We live in an area with nice trails and trail races are rather common here.
There are at least 2x 50 mile races (one in the summer and one in the
winter) and one 100 mile race (for which I have signed up already, it is in
August). I run about 2 "ultramarathons" a year, starting 3 years ago. I
have not run 100 miles yet. My ultimate goal is to run the Spartathlon, a
160 mile race from Athens to Sparta.
For this particular winter trail race I changed shoes once (after 18 miles)
but still got a few blisters due to running with wet socks. That's the only
change.
My best time running 50K in a trail (running in trails is significantly
slower than running in roads because of obstacles and a lot of
uphills/dowhills) is 5 hours. So this 1:20 extra time accounts for the
winter conditions (slippery snow, etc).
Trail running involves a lot of walking. Most runners walk the uphills.
This give you more time to take pictures :) There are aid stations every
5-8 miles where you get to eat, drink and refill your bottle.
After the race I eat well, drink a beer or two and take a nap :)
About the pictures, there are still in my camera!!! I only took a few.
When the sun came out a couple of times and saw a nice row of snow covered
trees with the sun shinning between them, it was time to take the camera
out. Or, when I was running behind a cute female runner with beautiful
form, that was time for a picture too. (I should mention that older male
runners run at about the same pace as young female runners, which is a very
nice thing, a gift from mother nature :))
I hope that's enough details for now :) :)
George
-----Original Message-----
From: Willie Wonka
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:12 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Taking pictures while running
> I just came back from a 50K trail race. That's 32 miles in snow-covered
> trails with 20F (-7F) top temperatures. It took me 6 hours and 20 minutes
> to finish. I am tired but happy :)
I think you left out a lot of important details here...
One way to do it I guess, is if you change your clothes several times
throughout the race. Another is to run at a rate right at the point when
you are just about to start sweating, but never actually do.
You also never told us how long it takes you to complete the race under
normal circumstances, ie temperatures. How many times you compete in
similar event per year? How did you reward yourself after, a drink, a meal,
a massage?...:)
And most importantly, you talked about pictures, but we didnt see any even a
description of such...
You'd better start typing, before I get mad...:)
Best
Boris
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