Well the sasquatch was definitely frozen for the Frozen Sasquatch 50K yesterday. Starting temps around 17 degrees made for a fun day slip sliding around in the snow-covered Kanawha State Forest in Charleston, WV. RD Mike Dolin (above on right) did a great job directing this inaugural event with the weather presenting him some extra challenges this year.I ran a solid race and finished 4/5 minutes back from my friend and Montrail athlete Eric Grossman (above left) for second place overall in 4:34 and change. The course is a two loop course and I came through the first loop just as Eric was leaving the aid station; somewhere around 2:14. We ran close together for the first climb, then Eric handily dropped me on the next downhill stretch never to be seen again until the finish line. I ran well on the second lap, but knew I was nowhere near the even splits that it would take to catch Eric. I was happy with the race and to finish somewhat closely behind Grossman. Anytime someone is beaten by Eric and it's only a "few" minutes, consider it a good day!
Check out results and pictures HERE and some photos that Kadra took HERE.
Photos: Dan Todd
It was great to start the year out right with a 50K! I was pleasantly surprised by this fitness test and I'm excited to see what I can do in 2010.
Congrats on the race! I feel cold just looking at your picture!!
ReplyDeleteAdam, Great to see you and Kadra Saturday. Mike did an excellent job with the race and I look forward to making it an annual tradition. You ran great under pretty tough conditions and I can tell you are looking forward to a great running year. Be safe out there in the snow. Rick
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Adam! Any race you can finish with a beard-cicle is a good one, in my opinion!
ReplyDeleteKim,
ReplyDeleteYes it was cold!...but it's even colder now and showing no signs of letting up.
Rick,
Always great seeing you and Tammy as well. Hope to see you next month at HL.
Dan,
It's definitely all about the beard-cicle....why else have a beard?
Glad I stumbled across your blog looking for sasquatch results! Congrats on a great 1st race in 2010. I wish you and Kadra all the best in 2010 and hope to see you soon! ps. the beard rocks! Beth
ReplyDeleteThanks Beth. Hope your running is going well and hope to see you soon too.
ReplyDeleteAdam
Adam, I will continue to work on Beth to get her to Cheat Mountain! Rick
ReplyDeleteYeah Rick, get Beth to come up in August. I'd like to see more fast women come and battle up front!
ReplyDeleteGood race indeed brother. Anytime you can finish within 15 minutes! Of Eric is a good day.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Adam! Love the icicle beard. Total respect for those doing 50k in the winter. This is 5k season for me. Believe it or not I like to work on speed during the chilly temps...or maybe it's just so freakin' cold, my body moves faster in order to get to the warm drinks afterward:-)
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Adam,
ReplyDeleteTo those unaware of the late raceday events, I give you much thanks. Not only did you finish second to a great runner on a great course, you aided another two runners after waiting around for a couple of hours. I had not met you previously, but it was certainly my pleasure as you helped the others( Dennis, Dan, Susan,Mike and one other unnamed runner)get me down Teaberry trail with a severly damaged ankle. I have not previously posted any comments, but I wanted to express my thanks to all of you and to Mike and Ashley Dolin for a great course and race. I hope to be back on the trails as soon as possible.
Rick Workman, Copperhead Ridge Runner
Rick,
ReplyDeleteI was just happy that you weren't hurt worse than you were/are. What was the official diagnosis; broken/sprained?
You are one tough dude to gut it across the finish line like that. Great to finally meet you Rick and I wish you a speedy recovery.
See you on the trails soon,
Adam
Adam,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comments. Unfortunately, after the initial visit with the urgent care doctor and radiologist which indicated no broken bones, a visit to an orthopedic specialist eight days later revealed a broken tibia approximately 2 inches above my ankle. Recovery will take much longer than anticipated as I am now in a boot cast. Despite the layoff and pain, I really enjoyed the race and am quite pleased to have finished the Sasquatch 50k. I hope to be back on the trails before summer. It looks like you had a lot of fun at the winter run.
Happy trails to you,
Rick
Rick,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about the layoff, but this will make for one great story down the road. When you're 80, you can brag that you FINISHED an ultra with a broken leg. If that's not TOUGH then I don't know what is!
Heal up fast,
Adam