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HAT 50k Run Re-Cap

Thomas Neuberger — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:15:37 +0000

HAT 50k ReDux from Thomas Neuberger on Vimeo.

For a really detailed great review of the race read Jeanne's post
Here is Steve Speirs' recap
Andy O'brien's HAT 50k post

Here are my thoughts a day after the run:

Crazy hard! My favorite part of the race other than finishing it was meeting and hanging out with Andy and Steve. This was a tough hilly course (9,800 feet of elevation) and it took everything I could give it. at one point I even ran .2 miles in the wrong direction whoops! The ultra marathon has such a different vibe from every other run I have ever done. There is a lot of camaraderie at the HAT. There were so many steep inclines and declines in the race, it really sapped your legs. While it did get hot, I don't think it effected my performance. I drank a ton of water. We were able to stop at the pavillion a little more than half way through. I took advantage of this and changed my socks, shirt, applied more body glide, and got something to eat before heading back out for the second long loop.

On the second loop I filled my water bottle with ice water, I think it saved my life and gave me the strength to finish. I ended up making friends with a woman that I ran the last 5 miles with. We really helped each other finish the race. We ended up finishing side by side with the same time. We high fived and gave each other a hug. It was a great way to finish. Andy, Steve, Jeanne, Jeanne's BFF Coleen, Matt, Adam, and some BRRC members hung out after the finish line. We had beers, hot dogs, and french fries to celebrate. It was so much fun to hang out with the DMers after the race.

I will probably run another 50k someday, but I don't think it will be the HAT, it was tough! It made me rethink my TransRockies run this August, but only for a little bit. If they had an emoticon for Brutal or kicked my ass, I would use that. -believe in the run

Thomas and Jeanne before the HAT 50k from Andy O'Brien on Vimeo.

A week of Jeanne

Thomas Neuberger — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:18:22 +0000

I am training for the HAT 50k with my friend Jeanne Bayers, so we have been spending more time with each other as of late. Jeanne also was the first to complete an “Andy” last week, so this week over 100 Dailymilers ran 3.42 miles to complete a “Jeanne” (her Boston Marathon time of 3 hours 42 minutes).

On Saturday I met up with Jeanne, Paul Gochar, Bobby O’Kane, and Wendell to run the trails in Patapsco State Park. The video does not do the hills and mud justice. This was a tough hilly muddy 8 mile mess.

Sunday, Jeanne and I met up for a 14 mile run through Baltimore and the rain. Fellow Dailymiler’s Brodie W. and Brian B. joined us for the run. Running with friends sure makes the nasty weather easier to take. If you are on Dailymile friend these runners, they are great people.

Me, Brian B., Jeanne B., Brodie W.

Patapsco Trail Run from Thomas Neuberger on Vimeo. Believe in the Run

HAT 50k Training Officially Starts

Thomas Neuberger — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:08:51 +0000

Tomorrow marks the official start of my training for the HAT 50k (The Hinte Anderson Trail 50K Run). I will actually drop miles initially, but it wont be long before they are back up and exceeding my current weekly mileage. The challenge will be finding good long trails to train on. Take a look at the video from last years run. It looks like this is going to be a muddy run!

The Hinte Anderson Trail 50K Run

Whoa! was that August that just flew by?!

Thomas Neuberger — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:31:34 +0000

What a crazy summer this has been. Time has just flown by. I am swamped at work and my personal life has been just as busy. The runs in August are not fun just hot humid and long. I never got around to booking my flight to Montreal until last week, well I looked into booking the flight last week. There are no flights from Baltimore direct to Montreal. After looking for quite sometime at all the options, I decided to bag the trip and forfeit my marathon entry fee. I started looking at other options for my fall run.

NORTH FACE ENDURANCE CHALLENGE

I landed on an ambitious choice. I am wait listed on the North Face 50k Endurance Challenge in Washington DC. I registered on Active.com, it wasn’t exactly clear on how I will find out if I make the list. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Check out the North Face Challenge.