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Thursday Aug 28, 2014 #
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slept:8.0
Here's the scoop on UTMB for anyone who may be interested:
We'll start at 11:30 a.m. Ontario time on Friday and - if all goes well - finish Sunday morning Ont. time. It's 6 hours later in France.
Our progress will be shown at http://utmb.livetrail.net/coureur.php
I'm Bib #972 and 'Bent is #980, or you can just look up our names. ('Bent is the only "Ehrlich".) Ang (1973) and Carbon's Offset (2263) are racing too.
The time limit is 46 hours, and most finishers take over 40 hours. Last year in perfect conditions, only 2 out of 3 starters reached the finish line. I was not among them after I missed a time cut-off at 95 km. I'm going to give this thing one more good try. It's definitely near the limit of my abilities (in one direction or the other) but however it may turn out, this journey sure has been loads of fun. Thanks for pointing me in this direction, Mrs. Gally!
My shoulder hasn't improved much over the past 2 days, and it started to hurt when I carried my pack in that hand for awhile today. I can use my right arm to do almost everything though, and that's the main thing. I was worried when it looked like I wouldn't be able to put on a fleece, tie my shoes or fill a bladder without several minutes of awkward fussing. Other than that, I'm feeling relatively well rested after making sleep, relaxation, nutrition and hydration my priorities for this week. It feels like an eternity since I went running; I hope my body remembers that part!
I'd love to receive brief texts during the race. I'll read them as I leave full aid stations, which are 3-5 hours apart. I won't answer until after the race. I'd be thrilled to get anything from "knock knock" jokes to happy or funny news from home; they don't have to be race encouragement although that can be useful too. The important thing is that I'll be thinking of friends as I start each big climb. If we haven't texted before, please sign your name so I know it's you. I got some mystery texts last year - much appreciated but I felt like I had to respond to find out!
Our landlord paid her Internet bill last night so here are a few pics from the past two days, which we mostly spent riding around in cable cars and trains to preserve our precious feet. ;) We visited the Aiguille du Midi, Brévent and the Montenvers railway and Mer de Glace. We also cheered in the winner of the new 50K OCC race at lunchtime today.
We'll start at 11:30 a.m. Ontario time on Friday and - if all goes well - finish Sunday morning Ont. time. It's 6 hours later in France.
Our progress will be shown at http://utmb.livetrail.net/coureur.php
I'm Bib #972 and 'Bent is #980, or you can just look up our names. ('Bent is the only "Ehrlich".) Ang (1973) and Carbon's Offset (2263) are racing too.
The time limit is 46 hours, and most finishers take over 40 hours. Last year in perfect conditions, only 2 out of 3 starters reached the finish line. I was not among them after I missed a time cut-off at 95 km. I'm going to give this thing one more good try. It's definitely near the limit of my abilities (in one direction or the other) but however it may turn out, this journey sure has been loads of fun. Thanks for pointing me in this direction, Mrs. Gally!
My shoulder hasn't improved much over the past 2 days, and it started to hurt when I carried my pack in that hand for awhile today. I can use my right arm to do almost everything though, and that's the main thing. I was worried when it looked like I wouldn't be able to put on a fleece, tie my shoes or fill a bladder without several minutes of awkward fussing. Other than that, I'm feeling relatively well rested after making sleep, relaxation, nutrition and hydration my priorities for this week. It feels like an eternity since I went running; I hope my body remembers that part!
I'd love to receive brief texts during the race. I'll read them as I leave full aid stations, which are 3-5 hours apart. I won't answer until after the race. I'd be thrilled to get anything from "knock knock" jokes to happy or funny news from home; they don't have to be race encouragement although that can be useful too. The important thing is that I'll be thinking of friends as I start each big climb. If we haven't texted before, please sign your name so I know it's you. I got some mystery texts last year - much appreciated but I felt like I had to respond to find out!
Our landlord paid her Internet bill last night so here are a few pics from the past two days, which we mostly spent riding around in cable cars and trains to preserve our precious feet. ;) We visited the Aiguille du Midi, Brévent and the Montenvers railway and Mer de Glace. We also cheered in the winner of the new 50K OCC race at lunchtime today.
3 PM
Trekking 15:00 [1] 1.0 km (15:00 / km) +23m 13:27 / km
Just testing the Ultrarunning mode on my new Ambit again. The track is actually part train ride, part walk, and includes an ice cream stop. :) I've changed the logged distance to just our walking distance.