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Tantek ()'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jan-2022 15:58:00 EST Tantek signed up for @insidetrail Marin Ultra Challenge 50 Mile #MUC50 on 2022-03-12! https://insidetrail.com/calendar/marin-ultra-challenge/
I ran this in 2020, unofficially after it was canceled 2 days beforehand https://tantek.com/2020/073/t3/racekit-muc50 https://tantek.com/2020/075/t1/50-miles-running-muc50-trails https://tantek.com/2020/081/t2/dark-stormy-morning
My goal is to finish, healthy, within the time limit of 14.5h
Pacers are allowed the last ~20miles. @-me if you want to help out! -
Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2020 01:48:00 EDT Tantek 🌌🌧 It was a dark and stormy morning. The start of a long day, too long for one race report post. I got up, put on my running outfit I’d set out the night before (https://tantek.com/t55_3), snacked on a dark chocolate mocha Clif bar, and ran up to the intersection where Cori was coming to pick us up. Stephanie joined minutes later. It was only sprinkling, yet the cold was already biting, despite us wearing all the layers we brought.
Cori picked us up, last two seats in her car, we huddled together for warmth and cracked jokes to lighten the mood and lift our spirits. We arrived at the Rodeo Beach parking lot just before 06:30, already brimming with activity(2 📷 Bryan). We weren’t the only #MarinUltraChallenge runners determined to run our races despite the cancellation. The rain picked up.
I’ve run in the rain before, many years @Nov_Project_SF & a few other cities, and a year ago on my double Tam run. Separately I’ve run in the dark, also at #NPSF, usually early gang, and on so many Tam sunrise runs. This was the first time I’d run in the dark, in the rain, on trails. Carpooling and starting together helped, knowing we’d all be out there facing the elements, finding our way.
After quick bathroom trips we found each other and @BryanTing under a green umbrella(3,4), assembled for a group photo(5 📷 Bryan), unbeknownst to us mere days before social distancing orders would forbid it. We composed ourselves in the now pouring rain, and started our run(6 📷 Bryan) crossing the Rodeo Beach gates(1 📷 Bryan), up the Coastal Trail.
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Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 16-Mar-2020 02:45:00 EDT Tantek I did it. 50 miles of #running #MUC50 trails with 11000+ feet of climbing. Started in a dark & stormy morning with @Nov_Project_SF 50k runners, finished with pal @BryanTing in a dark & stormy night after he crewed me the whole day.
Much harder & longer than expected. Thanks also to #NPSF friends that showed up and ran with me for a few segments.
Run details: https://www.strava.com/activities/3184667146
I’ve got some training to do for next year’s Marin Ultra Challenge.
Photos soon.
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Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 14-Mar-2020 01:42:00 EDT Tantek #Racekit prepared for #MUC50 race. Yesterday CA governor Newsom banned 250+ people gatherings which forced cancellation of the Marin Ultra Challenge. With training and support of friends, I’m running the 50 mile course anyway. The cancellation email even said:
“we encourage you to get outside and run the course as a virtual race”
My friends running the 50k course and I will start together and eventually I’ll fork off for the 50 mile course. Approximate schedule if you’d like to come run together for a bit!
06:30 Rodeo Beach start
11:30 Cardiac Hill ~20 miles
12:45 Stinson Beach ~23 miles
14:30 Cardiac Hill ~30 miles
18:00 Muir Beach / Pelican Inn ~41 miles
19:15 Tennessee Valley Parking Lot ~46 miles
20:30 Rodeo Beach finish ~50 miles
Here are maps of the course (click for PDFs).
And turn-by-turn directions: https://secureservercdn.net/166.62.114.65/cd5.99d.myftpupload.com/wp-content/themes/insidetrail/course_descriptions/MUC-50Mile-TXT.pdf
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Tantek ()'s status on Monday, 02-Mar-2020 02:54:00 EST Tantek ⛰🏃🏻♂️ Ran 26.4 miles yesterday, setting a trail marathon PR and completing my last long training run before #MUC50#trailrace on March 14th.
Beautiful day to start, clear views of Tennessee Valley and the ocean(2). Similarly at Pirates Cove(3), and #runningup Heather Cut-off’s beautiful switchbacks(4).
I found a pair of #poppiesthat had opened brightly(5) on the trail up to Cardiac Hill. Quite warm out there in the open(1).
After an adventure running and hiking through a maze of Muir Woods trails (TCC, Bootjack, Ben Johnson, Deer Park Fire Road), I ran up Miwok down Dias Ridge to the Muir Beach turnaround and back into Green Gulch Farm, location of a zen center, and a water tap at the base of a blossoming tree(6).
After running up the Middle Green Gulch trail and up to the day’s last peak on Coyote Ridge, I could finally see Tennessee Valley down below, beckoning(7).
Ran down the last segment of Miwok to the parking lot, then a bit up Old Springs trail and back down to round out my trail marathon.
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Tantek ()'s status on Sunday, 16-Feb-2020 18:08:00 EST Tantek ⛰🏃🏻♂️ 27 days (<4 weeks!) til #MUC50. 10 miles at #SFRCyesterday, practicing a few more of the race trails.
Yesterday morning’s Coastal Fire Road ascent was much clearer than the week before, with a nice view of Tennessee Valley, the tiny lagoon and beach where it meets the ocean(2). Feeling more confident about the Pirates Cove descent & ascent(3) after running it two Saturdays in a row. The view from the top(1) of that trail could be so many places along the California coast, or even parts of Hawaii.
Ran down near Muir Beach, and up Middle Green Gulch trail, to Coyote Ridge, then down Miwok back to the Tennessee Valley parking lot. Had a bit more time so ran up Old Springs Trail, taking in the view(4), and imagining what it might look like at dusk.
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Tantek ()'s status on Saturday, 14-Dec-2019 20:33:00 EST Tantek 🌄🏃🏻♂️ 3 months from today (2020-03-14) I am #runningthe #MUC50, my first 50 mile #trailrun, the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted. Today I returned to #SFRC, first time since back-to-back #ECSCAraces a month ago. Ran to the #beach(3,4,5) & back, with a little detour to Haypress camp(6), with pal@VivekGowriand it felt great.
Beautiful weather, birds flocked overhead and gathered all on one wire among several(2), and the ground was squishy from the recent rains, leaving a few reflective pools on the #trails(1). Today felt good & necessary for many reasons, physical, mental, emotional. Grateful for running with friends and the ideal running conditions.
With today’s long-ish #run, I’m starting to focus on my #50miletrainingfor the Marin Ultra Challenge (http://insidetrail.com/calendar/marin-ultra-challenge/). Well outside my comfort zone, after I finished a 50k + half marathon (~46 miles in 2 days) without injury, and only sore feet to show for it, I feel 50 miles is within reach with dedicated training. The biggest challenge will be finishing it in under 14 hours.
#Runnerfriends, this is your heads-up. Starting at about mile 30, I’m allowed pacers for the MUC 50. If you’d like to help me finish 50 miles by running with me for the last 20 miles please let me know. It’ll likely be a slow 20 miles, and some of it in the dark with headlamps. Think of it as an early evening fast-hike, with an opportunity to catch-up and talk about all the things you do when pushing your limits.
#TrailRunner#UltraRunner#LetsDoThis#MarinHeadlands#TennesseeValley#trailsForBreakfast#trail#runners#sunrise#2020_074#20200314#WorkHardDreamBigDoCoolShit#optoutside#fromWhereIRun#NeverStopExploring#InstaRunner#noFilter
Previously:
* 50k:https://tantek.com/2019/323/t1/did-ecsca-50k-ultramarathon
* 13.1:https://tantek.com/2019/326/t1/we-did-ecsca-halfmarathon