Capt'n Karl's All Nighter
Mule Shoe Recreation Area
1 Aug 2009
On yet another day that exceeded 100 degrees for more than a months
worth of 100 degree days, what made this one even more unbearable was
that it had rained all night and quit just before the race start, so
that the humidity almost matched the temperature… almost. Sweat was
pooling on everybody's body while they stood waiting for the start.
Where this a baseball game, they would have called the game for bad
weather… It was that bad.
The 30km runners would start first, running 3 laps of 10km each. At
least, that's what they thought. There was error in the course, so
they actually would run three 7.3 mile loops for 22 miles. Jamie
Cleveland, tuning for Leadville, ran away with the race, coming in at
3:05:05, while Eric Herzog was 2nd in 3:08:10, and Frank Livaudais
was 3rd in 3:28:20. Cheryl Tulkoff won the women's 30km in 3:49:22,
with Grey Rogers coming in 2nd in 4:19:55, and Janice Cahalane 3rd in
4:36:47.
the 10km started 30 minutes later, running the same 7.3 mile course.
Gerald Fincken won top honors in the 10km with a 56:06, followed by
Lou Riesch in 58:08, and Eric Aschenbach 59:16. The women's 10km was
won by Laura Narvaiz in 1:07:36, followed quickly by Gayle Williams
in 1:09:26, and Susan Farago in 1:11:51.
The 60km started much later in the day, after all the 30km and 10km
runners had left, an hour before dark at 7am. The temps dropped later
in the day and more again after dark, but the humidity remained high,
nudged along by a bit more rain. The rain certainly helped the
runners, but after it stopped, the humidity returned with a
vengeance, plus some mud. Again, this was the same course as the 30km
and 10km, so the 60km ended up being 44 miles. The first three loops
were led by Stephen Baumgartner and Michael Adams, but Stephen lost
his stomach on loop 4. Michael took the reins and stayed well out
front for the duration, winning in 7:28:38. Woody Stallings ran well
for 2nd male in 8:26:45. Ryan Beard also had an excellent run for 3rd
in 8:30:12. The women's race was much more dynamic and fun to watch
as Amanda McIntosh and Patricia McAndrew battled it out at the end.
Amanda ran well and had similar splits to what the male leaders ran
with splits that slowly increased due the heat, humidity, and miles,
but Patricia ran a phenomenal race by remaining more constant than
most and then following up with an awesome final lap to move into
first at the last to take the women's title with a time of 8:12:13
and also passing all the guys too, except the overall winner to
finish 2nd overall. Amanda ran an excellent race also, finishing 3rd
overall and 2nd female in 8:22:26. Mary Ntefidou took 3rd place in
11:15:51.
Capt'n Karl's Timber Knoll
Pedernales SP
15 Aug 2009
The Texas heat continues to pound on us, yet we continue to run, and
we continue to race. It was just another typical 100 degree burner,
just like all the other ones, but this format took us to Pedernales
SP for another set of 10km, 30km, and 60km trails races. The only
real difference at this race was no rain.
The 30km runners would start first, running an out-n-back of 1.6
miles so that the next two laps of 8.5 miles each would add up to
18.6 miles. Eric Herzog went out fast and held strong to win in
2:23:02. John Reynolds was 2nd male in 2:59, and Hugo Walker was 3rd
in 3:02:35. Christine Tokarz went out fast but was tracked closely by
Amanda McIntosh, who went by her on the final loop to take the
women's win in 2:43:46, and also finishing 2nd overall. Christine
held on as 2nd woman in 2:55:51 and also 3rd overall. Cheryl Tulkoff
finished 3rd woman in 3:05:42 and also 6th overall. The women might
be serving notice to the men today, taking 6 of the top 10 spots in
this race.
The 10km started 30 minutes later, running a different route than the
30km. We would walk them out 0.47mi so that they could run an even
10km loop from the correct spot. Lou Riesch won the 10km in 45:32,
with Jason Voges 2nd in 54:45, and Jason McGhee 3rd in 56:55. The
women's 10km was won by Staci Holstine in 59:57, followed by Kristy
Arnim 1:07:24, and Jane Bui in 1:10:39.
The 60km started much later, after the 30km and 10km was done and
gone. They would use the same 8.5mi loop that the 30km used earlier,
so that meant 4 loops plus 3.2 miles of out-n-back to net the
required 37.2 miles. This was a fun race to watch, with Ryan Beard
and Elizabeth Howard running with each other the entire race, coming
in after each loop together and leaving together. I only wondered who
would round the final turn in front. It only took 6:11 to see this
unfold, as Ryan rounded the final turn in full stride while looking
back over his shoulder for Liza who was right behind him. Ryan did
win the race in 6:11:29, while Liza was first woman and 2nd overall
just 7 seconds back in 6:11:36. It was an exciting race from start to
finish, best told by their split time checks…
1 Ryan Beard 1:46:21 1:26:37 1:31:31 1:27:00 6:11:29
2 Elizabeth Howard 1:46:21 1:26:05 1:32:09 1:27:01 6:11:36
Mind that their first split is 8.5mi plus the 3.2 mile out-n-back,
while all the others at exactly 8.5 miles. Woody Stallings came in
2nd male in 6:44:25, with Larry King in 3rd at 7:04:46. The 2nd and
3rd place women were Blair Gilbert in 8:33:03, and Rochelle Frazier
in 8:36:36
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