Belfast 24 hour Event

Blueskye

Wow, absolutely amazing. Well done Finn!! Such an achievement

opus

A great read, thanks for putting it together & congratulations on a great achievement!

TFBubendorfer

WOW!
Riveting stuff, great read. Congratulations, that's a tremendous achievement!
Right now I'm thinking how I could fit this into my calendar next year ...

Oh, and I'd need a crew ...

hot to trot

Thanks folks. Go on TFB you know you want to . It has to be easier than a straight distance event as you can walk and rest when you want/need to , so it makes it easier to do.

Krusty_Clown

You didn't answer three of my question.
1) Did you ever think of quitting?
2) When did you realize that you were going to make it?
3) How are you going to top this one?

jeffontour

Congratulations hot to trot, great read and fantastic consistent running by the sound of it.

I've purposely stayed away from ultras this year but reading accounts like yours has me chomping at the bit to get back. I particularly enjoyed your take on others running styles and I think it shows that in ultra running there's much more than style and technique.

Determination and desire play a huge part, two qualitys you obviously possess in barrel loads. Once again, very well done.

TFBubendorfer

hot to trot wrote: »

Thanks folks. Go on TFB you know you want to . It has to be easier than a straight distance event as you can walk and rest when you want/need to , so it makes it easier to do.

I know I want to - that, and a dozen other races!

Not sure that makes it easier. It makes it easy to quit without dropping out of the race and I'm not convinced this is an advantage! Oh, and you can walk in a 50 miler as well.

Mick Rice

A really great report - I felt like I was there at the track with you. I suspect this is only the beginning for you and that you'll run and enjoy many more races. Congratulations again.

hot to trot

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

You didn't answer three of my question.
1) Did you ever think of quitting?
2) When did you realize that you were going to make it?
3) How are you going to top this one?

Sorry Krusty

1 No
2 After the first mile when my calf muscle didn't revolt.
3 More miles at it next year

Krusty_Clown

hot to trot wrote: »

3 More miles at it next year

A legend is born.

hot to trot

Haha. Answer 3: more miles next year. Just in case you quote me in a years time.;)

kingQuez

Respect, amazing performance!
Brilliant race report, I really enjoyed reading it

sarsfieldsrock

Brilliant race report there H2T.
It looks like Mick Rice isn't the only inspirational figure here.

I think there could be people running ultras saying to themselves "If HotToTrot says that I can do it then I can do it!"

hot to trot

It was a truly memorable experience and I do think that it is worth doing once in your life, even if it is just one time. Truly if I can do it , you can too. You need to challenge yourself,step outside your comfort zone and really learn what you are made of. The timed event suited me as everyone was in the same boat. It can be tough finishing hours behind other people in events but this time- it was up to each individual to decide what and how much he could take.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We have no idea what we are capable of because we set ourselves limits that are way below what is possible.Start small and build up. And keep building and keep going . Never give up .
It is 2 years and three months since I started ...walk 4 mins run 1 minute. repeat x4.
I'm not finished yet.
Anything and everything is possible. You only have to want it enough.
Life is short. Get out there and get going. How do you know what you are capable of if you dont keep going until you have absolutely nothing left to give?

Slogger Jogger

A tremendous achievement and a great read. Well done.

TFBubendorfer

hot to trot wrote: »

It was a truly memorable experience and I do think that it is worth doing once in your life, even if it is just one time. Truly if I can do it , you can too. You need to challenge yourself,step outside your comfort zone and really learn what you are made of. The timed event suited me as everyone was in the same boat. It can be tough finishing hours behind other people in events but this time- it was up to each individual to decide what and how much he could take.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We have no idea what we are capable of because we set ourselves limits that are way below what is possible.Start small and build up. And keep building and keep going . Never give up .
It is 2 years and three months since I started ...walk 4 mins run 1 minute. repeat x4.
I'm not finished yet.
Anything and everything is possible. You only have to want it enough.
Life is short. Get out there and get going. How do you know what you are capable of if you dont keep going until you have absolutely nothing left to give?

That's the most inspirational post I've read in a very long time!

hunnymonster

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Oh, and I'd need a crew ...

go on then. I can shout abuse at you for 24 hours but there will be no quitting on my watch.

hot to trot

LInky things dont seem to work but if anyone in interested in having a look at the 12 minute video of this event it is on youtube.
Just search for Energia Belfast 24 hour race and you should get it.
What a motley crew we look. Im sure next year will be different with experienced ultra runners like yourselves having a go and really stretching out the records.

TFBubendorfer

hot to trot wrote: »

LInky things dont seem to work but if anyone in interested in having a look at the 12 minute video of this event it is on youtube.
Just search for Energia Belfast 24 hour race and you should get it.
What a motley crew we look. Im sure next year will be different with experienced ultra runners like yourselves having a go and really stretching out the records.

No need to link it, you can embed it straight into here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89n6BIQdTI

Krusty_Clown

Really enjoyed that, and great the see the Duracell Bunny in action! The breadth of the challenge really hits home when you see the runners going by the clock at 1:15am, and it's cold, dark, wet and pretty lonely looking out there.

Woundedknee.

That's a nice piece of video and race souvenir.

hot to trot

Was nice to see everyone again. YOu forget the small details and it certainly fires you up to get back training and keep at it .
Next year will be harder as more will do it and it will be busier on the track. Also there will be more competition as experienced runners and ultrabunnies will take it on. I dont think the womens record of 91 miles will still exist and I'm sure it will be more than the ton next time out.

Killerz

That was both a great read and a great watch. Really excellent performance. Looks like there was good camaraderie between the participants aswell.... You are a force to be reckoned with, H2T!

RubyK

That was a brilliant read hot to trot, what an achievement. I can't imagine how hard physically and mentally it must have been. Amazing stuff!!