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by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:36 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

Over.

At 36 hours two runners are on loop three. Neither runner is eligible to continue to loop four. #BM100


Conditions just too bad.

jono
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:24 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

36h cutoff to start lap 4 coming up in a few minutes... no sign of the two runners.
Seems over. Nobody is going to finish this year. Maybe fun run.
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:13 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

Two runners left: Gary and Guillaume.
Both on lap 3.
Everyone else is out.
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:30 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

Valery Caussarieu, the first French runner ever to begin loop three, quits loop three withou getting a book. The French record remains two loops. #BM100 ^^^ Keith on Twitter He had started late, though, so was only eligible for the "fun run". 4 runners left - 1 on the "fun run",...
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:22 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

So looks like only 3 runners made the cutoff to start lap 3 and still be eligible for the full 100...
Gary
Ally Heaven
Guillaume Calmattes

The last two started loop 3 at 23:58... cut it a little fine.
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:33 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

Yeah all the hand wringing about the popularity of the event gets pretty annoying after awhile. It's like watching Kurt Cobain interviews.

jono
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:25 am
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: Cyclists boycotting these brands...
Replies: 17
Views: 21820

Re: Cyclists boycotting these brands...

MEC had a big fuss a few years ago when a group of members put an Israeli boycott to a vote: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/mec-governance-changes-sparks-dissent-among-long-time-loyalists/article26852082/ I'm kind of curious where this ends... I mean Phillip Morris owns Kraft and...
by jonovision_man
Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:54 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

The Real Keith @keithdunn At 23:05:35 Gary Robbins finishes loop two. #BM100 8:40 AM - 25 Mar 2018 60 hours, 5 loops, ~12h/loop... but last year he finished lap 2 at 20h18. So quite a bit behind the pace he needs I think. https://twitter.com/keithdunn <-- best place I've found for updates. https://...
by jonovision_man
Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:48 pm
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Re: Barkley Marathon 2018

Yeah the weather/conditions make it pretty bloody unlikely anyone finishes this year...

jono
by jonovision_man
Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:33 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Barkley Marathon 2018
Replies: 20
Views: 27126

Barkley Marathon 2018

"The conch was blown at 8:33. #BM100"

:dance:
by jonovision_man
Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:11 am
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: The Even Darker Side... Adventure Racing!
Replies: 14
Views: 16990

Re: The Even Darker Side... Adventure Racing!

Just committed to Storm the Trent! I might have to buy a new bike before then, and I am committed to getting strong. Our team caption is going hard core and expectation is to win the whole damn thing! So yah I need to up my game. Which version? We're doing "just" the "Hike" agai...
by jonovision_man
Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:55 am
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: Team Sky, British Cycling in doping trouble
Replies: 0
Views: 6820

Team Sky, British Cycling in doping trouble

There's been something fishy there from when Wiggins climbed his big old butt up mountains with the featherweight little dudes... Track cycling at the Olympics was fishy too. Glad something is finally coming to light.... maybe. First few drips. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/new-details-emerge-abou...
by jonovision_man
Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:05 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Too many races ?
Replies: 5
Views: 5200

Re: Too many races ?

For trails, the demand is still outweighing the supply. Races are filled and sold out months in advance and as a result the prices have ballooned. That is a different problem from what he's describing, but it frustrates me. :/ Why is that? Not enough RDs willing to set up races, or are the Conserva...
by jonovision_man
Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:03 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Too many races ?
Replies: 5
Views: 5200

Re: Too many races ?

Jwolf wrote:Isn't this a self-limiting problem?


Yeah exactly. It's like asking if there are too many restaurants - if there are today, there won't be in a few months. The market will decide which are viable.

jono
by jonovision_man
Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:02 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: Park Run Canada
Replies: 3
Views: 5469

Re: Park Run Canada

I'm in Whitby! :dance:

I know some people who've done it, they said it was great. I haven't got out yet, figure I'll join them sometime, someday...

jono
by jonovision_man
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:19 am
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

Aaaanyway enough about me... :) The race itself was really great. Course was tougher than I had remembered, though - definitely needed trail shoes, especially in the wet. I had it in my head that the first ~6km was pretty representative of the first half, but it really isn't - it's easy and mostly d...
by jonovision_man
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

Annelizabeth wrote:dosn't hurt at your annual physical to get a ECG done, just for a baseline.


Yep I'm on top of that, fit as a fiddle.

jono
by jonovision_man
Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:09 am
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

In short, :lol: I don't think it's heart condition related - was checked out by paramedics at race finish due to paranoia, but all normal. Ran yesterday, all was fine, heart was fine, responded normally to increases and decreases in pace. Suspect a combination of humidity and lack of sleep, maybe f...
by jonovision_man
Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:31 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

Suckage Just curious, if you had not known what your actual heart rate was during the race, just known that you felt you were working to hard do you think you would have gotten as scared? Probably! I was really hitting a wall every time I'd try any kind of exertion, so it would have still been clea...
by jonovision_man
Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

I DNF'd. I don't know what went wrong - just felt completely off, barely managed 25km, let alone 50km! Heart rate was going bonkers and crashed completely. More blah blah blah here if anyone's interested: http://www.marshmallowman2ironman.com/2017/10/race-report-vulture-bait-50km-trail-run.html Too ...
by jonovision_man
Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:37 pm
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: I don’t know whether to put this here or in the ultra section
Replies: 3
Views: 7918

Re: I don’t know whether to put this here or in the ultra section

There's always some crazier, isn't there? ;)

jono
by jonovision_man
Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:37 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

I'm doing Sticks 'N Stones tomorrow (50K) How'd that go? I checked it out - loops a'plenty, eh? :) Forecast for Saturday going a bit sideways... http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/on-137_metric_e.html At the moment it's saying high of +19C and sunny. :help: I can't deal with that kind of heat for 50k....
by jonovision_man
Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:01 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Re: Vulture Bait 2017

This is one race I haven't done yet but want to try. The weekend never works for me. Good luck though, I'm sure you'll have a great time. I know it's a great event and a fun course. Let us know what you think! I'm doing Sticks 'N Stones tomorrow (50K) Nice! I did the 25km back in 2009... it was gre...
by jonovision_man
Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:23 pm
Forum: Ultras and Trail Running
Topic: Vulture Bait 2017
Replies: 13
Views: 21222

Vulture Bait 2017

Anyone else doing it? I'm in for 50k... not sure what I was thinking (but it went something like "I'll lose a bunch of weight and will be in great shape for this, it'll be awesome!"). Pretty nervous about the temps! +26C this Saturday - what's going on . :? Hoping for single-digit highs ne...
by jonovision_man
Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:34 am
Forum: The Dark Side
Topic: The Even Darker Side... Adventure Racing!
Replies: 14
Views: 16990

Re: The Even Darker Side... Adventure Racing!

http://postdink.blogspot.ca/2017/10/wilderness-traverse.html Thanks, you asking made me write this. It was hard, so so hard. Awesome! :) On the running being your strength - this is indeed the big challenge of team racing, you're only ever as fast as the slowest person, so it's less about people's ...

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