> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:26:26 -0700 (PDT) > > i guess this running torture Tim puts himself through gives his life some > meaning. Well, life is just about how one spends one's time. Or, how others waste yours :-). > > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:35:56 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Tim <http://profiles.yahoo.com/tim> > > > > I guess I have to cut off my dogs... ouch. > > > > On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:34 PM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote: > > Wow, Tim! I looked up treatment for trench foot: air the feet regularly and > > use anti-bacterial anti-fungal dressings. "Amputation:in severe cases were > > gangrene sets in, amputation is required" LOL. take care Noelle > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On > > Monday, July 17, 2017, 2:16:50 PM PDT, Tim <http://profiles.yahoo.com/tim> wrote: > > Hey Guys, I figured that you may want to know how my 100 mile race went, > > and thank you for pledging for the vermont adaptive foundation. Here is > > the dialog that I had with my extended family. > > 7/17/2017 Hi Guys, > > Cindy took this picture of me at mile 43, and I had developed hot spots > > between my toes and forefoot, which I knew were the warning signs of > > blistering, and I wasn't even 1/2 way through the race! In addition, the > > steepness of the hills had pulled my thigh muscles and in Ultra > > terminology, "I was going through a rough patch." I started at 4:00 > > AM, ran for 100 miles to finish around 1:40 AM the next day. It was > > definitely tough, and my feet really paid the price. Most runners try to > > complete this race in under 24 hours. I did it in 21 hours and change. > > Initially, I thought, well I did the Vermont 50 miler in 8 hours and 14 > > minutes, so why can't I just double that time and finish in 16-17 hours. > > I have one thing to say about that, "trench foot." Funny, in the > > pre-race briefing trench foot came up and I laughed a bit. I thought, > > sure thing. I'm going to be stuck in water up to my knees in a foxhole > > for days. But, sure enough I did one better. I ran in wet muddy feet > > and developed the same condition. Around mile 48 there was a medical > > tent that helped by putting moleskin on both forefeet. Then, around mile > > 53 I noticed that my left foot moleskin felt like it had slipped from > > being wet and was now somewhere around my arch. Of-course I didn't stop > > or even address the problem. Why? Simple, hell or high water I was > > going to finish, and I'll lick my wounds later. Plus, I knew that the > > longer I stayed out there, the darker it was going to get. I kept > > passing and being passed by the same guy, so we starting bombing down the > > hills together, which helped my time considerably. Mile 88 I clicked on > > my headlamp and negotiated the wet muddy terrain of the horse trails, > > alone. It turns out my friend had rolled his ankle and finish a bit > > after me. I rolled mine 4 or 5 times, but I developed a technique to > > counter the problem: shorter, faster strides and offset the weight > > imbalance by planted the unrolled foot quickly. Trench foot, in my > > case meant a blistering under all toes, forming a mat blister with > > slicing striations. The toes were swollen, red, and some of my nails > > were sliced in the middle. It's not a pretty sight, or as Ted Siegler > > said, "that looks disgusting." In the medical tent after the race, the > > medic asked me what my time was, and I said 21 hours and change and she > > said, "you killed it!" And that made me feel good. Then, she asked > > about my crew and if they could get me a clean pair of socks. I said, "I > > ran solo." She then said, "that's even more bad ass!" I was starting to > > feel pretty good. If you were wondering, 30% of the race was on wet, > > muddy horse trails with a horse race that coincided. The rest was on > > steep dirt roads and only 2 miles of tar. If the race was dry, then I > > really think that I had a shot at the top 10, but this was a big learning > > curve, since last year in the Vt 50 it was very dry and the trails were a > > fun filled dirt adventure. If I ever do an event like this again, then I > > will consider sneakers that drain water well, goretex membranes, a > > possible thin neoprene liner and gaiters. In the end, I received a > > small award for running solo, a pair of Patagonia shorts, and the much > > sought after Large VT 100 belt buckle (the smaller buckles went to > > runners over 24 hours). family moto, "Persevera et vince" to > > persevere and conquer. Tim Inline image