The Sulphur Springs thread started off this way, innocently, and blossomed into a fun little thread. So why not....
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Creemore Vertical Challenge
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AirForceRunner
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Creemore Vertical Challenge
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2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
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Doonst
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
I hope to. There are some possible family plans that may interfere. Maybe, 25 K. I heard its hilly.
next up:
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
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Robbie-T
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Is it fun?
Mississauga Marathon - 2:52
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
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"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
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AirForceRunner
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Robbie-T wrote:Is it fun?
I've heard it is....only 9 kms are flat, there are rope assist sections, it finishes in the RDs backyard where you can jump in a creek, and there's free Creemore Springs beer at the finish (yummy)!
What more can you ask for?
http://www.itsmyrun.com/?display=myrace ... orceRunner
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
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Robbie-T
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
AirForceRunner wrote:Robbie-T wrote:Is it fun?
I've heard it is....only 9 kms are flat, there are rope assist sections, it finishes in the RDs backyard where you can jump in a creek, and there's free Creemore Springs beer at the finish (yummy)!
What more can you ask for?
hhmm those are the correct ingredients for fun. So 1/3 of the race is flat?
Would like to, I'll see if it fits.
Mississauga Marathon - 2:52
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
ItsMyRun.com
"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
ItsMyRun.com
"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
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West Grey Runner
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Robbie-T wrote:AirForceRunner wrote:Robbie-T wrote:Is it fun?
I've heard it is....only 9 kms are flat, there are rope assist sections, it finishes in the RDs backyard where you can jump in a creek, and there's free Creemore Springs beer at the finish (yummy)!
What more can you ask for?
hhmm those are the correct ingredients for fun. So 1/3 of the race is flat?
Would like to, I'll see if it fits.
I've heard 9 K are flat or downhill, the rest is up.
Hey! For some strange reason, people seem to think that you should train on
hills in order to do well on the fairly flatish Creemore race. This makes
little sense as well over 9K of the 25K course is level or even downhill!
A 25 K hourglass loop with 50% trail, 50% country road and almost no cliffs. The course is hilly (60% uphill and 30% downhill), climbing the Niagara Escarpment twice with about 875 metres of vertical ascent per loop.
That's about one and a half times the elevation change of Sulphur Springs 25 K.
I ask you Robbie, who would think that was fun??
http://www.mapmyhike.com/hike/canada/on/creemore/570468441
next up:
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
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Chainsaw Baby
- Bruce Kidd
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Okay, this is likely just a rumour, but Hillary Kipkorrir from Kenya has asked to be invited to run CVC. This is so he can get a Canadian visa... Never heard of Hillary? He's only 19 and trains with Paul Tergat (another Kenyan). I think Paul runs marathons. I told Hillary that Creemore is a tiny race, with trails and does not offer a marathon distance. Hillary says he is good with that and will run the race if he can get a visa...
Hillary ran a 2:19 marathon in December (remember, he is only 19!). I expect he would run the 25K, so anyone expecting to win (Airforcerunner?) had better bring their A game...
2:19???
Hillary ran a 2:19 marathon in December (remember, he is only 19!). I expect he would run the 25K, so anyone expecting to win (Airforcerunner?) had better bring their A game...
2:19???
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RabidChipmunk
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Is it fun? No... the allure of Creemore Springs beer and pizza within 50 feet of the finish should do nothing to entice you let alone the thought of taking said items into the river and just sitting there wondering why you put yourself through such *fun* as you check out the handmade clay medal you just received. It is NO fun, stay away and then there's more beer and pizza for me!
Keep this in mind during the race and all will be well, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T97f2kBzOQ
There's a pseudo-hallucinogenic vibe there. It might be your reality in the last 25k.
Seriously... Chainsaw puts on a good show and that darn suspension bridge at the end is a blast if not handled properly. Contrary to common sense, it is possible to stick your knee up your a*s*s.
Wow, this reads like a race report. I should actually try one sometime.
Keep this in mind during the race and all will be well, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T97f2kBzOQ
There's a pseudo-hallucinogenic vibe there. It might be your reality in the last 25k.
Seriously... Chainsaw puts on a good show and that darn suspension bridge at the end is a blast if not handled properly. Contrary to common sense, it is possible to stick your knee up your a*s*s.
Wow, this reads like a race report. I should actually try one sometime.
Cheekfully,
Rabid Chipmunk
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April 28/29 Outrun 24 hour Kirtland, OH
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AirForceRunner
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Chainsaw Baby wrote: I expect he would run the 25K, so anyone expecting to win (Airforcerunner?) had better bring their A game...
Ummmm....me....WIN!?! Not likely. I'd better tone down my trash talk....LOL!!!
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2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
hi i am new here.
has anyone run Creemore and Sulphur springs both.
a comaprison would be nice in terms of effort/difficulty/pace/etc.
I am familiar with sulphur. would like to try Creemore.
would be nice to know what is in store.
thx
has anyone run Creemore and Sulphur springs both.
a comaprison would be nice in terms of effort/difficulty/pace/etc.
I am familiar with sulphur. would like to try Creemore.
would be nice to know what is in store.
thx
Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
123 wrote:has anyone run Creemore and Sulphur springs both.
a comaprison would be nice in terms of effort/difficulty/pace/etc.
Where Sulphur is mostly short "rolling hills" (other than the two special ones we've grown to love), Creemore has quite a few loooong hills, some of them steep. It also has big sections on gravel roads. Some of the trail sections are harsh, like you-need-a-rope-to-go-up harsh. If it's sunny and warm (can you spell July?), some of those road sections can be HOT. I can't be positive because I've never run the 50K at Sulphur, but from my 50k split at Sulphur (I was running 50mi) I believe Creemore ends up being a harder course.
JD
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UltraQueenga
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Good comparison by JD. The weather is a big factor at Creemore, as it is hot and sunny and there aren't many shaded sections. I think Creemore has tougher, longer hills. You can have a look at previous years' results and compare. I think times at Creemore are slower.
I've done both races for the last couple of years and I'm doing them again. Good luck!
By the way, welcome to Running Mania, 123! How did you come across the forum?
I've done both races for the last couple of years and I'm doing them again. Good luck!
By the way, welcome to Running Mania, 123! How did you come across the forum?
Ultrarunner again
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
http://www.ouser.org/races/cree.htm
Course: A 25 K hourglass loop with 50% trail, 50% country road and almost no cliffs. The course is hilly (60% uphill and 30% downhill), climbing the Niagara Escarpment twice with about 875 metres of vertical ascent per loop.
The road to hell is paved. Run trails.
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Thanks UltraQueenga. I found it through google search.
By the way, welcome to Running Mania, 123! How did you come across the forum?[/quote]
Thanks UltraQueenga. I found it through google search.
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
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All signed up.
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the viking
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All signed up.
next up:
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
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UltraQueenga
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Robbie-T
West Grey Runner
UltraQueenga
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Robbie-T
Mississauga Marathon - 2:52
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
ItsMyRun.com
"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Around the Bay - 1:58
Click>> Race History
ItsMyRun.com
"If I'm running, it will be a good run" - Robbie-T
"I just hope that people look at it and say, 'Hey if this yahoo can do it, then I can do it too.' That'd be cool if people thought that. It's just a matter of putting the miles in and working. It's not so much how much talent you have. I hope." - Brian Sell.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift." - Pre
Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
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UltraQueenga
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JD
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Robbie-T
I guess I haven't learned my lesson last weekend. It was all so clear during my last loop: "I will never run an ultra again"; How did that become: "Count me in for 50k"?
JD
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Robbie-T
I guess I haven't learned my lesson last weekend. It was all so clear during my last loop: "I will never run an ultra again"; How did that become: "Count me in for 50k"?
JD
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Chainsaw Baby
- Bruce Kidd
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Hey JD. The evil runner buried deep in your subconscious included the adendum "today".
"I will never run an ultra again... Today"!
"I will never run an ultra again... Today"!
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Well, I'm gonna have to start the sweet talkin'.
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Hi. My name is NG and I want to run Haliburton.
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Nature Girl
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
Well I had to make a decision between Limberlost and Creemore, and Limberlost won since it's closer. 2 races in one month would be too much for DH and the kids. Not to mention I'd like to squeeze in a Hali training run... AND the fact that this one scares the crap out of me... AND...
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Hi. My name is NG and I want to run Haliburton.
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- Percy Williams
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
I'm happy to report that I am going to start racing now! Woohoo!
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Re: Creemore Vertical Challenge
A few people got dropped from the last post. Just making it right . . .
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I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good. ~Harry Potter
Get off the friggin' assfalt and run dirt. ~Strider
What doesn't kill me will only make me stronger.
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