If someone is in need of pacing for the OT100, feel free to let me know.
I especially enjoy running after dark, but can run any time.
KC

Howdy All,

Thought I'd drop a quick line to ask if anyone might have a 2'x6' small piece of
floor space they might be willing to "sublet" :)  Would be very preferential to
camping / sleeping in car, all I ask is a place to roll out my sleeping bag -
I'd be willing to pay a full share of the cabin rental.  Thanks in advance!

Also, while I definitely want to defer to others (especially first time
100-milers), I wouldn't mind someone accompanying me as a pacer for however long
or short they felt like.
Re: previous pacer offer - KC - if another week or two goes by without hearing
from anyone else, shoot me a message. :)

Cheers & God Bless,
Brad

If anyone needs a pacer, I am willing to pace up to 50 miles.  I just completed
my first 100 October 2-3 in 23:05.

Hey All,
Paul and I will be out on the course this weekend, the 23rd and 24th. I plan on
running from the start to Gunstock Hollow at 34.8 miles on Saturday. On Sunday
from Gunstock Hollow to Hazel Creek at 68.5 miles. This may change some
depending on the weather for the weekend. Looks like rain both days. Paul will
be meeting me at some of the aid station locations and doing some trail
maintenance while I am running. We will be starting between 6:00 and 7:00am
Saturday morning.
So if anyone is interested in seeing some of the course or checking out aid
station locations just let Paul or myself know.
We plan to stay at Bass' River Friday and Saturday nights.

Stuart

Just checking in - how did it go this weekend?  How's the trail looking?  I'm
starting to get excited (well, more so than I already have been!)  Looking
forward to the report!

One more try before I resign myself to Casa De La Toyota Echo - anyone happen to
be grabbing a cabin at Bass River Resort who'd let a fellow runner borrow a bit
'o floor space to unroll a sleeping bag Friday night?  Very much willing to pay
a full share of cabin rental!

Thanks & God Bless,
Brad

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FYI - I edited the trail directions and saved them in a Word document for easy
printing. (Go to Yahoo Groups page for file.) They are formatted so they can be
printed out for different sections and placed in drop bags so the appropriate
trail descriptions are handy at the right time.

DISLCAIMERS: The mileage might be off by a few tenths of a mile here and there
as I combined the aid station mileage numbers with the trail descriptions. I
also deleted some information from the original trail descriptions to make them
a bit more concise for the purpose of staying on the trail while running.  (The
original descriptions were written with hikers primarily in mind.)

If you see any obvious errors, let me know.

Jen

Howdy All,

From the better late than never category - as I was packing my drop bags
tonight, I recalled that I hadn't reviewed the water crossing waypoints for the
course - and that I hadn't seen them posted at all for this year.  Here's co-RD
Stuart Johnson's post from last year about that; this year has been even drier:

--------------------
The only thing that should get wet on the OT are your shoes and socks. Extra
socks in your drop bags should keep you going all night.

The creek crossings that were wet last November were:
14.2M - Bee Fork - maybe 10"-12" [<-Really the only guaranteed wetness, and you
will get get]
28.2M - Brushy Creek
39.2M - Neils Creek??
60.6M - Trace Creek??
67.0M - Hazel Creek and one small creek just after that.
79.8M - Lost Creek
--------------------

Also, weather!
Sunny all day!  0% chance of precipitation (knock on wood)!

Start of race: 25 degrees and dark for at least an hour-and-a-half.  Plan to
start with a light; they will have a drop box for them at Grasshopper Hollow (mi
8) for return to BRR

During the day: Not breaking 40 degrees until 11a, High of about 55, around 4p. 
No real wind to speak of, especially not in the trees.  Sunset at 6p; darker
earlier among the trees.

Night: Low in the low 30s.  From experience, much cooler than this in the creek
bottoms during the night - plan to carry one more layer of clothes than you
might actually wear.  Last year I was shivering uncontrollably around 5a and had
to send my pacer on ahead to the next aid station to bring clothes back to me. 
Scary stuff.

Morning: Sunbreak around 6:30a - WITH TIME CHANGE.  30's/40's.  Warmer - high in
mid-60's by afternoon (aka celebration/recovery time :)

***One other thing to note about trail conditions - the trail will be HARD to
see.  2 million acres of trees have simultaneously decided to go WHOOMPH with
their leaves onto the trail.  Last year's winner called the effect "Trail by
Braille".  Especially at night, you won't really be able to SEE where the path
is --- but you will be able to FEEL it.  Hard to describe until you experience
it, but there will be a definite softness to the ground once you get off trail.

So close!  See you all tomorrow!
Cheers & God Bless,
Brad
OT100 '09 Survivor

If anyone picked up a black Charleston Rugby fleece jacket with a buckle in it
on accident please let me know.  It would be nice to get back.  Thanks,

http://triplebradbb.blogspot.com/2010/11/ozark-trail-100-2010.html

Thank you John Goble. It is a certainty I would not have finished without you.
Thank you for pushing me. Thank you for listening. Thank you for refusing to
listen when appropriate. Thank you for patience far beyond the level of
reasonableness. Thank you for refusing to recognize that I quit. This was only
your first time pacing, and I can't wait to see how good your next charge gets
it.

Thank you all aid station volunteers - especially James, Deb, Kyle, Stacey &
Cindy. You saved my...bacon. :) Your patience, committment to the runners' well
being, advice and creativity on food were all spectacular.

Thank you consortium of six ham radio clubs, for providing a safety net in a
cell phone dead zone without which this race would be impossible.

Thank you fellow runners for your jokes, encouragement, extreme efforts and
willingness to push beyond all reasonable limits. Finisher or not, you're all
rock stars.

Thank you Mom, Alyssa, Brian Longfellow, Nick Kietzman-Greer, Trail Nerds &
Hawks & Gators & Masons & all running friends, Dr. Janice Louden, housemates of
this masochist, and many more for advice, support and mainly just general
putting-up-with-ness. :)

Thank you Paul & Stuart, for creating this wonderful, horrible, teaching and
rewarding experience. For being out there to cheer and help at the early aid
stations, for all the work you put in beforehand clearing trail, marking and
doing administrative head-spinning to make this race happen. Eight more, and I
know in a week I'll be saying I can't wait. :)

Cheers & God Bless,
Brad

Planning on running in this event.  I've done lots of 5 and 10 k's and one 1/2
marathon, but never anything like this any advice would be appreciated.

Hey Thom,

Great to see your interest!  I've done this event each of its first two years,
and love it. :)  Am currently at work, so will take more time later to respond,
but in the meantime, I might suggest purusing Kevin Sayers' UltRunR web site
(http://ultrunr.com/).  He has a compilation of the "best of" advice on a
plethora of topics from the "UltraList" - an international listserv of
ultrarunners, including such helpful threads as "What's an Ultra Marathon" and
"So You Want To Run Ultras".

Cheers & God Bless,
Brad Bishop


--- In ot100@yahoogroups.com, "thom g" <medic16129@...> wrote:
>
> Planning on running in this event.  I've done lots of 5 and 10 k's and one 1/2
marathon, but never anything like this any advice would be appreciated.
>

----- Original Message -----

From: thom g

To: ot100@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:17 PM

Subject: [ot100] First Time Runner

 

Planning on running in this event. I've done lots of 5 and 10 k's and one 1/2 marathon, but never anything like this any advice would be appreciated.

Are you sure Berryman is sold out?  I registered on Sunday and the online
registration appears to still be open
http://www.active.com/running/potosi-mo/berryman-50-mile-and-marathon-2011 
Also, did not see on the website it was sold out, but I would guess it is very
close.

I found the OT100 to be the toughest race of my life. I am still feeling the
repercussions of it.  Make sure you are well-prepared!

Andy

--- In ot100@yahoogroups.com, David Donald <bigcat48@...> wrote:
>
> Berryman sold out a couple of days ago.   If you volunteer, the  RD's will
hold
> a 2012 spot for you.
>
> Regards,
> David in St Louis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Martie  Clark
> To: ot100@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:49  AM
> Subject: Re: [ot100] First Time  Runner
>
> It is a great race, the support crews have plenty of food and motivation  for
> you. The biggest mistake I made was not changing my shoes enough, I did my
> socks at every drop bag site but not shoes. I would say that you cross a creek
> of some depth every ten miles. Most of the crossings are shallow, maybe ankle
> deep. There are two crossings that the water is up to your knees.
>
> Good luck and have fun.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Joe Miller <pilot2doc@...> wrote:
>
>
> >I would highly suggest you sign up for, train for and complete a race like 
the
> >Berryman 50 mile as your next order of business:
> >
> >http://www.stlouisultrarunnersgroup.net/berryman.htm
> >
> >--
> >"Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the  dedicated."
> >
>