---------------------Tatur Archives (July/August)------T&T Trail Race---------------------Tatur Archives (July/August)------T&T Trail Race
L-R Back Row Doug Ryan, Jason Thomas, Alex Eaton, Richard Smith, Allen Schmoyer, Michael Talbert, John Nelson, Thomas Hill, Brett Sholar Mike Ketcherside. Front Row Mike Richardson, Dan Threlkeld, Steve Huhn, Brian Hoover, John Hargrove, Ken Childress. Not Pictured Stan Carrier, Martin Pascual. Sag Crew Dana Childress, JoAnn Threlkeld, Mrs. Nelson.
We began in downtown Arcadia at the historic Round Barn at 4am and ran to Stroud.
I was surprised at the huge turnout that all seemed to appear out of nowhere at 3:55am
and all seemed anxious to escape from that huge......Click here to read the FULL story by Dan Threlkeld and view some cool pictures.
Johnny Spriggs at the 13,300ft altitude Cirque Aid Station.
This picture shows many things about this unique race. First, notice how the volunteer and spectator are dressed. While it is a balmy 85° at the start of the race in Manitou Springs (elev 6,295 ft) the temperature at the summit (14,115 ft) is about 36°.
Next, can you even tell that this is an Aid Station? Pretty sparse huh? Well the reason is that there are no access roads and all supplies must be taken to the summit (14,115 ft) and sherpa'd down to the aid stations. There are two garbage cans, one was filled with Gatorade and one with water. We also packed down candy, pretzels and heavy boxes of grapes.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you how we filled up the water and Gatorade barrels. You see the yellow garden hose in the picture? Well the faucet that controlled this hose was over a thousand feet higher than the hose end. What they do is connect the hose at the summit and connect dozens of hoses together and somehow throw them down the mountain to get water to the aid station. The volunteers radio someone at the top when they need it to be turned on and about five minutes later presto fresh water. The pressure is incredible after such an elevation fall.
Moss, Marmots, and Bighorn sheep are the only signs of life that I witnessed at such a high elevation. No birds, no insects, and no plant life. It was rather strange. Also notice the fog in the background. Well that is not fog, them thar are clouds rising up the mountain. For most of the day we were above the clouds.
This is an amazing race and is not for the faint of heart. Having a few brain cells left, I opted to work the pictured aid station on Saturday and on Sunday I got to hang finishers medals around the tired participants necks at the finish line. Next year we are going to take a large group and do the Ascent.
View from the top of the world
Johnny not only ran the Pike's Peak Ascent (13.32 miles) on Saturday, he even turned around and ran the marathon (up the mountain then back down) on Sunday. This is a feat that not many entrants are brave enough to attempt and is called "Doing the Double. You are an animal Johnny!!!!
(8/12) Marvin Winters, Mark Plate, Robin Hudson and Teresa Ellington competed in this 5K on Saturday August 12th at LaFortune Park. Click here to view their results.
L-R Heather Marcenbaum MD, Daniel Marcenbaum MD, Linda Ohs, Mandy Hall, Greg Ohs, Julie Dorothy, Dana Childress, Tom Dorothy, Ken Childress, Randy Ellis, Marcy Ellis, Dan Threlkeld, Diana Snyder with Baloo the Trail Hound, and Mike Snyder. Not Pictured Stacey Ray, Brian Hoover.
Sixteen TATURs participated in the Sunrise/Breakfast Hike/Run. While running through the woods we came upon a scary situation, we stumbled onto a.........Click here for more pictures and what we found in the woods.
L-R Ken Childress, Dan Threlkeld, Kathy Sager, Alex Eaton, Brian Threlkeld, Kirk Van Vleet. Not Pictured David Sargent, Mike Snyder, Tom Dorothy, Dana Childress, Mark Plate and Brian Hoover.
Please check the TATUR Results link for all the TATUR finishing times.
(8/4) Marvin Winters, Robin Hudson, Teresa Ellington, Debbie Brewer and Dave Anderson turn in some impressive times. Marvin came in second in his age group and Debbie places third in her age group. Way to go TATURS. Check the TATUR Results for finishing times and average pace.
Man the heat about killed us all. There was no wind and it was at least 130 ° out there. I was hoping to do way better than I did but I just did not have it. I guess being sick for 2 weeks and not running I could use that as an excuse but I won’t. It was the dang heat that got me.
As the race started we all felt pretty good but we, Marv, Dave, Debbie, Teresa, Tom and Chris were all asking............Click here for the remainder of this great story.
July 26, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mother Road 100 Finishers Will Receive Piece of the Mother Road
(Oklahoma City, OK, USA) The Mother Road 100 is a 100-mile foot race along Historic Route 66 between Oklahoma City, OK and Tulsa, OK. Finishers of the November 11, 2006, ultra marathon will be rewarded with an actual piece of the 1930’s roadbed. “Ultra distance running events often have unusual finisher’s awards,” said race organizer, Thomas Hill, “but we think this is by far the most unique.”
The roadbed being used for the awards is located on private property. Over the years, the alignment of Route 66 was moved several times to accommodate faster traffic and changing road design requirements. The abandoned right-of-way reverted to private ownership and was soon covered over or removed, but some small pieces survived. A meeting today with Jim Tapp of Tapp Development finalized the location of the road to be used and the permission to remove the road surface for the awards. Tapp is donating the road material to the race.
Thomas Hill is the cofounder and President of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and the founder and organizer of the Redman Triathlon. He and his brother, David, are both Vice Presidents of Kimray, Inc., an oil and gas equipment and controls manufacturer, located in Oklahoma City. “We run together several times a week and use the time to think and talk about business,” said Thomas. “The race was David’s idea. We like to create things that have interesting angles, and he thought it would be neat to run from OKC to Tulsa on the original Route 66.”
A little research soon turned up the fact that November 11, 2006 would be the 80th anniversary of the commissioning of Route 66. Additionally, the Route’s creator, Cyrus Avery, lived in Tulsa where his daughter still resides. The race will start at one of the most recognized landmarks on Historic Route 66, the Round Barn in Arcadia, OK, and finish at another well-known landmark, the Frankoma Pottery Factory in Sapulpa, OK.
“It will be a very unique race, and we are only going to do it once,” said Hill, “so if you want to run a Mother of a Race, come run the Mother Road 100 and take home a piece of the Mother Road.”
For information on the Mother Road 100 go to www.motherroad100.com
A Race Report From TATUR Mike Snyder
Pre Race Instructions
We had a great time going to the Midnight 50K in Arkansas last weekend. Our TATUR contingent consisted of: Brian Hoover, Kathy Sager, Johnny Spriggs, Alex Eaton, Ken & Dana Childress, Randy Ellis and Mike Snyder (me!). This was my first 50K and I was really excited. Luckily the weather had cooled off a bit from what it was, otherwise we'd have been toast. The area was beautiful with lots of great forest and winding roads through rolling hills. The race director Charlie was shirtless in overalls with one strap undone and bluegrass music playing from a truck (This is the first time I've ever heard a song dedicated to..... Click here for more pictures and the Rest of Mike's Report. ------- Midnight 50K/25K Results 2006 --------
(7/15) Some of the TATURs and friends before the start of the Barkley Book Fair Day Race.
L-R (Mark Plate, Kathy Sager, Kirk Van Vleet, Parker Farrell, Whitney, Alex Eaton, Dana Childress, Lisa Wei-Haas)
Wow, what a great time we had at TATUR's first club run. Ken and Dana Childress worked hard buying all the gatorade, water, beer, ice chests, signs, tables, used books and other supplies needed to put on event like this. After marking the Turkey Mountain course, setting out all the paperback books in various locations, and lugging four 25 lb. ice chests all over the mountain in 102° heat, we were ready to get the show on the road. I think setting up the course was almost as much of a workout as running in the races.
The races were set up like this, at 6:30 pm was the "Day Race". During this race the runners were sent off to run one loop during daylight hours and find four books that were left on or near the trail. If you wore bib #36 then you had to rip out page number 36 out of the book. Before and after you collected all four of the pages you had to follow the pink markers back to the start/finish line.The Night Run was set up for more experienced trail runners and was much, much more difficult. The concept was the same except we had to find six books instead of four, there were many more climbs, difficult terrain, run in complete darkness, and surprises in store for the night runners.
The following people showed up for the race....Click here for the Full Story
Taturs and friends from OKC refueling in Depew.
(7/8)(L-R Brian ?, Alex Eaton, Bill Carrier, Stan Myers, Emma the Pugh, Dan Threlkeld , Ken Childress, Randy Ellis, Michael Talbert. Not pictured, Brian Hoover, and Kathy Sager.)
Ten of us met at the in-town McDonalds at 4am on Saturday July 8th . Several of us were training for the Mother Road 100 mile race on November 11. We wanted to simulate conditions and get comfortable with running at night on a severely canted road that sometimes was shoulder-less. We introduced ourselves to Stan, Bill, Mike, and Brian from OKC and used the outdoor bathroom at McDonalds, since it was closed till 5:30am. After putting on our headlamps, reflective gear and checking the batteries in our flashlights we headed off into the darkness when all of a sudden a huge..........
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Taturs and friends hogging the road on historic Route 66.
7-8 Click here to look at pics and read about our last training run.
Dan Threlkeld is organizing training runs for the Mother Road 100. Last time we ran varying distances from Stroud to Sapulpa. This time we will start in Arcadia and run towards Stroud. We will have coolers stashed along the route and have friends and family provide roving aid stations along our journey. Whether you feel like running five miles or fifty please think about joining us for a great time on Saturday August 26th. You do not have to be registered or even planning on running the Mother Road to run with us. We would just love your company!!! We will not be going very fast, after all, some of us are training for a 100 mile race!!Visit Dan's Website for more info and upcoming pictures of the areas and towns that we will run through. If you would like to pace, crew of sag for this training run, click here to shoot Dan an email or email Brian at brian@tatur.org
8/10 Our next meeting will be on Tuesday August 22nd 7pm at the Westside YMCA. Click here for directions.We will meet all the new TATURs and talk about getting ready for the big race on September 17th. We will have another potluck, play a game, and have a great time. I hope that all of you can come. you do not have to be a TATUR to attend.
If you plan on running in the T&T Trail Run or volunteering, please try to attend as we will go over some important details and finalize some things.
(8/17)Johnny Spriggs and Brian Hoover are enroute to Manitou Springs to partake in the Pike's Peak Ascent and Marathon. Johnny will be doing the "DOUBLE" which is running 13.2 miles up the mountain on Saturday, then running the marathon, which up then down the mountain on Sunday!!!! Brian will be volunteering at the Expo and the tip top aid station on Saturday and Sunday. Brrrrrr!! It's gonna be cold up there!!!!
The webmaster will still try to keep the website updated form Colorado. Have Fun Ya'll
Just before sunrise at Turkey Mountain
Our next TATUR training run will be Saturday August 12th at 5:15am at the Elwood parking lot at Turkey Mountain.We will shoot the breeze make some introductions, get our water bottles, backpacks/duffelbags bags ready and hike up the mountain in the twilight to a good vantage point to watch the sunrise and eat breakfast.
If your non-running wife/husband, kids, aunts, uncles, cousins, or great-great-great grandmother would like to come please invite them. We would love to meet the rest of the family. Turkey mountain has very few long hills and we will hike at a slow enough pace so they will have no problem keeping up. Also if you have never attended a TATUR event this would be a wonderful introduction.
Pack some coffee, danishes, bagels, muffins, Denny's Grand Slam Breakfast or what ever sounds good to eat for breakfast. We will find some good sitting rocks and watch the beautiful sunrise over Turkey Mountain. After breakfast we will stash our supplies and start running or walking. We will have groups of varying abilities running and hopefully a large walking group.
If you have missed out on previous Turkey Mountain runs please think about joining us for this one. Hopefully we will have some new/prospective members attend.
We will take some pictures and have great time. If you are planning a long run on Saturday, this will be a great way to get it done without the sun beating down on ya. Please shoot me an email if you need directions to the Turkey Mountain parking lot. Do not forget to bring a cheap flashlight or buddy up with someone who has a light since the sun will not be up for the first fifteen minutes of the hike.
Hope to see all of you and your families bright and early this Saturday. You do not have to RSVP or be a member of TATUR to participate, just be there!!
(8/5) On Saturday August 5th at 7:30am is the annual Escape from Turkey Mountain 5 Mile Run. This will be a great warm-up for the Turkey & TATURS 50K/25K/10K that will be held on Sunday September 17th. The cost for the 5 mile race is $17 or $22 on race day. Please let me know if you are planning on running in it and try to wear your TATUR shirts if possible. We may relax and shoot the breeze after the race, then head back up to do a little more slow, conversational running as a group. This is a great race and I hope to see you all there.
(7/17) Congratulations are in store for many of our TATUR runners. First, let me say that Tara McGowan did not want a big deal made out of the fact that she got a new PR. So I am not going to make a big deal out of the fact that she got a new 5K PR. I will not even mention that she went from a 5K PR of 27:10 down to a 20:52. As a matter of fact, I will script this in very small text so as not to embarrass her.Holy crap a 20:52 5K. That is with no training and never before trying to run fast. The potential of this girl is absolutely amazing!!!!! She came in second overall female in 100° heat.!!!! Oops I was supposed to be using those small red letters. Please extend your congratulations to this amazing Tatur.
Second, please congratulate Bill Webb. His son Alex, qualified for a very elite Track and Field meet in Lawrence Kansas. This is an event that only the elite in the country qualify for. Alex performed at a very high level in the 800M. Ask Bill for more details or go to the USATF Website and scroll down to see all the results for the full story.
Event 454 800 Meter Run Intermediate Boys ========================================================================= Name Year Team Seed Finals ========================================================================= 1 Jacobs, Brady 09-Unattached 2:09.15 2:03.69 2 Walker, Xavier 09-Tulsa Express 2:04.36 2:04.43 3 Russell, Shelby 09-Eastside Step 2:05.71 2:04.81 4 Webb, Alex 09-Personal Best 2:11.06 2:08.51 5 Borovik, Jed 09-Lawrence 2:13.22 2:08.70 6 Brothers, Justin 09-Eastside Step 2:08.86 2:09.41 7 Duran, Robert 09-N E K Track 2:12.81 2:10.39 8 Van Gorder, Joshua 09-Norman High 2:12.18 2:13.46
Also we had five Taturs race in the Porter Peach Festival. Dana Asher, Marvin Winters, Robin Hudson, Jane Morton, and Teresa Ellington all competed in the unbearable heat. Congrats to you all. Results will be posted soon.
(7/16) When KJRH asked if anyone knew of a runner for a commercial they
turned to a TATUR. The commercial was for a podiatry clinic and they
wanted a good looking runner in his 30s to act like he was injured while
running. Steve Huhn was asked to do the commercial for the Green
Country Podiatry.
The producer of the commercial said, "Steve is a great actor." and
that "he was a natural". Look for Steve and the commercial airing in
the weeks ahead. Now if only he would have worn his new TATUR tech shirt.
Story and photo submitted by Dan Threlkeld.
(7/8) Robin Hudson ran a 27:51 at the Josh Hatzell Memorial Run on Saturday in Owasso. Her previous 5K PR was 28:52. She clobbered her previous best time by one minute and one second. Congratulations Robin!!! Teresa Ellington, Mark Plate and Cynthia Thetge also competed. See Tatur Results for complete listings.
After Sunrise. L-R Ken Childress, Dan Threlkeld, Mark Plate, Johnny Spriggs, Mike Snyder, Alex Eaton. Not pictured Kathy Sager, Brian Hoover, Randy Ellis, "Larry the Dog"
(7/1) Waking up at 2:30am is a difficult thing to do, but it is well worth it when you pull up into the parking lot and see eight other crazy people still wiping the sleep out of their eyes. After putting on our headlamps, grabbing our flashlights and filling our water bottles, we were off.
The poor soul who led the way on the trail had the joy of breaking spider webs the rest of us. Even if there was sufficient moonlight out, it would not have penetrated the heavy tree cover. It was pitch black out without our artificial lights. A few times we would pass by Elwood Street where passing cars must have thought they were seeing things or witnessing a UFO invasion as they look into the woods and see a single file trail of nine very bright lights breaking through the thicket of trees.
The weather was nice 70° and we all talked about anything and everything. Voices seem to carry more in the darkness and I could hear conversations in the front of the single file pack as well as in the back.
We ran through the sunrise and well into the morning. Mileage is difficult to discern for many reasons. First, our Garmins are not very accurate in the tree cover. We took many breaks in order to keep the group together and simply to converse. Lastly, I don't think any of us really cared about how far we had gone. We knew that we had run for almost four hours, we felt like we had received a great workout and had gotten to know each other better. Read Dan Threlkeld's account of our 4am run.
We hope others will join us the next time we venture out before the rest of the world is awake.