Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Mid-Race Crisis Barrz
The only way to survive 26 hours of MC200:
2 cups peanut butter (chunky is best)
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white corn syrup or honey
8 cups grape nuts, oatmeal, ground nuts, etc.
1 cup craisins, raisins, currants, etc.
Heat peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup in microwave until very warm (about 6 minutes total)
Stir thoroughly and add fruit and ground nuts about halfway
Stir in cereal and mix thoroughly
Spread on pan that has been lined with foil sprayed with cooking oil so that they don't stick
Cool, cut and pwr up
2 cups peanut butter (chunky is best)
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white corn syrup or honey
8 cups grape nuts, oatmeal, ground nuts, etc.
1 cup craisins, raisins, currants, etc.
Heat peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup in microwave until very warm (about 6 minutes total)
Stir thoroughly and add fruit and ground nuts about halfway
Stir in cereal and mix thoroughly
Spread on pan that has been lined with foil sprayed with cooking oil so that they don't stick
Cool, cut and pwr up
Oh, Thayer!
Thanks to everyone who didn't drink their share of gatorade, Thayer got to have a little fun :). 
Texting Violations and Rain Delays
After no sleep, 6.5 miles of gut-wrenching side aches and a gimping knee, the rain delay saved me. Dave was able to skip his 8.4 mile run and jump to the next transition. Thayer saved the day and took my last leg.Thayer's Pit Stop
We drove past a lake and decided to jump in. And in Thayer's case, use the restroom.
Thayer's Post Mortem
My first leg, leg 6, was about 5.7 miles. Ran it in reasonable time even though the conditions were crappy. It was 90 degrees and very humid, sun was at my back (6 PM) and I was running on a bike trail through a prairie with no road crossings, so no chances for water or encouragement from the team. It was rough.
Second leg, leg 17, was about 3.6 miles, but through the Brookfield/West Allis (older suburban) area of Milwaukee. Started this leg around 12:30 AM and it was still mid-80s and humid. City streets, and it felt pretty good.
Third leg, leg 25, was another 5.5 mile leg starting north of Racine and ending at the Racine harbor. Started it around 6 AM and this was my strongest run, probably because that’s when I am usually out running and it fit into my personal rhythm pretty well. Zero sleep that night probably didn’t help, though. Weather was close to ideal for a run, though—60 degrees and foggy.
Fourth leg was supposed to be leg 33, but leg 32 was canceled because of lightning, so I ended up running leg 34. It was my longest leg, 5.8 miles, and not good at all. The signs for the course were unclear, and I think I was off course for a good part of it...the sleep deprivation caught up with me...my legs locked up...I had convinced myself during the weather delay that I wouldn’t have to run again...my stomach was very sour...and on top of that I had to stop to do what a bear does in the woods halfway through. Semi-disaster--I came in at a 10 minutes/mile pace. I was hoping to average 8 minutes per mile overall, and I was there until the last leg. At least the weather during that leg was still perfect for a run—cool and drizzly, even thought I started around 1 PM.
I am excited to do it again next year. It was a ton of fun-—lots of logistical variables, both individual (sleep, food, hydration, towels, dry clothes, safety equipment) and team (who runs which legs, how often do you interrupt a runner for support, who goes in which vans and when, staying in contact), as well as lots of mental energy required in addition to the obvious physical effort. I just hope the team will keep me next year after my leg 34 death march, because it’s a really strong team—we finished 10th—and I know I can do much better managing myself differently. It was an amazing learning experience, and a ton of fun getting to know everybody on the team.
Second leg, leg 17, was about 3.6 miles, but through the Brookfield/West Allis (older suburban) area of Milwaukee. Started this leg around 12:30 AM and it was still mid-80s and humid. City streets, and it felt pretty good.
Third leg, leg 25, was another 5.5 mile leg starting north of Racine and ending at the Racine harbor. Started it around 6 AM and this was my strongest run, probably because that’s when I am usually out running and it fit into my personal rhythm pretty well. Zero sleep that night probably didn’t help, though. Weather was close to ideal for a run, though—60 degrees and foggy.
Fourth leg was supposed to be leg 33, but leg 32 was canceled because of lightning, so I ended up running leg 34. It was my longest leg, 5.8 miles, and not good at all. The signs for the course were unclear, and I think I was off course for a good part of it...the sleep deprivation caught up with me...my legs locked up...I had convinced myself during the weather delay that I wouldn’t have to run again...my stomach was very sour...and on top of that I had to stop to do what a bear does in the woods halfway through. Semi-disaster--I came in at a 10 minutes/mile pace. I was hoping to average 8 minutes per mile overall, and I was there until the last leg. At least the weather during that leg was still perfect for a run—cool and drizzly, even thought I started around 1 PM.
I am excited to do it again next year. It was a ton of fun-—lots of logistical variables, both individual (sleep, food, hydration, towels, dry clothes, safety equipment) and team (who runs which legs, how often do you interrupt a runner for support, who goes in which vans and when, staying in contact), as well as lots of mental energy required in addition to the obvious physical effort. I just hope the team will keep me next year after my leg 34 death march, because it’s a really strong team—we finished 10th—and I know I can do much better managing myself differently. It was an amazing learning experience, and a ton of fun getting to know everybody on the team.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Leg 3 over
5.4 miles in 42:47
Feeling good considering I got zero sleep
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Feeling good considering I got zero sleep
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Too busy...
...running and driving and hydrating and cheering and calculating and navigating to blog.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Welcome to the Mid-Race Crisis 2010 Team Blog!
Welcome to the "running commentary" page for the Mid-Race Crisis team. We are participating in the 2010 Madison-Chicago 200 Relay, and will use this blog to post feelings and observations as we make our way between Madison and Chicago.
We have 11 runners, and between us we'll be running 205.27 miles between 2 PM Friday, June 11 and early afternoon Saturday, June 12. Check back here during the race to get updates on our progress. Here's the breakdown of the legs:
| Leg | Runner | Distance | Total |
| 1 | JK | 5.24 | |
| 2 | JL | 6.17 | |
| 3 | PK | 4.97 | |
| 4 | BU | 6.92 | |
| 5 | DN | 3.60 | |
| 6 | TC | 5.36 | |
| 7 | JT | 3.02 | |
| 8 | JE | 3.84 | |
| 9 | TS | 8.40 | |
| 10 | DA | 5.55 | |
| 11 | TA | 5.74 | |
| 12 | JK | 6.85 | 12.09 |
| 13 | JL | 5.31 | 11.48 |
| 14 | PK | 3.52 | |
| 15 | BU | 7.65 | 14.57 |
| 16 | DN | 4.54 | |
| 17 | TC | 3.43 | |
| 18 | JT | 6.12 | |
| 19 | JE | 6.25 | |
| 20 | TS | 7.55 | |
| 21 | DA | 6.46 | |
| 22 | TA | 3.04 | |
| 23 | PK | 4.95 | |
| 24 | DN | 5.95 | |
| 25 | TC | 5.40 | |
| 26 | JT | 6.50 | |
| 27 | JE | 6.71 | |
| 28 | TS | 4.01 | 19.96 |
| 29 | DA | 3.04 | |
| 30 | TA | 7.76 | 16.54 |
| 31 | PK | 4.93 | 18.37 |
| 32 | DN | 8.60 | 22.69 |
| 33 | TC | 5.86 | 20.05 |
| 34 | JT | 5.75 | 21.39 |
| 35 | JE | 7.51 | 24.31 |
| 36 | DA | 8.77 | 23.82 |
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