tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36138353.post7055293936088565842..comments2007-04-16T09:58:03.152-07:00maniac hippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930482045316180708noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36138353.post-79257672572663075972007-04-16T09:58:00.000-07:002007-04-16T09:58:00.000-07:00Hey, look who is here! Waiting on the Rumble report! And it was nice to see you and hear complements on the run - anythime is good for that one:)olgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36138353.post-33165345512421525022007-04-06T15:59:00.000-07:002007-04-06T15:59:00.000-07:00Retired? Career Change? 60K 80K 100K. You must be bored, you've nothing to do!<BR/><BR/>Hope the ol knee bone recuperates properly to allow your continued running. As tc says Yakima or "Yakistan" as our Army runners call it probably gave your knee more pounding than two 50K's. I'm sure that Peterson Ridge Rumble will be much kinder to your knee than Chuckamuk. I wanted to run Peterson but just can't justify the drive when I can run 12 summits locally for a training run.<BR/><BR/>If your employer makes an error and unknowingly gives you huge financial assistance X 10 don't forget about your very good ultra running friends!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Journey to a Centumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294889164059934956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36138353.post-5218905079831647792007-04-03T10:56:00.000-07:002007-04-03T10:56:00.000-07:00Hippo, nice to see you came out well on the other side. I'm not sure what issues you're having in running ultras but it seems to me that they have to be better on your body than running the Yakima marathon. It's tough running downill for so long on a listed road, then having to climb the hill in the later miles. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about your "wonky knee," but it would seem to me the road would do more damage than the trails. I've never had knee problems however (knock on wood), so it's difficult for me to relate. When working on my hip issues from last year, the PT said that I would never have knee problems because of how strong the supporting muscles were. He was explaining actually that my laterals were weak and the technical trail running was tweaking my hips. So I've been doing strengthening exercises ever since. What I'm trying to say is that you need to work on strengthening your knee - for what it's worth. If you are able (insurance or whatever), see a PT about it.<BR/><BR/>*tcGotLegs!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17006754089850914184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36138353.post-36376566645356955522007-04-02T21:42:00.000-07:002007-04-02T21:42:00.000-07:00Nice report and great job! Friends and fun are what it's all about. I'll see you at Peterson Ridge. Marc is running and I get to cheer for once.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10790953201589664954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36138353.post-62310697273730350542007-04-02T20:54:00.000-07:002007-04-02T20:54:00.000-07:003:44 is an awesome time! That last hill was definitely a tough one - we did the old post to post routine. Actually we ran to every third reflective post, then walked to the third one, then repeated till we were up the hill. Where we were in the pack, nobody else was running it, they were all walking. Fortunately, we live in an area with many hills - it's very hard to find a flat run - so we've got lots of hill experience. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to hear what your ultra-tricks are to combat your asthma and the cramping.Backofpackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13779487553272296752noreply@blogger.com