The Headlands Hundred Volunteers ROCKED!

[ultrajegi]

Hi All,

I know many thank you posts to the awesome HH 100 volunteers have been made, but I think they deserve their own thread! Can I just say that not only wouldn't it have been possible without all of you helpers, but you made the event a ton of fun and a total pleasure (well, a relatively speaking ! Thanks for all the help, advice, care and encouraging words! I think seriously between running and helping the latter is tougher in many ways ... I have a lot of respect for you!

Anyways, thanks for helping us having a great experience! I hope I can return the favor soon!

Also thanks to Sarah and Wendell for making the Bay Area the best trail and ultrarunning area in the world!

Happy Running,
Beat

[willgotthardt]

ultrajegi said:

I think seriously between running and helping the latter is tougher in many ways ...

Thanks Beat, I was at the 17m/40m Muir Beach aid, then inbetween swept the outbound Dipsea segment.

Let's compare...while you were running a cumulative elevation gain of 2400'+ over the first 17m, I was making peanut butter & jelly sandwich squares...then while you were running a cumulative elevation gain of 2200'+ over the next 23m, I was filling bowls with Pringles and M&M's...lastly, while you were running the final 25m in the chill/darkness, I was at home in bed.

Will G.

[ultragirl]

Thanks ! It was my pleasure. Its nice to be on the other side sometimes.

But you all rocked too, like the above poster said, while you were running and doing loops up hills and steps...I was sleeping in my cozy bed

[ultrajegi]

You guys were more fun during the race

Well, I'd venture to say that the runners had way more fun than some of you - especially those who did the night shifts

Also, to me personally, standing around 8 hours feels harder than running 16. But maybe that's just me

Thanks anyways.
Beat

[willgotthardt]

Something there was lost in translation.

Will G.

[thr3ee]

willgotthardt said:

Let's compare...while you were running a cumulative elevation gain of 2400'+ over the first 17m, I was making peanut butter & jelly sandwich squares...then while you were running a cumulative elevation gain of 2200'+ over the next 23m, I was filling bowls with Pringles and M&M's...lastly, while you were running the final 25m in the chill/darkness, I was at home in bed.

Will G.

Sure, Will, but without those PB&J Squares, Pringles and M&Ms we would not have made it! You guys were great, all of you! I do want to give a special thanks to any of the volunteers who worked through the night shifts, I don't know how long Stan (I think) was at Muir Beach, but he looked more tired than me at the end! One suggestion that I would like to make to Sarah and Wendell is to post the aid station workers names on this site if they don't mind (Ohlone 50K does this). It would be great to be able to thank everyone by name.

As for being in bed during the last 25m, you were smart to head home. A couple of volunteers apparently tried to sleep at Rodeo Beach during the night and had to learn that Beat and I get louder and more hyper the longer we go (blame Red Bull).

-Steve

[ultragirl]

haha I agree it was tiring wasnt it?