Be still my beating heart

jd

9am and she was about 103 miles. Her knee is hurting and she will have to walk the rest of the way in

Neady83

As posted by Wowzer over on the race thread at 11:15am ...

With less than 1 hour to go Ososlo is in 2nd of the open race and 5th in the Irish Championship. She's been struggling with knee issues since about the 20 hour mark..

It's really difficult to figure out this race with the timing problems during the night. Really hope A held on for second or was able to chase after 1st.

Neady83

Unofficial result from the International Association of Ultrarunners .... a phenomenal 108.8 miles (175km). I've no idea of where she placed as it just gives the overall result.

What a superb achievement, 24 hours of running non-stop around in a circle and by the sounds of it, without knowing her pacing. Hats off to you A, you are a super star

jd

That's at 11 am. There was a bit more after that!

hillsiderunner

Neady83 wrote: »

Unofficial result from the International Association of Ultrarunners .... a phenomenal 108.8 miles (175km). I've no idea of where she placed as it just gives the overall result.

Hi Neady, thought the same and posted this about 10mins ago and then unposted it :rolleyes:.

http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/home.asp

The "CURRENT LIST" is actually only 11am this morning (can verify that for definite as the top 3 women's order there is different from the final sheet). They have the International results up to date (in separate Men, Women, Team sheets), but not for Open runners yet.

Which means ... Ososlo will have *more* than 108.8 miles and a huge PB.

Ososlo

Delighted with my (tbc) placing in Irish Champs and 2nd in Open Race (also tbc).
Mileage a bit down on what I hoped for but I went into the race with 2 very important goals: one was to run at least 110 miles and the other was to keep moving forward for the full 24 hours, both of which I did. I have a solid new pb of 11 miles or so and it's going in the right direction.
My sore arm started acting up about 5am and swinging it really hurt so I had to adapt a walk/ run strategy to minimise pain. I was eventually reduced to a walk only strategy as my legs just caved in and right knee started complaining with the impact of jogging. There was no way I was going home without eeking out every meter humanly possible and am very happy with how I mentally did not give in but gave it my all. My crew were amazing and their encouragement and informing me of my placings regularly, really helped push me on.
Tailwind worked well but I did have to alternate with plain water.
Highlight had to be meeting and chatting with Pete Kostelnick and Dave Proctor and two nicer guys you could not meet. Both had bad races unfortunately and had to drop out.
An amazing experience to run with the world's best ultra runners.
Am in bits now, as per last year but maybe not quite as bad but walking is very hard
More to follow...

diego_b

Osolegend

Just a brilliant job, delighted you did so well. Recover well and looking to the report!

Neady83

Legend, plain and simple, you are amazing and a podium finish eeekkkkk what an achievement in such a prestigious race. Really delighted for you A. That is some achievement.

To keep going when you were in such pain ...... unbelievably tough. You're nuts

The Muppet

Delighted for you. Amazing endurance and focus to keep moving for 24 hours.

Recover well.

Wubble Wubble

Ososlo wrote: »

Delighted with my (tbc) placing in Irish Champs and 2nd in Open Race (also tbc).
Mileage a bit down on what I hoped for but I went into the race with 2 very important goals: one was to run at least 110 miles and the other was to keep moving forward for the full 24 hours, both of which I did. I have a solid new pb of 11 miles or so and it's going in the right direction.
My sore arm started acting up about 5am and swinging it really hurt so I had to adapt a walk/ run strategy to minimise pain. I was eventually reduced to a walk only strategy as my legs just caved in and right knee started complaining with the impact of jogging. There was no way I was going home without eeking out every meter humanly possible and am very happy with how I mentally did not give in but gave it my all. My crew were amazing and their encouragement and informing me of my placings regularly, really helped push me on.
Tailwind worked well but I did have to alternate with plain water.
Highlight had to be meeting and chatting with Pete Kostelnick and Dave Proctor and two nicer guys you could not meet. Both had bad races unfortunately and had to drop out.
An amazing experience to run with the world's best ultra runners.
Am in bits now, as per last year but maybe not quite as bad but walking is very hard
More to follow...

Congrats A, that's an amazing result! Warrior. Recover well!

nop98

What an achievement! Congratulations. Amazing stuff!

Dubgal72

Look at you. Look at how far you've come. Can't quite see where you're going but I know it's osofar! Full and utter respect to you. Recover well missus and that better not have been the report

annapr

+1 ^^^. No words to add... just in awe of you, ya mad thing.

Kennyg71

Fantastic result, really great racing, well done.

Killerz

Marvellous result, well done. Great return on all that training. Recover well!

aquinn

That's absolutely fantastic, congratulations. What a result and mileage.

Mind yourself over the next while.

Dub13

Well done, it's hard for us normal runner's to even comprehend this type of race. Amazing.

jake1970

Well done A, brilliant result. Recover well!

RedRunner

Fantastic achievement A. Delighted for you. Hope you recover well.

AuldManKing

I really don't think I can appreciate what it took to train for & execute that race.
Absolutely unreal.
Very well done.

Ososlo

Thanks, folks! Recovery is gonna take some time... but feeling good besides the aches. I heard that this race is being moved back to the track next year so am delighted about that! Smaller laps, yay!!! And much more forgiving surface. Bring it on!!

112.572 miles for me. 230 meters behind 5th Irish female!!! *Ouch*

(If only I had ignored that last call of nature!)

aquinn

How's the knee now or is that the least of your worries?

Dubgal72

Ososlo wrote: »

230 meters behind 5th Irish female!!! *Ouch*

Is that the ultra equivalent of a photo finish?

Ososlo

aquinn wrote: »

How's the knee now or is that the least of your worries?

Everything is sore so can't distinguish the knee from the rest of the painful bits and bobs I think it will be ok!
Arms, back, and quads, all very tender.
I have now done a 24 hour stint in bed

Singer

Fantastic performance and a great result! Obviously a little disappointing that your knee played up, but it sounds like you persevered well. Enjoy the recovery, though I have to admit being a little surprised that you're talking about next year already

adrian522

Brilliant, huge congrats!

RubyK

What an achievement Ososlo - you are amazing. Recover well and God only knows what plans are ahead for you

ariana`

Amazing achievement and well deserved. Hope the recovery is speedy.

Murph_D

Terrific, Aoife, well done and congratulations.

Duanington

This is up there with the best Aoife , massive congrats on an incredible training block and wonderful performance .
The distances covered are mind boggling really, you should be Oso so proud and I'm sure you are !

Younganne

Absolutely delighted for you A. Your dedication to training and all things related to the event are truly well rewarded.

Recover Well and i think you should change your user name to OSOAMAZING!!:D

El Caballo

Great stuff A! Many congrats and thoroughly well deserved for the effort you put in.

Ososlo

Really appreciate each and every comment and congrats, thanks SO much kind people:):):)

Back in work today where nobody cares about this stuff, so reality has kicked in with a bit of a bang

Recovery going really really well with the legs and back etc all almost back to normal. The knee is a tad sore but I'm not worried about it. The swollen toe is not so swollen anymore but I am gonna lose a few nails on that foot. Think I'll look into different shoes for the next one with a bigger toe box (Hokas maybe?) as the larger size Mizuno made no difference this year. I'll be taking the next 2.5 weeks at least off running, so everything will have a good chance to settle and recover fully.

The arm however is a different story. It's pretty bad today so I'll be finally making that physio visit. Just trying to find someone good that's not too far away. I hope I haven't damaged it badly. If anyone can recommend someone around Dublin 2 (who might be good with arms) or Drumcondra, Santry, Swords area etc, please let me know.

The inevitable has happened :rolleyes: I want to do Listowel 12 hour:D:D:D and already have made enquiries about places and accommodation etc.
But I'll only do it if the arm is fixed.

aero2k

Not bad for a dyslexic Norwegian:D.

Well done, glad to hear the recovery is going well and that you have at least some toenails left.

Arms are over rated, especially for ultra running (though perhaps not for one of your day jobs:)). If you're really serious about this stuff why not just hack the bad one off, and of course the other one too for balance. On second thoughts maybe I shouldn't be giving you Amazonian ideas....

hot buttered scones

Fantastic achievement and enjoy the recovery!! Looking forward to seeing you back on my Strava feed. I need some looping inspiration.

Annie get your Run

FWIW I found these guys very good a while back, ask for Ciaran. can't say if he's any good with arms but he's excellent with feet! Well done on the podium and on staying the distance for 24 hours. Hope the recovery goes well!

mbarr

Catching up on here, absolutely savage! Well Done!!

hillsiderunner

Hope the arm will be sorted out quickly, it's rare for you to be headed to the physio but better get it checked out.

Congratulations on all the miles! And enjoy those 2.5 weeks

aquinn

I have a confession.

I think I ran in your park last night.

Was very worried you'd be doing laps so any blonde and swinging ponytail I felt like a traitor.

Is that the park with the super viewing platform and fantastic walled garden?

It was tough going and can be quite exposed.

OiOiOi

Excellent and well deserved result. The work was put in and you are an great example of commitment and drive.

Well done again on 3rd place woman in the open race. Your training and commitment is admirable and a great example to all on here