The results are finally up. Out of 248 starters, only 173 finished - 75 people DNF. Is this normal for an ultra or is this high? I finished 166, Michael 151, and Drew finished 106. Super fast Chris finished 17 and Lauren came in at 167. My official time is 8:52. I'll say it again I'm glad I finished, but that time bothers me because I know I'm faster than that. My next 50K will be in February in Arkansas at the Sylamore 50K. I feel good about the fitness base I've established up to this point and once this soreness is gone, I'm going to get back on it. I rode the bike Monday and Tuesday and today Toddy and I went for a 20 minute jog.
From now until Sylamore I'm going to use different races as training runs. I'm going to run the Midsouth Marathon with Laura on November 3, the St. Jude Marathon the first weekend in December, then the Swampstomper 25K in January. Plus throw in some long training runs here and there. I know Midsouth and St. Jude are road races, but they will be good to run for training. After this weekend I know I'm not a road runner - I am a trail runner through and through. So qualifying for Boston isn't nearly as important to me as it will be to knock at least an hour off my 50K time. Or as important as possibly building up to run a 50 miler!!
Good luck to Addy as she rocks out on her first 50 miler this weekend!
Happy running - get those feet dirty!!
thanks for the good luck!!
ReplyDeleteI think there's usually a pretty high DNF for most ultras, not sure though. Was it pretty hot there like the rest of the country? That could have accounted.
You should be so proud of finishing, especially when so many others couldn't :)
Great job!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing you and the crew at the Midsouth & St. Jude marathons as well as Swampstomper!!
The DNF rate seems pretty high, but each race is different. The race conditions and coordination definitely make a big difference and heat is always a major factor in DNF's.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 50k and it sounds like there will be more in your future. I like using marathons as training for ultras as well. Even though I enjoy the trails a lot more. I hope your recovery is going well.
You should be proud of yourself that you finished with so many DNFs. That's a tough race and it was still warm and humid in these parts around then.
ReplyDeleteI haven't put together my race schedule for December on yet, but maybe we'll cross paths some time, which is more than likely, I think, given that we don't have that many trail races around here (at least not as many as our California friends...:).