The Race That Broke Me - Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Race

[@solera2008]

Good job, Chase. You Daved the summit. 🤣

[@kokonstant]

I read this comment before watching and found it funny. After watching it was hilarious 😂😂😂

[@CiufyHi]

Chafe* 😅

[@Mendoza321123]

Proud of you, Bro In Law! 💪🏾 Amy Rusiecki said it perfectly: "To finish is to win." 🏆

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Thanks for being there for me dude! I owe you one BIG!

[@savagewalks]

I laughed for like 30 seconds at "Chafe the Summit"! Great job man, thanks for taking us along for the ride 🙏

[@simon_jakobsson]

I'm just getting into running, and even 5k runs are kicking my butt. Seeing people like you do 100 mile runs is just in another universe, I'm so impressed! Thanks for making such an inspiring video.

[@GTE_Channel]

I started running 2 years a go. In 2 months I'm doing my first 50 mile ultra. You'll improve at a rate you cannot imagine currently as long as you are consistent and challenge yourself from time to time

[@simon_jakobsson]

@@GTE_Channel Thanks man, I'll keep that in mind! I just signed up for my first 10K two weeks from now - wish me luck! :)

[@GTE_Channel]

@@simon_jakobsson best of luck! Enjoy the proces!

[@kyletaylor6849]

Right there with you!! Been 4 months and I'm finally running 3 miles without my HR skyrocketing

[@TribeOfCooks]

@@kyletaylor6849slow down you’ll go much further than you thought possible, heart rate too high

[@drbleachers]

Honestly just want to thank you for being so real and sharing your journey with us.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

🙏

[@NicolasCaron]

Chafe the summit! The channel where we follow Dave chafing his dreams!

[@chrisking6448]

I’m in tears watching this video. It’s so beautiful seeing your wife & brother in law support you. You are incredible Dave- never forget that!! Congratulations!!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Thanks Chris! It was a big ask for them to help with this one. I'm certainly grateful!

[@AlexTushinsky]

Very motivational! I'm dreading a marathon that I have coming up in October. So far, I'm dealing with one setback after another, and this video has motivated me to push through.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Good luck!!

[@beachs7210]

Great race “Chase”!! Looks like a gorgeous and brutal race.

[@ActiveIdeas]

Just finished the video! Excellent edit 👏🏽 What a trooper, to turn the shivering situation at margaritaville into a 100 mile finish 🤯 Fair play 🔥👊🏽 Big props to J&A’s crewing too

[@RhodySeth]

Oh man, going off course down that hill. Awesome work getting this done. Great summation of a brutal race! And here's to the crew that stays up with you and makes it happen!

[@TheElegantFlower]

Great job! It was really nice to meet you at the race expo. You really captured the feeling and scenery of the race. Congrats, Judy #246.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Nice to meet you too!

[@Mack.Tracks]

Inspiring stuff, Dave. I’ll be thinking of your resilience during my upcoming ultra. Thanks, as always, for making this!

[@SeeChadRun]

Incredibly fun and inspiring! Get's me excited for my first 100 miler.

[@catchingavocados]

what a great video! awesome storytelling! pretty inspiring!

[@MikeGonzalez777]

Thank you for your transparency Dave. We all were rooting for you.

[@johntruelove7003]

Congrats Dave! Those are the ones that turn into special ones, gutting it out, pushing through to finish!

[@mlegrand]

Huge congratulations to you buddy! Nice work! 👏🏻

[@petercohen7684]

Dave, your a bloody legend. A fantastic achievement.

[@baldybiking4171]

From a long distance mountain biker in the UK - well done Dave fantastic achievement - great mental strength- keep the watch videos coming!

[@ResistorSynthwave]

These videos provide so much inspiration for me as a beginner. Thank you.

[@bartoszmgl2616]

"Some days are easy and some days are just to finish is to win" - wise words! You're crazy man, congratulations, you're a GOAT 💪🏼 Glad you documented all the way, it shows how brutal it was 😵‍💫

[@newsnetworkz]

Congratulations Dave. Job well done with great determination, appreciate your will power ❤

[@torbjornhb]

You are seriously incredibly tough!🙌 A real inspiration. And what a family ❤️

[@yuhechen7258]

Thanks for recording this. It's amazing.

[@crisschopfer]

You and your family are amazing!!! congrats!!!!! thanx for sharing with us so many thoughts and landscapes

[@acarpenter007]

It inspired me and encouraged me to keep going Thank you and good luck.

[@ferencantal708]

Oh Gosh, I so much love these kind of videos of You. We do not know each other personally, but I am so f........g proud of You. Great job. Congrats!

[@hugoliria]

Congratulations Dave! Really inspiring. You did it, you crossed the finish line and everything else doesn't matter

[@nobushan4100]

Congratulations again Dave from runner #281 just finished before you (literally). Looking forward to running into you in future ultra races (and formally introduce myself) and keep the great videos coming!!

[@ian-mucarruthers441]

Great story telling on this one. Well done and thanks.

[@davely7]

Great great video, Dave. You are a warrior. My family also echoes that you have that non-Dad body. My youngest was like, "Wow, he is kind of ripped. It is not clear from his videos." I might be a lot slower and hit my low points at different times, but I went through a lot of the same in my race. I think the two things about the temp was the humidity was really high this year and the lack of wind throughout almost 90 something percent of the course. I also went through shivering while being hot at various times. It is super tough on crew and pacers. Also, after camp 10 bear, there is a good almoat 2 mile stretch all put in the sun with a descent climb after it mostly in the sun, which makes it super hard. Volunteers and race organizers and Amy are just awesome! Sorry for the long long post. Like others said, you really captured this race well. Great job with the new style.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I was stoked to see your name on the results. Congrats Dave!

[@sergeveilleux3180]

Great job and great film Dave, there is a kind of Jeff Pelletier vibe in it👍🏼

[@KissingTrails1]

Well done, it was so nice to watch your journey through this race.

[@sxhrgvs]

Well done Dave. Looked tough as hell but you finished. That’s gotta be the main thing. Well done. Loved the video and the format.

[@KwyjiboVanDeKamp]

You made it! Congratulations Dave! 💪💪 So good you had Jenn and Adrian. 🤩 Also a super nice vlog.

[@bkp083]

This is awesome! I purchased some t-shirts to support the channel. Looking forward to your next big challenge, whatever that may be!

[@tombargerstock3419]

Congratulations Dave. Great job!!

[@Oleg_Kol]

Great video ( content and production). Thanks for sharing it

[@DeeKay1911]

Amazing video and great effort in the pain cave! If this doesn’t show how huge heroes the crews are, nothing will

[@rubarb1275]

Well done, fantastic effort, thanks for sharing!

[@GravurUnmasked]

Congrats Chase. I like these kinds of videos too, very inspirational. Keep them coming

[@christopherbrandi6588]

Way to grind it out and get it done Dave. Thx for documenting, great video. Hope to see you next year!

[@seikodude]

AMAZING! 👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Congrats Dave!

[@MrHepcat34]

Thank you for this video. Very inspiring. I enjoyed every moment

[@peter_sper]

So many hours with stomach pains and the leg and you kept pushing is really impressive…Good job man!!!!

[@timking1283]

Great honest feedback here. Love the support with family. Good ideas on recovery like take a break, broth or noodles, and love the grit. I’m training for my second 100 and would like to go under 30 hours. But I struggle with confidence.

[@Kelly_Ben]

Congrats!! Great video, and great race!! I was the brunette with the clip board at the timing tent. When you sat in the chair and said you thought your ankle was swollen, I looked down and was like "OH yeah...!" Ouch! I wish I'd realized it was you! That's such a cool race, I hope to both run and ride it in the next few years. Looking forward to your next video!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Hah! Thanks for being out there!

[@WayneCapacillo]

Awesome grind out there! That course is awesome, and the horses really make it memorable. I van still hear that sub 24 calling your name, keep crushing!

[@leemoknows]

Nice work! Very inspiring pushing though like you did. Props to your wife and brother in law for providing some powerful support.

[@bambaklats2891]

Respect, and thanks for showing the journey!

[@pedroa.1712]

Congratulations. Very inspirational. God bless your wife.

[@AllanNygren]

Congrats on the finish. Loved this! Haven’t done an ultra yet but starting to ruminate on it. 😂

[@mikes7654]

Wonderful video 😃👍🏃‍♂️. Big congratulations on your finish! You’re definitely made of iron …..with what you were going through early on in the race, and to finish! Inspiring 🙂👍.

[@EspenJohan]

This was interesting and educational for me. I have a goal of some long runs next year. Congrats 🎉

[@claudiobarreira9115]

Never done a 100 miler but did one race with 111km. Know that feeling about having ups and downs and a crew to support! Congrat for the acheivement of the 3rd 100 miler!

[@rfcorreiaiv]

well done! I did the vermont 50 last year, that was rough. Cant imagine 100 miles

[@Deenocon]

Great job man! Love this type of content!

[@KPN79]

Even the thoughts of a 100-mile distance sends shiver down my spine, not to mention running such a race. I remember myself crossing the finish line at a marathon one month ago. I planned to finish the marathon fresh enough to continue my training plan (that wasn't the main race this year). But something went wrong... My family said that I looked like a mad hedgehog after the finish line (don't ask why hedgehog:))). That was only 26.2 miles. A 100-mile race is a big deal. That's cool! Congratulations!

[@Between2aidstations]

Awesome job and video man!

[@nostoneunturned6291]

What a beast. 40 ain’t got nothing on you. You still got it! We wanna see that body battery recovery and how many days it took you to become “balanced” again on that HRV stress score. I’m always interested to see that process! I just finished my third ever 100 mile bike ride so it is hard to wrap my head around running that same distance. Amazing accomplishment!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@nostoneunturned6291 haha the body battery reported “5” for 3 days and then started to creep back up. Good idea though. Could be an interesting video!

[@cont5111]

Amazing effort .. truly inspirational 👏👏👏👏

[@richardjablonski5893]

what a great video Dave! Loved how it was more like a movie!! What a job to you and your crew! That race is no joke and you finished no matter what the time you finished and thats what counts! They say behind every great man is an even better women You have a great wife there!

[@hiroazuma1410]

Congrats even just finishing!!!

[@Jinx-ig1fz]

Great job finishing that race. And we sign up for these races and go through the pain because we love it. We will say never again 100 times during the race, and the next day we are scanning google for the next ultra marathon.

[@AdrianSmithVancouverTrumpet]

Chase the Chafe! Great vid on hard times.

[@chrisjgill75]

Massive well done and for sharing this experience

[@EricWester-p7q]

Way to bounce back from such a low! I saw you sitting at margaritaville with that giant bowl of fruit, but think you had already gotten through the worst of it. You cruised by me sometime in last 10 miles and looked awesome. Always fun to finish strong!

[@illuminatustm]

Stoked to watch this 😊

[@toddboucher3302]

On a 50+ mile race, same thing happened, but when I talk to them found out that they even made their hydration fuel at about less than half strength. since then I just bring my own and now I’m a little bit more fat adapted so now probably would work fine. but at that point, I wasn’t ready for that and it destroyed me. Great video I’ve always heard a lot about that race. I guess that’s one good point that these races are every year there’s always redemption but you’re finished. Congratulations. I never even attempted to do a sub 24 so

[@karatechop]

Congrats, Dave 🙌 Way to tough it out!

[@BlueManatee]

That looked like a beating, but you made it. Absolutely amazing congrats!

[@Gabrielerf]

Congratulations Dave, amazing race.

[@Snerunseasy]

Well done, "we sign up for these things because we love hard things" . I've done 9 Comrades ultras (90km) and I keep going back, I'm turning 40 in November and I'm thinking about my 1st 100 mile in July 2025.

[@DouglassJ]

Great job on the finish. It was a pleasure to share some miles with you-don’t remember which miles at this point. 😊

[@noneims]

Wow, that was super tough and you're a super hero for finishing! 👍🏻

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Thank you 🤗

[@davely7]

Oh, I forgot about the Chafe the Summit comment. Man, this was the race for it. I went through the same and really laughed at that point. Great idea.

[@philliphickey2687]

Well done Dave. Plenty of character built in that pain cave. Good merch title chafe the summit

[@matthewpaulden9604]

Congrats from the UK …great video …looking to an Autumn/Fall of tech reviews Thanks for posting 👍

[@JB-hq9yj]

Amazing amazing amazing. Walking the talk. Legit! Sincerely, a fellow masshole who understands trail running up here (but goes nowhere near as far as you) 👍

[@martaanna7498]

I cheered for you! 10:22 mark in the video.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Thanks! It helped! lol

[@chuckhazzard7295]

Way to push through it. Sorry I missed you in Pomfret.

[@KenLynch-uy6qu]

Nice work man and great video. I wanted to mention that I also experienced the full body shaking / shivers despite it being warm on my previous race. It happened mile 35 ish for me, the second I sat down at an aid station. I had to bury my entire body under a blanket for 20 minutes to stop it. I wonder if it’s a dehydration, lack of nutrition, or low blood sugar.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I'm pretty sure it was dehydration for me. Glad you found your way out of it!

[@David-iu8kc]

Such a great and amazing video love when you do videos like this not that I don’t like your other videos but these are just awesome and you have that personality that makes these type of videos just even better and more interesting and the main thing is that you didn’t quit and you finished. And I think what happened to you since you didn’t get enough sleep your body was exhausted to start with, but that’s just my thoughts.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Thanks!

[@youtoober87]

Really enjoyed this video. I have my first solo endurance run this coming weekend. 12 hours. Do as many 3 mile loops as possible. I have no idea what to expect. But I'm looking forward to seeing what I'm capable of and learning how to improve.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Good luck!

[@Andrewecarson]

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing …

[@mikestevenson1334]

You're amazing, Dave. Really great job! Just got myself a CTS hat in honour of your epic effort =D

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@mikestevenson1334 thanks Mike! Just saw your order come through!

[@john.maynard]

Congratulations! Way to grind it out. 💪 Yeah, if you ever crack the code on how to nail miles 50-80 in a 100, I would be all ears.

[@Simco_]

Good job, Mr. Summit!

[@OrdMandrell1]

Love your ability to dig deep dude.

[@matthewmackay3354]

It is alway inspiring to see ordinary people doing extraordinary things. That was motivating, warts and all. And it was worth all your suffering to come up with “Chafe the Summit. “😊 PS. Your wife must be a SAINT!

[@tonybowen455]

Nice job! The heat absolutely kills me

[@danielsharp6272]

Incredible stuff, I have a 100mile race on my bucket list. Congrats on the finish

[@hwjgage]

Chafe the Summit sounds hilarious, no sure I'd watch the videos though. Odd that the FR 965 didn't notify you that you were off course (didn't have turn by turn switched on?). I had one for a month before sending it back, one of the things I disliked about it was that it wouldn't identify off course for about 100 meters. It's precisely what you experienced that I'd want to avoid. Well done for completing it. Great effort.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I left turn by turn notifications off as they can get a bit annoying after a long period of time. It gave me silent “off course” notifications but I didn’t notice until I was 1/2 mile down the hill 😂

[@TWStandley]

Way to go Dave!

[@johnnycleary5369]

Well done!

[@nilesousa6720]

Awesome Dave

[@petercohen7684]

The severe shivering that you experienced was likely an episode of orthostatic hypotension Short version, your body’s demand for oxygen caused your vessels to dilate, which lowered your blood pressure. You may have been a bit dehydrated, which reduced blood volume and this further reduced blood pressure. The muscle contractions in your legs help return venous blood from the legs to the heart while you are running or walking. But when you stop moving, blood starts to pool in the dilated vessels in the legs. This means that your brain and your core aren’t getting enough oxygen, and uncontrolled shivering when you’re not actually cold is one of the symptoms. Your body was starting to go into shock. In this situation getting warm helps the blood in the legs return to the heart so it can get to the brain and the core. The other option is to start walking and get the blood moving back to the heart that way. Either way, getting fluid volume into you is also essential. Hydrate until you pee and keep hydrating until the color is normal.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Sounds about right! I was definitely dehydrated. Lots of signs like not much coming out and a lot of fluid going in. Pretty strange because I had been doing a lot of heat training and was taking in a lot of fluid on a pretty mild day weather wise 🤷‍♂️ thanks for sharing some medical knowledge!

[@hwjgage]

@petercohen7684 That's helpful to know.

[@paulalmond8242]

Elevating your feet when you stop helps massively x

[@hassannour1697]

incredible man 👊

[@rabk3]

As soon as I heard Ramen I smiled and said yes. Something about Raman (probably the salt) is the key to getting the key to turning around a low spot.