Comments on: Blackstrap Hell Trail Challenge

By: middle professor

middle professor — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:53:03 +0000

Well If I put the top Bradbury Breaker time into the McMillan Running Calculator (using the Breaker distance as 15K) I get an equivalent time of 45:37! Blaine is faster than the winner of the Breaker, so I’m guessing if Blaine goes all out, and stays on course, we’ll see low 40s. The elevation change for both races is about the same -- I compute 367.2 feet/mile of “up” in the Breaker and 359 feet/mile of “up” on Blackstrap Hell.

-Jeff

By: Diet Diva

Diet Diva — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:30:55 +0000

Good Luck!

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:04:58 +0000

I don’t know how long it will take. I’ve run on trails near there, but I haven’t been over on these specific ones and from what I understand they are a little tougher than some other trails near there that I’ve run on. I’ll have a better idea on Sunday afternoon, heheh.

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:17:04 +0000

How would you estimate the time to run that 10K in “Hell”?

Boy that sounds scary, doesn’t it? LOL

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:06:39 +0000

That sounds like a really hard course… I hope you can make it and have fun!

Too bad I will be running the Loco Moose Cross Country 5K in Portland on the same day. I have always wanted to try cross country and this is going to be my first one.

But maybe it is better this way because struggling with roots and “real mud” as a first experience might be a bit too ambitious, don’t you think?

Hey! Look in my blog what I got in the mail yesterday! WOOHOOOO!!!

By: Wes

Wes — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:42:28 +0000

No aid stations, free and a BBQ? Just damn, you guys are lucky

By: Clinton Walker III

Clinton Walker III — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:35:27 +0000

The best courses are those that once you are in you have to finish it no matter what. Gives you that sence of accomplishment.