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I am thinking of running Massanutten 100 Mile in 2008. Sign up is Dec. 4th
and I understand it filled up last year in 7 days.

Anyone else thinking of going? It is May 17th our long weekend.

Thanks Jim.





Fri Nov 2, 2007 3:27 pm

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I am thinking of running Massanutten 100 Mile in 2008. Sign up is Dec. 4th and I understand it filled up last year in 7 days. Anyone else thinking of going?...
jim.morrison6@...
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Nov 2, 2007
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Massanutten clips from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPsOavOXc0U <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPsOavOXc0U> ...
Orr, Jim
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Nov 2, 2007
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Hi, how would Massanutten compare to Sulphur Springs? At least Massanutten seems to have fewer climbs: 18,000 feet vs. 8x 3,200 feet = 25,600 feet, assuming...
Holger
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Nov 2, 2007
4:04 pm

Holger, as I recall the allowed time for Massanutten is longer than 30 hours - I take this as a warning that they don't give the time 'cause they feel sorry...
Sharon Zelinski
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Nov 2, 2007
4:12 pm

I've never run Massanutten, but it is reputed as being the toughest 100 miler on this side of the Rocky Mountains. The cut-off time is 36 hours and few finish...
Vince Charbonneau
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Nov 2, 2007
4:36 pm

... Isn't Umstead already full ? Cheers Ron Adams in North Vancouver where the weather forecast is steady rain for tomorrow's H2H 100K...
Ron Adams
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Nov 2, 2007
4:44 pm

... Ok, thank you, but that's so far away! Maybe we could talk John into offering a 100 mile option for the TUR07. But alas, that course has these steep...
Holger
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Nov 2, 2007
8:30 pm

This was recently posted on the US ultralist - someone has taken some stats and put together a list of hundreds with most difficult to least. Don't ask me...
Sharon Zelinski
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Nov 11, 2007
11:24 pm

Holger As others have pointed out, Massanutten is a difficult, technical 100. On the topic of climbs, Sulphur does not have 25000 feet of climb, more like...
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Nov 2, 2007
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Thanks John. Apparently I remembered the sum of the ups and downs of each 1600 ft per loop. The participants guide (which I'm sure you know ;-) ) claims ...
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