Re: My Vermont 100 race (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:26:26 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > i guess this running torture Tim puts himself through gives his life some 
 > meaning.

Well, life is just about how one spends one's time.  Or, how others waste
yours :-).

 >  > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:35:56 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: Tim  <http://profiles.yahoo.com/tim>
 >  > 
 >  > I guess I have to cut off my dogs... ouch.
 >  > 
 >  > On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:34 PM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote:
 >  > Wow, Tim! I looked up treatment for trench foot: air the feet regularly and 
 >  > use anti-bacterial anti-fungal dressings. "Amputation:in severe cases were 
 >  > gangrene sets in, amputation is required" LOL. take care Noelle
 >  > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On 
 >  > Monday, July 17, 2017, 2:16:50 PM PDT, Tim  <http://profiles.yahoo.com/tim>  wrote:
 >  > Hey Guys, I figured that you may want to know how my 100 mile race went, 
 >  > and thank you for pledging for the vermont adaptive foundation.  Here is 
 >  > the dialog that I had with my extended family.
 >  > 7/17/2017   Hi Guys,
 >  > Cindy took this picture of me at mile 43, and I had developed hot spots 
 >  > between my toes and forefoot, which I knew were the warning signs of 
 >  > blistering, and I wasn't even 1/2 way through the race!  In addition, the 
 >  > steepness of the hills had pulled my thigh muscles and in Ultra 
 >  > terminology, "I was going through a rough patch."       I started at 4:00 
 >  > AM, ran for 100 miles to finish around 1:40 AM the next day.  It was 
 >  > definitely tough, and my feet really paid the price.  Most runners try to 
 >  > complete this race in under 24 hours.  I did it in 21 hours and change.  
 >  > Initially, I thought, well I did the Vermont 50 miler in 8 hours and 14 
 >  > minutes, so why can't I just double that time and finish in 16-17 hours.  
 >  > I have one thing to say about that, "trench foot."     Funny, in the 
 >  > pre-race briefing trench foot came up and I laughed a bit.  I thought, 
 >  > sure thing.  I'm going to be stuck in water up to my knees in a foxhole 
 >  > for days.  But, sure enough I did one better.  I ran in wet muddy feet 
 >  > and developed the same condition.  Around mile 48 there was a medical 
 >  > tent that helped by putting moleskin on both forefeet.  Then, around mile 
 >  > 53 I noticed that my left foot moleskin felt like it had slipped from 
 >  > being wet and was now somewhere around my arch.  Of-course I didn't stop 
 >  > or even address the problem.  Why?  Simple, hell or high water I was 
 >  > going to finish, and I'll lick my wounds later.  Plus, I knew that the 
 >  > longer I stayed out there, the darker it was going to get.     I kept 
 >  > passing and being passed by the same guy, so we starting bombing down the 
 >  > hills together, which helped my time considerably.  Mile 88 I clicked on 
 >  > my headlamp and negotiated the wet muddy terrain of the horse trails, 
 >  > alone.  It turns out my friend had rolled his ankle and finish a bit 
 >  > after me.  I rolled mine 4 or 5 times, but I developed a technique to 
 >  > counter the problem: shorter, faster strides and offset the weight 
 >  > imbalance by planted the unrolled foot quickly.       Trench foot, in my 
 >  > case meant a blistering under all toes, forming a mat blister with 
 >  > slicing striations.  The toes were swollen, red, and some of my nails 
 >  > were sliced in the middle.  It's not a pretty sight, or as Ted Siegler 
 >  > said, "that looks disgusting."   In the medical tent after the race, the 
 >  > medic asked me what my time was, and I said 21 hours and change and she 
 >  > said, "you killed it!"  And that made me feel good.  Then, she asked 
 >  > about my crew and if they could get me a clean pair of socks.  I said, "I 
 >  > ran solo."  She then said, "that's even more bad ass!"  I was starting to 
 >  > feel pretty good.   If you were wondering, 30% of the race was on wet, 
 >  > muddy horse trails with a horse race that coincided.  The rest was on 
 >  > steep dirt roads and only 2 miles of tar.  If the race was dry, then I 
 >  > really think that I had a shot at the top 10, but this was a big learning 
 >  > curve, since last year in the Vt 50 it was very dry and the trails were a 
 >  > fun filled dirt adventure.  If I ever do an event like this again, then I 
 >  > will consider sneakers that drain water well, goretex membranes, a 
 >  > possible thin neoprene liner and gaiters.    In the end, I received a 
 >  > small award for running solo, a pair of Patagonia shorts, and the much 
 >  > sought after Large VT 100 belt buckle (the smaller buckles went to 
 >  > runners over 24 hours).      family moto, "Persevera et vince" to 
 >  > persevere and conquer.      Tim  Inline image