I'm booking flights from Oz to the US and then on to Silverton but was wondering if I could call on some more local knowledge. I am running Western States in...
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Deb Pero
mtnrunner02
Mar 14, 2007 1:14 pm
Andy, You can fly into either Denver airport or the Albuquerque, NM airport. Both are around a 5-6 hour drive from Silverton. I know there is a small shuttle...
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Jennifer Roach
jrhigh@...
Mar 14, 2007 9:15 pm
Andy Reno, Nevada may be your best bet. Las Vegas is OK, too. There is a drive back into the sierra from both cities so it is a toss up.You could fly into LA...
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Jennifer Roach
jrhigh@...
Mar 14, 2007 9:27 pm
oops Just reread your email and realized you want to go from California to Colorado. Deb's advice is good. Denver or Albq. are probably the cheapest places to...
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carolyn erdman
cerdman@...
Mar 15, 2007 12:52 am
Just thought that I would let folks know that we are in need of a Town Adminsitrator as well as a City Planner. The planner is a full time position that is...
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johncappis
Mar 17, 2007 8:36 pm
Andy You might want to check America West schedules. They used to have a flight from Reno to Phoenix and they have a flight from Phoenix to Telluride. (About...
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markus4345
Mar 20, 2007 4:12 pm
Hello everybody, yesterday I started to include rivercrossings into by running training. After a few steps I was in waist deep water. In, what I thought,...
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Matt Mahoney
matmahoney
Mar 20, 2007 6:13 pm
The deepest rivers are about up to your knees. This would be S. Mineral creek and there is a rope across. -- Matt Mahoney, matmahoney@... ... From:...
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Blake Wood and Rebecc...
blakepwood
Mar 21, 2007 2:22 am
But Mineral Creek could be up to your crotch, depending on the runoff status on race day. It was like that year before last. Nevertheless, not too difficult...
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Deb Pero
mtnrunner02
Mar 21, 2007 2:34 pm
oh, darn, I was going to tell him we all don wetsuits before the river crossings... I do remember crossing the Uncompaghre one year, it was just shortly after...
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Matt Mahoney
matmahoney
Mar 21, 2007 3:10 pm
... Boring... we go across a bridge now. -- Matt Mahoney, matmahoney@......
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TheTroubadour
mickjogger2006
Mar 21, 2007 4:09 pm
You guys are killin' me. There's also (now) a bridge over whatever-raging-torrent-that-is which totally soaks your ingress and egress to the Sherman Aid...
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markus4345
Mar 21, 2007 5:52 pm
Thanks for all your answers. So I don't have to buy myself a wetsuit ;-) and can instead invest in some gels for the race. What are you guys eating between the...
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Matt Mahoney
matmahoney
Mar 21, 2007 6:18 pm
... I guess if you can finish in 26 hours like Karl Meltzer you could do the whole thing on gels, but the rest of us will be out there a little longer. How...
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markus4345
Mar 21, 2007 7:53 pm
... I read the interview in ultrarunning about Karl. He said, that he also eats gels during training runs. His argument was that its better to eat gels because...
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Deb Pero
mtnrunner02
Mar 21, 2007 8:49 pm
Okay, Matt, leave the nice man alone.... :-) what you have to understand, Markus, is that Matt is a minimalist.. most of us prefer to carry a bit more with us....
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Matt Mahoney
matmahoney
Mar 21, 2007 9:48 pm
... Well, it is true I always run without socks. Your feet dry faster that way. Also, the lighter the shoes, the better. And it is true I had a $2 light at ...
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Jennifer Roach
jrhigh@...
Mar 21, 2007 9:52 pm
Hey Rich That's Cottonwood Creek (the "raging torrent" you are referring to there) In 2000, I just looked at that big, slimy log and then slooshed across the...
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Michael Bur
mjcbur
Mar 21, 2007 11:49 pm
In my 2 HR100 finishes(44.5 hrs and 42.5 hrs) I have used Ensure Plus almost exclusively( www.ensure.com , NFI). When I first started using Ensure for 100s, I...
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todds@...
detwitch
Mar 22, 2007 12:39 am
... I missed the brisket last year. Not sure I want to know where it will be, as I will end up lingering there for who knows how long. But if I know, maybe...
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Deb Pero
mtnrunner02
Mar 22, 2007 2:15 am
well, I know they had some at Grouse, and probably at Sherman, Ouray and Telluride as well. If we have Sammy cooking for us again this year, you can bet...
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bill losey
billlosey
Mar 22, 2007 9:54 am
I would suggest that when you get to any river crossing, you wait for the runner behind you, then politely ask he/she to hurl you across. Would this be...
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Deb Pero
mtnrunner02
Mar 22, 2007 12:46 pm
well, easy enough to get photos of runners hurling... but not sure about the river part! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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bloom_jerry
Mar 22, 2007 2:12 pm
It realy doesn't matter how deep the creek crossings are (or how cold they will be) once you get there you WILL cross them. What is important is getting to...
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Rodger Wrublik
nardinimanor
Mar 22, 2007 3:44 pm
No doubt, this must be just about the most post that we’ve ever seen on this list. Thanks for keeping us so informed and entertained Deb! Also, a public...
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Deb Pero
mtnrunner02
Mar 22, 2007 4:03 pm
Well this is great news... I can go even SLOWER than usual (if that's even possible) and be rewarded for it! Or could it be a little race strategy? Rodger, are...
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TheTroubadour
mickjogger2006
Mar 22, 2007 6:09 pm
Wowie-Zowie y'all!!!!! We're having communal intercourse!!!!!!! - - 00 V I'm so excited. I *just this minute* concluded MAJOR telephony surgery. I'm like...
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Matt Mahoney
matmahoney
Mar 22, 2007 9:02 pm
I should be bringing up the rear at Hardrock and will be happy to do my best to hurl any runners across any raging rivers. Or at least half way across... BTW...
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Steve Pero
ultrastevep
Mar 28, 2007 1:29 am
For all you Hardrockers and aspiring Hardrockers.... Deb was up in Silverton for a couple of weeks keeping a watch over the Wyman Hotel while the Wrubliks took...
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Twiggsc@...
twiggsc
Mar 29, 2007 2:10 am
Thanks for the taste of the mountains, Steve. After a hard, hot 50k here in Florida this weekend, it was nice to get a glimpse of you, Deb, and Rodger having...
