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Grant Maughan with Crew Rock VS 500K 2018

Day 4 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)

There is a new King of the Road at The Last Annual Vol State 500K. Australia’s Grant Maughan took over the reign after finishing in under four days with a time of 3 days 22 hours 2 minutes and 59 seconds. It’s the 6th fastest time in the race’s history. Congrats and all hail the new King Dingofish. (full story on King Dingofish)

Overall Top 3 Men – tracker
1. Grant Maughan – 3:22:02:59 – 314 Miles – KING OF THE ROAD
2. Alan Abbs – 264 miles (uncrewed)
3. Brian Trinkle – 264 miles (uncrewed)

On the women’s side the top three women continue to stay all over each other with some minor leap frogging throughout the day and night. First place female and second place overall currently is Andrea Kooiman with 274 miles at the 96 hour check in. She is seven miles ahead of Regina Sooey (267 miles), and Rhoda Smoker (262 miles) is very close in 3rd currently.

Overall Top 3 Women – tracker
1. Andrea Kooiman – 274 miles (63 miles last 24 hours)
2. Regina Sooey – 267 miles (54 miles last 24 hours)
3. Rhoda Smoker – 262 miles (66 miles last 24 hours)

Of the 21 Run It Fast Members who started the race 15 remain on their mission to The Rock.

The top women from RIF remaining are Andrea (274 miles), Cathy Downes (212 miles), and Lisa Van Wolde (200 miles).

On the men’s side for RIF Steven Smith (200 miles), Seth Crowe (191 miles), and Chris Clemens (179 miles) have the highest tallies through 4 days.

96 Hour (4-Day) Check-In Run It Fast @ Vol State 500K – tracker

Andrea Casella Kooiman – 274
Cathy Downes – 212
Lisa Van Wolde – 200
Steven Smith – 200
Seth Crowe – 191
Chris Clemens – 179
Juli Aistars – 175
Cary Long – 175
Sherry Meador – 175
David Nichols – 167
David Oglesby – 153
Sal Bill Coll – 153
Sharon Carver – 150
Beth Ann Russell Hosick – 144
Kendra Fields Schoffstall – 144
Diane Taylor – DNF 107

We lost both of The Diane’s to the road as Diane Durden and Vol State legend Diane Taylor exited the race. Sad to see the D’s call it.

84 Hour Check-In RIF @ Vol State 500K – 7:30Pm/July 15, 2018
Andrea Casella Kooiman – 234
Cathy Downes – 179
Lisa Van Wolde – 179
Steven Smith – 179
Seth Crowe – 179
Juli Aistars – 164
Chris Clemens – 163
Cary Long – 161
David Nichols – 144
Sherry Meador – 144
Kendra Fields Schoffstall – 144
David Oglesby – 138
Sal Bill Coll – 132
Sharon Carver – 131
Beth Ann Russell Hosick – 125
Diane Durden – DNF 111
Diane Taylor – 104

Day 3 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)
Day 2 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)
Day 1 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)

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Andrea Kooiman Bench of Despair Vol State 500K 2018

Day 3 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)

Day 3 of The Last Annual Vol State has come to a close with Run IT Fast members continuing to be relentless and driven towards The Rock. We did lose Rachael Howard at mile 102 in Darden.

At the top of the race Grant Maughan continues to pull away and is now at mile 239 at 72 hours. Second place currently is held by Regina Sooey at 213 miles, followed by RIF’s Andrea Kooiman at 211 miles as those two women along with Rhoda Smoker, currently at 196 continue to put down nearly identical miles daily and have been basically tied at ever evening check-in.

Kooiman last night battled wild dogs, coyotes, her shadow, and at one point picked up a wild kitten and put in her pack for several miles before having her super-crew Jill Williams returning it back to where she had picked it up.

The Top unscrewed runner remains race veteran Alan Abbs who is at 198 miles.

Overall Top 3 Men
1. Grant Maughan – 239 miles
2. Alan Abbs – 198 miles (uncrewed)
3. Brian Trinkle – 194 miles (uncrewed)

Overall Top 3 Women
1. Regina Sooey – 213 miles
2. Andrea Kooiman – 211 miles
3. Rhoda Smoker – 196 miles

72 Hour RIF @ LAVS UPDATE (tracker):
Andrea Casella Kooiman – 211
Cathy Downes – 164
Lisa Van Wolde – 158
Steven Smith – 158
Seth Crowe – 145
Juli Aistars – 142
Chris Clemens – 136
Cary Long – 136
Sherry Meador – 130
Kendra Fields Schoffstall – 123
Sharon Carver – 121
Sal Bill Coll – 113
David Oglesby – 113
Beth Ann Russell Hosick – 109
Diane Durden – 96
Diane Taylor – 92

The Diane’s continue to push this field forward from behind and are ahead of the cut-off pace.

Cary Long, who has been battling severe chaffing to his coin purse has resorted to placing Maxi-Pads on them and he swears it’s been the cure-all of all cure-alls. He swears by them now.

I saw an armadillo get squished by a car that had to choose between the two of us. Blood and leprosy squirting everywhere”

We, along with about 20 other runners, unofficially adopted a black lab as a companion running dog. Of course, he almost got us killed as he ran into the road, and a trailer truck swerved to miss it and nearly took us out instead!!”

Keep this group in your thoughts as they continue to battle the elements, wildlife, former wildlife, and their own demons to push on towards The Rock.

Day 2 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)
Day 1 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)

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Kevin Gerteisen David Nichols VS500K 2018

Day 2 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)

Day 2 is always brutal at the Vol State 500K. The excitement and adrenaline is gone, the sun is hotter and brighter, and the miles are slower….and slower…and slower. It even had a shocker as 3x King of the Road RIF Greg Armstrong dropped from the race at mile 113 just past Parsons, TN. This left the Australian Grant Maughan with the lead and at the end of day 2 (48 Hours) Grant had accumulated 162 miles.

On the women’s side there was a change overnight as Regina Sooey, who was 1 mile behind of Andrea Kooiman, at the 36 hour check in, took over the lead at the 48 hour check in with 159 miles. Amazing performance so far as she seems to be getting stronger and is second overall to Grant just by 3 miles.

Kooiman had a strong second day as well putting down 63 miles and currently resides at 154 miles for 3rd overall/2nd female.

Other notable mentions are Cathy Downs who put down a very strong 50 miles on day 2 and is currently at 117 miles and is 5th female. Steven Smith continues to use his VS experience to move up the leaderboard as does former King Juli Aistars.

Cary Long, despite his comedy show tapings of death, continues to impress with actual numbers as he is at 107 miles. The Double D(iane)’s keep pushing the field forward from behind with 70/71 miles. If Seth Crowe would have had a few more dimes for Sandy he might be a bit further down the road as well. However, without Sandy he’s put down an impressive 105 miles.

David Nichols is at a cool 102 miles as well after some Armour from RIF Kevin Gerteisen, who after DNFing has remained on the course to help and crew other runners. Bravo!

The Double Diane’s (D’s) Diane Taylor and Diane Durden continue to push the field from behind with 71 and 70 miles.

Sadly we lost Tom Orr to the Meat Wagon this morning. That leaves 18 of the 21 RIF members who started the race in contention for The Rock.

Run It Fast Members @ LAVS
48 Hour Totals (miles) – tracker
Andrea Casella Kooiman – 154 (3rd overall/2nd female)
Cathy Downes – 117 (5th female)
Steven Smith – 113
Lisa Van Wolde – 113
Juli Aistars – 107
Cary Long – 107
Seth Crowe – 105
Rachael Anderson – 102
David Nichols – 102
Chris Clemens – 99
Sherry Meador – 92
Kendra Fields Schoffstall – 92
Sharon Carver – 82
Beth Ann Russell Hosick – 82
David Oglesby – 82
James Tom Orr – DNF 82
Sal Bill Coll – 77
Diane Durden – 71
Diane Taylor – 70
DNF’s: Kevin Gerteisen 57, Greg Armstrong 113, Tom Orr 82

The road is long and hard…cleansing and rewarding. Great work by everyone that remains on the long road to The Rock.

Day 1 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)

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Sharon Carver Vol State 500K 2018

Day 1 – Vol State 500K – Run It Fast Members Update (2018)


The brutal heat and humidity of The Last Annual Vol State 500K introduced all 114 starters to the crawl of this historic race on Thursday morning.

Our Run It Fast – Club had 21 members of the 114 that boarded the ferry to start the race including former ‘King of the Road’ winners Greg Armstrong (3x) and Juli Aistars.

After three wins crewed, Greg is running unscrewed this year and took off with the lead right off the bat. He had 66 miles at the 12 hour check in and added another 37 miles before the 24 hour check-in. He currently leads Australian badass Grant Maughan, who summited Mt. Everest a handful of weeks ago. Grant is just 4 miles back of Greg’s 103 miles.

On the women’s side Pennsylvania native Rhoda Smoker led most of the day with Andrea Kooiman less than 5 miles behind. At the 12 hour check in Rhoda was at 54 miles with Kooiman just 2 miles back. Smoker went down for sleep in McKenzie as Andrea pushed throughout the night to mile 92 in Lexington by the 24 hour check in. She is currently the female leader and 1 mile ahead of the second place female Regina Sooey.

So at 24 hours both the men and women’s race was currently led by Run It Fast members. The rest of the RIF members had a strong day as well as documented below. Last year’s runner-up Kevin Gerteisen, battling what is being reported as kidney stones, had to drop from the race at mile 57.

24 Hour RIF LAVS Update (tracking link)
Greg Armstrong – 103 (first overall)
Andrea Casella Kooiman – 92 (first female)
Lisa Van Wolde – 75
Steven Smith – 71
Chris Clemens – 67
Cathy Downes – 67
Rachael Anderson – 65
Juli Aistars – 62
Cary Long – 62
Sherry Meador – 57
Kevin Gerteisen – DNF 57 (possible kidney stones)
Sharon Carver – 56
David Nichols – 56
Kendra Fields Schoffstall – 56
Seth Crowe – 54
Sal Bill Coll – 50
Diane Durden – 48
Beth Ann Russell Hosick – 41
David Oglesby – 40
James Tom Orr – 40
Diane Taylor – 40

All members still in the race are well ahead of the minimum miles needed pace.

Day two is usually the hardest for all Vol Staters as the reality of the distance remaining sets in, the adrenaline is gone, and you feel the pain from your head to your blistered toes with every step.

Many RIF members from the area showed up on the course to encourage everyone including Dallas Smith, JR Reynolds, Danny Crossett, Jennifer Hall, Eryn Tyner, Josh Tyner, Leigh Carr, and others.

Best of luck to all 21 RIF members and all the runners still remaining on the course.

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Strolling Jim 2018

Run It Fast’s Extreme Racer Standings (thru May 2018)

Almost half way through the year and we have a few that are starting to pull ahead. With race season in full swing it’s still anyone’s to win so it will be fun to see what happens over the next few months. May brought in 2,321.2 miles for the month and a total of 10,513.65 for 2018. This update is through the end of May. There is still time to get in on the fun, just enter all your race miles for April on to be included in the next update. If you forgot to enter your race miles we will include them in the next update. Looking for races to enter? Be sure to check out the Run It Fast – Club Race Discounts in the Facebook group.

Leading the women is RIF #644 Ila Brandli with 869.4 points. Second place, RIF #404 Andrea Kooiman with 418.2 points. Coming in third place is RIF #410 Marylou Corino with 347.2 points.

Leading the men is RIF #762 Clint Burleson with 1225.7 points. Second place, RIF #638 Ken Fattmann with 701.9 points. Coming in third place is RIF #190 John Kent Leighton with 630.81 points.

 

Here are the standings through May: 

Extreme Racer Top Ten Leaderboard

  1. Clint Burleson – 1225.7 points (RIF #762)
  2. Ila Brandli – 869.4 points (RIF #644)
  3. Ken Fattmann – 701.9 points (RIF #638)
  4. John Kent Leighton – 630.81 points (RIF #190)
  5. Joshua Holmes – 454.9 points (RIF #521)
  6. Andrea Kooiman – 418.2 points (RIF #404)
  7. George Southgate – 413.52 points (RIF #279)
  8. Shane Tucker – 404 points (RIF #337)
  9. Denis McCarthy – 369.4 points (RIF #263)
  10. Andrew Glaze – 360.4 points (RIF #658)

Extreme Racer Women’s Leaderboard

  1. Ila Brandli – 869.4  points (RIF #644)
  2. Andrea Kooiman – 418.2 points (RIF #404)
  3. Marylou Corino – 347.2 points (RIF #410)
  4. Tiffani Glass – 270.7 points (RIF #328)
  5. Pat Cagle – 258.2 points (RIF #707)
  6. Kit Brazier – 197.4 points (RIF #548)
  7. Lisa Maddox – 178.2 points (RIF #751)
  8. Audrena Liu – 152.4 points (RIF #463)
  9. Emily Lyons – 152 points (RIF #774)
  10. Jill Williams – 137.2 points (RIF #521)
  11. Christy Bowers – 132.8 points (RIF #60)
  12. Cathie Johnson – 131 points (RIF #507)
  13. Christy Brewer – 124.55 points (RIF #766)
  14. Robin Brunet – 99.86 points (RIF #564)
  15. Marj Mitchell – 65.7 points (RIF #4)
  16. Raciel Diaz – 62 points (RIF #709)
  17. Lisa Maher – 62 points (RIF #783)
  18. Michelle Talbott – 57.2 points (RIF #527)
  19. Alicja Grace – 44.1 points (RIF #705)
  20. Juleann Roberts – 25.46 points (RIF #623)

Extreme Racer Men’s Leaderboard

  1. Clint Burleson – 1225.7 points (RIF #762)
  2. Ken Fattmann – 701.9 points (RIF #638)
  3. John Kent Leighton – 630.81 points (RIF #190)
  4. Joshua Holmes – 454.9 points (RIF #521)
  5. George Southgate – 413.52 points (RIF #279)
  6. Shane Tucker – 404 points (RIF #337)
  7. Denis McCarthy – 369.4 points (RIF #263)
  8. Andrew Glaze – 360.4 points (RIF #658)
  9. Michael SK Mortensen – 337.8 points (RIF #553)
  10. Aaron DeBord – 314.45 points (RIF #723)
  11. Rich Peers – 262 points (RIF #591)
  12. Randy Brinkley – 180.8 points (RIF #761)
  13. Seth Crowe – 177.7 points (RIF #541)
  14. Scott Kufferath – 169.1 points (RIF #680)
  15. Troy Johnson – 157.2 points (RIF #506)
  16. Jeremy Reed – 120.1 points (RIF #642)
  17. Darrell Richardson – 119.7 points (RIF #625)
  18. Jared Matsunaga – 117.2 points (RIF #665)
  19. David Essary – 88.2 points (RIF #475)
  20. Charles Roberts – 44.36 points (RIF #622)
  21. Randy Marks – 43.4 points (RIF #743)
  22. Reist Mummau – 26.2 points (RIF #756)
  23. Michael Dasalla – 9.3 points (RIF #411)

 

“Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.” -Meb Keflezighi, U.S. Olympic marathoner

[Extreme Racer points are awarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

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Run It Fast’s Extreme Racer Standings (thru April 2018)

Race season is in full swing with the miles really adding up! April brought in 2,424.25 miles for the month and a total of 7,928.15 for 2018. This update is through the end of April. There is still time to get in on the fun, just enter all your race miles for March on to be included in the next update. The top few are all really close. If you forgot to enter your race miles we will include them in the next update. Looking for races to enter? Be sure to check out the Run It Fast – Club Race Discounts in the Facebook group.

Leading the women is RIF #644 Ila Brandli  with 550.2 points. Second place, RIF #404 Andrea Kooiman with 359.6 points. Coming in third place is RIF #410 Marylou Corino with 307.2 points.

Leading the men is RIF #762 Clint Burleson with 823.1 points. Second place, RIF #638 Ken Fattmann with 584 points. Coming in third place is RIF #190 John Kent Leighton with 535.11 points.  

Here are the standings through April:

Extreme Racer Top Ten Leaderboard

  1. Clint Burleson – 823.1 points (RIF #762)
  2. Ken Fattmann – 584 points (RIF #638)
  3. Ila Brandli – 550.2 points (RIF #644)
  4. John Kent Leighton – 535.11 points (RIF #190)
  5. Joshua Holmes – 387.5 points (RIF #1)
  6. Andrew Glaze – 360.4 points (RIF #658)
  7. Andrea Kooiman – 359.6 points (RIF #404)
  8. Shane Tucker – 355.1 points (RIF #337)
  9. George Southgate – 328.42 points (RIF #279)
  10. Marylou Corino – 307.2 points (RIF #410)

 

Extreme Racer Women’s Leaderboard

  1. Ila Brandli – 550.2  points (RIF #644)
  2. Andrea Kooiman – 359.6 points (RIF #404)
  3. Marylou Corino – 307.2 points (RIF #410)
  4. Tiffani Glass – 210.2 points (RIF #328)
  5. Pat Cagle – 205.8 points (RIF #707)
  6. Lisa Maddox – 178.2 points (RIF #751)
  7. Kit Brazier – 152.4 points (RIF #548)
  8. Emily Lyons – 152 points (RIF #774)
  9. Christy Bowers – 112.7 points (RIF #60)
  10. Jill Williams – 111 points (RIF #521)
  11. Robin Brunet – 99.86 points (RIF #564)
  12. Christy Brewer – 65.25 points (RIF #766)
  13. Raciel Diaz – 62 points (RIF #709)
  14. Michelle Talbott – 57.2 points (RIF #527)
  15. Marj Mitchell – 52.4 points (RIF #4)
  16. Alicja Grace – 44.1 points (RIF #705)
  17. Juleann Roberts – 22.36 points (RIF #623)

Extreme Racer Men’s Leaderboard

  1. Clint Burleson – 823.1 points (RIF #762)
  2. Ken Fattmann – 584 points (RIF #638)
  3. John Kent Leighton – 535.11 points (RIF #190)
  4. Joshua Holmes – 387.5 points (RIF #1)
  5. Andrew Glaze – 360.4 points (RIF #658)
  6. Shane Tucker – 355.1 points (RIF #337)
  7. George Southgate – 328.42 points (RIF #279)
  8. Aaron DeBord – 293.25 points (RIF #723)
  9. Rich Peers – 262 points (RIF #591)
  10. Michael SK Mortensen – 239.2 points (RIF #553)
  11. Randy Brinkley – 141.5 points (RIF #761)
  12. Jeremy Reed – 120.1 points (RIF #642)
  13. Jared Matsunaga – 117.2 points (RIF #665)
  14. Denis McCarthy – 114.4 points (RIF #263)
  15. Seth Crowe – 106.2 points (RIF #541)
  16. Scott Kufferath – 94 points (RIF #680)
  17. David Essary – 88.2 points (RIF #475)
  18. Darrell Richardson -78.7 points (RIF #625)
  19. Charles Roberts – 41.26 points (RIF #622)
  20. Randy Marks – 27.9 points (RIF #743)
  21. Reist Mummau – 26.2 points (RIF #756)

 

If it felt good, you didn’t push hard enough. It’s supposed to hurt like hell.” ― Dean Karnazes, RIF #360

[Extreme Racer points are awarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

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Badwater Salton Sea 2018 Andrew Glaze Jared Ray Sanchez

Badwater Salton Sea: 81 Miles of Wind and Heat

Badwater Salton Sea 2018 Race Report

I arrived to the start line early on Sunday. The sun was starting to paint a pink line along the eastern hills and reflect on the water. The air was thick with noxious sulfur. The sky was clear with no chill in the air. I had missed the briefing Saturday due to getting mandatoried at work. I hadn’t slept and although exhausted my 2 day taper had me anxious and excited to run.

We used a Lincoln Navigator for our crew vehicle and had 3 crew members, one for each team member. I had Lauren, Ray Sanchez had Sergio Medina and Jared Fetterolf had Candy. We started with 11 gallons of water and 100 pounds of ice. We all brought our own food and nutritional plan.

My team arrived at the start and we started getting the vehicle organized while discussing strategy. Ray convinced us to start slow at a 9:30/mile pace and just maintain it throughout the day. We knew the Anza Borrego trail section and Palomar mountain finish would be difficult and slow us down. Our main goal was to win and get that golden Badwater ticket for 2019. Secondarily, we wanted to beat the course record.

We had to weigh ourselves, get a GPS tracker, take pictures, national anthem, and we were off. Dead fish snapped and cracked under our feet as we ran the first quarter a mile. The first 7 miles were flat and unsupported. I wanted to Run It Fast, but was kept focused and under control by Ray. At mile 7, we saw our crew for the first time and quickly shoved some calories in our mouth and grabbed new water bottles. We sent them 3 more miles down the road and continued on. We followed that routine for 18 miles and were probably in 6th place.

The weather was becoming warmer and drier and so we started using ice bandanas. Around mile 20 the wind started really howling. Suddenly we had 30 mph headwind and were running uphill. The wind zapped my energy and my legs felt heavy and sluggish. I started feeling frustrated and was falling behind Ray and Jared. We attempted to use Ray as a windshield and slowed down but I just felt tired. My mind started turn towards doubt and negativity, “you didn’t taper enough,” “you didn’t sleep enough,” “you’re weak,” etc.

I made the decision to take a minute and eat more calories and drink an entire red bull. I was reborn, my low last 4 miles but never returned.

The heat had us seeing our crew more frequently. Around mile 34 we were getting close to a main checkpoint. Jared was starting to fall back a bit. Something was wrong. Suddenly Jared began projectile vomiting with the ferocity of a head injury. It was a lot of liquid. Clearly heat stress was affecting his ability to absorb the liquid he consumed. We limped him into the aid station and started the process of getting him well again. He was dizzy, pale and thirsty. We cooled him off and started rehydrating him. Fed him mild bland food and ginger. We left walking and spent the next 5 miles at that pace.

At mile 40, we reached the parking lot of the Anza Borrego trail section. The wind was still whipping us in the face. At this point we were passed and went from 1st place to 2nd place. It’s always slightly demoralizing getting passed halfway through the race. Last year the trail section was a shit show. No one brought enough water and multiple teams fell apart. Not wanting to repeat that mistake our crew met us with hydration vests filled with copious amount of water. We were hoping to cover the 9 unsupported miles in 2 hours and instead it took us 3 hours. The course record had slipped away as had our lead.

The wind storm we endured is almost indescribable. The first 3 miles you gain 2300’ of vert on technical sandy single track. I am not a fast hiker and my legs screamed again. We would reach a ridgeline through a saddle and almost get knocked down by the wind. Back down into another valley and back up to another ridge. The wind was around 50 mph sustained at points. Imagine running a single track with 4 foot cactus on both sides while the wind attempted to blow you into the spines. Ray took some damage in one of his knees. For me, the wind made the runnable sections almost unrunnable. I was frustrated. I couldn’t listen to music because my earbuds kept blowing out, not that I could hear the music over the roar of the wind. Inevitably, we survived, came off the trail, and continued on down the road.

We could start to smell the hay in the barn. We were about 8 minutes behind first place with 50k to go. We had a gradual downhill through some picturesque cow filled grassy hills. We were making no progress on catching 1st place and the damn wind was relentless. Pushing downhill and barely hitting 10 minute/miles.

Around mile 60 we put all our night gear on: headlamps, 2x blinking lights and vest. This section of road is my least favorite. The shoulder disappears and the road is busy with speeding cars in both direction. It doesn’t last long but at night you definitely get a couple jerks in cars nearly clipping you.

Finally we started making progress on 1st place. 8 minutes turned into 6 minutes. We started strategizing about the last climb to the top of Palomar mountain. We agreed that we would run the entire 12 miles. And then we saw it. The wonderful red blinking lights in the distance. It reinvigorated us even more and we really started charging. The last turn at mile 69, we were 60 second behind. It got steep quickly, but we could taste the blood in the water and it drove us faster and faster up that mountain. We overtook 1st place with positive encouragement and never looked back.

Relentlessly, we grinded up that mountain without stopping. It hurt so freaking bad. It’s the kind of pain you have to really work for, you can’t buy it or rent it, you have to earn that pain. And earn it we did. Around mile 75 we entered a cloud. Scattered rain with limited headlamp visibility made the climb seem even longer. Mentally I was picturing the nice downhill bomb to the finish. That downhill never really came. It tapered off and flattened a bit, but then we were climbing again. The new finish would be at the top of another climb. Well played Chris Kostman. Nothing easy about this race.

16 hours and 16 minutes after we started we finished. Running to the finish holding an American Flag, just as the 3 of us had done in China two year earlier. We won the 3x team race and each received a 2019 Badwater golden ticket.

We couldn’t have done it without our crew, we had the easy part, all we did was run.

Smile or you’re doing it wrong.

Andrew Glaze (RIF #658)

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Run It Fast’s Extreme Racer Standings (thru March 2018)

Ending the first quarter and the miles are beginning to heat up! March brought in 2,285.3 miles for the month and a total of 5,471.6 for 2018. This update is through the end of March. There is still time to get in on the fun, just enter all your race miles for February on to be included in the next update. The top few are all really close. If you forgot to enter your race miles we will include them in the next update. Looking for races to enter? Be sure to check out the Run It Fast – Club Race Discounts in the Facebook group.

Leading the women is RIF #644 Ila Brandli  with 393 points. Second place, RIF #328 Tiffani Glass with 180.9 points. Coming in third place is RIF #751 Lisa Maddox with 175.1 points.

Leading the men is RIF #762 Clint Burleson with 582.5 points. Second place, RIF #638 Ken Fattmann with 449.9 points. Coming in third place is RIF #190 John Kent Leighton with 338.41 points.  

Here are the standings through March:

 

Extreme Racer Top Ten Leaderboard

  1. Clint Burleson – 582.5 points (RIF #762)
  2. Ken Fattmann – 449.9 points (RIF #638)
  3. Ila Brandli – 393  points (RIF #644)
  4. John Kent Leighton – 338.41 points (RIF #190)
  5. Shane Tucker – 293.1 points (RIF #337)
  6. George Southgate – 249.52 points (RIF #279)
  7. Joshua Holmes – 206.5 points (RIF #1)
  8. Rich Peers – 181 points (RIF #591)
  9. Tiffani Glass – 180.9 points (RIF #328)
  10. Aaron DeBord – 178.9 points (RIF #723)

 

Extreme Racer Women’s Leaderboard

  1. Ila Brandli – 393  points (RIF #644)
  2. Tiffani Glass – 180.9 points (RIF #328)
  3. Lisa Maddox – 175.1 points (RIF #751)
  4. Pat Cagle – 166.5 points (RIF #707)
  5. Andrea Kooiman – 165.5 points (RIF #404)
  6. Emily Lyons – 152 points (RIF #774)
  7. Marylou Corino – 126.2 points (RIF #410)
  8. Kit Brazier – 126.2 points (RIF #548)
  9. Christy Brewer – 65.25 points (RIF #766)
  10. Robin Brunet – 63.6 points (RIF #564)
  11. Raciel Diaz – 62 points (RIF #709)
  12. Michelle Talbott – 57.2 points (RIF #527)
  13. Christy Bowers – 51.8 points (RIF #60)
  14. Alicja Grace – 44.1 points (RIF #705)
  15. Jill Williams – 31 points (RIF #521)
  16. Marj Mitchell – 26.2 points (RIF #4)
  17. Juleann Roberts – 19.26 points (RIF #623)

Extreme Racer Men’s Leaderboard

  1. Clint Burleson – 582.5 points (RIF #762)
  2. Ken Fattmann – 449.9 points (RIF #638)
  3. John Kent Leighton – 338.41 points (RIF #190)
  4. Shane Tucker – 293.1 points (RIF #337)
  5. George Southgate – 249.52 points (RIF #279)
  6. Joshua Holmes – 206.5 points (RIF #1)
  7. Rich Peers – 181 points (RIF #591)
  8. Aaron DeBord – 178.9 points (RIF #723)
  9. Michael SK Mortensen – 169.9 points (RIF #553)
  10. Jeremy Reed – 120.1 points (RIF #642)
  11. Randy Brinkley – 115.3 points (RIF #761)
  12. Denis McCarthy – 114.4 points (RIF #263)
  13. Seth Crowe – 103.1 points (RIF #541)
  14. Jared Matsunaga – 91 points (RIF #665)
  15. Scott Kufferath – 80.9 points (RIF #680)
  16. Darrell Richardson -78.7 points (RIF #625)
  17. David Essary – 75.1 points (RIF #475)
  18. Andrew Glaze – 51.4 points (RIF #658)
  19. Charles Roberts – 38.16 points (RIF #622)
  20. Reist Mummau – 26.2 points (RIF #756)
  21. Randy Marks – 21.7 points (RIF #743)

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

[Extreme Racer points are awarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

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Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi won the men’s 2018 Boston Marathon

Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi Wins Boston Marathon in 2:15:58

Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi won the men’s 2018 Boston Marathon on a drearily cold and wet Monday morning in Boston with a time of 2:15:58.

He is the first Japanese to win the race since Toshihiko Seko did it in 1987.

Shamrock Biwott was the highest placing American male with a time of 2:18:35, good enough for 3rd place overall, followed closely by teammates Tyler Pennel in 4th place and Andrew Bumbalough in 5th.

Top 5 Boston Marathon Men for 2018

  1. Yuki Kawauchi – 2:15:58 (JPN)
  2. Geoffrey Kirui – 2:18:23 (KEN)
  3. Shadrack Biwott – 2:18:35 (USA)
  4. Tyler Pennel – 2:18:57 (USA)
  5. Andrew Bumbalough – 2:19:52 (USA)

Congrats to all these men and all the runners who ran today in the Boston Marathon.

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Des Linden Crowned 2018 Boston Marathon Champion

Desiree Linden Wins the 2018 Boston Marathon, First USA Woman Since 1985

Desiree ‘Des’ Linden made history on Monday morning, in cold, windy, very wet conditions winning the 2018 Boston Marathon becoming the first USA woman to do so since 1985 when Lisa Larsen Weidenbach won the race.

From Runner’s World:

Linden, 34, tucked into a slow-moving pack navigating driving rains, a challenging headwind, and temperatures around 37 degrees, for the first half of the race, even aiding fellow American Shalane Flanagan to rejoin the group after Flanagan needed to take a bathroom stop right before the 20K water station.

At that point, Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia made a break for it and gapped the lead pack of women by 25 seconds. Linden and Gladys Chesir of Kenya slowly chased Daska down through the Newton hills, where Linden surged ahead after mile 20.

From there, Linden quickly created a 20-second lead over the final 5K. It was one of the slowest finishes in the last 40 or so years of Boston history, but it was also contested in some of the worst weather conditions.

Linden finished the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:39:54.

Teammate Sarah Sellers (USA) finished less than 5 minutes back in second place. Third place went to Canada’s Krista Duchene.

Top 5 Women Finishers – #BostonMarathon 2018
1. Desiree Linden – 2:39:54 (USA)
2. Sarah Sellers – 2:44:05 (USA)
3. Krista Duchene – 2:44:20 (CAN)
4. Rachel Hyland – 2:44:29 (USA)
5. Nicole Dimercurio – 2:45:52 (USA)
6. Shalane Flanagan – 2:46:31 (USA)
7. Kimi Reed – 2:46:47 (USA)
8. Edna Kiplagat – 2:47:14 (KEN)
9. Hiroko Yoshitomi – 2:48:29 (JAP)
10. Joanna Thompson – 2:48:31 (USA)

USA women dominated the top of the field taking seven of the top ten spots.

USA Women to win the Boston Marathon

  • Bobbi Gibb (1966-1968) *unsanctioned
  • Sara Mae Berman (1969-1971) *unsanctioned
  • Nina Kuscsik (1972)
  • Jacqueline Hansen (1973)
  • Miki Gorman (1974, 1977)
  • Kim Merritt (1976)
  • Gayle Barron (1978)
  • Joan Benoit (1979, 1983)
  • Lisa Larsen Weidenbach (1985)
  • Desiree Linden (2018)

Congrats to these women and all the tough and talented runners braving the conditions in Boston today.

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