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Running With The Devil Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.5 
Spectators 2.3
Number of comments: 23 [displaying comments 21 to 23]
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Joe Wasicka from Chicago
(7/2/2007)
 "If you're looking to challenge yourself, this is i" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Running With The Devil Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I was looking for a challenge, and I was not disappointed. The combination of heat and hills made for a great marathon. Lake Meade is the bluest lake I've ever seen. No spectators (it's run in the desert) but the race director did an excellent job and the first aid and support staff were fantastic. Plenty of ice, oranges, potatoes, Hammer Gel, Hammer Tabs, etc. to go around. The extreme heat makes the hills even harder, so be ready for both. I wore a suit to protect me from the heat and it helped. I spoke to another marathoner who wore only the top and he said his legs were fried, so I recommend both. I loved it and maybe I'll try to tackle the ultra next year. Thanks to Joyce for pulling this event together. She did a fantastic job.... And the host hotel rate of $40 per night was a bonus. I think there is a winter run of the same course so maybe I'll try that to see how much of a differnce the heat makes. Once again, I loved it and had a great time. I will definitely run one of her events again. | |
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Eddie Hahn from Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(7/2/2007)
 "Adventurist Extreme Challenge Event" (about: 2007)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Running With The Devil Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 This event fell into three categories: the single toughest marathon I ever did, the closest I ever came to "quitting," and my slowest time by well over an hour (it took me nearly 7:30). This is an extreme adventure event and a challenge of will. I would recommend it for an experienced marathon adventure runner such as someone who plans to or has run the Death Valley Ultra Marathon, or another extreme weather event. In fact, the RD will have you sign another waiver in person (I had mailed one in), physically check your ID, mark your leg with a code indicating which event you are in, and weigh you in. Temperatures reached as high as 114 degrees, with occasional "thermal" winds up to 20 mph, on a rolling hill course. Since there were only about 25 participants and the drop rate was fairly high - very much a self motivator. The aid stations were between 3 and 3.8 miles apart; as announced from the beginning. Although I knew about the distance in between stations, it proved to be more challenging logistically in terms of water supply. (In fairness to the race committee/organization, for a small event in 100-degree weather, the number of volunteers that manned the stations were large.) The aid stations, along with the park service, were the reason I finished to be sure. The aid station had ice water, heed, e-caps, gels, orange slices, potato wedges, salt, Gus, towels (sprayed one down), canopy to block the sun (shade), chairs, scales, and I am overlooking more. When I pulled in I felt like I had the pit crew from the Indy 500 working on a race car! Awesome job, volunteers. I would strongly recommend a Camelbak or other insulated water storage compartment. I used a 4-bottle fuel belt for water, and the ice water that volunteers I refilled my bottles with at every stop, turned to a very hot liquid a mile after the stop. I attempted a slow trot for three miles (which is why I was ready to quit there, and I understand some runners did). I got advice from a fellow runner (marathon maniac) Dennis: "walk the uphills and jog down." That generally worked up to 16 miles, where I had to integrate more walking. The park ranger at mile 21 who gave me a (second)bottle of ice water was the catalyst for my eventual finish. The race t-shirt is a very nice all-weather, red, short-sleeve with a Calico race series logo, the copper-colored medal is draped by a black ribbon and likewise has the calico cat logo and running with the devil enscription, accompanying distances below (50-mile, half-, and full-marathons). Much food at the finish: cookies bagels, ice tea, etc. Unfortunately, my stomach just felt waterlogged, so I passed on them. Many thanks to Joyce for an excellent job, and not kicking me off course for finishing nearly a half-hour past the 7-hour cut-off! | |
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Craig Smith from Springfield, Illinois
(7/1/2007)
"The Toughest Marathon I've Ever Done" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Running With The Devil Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The race director claimed it would be very hot and that the course would be difficult, and she was absolutely correct!! I'm not sure it's 120 degrees all the time, but it was on race day. There are no few level places on the course, which is in the Mohave Desert, and run on blacktop pavement. The heat was so extreme that I'll be amazed if the DNF rate isn't well over 25%. The race director is an amazing woman. She had fully stocked aid stations every 3-4 miles, and the volunteers were the best of the 40 marathons I've ever run. As I approached each station, one would come out, take my water bottle, hat, bandana, and start filling them and replacing ice, etc. Without their awesome assistance I'm not sure anyone would have finished!! A special thanks to the popsicle lady (Pam??). If you want to do a very hard marathon, pick this, but be prepared to get your butt kicked. |
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