tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post6109825109035877210..comments2023-09-22T07:20:54.259-05:00Comments on The Active Joe: Woodstock 50 Mile 2012 Race ReportLibby Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909833677711055107noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-20066282869289513682012-09-12T09:06:29.007-05:002012-09-12T09:06:29.007-05:00Mission accomplished in fantastic fashion, Libby. ...Mission accomplished in fantastic fashion, Libby. Allow me to provide some insight into what you were feeling and how it appeared to everyone around you.<br /><br />1. When you're running these sorts of distances there are going to be high spots and low spots. Sometimes very, very low spots. When I was running through the night at Superior 100 I was thinking of every conceivable excuse to drop. I was not having a single bit of fun. I even considered, briefly, getting injured so that the aid station couldn't let me continue. Sometimes things get bad out there.<br />2. Although things can get really ugly mentally out there, they will also get better. If I'm feeling physically or mentally down I usually need to try eating something. The thing that turned my race around at Superior was not something I ever would have expected. I was at an aid station in the middle of the night. It was somewhere in the low 40s. A woman came into the aid station in just shorts and a t-shirt. She was shivering badly and did not have any base layers in her drop bag. I loaned her my prized Tahoe Rim Trail pullover so that she wouldn't go out unprotected into the cold. After that my spirits lifted quite a bit, because I wasn't going to let her finish and not me after I loaned her my pullover.<br />3. When you're in a monosyllabic grunting sort of mood, no one around you cares. If you don't feel talkative just tell the people around you and they'll understand.<br />4. Other runners respect the distance. Tell the fast 5k kids that you're running 50 and can't step off the trail and they'll go around.<br />5. Again, people will respect the distance. If people are in the middle of the trail you need to be on, bellowing at them to get the hell out of your way is entirely acceptable.<br />6. Lesley did exactly what she needed to do in order to get her runner to the finish line. Crew and pacers know that their runner will be curt, short, rude, whiny, demanding, and nearly catatonic. They won't take anything you say personally, and if they do they have never been around an ultra event before.<br />7. <strong>It's all about the finish.</strong> All the pain, mental anguish, highs and lows just make the finish that much sweeter.<br />8. It's okay to cry. I cried when I finished Cactus Rose and I cried at Superior talking about finishing Cactus Rose when I gave my mom a hug immediately after crossing the finish line. I'm crying now just thinking about that experience.<br /><br />Jeremy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467943071566086187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-81293047670322762322012-09-11T14:02:56.984-05:002012-09-11T14:02:56.984-05:00Well done..well done! Enjoyed the race report and...Well done..well done! Enjoyed the race report and am so happy for your great finish. Keep it up!Randy Runswithacrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740713223109396661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-82396356271387411382012-09-11T12:29:53.528-05:002012-09-11T12:29:53.528-05:00awesome race report!! congrats on a great accompli...awesome race report!! congrats on a great accomplishment. You seriously put ideas in my head when I see all that you have accomplished!The Unlikely Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958085703652942651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-56468240727225576122012-09-11T12:20:06.007-05:002012-09-11T12:20:06.007-05:00Thanks for the race report!Thanks for the race report!Ari Ballabanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671046156057863972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-1300833327435285412012-09-11T10:05:12.188-05:002012-09-11T10:05:12.188-05:00I love reading your race reports. I have yet to b...I love reading your race reports. I have yet to break into the ultra distance although I've run several trail marathons. You give me hope and inspiration that I can make it to the 50K and possibly even the 50M distance. I'll be at Palo Duro for the 20K fun since I'm not ready for the 50K yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449497312019497436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-58104838750315903942012-09-11T07:49:21.631-05:002012-09-11T07:49:21.631-05:00Congratulations Libby! You are an inspiration! I&#...Congratulations Libby! You are an inspiration! I'll be doing Palo Duro but just the 20K this year. By this time next year I hope to be doing the longer distances like you! Urbangoatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712960113887774494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-9806904333068313362012-09-11T06:14:55.578-05:002012-09-11T06:14:55.578-05:00Congrats! You never cease to inspire me with your ...Congrats! You never cease to inspire me with your grit and determination!*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-74816986536694730772012-09-10T22:39:31.511-05:002012-09-10T22:39:31.511-05:00Absolutely wonderful. So honored that you have al...Absolutely wonderful. So honored that you have allowed me to be a part of your journey. Can't wait to see what's next. Go TEAM LIBBY!!!Donnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-68341960675442369882012-09-10T22:36:25.299-05:002012-09-10T22:36:25.299-05:00An outstanding accomplishment you can be extremely...An outstanding accomplishment you can be extremely proud of! M&D PS - Glad you had your cell with you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-68031017894824928802012-09-10T22:16:55.039-05:002012-09-10T22:16:55.039-05:00Congratulations again! You did great! You rolled w...Congratulations again! You did great! You rolled with what the day threw at you and kept moving! Thanks for sharing. I really needed to read this before mine. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480597703351981681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-30143783537722305542012-09-10T21:24:39.423-05:002012-09-10T21:24:39.423-05:00Great job! I think that all those other distances ...Great job! I think that all those other distances crossing my path would be super frustrating. Yay for Lesley running with you!!Beckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260238987157763316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364062761827224922.post-61781541835189222522012-09-10T20:17:53.481-05:002012-09-10T20:17:53.481-05:00Congratulations on your achievement! It is inspiri...Congratulations on your achievement! It is inspiring how far you have come in just a year, from your first marathon, to 50K, to faster marathons and 50Ks and now this! Great work girl! No wonder you feel 29 ; ) SarahTrail galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019262575497685416noreply@blogger.com