour in training, and rumor has it that one hour on race day is good stuff. I hiked, ran, hiked, ran, hiked with hands-on-hips, ran with hands-on-hips, trudged with hands-on-hips, and finally made it to the John Ticer, and boy, talk about a sight for sore eyes! I knew I could count on him to say the right things to get me up the rest of the way. He asked how I was doing - "I HURT!". Only a few more minutes, and I was met my Kami coming down - "Did you catch Bev?" "Not yet!". Kristin Jossi was right behind her (the second half of the Meissner/Jossi show) and she yelled "come catch us!" I powered up the rest of the way to Kelly Woodke, walked around the rock cairn keeping one finger on top so as not to fall of the edge, and he said "you're exactly 10 minutes behind the lead." Well, that was better!
I began the rocky descent carefully - didn't want to blow anything at this point - back down to John. He asked what hurt, to which I replied "I just ran (choice words) 52 miles - everything hurts!" "Oh, so nothing really". He was right. I was out of there, stepping carefully where it was treacherous, and sailing down the clear paths. Very soon, I arrived at the final aid station, where I was surrounded by wonderful women wiping grime and salt from me with moist towlettes. How are you supposed to want to leave that? I asked for a clif shot and water, downed them, grabbed some melon and Karen Gnass walked with me, still towelling me off. Barbara was encouraging me, insisting I could catch those women. I choked down the melon, and started to run. And did I run! I ran more of this section than I did in training. I also reached the point of fatigue and effort that I resulted in grunting and sighing with nearly every step. I hadn't had this good of a race in over a year where I could push into that fatigue and draw out such effort. All those miles in training were paying back big time. I knew I was going to be around 12 hours, but not sure how close. I ran up and down hills until finally reaching the PCT for the final 4 miles to the finish. This downhill is the kind where you can left gravity do the work, and you don't have to put on the brakes. The grunting ceased until the flat bits by the lakes. I mentally yelled at myself to just keep going to the end of lake, and there is more downhill. Finally, I saw Sean and Kristin - he had run from the finish to meet Kristin, and they said - "you look great! Kami is in first! You're going to catch Bev" "What happened to Bev?" "She is jogging in - she hurt herself." I kept running hard, and with about a mile to go I caught her. "You're injured?" "Yep". "That's crap. It isn't supposed to happen that way." I went by and pondered how she must be feeling and wondered how I would react if it were me.
I could hear the traffic of hwy 58. I kept looking for the PCT trailhead. Every turn seemed like it must be the last turn. AUGGGGHHH! Finally, I could see the sign board. WHOO-HOOO! I turned towards the finish, some 300 yards away. It was a sweet moment when I could see them, but they couldn't quite see me. Then the realization, and I could hear Craig announcing the next woman finisher, with her Berry Sport Hill Pack Rat shorts - sheesh. I crossed the line in a final time of 12:08, a new master's course record. I stood dead in my tracks, not wanting to take another step. Ruby was the first one to hug me and then Brian. Craig ran over with my choice of hats (tomato, please, I want to be like Ed), a congratulatory hug and look of sheer delight at the outcome of the women's race. Kami was quick to congratulate me, and then a whole entourage of family and friends. And Jeff. Mr. Riley did us proud. He ran his predicted time of 11:11, edged out by Andy only towards the end. We both claimed bridesmaid prizes, and felt encouraged by our efforts. Ed rallied as always (the come-back-kid) to finish with a high knees and a big grin, and 45 minute course PR. Jeff's brother Thomas finished tough with severe cramps, and Chris Thornley is now a bonafide mid-packer!
My only injury (so far) is possibly unique. The gel mess from the flask had run down my leg and into the top of my sock. The sock glued itself to my leg, and caused quite a nasty burn. Looks sort of like a barbed wire accident. I think I'll order my dirtygirls soon. My special thanks to Curt and Craig, and all the fabulous volunteers. What a celebration of what this ultra running is all about. Beautiful course, volunteers galore, seclusion, partying, crying, hurting, euphoria. Man-oh-man.
August 27
Bulldog 50km: Andy Kumeda
Cascade Crest 100
miler: Tony Covarrubias, Al Harman,
Robert Hester, Tony Phillippi, Annie Thiessen
Mesa Falls Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Brenton Floyd, Craig
Holcomb, Ron Knecht, Robert "srlopez" Lopez, Amy Yanni
Run With the Horses
Marathon: Sue Fauerbach, Larry
Macon, Steven Yee
August 28
Quebec City Marathon: Cheri Gillis, Gregg Walchli
Iowa Trails Marathon: Larry Macon
The Maniac sage…Words to make you smile…
Who won the zombie race? ...It was "Dead" even!
Noteworthy Accomplishments / Promotions / Omissions / Maniac
Stuff:
Ø Titanium Maniac: Congratulations to Craig Holcomb for achieving the highest level of Insanity (10 stars) by running marathons in 30 states so far in 2005, while on his way to 50 states this year.
Ø Iridium
Maniacs: Congratulations to Lesa
Overfield, Jeff Perry also completed the extreme double of Crater Lake and the Haulin' Aspen Marathons on consecutive
days. Also making Iridium status is Amy
Yanni, whom has completed 9 marathons in 9 states so far this year.
Ø Silver Maniac: Jack Heely just completed 6 marathons in 6 months, thus elevating him to silver status.
Ø 100 marathon mark: Tony Phillippi
Ø
Thanks again to John Elliot for his valuable time and
effort for linking marathonmaniacs.com with marathonguide.com, and establishing
the race spreadsheet and bulletin board options.
Maniacs…Off to the Races in 2005
Ø
Larry Macon - 48 races…Steven Yee - 33 races…Craig Holcomb -
32 races…Brenton Floyd - 25 races…Tony
Phillippi…25 races…Tom Detore, Steve Boone, Kurt Lauer and Richard Haase…18
races
Ø
Sue Fauerbach - 32 races…Annie Theissen - 26 races…Van Phan -
20 races…Diana "Slug" Robinson - 19 races…Olga Varlamova, Cheryl
Murdock, Marie Bartoletti - 17 races
New Members for the Month of August
8/08 - Peggy Nelson-Panzer #169 (Aurora, Colorado): The third wife-husband
team (husband Keith #93) to join the Maniacs, Peggy has run some fast marathon
times the past few years. A bronze Maniac, Peggy's streak is 3 marathons in 3
months.
8/11 - Dave Bridgeman #170 (Cle Elum, Washington): Dave has completed 33 marathons in 5 states and Canada. So far in 2005, he has completed 6 marathons, finding out that while in 1991 he ran his fastest marathon, the older he gets, the faster he used to be!
8/12 - Scott Krell #171 (Snohomish,
Washington): Scott's marathoning goes back to 1987 and since that time has
completed 69 ultras and 30 marathons in 6 states and Canada. His streak was
running 13 races in 1995. An
adventerous runner, you may spot Scott at the mountains, as he's run around Mt.
St. Helens and Mt. Adams.
8/12 - Wayne Wright #172 (Melbourne, Florida): Wayne has completed 6
marathons (13 total) and plans to run 6 more in 2005. He's at the bronze level
now but hungers for Iridium. Go get em' Wayne…You can do it!
8/14 - Fiona Wright #173 (Melbourne,
Florida): The 4th husband and wife team to be initiated into the
Insane Asylum, Fiona with husband Wayne has run marathons in exotic locales
such as Antarctica, Italy and soon in England.
Fiona has 7 lifetime marathons to her credit.
UPCOMING MANIACS at the RACES
September 3
Pocatello Marathon: Sue Fauerbach, Eric Jensen, Bill Mandler,
Tom Neuman, Steven Yee, Guy Yogi, Jennifer Yogi
September 4
Monster Trail
Marathon: Laura Bleakley, Cathy Troisi
Moray Marathon: Fiona Wright, Wayne Wright
New Mexico Marathon:Ruben Contreras, Philip DeYoung, Craig
Holcomb, Diana "Slug" Robinson, Terry Sentinella, Chris Warren
Tupelo Marathon: Paula Boone, Steve Boone, Andrew Edwards,
Brenton Floyd, Cheryl Murdock, Keith Panzer, Steve Supkoff, Sam Thompson
Run on the Sly
50m/50km: Andy Kumeda
September 5
American Discovery
Trail Marathon: Philip DeYoung, Sue
Fauerbach, Robert "srlopez" Lopez, Dennis Spurlock, Chris Warren, Amy
Yanni, Steven Yee
September 10
Bismark Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Craig Holcomb, Larry
Macon
Uncle Joe's 50 km: Christel Eliot, Sean Meissner, Gunhild
Swanson, Jack Swanson
Wasatch 100 mile: Olga Varlamova
September 11
Erie Marathon at
Presque Isle: Paula Boone, Steve
Boone, Ruth Morrow, Cathy Troisi
Skagit Flats Marathon:
Jim Boyd, Shelleena Bunker, Janet
Burgess, May Cheng, Ruben Contreras, Tony Covarrubias, Bob and Lenore Dolphin,
Michael Dutton, Sue Fauerbach, Marc Frommer, Cheri Gillis, Richard Haase, Kurt
Lauer, Mark Looi, Robert "srlopez" Lopez, Jeff Perry, Michael Shiach,
Michael Wakabayashi, Chris Warren, Steven Yee
Stowe Marathon: Craig Holcomb, Charles Sayles
September 17
Air Force Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Don Kienz, Rick Korecki,
John Richeson
Rochester Marathon: Laura Bleakley, Ruth Morrow
Shore to Shore
Marathon: Bob and Lenore Dolphin,
Michael Dutton, Sue Fauerbach, Diana "Slug" Robinson, Michael Shiach,
Chris Warren, Steven Yee, Guy Yogi, Jennifer Yogi
Top of Utah Marathon: Janet Burgess, Bill Mandler,
Pumpkin Butt 50 mile: Brenton Floyd
Bohemian Alps 50 mile:
Tom Detore
Cle Elum Trail 50km: Cheri Gillis, Richard Haase, Kurt Lauer,
Sean Meissner, Van Phan
Angeles Crest 100 mile: Andy Kumeda
September 18
Des Moines Marathon: Paula Boone, Steve Boone,
Dutchess County Classic
Marathon: Laura Bleakley
Jimmy Fund: Cathy Troisi
Maui Marathon: Robert "srlopez" Lopez, Keith
Pazer, Rian Rosenthal, Gunhild Swanson, Jack Swanson
Montana Marathon: Kevin Brosi, Craig Holcomb, Ron Knecht,
Dennis Spurlock, Amy Yanni
Two Bear Marathon: Barb Bumann, Sue Fauerbach, Chris Marr,
Jeff Perry, Tony Phillippi, Chris Warren, Steven Yee
September 24
Kansas City Marathon:Brenton Floyd, Sue Fauerbach, Kurt Lauer,
Steve Supkoff, Steven Yee
September 25
Adirondack Marathon: Laura Bleakley
Clarence DeMar
Marathon: Marie Bartoletti, Keith
Panzer
Fox Cities Marathon: Fiona Wright, Wayne Wright
Lewis and Clark
Marathon: J Ellis, Alex Juchems, Rob
Willis
Omaha Marathon: Tom Detore, Sue Fauerbach, Brenton Floyd,
Craig Holcomb, Kurt Lauer, Steve Supkoff, Steven Yee
Quad Cities Marathon: Steve Monk
Toronto Waterfront
Marathon: Don Kienz, Cathy Troisi
In an attempt to make the Marathon Maniacs one of the best and unique running clubs out there, we want to hear how we’re doing. You as members know what you want and what you don’t want, so don’t hesitate to let us know. We can’t guarantee that we can accommodate every request, but we’ll do the best we can.
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