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Post by coachken on Jun 10, 2010 17:37:38 GMT -5
Looks like it's going to be nice and warm for Merritt!!!!
Maybe the heat will keep the pigeon activity down?!?
Can't wait to see everyone out there!!!
All Day!
~Ken
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Post by Bob Hearn on Jun 10, 2010 18:24:38 GMT -5
I'm somewhat in a state of shock at the weather. A week ago the forecast high was 70. Now it's... 87???! Supposed to be a record high.
Not what I would have chosen for my first 12-hour! People who have run this before, I assume the course is completely exposed? Or are there any shaded parts?
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Post by vamaho on Jun 10, 2010 19:38:12 GMT -5
I know it will be intense! I'll bring my secret weapon I used first when I ran a marathon in late August in Mississippi: bandana to soak in water at the aid stations. Then, I wrap it on my head, neck, whatever.
That, and well if I overheat I'll just start walking or I'll slow down (I didn't do this for the hot marathon but with a timed event, I'm happy to)
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Post by coachken on Jun 11, 2010 15:28:03 GMT -5
Bob,
Plan on the course being exposed the entire day. I doubt there will be much of a breeze either...
Keep up on your fluids and electrolytes and you'll have a fun time out there!
Varnaho made a great point... Slow and steady! You'll be just fine!
See you both in the morning!
All Day!
~Ken
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Post by Bob Hearn on Jun 13, 2010 1:54:38 GMT -5
FYI -- looks like the nearest weather station recorded a few hours of 94 degrees today.
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Post by vamaho on Jun 13, 2010 5:53:59 GMT -5
Dang! I wonder if those were the "few hours" I walked haha. How did you do Bob? According to the (unofficial) results at the finish, I did 50.29 miles.....making my goal of 50 miles!!!!
Val
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Post by Bob Hearn on Jun 13, 2010 11:42:48 GMT -5
Congratulations! I somehow managed to get 62.9, just making my 100K goal. Good enough for 2OA. I think you must also have placed highly? They didn't have the awards ceremony at the end, and official results aren't up yet.
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Post by vamaho on Jun 13, 2010 11:55:45 GMT -5
Wow, fantastic Bob! I don't know about place.......as you said there wasn't an awards ceremony and the results aren't posted. I hope they are posted sometime today.
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Post by Pacific Coast Trail Runs on Jun 13, 2010 15:51:05 GMT -5
Thank you for coming to Lake Meritt, Bob! That was a "brutal experience", according to some of the runners' remarks. Even hotter than Diablo!
The results will be posted later today on ultrasignup.com and the awards (overall and age group) will be mailed early next week along with the event shirts!
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Post by vamaho on Jun 13, 2010 16:54:37 GMT -5
Re: the results. Right now it says there are 50 (!) who ran the 12 hour....the ordering appears random and everyone completed 0 miles??
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Post by adunni66 on Jun 13, 2010 21:12:28 GMT -5
The 6 & 12 hour are still listed together. I think there were actually 24 runners in the 12 hour event.
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Post by Bob Hearn on Jun 14, 2010 11:18:56 GMT -5
The results seem to be sorted out now, with lap times... however, several of the 24-hour entrants who stopped early are currently listed as 6-hour finishers.
I asked beforehand whether one could sign up for 12, stop at 6, and get a 6-hour result, and was told no.
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Post by Jon on Jun 14, 2010 12:43:17 GMT -5
The results seem to be sorted out now, with lap times... however, several of the 24-hour entrants who stopped early are currently listed as 6-hour finishers. I asked beforehand whether one could sign up for 12, stop at 6, and get a 6-hour result, and was told no. That is correct, Bob. For fixed time events, they do not allow any changes. My results are incorrectly listed under the 6 hour. Great job battling through the heat! |
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Post by Pacific Coast Trail Runs on Jun 14, 2010 12:54:28 GMT -5
Bob, the results will be updated shortly, according to the distance runners were signed up for.
Thanks for coming out and hope you had a wonderful day!
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Post by Bob Hearn on Jun 14, 2010 12:59:20 GMT -5
94 degrees is not quite what I had in mind for my first 12 hour, but hey -- trial by fire! Next time should just be that much easier.  Huge thanks to all the volunteers who kept us going out there. |
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