Life after New River Trail 50k 2008: compartment testing, running with friends, and preparing to aidstation" at Masochist

Photos:Runners in Grayson Highlands-courtesy of Beth Minnick,The needle: Step One of Compartment Testing... Mike Hall from Atayne Products (the cool shirt is his company's design!) and my future aid station partner at Masochist next weekend,

It's been 14 days since the 1st inagural New River Trail 50k. I am finally not exhausted and broadening my vision onto "other parts of life"...yet still working on sponsor and volunteer thank you's... Yesterday results and "the story" were posted on the website.

A few thoughts and hopefully I'll post more later....
I am super psyched about my Montrail Teammates Eric Grossman and Jamie Donaldson!
as they are performing at super elite levels in National and world events. Eric won the USATF National 50 mile championships and Jamie came in 4th at the 24-Hr World Championships.

As for me, I am still dealing with my calf issue. The compartment testing (see teaser photo above) knocks out compartment syndrome and my 2nd round of MRI makes it clear there is no obvious muscular damage or stress injury. SSSooo. I have an MRI/MRA (to look at my veins and "blood piping" )scheduled for Halloween and an EMG (nerve conduction test) the week after that...lots of travel to and fro UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville,VA

Instead of running Masochist, I 'll be working with Mike Hall at the Mid-way aid station on Hwy 60...

I am working on an article for Ultrarunning on Ultras and trash...I welcome ideas and perspectives...more on this later too!

I can run. A little. Up to 45 minutes or even an hour at a time as long as it is not on terrain. So tomorrow on Sat will be my 4th 5k in 6 weeks! I am no speedster-yet it is fun anyway: 9/15: 20:46 flat, 10/4: 20:47 not flat!, 10/18:very flat: 20:07...we'll see what tomorrow brings. At least this will help me remember how to pin on a race number!

I plan on registering for the New Year Eve Freedom Runs this weekend. 6, 12 and 24 hour options. Don't know as if I'll be able to do much-yet I'll sacrifice the 65.00 entry fee just to have an option!

New River Trail 50k 10/11/08 ...results listed...more info and rambling to follow later this week!

This photo was taken about 2 minutes after runners left the starting area!

Save the date for next year: 10/10/09!
report and photos coming later this week! Results and more info will also be posted on race website.

Some photos from Anita.
A collection George is working on.


New River Trail 50k 10/11/08
102 starters

place name Age gender time From
1 Aaron Saft 30 M 3:25:54 NC
2 Bill Shires 43 M 3:29:54 NC
3 Tad Morris 41 M 3:35:57 PA
4 Nick Whithead 30 M 3:38:09 VA
5 Owen Speer 27 M 3:51:15 VA
6 Thad Pajek 23 M 3:51:22 VA
7 Tom McLean 45 M 3:56:22 NC
8 Derrick Carr 47 M 3:59:46 VA
9 Dennis Norris 44 M 4:05:50 NC
10 Shannon Price 30 M 4:10:31 VA
11 David Dunson 36 M 4:12:11 NC
12 Steve Bognar 56 M 4:15:06 VA
13 Rick Gray 47 M 4:23:33 TN
14 Doug Blackford 61 M 4:23:33 NC
15 Stan Austin 32 M 4:25:37 NC
16 Robert Kern 45 M 4:29:06 NC
17 Robin Weiner 49 F 4:29:21 NC
18 Mark Long 49 M 4:31:59 NC
19 Douglas Andrews 35 M 4:35:29 NC
20 Joel Sweigart 39 M 4:37:35 PA
21 Leigh Hagan 34 F 4:38:19 PA
22 Andrew Stahr 30 M 4:39:21 SC
23 Kelly Fredgren 42 F 4:40:16 NC
24 Ralph Veytia 57 M 4:40:29 SC
25 Mark Long 52 M 4:42:59 VA
26 Michael Medlin 36 M 4:44:15 VA
27 Chad Randolph 42 M 4:48:38 NC
28 Eric McGlinchey 34 M 4:52:38 VA
29 Mark Elson 48 M 4:53:28 GA
30 Rick Spencer 35 M 4:54:17 NC
31 Maureen Miller 44 F 4:56:21 TX
32 Alan Roche 24 M 4:56:46 NC
33 Nate Sikes 26 M 4:56:46 AZ
34 Jonathan Adcock 26 M 5:00:18 VA
35 Mike McClintock 42 M 5:07:27 SC
36 Eva Gonzales 47 F 5:07:49 NC
37 Nancy Pullen-Seufert 34 F 5:08:15 NC
38 Robert Hill 57 M 5:08:16 NC
39 Erin Sommer 30 F 5:09:19 NC
40 John Lerch 33 M 5:13:13 GA
41 Ed Hanks 49 M 5:16:34 VA
42 Charlotte Hanks 23 F 5:17:08 NC
43 Leon Harmon 58 M 5:21:30 NC
44 Marit Janse 47 F 5:25:32 MI
45 Tony Rouse 44 M 5:27:13 NC
46 Dan Besse 53 M 5:30:24 NC
47 Bruce Flanagan 45 M 5:31:14 MD
48 Chuck Haggard 47 M 5:32:18 TN
49 David Welch 45 M 5:32:27 NC
50 David King 61 M 5:33:54 NC
51 Suzanne Weightman 44 F 5:35:02 PA
52 Laura Sadler 44 F 5:35:02 NJ
53 Allison Laxton 28 F 5:42:21 VA
54 Meredith McBride 20 F 5:46:41 NC
55 Shawn Horton 37 M 5:46:41 NC
56 Stephanie Harvey 46 F 5:47:53 VA
57 David Harvey 52 M 5:47:54 VA
58 Carl Coe 29 M 5:47:55 VA
59 Kevin O'Connor 61 M 5:48:26 VA
60 Donna Raye 39 F 5:52:00 NC
61 Bill Keane 64 M 5:52:19 NC
62 Jeff Hanks 56 M 5:53:01 NC
63 Rebecca Adcock 28 F 5:57:05 VA
64 Amos Desjadins 27 M 5:57:26 VA
65 Anita Finkle 42 F 5:57:34 VA
66 Sandy Davis 31 F 5:57:50 VA
67 James Cottledge 35 M 5:58:13 VA
68 Enithie Hunter 40 F 5:59:10 GA
69 Johanna Lockner 37 F 6:05:16 VA
70 Bea Kendall 48 F 6:06:33 NC
71 Donny Keller 50 M 6:08:03 PA
72 Chris Redman 40 M 6:08:26 TN
73 Pam Parkinson 36 F 6:09:40 TN
74 Steven Jones 39 M 6:10:37 TN
75 Brian Moretz 43 M 6:11:38 NC
76 Martha Cutler 59 F 6:13:16 NC
77 Richard Corbett 43 M 6:14:43 NC
78 Michael Ward 45 M 6:16:39 SC
79 TJ Farmer 33 M 6:19:37 VA
80 David Ritchie 53 M 6:20:37 VA
81 Tony Truitt 46 M 6:21:13 VA
82 Keith Wood 59 M 6:21:36 NC
83 Nicole Howe 33 F 6:27:40 TN
84 Marie Tedesco 60 F 6:30:00 TN
85 Aaron Proden 35 M 6:33:08 VA
86 Max Cassidy 44 M 6:38:55 AL
87 Cindy Ralston 51 F 6:41:29 GA
88 Roy Mcginnis 47 M 6:42:28 NC
89 Radu Stoica 34 M 6:47:20 TN
90 Maria Evans 45 F 6:48:36 TN
91 Cecilia Morris 39 F 6:52:00 TN
92 Windy Clayton 36 F 6:52:01 TN
93 Charles Springer 49 M 6:54:10 VA
94 Jennifer Jenson 41 F 6:59:39 TN
95 Samantha Wong 25 F 6:59:39 NC
96 Marcia Godwin 63 F 6:59:39 NC
97 Donna Bays 44 F 7:03:28 TN
98 Dale Less 49 M 7:03:53 NC
99 George Songer 58 M 7:05:14 GA
100 Sue Norwood 59 F 7:09:02 VA

Newbie Race Director Jitters

Ack! The photos above are just a few of the various piles of race stuff erupting around my house during the last 2 weeks!
I am soo very nervous, excited, anxious, happy, freaked-as the project I have been working on for almost a full year is about to happen! The New River Trail 50k out of Fries, VA will start at 8am sharp on Saturday, 10/11/08!

I am as wound up as much as I have been before my 1st (or 2nd or 3rd) 100 mile run...yet instead of moving into a day of "freedom" and "flight" as I often feel when racing-the weight of priveledged responsibility is heavy. (Heavy in a good way!)

There is still so much to do-bib's came in yesterday and water and fresh food and replacing volunteer drop outs and trying to get around the piles of stuff in my house! I am also taking time to document quanities, processes, money and time so next year might bring a little less mystery. I have found check lists for race directors-yet the learning curve is continous to answer the questions: "How much Clif Shot drink? How many PB &J squares? How much water? How many volunteers do I need? Do we have enough parking???? All the while working towards creating a green event and an opportunity for a quality race for all the runners.

I will post more after Saturday-I am sure the discoveries and challenges have only started!