Peter's AC 100 Race Report
Here is the race report for my first 100 mile ultra marathon!
http://www.peternoyes.com/posts/2016 AC 100 Race Report
I wrote it for a more general audience but I must say that in addition to great support from my family and crew, it was EN style race execution that got me through this race. I had a plan an executed it pretty closely. Thanks for following me on this adventure!
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How do you compare the prep/training for this vs. IM? at 70 miles you are probably putting in 12ish hours training which is probably less than IM for most folks but you are all the wear and tear from a single discipline.
I follow the fast guys that were at the pointy end of the race and they were putting in 100+ miles per week at more like 17-18 hours of running. They also did nutty things like back to back to back 25 mile runs, so 75 miles over 3 days. They also peaked with 40-50 mile long runs. I think it takes many many seasons to build the body up to handle that stress.
Also, downhill running is a skill I have yet to master. These guys are insane. They fly downhill so fast.
Amazing Peter. Just. simply. AWESOME. Thanks for the candor in your race report and looking forward to cyber-stalking your next adventure!
Oh, and I've seen wayyyyy too much of your puss filled toes than any woman with a modicum of decency should. Fair warning though, thanks for putting it in a separate link. Not the most important question of the day, but: Do they hurt? Did they hurt mid-race (other than the kicking of rocks...?) Just curious, mine never hurt but look atrocious.
Kudos to you for running for charity and all the challenges you had (specially with you kid)
Congratulations! Nice work- I can barely comprehend what it takes to do something like this!
congrats you beast.
I have a though of doing a 100 miler sometime in life. maybe. the utmb 100 miler (alps) looks spectacular but has crazy qualification requirements. what would be a good 100 miler with crazy scenery, somewhere in the world, without qualification difficulties except maybe applying my IM stuff ???
@Robin - There are lots of 100 milers. What is rare and hard to get into are the few Point to Point races such as Western States, Hardrock and the race I did the AC 100. Next year the AC 100 is a lottery and will probably be tough to get in. There are lots that are loops or out and backs. One race that I think is point to point that people have a decent shot at registering for is the Vermont 100, which is on my bucket list.
Edit: Vermont is a loop, but still an awesome race!
Robin - If you want to work your way up to 100, here is a great point to point race that you can get into that's 70.5 miles http://laurelultra.com/
I'm thinking of doing a 100-miler next year. It sounds crazy now, especially running for over 24 hours. What advice do you have for someone thinking of doing their first 100-miler?
What charger did you use for your Fenix 3? I was wondering how to deal with that because if it doesn't go on Strava it didn't happen.
I think the best advice I have is to figure out nutrition, hydration, and salt. It took me a while to figure out the right amount of salt. Without enough salt I would get a sloshy stomach which would quickly turn into debilitating stomach cramps which would stop me in my tracks. Running with liquid in your stomach really sucks. On the bike you can get away with it because it isn't being jostled around. For me 900mg per hour meant sloshy stomach, 1100mg and I felt great. I think some sort of antacid really helps as well, a lot of people take Tums. I went with ginger chews that seemed to have the same effect.
I also did many runs without enough nutrition and bonked hard, but perhaps I was training myself to burn fat more efficiently. I did 30 mile runs taking in only 1200 calories where on race day I would be taking in well over 2000 calories over the same time period. I am not sure if this is good advice or not but it worked for me.
This is the charger I have:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NF5NTK/ref=od_aui_detailpages02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Unfortunately the 920xt will stop your activity if you plug it in. You need a Fenix3 to charge on the go. Freakin Garmin...
2nd I wanna congratulate you on something I view as impossible.... Wow
3rd My stupid meter keeps bringing up Leadman Series? ever thought of it?
I think you could do a 100 miler, and probably on similar training you did for the 50 miler. On a mountainous course its a lot of hiking that really breaks things up.
Leadman looks awesome. I think Dino has been eyeing the Leadville 100m Mountain Bike event. I am not sure what I am doing next year. I haven't signed up for anything. My wife needs a break from my craziness, our youngest son is a handful.
I do have some crazy ideas though. I want to fastpack the John Muir trail, 211 miles over 3-4 days. I also want to climb Mt. Whitney (not that crazy). The whole Rim-Rim-Rim Grand Canyon thing looks cool too.
I do plan to return to Ironman, just not next year. Maybe I will make another go at it in 2018 when Coach R also plans to go all in again.
For next year I will put my name in the hat for Western States, I will have a 4.7% chance of getting in, so I will let fate decide. I am also going to apply for Badwater 135.
~ Coach P
How about Badwater, over 8 days @ 4000 meters elevation? I walked this route in 14 days this April, a couple of weeks after a bunch of women (and a few men) RAN it in 7:
http://mustangtrailrace.com
Now THAT would be something to be proud of.