Leadville 100 run - 2019 Leadville 100 - Ultra Trail Blazers - 

Thank you!

Well said, the reason we sign up for these races is the incredible adventure, and the not knowing what the outcome may be... Thanks for watching!

Thank you guys for being there, we are lucky to have such great friends!

Thank you for watching! Now go crush a run!

Right on!!! Thanks man... almost to that 1000 subs...come on baby... lol

Ya buddy!! Good Luck!

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support! I'm working on training up for the Orcas Island 100 in February and hope to make a nice film on that, thanks for watching!

UltraTrailBlazers I’ll definitely check it out!

Thank you! Every single 100 (for us mere mortals) is a journey into darkness and a test of how deep we can dig, I think that's why we love it so much!

Thank you, appreciate your support!

Ya, every 100 is an incredible experience, I think that's why I'll keep going back until I can't...

It was great to meet you to! Thanks for being out there to volunteer and for all the support!

Thank you so much! Hopefully Orcas Island 100 in February goes a little smoother!

Thanks man! As silly as it may be I was just sitting here watching the video again, and damn... it makes me a little emotional just remembering what I went though..I'm doing the Orcas Island 100 Feb 7th and just working on getting myself stoked for that

@@ultratrailblazers5806 heck yeah good luck man! One foot in front of the other. I didn't realize how many ultras there are out there, especially in WA. I live in Skagit county and I'm starting to research them. God willing late 2020 will be my first 50k trail ultra! Subscribing to your channel now

@@ultratrailblazers5806 make a video of your orcas islands race, I'd love to watch a video on your experience of it

That's so awesome! Thanks man!

RIGHT ON!!!!

Thank you! I'm looking forward to training up for the Orcas Island 100 in February, it's going to be an awesome journey! (and terrifying..especially the idea of a loop course 100)

Thank you! So appreciated!!

Great to meet you too, thanks for watching!

Thank you!!

Thanks for watching! I appreciate every single person who watches and comments and subscribes, I started filming my journey in ultra running in April after years of running ultras, I'm having a great time, and will keep making videos even if no one watches, but it sure is cool to see people enjoying them! Check my *fingers crossed* funny videos too, the 'Tips from the Back of the Pack'

Ya! That's so awesome!

Thanks! You know, not a crazy amount of climbing, its just the damn elevation..

Thanks for watching!

Just remember that even attempting a 100 is an amazing human achievement and experience

Thank you so much!!!! Love that!

Bwahahahaha! Seriously... I went up to elevation in June to train, but I guess that week wasn't quite enough....

Especially after 50 miles....

Yes! The one and only Eric Strand! Thanks man! That was brutal...

What's cool too is I'm listed as a finisher, not DNF, which gave me enough points to put my name in the lottery for UTMB next year, LOL, so here we go!! It would be like a dream come true and a nightmare if I got into UTMB annnd Western States, but what the heck, you gotta try if you have the qualifiers! And great job to you finishing your race too, what a shame they stopped the clock. When I went and paced at Teanaway and they cancelled the race we came back to the finish area and the clock was now off and I thought it was soo weird to see... Teanaway was just a weird experience all around haha

I saw you finish in 2018, were you part of the Leadman? If not, you and another guy both finished right in that time frame, and it was awesome to see!

@@ultratrailblazers5806 Thanks, I wasn't Leadman. see ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cf3FQavrchY.html

That's so awesome! That is the heart of what I am trying to convey to people about Leadville and about ultra running and running in general: It is all about your own personal journey, and the goal is to push yourself to discover new limits and boundaries of what is possible for you, so go get that marathon done, and then sign up for a trail 50K (you'll LOVE it) About the lungs, I grew up in New Mexico at 7K elevation, so you'd think I'd be a natural to elevation, but I moved to Seattle when I was 20 and have been living at 0 feet sea level ever since, I also smoked like a chimney for many years of my youth, which I'm a little suspicious has something to do with it... I got an Albuterol inhaler before Cruel Jewel like I mentioned and found that it helped quite a bit later on in the race when I started to get some edema in my lungs (I can feel the fluid and the wheezing and tightness), not sure if I have mild asthma/exercise induced asthma or what!?

@@ultratrailblazers5806 thanks for your note! I think you had lots of guts and fortitude to finish Leadville with those breathing issues and pain! I hope the respiratory stuff improves and that it won't impede your ultra running :-)

Thanks for watching!

Sometimes, without the cups, all my things end up smashed up, maybe from the volunteers transporting all the bags together I think, the cups protect it all, and keep it organized!

Thank you! I have a cheap garmin I use on training runs, but it only lasts about 30 miles... I tried the new coros when we did the wonderland a couple months ago, and it was going well until it got to low battery, I plugged it in to charge it and it erased everything hahahaha, so in my opinion you have to get the Fenix or nothing, I just can't afford it

@@ultratrailblazers5806 well if it makes you feel any better. I bought the Fenix 6 last week, tried it for two runs and returned it today haha. Very heavy, the maps are slow and pretty awful. I’ll just stick with my 235 but still don’t have an option for ultras longer than about 10 hours for battery

@@Fulforce Seriously, in the end no watch is going to make me move any faster over 100 miles lol

Fingers crossed no permanent damage! Well, 3 weeks out and I'm doing a lot better, thanks for watching!

It is interesting to reflect back on my experience, and it is profound to think about how committed I was to finishing, and what I put myself through to get there, as I said I broke down crying for some time when I finished... If you watch my other experiences, you'll see I bailed out at 75 miles at the Orcas Island 100 which was a real tough experience dur to the weather, and I have reflected on what all was involved in that experience and I realize that we all have our own individual limits and can perhaps only go so deep in the well so many times, or perhaps just not too close together, and looking back I truly wish I hadn't quit at the orcas island, I know I had it in me to finish, and if I had finished then I would have one more remarkable memory of overcoming what seemed to be an insurmountable task... but, I wasn't in that headspace at the time.. anyway, thanks for watching, take care!

Honestly, Cruel Jewel is quite a bit harder... like I said in my Cruel Jewel video I was having quitting thoughts at mile 15...which was a unique experience for me. The race starts at noon and it is HOT, by mile 1 you're drenched in sweat and starting to climb. It has a 48 hour cut off which I think is totally appropriate. Leadville is a unique race for me because it gives me such severe respiratory problems every time, ended up in the hospital this year, but body wise my legs felt surprisingly good at the end of Leadville this year, just literally couldn't breathe, I would highly recommend the Cruel Jewel...It was epic!

Thanks for the info guys! Maybe I'll do Crewel Jewel in the future

What ultra running is really all about....

I spent time in Colorado and wyoming in June, climbing at higher altitudes, but it's tough.. you can go to camp Muir and hike, that's up at 10K

I spent time in Colorado and wyoming in June, climbing at higher altitudes, but it's tough.. you can go to camp Muir and hike, that's up at 10K

Seriously... the 1000 yard stare of an ultra runner...lol

Thanks! Just a basic gopro black, thing is glitchy as hell lol

@@ultratrailblazers5806 the hero 4? Seems too good for that I'm guessing a newer model? Are you planning to take on this race again ?

@@jamestrystan Hero 7..but at some point I'll probly get the 8, mine is just so unreliable hahaha... Well, I've signed up for many other races, but nothing is happening, check out the issy alps 100 video, no one could cancel that one! I'm going to go do the Wonderland again at the end of august as well (hopefully finishing this time) and I just signed up for the plain 100 if it doesnt get cancelled I'll give that a go...

I did! He was heading up Hope as I was going down, and I was like....David F***** Goggins! LOL

I saw him out on the course and just about had a seizure with excitement! #stayhard

Yes! Thank you!

Thanks I'll check it out! I find that my nose is congested most of the time.. maybe i should start using some flonase (not sponsored by flonase)...Lol

Haha, well to each their own, take care:)

Wait, is that good?? Did he do super awesome stuff? :)

@@ultratrailblazers5806 he's the lead actor in the movie twister, so you could say that. Congrats on the race. Great video. Ive done one flat 62 mile race and that was hard enough. Thinking of my first 100 next year. 🤞