As a long time ultra runner I have spent many hours enjoying Ultra Running videos on RU-vid, I decided to begin making my own content when I attempted researching the Cruel Jewel 100 and found there were not very many videos available.
Since then I have been working hard learning how to create better videos and more enjoyable content for other Ultra Runners just like me. There are running documentaries I have watched 10 times on RU-vid, so if other people are like me, we clearly need more content available!
I have always enjoyed looking at the funny side of life, so in addition to filming and uploading my running mis-adventures I enjoy creating some videos aimed at looking at the lighter side of things, hope you enjoy!
I'm heading there next month, hoping for it to dry out a bit before then! Did you ever end up making it back for another attempt?@@ultratrailblazers5806
@@ultratrailblazers5806 last year was my first year ever running an ultra. Crazy Mountain 100, and Teanaway Country 100. DNF’ed both so I totally understand dying again and again while eating quesadillas 😂😂
@@ultratrailblazers5806 😂😂 CM100 was significantly harder than Teanaway. For Teanaway I was too eager on the downhills and blew up my shins. I made it to mile 76, still an hour ahead of the cutoff but I had to drop because my shin muscles were toast
I was laughing my ass off. Been there. Also: the part about your pacer -- after you tell your pacer to wake you up in 15 minutes, you realize you have no pacer, you've been talking to yourself for the last 2 hours.
Great video! Sorry y'all ran out of time. Glad to see you're signed up for more suffering this October though shouldn't be anywhere near as wet, muddy and cold... but who knows it's Orcas. The buckle is waiting... PS I think we should rename Camp Moran to Camp Moron. :)
Hey, October sure didn't work out, I had ACL surgery, but I'm signed BACK up lol. I think will be my 4th time signed up, let's see if I can actually take a buckle off your hands
That's so awesome to hear!! I have such a great time out there in the woods, coming up with ideas and making myself laugh, if anyone else likes them it's like a huge bonus lol
Hey congrats on the WS Grand Slam!!! That's amazing! Plain 100 sounds very daunting TBH - you made it look easy! I'm thinking about doing that slam too some day - maybe next year. Is Cascade the only lottery race of them? And do you know if they save spots for grand slammer? Getting into the races is by far the biggest challenge for the "normal" grand slam (WS100 is impossible, Leadville unlikely, Vermont maybe 30-50%, and Wasatch they save you a spot if you're in the others)...
Dude, totally! Its so hard to just get into the og slam, but if you get into WS 100, you can buy your way into leadville, get into either Vermont or OD no problem and then wasatch will let you in.. I plan to try it whatever year I get into WS (god save me from my wife's reaction), my problem is just leadville has popped my lung twice.. and ya, you get into Cascade and your good (except for the whole running the races part lol)
@@ultratrailblazers5806 If you miraculously get in WS, you don't need Leadville. OD and Wasatch will automatically grant you a spot - all you need in Vermont. I'd love to go that route, but I'll be going through Leadville again this year.
Thanks! And, ya know, I started out like, I'll make videos and have a successful youtube channel!! And after a couple years and only a few hundred subs, I really started just enjoying capturing my experience and being real and not worried about being popular, as dumb as that almost sounds lol
Aahahahaha, I mean, it killed me dead and that's all that counts right? I was walking through the woods in the middle of the night at mile 70 just cracking myself up
Congratulation! I'm registered for the Plain 100k in 2022 and your video is very useful at showing some of the trail condition. And kudos on doing Baker Lake 50k afterward! You are a stud (and where the heck was Matt!)
Right!? He didnt register for the grand slam so he decided to call it good with badger and lumberjack, I think lumberjack might have scarred him a little lol
Good job man, this is Chris from the beginning of your video. I dropped at mile 60 just after hyak. Definitely got my ass handed to me. But I’ll be back to conquer that course. Learned a lot. Great job again and sick video.
Dude I wondered how it went for you!! It was your first right? 100s are more difficult than you expect at first.. it truly is a mental game, you cant let the negative thoughts creep in and crack you! You applying again?
LOL! Hilarious intro! About time we got another video from you ;-) "I've been in some dark places" (shows video of dark tunnel) - I see what you did there! Watched all 27 minutes of this. Congratulations on the race!
Kudos on the effort in those conditions! I've covered all those trails at one point or another, and you didn't complain nearly enough about the mud or lack of traction.
LOL, you shouldve seen it... one section of the route that goes through the swamp at the end was under construction, but we didnt know how else to get to the finish, so we tried to go through it and fell into mud several feet deep
Congratulations on your finish! And thank you for reading my book (Welcome Back to Easton) - I hope it was helpful in your race preparation. Hope to see you in Easton again in the future!
Great video. My brother-in-law and I hung with your wife in Hyak for a while waiting for our runners (mine literally wrote the book on this race). Paced from Hyak to Mineral Creek overnight so it was awesome to see the sections I didn't pace. Congrats on the grand slam!
That's awesome! I recorded all those at like 2 or 3 am running down this road at cascade, made me laugh, but I was a little worried it would offend someone, but I thought what the hell
Always a bummer when a race gets cancelled. Smoke/fire, covid, weather... sometimes the odds seemed stacked against mountain ultras in western North America. Here's to 2021 ! If it gets cancelled this time within a few hours I'll be chilling at my airbnb in the hot tub with a cold beer! Give it a few years of completion , it will be a regional classic. the RD is dedicated. In light of recent deaths in the sport I understand the call completely. Also the entrance requirements are completion of a 50 mile trail race- pretty minimal for a 100 mile/30,000' wilderness route in the Cascades, could be cause for some worry.
I couldn't agree more, initially I was pretty upset, but after having some time and space to gain perspective I think it was the right thing. While I tend to be highly self reliant I've noticed there are a decent number of people who are not carrying an extra light, a water filter, a decent coat...you know, things you might want if you're stuck in the woods in a pinch.. And I think you're spot on, in a few years TC100 is going to a NW classic
I took it easy until Power line inbound. Then I passed a ton of people. Crashed hard between Tabor and the finish, but pull it back together before the finish. Good luck everyone.
Incredible performance under grueling circumstances. Most would have quit facing the challenge you were presented after losing the meds. Great job. Way to push through!
Thanks! Man...when I saw the gel hit the ground and knew that was the meds pocket my heart sank, and then I reached back and the pocket was empty, and I looked around behind me, and thought welp that's gonna bite me later.. lol, what can you do though!? Just keep on moving
I suppose there's still time to poke myself in the eye with a stick, or sit on a pile of tacks, or saw my own arm off with a butter knife, or rub vinegar in my eyes, or, or....
