tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post3181013291861452625..comments2024-02-11T00:54:20.373-08:00Comments on A Trail Runner's Blog: The Wasatch 100 Mile Endurance Run - To The Brink And BackScott Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16096284778835123584noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-42532456484692708902011-10-05T20:22:30.440-07:002011-10-05T20:22:30.440-07:00UltraMomma -
Thanks for stopping by! The pack is ...UltraMomma -<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! The pack is the <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/2010/10/salomon-advanced-skin-s-lab-hydration-pack-review.html" rel="nofollow">Salomon Advanced Skin X-Lab Hydration Pack</a>, a new one designed by superstar Kilian Jornet. It's spendy ($180) and hard to find, but I've been really happy with it. Try <a href="http://www.irunfar.com/2010/10/salomon-advanced-skin-s-lab-hydration-pack-review.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a> to find one through iRunFar.Scott Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096284778835123584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-20230523169665866792011-10-02T13:33:06.680-07:002011-10-02T13:33:06.680-07:00By the way, Scott, what hydration pack are you car...By the way, Scott, what hydration pack are you carrying? It looks like something I have been looking for. I would like to be able to attach my water bottles, carry GU chomps, and other snacks along the way. Thank you for sharing. DeniseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-36153233685969760012011-10-02T12:52:26.089-07:002011-10-02T12:52:26.089-07:00Scott, I found your blog by listening to your inte...Scott, I found your blog by listening to your interview on Ultrarunning podcast. Thank you for sharing your journeys on your trail races. It gives people like myself who are not able to run all of these races to live vicariously through you! One day soon I hope to run Wasatch. I found it interesting what a small group we truly are as ultrarunners in that in your pics from this race, I recognized individuals from running Umstead 100 last year. Looking forward to more of your posts...and pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-29131451781539478382011-09-17T11:49:45.214-07:002011-09-17T11:49:45.214-07:00Wow, beautiful write-up Scott. I can't figure ...Wow, beautiful write-up Scott. I can't figure out how you make something that is clearly so painful seem so beautifully tempting. Eventually I'm gonna have to look into this whole "Sex on Fire" race. Yeah!!<br /><br />Congratulations!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132576974564001603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-40221288250335735342011-09-16T11:47:33.584-07:002011-09-16T11:47:33.584-07:00Hi Scott,
I just found your blog after listening t...Hi Scott,<br />I just found your blog after listening to you on ultra runner podcast. Love the blog and the event write ups are great. much more than just racing/competing.<br />Great stuff and i look forward to your next update.<br />Cheers,<br />Marcus (Cheltenham, England)justmmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917709295737489150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-9893037783643379502011-09-15T18:48:12.231-07:002011-09-15T18:48:12.231-07:00I created this for race stat junkies of the Wasatc...I created this for race stat junkies of the Wasatch 100:<br /><br />http://jeffpflueger.com/content/wasatch-front-100-mile-race-visualized<br /><br />Good to meet you floating in the crater :) what a great and odd end to a great run. Nice pic of Nettie too! Glad you slipped in the bit about Walter's honorary Order of the Cougar award.Jeff Pfluegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-14077096902359172082011-09-15T14:32:49.772-07:002011-09-15T14:32:49.772-07:00It was a very rich learning experience that I hope...It was a very rich learning experience that I hope to never have to learn again. Next year I'll hide the split charts.Ryan Lauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023330153537237664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-9624964072574667762011-09-15T14:08:19.139-07:002011-09-15T14:08:19.139-07:00Ben - I was ASTOUNDED at how well you did. Congrat...Ben - I was ASTOUNDED at how well you did. Congrats on the finish! <br /><br />Ryan - Sorry to hear about the ER visit, but glad to know you are better. Good thing you stopped then! I'm up for the rematch, but how about as a core rule, no visits to the ER. ;-)Scott Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096284778835123584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-33110240885186677762011-09-15T13:46:17.785-07:002011-09-15T13:46:17.785-07:00It was great to hang out at alexanders ridge with ...It was great to hang out at alexanders ridge with you for a few - I wish I had followed your lead and had taken a nice long break at lambs to catch up on hydration. I didnt and kept pushing until my race unraveled 5 miles later on the road up millcreek. After being unable to hold down any fluid at all (autobarf) they sent me to the ER where they said I was close to renal failure and I spent the rest of my night on an IV drip. So the moral of the story is: rematch in 2012?Ryan Lauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023330153537237664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-30866365423089390712011-09-15T12:49:22.044-07:002011-09-15T12:49:22.044-07:00Scott!! Great post my man. I overheard one of the ...Scott!! Great post my man. I overheard one of the runners say durring the race, "Your Scott Dunlap the blog guy!" Glad I found you on the web and feel honored to havelanded a couple pics to view here. Way to get under 30. The belt buckle is way better than the finishers one. Im oozing some jealousy. I wish I could have shaved off 40 minutes. Thanks for the possitive attitude along the trail it was much needed given the terrain and being my first ultra. I had only run 30 miles at one time before this race. Good luck in NY marathon should be a breeze after this beast. Ben BrooksBen Brooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-26150140654601559912011-09-15T07:43:02.136-07:002011-09-15T07:43:02.136-07:00Well done Scott! Followed you through the day and ...Well done Scott! Followed you through the day and night online. As a Utah native I can't even imagine running some of those trails the last 20 miles...in the dark, with 80 mile legs. Way to go! I think I'm putting in for this one for next year. This report will become my bible! :-)Tony Overbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639919141230897359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-57046992967301024792011-09-14T15:51:57.610-07:002011-09-14T15:51:57.610-07:00Great job on your finish! Wow a wedding! They don&...Great job on your finish! Wow a wedding! They don't call it ultrarunning for nothing :)Sashahttp://www.naturalvitalitysports.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-36796919431741212252011-09-14T09:59:26.589-07:002011-09-14T09:59:26.589-07:00Hi Scott,
Great to meet you, and I'm glad yo...Hi Scott, <br /><br />Great to meet you, and I'm glad your weight was able to come back! I was going through the polar opposite: punch-drunk, hyponatremic silliness (got through it, though!). If you guys are ever in Tahoe, let us know. It would be fun to go for a run and swap post-Wasatch tales. <br /><br />Best,<br />Rachael<br />rachael_w1974@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-23392119766805339292011-09-14T07:31:52.459-07:002011-09-14T07:31:52.459-07:00Loraine, your words are beautiful, and thanks for ...Loraine, your words are beautiful, and thanks for pointing to the article.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-7901078631773159422011-09-13T16:08:18.794-07:002011-09-13T16:08:18.794-07:00Scott -
You were by far one of the highlights of ...Scott - <br />You were by far one of the highlights of the race. Shooting the breeze was awesome and it's awesome to read your blog to see how your entire race went; all 101 miles. Haha. Hope to see you at another one.<br />-PhilipPhiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202330516800003294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-28325965130339778402011-09-13T14:55:24.531-07:002011-09-13T14:55:24.531-07:00I can't believe you lost 9.5 lbs, so glad you ...I can't believe you lost 9.5 lbs, so glad you recovered!! Amazing job out there!!Mandi Runshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974487746002391605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-57750086692981582972011-09-13T14:34:43.703-07:002011-09-13T14:34:43.703-07:00A few months ago, Chris McDougall, the Author of B...A few months ago, Chris McDougall, the Author of Born to Run, came and spoke at the King’s English Bookstore in Salt Lake City. After hearing his interview, I immediately picked up his book and could not put it down. To say the least, I was inspired; more specifically when he talked about runners not actually peaking until they are 65. For various reasons, life after 50 was looking to be pretty dismal to me, yet, in running it seemed there was hope…I had not peaked yet--yes!<br /><br />How could I get involved in our local running events? I was looking into volunteering for the Wasatch 100 and to what was possible. As fate would have it, a friend and I met Walter Edwards, an ultra runner, quit coincidentally! When asked if he needed some supporters, Walter emphatically said yes! What an incredibly anomalous event.<br /><br />At first glance, it may have looked like Walter was the benefactor of our meeting, having the support of the “Sacred Order of the Cougars.” (“Attractive” ones at that. Thank you, Scott. Your dad not only raised a great athletic, but a gentleman as well.) However, as a participating member to which you speak, I must say, we are the ones who were so honored to be amongst some of the most courageous, interesting, inspiring and crazy people I have ever met!<br /><br />When asked by Walters’ Pacer, Jeffrey Rogers; what was the most striking impression of the event, I can think of three and not in any order. One, it appears from the runners to the volunteers, none ascribe nor buy in to culture constructs of what personal limitations are or what their bodies and minds can accomplish. Two, a major commonality amongst all appeared to be a deeper and broader sense of what it is and means to love. This point was driven home when Dan Brenden carried his wife of 30+ years across the Finish Line, apparently a regular event. Also the dedication to commitment of Sara and Dima, the couple who were married after running 100 miles, (the Bishop who married them was so excited he stopped us in the middle of a parking lot to tell us about it), and to how the runners venerated their volunteers and visa versa. Thirdly, how impressive after running 100 miles in ever changing severe conditions sleep deprived, and best pace ever, runners could still drink Ginger Margarita’s at Tarahumara’s. Fantastic!<br /><br />Congratulations to all involved in the Wasatch 100 Endurance Run 2011 and thank you for your blog and pictures Scott! It gives us all an extraordinary perspective and a me a new sense of connection.<br /><br />Loraine S.<br /><br />An article about ultra runners in the Deseret News<br /><br />http://www.deseretnews.com/article/645201205/Wasatch-100--Ultra-runners-devoted-to-their-sport.html?pg=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-39491909680942659372011-09-13T13:44:16.894-07:002011-09-13T13:44:16.894-07:00I too enjoyed your race report. Sounds like anoth...I too enjoyed your race report. Sounds like another amazing adventure! Although, I'll have to dock points for the lack of hallucinations! I think your Western States report gets a higher rating. For you to struggle through some of these races scare the heck out of me. Still, your adventures/reports are very inspiring and I hope you continue doing these for a long, long time! Maybe you need to run a few more 100s every year so we have more epic reports to read! Congratulations on another 100-mile finish!John Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557997208342746899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-3490933435394319922011-09-13T12:11:06.811-07:002011-09-13T12:11:06.811-07:00this is an awesome report. amazed you could retai...this is an awesome report. amazed you could retain so many details, names, and places while NOT retaining any food or fluids. also impressed you knew to slow it down and take advantage of haviing a spectacular crew by your side. it takes a wise man to conquer his own expectations... <br /><br />favorite photos: anything with your dad; what an experience to share with family! And the one of you on the ground at the finish.; contement personified. congratualtions and thank you for sharing. <br /><br />ShirShirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798094646321110583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-49216356505090704582011-09-13T12:04:52.068-07:002011-09-13T12:04:52.068-07:00wow. what a beautiful run.wow. what a beautiful run.Jim Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219915358185145547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-48331743895859455492011-09-13T11:55:34.847-07:002011-09-13T11:55:34.847-07:00Duuuuude.
I loved this. When talking about the (I...Duuuuude.<br /><br />I loved this. When talking about the (INSANE, ahem) runs that you do, I always picture these huge, corporate events. This post really made it clear how personal they really are. <br /><br />Thanks for bringing an outsider in.<br /><br />xoxoTitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-51726928946933937182011-09-13T11:28:20.734-07:002011-09-13T11:28:20.734-07:00Richard - I used some of both. The RocLite 295'...Richard - I used some of both. The RocLite 295's were best for the initial climbs/scrambles, and I could have used them for the whole race. I did switch to Hokas for some of the loose scrabble trails since they suck up all those little golf ball sized rocks. I would say 25-30% of the runners had Hokas - this is a fairly ideal course for them.Scott Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096284778835123584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-57523440801842577312011-09-13T11:04:59.190-07:002011-09-13T11:04:59.190-07:00Fantastic adventure and well done Scott. All part ...Fantastic adventure and well done Scott. All part of the reason why trail running rocks.<br /><br />On shoe choice did you go with the Hokas or Roclites?Richard Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714527298987145965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-59580143404396858402011-09-13T09:29:56.292-07:002011-09-13T09:29:56.292-07:00COMPLETELY overwhelming! Your a stud beyond STUDS....COMPLETELY overwhelming! Your a stud beyond STUDS. Welcome to my home turf (live in Tooele County just 40 minutes west of SLC valley)! I love the ruggedness of Utah but sometimes the heat is well, oppressive. Try running in that heat DAILY...ugh! You did amazing, I am totally in awe of you man!! Well done you, and congrats!!!!!!! Those stars are pretty amazing...Lacey Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789273755715455157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-11058515560412191052011-09-13T08:08:52.746-07:002011-09-13T08:08:52.746-07:00I can't read those reports without crying. So ...I can't read those reports without crying. So here I am reading and choking on my morning coffee.<br />Great report unbelievable race, thank you so much for sharing. AmazingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com