tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post3409102509227187774..comments2024-02-29T02:06:59.726-09:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Endurance: A Tale Of Two RacesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-79042890988161813342011-05-03T15:26:24.787-08:002011-05-03T15:26:24.787-08:00Geoff - huge congrats!
Cloud - I wish I could meet...Geoff - huge congrats!<br />Cloud - I wish I could meet you sometime and talk to in person - you must know what I mean.. Besides, seems you have too much time trolling here and there. Why don't you do something productive and start picking up the thrash in nearby park or do the dishes, etc. And leave more complicated things to those more experienced.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802330467514895602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-91679799023794152262011-04-30T06:53:36.810-08:002011-04-30T06:53:36.810-08:00Wow! Impressive 100 Geoff. You rocked that cours...Wow! Impressive 100 Geoff. You rocked that course. Huge congrats!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662322900559660512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-61720392745025474402011-04-30T03:21:42.919-08:002011-04-30T03:21:42.919-08:00Way to go Geoff - finished at 10:32 pm California ...Way to go Geoff - finished at 10:32 pm California time. 16 1/2 hours that is awesome - I guess that is well under 24 hours. we all love you and wish we were all there - at least Dad and Dean got to be there. Now, it is time for WS.momroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242785321681052544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-30285959381685425702011-04-26T20:49:43.923-08:002011-04-26T20:49:43.923-08:00Cloud, It's two months before western, dude.. ...Cloud, It's two months before western, dude.. relax. <br />DRTE..Nothing like branching out and trying new stuff; we'd all run the same races every year if we didn't. What DRTE has is 30k of vert on the coast, WS can't even touch this.Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582815873942037665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-16323369745946233422011-04-26T18:27:16.830-08:002011-04-26T18:27:16.830-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Corle`https://www.blogger.com/profile/09190564594181121721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-19478671634116119502011-04-26T13:22:58.137-08:002011-04-26T13:22:58.137-08:00Hoppy,
I'm not on a soap box. I just think Ge...Hoppy,<br /><br />I'm not on a soap box. I just think Geoff is very misguided in how he's training and racing right now. Sure, he's winning RIGHT NOW, but what's his performance going to be like come Westerm States time, when Kilian and others are going to be there wanting to take him down. Geoff better be at his best, and how can that happen when he's racing too much and doing the 2-bit DTRE a few weeks before Western. It's almost as if he's setting himself up to lose at Western and have an excuse why.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774969867709228313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-10992866093961163762011-04-26T13:22:18.825-08:002011-04-26T13:22:18.825-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774969867709228313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-77703653881246390182011-04-21T23:13:47.068-08:002011-04-21T23:13:47.068-08:00Cloud, watch you don't fall off your soap box ...Cloud, watch you don't fall off your soap box :)Hoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576662789279379633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-75517981684530266782011-04-21T09:43:34.033-08:002011-04-21T09:43:34.033-08:00Karl - I agree with you exactly - Geoff knows what...Karl - I agree with you exactly - Geoff knows what he is doing - at least it appears that it is working for him.momroeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242785321681052544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-16092400603555365112011-04-21T05:09:23.046-08:002011-04-21T05:09:23.046-08:00Cloud, you are giving Geoff advice? 8:13 at ZG is...Cloud, you are giving Geoff advice? 8:13 at ZG is fast... even on a bad day. <br /><br />DRTE has alot more prize money than WS. WS has nothing but a standard buckle and a cool trophy.<br /><br />Kill it at DRTE man! right up your alley.Speedgoat Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938342832238975059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-86857187311559778772011-04-20T09:20:14.322-08:002011-04-20T09:20:14.322-08:00Geoff,
Interesting that you never mentioned the r...Geoff,<br /><br />Interesting that you never mentioned the race by name (Zane Grey) but yet said so many wonderful things about the event and area. An oversight?<br /><br />I think what happened at Zane Grey might be a nice warning shot you may want to pay attention to with Western now 2 months away. You said you felt good the first half, but it seems to me what happened in the last half indicates that you probably went out too fast and paid for it in the last 25 miles. I'm sure the heat was a factor, too. But I do think you race way too much. Don't you know that runners can peak only 2 times a year? You'd better be peaking at just the right time cause Kilian is gonna show up at Squaw wanting to eat your lunch...of course with that disarming smile of his. I think doing all these races is retarded when you have everybody who's anybody gunning for you at Western. Get focused on that race and quit fucking around with 2-bit races like DTRE already.<br /><br />On a seperate note, I'm glad you have gotten off your soap box in commenting on every issue related to ultrarunning.<br /><br />Cloud Man<br /><br />or just call me a FlamerCloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774969867709228313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-14123002975867798712011-04-19T12:44:01.495-08:002011-04-19T12:44:01.495-08:00Congrats Geoff on sticking with it on a tough day....Congrats Geoff on sticking with it on a tough day. Getting acclimated to the heat will do this to me. It takes me about 4 weeks in the South before I'm adjusted, and keeping the cal down is a struggle.Thomas Bussierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899700970910705118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-18534260464316338732011-04-19T04:27:05.855-08:002011-04-19T04:27:05.855-08:00You inspire me. I want to run an ultra and I think...You inspire me. I want to run an ultra and I think my mantra will be "run like Roes, run like Roes, Run like Roes"Jefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090672794324347520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-64340216885203903742011-04-19T04:26:18.888-08:002011-04-19T04:26:18.888-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090672794324347520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-18895597187042800722011-04-18T15:59:59.223-08:002011-04-18T15:59:59.223-08:00Great race and great post. Really motivational for...Great race and great post. Really motivational for me! If I could write in english as I read, I'd had a lot of things to say, but I can resume just in "all I needed to read" in these days!<br /><br />Congrats from brazilian trail runner!George Volpãohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462666416554885004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-84993581383719563342011-04-18T13:15:21.794-08:002011-04-18T13:15:21.794-08:00Great report. Ironically, this is just what happen...Great report. Ironically, this is just what happened to me during my last 50 miler. I was shocked to be running so well and comfortably for the first 20 miles and then it just all kind of came apart, but didn't at the same time. Hopefully the wrinkles are out and you will have good karma for the rest of the season.junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483517319335792896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-84914064297360347092011-04-18T07:54:53.746-08:002011-04-18T07:54:53.746-08:00W's a W, bro!
Maybe you body is naturally set...W's a W, bro! <br />Maybe you body is naturally settling into 100 mile race pace versus 50 mile. Or better yet perhaps coming out of frigid Nederland into the 80 degree heat shut down the stomach.Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582815873942037665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-90159851124912534032011-04-18T04:53:50.706-08:002011-04-18T04:53:50.706-08:00Geoff, these are the posts that inspire me brother...Geoff, these are the posts that inspire me brother. On saturday I was also doing my first ultra and I went back into my mind remembering stuff you have posted before about nutrition, hydration, and over all how my body should feel. Also wrote a quote on my fore arm. I felt awesome the entire time. The last 10k of my 50k I pushed as hard as I did at the beginning and passed several people. Thanks for your inspiration man.jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127747954397315057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-45715566804166256182011-04-17T20:17:17.635-08:002011-04-17T20:17:17.635-08:00I now think you may be human Geoff :) Great tale ...I now think you may be human Geoff :) Great tale of perseverance, and amazing winEllie Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053246362407725539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-59301308470542443072011-04-17T19:30:18.025-08:002011-04-17T19:30:18.025-08:00Geoff: Nice to meet you out on the course between ...Geoff: Nice to meet you out on the course between 25 and 33. If that's an off-day race pace for you, I can see how you are obliterating course records on good days. After the winter, Zane's early season heat fries many a good runner and seems, at times, hotter than the thermometer would suggest. Congrats on staying the course.<br /><br />ArtArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181046204962105353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-32934766705265050212011-04-17T19:27:58.833-08:002011-04-17T19:27:58.833-08:00art,
nice meeting you out on the course. the few m...art,<br />nice meeting you out on the course. the few miles i ran with you was one of the only times in the second half of the race that i felt OK. certainly not good, but much better than the miles to follow.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-57015118158243150222011-04-17T19:24:53.122-08:002011-04-17T19:24:53.122-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181046204962105353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807027359418593456.post-52379440245636518002011-04-17T18:11:45.499-08:002011-04-17T18:11:45.499-08:00Those are the days/races that it takes a true warr...Those are the days/races that it takes a true warrior to win. Good stuff Geoff!trudginalonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960282857443641699noreply@blogger.com