Hey all.  What's the fastest DNF at a 50K?  I could not walk after a 7K

last night as the ankle I hurt at Niagara is misbehaving.  Mind you, it

held up for 43K at DG, so I'm game to try!  Definition of a long

distance runner is an optimist on Advil...

Hi Pierre,



Don't worry as Ultra running is 90% Mental.  That is what my marathon

friends tell me!



I would bet you will be fine.



See you there, Jim.





From: "Pierre Marcoux" <Pierre_Marcoux@...>

Reply-To: ous-l@yahoogroups.com

To: ous-l@yahoogroups.com

Subject: OUS-l: Fastest DNF?

Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:10:01 -0000



Hey all.  What's the fastest DNF at a 50K?  I could not walk after a 7K

last night as the ankle I hurt at Niagara is misbehaving.  Mind you, it

held up for 43K at DG, so I'm game to try!  Definition of a long

distance runner is an optimist on Advil...

90% as in Mentally unstable?? ;)



On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:18 PM, <jim.morrison6@...> wrote:



>   Hi Pierre,

>

> Don't worry as Ultra running is 90% Mental. That is what my marathon

> friends tell me!

>

> I would bet you will be fine.

>

> See you there, Jim.

>

> From: "Pierre Marcoux"

<Pierre_Marcoux@...<Pierre_Marcoux%40hcm.honda.com>

> >

> Reply-To: ous-l@yahoogroups.com <ous-l%40yahoogroups.com>

> To: ous-l@yahoogroups.com <ous-l%40yahoogroups.com>

> Subject: OUS-l: Fastest DNF?

> Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:10:01 -0000

>

> Hey all. What's the fastest DNF at a 50K? I could not walk after a 7K

> last night as the ankle I hurt at Niagara is misbehaving. Mind you, it

> held up for 43K at DG, so I'm game to try! Definition of a long

> distance runner is an optimist on Advil...

>

>

>





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If ultra running benefitted from being mentally unstable, I'd be

winning the events!  Thanks for the well wishes Derrick and Jim.  I

plan to simply enjoy the run and not worry about finishing.  I blame my

previous entry on Saturday's run.  I experienced severe pain from 15K

to 23K, which is not ideal 1 week before a race...



--- In ous-l@yahoogroups.com, "Derrick Spafford" <djspafford@...> wrote:

>

> 90% as in Mentally unstable?? ;)

>

Yes!,



I think that is exactly what they mean!



See you on the trail Derrick, Jim

--- In ous-l@yahoogroups.com, "Pierre Marcoux" <Pierre_Marcoux@...>

wrote:

Pierre, you did amazing at Haliburton brother!  Maybe I should have

some injuries too so I could keep up to you (LOL).  I'm seriously

contemplating running with a map from now to avoid getting lost at

these races......



>

> Hey all.  What's the fastest DNF at a 50K?  I could not walk after a

7K

> last night as the ankle I hurt at Niagara is misbehaving.  Mind you,

it

> held up for 43K at DG, so I'm game to try!  Definition of a long

> distance runner is an optimist on Advil...

>

Hey Greg.



Finishing Hali is doing great!  I almost feel disapointed.  I couldn't

walk on my ankle after 7K on Wednesday, so I had my DNF all mapped

out:  It would start hurting about 10K and I would stop at the 15K aid

station.  But my ankle "let me down" and I had to keep going (Damn!  A

DF!).  It just shows you can't predict anything in these races!  I got

lost twice (did 51K) although the marking was very good.  Helen should

have someone hit me with a hammer at the turns...



--- In ous-l@yahoogroups.com, "bucnorth" <gregdcruz@...> wrote:

>

> --- In ous-l@yahoogroups.com, "Pierre Marcoux" <Pierre_Marcoux@>

> wrote:

> Pierre, you did amazing at Haliburton brother!  Maybe I should have

> some injuries too so I could keep up to you (LOL).  I'm seriously

> contemplating running with a map from now to avoid getting lost at

> these races......

>

> >

>