Hey Mickey! No worries my dude! The miles we ran together flew by. Loved the convo and hey, way to push through those last 30. I was starting to see vehicles parked in the woods and as I got closer each time they turned out to be just big ol logs. Crazy what happens to your mind when it’s sleep deprived. I hope you are recovering well or are already!
@@trainwithlee Just reading this but so awesome to hear from you man and congrats on an AWESOME finish. Massive props. If you have an IG, stay in touch, would be honored to help pace/crew you at a future race if ever needed. Body is feeling good, signed up for another 50 in November and then 50k in December. Hoping to get in 2 100s next year!
Great video! I was right behind you the whole way! Well, quite a ways back behind you. I didn’t have a great 70 like you did but I did end up having some breathing issues too. I was wheezing pretty bad for the last 20ish miles. You crushed it though, way to pull though. It looks like you were a sub 30 for sure. Next time!
Great job dude. Breathing sounded better after Mt. Warner. If it makes you feel better, dude, my race bombed early, EARLY, and then just projectile vommited often. Had to bail early. Great job finishing.
Congratulations, sir, on completing this race!! I just stumbled upon your update video of 9 days ago, and I just want to send you a hug of blessings. I feel like I know you, even though I've never met you or know your real name; You don't know how much you've inspired me over the past few years with your videos, even though I could never physically do the things that you do. I'm so glad to hear that you're pressing on and continuing to provide the kindness and love that come naturally to you through your videos to people you don't even know. Just before I saw your update video, I had watched a video of you crossing the traverse between Little Bear and Blanca from several years ago. Having now seen your update, it really gives a whole new perspective. I really hope to meet you in person some day. I'm older, and I'm not a mountaineer by any stretch, but you have truly inspired me not to give up in life through your perseverance. Many hugs to you, and prayers of Godly healing to come your way in this ongoing process, my friend. You are definitely loved by many people, and I respect you in so many ways!
Awesome finish! I saw you out there coming out of Fish Creek and then caught up to you again on that nasty Grouse Trail climb, strong finish! I'm pumped you didn't drop. My race was up and down as well, the last 11 miles was so tough.
Congrats on your finish as well, I really, really wanted to drop - but I knew it wasn't an option and was just the easy way out. Happy I grinded out a finish as ugly as it was.
Well I probably recovered a lot quicker than you because of all the walking 🫠 Congrats again on your W, so awesome to see your quick ascend in the 100 world.
Awesome race vlog! Thank you for taking the time out of your race to share it with us! I want to run 100k next year, but my crew said 50k is their max. I don't think I could do it alone!
Although I am very spoiled in this area, I think you could 100% do a 100K on your own. It would be harder, but if you utilize drop bags and have well stocked aid stations, you def can do it.
Thank you for your efforts on vlogging and editing this, and congrats on the race! What a beautiful course! Always throws me off seeing favorite snowboard runs without snow!
Dude! My best miles were when we connected! We fu@&ing finished this race!!! I really really loved the miles we got to hang out and talk, it was like 10-13 of them. Thank you for the joy you brought to my race! You’re a rockstar and us Mickey/Miki’s need to stick together! Thanks for the shout out and now we just need to get into Hardrock and make it a 3 year streak of racing together! ❤❤
Great job, man!! Toughing it out is so hard especially when not feeling well. People will never truly understand the difficulties getting to the finish, even though you filmed a lot of the journey. Hope you are resting and recovering well!!
Great work out there man! Love the recap. I was about 2 hours behind you, and boy are you right when you say that climb back up to Billy's Rabbit Hole was BRUTAL. I can't imagine doing that in the dark!! Way to grind out the finish. Super impressed with your grit. Congrats!
Haha! The pre-race-everything-is-wrong-with-my-body feels. Yep! Congratulations a RRR 100. Gnarly race. Maybe I'll do it myself one day. Eyeing UTE 100 as my first 100 miler in 2024.
@@TheVirtualsherpa Same. I never had asthma or an asthma attack in my life…. Until I turned 34. Yeah that’s right. I “caught” asthma at 34. Inhalers are magic potions for that though… no issues running/hiking/climbing/etc. since.
Congrats! Looks like you finished about 30 min ahead of me. I distinctly remember you heading up Fish creek while I was descending, you noticed me coming down and made a huge effort to hop on some rocks out of my way, a very classy move. Sorry your plan broke down, but grinding it out is often more impressive than finishing after everything went perfectly.
You could see the effort of that grouse climb on your face as soon as you cut to the morning clip. That looks grueling as hell, way to suffer strong through the finish.
Congrats on the finish!! I’ve recently started thinking about running longer distances. Currently peak bagging but I also enjoy running. Could you maybe give an insight as to your own journey from 14ers to now running 50-100mi? I’d love to get into it but it seems daunting.. thanks for the videos!!
For sure - I’ve been doing “longer distances” for a while. First marathon was back in 2012 and then kept running those for a bit, shifted towards tris and did my first Ironman in 2019 (video on the channel if interested). When Covid hit all events stopped obviously and I just took it as a time to evaluate what I wanted to do. Jumped into trail running by getting into Leadville and sort of never looked back. From a build POV, I would say know how a marathon feels before doing anything over that. But it’s certainly possible to jump from marathon to hundred.
I’m almost positive I screwed your name up, Lee - not sure why I called you Will. But I’ll blame it on noodle brain. 😂
Hey Mickey! No worries my dude! The miles we ran together flew by. Loved the convo and hey, way to push through those last 30. I was starting to see vehicles parked in the woods and as I got closer each time they turned out to be just big ol logs. Crazy what happens to your mind when it’s sleep deprived. I hope you are recovering well or are already!
@@trainwithlee Just reading this but so awesome to hear from you man and congrats on an AWESOME finish. Massive props. If you have an IG, stay in touch, would be honored to help pace/crew you at a future race if ever needed. Body is feeling good, signed up for another 50 in November and then 50k in December. Hoping to get in 2 100s next year!
Congrats on finishing! Your buddy and Juno were definitely along for the run 🥺 Take care of yourself
Great video! I was right behind you the whole way! Well, quite a ways back behind you. I didn’t have a great 70 like you did but I did end up having some breathing issues too. I was wheezing pretty bad for the last 20ish miles. You crushed it though, way to pull though. It looks like you were a sub 30 for sure. Next time!
Thanks Greg - already signed up for 2024 RR so hoping for redemption!
You rock brother! Stay Blessed and keep fighting the good fight 🙏🙏🙏
Glad to see you are up and running (literally). Great channel for local hiking/climbing community
Great job dude. Breathing sounded better after Mt. Warner. If it makes you feel better, dude, my race bombed early, EARLY, and then just projectile vommited often. Had to bail early. Great job finishing.
Congratulations, sir, on completing this race!! I just stumbled upon your update video of 9 days ago, and I just want to send you a hug of blessings. I feel like I know you, even though I've never met you or know your real name; You don't know how much you've inspired me over the past few years with your videos, even though I could never physically do the things that you do. I'm so glad to hear that you're pressing on and continuing to provide the kindness and love that come naturally to you through your videos to people you don't even know. Just before I saw your update video, I had watched a video of you crossing the traverse between Little Bear and Blanca from several years ago. Having now seen your update, it really gives a whole new perspective. I really hope to meet you in person some day. I'm older, and I'm not a mountaineer by any stretch, but you have truly inspired me not to give up in life through your perseverance. Many hugs to you, and prayers of Godly healing to come your way in this ongoing process, my friend. You are definitely loved by many people, and I respect you in so many ways!
Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏🏽
Great job! I got to run that race this year too. Great experience!
Awesome job man! and thank you to your support team
They make these runs so much more enjoyable
Awesome finish! I saw you out there coming out of Fish Creek and then caught up to you again on that nasty Grouse Trail climb, strong finish! I'm pumped you didn't drop. My race was up and down as well, the last 11 miles was so tough.
Congrats on your finish as well, I really, really wanted to drop - but I knew it wasn't an option and was just the easy way out. Happy I grinded out a finish as ugly as it was.
You’re so quick at editing!!!
Well I probably recovered a lot quicker than you because of all the walking 🫠 Congrats again on your W, so awesome to see your quick ascend in the 100 world.
@@TheVirtualsherpa thanks! Good video and beautiful shots coming down from Billy’s
Awesome race vlog! Thank you for taking the time out of your race to share it with us! I want to run 100k next year, but my crew said 50k is their max. I don't think I could do it alone!
Although I am very spoiled in this area, I think you could 100% do a 100K on your own. It would be harder, but if you utilize drop bags and have well stocked aid stations, you def can do it.
Congratulations Mickey. Kudos to you on grinding it through the last 30mi!!!
Thank you for your efforts on vlogging and editing this, and congrats on the race!
What a beautiful course! Always throws me off seeing favorite snowboard runs without snow!
I REALLY wanted a board for that descent down Mt Werner. 😅
@@TheVirtualsherpa HAHA that would have saved your quads some damage for sure!
Dude! My best miles were when we connected! We fu@&ing finished this race!!! I really really loved the miles we got to hang out and talk, it was like 10-13 of them. Thank you for the joy you brought to my race! You’re a rockstar and us Mickey/Miki’s need to stick together! Thanks for the shout out and now we just need to get into Hardrock and make it a 3 year streak of racing together! ❤❤
Great job, man!! Toughing it out is so hard especially when not feeling well. People will never truly understand the difficulties getting to the finish, even though you filmed a lot of the journey. Hope you are resting and recovering well!!
Great seeing at mile 50 and at the finish. You’re such a beast. Congrats
Likewise - was great crossing paths!
Great work out there man! Love the recap. I was about 2 hours behind you, and boy are you right when you say that climb back up to Billy's Rabbit Hole was BRUTAL. I can't imagine doing that in the dark!! Way to grind out the finish. Super impressed with your grit. Congrats!
That climb was right up there with the hardest I’ve done in an organized event. It seemed to just never ever end.
You’re an animal. My biggest day back in the XC days was 22 miles. I can’t even imagine.
Congratulations Mickey! And thank you for giving my daughter Miki a shout out. She really thinks a lot of you!!
She’s the best! Love sharing the trail with her 🤘🏽
Haha! The pre-race-everything-is-wrong-with-my-body feels. Yep! Congratulations a RRR 100. Gnarly race. Maybe I'll do it myself one day. Eyeing UTE 100 as my first 100 miler in 2024.
You got it 💪🏽
Damn, well done though. I hit a wall at 10-13 miles. I feel you on the not breathing... no fun. Also Jackie did an awesome job running the IG account.
You know, I’ve always heard people talk about asthma/shortness of breath and I really have a lot of empathy now.
@@TheVirtualsherpa Same. I never had asthma or an asthma attack in my life…. Until I turned 34. Yeah that’s right. I “caught” asthma at 34. Inhalers are magic potions for that though… no issues running/hiking/climbing/etc. since.
Congrats! Looks like you finished about 30 min ahead of me. I distinctly remember you heading up Fish creek while I was descending, you noticed me coming down and made a huge effort to hop on some rocks out of my way, a very classy move. Sorry your plan broke down, but grinding it out is often more impressive than finishing after everything went perfectly.
Congrats on your finish as well and say hi next time 🤘🏽
I have those same toe socks, love them, but iniji's mid weight trail socks feel luxury comparatively speaking and more durable.
Great to know, think I’m a full blown toe socks guy now.
You could see the effort of that grouse climb on your face as soon as you cut to the morning clip. That looks grueling as hell, way to suffer strong through the finish.
Congrats on the finish!! I’ve recently started thinking about running longer distances. Currently peak bagging but I also enjoy running. Could you maybe give an insight as to your own journey from 14ers to now running 50-100mi? I’d love to get into it but it seems daunting.. thanks for the videos!!
For sure - I’ve been doing “longer distances” for a while. First marathon was back in 2012 and then kept running those for a bit, shifted towards tris and did my first Ironman in 2019 (video on the channel if interested). When Covid hit all events stopped obviously and I just took it as a time to evaluate what I wanted to do. Jumped into trail running by getting into Leadville and sort of never looked back. From a build POV, I would say know how a marathon feels before doing anything over that. But it’s certainly possible to jump from marathon to hundred.
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wtf up with the nail polish bruh?
I like how they look.
Nice, I thought about this next year
Do it! It’s a great (but hard) race.