tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post5521137360062788538..comments2024-03-06T01:48:37.338-05:00Comments on Run with Perseverance: Race Report: HUFF 50K Trail Race 2011Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09405132833234395104noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-29651499300245980532011-12-30T17:27:54.453-05:002011-12-30T17:27:54.453-05:00Wow, Joe. I finally got around to reading this pos...Wow, Joe. I finally got around to reading this post. Boy was it more than I expected, just as the Huff was more than you expected. Thanks for the life lesson, you don't know who good it was to read that (or maybe you do).Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217970340507557462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-58134447571072455402011-12-29T03:44:10.969-05:002011-12-29T03:44:10.969-05:00Great job. I truly relived that second loop as I ...Great job. I truly relived that second loop as I read this. I was one of the other graceful runners who took a nice fall (I was behind the cabins on the second loop, around mile 19, and went straight down to my knees, which are still bruised nearly 2 weeks later!), but I don't think mine was as spectacular as yours. My friend and I trudged in just under 9 hours, but we made it. I've never felt so accomplishedly tired in my life. Bravo to everyone who finished that insanity! See you at the HUFF next year?reoracer (Jen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16913875133821125944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-68263375626276631862011-12-27T08:20:06.395-05:002011-12-27T08:20:06.395-05:00Still can't believe I chose to do a second lap...Still can't believe I chose to do a second lap. For the moment I agree that I won't choose to sign up for next year but a year is a plenty of time to romanticize the memory; I'll remember the thrill of the victory while forgetting the agony of de feet, and de legs and de frozen hands...Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818794133700746587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-19627677475333761832011-12-23T13:03:31.356-05:002011-12-23T13:03:31.356-05:00First off, congrats on finishing a tough, tough ra...First off, congrats on finishing a tough, tough race! I'm with you, I like to run. I don't mind a little mud but once it turns into a slog it isn't fun any longer. Love how you turned it in to a lesson of getting through the tough things we don't ask for in life. I can always count on you to think about the big picture.<br /> Happy Holidays to you and your family!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790953201589664954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-26495047126104771202011-12-22T17:53:46.037-05:002011-12-22T17:53:46.037-05:00Great job at the race! Nice write up. We had a gre...Great job at the race! Nice write up. We had a great time at The Huff on a tuff coarse.LAPALAPA50https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268869756106293887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-65479867565435037402011-12-21T17:04:34.981-05:002011-12-21T17:04:34.981-05:00yea, I think I would of DNSed that one. but one t...yea, I think I would of DNSed that one. but one thing you learn doing Ironman or a 50K in the freezing wet cold. All too often things don't go as planned. If you sit around and cry about it, getting better is not going to be an option.<br /><br />Well done, Joe! You crazy-assed northern peeps are certifiable! :-)Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399853707178925175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18177821.post-33774046649058384862011-12-20T21:51:44.450-05:002011-12-20T21:51:44.450-05:00Joe,
I'm so, SO glad I added your blog to my G...Joe,<br />I'm so, SO glad I added your blog to my Google Reader. At first I'd forgotten I had, but as soon as I saw Huff in the title, I smiled :)<br /><br />You should be so proud of yourself for so many reasons. For sticking with this "race" or "run" or "adventure" throughout its entirety. Even if it's not what you signed up for. You finished! For overcoming what sounds like a nasty fall. I sure hope you're still okay. At least the mud was soft :P And lastly, for all the things that you've "had" to do in life that has made you the person you are today. You are absolutely right -- sometimes we don't choose certain things in life. Whether its mud or clear skies. But it's perseverance and drive that get us through the tougher times. And I'm pretty sure after reading this, you've got what it takes. Bravo!<br /><br />Plus, I'm sure that honking Toyota with a bunch of crazies at the top of the hill around mile 29 didn't hurt ;)Brihttp://nursewithapurseblog.comnoreply@blogger.com