Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Lean Horse 100



Sent in my registration for the Lean Horse Hundred today. Very excited!

This was my first 50/ultra 2 years ago, and will be my first hundred. I had a blast there 2 years ago, and was almost sad to turn around at the 25-mile mark, wondering what lay beyond. Now I'll get to find out, 4 weeks from Saturday!

5 comments:

  1. Yeeee Haaaaaa!
    Glad to hear you're going to return to Lean Horse to run the 100 this year.
    Yea, two years ago I remember that turn around - for me it was kind of sad to keep going and see you heading back to Hot Springs....lol
    Best of luck to you! You'll do great!
    John

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  2. Nice!

    Lean Horse always seems like it would be a great race so I look forward to hearing about it. The timing just tends to be a little bad - right after Pbville and before Wasatch.

    Although it isn't a HR qualifier - guess that means you will need to do another 100 in the fall so you can put your name in the hat for next year :)

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  3. @John: Yes, thanks, I was sad to see you go at the turnaround but ecstatic to learn about your finish! Definitely trying to learn and emulate some of your pacing there.

    @NMP: From doing the 50, it's well-organized yet laid back, and although it's flat it's quite scenic and a great little road trip. For me, this was the only one that fit in well with my schedule: cheering my wife on in a triathlon Pbville wknd, and going back to school 2 days after LH. (Ultras and grad school seems to be all the rage these days!)

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  4. Mike, I just signed up to run the 100 at Lean Horse too. After my DNF at Grand Mesa, I decided I needed another shot at a 100 miler this year and Lean Horse was the best race for it. It definitely has an easier to follow course. I look forward to seeing you out there.

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  5. Alex, sorry about Grand Mesa: that sounds like it was entirely out of your guys' control, from Felix's writeup (and Burch/Callahan). Glad you survived, and what an adventure!

    Otherwise, WOO-HOO! I was hoping you and Felix would take a look at it. It'll be great to see you out there for LH! Will Ean and the kids be coming as well? It'll be nice to see/meet them. I'll have my wife and mother-in-law with me.

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