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The 50k That Wasn't RR 

Race day provided plenty of both.  Plllleeeeeeenty. 

I was slowly quickly melting. 

We ran along the lake and across a bank... 

5.5 miles between me and that illustrious 50k.

5.5 miles. 

Yep, I am one lucky girl.

I ran 5.5 miles.

And I felt great! Labels: Hawkeye 50k and 25K 
I read every word of this and loved it. Felt like I was right there with you Jill. Great recap...loved the pictures to go along with the story. I especially love the end. Ahh, you ran those 5.5 miles! So cool. I would have done the same as you Jill...sounds brutal!! So great that you got to take the trip back home and meet up with friends. Cool seeing a pic of C2Iowa since I never have. Well done Jill. You're one tough woman in my book! xo

March 23, 2012 at 12:24 AM 
OMG could it be? Am I the first one to comment?!! out of the 75 that will?! Wahooo. I'm redeeming myself. :)

March 23, 2012 at 12:25 AM 
Wow, what a great read! That must have been so disappointing to not have been able to complete the race. But I love that you didn't reset your garmin and ran the last 5.5 miles! Awesome, well done!

March 23, 2012 at 6:00 AM Kandi said...

I know you could have finished that race!! The heat sounds positively horrible but you sucked it up and did it anyway.
For you to say this race was the scenic you've ever done says a lot - I've seen your photos from other races!!

March 23, 2012 at 6:02 AM 
Much better post than mine. Of course - right? Right in front of the ranger station - seriously? Wow; some people. haha

March 23, 2012 at 6:13 AM 
Wow, Jill. 24.5 miles in that heat sounds awful to me. Congratulations!

These March heat waves wreck havoc on the race plans, don't they?

March 23, 2012 at 6:58 AM 
Jill you rocked it! No you didn't finish but you would have had they not stopped you. I can only hope to be as badass as you someday! :)

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
 Matthew Smith said...

What a bummer that the race got stopped, but way to go on kicking in that freaking heat! Ouch! You guys did great even if it wasn't the full distance. You'll get that 50k one day!!!

March 23, 2012 at 7:02 AM 
Sounds like a beautiful course and a rough day. Racing in that kind of weather is just brutal. It's a bummer that the race got cut short, but congrats on pushing through the bulk of it, and in decent time no less!

March 23, 2012 at 7:15 AM misszippy said...

Love that you did 5.5 miles first time out after this! Wow, that sounded brutal. So sorry it turned out this way. You've gotta go back, you know that, right?

And I didn't know Iowa could be so pretty!

March 23, 2012 at 7:19 AM Tasha @Healthy Diva said...

Loved your race recap Jill. I think that you did pretty freaking awesome considering the crazy weather and humidity. Holy hell is right! I would have melted well before you!

March 23, 2012 at 7:25 AM bobbi said...

Loved every word of this. LOVED that you hit "start" and finished it off. Loved all the pictures.

You are outstanding! :)

March 23, 2012 at 7:35 AM 
You rocked - that was tough! Fun having you home for a bit! Keep on Keeping on! Meg from Iowa

March 23, 2012 at 7:41 AM 
Wow! That was not what I expected. You were doing *awesome* and I know you would have finished had you been given free rein. I'm actually really happy for you, and continue to think you are a machine. And I *love* how you ended it, with your 5.5 miler yesterday. You *still* have grit, IMHO, as much as you ever had. You even make me (almost) want to try a 50K someday, maybe even in Iowa! :^)

Now I'm going to go eat breakfast because that aid station photo made me hungry.

March 23, 2012 at 7:55 AM Coy Martinez said...

Congrats!! Even if angry park ranger lady shut you down! I've hears about Ironman races being shut down before and it seems like such a bummer but you came and conquered!

I did a hot trail race once and it was around 90 out and I thought we were all gonna stroke out. Took most of us around 3 hours to complete it. Heat blows and heat in March just sucks!

Do your hands swell when you run? It's something I've been meaning to blog about. Mine get all big and puffy in the summer. I can't tell whether I'm retaining salt or whether I actually need salt pill!? HAHAHAHA!

March 23, 2012 at 7:57 AM 
Awesome photos and race course, if you leave out the heat and humidity!! Way to keep going sorry you had to stop short. I am a HUGE whimp with humidity I'm just not use to it and I've suffered heat exhaustion in the past and don't blame you for not liking it. Good job!

March 23, 2012 at 8:10 AM 
Its too bad that I went down right there. To be honest - I never even saw the park ranger. Maybe the good doc blocked my view! haha

March 23, 2012 at 8:40 AM 
Loved your race recap! hate that you didn't get to finish but it looks like you had a great time :) it looks like it was a nice course too. Might have to check into that one next year.

March 23, 2012 at 9:10 AM Chicken said...

Way to push through and finish that last 5.5!! That's totally awesome! You shouldn't feel bummed, because a lot of people have never run 24.5 miles before EVER (like me), so I congratulate you on an awesome race. And Tom must be the greatest friend ever for supporting you through everything!

March 23, 2012 at 9:24 AM brg said...

wow! what a crazy story! so much happened - thank goodness for Tom being there with you. I know you mentioned how much you dislike running in heat but with that humidity too! no doubt you would have finished but I think you made the right call with the park ranger freaking out.

Don't sell yourself short - you ARE tough! and strong!

March 23, 2012 at 9:32 AM 
Great post Jill! And congrats for an "almost" 50K. Tom sounds like an angle, can I borrow him for my next 50K? XOXO

March 23, 2012 at 9:44 AM 
Man, I would've thought that Iowa in March was plenty cool to run. That sucks they pulled you off the course. How about another 50K?: siskiyououtback(dot)com

Hubs and I are running this one.

I hate the heat too so all the problems you talked about are mine too. Why can't the world just be 60 and sunny all year long?

March 23, 2012 at 9:51 AM 
What an adventure! I cannot believe you ran this far in such conditions. I mean I would die out there on mile 5 or so. I am not kidding. I am just not used to heat and humidity. And I sweat a lot even when it's cold.
I admire you for trying even though you felt undertrained.
I loved reading the story. Just think of stories you will have after PP. :))))

March 23, 2012 at 10:20 AM 
I'm in total awe ! Congratulation's! Whether or not you finished the 50k is irrelevant due to the conditions and over reactive park ranger, the fact you started AND did 25+ is amazing.

Thanks for sharing your incredible story and I just know that you will complete another race in the near future.

March 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM 
That has to be a tough pill to swallow (I seriously just had to look up how to spell that - what is wrong with me?). But I love that you went out and ran 5.5 more on the Garmin. 24.5 is farther than most people EVER run. You'll get it one day!

March 23, 2012 at 10:39 AM 
It was a fun adventure, as was your trek home! Thanks for the memories.

March 23, 2012 at 10:40 AM Happy Runner Girl said...

Sounds crazy fun! Hey- there will always be more 50ks to do!What a great experience!Humidity sucks!!

March 23, 2012 at 10:45 AM 
Wow, who would have thought you have weather like THAT?

I would have dropped at the halfway point...just too chicken of running with heat/humidity.

S2S some year!

March 23, 2012 at 10:46 AM 
Sounds like an amazing experience! Albeit a fairly arduous, somewhat tortuous one! So glad you survived :) And I love that cartoon...made me guffaw!

March 23, 2012 at 11:01 AM 
Thanks to this beautiful post and the many pictures we can imagine what you did and how tough the race was. It is not important what you didn't; it is more important what you did! You ran a lot of miles on that path with such weather conditions. Brava Jill.

March 23, 2012 at 11:17 AM 
Wow...what a day! Don't beat yourself up so much. You toed the line that day, and that takes guts. I like how you ran the final 5.5 miles on your first day back!

March 23, 2012 at 11:26 AM Jenny @ The Little J-Bird said...

What a great recap! I loved reading this. Love your bright colors too!
You did an amazing job considering the circumstances!! You rock, girl!

March 23, 2012 at 11:57 AM 
I love that you finished your 50K! Cuz we all knew you could have and would have if it was reasonable to do so at the time. WHAT A DAY! Man that is some nutso weather in March. Congrats!!!!!

March 23, 2012 at 1:06 PM 
You really lost the weather lottery didn't you? I'm disappointed for you but I know you would have finished. That was a great race report - felt like I was there with you.

March 23, 2012 at 1:09 PM SupermomE12 said...

First of all, YOU ARE AWESOME!!! You did an incredible job under tough, tough conditions!! It really stinks that you weren't able to finish officially, but I LOVE that you got those last 5.5 miles done anyway. You rock! :) Hugs!

March 23, 2012 at 1:59 PM Suz and Allan said...

I really enjoyed reading this. Not sure why the park ranger was freaking out so much. Heat affects everyone differently so to call it based on one person isn't fair.

Great job on the race! Do you think you will go back and run it again?

March 23, 2012 at 2:13 PM 
I LOVE THAT ENDING!! I was sooo worried that I was going to hear a sad Jill end to a race that you didn't have any control over not finishing but instead strong confident awesome Jill hit start and ran that 5.5!!! I am soooo happy for you. Way to go!

I know you just wanna wait and get an ultra ran with me. ;-)

March 23, 2012 at 2:45 PM BabyWeightMyFatAss said...

I loved your ending! Sorry about the 86 degrees. Earth is burning from the inside out and it's not going to be pretty! Congrats!

March 23, 2012 at 3:14 PM bangle44 said...

Considering the heat and humidity, you gave more than 50K worth of effort, and had quite the adventure! Kudos!

March 23, 2012 at 5:05 PM On the Right Track said...

Jill...that was a story book ending for me! i actually got chills when you pushed" start" and then continued to finish your 5.5....a real testiment to finding a way to reach the end of a goal...keeping the end in mind and "winning" in very personal, yet creative way!

Kuddos to you...I am very impressed!

March 23, 2012 at 5:20 PM 
Very inspiring :)

March 23, 2012 at 5:46 PM 
I've been waiting for this RR! Holy heat and humidity. I swear anything goes weather wise lately. What a freakish day. But you handled it beautifully and toughed it out. I love that you finished the 5.5. Way to show mother nature who's boss!

March 23, 2012 at 5:47 PM 
bummer about the race being cut short :( but 'finishing' a few days later is still good! and the next time you do a 50k you will surely PR since this one was like, 3 days, x hrs and how many minutes ;) (hey, you have to count the time you were resting/refueling mid-race)

it's not even 80s here. well, it might hit low 80's, but this is also SC where you expect that sort of thing. props for putting up with the heat!

March 23, 2012 at 6:17 PM 
Great post with some great pics and an even better ending!:)

I'm from Texas and 70 degrees sounds, well, very difficult for anyone to undertake. Way to gut it out. And represent Iowa in a different light! For a minute, I thought it was CO!

March 23, 2012 at 6:28 PM 
Well, we have not seen 80 yet here. And will never see that type of humidity. Thank God.
All the photos almost make me want to do an ultra. almost :) Loved seeing it all.

How very cool to just add on the 5.5 after all that! You have a great perspective, Jill.

March 23, 2012 at 6:51 PM 
The scenery did look beautiful and I'm so sorry about the weather. This whole country is upside down right now. Record highs everywhere that shouldn't and lows here (Seattle had snow this week!). Not good for racing, especially when we're not acclimated. You did a great job though and I'm wondering if you'll be back to do the 50k next year?

March 23, 2012 at 11:39 PM 
Oh Jillie what a disappointment! But you did so well, considering, and given the circumstances you really did better being safe rather than sorry.

And you DID get to go home and spend time with friends which must have been a good thing for you - right? Big hug girl - you're back on track.

March 24, 2012 at 3:50 AM 
very awesome way to end the race by running those last 5.5 miles. That is awesome.

Congrats on getting through 24.5 miles in some tough conditions. Not easy, but you did it and that is something to be proud of.

March 24, 2012 at 5:18 AM 
Bummer that your race was cut short but way to finish it up anyway! Will you plan for another 50k?

Isn't it funny the choices you make during a race and then after it's over wonder where your sanity went?!? I have had that happen more time than I would like to admit.

March 24, 2012 at 7:00 AM 
Great post and memory! You are one tough lady!! Plus, you always make me laugh! Nice shirt, too Jilly!

March 24, 2012 at 1:53 PM 
I love that you ran the 5.5 miles the next time you ran. It is so too bad that this race got stopped when you could have done it. You were doing great! What's up next for you?

March 24, 2012 at 2:09 PM The Green Girl said...

Oh, Jill! Where do I start? Who doesn't wear green on St. Patrick's Day? That should be illegal!

You are so hard on yourself, girl. Way to really push through a rough race - I'm so sorry you couldn't finish. I could feel how miserable the heat and humidity was as I read this.

And I also love love love how you ran 5.5 miles. You rock. Seriously.

March 25, 2012 at 12:30 AM 
Boo boo boo on calling the race! I do however understand the feeling of being willing to be done running trail in 86 degrees with a blister!!!! Super job Jill. Congrats on taking on the challenge! As always, impressed by your desire to keep pushing your limits. Proud of you this last year fighting through and continuing to do what you love! Inspiring.

You are one lucky girl!! This race sounds awesome even the "real" parts of it. I love your report. This just sounds like exactly what I dream about doing one day. Oh right-my body is not quite on the same page as my mind. They operate separately actually. When my mind is ON, my body is not. When my body is ON, my mind is not-ha!

Anyway, congrats on the race, the final 5.5:) ALL the positive in your life Jill. Always makes me smile to know you're smiling. Happy birthday soon!!

March 25, 2012 at 8:08 AM Courtney Foster said...

Bummer on the race being called, so not fun but girl that is hot w/ humidity! It did sound beautiful though!

March 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM 
Yikes, sorry about the text. I don't remember you texting me!! I was in marathon zone that whole weekend...just now coming back to EARTH!
WOWOWO, that's all I can say. 50ks are tough and my toughest was in 100 degree heat. The body just reacts to these stresses we put on it many different ways and you listened to the cries and obeyed. That was so smart. There will be others for you, I'm sure. Hope the family is all doing well!

March 25, 2012 at 2:26 PM 
Boo about the race, but I always admire your determination Jill. There will be another 50K and hopefully better temps. We had 80+ degrees here and it was horrible since we did not have a chance to acclimatize. Now we are in the 30s again, WTF?

Love the recap and love the pics:)

March 25, 2012 at 6:43 PM 
Holy buckets, you wild woman. 86 with humidity in MARCH???? I can't believe you did that! I'm crazy proud of you, but still can't believe it!
Are you glad to be back in dry ol' Colorado?

March 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM 
Still a great run Jill, well done! That is really bad luck for someone to go down in front of the rangers. A traffic cop once stopped an ultra (54km) I ran because he felt we were causing too much traffic problems. He caused the biggest traffic chaos by stopping the race. Keep well my friend.

March 26, 2012 at 7:20 AM 
Damn. I know how humidity sucks the life out of you. Way to keep going as long as you were allowed to. You definintely earned that sloth break.

March 26, 2012 at 7:56 AM 
Wow, 86F in March?!?! That is way too hot. It is too bad that your race was cut short, but so great to read that you finished the last 5.5 miles on your own.

March 26, 2012 at 9:13 AM 
Jill!!! UGH! I wish you could have finished that thing, and you would have aside from all those issues. Great recap, I can practically feel that cold water : )

March 26, 2012 at 11:33 AM 
UGH!! That so sucks!! I can't believe it was SO HOT!! Great recap!! Love that cartoon.

March 26, 2012 at 6:35 PM 
The race I did on Saturday got into the 70s and I seriously thought my skin was melting off my body. I am impressed that you guys made it as far as you did.

And the end of the report where you ran 5.5 more miles just made me so happy. You are amazing!

March 26, 2012 at 10:32 PM 2 Slow 4 Boston said...

Looks like a nice but challenging trail run. Despite the heat, I wouldn't be too fond of running through water for the simple fact of my feet sloshing the rest of the race. Could that be why you got a blister on your foot?

Good job on with all the pics.

Holy Hell Batman! 86º is crazy hot for a race much less an endurance one. No wonder you were struggling. I have never ran a race that was that hot.

Too bad the race was shut down, but at least you got in a good workout.

March 27, 2012 at 6:39 PM 
One more thing... I like the new look of your blog!

March 27, 2012 at 6:42 PM 
Man you didn't tell me that the dude with the heat issues went down right in front of the ranger station! Talk about bad luck. I'm glad he's ok though.

You should have brought your snorkel, you could have swam thru the water and cooled off!

At least you made the attempt, 50K in 86 degrees with that freaking humidity doesn't sound like a fun day to me. Not one bit. Of course, I am a wimp who actually likes to run in the snow. LOL

March 29, 2012 at 7:53 AM 
At the airport. Laughing at your WWF goof or your daughters! May be awhile before I play unless I pull an Alec Baldwin.

March 30, 2012 at 3:38 AM 
Tough run in the heat. Nice job though. Cool you ran 5.5 more miles on your next run. Now you can wear the cool shirt :-).

Thanks for the video on hip exercises. Those look a lot tougher than the ones I'm going. I'll give them a try.

March 30, 2012 at 8:42 PM 
I realize I'm really late to commenting, but just wanted to say, what a great recap! I was totally entranced with the whole thing. I loved the end, way to go you for the extra 5.5! You rock!!

March 31, 2012 at 7:27 PM Aka Alice said...

I'm even later, but I knew I wanted to read the whole thing and I did.

1. You have to know that I completely approve of your wardrobe choice for the day!

2. I am so disappointed for you that you didn't get those last miles in. Running in the heat is the worst.

3. I use chapstick all the time as glide. It's very portable.

4. You have had some sucky luck with races so far this year. The next one has to be yours.

5. Hope you enjoyed your break and are off doing something super-fun!

April 1, 2012 at 7:35 PM 
Race Director Tim here: Just so folks know, according to wunderground.com, the official high was 82 on race day. That is THIRTY FIVE DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE! Yes that was a new record high. Heck, the low the night before was only 59, still 8 above the average high. The humidity reached 90% on race day. Totally ridiculous.

Runners were collapsing all over. The guy who WON the 50K last time dropped.

Those who did the 25K had it pretty good and course records were set there, but it was crazy for those who did the 50K and thus no course records there.

Good idea about the vaseline. I should have thought of that. And bummer about being stopped. Obviously that did not make me happy.

If the race happens again, maybe you can get revenge on it, you won't be the only one.


PS. A little history: the first Hawkeye 50K was held December 2010. A freezing cold rain/ice/snow storm almost cancelled THAT race, prompting the same park ranger to move the race to March (against my wishes). You can see how well that worked out...

April 2, 2012 at 11:59 AM 
OMG I am so inspired...I too love running but cannot imagaine running a 50k, in fact I am just training for my first half-marathon (seems puny when compared)in Sept. 2012. Can't wait to read more of your journey with running. Blessings and thanks for sharing your 50k story.
 pensive pumpkin said...

at the end, when you said you hit "start?"

that was when i cried.

it might be the muscle relaxers talking, but i loved you before i started taking them. so probably not.

this is the best race recap ever. you are so insanely awesome, i can't think of words enough to describe you. *big hug*

April 3, 2012 at 7:40 PM 
So cool, Jill! I actually read this on my phone the day it posted, but in my rush to get ready for LBL I never got around to leaving a substantial comment (and you know how I like to talk!!). So here I am, finally trying to catch up on blogs after what, two weeks?

Anyway, you are so awesome! I LOVED the end of this, I LOVED that fantastic creek crossing, bad luck on the timing for sure, but you had it, you were there, and what a great experience. Besides, you don't really want to run a 50K when I'm not running mine, right? :)

April 3, 2012 at 10:12 PM TX Runner Mom said...

Great race report! I am so sorry that you weren't allowed to finish - I know you would have! All these crazy temps in March/April make we worry about what August is going to be like!?!

April 5, 2012 at 8:31 AM 
The storm missed us here in Breckenridge so I've been hiking and having a blast. Hopefully we'll be back next year. If so, I'll let you know ahead of time and I'll take you up on a trail run if the weather is like this. You'll have to run 10 miles first to make up for my lack of altitude adjustment :-).

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