100 Mile Race Pinckney State Park 2010

100 Mile Race - Sept 24-25

Sheldon ran the 100 mile trail race at
Pinckney State Park. He started at
4:00pm Friday and finished at 3:53pm
Saturday.
The course was 6 16.6 mile loops.
The first 3 loops he ran alone, (loops
2 & 3 at night). Loop 4 he ran with
Michael (at night). Loop 5 with Ricky
and loop 6 with Laura. Amy was in
charge of all the coordinations.

Laura before race at the start/finish line.

The first lap was in daylight

CREW preparing for lap 4

finished with Michael

start Loop 5 with Ricky

stopping at an aid station

Laura and Sheldon on the last loop

...and Amy ran in the Flower Power 5 mile race : )

I would like to thank my entire crew for all your help over the weekend. You took care of all my needs at the aid stations and gave me great support. I felt pretty bad at the end of lap 2; after being stung by a bee, taking a fall, developing blisters, and feeling nauseated, all with still 67 miles to go. I wasn't feeling too optimistic. But you guys were all business, replenishing my water and food and sending me on my way. So I kept running, and soon felt just fine.

As I predicted I was alone after the first lap, so I was happy to reach the half-way point and my pacers. You three did a great job! Michael got me through some low points in the race during the wee hours of the night without losing too much time, Rick hung with me when morning broke and I got a second (or 3rd or 4th) wind, and Laura pushed me to the end after I decided I would try to break 24 hours. When my knee became too painful to run on we used speed walking, which is her specialty, to get me to the finish line just under 24 hours.

My knee feels much better. I am going to wait until tomorrow to determine if I should go to the doctor. I felt much better after I got home last night, and today I'm just sore. I'm already thinking about which 100 I'm going to run next and how I can improve my time. Got to break 20 hours! --Sheldon

Sheldon ran the 100 mile trail race at Pinckney State Park. He started at 4:00pm Friday and finished at 3:53pm Saturday. The course was 6 16.6 mile loops. The first 3 loops he ran alone, (loops 2 & 3 at night). Loop 4 he ran with Michael (at night). Loop 5 with Ricky and loop 6 with Laura. Amy was in charge of all the coordinations.	23 hours 53 minutes
warming up before the race. Un	Laura before race at the start/finish line.
Sheldon before the race.	and they're off!
	The first lap was in daylight
laps 2, 3 and 4 were at night	the coordinators
getting ready for loop 3	waiting
CREW preparing for lap 4
running at night	stopping at an aid station
Michael and Sheldon	finished with Michael
finished Loop 4 start Loop 5 with Ricky
	stopping at an aid station
running with Ricky
waiting for Sheldon and Ricky	here they come... done with loop 5

starting loop 6	Sheldon and Laura ready to start loop 6
Laura and Sheldon on the last loop

Laura and Sheldon run loop 6	Ricky joins them for the last 4 miles
Sheldon finishes loop 6 and the race	with Laura
Sheldon wins a belt buckle & a VW for being 2nd in his age group
the campsite where people slept while Sheldon ran	Sheldon and his helpers (Mike & Laura left early for a wedding)
...and Amy ran in the Flower Power 5 mile race : )	I would like to thank my entire crew for all your help over the weekend. You took care of all my needs at the aid stations and gave me great support. I felt pretty bad at the end of lap 2; after being stung by a bee, taking a fall, developing blisters, and feeling nauseated, all with still 67 miles to go. I wasn't feeling too optimistic. But you guys were all business, replenishing my water and food and sending me on my way. So I kept running, and soon felt just fine. As I predicted I was alone after the first lap, so I was happy to reach the half-way point and my pacers. You three did a great job! Michael got me through some low points in the race during the wee hours of the night without losing too much time, Rick hung with me when morning broke and I got a second (or 3rd or 4th) wind, and Laura pushed me to the end after I decided I would try to break 24 hours. When my knee became too painful to run on we used speed walking, which is her specialty, to get me to the finish line just under 24 hours. My knee feels much better. I am going to wait until tomorrow to determine if I should go to the doctor. I felt much better after I got home last night, and today I'm just sore. I'm already thinking about which 100 I'm going to run next and how I can improve my time. Got to break 20 hours! --Sheldon