The finisher thank you for your comment. :D With or w/out rain, it's hard!

Sure buddy! it was great meeting you guys at the race! Something to look back on. With time, we forget what we went through. :D

Yeah, pretty good climbing too. However after 60 miles, they don't seem too cool anymore. Especially if it gets wet. :D

@@MangoRunner 🤣

Yeah, it's a big accomplishment for anyone. I am pretty sure you can. Won't be easy, but doable. Gear prep is key for any weather condition.

Thanks! for sure on that day it was. not sure about other years. :D

If there is a 30K, Normally the RD has it where they come in later in race. And the 30 would finish up in the morning during sunrise along with other distances. If he did it the same way as before that is.

That's right... "You never know" 😂

Hi! Yes, I totally recommend it. 5k flat around a strawberry farm with generous 48 hours cutoff. A lot of runners did their 1s hundred here. The weather can be very nice, windy, very cold, very hot, pretty unpredictable. There is 1 main aid station, and some runner even bring food or cook food for aid station. Depending on your pace, you can even get in a good sleep and still get the 100 miler.

Thanks! Tough and hard, but we had a great time. And you will as well. Good luck and enjoy the mountains and some vert. :D

Hey! Oh no, recover well and I think you will do fine. The altitude is not as hight as Run Rabbit Run, just more climbing. :D Good luck and enjoy the Blue Ridge!!

Thanks Man! It was a crazy journey for all of us including our crew chief!

Hey! That's awesome! The terrain I think is similar to Eastern States, just with more vert. Humid and hot, depending on the weather. So I think focus on nutrition and fluid depending on that. Manage the ups and down and you will be find. It's coming up! Good luck man!

Great video and very inspiring how you never gave up. Also great job to your friends who crushed it. Really showed the whole spectrum

@@seegee1613 Thanks! And good luck out there! U got this!

@@MangoRunnerI finished in 41 hours! We talked about you a lot during the course, You were an inspiration to a lot of people! Can I walk? Am I injured? Let’s go! Thanks for the inspiration! What a race and your video helped! 🎉😊

@@seegee1613 That is awesome! Congratulations! One heck of an experience and pretty sure there were highs and lows. But you got it done! I am glad the video helped. :D

Croft is one of the muddiest places when it rain! I did the POW there before a few years ago. I was hard!!! Congrats on your 100 miler finished there, no easy task for sure. Any 100 is hard, has it's uniqueness i guess. Yeah, Frank is awesome. Managing the ups and downs is tough, but we somehow managed it. :D

Thanks! We finished! :D

Thanks! Yes, totally agree - Frank is awesome!

Thanks! Great group to have an adventure with. It wasn't pretty, but we got to the finish.

Frank sure is the hero! Ken would throw some rap verses out of no where randomly. :D

Yes, great loop race. 5 Finishes! That is awesome! I would like to come back and do it, but there is so many races out there I want to run. LOL.

It was definitely hard for me. 5 Big climbs! Not a climber, still working on it now for Ouray. :D

@@MangoRunner I have to work on the same things! Excited to see you crush Ouray!

Thanks, always something to improve on. :D

Hey man! Thanks for the cheers! It wasn't pretty, but got it done. Thanks for the sub!

Thanks for volunteering! We couldn't of done with out you. See you at the aid station with your positivity really gave us a boost of energy!

Thanks! Mountain races are tough, but worth it. :D

Great meeting you Scott and chatting with ya at the race!

Thanks! Glad this video is helpful for you. We fail, we train and do try again. Like how it should be. Glad you are doing it again. You got this!

@@MangoRunner thank you so much!!! I'm excited to get at it again!

Thanks!

Glad it jazzed u up to get you get out there. Talking about running in the rain. I was at Beast of the East 100 past weekend crew and pace. We were in the midst of the storm in the mountains.

🤣 Thanks! We pretty straight up front with each other in this ultra community. Which I love.

Thanks! Tough race, but Ken did great.

Great meeting as well. Glad your runner got the finish line safely. Great pacer. Hopefully no cows left. LOL.

Base on my experience, I think Hellbender is more difficult, as there is big climbs with some technical parts. However, the Cloudsplitter course I did before is different than the normal. That year there was massive rain and they had to change the course.

Hi Brenda - Not running this year, but I will be volunteering. Probably do a few loops while I am there.

I’ll see you there! Do you know of any runners with a campsite that would share enough space for a card table so I can have access to my food etc? I didn’t know I needed a campsite and the race director said it’s 400 meters to parking so I’ll have to walk half a mile to refuel. Camping is all full 😢

@@brendaj7037 I'll check around to see, Not sure who has a campsite that is running it. Will let you know once I found out.

Thanks man! It's hard, but worth it. Enjoy the journey.

@@MangoRunner yes sir!! Thank you!🤘🏃‍♂️

Randy, it's soft and smooth mostly. Some roots and rocks, but it will be easy breezy for you and your Sandals! I will be there to crew and pace, so I will see you on the course!

@@MangoRunner excellent, will watch for you! My wife, Meg, is planning to pace me at 55-77 ish … inspired by your sub 24! My training time has been limited this year, so I may not go for the glittery buckle. I have Rim to River 100 in November too… so of course I want to be healthy for that start!!

@@MangoRunner are there plenty of vegan options at the aid stations?

@@RandyKreill I can't recall much, I remember eating lots of fruits, pretzels, peanut butter. Now sure what they have now, I would think similar. Other nutrition I brought my own stuff at the drop bag.

@@MangoRunner did you have a cell signal out there for texts or internet?

It's a great race, you will enjoy it. There is always ups and down in these long races. Just know nothing last forever the highs or the lows. :D Goodluck and have fun!

I had 17K on my watch when I ran this, every watch is different and depends on how they had it set also. From the climb I did, I am guessing it is somewhere between 16,500 to 18,000. Unless the course is different. Depending on weather and trail conditions, the course can be change.

@@MangoRunner The RD let me know its 25,000 gain, and that is consistent with other sources. the route has not changed since you ran it. Maybe that's why it appeared so difficult for you! thanks as always for the vids. Great for scouting out races.

@@alexandereast4072 Awesome! Some good climbing for you! Glad it can be of any help.

@@MangoRunner No idea what the elevation is! Heard everything from 17k-20k on the trail this weekend. Many thought the RD exaggerated (maybe to make sure everyone came in prepped!).

@@alexandereast4072 Probably. Can check a few runners after the race and see what are some gains are. Watches record differently by brands/tracking mode. But can get a good idea what the climb is.

Thanks bud! You too, awesome job man! Probably saw you in the race! Great work!

Thanks man! Go get it man! Commit to start the training and consistency will get you to the end. Stay healthy, stay active and Good luck!

Yes, my friend booked it. I'll try to get the airbnb link from him and post it for you.

Cabin in Mill Hall. airbnb has it as "Bear Mountain Lodge" on Susquehanna River, PA.

That's Pavel. He crew and pace Ken also. He is also from SC.

Thanks brother! Cruel Jewel kicked my ass pretty hard. But I still finished. ;D

Haha. I'll let Ken, crew and pace drink them bulls, since they don't use Hammer nutrition. Thank brother, we'll find a way to get to the other side. Any big race plan or coming for this year?

Awesome! Good luck in the race! And yeah I’m doin a 24HR race in Knoxville at the three sisters June 3, No business in Oct, and Beast of the East in December. Just goin after 100s! Wife is doin Halloween hobble for her first 100!!!!

Sweet! Those are good races. Few hundrends in a year! Beast Mode! :D Hobble is a good one for 1st hundreds! I may come volunteer again, if I do it is 4 in a row at that race! Stay healthy and fit in training and the races for 2023 bro!

How did the race go?

Looks like he finished the race right before the cut off, can’t wait to see what happened. Had to have gone through like 14 go pro batteries how long he was out there.

Thanks Jeff! Ken and I got another one this Friday our next challenge. Cruel Jewel 100!

Thanks! Most folks that can relate are the one that does ultra. LOL. ;D

Sorry to hear. I hope you disc issues can get better. When I had sciatica it hurt real bad from the nerve when pinched it or so from a certain movement. I went to a running performance therapy that deals mainly with runners and they diagnose certain disc is misalign and caused the pain. They did some soft correction movement on me and showed some exercises to do on my own. I recommend find other things to do that can bring you joy. I am also a vivid gardener, planting veggies and see them bloom is mental therapy for me. I wish you get better my friend.

Yes I remember, I have pain on top of my foot depending on which one tendon was injured. I can feel it and see it get red also. It sucks, but I took off a few weeks, maybe even a month. Been a while.