Uli Steidl win Ten grand in Trail 50 mile

[Doug Freese]

Read about Uli's battle with Matt Carpenter for the gold and only the
gold. The winner got ten grand and second got nada.

Northface Endurance Challenge, San Francisco, Dec 1st 2007, 50 miles

http://home.myuw.net/usteidl/northface_SF_50_race_report.html

-Doug

[Anthony]

"Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Read about Uli's battle with Matt Carpenter for the gold and only the
> gold. The winner got ten grand and second got nada.
>
> Northface Endurance Challenge, San Francisco, Dec 1st 2007, 50 miles
>
> http://home.myuw.net/usteidl/northface_SF_50_race_report.html
>
> -Doug

Thanks Doug.

That was an inspiring race report.

Anthony.

[Tony S.]

"Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Read about Uli's battle with Matt Carpenter for the gold and only the
> gold. The winner got ten grand and second got nada.
>
> Northface Endurance Challenge, San Francisco, Dec 1st 2007, 50 miles
>
> http://home.myuw.net/usteidl/northface_SF_50_race_report.html
>
> -Doug

Great race report, rare for an elite, thanks Doug, enjoyed it. I guess out
in SF they figure it's fun to give the locals a course advantage, as
reported by Dan also, with this one saying "And the website said runners are
ultimately responsible for knowing the course". Not sure how I feel about
that really. If the map they provide is a detailed topo with junctions very
clear, its fine, but otherwise I'm tempted to say that it's bull****. I'm
not the only one who had run off a course at sharp turn and gotten really
pissed off not necessarily at the course markings but in general. If you
lose a lot of time it can ruin your race experience. Vandals aside, to leave
a course less than well marked seems cruel.

-Tony

[Doug Freese]

"Tony S." <email_tonys@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ZpT6j.1244$sf.496@trndny04...
> "Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4759346b$0$28868$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Read about Uli's battle with Matt Carpenter for the gold and only the
>> gold. The winner got ten grand and second got nada.
>>
>> Northface Endurance Challenge, San Francisco, Dec 1st 2007, 50 miles
>>
>> http://home.myuw.net/usteidl/northface_SF_50_race_report.html
>>
>> -Doug
>
> Great race report, rare for an elite, thanks Doug, enjoyed it. I guess
> out in SF they figure it's fun to give the locals a course advantage,
> as reported by Dan also, with this one saying "And the website said
> runners are ultimately responsible for knowing the course". Not sure
> how I feel about that really. If the map they provide is a detailed
> topo with junctions very clear, its fine, but otherwise I'm tempted to
> say that it's bull****.


I agree Tony. With this much money on the line I think they should
thoroughly mark the course. I sure as hell depend on proper course
marking unless the RD says I have to fend for myself.

-Doug

[Doug Freese]

"Tony S." <email_tonys@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ZpT6j.1244$sf.496@trndny04...
> "Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4759346b$0$28868$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Read about Uli's battle with Matt Carpenter for the gold and only the
>> gold. The winner got ten grand and second got nada.
>>
>> Northface Endurance Challenge, San Francisco, Dec 1st 2007, 50 miles
>>
>> http://home.myuw.net/usteidl/northface_SF_50_race_report.html
>>
>> -Doug
>
> Great race report, rare for an elite, thanks Doug, enjoyed it. I guess
> out in SF they figure it's fun to give the locals a course advantage,
> as reported by Dan also, with this one saying "And the website said
> runners are ultimately responsible for knowing the course". Not sure
> how I feel about that really. If the map they provide is a detailed
> topo with junctions very clear, its fine, but otherwise I'm tempted to
> say that it's bull****.


I agree Tony. With this much money on the line I think they should
thoroughly mark the course. I sure as hell depend on proper course
marking unless the RD says I have to fend for myself.

-Doug